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ESTABLISHED 1847—SEVENTY-THREE YEARS OLD.
DALTON, GA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1920.
VOL. T.-gTtTV No. 9. $1.50 PER ANNUM.
IS KILLED
Julius Boston Loses Life in
Dixie Flyer Wreck North
of City
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
hard to determine
John Hardy, Fireman of Tills City Has
Arm Broken and Mail Clerk Is
Slightly Injured — Wreck at
Copeland’s Crossing
Highway Department
To Maintain Roads
Within State System
Will Pay All Maintenance Costs for
Roads Built According to Sys
tem Outlined
Julius Boston, engineer of Atlanta,
was killed, and John Hardy, fireman
of Dalton, and A. J. Hollingsworth, mail
clerk, of Atlanta, were painfully but
not seriously injured, in a wreck of
the first section of the Dixie Flyer near
Copeland’s Crossing, a few miles north
of Tunnel Hill, Friday afternoon, short
ly after two o’clock. The second sec
tion of the Flyer had left Dalton be
fore the wreck occurred, but was stop
ped at Tunnel Hill. The second section
backed into Dalton, bringing the body
• of Engineer Boston and the injured
trainmen.
The train was running several hours
late but trainmen deny that it was mak
ing fast time when the wreck occurred.
Just what caused the accident is not
known; but it is supposed that the rails
spread. The track was badly torn up for
a considerable distance, the engine be
ing hurled about 50 feet from the track.
In some manner, the tender of the en
gine was hurled ahead of it. Three
cars were overturned, one of which was
a passenger car. There were few pass
engers on the train, however, and two
were hurt slightly. Their injuries were
not serious enough for either of them
to he examined by the road’s physician,
they making no statement to the of
ficials.
Local physicians were notified to meet
the relief train at the depot here, and
the injured were brought here about
4:30 o’clock, and were immediately giv
en attention. Mr. Hardy, the fireman,
who is a resident of Dalton, sustained
a broken arm and was bruised, but iB
now recovering rapidly. He is a young
engineer of the road, but was running
extra as a fireman. He states that
when he felt the first jerk in the engine
as it left the rails, he was shoveling
coal into the firebox, and only had time
to grab to something. The next instant,
he found his arm pinned, and steam
escaping. He thinks that he himself
must have broken his arm in releasing
himself to escape the steam. He crawl
ed unassisted out of the engine, and
insisted on going to the telegraph office
himself to keep his relatives from be
ing unduly alarmed.
Mr. Hollingsworth, the mail clerk, is
a brother of Mr. C. M. Hollingsworth,
of this city. He was in a mail car
which was overturned. He was cut
and bruised about the head; but his in
juries were not serious. After Tie was
given attention, he returned by first
train to his home in Atlanta.
Engineer Boston either jumped from
his engine when it left the tracks or
else was thrown out; for his body was
iouml clear of the wreckage. It was
almost buried in the ground. The ears,
tu leaving the tracks and overturning
had passed over it; but there were few
broken bones and bruises.
Dm body was brought here and pre
pared for burial, being sent Saturday
morning to Atlanta. Mr. Paul B. Fite, !
ot this city, a kinsman, accompanied j section, steep grade and bridge will be
the body to Atlanta. i designated by signs placed 300 feet
— | distant on both approaches.' The signs
j .vill be on the right of the road where
they will meet the driver’s eye. They
will be painted in red letters on a
wh'te background, as they are intend
ed for warnings. "
‘ < Every road intersection will be|
equipped with direction signs to aid
the traveler in keeping the right road.
These signs will have arrows pointing
in both direct’ons of the state highway
and naming the principal terminal
points in both directions. In addition
to these intersection signs, the tele
phone poles along every state highway
will be sketched with a diamond-Bhap-
ed sign with black letters on a white
background. There will be a stencil
sign on every fifth pole.
"Systematic and scientific mainten
ance will prolong the life of paved
roads to the maximum, and will keep
sand clay roads in good passable condi
tion in all kinds of weather. A sand
clay road if dragged after every rain
soon packs very hard so that washouts
The following statement in regard
to maintenance of roads which are a
part of the state highway Bystem has
been given out by the State Highway
Department:
‘ ‘ All road projects forming a part
of the state highway system are to be
taken over for maintenance by the
State Highway Department. Whether
such a project was built by a combina
tion of county, state and federal fund,
or by a county alone, or by the state
alone, will make no difference. If it
is a part of the state highway system,
the State Highway Department will
maintain it.
‘ ‘ Twenty-six projects have been com
pleted, and eighty miles of these have
been taken over for maintenance al
ready. The balance will be taken over
shortly. The counties where systematic
and scientific maintenance has been al
ready commenced are Spaulding, Henry,
Clayton, Walton, Hall, Macon, Coweta,
Meriwether, Troup, Douglas, Bibb,
Jackson, Wilkes.
"It is the plan of the State High
way Department to make its mainten
ance of the state highway system roads
a model for the benefit of the counties
in the maintenance of their roads. As
s w'ell known, one of the main fac
tors in the creation of good roads is
the factor of maintenance. No matter
how. expensive construction may be,
its life is greatly shortened by the lack
of constant, systematic and scientific
maintenance.
"On sand clay roads there will be a
patrolman for three !to eight miles
of road, depending upon the particular
requirements of traffic, rainfall, topog
raphy, etc. The patrolman will be a
reliable man who lives about the center
of his section of roads. He will be
equipped with a wagon, a drag, a Hump
scraper, a set of double harness, and
complete outfit of tools. He will fur
nish his own mules. His duties will
consist of the following:
‘ ‘ To drag the road after every rain,
to clean out culverts and drains; to
cut brush and weeds on the right-of-
way; to keep ditches opened; to fill
holes and washes; to replace sand and
clay when necessary; to- renew the
whitewash on telephone poles, and
other objects along the road; to re
pair signs, etc.
"Concrete roads will be patrolled by
a gang consisting of a foreman and
four or five men. They will cover
longer sections of road than the sand
clay patrolmen, as they can travel and
work faster. Each concrete repair out
fit or maintenance crew will be equipped
with a minature concrete mixing and
pouring outfit, a small automobile
truck, and a complete set of tools.
They will keep the sand clay in shoul
ders of the road at proper grade with
holes and washes filled, keep the ex
pansion joints in good repair, fill holes
with new concrete when necessary and
in general keep the right-of-way clear
and clean. Maintenance crews on
bituminous macadam roads will be
equipped with a complete outfit for
mixing and pouring bituminous maca
dam.
"State h'gliway system roads will
be easy to recognize by their general
maintenance and upkeep. Telephone
poles, tree trunks and sign posts along
the roads will- be whitewashed and
renewed at frequent intervals to keep
them white. This will make a road
easy to follow day or night. Embank
ments and bridge approaches will be
protected by guard rails which will be
whitewashed. Culvert and bridge head-
walls also will be whitewashed.
Every railroad crossing, road inter
Secret Order Chapters in
Midst of Annual Decem
ber Elections
MANY HAVE ELECTED
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Masonic Council Officers—Juniors, Odd
Fellows, Maccabees and Daughters
of America Elect—Others Name
Leaders This Month
Dalton secret orders are in the mid
dle of the annual December elections,
a number of the lodges having already
elected their new officers.
The first to elect was Dalton Council
No. 30, Junior Order of United Amer
ican Mechanics, the Junior elections
having been held Thursday night. The
officers chosen are:
Albert Gregg, councilor; Oba Grav-
ett, vice councilor; B. H. Sapp, record
ing secretary; M. A. Keister, assistant
recording secretary; M. B. Huffaker,
financial secretary; T. D. Ridley, treas
urer; John Sims, conductor; Lee Larue,
warden; W. A. Renfro, chaplain; Roy
Whitener, inside sentinel; J. W. Wil
liams, outside sentinel; Horace Coyle,
trustee.
Odd Fellows Elect.
Friday night, Dalton Lodge No. 72,
I. O. O. F., elected the following offi
cers:
S. F. Armstrong, noble grand; M. F.
Caldwell, vice grand; G. W. Keister,
secretary; T. D. Ridley, treasurer; W.
M. Sapp, trustee 3 years.
Other officers will be appointed on
the night of January 7, 1921.
Masonic Elections.
Masonic organizations here that have
not yet elected will, with the exception
of St. John’s Commandry No. 19,
Knights Templar, which elects Good
Friday, and the Dalton Shrine club,
which will elect next year, will have
their elections on the following dates:
Western Chapter No. 80, Royal Arch
Masons, Monday night, Dee. 20; Dal
ton Lodge No. 105, Free and Accepted
Masons, Monday night, Dee. 27. The
Eastern Star chapter 'will elect Tues
day night, Dec. 28.
Justices of Peace
And Bailiffs Were
Elected in County
T. J. Bryant Elected in Dalton District
—Other Justices and Constables
Chosen Saturday
GOVERNMENT BARGES
TO HANDLE SHIPMENTS
Schedules of Rates Announced by In
land Waterways Service
R. H. Bather, general agent of
the Inland Waterways Mississippi War
rior Service, was in the city the past
week to talk with local business men
relative to the freight-hauling barges
j °t the government which will operate
j between New Orleans, La., and Cordova,
Am., making freight shipments much
cheaper than when handled by rail.
Within a short time, the government
I "dl have boats leaving New Orleans
{every three days, and it will take about
jten days to get a shipment from New
jOrleans by water to Cordova, Ala.,
land from there here by rail. The rate
| r .\ill b e materially smaller. The rates
from New Orleans to Chattanooga range
jfrom 12% cents on sixth class ship-
jinents to 30 % cents pn first class.
rain has fallen. The complete system
of signs, designations and danger sig
nals outlined above should enable a
traveler on a state highway to make
good traveling time either day or night,
without any stops to inquire his way,
are reduced to a minimum and traffic I and with accidents almost impossible if
ean move right along after a heavy the danger warnings are observed.”
Council Elects.
Of the Masonic organizations repre
sented here, Dalton Council No. 7S,
Royal and Select Masters, has elected
officers as follows:
R. E. Hinkle, illustrious master; J.
W. Clements, deputy master; W. C.
Griffin, principal conductor of work;
G. W. Keister, captain of the guard;
C. F. Morris, companion conductor; J.
A. Longlev, chaplain; C. P. Hannah,
steward: M. B. Davis, sentinel; G. W.
Keister, J. W. Clements and M. B.
Davis, finance committee. _
D. of A. Officers.
The Daughters of America, the wo
man’s auxiliary of the Junior Order
of United American Mechanics, has
elected the following officers:
Mossie Mitchell, councilor; Eva
Painter, vice councilor; Mrs. Casey, as
sociate councilor; Ethel Williamson, as
ociate v ; ce councilor; Mrs. Pearl Casey,
conductress; Mre. Mary Combee, re
cording secretary: A. E. Gregg, assist
ant recording secretary; M. B. Huff
aker, financial secretary; Mrs. Fannie
Huffaker, treasurer; Mrs. J. A. Walker,
inside sentinel; Clinton Teems, out
side sentinel; Jesse Chastain, warden;
Jud Williams, trustee; Oba Gravett,
team captain and treasurer penny roll;
Bertha Keeling and Nettie MeCoy, rep
resentatives.
P. O. S. of A. to Elect.
On Wednesday, Dec. 29, the Patriotic
Order Sons of America, will hold the
regular election.
Maccabee Officers.
Security Tent No. 2, Knights of the
Maccabees, Tuesday night elected the
following officers:
G. H. Rauschenberg, commander; M.
B. Davis, lieutenant commander; R.
H. Sapp, record keeper; L. Z. Speck,
chaplain; M. A. Albertson, sergeant;
Sam E. Berry, master at arms; C. R.
Henry, first master of the guard; Fred
Elder, second master of the guard;
John Tibbs, sentinel; J. P. Smith,
picket; W. M. Sapp, trustee.
After the elections, the members en
joyed an oyster supper.
In the election for justices of the
peace and bailiffs held throughout the
state Saturday, decided interest was
shown locally, nearly 600 taking part
in the Dalton (872d) district. Thomas
J. Bryant was eleeted justiee of the
peace over the incumbent, T. C. Mc-
Bryde, by a vote of 304 to 270, Bryant’s
majority being 34. In the precedinf
election, Mr. McBryde had defeated Mr.
Bryant by about the same majority.
J. N. Leonard led the ticket for bailiff,
with 339 votes, and J. M. Cash ran
second, with 204 votes. These two
were elected. The other candidates
received the following vote: N. W.
Barry, 195; W. B. Callahan, 131; J. F.
Clark, 75; J. L. Brandon, 42.
Mr. Bryant, who becomes the new
justice of the peace here, has had
considerable experience in the work,
having served for a number of years in
Murray county before moving here. He
has the reputation of having been one
of the best justices of the peace that
Murray county ever had.
Other Districts.
Spirited races occurred in a num
ber of other districts in this county.
In Upper Tenth district, no one ran for
constable, and it will be necessary for
the justice to appoint one. In Fincher,
D. T. Fox was the only candidate for
constable. Here’s how the districts
went in the election.
Cohutta—W. S. Johnson, justice of
the peace; C. L. Dulin and J. Sfurett,
constables.
Mill Creek—W. M. Dobson, justice of
the peace; Bert Griffin and Thad Babb,
constables'.
Ninth—Sam King, justiee of the
peace; A. H. Davis and H. W. Walker,
constables.
Trickum—W. O. Pangle, justiee of
the peace; George Templeton and W.
B. Jordan, constables.
t Tunnel Hill—Grady Head, justiee of
the peace; J. C. Ward and W. L. Camp
bell, constables.
Rocky Face—J. F. Robeson, justiee
of the peace; N. H. Kennemer and B.
B. Gordon, constables.
Upper Tenth—T. S. Wilson, justice
of the peace; no constables elected.
Tilton—J. L. Henton,- justice of the
peace; A. J. Kelly and J. G. Lane,
constables.
Lower Tenth—E. F. Jarrett, justice
of the peace; T. J. Piekle and Watson
Arnold, constables.
Carbondale—J. H. Bowman, * justiee
of the peace; B. L. Stone and G. C.
Stone, constables.
Fineher—W. E. Caldwell, justice of
the peace; D. T. Fox, constable.
Varnell—George Powell, justice of
the peace; Otto Bryant and Jim Thomp
son, constables.
T
IS
Empty Stocking Fund Is
Growing in Satisfactory
Manner
PEOPLE ARE ASKED
TO CONTRIBUTE NOW
Christmas Entertainment Is Planned
By Church Society at Crescent
Theatre—Committee to Make
Its Plans Soon
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4 THE SUBSCRIPTIONS. ♦
♦ The following subscriptions to ♦
♦ the Empty Stocking Fund have ♦
4 been received to date: ♦
♦ Thanksgiving collection ♦
4 at Union chureli services..
$24.00 4
4
ff> F(px
10.00 *1
4
The Dalton Citizen
10.00 4
♦
Mrs. G. W. Hamilton, Sr.
5.00 4
4
W. Ernest Stroup
5.00 4
4
A Friend
2.50 4
4
Miss Jennie Hamilton ..
2.00 4
4
❖
Miss Elizabeth Hamilton
. 2.00 4
4
4
Total
$61.10 4
4 4
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NEGRO BOY DIED WHILE
OUT ON HUNTING TRIP
Body of Lester Jackson Found by
Searching Party Wednesday
Lester Jackson, a young Bon of George
Jackson, a well known and respected
colored farmer living east of the city,
was found dead in some woods on the
Clayton place Wednesday of last week
by a party of searchers who were look
ing for the boy who left home Tuesday
on a hunting trip and failed to return
home Tuesday night.
Coroner Peeples .was summoned and
made a thorough investigation; but
there were no marks on the boy’s body
that would indicate foul play. The sup
position is that he was taken ill and
fell, death resulting.
The boy’s faithful dog was with the
body when the party of searchers arriv
ed, having remained there all night.
COUNCILMAN STEWART
IS OUT AFTER POLICE
Says Force Should Not Leave Dalton
on Other Work
Councilman Stewart, of the Eighth
ward, celebrated his return to active
service on council Monday night by
taking out after the police force for
leaving Dalton for work that is for-
eign to the duties of a policeman.
He raked Chief Bates for his leaving
Dalton to engage in raids of illicit dis
tilleries, and called^ on the various
policemen to explain why they left
Dalton on other business when they
were supposed to be on duty here.
Councilman Caylor agreed with Coun
cilman Stewart that this should be
stopped.
After talking the matter over, how
ever, no action on the part of council
was taken.
The Empty Stocking Fund has open
ed in a way to lead to the belief that
this.year a substantial sum is going to
be raised to bring Christmas cheer to
the hearts of the city’s unfortunates.
Where it has been the custom hereto
fore for those who contribute to wait
until the last few days before Christ
mas, this year, the money is coming
in early, which will be the means of
giving the Empty Stocking Fund com
mittee an opportunity to know how to
plan the work.
The committee wants all contributions
reported at the ealiest possible moment.
It is hoped that enough money will be
secured to enable the committee to ar
range gifts of toys, fruits and candies
for the little children of the poor, in
addition to the sending of baskets of
food to needy families. This can’t be
planned, however, until it is known
that ample funds will be available, and
as there is much work involved in buy
ing and arranging the gifts, it takes
time, and so all who intend contribu
ting to the fund will be favoring the
committee by sending your contribu
tion either to Dr. Frank K. Sims, chair
man of the committee, or to T. S. Mc-
Camy at The Citizen office.
The Citizen last week called on the
people for funds, and the start, while
it is far short of the money needed to
■make the work successful in every way,
is, nevertheless, an excellent one, and
would indicate that several hundred
dollars- will be contributed to this most
worthy cause.
Send in your contribution today—
don’t put it off longer—and make it
just a little bigger than you feel you
ean afford. It will be well spent.
Just as soon as possible—when the
fund has reached proportions to justi
fy it—the committee will make an
nouncement of definite plans for using
the Empty Stocking Fund this year.
Entertainment Planned.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the First Presbyterian church is plan
ning a Christmas entertainment for
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 26, at the Cres
cent Theatre. Either a motion picture
or slides will be used showing the
meaning of Christmas, and the story
of the birth of the Child Jesus
will be told. This will be free
to everybody, and will be made pos
sible by the work of the Christian En
deavor Society with the generous co
operation of Manager Wink, of the
Crescent. A special invitation is ex
tended to the little people to atfend—
an extra special invitation to the chil
dren of the poor to witness the fine en
tertainment.
The entertainment will probably start
at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, and in
addition to the story and the pictures,
Christmas carols will be sung by the
children. The service is a union. one,
to which all are invited.
Then on Sunday evening, the ob
servance will be repeated at the First
Presbyterian ehurch, this also to be
a union service, and Rev. H. C. Emory,
pastor of the First Methodist ehurch,
will make a short talk on Christmas.
This, however, will be apart from the
work of the Empty Stocking Fund, for
none of the money secured by the
Empty Stocking Fund committee will
be used in this connection. It will,
however, be a happy feature of Dalton’s
Christmas observance.
Again The Citizen makes appeal to
the people to contribute to the Empty
Stocking Fund now—don’t put it off
Congressman Gordon
Lee Highly Honored
By His Colleagues
Seventh District Representative Select
ed for Place on Important Appro
priations Committee
Congressman Gordon Lee has been
given additional honors in congress,
Mr. Lee’s hosts of friends here will
read the following from James A. Hoi-
lomon which appeared in the Atlanta
Constitution, with decided interest
Every Georgia member of both
branches of congress answered to the
roll call at the opening of the third
session of the 66th congress today
except Representative Walter Wise, of
the sixth, who is ill at his Georgia
home. Every member from Georgia re
tains his seat in the 67th congress
which is unusual in the fact that it is
the only state, in this entire South hav
ing such a record except Florida.
Representative Gordon Lee, of the
seventh district of Georgia, who is
now the ranking minority member on
the house, committee on agriculture,
will tomorrow become a member of the
powerful house committee on appropria
tions which, under the new budget rule
of the house, becomes the most im
portant assignment in congress except
that of the ways and means. The Geor
gia house delegation this afternoon, in
caucus, decided unanimously upon this
recommendation, the only contestant be
ing Representative Carl Vinson, of the
tenth, who had several committals but
was defeated for recommendation by
reason of the fact that the policy of
the majority is to appoint to the new
appropriations those members who are
nnking now on the important house
committees that deal mostly in gov-
rnment appropriations.
Logical Mam for Post.
As is well- known. Congressman Lee
is not only one of the two senior mem
bers of the Georgia delegation, having
served longer than any other member
except Bell, of the ninth, but is also the
ranking minority member on agricul
ture which necessarily made him the
logieal man for the reorganized appro
priations. His recommendation by the
entire Georgia delegation is equal to an
appointment, it is believed, and that
Mr. Lee thus will become one of the
35 most important members of congress
is now assured.
The house appropriations committee
will have final and absolute control
of all government appropriations from
this time on.
This is by reason of the new house
rule co-ordinating all government ap
propriations on this committee, which
in fact the vital provision of the
budget bill which was finally vetoed
in the last session on account of an
entirely different provision—with which
President Wilson did not accord. Un-
er the present rule, instead of six
or eight important committees in the
house where all appropriations must
originate, making their separate esti
mates, all the appropriations in every
branch must hereafter be made through
the one committee on appropriations,
hence its gigantic importance.
Agricultural Minority Leader.
Congressman Lee, in having this new
assignment thrust upon him by rea
son of his seniority as well as rank as
leader of the minority on agriculture,
becomes one of the real leading mem
bers of congress with duties to dis
charge second to none in the entire
lawmaking bodies in both houses.
The house appropriations committee,
under the new budget rule, will neces
sarily differentiate its thirty-five mem
bers into various sub-committees, and
it is thus expected that Lee will be
come next to the chairman of the sub
committee on agricultural appropria
tions, thereby enlarging his usefulness
as a member of the old house committee
on agriculture.
Georgia members are greatly elated
over this prospect, and very rightly so.
IS
Springfield Again Chosen for
Treasurer by Voters
* of Dalton
PRUDEN AND SHOPE
ON SCHOOL BOARD
Williams, Caylor, Walter Kenner and
Percy Conncilmen—City TMty+ton
of Wednesday Attracted Little
Interest—Small Vote Polled
W. M. Carroll was re-elected clerk;
George Springfield was re-elected city
treasurer; T. S. Shope and F. S. Pru-
den were named to succeed themselves
on the school board, and J. W. Williams,
J. N. Caylor, Walter Kenner and F. D.
Percy were named eouncilmen of the
Second, Third, Sixth and Seventh wards
respectively, in the city election held
Wednesday. The election attracted
little interest as was shown by the
small vote polled.
Women Voted.
It was Dalton’s first election in
which the women were permitted to
ote and many east their first ballot.
Women also figured largely in hold
ing the election, outnumbering the men
in practically all of the precinct poll
ing places.
It also was the first time a woman
ever offered for city office. Miss Mary
Wheeler was a candidate for eity clerk,
but was defeated. This is attributed
solely to the fact that the vast majority
of the voters were not ready to elect
a woman to publie office. That will
come in time; but it’s a novelty the
big majority didn’t want to aecept this
time.
George Springfield carried every ward
over Tom Gilbert for city treasurer,
his majority being 350. Carroll also
carried every ward, his majority over
Miss Wheeler being 427.
For the school board, F. S. Pruden
polled 797 votes, and T. S. Shope, 707.
The Counoilmen.
In the Second ward, all opposition
to J. W. Williams vanished the (morning
of the election, and he was unanimously
elected.
In the Third, the race between the
incumbent, J. N. Caylor, and T. F.
Pierce, was a close one, Caylor win
ning by a vote of 120 to Pierce’s 91.
J. T. Vick, also a candidate, received 3
votes. Caylor’8 plurality was 29.
The race in the Sixth was a fight be
tween brothers, Walter Kenner being
returned winner. over Will Kenner by
a plurality of 25. The vote was Walter
Kenner, 83; Will Kenner, 58; L. B.
Lawton, 14.
In the Seventh ward, F. D. Percy wan
eleeted over J. L. Murphy, the vote
being Percy, 85; Murphy, 24, Percy’s
majority being 51.
The election passed off quietly, no
disorder being reported from any of
the polling places.
Vote by Wards.
Appended is the vote by wards for
clerk and treasurer:
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4 COTTON GINNING IS 4
♦ AWAY OFF THIS YEAR ♦
♦ 4
4 The government’s ginning re- 4
4 port for Georgia shows that prior 4
4 to November 14, there were only 4
4 3,472 bales of cotton ginned, as 4
4 compared to 8,050 ginned to that 4
4 date of last year. 4
4 The crop is far short of the 4
4 f.verage for Whitfield county, and 4
4 will not approach the figures of 4
4 last year when the county pro- 4
4 duced its greatest crop. 4
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till tomorrow; but let the committee
know what yon will give now. You
will enjoy Christmas much more in
knowing that yon have had a part
in making happy the hearts of the
little children of the poor, and have,
through them, brought a feeling of
cheer to the elders who, themselves,
are unable, because of poverty, to give
them any of the pleasures of the great
day.
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For Clerk
W. M'. Carroll
Mary Wheeler
For Treasurer
A. T. Gilbert
George Springfiel<
first Ward ....
54
14
19
49
Seeond Ward .*.
61
10
14
52
Third Ward ...
167
47
48
163
Fourth Ward ..
69
8
18
59
Fifth Ward
57
30
34
52
Sixth Ward ...
119
44
44
111
Seventh Ward .
69
40
42
65
Eighth Ward ..
27
3
6
24
Totals
623
196
225
575
FARM BUREAU HAD GOOD
MEETING DESPITE ttATW
Members Showed Real Interest
Gathering at Court House
in
An interesting meeting of the Whit
field County Farm bureau was held
Tuesday afternoon at the court house,
and, in spite of the rain, an attend
ance of about 30 people marked the
meeting.
Mr. Ragsdale, a representative of the
state extension work, was here and
made an interesting talk on the mar
keting of crops. In this eonneetion,
he spoke of the money made in apple
orchards in other parts of Georgia.
Mr. E. R. Strahan, district farm ' ;
agent, spoke on the Farm Bureau or- \
ganization, explaining its workings in V 1
a clear-cut way.