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THURSDAY. JULY 7. I*4*
THE JACKSON HERALD
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Entered at The Jefferson Post Office
As Second-Class Mail Matter
ALONG THE WAY
Do you recall the name, Bernard
M. Baruch, the self-designated ad
viser to Presidents? Someone said
that for more than twenty-five years
he has been counseling the Chief
Executives of these United States.
Remember just after World War I
he said to President Woodrow Wil
son that the price of cotton was too
high and should be made lower. At
that time cotton was selling for 42
to 43 cents per pound. Mr. Wilson
having confidence in the judgement
and wisdom of this self-constituted
advisory counsel, agreed with the
views expressed by him. Right then
the price of cotton began to decline
and never stopped until it reached I
about 12 cents per pound. The rapid
and sensational collapse of the
cotton market brought financial
ruin and bankruptcy to the South
from the effects of which it is just
now recovering.
This same man Baruch, it is said,
went to see President Truman soon
after his induction into office, and
the story goes proceeded to suggest
to Mr. Truman how to execute the
office of President. Mr. Truman
listened patiently, but not one word
of advice did he accept from this
man. This made Baruch mad and he
no longer goes to the White House,
but severely criticises the President.
It is said of President Truman that
he listens to advice from anyone
who offers him suggestions, but he
uses his own judgement in making
decisions. In a multitude of counsel
there is safety, but the President is
to be commended for being govern
ed and controlled by his own judge
ment and conscience. Especially
should the people of the cotton
growing South feel grateful to him
for not heeding the counsel of this
man who has such an egotistical and
exalted opinion of himself, and who
is the cotton growers bitter enemy.
President Truman deserves con
gratulations for refusing to accept
the advice of Baruch or anyone else
unless it coincides with his own con
clusions.
Three powerful political forces
supported Harry Truman for Presi
dent—Negroes, L* bor and Farmers.
A. E. Yonce and
Robert Whitlock
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WE DEUVER—CALL 212
Official Organ of Jackson County
John N. Holder Editor
Mrs. John N. Holder Asso. Editor
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA.
In his campaign for President he
j gave a solemn promise to the Ne
groes that he would favor acts giv
ing them what is called Civil Rights.
He has done his best to carry out
that pledge. If his efforts failed he
( is not responsible. He pledged his
unqualified support to efforts to
repeal the Taft-Hartley Act, or at
least certain provisions obnoxious
to labor. While his fight to accom
plish this was not successful, the
President promises to wage a cam
paign next year to elect Congress
men and Senators who will support
J his views.
The question of legislating for
! Agriculture has just been reached
by Congress. There is no doubt the
President will favor legislation that
will increase his political strength
with the farmer vote of our country.
Just as long as Baruch is mad with
President Truman and criticises
him at every opportunity we feel
assured that one reason is because
the President is the farmers’ friend.
Farmers are not asking the Gov
ernment to perform services for
them which they can do themselves.
They are practicing conservation,
using scientific methods in crop
production and are using the latest
and best plans of planting, cultivat
ing and gathering. Instead of having
one money crop, in Jackson County
for example, grain, cattle,
chickens, eggs and 'da\jy? prfiducts
now bring to the county thousands
of dollars each year.
The Sjtate set anew high in the
amount of commercial fertilizer
used last year. In fact, our farmers
used more than was used in any
other state* except North Carolina.
This information was compiled by
the National Fertilizer Assoaiation,
whose estimates place Galrgia’s
1948 usage at 1,182,614 tons. This
volume was an 8 per cent increase
over 1947; a 51 per cent gain over
pre-war 1940.
For the nation as a whole, the
1948 consumption of fertilizer top
ped the previous record year by 6%,
15,956,289 tons as against 15,039,376
tons, the report showed. Thus, it
The Jaclcgen Herald, Jefferson, Georgia
can be seen, Georgia’s rate of in
crease was greater than the nat
ional average.
However, there are some things
agriculture cannot do alone —Build
roads, furnish electricity, conserve
soil and timber, and maintain a bal
ance between production and con
sumption and insure parity so that
the tillers of the soil may have fair
compensation for their arduous
labor. It is generally conceded that
the President is the firm and un
failing friend of agriculture and
favors legislation that will prove
beneficial to the large class of peo
ple engaged in farming.
S. J. Suddath brought to our
office last week a large bundle of
papers and asked, “Did you ever
hear of an order in Jefferson called
the Royal Arch Masons?" Upon
receiving an affirmative answer, he
said “Well, I knew you would an
swer ‘Yes’ because you were a mem
ber. These are the minutes from
the organization of the Chapter in
1891 until meetings ceased to be
held in 1902. During its existence
it had about one hundred and fifty
members. As I carefully reviewed
the minutes I found only two mem
bers who still remain —J. C. Turner
and John N. Holder, both of whom
were officers in the Chapter. I ex
perienced great pleasure in reading
the minutes and seeing the names
of those who constituted its mem
bership. In the list of membership
of this Chapter of Royal Arch Ma
sons will be found the names of
some of Jackson County’s noblest
and best citizens who were from
every section of the county.
Georgia is all right and the people
are O. K. Good will prevails. Last
week Judge R. C. Bell resigned as
an active member of the Supreme
Court of Georgia, on account of
his health, and became a Judge
Emeritus of this Court. Promptly
Governor Talmadge appointed Bond
Almand, Superior Court judge of
Fulton to succeed Judge Bell and
named George P. Whiteman, Sr. to
fill the vacancy caused by resigna
tion of Judge Almand. The Atlanta
Constitution printed an editorial
highly commending the appoint
ment of both Almand and White
man. The Atlanta Journal was very
much pleased with the appointment
of Bond Almand, but said nothing
about George P. Whiteman. It is a
pleasing situation for the Governor
and both these great Georgia pub
lications to have harmonious views
selection of men to fill exalted
arid positions in the
Judl£lS&ll, who resigned, is one
of notable men who ever
office in Georgia. From young
manhood he has been honored with
responsible positions Solicitor-
General, Judge of the Superior
Court, member of the Court of Ap
peals, Associate Justice of the Su
preme Court and Chief Justice of
this body. In every one of these
offices he manifested extraordinary
ability and was noted for integrity
and character.
t
Wallace Amason, editor of the
Oglethorpe Echo, who was at the
Georgia Press Association in Sa
vannah, does not boast of great in
dustries and financial institutions
in his county, but he can truly claim
to be a citizen of a county of agri
cultural possibilities and achieve
ments and one of noble men. James
M Smith showed what could be
done with Oglethorpe County land
by producing a fortune of four mil
lion dollars during his life.
There are many other success
ful farmers in that county in addi
tion to James M. Smith. But the
biggest claim of that county is that
it seems to be an incubator for big
men. Besides Wallace Amason,
whose mother was a graduate of
Martin Institute, we name W. A.
Shackelford, the Stevens, Howards,
Lumpkins, Olives, McWhorters, Ar
nolds, Calloways, P. W. Davis, Cun
ninghams, Clouds, Bacons and Colo
nel James M. {Smith.
At Savannah we met with that
fearless editor and student of politi
cal history, A. S. Boone of Irwinton.
Alex is one of the most unique,
original and fearless editors of the
Georgia Press.
An editor who never attends
press conventions is Jack Hilton of
the Banks County Journal. Another
who never was seen at a convention
was the late Bill Townsend of the
Dahlonega Nugget. Georgia never
had within her borders two editors
more unique and more original in
thought and expression than Jack
Hilton and the late Bill Town
send.
LOOKING AHEAD
By GEO. S. BENSON.
Pre*., Harding Collaga. Saarcy. Kan.
Say “No” To The Dole!
Remember the “dole” of the
Thirties? Do you recall the hand
outs, that too often got to be a
habit? The dole was a straight gift
from Utopia, and not nearly as
many people as should asked where
it came from. Well, we tried it out,
scared as we were. Nobody who un
derstood the dole and knew it was
the sweat of other people’s brows,
ever liked it. But there were some
who didn’t understand.
With some people it got to be a
habit. That is one of the saddest
things that has happened to Amer
ica. No less unfortunate was the
fact that politicians soon learned it
was a good way to get votes and
stay in power. They discovered that
Washington was a good place from
which to do things for some people,
with other people’s money. They
too liked the dole idea, and got the
habit. Now, some of these folks
want to make the dole habit per
manent. This would likely be fol
lowed by a one-party form of gov
ernment which would develop all
the weaknesses of the traditional
monarchies and more too.
Just what is the dole idea? Well,
it is based on the idea that the
world owes us a living, no matter
who we are and what we be. That’s
a false idea. The world owes us
nothing but the air we breathe and
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Uncle Sam Says
You American citizens who have
been looking for an opportunity to
take some aggressive action which will
express faith in your country are now
being given that chance. It is partici
pation in the U. S. Savings Bonds Divi
sion's “Spring Opportunity Drive”
which opens May 16. Through this
drive you can help in the preservation
of a prosperous economy in your land
and show the world that Americans,
men and women, still have that spark
which has led the country to “accom
plish the impossible”. Volunteer work
ers are needed to help in this great
drive and this is your opportunity to
prove that you have the courage to
protect the freedoms that are ours.
Your -community, your countv, your
state, and your country needs your
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the room we take up. Even the free
doms and liberties we hold dear are
not ours without price. Maybe we
did not pay that price, but we can
never keep those freedoms unless
we are responsible enough to our
selves and our fellow men to strive
to keep them.
The followers of Christ taught
that if a man would not work, neith
er should he eat. The Jamestown
settlers in early America, under
John Smith, found this was the only
principle that would work. Even
in our more complicated industrial
society of today, the chief incent
ive of men is the desire to “make a
living” and a “profit” if self-em
ployed. There are always people
both rich and poor who do not work.
But they have to live from the toil
of someone else.
A government dole, likewise, rep-
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resents the toil and the work of
someone else. That is why honest
and responsible Americans, when
they think about it, do not like to
receive a “dole” from the govern
ment. I am not referring to the
needy, the aged, nor the unfortun
ate. However, I feel it is the duty
and obligation of the cities, coun
ties and states—not the federal gov
ernment—to help these needy.
What I am talking about is the
dependence a lot of us have upon
the federal government for this,
that, and the other. I refer to the
fact that one out of every six adult
Americans receives checks x-egularly
from Washington for some kind of
benefit, subsidy, payment, or hand
out. I am also thinking of the fact
that this is made possible by taxes
that support a growing federal bud
get of more than $42 billion. We
are all in it, either paying or re
ceiving, or both!
May I ask an honest question: Is
this situation healthy and is it best
for the long-range welfare of the
nation? You must answer NO. Then
what are you going to do about it?
First of all, you can recognize these
tendencies in your government for
what they actually are: creeping
socialism. Some European countries
have operated according to these
principles for years, yet today it is
the American economy that sup
ports them, not their own suffici
ency.
Government ownership and man
agement of the nation's economy
leads to slavery and away from free
dom. It means sooner or later the
complete denial by the government
of the right and capacity of people
to manage themselves and the things
they own. Nothing more or less
than socialism emerges when people
start placing more dependence up
on government than on themselves
—Then come more controls—and dic
tatorship. Our people must wake
up!
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