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Local Cotton Market
December 21
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State Highway No. 3. The map of this
route coupled with the map published
last Sunday of the route from Atlanta
to Tallahassee constitutes the entire
map of State Highway No. 3 from the
Tennessee line to the Florida line. It
is one of the most important trunk
lines in Georgia. *
The maps and logs herewith pre
sented are the most complete of any
published in The Journal’s series, hav
ing been checked over by both the At
lanta-Automobile club and the*Chatta-
nooga Automobile club.
The Dalton route is recommended
for dry weather and the Rome route
for wet weather.
SCHOOLS CLOSE AT NOON
„ TOMORROW FOR HOLIDAYS
ESTABLISHED 1847—SEVENTY-FOUR YEARS OLD.
DALTON, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1921.
VOL. LXXVI. No. 11. $1.00 PER ANNUM.
Local Cotton Market i
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An ad in THE CITIZEN is worth Two on the Billboard.
Empty Stocking Fund $200 and
Is Still Growing—Program
Given Out
ENTERTAINMENT WILL
BE HELD AT CRESCENT
Following Picture and Carols, Gifts
Will Be Distributed to Chil
dren of Poor at the Dal
ton Buggy Co. Store
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4 Fund to Date. ’ ♦
4 Previously reported $ 86.00 4
4 Dalton Civitan dub 20.00
4 Dalton Merchants’ Asso 10.00 ♦
4 J. S. Hall 10.00 ♦
4 Dalton Woman’s dub—_ 10.00 ♦
4 A Friend — 2.00 ♦
4 Mr. and Mrs. C. C. McCamy 2.00 4
4 B. A. Tyler — 1.00
4 Harlan Petty, Fairy, Ga.— .25 ♦
4 Cash — 1-00 4
4 C. L. Hamilton —: 5.00 4
4 J. J. Copeland 2.00 4
4 A friend 5.00 4
4 Mrs. Sue Allen 1.00 4
4 E. W. Petty, Fairy ' 1.00 4
4 Paul B. Fite 5.00 4
4 Cash 1.00 4
4 Miss M. L. Horan 1.00 4
4 Mrs. L. W. Carter 1.00 4
4 Cash — 5.00 4
4 Lesche Woman’s dub j.— 10.00 4
4 D. K. McCamy, Birminbham 10.00 4
4 Big Eight dub . 10.00 4
4 The Citizen 1 10.00 4
4 Cash 4.00 4
4 Cash — — L00 4
4 Lumpkin Hardware Co. — 1.00 4
4 Rev. Joslah Crudup 1.00 4
4 J. S. Thomas 2.00 4
4 ♦
4 Total i $219.25 4
4 Mrs. Clayton and Mrs. Wells, a 4
4 box of oranges. 4
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A little fellow walkecMnto The Citi
zen office Friday and handed in five
nickels. “For the Empty Stocking
Fund,” he said. The hoy was Harlan
Petty, and he was here from Fairy,
Ga. He had been reading of the press
ing need for funds to make happy the
children of the poor on Christmas, and
be wanted to give his part. It was the
biggest subscription the committee has
received, and the committee, in behalf
of the poor children of Dalton, wants
to thank Harlan for his donation and
the fine spirit which prompted it.
The fund is now- growing at a satis
factory rate, and it. is certain there
will be a Christmas tree for the poor
children on Christmas day. It is not
yet too late to subscribe. All dona
tions made will be acknowledged in
The Citizen next week 1 .
The committee’s plans for the day
are as follows:
Sunday, Dec. 25, starting at 2
o’clock, a picture will be shown at the
Crescent theatre. It will be a picture
suitable for the occasion, and the chil
dren will be admitted free. The
Lesche will cooperate with the Empty
Stocking Fund cominittee in this,
Christmas carols will be sung by school
children and Mrs. W. C. McGhee and
Miss Mildred Herrin will have charge
of the music.
Immediately following the picture,
the children, as they leave the theatre,
will be given tickets to admit them
to the store of The Dalton Buggy com
pany, just across the street,, where the
gifts will be given them.
After the distribution of gifts, the
children will all go to the intersection
of Hamilton and King streets, where
the Dalton Woman’s club has prepared
an interesting Christmas program.
Importance of Dalton
Route Dixie Highway
Stressed by Journal
One of Most Important Trunk Lines
Through Georgia Says Atlanta
Newspaper—Log Is Given
The Dalton, or Battlefield, route of
the 'Dixie Highway, came in for con
siderable notice in the Atlanta Journal
of Sunday. The importance of the
route was stressed. .
The Journal carried a map and log
of both the Dalton and Rome routes
from Atlanta to Chattanooga, with the
following'-writeup:
The Journal and Atlanta Automobile
club today present the map and log of
what is said to be the heaviest traveled
altomobile route in Georgia—between
Chattanooga and Atlanta.
There are really two maps and two
logs, as the route has two branches,
one by way of Dalton and the other by
way of Rome. When the Dixie High
way was being laid out, at a great in
tersectional good roads meeting in
Chattanooga osme years ago, the compe
tition between Rome and Dalton was
so keen and spirited, both desiring to
be on the highway, that the highway
directors satisfied them both by divid
ing -the highway to run through both
cities.
The Dalton public schools will close
at noon Thursday for the Christmas
holidays, work to be resumed Monday,
January 2, 1922.
There will be the community tree, and
Christmas carols and other features
that are seasonable will be given. This
will come at 4 o’clock, and the presence
of every man, woman and child in Dal
ton is desired at this observance.
The distribution of food to the po-
will take place largely on Saturday,
but it may be it will be carried into
Sunday. At the last meeting of the
Civitan club/ it was decided for the
members to buy and carry in person
baskets to fhe families in needy cir
cumstances.
It begins to look as if the coming
Christmas will be a great one, with
Christmas cheer in eyery Dalton home.
The Empty Stocking fund committee
will receive donations to the fund
through Saturday. If you-wgnt a,part
in the great, work, send in your eon-
tributibn now. - ;4 U" :
Chapter Masons Elect Officers
for New Year at Monday’s
Meeting
OYSTER SUPPER HELD
BY LOCAL MACCABEES
Maccabees Elect New Leaders at In
teresting and Enjoyable Meeting
Tuesday Night—Next.Week
to End Annual Elections
Western Chapter No. 80, Royal Arch
Masons, on Monday evening elected
officers for the new year, C. P. Hannah
being chosen high priest.
The chapter Is in a flourishing con
dition, with a steadily growing mem
bership. Under the leadership of Mr.
Hannah, the good work of Western
Chapter is expected to 'continue
through 1922. Other officers chosen
are J. W. Looper, king; L. B. Lawt<m,
scribe; E. C. Coffey/treasurer; T. D.
Ridley, secretary; W. C. Griffin, cap
tain of the host; J. P. Godwin, prin
cipal sojourner; O. C. Alley, Royal
Arch captain; R. E. Hinkle, master of
third veil; C. B. Keown, master of sec
ond veil; E. D. Anderson, master of
first veil’; J. H. Cargal, chaplain ; M.
B. Davis, sentinel; H. J. Smith, J. E.
Whitson and C. L. Carter, finance com
mittee.
Maccabees Elect.
The Maccabees Tuesday night enjoy
ed an oyster supper at their tent, the
meeting being largely attended and
thoroughly enjoyed. Officers were
elected as follows: M. B. Davis, com
mander ; W. C. Griffin, lieutenant com
mander; R. H. Sapp, record keeper;
J. W. Carter; Master at arms; S..F.
Armsrong, chaplain; Arthur Edwards,
sergeant; C. R. Henry, first master of
guard; Fred Elder, second master of
guard: Carl Gillilan, sentinel; Alex
Shultes, picket.
This is an excellent likeness of Dal
ton’s illustrious guest this week—none
other than the Hon. George W. Santa
Claus.
He will be given a warm welcome—
especially by the children, for he is
the children’s friend, and he is also
the friend of the parents, for he does
more than any one individual to make
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little angels of the children for a cer
tain period of each year—fact is, they
are extremely good right about this
time of the year because they don’t
want to offend this gentleman—not be
cause they want anything out of him,
but because they love and admire him.
The Citizen hopes that this disting
uished guest will visit every home in
Dalton before leaving the city. We
hope he will make this your very hap
piest Christmas, and that your happi-.
ness will last on and on through the
New Year—that the wealth of health
and happiness will be yours and will
also come to your loved ones—this is
our wish for you.
With Monday’s Meeting
Work of Present City
Administration Ends
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4 PENSIONS BEING 4
4 PAID BY ORDINARY 4
4 r- 4
4 Judge H. J. Wood has received 4
4 the past-due pensions from the 4
4 state, and is paying the money out 4
to the Confederate veterans and 4
4 widows of Confederate veterans. 4
4 The fund received here amount- 4
4 ed to nearly $15,000, and comes 4
4 as a nice Christmas present. All 4
4 who are entitled tcf pensions and 4
4 who have not yet received them, 4
4 can get their vouchers by calling 4
4 at the ordinary’s office at the 4
4 court house. 4
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AGED MAN FOUND DEAD
ON TOP OF MOUNTAIN
B. F. Blackburn Was Missing One
Day Before Found
Dalton Civitans Going to Cal
houn Thursday Night for
Organization Meeting
CALHOUN COMMITTEE
DALTON’S GUESTS
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4 TOM SEXTON WILL ♦
> CONDUCT MEETING ♦
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4 Rev. C. H. Williams, pastor of 4
4 Hamilton Street Methodist church, 4
4 announces that Rev. Tom Sexton, 4
4 of Knoxville, Tenn., known as the 4
4 “Blacksmith Preacher,” will con- 4
♦ duct a revival meetjlnjg ati his 4
4 church, starting December 26 ♦
4 Rev. Mr. Sexton is a powerful 4
4 preacher, and the approaching 4
4 meeting will be anticipated with 4
4 genuine interest here. The pub- 4
4 lie is cordially invited to attend 4
4 all services. ♦
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Excellent Meeting of Local Cluh Re
sults in Decision to Join Ac
tively in Christmas Charity
Work This Year
Coroner Alex Hill was called to
Houston Valley Monday to investigate
the death of B. F. Blackburn, whose
lifeless body was found on top of a
mountain in the western part of the
county by the aged mans grandson.
The verdict of the jury was that the
death was from some illness, as no
foul play was suspected.
Mr. Blackburn was 7S years of age,
and bad been subject to attacks of
acute indigestion. It is thought that
this caused his death.
He left the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Pangle, at about 9:30 o’clock Sun
day morning, and no one testified at
the inquest to having seen him alive
after that time., His body was found
a^iout 7:30 o’clock Monday morning.
CRAWFORD IS REPORTED
APPOINTED POSTMASTER
No Formal Notification Received
—L. H. Crawford’s Appointment
Reports that J. A. Crawford’s ap
pointment as postmaster had been sent
to the senate for confirmation by the
president have been current here'■for
the past week, but lip to the present
Mr. Crawford has received no notifica
tion from Washington to this effect.
It is known that in the examination,
the three men who qualified for fhe
office were J. P. Godwin, who made
the highest grade, R. J. L. Richardson
and J. A. Crawford. The law is that
the president can appoint any of the
three highest ranking men, and as the
republican policy has been that “to
the victor belongs the spoils,” the gen
eral belief has been that Mr. Crawford
would get the appointment.
Friday L. H. Crawford of this city
began bis work as chief field deputy
the internal revenue collector’s
force. Relative to this, the Atlanta
Journal of Sunday said:
L. H. Crawford, whose appointment
as field deputy of the internal
revenue collector’s force was announc
ed by Collector J. T. Rose several days
ago. assumed the duties of his office
Friday, succeeding L. H. Trammell.
Mr! Crawford was born in Carters-
ville. but has lived in Dalton for the
past twenty years. His father. J. A.
Crawford, has been appointed post
master at Dalton.
The Dalton Civitan club, at the
luncheon Friday, voted to indorse
plan suggested by J. G. McLellan that
the members purchase as individuals
baskets of food, fruits, etc., and per
sonally cany the baskets to the homes
of the city’s needy on Christmas.
While there is nothing compulsory
about this, each member who would
agree to buy and carry out a basket
was asked to confer with the Empty
Stocking fund committee and find out
a worthy case. In addition to this, the
club voted $20 to the general Empty
Stocking fund.
The dub also took action on what
was termed unjust discrimination
against the Battlefield Route of the
Dixie Highway through Dalton in the
routing of tourists from Chattanooga
south, and the question was referred
to the club’s Dixie Highway commit
tee to investigate and find out from
just where this discrimination in favor
of the Rome route emanated. Julius
Strain, temporary president of the Cal
houn club, was asked to appoint a sim
ilar committee to work with Dalton in
this matter.
Hotel Fund Nearly Complete.
H. J. Smith, chairman of the club’s
hotel committee repored total sub
scriptions of $S4,000 received as com
pared with $71,500 reported at the
dub’s preceding meeting, and express
ed the hope that he could report the
total amount subscribed by the nex'
meeting. , ^
State Organization.
CARS RAN TOGETHER ON
GORDON STREET SATURDAY
Miss Flora Bell Hall and Grover
Stafford Injured
Two Ford cars, one driven by Miss
Flora Belle Hall, of this city, and the
other by Mr. Grover Stafford, who- lives
just east of the city, ran together on
the hill leading to the Gordon street
viaduct Saturday shortly after noon.
Miss Hall was thrown clear of her car
and severely - cut and bruised. Mr.
Stafford was badly cut about the face
and head from the glass from the shat
tered windshield.
Both were quickly given attention,
and are now rapidly recovering. The
cars were damaged, that driven by Mr.
Stafford suffering most.
Clerk Authorized-to Draw Vouchers
to Close Year’s Work—Result
of City Election Received
The work of the present city admin
istration is about over. Monday night,
the last business meeting was held,
and on Wednesday, January 4, the new
administration will take over the reins
of government.
At the meeting Monday night, Clerk
Carroll was given authority to draw
vouchers to wind up the year’s work.
Mr, Carroll will be extremely busy get
ting up the financial report.
After passing up the vouchers Mon
day night and hearing the minutes and
the report of the finance committee,
council received the vote of the city
election, and declared J. G. McAfee
duly elected mayor; A. E. White, police
chief; John W. Ray, recorder; Ben Sta
ten, councilman first ward; John A.
Shope, councilman second ward; Car
ter L. King, councilman third ward,
and F. D. Percy, councilman fourth
ward.
-After declaring the result of the elec
tion, council adjourned.
The present administration will meet
Wednesday night, Jan. 4, to hear the
annual reports, after which the newly
elected city, officials will take the oath
of office, Mayor McAfee will'announce
his standing committees, salaries will
be arranged, and the customary work
will be put through.
COMMUNITY SINGING
FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY
Event Will Be Held at Shadowland
Theatre January 1
There will be a big sing at the
Shadowland Theatre on Sunday after
noon, January 1, at 2 o’clock, and the
public is cordially invited to attend.
The singers especially are urged to be
on hand.
A good program of old and new
songs will he given, and all who have
the new Showalter book for 1922,
Marching to Zion, are requested to
bring them.
’ J. F. Buchanan will have charge of
the program, and he urges all to re
member the date and be on hand
promptly at 2 o’clock.
Incoming Administration Will
Keep Same Bond Commis
sion as Old
IMPORTANT QUESTION
TO BE DECIDED SOON
Election Scheduled for January 6,
and Aggressive Campaign Will Be
Waged by Supporters—Addi-
ditional Room Badly Needed
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Council States Position. 4
4 ♦
4 As members of the newly-elected 4
4 city council, we wish to' make 4
4 plain to the citizens of Dalton our 4
4 views on the bond commission for 4
4 the proposed school bond issue. 4
4 If the bonds are voted by the peo- 4
4 pie, we shall unreservedly stand ♦
4 by the appointment of the city 4
4 board of education as the bond 4
4 commission, and it shall not be our 4
4 purpose to undertake to change 4
4 the personnel of that committee. 4
4 Signed: J. G. McAfee, Mayor. 4
4 Ben Staten, councilman first ward; 4
4 John A. Shope, councilman second 4
4 ward; C. L. King, councilman 4
4 third ward; F. D. Percy, council- 4
4 man fourth ward. 4
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Will Bowen Re-Elected Presi
dent Merchants Association-
For the Next Year
HOUSE FINALLY BURNED
IN ITS SECOND TRIAL
Frame Building on Hamilton and Ty
ler Streets Destroyed
A two-story frame house owned by
C. L. Wood, on the corner of Hamilton
and Tyler streets, was destroyed by
fire at about 1 o’clock Saturday morn
ing, and for a time it looked as if the
fire would wipe out a number of
houses, for dry grass surrounding it,
and several outbuildings caught.
The house was the same one that
caught fire earlier in the week, when
the firemen found a large oil can near
where the flames started, leading to
the belief that firebugs had been busy.
The fire had gained such headway
early Saturday morning before it was
discovered, that no satisfactory in
vestigation as to whether it was the
work of incendiaries or nat, could be
made. •
B. A. Tyler informed the club that
the committee sent to Atlanta to attend
the meeting to form a state organiza
tion of Civitan clubs had lined the Dal
ton club up with the others. Paul B.
Fite, local president, was made third
vice president of the state organiza
tion. and B.-A. Tyler was made one of
the trustees.
To Organize Calhoun.
Julius Strain, temporary president,
and F. T. Bergstrom, temporary-secre
tary of the Calhoun club, together
with O. B. Cooper and A. H. Chastain
were present from Calhoun and stated
that the Calhoun club would expect
a score of Dalton Civitans to attend
their meeting at 6 o’clock next Thurs
day evening and deliver to them their
charter.
They reported the number required
for charter-membership, wfLth ten
others making application. The Cal
houn club will be a live one.
The visitors were given an unpleas
ant ten minutes when' “Brother GarcK
ner” of the Baptist committee to lo
cate the junior college in North Geor
gia, reported that his committee had
met the preceding day in Atlanta and
had decided to locate the school in
Dalton; Mr. Gardner went further
and expressed the hope that Calhoun
would line up behind Dalton 'and make
the ^school the success«it deserved to
be.
“Brother Gardner” finally removed
his whiskers, and Paul Bumharger, of
the'local club, took his place. The
Calhoun crowd’s relief was evident,
and they enjoyed the joke.
OTHER OFFICERS ARE
ELECTED AT MEETING
Organization Has Large Field for
Useful Work—Will Work Active
ly for Advancement of This
Section in 1922
The Dalton Merchants' and Business
Men’s association, at the meeting last
Thursday night, re-elected William C.
Bowen as president for the next year.
W. M. Denton was elected vice pres
ident, and W. M. Sapp, secretary and
treasurer.
The club voted $10 to the Empty
Stocking fund, and $50 for advertising
purposes, the latter amount to be used
for getting maps of the Dalton route
of the Dixie Highway to show the real
featupes of the “Battlefield Route” for
display purposes in Chattanooga gar
ages.
The association voted to join the
With the city election off, the atten
tion of the voters of Dalton has turn
ed to the approaching election for $90,-
000 of municipal bonds for school im
provements.
An active organization is going to be
formed to present the matter to the
people of Dalton. In this issue, there
is a word to the people from the city
board of education, calling attention to
the imperative need for school im
provements with a lack of room in the
buildings now included in the public
school system. It is an article that
should be read from beginning to end
by all Dalton people who are interest
ed in the children—the city’s' future
citizens and leaders.
Within a few days, meetings will be
announced in the various sections of
Dalton, with speakers present at the
meetings to present the important
question to the people. Then, on Jan
uary 6, the matter will be definitely
decided at the polls.
In view of the fact that the city
registration is over 2,000, in order to
carry the bond election, it will be nes-
essary to get something over 1,000
votes for bonds, and that must be as
much as two thirds of those voting in
the election. The ones interested in the
bonds realize the imperative need of
getting a large vote in order—to carry
the election, and they also want an ex
pression from all of the voters if pos
sible.
The campaign is now being mapped
out, and this will be rushed, for the
time before the election is short.
The incoming administration has ex
pressed the determination to have the
school bond money, if voted, handled by
the school board, as is provided in the
call for the election. This is amply
shown by the signed statement appear
ing at the head of this column.
Dalton Civitan club in the protest
against the unfair discrimination* With the importance of matter ’
against the Battlefield Route and in the Unes are clearly drawn: every vot-
favor of the Rome route, which is er is either for or against the bonds;
made by certain Chattanoogans in j the question is too big for any half-way
routing tourists south.
For some unknown reason, members
of the association stated, there was This week, the people are busy pre
opposition in Chattanooga to the Dal
ton route of the Dixie Highway, and
no -opportunity was lost in sending
tourists by way of Rome.
A formal protest will be filed with
the Chattanooga ’Automobile club,
whose headquarters are at Hotel Pat
ton, and steps will be taken to get rid
of this.
The association enters upon the new
year with the brightest of prospects
for usefulness to the city and county
during 1922. The officers will work to
build up the membership and the or
ganization will continue to get behind
any movement for the good of this-
section.
stand.
paring for Christmas but bright and
early Monday morning, those advocat
ing the bonds are going to get down to
work, and the campaign is going to be
waged in an aggressive manner from
then until the close of the polls on
January 6.
Teachers’ Meeting.
There will be a teachers’ meeting Sat
urday, Dec. 31 at the court house, and
the attendance of all teachers in the
county is especially desired. Prof.
Martin, state school supervisor, and his
assistants will be here, and*an interest
ing program will be given.