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ESTABLISHED 1847—SEVENTY-FOUR YEARS OLD. DALTON, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1921. VOL.LXXVI. No. 10. $1.00 PER ANNUM. Annual Meeting Held Monday Afternoon at The Bank of Dalton WILSON WILL SELECT - ALL OTHER OFFICERS Financial Report Shows Slight Bal ance in Bank—Plans Will Soon Be started for Having Great Fair Here Next October B. O. Wilson was unanimously re elected president of the Whitfield coun ty fair association at the annual meet ing held last Monday afternoon at The Bank of Dalton. To Mr. Wilson was delegated authority to select the other officers with whom he will work to make the fair of 1922 a success. The meeting brought the financial report of the fair of 1921, and in spite of the difficulties encountered, Secre tary McLellan managed to show a bal ance of $2.24 in the bank. The financial report was one of gen uine interest. It showed the follow ing amounts paid out: Premiums, $596.55; scholarships, $403.34; helpers and other expenses during the week of the fair, $138.50; improvements, including new roof for building, new fence, etc., $450.56; ad vertising, $100.04; fireworks, $345.83; amount paid shows, $175.50. The total deposits showed $1,643.90, of which the gate receipts amounted to approximately $1,285. The secre tary stated that there were a few checks out which would leave a small deficit for the year, but it would be a small one, and to offset this, was shown the improvements amounting to $450.56 made at the fair grounds. The report was received and ordered spread upon the minutes. Mr. Wilson will announce his corps of officers within a short time, after which the first plans for the 1922 fair will be made. In view of the many discourage ments that arose prior to and during the fair this year, the showing is con sidered an excellent one, and all of the stockholders present were enthusiastic over the holding of another big fair in 1922. Business Men Will Elect New Officers at Meeting Tonight Local Organization Has Meant Much for Dalton During Present Year —Bowen Has Served Well Members of the Dalton Merchants’ and Business Men’s association will meet Thursday night of this week for the purpose of electing officers for 1922. In view of the importance of the meeting, the attendance of all the members is earnestly desired. Sinjce perfecting organization, this crowd of wide-awake Dalton men has undertaken much work for the good of the City,” and fine results have come. This organization first indorsed and proposed the high school bond issue, the election for which has been called for January 6. W. C. Bowen, of the firm of Bowen Bros., has been the association’s ca pable leader since its organization. Mr. Bowen has taken a genuine inter est in his work and has successfully steered the organization through the first stages of its work, until now it numbers in its membership, a big ma jority of the business men of Dalton. At the meeting Thursday night of this week, refreshments will be served at the completion of the business. The meeting will be held at The Bank of Dalton, where the-organiza tion has a private room, and the pres ence of every member is . earnestly de sired. As soon as the .officers have been elected, the association’s program for 1922 will be mapped out. SCHOOLS CLOSE NEXT WEEK FOR HOLIDAYS High School Girls to Have Tag Day for Athletics Superintendent J. H. Watson, of the Dalton public schools, announces that the schools will dismiss for the Christmas holidays on Thursday, Dec. 22, at noon. Work will be resumed on Monday, January 2, 1922. The girls of the Dalton High- school will have a tag day next Saturday, when the people will be asked to sub scribe to the fund for athletics. The school board makes no appropriation for athletics, and it is necessary to raise the money in other ways for basketballs, baseballs, etc. In-view of this, the people are asked to make a donation to the fund to defray ex penses of athletics in the high school. The. girls will have tags and will sell them to those who want to help in this good work. Mother of Citizen’s Editor Is Called by Death in Texas Home T. S. Shope’s Many Local Friends Extend Sympathy—Mrs. Shope Was Former Georgian The many friends of Mr. T. S. Shope, editor of The Citizen, are sym pathizing deeply with him in his be reavement in the loss of his mother, Mrs. E. B. Shope, whose death occur red last Wednesday at her home at Oglesby, Tex., following a brief ill ness. Mrs. Shope was suddenly strick en the preceding Sunday, but apparent ly grew better; but the illness was more than her advanced age could withstand, and her heart failed. She was 71 yedrs of age. Mrs. Shope was born in Habersham county, Ga., August 28, 1850. She was married to Rev. E. B. Shope, a prom inent- Baptist minister. For many years they resided in and near Elli- jay, Gilmer county, where Rev. Mr. Shope served the First Baptist church as pastor for more than a score of years. Tjhere |all: of their children were born: T. S. Shope, of this city; Z. F., S. F. and J. R. Shope, of Ogles by, Tex., and Mrs. Dora Hoover, of Killeen, Tex. Two of the children are dead, Mrs. Cora Johnson and Thurston Ilomer Shope, the latter of whom died in infancy. In addition to her children and husband, she is survived by several grandchildren. The family left Ellijay a number of years ago, moving first to Murray county, then West and locating in Texas. Mrs. Shope was an earnest, Chris tian woman, having been, for a half century, a member of the Baptist church.. FLOYD MARNEY SHOT ACCIDENTALLY IN FOOT Two Toes Amputated Following Ac cident Last Week Floyd Marney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Marney, accidentally v shot him self in the foot with a shotgun Thurs day of last week. He was given attention immediately afterward, and it was necessary to amputate two of the toes. He is rap idly recovering. Value of Cattle on Farm Is Stressed by Experts at Meeting Representative Farmers are Told What Creamery and Cheese Fac tory Will Mean to This Section DALTON CIVITANS LAUNCH CIVITAN CLUB AT CALHOUN AT ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING About a score of members of the Dalton Civitan club went to Calhoun Monday night and while there perfect ed the organization of a Civitan club for that progressive city. The Dalton Civitans met the Calhoun crowd at the Booker hotel for an excellent ban quet, after which, with Mr. Gus Hall acting as toastmaster, the meeting was pulled off in great shape. With the Dalton Civitans were Capt. T. C. Thompson, of the Chattanooga Civitan club, and International Repre sentative - Brown, of the Greenville, Tenn., club. Talks were made by the Calhoun rep resentatives, members from the Dalton chapter, Capt Thompson and Mr. Brown, and the following signed ap plication blanks: W. O. Lewis, C. E. David, J. H. Starr, J. A. Strain, C. L. Moss, R. B. Bolding, O. B. Cooper, F. T. Bergstrom, J. H. Paschall, F. L. McLain, B. W. Blackman, Z. V. Johns ton, L. Y. Pitts, Ralph Meek, J. H. Bos ton, J. M. Byrd, A. B. David and T. W. Skelly. These guaranteed the other two men necessary to get the charter, and the dub will start with a char ter membership of at least 25. It is probable the charter will be delivered to the Calhoun dub by the Dalton dub Friday of next week. The tentative organization when the meeting was called- to order was form ed with Mr. Gus Hall, chairman, and Mr. F. T. Bergstrom, secretary. The permanent organiaztion will be form ed when the charter is delivered. The Dalton crowd making the trip to Calhoun consisted of J. G: McLellan, Paul B. Fite, Lamar Westcott, J. H. Watson, J. T. Duncan, Frank Manly, Paul Bumbarger, M! Q. Foster, Tom Hopper, T. B. Wright, J. J. Copeland, Frank Pruden, F. K. Sims, B. A. Tyler # H. L. Smith, H. J. Smith, W. M. Den ton and Tom McCamy. Meeting Friday. The Dalton Civitan club will hold its regular meeting Friday at The Bank of Dalton, and the women will again serve the luncheon. The committee in charge of he luncheon will be from the Methodist church. A large attend ance is desired for business of impor tance will come up. The dub’s repre sentatives to Atlanta to report on the state organization will be present to tell the club what was done. In addi tion, a committee from the Calhoun club will be here as guests of the Dal ton dub. All members are requested to be present. H. J. Smith wants the dub not to forget The hotd. He will report the fund within about $15,000 of comple tion—probably less than that by Fri day. Upward of 50 farmers, interested in the community cheese factory that is being operated north of Dalton, and in the plant of the Dalton Creamery company that will soon be ready for service, gathered Tuesday at the court house here to get information from experts sent here by the State College of Agriculture and the Southern Rail way company. Prof. Milton O. Jamagin, professor of animal husbandry of the state col lege; Prof. L. H. Marlatt, dairy ex pert of the state college; Mr. Roland Turner, general agricultural agent, and Mr. H. C. Bates, live stock devel opment agent for the Southern Rail way, were the speakers from out of Dalton. The keynotg of all the speeches was the great value of cattle on the farm, The speakers urged the farmers pres ent to- try the matter out in a small way at first, by keeping only a few cattle. In this way, they said, they would find out just how profitable it would be to them, and then they could enlarge their herds. The farmers will find, the speakers stated, that the keeping of cattle on their farms, with the selling of milk and butter fat to the creamery and the cheese factory, will be the most profitable work they have ever under taken, bringing them in revenue every month during the year, with little ex pense and trouble. So great was the interest shown by the farmers in the morning meeting, that it was decided to continue the meeting into the afternoon, a good crowd attending the afternoon session. Empty Stocking Fund Growing Slowly, But It Is Getting Some Bigger LESS THAN HUNDRED DOLLARS TO PRESENT All Donations Must Be in Within a Week, So Committee Can Plan Work—Christmas Celebra tion Being Planned ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ The List to "Date. ♦ ♦ Previously acknowledged $20 ♦ ♦ G. M. Cannon, Jr. 15 ♦ ♦ Mrs. Z. T. Terrell 1 ♦ ♦ Ernest Stroup — 5 ♦ ♦ Miss Blanche Gardner 5 ♦ ♦ Mrs. G. W. Hamilton, Sr. 10 ♦ ♦ Misses Jennie and Bessie ♦ ♦ Hamilton — 5 ♦ ♦ Cash 1 ♦ ♦ Mrs. Tom McCamy. "1 ♦ ♦ M. H. Judd —1 5 ♦ ♦ J. A;-Graves, Jacksonv’le, Fla. 2 ♦ ♦ Cash 1 ♦ (fc Cash 2 ♦ ♦ Mrs. Joseph Bogle 1 ♦ ♦ Cash 1_ 2 ♦ ♦ Paul Bumbarger 5 ♦ ♦ Circle “A” Presbyterian Aux- ♦ ♦ iliary 5 ♦ ♦ ♦ m Total $86 ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ PIE SUPPER. Dunegan. — The Eat-a-Bite-of-Pie club will give a pie supper at the Gordon Springs school house Satur day, Dec. 17, for the benefit of the club. Girls, bring pies, and, boys, bring full pocketbooks for buying them The Empty Stocking Fund is mount ing upward, but it is doing so slowly. It must come in much faster than this if the committee is to carry out the work this year as it should be. There are many families that should share in the fund; but unless it comes in faster, it is going to be impossible to reach all deserving ones, and it may be necessary to attend only to those cases where the need is greatest. With the funds so far raised, the work this year will have to be greatly curtailed; but the Empty Stocking Fund committee doesn’t believe the people are going to permit this. By the time The Citizen is printed next week, the committee believes the fund is going to grow much larger—big enough, in fact, to make the work this year what it has been in the past: successful from every angle. Dalton is much more fortunate than a vast majority of the cities. The peo ple are in good circumstances compar ed with those in other places, and it is possible for thousands of people to con tribute to the fund if they desire to do so. Thousands of Dalton people could give something and not miss it. To date less than a score of those thousands have contributed to the fund; but the time for giving has not closed. It is yht more than a week un til Christmas, and many more will, it is believed, make contributions to this great work of making little children happy and sending Christmas cheer into the homes of the poor. The committee wants these dona tions right away so the work can be decided on. The more money received, the ' more thorough and satisfactory will be the committee’s work. An earnest appeal is made now for contributions. No solicitors will be sent out, and all that is received must be sent in. Either mail your check or hand it to Dr. F. K. Sims, chair man of the committee, or to The Dal ton Citizen and— “Do it now.” Community Christmas Tree. First steps toward a community celebration on .Christmas day were taken at a meeting of the civics com mittee of the Dalton Woman’s dub Saturday afternoon, when Mrs. F. K. Sims, chairman of music, was appoint ed to arrange for a simple musical pro gram with short talks by ministers of the several churches, to be given im mediately after the distribution of gifts by the Empty Stocking Fund on Christmas afternoon. The service will be held at the Dalton Woman’s dub park, on King street, where an ever green tree is being planted which will be a perpetual Christmas tree. The tree is, like the dub, very new indeed, and not so large as it will be in-time. But the electric star that will shine above it will be still the star of hope for a tired world. And the music and stories will make plain to the chil dren and their parents, too, that peace and good will do reign on earth and in the hearts of men, though we forget it sometimes. All societies and dubs are cordially urged to join in the mutual cdebra- tion of Christmas day and to lend their Genuine Importance of Vital Statistics Records Emphasized State Board Tells People of Law and Gives Names of Those Who Keep Records in This 'County Relative to the importance of keep ing a vital statistics record, the State Board of Health asks The Citizen to print the following: You are well acquainted with the Smith case which was in litigation many years, during which time the question of parentage was fought back and forth in the courts. In addi tion to this many other cases could be settled quickly if an offidal record, of the birth had been made at the time of the birth. It is believed that the scholastic census carries names of those who are not within the school age, to the detri ment of those who are justly entitled to participate in the division of the school funds. The child’s labor law cannot be justly enforced without com plete birth registration in the hands of the state, for the parent who would overwork an underaged child will, when questioned, misrepresent the child’s age, and the same may be said of the compulsory school attendance act. The U. S. War Veterans’ Bureau requires a certified copy of a birth rec ord in the establishment of a soldier’s claim for increased compensation in such cases. Life insurance companies are calling for an official record of each death in the settlement of insur ance policies. In addition to the legal value of a birth or death record, such records are the only solid foundation upon which public health work may be based, for you are not receiving full value for what you pay your public health work er unless the death rate in your com munity from communicable diseases is lowered. And how can you tell that it is lowered unless you keep a complete and properly tabulated death record? The birth and death record in Geor gia is not complete. The great trouble is many people do not know that here is a valid state statute requiring the registration of every birth and eyery death in the district where it occurs and that the local registrar shaRkgep a true copy of all records^-Many who know of this lawydo not know who the local registrars are. In Whitfield county they are as follows: J. L. Henton, Tilton; A. L. Meers, Yamells Station; E. F./Jarrett, Dalton, Rt. 3; W. C. Pangle, Tunnel HOI; W. M. Car- roll, Dalton; G. W. Head, Jr., Tunnel HiU; E. W. Babb, Rocky Face; W. S. Johnson, Cohutta; T. S. Wilson, Cohut- ta, Rt. 1; J. H. Bowman, *Resaea; A. D. Strickland, Dalton, Rt. 6. The State Board of Health has ask ed the Federal Census Bureau to make an investigation of the death records of Georgia to ascertain the complete ness of death registration and as you have shown an interest in the welfare of your community, the Board is ask ing you to assist the local registrars in every way possible in their efforts to secure complete records of every birth and death. DALTON PEOPLE WILL HAVE PART IN WORK Community Council of Farm Bureau to Be Formed Scores of Dalton business and pro fessional men are being approached with a view toward organizing a Dal ton community council of the Farm Bureau, and it is probable that such an organization will be perfected with in a short time. The imperative need of keeping s farm agent on the job, to keep in touch with the State College of Agri culture and to get his services when needed is appreciated by the people of Dalton, and they are ready to as sist by making regular contributions to the fund to keep an agent in the county. This has been seen, for of those so far approached, practically all have agreed to help with the fund, since the board of county commission ers has cut off the appropriation from the county to carry on the work. The matter is nearing the point where a decision of some kind must be made about the farm agent. HIE IS PHE OB HI IS CilEII MM Staten, Shope, King and Percy Elected Councilmen for the Next Year McAFEE NAMED MAYOR WITHOUT OPPOSITION Staten Led Ticket in City Election— Record Vote Polled but Elec tion Passed Quietly—Women Voted in Large Numbers J. G. McAfee was elected mayor without opposition; John W. Ray was re-elected recorder by a plurality of 249; A. E. White was elected police chief by a plurality of 204; Ben Staten defeated John Puryear in the first ward councilmanic race by a majority of 355; John A. Shope was elected over J. N. Caylor in the second ward by a majority of 135; Carter I.. King de feated W. T. Kenner in the third ward by a majority of 217, and F. D. Percy was elected in the fourth ward by a plurality of 150 over N. N. Robertson and Dave Stewart—this was the result of the city election held Wednesday. Ray and White, successful candi dates for recorder and chief, respect ively, carried all of the four wards, as did Staten and Percy for councilmen. “Big Ben” won the distinction of lead ing the ticket, with a total vote of 902. Shope carried the first. and second wards, while Caylor carried the third and fourth. King carried the first, second and fourth, Kenner carrying his home ward, the third. J. A. Longley ran second in the race for recorder, while Rembert Kettles was second in the race for police chief. The election passed quietly, the total polled being 1,463, the biggest on rec ord for a municipal Section hers. The women voted in numbers. The regis tration books showed 2,068 qualified to vote, but only abont two-thirds of this nnmber took part in the election. Appended is the vote by wards: OFFICIAL VOTE THE CANDIDATES For Mayor J. G. McAfee For Recorder - J. M. Cash -1— James W. Curtis W. A. (Olie) Leslie — J. A. Longley John W. Ray — For City Marshal Rembert Kettles j Jap N. Leonard A. E. White For Alderman First Ward John D. Puryear Ben Staten For Alderman Second Ward John N. Caylor John A. Shope For Alderman Third Ward Walter T. Kenner Carter L. King For Alderman Fourth Ward F. D. Percy N. N. Robertson Dave Stewart 436 4 99 86 58 169 138 65 164 150 268 148 266 149 265 153 183 79 £ 448 3 41 30 147 230 155 62 233 168 283 193 257 186 262 209 148 91 .315 15 51 8 115 127 108 36 171 124 190 172 343- 180 133 150 70 94 209 10 7* 24 W 88 65 12B 105 141 123 92 134 112 78 81 w <* H O 1458 32 261 148 379 90S 489 216 547 992 654 789 997 924 924 474 345 SECRET ORDERS IN MIDST OF ANNUAL ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ OVER 6,000 BALES ♦ ♦ GINNED IN COUNTY ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ There were 6,116 bales of cot- ♦ ♦ ton ginned in Whifield county, ♦ ♦ from the crop of 1921 prior to ♦ ♦ December 1, 1921, as compared ♦ ♦ with 4,411 bales ginned to De- ♦ ♦ cember 1, 1920. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ encouragement by their presence at four-thirty, immediately after the empty Stocking Fund Christmas tree, and especially all children are Invited to be present for Christmas is, first of all. " ' ■’"’ren. lor chnu-- / N-a •• Secret orders represented here are in the midst of the December elections, and before the close of the year, all will have elected new officers. Last Thursday night Dalton Council No. 30, Junior Order of United Amer ican Mechanics,. held the semi-annual elections, making John Sims councilor. Other officers chosen are as follows: M. A. Keister, vice councilor; R. H. Sapp, recording secretary; A. E. Gregg, assistant recording secretary; M. B. Huffaker, financial secretary; T. D. Ridley, treasurer; John H. Wills, con ductor; Jake Lofty, warden; W. A. Renfro, chaplain; George W. Crump, inside sentinel; George McCune, out side sentinel; James T. Wills, trustee. Other Elections. The Dalton Woodmen of the World have elected the following officers: R. M. Hill, consul commander; H. R. Davis, past consul commander; J. F. Coogler, advisor-lieutenant; R. N. Hill, hanker; C. P. Hannah, clerk; E. E. Hill, escort; T. C. Hogan, watch man ; J. R. Poteet, sentry; H. L. Sams, physician; James T. Wills, H. R. Davis and W. A. Johnson, managers. * Western Chapter No. 80, Royal Arch Masons, will elect their officers next Monday night. Dalton Lodge No. 105, Free and Accepted Masons will elect Monday night, Dec. 26, and Dalton Council, Royal and Select Masters, will elect on Friday night, Dec. 30. The Patriotic Order, Sons of Amer ica, will hold their elections on Wed nesday, Dec. 28. On next Tuesday night, Dec. 20, the Maccabees will hold their elections, the elections to be followed by an oyster supper. The Maccabees are making big plans for this meeting, and want all members to be present, Odd Fellows Home Coming. The Odd Fellows "home coming” celebration held last Friday evening attraeed a crowd of abont 250, the event being one of decided Interest and pleasure. Hon. J. A. Perry, state railroad commissioner and deputy grand master of Georgia Odd Fellows, made an interesting address, and Hon. T. D. Ridley spoke in behalf of the local lodge. In addition to the tn7Vw i there was an enjoyable musical program and de licious refreshments. Shriners’ Banquet. The Dalton Shrine dub on Thursday evening held what the Nobles unani mously insist was the "greatest time” they have enjoyed since the club was first organized here. They had their ladies along; and a brilliant banquet was enjoyed, with plenty of fun on the side. There was red fire and and pep from the time the Shriners and their ladles gathered until the happy evening was brought to a close. Eastern Stars Elect. Tuesday evening, the Eastern Stars elected the following officers: Mrs. J. L. Newman, worthy matron; J. W. Hutchison, worthy patron; Mrs. J. W. Hutchison, secretary; T. D. Ridley, treasurer; Mrs. Bessie Smith, conductress; Miss Myrtle New man, associate conductress; Mrs. C. F. Springer, Adah; Mrs. J. H. Whit son, Ruth; Mrs. Charles Wood, Esther; Mrs. W. A. Black, Martha; Mrs. J. H. D. Lankford, Electa; Mrs. Onle Neal, warder; Mrs. C. F. Springer, marshal; Miss Laura Harris, organist; Mrs. W. M. Sapp, chaplain.