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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2017
THE JACKSON HERALD
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF JACKSON COUNTY
JEFFERSON. JACKSON COUNTY.
IOC PER CO>Y
Wednesday, J ung ,
pa/ Camp To
|pen Monday
No New Cases
Meningitis
Victim
Goes Home
”T” - Thc “I A County child .trick
I Z „ V" 2 ""' or 5250 on »,th meningitis »»s di*ch»r S c<l
*J° •“ “ < "’ <Uy “' V k T*"’ include, insurance lrom th( . ho , p „ a , dunnt: , hc . „,. ck
parent*' it I ju*t an and all activitir* More than one ,, n{ j
[ f' , ,0 head IOC -ock. kut child from a family earn, M ctnl. „ Du „, r W h„nahl. a .ixth
lord all 0>er Jack dimiunl or each camper The „„ „ Norlh j„ k . ( „, School
. the betinmns of j roe. of milk „ rain. | , ho me. there have
JEFFERSON SCHOOL SYSTEM
MADE FULLY INDEPENDENT
■ jcSiBU
fun.
year, the day camp has no r «p<ris of other cases in
ion It the openiat of expanded in the number and type* (hi*
rrujI Jefferson Day w f activities offered Some of
these arc swimmtnx'. track, divine.
**7, Use T wn> ,h * numbor baseball, gymnastics, basketball,
bj* ptjvm. the facilities tennis, arts and crafts, bowling.
j ant j
have changed some iind softball
• Rut the same enthusiasm The newest addition this year i«
.thusiasm which car- soccer
.irately *00 young,ter. The lta(( (<ir lbc , M7 Camp „. M
area
The Jefferson school system—
previ ously “quasi-independent"
I from the Jackson County system—
apparently ha* been made fully i"
independent.
It m>« has the same status as'
On Recreation Plan
Brakes Collapsed
One Hurt In
si tut
weeks of learning
cho<en on the basis of ability, cn-
Ifiaif. on
the new and old
As soon as the diagnosis of
young Whisnant's ease was made,
parents of children exposed were
contacted and told to obtain sulfa
or other drug* which would serve
a* ,
prev
Free Subscriptions Won
A Commerce man won a free
subscription to The Jackson Herald
last week by finding his name in
a Herald ad
He i* Retard Wilson of Com
merce Route 2.
3 Arrested
On Auto Theft
Two men arrested in Jackson
County in connection with auto
theft have been hound over to the
. ... ... ,, . ...» i, , August term of the grand Jury and
baseball, softball, basketball and * “ .
Art _ , , ... . , another, who waived preliminary
d» ««"*•>•. '°T r - Da r; d U "£J?T'"LZ Henri*. fa in the Bank, County
■mtru« day »■« la* un- archw. Alicc Th.r, a llaughl. „ thrr au „, ,| lc r, case,.
Thu day «.» ho d* '™«*<*«* *£,*22 £ Arrc.cd were Cordon Gaines.
4 te r«:. tration. swimming, tfrwo< ^.* f n f, lc r "* r 32. Commerce: Waymon Patrick,
Reduction at activities “* and •>«> **' Evtr ' l -" ,k Ucl ' cr
to tnbes. A free instructors; Barbara Roberts, secre
tary: and Billy Johnson, quarter
master.
thusiasm. and versatility, with
.*» — . ..... ability underscored, leaders state,
recrration facilities in
%! a monsored by the Th »“ holdmg poclion, on Ihi,
In thi, Board at Education, 'ummtr', ,tatf arc Janet Wrlch.
^oflti. Rri _. . .. . little beaver director; Bobby Ray.
Jlnc »«*' l nd.-n.ood. John Beany. I
e "L„ np provide, one ot Ihr aurmm.ng tn.tn.ctor,: Steve Pay
'"JSmrn.ie, any« hero a ne. OTnanto and dmne: Bonnie
ElSduhBtn. age, 6 in to and archery
rtSnoBC lummrr fun. Jsck Kc ‘ ltr - r * 1 "UUamson a "d
raaip open, on June “« k instructors:
L^ roannoe, through July 28 Charlotte Stnnger. art, and craft,
- li he and nature study: Susan Robinson,
,V7«k ot jily 4 £ •—!■»« — mack: Sherry Craven,
toi, are 830 a m. to 2 p m. houling and track. Wayne Anglin
the Commerce system, according to
County School Supt. M. L. Holli
man
One result may be that residents .
of the City of Jefferson will not [
he able to vole on the county
kchr.ol superintendent.
Action by the Jackson County-
Hoard of Education yesterday and
by the Jcffmon Board earlier
amended the contract between
the two systems to provide for the
fully independent status.
1 t'nder the new arrangement, the
Jefferson school hoard will report
all children who attend the Jef
ferson schools directly to the
State Department of Education and
t ad then the campers head
bar Tuesday will be the
Id day of camp.
JKUP* have changed and Jim Lofton
t frrn last year—Little crade high school students will
W ter to be a 1st. 2nd. act as apprentices In all areas of
M grader in the fall) and rc- j the camp.
Directors are Jim Stoudcnmire
Eighth and ninth
rs Gets
ay Again;
ght In S. C.
Bd Sogers—the man who
ambulsnce in Jeffcr-
f ttm breaking away from of-
Joe a*ar again Sunday.
• k* u now back in custody.
C. Perry said Rogers
Jackson, who is charged
I®* and was being
P"r Atlanta officers, escaped
fc* JKkson County jail
*hours Sunday. They
held in the women's
^fcwvaged to pull some
make a hole, get on
** *ad leave.
) night, a man ap-
I J? * *** ****** near
IM and told at-
* »»oted some food and
, ^ * ft ,0 N’orth Carolina
x J ** ck daughter. Blood
to the scene and
, ^ one half hours the
1 «*«*<! them
# J*’’ Cr eenvi!le. S. C. of-
|^*^ed the sheriff late
J7 u « Roger, and a
been arrested there
*'*h attempts to
Federal Cases
Made Against
A still was destroyed and three
men arrested this week off the
Jefferson Road out from Com
merce. according to Sheriff L. G.
Perry.
Arrested were Billy Joe and
Douglas Waters, sons of Charles
Water*, and Luke Tabor.
Federal authorities charged the
three with manufacturing non-
taxpaid liquor and they will be
tried in Gainesville, it was stated.
Some 950 gallons of mash and one
gallon of non taxpaid liquor were
destroyed with the still.
19. MaysviHc; and Douglas Garri
son. 25. Atlanta.
Gaines and Garrison has posted
$10,000 bond each and been
bound over. Patrick also posted
$10,000 bond after waiving pre
liminary* hearing and was turned
over to Banks County officers who
are holding him in connection with
the theft of four autos. Bond has
j been set at $20,000 there.
Sheriff L. G. Perry said the
i three were apprehended in this
manner.
Gaines and Patrick took Garri
son to Atlanta late Monday night
and returned to this area. About
5 20 a m. Tuesday. Garrison turn
off the ramp at Spur 82 in a stolen
1967 Corvair convertible and of
ficers attempted to stop him. He
failed to stop, ran into a dead end,
abandoned the vehicle and fled on
foot. Dogs wore brought in and
the man was traced to a house
the area, from which he had
made a telephone call. Shortly,
Gaines and Patrick came to pick
him up and all three were arrest
ed.
Jackson To Tax
Disputed Area Land
Robber
$100
Mvurred I
* i"*'**r .1 Ihe Enco
"Meffr... and the
‘ e,. 1 *' ,!,r ft:- culprit.
* M old mode! Cadll
^ Pwt T Mid Ihi, |i
-* 1 "’ “T '» Ulc station
, r,?,!", Fri day. asking
. 1 h “ car in and
ra, Permi.Mon
L**- he
q li went into the /v» m vuuumuu |nw4iv«», •••»/
1^*^ tar rhange to learned they would have to bo
“* ' Jfke «ll. Whcn/.1arke County taxpayers.” he said.
■ '•bo on du ( yi -ax some, in order to meet this
1^ requirement, began to return their
| Jr™**’ »bout $ioo I properly in Clarice County and to
*» Into i receive such Qarkc County public or a portion of a big recreation
, *>rnrd him not accommodations, others followed '<** >" tv-Tr.it
^T II Vf Mi.H.1.. )...■• . -all .. ■«. » Vaa ml
Jackson County has served no
tice that it intends to tax the pro
perty in dispute near the Jackson-
Clarke County line.
L. J. Lyle, chairman of the Jack-
ton County Board of Roads and
Revenue*, has WTitten a lengthy
letter on the matter to David
Firor. chairman of the Clarke
County Board of Commissioner*,
and is having copies of the letter
published in newspaper advertise
ments this week. (You may find
the letter in Its entirety inside this
edition of The Herald)
Some 16.000 acres along the
Jackson and Clarke boundaries Is
in dispute, with both countic*
claiming It. Phase I of an engi
neering study sponsored by both
boards indicated that the land Is
in Jackson County.
Mr. Lyle say* the disagreement
rame about because a number of
persons living in that area decided
to avail themselves of the pcarby
Clarke County school* and utility
services.
•As a condition precedent, they
suited in the current substantial
encroachment upon the territorial
jurisdiction of Jackson County."
Mr Lyle continued that in the
Jackson County view, there had
never been any genuine dispute
over the location of the boundary-
line.
"All that is involved in the
controversy is no more and no
less than the desire on the part
of certain Jackson County citiicns
to avail themselves of some public
accommodations of Clarke County
and a seeming willingness on the
part of Ihe governing authorities
of Clarke County to accommodate
such disposition."
After thr report of Phase 1 of
the engineering study, Clarke
County officials reportedly told
some residents of the disputed area
to ignore tax notices they had re
ceived from Jackson County.
Mr Firor has been quoted as
having said: "The people who
have been paying taxe* In Clarke
County should ignore the tax
notices nr w-rite on them stating
they have been paying taxes in
Clarke County and return them."
Involved in the disputed area U
territory which would include all
to any other agency providing
funds for these children and will
receive the funds directly, rather
than through the Jackson County
board as is now done.
This will be effective with the
beginning of the 1967-68 school
year.
Funds allocated for purposes of
transporting county children to
the Jefferson schools will still be
received by the county hoard.
In adopting the contract amend
ment yesterday, the county board
W. Jackson
Group Petitions Five - Vehicle
For Charter Pileup Here
A West Jackson County group Two big trucks and three autos
began advertising this week Its were involved in a pile up in mid
petition seeking a charter tor a Jefferson shortly after noon Tuev-
non profit firm. "Family Sports and day but only one persons was hos
Recreation Center. Inc " . pitalixed.
Aim of Ihe corporation will be He was Ernest Benjamin Parks
to provide a recreation center in of Athens, driver of an RC Cola
Brasclton lloschton rommuni
ly. located across from the Jack-
son County High and Elementary
Schools.
Memberships arc being sold in
truck, who suffered a fractured
leg and lacerations and is hos
pitalued. *tate* Jefferson Police
Chief Albert Westmoreland.
The driver of the other big
the organization and there will be truck involved Floyd Albert Ra
annual dues for the operation bcr. and a rider in his vehicle
The petitioners are: Herbert B suffered laceration* but were re
Brasclton Sr.. John O Brasclton leased after treatment Haber
Jr.. Otticc R. Cash. Howard Me- wa* driver of the F H. Ross
Neal. Howard Duck. Arlen Berry- Chemical Co truck involved
man. Ernest M Cash. Herman P Brakes on ihe RC Cola truck
‘PcLaPorncre Jr and James
Stevens.
Each family may purchase only-
one membership and a limited
number of memberships will be
sold at the initial price of 5150.
Plan* call for the erection of a
notud 'that it bring done »t building at Ihu * and
the request of Ihe Jefferson hoard. d| £2' n 2 rf a swimming pool has a!
in tho meantime, the board f“ d >- Tennis, volley hall,
spent much litne at its June mete ftashcttall. concessions and other
collapsed as the vehicle came
down the hill on Washington
Street toward the traffic light.
The Ross truck was moving cast
toward Commerce at the light cn
“Go" when it wa* hit by the cola
ruck and the two turned over
on autos parked at the lot In
front of Southern 5 and 10
inc discussing the new bus routes
which will he effective this fall.
John Maddox and Roy Johnson
cf the State Department of Edu
cation went over their bus survey
with the board. Some adjustments
were suggested and when these
have been made, the plan will be
returned to the board for its
adoption.
In other action, the county
board signed a lease with the
state for the buildings which arc
to be constructed with state funds
this year The architect is con
tinuing his drawings of the build
ings.
County School Supt. M. L. Holli
man said no principal for Jackson
County High hs yet been hired but
said he has appointments with two
persons on the matter.
In the meantime, the Jefferson
school board has not acted on a
proposal for a three-syste
vey by state officials. Both the
Commerce and Jackson County-
boards have called for such
survey, which presumably would
cover the feasibility of merging
the three systems.
Alexander Home At
Commerce Burns
The old Alexander home in
Commerce, located on Bowden
Street and occupied by Howard
Johnson, burned about 3:30 a m.
today.
The cause was not immediately
determined. No one wa* home at
the time, officers state. Charles
Water* owned the house.
Mt. Tabor Plans
Homecoming Sun.
A home-coming and singing will
be Ill-Id at Mt. Taber Baptist
Church Sunday. June 11, It ha*
been announced.
The church is located in Jack-
son County on Tallahassee Road,
about five miles off tho Athcns-
Jefftrson Highway. Leaders In
vite thr public, and especially all
singers, to attend.
events are planned.
The pool will be fenced, it is
stated, and authorized life guards
will be on duty.
The two-acre site was donated
and the group has a five-year
option on two adjacent acres at
$500 per acre, it is stated.
Kesler's,
Beilgrade
Burglarized
Thieves broke in two Jefferson
firms Thursday night—Beilgrade
Mfg. Co. and Kesler's Clover
Farm.
They got about $2500 in cash and
meats from Kesler's and about $250
in cash and $300 in tools from
Beilgrade. In addition, some
$2500 worth of damage was done
to the vending machines at Bell-
grade. Jefferson Police Chief Al
bert Westmoreland slates.
The burglars gained entry to
Kesler's by tearing a hole in the
ventilating area,, entering the com
pression room and tearing out a
door into the other area, the chief
said. They removed the safe
from the office near the cash
register* and took it to the cool
ing room in the meat department
where it was chiseled open from
the back.
In the Beilgrade break-in. the
thieves knocked panelling out in
the loading ramp door and broke
open vending machines. Chief
Westmoreland said.
Charlie Martin. 31. and Nicky
Peppers. 20. have been arrested
in the cases.
Commerce Teen Dances
Weekend dances at the Com
merce High School gymnasium arc
being planned for the summer, it
has been disclosed.
The Rev. Nell Scgrcst, pastor
of the Commerce Presbyterian
Church, urges civic group* to co
operate an<l provide chaperones.
More Parking, Plants
Urged For Commerce
Remove harvging \ qr-.
Use uniform awnings.
Provide more perking space*.
Put out plants and trees.
Convert alley, to corridor, connecting parkma
... * ‘mh
and businesses.
These were some of the suggestions made Thursday
night when th* tong-heralded beautification and devtls^^wnt
plan for the city of Commerce was presented at « commu
nity meeting. The event was hold at th# Commerce Crtov
mar School. The Inter-Club Council, headed by Jo, Hurst
it sponsoring the beaut.fication protect.
Three University of Goorgie landscape architaetvre
dents, William C Bumtl's Jr., Ronald E Smith and NUrihalt
R. McLaughlin, developed the plan as a part cf their regu>r«-
ments for the degree of bachelor of landscape architecture.
By using color slides and taped remarks, as w«|| „ |j, #
discussion, the tno presented highlighis. A full cepy c f the
plan was presented to Mr. Hurst.
Mayor J. A. Minish, M' Hurst and Burton Sparer, tit-
cutive director of the Northeast Georgia Area Planning «rd
Development Commiss on, expressed appreciation to th# three
students for their work.
Some 2S0 persons attended tho "dutch dinner" event.
Highlights of the exhaustive report will be presented in
a series of articles in The Herald, beginning next week.
Segrest, Hilyer
Honored By JCC's
L'S
Ja>cecs. w as fuefl speaker
ar.d installing officer for the
Jayceos.
Mr> Gene Holbrook of rues,
tning rcgionaL director of the
GiYirgia Javccttcs. wat the install-
The Rev. Neil Segrest. pastor of I mg officer for the JasceOe*
the Commerce Presbyterian Church New JavcetR- officers ire. Tin.
Mrs Harold Beatty was in her vvai p r€M .. lU .a the dutuigmabed Bruce- Barron frcssdevf Mrs.
auto, about to back out, when she
heard the horn of the eola truck
and saw the vehicle crashing to
ward her Her ear was hit and
she was missed by some one or
two feet, said Chief Westmoreland.
Other autos involved were those
of Min Barnett of Commerce, an
employee of the Jefferson First
National Bank, and Bob Freeman
of Jefferson.
No charges were made in the in
cident, the police chief said.
service plaque of the Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday night
And Ken Hilyer was presented
Ihe outstanding Jay ere plaque.
The presentations were high-
hghts of the installation banquet
of the Jaycees and Jaycettes, held
at Holliday Inn.
Abit Massey. Gainesville, exe
cutive secretary of the Georgia
Poultry Federation, and a former
president of the Georgia Jaycees I Malcolm Taylor. Larry Jc< Snnth
tnd former vice president of the]and Lam Hardman directors.
Fred Rowell, nee prtr.deat; Mrs.
Jack Lcgg. secretary- sod Vn.
Bob Teasley. treasurer ilrv Ceoe
Brake is the out;om( presided.
Bob Teasley is the new
dent of the Jaycees tucterdmg
Gene Baird Other nr« officers
Bruce Barron, internal vice
president; Billy Chandler extern
al vice president Bradley Aber
nathy, secretary . Burley HcapkB,
treasurer. Charle* L Hardy Jr.
Hurst Motor Co.,
Maddox Gro.
Burglarized
Some $1200 in cash and $1700
in checks was stolen from Hurst
Motor Co.. Commerce. Tuesday-
night, May 30. Chief Harold Stan
sell states.
Burglar* broke in a side window
and then tore open the firm’s safe
to get the funds, the chief said.
No arrest has yet been made.
n the meantime, thieves broke
into Maddox Grocery Monday-
night. taking some 50 cartons of
cigarettes. Chief Stansell said.
Jefferson Saves Day
For Big Track Meet
Jefftrtcfl—with its all-weather track—saved the day ** f
the Southeastern Junior Track and Field meet Saturday.
The meet had been scheduled for Atlanta but heavy
rains made all the Atlanta facilities unsuitable. The Grady
Stadium, where the meet was to have been held, was a river
of water and mud.
So. at the last minute, tho meet wat moved to Jeff* r *
son, which had as much rain as Atlanta but which bat *
Gras-Tax all-weather track.
Teams from Alabama, Tennessee, Florida. South CKa
lina and various point, in Georgia attanded.
Also on hand wa* the holder of the world record in
broad jump, Ralph Boston.
Four records fell during the meet and the Florida Track
Club won.
lake in the Little
i *uil. until such procedure ha* re-1 Creek Watershed.
Sandy-Trail
Herald Drive To End Fri. Night
Windup of the Jackson County Jayceos Herald subscrip
tion drive will be held Friday night.
The Jaycees are selling subscription* and will racalva
$1 on each new or renewal sold. Regular price* will prevail.
So watch out for thosa young man Friday night and
renew your subscription or give someone one, and halp tham
out at the same time.
JEFFERSON BANK EXTERIOR REDONE —
Hare Is the newly-resurfaced First National Bank
of Jefferson. The old-style traditional axterior
was converted to these sleek, modem lines
through the addition af gray velour f**
on the top half, a marble like matorial •"
lower half, new windows with drape* and
red sign. Marshall Melvin is president ef ,h *
Commerce Cardiology joins NGMC
Commerce mart dies
in tractor accident
A Commerce man died after being pinned under
neath a tractor last week.
Robert Allen, 63, of Commerce, was killed in the
accident, which occurred on Beck Road in Commerce
on June 1.
Allen's son told Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
authorities that he heard the tractor around 4:30
p.m. He reportedly walked down to the pasture
where his father was bush-hogging and found him
pinned underneath the overturned tractor in the creek,
according to the incident report.
Authorities remained on scene for crowd control
while rescue personnel and a wrecker service cleared
the scene.
Services were held for Allen on Sunday in the
chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev.
Sherman Standridge officiating. Interment followed
in Jackson Memorial Park.
According to his obituary, he was a poultry farmer,
member of the Homer Masonic Lodge and a member
of the Shriners.
No change in Nicholson
City Hall hours
BY CHARLES PHELPS
Nicholson City Hall hours will remain the same
after Monday night’s city council meeting.
City hall hours are currently 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Monday through Friday to the public. From 2 p.m.
to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, people can call
to make an appointment if they need to get into city
hall.
Another attempt to change the hours failed to get
enough votes at Monday’s council meeting.
Commerce Cardiology Clinic has joined The Heart
Center of Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC),
the largest cardiology practice in Northeast Georgia and
the same heart specialists behind the care at Georgia’s
#1 Heart Hospital.
Patients in Commerce can now receive heart care at
the same location at 170 Cardiology Place and also have
access to a team of more than 30 heart specialists across
13 office locations and three hospitals in Gainesville,
Braselton and Barrow County.
“My number one priority has always been the health
of my patients, and joining The Heart Center of NGMC
gives them a valuable connection to the elite medical
care many in Northeast Georgia have come to trust,”
said Dr. Narashimhulu Neelagaru (Dr. Neel), long-time
cardiologist and founder of the Commerce Cardiology
Clinic. “Patients will continue to see the same familiar
faces in the office, but will have the added support and
The Northeast Georgia Regional Commission
(NEGRC) is updating the Comprehensive Economic
Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Northeast Geor
gia region (Region 5), which includes Jackson County.
The update process has been guided by a CEDS Com
mittee, comprising municipal and private sector repre
sentatives from throughout the region and public input
collected via an online questionnaire. Prior to submitting
the draft document to the U.S. Economic Development
Administration (EDA), the NEGRC is required to allow
for a 30-day public comment period.
The draft 2017 Northeast Georgia CEDS will be
available for public review and comment from May 31
to June 30 via the Planning and Government Services
Division page of the NEGRC website at www.negrc.org.
Hard copies will be made available upon request at the
NEGRC headquarters at 305 Research Drive, Athens,
Georgia, 30605.
benefits offered by Northeast Georgia Medical Center in
case more complex care is needed in the future.”
Although the Commerce community will see Com
merce Cardiology Clinic change its name to The Heart
Center of NGMC, Dr. Neel will still be the primary car
diologist at that office.
“We welcome Dr. Neel and his practice to The Heart
Center of NGMC, and are pleased to offer our high-qual
ity, innovative heart health services to the Commerce
community,” said Dr. Jeffrey Marshall, an interventional
cardiologist with The Heart Center of NGMC. “From
disease prevention to advanced treatment procedures,
patients can rest assured they have the specialized medi
cal services provided by Georgia’s leader in cardiac care
close to home.”
To learn more about the practice or request an appoint
ment, visit heartngmc.org/commerce or call 706-335-
2000.
Comments should be received no later than 5 p.m.
on Friday, June 30, and should be submitted in writ
ing to Eva Kennedy, Project Specialist, via email at
ekennedy@negrc.org or USPS mail to: NEGRC, Attn:
CEDS Comments, 305 Research Drive, Athens, Georgia,
30605. These comments will be forwarded to the CEDS
Committee for review prior to submittal to the EDA.
The Northeast Georgia Regional Commission
(NEGRC) provides community and economic develop
ment, planning, workforce development and aging ser
vices to Athens-Clarke, Barrow, Elbert, Greene, Jackson,
Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Ogletho
rpe, and Walton counties. NEGRC also serves as the
designated Economic Development District (EDD) in
partnership with the EDA for its 12-county region. In
this capacity, the NEGRC is responsible for compiling,
maintaining and regularly updating (every five years) a
CEDS document.
Economic development strategy update planned