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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 29. 1949
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
Some time ago we were at a ban
quet of the Georgia Press Associa
tion and accepted a seat at a tabl
with one of Georgia’s oldest and
most capable editors. We asked,
“How long have you been with the
paper of which you are now editor?”
His reply, “Fifty years ago I was
first employed as an office boy.
Now he is editor-in-chief. We said,
“Fifty-eight years ago we entered
the Herald office as editor-in-chief
and now we are office boy. We can
employ plenty of editors, but no one
wants the job of office boy unless
he is paid a salary about equal to
that of the Editor. So we are office
boy, or Devil, as this person for
merly was called, as well as Editor.
We are not boastful, but we can
truly say we make a good office boy.
We met George Langford, Farm
and Home Security Agent last week.
We had not seen him in some time
and he said, “The Government has
changed rules about making loans to
farmers. In the future we lend only
to those who are co-operating fully
with Soil Conservation forces, who
work, pay their debts and carry out
their promises. Every person who
obtains money from the Govern
ment to make a crop must meet all
these conditions.” The Government
is very reasonable in its demand on
those to whom loans are thus made.
A citizen of Jefferson received a
card a few days ago from Marcus H.
Bailey from Boise, Idaho, where he
has gone to spend awhile with his
daughter. It is sincerely hoped by
his many Jefferson friends that he
will recuperate completely from his
recent illness and return home
strong and well. For many years he
served on Jefferson’s police force
where he made a record for faith
fulness, efficiency and honesty.
While performing his duty as
Game Warden of Jackson and Mad-1
ison Counties, Byrd Martin encoun
ters all kinds of weather and people
of different conditions, ages, edu
cation and religious opportunities.
One day not long since there was a
terrific downpour on him. The rain
fell in such torrents that he stopped
at a little house by the side of the
road. As he and the old dweller wit
nessed the waterspout, Mr. Martin
said to the old man, “Looks like a
flood.’’ “What is that?” the old
man asked. “Flood,” said Mr. Mar,-
tin, “like the one that came on Noah
when his ark landed on Mt. Ararat.”
“Game Warden,” said the old one,
“I have not taken a paper in five
years and I do not really know
what’s going on." “Here,” his wife
said, “take this money and go in
the Herald Office and have the pa
per sent to us for a year. I am tired
of living in the dark.”
Advcrlii+mna
From where I sit... jbi/ Joe Marsh
Take a Good Look
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I watched the television at Andy’s
Garden Tavern last Saturday.
“Andy,” I asks him. “wouldn’t the
picture be clearer if it were darker
in here? How about if instead of
that waist-high curtain you have
in the window you had a shade for
the whole window?"
‘‘The television might be
brighter,” he says, “but then peo
ple outside couldn’t see in. And
that’s more important than the
television picture to me—because
I want people to see I’m not hiding
anything. I want ’em to sec it's a
well-run place.”
Cwpprigk, 1949, lmud SXaU* Bruurt Foundation
Official Organ of Jackson County
John N. Holder Editor
Mrs. John N. Holder Asso. Editor
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA.
One day the Warden met with a
cynic and fault finder. The old man
gravely said, “It is a curious fact
that when we are sick we want an
uncommon doctor; if we have con
struction we seek for an uncommon
engineer; if we get into war we
dreadfully want an uncommon Ad
miral and General; but in politics
we want the common man. It is
strange how people think. In At
lanta they wanted a reform city ad
ministration —and elected Joe Allen,
who has been a drunkard and open
law violator, but he declared he was
reformed and the voters elected
him.”
From a statement made in a
speech by Governor Herman Tal
madge, “Great progress is being
made all over the State by augment
ed road repair crews operating un
der the direction of experienced
personnel with better equipment
and materials than ever before.”
The Governor cited several new
repair services which have been in
stituted for the first time. He said
there are six special repair crews in
the field which are* using only con
crete to repair concrete pavement.
He said there are eight special re
sealing units in the field to reseal
surface-treated roads. In addition,
there are 20 special bridge crews of
20 men each which are doing noth
ing but restoring and repairing
weak and damaged bridges.
For the first timo concrete roads
are being repaired with concrete,
said the Governor, and the result is
these roads after being treated are
as smooth as paper. Reconstruction
of highways is being done rapidly
and successfully.
We called Chairman W. A. Wages
and asked about road improvement
in Jackson. He said, “Jackson Coun
ty is not a laggard in highway bet
terment, but we are keeping fully
abreast with progress in the State.
Some time in the not far distant
future we expect to have more con
struction projects, some of which
will be hard surfacing. Our mainten
ance program is resulting in the
best roads this County has ever en
joyed. Roads have been widened,
properly drained, shaped and soiled
or macadamized. All we ask for a
verification of this statement is for
people to ride over the roads and
do their own inspecting and make
their own conclusions, as it is an old
maxim that ‘seeing is believing!’
We are having good cooperation
from the State Highway Depart
ment and the citizens of Jackson
County.” We were very much
pleased to ride over the best road
to the Academy Church that this
house of worship ever had before
in all its history.
Andy’s a great believer in the
Brewers’ Self-Regulation Pro
gram, whereby tavern owners and
the Brewers co-operate in seeing
to it that places selling beer and
ale are clean and law-abiding—a
credit to their neighborhood.
From where I sit, Andyk got the
right idea. Live right, and you’H
never have to worry about who’s
watching.
The Jackson I . Je tier son, Georg.*
Here is what Louie Morris, editor
of the Hartwell Sun, has to tell
about one badly henpecked hus
band:
Henpecked Husband (wailing)—
“I don’t mind washing dishes for
you, and I’ll even sweep and scrub
the floor, but I ain’t going to run no
ribbons through my night shirt just
to fool the baby.”
While neither a physician nor a
minister of the gospel, W. Ellis
White visits at intervals some 15 to
20 men, who are “shut-ins,” en
courages and comforts them and
performs any service for them
which he thinks will be helpful. All
of which brings joy and happiness
to his own heart
Brockton Farm Bureau
Meeting Held Sept. 12
On Monday night, September 12,
a large crowd of Farm Bureau and
Associated Women and their fami
lies met at Brockton at the school
house.
A radio was connected up and the
speech of H. L. Wingate, president
of the Georgia Farm Bureau Feder
ation, was heard. A good supper was
then enjoyed, after which a nice
program was rendered.
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TWO GEORGIA
CROPS SETTING
YIELD RECORDS
Two Georgia crops are setting
new record high yields this year.
The Georgia Crop Reporting Ser
vice said the tobacco crop set anew
record. It estimated the corn yield
per acre also will reach anew top
figure. *
The tobacco yield per acre was
1,278 pounds.
As of September 1, the corn yield
was placed at 17.5 bushels per acre,
two bushels above the previous rec
ord high of 15 5 bushels in 1948.
The Service said abundant, and at
times excessive, rainfall over the
greater part of the State in August
was favorable for late food and feed
crops. The rains, though, delayed
harvest of cotton, peanuts and hay.
The rains helped the corn crop,
but caused weeds in peanut fields.
The indicated average yield per acre
for peanuts is below last fnonth and
one year ago.
Frequent rains, high winds, and
damage from insects and disease
have hit the 1949 pecan crop. The
indicated production is 40 per cent
under last year.
COLORED 4-H POULTRY
SHOW ON OCT. 5
The colored 4-H Club poultry
show will be held at the Bryan
Junior High School October 5, 1949
at 2:30. All chickens are expected
to be at the show no later than 12:00
o’clock.
This is the first time that a show
of this kind has been held in Jack
son county for the colored people,
so we will appreciate the coopera
tion of all in making this a big af
fair.
S. M. Hood, H. D. A.
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