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^YABLISHED 1847—SEVENTY-THREE YEARS OLD.*
DALTON, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1921.
VOL. LXXIV. Ne. 32. $1.50 PER ANNUM.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS STARTED «,
ON DIXIE HIGHWAY FROM DALTON
NORTH TO CATOOSA COUNTY LINE
q C. Coffey in Charge of Work
for State Highway
Department
STATE WILL MAINTAIN
ROAD WHEN COMPLETED
The State Highway Department has
carted work on the Dixie Highwaj
vhich will he built from Dalton to tb
"atoosa county line with funds from
he county and the highway department
f ft e state, the work to cost the coun-
_ not more than $4,000, and, after the
; a a is completed, it will be taken over
1V the state and kept in fine shape.
Actual construction work was started
Friday. A ten-ton caterpillar tractor
)T m eans of a scarifier attachment is
lowing up the road which will be grad-
, d an a shaped up and put in first-class
ondition. District Road Supervisor
Floyd has supervision of the construc-
ion work, and Mr. C. C. Coffey is in
■barge of the work.
The county commissioners accepted
je proposition made by a representa
tive of the highway department of
Georgia. It was that if the work cost
>10.000. the‘county should pay $4,000
md the highway department the re
maining $6j000; if it costs less, the
'ounty pays less than $4,000, and, if
more, the state pays all above $10,000;
dth the further provision that th<
, ta te takes the road over and main-
mins it without any further expense
o the county. The proposition was so
rood, that the board voted unanimously
:o accept it.
The road from Dalton to the Catoosa
■ounty line will he made a first-class
job. and will take that part of the
ronnty’s road system off the hands of
he commissioners. The highway de
partment, when the road is completed,
will employ someone to keep the road
in fine condition.
This will be a part of the proposed
wsteni of roads for the state, plans for
vhich are to connect all county seats
vith first-class roads. When the pro
posed system is completed, this countv
will have a road running north and
south connecting with the Catoosa and
lordon county links, and one running
past and west, connecting with the
iValker and Murray county links. These
roads will be kept up by the state if
he proposed plan is put through.
SAPP PRESENTED JEWEL
BY THE EASTERN STARS
Dalton Man Accomplished Great
Work as Worthy Patron
W. M. Sapp, of this city, past worthy
grand patron of the grand chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star of Georgia,
returned Thursday from Macon where
he attended the meeting of the grand
chapter. At the meeting, he was pre
sented with a beautiful past worthy
grand patron jewel in a handsome
leather case, the jewel being admired
by Mr. Sapp’s many local friends.
As worthy grand patron last year,
Mr. Sapp’s record was a decidedly un
usual one. He issued dispensations for
the institution of 40 chapters—by far
the biggest number of new chapters
ever formed in Georgia during one year.
It was about 75 per cent more than
the next largest number, and his ser
vice was truly appreciated by the mem
bers of the grand chapter.
At the meeting in Macon there
were representatives from practically
all the chapters in the state, and it
was shown that the state has approx
imately 9,000 members of the order, and
that there are approximately one mil
lion members in the United States.
Alfred C. McDaniels, of San Antonio,
Tex., most worthy grand patron of the
United States, was a prominent visitor
at the Macon meeting.
Not satisfied to let Mr. Sapp get out
of the work of the organization, he was
made poet laureate of the Eastern
Stars.
STEWART CASE AGAIN
CONTINUED BY COURT
Will Be Heard Friday, June 17th,
Court Decides
The hearing of ’ the action brought
by R. L. Bates. J. H. Robinson and
George King in an effort to oust Dave
Stewart from city council, was again
continued by Judge M. C. Tarver on
Saturday morning. Judge Tarver set
the hearing for Friday, June 17.
Those seeking to unseat Councilman
Stewart insist that he is not a natur
alized citizen of the United States, and.
because of this, be has no place or
city council.
GUARANTORS WILL AGAIN
BRING CHAUTAUQUA HERE
Contract for 1922 is Signed With Redpath Com
pany—Attractions This Year Better than
Last Year—List Quickly Signed.
he Redpath Chautauqua will be
!' again next year. Friday morning,
immittee went among the people in-
sted in the Chautauqua, and with-
hout two hours, the guarantors’ list
been completed.
noticeable feature connected with
signing was that when the commit-
started to get the signatures of -■
to make the Chautauqua certain,
■ral, after the list was complete, ex
port a desire to be on the list and
e names were added. Next year,
irganization is going to be formed
make the Chautauqua in future a
■sustaining matter. - and work will
levoted toward that end. with the
ifauqua an annual event for Dai-
Great Program.
lie program offered Chautauqua vis-
s this year was a great one—ar
furtive and entertaining program
■ delighted everyone,
turfing Tuesday afternoon of last
k und closing Saturday night, Dal-
fiad its greatest five-day entertain-
t.
he fine program started with the
Pie Concert company and George L.
'ffit, mention of which was made
he last issue of The Citizen, and
remainder of the program main-
to d the same high standard as that
>Poning day.
wlnesday Gretchen Cox company,
'Posed of talented musicians, and
■fy L. Gogleman entertained large
fences.
Fogleman’s Lecture.
lr - Fogleman’s lecture was on sales-
iskip, he showing that every person
something to sell—the minister,
Per. doctor as well as the merchant.
?s v e a clear-cut explanation of why
ain ones succeed where others fail
due to salesmanship,
fr. Fogleman spoke like a machine
gun in action; but in spite of the rap
idity of his words, it was easy to fol
low him.
Thursday brought one of the great
est of the week’s program in the White
Hussars and Beulah Buck, reader.
The White Hussars gave a decidedly
unique program of music and fun. It
was a “singing” band that sang and
played its way into the hearts of Dal
ton people and made each individual
member of the company hosts of friends
here.
Beulah Buck’s readings were thor
oughly enjoyed by the crowd.
The “One-Window-Man.”
Friday, Dr. E. T. Hagerman spoke on
“The Man with One Window,” the
person who views the world and its
doings from one angle and one an
al one, and he proceeded to draw a real
istic picture of the “one-window” man
in business, in the pulpit and everyday
life—contrasting him with the broad-
gauge man who sees with “all windows
open.”
Dr. Hagerman’s philosophy caught
the fancy of the crowd, making his
talk one of the bright spots on the
week’s brilliant program.
Friday night, the delightful, spark
ling Americai? comedy, “Nothing but
the Truth,” was exceptionally well put
on by a well-balanced cast. This ap
pealed to many as the feature attrac
tion of the week.
Closing Program.
Saturday; Grobecker’s Swiss Yodlers,
with their sweet quaint music, re
ceive*! an enthusiastic welcome.
Saturday night, Alton Packard, car
toonist and humorist, apeared iff a
pleasing program, bringing the 1921
chautanqua to a close.
While the chautanqua this year cost
the guarantors a small sum, everybody
is satisfied and is anticipating next
year’s Chautauqua with genuine inter
est.
Mt. Rachel Baptists
Are Busy With Plans
for a Great Revival
Rev. B. F. Hunt, Assisted by Rev.
Jesse Hunt, of Atlanta, Will
Preach—To Organize Choir
Revival services will be started at 11
o’clock next Sunday morning at Mt.
Rachel church, and plans are being
made for a big meeting.
The pastor, Rev. B. F. Hunt, will
conduct the services, and he will he
assisted by Rev. Jesse Hunt, of At
lanta, and Prof. Frank Buchanan will
have charge of the music.
A song service will be given every
night starting at 7:30 o’clock, and
preaching will start promptly at 8
o’clock. The public is cordially invited
to all of the services.
Rev. Mr. Hunt is a strong, forceful
preacher, and will have an inspiring
message. He will be ably assisted by
Rev. Jesse Hunt,- of Atlanta, and the
two are certain to make an interesting
meeting.
Mr. Buchanan, who will have charge
of the music, possesses rare ability as
a conductor, and he will organize a
large choir for the services.
FAST COHUTTA TEAM
WON GAME FROM DALTON
Cohutta Batters and Runners Had
Field Day
Cohutta.—Cohutta defeated Dalton
city team Tuesday in a fast game by
the score of 10 to 2. The game was
featured by the hitting and base run
ning of Henderson and Bridges, of Co
hutta. Creswell, Cohutta’s star south
paw, held the visitors to six scattered
hits, striking out ten men.
Buchanan, Berry and Wallace, of
Dalton, were ineffective, Cohutta scor
ing almost at will.
The hitting of Wallace and the field
ing of Warmack featured for the city
team.
-Score by innings: R H E
Dalton: 01000000 1— 2 66
Cohutta: 01032220 *—10 12 3
Batteries: Buchanan. Berry, Wal
lace and Wallace; Creswell and Nance.
Dosing pitcher, Buchanan. Umpires,
Parker and Hopkins. Time, 1:35.
Real Live Girls Will
Be Here Next Monday
For Game of Baseball
Carrie Nation Will Play First Base
in Game Against Business Men’s
Baseball Team
The busniess Men’s baseball team has
scheduled a game with the American
Athletic Girls team here next Monday
afternoon at the fair grounds, and a
real game is promised local fans and
fanettes.
The girls’ team comes here recom
mended as a real ball team to stage
a real game and not a beauty show, and
all who attend will get their money’s
worth. It is said, though, that the
girls’ team is long on looks as well as
baseball sense.
The advance notices state that Car
rie Nation will play first base, and will
wreck the hopes of ambitions runners
just as her distinguished namesake
wrecked the places that used to thrive
in what, at one time, was the land of
the free and the home of John Barley-*
com.
For pitchers, Miss Elizabeth Fargo
FARMERS OF SEVENTH DISTRICT
WILL HOLD BIG CONVENTION HERE
UNDER DIRECTION OF FARM BUREAU
Board Wants Bids on
Several New Bridges
In Whitfield County
Whitfield Will Join Murray in Con
struction of County Line Bridge
—Proposed Work
The hoard of county commissioners
Tuesday afternoon voted to build four
new permanent bridges in this county,
and to join Murray county in the con
struction of another county line bridge.
The bridges decided on will replace
wooden bridges. They will be at what
is now the Anderson bridge over Coa-
hulla creek on the road from Cohutta
to Beaverdale; the bridge over Mill
creek near the Bitting home; a bridge
over Swamp creek north of Carbondale,
and Miss Anna McCann are slated to ! an( j £he Freeman Spring bridge over
work, either of whom can pitch a puz- chickamauga creek in the western part
zling pill. Their work alone is worth o£ me county. The county line bridge
going to see. will be over Sugar creek in the north-
On the team are little girls, big girls, ern part o£ me county.
short girls,-tall girls, comfeds and wil
lowy girls— fact is, the team is repre
sentative of the girl tribe.
Back years ago, the writer of this
played against the old Chicago Bloomer
Girls, and the local team was roundly
trounced—not altogether because the
writer played on the local team, though
that may" have had much to do with it;
but because the girls could play a fast,
snappy game of baseball. The ones
coming here Monday are said to be
much better than the old aggregation,
and, if so, the Business Men’s team will
have to go some to get a look in. They
can field, hit and run, and there’s going
to he plenty of amusement starting
promptly at 4 o’clock next Monday af
ternoon. We’ll be a-seeing of you at
the game.
FOURTH OF JULY PLANS
TO BE MADE AT MEETING
Merchants Association Will Meet
Thursday Night
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
FUND IS ABOUT $4,000
Checking Being Done This Week by
Committee
The First Methodist church’s Chris
tian Education fund, raised last week,
will be about $4,000, according to a
statement made by those busy this
week checking up the pledge cards.
The bulk of the fund was pledged on
Sunday, the first day of the campaign.
Owing to the Chautauqua, the mer
chants did not have their scheduled
meeting last Thursday night; but they
will meet Thursday night of this week
to perfect plans for the big Fourth of
July celebration here.
The merchants are planning for a big
day, and a detailed statement of the
day’s doings will be announced within
a short time.
Bids will be asked on steel and con
crete bridges.
At the meeting, it was decided to
continue the construction of the Bea
verdale road to the Tennessee line, and
to build the road from Beaverdale
through Cohutta to the Catoosa county
line. These roads are badly needed.
A committee from the merchants’ as
sociation appeared before the board
and asked for road work on the Spring
Place road; but no final action was
taken by the board on this matter.
SINGING SUNDAY WAS
ENJOYED BY BIG CROWD
Interesting Afternoon at County
Court House Here
The union gospel singing held Sun
day afternoon attracted a large crowd
•to the court house here, and the after
noon was one of genuine pleasure to
all lovers of sacred music.
In addition to Dalton people there
were many leaders present from the
surrounding counties.
This is the third successful singin
held here, and more will follow later.
WHITFIELD TEACHERS
TO GO TO BERRY SCHOOL
Board of Education to Allow $10 as
Expense Money
At a meeting of the county board of
education Tuesday morning, it was de
cided to join with other counties again
this year in the institute work to be
conducted June 20-30 at Berry school.
About eight northwest -Georgia coun
ties will have representatives at the in
stitute, which will be conducted by
supervisors from the state department
of education.
The board voted to pay all teachers
who intend teaching in the Whitfield
county schools next year, $10 to pay
their board bill at the institute. They
are expected to take their own bed
linen, together with the books used in
the public schools. The Rotarians of
Rome will meet the teachers on their
arrival in Rome and will take them to
Berry school.
On June 29-30, the annnal teachers’
examinations will be held, and it is
important that the teachers take the
examinations, for the matter of sup
plying the various schools, together
with the amount of salaries will be
based largely on the marks made on
the examinations. Mr. Field has the
new teacher’s manual in his office and
will be glad to give them out to the
teachers.
JUNIORS ELECT OFFICERS
FOR ENSUING SIX MONTHS
Oba Gravett Elected Councilor—
Other Officers
JUNIORS PLAN BARBECUE
FOR FOURTH OF JULY
Will Go to Varnells for Big Celebra
tion Then
Members of Dalton Council No. 30.
Junior Order of United American Me
chanics, are planning a big Fourth of
July celebration and barbecue to be
held on the 4th at Varnells.
The Juniors are making arrange
ments to lay in a big supply of “eats.”
and then spring them on the members
when they assemble at Varnells.
There will he band music and plenty
of games to make the day one of solid
enjoyment, and the members are look
ing forward to it with genuine interest
and pleasure.
CHURCH NOTICE.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend services at Union Point each third
Sabbath afternoon at three o’clock, con
ducted by Rev. Mark Shugart Those
who were not there last month missed
a gospel feast. The power and pres
ence of the Holy Spirit could be felt
by everyone present, as this man of
God earnestly contended for the faith
once delivered to the saints.
ODD FELLOWS ELECT
THEIR NEW OFFICERS
M. F. Caldwell Is Made Noble Grand
for Ensuing Term
Dalton Lodge No. 72', I. O. O. F., on
Friday evening elected the following
officers for the ensuing six months:
M. F. Caldwell, noble grand; J. L.
Wallace, vice grand; G. W. Keister,
secretary.
One of the Highest of Bridges and its Guardian
At a meeting of Dalton Council No.
30, Junior Order of United American
Mechanics, last Thursday evening, the
semi-annual elections were held with
the following results:
Oba Gravitt, councilor; John Sims,
vice councilor; Roy Whitener, conduc
tor; W. A. Renfroe, chaplain; Lee La-
Rue, warden; Sandy Armstrong, assist
ant recording secretary; J. A. Walker,
inside sentinel; George Whitener, out
side sentinel.
The other officers hold over until the
December elections.
SEVENTH DISTRICT WON
IN ATHLETICS AT MEET
State Meet Held Last Week at Athens
with Great Program
The atheletic team representing the
Seventh District High School associa
tion won in athletics at the state meet
held last Thursday and Friday at Ath
ens. Each of the twelve districts had
a team entered, and the showing made
by the representatives of this district
was a great one.
In the literary contests, the district
won first place in declamation, the con
test being won by Charles Allen, of
Calhoun. Dalton High won second
place in spelling. The Ninth district
won the literary contests.
Great Meeting to Be Held July
6 at County Fair
Grounds
GENERAL COMMITTEE
HAS BEEN APPOINTED
The Seventh District Farm Bureau
federation will hold a big convention
here on Wednesday, July 6, tentative
plans for which were made by the
Whitfield County Farm Bureau at a
meeting Saturday at the court house.
The convention will bring to Dalton
representatives from the farm bureaus
of the Seventh Congressional district,
and the day promises to be both profit
able and pleasant, for there will be
plenty of fun mixed with the business
of the convention.
At the meeting Saturday, a general
committee on arrangements was ap
pointed, as follows: Mrs. M. E. Judd,
chairman; J. G. McLellan, W. C. Mar
tin. B. A. Tyler, H. J. Smith, J. S. Hall,
P. B. Fite, G. M. Cannon, Jr., R. E.
Brown, Lee Routh, T. S. McCamy, H.
Fox, H. L. Smith, J. J. Duane, G. W.
Hamilton, Miss Will D. Wailes, Mrs.
D. K. McKamy, Mrs. Julian McCamy,
Mrs. P. B. Trammell, Sr., Mrs. L. Buch-
holz, Miss Rosa Freman, Mrs. M. C.
Foster, ‘ Miss Helen Hollingsworth,
Judge M. C. Tarver and J. D. Field.
Special committees were arranged
for, with the following chairmen: H.
J. Smith, finance; H. L. Smith trans
portation; C. M. Hollingsworth, music;
C. O. Smith and H. C. Smith, house and
grounds; Miss Will D. Wailes. flowers;
B. C. Wilson, law and order; T. S. Mc
Camy, publicity.
The convention will be held at the
fair grounds, and the main agricultural
building will be converted into an audi
torium. Chairs will be secured Vo seat
the crowd in the building.
A number of speakers will he sent
here by the State Farm Bureau federa
tion, and a big picnic lunch will be
served at the noon hour.
The occasion will be one of the big
gest gatherings of farmers ever held
in this city, and all should make their
plans now to attend.
A complete program of the big day
will be arranged and will be printed
later in The Citizen.
FARMERS’ MEETING.
A farmers’ meeting will he held at
Mt. Pleasant Tuesday night, June 14th.
The county agent, Chas. O. Smith, is
to meet with the farmers and discuss
ways and means for the disposition of
dairy products, looking forward to the
building of a community cheese fac
tory. All those who are interested in
the public generally are cordially in
vited. Come prepared to take part in
the discussion.
MORE SIDEWALK WORK IS
VOTED BY CITY COUNCIL
Many Additional Streets to Get Improvements—
Council to Handle City’s Contracts in Future
—Business of Monday Night’s Meeting.
This photograph shows a.passenger train passing over one of the highest bridges in the world—the Southern Pa-
i rno T 1W ?'' bridg f o\ er tbeleeos river in Texas. The huge structure of steel is 321 feet above the river more than
*® et am- weighs more than 8,000,000 pounds. For ten years W. A. Clare, shown in the insert has guarded
the bridge, living at the bottom of the canyon with only his dog Cap, for a companion. *" '
City council Monday night passed up
considerable amount of additional
permanent sidewalk construction, the
streets to be so improved being as fol
lows:
Long street, from Hamilton to Lnckie,
both sides.
Lnckie street, from Long to Matil
da, both sides.
Matilda street, from Hamilton to
Crown Mill property, both sides.
iSelvidge street, from Long to Tyler,
both sides.
Selvidge street, from Chattanooga
avenue to Tyler, east side.
Depot street, from Tyler to Haw
thorn, west side.
Hawthorn street, from Depot to Spen
cer. north side.
Roberts street, from Hawthorn to
Underwood, west side.
Spencer street, from Hawthorn to
Waugh, both sides.
Spencer street, from Waugh to Col
lege, east side.
_ In discussing the sidewalk construc
tion. council voted to discharge the
sidewalk committee, and, hereafter, in
all city construction of crossings, for
council to approve all contracts. It
was also voted to collect contractor’s
license from each person engaged in
sidewalk work. Council also decided
to go ahead and let contracts for prop
erty owners who had been notified to
build sidewalks and who had not done
so, and collect cost of same from prop
erty owners. This work will be under
the direction of the street committee.
The sewer committee asked further
time to get bids on proposed sewer ex
tensions on Morris and Green streets.
The city mules will be auctioned off
on Saturday, July 2, at 2 o’clock in the
afternoon, and will be sold to the high
est bidder. —
To Make Record of Graves.
Council delegated to the Lesche club
of Dalton the work of making a record
of graves in West Hill cemetery, the
work to cost not in excess of $50. The '
dub had expressed a desire to have
the records made.
To Issue Fi Fas.
Council voted to collect all back taxes
by July 1, next, or issue fi fas on that
date and advertise property for sale.
Mayor Wood instructed the police to
see that the traffic ordinances were
enforced; also the ordinance relative to
placing red lights on obstructions in
the streets and on the sidewalks A
special effort will also be made to rid
the city of its vagrants.