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The Jackson Herald
Volume 76.
R.H. WALL WRITES
OF THE WEST
July 1, 1949.
Heber, Arizona.
Dear Sir:
Our trek to the West consisted of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Dailey, Mrs. Gad
lock, Mrs. Mary Smallwood, and of
course Mrs. Wall and myself. En
route across the central States, in
cluding Kansas, we saw beautiful
farms and endless fields of grain—
enough it seemed to feed the whole
world. It took us only three days
to reach Limon, Colorado, where
we left the Daileys. Mr. Dailey is
an efficient, careful driver; our trip
was most pleasant and congenial all
the way. At Limon we caught a bus
for Holbrook, Arizona.
From Holbrook out here to Craw
ford’s (our son), it is about fifty
miles—with only one ranch house
between; here we’re in the Sit
greaves National Forest at Over
gard Mill where they saw about
eighty thousand feet of lumber in
each shift. The Southwest Lumber
Company here is the biggest lum
ber firm in the entire Southwest.
We took a trip down to Pleasant
Valley, forty-five miles from here.
It is a pretty little valley, almost
treeless and with scattered houses
spread out along its floor. Here was
the setting of Zane Grey’s “To The
Last Man,” where the sheepmen and
cattlemen feuded for fifteen years.
An old rock house still stands with
its portholes for firing at the enemy
and the kitchen is built over the
the settlers say it is haunted
and nobody lives there; two or three
mien were killed right at the gate.
And then we took a long drive
along the Tonto Rim for about 67
miles. We would stop at different
intervals and view the basin below
with breathtaking awe; from the
rim top down it is a sheer drop of
thousands of feet—rough and jag
ged with jutting rocks and timber
of mostly Douglas fir and Ponder
osa pine; we could see the tops of
the tall trees swaying below, as the
wind on the heights there is terrific,
coming over the Tonto Basin. Here
again we could think of nothing but
the grandeur of it all and what Zane
Grey must have thought of it when
he viewed it from the Rim; he must
have loved it terribly as he wrote
the story, “Under the Tonto Rim,”
from this wonderful setting. Deep
in the middle of the Basin we could
spot a winding streak of deep green,
the cottonwoods, indiacative of a
stream there, which of course is
Tonto Creek. The drive was so
picturesque that it cannot adequate
ly be described; there were count
less firs and pines over a hundred
feet in height—sections and sections
of them. When one sees northern
Arizona he forgets the deserts and
cactuses that the state is noted for
and marvels at its vast, virgin for
ests. We passed green swales and
patches of white aspens amid green
ferns; now we know why these
trees are called the “quaking asps”;
their myriads of green leaves quiver
all the time; the slightest of breezes
moves them without effort.
We passed a marker. It reads:
“Battle of Big Dry Wash. Seven
miles north of this point a band of
Apache Indians were defeated by
U. S. troops on July 17, 1882. A
group of tribesmen from the San
Carlos Apache Reservation had at
tacked some ranches in the vicinity,
killing several settlers. Cavalry and
Indian Scouts were immediately
sent into the field in search of the
hostiles. Five troops of Cavalry and
one troop of Indian Scouts conver
ged on the Apaches, surrounding
t*'*—i ft Bir War'll. The resist
ance of the Indians w.*s broken a.t(
• hours cf stubborn fighting. The
Single Copy Five Cents
RECENTLY COMPLETED CLUB HOUSE JEFFERSON MILLS RECREATION PARK
A recent addition to the Jefferson Mills Recreation Area
is the new club house. The building is located on a hill across
from Memorial Field. This week it was open to everyone
during the week's vacation period. The new club-house has
dressing rooms for men and women; a fully equipped kitchen
and a large recreation and meeting room. This new facility
was built primarily for employee activities. It is also avail
able, however, to civic and sociAi clubs on appointment with
Alf Anderson. Welfare Association manager.
Other sports and recreational facilities include a tennis
CLYDE SIMPSON
RETURN TO JACKSON
After an absence of 27 years,
Clyde Simpson has returned to his
native county and has purchased the
Simpson home place near Talmo.
He left here a bachelor, but re
turns with a wife and two sons who
will give him their undivided aid in
repairing the home and improving
the farm lands.
We gladly welcome Clyde'back to
his native heath. Jackson has added
another good family to the citizen
ship of the county. It always rejoices
our heart to see our boys return
home.
casualties numbered two soldiers
and more than twenty Apaches.”
Our picnic ground was the Kehl
Picnic Camp in the Coconino Forest
after the Rim drive. The place is
beautiful, a glade or swale sur
rounded by an old rail fence, spa
cious, green, with Indian paint
brushes and lupine ana other wild
flowers in full bloom. The picnic
place is around 8,000 feet in height
and our coats felt good while we ate.
We could only marvel at the tall
trees there, many of them exceed
ing a hundred feet.
They have the Indian annual pow
wow at Flagstaff and a rodeo; I
don’t know if we can go or not. At
the pow-wow the Indians sell a lot
of their wares, like rugs and tur
quoise and silver jewelry. The Hopis
have their snake dances too, at this
festival. The Hopis is the only tribe
in which the men do all the weav
ing. We get a big kick out of watch
ing the Indians here in different
places; their customs are unchanged
more than you would think. Squaws
still carry their papooses o\ their
backs, laced up in the Ladlional
cribs.
This is high, beautiful country,
with its forests, snow fed in the
winter and dry other seasons gf the
year except for the slimmer sflkw
ers. Nights are cool anil
with a blanket and qfufft necessary
for comfort. The air ,a Exhilarating
and sleep does not h?ve |o be wooed.
We are enjoying M f all 'along with
visiting the folk* Aren’t you en
vious of this cool climate?
Best wishes to you and yours. I
remain, *.
Y".f '■inf - '*'*,
K WALL, r~.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
RITES FOR LIEUT.
BENJ. F. PARKS
HELD IN MARIETTA
Last rites for First Lieutenant
Benjamin F. Parks will be held at
Marietta National Cemetery
Thursday, July 7th, at 3:00 o’clock.
Lt. Parks was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Parks, of Athens, for
merly of Maysville. He was killed
in action in Belgium on December
24, 1944.
Full military services will be hftld
at the graveside.
Lt. Parks was twenty-one years
old at the time of his death. He was
an honok graduate of Maysville
Pligh Schobl, Georgia College
at Dahlonete, and the University of
Georgia. He\yas a Lieutenant-Colo
nel in the ROTC Infantry Regiment,
member of the Officers Club, Dra
matic Club, and the He was
a member of Prince Avenue Baptist
Church.
On July 30, 1944, he was married
to the former Miss Janice Hatcher,
of Macon.
Entering the Army in January of
1943, he was graduated from Offi
cers’ Candidate School at Fort Ben
ning, April 7, 1943. He received his
I training at Camp Wheeler, Ga.,
| Camp Swift, Texas, and Camp
i Breckenbridge, Ky., before going
■ overseas on October 6, 1944.
|
Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Parks, and his wife, Mrs. Jan
ice Hatcher Parks Contino, of Chi
cago, 111., he is survived by the
following sisters: Mrs. Hoyt Rob
ertson, Athens, Mrs. Anderson Gar
diner, Atlanta, Mrs. Billy Pittman,
Maysville, and Mrs. T. K. Cunning
ham, Lancaster, S. C.
JACKSON COUNTY
H. D. CUNCIL
MEETS JULY 9
The Jackson County Home Dem
onstrations Council will meet the
second Saturtiay in July, the 9th.
Miss Willie Vie Dowdy, Home
Improvement Chairman from the
Extension Department, 'will meet
with the Council.
Avery interesting progra
planned an\j| it is urged fchat 'all
clubs in the county be represented.
MRS. CARL PORTER,
Pres. H. D. Council
t>RY POND
FARM BUREAU i>
Dry Poijd Firm Bureau will meet
" 'ondr.v. Ju’y II at 8:00tp. m. at the
ciior.i fcuiicmg.
court, horse shoe court, swimming pool, playground, picnic
grounds and barbecue pits. At Memorial Field a softball
league plays two nights a week. The field is also used for
baseball games. This fall the high school will play 5 night
football games at Memorial Field.
Employee's children attend supervised Recreation Play
periods each Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning. Three
different age groups receive guidance from qualified instruct
ors in various sports and recreation. An average of 75 chil
dren attend each play period.
SERVICES FOR
C. T. WHITE
ON WEDNESDAY
Today, Wednesday, in the church
at Pendergrass funeral services will
be held at 4 p. m. for Cincinnatus
Taylor White, member of the Mer
chant Marine for the past seven
years, with W. T. Lunsford of At-
lanta officiating.
j Burial will follow in the church
cemetery.
Pall-bearers are Oscar Hanson,
Reuben Echols, Horace Few, Hills
man Linenkoln, Harold Gilbert, Joe
Jackson. A native of Oconee county,
Mr. White was 27 years old. He
was drowned at Philadelphia, Penn.,
on Sunday, June 26.
Mr. White is survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howell P.
White, Pauline, S. C.; two sisters,
Mrs. Steve A. Turnell, Athens, Mrs.
Horace Richardson, Covington; i
grandfather, R. J. Hartley, Pender
grass; grandmother, Mrs. Joe R.
White, Spartanburg, S. C. He was
a great-nephew of Mrs. George W.
Bailey of Jefferson.
STATE ENDS
FISCAL YEAR
TWO MILLION UP
Georgia Friday’ squeezed over its
fiscal year-end hump with nearly
$2,000,000 to spare, when last-min
ute collections pushed the State’s
1948-49 revenue to a record sllO,-
122,000.
This compared with the last fis
cal year’s $108,299,859 collections.
State Auditor B. E. Thrasher, Jr.,
warned, however, that the increase
of nearly $2,000,000 should not be
considered as “extra money.”
The increase, Thrasher said, “will
help cushion against reductions an
ticipated during the next year due
to changing economic conditions.”
The auditor, who was having
what he termed “seasonal jitters”
for fear the budget might not be
balanced, said he had recovered
from his nervousness, but not until
the very last day of the fiscal year.
Revenue Commissioner-Charles D.
Redwine was proud of the net col
lections in his department of $102,-
907,778 of the State’s total—an in
crease of $1,303,175 over last year.
Actually the Revenue Department
collected a total of $106,564,993 gross
for a gain of $3,810,371 over last
year, Aut income tax refunds hit his
Thursday, July 7, 1949
METHODIST
BIBLE SCHOOL
BEGINS MONDAY
The Daily Vacation Bible School
of the Jefferson Methodist Church
begins at nine o’clock Monday
morning and extends through Fri
day. The daily sessions will last
two and one half hours, lasting until
11:30 each morning. The days worf?
will include devotionals, study per
iods, story hour, play and refresh
ments. A picnic for Friday noon
hour is planned. "
Children whose parents attend
the Methodist Church will receive
their certificates at the 11 o’clock
service Sunday morning, July 17.
Children of other denominations
will receive their certificates
through their respective pastors.
The staff consists of the follow
ing:
Mrs. H. R. Howell, principal.
Nursery Department: Mrs. Mar
garet Duke, Miss Barbara Johnson,
Mrs. Bill Bryan. /
Beginners: Mrs. Lewis Vancjiver,
tyliss Imogene Westmoreland, Mrs.
Bill Spratlin.
Primaries: Mrs. Garnett Spratlin,
Miss Elizabeth Bennett, Miss Mary i
Ann Spratlin.
Juniors: Miss Frances Bryan, Miss
Gene Smith, Miss Virginia Kesler..
The theme of the school is “Find
ing God In Jesus.”
FOURTH OF JULY
SETS NEW
DEATH RECORD
The worst accidental death toll
in the history of the nation’s ob
servance of Independence Day was
recorded. The National Safety
Council called the total “a, disgrace
to a civilized country.”
It was the 173rd since-the nation’s
founders told the world they were
ready to fight for independence.
Late tabulations show a record
813 persons killed in violent acci
dents during the three-day week
end.
Texas, with 36 deaths, led all
states in the tabulation. Michigan
had 21 deaths by drowning.
The grim report on the nation’s
fatalities showed 321 traffic deaths,
278 drownings and 135 deaths in
violent accidents.
department heavily as the result of
lawsuits lost during the past year.
The remainder of the $110,122,000
came from other departments.
COUNTRY CHURCH
DISCUSSED BY
W. R. THURMAN
Jefferson Rotary had an enter
taining program on Tuesday*
Retiring president H. E. Aderholt
made an interesting talk in sur
rendering the gavel to President-
Elect Nat Hancock, who will pre
side over the deliberations of the
club the next twelve months. Mr.
Hancock expressed gratitude for
the honor given him. R. J. Kelly,
the new secretary and treasurer,
was inducted into office. Sergeant
at-Arms P. J. Robers was unavaid
ably absent. Henry Davis present
ed the past president’s pin to Mr.
Aderhalt and expressed the appre
ciation of the members for the
faithful service he had given the
club, and Mr. Aderholt expressed
pleasure for the honor wearing the
pin would give him.
President Hancock introduced the
guest speaker, Rev. W. R. Thurman,
pastor of the Jefferson Presbyteri
an church, who spoke on the sub
ject, “The Country Church.”
The speaker is a student of Co
lumbia Seminary, Decatur. One
requirement of a student of that
institution is a study of “The Coun
try Church,” which is the very life
blood of the church. The Presby
terian ddenomination has chosen a
number of country churches in
which to direct special work during
the next seven years. The churches
in the Athens Presbytery are for
tunate in being among thosf select
ed, and many improvements are/no
ticed throughout this territory. Mr-
Thurman made the statement that
a Catholic had said, "We are leav
ing this southeastern section to the
Protestants. If the Protestants neg
lect this field, the Catholics have
money and men to put to work in
this area.
Mr. Thurman’s talk was quite
interesting and informative and was
heard with much pleasure. Presi
dent Hancock expressed apprecia
tion from the club for a splen
did address on a timely subject.
Guests present were Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Aderhold of sft. Simons and
Mrs. John N. Holder.
In the absence of Miss Mabeth
Storey, Miss Gene Smith was at the
piano.
Three members, were absent.
LAW VIOLATORS ;
MUST ANSWER
COURT TRIALS
Sheriff John B. Brooks, assisted
by his deputies, bailiffs of the coun
ty, State Patrol and other law en
forcement officers, put on a vigorous
campaign during the week-end of
July 4th against law violators of the
county. Between twenty-five and
thirty cases have been made against
intoxicated persons who were driv
ing cars, reckless and fast driving,
hauling liquor, etc. Most of the
parties gave bond and their cases
will be passed on first by the" Grand
Jury which meets on the first Mon
day in August. If “true bills” are
found, these parties will be arraign
ed before His Honor, Judge Clifford
Pratt and prosecuted by Solicitor-
General Hope D. Stark.
Sheriff Brooks and associates are
doing a fine work in bringing law
breakers to justice.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Roberts had as
guests over the holidays Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Roberts and daughters of
Spartanburg, S. C., Miss Malisse
Turner of Commerce, R. C. Roberts,
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Drown. On
Sunday they were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Gilientuie of Atlanta.
No. 4.