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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 22. IMS
THE JACKSON HERALD
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Entered at The Jefferson Post Office
As Second-Class Mail Matter
ALONG THE WAY
Spry 74-year-old Senator Neely,
(Democrat), West Virginia, has no
use for the adjective "old.”
When a witness before the Sen
ate District of Columbia Committee
described herself as old, Chairman
Neely told her:
"Don’t use the world old. It’s an
excuse for surrendering work in
God’s vineyard.”
"For age is opportunity no less
than youth itself, though in another
sense, and as the evening twilight
fades away, the sky is filled wi<h
stars invisible by day.” he contin
ued, quoting Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow.
"Go look for the stars, madam,”
Neely suggested, "instead of saying
you’re getting old.”
As long as one has health, happi
ness and "trusts in the Lord with
all his heart” why worry about the
number of birthdays that have
passed.
John Drinkard, Editor of the Lin
coln Journal, has this to say:
"Once upon a time a newspaper
editor lay down for a few hours
sleep at the end of his busy day and
in his sleep he dreamed a lovely
dream . . . The dream was so lovely
that a seraphic smile illuminated the
editor’s face. He dreamed that the
paper came out on time and Every
thing Was Right!
"In the dream, everything was in
the paper that anyone wanted in,
and yet nothing was in that anyone
might have preferred left out. Every
word was spelled right and every
comma was in its proper place.
"All through the week he had
worked hard to create such a per
fect paper. When an indignant sub
scriber had called up about an error
she had said ‘lt’s a wonder you
wouldn’t be more careful,’ and he
had agreed that she was right.
‘There would have been no point
in explaining all this to the indig
nant subscriber because the fact
that many errors had been elimin
ated was no excuse for one error
that got by.
"Problems beset the poor editor
week after week and despite his
efforts are never quite entirely sol
ved. He is embarrassed when ‘bon
ers’ are made but he is grateful to
tjre people who tell him their com
plaints.”
In renewing his subscription,
Captain Ralph M. Buffington, Jack
son County native, writes from his
CITY REGISTRATION—
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE!
The Registration Books are open at the City
Hall. To be eligible to vote in the 1949 city
election, you must register before October 13,
1949. To be eligible to vote in city elections,
you must register for the year in which the elec
tion is held.
(Signed) I
GUY STRICKLAND
Clerk and Treasurer,
CITY OF JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
Official Organ of Jackson County
John N. Holder Editor
Mrs. John N. Holder Asso. Editor
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA.
home in Houston, Texas:
Your Paper continues to keep ms
in touch with friends of years past
and saves me the time of writing
many people who woujfi probably
wait weeks to answer. Then, too, I
have all the pleasure of knowing
about new people as they play their
roles in the present day drama of
our County.
Your recent write-up on Jackson
County history was full of interest,
and I would like to see more along
that line. There is romance in place
and family names. I believe that
we have been too neglectful of our
Indian heritage. Perhaps an article
on the meaning of Indian names for
streams and towns would revive
some of this lore.
Recently, one of my grand-neph
ews was here from Gainesville. We
were discussing the terrific storms
that have devastated that town, and
in explanation, I told him that was
the price his town was paying for
having broken faith with the Chero
kees more than a hundred years
ago in illegally hanging one of the
Indian Chiefs. Of course, he refused
to accept that explanation, but it
makes a rich study in crime and
punishment.
Let me wish you and Mrs. Holder
an 4 her happy and prosperous year.
With kindest regards to you and the
Herald Readers, I remain, Sincerely
yours—
Another letter comes from that
versatile son of this County, Paul
T. Harber, Cartersville, Ga., whose
words are sincerely appreciated:
My Dear Good Friend:
That comment in your newspaper
about my visit with you greatly
touched me. It was a sort of tribute
from your heart. With all my im
perfections I like to feel that in my
time I have contributed something
to make the world a better place in
which to work and live.
Your column is rich, interesting,
informative and uplifting. Few men
in Georgia can reach up and out
like you in commenting on a wide
variety of subjects. Intelligence,
wide observation, versatile experi
ence and high ideals of living enable
you to entertain, instruct, guide and
influence people. Your pen is
mighty.
Jackson County is fortunate to
have at the helm in Jefferson, a na
tive born, loyal, influential, patri
otic citizen who can keep the history
of Jackson County fresh in the
minds of its residents. Asa native
The Jackson Herald, Jefferson, Georgia
of Jackson County I love it. Mem
ories of the days gone by come to
mind all along in connection with
Commerce, Jefferson, Apple Valley,
Thyatira, Dry Pond, and the other
towns and communities.
It was a genuine pleasure to visit
with you in your office recently.
Arthur Neal was glad to hear about
you. He promises to join me some
time this Fall on a trip to Jefferson.
I was very glad to see Mrs. Hol
der. She just works right on like
she did in the years ago.
I asked my sister, Mrs. T. J. Syfan
to send to you the history of Har
mony Grove-Commerce which I left
with her to read. I hope she has
done so ere this time.
With sincere and cordial regards,
I am, Your Jackson County Friend,
PAUL T. HARBER.
We received the copy of Rev. T.
C. Hardman’s book telling of the
history of Harmony Grove-Com
merce and a very brief history of
Jackson County. It gives the names
of pioneers of Harmony Grove, now
Commerce, and the men and women
who have built one of Georgia’s
most progressive little cities. It re
lates the stories of people, churches,
schools, highways, cotton mill, other
manufacturing plants, business en
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terprises, railroad, and many other
activities. We enjoyed reading a
book written by our good friend
and classmate of the University of
Georgia. To prepare this volume re
quired time, research, patience,
education and expense. Mr. Hard
man was ably assisted by Mrs. Hard
man in the preparation of material
for the volume. One suggestion, if
he has a second edition of the book,
devote at least one chapter to the
life, works and achievements of
Governor L. G. Hardman.
President Truman in his address
to the American Legion Convention
in Philadelphia said: "World pros
perity is necessary to our own pros
perity here in the United States ....
the Nations of the World face new
problems. Most of Europe has brok
en down—others are on the ragged
edge.”
The President told the Legion that
organized Communists have at
tempted to achieve economic and
political domination of the World.
He lambasted those ruffians and
war-mongers.
The President assumes to "know
all about it.” Anyhow, he has been
learning, fast. Meanwhile he and
the Congress are getting together,
and they are resolved that the time
has arrived when the World must
stop resorting to what he correctly
terms a "Policy of dog-eat-dog.”
We are spending money by the
billions and $1,450,000,000 is being
set aside to help friendly European
Nations retool war plants.
Our President is doing all within
his power to prevent a financial
collapse of our friend and ally, Eng
land.
A careful check on American
business throughout the United
States shows unusual conditions.
For instance, the New England
states, Virginia, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Florida, New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan
have been slipping. Manufacturing
centers are producing at low level.
The states of Missouri, lowa, South
Dakota, North Dakota, Montana,
Wyoming, Utah and Nevada have
all moved slow in the field of active
industry. And where do you think
they have gone to?
West Virginia, Delaware, Ken
tucky, Indiana, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Wis
consin, Illinois and Minnesota show
up well. It’s "fair weather” all along
the Western Coast and in the
Southern States from the Atlantic
to the Pacific Coast.
A chart we have seen leads one
to the belief that strikes in the East
ern States and parts of the Mid-West
have , been disastrous. Meanwhile,
Idaho, Oregon and California have
been raising their averages in pros
perity.
Farm commodities have held up
their end with the help of the Fed
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has gained weight in the National
Capital is that national industry ig
not quite as chipper as it used to be
Judge and Mrs. L. B. Moon car
ried us in their car last Sunday
afternoon to Academy to the burial
of Mrs. George W. Shaw. The old
church building has recently been
painted inside and out and is a
pretty house of worship. The
grounds are also well kept. The
old school building, which was lo
cated about two hundred and fifty
yards west of the church, and, where
we attended school in Auld La ng
Syne, is there no longer. It was
moved many years ago. We met
only one person who was a student
in the old school room, but met
many children and grandchildren of
students of that institution of learn
ing. Mrs. Shaw was one of the last
to to go to old Academy. She was a
lady of Christian faith and deep
piety from childhood throughout
her entire life. She will be greatly
missed in this community where
she was bom and reared and where
she spent her life laboring in the
vineyard of the Lord.