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THURSDAY. MAY 12, 1949
THE JACKSON HERALD
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Entered at The Jefferson Post Office
As Second-Class Mail Matter
ALUXG THE WAY
For a long time we have been
privileged to observe Governors of
Georgia and other states in the
Union, but we have never known a
Chief Executive of any state at any
time to strive more earnestly to
carry out his campaign promises
than the present Governor of Geor
gia, Herman Talmadge. The last
Legislature enacted laws that will
execute some of his pledges. Other
promises will require amendments
to the Constitution, for example, a
Constitutional State Highway Com
mission. These can be passed at the
next session of the Legislature,
which will convene in January and
then can be submitted to the voters
for ratification or rejection in the
November election of 1950. In his
political conduct and official acts he
seems fair minded, patriotic, sincere
and conscientious, and God-fearing.
He seems to put the welfare of the
State first. We hope he will continue
to render the State such honest and
faithful service that when he steps
out of office there will be an acclaim
from foe as well as friend, “well
done.” It is not the magnitude of
the office, but impartiality, effici
ency, faithfulness and honesty of
the official that bring the highest
honor to a public servant.
Another who is showing ability
for leadership is John S. Wood, Con
gressman from the 9th congressional
-district of Georgia. The Labor Bill
offered by the Administration nor
the one proposed by the Republicans
was satisfactory to Judge Wood. So
he prepared his own bill and when
the Labor Measure was before the
House he offered his bill as a sub
stitute which was adopted by a vote
of 217 to 203. We do not know
whether his bill will be enacted in-
to law, as it has been recommitted
to the Labor Committee. However,
it contains some wise provisions as J
it retains the best portions of the |
Taft-Hartley law and eliminates j
about all the unworkable and un
desirable provisions of the act. To
draft labor laws satisfactory to both
employer and employee is a very
difficult and delicate undertaking.
The Wood bill appears to be the
most acceptable of any proposed la
bor measure before Congress.
Whether Congress will ultimately
enact this bill into law cannot be
forecast, but there is little doubt
that several of its most vital sections
will be retained. The Wood bill takes
into consideration the welfare of the
entire country and not the employ
ers and employees only.
Ten thousand Baptists from 21
states will converge on Oklahoma
City, Okla., May 18-22, for the an
nual meeting of the Southern Bap
tist Convention—one of the largest
religious gatherins in America in
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From where I sit... Joe Marsh
Cappy Miller’s young son, Squint,
is forever coming up with new
ideas. Now they’re not all world
beaters, but Cappy is usually will
ing to give them a try.
Seems Squint found anew way
to clear brush. They take two trac
tors, about thirty feet apart, and
connect them with a heavy chain
weighted down on the ground with
old iron. First they both go par
allel in one direction, then they go
back over the same swath in the
opposite direction and up comes
the brush—roots and all. Worked
fine and saved time.
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1949.
Rev J. D Matheson, pastor of the
‘i'irst Baptist Church, said the 20,822
Lurches cooperating with the Con
vention have a total membership
jf 6,491,981. The number includes
312,246 new converts baptized into
the churches in 1948.
The Southern Baptist Convention
is one of the most uniquely organiz
ed groups in the world. The Conven
tion is constituted of “messengers”
rather than “delegates” from the
churches, in that no one carries au
thority to bind his congregation
back home to the decisions of the
Convention. The denominational
program is purely one of coopera
tion, with its evangelistic, educa
tional, and benevolent activities
planned in accordance with New
Testament teaching, and the church
es left free to cooperate or not co
operate as they choose.
Harvey Firestone made a speech
not long since in which he said:
“What is the source of America’s
strength?
“The tremendous abundance of
our natural resources, the superior
intelligence and transcendent skills
of our people, our democratic form
of government and the absence of
powerful neighbors that might
threaten our security have all been
important factors in making and
keeping America strong. But many
other countries possess these same
advantages to a greater or less de
gree. Surely, then, the great source
of America’s strength lies in our
economic system, which we call in
dividual competitive free enterprise.
And that is what each and every
one of us must intensify our indi
vidual efforts to preserve and de
fend.
“Our country has been forced by
circumstances into a position of
world leadership. All eyes are upon
us. What we say and what we do
influence the whole world. We are
the chief proponents of the individ
ual competitive free enterprise sys
tem. If we weaken our support of
this successful economic system, all
the other free nations of the world
will crash with us. But if we remain
strong economically, if we not only
defend but also extend free enter
prise, we shall keep our country so
strong that none will dare to attack
us or those who stand with us on the
j side of freedom. Therefore, it is ap
parent that the peace of the world,
perhaps even the fate of the world,
depends upon the efforts we make
to keep America strong.
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wrens:
The little Wren is the messenger
of the birds, and pries into every-
Never Too Late
To Learn
That’s why things go so well at
the Miller farm. Cappy :s open
minded, tolerant of new' ideas and
new ways of doing. He doesn’t
think his way is the only way.
From where I sit. a little toler
ance will make things go better for
all of us. You respect my views and
I’ll respect yours—whether it’s on
farming, politics, or choosing be
tween an ice cream soda or a tem
perate glass of beer.
The Jackson Herald, Jefferson, Georgia
Official Organ of Jackson County
John N. Holder Editor
Mrs. John N. Holder Asso. Editor
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA.
thing She gets up early in the morn
ing and goes around to every house
in the settlement to gather news for
the bird council. When anew baby
is born she finds out whether it is a
boy or girl and reports to the coun
cil. If it is a boy the birds sing in
mournful chorus: “Alas, the whistle
of the arrow. My shins will burn.”
The birds know that when the boy
grows older, he will hunt them with
his blowgun and arrows and roast
them on a stick.
But if the baby is a girl, the birds
are glad and sing: “Thanks, the
sound of the pestle! At her home I
shall surely be able to scratch where
she sweeps.” They know that after
awhile they will be able to pick up
stray grains where she beats the
corn into meal.—James Mooney, in
Georgia Mineral Society News Let
ter.
Some men are very much averse
to having bald heads, but it seems
from the information published be
low that bald heads possess good
intellectual strength and magnetism:
Men who fear losing their hair will
be interested in knowing that bald
ness seems more common among
the intelligent than the dull, and
that bald men apparently have more
magnetism than their full-thatched
brothers.
“Recent research indicates a def
inite connection between baldness
and virility. There is as yet neither
known cause nor known cure for so
called premature baldness, which
is described as hereditary.”
The article debunks many popular
ideas on the subject, including the
notion that wearing hats promotes
baldness, that frequent cutting and
singeing is good for the hair and
that the hair itself is “alive.” Vigor
ous brushing, a reasonable amount
of shampooing, and massage are
cited as the best preventive meas
ures, it is believed.
General Eisenhower, Bing Crosby,
Edgar Bergen and Charles Boyer
are mentioned as examples of men
whose success was not retarded by
baldness.
Editor Ernest Camp of the Wal
ton Tribune has about recovered
from painful injuries received from
a fall in his home and has resumed
his duties on the Tribune. His col
umn, “Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground.” is full of local human in-
terest. In it Ernest comes right down
to terra firma and contacts “run of
the mine” mortality and records
their words, tells of their work and
pens for them a word of cheer. Dur
ing the time we peruse Ernest
Camp’s column we completely re
lax, banish all worries, think no
evil, love all mankind and experi
ence contentment and felicity. His
splendid column makes one feel
about like the man whom William
Jennings Bryan described. He had
been courting for some time, but
was too timid, bashful or lacking in
courage to propose. Finally one
night he closed his eyes hard and
fast and said, “Mary, I love you. Will
you marry me?” She answered, “Of
course I will, John, I love only you.”
When he left the home and was
walking toward the gate, he looked
up at the bright and silvery moon
and scintillating stars and said,
“Thank God, I got nothing against
nobody in the world.” Just so in
reading Camp’s column, especially
if concluded with one of his own
poems, makes us feel like we are
calm, serene, peaceful and that we
Advtrtisement
love everybody.
Mrs. Tom Shackelford was in Jef
ferson for a brief period Thursday
buying some farm equipment. She is
familiar with her large farm oper
ations to the smallest details. In
speaking about farming she said,
“My husband had our farms well
organized and had good men in
charge of each and I could not ask
for more satisfactory operations of
the farms than at present. I really
enjoy my farm activities.” Mrs.
Shackelford has two children, Hilda
and Tom, both of whom are in
school.
One-Story Home
Grows in Favor
Plan Well Suited
To Farmers' Needs
The one-story home with base
ment for the laundry storage pur
poses and the heating plant is grow
ing in popularity.
Highly suited as a farm home
because it eases housekeeping, its
popularity is demonstrated by the
number of ranch-type houses be
ing built today in both rural and
metropolitan areas.
The one-story and basement
house pictured here offers features
that justify the popularity of homes
of this type. Planned as a farm
home, it includes the conveniences
of modern design found in city
homes.
The narrow kitchen is accessible
to both the dining area at one end
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of the living room and to the dining
porch. Sink and storage shelves are
along the outside wall, with the
stove and additional storage area
on the inside wall. This arrange
ment provides numerous econo
mies.
The work room is adjacent to
the dining room porch but far
enough from the living and bed
rooms to confine disturbing noises.
The two bedrooms, each with two
exposures, contain ample closet
space and are close to the bath
room.
The garage is separated from the
house by a breezeway, which can
also serve as an outside porch.
The basement includes several
features considered essential to
comfortable living on a farm. It is
entered from the back porch, elim
inating this traffic from the living
area of the home.
The cold room is ample for
storage of glassed fruits, vegeta
bles and other farm produce.
Plenty of electrical outlets in this
room provide current for a food
freezing locker.
In one corner of the laundry is
a shower.
Automatic Harvester
Another farm job is brought
closer to complete mechanization
by this automatic field forage
harvester. Within a few minutes
the corn harvesting unit can be
substituted for the hay pickup at
tached to the basic machine. With
hay unit, the machine automatic
ally picks up hay from the wind
row, chops and blows it into a
trailing wagon for removal to
mow or silo. With corn attach
ment, the machine sweeps along
the row, cutting and chopping
com for silage.
Uncle Sam Says
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Buying U. S. Savings Bonds is the
best way I know to stop worrying about
money. And if you persist in worry
ing, after starting to pile up money the
sure, automatic way, the only worry
you’ll have is how best to spend it when
you start cashing in after ten years.
Your government offers two great
plans, both of them automatic and
both profitable. They are the Payroll
Savings Plan where you work, or, if
self-employed, the Bond-a-Month Plan
at your bank. If you can sign up for
a $37.50 bond each month they’ll grow
to $4,998 in 10 years.
V.S. Treasury Department
“Which of your 13 children do
you love the most?” a nurse at New
York’s Henry Street Settlement
asked a mother from the slums.
“The one who is sick, until he
gets well,” replied the mother. “Or
the one who is away, until he gets
home.”
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FOR CERTIFICATION
INCREASES RAPIDLY
Approximately 30,000 acres of cot
ton are being grown in Georgia this
year for seed certification purposes,
according to a report from Hugh A.
Inglis, State Extension Service ag
ronomist. This is equal to the entire
acreage in certified crops last year
and is an increase of around 8.000
acres over last year’s cotton crop.
Total number of acres in all crops
for certification this year is esti
mated to be around 50,000 acres, as
compared to a little more than 30,000
acres last year, around 14,500 acres
in 1947 and slightly more than 3,800
acres in 1946.
All producers of certified seed are
members of the Georgia Crop Im
provement Association which was
organized in November, 1945, The
number of producers this year has
reached almost 500, more than five
times the number in 1946.
Other crops for certification show
ing large increases in acreage this
year, according Mr. Inglis, are crim
son clover, hybid corn, sweet pota
toes, peanuts and fescue. Prospects
for the fescue crop, which is being
inspected in the fields now, are the
best yet.
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