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The Jackson Herald
Volume 76.
J. L MC MULLAN
SPEAKS AT ROTARY
ON F.F.A. PLANS
In presenting the guest speaker
on Tuesday at the meeting of the
Rotary Club, Program Chairman
Clifford Storey said: During two
years the speaker for to-day was
engaged in services elsewhere. He
was greatly missd, not only in Jef
ferson, but throughout Jackson
County. We are indeed pleased he
is back with us as teacher of voca-
tional agriculture in our school. We
welcome him because he is a big
asset, not only to the school, but
the entire community. It gives me
pleasure to present a successful
teacher, a public spirited citizen
and a gentlema nof exalted charac
ter, J. L. McMullan.
Mr. McMullan expressed appre
ciation for his words of introduction
and said, "I am happy to be back
home.”
He spoke of his work as a teacher
of Vocational Agriculture. This
year he is beginning with the stu
dents of the Eighth Grade and has
plans for each year through the
Twelfth Grade. It consists of teach
ing agriculture, planting small plots
of ground in grain, corn and le&pp-
deza, improving pastures, raising
and feeding cattle, hogs and poul
try and working in the shop. The
speaker said the students’ hands
must be trained in co-operation with
his mind. After the student com
pletes the five years of study and
work, he is expected to be able to
do any kind of farm industry.
Mr. McMullan told of the great,
progress in the development of pas
tures and the expansion of stock
and cattle industry in Wilkes coun
ty. He suggested that Rotary or
Rotarians furnish each of several
students a heifer calf. Then the
first female offspring of this calf be
given to another vocational student
and a chain be formed until there
will be two to three hundred stu
dents growing cattle, JJis sugges
tion vyas received with enthusiasm.
A motion was made by C. T.
Storey and carried that the presi
dent appoint a committee to work
out the plan.
Seven members were absent.
MR., MRS. CURTIS
GO TO CUMMING,
DAVIS COMES HERE
With regret the people of Jeffer
son bid adieu to Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Curtis, who will in the future make
their home in Cumming, where Mr.
Curtis will be manager of the Geor
gia Power Company unit in that
city. For six years he has been con
nected with this company in Jeffer
son, where he has made a record
for efficient service and polite and
courteous treatment of the patrons
of the Georgia Power Company. He
and Mrs. Curtis made many warm
and lasting friends during their res
idene in Jefferson.
Mr. Curtis is succeeded in Jeffer
son by C. M. Davis, of Winder, who
is now occupying anew home on
Danielsville street, purchased from
E. W. Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Davis
are gladly welcomed to Jefferson.
TAXES GET SI.OO
OF EACH $4.10
MADE IN U. S.
WASHINGTON. *- This year the
average American is paying out $1
in Federal, State and local taxes
for every $4.10 he earns.
Roughly that means that every
time he earns a dollar he turns over
* 25 cents to a tax agent.
Single Copy Five Cent*
SEPTEMBER 11-18
CONSERVATION
WEEK IN GEORGIA
The need for conserving and im
proving the State’s natural resourc
es is being emphasized September
11-18. This is Georgia Soil Conser
vation Week.
The Georgia Association of Soil
Conservation District Supervisors,
in sponsoring the observance, points
out that it has three objectives:
1. To call to the attention of all
Georgia people, both on the farms
and in the towns and cities, the need
to conserve, improve and develop
the State’s soil, water, forest and
wildlife resources.
2. To encourage farmers, with
help from their soil conservation
districts and their local, State and
Federal agencies, to apply timely
measures as parts of complete con
servation programs. Georgia farm
ers have organized 25 soil conserva
tion districts that cover 97 per cent
of the State’s farm land.
3. To make Georgia a State with
'more green grazing and green cover
crops of Soil Conservation District
meets in Atlanta February 28-March
2nd, 1950. More than 1,000 farmers
-and ranchers from all over the coun
try are expected.
Each county of the State will par
ticipate with special programs by
various organizations.
Soil Conservation
Service News
By Walter F. Carlan
On September 14, 1949, 80 lead
ing farmers received Certificates
of Award presented by the Georgia
Bankers Association in recognition
of the fine job they are doing in
conserving and improving their
farms.
To be eligible to receive an award
a farmer must have established or
completed at least 90 per cent of
the practices outlined in his Soil
Conservation Plan.
The following Jackson County
farmers were presented awards:
Hope and Joe Harris, H. L.
Sell, S. J. Suddath, A. H. Sanders,
Dr. W. T. Randolph, William Booth,
J. A. O’Dillon, L. J. Lyle, C. W.
Hood, Jr., T. D. Reidling, J. N.
Stepp, John C. Turner, Rev. E. H.
Collins, A. L. Freeman, Clyde Lang
ford, A. D. Bolton, J. M. Stewart,
A. J. Flanigan, L. L. Williamson,
Worth Brock, Thomas E. Irvin, Sam
uel Lrod, R. Wood Hill, Hugh W.
Hill, Walter Martin, R. H. Randolph
and H. A. Wilhite.
TOBACCO CROP
NETS $51,951,502
IN STATE, IN 1949
Official, first-hand sales of tobac
co at 19 markets in Georgia this
season totaled 127,250,872 pounds,
which brought $51,951,502 91, at an
average price per pound of 40.83
cents, the report issued by the Geor
gia Department of Agriculture re
veals.
Warehousemen are required by
law to file with the Department
sworn statements of sales.
Statesboro with 11,814,660 pounds
led all markets in poundage, which
also brought the high in money, $4,-
729,266.81, while the Hazelhurst
market led in average price paid—
-44.13 cents a pound.
Douglas was second in volumne,
10,717,452 pounds, was second in
value, $4,662,328.15, and also second
in average price—43*so cents per,
pcund.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
SON OF THE LATE
JOHN CARTER
ELECTROCUTED
WAYNESBORO, Ga. Barney
Carter, 40, Georgia Power Cos. line
man, was electrocuted near here
Friday when he accidentally touch
ed a "hot wire.”
He was working on power lines
in the Knox sub-division at the time
of the accident.
Mr. Carter, a native of Tift coun
ty, had been connected with the
Georgia Power Cos. for the past 25
years. He was a member of the
Waynesboro Masonic Lodge No.
274, and served in World War II
with the Navy Seabees.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mary Lee Peak Carter; one step
daughter, Jo Ann Peak, of Waynes
boro; his mother, Mrs. Mollie Noble
Carter, of Alma; two sisters, Mrs. B.
L. Barton, of Sandy Springs; Mrs.
O. E. Wilson, of Alma; one brother,
J. A. Carter, of Atlanta.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 2 o’clock at the First Metho
dist church in Waynesboro. The
Rev. V. F. Agan, pastor of the
Statesboro Primitive church, offi
ciated, assisted by the Rev. D. G.
Mann, pastor of the Waynesboro
Methodist church. Burial was in
Eastside cemetery in Statesboro.
COMMERCE SCHOOLS
OPENED SEPT. 6
The school at Commerce opened
Tuesday morning, September 6,
with the following faculty:
GAMMAR SCHOOL
Joe Griffeth, principal.
First grades—Miss Lillian Burns,
Mrs. Charlie Hardman, and Miss Jo
Ann Harrison.
Second grades Misses Mittye
FarriS. and Ann Berry.
Third grades—Misses Annie Jenk
ins and Frances Blackwell.
Fourth grades Mrs. Herbert
Sharp and Miss Marcelle Arial.
Fifth grades—Mrs. William Rus
sell and Miss Marian Barber.
Sixth grade—Mrs. C. T. Potter.
Seventh grades Mrs. Seaborn
Shankle and Miss Trella Castellaw.
HIGH SCHOOL
History and Librarian—Miss Lu
cille Edwards.
English—Miss Myrtle Wiley.
Science—Miss Helen Alewine.
Foreign Languages—Miss Eliza
beth Harvey.
Home Economics Miss Sara
Frances Henderson.
Typing—Mrs. Mary Graham.
Commercial Work—W. A. Cuff.
Mathematics and Coach Ralph
Public School Music—Miss Mary
Sanders.
Chambers.
Agriculture and Manual Arts
Frank A Burns.
Piano —Mrs. Wallace Mosley.
Charles L. Brown, Jr., is superin
tendent.
ELECTRIC SWEEPER
DEMONSTRATION
AT CITY HALL
The Electrolux Company will have
a man in Jefferson Tuesday night
to demonstrate the Electrolux elec
tric, sweeper. The demonstration
will be held at the City Hall and
every person in Jefferson is extend
ed an invitation to be present. The
meeting will be sponsored by the
W. S. C. S. of the Methodist Church.
There will be no charge and no col
lection, but the society is anxieus
to give the demonstrator a large
audience. Come and invite your
friends to eome with you.
MR. AND MRS. CUTTS
ATTEND FUNERAL OF
SGT. CREIGHTON
The funeral of Sgt. Robert W.
Creighton, 21, brother of Mrs. Wm.
G. Cutts, was held in Chattanoogcf;
last Saturday.
Sgt. Creighton was an aerial gun
ner on a B-17. He was attached to
772nd Bombardment Squadron,
463rd Bombardment Group, 15 Air
Force, which was stationed in Fog
gia, Italy. His plane was hit by a
German jet-propelled plane and ex
ploded during a bombing raid over
Berlin on March 24, 1945.
His body was recovered from the
Community Cemetery in Heiders
dorf, Germany and reburied in the
U. S. Military Cemetery. Neuville en
Condroz, Belgium.
Sgt. Creighton was a junior at the
University of Georgia when he vol
luteered for service in April 1943.
Survivors include his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Creighton, a
brother, William E. Creighton of
Chattanooga and one sister, Mrs.
Wm. G. Cutts, of Jefferson.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cutts, Pam
and Billy Cutts, Miss Elizabeth
Creighton and Miss Evelyn New
man of Athens were in Chattanooga
to attend the military funeral.
JEFFERSON CHAMBER |
OF COMMERCE MET
THURSDAY EVENING
The Jefferson Chamber of Com
merce met Thursday evening in the
Harrison Hotel with J. W. Early, the
president, in the chair. Sixteen
members were present.
Matters from the United States
Chamber of Commerce were
brought before the body by the
President.
A State Road Map was distributed
among the members on which was
shown that State Route 15, one of
the through-the-State routes pass
ing through this city, has been com
pleted.
Standing Committees
PUBLICITY: John N. Holder,
John L. Anderson, J. F. Eckles, J.
N. Smith.. ’
NEW INDUSTRIES: R. S. John
son, W. T. Bryan, H. W. Davis, T. M.
Crowe.
AGRICULTURE: J. L. McMullan,
T. T. Benton, J. C. Turner, L. J.
Lyle.
RAILROAD AND TRANSPORT
ATION: H. W. Davis, C. H. Drake,
L. B. Moon, J. S. Ellington.
ROADS: W. A. Wages, John N.
Holder, E. H. Deaton, A. S. Johnson.
SCHOOLS: T. T. Benton, R. S.
Johnson, E. L. Kelly, C. H. Legg.
YOUTH: W. T. Bryan, E. L. Kelly,
J. C. Spratlin, T. D. Storey.
MEMBERSHIP: R. J. Kelly, H. E.
Aderholt, J. F. Eckles, J. R. Elling
ton.
PROGRAM: John L. Anderson,
H. J. W. Kizer, J. L. McMullan, C.
T. Storey.
ATTENDANCE: H. E. Aderholt,
J. F. Eckles, G. T. Kesler, Rufus
Hooper.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: H. W.
Davis, J. N. Holder, M. M. Bryan,
Jr.. R. S. Johnson, H. E. Aderholt.
FIRE PREVENTON: Nat Han
cock, G. T. Kesler, N. C. Marlowe,
C. D. Cox,- Jr.
U. D. C. Chapter To
Meet September 21
The U. D. C.’s will meet at the
home of Mrs. Clifford Storey Wed
nesday, Sept. 21st, at 3:30 o’clock,
Mrs. J. C- Bennett, Miss Ella Dick
son, and Mrs. L. B. Moon co-hos
tesses.
All members are urged to attend
.this meeting to discuss business of
importance.
Thursday, September 15, 1949
MRS.R.C.CROY
BURIED AT
WHITE PLAINS
Tuesday, September 13, at White
Plains Baptist Church funeral serv
ices were held for Mrs. R. C. Croy,
who died in an Athens hospital
Monday morning. Rev. W. S. Pruitt,
pastor of West End Baptist Church,
Athens, officiated. The pall bearers
were A. C. Fowler, James Fowler,
Bill Pinson, Sidney Fowler, John A.
Fowler and Mutt Scoggins.
Surviving Mrs. Croy is her hus
band; daughter, Mrs. C. S. Sam
ples, Athens; four sons, Robert
Croy, Durrell Croy, S. E. Ward, all
of Athens, and W. B. Atkins, Jef
ferson; mother, Mrs. India Fields,
Jefferson; sister, Mrs. Clifford
Fowler, Comer; two brothers, Bud
Fields, Lexington, and Clifford
Fields, Jefferson, fifteen grandchil
dren and several nieces and neph
ews.
A native of Jackson county, Mrs.
Croy had been a resident of Athens
since 1941- She was a member of
White Plains Baptist Church and
was active in the work of that con
gregation until her health began to
fail. She had many friends who
were saddened by news of her
death.
JEFFERSON SCHOOL
NEWS
' RECEPTION
Our school appreciates the en
couragement and cooperation of all
the civic organizations of Jefferson.
A particularly enjoyable occasion
was the reception given for the
faculty by the Woman’s Club at the
school on Monday evening, Sept. 12-
Between the hours of 8:00 and 10:00
p. m. our new teachers and the pa
trons had an opportunity to meet
each other, while others happily
renewed old friendships. Delicious
refreshments were served in the
lobby.
ENROLLMENT
At present there are 880 pupils en
rolled. Of this number, 578 are in
the grammar grades and 302 in High
School.
JEFFERSON F. F. A. NEWS
by Reporter
Jack Legg carried two of his Jer
seys to the Athens Parish Show
Sept. 7. One of his animals was a
three year old cow, Aristocratic
Dream Dora. The other was a six
month’s old heifer. Jack’s cows
rated first premiums.
Saturday, Sept. .10, Jack carried
his cow, Aristocratic Dream Dora, to
Atlanta to the state Jersey Show.
The show was to be held Monday.
The Jefferson F. F. A. chapter has
a group of boys who entered the
one acre cotton contest.
The F. F. A. boys are studying
swine in class and determining the
breed of swine to select for the pig
chain.
All F. F. A. classes are being held
in the Vocational Agriculture build
ing on Martin Institute campus be
cause of the crowded condition of
the Jefferson High School building.
F. H. A. NEWS
The local F. H. A. chapter has be
gun several worth while school pro
jects. The Homemaking and F. H.
A. students are working with the
first grades. Two to four girls go
each period and help with the
younger children. A receptionist is
furnished also by F. H. A. members.
Each period a high school student
acts as receptionist in the superin
tendent’s office.
The chapter plans to carry out
14,943,000 BALES
PREDICTED COTTON
CROP FOR 1949
WASHINGTON. The Agricul
ture Department Thursday forecast
this year’s cotton crop at 14,943,000
bales of 500 pounds gross weight.
This estimate is 138,000 bales more
than the 14,805,000 bales predicted
a month ago. It compares with 14,-
868,000 bales produced last year and
with a 10-year (1938-1947) average
of 11,306,000 bales.
In the most recent report, the
Census Bureau said 1,247,443 bales
of the 1949 crop had been ginned
prior to September 1. This compar
ed with 1,444,355 bales ginned to the
same date last year.
ATTEND CARTER RITES
IN WAYNESBORO
Among those attending the burial
service of Barney Carter Sunday in
Waynesboro were Mr. and Mrs.
James Carter, Mrs. J. Z. and Tal
madge Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Pitt
man Carter, Mrs. Guy Strickland,
Mrs. C. L. Potts, Mrs. Herman Bar
nett, alf of Jefferson; Mr. and Mrs.
Walter CraWf&pd of Athens; C. E.
W’ier and "Mr. Mrs. Elliott Wier
of Commerce.
The deceased was a son of the
late John Carter*who was a native
of Jackson County.
CORNELIA DEFEATED ,
JEFFERSON ON
FRIDAY NIGHT
Cornelia High School punched
over two touchdowns in the second
period and added another in the
third Friday night for a 20-0 victory
over Jefferson.
It was the season’s opener for
both teams. Jefferson travels to
Winder next Friday night.
Sandra Jean Whitlock
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Whitlock
announce the birth of a daughter,
Sandra Jean, on August 29, 1949, at
the General Hospital in
Mrs. Whitlock is the former Miss
Doris Bentley.
other projects during the school
year. Money is needed to promote
some of the planned projects. The
present monej* making projects are:
selling Christmas cards and selling
hot dogs at the football games.
Jan Anderson * •
SPORTS NEWS
Jefferson High was host to the
Cornelia Yellow Jackets for the first
football game of the season. A
large crowd of spectators gathered
to see Cornelia win over Jefferson
20-0. The weather was ideal for
this game. Co-captains for the Jef
ferson-Cornelia game were Joe
Glosson and Garnett Parks. The
Jefferson lads showed improve
ment over last season. Outstanding
players were Joe Glosson, Curtis
Segars, Garnett Parks, Billy Thur
mond and Dickie Copas.
Acting as coaches for the team
were Henry Robinson and John
Godfrey. Coach Snyder was un
-able to attend because of sickness.
MENUS SEPT. 18-23
Monday Salmon croquetts, cole
slaw, mashed potatoes, milk, rolls,
peaches.
Tuesday Hamburger on bun,
onion, tomato sauce, potato salad,
carrot strips, cookie, milk.
Wednesday—Sliced* cheese, green
lima beans, baked sweet potato,
milk, rolls, cherry pie.
Thursday—Beef hash, rice, green
beans, cake, apple sauce, rolls, milk.
Friday—Chicken pie, carrots and
peas, pear salad, rolls, milk.
No. 13.