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The Jackson HeraLd
Volume 76.
FARM BUREAU '
MEMBERS HAVE
SPLENDID MEETING
Jackson County Farm Bureau
met with the Wilson Junior Com
munity Chapter Friday evening at
6 o’clock. There was some 1,000 to
1200 people present to enjoy the
evening. This was the largest crowd
ever to attend a Farm Bureau
meeting in this county.
Supper was served from a long
table erected for this purpose. The
ladies had prepared nice baskets
which were supplemented by plen
ty of barbecue, brunswick stew, ice
tea and lemonade.
Gov. Talmadge, Wilson Still,,
organization director of Georgia
Farm' Bureau and Mrs. Joe Ray,
president Associated Women, were
the speakers. Two radio editors
were present to make recordings of
the occasion.
We wish to congratulate the com
munity of Wilson Junior High
.*< *L
School .for the efforts put forth by
the citizens to make this great meet
ing of the Farm Bureau of Jackson
County a pronounced success. This
community, with its sentiment for
educational progress, obedience to
law and the highest type of agricul
tural activity is one of the best in,
not only Jackson, but any other
county.
GEORGE DEADWYLER
AND ROBIN SELF
WILL GO TO COUNCIL
More than 1,000 Four-H Club
boys and girls from practically
every county in the state are ex
pected to attend a meeting which is
to be held on campus of G. S. C. W.,
Milledgeville, August 16—20. This
will be the 16th annual meeting of
the Georgia 4-H Club Council.
All club members will be given
training in leading recreational ac
tivities under the supervision of
M. L. Van Winkle, Extension Ser
vice recreation specialist. President
G.'P. Donaldson, of Abraham Bald
win Agricultural College, Tifton,
will be in charge of the singing.
Other groups to meet in connec
tion with the 4-H Council are coun
ty and home demonstration agents
of Georgia, the State 4-H Club Ad
visory Committee, which is com
posed of 25 outstanding Georgians,
and the Master 4-H Club of the
State. This group is made up of 4-H
club members and former members
who have won out-of-state trips for
outstanding club activities.
George Deadwyler of Maysville,
and Robin Self of Route 2, Jeffer
son, will represent Jackson County.
Soil Conservationist
Sent to Marietta
With regret Jackson County has
lost J. W. Phillips from the Soil
Conservation service of the county,
as he has been transferred to Mari
etta and has been made Flood Con
trol Engineer. This is a well de
served promotion.
Mr. Phillips has made an enviable
record in soil conservation work
with the Oconee River Conservation
District. He has many warm
friends in Jackson county who hope
that in his new position his efforts
will be crowned with abundant
success.
Messrs Carlan and Welch are tak
ing over the duties of Mr. Phillips.
They have been in Jefferson, for
several months and are well quali
fied for any problem of soil con
servation.
Single Copy Five Cents
FFA CONFERS
DEGREES ON
241 STUDENTS
Georgia Planter Degrees were
conferred on 241 high school voca
tional agriculture students at the
21st annual convention of the Geor
gia Association Future Farmers of
America held last week at their
state camp near Covington.
Those from Jefferson receiving
degrees were William P. Bell,
Quillian Garrison and Bobby Sail
rs. From Commerce, Paul Adams.
MRS. G. S. MILSAPS
DIES AT WINDER
Winder—Mrs. Green S. Wilsaps
died at her residence here after a
long illness.
Funeral services were held from
Christian Church, the Pastor, the
Rev. Nixon Taylor, officiating. In
terment was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Sh* is survived by her husband,
one daughter, Mrs. Robert L. Rus
sell, .whose husband is U. S. Judge in
the Northern Georgia District. Four
grandchildren, one great-grandchild
and one sister, Mrs. Will Sims, of
Winder* also survive.
Mrs. Milsaps was a sister of the
late Mrs. Claud Hancock.
GENE TALMADGE
STATUE UNVEILING
SET FOR SEPT. 23
Unveiling of the Eugene Tal
madge Memorial, a statue of the
four - times - elected Governor of
Georgia, has been set for Sept. 23
on the State Capitol grounds, Zack
D. Cravey, President fo the Me
morial Committee, announced.
Cravey said the ceremonies will
be public and that many prominent
citizens of the State will attend. He
said special invitations would be
issued to the Genei'al Assembly
other State officials, all living form
er Governors of Georgia, the Con
gressional delegation and district
and county chairmen who assisted
in raising funds for the memorial.
The statue of the late Governor
was designed by the well-known
sculptor, Steffen Thomas, of Stone
Mountain. It is double life size and
shows former Governor Talmadge
in a typical easy speaking pose. It
measures 23 1-2 feet from the bot
tom of .the base to the top of the
head.
CITY CLERK’S OFFICE
CLOSED NEXT WEEK
MON. THROUGH FRI.
We are authorized to state that
the City Council has granted the
City Clerk a vacation and the of
fice in the City Hall will be closed
from Monday morning through Fri
day.
ACADEMY
Home coming, Sunday, August
14th. The former and present mem
bers, along with all other interested
persons, will meet together for a
“Home Coming,” so fill your basket,
come along and let old friends and
acquaintances renew.
Revival Services will begin Aug
ust 14th and go through August
20th. The services will begin at
8:00 each evening.
Come—bring your family and
friends.
Rev. Jim Harvey, Pastor
Audrey Steve Medley
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Medley, Jr.,
announce the birth of a son on July
27,wh0 has been given the name
of Audrey Steve. Mrs. Medley is
the former Miss Sally Mae Griffeth.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
BOARD REGISTRARS
URGE CITIZENS
TO REGISTER
The Jackson County Board of
Registrars is in session all this week
in the Court House, registering vot
ers cf this county. About 750 have
registered thus far. The Tax Col
lector is the deputy of the registrars
and also registers the electorate. His
appointment comes by law. The
Board can appoint other deputies,
where necessity requires this act
ion.
The registrars for the time will
each one serve in a specific area of
the county so as to make it conven
ient and easy for voters to qualify
to cast their ballots. Under the law,
May 4, 1950, is the last day for reg
istration, but the Registrars of Jack
son are anxious for every voter to
register during 1949, so that a vot
ers’ list could be prepared for any
special election that might be called
in which the voters of the county
would be called on to participate.
During this week registration has
been more active than usual. Voters
are urged to register. Very few un
der the provisions of the law will
be unable to qualify as a legal
voter. However, one of the requi
sites of qualification to cast a ballot
is to register.
The Registrars will render every
possible assistance to voters to qual
ify to cast their ballots.
PROMINENT FARMER
PASSES AT HOME *„
NEAR ATTICA
Charles W. Hawkins, well-known
resident of the Attica community
died August 3rd in an Athens hospi
tal.
Funeral services were conducted
Friday afternoon from Attica Bap
tist Church with Rev. George Col
lins and Rev. Smith officiating. In
terment was in the church ceme
tery.
Surviving Mr. Hawkins is his
wife, Mrs. Ezzell Wallace Hawkins:
two daughters, Mrs. G. W. Marcus
and Miss Louise Hawkins; threp
sons, Fred Hawkins, Jefferson, and
Jack and Charles W. Hawkins, jr.,
both of Athens; two sisters, Mrs. H.
H. Simpson, Atlanta, and Mrs. W.
S. Blankenship, Buford; brother,
Andrew Hawkins, Kilgore, Tex., and
a granddaughter, Eleaine Hawkins,
Athens.
A native of Hall county, Mr.
Hawkins had been a resident of
Jackson county for the past ten
years, being a member of Attica
Baptist Church and a prominent
farmer of that section.
MRS. L.R. PETTYJOHN
PASSES AT HOME,
ROUTE ITALMO
Funeral services for Mrs. L. R.
Pettyjohn, 92, of Route 1, Talmo,
were conducted Sunday from the
Harmony Baptist Church, Hall
County, with the Rev. Juan Jarrard
officiating. Burial was in the Har
mony Cemetery.
Mrs. Pettijohn died at the resi
dence Saturday morning following
an illness of 10 days. She was born
in Hall County and had resided in
Jackson County near her birthplace
for the past 79 years.
She is survived by four sons, B.
S., of Ft. Worth, Texas; W. P., of
Talmo; Claude, of Atlanta, and
Leafy Pettijohn, of Route 1, Talmo;
two daughters, Mrs. Florence Mar
tin, of Pendergrass, and Mrs. Irene
Esco, of Talmo.
HALL COUNTY AGENT
L. C. RUE SPEAKS
TUESDAY AT ROTARY
At Jefferson Rotary, Tuesday,
Senator H. W. Davis wes scheduled
to speak on Registration, but as he
was engaged in the trial of a case in
Jackson Superior Court, he was
prevented from performing this
Rotary service. However, a very in
formative talk was made on Soil
Erosion, Chickens, Cattle and other
agricultural topics by L. C. Rue,
County Agent of Hall County.
He spoke extemporaneously, as
he was a visiting Rotarian who did
not have any advance information
that he would be called upon.
Rev. Lamar Watkins is chairman
of the Program Committee. Pres
ident Nat Hancock announced that
several were absent on account of
Superior Court, the Grand Jury bar
becue, and other reasons.
Another guest present beside? Mr.
Rue, was C. G. Scrutchin, of. Athens.
MRS. C. W. BACHELOR
PASSES AT MONROE
HOSPITAL, JULY 29
*Mrs. Lillie Myrtle Batchelor, on
ly sister of Mrs. J. A. Crook of Pen
dergrass, passed away Friday, July
29, at the Walton county hospital,
Monroe, following a lengthy ill
ness.
A native of Jackson County, Mrs.'
Batchelor was the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Evans,
pioneer citizzens of this section.
Born on April 29th, 1875, she made
her home in Walton County for
many years, where she acquired a
wide circle of loyal friends and ad
mirers. She was the widow of the
late Mr. Charlie Martin Batchelor,
well-known throughout this section.
A loyal member of the Walnut
Fork Baptist Church, Mrs. Batche
lor was a woman of noble character
and many unselfish traits. Shy was
a professed Christian and was well
known locally.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. George Collins at Walnut
Fork Baptist Church, and interment
was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Batchelor is survived by two
sons, Hoyt Batchelor and Hollij;
Batchelor, of Monroe one daughter,
Mrs. Luther Darnell, of Monroe and
several step-children.
MRS. H. M. GAMMAGE
DIES FROM AUTO
ACCIDENT
Mrs. H. M. Gammage of Albany,
the former Miss Jessie Rogers of
Maysville died recently in an At
lanta hospital of injuries sustained
in an automobile collision in At
lanta.
Mrs. Gammage was the daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Rog
ers, who at one time made their
home in Martin Institute dormitory,
later returning to their home in
Maysville.
She is survived by her husband
and one daughter, Mrs. Alton Futch,
Nashville, Ga.; seven sisters, Mrs. J.
L. Dunson, Commerce; Mrs. Bessie
Murray, Maysville; Mrs. T. V. Phil
lips, Royston; Mrs. Belle R. Mc-
Connell, Atlanta; Mrs. J. C. Yeargin,
Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Chandler,
Maysville; and Mi*. George L. Sab
ados, Albany; and one brother, Mr.
John T. Rogers, Charlotte, N. C.
Thursday, August 11, 1949
T. T. BENTON
ELECTED MANAGER
LOAN ASSOCIATION
T. T. Benton, of Jefferson has
been elected to succeed the late H.
F. Bray as manager of the Com
merce Building and Loan Associa
tion and has begun the discharge of
his duties. Mr. Benton since young
manhood has been connected with
the educational forces of Georgia
and for a long term of years was
County Superintendent of Schools
in Jackson County. He is a splen
did business man and no doubt will
make this already successful cor
poration a capable and efficient
manager.
The Commerce Building and
Loan Association has assets of
something more than $5,00,000 and
operates only in Jackson County.
MRS. S.V. WILHITE
PASSES AT HOME
IN JEFFERSON
Mrs. Myrtice Chrisler Wilhite,
widow of the late S. V. Wilhite, who
passed away 18 years ago, died sud-
denly at her home here on Friday
night. Mrs. Wilhite lived alone
and her passing was not discovered
until Saturday morning when near
by residents called at her home.
Mrs. Wilhite was 69 years of age.
She was a daughter of the late W.
S. and Alice Wills Chrysler. She
was reared in the Dry Pond com
munity but made her home in Jef
ferson for many years.
Mrs. Wilhite was a woman who
loved her home. She was unosten
tatious, and preferred to be alone,
and was never reconciled to the
death of her husband. Her close
friends were few, but those few
greatly admired her gentle nature
and Christian character.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon from the Randolph
Funeral Home and interment was :
in Woodbine cemetery. Rev. J. D.
Matheson conducted the service and
appropriate music was rendered by
Miss Mabeth Storey.
I
Surviving the deceased is one_;
sister, Mrs. L. R. Hale of Dearing. >
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MRS. WADE
AT WHITE PLAINS
Mrs. Betty Reynolds Wade, wife
of Marion Wade of Bogart, passed
away Monday al an Athens Hospi
tal, where she had been since Satur
day.
Mrs. Wade was 66 years of age
and was reared in the White Plains
■community and was a member of j
the White Plains Baptist Church, i
She was well known in Jackson
County where she lived for a num
ber of years.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday at White Plains, conducted
by Rev. Spivey of Athens and Rev.
Pruitt.
Surviving the deceased are her
husband, Marion J. Wade, and nine
children, Mrs. O. L. Venable and
Henry Wade of Jefferson, Caspard, j
Wilie and Mrs. Charlie Williamson J
of Athens, Myron and Mrs. Virgil
Langford of Bogart, Mrs. Donald
Lester of Gainesville and S. J.
Wade of Rockfort, Missouri.
Dennis Ray Beatty
Mr. and Mrs. Howell Beatty an
nounce the birth at an Athens Hos
pital on August 6th of a son whom
they have named Dennis Ray. Mrs.
Beatty is the former Miss Gerieva
Sosebee.
COURT ROOM
FILLED WITH
EAGER SPECTATORS
Because two mothers are charged
with causing the death of their chil
dren by starvation, this session of
Superior Court is intensely interest
ing.
These persons are Mrs. Myrtle
Gee Anderson and Mrs. Daisy Craig
Gay. The former’s twenty-two
months old girl died in an Athens
hospital, while the latter’s 14-
month-old boy died four days later
in the Athens hospital. The testi
mony was that the children died of
malnutrition. There seemed no
question about this. The mother’s
defense was their children had
measles, after which they could not
retain nourishment. They claimed
that at all times an abundance of
nourishment was furnished them.
Judge Pratt, in private conver
sation, stated that this’ is the first
court over which lie has presided
thgt a person has been triecj for such
offense- So fair as cart-, be ascer
tained this is the first case of this
accusation ever brought before a
Judge and Jury of Jackson Superior
Court.
The case was hard fought by the
attorneys, H. D. Stark and H. W.
Davis representing the State and
Geroge W. Westmoreland repre
senting the defendants.
\ ■
These and other murder cases at
tracted large crowds to the court
room. The attendance reminded one
of old times when Jefferson streets,
as well as the Temple of Justice
were crowded with an immense
throng.
The first case called Monday was
the State vs. Hattie Duke Thomas,
J colored, charged with the murder
lof John Early, a negro man. The
crime was committed at her home
near Braselton on July 31. She was
found guilty of murder with re
commendation of mercy and was
given a sentence of life by Judge
Pratt.
Then followed the case of the
State vs. Myrtle Gee Anderson,
charged with the murder by starva
tion of her 22-months—old baby
girl. She was found guilty of mur
der with recommendation of mercy.
Her sentence was for life.
The State vs. Daisy Craig Gay,
1 charged with the offense of murdey
I by starving her 14-months-old son
! was then tried. ;
The verdict of the jury in the
! case of Daisy Craig Gay was maxi
mum and minimum, 3 years,
j Myrtice S. Wilson of Hoschton
j was tried for misdemeanor and ac
quitted.
Martha Attaway of Hoschton was
also tried for misdemeanor and ac
| quitted.
I Solicitor Hope Stark prosecuted
the above women. Martha Atta
way was defended by E. C. Stark
and Myrtice Wilson by George W.
Westmoreland.
Lamar Phillips, colored, entered
a plea of guilty of destroying public
property and was sentenced to 12
months.
A barbecue was served to the
Grand Jury at the County Farm
Tuesday at noon by the County
Commissioners. The Grand Jury
has made its report to the Judge and
the presentments will be published
next week.
Dennis Herbert Stancil
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Stancil an
nounce the birth at the Commerce
Hospital on August 8 of a son whom
they have named Dennis Herbert.
Mrs. Stancil is the former Miss Ruth
Jackson, duaghter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Jackson of Apple Valley.
No. 8.