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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.