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The Jackson Herald Volume 76. SENATOR H. W. DAVIS GUEST SPEAKER AT ROTARY LUNCHEON Senator H. W. Davis of the 27th Senatorial District, whose home is Jefferson, explained to Jefferson Rotary the Registration Law passed by the last Legislature, and also commented briefly on the duty of the Committee on Tax Revision. Senator Davis was presented by the Chairman of the Program Com mittee, Rev. Lamar Watkins. Senator Davis said he considered the original Registration Bill a vicious proposition and he opposed it with earnestness, but the bill was amended by the General Assembly and now there is little objection to its provisions. He believes that it will be an incentive to some to reg ister who would not otherwise do so, and will be a hindrance to some not to register and vote who un der the old law would exercise their franchise. He told of an amendment he suggested that would give a voter who had been refused by registrars to be put on the voters list the right to appeal. Voters have until May, 1950, to register. Regis trars are authorized to appoint dep uties to assist them in registering voters. Senator Davis sakj,? tha-t voters should register. If the courts declare the law constitutional, vot ers cannot cast their ballots in an election unless their names are on the new registration list. Senator Davis was author of an amendment to a resolution requir ing the Tax Commission to revise the tax laws of Georgia and present bills to the session of the Legisla ture in January to carry out their recommendations. He said "Our entire tax system should be revis ed,” a statement endorsed, we be lieve, by tlie people of Georgia. Four members were absent. There was one visitor, J; E. Nivens of Gainesville. Jefferson Rotary gave a warm welcome to Miss Mabeth Storey, the pianist, who has been vacationing in Guatamala in Central America. She stated that it was her privilege and pleasure to be a guest of Rotary while in that country. JACKSON COUNTY 4-H POULTRY SHOW ON OCTOBER 5 Poultry shows for 4-H club poul try chain members in 115 counties in the state are under way, accord ing to H. W. Bennett, Extension Service poultryman who is in charge of the shows. They will continue through October 8 when the last show is held in Whitfield County. The Jackson County show will be held on Oct. sth. Boys and girls participating in the shows are members of the Sears, Roebuck and Company poultry chain and a number of local chains. They are exhibiting the best birds from laying flocks that were started last spring when they received 100 baby chicks through the chain. Each county in the chain has SBO to be awarded in prizes, and ribbons are being awarded according to the quality fo the birds. The schedule has been set up so that all shows will have been held in time for the best birds to be entered in state wide competition later this fall. STATE REVENUE INCREASED IN '49 With higher prices prevailing for the closing months, the State Game and Fish Commission took in $208,- €4O more from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses during the 1949 fiscal year than during the preced ing year. Single Copy Five Cent* MRS. F. M. HARDY PASSES AT HOME IN BARROW COUNTY Mrs. Ethelene Elrod Hardy, aged 71, widow of the late Frank M. Har dy, passed away Sunday morning at her home near Winder in Barrow County, following an illness of al most two years. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at Union Baptist Church, Rev. Wiley Holland and Rev. Meeks officiating. Surviving are her duaghters, Mrs. R. J. Kelly, Jefferson; Mrs. Hoke Mashburn, Griffin; Miss Ethelene Hardy, Winder; Mrs. Fred Culber son, Gainesville, Mrs. Harrison Thornton, Winder; Sons, G. David Hardy and Henry Hardy, Jefferson; Elder Hardy and John Hardy, Win der; sisters, Mrs. Allie Ayers, At lanta; Mrs. W. C. Voyles, Cairo; brother, W. P. Elrod, Winder. Before illneess confined her to the home, she was useful and active in every walk of life. A good neigh bor, a loving mother, a devoted wife, a Christian worker. Time brought its inevitable trials, but she always wgs'a real life partner who shared the problems and smoothed the way along life’s highways. Gentle, pa tient, kind, ever mirtdful of others, she was the soul of hospitality. To her family, we extend our sympa thy and may they strive to attain measure of Christian fortitude and strength she exemplified. DEATH TAKES MRS. NORA PARKS Mrs. Nora Candis Parks, 86, died Aug. 22 at the residence on Route 3, Commerce, following an extend ed illness. She was born in Hall county and was a member of the New Salem Methodist church. Funeral services were held from the New Salem church, the Rev. Ridgeway, assisted by the Rev. Chamblee, officiating. Interment was in the churchyard. She is survived by a son, H. O. Parks, of Jefferson; four daughters, Mrs. J. W. Jones, of Miami, Fla., Mrs. I. B. Segars and Miss Carrie Parks, of Commerce, and Mrs. Thomas E. Harber, Jr., of Decatur. MRS. LUCY BENTON CALLED BY DEATH Mrs. Lucy McGinnis Benton, aged 87, widow of the late R. J. H. Ben ton of Rt. 4, Commerce passed away on Monday, August 22. Funeral services were held from Berea Baptist church of which she was a member. She is survived by two sons, Al vin and W. B. Benton, of Com merce; five daughters, Mrs. J. D. Thurmond, Mrs. Claude Cleghorn, Mrs. J. T. Nunn, Mrs. L. O. Lord, and Miss Rose Benton, all of Com merce: a sister, Mrs. J. B. Williams, of Atlanta. mrs. w. a. McDonald BURIED AT EBENEZER Funeral services were held Sat urday, August 27, at Ebenezer Meth odist Church, for Mrs. W. A. McDon ald, of* Winder. Rev. Nixon Taylor and Rev. J. D. McNeal officiated. Surviving the deceased are her husband; four sons, her mother, two sirters and five brothers. Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia MORE THAN 500 GET DEGREES AT UNIVERSITY Five hundred and four students received degrees from the Univer sity of Georgia at Summer Gradua tion exercises Wednesday after noon, August 31, at 5:30 P. M., in the South Campus amphitheater. Dr. Ronald C. S. Young, profes sor of philosophy at the University’s Atlanta Division, delivered the commencement address. James H. Anderson, of Jesup, was class vale dictorian. Among the graduates are Henry Edward Braselton, of Braselton; Jerome Dougherty Davis, Jr., of Miami, Fla., Jajnes Henry Harris, Jr., of Commerce, all of whom were awarded degrees in Bachelor of Bus iness Administration. Charles Henry Segars, of Route 2, Jefferson, degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Edward Folk Boyd, Jr., of Jeffer son, Bachelor of Science in Phar macy. James Roy McElhannon, of Win der, Bachelor of Laws. Robert E. Bellew, of Commerce, and James M. Isbell, of Bowman, Master of Education. Rex Stanley Harper, of Com merce, Master of Science in For estry. DR. E. L. HILL SERVED AS PASTOR FORTY-TWO YEARS After serving for forty-two and one-half years as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Athens, Dr. Eugene L. Hill retired Sunday and assumed the post of Pastor Emeritus to which he was recently elected. In observance of Dr. Hill’s retire ment, the congregation of the church adopted resolutions payihg tribute to Dr. Hill on his long and outstanding service to the church and of his valuable work in the Southern Presbyterian Church, the Synod of Georgia, and the General Assembly, as well as his great con tributions to the life and growth of the Church and to the welfare of the community. STAY HOME LABOR DAY WEEK-END STATE PATROL SAYS Stay out of traffic trouble on your Labor Day week-end is the advice of the Safety Education Division of the Georgia State Patrol. They recommend that you lock your car in the garage and spend the day on your porch or in the shade with plenty of good ice cold lemonade to drink. In 1948 over the Labor-day week end, there were 138 accidents in the State of Georgia, with 15 fatalities and with 103 persons injured. The State Patrol says: Please don’t make the last hol iday of the summer the last holiday of your life. If you must drive, please remember to slow down and be careful. Time saved by hurry ing isn’t worth the risk of your life. If you are one of those leaving town by automobile, please remem ber that Labor Day traffic is more dangerous than usual traffic. Start your trip a little earlier so you won’t be tempted to speed. FARM BUREAU The Jackson Trail Chapter of the Farm Bureau will meet at the school house Wednesday night, Sept. 7, 8:30 o’clock. Refreshments will be serv ed. Please be present. LIQUOR SOLD IN 81 DRY COUNTIES IN THE STATE Federal records show that Geor gians drank liquor from 421 outlets in 80 dry counties during the 1948- 49 fiscal year. Meanwhile, attorneys for a large group of Georgia wine dealers say they contemplate carrying their fight against the wine tax increase to the State Supreme Court. In Griffin, Superior Court Judge Ches ter Byars sustained the State’s de murrer in the suit challenging con stitutionality of the act. One-fourth of the retail liquor outlets in dry counties are private clubs, according to International News Service Writer Tom Foley who checked the Federal records. The outlets are listed in the ways and excise tax division office. These records are available to State officials at any time. It is no Federal violation to sell tax-paid liquor in a dry county as long as the retail outlet has purchased the Federal occupational stamp, but this stamp does not prevent state agents from prosecuting. POEM WRITTEN BY PROF. S. P. ORR MANY YEARS AGO Miss Jessie Wier of the Orr com munity was in Jefferson last week and showed us a picture of the first unit of Martin Institute building and another picture made just after the first annex was constructed. She also presented us a poem written by Professor S. P. Orr about the Orr home, just after he had sold the farm which had been owned by the, Orr family for many years. Professor Orr was a noted Georgia educator and was for twenty years the Principal or Assistant Principal of Martin Institute. His name and that of John W. Glenn are insepar ably linked with the history of Mar tin Institute. Below is the poem: MY DEAR OLD HOME My native home, how dear to me! Its fountain brook and rill, All, all its streams which to thesea Flow down its depths to fill; The creek, along whose woody brink With rod or gun I strayed, The fountain, where I stooped to drink Or rested in the shade; The tow'ring woods, where squir rel gay Concealed his winter store, Where cawing crow or noisy jay Were safe from every foe; The copse, where honey-suckles grew And yellow jessamine, Where violets and gentian blue And pretty columbine; The dell, where creamy clematis And crimson wild woodbine, Where buttercup and daisy kiss And sweetest eglantine. These, once so dear, have now no charm, Their light and life have fled, For each dear form is either gone Or numbered with the dead. The stranger now its portals keep, No sign of loved one there, And loneliness, oppressive, deep. Weighs down my heart with care. And thus its shelter now no more I fain would henceforth seek, Since these sad thoughts oppress me sore And drive me from my sleep. Farewell sweet home, sweet home, farewell, I bid adieu to thee, May guardian angels keep thee well From every danger free. S. P. ORR. Thursday, September 1, 1949 CONGRESSMEN TAKE HOLIDAY SENATORS WORK Washington—The House met for 61 minutes Friday and then got out of town, leaving the Senate behind to sweat by itself for the next month. Many members jumped the gun, only about 50 of the 433 House members were present for Friday’s brief session. A corporal’s guard stayed in town to hold token sessions every three days. Rep. Eugene E. Cox, of Georgia; was elected acting speaker to serve during the routine sessions until Sept. 21. Speaker Sam Rayburn handed reporters a list of 34 "major” bills he said the House has shoved through only to hit a pile-up in the Senate and force the House to take a holiday. UPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS MAKE GREAT PROGRESS In 1941, Upson County, Georgia, had 23 white schools, only one of them accredited and 11 of them with only one teacher. Only four of the 23 had running water and only one had inside toilets. Of the 936 students enrolled in the 23 schools, about 436 rode to school in buses, private and public. The other 500 walked. Forty-six teachers, most of them teaching three to seven grades each, were the faculty. Average daily at tendance then was 84 per cent of the pupil enrollment. This September, only eight years after, 1,350 children will report to classes in six accredited schools, taught by 66 teachers. They will ride to school free in 22 buses. They will study in well-light ed class-rooms. When they are thirsty they will drink from sani tary fountains, and in four of the six schools they will go to inside! toilets. Each of the 66 teachers has a State certificate with qualifications to teach the grade or subjects as signed. Each of the six schools has a mo tion picture projector, a library and playground equipment. Five of the six are brick. This comparison between the sit uation in 1941 and that in 1949 is made by The Thomaston Times, which says proudly that Upson County is credited with having made more progress with its schools in the last seven years than any other County in Georgia. DOVE SHOOTING SEASON SET UP Federal regulations for the shoot ing of migratory birds, doves in par ticular, have been released and will permit a 30-day open season over the State. Regulations grant the State Game and Fish Commission rights to split the 30-day open season on doves into two 15-day shooting periods— -15 days in September and .15 /lay* in January. September 16-30, 1949, will be first season on doves, and open season will come again Janu ary I—ls, 1950. Shooting hours will be from noon to sundown. Shooting doves over baited fields will be strictly a vio lation, as will be shooting with un plugged guns or with more than three shells in the gun at one time, j The bag limit will be ten doves. MRS. SAMPLES FOUND MURDERED IN ATLANTA Mrs. Beatrice Samples, sister of Mrs. Hoyt Whitlpck of Jefferson, Mrs. Stoy Marlow of Commerce, Mrs. Kirby of Atlanta, U. C. and T. C. Brown of Commerce; was found shot to death in her residence in Atlanta, rear of 148 Spruel Spring Road, Tuesday. She was a widow with three sons, who were away from home at the time. She was killed by a .32 caliber pistol bullet which entered her left eye and penetrated her skull. No weapon was found in her three room house, whose contents had not been disturbed when her body was found. She was 26 and an attractive brunette. Miss Edith Barran, whose parents’ home is near that of Mrs. Samples’, was the first to find the dead body. She went over to the Samples home for her radio, saw the dead body on the sofa and blood on the floor. She notified her par ents. Mrs. Barron said that a young man unknown to her accompanied Mrs. Samples home late Monday afternoon. Mrs. Samples was not employed, but received checks from social se curity and Fulton County Welfare Department. FARMERS OBSERVE PROGRESS MADE IN FARMING (By Walter F. Carlan) On August 26, a group of farmers and others met on Dr. W. T. Ran dolph’s farm to observe the progress being made in improving his land, and to hear Mr. R. Y. Bailey, Re gional agronomist of the Soil Con servation Service, Spartanburg, S. C., discuss the different soil conser vation practices being carried out. on Dr. Randolph’s farm. I Since Dr. Randolph is getting | into the dairy business, pasture and j grazing crops were discussed first, i and the group looked at a mixture I of Sericea Lespedeza and Reseeding j Crimson Clover. The clover furn , ishes grazing in winter and spring | and the sericea grazing and hay in | summer. Mr. Bailey stated that j Fescue grass is making a good show ing when seeded on old Sericea stands. The group next inspected a field of Ladino clover and orchard grass, then adjoining that a field of Ladino Clover and Ky.-31 Fescue;' from there, the group moved to the row crop section of the farm where they saw properly terraced land with suitable outlets, a Sericea border along the wood, a steep field in Kudzu, the less sloping land in a rotation of cotton, corn and lespede za in grain stubble. Mr. Bailey told the group that terracing alone was not enough, that a rotation includ ing close growing crops, such as small grain and Lespedeza, must be followed to maintain and improve the land. At 12:30 the group met at Dr. Randolph’s pond and enjoyed a barbecue. In the afternoon, the group moved fto the Johnson farm and looked at some of Jackson County’s best pas tures, a field of coastal Bermuda and White Dutch Clover, one of the orchard grass and Ladino Clover and other pasture mixtures. Jackson County farmers in the group were John N. Holder, G. H. Martin, Dean S. Lott, Joseph John son, Lester Legg, Louis Sailors, A. J. Flanigan, L. L. Williamson, Jr., Victor Richey. No. 11.