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THE JACKSON HERALD • BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL • THE BRASELTON NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE MADISON JOURNAL
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HOMEGOODS DISTRIBUTION
CENTER ACCEPTING APPLICA
TIONS Tuesday - Friday 9:30am
- 2:30pm I-85 EXIT 140. 125 Lo
gistics Center Parkway, Jefferson
.Georgia 30549.
WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATES
NEEDED - must be able to drive
a stand-up or sit-down lift. Open
ings for 1st and 2nd shifts. Prior
experience in a warehouse highly
preferred, but willing to train the
right candidates. Strong work
ethic and dependability highly de
sired. Hourly rate $11.50 to start.
We offer excellent benefits includ
ing 401k. Qualified candidates,
please apply in person. 1001
Cherry Drive, Suite 300, Brasel-
ton, GA 30157. No phone calls
please.
400 HOMES
FOR SALE
FOR SALE $339,750 (5 beds 4
baths 3,935 sq ft) Fabulous 2 yr
old show stopper, 2 Story w/ tons
of Sq Footage in Sienna on The
River in Braselton. Mins, from
Chateau Elan, New NE Geor
gia Hospital, I85 & Shopping! 5
Beds/4 Baths & Better Than New
Condition. Upgraded Kitchen, Is
land w/ Plenty of Seating, Gran
ite Counters, High End Cabinets,
Double Ovens, SS Appliances &
Walk In Pantry. Oversized Fam
ily Rm w/ Firplc. Sep Formal
Dining w/ Butler Pantry & Cof
fered Ceiling. 5th Bed down w/
Full Bath. Covered Back Porch.
Upstairs Master w/ Sitting Room
& Lux Bath. All Secondary Beds
are Oversized. Great Flat Fenced
Back Yard. 765 Sienna Valley Dr,
Braselton, GA 30517. Listed by
Christine Moody of ReMax Leg
ends. Contact 770-656-4407.
BEAUTIFUL TRADITIONAL TWO
story located at 212 Keri Lane in
Jackson County, Priced at $60. per
sq ft. the best buy I have seen in
years. 6 BR, 4 1/2 Baths, Formal liv
ing and Dining, 10 foot ceilings Eat
in Kitchen, New Roof & Carpets,
fireplace & ceiling fans, There is a
complete Mother in law suite in the
basement complete w/ Kitchen and
separate entrance. Is setup for wood
stove in Basement, Large covered
front porch and rear deck overlooks
the inviting 20’ x 40’ POOL! ONLY
$329,000. Call John Elliott at 706-
714-2312 to see, Williamson Bros.
Realty & Auction Co. 675 Pulaski St.
Suite 1700, Athens, Ga. 30601.
420 MOBILE HOMES
& LOTS FOR SALE
3BR, 2 BATH DOUBLEWIDE on 1.3
acres. Jefferson Ga area. $84,000.
OBO. 706-372-7750, 06-367-0685.
440 REAL ESTATE,
FARMS & LAND
FOR SALE
COMMERCE AREA 7.5 ACRES-
$6950/ acre gets you a gated drive,
wildlife laden hardwoods, stream,
cleared homesite, power, well and
septic. Financing available. Very pri
vate. 706-436-7605.
480 HOUSE,
ROOM, DUPLEX
& APT RENTALS
JEFFERSON 3BR, 2BA RANCH
with Detached Garage. Sunroom,
living room, dining room, office, ap
pliances, HVAC. Located across
from Jefferson HS. No inside pets,
no smoking. $1250 per month, $800
deposit. 678-357-3209.
3 BEDROOM 1 BATH HOUSE for
rent Banks County (Hickory Flat
Comm.) Total Elect, Central Heat
and Air. NO PETS OR SMOK
ING ALLOWED IN HOUSE. Text
or Email for Pictures $750.00 per
mth. $600.00 dep. no exceptions.
Water and trash included. Lawn
Maint. can be for addtl.$$ 678-
SI 6-3720. Ref. Required.
2BR, 1.5BA TOWNHOUSE Apt,
Cross Creek Duplex, Commerce,
completely remodeled, like new,
near hospital and I-85, $650/
month, $500/deposit, no pets, 1
year lease, call 706-244-5027 or
706-886-3858.
BEAUTIFUL MUST-SEE 3B/2BA
ranch with big bonus room up
stairs. Large lot in a peaceful
neighborhood close to Bethlehem
ES, shopping and dining.$1200/
mo, background check req’d. No
Pets. Call 678-227-9213.
540 COMMERCIAL
RENTALS
1,400 SQ FT office/retail space.
Downtown Hoschton, Hwy 53.
Upstairs unit. $450 per mo. 770-
823-7631.
COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR
RENT. 723 Highway 211, Winder,
GA 40x60 can be divided into two
20x60 units. Great for Restaurant,
has grease trap. NO FRYER per
Barrow County. Also great for Of
fice and or retail space. Monthly
rent for 40x60 unit $2,000. Contact
the Property Manager at 770-513-
4558.
600 HOME CARE
SERVICES
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR paint
ing and repair, minor roof repair.
Over 20 years experience in house
washing. Free estimates. Call Dan
ny Maxwell 706-202-8796.
ALFORD HOME REPAIR- Decks,
roofing, siding, interior work, cus
tom cabinets, additions and re
models. 40 years experience. Free
estimates. Robert Alford, owner,
706-982-4684 cell or 706-782-
8477 home.
FREE JUNK & METAL Removal
(appliances, rusty metal, swing
sets, lawnmowers, etc.) Also offer
trash removal. For more informa
tion please call Jimmy 770-601-
8989.
RECYCLE
640 YARD/LAND
SERVICES
BUSH HOGGING GARDEN Plots,
Wildlife Food Plots, all jobs priced by
the job. Call Tom at 706-367-9663.
PATRIOTS LAWN SERVICE Free Es
timates. Owner: Frank Gile 678-425-
5920 frankgile27@yahoo.com
MCDANIELS GRADING GRAVEL
Driveways, Clearing for home sites &
basement cut-outs, Loader Work, Top
Soil, Gravel, Fill Dirt, Sinkhole Filling,
Asphalt Driveways Over 25 years ex
perience. Owner operator. Licensed
& Insured 678-836-9398 or 770-945-
2488.
TREE AND BUSHES, pruning and re
moval. Call Jimmy 770-601-8989.
660 CHILDCARE
LICENSE HOME DAY Care. Comer
area 7:00am- 5:30pm, Mon- Fri ,age 6
weeks- 4 years old. Two available spots
as of Aug. 7th, 2017.125 a week. Call
706-614-3071.
680 JOB WANTED
IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR part
time children’s director at Mt. Ol
ive Baptist Church. Please send
resumes to mobresumes@gmail.
com
720 ROOM-MATE
WANTED
FREE ROOM In exchange for
chores. Must have valid driver’s
license. No drugs. Email resume
to mickeyhart61 @gmail.com.
MISCELLANEOUS
WE WILL HAUL away for free (at
no cost to you) junk cars/trucks/
vans/ appliances and all scrap
metal. James at 770-307-0337.
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ic uesii
needed at
Galilee Christian Church.
Duties include creating graphics and social media posts,
Photoshop skills are a plus, managing our website and
Please send resume to Christy@galilee.org.
Harrison Poultry, Inc.
Has openings for
Poultry Processing Workers
Job entails cutting, trimming, &
packing poultry. Multiple openings,
various shifts.
To apply stop and fill out an
application at 107 East Star Street
Bethlehem, Ga. 30620
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GOLDEN GOODNESS
The Georgia Weekly Newspaper
Museum is located in Homer, Ga. The
purpose of the museum is to show
how a typical rural weekly newspaper
was published by letterpress in the
era of 1888-1940, and even into the
1960s.
At that time, the production of a
weekly newspaper was very labor
intensive. To an extent, newsgath
ering was a luxury for many small
newspapers because of the time it
took to physically produce a weekly
edition. In that era, many small town
newspapers existed off of the news
that came into their building from cor
respondents and others. Original
newsgathering was not done as much
as it is today in many small towns.
There was even a lack of time to do
much outside advertising sales.
This museum shows how a weekly
newspaper was produced in that era
and how the production process from
setting type to printing was done.
This process gave the rural weekly
newspaper industry very firm blue-
collar roots as it was craft oriented.
Only with the later advent of offset
printing did the industry shift into a
more white-collar environment.
The Georgia Weekly Newspaper
Museum is owned by Mainstreet
Newspapers, Inc. of Jefferson, Ga. The
firm publishes a small group of
weekly newspapers in Northeast
Georgia, including the local Banks
County News which shares office
space with the museum.
What's Unique About This Museum?
There are a number of museums
around the country that showcase let
terpress printing and some exhibit old
newspaper shops. The Georgia
Weekly Newspaper Museum is a little
unique in that it is an intact news
paper shop in the same location
where a newspaper first began in the
community in 1888. In addition, most
of the equipment in the museum is
original to the site.
The building here was built around
1900, replacing an earlier newspaper
building at the site. The foundry type
and letterpress equipment in the
building dates from around 1900 to
1930.
The Banks County Journal, the weekly
newspaper that was published at this
site starting in 1888 (under another
name), continued to be printed here
by letterpress until October 1969. At
that time, it converted to offset print
ing and was published by a nearby
newspaper firm until it folded in a
1987 merger. However, the original
letterpress equipment was never dis
carded and remains in the building.
What Is Letterpress Printing?
The term "letterpress" describes the
actual printing process that was
invented by Gutenberg in 1455 and
used until offset printing replaced it
in the 1960s and 1970s.
Essentially, letterpress printing is the
use of metal (sometimes wood) letters
formed into words and sentences.
That is then locked into a form and
put on a press where ink is applied to
the metal letters. The press then
imprints sheets of paper onto the
inked letters, creating the actual
printed page. In the early years, the
type was set by hand, one letter at a
time. The Linotype automated that
process but even so, letterpress print
ing remained very labor intensive.
What Are The Smaller Presses For?
For most small town weekly news
papers, publishing a newspaper was
just part of its work. Most also did
commercial printing on smaller "job"
presses to supplement revenue. These
were items such as printed envelopes,
letterheads, tickets, forms and
receipts.This museum has two job
presses that were used for such print
ing work here in Banks County,
Georgia.
How Was The Newspaper Printed?
During the early years, the newspaper
was printed on a Washington iron
hand press. The hand press in the
museum isn't original to the site, but
is very similar to the one that was
used there from 1888 to 1900.
Around 1900, the large Campbell
Country Press was installed. This
larger press, which printed two pages
at a time, could be powered by hand,
or by a belt drive. Until electricity
came to the community in the late
1930s, the belt drive was powered by
a gas or diesel engine. It drove a shaft
in the middle of the building from
which a belt extended to the press. An
electric motor replaced the gas motor
in the early 1940s.
What Was It Like In The Building?
The inside of the building today is
very much like it was over the last
century. Kerosene lanterns and sun
light were the original sources of
light. The main difference today is
that the building is air-conditioned.
Historically, the building would have
been very hot in the summer months
with only open windows for airflow.
Because paper was being handled,
fans weren't used in the production
areas since they would blow the
paper around. With the mix of inks,
solvents and sweat smells, the build
ing would have had a rather strong
odor on hot days. In cold weather, the
building was heated by a potbellied
stove burning coal.
The building was also crowded with
equipment and the walking and
working areas were tight.
Weekly
Museum
Located at 953 Historic Homer Highway in Homer, GA.
It is part of the office of the Banks
County News, the weekly newspaper
for the community. The office is
staffed part-time.
For an appointment to visit, email
angie@mainstreetnews.com
See more information online
at
www.ganewsmuseum.com