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VOLUME Xi-V:
DEVOTED TO THE MAT ERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHEROKEE, THE BEST COUN TY IN NORTH GEORCDA
CANTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, November n, 1921. " ~~
BOND ELECTION FOR NEW
4 COURT HOUSE NOV. 15
Tuesday, November 16th, is the
day when the people of Cherokee
County will be called on to paae on
the bond election for the new court
house that is so badly needed in
Cherokee. The election of bond*
will mean that Cherokee county will
Jl fear down the present inadequate
court house and erect one in keep
ing with the progress of the county.
A number of people of Cherokee
d(^mty have expressed a willingness
to vote for bonds as soon as they
understood the proposition. The Ad
vance is not trying to dictate to any
one the way they should vftte, but if
you will stop and take a safe, sound,
i/J^pnservative thought you will agree
with us that we need the court house
We don’t believe a single person will
t Any this fact. However, a great
' many are saying that it will run
taxes out of sigh. This is greatly in
error, for if the bonds should pass
it will only mean that $1.14 on each
$1,000 dollars, in other words, if you
are paying taxes on $1,000 you will
be taxed $1.14. Now, who is it
that can’t stand that? Of course,
the commission has authority to build
house without floating bonds.
>.can, if they see fit, levy the tax
build it in one year. However,
do not want to do this; they
think and we will agree with them
*now you are progressng and we
way.
Below will be found the exact
manner in which the bonds will be re
tired* . including interest and the
yearly payments:
1922, $7,000; 1923, $6,900; 1924,
$6,800; 1926, $6,700; 1926, $6,600;
1927, $6,600; 1928, $6,400; 1929,
$0,300; 1930, $6,200; 1931, $6,100;
$32, $8,000; 1933, $7,800; 1934,
10; 1935, $7,400; 1936, $7,200;
$7,200; 1938, $6,800; 1939,
10; 1940, $6,400; 1941, $6,200;
r f $6,000; 1943, $5,800; 1944,
16,800; 1945, $5,400; 1947, $5,000;
1948, '-$4,800; 1949, $4,600; 1950,
$4,400; 1961, $4,200.
It will be seen that $4,200.00 is
the least payment for any year and
$8,000 the heaviest payment for any
year, including interest at five per
cent
The taxable values of property as
assessed for the year 1921 is $5,703,-
776.00. It will, therefore, be seen
that the tax created by these bonds
will only amount to about fourteen
cents per hundred on the heaviest
years payment, and about seven cents
per hundred on the lightest year’s
payment, making an average tax for
the thirty years, on which bonds run,
about ten and one-half cents per
hundred dollars on taxable values of
present year. As taxable values in
crease by reason of increased prop
erty valuation, this tax per hundred
will decrease.
Chcrokeq county is one of the best
counties in the State of Georgia.
She has advanced as the state has
advanced. Her people answered the
culi time after time. The people
of this county have always proven
their loyalty to advancement and
now, as never before, it is our duty
to go forward, not backward, keep
abreast of the times, then vote for
bonds on Tuesday, November 15th,
and by doing sq you will say by your
UtCSOALE BOYS ON
TRIAL JWir SQECTD
KNOW CHI1F IS
PLEASED WIN RESULT
Maryland, Kentucky, Virginia and
New York Causes Jubilation
in Ranks.
The call term -"C f thj 'Cherokee
Superior Court convened in Canton
Monday morning with Ron. D. W.
Blair presiding and Solicitor Wood
and Assistant Camp looking after » Waddngton, November 9.—With
the interests of the state. The weeks the republican control in the Ken-
has been devoted entirely to crfcn-j tucjiy leftejpture lost, with an un-
inal business. The grand jury strv- preeedAitea democratic victory in
ing is the same that served in the ’ New Ygrk City and even in the up-
August term, with William Galt, of statee ^Municipalities, a sweeping
On Tuesday of this week there (that all courtesies, as far as possi-
were in the county jail 14 prisoners, I ble, had been granted them.
Canton, as foreman.
A number of important cases have
been disposed of. One of the most
important cases to come before the
court was the murder trial of Gor
don and Tom Uagsdale, who are be
ing tried for the killing of Mr.
Thomas two months ago near the
home, in the Sixth district. At the
time Mr. Thomas was killed his wife
and. Hon were also shot. However
their wounds were not serious.
This case has attracted consider
able attention throughout the coun
ty and when the case was sounded
Thursday morning the courtroom
was packed
The Ragsdale boys are being rep-
ballot that we are progressing. We 1 resented by Attorneys Clay and Rob
know you are progressing annd we erts > of Marietta, and H. G. Vandi-
believee you wili fo speuk by your ve, ‘> of Canton, while Solicitor Wood
bal.ot on November 15th.
ATTENTION AUTO OWNERS
m
A state-wide drag for all persons
who have operated a car or truck
ths year that has not bedn legally
tagged will start in the next few
days.
A number of public-spirited citi
zens who annually comply with the
law 1 and duly register their care with
the state and pay for their license
Lag have organized ami volunteered
to make a tour of the state in . the
interest of rounding up the automo
bile state license dodger. These gen
tlemen make the sacrifice of their
time, cars and money, solely in the
interest of justice and better roads,
which assures the state of an effic
ient drag for the auto tag slacker.
The fact that they will go to every
city, town and village in the state
that has a garage will no doubt
^ v> 'flic census I swell the state highway fund ma-
euiton ginned | terially. Also, it will give valuable
Gfc DECREASE IN COTTON
NfNGS; tvtfUM ONUth l»ZU.
and his assistant, Mr. Camp, are be
ing assisted by Judge Morris in the
prosecution.
The Ragsdale case will about com
plete the term, as it is expected that
court will adjourn until the Novem
ber terms as soon as the Ragsdale
case is completed.
The case of Tom and Gordon Rags-
dulc was called for trial Thursday
morning. Most of the iporning’was
taken in semiring a jftty.
The jury selected tor the trial of
Gordon Ragsdale was as follows: M.
P. Perkins, Levi Heweji, W. E,
Green, H. F. Wright; W. J. Haley,
T. J. Hopgood. N. E. Wilson, .T. M.
Coker, J. P. Barton, A. M. Mode,
J. E. Merritt and J. J. Cagle. As wc
go to press the trial is still on and
will not likely be finished until late
Friday evening or Saturday morning.
democratic victory in Maryland, and
demegrttic landslide in Virginia
even to‘m extent of sweeping aside
the old, t^ne heavy republican majori
ties irf Ike ninth district, the demo
cratic comny in Washington toduy is
jubiliant Land more confident thun
ever (hall haxt year’s congr-'ssion-'l
elections .will swing the control of
k into democratic hands,
fl the party victories men
aced but in every state
ictions were held the ear
mark of ^republican defection can
be seen, tty democrats capturing the
and there even in the
riangholds.
Cordell Hull, of th nu-
ratic committee issued
statement:
democrats who captured
id^lican outposts in he
ijr have given evi-
tyint of the party is
still militant. . Although this was not
a general elecion, a consevrativc in
terpretation of Ike elections held In
dicates that iRp * people are
Congre
Not onlj
tioned pr
in which-
outposts
republican ]|
(Tinirmajj
tiornl der
the followiN
ightey
numerous
elections
deuce that
j * Opvsi W Oil
, lwvtiiiUoi x, as announced
puay, snowed a total of 109,136
les more than the department oi
culture s piciiimnary torecase oi
ouucwOu ,a.v.cu October "3. The
nsus bureau reported u,640,130
}iad been ginned to November
:iile the department of agricul-
re’s forecast of this year’s crop was
37,000. A final estimate of pro-
ction will be issued by the depart-
nt of agriculture in December.
Cotton ginned prior to November
amounted fio 6,646,136 running
les, including 111,150 round bales
,775 bales of American Egyptian
d 1./596 bales of sea island, the
nsus bureau announced today.
I.Laffc year to November 1 there
been ginned 7,508,638 bales, in-
ding 159,058 round bales, 23,028
s of American Egyptan and 540
fes of spa island,
inning by states to November 1
-s:
tes: (1921)
(1920)
kbama
512,858
414,404
zona
13,640
30,014
tansas
624,668
519,439
Ifornia --
7,263
19,162
irida - - -
9,471
14,707
fcrgia,--i—
736,900
996,954
h&fj«.na
236,964
273,195
jfeissippi
642,313
479,948
mouri
55,202
26,762
Karolina
581,974
359,157
mhoma
436.012
470,058
Karolina
622.076
859.715
■lessee ’
223,305
114,347
1,927.730
2,909.718
Kiia ■-
10.632
3.688
■ither state
■ •
5.129
4.684
information to the state and all citi
zens, as to which county officers are
doing their sworn duty in seeing that
all cars in their respective counties
are properly tagged.
Since August 1st all parties using
dealers’ licene tags, except on cars
and trucks actually b|ping demon
strated, are violating the law enact
ed this year. From this one source
alone the state is being defrauded
of many thousands of dollars. Many
dealers are ignoring the above law
in using dealers’ tags on their priv
ate cars and trucks, and in many
instances letting others use their tags
on their cars.
The above mentioned committee
being on the ground, will easily get
the names of all the above who are
violating the law, also, they will go
after all others who may be defraud
ing the state in notbuying a tag
for their car or truck. Also, it is
very evident that many false state
ments have been made to secure a
duplicate tag which was sold at a
dihscount of regular price.
We advise getting your car or
INDIAN KNOLL
f»r
the mist and con
ditions and in
merits of demo-
and tp realize
its so generally en
joyed thereunder; to see and become
afiivncad of the increasing demerits
of the present republican adminis
tration and to realize that the com-
rehensive program of reconstruction
enough away
fusion of w,
fluences to s<
cratic adminii
the Igrent bo
SHERIFF BLACKWELL GIVEN
THANKS BYnjAIL PRISONERS
m
tm
a large majority of them having been
in jail for several weeks. These 11
prisoners, realizing that they were
soon to stand trial, some to go to the
gang, some, no doubt would come
clear, and realizing that they would
soon part company and in all prob
ability never meet again in
body, drew up resolutions com
mending Sheriff Blackwell for the
kind treatment he had shown them
since* they had been confined within
the four walls of the county jail.
Upon a request from these pris
oners the writer went to the jail and
for some time we sat on a prisoner’s
bunk and listened to these men tell
of the various crimes they were
charged with: in every instance it
was their first time in jail: some
had never been before the bar of
justice before, but in the fact of it
nil were a happy bunch and
when the writer mentioned this to
them, almost as one they spoke up
ami said the treatment they received
nt the hands of Sheriff Blackwell and
his family had gone a long ways to
enable them to throw off the blues.
They said they have been treated fair
GEORGIA SENATORS TO OPPOSE
NEGRO AS OFFICE-HOLDER
Washington, November 9.—Both
Senators Harris and Watson, of
Georgia, will fight to the last ditch
on the floor of the senate, the con
firmation f Henry Lincln Johnson,
colored, of Atlanta. whoag. nomina
tion for registrar of deeds for the
District 6f Columbia was today ap
proved <by the senate district com
mittee. The committee’s vote on ap-
npproving the nomination was six
proposed by the democratic admin- to two, Glass of Virginia and Shep-
We are having some cool weather
at this writing.
Little Maria Lacey visited little
Willie Burch Sunday afternoon.
The singing given by Miss Geor
gia Cluod Inst Sunday eveningwas en
joyed by nil present.
Miss Eunice Coker spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Coker.
Miss Minnie Swancy spent Satur
day and Sunday with Miss Ollie Mc
Clure.
Little Hubert Magill visited litte
General Ghooley Sunday.
Misses Irene and Pauline Person
spent Monday night with their sir-
ter, Mrs Maggie Barber.
Allen Burt'/, spent Sunday night
with Edward Magill.
Mr. Mack Darby is spending a few
days in Marietta, Ga.
Mr. Clinton Reece passed through
our burg Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Bert Graham motored to Can
ton Monday morning. •
istration following the armistice was
obstructed and in chief measure de
feated by a republican congress dur
ing 1919 aipd 1920, with the 61s-
nstrous results to business which
have inevitably followed. They indi
cate a general trend from the ve-
herd of Texas, opposing it.
The fight of the Georgia senators
on the floor will be augmented by
the participation of several other
democrats, ull of whom will take the
position that not only is Johnson per-
publican party including sections sonally objectionable to the senators
long under republican rule.”
NOTICE TO GEORGIA SUNDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
The Sunday schools in Georgia are
being called upon and urged to ob-
< erve Sunday, November 20th as a
dav to pray for the disarmament con
ference, which will be in session in
Washington at that time, the con
ference beginning on November 11.
“It is fitting and right that the
Sunday schools observe such a day,”
•aid R. D. Webb, general superintend
ent of the Georgia Sunday School
Association. “All the world staggers
today under the burden placed upon
its shoulders by the most cruel war
of all history. Every Sunday school
in Georgia feels the load. The gold
stars on the Service Flag, now fold-
( ed away but not forgotten, tell of
i the losses of young men in whom
Sunday school every Sunday at 2 we had hope of gre atness in
o’clock. Everybody welcome. (man hood. The civilization of the fu-
, ture depends upon the training we
are giving to the boys and girls now
Let that neighbor of yours have , .... „... , „
... found in the Bible classes of our
health and a clear course on which „ , , ,
. . . . , , Sunday school. May we of Georgia
to steer himself and you need never , ' / ...
, . . .. . , . teach them the word and the way of
ask him if he s happy The average ... , .. .
. , . • . a life of constructive service, ratn-
- - ...... man is not lazy or a pessim st when ., . . „ , ., „ .
truck properly tagged now while the h h thoB3 two things j n his life. * r t J ian to ., h , th . f
getting is good. — , -- i-. v , familiar with the destructive art of
COTTON GINNED PRIOR TO OC
TOBER 18 IN GEORGIA: CROPS
OF 1921 AND 1920.
They bring h : m as much happiness
as he cares or has Teason to need.
a] .1 6,646.136 7.508.633
average gro«s weight of bales
(rear,'“was announced as 502 5
ijSjtnpnred w’th 511 2 noundo
rear.
"i «
The Department of Commerce,
hrogh the Bureau of the Census, an-
nounces the preliminary report on
■otton gnned by countes, in Georgia, j .
'or the crops of 1921 and 1920, The
total for th" ®tate was made public
n.t 10 a. m. T -oaday, October 25.
The State Georgia prdouced the
following; 971. 637.493; in 1920,
An example of co-operation per
haps never before witnessed in the
h'story of the world was furnished
recently when fourteen Monroe
county farmers combined their cot
ton c/op in the production of a sin-
war. Our belief is that the absolute
safety for the Unied States is to ob
tain entire disarmam ent.”
Many schools will desire to use a
srv’cial program for this day, and the
Georgia Sunday School Association,
917 Hurt Building, Atlanta will be
prepared to give out copiV f sug
gested programs for Disarmament
Day.'
from hs state, whch should, under
the long established precedent in t$ie
senate, preclude even the possibility |
of confirmation, but that he should !
he regarded us unfit for th position
by reason of his record as a lawyer
at the bar of Atlanta, as alleged in
in complaints and affidavits that will
I be offered by Senator Watson.
On Parly Lines
It is known Georgia’s junior sena
tor, recently wrote President Hard
ing and urged him to withdraw the
the nomination of the Georgia ne
gro, citing some of the charges
against him that would, in the sena
tor’s judgment, render him unfit for
the position, regardless of any objec
tion that might be raised against him
on racial grounds. The nomination
was not withdrawn, however, and to
day’s report of the committee was
based on purely party lines, the re
publicans sustaining him to a man.
It is almost assured that Johnson
will be confirmed by the senate on
strictly party lines, the republicans
appearing to be afraid to shelve him
by reason of the strength of the
negro balance of power n the bor
der state of Kentucky, Indiania,
Maryland and even n Illinois.
Yesterday’s sweeping democratic
victories in Kentucky, Maryland and
Virginia have depressed the repub
licans to no small extent, particular
ly as the recent “lilly white” re
organizations in Virginia and Ken
tucky have apparently swung against
negroes generally either lining
Th* writer actually believed they
were sincere. We doubt if any one
of these fourteen prisoners would,
if they had opportunity, try to make
their escape. They felt they had
been trusted and they would not vio
late that trust.
The writei*! has covered several
executions, visited u number of jajls
and we have never been so impress
ed with the sincerity of a bunch of
prisoners before. They acted and
talked like men that were speaking
from the depths of their heart and
below we publish the resolution just
as it was written by one of the pris
oners.
Cherokee County Jail, Canton, Gn.
To the Public:
We, the prisoners now confined in
jail awaiting our trials, wish to be
grateful to our sheriff (Mr. F. M.
Blackwell), and give him hearty
thanks for his many accommodations
and his kind treatment to us during
the tire hnve been behind the
barest Jail.
Mr. Blackwell’s kindness ito his
prisoners cannot be excelled and his
equals nre few. Both white and Black
can realize his sympathy for them
by his noble deeds, which prove that
he is merciful and has a heart that
extends out to help to bear the bur
den of those who are in need of help.
Wo wish this testimony to be pub
lished in as many public papers and
plnces as possible, for Mr. Blackwell
hus proved in every way to be a
worthy man. And more than this,
his kindness has proved him to ba a
Christian man. And we, the prison
ers, want the public to know that he
is a sheriff and a sheriff, indeed,
and his deeds have arrested a pan
of our attention that nothing can
exist but death.
These are the names of those to
witness this testimony:
(Whites)
[W. T RAGSDALE,
C. G. RAGSDALE,
J. C. BARETT,
J. T. REED,
J. A. GOSS,
TOM RUCKER,
L. H. RICE,
H. H. GOODSOME,
J. E. WILLIAMSON,
GEORGE HAYGOOD,
LUTHER CLAYTON.
(Colored)
S. P. JORDAN.
J. M. MILLER,
STEVE BLACK,
J. S. COX.
PLAIN VIEW
We are having some cool weather
at this writing.
Those visiting Mr. W G. Watkins
Sun da were Mr. J. J. Fotfler and
family.
Mr. Hubert Roach was a business
caller at Mr. Jakie Ryan’s Sunday
morning.
Those visiting Mr. A. S. Cagle Sun
day were Mr and Mrs. Will Richard
son.
Mr. Coleman Rice passed through
here Sunday.
Miss Pearl Turner spent Saturday
night wth Miss Essie Mae Roper.
Miss Harriett visited Miss Mabel
Akins Sunday.
Mr. E. W. Billing motored to Can
ton Saturday morning.
Mr. Claud Akin visited Mr. New
ton Sunday.
Those visiting Mr. H. E. Roach
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Price and family
Mr Sa.nford. Crow visited Mr. Jim
Hester Sunday.
Mr. Parian Watkins attended the
U P singing at Indian Knoll Sunday,
ilidly behind “lily black” candidates 1 Mr. Quill Wheeler has returned
r refusing to vote. home from Tennessee.
Mr Grady Price has moved to Hol-
726,050.
While
“117!
< Woi-.ee
county ginned
I 1 032 in 1920.
There will be no lak of sorage
caacity in boll weevil counties after
the surplus of cotton has been sold.
The majority of the gins and ware
houses could be converted into stor- ,
age houses for other crops,
It is reprted that Russia
■' -■ resumption of the m c "
‘ booze. Prohibitionists ’
nged bv the fact th' 1 '
n wll be an improvemon’
-ins have shown'them
during the past few yc-
We never feel right in making a ly Springs,
o per- ; statement concerning business men ! Mr. Earl Reed passed through here
Tcture >nd farmers. Farmers ought to be Tuesday,
i’d be ! lost as much business men as any-
uken v '-'lv else and in most cases they are
what Few people could survive as they Everybody go to Mill Creek Sun-
«s to have done hile allowing others to fix
price of their- product^,
Miss Dovie Galloway is teaching
school at this place.
day week.
SHARP EYE.