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The Jackson Herald
Volume 76.
Judge Clifford Pratt
SUPERIOR COURT
CALLED TO ORDER
MONDAY MORNING
Jackson Superior Court convened
Monday at 10 A. M. with Judge Clif
ford Pratt presiding, and opened
with prayer by Rev. W. R. Thur
man, pastor Presbyterian Church.
Hope Stark, Solicitor; Clifford T.
Storey, Clerk; John B. Brooks,
Sheriff; J. B. Alexander, Deputy;
T. J. Syfan, Court Reporter, were
all at their posts of duty. The fol
lowing were sworn as Grand Jurors:
C. J. Hardman, George I. Shack
elford, T. O. Turner, E. L. Wilkes,
J. R. Moon, A. C. Hill, Lawrence L.
Williamson, L. P. Hix,
J. C. Wheeler, Comer D. Fowler,
H. D. Dadisman, J. Foster Eckles,
Alvin Benton, R. H. Gilbert, R. H.
McEver, Dean S. Lott,
Broadus W. Cash, R. P. Cooper,
A. M. Head, Grover H. Coleman, H.
P. Barnett, Hope N. Harris, W. T.
Langford.
C. J. Hardman was elected fore
man; H. D. Dadisman, Clerk, and
R. T. Jones was appointed Bailiff.
Judge Pratt delivered his charge to
the Grand Jury, detailing the duty
of the body and emphasizing its
power and importance. He stressed
the attendance of school children
to the public schools. He said, "The
school buildings are furnished by
the taxpayers to house the children,
busses to haul them to school, teach
ers to give them instruction, text
books to aid them in their efforts
for education, all without cost to
the children; warm lunches are
provided at minimum cost. Each
child of school age in the County
should get the full benefit of these
free school funds. A law is on our
statute books requiring each child
to attend school. It is very import
ant that this law be enforced. Many
young men who were before the
Selective Service Board during
World War II were unable to quali
fy as soldiers because of illiteracy.
It is unfortunate for any young man
to be illiterate when he has an op
portunity to obtain an education
without cost to him. The law re
quiring children to attend school
must be enforced as all other laws
on the statute books. This county
has a law enforcement officer who
must see that this important law is
executed.”
The Grand Jury remained in ses
sion through Wednesday and then
recessed until next Monday morn
ing.
Court adjourned Monday and re
convened Wednesday and then ad
journed until Monday of next week.
All cases on the calendar for
Monday and Tuesday were dis
missed, settled or postponed. No
contested cases were tried by a
jury. On Wednesday, Judge Pratt
heard divorce cases and cases friat
rid rot require a jury.
Single Copy Five Cents
8 PERSONS PERISH
IN AUTO CRASH-FIRE
SUNDAY AT NOON
Eight persons, including the driv
er of the car, two married women,
two young girls and three young
children, were burned beyond rec
ognition about Sunday noon in a
flaming auto crash at the junction
of State Highways 82 and 211, near
Statham. It was one of the worst
automobile wrecks ever recorded in
this section of the state.
So intense was the heat from the
wreckage that rescue efforts were
impossible. Only after tedious in
vestigation by State and Barrow
County officers were the charred
bodies of five Athenians and three
Winterville residents identified as:
Mrs. Pauline Brown, 27, her three
children, Dewey Lee Brown, 4; Jo
Ann Brown, 3, and Polly Brown,
1%; Mrs. Nevada Kettle Gabriel, 19,
all of Athens; Miss Rose Willie Cow
art, 10; Miss Geneva Anderson, 16,
and Ollie Junior Andersop, 26, all
of Winterville.
There,.,were.,no witnesses to the
by officers as one
of 'mi'’ worst in the State. Passing
motorists noticed the smoking ruins
and notified officers. The theory is
that Ollie J. Andersaon, of Winter
ville, was driving the car which he
had owned for about two weeks
and that he was unfamiliar with
the road. Highway 82 is dead end
into No. 211 and possibly the driver
was going too fast and when apply
ing the brakes to make the turn
into 211 the car turned over into
the ditch.
Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline
Brown and her three children were
held Monday afternoon from the
graveside in the cemetery at Attica.
O. J. Anderson, Miss Geneva An
derson, aged 16, and Rose Willie
Cowart, aged 10, were buried at
Colbert, and Mis. Nevada Kettle
Gabried was buried in the Smith
family cemetery, Route 3, Athens.
NEGRO WOMAN
IN JAIL ACCUSED
OF MURDER
Sunday afternoon about 2 miles
from Braselton Hattie Duke, color
ed, killed a negro man, John Early,
by cutting his throat and stabbing
him to the heart. She claimed he
tried to kill her by throwing a rock
at hey. Bailiff Bartow Hall was on
the scene a few minutes after the
killing occurred and arrested the
woman who said, "I’se sorrjf I killed
him, ’cause I loved him.” She was
a widow and the deceased was a
widower.
Mr. Hall telephoned Sheriff
Brooks who went to the scene and
carried with him Coroner R. S.
Medlin who held an inquest. The
verdict of the jury was that John
Early came to his death by the hand
of Hattie Duke. The defendant
was brought to jail by the Sheriff
and she awaits the action of the
court.
John Henry Smith, colored, of
Hoschton, carried the above named
parties to a place where they ob
tained intoxicants and both the
assailant and defendant were under
the influence of liquor when the
killing occurred. Smith is being kept
in jail as a material witness.
Bethany Church Yard-
All who are interested in clean
ing Bethany Church yard and ceme
tery are requested to meet early
Friday morning, August sth. Bring
lunch and spend the day.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
HIGHWAY FIFTEEN
SHORT ROUTE TO
SOUTHERN POINTS
A special invitation to the people
of Jackson county to use State
Route 15 from Athens to Wrights
ville as a short-cut to Savannah,
Brunswick, and Jacksonville has
been extended by the Wrightsville
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
With Route 15 between Watkins
ville and Greensboro now open to
traffic, motorists from Northeast
Georgia can save time and enjoy
good roads in their driving to points
in the Southeastern section of the
state, President M. R. Thigpen, of
the Wrightsville Jaycees, points out.
Savannah traffic proceeds from
on State Route 57 to
Swainsboro where it follows U. S.
80 to Savannah.
Brunswick and Jacksonville traffic
goes from Wrightsville to Soperton
on State Route 78 and from Soper
ton to U. S. No. 1 orv. State Route
29. U. S. No. 1 is a direct route to
Jacksonville. Brunswick traffic
turns to U. S. 341 at Baxley.
Route 15 enters Georgia at the
North Carolina line and passes
through Jefferson.
JEFFERSON SCHOOL
NEWS
Registration of rural and trans
ported high school pupils will be
observed Monday morning, August
22, between the hours of eight and
twelve o’clock.
City and non-transported high
school pupils will be registered
Tuesday morning, August 23, be
tween the hours of eight and twelve
o’clock.
Advance registration of Gram
mar school pupils will not be re
quired.
It is very necessary that each and
every high school pupil register on
one of the above registration dates.
Failure to register at the proper
time will be indicative of a poor
beginning for such pupils who do
not avail themselves of, teacher
guidance and help prior to the be
ginning of regular school work.
The official Fall term opening
date of school is August 29, 1949.
Lunch on this day and each suc
ceeding school days will be served
in the school lunchroom at the
same charges which prevailed last
year. <
Vaccination for small-pox, inocu
lation for typhoid, and anti-toxin
for diptheria will be required of
each and every pupil, according to
his respective needs, who enters and
enrolls for work in the Jefferson
School during the year 1949-1950.
This regulation of the City Board
of Education is effective August 29,
1949 with a thirty day grace period
beginning with August 29, 1949.
Miss Myra Purcell, Jackson Coun
ty Health Nurse, has consented to
conduct a free clinic to facilitate
compliance with the above regula
tion. For additional information
contact Miss Purcell or read your
Jackson Herald each week.
1949-'SO FACULTY
The following faculty members
are chosen to teach in Jefferson dur
ing the coming school term:
Grammar School
Roberta Miller, Mable Matheson,
Sara Gurley, Elizabeth Moore, Em
ma Nell Spratlin, Frances Roberts,
Dories Turner, Evelyn Early, Hil
da Tonge, Boyd Aderhold, Annie
Roberts, Stella Ash, Charlotte Lyie,
Irene Rankin, Frances Smith.
High School
Arthur J. Jackson, James F. Pow
er, Miriam Moon, Elizabeth McFall,
Rosalind Shepherd, Martha Jo
J. R. MAC SWORDS
GUEST SPEAKER AT
ROTARY THIS WEEK
The guest speaker of Jefferson
Rotary on Tuesday was J. R. Mac-
Swords of Zanesville, Ohio. In
presenting him to the club, R J.
Kelly said, ‘We feel like he is one
of us as he came to Jefferson for his
life companion, Miss Edith Holliday.
He has achieved success in his
own state of Ohio and we are glad
to have him as our guest speaker.
Mr. Mac Swords stated that he had
chosen a subject with which the
club is not familiar—Coal Mining,
the chief business of his own city,
Zanesville, and community. His
talk, in which he explained in de
tail how coal was extracted from
the earth was very entertaining.
When coal is taken from the
earth and loaded on cars, it brings
$3.45 per ton. By the time it
reaches Georgia, after paying
freight and other expense of hand
ling, it sells for about $16.00.
Coal mining is the chief industry
of the area around Zanesville.
President Nat Hancock expressed
appreciation to the speaker for his
message on anew and different sub
ject.
Only three members were absent
and two of these were known to
have Attended Rotary meetings in
other cities.
The following guests were pre
sent, Rev. H. C. Stratton, Dr. H G.
Smith and Col. Hammond Johnson,
Jr., of Gainesville and Fred John
son of Athens.
LOCAL CHAIRMAN
WILL ATTEND
JEKYLL WORKSHOP
Mrs. L. H. Isbell, Public Relations
Chairman of the local GEA Unit,
and a member of Jefferson School
faculty, will attend the three-day
Workshop to be held at Jekyll
Island, August 14-17. Those at
tending will be Presidents of GEA
Local Units and Public Relations
Chaii’men including more than 400
Classroom Teachers, Principals,
Superintendents, members of State
Department of Education and Uni
versity System.
The Workshop will be presided
over by GEA President, Dr. O. C.
Aderhold and J. Harold Saxon,
GEA Executive Secretary will serve
as Director of the Workshop, as
sisted by the GEA Central Office
Staff.
Major emphasis will be placed on
Public Relations. Educators are
recognizing the importance of keep
ing the public, both at the State and
local levels informed as to the pro
gress and needs of their schools.
E. L. STRICKLAND
BURIED AT BUFORD
Mrs. Guy Strickland was in Bu
ford Friday to attend the funeral of
Edmund L. Strickland. The de
ceased was the son of Noah and
Delia Fowler Strickland and a
grandson of Edmund and Polly Pitt
man Strickland. He is survived by
his wife, the former Ara Pharr; a
daughter, Mrs. Green of Greenville,
S. C.; a son, Victor, of Lithonia; a
sister, Mrs. Essie Sharpton of Nor
cross, a granddaughter, several
nieces and nephews.
Blackstock, Ruby Isbell, Cathryn
Mobley, L. G. Payne, Frank Sny
der, Jr., J. L. McMullan, A. W. Ash.
Music and Speech Teachers
Doris Gasaway, Mera Head,
Adelle Head, Montine Head.
Thursday, August 4, 1949
TAX EQUALIZERS
COMPLETE THEIR
WORK HERE
The Tax Equalizers of Jackson
County have completed their la
bors.
Those who constitute the Board
are A. A. Frost, Jefferson, chairman;
C. J. Hardman, Commerce, and J.
M. Davenport, Braselton.
The board worked diligently, and
carefully and examined each tax
payers return. The result of their
labors is an increase in taxable
values, some of which has hereto
fore escaped taxation.
A note from the chairman of the
Board submits the following re
port of Jackson county’s taxable
property for 1949.
Total white returns $5,725,060
Total colored reutrns 125,315
Total Amount $5,850,375
Exemptions $2,475,715
Net Taxable $3,376,660
Increase $43,000
GUS PHILLIPS, NEGRO,
KILLED BY CAR
SATURDAY NIGHT
Deputy Sheriffs Alexander and
Spence while traveling the Jeffer
son-Statham highway about 12:00
o’clock Saturday night in the dis
charge of their duties, saw a man
lying in the road. Upon examination
they found that, he was dead.
Mr. Alexander remained with the
body, while Mr. Spence drove down
the highway wheje he found a car
loaded with Negroes and driven by
Jimmie Chester. The Negroes de
nied knowing anything about the
dead man, but upon examination of
the car, Mr. Spence found flesh and
blood on the wheels. They admitted
then they saw the man in the road
but ran over him before they could
stop. However, before this occurred, 1
a car carrying several Negroes and !
driven by Jake Davenport, had:
passed over the body before the last J
car came along.
The deputy sheriffs communicat
ed with Sheriff Brooks, who went to
the scene, carrying with him Chief
Jim Bell, Coroner R. S. Medlin and
F. M. Fuller, and others. An inquest
was'held at which the first car of
Negroes claimed they ran over him
because they were too close before
they saw the body. The occupants
swore that running over him was
an accident. The verdict of the jury
was that the Negro, Gus Phillips,
came to death by cars passing
over his body.
Sheriff Brooks arrested all the
Negroes in the two cars, fifteen in
number, and confined them in jail,
where they are awaiting the action
of the Grand Jury now in sessin.
LARGE CROWD
ATTENDS GALILEE
HOME COMING
Home Coming Day at Galilee on
last Sunday was a great success.
Visitors were present from all parts
of Georgia and from several other
states. Rev. Randolph Cochran de
livered a splendid message at the
morning hour, and is conducting a
Bible school in the afternoon and
revival services at night during this
week.
i
At the noon hour on Sunday the
members of the Church and other
citizens of the community served a
most generous and palatable lunch
to the large crowd.
TWELVE THOMAS
CHILDREN MEET
IN JEFFERSON
One of the most delightful occas
ions of the past week was the re
union on Sunday of the six sons
and six daughters and their families
of the late Mr. and Mrs. George
Lovic Thomas, whose home was in
Winder.
The reunion was held at the resi
dence of Rev. and Mrs. Truman
Thomas on Athens street, Jefferson.
Rev. Thotnas is pastor of the Jeffer
son Circuit of Methodist churches,
and is the tenth child in the large
and well-known family. For twelve
children from one family, all of
whom are of mature years, to be
able to meet in a reunion is a re
markable event and worthy of con
gratulations. To say that the occas
ion was a happy one expresses it
mildly.
At the noon hour a bounteous
lunch was served, and in the late
afternoon when visiting members
returned to their homes they car
ried with them memories of a day
well spent.
Besides the family, the guests
were Henry Clack, Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Clack, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Mar
tin, Mr. and Mrs. Lon Simonton, of
Winder, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wages
and Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Dadisman
of Jefferson.
The members of the Thomas fam
ily are: Miss Tishia Thomas, G. W.
Thomas, B. H. Thomas, R. L. Thom
as, Mrs. Janie Lowe, Jobe Thomas,
Mrs. , Bitha Thompson, Mrs. Roy
Page, Mrs. R. M. Smith, Truman
Thomas, Levin Thomas, Mrs. Ina
Wilbanks.
CODY FLEMING SHOW
OPENS HERE
AUGUST EIGHTH
The American Legion’s annual
carnival will begin Monday, Aug
ust 8. For several. years the Cody
Fleming show has been coming here
each year unde rthe auspices of the
American Legion.
The owner of this show is Cody
Fleming of Brantley County, Geor
gia, who Said, "We have a clean
show and one of which we are very
proud.” Mr. Fleming has been in
the show business for 44 years. Mrs.
Fleming always accompanies him.
When the show season concludes,
Mr. and Mrs. Fleming retire to their
commodious home which is located
about four miles from Nahunta.
Mr. Fleming says he is proud of be
ing a Georgian.
The Legion announces that dur
ing the Carnival members of the
organization will have tickets to
sell for the carnival, proceeds to be
used for building a permanent
American Legion Home in Jeffer
son.
Announcements
Elizabeth Ann Ash
Mr. and Mrs. James Ash an
nounce the birth at the hospital in
Toccoa on Saturday morning, July
30, of a daughter, whom they have
named Elizabeth Ann. The baby’s
grandparents are Professor and Mrs.
A. W. Ash and Mr. and Mrs. A. Q.
Hood.
Mary Susan McCord
Mr. and Mrs. Henry McCord, of
Abbeville, S. C., announce the birth
of a daughter, Mary Susan, on July
25th, at the General Hospital of
Greenville, S. C. Mrs. McCord is
the former Miss Anna Lou Loggins
of Winder.
No. 7.