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Mrs. Loveman, Beloved
Dalton Matron, Died
After Long Sickness
Passed Away Monday
Was One of Oldest Members
Was 85 Years of Age and Spent
Most of Her Life Here—Funeral
Held Monday
Killing
'Mrs. D. It. Loveman, aged S5 years,
a beloved -and highly respected resi
dent of Dalton, died Sunday night, fol
lowing a long illness, and in her pass
ing, Dalton has lost a gentle, lovable
woman, whose absence will be deeply
felt by those who knew her best.
Mrs. Loveman was the widow of the
late Mr. D. R. Loveman, who was,
during his lifetime, one of this city’s
Resolutions on Death
of William T. Neely
Gun Is the General
Opinion Here
At the meeting of the Dalton Mer-
MAN WHO FIRED
HELD TO G1
lowed by Impressive Ser
vice Sunday Night at '
Methodist Church
City Wants Northwest Georgia
Baptist School Located
Here
COMMITTEE FAVORS
A JUNIOR COLLEGE
Prominent Visitors Warmly Wel
comed by Several Committees—
Plans at Present are All Tenta
tive—Inspection Tour
A junior college for Northwest Geor
gia as part of the Mercer University
system will be the recommendation of
the joint committee from the Home
Mission' Board and the State Mission
.Board of the Baptist church, to the
boards, the report to be made about
the first of December, after which
something of a 'definite nature will be
known in reference to the proposed
Baptist school for this section of the
state.
The special committee that is mak
ing a tour of inspection to the various
cities and towns that are asking for
the school, ’Spent last Thursday here,
committees from the Baptist churches
of Dalton, the Civitan club and the
Business Men’s association (showing
thfe visitors the many excellent sites
this city has to offer the school. All
matters are, however, in a tentative
state at present, for it has not been
definitely decided as to just what
kind of a school will be built. While
here, the committee stated that they
wanted no propositions from the va
rious towns—that they were not in
position to receive them. They were
here to get information about sites and
about this section of the state. They
left here to visit other sections.
While here, a number of places were
shown the visitors, the property near
the Country club grounds being con
sidered especially desirable.
The committee was composed of Dr.
J. G. Harrison, of Macon, educational
superintendent of the Mercer system;
Dr. A. E. Brown, of Asheville, N. C„
superintendent of the Home Board’s
mountain schools; Dr. G. W. O’Hara,
enlistment secretary for Northwest
Georgia, and Rev. J. E. Hudson, of
Adairsville, a prominent educator.
The guests were entertained at lunch
Thursday at the New Horan Hotel,
and after the lunch, with Mr. J. J.
Copeland acting as master of cere
monies, each of the members of the
committee was' called on for a few
words, and Col. W. C. Martin told the
committee just how much Dalton want
ed to see the school located here.
The objects of the-school were out
lined by the visitors who expressed
their appreciation of the entertairr
ment accorded them. They stated that
.their unanimous recommendation
would be for the establishment of a
junior college at least, the graduates
from which would be qualified to en
ter junior class at any of the colleges
and universities. Rev. Josiah Crud-
up, pastor of the First Baptist church
of this city, in-behalf of the Baptists
of Dalton extended welcome to the
visitors, and outlined his views on the
proposed school which coincided with
. those expressed by the members of
the committee.
Report Expected Soon.
It is probable that the committee’s
report will be made about the first of
December. All necessary data is being
secured, and after some definite de
chants and Business Men’s association
Thursday' night, it was decided, in
future, to hold the meetings every two
weeks, instead of every week, as here
tofore.
The meeting was an interesting one.
Mr. E. G. Freeman, who has been in
charge of the tourists’ camp at the
fair grounds, addressed the meeting,
and made several recommendations
relative to water and lights, which the
association voted for. He was retain
ed for six months by the association.
Prior to adjournment, the organiza
tion adopted the following tribute to
a departed member, the late lamented
W. T. Neely:
Resolution.
Dalton, Ga., Nov. 10, 1921.
Whereas, on October 12th, 1921, the
messenger of death again visited our
circle; and called from us one of our
highly esteemed members, William
Thomas Neely, i
William Thomas Neely came to Dal
ton May 10th, 1915, from Bristol, Tenn./
where he had been successfully en
gaged in the wholesale lumber busi
ness for several years.
Mr. Neely has been engaged in Dal
ton, since 1915, in a very progressive
manufacturing business, and through
his square dealings, excellent manage
ment, courteous personality, has been
held in the highest esteem by his fel
low associates.
In his passing away, be it*resolved:
That we have lost one of our pro
gressive members, an excellent citizen
of our city, and that we extend to the
bereaved family our deepest heartfelt
sympathy, and that a copy of these
resolutions be spread on our records,
and a copy be furnished the bereaved
fahiily.
C. P. Hannah,
^-John P. Neal,
W. K. Moore, Com.
CIVITAN CLUB'MEETS
FRIDAY AT PAUL FITE’S
Large Attendance Desired—Baptist
Women to Feed Club
The Dalton Civitan club will meet
next Friday at P. B. Fite’s store, and
the luncheon will be served by the
women of the Baptist church. A large
attendance is desired, for business of
importance will come before the club.
At the last meeting, H. J. Smith,
chairman of the club’s hotel commit
tee, reported that on the 15th of the
month; the stock subscription list of
the hotel would be offered to the peo
ple, and he campaign would be .on in
earnest. Heretofore, the committee
has worked only on those who would
take as much as $5,000 worth of
stock in the new hotel. Now those
who can’t take as much as $5,000 will
be given an opportunity to tell the
committee just how much, stock they
will take. The city is going to be thor
oughly canvassed^ for the company
wants to start actual construction work
on the hotel just as soon as the spring
building season opens*
cision is reached as to the kind of
school that will be established, then
the cities and towns bidding for the
school can make their propositions to
the boards.
COUNTY LINE BRIDGE JOB
GIVEN TO LUTEN COMPANY
IN FACE OF A LOWER BID
At a joint session of the boards of
county commissioners of Whitfield and
Murray, the contract for the county
line bridge over Sugar Creek .was
awarded to the Luten Bridge company,
the price being $4,491. This was the
same bid the Luten people made on the
bridge when the contract was warded
to the Nashville Bridge company. At
the time, it was said that the Nash
ville company’s plans were not on file
when bids were being asked for, and
the contract was broken. Later the
two boards called for bids on various
plans, the Nashville company’s plans
being among them, and the Nashville
\ .
concern bid $2,850 for the job, or $50
less than their bid which had previous
ly been accepted.
.The plans called for an arch-type re
inforced concrete bridge; but were not
the same as the’ Luten plans, the
boards holding that they thought the
Luten plans better by $1,641, and
awarded the contract to the Luten com
pany.
This is the last of the bridges on
which contracts have been awarded,
all going to the Luten Bridge company.
Four of them were Whitfield county
bridges.
during his lifetime, one
leading merchants. She spent the big
ger part of her life here.
Patient, gentle, of a retiring disposi
tion, she won for herself many cordial
friends during her long and useful life.
The funeral services were conduct
ed Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock from
the home on North Thornton avenue,
Dr. F. K. Sims, pastor of the First
Presbyterian, church, conducting the
service, after which intermenst' -was
made in West Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Loveman is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Linka Friedman, of
Tuscaloosa, Ala., and five sons, Messrs.
Robert Loveman, of this city; Morris
Loveman, of Birmingham, Ala.; Louis
Loveman, of Gadsden, Ala.; Philip
Loveman, of 'Wetherford, Tex., and
Bert Loveman, of Atlanta.
Sill SET
Day of Days Comes Next Mon
day Morning When Open
Season for Quail Gets
Underway
The 1921-22 hunting season will be
formally opened, with appropriate
services, at sunup Monday, and every
good citizen will govern himself ac
cordingly. The first day of the sea
son falls on Sunday this year; but as
there’s a state law against hunting on
Sundays, th€ hunters will have to wait
an additional 24 hours, which is ex
tremely trying on the nerves, to say
the least of it.
November 20 brings the real open
ing of the season. October 1st opened
the squirrel season; but comparatively
few care to chase the squirrel “up a
hick’ry, down a hick’ry,” and so it
doesn’t bring the thrill that shdots up
and down that part of the body that
makes a living for the chiropractor,
like the one that comes when the open
season for quail dawns.
Every year, the—report is current
right about this time that the bird
crop is a whopper. This year is no ex
ception—fact is, the reports are to the
effect that you can’t walk without
stepping on ’em.
This week is a hard one for the fel
low that wants to get put into the
big open world with his bird-dog and
gun, and all the accessories. His trig
ger finger begins to itch, and he has
to crook it hundreds of times each day
so as to have it in shape, ready to
answer the very instant his brain tele
graphs the information that his eye
is on the bird just off the end of his
gun-barrels. If you are a real sport,-
not a luke-warm one but a genuifie,
dyed-in-the-wool, one-hundred and sev
enty-five karat sport with'a capital S,
the week just preceding the season’s
opening brings dreamy each night of
the open • fields and the woods, with
birds a-plenty, and with your dog nail
ing them one after another. That’s
the way you spend your nights. In
the day, you try to work, but you can’t.
You keep thinking of the “day,” and
it’s just like Christmas was to you
when you were a youngster.
As the years pass, you’ll find that
whan you *put on your hunting coat,
it’s just a little tight across the
shoulders, and the waist-band of your
“britches” is tight—too tight; but
then you’ll walk that off (that super
fluous weight, not the “britches”).
Man, it’s good to put on the coat and
feel the shells that fit the little'
Ithaca-20.
There’s no need to talk of the gun,
for you keep that in good shape all
the time; but it’s all right to take it
out and throw it to your shoulder and
look down the barrels. That won’t
hurt you and it won’t bother anybody,
and it’ll give you a world of satisfac
tion.
(Continued on page 6.)
Result of “Unloaded”
SHOT
JURY
Claud Nelson Had Burch’s Pistol
in His Hand When It Was Fired
—Preliminary.- Hearing Be-
%
fore Judge Tarver
Park- Burch, a young man of North
Dalton, was instantly killed shortly
after* 10 o’clock Friday morning by
Claud Nelson, the killing presumably
being accidental The tragedy occur
red in Brown’s restaurant in North
Dalton near the Hamilton Street Meth
odist church, and was witnessed by a
number of people. A bullet from
Burch’s own pistol which Nelson had
in his hands passed through Burch’s
head, causing instant death. Luther
Hyde, a bystander, received a slight
flesh wound in the back after the bul
let had killed Burch.
The two young men were apparently
the best of friends, and everything
pointed to the affair as being an acci
dent. Nelson* was arrested shortly
after the shooting and placed in jail,
being held pending a full investiga
tion of the matter.
According to eye-witnesses, both of
the men had pistols and they were com-
paring^them. They weighed them load
ed, and then unloaded them.
Nelson picked up the two pistols,
and, telling the crowd not to “check
at him,” he pointed them at Burch
and pulled the triggers. Between the
time the guns were unloaded and the
time Nelson picked them up, Burch’s
gun had been re-loaded. Just who
loaded it has not yet come out, all of
those present when interrogated by
Judge Tarver in the preliminary hear
ing denying any knowledge of it. Nel
son claimed he thought the gun was
not loaded. As there was nothing to
show any ill feeling between the two
men at any time, his statement that
he thought the gun unloaded was be
lieved.
Coroner Hill went to the scene soon
after the shooting; but the statements
of all eye-witnesses were on the same
order, and no inquest was held.
The officers had been looking for
Nelson on another charge, and he was
locked up.
The preliminary hearing was start
ed by Judge Tarver Monday, and was
continued until Tuesday morning, the
sheriff being instructed to get several
additional eye-witnesses who did not
appear the first day. Tuesday morn
ing; Judge Tarver bound Nelson over
to the grand jury, the three bonds
required aggregating $3,500. A bond
of $2,500 is required for his appearance
before the grand jury on the charge of
involuntary manslaughter in the com
mission of an unlawful act; $200 is
required for the carrying of a pistol,
and $S00 on a misdemeanor charge on
which he was wanted before the killing
occurred.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
INDORSES RED CROSS
Calls on Service Men to Help in
Roll Call
Resolution adopted by American Le
gion in National Convention, Kansas
City, Mo., November 2, 1921:
“Whereas The American Red Cross
rendered valiant and unfading service
to the service men of America during
the war, and
“Whereas The American Red Cross
is now cooperating to the fullest ex
tent with the American Legion in its
efforts to obtain immediate and ade
quate relief for disabled service men,'
and
“Whereas The American Red Gfoss
-is now appealing to the. American pub
lic for support necessary to carry out
its splendid work, therefore be it
“Resolved, That the American Le-
giqn, in convention assembled, indorse
the Roll Call of the American Red
Cross and call upon the service men of
America to lend their influence and
best efforts to the Roll Call in recog
nition of service that has been and is
still being rendered.”
The Roll' Call is now underway
throughout the country.
R. A. Rushton, Former
of Pres
byterian Church—Funeral Mon
day Afternoon
R. A. Rushton, aged 74 years, one of
the city’s oldest residents, died at an
early hour Monday morning follow
ing a protracted illness. Mr. Rushton
was stricken with paralysis in June
of 1920, gradually growing worse un
til the end came at about 3 o’clock
Monday morning.
Mr- Rushton was, for a number of
years, a well known merchant of this
city. His health failing, he was forc
ed to give up active work.
He was an elder in the First Presby
terian church for many years, being
interested in the work of the church
with which he was connected for a
long period of time.
The funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock from
the First Presbyterian church by Dr.
Frank K. Sims, pastor, interment be
ing made in West Hill cemetery.
Mr. Rushton is survived by his wife
and a niece, Miss Anna Walker, who
lived with them.
FARM BUREAU MEETING
TO BE HELD IN ATLANTA
Many Dalton People are Planning to
Attend
The American Farm Bureau Federa
tion will hold its third annual meeting
in Atlanta beginning next Monday and
lasting three days.
The opening session will be at 10:00
a. m. Monday, at the auditorium.
A number from Whitfield county
are planning to attend this Farm
Bureau Federation where they will get
much helpful, practical information.
There will be nine sessions, one each
morning, afternoon and evening from
Monday to Wednesday inclusive.
Headquarters for the Federation will
be at the Piedmont Hotel and all ses
sions will be held at the auditorium,
Armistice Day Observance Fol-
Armistice Day was observed in Dal
ton last Friday, with programs in the
various schools and a special service
at 11 o’clock at the Crescent Theatre.
The schools had a half-holiday, and
during the 11 o’clock services at the
Crescent, business was at a standstill.
At the Crescent, the crowd joined
in singing, “Nearer, My God, to Thee,”
after which there was silence for two
minutes in honor of the Nation’s he
roes who gave their lives for their
country in the world war. Dr. Frank
K. Sims delivered a .prayer, after
which Mr. C. L. Carter sangs, “In
Flanders Field,” and the crowd joined
in singing “America.” This complet
ed the program.
Services Sunday.
Sunday night at the First Methodist
church, an impressive service was held,
at which prayers for the accomplish
ment of much good at the disarma
ment conference in Washington were
voiced.
Rev. Josiah Crudup delivered the in
vocation, and appropriate talks were
made by Miss Mattie Lee Huff, Dr.
F. K. Sims and Col. W. C. Martin. The
earnestness of the speakers in their
desire for a general disarmament as
a means toward ending war for all
time and bringing relief to the peo
ple who are paying heavily because of
war, was apparent.
An orchestra, composed of R.^ W.
Smith, Ralph and Lynn Smith, Earl
Rudolph, Embrey Horan, Mrs. Howard
Manly, Misses Sadie Sapp and Frances
Jack, contributed to the musical pro
gram, and there were two selections
from a quartet, consisting of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Jones, Miss Kate Harlan
and Mr. CT'L. Carter; a solo by Mrs.
Neal Hamilton, and a solo by Mr. C. L.
Carter.
The crowd joined in singing “The
Star Spangled Banner,” at the com
pletion of the impressive service.
Special seats were reserved for the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, The .Daughters of America and
the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics.
Body of Forme? Dalton
Boy Balled in France
Is Brought Back Hoirue
The body of Jacob A. Green, who
was bora and reared in this city, and
who gave his life in defense of his
country in the world war, was brought
back to this country, and on last Sun
day afternoon, was buried in Smyrna
cemetery, near Atlanta.
On the 6th day of June, 1917, he. en
listed as a volunteer, in Florida. He
way-trained' at Fort Oglethorpe, and
on the first day of February, 1918, he
sailed for France. He was mechanic
in Company F, 6th U. S. Infantry,
where he patriotically battled against
Kaiserism till on the 14th day of Oc
tober, 1918, while in the Argonne for
est he made the supreme sacrifice.
His remains arrived in Atlanta Nov.
Sth, 1921. Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon, November 13th, at
the graveside in the Smyrna, Ga., cem
etery with Rev. G. S. Barnes officiating.
A military escort from Fort McPherson
attended the interment services.
Jacob 1 A. Green was twenty-four
years of age at the time of his death.
He is survived by one brother, Charles
E. Green/ of Chattanooga, Tenn., and
one sister, Mrs. W. E. Valentine, of
Atlanta.
FINE RESPONSE MADE
TO APPEAL FOR FRUIT
Fruit Shower to Wesley Memorial
Hospital Appreciated
An appeal was maderby the chairman
of the women’s department- of the
Wesley Memorial Hospital for a show
er of canned fruits from the various
churches of the Dalton district of the
North Georgia Conference. In re
sponse to this apjjfeal which came just
a few weeks ago, the five churches
composing the Varnell charge con
tributed 109 quarts. This is a token
of the good will and loving liberality
of the good ladies ot this charge tow
ard those who having been overtaken
by sickness become patients at this
great institution. This hospital ■min
isters to the sick without respect to
class or other distinction and in many
cases without remuneration where the
patient is unable to pay for the serv
ice.
The amount contributed by each
church, was as follows:- Varnell
church, 41 quarts; Mt. Zion, Dawn-
ville, 20 quarts; Mt. Olivett, Cohutta,
12 quarts; Mt. Pleasant, 19 quarts;
Pleasant Grove, 17 quarts. This fine
collection of fruits however was not
all contributed by members of the
above particular* churches. The .ladies
of the other churches of respective
communities had a good part in the
shower for which they will be richly
rewarded. The fruit was packed and
shipped from Varnell by the pastor,
R. W. Green, on November 7th.
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♦ OVER TWICE AS MANY ♦
♦ BALES ,GINNED HERE ♦
♦ ; ♦
♦ There were 5.157 bales of cot- ♦
♦ ton ginned in Whitfield county 4
♦ from the crop of 1921 prior to ♦
♦ November 1, 1920. ♦
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North Georgia Conference Sends
All Local Ministers Back
to This City
GREAT REPORT SHOWN
BY DALTON DISTRICT
More Addition to Church Than in
And Other District—Conference’s
Action Meets With General Sat
isfaction in Dalton
The North Georgia Methodist con
ference, in session in Augusta, closed
Monday night with the reading of the
appointments. Daltop people learned
with genuine pleasure that all local
ministers were returned: Rev. J. F.
Yarbrough coming back as presiding
elder; Rev. H. C. Emory, as pastor of
the First church, and Rev. C. H. Wil-.
liams as pastor of Hamilton Street
Methodist church.
The Dalton district made a wonder
ful showing at the conference, having
the greatest number of additions to
the church of all districts.
Additions Reported.
Presiding elders reported briefly,
showing a great number of addition on
profession of faith and a small short
age in benevolent collections. The dis
tricts reported as follows: North At
lanta, 400; South Atlanta, 850; Elber-
ton, 600; Dalton, .1054; Augusta, 5(Sff;
LaGrange, 1,000; Marietta, 500; Ox
ford, 650; Gainesville, 750; Athens,
514; Rome, 600.
The Appointments.
Appended are the appointments for
the Dalton district:
Dalton District—John F. Yarbrough,
presiding elder. Adairsville, Lester
Rumble; Calhoun, T. J. Branson; Cal
houn circuit, I. J. Lovam; Cartersville,
G. W. Davis; Chatsworth, G. C. Burtz;
Chickamauga, C. P. Harris; Dalton,
First church, H. C. Emory; Hamilton
Street, C. H. Williams, supply; Emer-'
son, Braswell Deal, supply; 'Eton, N. A.
Parsons, supply; Fairmount, F. E.
Crutcher; Kensington circuit, L. B.
Jones; Kingston, W. A. Simmons; La-
Fayette and Rock Springs, J. W. Brins-
field; LaFayette circuit; R. A. Cole
man ; Lyerly, W. H. Speer; Ringgold,
R. E. Rutland; Stilesboro, C. J. Tyler;
Subligna, J. H. Couch; Summerville,
H. L. Byrd; Tilton circuit, Frank
Green, supply; Trion, T. H. Williams;
Tunnel Hill, J. R. Jones; Varnell cir
cuit, R. W. Greene; White, J. W. Ste
phens. _
Other Appointments.
Among other appointments of inter
est to Dalton people are the following:
B. F. Frazier, Wesley Memorial
church, Atlanta; L. G. Johnson, presid
ing elder of Griffin district; J. W.
Veach, Epworth, in North Atlanta dis
trict ; J. E. Russell, Norwood, in Augus
ta district; D. A. McBreyer, Homer, in
Elberton district; R. M. Dixon, Bu
ford,^ in Gainesville district; W. R.
Foote, Forsyth, in Griffin district; R.
A. Edmondson, West Point, in La-
Grange district; C. M. Lipham, Mill-
edgeville, in Oxford district.
Memorial Services.
On Sunday at 11 o’clock at the First
Baptist church Memorial services will
be held for Mrs. Crudup. The mem
bers of the church are requested to be
present, and all othefs who wish to
will be' welcome.
DALTON WOMAN’S CLUB TO
~ SERVE GEORGIA PRODUCTS
DINNER FRIDAY EVENING
The annual Georgia Products
will be served by the Dalton Wdman’s
club this year in their clubrooms over
the office of F. S. Pruden, on next Fri
day evening at 7 o’clock.
It will be a “dollar dinner,” and it
will be a great one, with Georgia prod
ucts only served. The women will
have a great feed, and there will prob
ably be an interesting program of short
talks in addition.
The Dalton’s Woman’s club has com-
dinner ^mittees
out selling the tickets, at $1
per plate, and plans are being made
for serving eighty people. The profits
from the dinner will go toward im
provements on the clubrooms of the
Dalton Woman’s club.
If some member of the committee
fails to call on you, look them up and
fork oyer your dollar—you’ll find it
money well spent, and you’ll have a
good time at the Georgia Products
dinner.
ESTABLISHED 1847—SEVENTY-FOtlR YEARS OLD.
DALTON, GA^ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1921.-
An ad in THE CITIZEN is worth Two on the Billboard.