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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
THE JACKSON HERALD
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50 Years Ago
Derotril to the Profrra* of Jurfaan County
The Jackson Herald.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF JACKSON COUNTY
JEFFERSON. GEORGIA. JACKSON COUNTY. 30549
Wednesday, Sept 20, 1967
'Mo Comment'
lifter Quiz
0f Escapees
Says Sheriff Perry
School News Broiler
Columns Added
To Herald
■■I kid "* r0 romncnl'’
'ikon* «* 9 u 4stion*
.'"v j K kMH County jail
J*iyn»» ratiiok and
in connection
A fltfjd Hoard rase.
* ; t Carno told The
■JioormnI Hie quei-
U* br«o completed
**diMd to make any
{0C3)COt.
^ be bad disclosed
. frrt betng question-
1 (ouaection with the
Patrick Had
Loaded Pistol
Jackson County Sheriff L.
G. Perry says a loaded, con
cealed pistol was found in
Waymon Patrick's bundle of
—Kuon clothing when he was deliver-
"T bot cmphasiicd «i >« the Jackson County jail
not suspects, friday night by the CBI.
■ ... CapL J. El Carnes of the
GBI said today he had “no
comment" on the report, add
ing that his men searched
Patrick and Jackie Jackson
when they were arrested
Wednesday.
The two were arrested by
the GBI and. after question
ing at a motel, were placed
in the Walton County jail
where they remained until re
moval to the Jackson jail Fri
day night
Sheriff Perry said the two
brought a bundle of clothing
with them to the Jackson jail
and after they were searched
and locked up, Patrick asked
to change to the clothes
brought with him The cloth
ing bad been laid aside. He
said the weapon, a .22 caliber
single-shot pistol, was found
in Patrick's trousers in the
bundle by the jailer.
“I am shocked that two sea
soned GBI agents should de
liver two prisoners who had
escaped from the Jackson
County jail and when they
turned them in they were
found in possession of a load
ed pistol.” the sheriff said.
He said he had arrested the
wives of the two men on
charges of bringing the pistol
to them in clothing taken to
the Walton jail but after talk-
■ •Cfflwuy by urn lug with them did not b«Ue«
c A. Calloway .nd thl. is whst happened. He ss d
hcenon u they lied Pslrick aaid he had the gu
*1 field behind Pet- on him when arrested by in
‘■Me home near Mays- GBI and that he was no
searched by the GBI.
®»n drove up to the In the meenllme. Perry sa
■ fefcnj [or Patrick’! Jackson has been Deed
^ it wasn't there, bond alter being taken to the
-« »«ot out the back Madison County jail for »al
!**• efficers drove up keeping. Patrick
for dog. and the Hall County JM1, where
■ dut road, spotting he was taken _ , y
*“ across • field, turned over to Ba " k *
• Wd he called Pat- Both men are charged
l k kil tint name and escape end carrying
l'* ■ atop, which they rested weapon, ai well
' earlier charges, the inert.
an p*y« t) “ ld -
Something now It boing
oddod to Tho Horold.
Column* of now* from
tho high tchoolt in tho
county will bo protontod,
with tho Jofforton High
column beginning this
week. It will bo written
by • *taff member ef the
Jefferson Hi Timet.
Tho Commerce column
will begin next week, writ
ten by Becky Lecey, form
er Commerce corretporv
dent for The Herald.
Diane Dalton, The Her-
ald't Bratelton correspon
dent, will write a column
from Jackton County High
and plant are being made
for a student to writ# A
column from Bryan High
uprt said the GBI was
gforaatioo” and he
# too a>ycar-olds had
m Beantime, ihe leader
*„ Hoard investigation
y 6dni think the at-
+d bpcr-Ktr.g of an Atlan-
** rrcrnlly was related
* boebieg of Hoard’s
ltM . t we haven't dis-
X nopletely the possi-
.* h added. Three per-
Ckht been arrested In
| v***!i case.
j if A. D. Allen had
Lpntieoed in the case,
k Cna said be had not.
i rrnng a car theft
i tvs released on ap-
td early last week but.
It stoaademion by the
• ■ tbe case, the order
■rpd and Allen sur-
d far return to prison.
a Canes said be is con-
fa * Hoard case will be
e the general public
I hi we're just talking
11* confident. It has
n to a lot of little
If ThU have a time with
V W stuff and then That
Jb theg a lot of follow*
And thafa what
kfcaf noo."
1 «»d Jackson were
* Wednesday by GBI
clftn Back In
in; Legal
, £ |fos Underway
As Drawn For Aug.
Same Jurors
Would Serve
In October
The same jurors as those
drawn for August would serve
if court ts held in October.
Jodge Mark Dunahoo said to
day.
The judge has tentatively
planned to start Jackson Su
perior Court and convening cl
Ihe grand jury on October 16
The August term was re
cessed August 7 after the
death of Sol Gen Floyd
Hoard- Jud 6 e Mark Uunahoo
slid ho would have to either
go ahead and hold the court
session or sdjourn it snd ho
plans now to hold iL
Banks Elects
School Board
Banks Countians elected a
school board Wednesday. Sept
13.
Previously, boards were
named by the grand jury.
Elected were three tneimv
benis. Hyman R. Brown, cur
rent chairman. E. F. Hardy
and Hoyt B. Jordan, and two
„CW members. Ralph Dalton
and Bruce Poole.
Incumbents Bobby R. West
moreland and A. G. Wells
were defeated.
The new board will assume
office January 1. Voters cast
ballon on a county-wide has.,
electing one man from each
of five district!.
The election results hy dis-
'"District 1— Brown 593: Mrs.
CUo Carter 233: Bobby W
Evans 144. William Don Banks
Q1
District 2-Hardy 660; Roy
Broome 437
District 3 - J°' d * n *™-
Westmorelsnd 345: J R- a
cr Ibstrict 4—Dalton 608, Sea
born Watts 294: Bruce Peyton
Grower
Problem Aired
Broiler growers need to
“stick together" to got effec
tive bargaining with the con
tractors, the Jackson County
Farm Bureau was told Thurs
day night at its meeting.
The Georgia Farm Bureau
Federation launched a market
mg service for broiler grow
crs. at their request, 18
months ago that is designed to
help alleviate some of the
grower's problems, Mort Ew
ing. director of field services
for the Bureau, said
He urged that all broiler
growers join, at $10 per year
per 10.000 broilers, and help
support the efforts being
made.
Mr Ewing discussed the re
cent report made by the U.S_
Department of Agriculture on
the broiler picture, noting that
the broiler grower is in a
weak bargaining condition.
The Georgia Farm Bureau is
tiying to come up with a
model contract providing that
no grower gets less than two
cents .s pound; has worked
out a plan whereby the grow
er can see the condemnation
reports on flocks: is trying to
get longer period contracts,
and taking various other steps
as determined necessary by
the growers themselves, Mr.
Ewing said.
Action has not been too
speedy to date, he said, be
cause the service was only he
gun 18 months ago but the
initial steps have now been
taken and greater progress
should he seen in the future
Dr. Till Huston, of the Uni
versity of Georgia poultry
science faculty and a member
of ihe South Jackson Farm
Bureau, showed slides made in
the poultry science depart
ment and narrated the scenes.
He urged young people to
consider a career in poultry
science, noting that it i» » s
much a "science” and as ex
citing as any other.
Ralph Murphy, president,
presided over the meeting.
BIDS SOUGHT ON 11 NEW
CLASSROOMS IN COUNTY
Bids are beins sought on the first phase of . -
Bids arc being sought on the first pha*e ot . - . # .
» half-million dollar school building program 10 Ulinty byStCIH
in the Jackson County system.
Bids on erection of six classrooms at Benton
Elementary School and five classrooms at North
elementary jycnooi ana rive classrooms at norm
Jackson Elementary School will be opened at
3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12.
Braselton
PO Enlargement
Almost Ready
Doubling of the size of the
Braselton Poll Office ia near
ing completion.
The heating and air condi
tioning arc being installed and
the equipment is expected to
arrive in the near future.
The facility will have a
total of about 2,000 square
feet and the parking area,
which also Is being enlarged,
will have 2,850 square feel.
Total cost of this phase, in
eluding equipment, is expert-
ed to be in the vicinity of
$180,000
Drawings on the other phas
cs of the big building pro
gram arc 95 per cent com
plete, Jackson County School
Supt. M. L. Holliman states,
and bids arc expected to be
sought on them in the near
future.
In the meantime, remodel
ling of the old building at
Benton Is nearing completion.
Mr. Holliman said. The ten
classrooms have been painted
and rewired and have new as
bestos vinyl tile floors, new
florcscent light fixtures, new
suspended ceilings and Ui*
doors and windows have bcc’
re-finished and repaired. The
gymnatorium has been painted
and has new lights.
The half million project is
financed by $325,000 in bonds,
approved last December, and
some $121,000 in state funds.
However, only the Benton and
North Jackson Schools qualify
for state funds and hence the
division of letting of bids.
County school plans call for
cn«nglng the South Jackson
School from a three grade to
a seven-grade school with six
new classrooms; adding four
classrooms to Bryan High-Ele
mentary; four classrooms to
Jackson County High; new
equipment to Maysvklle School:
and renovating the county bua
center and the Board of Edu-
catfbn building which houses
the superintendent's office.
Joe Davis
Named Library
Board Chairman
A. W. Ash
FACS Board
Chairman
A. W Ash has been named
chairman of the Jackson Coun
ty Board of Family and Chil
dren's Services.
lie succeeds Mrs. Carl Port
er whose term recently ex
pired.
Wood Hilt is the new co-
chairman, succeeding the late
Mrs. Jewel Williamson.
Other members of the board
are: I-Jiuren McDonald and Joe
Kinney. A vacancy exists and
will ho filled in the near
future by the Jackson County
Board of Roads and Revenues.
In the meantime. Mrs. Caro
lyn Baldwin, director of the
FACS department, has an
nounced the employment of
Mrs Betty II. Freeman as a
typist.
County Taxpayers
To Put Quarter Of
Million In Schools
Jackson County tax Commerce pay taxes on eoun
payers will he putting ty schools.
225.
District 5—Poole 558. Walla
509.
?<
^•*4 described
< ** Jovial, sur-
D'Kalb County
Martin at 8:40
kT* 7 w ihe DeKalb
This was
1C of the mid-
liven.
■ a motion
k Y* 4 to be filed in
-/teat/»-■ai-i.
described at the rin* 1 **^
ot . car theft Hog. *'* d b £ 0
released tart «ek on »*£?
appeal bond However. DeKa*
Superior Court
Gue» had reconildered n
releas. of Allen and had
dered him re arrested.
For ,om« day, the «
,„ert order Allen • ^
to say where in Florida they
lawyer. Frank H«F
,er. had railed the DeKalb
sheriff's office Monday night
and said Allen would turn
himvelf in at 8:30 [« " c ‘ lc , r
waa on hand with the DeKalb
sheriff When Allen arrived at
the parking lot * l 8: “
group moved into the sheriffs
office, where Allen *»» b*" d -
Sf7»pr«' lht ordrr for h “
.^.arrest.
surrendered to the sheriff.
Alien was reportedly pull
ing on a smokeless cigar and
joking a« he surrendered
Rome 10 minutes late for his
“appointment.”
After the surrender, he was
returned to the Stone Moun
tain prison, which he has des
cribed as "a very nice place.
Allen was released on bond
Sept. 11 after a habeas cor-
pu» hearing to
claimed a "deal bsd -ee"
made with the 1»“
County proiecutor for him to
serve only fl*« »«"* ” ‘
seven-year term U »°“' d
plead guilty. Hr W* h ” , h *’
now served hi. «** F”” “J
that he expects to be released
in secordance with hll »«r«-
joc Davis has been oimeo
chairman of the Jefferson Pub
lic Library hoard, succeeding
Frary F.lrod who resigned re
cently because of his being
out of town so much of the
time.
Mrs J. M. Melvin is vice
chairman and Miss Frances
Staton Is secretary treasurer.
The itoard meeting was held
last week.
The circulation has Increas
ed and the report shows that
total Circulation in the hbrsry
was 10,238. including 7,722
books and 2.518 non book ma-
' C The non book items include
periodicals, pictures, record
ings and film strips.
An average of 60 people are
using the library each Wed
nesday and Saturday after-
noons. Miss Emma Sue Thur
mond. librarian, slated
She pointed out that the
library needs to he open moro
hours and afternoons to meet
Ihe public's educsllonal need.
-I feel that the library la a
id asset to our children,
adults, and entire community,
Miss Thurmond said The
churches hive been helped by
,hc visual aids department
many magaunca, record! and
boo Its have been In circulation
and have benefited many.
There Is » rapid growth In
these are**-"
Broom Sale To
Be Sept. 25
And Oct. 1
The Jefferson Lions Club
will hold its annual broom
sale Monday night, Sept. 25.
and .Monday night, Oct. 2, Wal
ter Carlan, chairman, has »n-
nounccd.
Brooms, mops, whisk brooms
and toy brooms will be of
fered.
Lions will be calling on com
munities outside the city limits
of Jefferson on Sept. 25. visit
ing Arcade, Brockton. Dry
Pond. Pendergrass, Talmo. Bra
sclton and Hoschton.
They will call on Jefferson
and its immediate area Octo
ber 1.
The Club contributes to
many local projects, offering
financial, personal and moral
support to the extent of the
members' ability. Mr. Carlan
points out
Sight conservation is the
number one project, he added,
providing eye examinations
and glasses for people who
need them. Even though any-
ono is eligible, the club feels
that schoolagc children will re
ceive the most benefit from
this program. Mr. Carlan con
lif Tbc club has two fund-rais
ing projects - the broom sale
and the birthday calendars.
“Members appreciate the
*uppurt of all who have bought
brooms and calendars In the
past 15 yean* and ask for; you
support again this year. Mr.
Carlan said.
over a quarter of a mil
lion dollars into the
Jackaon County school
system this year-
inc 12 mill levy by the
Jarkson County Board of Edu
cation for operation of the
schools, plus the auto tax col
lections and intangibles, will
produce some $209,000. In ad
dition, the two and one-half
mill levy for school bonds,
plus auto taxes, is expected to
bring in $53,000. lAuto tax
collections are listed separate
ly because they were collected
earlier and arc not involved
in the millagc set for this
year).
The Jackson County system
is one of three systems in
Jarkson County, the other two
being Jefferson and Com
mcrce. Only taxpayers having
property outside Jefferson and
Jatkaon County School Supt.
M. L. Holliman Mid this week
the levy is designed to bring
the county school system out
of debt, as deficit financing
will not be permitted after
next year.
He explained that the coun
ty system borrowed $45,000
during the 196&67 school year
and that it already has bor
rowed another $25,000 for the
19G7G8 year. In addition, it
owes $52,000 on school buses
already purchased, plus the
cost of si* on order However,
the buses are being bought on
an installment plan and the
state is pa>ing a large amount
of the cost.
The required local effort for
the Jackson County school sys
tem this fiscal year is $117.-
000 and is expected to be high
er next year
To Cost Nearly
Half Million
To Run County
Two Win
Two Commerce people
won free Herald subscrip
tions last week.
They were Willard Al
len and Jeanette's Beaufy
Shop.
The subscriptions woro
.on bv finding tholr own
Operation of tke
county government it
expected to co»t near
ly half a million dol
lars next year.
The 144-mill levy, plus au
to taxes already collected, is
expected to bring In some
thing like $450,000
Cost to operate the county
this year was about $381,500.
This is in addition to the
cost ot operating the county
schools, which will cost coun
ty tax payers outside Jeffer
son and Commerce about a
quarter of a million a year.
Of the total half million ex
pected to be brought in by the
county levy, some $15,000 will
be to retire county health cen
ter and hospital bonds.
The Jackson County Board
of Roads and Revenues set
the following mills for the fol
lowing purposes:
Administration, one mill;
hospital and health center
bonds, public health center,
medication and hospital indi
gent. one half mill each; pub
lie buildings and bridges, two
mills; court*, maintenance and
support of prisoners, sheriff,
etc. three mill*; roads, three
mills; pauper*, county exten
sion office, forest fire protec
tion and workmen's compen
sation, one-fourth mill each;
old age assistance, needy blind
and dependent children, total
of one and three^uarten
mills; revaluation of property,
one and on^quarter mills.
300 Attend
Dedication Of
Potter's House
Some 300 persons were on
hand Sunday afternoon when
The Potter’s House was dedi-
rated.
Harold Shcats. Fulton Coun
ty attorney who. with his wife,
donated the 180 acres for the
rehabilitation center, made
ihe dedicatory address.
Jack Davidson, mayor ot
Jefferson, save the welcome
on behalf of L J Lyle, chair
man of the Jackson County
Board of Roads and Revenues,
who was unable to attend.
Dr William Hock, director
emeritus ot Atlanta Union
Mission, the ateney which
sponsored erection of the een-
ter gave a brief hixtory.
others on the proeram In
cluded: the Rev- Cullen B
Jones, president of th ' “J*-
.ion's board: the Rev. W O.
(Peto) Dinkins, farm propara
director; John S Hunsinpr.
,ic. president ot the boanl;
Supt. J L- Tut* 1 '- chairman
oI ,hc board: the Rev, James
P Wcsbcrty. board member;
and the Rev. F. L. Gltsson.
hoard member.
The quarter of a million-
dollar renter will serve both
the alcoholic who desire re
habilitation and «S«d men. It
Is primarily a farm and plan.
Jefferson discusses post-Irma
extreme-weather measures
IDA talks about two new
projects in closed meeting
By Ben Munro
The aftermath of Tropical Storm Irma
has Jefferson officials considering the
city’s response to extreme weather in the
future.
During last Tuesday’s city council
meeting, mayor Roy Plott said the city
should consider designating a spot for a
shelter.
“We could use the civic center as a
shelter, but there was no power out there,”
he said, adding that the city would need
to equip the civic center with a generator.
Powering city hall is another issue.
Interim city manager Priscilla Murphy
suggested that the city pay an electrician
Destiny Hale, a seventh grade student
at Jefferson Middle School, was named
to state school superintendent Richard
Woods’ 2017-18 student advisory council.
Woods selected 142 Georgia students
to serve on the council. Throughout the
school year, these middle and high school
students will meet with Woods to discuss
the impact of state policies in the class
room.
Members of the council will also dis
cuss other issues related to education,
serve as the Superintendent’s ambas
sadors to their respective schools, and
participate in service projects to benefit
schools and students.
“Every year, it is so valuable to hear
directly from students through my Stu
dent Advisory Council,” Woods said. “In
the past, we have made direct changes
to connect city hall to the fire depart
ment’s generator to support that building
during power outages.
Murphy also said there’s a need for a
generator at the city’s Jefferson Station
complex that can power the meeting room
as well as the water billing department,
which will relocate to the complex.
As for the city’s public works, depart
ment director Jeff Killip pointed out that
16 of the city’s 22 pump stations do not
have stand-by generators. The state did
not require installation of stand-by gener
ators until recently.
“We now need an aggressive program
to start installing them,” Killip said.
based on student feedback, and I look for
ward to working with these 142 students
who I know will make an impact. I’m so
grateful for every student who took the
time to apply and share their thoughts.”
Members were selected from a pool of
more than 1,500 students who applied to
serve on the council. Students were cho
sen based on the strength of their essay
answers, which focused on their ideas
for public education as well as their com
munity service experience. The students
selected attend public schools all over
the state.
Meetings of the Student Advisory
Council will be held October 3. Janu
ary 16, and April 10 for middle school
students and October 4. January 17, and
April 11 for high school students. Details
will be sent via email to selected students.
By Ron Bridgeman
The Jackson County Industrial Devel
opment Authority met on two projects in a
closed session last week.
The IDA met for about 50 minutes to dis
cuss “a couple of small manufacturing proj
ects,” Jim Shaw, the director of economic
development for the county, said Monday.
The IDA did not have a quorum Friday
and it took no action after the closed meet
ing. County Manager Kevin Poe was in the
meeting. He is not a member of the IDA.
The IDA is working on three projects,
Shaw said. They are the two discussed Fri
day and one the group met on in July.
The July meeting dealt with incentives
the county might offer a company looking
at a site south of Commerce. Shaw said he
has sent the company a letter of agreement,
but has not heard back.
“There’s still no word on that one. I think
it’s progressing along, but there’s nothing
binding yet.” Shaw said.
Of the projects discussed Friday, one is in
central and one is in east Jackson County,
Shaw said.
When the IDA closed the meeting, it
was to discuss the “purchase or lease of
Former Jefferson policeman Dennis
Thomas died Monday in a tree-cutting
accident in Jefferson.
Thomas was reportedly cutting a tree
when a limb fell and knocked the lad
der, causing him to fall.
land,” it was announced.
FIRM LOOKS AT LP SITE
An Atlanta company also is consid
ering the site of the former LP building
near the Clarke-Jackson county line.
The LP plant is about 300,000 square
feet and is on 226 acres of land. The
property is near Richmar Road on High
way 441 and is not far from the Jack-
son-Clarke county line.
The property is listed for sale on real
estate company sites for $3.6 million.
Robert Jahn, with Cardinal Real Estate
Advisors, said last week the property is
for sale. When asked if the company
would like a lease. Jahn repeated that it
is for sale.
The Commerce City Council approved
a contract to sell gas to the company.
First American Resources, at its Sept. 5
meeting. That contract would be good
for 10 years.
The price for the gas was not in
information included in the Commerce
council packet. City Manager James
Wascher said that information would be
available if and when the company signs
the proposed gas sale contract.
Thomas, 58, was the husband of Jack-
son County Clerk of Superior Court.
Camie Wilkes Thomas.
(See Thomas’ full obituary elsewhere
in this issue.)
Hale makes state supt. council
Thomas killed in tree-cutting accident