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The Jackson Herald
Volume 76.
FUNERAL RITES
FOR MRS. APPLEBY
HELD TUESDAY
“The afterglow of her beautiful
life sheds a glow of shining light”
can be truly said of Mrs. A. C. Ap
pleby whose passing brings sorrow
to her devoted friends of yester
year.
Mrs. Appleby, the former Miss
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Mary Ann Williamson, was born in
Commerce November 27, 1860 and
passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. E. H. Taylor (Meda
Appleby), in DeFuniak Springs,
Fla., on September 18, 1949, follow
ing an illness of several months.
On May 16, 1878, she was mar
ried to A. C. Appleby. For many
years they lived in Commerce, later
moving to Jefferson. Mr. Appleby
passed away on October 26, 1932.
There were born to this union nine
children, three of whom preceded
their parents in death, in 1893 Mrs.
Alva Appleby Moore; in 1941, Hugh
Stevens Appleby and in 1948 George
Douglas Appleby.
Funeral services for Mrs. Apple
by were conducted by Rev. M. H.
Massey, assisted by Rev. J. D. Math
eson, in the Jefferson Baptist
Church, of which she was a devoted
member, on Tuesday morning. In
terment was in the cemetery at
Commerce.
Surviving the deceased. .are the
following children: Mack Appleby of
Atlanta, Mrs. Sidney Nix and Mrs.
B. C. Steele of Sanford, Fla., Mrs.
E. H. Taylor of DeFuniak Springs,
Fla., Mrs. Fred W. Evans of Atlanta
and Oscar Appleby. Also nineteen
grandchildren and nineteen great
grandchildren.
OUT-OF-TOWN KIN
AND FRIENDS HERE
FOR APPLEBY RITES
The children here this week for
the funeral rites of their mother,
Mrs. A. C. Appleby, were H. M.
Appleby of Atlanta, Mrs. S. J. Nix
of Sanford, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Fred
W. Evans of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs.
E. IL Taylor of DeFuniak Springs,
Fla, O. T. Appleby of Columbus,
and B. C. Steele of Sanford, Fla.
The grandchildren here were Mrs.
Frank Bundy of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Taylor, Jr., and
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Taylor of
Atlanta, Miss Mary Jane Appleby
of .Athens.
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Others from out-of-town were
Mrs. Mary J. Williamson of Atlanta,
Mrs. Frank Thurmond of Gaines
ville, Mrs. H. M. Appleby and Mrs.
R. E.. Carter of Athens, Mrs. J. R.
Jarreti and J. R. Jarrett, Jr. of Cen
ter,’ Mrs. R. C. Nix, Mrs. H. O. Willi
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Stoy Harris, Mr.
and Mrs. George Williamson, Cecil
Harris, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. William
son, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hardman,
Frank Thurmond, Mrs. H. C. Wil
liamson, of Commerce.
Janet Virginia Hancock
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hancock of
Anderson, S. C., announce the birth
of a daughter, Janet Virginia, at the
hospital in Anderson on September
17. Mrs. Homer Hancock of Jeffer
son and Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Phil
lips of Royston are the baby’s grand
parents.
MRS. BLACKWELL
DIED ON SATURDAY
Mrs. Mary Jane Blackwell, aged
65, passed away Saturday, at the
hospital in Athens, after an extend
ed illness. She was a resident of the
Jefferson Mills village and had
many friends to mourn her passing.
Funeral services were held at
Highview Church Monday after
noon, conducted by Rev. A- D. Coile,
pastor of Highview, and Rev. R. B.
Smith of Athens. Interment was in
Woodbine Cemetery.
Surviving the deceased are her
husband, H. H. Blackwell; seven
‘children, Misses Inez and Mildred
Blackwell, Mrs. Emma Ricks, Mrs.
Ducile Farris, Mrs. Ellen Huntsing
er, Mrs. Jessie Ruth Satterfield and
Curti? Blackwell: and a brother. C.
C. Lynn.
Single Copy Fire Cents
SOUCITOR GENERAL
HOPE D. STARK
SPEAKS AT ROTARY
At the meeting of Jefferson Rotary
Tuesday, Program Chairman Clif
ford Storey presented as guest
speaker, the capable and much loved
Solicitor General of the Piedmont
Circuit, Hope D. Stark, whose ad
dress was on the subject: “The Con
stitution of the United States.” He
discussed the delegates to the Con
stitutional Convention. Franklin,
Madison and Hamilton were the
leaders. Georgia was represented by
Abraham Baldwin and Ignatius
Few. For awhile it seemed to be an
impossible task for the delegates to
agree on an organic law for our
country. Sine die adjournment was
advocated by some, but Benjamin
Franklin, the great statesman,
through compromise finally secured
enough votes to adopt the provis
ins of the Constitution, which Black
stone, the well-known lawyer, pro
nounced the greatest instrument of
its kind that ever evolved from the
mind of man.
Rotarians were much interested
in the message and at the conclus
ion President Nat Hancock said,
“That was a fine talk on a great
subject.”
President Hancock named the
i committee on the question of Jef
i ferson Rotary sponsoring a “Calf
! Chain”—J. L. McMullan, H. W.
j Davis, J. C. Alexander and Clifford
R. J. Kelly, the Secretary, was on
: the Honor Roll last month. The
| average attendance for Jefferson
was 80.83. Average for the District
I was 85.66.
MRS. G. W. SHAW
DIES AT HOME
NEAR ACADEMY
After a long illness, Mrs.
W. Shaw passed away at her home
near Academy Church last Saturday
night. On Sunday afternoon, she
was buried in Academy cemetery.
Rev. W. P. Holland, assisted by Rev.
Jim Harvey, conducted the obse
quies.
Before her marriage she was Miss
Evie Pinson, daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Pinson. She
leaves a husband, George W. Shaw,
and two children, Henry Newton
Shaw of Bogart, and Mrs. C. T.
Pruitt, of Route 1, and twelve grand
children to mourn her passing.
She had been an active member
of Academy Baptist Church since
childhood and was one of its most
loyal and devoted members. She
was good wife, a careful and pains
taking mother, a loyal friend and a
kind neighbor. The large congre
gation at her funeral attested the
esteem in which she was held.
LEBANON
Rev. Truman Thomas filled his
appointment here Sunday morning,
and the evening services were in
charge of the M. Y. F. of Bethany
Methodist Church and they pre
sented a most enjoyable and helpful
program. We invite them to be with
us again.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Whitfield
and son of Jacksonville, Fla. were
the weekend guests of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. Whitfield.
Mrs. Alma Fulcher and Miss Ruth
Holliday are spending a few days
in Athens. -
Mr. and Mrs. Estes Holliday and
son, of Atlanta, and Mr. Towns
Fulcher of Athens were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Holliday Sunday.
Miss Fannie Hunter spent last
week in Atlanta, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Horace Hunter.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ivey of Com
merce were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Ivey Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Doolittle of
Athens visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Martin and family Sunday.
Mr. Frank Merck of Atlanta at
tended preaching services here Sun
day morning and was the dinner
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carruth.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Martin of
Dahlonega visited Mr. and Mrs. Hu
bert Martin Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Lavender
were visitors in Attica Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. ard Mrr. Henry Fulcher cf
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
DEATH REMOVES
ONE OFJEFFERSON’S
OLDEST CITIZENS
James Pinkney Aaron, in his
93rd year, passed away Sunday. He
was born March 12, 1857 in Dan
ielsville, and for the past 47 years
had made his home in Jefferson.
Mr. Aaron was a man of many ad
mirable characteristics, a citizen
held in high esteem by a wide circle
of friends and acquaintances. When
the summons came for him to come
up higher, he was ripe in years, and
his passing leaves a vacancy that is
mourned by children and associates.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon by Rev. J. D.
Matheson and interment was in
Woodbine Cemetery.
Surviving the deceased are six
children: Misses Alma, Viola and
Addie Aaron, Mrs. Pearl Pirkle, Joe
and Elmer Aaron, all of Jefferson,
three grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
MISS MATTIE BAILEY
DIED THURSDAY
IN ATHENS HOSPITAL
Last Thursday in a hospital in
Athens, Miss Mattie Bailey, age 79,
passed away. Her body was brought
to Jefferson and funeral services
were held in the First Baptist
Church on Friday afternoon by the
pastor, Rev. J. D. Matheson, after
which her remains were carried to
Pendergrass and interred in the
cemetery of that little city.
Miss Bailey was the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bailey,
a sister of J. L. Bailey of Greens
boro and an aunt of Mrs. David
Hardy of Jefferson.
For several years prior to her
death, she made her home in Jef
ferson.
In life she practiced the Divine
principle called the Golden Rule.
She was a consistent member of the
Baptist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Collins and
two daughters and Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Collins and daughter bi Com
merce attended preaching services
here Sunday morning.
Much improvement has been
made to our church grounds and
cemetery here recently. .
Our church congregation is now
enjoying most comfortable seats as
we have heavy cushions for most
j of the pews and the following dedi
[ cations were made Sunday morning
i Mrs. Ida Lee Wills Alexander do
nated one honoring the memory of
her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George R. Holliday; Col. Willie D.
Holliday and Mrs. Edith Holliday
Mac Swords of Zanesville, Ohio, do
nated two in honor of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Holliday; Mr.
tyarvin Wills gave two in memory
of his father, Mr. Jim Wills; the
remaining cushions, numbering
fourteen, were donated by the Mar
tin brothers, Ben, Weyman, Hubert,
Curtis, Byrd and Theron in memory
of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli
sha B. Martin, and Mr. Key Holliday
to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Holliday. These dedications were
made honoring life long residents
of this community and all were
members of Lebanon Church and
all are buried in the Lebanon church
cemetery, excepting Mrs. Maude
Holliday who is buried in Jefferson.
Mr. Walter Crawford of Athens,
the owner and operator of the Craw
ford Mattress factory made the cush
ions without profit, and he cheer
fully, donated, two nice cushions
for the pulpit chairs.
These donations have made most
comfortable seats and only cost one
hundred and fifty-four dollars. We
invite all the Herald readers to visit
with us and help us all enjoy this
comfort.
J. C. BENNETT
HONORED BY CLUB
IN FLORIDA
Fernandino, Fla.—Fernandino Ki
wanians chose J. C. Bennett as 1949
president at their annual meeting
last Monday night. Bennett, con
nected with the timber office of
Container Corporation, is one of the
youngest men in point of Kiwanis
Service ever to assume leadership
of the local club.
Delegates to the Kiwanis district
convention, slated for Jacksonville
in early October, were also elected
as follows; S. L. Tarlton, J. C. Ben
nett, and T. G. Hall.
ATLANTA LODGE
CONFERS MASTER’S
DEGREE HERE
On September 14, in the Jefferson
School auditorium, Atlanta Lodge
No. 59, F. & A. M., for Unity Lodge
No. 36 conferred the Master’s De
gree on three candidates.
Worshipful Master William H.
Spratlin for this purpose assembled
Unity Lodge No. 36 F. & A. M. into
a call communication which was at
tended by more than 200 Masons.
thirty-five of whom were members
of Atlanta Lodge, 59. Visitors were
here from Athens, Commerce, Win
der and Gainesville. The perform
ance of the Atlanta Lodge was
beautifully executed. John C.
Turner made a statement in open
lodge: “I have been a Mason for
57 years and this was the most
beautiful work I have ever wit
nessed.”
Worshipful Master W. H. Spratlin
expressed for Unity Lodge No. 36,
deep appreciation to Atlanta Lodge
59 for coming to Jefferson and for
the service it gave.
Between sections of the degree
work, a delicious brunswick stew
supper was served to the satisfac
tion and delight of all those who
were present.
Unity Lodge has other candidates
“bn the road” for the sublime de
gree of Master Mason. Unity Lodge
No. 36 is one of the most active and
virile lodges of the entire Georgia
Jurisdiction of Masonry.
PENDERGRASS
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wiley of
Washington, D. C-, are visiting their
father, Mr. John Brooks.
Mrs. Mary Cantrell suffered a
stroke of paralysis last Thursday
and was admitted to St. Mary’s hos
pital, Athens, where she continues
seriously ill.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Benson and
daughter, Peggy, of Atlanta and
Mrs. L. C. Gearheart, of Florence,
Ala. spent the week-end with Mrs.
ft. M. Benson. • -
Miss Johnnie Bridges of Atlanta
spent the week-end with her mother,
Mrs. J.B. George^ Mr. George.
Mrs. J. H. Getzen is visiting Mr.
and Mrs Robert Getzen in their
home at Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jones spent
the week-end with the former’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Jones,
near Oxford.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McEver at
tended the Georgia-Furman game
in Athens Friday night.
Miss Ruth Freeman of Athens vis
ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus-
Freeman, last week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brooks and
daughters, Betty and Mary, of Chi
copee visited their father, Mr. John
Brooks Sunday.
Mr. Hoyt Cooper spent ten days
recently visiting friends and rela
tives in Birmingham, Ala.
Mr. L. A. Ash of Tampa, Fla., vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Watkins
Saturday.
Mrs Dock Hunt and children,
Skippy and Judy, and Mrs. Steve
Turnell and children, Stevie, Dianne
and Jo of Athens visited Mr. and
Mrs. Howell White Sunday.
Mr. Harry Park and Mrs. Charles
Loder of Stockbridge and Mrs. Edd
Cunningham of Atlanta, spent Sun
day here, guests of Mr. and Mrs. A.
C. Park and were accompanied
home by their mother, Mrs. Eula
Buffington, who spent part of last
week with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Park.
Mrs. Ina Lee Cooper spent two
weeks in Gainesville with relatives.
Mr. Donald Roberts, who has a
position with Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Cmpany in Jacksonville,
Fla., spent the week-end with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Roberts.
Mr. and Mrs. Howell White spent
Thursday in Athens.
Mr. and Mrs. Broughton Cruce
and children, Johnny and Michael,
and Miss Hazel Fowler of Atlanta
and Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Fowler and
children, Harry and Joan of Jeffer
son, vistied their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Fowler last week-end.
Rev. A. O. Hood attended camp
meeting in Whiting, N. C., of the
Fire Baptized Holiness Church. Not
long since, Rev. Hood was in charge
of the camp meeting of his church
in Toccoa. At both these camp meet
ings meals were served to many
without charge. In both gatherings,
people who attended manifested
great spiritual enthusiasm.
Thursday, September 22, 1949
Church Notes
First Baptist Church
J. D. MATHESON. Minister.
Next Sunday is Promotion Day in
the Sunday School. Following brief
periods in the departments and
classes, there will be general assem
bly in the church auditorium for the
promotion exercises.
Presbyterian Church
W. R. THURMAN,
Student Supply Pastor.
J. M. Melvin, S. S. Superintendent.
The Annual Sunday School Rally
Day program will be presented next
Sunday morning, Sept. 25, at 10:00
A. M.
On Sunday afternoon, at 3:00 P M.
we are planning to hold the formal
Dedication Service for our new Sun
day School Annex at the Church.
Dr. J. McDowell Richards, President
of Columbia Theological Seminary,
Decatur, Ga., will be the speaker.
THYATIRA PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
W. R. Thurman, Student Pastor
W. L. Barnett, S. S. Superintendent.
Annual RALLY DAY program
will be held at the Sunday School
service next Sunday morning, Sept.
25, at 10:00 A. M. We especially urge
all our members and friends to be
present.
Academy Baptist
Sunday School 10:00 A. M., Fred
Smith, Supt.
Morning Worship: 11:00 A. M.,
Rev. Jim Harvey, pastor.
BTU: 7:00 P. M.—Dwight Porter,
director.
Evening Worship: 8:00 P. M.
: PERSONALS :
Mrs. W. S. Pinson, of Atlanta, was
a visitor in the city Monday.
James Medlin of Atlanta spent
the past week-end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Medlin. Their
daughter, Mrs. M. L. Crowe, and Mr.
Crowe of Stone Mountain, were here
Sunday and Mr and Mrs. R. S. Med
lin, Jr., of Atlanta visited their
parents during the past week.
Bishop William T. Watkins, of
Louisville, Ky., father of Rev. La
mar Watkins, pastor of First Meth
odist Church in Jefferson, will
preach in the church at 11 A. M. on
the first Sunday in October. Bishop
Watkins is at home in Jackson
County. He was born at Holly
Springs, lived for some years in
Maysville and attended School at
Martin Institute. He began his min
isterial career on a circuit and grad
ually arose until elected a Bishop,
the highest office in the Methodist
Church. When he preaches here on
October 2nd, he will be greeted by
a large congregation and will be
given a warm welcome by his home
people.
Professor Arthur Jackson, of the
Jefferson School faculty, spent the
past week-end at his home in Sta
pleton.
Mrs. E. Y. Spencer has returned
to Brooksville, Fla., after spending
two weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Jewell Williamson.
Professor and Mrs. L. G- Payne
and son, Don, were guests the past
week-end of Mrs- Payne’s mother,
Mrs. A. D. Moorehead, at her home
in Hart County.
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Carithers and
son, Danny, were visiting Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Slover last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Slover and Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Slover, of Atlanta,
were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
Duke Gibson.
The attractive new home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Storey Ellington on
Dickson street, is about completed
and they will be occupying the same
within a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jones and Miss
Suzanne Merrill, of Atlanta, were
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Hanson at their home on the Gaines
ville highway. Mrs. Jones is the for
mer Miss Frances Hanson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Williams and
Miss Kathleen Shaw, of Greenville,
S. C., were here Sunday to attend
the burial service of Mrs. George
Shaw.
Mrs. H. D. Watkins, of Atlanta,
was in the city Saturday night, vis
iting her grandson, Rev. Lamar
Watkins, and family.
: PERSONALS :
Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur Asii
and baby daughter, Ann, of Toccoa.
were visiting in the city this week.
Mrs. F. C. Thomas, of Atlanta, and
Miss Ethel Martin were dinner
guests Thursday of Mrs. W. M-
Champion. The three were class
mates in Martin Institute and en
joyed this renewal, of friendship
formed during school days.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray McDaniel and
Dick Smith, of Cartersville, were
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. ,W-
M. Champion.
H. I. Mobley, Jr., and Mrs. John A-
Long of Decatur, were guests Sat
urday night of Mr. and Mrs. H. I_
Mobley.
John A. Long and son, of Decatur,
were guests the past week-end of
his mother, Mrs. W. T. Long at her
country home on Route 1.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Fuller and
Misses Frances and Karen Fuller
spent Sunday at Carrollton and
Bremen.
Miss Olive Long, young daughter
©f Rev. and Mrs. Nat G. Long, of
Atlanta, and granddaughter of Mrs
J. A. Wills and Mrs. W. T. Long of
Jefferson, has matriculated at Wes
leyan College, Macon.
James Truelove, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Truelove of Monroe, has
matriculated at Clemson College.
Clemson, S. C.
Our office was brightened Satur
day with a visit from Jack Parks,
editor of the Dahlonega Nuggett.
which paper is replete with local
and general news, editorial com
ment and advertisements. Jack has
greatly improved the Nuggett since
he has become owner and editor.
He has many more improvements
planned, especially for the mechan
ical department. His friends in Jack
son, where he was born and reared,
are very much gratified with his
success in his new field of activity,
J. W. Phillips, for some time Soil
Conservationist of Jackson County,
but now flood control engineer at
Marietta, paid a visit last Saturday
to Jefferson, where he was given
| warm greetings by his many friends
I Mr. Phillips is one of the most effi
cient men connected with Sell Con-
I servatlon Service. '
Misses Montine Head and Betty
Nunn spent Friday in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Head and
children, Dolores and Warner, of
Atlanta, Misses Elizabeth Watkins
and Frances Nunn, of Rome, Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Frost, Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Nunn and Miss Betty Nunn
were visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur M. Head, Sunday.
Miss Betty Nunn will leave Fri
day for Milledgeville, to resume her
studies at G. S. C. W.
County School Superintendent
Pittman Carter, H. A. Rays, Mrs. L-
B. Moon, Miss Lona Mae Barnett
and Mrs. Boyd Langford, were in
Athens last Wednesday, attending
a Library Conference. Mis£ Sara
Jones, Library Director of the State
Department of Education, presided.
Mrs. Dewey Bailey is ill in an
Athens hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Robinson
have returned from their wedding
trip and will reside in Jefferson.
Mrs. Robinson is the daughter of
Mr. Prince Pirkle and Mrs. Pirkle.
the former Miss Viola Arthur, who
once lived near Jefferson.
Miss Martha Payne was the guest
last week of Mrs. Lewis Vandiver.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Langford, of
Decatur, were guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Vandiver.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Robinson, of
Winder, were guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Davis at their home
on Danielsville street.
Miss Myrtice Allen of Hoschtort
spent the week-end with her sister.
Mrs. Phil Dohn, and Mr. Dohn, in
Atlanta, and on Sunday attended,
her class reunion at Grant Park. The
members of the class were grad
uates of the A. & M. School at Mon
roe.
Mrs. H. R. Howell was visiting her
mother, Mrs. W. B. McCants, in Win
der last week. Mrs. McCants’ friends
will be pleased to know that she is
improving from a recent illness.
Rev. and Mrs. Lamar Watkins,
John and Bobbie Watkins, and their
guest, Mrs H. D. Watkins of At
lanta, and Mrs. J. M. Melvin, attend
ed the Home Coming at the Meth
odist Church in Maysville on Sum
day. Mrs. Lamar Watkins, with Mrs.
Melvin at the piano, had a part on
the program, rendering a vocal solo.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Holliday had as
guests on Route 2, on Sunday,
Towns Fulcher of Athens- and Mr.
and Mrs. Estes Holliday and 1 son, 80.
No. 14.