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Grand Jury Presentments
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Captain G. W. Orr Pass
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OP LAST TWO DAYS
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RECORD WITH ROAD
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Jury Scores Writers of Anonymous
Communications, Urging Them to
Come Out in the Open and Help
Enforce Laws
Was Union
Veteran but Honorary
Member of Confederate Camp—
Prominent Churchman and Mem
ber of Masonic Order
The October term of Whitfield su
perior court closed Friday. Prior to
the adjournment of court, the grand
jury made the following general pre
sentments: \
We, ‘ the grand jurors assembled for
the Odtpber term for 1920, do hereby
hand in the following presentments for
consideration:
As a committee of the whole, we,
the gr^nd jurors assembled, having
visited the court house and county jail
report the following:
That repairs should be made to all
toilets in’ the epunty jail and that lids
should be secured 1 for same; and that
if possible, the Board of Roads and
Revenue put both the court house and
county jail in first-class, sanitary con
dition and repair.
We recommend the appointment of
J. D. Brackett as' notary public and
justice - of the peace for the Lower
Tenth district, 629 G. M.
Wp. the committee of grand jurors^
appointed for the purpose OfTnvestigat-
*Janei StJd, $1; A. L. Ed-
$10; P B. ■Trammell, Jr., $1;
pringie] !, n cents; S. J. Head,
G. M Uil $5; E. P. Davis,
n Trad' ala $1; Charley Stone,
J. Fbn A, $1; H. J. Smith,
A. Df ms, $1; Miss Susie
wer, 0 < Is; A. N. Parker, $1-
Palmf, $|f.T. B. Wright, $2.50;
Robfti, »: John Thomas, $2;
opelif, B-Farrar Lumber Co.,
>weo 3rS $5; Miss Will D.
$2.i (Mh, $1; Wright Mitch-
W.. ^jfltchell, $5; Neal Ham-
^i^Bc-Camy, $2.50; Cash,
jlton $6; R. L. Harlan,
P. 3lSl; Gordon Neal, $1;
Fell* ^K-50; W. C. Fincher,
. 1; J. C. Rollins, $5;
lackl®- L. Bates, $1; W. M.
$l ; aMr Springfield, 50 cents:
Met®n, $2.50: C. D. Me
i, $/ Catherine Ferguson,
jerthft, $1; R. A. Williams,
i. .’Me, $1; G. G. Glenn, $1;
ou wj Miss.Addie Lee High-
i0 M: Miss Daisy Hamiltoii,
.) ®dson, $1; J. P. Godwin,
'MM «L Hyman, 50 cents,;
Mrs. Rosa Freeman.
W. H. Stroap,, $1; p.
/ 52; Claude Rol;nson, $1;
' .' $1; C. L. Woja, $1; Leo
Abe Walker, $1; Lem
L. Easley, Vi : R. D. JBaze-
$2.50-
klfiiSSMlU
i$l; Clayton Felker, $1;
m, $1; P. B. Fite, $5; John
H$l; Ramsey Black, '$1;
li, $1; W. H. Herrin, $2;
lord, $1; H. G. Murphy, $1;
&y, $1;.Julian McCamy, $1;
qs, $5; H/L. Jarvis, $1; E.
51; Will McNaUy, $1; C. L.
Doek Holland. ^l; W.' T.
!• S. C. Ellis, $1; W. E.
Ernest Stroup, $2; Hardee
Bs; Tom Rollins, $1; B. B.
Stone & Stinson, $1; Joe
I; wm Nelms, $1; W. M.
L J. Wood, $3; J. H. Steed,
►pper, $3; S. R. Maddox, $1;
3gg, 25 cents; W. O. Davis,
Stone, $1; Loring Kelly,
iseefTSvesfigat-
ihg the books of the ordinary and clerk
y of the courts, find the books kept in a
clear business-like, manner.
Appointed for the -purpose of, invest-
lgating the books' of the sheriff, county
school superintendent, lax coliertor and
books of the justices' of the peace, we,
your committee of grand jurors, wish
to commend-the above "officers for the
neat and satisfactory manner in which 1
we find their accounts. 1
We, your- committee on investigation *
of tax receiver ’s books, find that a ]
number of names of property owners $
do not appear on tax digest—that are" 1
on school digest—and we recommend j
that greater care be taken in. making I
(assessments. S
We, the grand jurors, recommend n
j that the tax collector of this county ^
be required to pay 7 per cent interest G
on the sum of money held in his pos- ^
was a j
treasure
represeni
X «- 105,
Western
Masons;
: appointed to inspect' CountyJif" jurors
dpunty stockade report ^ y ^ ome a *‘ d
1 Thafc we find the ev/* s foUowsr : ’
dounty Poor House yj^todian of the
judgment in., the used excellent
that he has at -ai^ire of his charge;
4 cows, and ^^present 2 mules, 5 hogs,
euiieition-'^Hul crops are in very good
We re w
&na ce 7 wbommend "that the smokehouse
F liar and tenement house on Coun-
B fe. I arm be given a coat of paint. 1
aBrhere are 13 inmates at present and
Pall report good care and attention.
J We also inspected the convict camp
and find that under the supervision of
our efficient: warden the camp is in
excellent shape. That the 12 Inules,
14 hogs, 3 cows are in good condition.
That we find 29 men, 15 white and ■
14 colored, all satisfied as far as their *
treatment is concerned. We wish to *
compliment the Hvarden ffir his cx- $
cellent care of county property. c
We, your grand jury recommend that '
the Board of Roads and Revenue en- ®
deavor to have the road near Wiley
Ford’s put in passable condition. 1
W'e further recommend that the road *
commissioners in the different districts *
1 of the county rise. every mean 8 to em- 1
ploy others and?- their teams before *
resorting to the use of their own teams |
in reconstructing and repairing roads. 1
; We further recommend that the road !
| from Berry bridge, on Beaverdale road,
! be put in passable condition, also road ;
running from Mitchell's road, at Har- 1
mony to Dawn villa, be repaired as soon
as possible.
I Edwards received the following
I Mr. Charles Roy-.Vance, of Fort
P, Ark.:
Pnclosing my check for $5.00 to ap-
F° Democratic Campaign fund. I
I might send you $500 to combat
looked and unfair propaganda the
blicans are using,
im doing all I can in the West, but
■ to assist in the good work througn
!°°i Democrats of my native home.
“Yours sincerely,
“C. Boy Vance.”
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Ad in THE CITIZEN is worth Two on the Fence.
DALTON, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1920.
VOL. LXXVni. No. $1.50 PER ANNUM.
COUNTY FAIR OPENS MONDAY
One Killed, Several
Injured, When Kiln
Collapsed on Them
Chatsworth Scene of Tragic Accident
Friday Afternoon—-Men Covered
by Falling Bricks
Following a long illness during most
which he was confined to his bed,
. George W. Orr, aged 86 years, a
rominent and respected resident of
is city, died at about 8:30 o’clock
onday night at his home on King
, his death, while it had been ex
ited at any time, nevertheless caused
hock to his hosts of friends here.
His Great Service Record,
r. Orr came to Dalton from Polk
ty, Tenn., shortly after the war be-
n. the states, and was, for a period
5 years, a trusted and efficient eid
ee of the Western & Atlantic road,
close attention to duty is strongly
asized by the fact that during the
ears he was with the railroad, he
absent from his post of duty only
days,i and that was because of a
ut on the road, he was unable to
Dalton. It is a record probably
aled.
was, for a long time, agent for
ad in Dalton, being pensioned by
ad When he resigned his post be-
of his advanced age.
Honored by Veterans,
ough a veteran of the Union
n the war between the states,
the .Confederate veterans in
eem, and was, in turn, highly
by them. The Joseph E.
Camp, United Confederate
of Dalton, made him an hon-
uber, and lie was a regular at-
.t the meetings of the calnp
his health .broke and he
' v; i ’ coined to his home.
i» tl -Masonic fraternity, Mr. Orr
nninent member. He was
>f every branch of Masonry
. in Dalton,—of Dalton Lodge
fee and Accepted Masons;
apter No. 80, Royal Arch
it. John’s Commandery No.
J9 - Knigi’s Templar, and the Dalton
cj| >; When the Shrine club
•ed here, Cap:. Orr w>-=; not
c -' t o61i. : $) it as he had planned i taES,
tki SLrial, the office of treasi
tii-
bcc w
elected.
Rev. H. C. Shepherd, a Baptist
preacher of Chatsworth, was instantly
killed, George Sissom and three young
boys, Bob Gudger, Jr., Joe Mullinax
.and Ben Davis, were seriously injur
ed, and a number of others were slight
ly injured at about 1 o’clock Friday
afternoon when a kiln, filled with brick,
suddenly collapsed at the Chatsworth
Brick .plant in Chatsworth. All of the
injured are expected to recover .
Dalton heard of the tragedy shortly
after it happened, a call being made
for local physicians to hurry to Chats
worth to help care for the injured.
The erowd was at work inside the
kiln, stacking green brick for the burn
ing process when the brick toppled and
fell, burying a number. It was about
thirty minutes after the accident be
fore the ones buried could be dug out,
and the fact that there was only one
killed is little short of marvelous.
Bob Gudger, Jr., young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Gudger, sustained a
broken arm, with bruises and. cuts; Joe
Mullinax had his hip broken, and Davis
was badly cut about the head. Others
were more or less bruised and shaken
up.
Rev. Mr. Shepherd, the Baptist
preacher who was killed, had been
employed' at the brick plant as a labor
er-on week days, filling his pulpit on
Sundays. He (was highly esteemed in
Chatsworth, his death casting a cloud
of gloom over the little city. .
THE J. F. MURPHY SHOWS
AT THE WHITFIELD FAIR
Much Good, dean Amusement for Next
Week
Farmers Discussed
Cotton Situation
Appointed to Investigate
of Bonded Warehouse—
Meet Again Next Week
Dalton People Highly Grat
ified at His Final De
cision
STRONG EFFORT MADE
BY MILLEDGEVILLE
Popular and Able Pastor of First Pres
byterian Church Tells His Con
gregation He Will Remain
With Them
The J. F. Murphy show train will ar
rive in Dalton some time early Monday
morning and will commence at once
to unload this mammoth out-door or
ganization and transport it to the fair
grounds where everything will be up
and ready for the opening of the Whit
field County Fair which will continue
all week of October 18th, both day and
night.
Manager Murphy has provided for
-his friends and patrons of Dalton many
new and up-to-date attractions never
before seen here. All of the attrac
tions presented by Mr. Murphy are
as they have always been and always
will be: clean, moral and refined in
every respect, suitable for the whole
family to attend and not cause them
to have any regrets for visiting any
and all of the attractions offered for
their approval by the J. F. Murphy
Shows. It would take up too much space
to mention aU of the shows to be found
on the mighty midway, but a' few of
the principal ones are mentioned.
First comes Prof. D. M. Bristol, who
will present his show known as Bris
tol’s Society Circus, composed of Mr.
Bristol’s beautiful and highly educat
As agent f^$r the Western & Atlantict®^Axabiaii horses, 5 number,
also his ponies, goats, III HI unride
able and comedy mnle. Mr. Bristol ^
the oldest horse trainer in America and
the only man who ever made a World's
tour with an educated horse show and
returned safely to America. This at
traction is one that attracts both young
and old and is worth both time and
the price to pay it a visit.
Then comes the “fun” show: Mr.
J. B. Cullens’ colored minstrels. This
attraction, is out together to drive away
the “bines,” and it succeeds. All the
members of this organization are real
natives of the state of Georgia and
can both dance and sing in good old
southern style,
But one must pay the fair a visit to
get any idea of the many amusements
that have been provided. The fair will
continue both day and night all next
week. At night the grounds will be
illuminated with thousands of electric
and Prof. Frank Meeker’s All-
American Band, will be on hand and
^ A .^e daily concerts. Let aU turn out
^ Tftrmt ~ ♦ viMt one of the best fairs ever
offered by Whitfield county. Don’*
EBEN COTTON ♦ forget the date _ all next , veek<
well known ♦
♦ farmer near Gr<v e Level, will pro- ♦
♦ duce about 100 ; 5t inds of lint cot- ♦
♦ ton of a green .l^de this year. ♦
♦ Saturday, Mr.obriant brought ♦
♦ in some of the M tton and left ♦
♦ it at the Citizen office. It is nn- ♦
♦ usually fine cott® of a green ♦
♦ color. He proceed the first ♦
♦ green cotton last year and saved ♦
♦ the seed; this yei» he has more ♦
♦ of it. Many hav written him ♦
♦ wanting to buy son e of the seed, ♦
♦ hut he has refuse^ to sell any. ♦
♦ The cotton is much finer than the ♦
♦ regular white cottor grown here, ♦
♦ and is of much lor-rer staple. ♦
+Y+♦♦♦♦
DE. STEED APPOINTED
ON PENSION BOARD
Fills Vacancy Caused by Death of Dr.
J. F. Harris
Dr. John EL Steed has received no
tice from the government that on rec
ommendation of Congressman Gordon
Lee, he has been appointed as Pension
Examining Surgeon here.
Steed takes the place on the
held by Dr. J. F. Harris prior
death. The other members of
! ard are Dr. J. G. McAfee and Dr.
Erwin.
Dr. Frank K. Sims wiH remain here
as pastor of the First- Presbyter an
church. This announcement he made
at the evening services at the church
last Sunday, and his announcement met
with a general feeling of satisfaction on
the part of his congregation, this feel
ing being shared by the people of
Dalton as a .whole when his decision to
remain in Dalton became known.
Dr. Sims had received a call from the
First Presbyterian church of Milledge-
ville, and he went there to preach. A
igreat effort on" the part not only of
the members of the First church of
Milledgeville but of the city of Mill-
edgeyill^ in its entirety, was made to
get Dr. Sims to accept the call there.
When he returned to Dalton, he was
undecided as to the course he should
pursue, and he spent the week serious
ly considering .the matter from all
angles.
It'iwas the genuineness of the appeal
from his church here that caused him
to remain in Dalton. Resolutions had
been passed by the church in a caU
meeting, in which attention was call
ed to the fact that Dr. Sims had built
up the church wonderfuUy during his
pastorate here, and that his services
had not been confined to the church but
to the en^re city. The position he
occupied here where he had labored
for over thirteen years and where he
had the confidnce of all the people,
making him a power for good in the
city as a whole, was told in the resolu
tions, and he was earnestly urged td
remain here and continue his service.
Certain it is that there has never,
been in Dalton a preacher who was
closer to the great mass of the people
than is Dr. Frank K. Sims. He has
labored long and earnestly in this city,
and he has labored well,- and he will
continue to fill his sphere of usefulness.
That his work in his church has been
good, is amply evidenced, by the way
which the members of his congre-
git-ion worked to keep him here.
There has never been a man serv
ing a Dalton pastorate who has been -
more universally loved and admired
than has been Dr. Sims, and this is
the feeling the people generally have
for him, not being confined to his
congregation, but embracing the mem
bers. of other churches and those who
have no church connections.. -
Sunday night, Dr. Sims having an
nounced that hq Tyould make, known his
decision as to whether he would re
main here or go to Milledgeville, the
church was filled with people, and it
was evident that the people were truly
happy when he said he would remain
with them.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
♦ UNKNOWN DISEASE 4
4 ATTACKS CATTLE 4
♦ • ♦
♦ An unknown disease, which 4
♦ starts much like “scratches” on 4
♦ horses, has started in Whitfield 4
♦ county, and as a result, cattle is ♦
♦ suffering heavily. A veterinarian ♦
♦ from the state office was here ♦
♦ Friday and went with Dr. W. U. ♦
♦ Gordon, local veterinarian, to see ♦
♦ cattle afflicted with the disease. ♦
♦ It appears to be a skin disease 4
♦ caused by bad blood, and the vet- 4
♦ ernarians are treating it success- ♦
♦ fully in many instances. It starts 4
♦ just above the hoof and rapidly 4
♦ spreads up the leg, finally going 4
♦ to the backbone. Several -cattle ♦
4 have been lost. Cattle owners 4
♦ are urged to be on the lookout, 4
4 and'as soon as the disease appears, 4
♦ are urged to get the infected ani- 4
♦ mala out of their herds. 4
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 4 ♦ 4 4
A crowd of about 150 farmers and
business men met Tuesday night at the
court house for the purpose of discuss
ing matters of interest to all, especial
stress being laid on the cotton situa
tion./As a result of the meeting, a
committee, composed of W. C. Martin,
chairman; H. H. Ezzard, H. C. Smith,
J. G. McLellan, M. S. Charles and- B.
A. Tyler, was appointed to make in
vestigations relative to the establish
ment of a bonded cotton warehouse
here.
At the meeting, the fact was recog-,
nized that it would be impossible, with
cotton being picked and ginned, to
build a warehouse to take care of this
year’s crop, and that may come later.
For the present, if a bonded warehouse
is established here, it will have to be
some warehouse already built. This
will be investigated by the committee, j
the committee to report at
meeting called for next week, the meet-
ingjto be probably Thursday night .at
the fair grounds, and Congressman
Gordon Lee, woh was prominent in the
work of passing the bonded warehouse
bill in Congress, wiH be here to address
the meeting. The attendance of farm
ers and business and professional men
is desired.
The meeting of Tuesday night was
called to order by Mr. C. O. Smith,
county farm agent, who outlined the
objects of the meeting, and introduced
Mr. Strahan, district farm agent.
Mr. Strahan discussed the benefits of
a bonded warehouse; bnt stated that
the time had passed for the farmers
to make preparations for marketing
this year’s cotton crop. He stated that
they should have made their plans in
January, by preparing to plant an
abundance of other things so they
would be independent and could .mar
ket their cotton when they wanted to.
He urged the planting of other crops
in addition to cotton next year. *
In closing, Mr. Strahan urged all the
farmers present to bring something to
the county -fair and talk matters over
at the fair grounds.
Col. W. C. Martin made a strong
speech, in which he stated that what
Whitfield county farmers did wouldn’t
have any effect on the cotton market.
He gave five reasons for the low price
of cotton, as he had found in an article
in the Progressive Farmer,‘among the
reasons being the fact that American
factories could use hut 6^)00,000 bales
of cotton per year, and the remaining
6,000,000 as indicated by government
estimates, would have to be shipped
abroad, where the money was worth
so little, in some countries, that it was
impossible for them to buy. Then, the
political question. Then the fact that
the people have largely stopped buy
ing goods, with the resalt that the mills
have much cotton manufactured for
which there is little demand. Then the
feeling of unrest that always follows a
great war.
Relative to the holding of cotton, Col.'
Martin would offer no advice, stating
that it was impossible to forecast
whether cotton would go higher or low
er. He -favored the bonded warehouse,
with 'the licensed weigher and grader.
He stated that by cooperation on the
part of the farmer and business man.
avo'ding suspicion of each other and
keeping a steady head, the local prob
lem could be solved.
He urged the farmers to get out their
cotton as quickly as possible, owing
to the vast difference in price male
this year on the various grades.
H. C. Smith, representing the farm
ers, called for cooperation on the part
of all. B. A. Tyler voiced a similar ap-
Fine Line of Exhibits Is
Expected from People
of County
MANY INTERESTING
FEATURES OF WEEK
Interesting Dairy Exhibit—Races Are
Planned for Thursday and Friday
Secured
for Midway
-Fine Amusements
The Whitfield county fair opens next
Monday. ,
It has-been a long time coming, but
it is going to be well worth the wait,
for it’s going to be a real fair this
.year—one of wbieh the people of the
second (JOuntjr w ;u be justly proud.
Latest information is to .the effect
that the displays are going to he fine.
The individual farm exbib.ts, the com
munity exhibits, the live stock and
poultry show—all are going to be well
worth going to see, and it’s going to
be difficult to get in all the exhibits
promised for the woman’s building, for
the women have determined to make
this always attractive feature of the
fair even more artistic than it has ever
been,- which jvill be a real task to ac
complish.
. Interesting Dairy Exhibit.
Miss Blanche Gardner; who recently
took a course in dairy work, is going
to have charge of one of the most in
teresting and instructive booths at the
fair—a dairy booth, in whieh will be
shown many nice charts on milk as a
food, two large Georgia American Ched
dar cheeses furnished by Mr. L. H.
Marlatt, head of the Dairy Extension
Department of the Georgia College of
Agriculture; a cheese made by Mrs. H.
H. Ezard, of this county; special dishee
made of cottage cheese, a small library
of books on dairy work, and last, bnt
probably of most, interest, a Babcoek
tester for testing milk, cream and skim
milk for fiutter-fat content. Everyone
is urged to bring a pint of milk to the
booth to have it tested. . The testing
will be -from 2 to'4 o’clock each after
noon. At the booth, farmers’ bulletins
will be distributed, and it is probable
that cottage cheese will be sold.
In view of he fine opportunity that
awaits a big dairy here, this exhibit is
especially timely and will doubtless at
tract many people. .
Much Prize Money.
A total of $1,182.65 in prizes will Ik-
distributed this year at the Whitfield
county fair. Alt will be eash prizes
with the exception of a few prizes paid
in scholarships for boys and girls, and
in full-blooded pigs and calves.
There will be horse races at 10 a. m.
Thursday with prizes of $10.00, $7.00
and $5.00 offered. On Friday at 10 u
an. there will be mule races with prizes
of $10.00, ^7.00 and $5.00 offered. Tlic-
race-traelc will* be thoroughly cleaned,
scraped and policed and a general in
vitation is extended to everyone to en
ter horses-and mules in these rac.es.
The Lunch Room.
The Kindergarten Innehroom will be
run thiB year for the benefit of the
Maniples Memorial Restroom fund.
Committees from among the bgst cooks
in Dalton will serve dinner and supper
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The fair float on the grounds, man
aged by the Fair Float committee, will
also be run for the benefit of the' rest-
peal, with the suggestion that more room * ^ ee cream, cake, home-made
meetings be held and the farmers and
business men get closer together.
J. G. McLellan quoted figures from
the New Orleans cotton market, show
ing the striking difference in the price
of various grades this year. The quo
tation was of October 4, showing mid
dling cotton quoted at 23 cents; low
middling, at 16 cents; good ordinary,
at 9 cents; ordinary, at 7 cents, and
low ordinary, at 51-4 cents. There has
never before been such a distinction
made, emphasizing the fact that all
should get their cotton out of the
fields at the earliest possible moment.
E. P. Davis told of a trip made Tues
day to LaFayette, - where fields white
with eotton were not being picked over.
J. H. Smith, chairman of the Whit
field County Farm Bureau, spoke for
the establishment of a bonded ware
house, where the fanners could get the
correct grades and weights from a dis
interested, licensed grader and weigher.
The meeting adjourned to be resumed
at the fair next week.
candies, eold drinks, hamburgers, etc.,
will be served.
The Amusements.
The attention of the people ie agaia
called to the amusement features fay
the fair—the famous J. F. Murphy
Shows. Last week, some of the fea
tures of this great amusement organ
ization were mentioned, bnt it will take
a visit to the grounds to find out jns£
what an excellent entertainment fea
ture has been planned for the fair tkis
year. Thq shows come here recom
mended as elean and wholesome, where
you can have plenty of innocent amuse
ment and meet all your friends who
will be there.
Friday will bring the big singing con
test, with many classes entered. In
dications point to deeidedly the most
spirited singing contest ever held at the
fair.
This week, the work of putting the
finishing touches to the grounds and
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