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Local Cotton Market
August 3
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Chattanooga Club Will Present
Charter to Local Club at
Dalton Country Club
DINNER FOR VISITORS
TO BE SERVED HERE
Organization Starts With Large and
Enthusiastic .Membership g- Dal
ton Men Entertained Ffida^
by Chattanooga Civitans
The charter for Dalton’s Civitan
dab will be presented Friday evening
to the local organization toy members of
the Chattanooga Civitan dnb who will
be here as guests of Dalton Civitans at
* luncheon at the Daition Country dub.
The local organization Is largely the
result of the interest taken by Chat
tanooga Civitans who asked the nation
al organization for the privilege of in
troducing this wide-awake organization
in Dalton. Twenty-five representative
Dalton business and professional men
signed the petition for the organization,
and since that time, a number of oth
ers have signed up. The dnb will start
with a membership of about fifty, it
is believed.
Friday, nineteen of the men who
will be charter members of the local
Civitan club went to Chattanooga
where they were guests at the weekly
luncheon of the Chattanooga dub.
They found a fine, wide-awake body of
men who are doing much for the ad
vancement of Chattanooga.
The club, while a young organization
having less than 40 chapters at pres
ent, has made rapid progress during
the time it has been in existence. Or
ganized in Birmingham, Ala., it was
maintained as a local business and
professional men’s dnb for several
years, but about a year ago. the Bir
mingham members decided it was too
good an organization to keep all- to
themselves, and so the dub was organ
ized In other cities. It is on the order
of the Rotary and Kiwanis dubs, the
intention of the club being to secure
as members one man considered the
leading representative of his line of
business or profession. It builds good
citizens and works for anything con
sidered for the public good. It is cer
tain that the organization will prove a
vital factor in'the advancement of Dal
ton.
Next Friday evening, the ’ women of
Dalton will prepare the luncheon for
the Chattanooga visitors. The Cbatta-
noogans will toe accompanied here by
their wives, and the affair is being an
ticipated with interest.
The Dalton men who went to Chat
tanooga last Friday as guests of Chat
tanooga Civitans were Paul B. Fite,
Frank S, Pruden, T. D. Ridley, James
McFarland. J. J. Copeland, B. A. Tyler.
J- G. McLellan, W. M. Denton, F. F.
Farrar. IV. M. Hardwick, E. C. Coffey,
F. L. Harlan, R. E. Hinkle, W. C. Mc
Ghee, F. L. Teall, J. C. Rollins, Lee
Fouth, J. p. Godwin and T. B. Wright.
Parsons Engaged in
Running Gun Fight
With Posse Sunday
Man Wanted on Several Charges
Managed to Make Escape After a
Lively Battle Near Here
Otis Parsons, wanted on a misde
meanor charge here and on a felony
charge In Arkansas, engaged in a gun
duel with a number of officers at his
home about two miles south of here
Sunday night, and after a running
fight, managed to escape. No one was
injured, but the bullets flew like hail
stones for a time.
' Parsons, according to the officers,
had sent In word that if the officers
came after him, they’d better toe pre
pared, for he wouldn’t be taken.
Sunday night, Convict Warden Nel
son, accompanied by Sheriff Peeples
and Van. F. Kettles, went to the Par
sons home in an effort to locate Elmer
Palsons, a younger brother, who had
escaped from the chaingang. They
failed to find him; but Otis Parsons
was there. The officers heard him fire
his pistol several times.
Later Sheriff Peeples returned to
Dalton, leaving the other two at the
house, and a posse was organized.
When the crowd reached the place,
Policeman Rembert Kettles was search
ing, with others, a cornfield when he
came upon Parsons. He was within
a short distance of Parsons before he
saw him. After Parsons asked who
the officer was, Kettles flashed his light
and called to the man to halt. Instead,
he turned and shot at the officer, and
this-started the shooting. Members of
the posse were aimed with pistols, ri
fles and shotguns, and all fired at Par--
sons as he turned and ran; but if he
was bit, there was no evidence to show
it.
After searching in the nearby houses
and barns, the officers finally gave it
up and returned to Dalton.
PHILLIPS LEGION TO
HAVE ANNUAL REUNION
MINISTER FOUND CAR
BURNING IN ROADWAY
Saxon Automobile Was Totally De
stroyed by Fire
Phillips Legion, Wofford’s Brigade,
Confederates, will hold Its annual re
union at Kennesaw, Ga., Aug. 10th.
H. G. McCormick, Secty.
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOLS
WILL MEET AT COHUTTA
Interesting Program Planned for
Convention Wednesday
Merchants Backing
Proposition to Get
the Baptist School
Will Secure Site and Offer Other In
ducements—Many New Members
Enroll in Organization
The Dalton Business and Merchants
association is squarely behind the ef
fort to bring the proposed Blptist high
school to Dalton. ■ This was shown at
the meeting of the organization last
Thursday night, when it was dceided to
offer the Baptists every inducement to
locate the school here—the ideal loca
tion for the school for the territory it
is to serve.
The organization will procure a fine
site for the school which will be one
of the inducements offered. The bus
iness men fully realize the advantages
such a school would bring to this city,
and are confident they can show the
committee that will locate the school
why Dalton should he selected.
When the committee gets ready to
hear Dalton’s proposition, Dalton will
make it, and it will he hacked by the
business men of Dalton.
The Dalton Business and Merchants
association is growing steadily. Dur
ing the past two weeks, many firms
have enrolled as members, the member
ship having increased over 50 per cent
during the past fortnight. The organ
ization now has 46 members, and ad
ditional business men and business
firms are being sought The association
is working not alone for its members,
but for the city as a whole, and, ap
preciating the possibilities of such an
organization, the ones qualified for
membership are rapidly coming into
the organization.
This week’s meeting will he held
Thursday night with R. P. Gregory &
Son.
HUNNICUTT PREACHED
AT METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. W. T. Hunnicutt, secretary of
the Mission Board of the North Geor
gia Methodist conference, preached
Sunday morning at the First Methodist
church, ■ his able sermon being heard
by a large crowd.
COMMITTEE CALLS FOR
NEW DEPOT IN DALTON
Feturning Monday night from a trip
to Cohutta Springs, Rev. H. C. .Emory,
Pastor of the First Methodist church,
came upon a Saxon automobile envel-
°Peil in flames on the Spring Place
toad near Union Point school. He
topped bis car, fearing the gasoline
tonb might explode, and within a short
the car had been totally destroy-
63 b F the fire.
No one was found In the neighbor-
°°^ the car having been abandoned.
Masonic convention
THURSDAY AT COHUTTA
Day for Masonry when Lodges
of Three Counties Meet
to h** 6 Tri ' Coun ty Masonic convention,
j ® ^eid Thursday of this week at Co-
■ prove a big event for Ma-
ln this section.
u organization is made up of the
aM°r iC lodges Whitfield, Murray
of at °osa counties. Dr. S. A. Brown,
side 0n Worslli Pfnl master, will pro-
An fhteresting program has been
pre Pared by the officers.
Next Wednesday, Cohutta will enter
tain the Whitfield County Sunday
School Association, and plans are in
the making for a successful and in
structive meeting.
Representatives from the Georgia
Sunday School association will be pres
ent to discuss with county Sunday
school workers matters for the better
ment of Sunday school work in Whit
field. Mr. H. L. Smith, of this city,
president of the organization, will pre
side over the meeting.
This annual meeting differs from the
East and West Side conventions in that
work is the primary object. Correct
methods of teaching—how to make the
Sunday school lessons more attractive
to build up the attendance—this is one
matter that has engaged the attention
of Sunday school workers for a num
ber of years, and this will be featured
at the approaching meeting at Gohutta.
The county is divided up into sec
tions, over each of which there is a
divisional president, and these divisio'
leaders will report to the meeting just
what work has been accomplished dur
ing the past year.
In the business session, officers for
the year will be eiected, and a place for
the 1922 convention will, be decided on.
At noon, a picnic dinner will be served.
Dalton Is planning to send a large
delegation to the convention, and the
public is cordially invited. The meet
ing Is not a denominational one, but
is for all the Sunday schools of the
county, and all are urged to participate
in the meeting.
DUANE TEAM LOST GAME
BY NARROWEST MARGIN
Calhonn Defeated Locals by Score of
3 to 2 Saturday
The fast Duane Chair factory base
ball team lost a close game to Calhonn
here last Saturday, the score being 3
to 2. The game was interesting all
the way.
Wallace and. Kettles composed the
battery for the locals, and Barmblett
and Barrett, for Calhonn.
Senate and House Committees In
spect State Road
The Senate and House Western &
Atlantic Railroad committees made the
annual inspection of the state’s rail
road property, passing through here
Friday afternoon by special train, and
being met here by a party of Dalton
people headed by Mayor W[ood.
In the recommendations to the legis
lature, the committee will recommend
the erection of a new depot in Dalton
and at other leading cities and towns
on the line between Chattanooga and
Atlanta.
ANDERSON’S COUSIN
IS CITY COURT JUDGE
Dalton people will be interested in
the appointment of William Thomas
Townsend as city court judge at Car-
tersville. Judge Townsend is a cousin
of Mr.- John D. Anderson and Dr. E.
D. Anderson of this city. He is a prom
inent attorney of Cartersville.'
BLUE LODGE TO HAVE
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
Dalton Lodge No. 105, Free and Ac
cepted Masons, will, on August 29, en
tertain two of the grand lodge officers,
Grand Master Bass, of Atlanta, and
Grand Secretary-Baker, of Macon. The
local Masons are planning a brilliant
entertainment for the distinguished vis
itors.
MANY TOOK TEACHER’S
EXAMINATIONS HELD HERE
Board of Education to Inspect the
Schools Next Week
Eighty-seven men and women took
the teachers’ examinations held last
Friday and Saturday at Fort . Hill
school, the number being the biggest
of record here. This is an indication
that there will he no trouble in getting
plenty of teachers for the county
schools next year.
Next week, the hoard of education
will make a trip of inspection, visiting
all the schools in the county public
school system. They will be accompa
nied by County Superintendent Field
F. W. Harvey, landscape gardener from
the State College of Agriculture, wiF
probably be here to offer suggestions
relative to beautifying the school prop
erty.
East Side Sunday School Con
vention to Be Held at
Pleasant Grove
OFICERS WORKING
FOR GREAT MEETING
Large Crowd Will Assemble Satur
day for Annual Convention—
Judge Moses Wright the Speak
er—Fine Program Planned
The East Side Stinday school conven
tion to he held next Saturday at Pleas
ant Grove will attract there a great
gathering, and, realizing the genuine in
terest that attaches to these meetings,
the officers have planned a fine pro
gram for the day.
Judge Moses Wjright, of Rome, one
of the South’s foremost orators, will
bejthe principal speaker, and, in addi
tion to Judge Wright, there will be
other speakers of note at the conven
tion. The speaking, recitations from
the Sunday school children, the con
gregational singing and the big singing
contest for the banner will make up
a program that will he of interest to
all. In addition, there will be that
famous picnic dinner “on "tlie ground”
along about the noon hour.
’Squire Wilson, the capable-president
of the organization, wants this year’s
meeting to he the greatest ever held,
and is working with that in view.
These conventions have been held for
upward of a half-century, and the task
of making the approaching convention
the biggest and most interesting on rec
ord is consequently a great one.
The good women of the county are
already getting ready for the big din
ner. The chickens are the only class
that hate to see the big day approach.
President Wilson calls upon all to
attend the big gathering and take part
in it.
HOME OWNERS URGED
TO FILL IN SCHEDULE
Census Department Preparing to
Send N Out Third Request
According to a communication from
the Census Bureau, difficulty is being
encountered in the attempt to secure
information relative to the amount of
encumbrances on homes in Dalton. In
asking The Citizen to call attention to
this, the communication says:
“I enclose a copy of the schedule
inquiry. Two requests have already
been sent to your citizens. A third
request is now abont to be mailed. The
law providing for this Inquiry contains
a penalty for the refusal to furnish
the information but it has not been our
practice to enforce this penalty and
we hope it will not be necessary to de
part from it. I believe that your citi
zens will give more prompt attention
to. the inquiry if they are assured that
their replies will be treated as strictly
confidential and the figures used only
for the compilation of totals.”
TWO MEN WERE KILLED
WHEN ENGINE HIT CAR
Section Foreman Stephens One of
Two Killed
Section Foreman J. H. Stephens and
T. A. Tate, laborer, both of Kingston,
were killed, and M. C. Hill, laborer, of
Kingston, was seriously injured Tues
day morning when a Nashville, Chat
tanooga & St. Louis engine struck the
motor work car on which they were
riding near Eve station, a short dis
tance from Rome. All of the men were
well known here.
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♦ CLAUD STEWART HAD
♦ FIRST OPEN COTTON
! u '
♦ Claud Stewart, who lives about
♦. a mile north of Tunnel Hill. Tues-
♦ day morning brought in the first
♦ open bon of cotton seen here this
♦ year, having found it in his cot-
♦ ton field.
♦ The open boll is unusually ear-
♦ ly. The farmers planted early
♦ this year owing to the early break-
♦ ing up of winter, and the weather
♦ has been such as to make cotton
♦ grow rapidly.
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Councilman Kenner
Tried to Abolish
Police Committee
Then Councilman Staten Said City
Apparently Didn’t Need Money
and Suggested Refunding Fines
A lively tilt occurred in city coun
cil meeting Monday night over the po
lice department when the recommenda
tion was made that Gus Albertson be
elected as policeman to fill a vacancy
on the force.
Councilman Kenner insisted that the
police committee had agreed to put Hill
Anderson on as policeman when the
first vacancy occurred, and because of
thig, be thought the police committee
ought to be abolished, making a motion
to that effect. Council, however,
couldn’t see the matter like Council
man Kenner and his motion failed of
passage. Connell then remitted the
fine imposed on Rev. T. A. Burgess
and the fine placed on Will Pierce.
Councilman Staten made a motion that
all fines Imposed during the past month
be remitted,-stating that evidently the
city didn’t need the money, for t;be
police department had made no report
to council of any fines collected during
that time. This motion also failed.
It was decided to hold 'the election
for policeman at the next regular meet
ing; in the meantime, Gus Albertson
will continue-to serve as a special of
ficer.
Council voted to pay half the cost
of the building of the concrete sidewalk
on the west line of the Maples Memo
rial Rest Room property, Mrs. M. E
Judd having paid the other half of the
cost of the sidewalk.
Prominent Evangelist Will Be Here
from Texas to Have Charge of
Meeting—All Are Invited
CROWN MILL ANNEXES TWO
ONE-SIDED GAMES SATURDAY
Defeated Cahill Iron Works 6 to 0;
Cohutta 11 to 0
Last Saturday afternoon, at Crown
Mill park, the fast Crown Mill base
ball team took two games, defeating
ing the Cahill Iron works team
of Chattanooga, by the score of 6-0,
and then trampling the. team from
•Cohutta by the score of U to 0.
In the first game, Cahill Iron works
secured only one hit off the delivery of
R. Caldwell, who held the visitors safe
all the way, while the Cahill pitcher
was hit freely when hits meant runs.
Score: 1234567RHE
Cahill 0000 0 0 0 0 1 6
Crown Mills 2 4 0 0 0 0 * 6 8 3
Batteries: Cahill, MeVey, Byrnes and
Pulliam; Crown Mill, R. Caldwell and
Gregg.
The second game, between Cohutta
and Crown mill, the Cohuttq bunch of
ball tossers, who held the distinction
of defeating the Crown mill team last
week at Cohutta by the score of 13-2,
were rudely introduced to one D. Cald
well, who has acquired somewhat of
fame as a hurler of the pellet covered
with horsehide, known in the house of
swat as a baseball.
In the first inning, the first batter
to face Caldwell fanned the atmos
phere, also the second and likewise the
third, and the other eight frames were
almost the same, Caldwell striking out
eighteen batters and allowing only one
measly bingle. He had everything and
was given support, both in the field
and with the stick. .
In the first'inning, eleven men faced
Sims, who was on the mound for Co
hutta, the majority of them hitting
safely, and one batter, ff. Stone, slam
ming the pill over the left field fence
for four sacks, with one man on base,
and before the slaughter was finally
stopped the Crown team had amassed
eight runs, and the game was on ice.
It was only a question of how many
runs the .Crown team would score.
After the first inning Sims settled
down and it was a real ball game until
the seventh inning when the Crown
team went after him again, scoring
three more, one being a four-base clout
by Whitson over the left field fence.
The features of this game was the
superb pitching of Caldwell and the
hitting of E. Stone and Whitson, Stone
getting three hits out of four times up,
one a home run, and Whitson hitting
safely four times out of as many trips
to the plate, one being a homer.
Score: 123456789RHI
Cohutta 0 00 00'0 000 0 1 7
Crown —_ 80000030*1113 6
The lineup:
Cohutta— A.B. R. H. P.O. E.
'Nance, rf. 4 0" 0 2
O. H’nd’rs’n, cf. 4 0 0 2
Groover, 3b 4 0 12
Sims, p. 4 0 0 0
Fischer, c. 3 0 0 9
P. H’nd’rs’n, lf._3 0 0 1
Creswell, lb. 3 0 0 7
Cooper, ss. 3 0 0 0
Bridges, 2b. - 3 0 0 1
Totals' 31
Crown a.B
~E. Stone, 3b. 5
P. Williams, ss._5
DIN
Baptists Planning
Religious Revival
•Starting August 31
Two of the Grand Lodge Officers
Will Be Here to Address
the Convention
ROBINSON TO PRESIDE
AS DIVISION DEPUTY
Rev. Josiah Crudup announces a se
ries of services at the First Baptist
church here beginning -August 31. Rev.
T. Joe Talley, of Waco, Texas, will do
the preaching and will bring with him.
an evangelistic song leader. Mr. Tal
ley is one of the 'Baptist Home Mis
sion Board evangelists and is a strong
preacher and an able evangelist.
The services will be at the Baptist
church, but will be conducted s for the
good of the whole city, and the active
cooperation of all Christian people Is
earnestly solicited. There will be spe
cial prayers and preparatory services
at the Baptist church every Sunday
this month for the revival services.
Mr. Crudup will speak next Sunday
morning on the subject, “Preparation
for a Revival Meeting.” The subject
at the night service will be “Hewing
to the Line.” Everybody, is cordiallj
invited to the services.
Many Visitors Expected to Be Here
for Fall Convention—Lodges of
Five Counties Make Up the
Eighteenth Division
SHADOWLAND THEATRE
AGAIN CHANGES HANDS
Henry L. Ruhlander, of Nashville,
Tenn., Is New Owner
The Shadowland Theatre again
changed hands this week, Henry L.
Ruhlander, of Nashville, Tenn., having
purchased the lease from Mr. Sherrill.
He will move here with Ms family
from Nashville and will have active
management of the theatre in future.
COLLUM’S COMPANY HAS
FINE WELL IS REPORT
Local People Who Are Stockholders
Are Jubilant
The Eighteenth Division of Odd Fel
lows will hold their annual August
meeting in this city on Wednesday,
August, 31, and the convention will
bring here leading Odd Fellows from
the five counties making up the divis
ion.
The Odd Fellows’ lodges of WMtfield,
Murray, Gordon, Bartow and Catoosa
counties make up the division, and up
wards of 100 visitors will be here for
the day.
The morning session will he devoted
to public exercises in which many
leading members of the organization.
EIGHT CITIZEN Keister
including Grand Master J. S. Wilder,
of Savannah, and Grand Secretary T.
H. Robertson, of Gainesville, will ad
dress the gathering, and in the after
noon the meeting will open in the local
Odd Fellows’ hall for the business ses
sion, when reports will be heard and
the business of the approaching year
will be discussed. W. B. Robinson,
division deputy grand master, will pre
side over the meeting.
The convention will be entertained
by^Dalton Lodge No. 72, I. O. O. F.,
and an interesting program is being
prepared. It is probable that the pro
gram will be ready for publication in
next week’s issue of The Citizen.
9B^
McGinnis family had
VERY NARROW ESCAPE
> Scores of Dalton people are begin
ning to figure on what they are going
to do with their riches made in oil, for
a telegram received here last week
brought the information that a 2,400-
barrel well had been brought in on
their property In Texas. Mr. J. A,
Collum. a former resident of Dalton, is
president of the company:
The Atlanta Constitntion of Friday
had the following.:
Telegrams received In Atlanta Thurs
day report that C. H. Oil and Develop
ment company, of Merkel, Texas, has
brought In a well at Sipe Springs, Tex
as, producing in the neighborhood of
2,400 barrels per day. This company
Is composed almost entirely of Atlanta
people, and was organized in January,
1920, by J. A. Collum, who is president
of the company. B. H. Hollingsworth
is vice-president and general manager,
and S. P. Hollingsworth, secretary and
treasurer. The board of directors is
composed of H. M. Patton, J. O. Wil
liams, Dr. Howard Bucknell, Mrs. Ber
tha Holbrook, T. W. Gilstrap, A. Lan
dau and R. G. Kennedy.
The company has under course of
completion a well in Jones county,
Texas, which they expect to bring in
within the next two or three weeks,
It is estimated that this win be a large
producer.
ANOTHER BIG SINGING
SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY
Fine Program Promised at Coart
House Here
The monthly union gospel sing will
be held at 2 o’clock next Sunday af
ternoon at the court house, and the
public is cordially invited to attend.
Prof. McD. Weams will be here to
assist in the singing, and a fine pro
gram will he given.
R. Caldwell, cf._5
Whitson, If. 4
C. Williams, 2b_5
Burch, lb. 5
Faith, rf. 4
D. Caldwell, p. 4
Gregg, c. 3
Airplane Crashed into Their Auto
mobile at Pablo Beach
Hugh G. McGinnis and family, who
were here last year visiting Mrs. Mc
Ginnis’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
O. Smith, narrowly escaped serious In
jury, if not death, last week when an
airplane crashed into their automobile
at Pablo Beach, Fla. Their many local
friends will be glad to. learn that they
all escaped. The three-year-old child
of Mr. and Mrs. McGinnis received a
slight scalp- wound. The car was de
molished. The airplane was driven by
S. W. Crane who, with a woman pas
senger in the plane, also escaped in
jury.
COUNTY WILL BUILD
CONCRETE SIDEWALKS
Pay for Feeding Prisoners and Road
Hands Reduced
At the meeting of the connty board
of commissioners Tuesday at the court
house, it was decided to build cement
sidewalks on" the north and west sides
of -the \ county’s court house and jail
property, which will add much to the
appearance of the property. ,
The board voted to reduce the pay
for feeding the prisoners from 70 to
60 cents per day, and also reduced the
wages paid on road work, the new
schedule being $1.25 for labor and $3.. r 0
for teams, instead of $1.50 for labor,
and $4.00 for teams.
A report showing the expenses for
the year, a material reduction having
been made. Last year, $114,662.06 was
spent, and for the first seven months
of this year, the expenses were $34.-
754.60. The average monthly expendi
tures for 1920 amounted to $9,555.17,
while the average per month for the
first seven months of 1921 has been
$4,964.94.
RECORDER TARVER IS
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Totals 40 11 13 27 6
Batteries—Cohutta, Sims and Fisch
er ; Crown, Caldwell and Gregg; struck
out by .Sims, 9; Caldwell, 18; home
runs, Stone. Whitson; stolen bases.
Nance, Stone, Whitson, 2, Burch, C.
Williams. Faith. Gregg.
The Crown Cotton mill team win
play CMckamauga here next Saturday,
and a good game is expected.
It Is Feared That He Cannot Survive
the Day
Judge John R. Tarver, recorder, i
gradually growing weaker, after a seri
ons illness of several weeks, and it i
feared that he cannot survive the day
For abont two days, he has failed t
take nourishment, and his condition i
Extremely critical. His hosts of friend
are yet hoping for a change for th
better.
fri&ett
An ad in THE CITIZEN is worth Two on the Billboard.
Local Cotton Market
August 3
Good Middling .11
Strict Middling .10%
Middling .10
DALTON, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1921.
VOL.LXXIV. No. 40. $1.50 PER ANNUM.