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The Jackson herald
Volume 75.
LABOR DIRECTOR
SPOKE THURSDAY
EVENING TO C. OF C.
A meeting of the Jefferson Cham
ber of Commerce in the Harrison
Hotel Thursday evening was ad
dressed by Marion Williamson, Di
rector Employment Security Agen
cy, Department of Labor, of Geor
gia. The meeting was well attended.
Among the visitors present were
J. Lawrence, office manager,
Gainesville; F. A. Nalon, district
supervisor, Atlanta; W. J. Deßenne,
office manager, Athens; V. A. Ham
ilton, farm placement supervisor,
Athens; Sam Wingfield, employ
ment interviewer, Athens.
The Department of Labor of
Georgia is headed by Ben T. Huiet.
The chief function of the Georgia
Employment Service is matching
jobless men and women with em
ployer job openings.
Every county is served on a full
time basis, or on a bi-weekly basis.
Last year there were more than 12
thousand employment interviews,
more than 50 per cent of which
were veterans.
Jackson County has a population
of around 20,000. About 54 per cent
of all the employed persons are en
gaged in agricultural activities.
There are 2,400 farms in the county,
about 75 of which are 500 or more
acres. It is interesting to note that
there are 16 commercial peach or
chards and 18 cotton gins currently
operating. There are now 2,400
workers in the county covered by
job insurance who work for 30 em
ployers who are engaged in a variety
of industries. The largest industrial
plant is a cotton mill,. The Jefferson
Mill, which is one of the older and
best established textile mills in the
State. The labor market of the coun
ty is relatively stable; however,
there are currently 92 job seekers in
the county, representing 35 veter
ans claiming under the G. I. Bill
and 57 who have worked on insured
jobs.
To be entitled to receive job in
surance, an individual must meet
certain eligibility conditions, name
ly: (1) be unemployed; (2) be physi
cally able to work and ready to im
mediately accept work; (3) be reg
istered for and seeking work; (4)
file a claim for insurance; (5) have
worked and earned sufficient qual
ifying wages with employers who
paid the tax; (6) serve the required
waiting period; and (7) report each
week to the Employment Service
office on the date assigned and there
report earnings, if any, and see if
the office has located a job for him.
33 per cent fail to meet these eligi
bility conditions. Meeting these eli
gibility requirements does not nec
essarily mean that the remaining G 7
percent will immediately receive in
surance. In addition, for each work
er, the circumstancs surrounding his
separation from his last employer
must not be disqualifying. Thus, a
worker who is otherwise entitled to
receive insurance may be disquali
fied if he: (1) left his most recent
work voluntarily without good
cause; (2) was discharged for mis
conduct connected with his most re
cent work; (3) failed, without good
cause, either to apply for or to ac
cept available suitable work; (4) is
unemployed due to a labor dispute
or (5) received wages in lieu of no
tice. For these reasons, twenty per
cent of insured applicants are dis
qualified. These disqualifications
are in the form of postponements of
insurance and cancellation of a por
tion of the insurance.
Nat Hancock, president fo the
Jefferson Chamber of Commerce,
presided over the body.
The rpeafccr. was introduced
K. J. w.
Single Copy Five Cents
GROWING PEPPERS
DISCUSSED BY
JOHN L. ANDERSON
Pimento Peppers was the sub
ject discussed at Jefferson Rotary
Tuesday.
County Agent John Anderson,
who discussed the question, was
presented by Program Chairman
David Hardy. The club members
manifested much interest in the
subject, asking many questions of
the speaker.
For twenty years pimento pep
pers have been grown successfully
in the vicinity of Griffin. Now,
about forty counties will produce
this crop in 1949. Jackson County
began cultivation of this in 1948 by
planting ten acres. The acreage this
year will be increased to 125. About
two tons per acre is the average
crop. S7O per ton is the market
price paid for the peppers. Plants
cost $2.00 per thousand and five
thousand pants are sufficient to
plant an acre. The plants are put out
in May and the crop is ready to be
gathered in July and August, but
the pepper can remain on the stalk
until frost. The cultivation is very
similar to that of cotton and grows
well on land where cotton is suc
cessfully grown. The peppers to be
produced in Jackson County will be
taken up by canning plants in an
other county.
Ran Morgan of the Paramount
picture organization was the guest
of Nat Hancock.
Seven members were absent. The
club was not represented at the an
nual convention held in Savannah.
H. E. Aderholt presided and called
attention to the beautiful flowers
that adorned the dining room. These
were placed by Mrs. Noble Patrick,
honoring her father, W. D. Holliday,
who passed away on May 1. Mr.
Holliday, before becoming ill, was
a member of the Rotary Club.
1500 SENIORS
TO RECEIVE DEGREES
AT ATHENS JUNE 11
Over 1,500 seniors will receive
degrees from the University of
Georgia at late afternoon exercises
June 11, in Sanford Stadium. This
is the largest class ever to be grad
uated by the oldesst of the state
chartered institutions.
William M. Bates, Soperton, a
journalism senior, has already been
announced as the 1949 valedictorian.
Hubert Grist, Rabun Gap, an agri
culture student, is class president.
Many alumni are expected to re
turn to the campus June 10 for the
annuaal Alumni Day. During the
morning a brief business meeting
and election of officers will be held.
Reunions are scheduled for the
classes of 94, 99, 01, 02, 03, 04, 09,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24, 29, 34, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 44. A
barbecue for 5 p. m. in the Ag Hill
arboretum is planned. Also in order
are class luncheons, faculty open
house, and fraternity and sorority
open houses.
GOVERNOR TALMADGE
WILL SPEAK AT
BRASELTON MAY 20
The Honorable Herman Tal
madge, governor of Georgia will de
liver the baccalaureate address in
the Braselton High School auditori
um, on May 23, 1949, at 8:30 o’clock.
It is an honor and a privilege to
have the Governor of Georgia as
speaker for the occasion, and all
are looking forward with pleasure
V ! •- to this s'V'W *nd cem
,e unit".
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
CURTIS HARDY
CONFESSES ENTERING
JEFFERSON HOMES
Curtis Hardy, Jr., a young negro
man who, makes his home in Jef
ferson is now in the Jackson Coun
ty jail.
Through the cooperative efforts
of Sheriff John B. Brooks, city of
ficials and a member of the State
Bureau of Investigation circum
stancces pointed to him as the one
who several weeks ago entered a
number of homes in Jefferson.
On Sunday night a telephone call
which was traced to the Roosevelt
Theater where the negro is em
ployed and to which he has a key
led to his arrest and an investiga
tion confirmed the conclusion of
the officers that he was the cul
t>fit who invaded the homes.
Sheriff Brooks and the state of
ficer arrested the negro and when
they were planning to carry him to
Atlanta for a test under the lie
detector, he cconfessed his guilt. He
was placed in jail to await trial at
the August term of Superior Court.
JEFFERSON SCHOOL
NEWS
GRADUATION
On Monday, May 23, at 8:30 p. m.
Dr. J. C. Rogers, President of the
University of Georgia, will deliver
the baccalaureate address in the
high school auditorium. In the
eleventh grade there are forty eight
twenty-one of whom will graduate
this year, while the others will re
turn to form, the twelfth grade. M.
M. Bryan, Jr.,‘ chairman of'the City
Board of Education, will deliver
diplomas to the graduates. James
Rainwater, with an average of 94.4,
will give the salutatory and Martha
McDonald, with an average of 95.3
will be the valedictorian of the
class.
Assembly on Monday Morning
At ten o’clock on Monday morn
ing, May 23, the student body will
assemble in the auditorium. At this
time, the rewards offered by the
various civic organizations will be
presented by representatives of
these organizations. Report cards
will also be given on this day.
CLASS TRIP
On Friday, May 27, the Seniors
will leave for a week at Daytona
Beach, Silver Springs, and other
places of interest in Florida. They
will make the trip in a National
Trailway Bus and will be accom
panied by Supt. and Mrs. A. W. Ash,
and Coach and Mrs. Frank Snyder.
JUNIOR PARTY
One of the most delightful events
of the close of school was the party
at which the Juniors and their spon
sors, Miss Blackstock and Miss
Mobley, entertained the members
of the Senior Class and the high
school faculty. On Thursday even
ing in the school dining room, one
hundred-fifteen guests were served
a barbecue with all the trimmings.
The guests were seated at tables
arranged to form the letter S. Class
colors of pink and green, place
cards in the shape of little diplo
mas, and other features of decora
tion made the setting very attrac
tive.
Later in the evening the group
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nat
Hancock at the Roosevelt Theater,
where they enjoyed the comedy,
“Miss Tatlock’s Millions.”
The two secctions of the eighth
grade held their annual celebration
r Hday, May 13, with a weiner roast, j
'i he--entire hte'h school faculty was
DRAINAGE PROJECT
ON CURRY’S CREEK
NEARS COMPLETION
Splendid progress is being made
in ditching Curry’s Creek, in order
to lower the stream and give a bet
ter drainage.
The channel is being made 8 to
10 feet deep and water is passing
through with celerity.
The project is half completed.
Land on either side of the creek is
being cleared of stumps, brush, and
trees and the heavy machine is lift
ing sand and dirt from the channel
and piling it on the banks .
J. W. Phillips of the Soil Conser
vation office and A. J. Flanigan
carried us Monday afternoon to the
scene of activity. We were so (fasci
nated with the work on the projecct
that we lingered long and as we
looked we could not fail to solilo
quize what progress science and
man have made.
The construction of this project
means reclamation of many, many
acres of land and assures Jefferson
of pure and healthy water.
’49 FLOWER SHOW
A REAL SUCCESS
The 1949 Flower Show, sponsored
by the Woman’s Club, and held in
the assembly room of the Baptist
church on Thursday afternon, cli
maxed all the displays heretofore
presented by this organization. Mrs.
Lanis Ethridge is chairman of this
department of the club.
More than 100 exhibits were
beautifully arranged and a large
.ejxwd o.f visitors were .present
throughout the afternoon. Each one
expressed surprise that so many
varieties and such perfect and
beautiful specimens were grown in
Jefferson flower gardens. Mrs. J. R.
Doster and Mrs. C. A. Cantrell of
Gainesville were the judges.
A list of prize winners will be giv
en next week.
HARRIS SCHOOL WILL
PRESENT PLAYS
FRIDAY NIGHT
The plyas, “Grandma Shaw’s Vis
it” and “Our Examination Day,”
with a May Pole Drill, will be given
at Harris schoolhouse (Brockton)
Friday night, May 20. Admission 10
and 25 cents. Don’t miss a good en
tertainment starting at 8:30.
invited. After the weiner roast we
all joined in the “Virginia Reel”
while Mr. Payne played the records.
After this we toasted marshmellows.
Everyone helped clean up after it
was over.
F. F. A. NEWS
Three Jefferson Future Farmers
won cash awards totaling $46.00
with their purebred Spotted Poland
Chinas in the annual area Sears-
Roebuck pig chain show held at
Athens, Saturday.
Competing with boys from 14
other Northeast Georgia chapters,
Harold Shields and Luther Wilkes
won Red and White ribbons re
spectively in the gilt class and cash
prizes of SIB.OO and SIO.OO. Harold
Shields also won third place in Fit
ting and Showmanship.
Exhibiting in the boar class,
Quillian Garrison won a Blue rib
bon and SIB.OO. The boar exhibited
by Quillian was Reserve Grand
Champion of the show.
Approximately $?00 in cash prizes
were awarded to the Future Farmer
exhibitors by the Sears Foundation
which sponsors .the pig chain on a
statewide basW fo Vomote the de
velopment'6l a Wtfer Ywine ihdus
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Thursday, May 19, 1949
THREE JEFFERSON
F. F. A’S AWARDED
PRIZES AT ATHENS
The annual Athens Area F. F. A.
Purebred Livestock Show was held
Saturday morning, in Hardman Hall
at the University of Georgia with 15
Chapters participating and the
Sears-Roebuck Foundation sponsor
ing.
This marked the fourth time sev
eral of the chapters have been rep
resented in the show. Under the
rules a boy is permitted to show on
ly one gilt or one boar one time
each, but the new exhibitors repre
sent their chapter from year to year.
The Reserve Champion Boar was
shown by Quillian Garrison of the
Jefferson F. F. A. and the Grand
Champion Gilt by Lloyd Kellum of
Comer. Kellum was awarded a
blue ribbon and $22 and an addi
tional $5.00. Garrison was awarded
a blue ribbon and $lB 00 and $5 00
additional.
Harold Shields of Jefferson was
awarded a red ribbon and $15.00 for
his gilt. Also $2.00 for a third prize
gilt.
Luther Wilkes of Jefferson was
awarded a white ribbon and SIO.OO
for his gilt.
The chapters winning the most
awards were Comer, first; Watkins
ville, second; and Davis Academy,
third.
CLOSING EXERCISES
BRASELTON SCHOOL
MAY 20 TO 23
Governor Herman Talmadge will
address the Senior Class of Brasel
ton High School Monday evening,
May 23, at Eight o’clock.
Green Braselton, member of the
School Board, will deliver diplomas
to seventeen graduatess.
Otis McNeal, County School Supt.
of Barrow County, will give the in
vocation and Rev. Bill Wicker, pas
tor of Hoschton Methodist church, |
will offer the benediction.
Those receiving diplomas are as
follows, Everett Sutton, Ramona
Phillips, Margaret Mathews, Horace j
Healan, Ned Cronic, Raleigh Rob
erts, Ruby Maddox, Betty Ann Al
ford, Joel Banks, Ruth Kennedy,
Joan Forrester, Royce Timms, Hoyt
Skelton, Radford Skelton, A. L.
Hulsey, Charles Baird and Vera
Hayes.
Senior Class Night is Friday, May
20th. The graduating sermon will
be preached by Rev. J. D. Matheson, I
pastor of the First Baptist Church,
Jefferson, Ga. Sunday morning,
May 22.
Saturday evening, May 21 at
eight o’clock the seventh grade will
have their graduating exercises.
Pitman Carter, County School Supt.
of Jackson County, will address this
group and deliver the certificates.
PIANO RECITAL
Miss Montine Head will present
her pupils in recital Saturday, May
21, 5:00 o’clock at the school audi
torium. Featured on the program
will be xylophone solos by Mrs. Va
lera McDonald Jones; vocal solo,
Claudius D. Thurmond. These num
bers will give a diversity in interest
and appeal. The public is invited.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Plain View Elementary School
will present its annual commence
ment program Saturday evening,
May 21, at 8:15.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Admission
MRS. W.B. JORDAN
PASSES AT HOME
NEAR HOSCHTON
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna
Moon Jordan, widow of the late
W. B. Jordan, was held at Center
Methodist Church, near Hoschton
on Tuesday morning. Interment was.
in the Lyle cemetery.
Rev. William Wicker of Hoschton
and Rev. E. H. Collins of Winder of
ficiated at the funeral. Active pall
bearers were Gordon Reynolds, Vic
tor Reynolds, A. C. Hambrough,
Alex Hill, Joe Wood, Dean Lott.
Honorary escort were Ed Allen,
Howard Allen, Clint Banks, Clive
Fambrough, Charlie Stancil.
Mrs. Jordan passed away Sunday
at her home near Hoschton. She was
a daughter of the late G. M. D. and
Cornelia Duke Moon, pioneer and
prominent citizens of that section
of Jackson County. She was a wo
man of unusual accomplishments,
and throughout her active life was
a leader in every duty that was an
uplift to her community. She was
loyal to her church and was active
in every circle of life.
Her husband, W. B. Jordan, pass
ed away 21 years ago.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. H. P. Breedlove of Hoschton
and Mrs. H. T. Vanderford of Sav
annah; two sons, W. E. Jordan of
Gastonia, N. C., and Harold D. Jor
dan of Winder; sisters, Miss Kate
Moon of Hoschton and Mrs. Walter
Reynolds of Atlanta; brothers, Judge
L. B. Moon of Jefferson and Bob
Moon of Hoschton.
Out-of-town people at the service
were Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Vander
ford, Mary Ann and Billy, of Savan
nah, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Reynolds of
Gastonia, N. C., Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Reynolds and daughter, Gordon
Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith,.
Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morrow
of East Point; Miss Kathleen Moon,
of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. H. P.
Breedlove of Monroe, and Mr. and
Mrs. Royce Breedlove of Monroe.
Church Notes
First Baptist Church
J. D. MATHESON. Minister.
A group of students from the
University of Georgia will visit
with us and have charge of the
service next Sunday morning, 11
o’clock. Henry Comer will bring
the message, special music will be
rendered by a trio composed of
Misses Sibil Smith, Miriam Davis,,
and Greta Johnson. Their accom
panist will be Miss Gloria Malcolm,.
who is also an accordionist. This
group are from the Baptist Student
Union of the University and are
leaders in the religious activities on
the campus. The Pastor will be at
Braselton where he preaches the •
Commencement sermon.
Bible School begins promptly at
10 a. m., and a cordial welcome is
extended to all who attend.
The Training Union convenes at
6:30 p. m., and the evening service
with the pastor preaching follows at
7:45 o’clock.
ACADEMY
Sunday, May 22, 1949:
Sunday School: 10:00 a. nr, Free?
Smith, Supt.
Morning Worship: 11:00 a. m: v
Rev. Jim Harvey, pastor.
B. T. U. 7:30 p. m., Dwight Por
ter, director. ,
Evening Worship—B:oo p. nr.
- Everyone welcome.
No. 49.