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dalton, ga„ Thursday, October 13,1921.
VOL.LXXIV. No. 26. $1.50 PER ANNUM.
Whitfield County’s Great Fair Will Open
Gates at Fair Grounds Next Monday Morning
: Grand Jury Follows Oilier Grand
Juries in Asking Board
to Build Jail
University Campaign
For Million Dollars
Is Started This Week
BRIDGE CONTRACTS
MISTAKE, SAYS JURY
Board Urged to Re-Advertise for
Bids on Four County Bridges—
• '■
Would Support Restroom—Gen
eral Presentments Are Made
The October term grand jury ad
journed Saturday afternoon after mak
ing the general presentm ants in which
were several important recommenda
tions, among which were the follow
ing:
The building of a new Sail. —
An appropriation of $500 toward pay-
ing indel tedness of tin Maples Me
morial Restroom.
The jury expressed the belie£.lhat
; a mistake had teen made by the board
iof county commissioners in letting
[the bridge contracts to the Lnten
Bridge company witho; t re-advertis
ing for bids, and reco jnieuded that
the action should be changed if it
could done without involving tne
county instigation.
tenfcfqp to the
:W jail, seating
had madevthe
ind express^
would follow
Prese
We, your grand , drawn and
sworn for October, 21, term, beg
’leave to submit the fo .owing present
ments:
Judge Tarv]
recommendat
-that several
3. H. Watson Local Chairman—Whit
field’s Quota Is Over $7,000—
Money Is Badly Needed
same recommence «
the hope that t^e boa.
the reconiinendalion.
The present
pended:
full are ap
We have, by committee, examined
f .. the county farm, and ; nd the farm in
shape, with 13 in nates, 11 white
00- ' colored, well cared for and sat-
Bunker *->, e houses ar ‘ in good shape
$100. - we for -d a lot of sup-
f^^Acre, 2% nd „• .. ut . is acres of
[good cois^ ■’■'vs, 2 good hogs
[and 2 goodV.$ m hls.
[ The chaingang way. amined.by.com-
imittee and we fina- <3 c-Onviets, 26
[white and 17 colored, all well cared
:ror and the camp in a sanitary condi
tion. We also find 15 good mules,
good milch cows, 16 good pigs (.five
three months old and eleven two
months old) all in good condition. A1
so about 150 chickens and a lot of
feed. The camp is in fine location for
work in wet weather.
We have, by committee, examined
the public buildings and find the jail
in such condition that it" cannot be re
paired so as to be safe and sanitary.
We, therefore, recommend that a new
jail be built at as early date' as pos
sible. We find the roof of the dwell
ing in very bad repai., leaking almost
all over and the walls in a dilapidated
condition. We recommend this build
ing be repaired as soon as possible and
lights be placed on the north side and
west end of jail. We find the sewer
age connections in th • court house in
bad shape and some of the walls and
ceilings in need of repairs which we
recommend be done at an early date.
We have, by committee, examined
justice court dockets and find them
neatly and correctly kept.
We have, by committee, examined
the looks of the various county officers
and find them correct so far as we
were able to determine. We commend
ch of them for the neat manner in
•which they have kept same.
We recommend the pay of jurors and
ailiffs remain same as at present for
ext year.
We recommend Mr. iohn Maynard
s mefiiber of county board of educa-
Dalton’s qnota in the University of
Georgia War Memorial campaign
which started October 11 is $7,245.
This is the amount which the alumni
of Whitfield county have set out to
secure as their share of the million
dollar fund, and the committee of the
alumni, headed .by J. H. Watson are
confident that it will be speedily raised.
Each alumnus will be held responsible
for giving or getting a minimum of
$315, for the University.
The $315 quota was determined by
dividing the million dollars which is
the objective of the campaign by the
number of alumni with whom the Uni
versity is in touch. When each man
has made or secured gifts for the Uni
versity amounting to $315 the million
dollars will he raised. The sum of
$315 was subscribed by members of
last year's senior class and is consid
ered to be within the means of every
alumnus. It is only a minimum quota
however. Many alumni and other cit
izens of Georgia will give thousands to
the fund. “Assuming that all will in
vest—each according to his several
ability—there should be two subscrip
tions of $100,000, three of $50,000, and
seven of $25,000,” said Chancellor Bar-
row. “The great majority of us must
of necessity—financial necessity—be
content with smaller amounts, al
though the enterprise is one in which
unlimited capital can be used.”
A statement given out by Harry
Hodgson, campaign chairman general,
.sums up briefly the reasons why the
million dollars is immediately needed
NINETEENTH ANNUAL C0UN f Y FAIR
PROMISES TO BE THE GREATEST EVER
HELD IN THIS SECTION OF THE STATE
Exhibits Will Be Bigger and More Varied According to Reports from All Sections
of Whitfield— Amusem«it Features Will Be Great, With Big Fireworks
Displays, Two Free Acts, Nansrojs Shows and Concessions—
/ Special Days on Week's Program.
The Whitfield county fair will open i This means there will be a big fire-
next Monday with a great line of ex-! works display four nights during the
for \ the University. “There are only
90 dormitory rooms for 1200 men stu
dents,’’ said Mr. Hodgson, “and there
have been no additions for twenty
years. 1 The state has allowed only
$10,000 for new buildings in the last
Jen years. The state provides only
$146 a year per student for the edu
cation of its sons. The average annual
cost toi other .Stalte Universities
$325. No appropriation at all is made
for women students. Fifty-two mem
bers of the faculty, have left within the
last three] years because of meagre sal
aries. The high schools of Georgia
are graduating 5,000 students a year
who are qnt.it! ed to a college educa
tion yet the University cannot even
properly accommodate its present en
rollment. Today the University, of
Georgia has fallen to the bottom of
the list in Higher education. The
teaching staff is loaded beyond the
efficiency point; the salary scale is
among the lowest. Buildings are
crowded to the utmost limit, new
equipment is necessary, repairs must
be made. This year the University
asked the legislature for a 100 per
cent increase on its appropriations;
it got a ten per cent cut
“That’s the story of the reasons for
a war memorial fund. The University
must have funds. It must be put on
its feet. It must uphold the education
al honor of the state. A million dol
lars will do no more than meet the
most pressing needs. The balance
must he supplied by the state, but we
must have the million now. The hon
or of Georgia is at stake, and we con
fidently expect that Georgians will
quickly subscribe the War Memorial
Fund and make this effort a glorious
success.”
The War Memorial fund will pro
vide endowment for the University,
the completion of the -finest war me
morial building in the South in honor
of the 45 University of Georgia men
who died in the world war. a men’s
dormitory, a science building and
buildings for agriculture.
tilits and with an abundance of whole
some amusement. Every indication
points to a well-balanced fair—one
that will appeal to those who want to
see many excellent and varied exhibits,
and those who go for the purpose of
having a good time.
This week the workmen are busy at
the fair grounds getting everything iD
shape for the opening. Exhibits are
Leing installed, and the grounds are
being cleaned off.
The Amusements.
The formal contract with the Rob
erts United Shows was signed by rep
resentatives of the fair association and
the shows in Chattanooga. The con
tract calls for not less than seven
good shows, two special free feature
acts and numerous concessions. The
shows carry about fifteen shows, being
so large that it was impossible to get
all the attractions.inside the local fair
grounds and necessitating the splitting
up of the shows into two sections for
next week. - Had there been room
within the grounds, all of the shows
would have been brought here.
The management of the shows has
agreed, and written it into the con
tract, to bring two free acts along with
the shows. There will also be two
riding devices.
Fireworks Here.
President B. C. Wilson received no
tice Monday morning that the big ship
ment -of fireworks purchased for the
fair had arrived and was in the ex
press office.
week—oh Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday nights. The fair as
sociation has spent hundreds of dollars
to get thesjs fireworks, and they will
add materially to the interest in the
approaching fair.
Fine Exhibits Expected.
In view of the fact that the pre
miums have been increased about 56
per cent over the premiums of last
year, many fine exhibits are expected
this year. The prizes for the commu
nity exhibits are $40. $30, $20 and $10,
and at least four communities have
stated their intention of having ex
hibits.
There will also be several general
farm exhibits.
The livestock and poultry shows are
expected to be fine. There will be an
auction sale of purebred poultry on
Friday of next week at the fair
grounds.
Fine Corn Prizes.
The Bank of Dalton offered a spe
cial prize of $20 to eaeh.-'farmer who
raises 100 bnshels of corn on an acre
of ground this year.
Added Flower Prizes.
Attention, flower lovers. Several ex
tra • prizes are to be offered in the
flower exhibit, first and second prize
for the best basket of roses, the basket
to count 50 per cent and the flowers
50 per cent in judging. The roses must
have been grown by the exhibitor anfd
the basket must be made of native
Blanche Gardner.
First and second prize for basket
of mixed flowers, the basket to be
made of native Whitfield county ma
terial, the basket to count 50 per cent
and the flowers 50 per cent in the judg
ing. These prizes are given, in flower
seeds or plants. Prizes offered by
Mrs. M. E. Judd.
Special Days.
On Wednesday, the members of the
county school clubs will have their
day at the fair grounds.
Thursday will bring the singers,
with prizes of $20, $15, $10 and $5
offered the first four in the singing
contest.
Friday will be school children’s day,
with athletic contests.
Governor Hardwick has been invited
by the management to be here one day
during the week.
The Dalton Woman’s club will have
charge of the dining room inside the
woman’s building, with special com
mittees in charge each day of the
week.
Finishing Touches.
This week, the finishing touches are
being put to arrangements so every
thing will be ready. Monday of next
week will he devoted to installing the
exhibits, and the fair will get away
to a big early start on Tuesday. All
people in the county are urged to send
something to the fair which promise*
to be the biggest and most interesting
every held here, and every man,
Many Cases Decided
At October Term of
Superior Court Here
Crpwded Dockets Necessitated Run
ning Court Over into Second Week
—Adjournment Monday
Whitfield county material. The prize? woman and child in this section should
will be rose bushes given by Miss attend at least once during the week.
Business Matters Relegated to
Give Time to Eats and
Eloquence
MANY TALKS ARE MADE
AT ENJOYABLE AFFAL -
Banquet Served by Presbyterian La
dies—-Advertising Committee Is
Appointed-r-Next Meeting to
Be Held Thursday Night
Dalton Boy Narrowly
Escaped Death When
Auto Ran into Train
James Harlan Badly Bruised and HIs
Companion Was Killed in Acci
dent at. Sweetwater, Tenn.
The Dalton Merchants’ and Busi
ness Men’s association forgot business
matters last Thursday night and en
tered whole-heartedly into the banquet
that had been prepared by Mrs. Pan'
Bumbarger’s circle of the Presbyterian
Woman’s Auxiliary.
The feast was an excellent one, every
minute of thp time being enjoyed by
the members of the organization and
the friends present.
We recommend that our county
board of roads and revenues appro
priate $500.00 to help pay off the in
debtedness of Maples Memorial Rest
room property provided the city ap
propriates a like amount, and the
feeds to be made to the county and
ity jointly.
(Continued cn page eight).
CROWN MILL TEAM LOST
GAME TO ALTON PARK
Score Was 7 to 2 in Contest Played
Last Friday
The Crown Cotton mill baseball
team lost to Alton Park at Alton Park
last Friday, the score being 7 to 2.
Caldwell pitched for the locals and
Burkhardt pitched for. Alton Park. It
was the final game of the season, and
made the Alton Park series stand three
games won by the Crown Mills, two
games won by .Alton Park, and a tie
contest played. 1 ->
President Bowen acted as toast
master, and short talks were made by
■Rev. H. C. Emory, Mr! B. A. Tyler, Dr.
F. K. Sims, Mr. John Thomas, Mr. W.
M. Denton, Mr. Lee Routh, Mr. T. A
Hopper and Mr. F. S. Pruden.
Mr. Ledbetter, of th^ Georgia asso
ciation which has undertaken the work
of the old state Chamber of Commerce,
made a brief talk to the association
and urged that membership in the
Georgia association be takenl "This
was referred to the executive commit
tee. S '
Another committee to handle adver
tising' plans for the organization, com
posed of E. C. Coffey. J. S. Thomas
and R- E. Hinkle, was appointed.
The association will hold the week
ly meeting Thursday night at The
Bank of Dalton.
James Harlan, of this city, narrowly
escaped death at Sweetwater,^Tenn.,
Sunday night when an automobi'e
driven by Henry Simpson, a friend,
in which he was riding crashed into
a freight train. Simpson was in
stantly killed.
Mr. Harlan had gone to Sweetwater
on a brief visit to Mr. Simpson, and
Sunday night, he was being taken to
the station to catch a train for Dal
ton. Details of the accident have not
een learned; either Mr. Simpson fail
ed to see the train on the crossing in
time to stop or his brakes failed fo
work.
Mr. Simpson’s skull was crushed
and he was instantly killed. Mr.
Harlan’s injuries, while painful, are
not considered serious. He was cut
about the head and his hip was severe
ly bruised.
Miss May Harlan, his sister, went to
SWeetwatgr as soon as news of the
accident reached here. In a telephone j
message to her-parents, she stated that
attending physicians expressed the be
lief that Mr. Harlan could be brought
home on a stretcher some time this
week.
H. J. Smith Gives Encouraging
Message to Dalton Civ-
itan Club
'EOPLE MUST ASSIST
IN PUTTING IT OVER
Blueprints of Proposed Modern
Structure Shown Civitans and Ex
plained by Eugene Camp—Sub
scription List Mounts Upward
Members of the Dalton Civitan club
at the meeting Friday got an eyeful
of just how Dalton’s new hotel is go
ing to look when H. J. Smith puts in
his order for it
Mr. Smith had a blueprint of the
HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH
WAS DESTROYEP BY FIRE
Building
Caught After Fire
Built in Stove --
Hopewell Baptist church, about five
miles out from Cohutta, this county,
was destroyed by fire Sunday morning.
According to reports reaching here
a fire was kindled in the stove ear y
Sunday morning to heat the church
for' services, and in some way. the
building caught from this, being burn
ed to the ground. The church will, in
all probability, be built back within
a short time.
MURRAY COUNTY CROP
IS EARLY THIS YEAR
Prior to September 25th, 1021. there
were 763 bales of cotton ginned in
Murray county, as compared with 3
bales ginned to September 25th, 1920.
proposed hotel, and Mr. Eugene Camp,
who had drawn the tentative plans,
was present to explain all the details
to the culb.
The plans as shown call for the
Ini’ding on the old Hotel Dalton site,
with one-story store-buildings to oc
cupy the entire lot, and with the hotel
to be over the two stores on the comqy
of Hamilton and Crawford streets, the
hotel itself to be four stories above
was j the stores and to contain between 50
and 60 rooms, each with private
l ath. The proposed structure Is to he
of concrete, fire-proof thronghont and
modern in every particular.
Mr. Camp, who has had considerable
experience in concrete work, to’d the
elnb the building could be erected at
a cost of about $S0B00.
Mr. Smith then reported to the clnb
that the subscription list had been cir
culated. and a substantial amonnt of
tbe stock had been subscribed. He
went so far as to state that the bote’
would be built; but he added that the
people mnst come into the proposition.
He further expressed confidence that
♦ hey would do so. He said the com
mittee con’d report gratifying prog
ress. and that within a very short time.
he felt certain he could go into the
figures of the amount of stock sub
scribed.
The unusually large amonnt of busi
ness before Whitfield superior court
for the October term necessitated the
holding of court into the second week,
court breaking late Monday afternoon.
Two of the automobile dealers’ cases
resulted in verdicts of not guilty, the
evidence before the jury not being
sufficient to show that the dealers had
used their cars for other than business
purposes while having dealers’ tags on
them.
Other business disposed of from
Wednesday morning up to the adjourn
ment was as follows;
F. E. Svans vs. Southern Railway
Co.; verdict for plaintiff for $650.
Jim Ray vs. Southern Railway Co.;
verdict for plaintiff for $2,000.
Dalton Au f o & Machinery Co. vs.
Southern Railway Co.; verdict for
plaintiff for $100 and interest.
L. M. Rollins vs. Walker D. Hines
.irector general, and W. S. Long; non
suit granted.
Holder Coal & Lumber Co. vs. W. E
Mann; settled.
Cox Bros. vs. H. L. Brooker Lumber
Co.: non-snit granted.
Studebaker Corporation vs. J. T.
Richardson & -Son: verdict for plain
tiff for $2,753.05 and interest.
L. W. Stone vs, American Railway
Express Co.; non-suit granted.
Mrs. Bertrude Warmack vs. Sou
thern Railway Co.; verdict for plain
tiff for $750 damages to automobile.
W. C. Warmack vs. Southern Rail
way Co.; verdict for plaintiff for
$2,000.
Criminal Business,
The State vs. Max Locbridge; ver
dict of not guilty.
The State vs. A. M. Hopkins; verdict
of not guilty.
The State vs. Charley Thomas, James
Camp and Lee Loot; verdict of not
guilty.
The State vs. Joe Dyer; verdict of
not guilty.
The State vs. Jim Cood; verdict of
not guilty.
The State vs. Ben Palmer; nol
pressed.
The State vs. G. M. Nations; plea of
guilty; fine, $50 and costs.
The State vs. Wiley Carter; plea of
guilty; sentence, twelve mouths on
probation.
The State vs. Fate Walters and John
Tarks; verdict of not guilty.
Tbe State vs. J. M. Mays and Rob-
rt Daniel; verdict of not guilty.
'The State vs. Joe Dyer; verdict of
guilty with recommendation; fine, the
costs.
The State vs. Joe Dyer; verdict o
guilty of stabling, with recommenda
tion; fine. $50 and costs.
The State vs. Joe Dyer; verdict of
guilty; sentence, two years on prison
farm.
The State vs. Comer Parks; guilty;
sentence, six months on chaingang.
The State vs. Wa’ter Fo’som; guilty:
sentence, twelve months on probation
The State vs. Jeff Peak; plea; fine
$50 and costs.
The State vs. Claud Ridley; verdict
of guilty; fine. $50 and costs and 12
months on probation.
Tbe State vs. Van Young; guilty on
second count; fine. $50 and costs.
The State vs. Anse Watkins; ver
dict of guilty with recommendation:
fine of $50-and sentence of three months
on chaingang.
The State vs. Clifford Taylor; ver
dict of guilty.
The State vs. Thomas Johnson; ver
dict of guilty.
The State vs. Will Kenion; guilty;
firae, .the costs and sentence of 12
months on probation.
The State vs. Randy Trailkill; ver
diet of guilty; sentence of 12 monts
on probation.
The State vs. Will Balls; plea of
gnilty; fine, $25 and costs, and sent
ence of one month on chaingang.
The State vs. Pqnnie Bearden; plea
of euilty: fine, $50 and costs.
The State vs. Sam Dwight; verdict
of gnilty; fine, $50 and costs, and sent
ence of six months on chaingang.
The State vs. Bird Connolly; ver
dict of .gnilty; sentence of six months
on chaingang.
The S‘ate vs. Jim Stocks. John Quil-
lian and Bill Rramlett; p’eas of guilty;
fine, the costs.
The State vs. Willie John Whaldy:
verdict.of gnilty: fine of $50 and costs,
nd sentence of six mouths on chain
11. fill
Prominent Local Business Man
Passed Away After Pro
tracted Illness
WAS GENERAL MANAGER
OF CHERO-CGLA PLANT
Body Taken This Morning to Grand
Rapids, Mich., Former Home, for
Interment—Lived Here for
the Past Eight Years
Following a protracted illness, Mr.
W. T. Nealy, aged 63 years, died at
5:40 o’clock this morning (Wednesday),
at his home on South Thornton avenue,
.ews of his death causing sorrow among
his host of friends here.
Mr. Neely was a native of Michigan,
coming here from Grand Rapids about
eight years ago. Prior to moying to
this city, he was a successful lumber
man in the Michigan city for about
thirty .years.
During his residence here, he man
aged t£e Chero Cola Bottling Works of
this city, which business has had a
wonderful success since its establish
ment.
Mr. Neely was a prominent member
of the Methodist church, in which he
ook a genuine interest. He was a inenr
mer of the Woodmen of the World and
he Knights of the Maccabee.
The body was prepared for burial
and sent this morning to Grand Rapids,
Mich., for interment, Mr. and Mrs. £f.
L. Neely accompanying the body,
Mr. Neely is survived by one daugh
ter, Mrs. Frank Dowler, of this city,
and three son^, Messrs. J. H. and S. L.
Neely, of this city, ana Mr. E. P. Neely
of Grand Rapids, Mich.
In his death, this city has lost a
good, substantial citizen.
FINE ATTRACTION IS
SHOWING AT SHADOWLAND
Popular Press Representative Pays
Visit to Dalton.
W. R. Arnold, for many years iden-
itied with leading outdoor amusement
enterprises and theatrical attractions
as publicity man and general advertis
ing rej*:esentative, is this season hand
ing the business end of the Great
Firestone-Madame Marine company,
which, for the past several seasons, has
l een meeting with a degree of great
success.
The Great Firestone-Madame Marine
company- now showing at the Sliaddow-
land Theatre is successful by reason of
the fact that both are premier enter
tainers in their line of work. Never
in the history of new experiments in
telepathy, mind 'reading or modern
magic has a more “sure fire” attraction
been assembled by a company such as
this.
Mr. Arnold, the company’s business
manager, has had quite a number of
years’ experience in the theatrical
game. He started his career at the
old St. Charles Theatre, New Orleans,
La., shortly after the New Orleans Ex
position, which was held in 18S9.
TO RE-ADVERTISE FOR
BIDS ON RIVER BRIDGE
Contract Was Not Let Saturday as
Was Expected
gang.
(Continued on page three)
The contract for the county line
bridge was not let Saturday at the
meeting of the Murray and Whitfield
county boards as was expected; the
I oards decided to go at the matter in
tbe regular way, and advertise for
I ids.
This was another of the jobs award
ed the Nashville Bridge company,
which company drew out of the con
tract when the two boards con|ej**«d.
The Nashville company’s plans' .,
adopted, along with other plans, at fh t
meeting Saturday, and the bids for the
bridge will he advertised for prob
ably next week."