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THURSDAY, JULY 28. 1949
THE JACKSON HERALD
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Entered at The Jefferson Post Office
As Second-Class Mail Matter
ALONG THE ill
We are down in Tennille observ
ing our birthday. This year we did
not intend to celebrate natal day
by having a feast, including cake
and the customary candles, but to
remain at home partaking of beans,
corn, tomatoes and a chicken pulley
bone at Miss Genie Harrison’s hotel,
but an urgent request from our son
in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Smith, to come down and
spend this eventful (to us) day in
Tennille, caused us to change our
plans. We boarded a bus and in 3!4
hours it stopped in front of their
door in Tennille.
There is no way to prevent birth
days rolling around and we are al
ways so happy that we are still
here to see ours. Wher) it arrived
we had a good time partaking of a
real feast out at their beautiful lake,
“Gin Branch Farm,” only a short
distance from Tennille. Of course,
our Better Half, helpmate for 58
years, and another son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Mob
ley: grandson, W. B. Smith, and
wife, grandson, Charles V. Smith,
and two great-grandsons, Clint
Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Smith, Jr., and William Holder
Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Holder Smith, were present and
were prominent participants of the
festivities. The usual Happy Birth
day song was sung, then satisfying
the appetite, after which we gave
some family reminescenees. We find
in going “Along The Way” that
people are not so much interested
in the past but are tremendously
concerned with the present and the
future. This is a sound philosophy
and a correct attitude, for as Bill
Bryan recently stated in this column
“There is nothing we can do about
the past.” At our own earnest re
quest no gifts were presented us.
All seemed so happy at this gath
ering. Dr. Will P. King l’ecently
wrote a book telling how to be
happy. We cannot give probably a
correct solution to this life prob
lem, but one thing that will pre
vent happiness is for the heart to
be saturated with hatred or jeal
ousy. We believe we speak the sol
emn truth when we say we do not
hate any one. We have sentiments
of warmer friendship and affection
for some than others, but we do our
best to keep our heart free of ani
mosity towards any being in this
old world. We differ with the views
and opinions of some but we hate
no one. Some may have done us
real or imaginary injustice, but it
has been our earnest efforts not to
ponder or brood over these griev
ances, but put them aside and say
as the Master did on one occasion
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aL .. \ From where I sit... 61/ Joe Marsh
Whitey Stops An Epidemic
Whitey Fisher ran into real trou
ble with his baby chicks a couple of
weeks ago. “Bunch of them had
colds, ’’ he told me. “Started running
•round like crazy and going into
convulsions.”
Luckily Whitey’* • wido-awak*
boy. Without wasting any time, be
isolated the funny-acting chicks,
and sent a couple of them to the
State Veterinarian lor a ebeek-wp.
Turned eut they k 4 Newcastle
Disease. But—because Whitey
was on the ball—the reat tf the
Seek wee saved.
H pays to keep year epee epen.
“Get thee behind me Satan.”
. One of the best anti-dotes for un
pleasant experiences or wrongs is
work. Whenever there is a tend
ency of the mind and heart to dwell
too long on some word or act that
offends, get busy, go to work and
get interested in the undertaking.
If we get interested in our work, we
will enjoy it and will soon find our
mind in better tone and a feel
ing of satisfaction will Come over
us. Sometimes, however, this can
not be accomplished except by a si
lent and solemn, heart talk with
Him who said, “Love and hate not.”
While down here a man from a
distant city to whom we rendered
a service more than a quarter of a
century ago called over the phone
and expressed sentiments of deep
appreciation and warm friendship.
He has called or wired us these
same expressions each birthday for
the past twenty-five years. Of
course, we appreciate his remem
brance. However, we never render
any one a service or say kind things
to any one who is ever under any
obligations to us whatever. We do
things or say things because of the
promptings of our heart and not
because we ever expect anything in
return. In this connection we ex
perienced much satisfaction and
pleasure in receiving cards and tele
grams from friends in Jefferson.
Paraphrasing the expression “There
are no friends like old friends,”
there are no friends like home
friends.
Sometimes surprises come to us
in life. A person whom we believe
to be our enemy may prove to be
our real fiiend. A few years ago in
the Legislature a newspaper assail
ed us for our position on a certain
important question before the Gen
eral Assembly. A member of the
House arose from his seat and ad
dressed “Mr. Speaker.” We had
differed with him on political mat
ters. His views and ours on some
questions were at wide variance. He
had been an aspirant for political
preferment, but we did not give
him our support. When he arose we
expected his sentiments to harmon
ize with the newspape. Instead,
however, he made a speech in our
behalf which thrilled the House and
galleries. His expressions were so
unexpected that we were abashed,
but it brought unexpressed felicity
to our heart.
When we first began editing this
| paper, we criticised pretty severly a
| person wfiose political views differ
ed with our own. We met an old,
successful political and wise philos
and act fast whenever you see
something that isn't right. Re
minds me of all the precautions
tavern owners are taking these
days, to make sure their places
stay clean, bright and trouble-free.
Because from where I sit, no mat
ter whet bnsinese yon’re In, it’s best
to keep a sharp look-out make
•ere things are always ap to anaff.
That way yen knew year invest
vent wiN ‘stay healthy *
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The Jackson Herald, Jefferson, Georgia
Official Organ of Jackson County
John N. Holder Editor
JVlrs. John N. Holder Asso. Editor
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA.
apher, Capitan A. T. Bennett, who
said, “Son, never criticize harshly
one who may differ with you. The
future may prove him to be light.
Then you may soon find on other
questions that you and this other
fellow may be in agreement. Do
not offend one with whom you do
not agree and make him your per
sonal enemy.” Long experience has
taught us that the above statement
is absolutely correct. His suggest
ions have been of great value to us
in travelling “Along The Way.”
Therefore we repeat what we stated
above: That we have animosity
towards no individual in all this old
mundane sphere. That brings only
misery and woe.
We are not a statesman, philoso
pher, successful politician, nor are
we imbued with wisdom, but on
this birthday while down here in
Middle Georgia, in the quiet home
of members of our family, these
above thoughts and experiences
came to our mind and we have had
the temerity to record them in this
column. If they are of little or no
value printing this little verse may
find lodgment in the mind of some
of our readers and be helped:
REAL MONOPOLY
Lewis Haney, Professor of Eco
nomics at New York University, re
cently described what resulted
when John L. Lewis ordered the
soft coal miners of the country to
stay off the job for a week. The
miners lost a week’s pay. Many rail
road men who haul coal were un
employed during the period. Pur
chasing power was reduced, and
this was felt in retail trade and oth
er fields. Coal users were encour
aged to shift to other fuels. Miners
were given the idea that all they
need think about is wages, regard
less of production or the welfare of
the industry which employes them.
In Dr. Haney’s words, “This per
formance is disgusting.”
If Mr. Lewis, or anyone else, can
stop production of an essential com
modity for a week, he can do it
for a month or a year or indefin
itely. The significant thing about
the last work stoppage in the coal
mines is that it is a perfect exam
ple of a labor monopoly. Without
Mr. Lewis’ approval, there can be
practically no commercial produc
tion of soft coal. Yet this mine union
with its vast powers, cannot be
reached by the antitrust laws, or by
any other legislation which is sup
posed to prevent monopoly and
combinations in restraint of trade.
“Let us look back tonight across
the span,
And ’twixt dawn and darkness to
our conscience say,
Because of a word or deed to a
fellowman—
The world is better that we have
lived today.”
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with a capital ‘B’. This last action
of Mr. Lewis simply provides more
evidence of the need for outlawing
labor monopolies precisely as we
have outlawed industrial monopo
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antitrust laws the same as all busi
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