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The Jackson Herald Volume 76. MORRIS BRYAN, JR. ADDRESSES THE ROTARY CLUB Program Chairman C. E. Hardy of Jefferson Rotary has recovered from his recent indisposition and was able to be at the meeting on Tuesday and presented the speaker, a member of the club, Morris Bryan, Jr. ! Mr. Bryan spoke on the subject, “Is Our American Republic Being Liquidated?” This was discussed in a very able, frank and scholarly manner. In the beginning of the address Mr. Bryan quoted from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United ment had veered from the original States, and told how our govem interpretation of these great instru ments as understood by Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin and others. There has been concentration of power in the government in Wash ington and government aid and sup port to causes never anticipated by our forefathers. The tendency is away from pri vate enterprise, the very best rock of our Republic. When the govern ment takes over private enterprise, then the next step is Socialism, after that comes the liquidation &F this Republic. Mr. Bryan spoke of the great burden of taxation and the debt of two hundred and fifty mil lions of dollars. Government aid to education might jeopardize our control and management of the education of our children. This should never come to pass. Government aid has a tend ency to impair, if not destroy, inia tive and make work distasteful. Both are essential to the life of the great Democracy now enjoyed by the people of our country. Mr. Bryan told something of the Jefferson Mills, an enterprise of which he is the president and the treasurer. The least compensation paid is S4O per week. For 67 cents taken each week from the pay of the employees, the mill carries insur ance to cover medical treatment for the entire family. The speech evi denced that Mr. Bryan has given careful and thorough study of dif ferent kinds of government and that the American form of govern ment is the best ever devised by man. No meeting of the Rotary Club will be held in the Harrison Hotel next Tuesday, but on Friday even ing, June 24, the club will entertain their lady friends at a dinner in the school lunch room. Guests present at the luncheon were Mrs. Morris Bryan, Jr., Paul Plaginos of Gainesville, W. A. Franklin of Atlanta, R. S. Johnson and Garnett Spratlin. On June 24 when Rotarians have their Rotary Anns as honor guests, William E. Brougher will be the guest speaker, so states President H. E. Aderholt. He is one of the heroes of World War 11, as he was a Japanese prisoner with General Jonathan Wainwright in the Philip pine Islands. Jefferson Rotary is fortunate in securing this distinguished citizen as a speaker for this occasion. Sam Bennett, Jr., of Glendale, Calfiornia, has been visiting rela tives in Jefferson this week. He is enroute to his western home from Tampa, Fla., where he spent three weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bennett. He is a gradu ate of Martin Institute and has a host of friends here who were de lighted to see him. His visit to the j* -• ; ' -.vas f 1 r - much pltarm? to Single Copy Five Cents MRS.H.A.CARITHERS SPEAKS TO LOCAL WOMAN'S CLUB The last meeting of the 1948-49 club year for the Jefferson Wo man’s Club was held at the home of Mrs. C. B. Lord on Monday afternoon, with Mrs. Lord, Mrs. J. A. Wills, Mrs. Hoke Gurley, Mrs. J. D. Matheson, Mrs. Carl Legg, host esses. A large number of members attended the meeting. Mrs. L. H. Isbell, the president, presided. Officers and chairmen of departments made annual reports and Mrs. Isbell gave a resume of the achievements of the club during the past year. The committee an nounced that Miss Jayne Staton was the club’s choice to attend the Girl’s State at’ Wesleyan College. The closing feature of the year, the Baby Show at the Roosevelt and Joy Theaters this week, was dis cussed, and tickets to the show were distributed for sale. Also, club mem bers were urged to attend the Club Institute to be held at the Talulah Falls School. Mrs. Marshall Melvin, program chairman, presented the following program which was greatly enjoy- solo, Miss Martha Pern Titij "Piano Solo, Miss Nell Tolbert; Address: Mrs. H. A. Carithers of Winder; Vocal solo, Mrs. Boyce Hooper. The speaker, Mrs. H. A. Carithers, is no stranger to the club members, is extremely popular with them and is always heard with great delight. Having just returned from the Na tional Convention of Federated Wo men’s Clubs, held at Hollywood Beach, Fla., her presentation of the high lights and interesting item 6 of that great assembly of women, held the attention of her hearers. After this she had for her subject, “Peace” in which she brought out much that was interesting and thought provpking. After adjournment, the social period was enjoyed with the hos tesses serving punch, dainty sand wiches and cookies. OFFICERS OF LAW AFTER VIOLATORS WHO SELL WHISKEY Sheriff John B. Brooks has been on a rampage against law violators for he and others have captured seven whiskey cars since June 1. One car, the sheriff stated, driven by J. T. Sisson containing 235 gal lons, was captured in Attica district Saturday night. The car and liquor were confiscated and the driver put under a thousand dollars bond. On Monday night near Commerce Joe Brown Baxter was arrested. The car driven by him contained seven and one-half gallons of liquor and he was placed under a SSOO bond returnable to August term, Jackson Superior Court. Car and whiskey were confiscated. Active efforts are being made by Sheriff Brooks, other law enforcement of ficers of the county and the State Patrol to rigidly enforce all laws, especially to stop the flagrant vio lation of the laws prohibiting the transportation and sale of intoxicat ing beverages. In the Harrison Hotel last Thurs day evening, the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce held its regular month ly meeting. Fifteen members were present. Nat Hancock presided. He appointed a committee to recom mend the officers for next year begnining July 1. The committee ri-. r -:"ted of John L. Anderson, H. J. Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia MISSISSIPPI HAIL SALES TAX AS SALVATION By M. L. ST. JOHN Constitution Staff Writer JACKSON, Miss. “Whaatta I think about the sales tax? Why hit’s all right, I reckon. Hadn’t thought nuthin’ of it, to tell the truth. There wuz a lotta squawkin’ when it first come, but, we’re usta it now and don’t pay it no mind.” He was one of the lowest income earners in the lowest income earn ing State in the union. As we turned away from this Mississippi newspa per seller, the poorly clad, snaggle toothed old fellow added: “Hit catches a lotta folks who wouldn’t be paying ther taxes, so hit’s all right.” Many Georgians fight a proposed sales tax on the grounds that it hurts the poor man. Yet the news seller on the corner, the laborer with a lunch under his arm boarding a trolley, and a wait ress in the cafe all agreed that the taking of the tax was so painless they didn’t feel it. A newspaper reporter—member of the white-collar class which us ually is caught in the squeeze be tween capital and labor—said he was astonished when he added the two percent Mississippi sales tax and realized how much the State got out of him. It touches his entire earnings. But he said he didn’t mind too much, because he said hi* poor State needs the money, and h| doesn’t feel the collctions when they are taken. The sales tax is the savior of Miss issippi. You couldn’t repeal it if you tried—and no one has tried for years. At the time of its passage,. though, angry citizens stormed the State Capitol in protest. Before its enactment in 1932, Mississippi was a bankrupt State. It couldn’t even borrow money to buy food for patients at mental hospi tals or prisoners. It paid its teach ers in scrip, which nobody wanted. It owed $44,000,000. Today, said W. R. Hough, the State Tax Revision’s research chief, the State Treasury has a cash bal ance in the General Fund of $27,- 278,741. More than enough money has been set aside to pay off the debts of the General Fund. It is spending $25,000,000 for schools, where it spent only $4,500,000 be fore. Its total General fund budget in 1948 was about $61,000,000, as compared with $4,500,000 in 1932. With the sales tax building sur pluses for the past several years, the State has launched a building campaign. It is putting up school houses for cities and counties as well as building on the college cam puses. It is constructing hospitals. And it is putting up a $4,000,000 State office building. HENRY ROBINSON GRADUATES FROM FIEDMONT COLLEGE Henry Robinson, only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Robinson, was a member of the graduating class of Piedmont College and received his degree on June sth. Henry was listed in Who’s Who from Piedmont and made a fine scholastic record during his col lege career. He also won com mendation for his splendid efforts in athletics. JOHNSON’S SELL ANGUS CATTLE TO MILLEN FARM Joe A. and J. S. Johnson of Jef ferson, recently sold three purebred Aberdeen-Angus cows to the Mul- Fc.r,-.-> cf 17"* cn. Georgia. ALAN KEMPER NAMED STATE WELFARE HEAD Atlanta, Ga.—Judge Alan Kemp er, treasurer of the State Highway department, and Jack M. Forrester, state welfare director, swapped jobs Monday. This was done as Gov. Herman Talmadge moved to avert another controversy over the operation of the state’s huge mental hospital at Milledgeville. Judge Kemper, a former ordinary of ’Clayton county, took over the welfare post while Mr. Forrester went to the highway job. Shortly after being administered the oath by Governor Talmadge, Mr. Kemper left for Milledgeville and a conference with Dr. T. G. Peacock, the hospital superinten dent. Mr. Kemper and Dr. Peacock selected Joe Boone, of Irwinton, clerk of the Georgia House to be business manager. Mr. Forrester quit the welfare post last Thursday following a week-long controversy with hos pital physicians over the operation of the institution. Thirteen of the doctors on the hospital staff threatened to quit un less Mr. Forrester and his deputy, Thomas Dechman, were ousted by the governor. Mr. Forreseter’s resignation, along with that of Mr. Dechman, was made after the director admitted he was unable to get sufficient phy sicians to staff the hospital. The new welfare director served as ordinary of Clayton county from April, 1935, until April, 1949, when he resigned! o become treasurer of the Highway department. He is a former state president of the County Officers’ Association. The new Welfare Director said he was very much encouraged with the situation as he found it at the State Hospital. Assigned to this new job without much advance notice, Kemper said he had no plans as yet for the Wel fare Department. He will make a study of the various institutions, starting with Milledgeville, before mapping any plans for his own ad ministration. “I wilj do the best I can with the situation as I find it,” Kemper said. “I have been dealing with poor people all of my life, so I know their plight. As Ordinary of Clayton County, I have had dealings with the Milledgeville State Hospital for many years, sending mental patients to the hospital.” Gov. Talmadge characterized Kemper as a man of ability and in tegrity, and a lawyer known throughout the State. TENT MEETING SERVICES ATTRACT LARGE CROWDS The tent meeting will continue through next Monday. Interested crowds attend the services each night. Rev. Douglas Eades is bring ing the gospel messages. He is a preacher of enthusiasm, magnetism and power and is making a deep im pression on those who come under the sound of his voice. Sweet and in spiring music, sweet sacred songs, add to these very fine services. At the conclusion of services in Jefferson, Rev. Eades and associates, Dave Falconer, song leader and Buddy Mellor, pianist, will hold re vival services under a tent in Com merce. People in and around Jeffer son are invited to attend all the services that will be held in this city by these revivalists. Thursday, June 16, 1949 CUTTS TO CONDUCT MUSIC WORKSHOP AT GA. COUNCIL William G. Cutts, Jefferson Choral Club director, has been engaged to conduct a Music Workshop this week in Athens at the state conven tion of the Georgia Home Demon stration Council, according to Miss Lurline Collier, State flome Dem onstration Agent. At last year’s convention, Mr. Cutts directed a session of group singing each evening and the in terest was so great that Council of ficials have scheduled the Music Workshop this year with both morn ing and evening meetings. Miss Col lier stated. The Jefferson Choral Club has been invited to sing at one of the evening sessions of the convention. Each county in Georgia has been asked to send a delegate who has a working knowledge of music so that well over a hundred people will at tend the Workshop. Mr. Cuttts, who has attended the Fred Waring Music Workshop in Pennsylvania for the past two sum mers, said that Mr. Waring has sent him literature on tone syllables and other choral techniques as well as recordings of the Waring Glee Club especially for use during the Dem onstration Council Workshop. The convention which will be held June 13-17, will be concluded with a choral concert by the Music Work shop members in the University of Georgia Chapel. It is not only commendable but remarkable that a group of people who are not professionally concern ed with music should devote as much time and interest to it during a convention. State leaders of the Council have expressed the belief that this interest will be stimulated and ideas gained from the Work shop will be of great assistance to those working on the county level. Church Notes FIRST METHODIST Lamar H. Watkins, Pastor. 10:00 A. M—Church School. 11:00 A. M.—Morning Worship. Sermon: “A Bigger View of the Soul.” 7:00 P. M.—Youth Fellowship. 8:00 P. M.—Evening Worship. Sermon: “The Divided Heart.” We extend to our returning col lege group a special invitation to at tend our services. Anew Sunday School class for the college age group has been organized for the summer months with definite religi ous and social plans in view. This class meets as a separate group un der the leadership of Miss Catherine Mobley each Sunday morning. Each Thursday evening at 7:30 the Church Choir meets for rehear sal at the church. Annual Conference begins next week. There will be no interruption in the services of our church. The conference ends on Friday. The W. S. C. S. circles will meet Monday afternoon: No. 1 at sp. m. with Mrs Guy Strcikland; No. 2 at 3:30 with Mrs. Y. Z. Sailors and No. 3 at 3:30 with Mrs. L. A. Langford. Presbyterian Church W. R. Thurman, Pastor. The Jefferson Presbyterian Church is happy to acknowledge the gift of a beautiful pulpit Bible do nated by the Seventy Class of the Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, De- WALTER T. VENABLE PASSES AT HOME NEAR ATTICA On Thursday afternoon, June 9, at Attica Baptist Church, funeral services were held for Walter T. Venable, who died Tuesday night of last week. Rev. A. E. Logan, Bap tist pastor, officiated, and inter ment followed in the Attica ceme tery. The pallbearers' were Floyd Sum mie, Edward and Thomas Venable, Charlie Hollis and Horace Nixon. Mr. Venable is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Chambers Vena ble; three daughters, Mrs. Horace Nixon and Mrs. Charlie Hollis, both of Athens, and Mrs. Coy Scar borough, Columbia, S. C.; four sons, Floyd, Summie and Thomas Ven able, all of Athens; and Edward Venable, Jefferson; two sisters, Mrs. Charlie Stovall, Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. R. B. Palmer, Shelby, N. C. A native of Oconee county, Mr. Venable had resided in Jackson cohnty for the past thirty-five years. He was a mmeber of the Methodist Church and engaged in farming un til failing health forced his retire ment. MRS. EMMA BURNS DIES AT COMMERCE Commerce—Mrs. Emma Power Burns, member of a prominent fam ily here, died after an illnes of some time. The Rev. Robert Marshburn, Jr., officiated at rites held at her home. Burial was in Grey Hill. Mrs. Burns is survived by the fol lowing children: Mrs. H. R. Har ber, Miss Lillian Burns, Commerce; W. A. Burns, Harry Burns, Mrs. Dickey Barrett, Atlanta, and one sister, Mrs. George Boddie, La- Grange. L. G. HARDMAN, JR. AGAIN HEADS COMMERCE MILL L. G. Hardman, Jr., was reelected president and treasurer of the Har mony Grove Mills, Inc. by the board l of directors following the annual stockholders meeting of the corpora tion on Monday, June 6. Other officers are: T. C. Hardman, vice president. C. W. Hood, Jr., secretary and assistant treasurer. The following directors were re elected by the stockholders: Judge W. W. Stark, Hardman Jones, W. B. Rice, Johnston McCorkle, and the officers. catur, Georgia. This Bible was pre sented as a Home Mission Benevo lence project of this young adult Sunday School class, and is greatly appreciated by the Jefferson Church. On next Sunday afternoon, June 19, at three o’clock, Dr. E. L. Hill, of the First Presbyterian Church, Athens, will be present for a ser vice of infant baptism at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will McDonald on the Commerce highway. The two children of Mr. and Mrs. W. Har rison McDonald will receive infant baptism, and all members of the church and friends of the family are invited to be present. First Baptist Church J. D. MATHESON, Minister. 10:00 A. M.—Bible School. 11:00—Morning Worship. 7:00 P. M.—Training Union. B:oo—Evening Worship. Welcome. Miss Bonnie Brock of the Athens school faculty was the guest the past week-end of Mrs. Lizzie Carter at her home on Borders street. 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