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.4- ./ I 1 II w>. VOLUME XLVII CHMLE WM IS DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT Ol ' f' v ntoSn, GEORGIA. THE BEST COUN TY IN NORTH GEORGIA. CA1 <v, December 8 . 1922 About two weeks ago we mention ed the critical condition of Charlie Vaughn of bflr town. For sev cal months he has been confined to his "oom, suffering first, from \ stroke ot paralyses nnd claims to hn.e lost all his senses but touching, i.r.i by goin^r in and baking hands WCb him he would write your name on a .‘date und through his miraculous power had not failed to get every visiter ^correct. For two v'e >ks crowds of people throi^h the county and in fact all through Gcorgi x that had heard of his superior tou(' , laid -one to see him, numbering as h gh as three hundred people in on day. It Is said that he has revealed two deaths something over an hour before the news reached our c : ty. Last Tuesday morning whll - his wife was cooking breakfast, be got up t.nd dressed himself and walked * into the kitchen claiming a'l his senses except seeing, and says God has promised to return his sight within a short time. He has been confined to a rolling chair in his home being on the streets once during a period of ubout three months. JOHN M. GRAHAM HURT BY CAR IN ATL NTA METHODIST TO AID MOUNTAIN SCHOOLS The cause of the mountain school, of Georgia will be presented' to Methodists of the two Georg'a x c m* ferenees this week as an important feature of the Pay-Up Week', cam paign of the Christian, Education movement, according to Dr. £. Dempsy, of Atlanta, in charge ef the North Georgia campaign.. The campaign is for redemption of pledges of financial aid for educa tion work of the church. The askings of the movement in clude a considerable sum fe the mountain schools of Georg : a said Dr. Dempsey. R. C. Sharp. Presi dent of Reinhardt College And his kindsmun J. A. Sharp President of Young Harris College presented to the recent session of the North Georgia Conference the proposal to establish a Mountain School Foun dation which is to develop the tvoik of these schools. Money raise 1 for this purpose it to go immediately to these schools. Weekly News From Univetta Joh n M. Graham was knocked down and painfully injured lat « M (fn day afternoon i n Atlanta. Mr. ’Graham wns on his wuy to his home in Marietta at the time. He is court reported for the Blue Ridge circuit and ha-s many friends here. OAK GROVE. We regret to say Mr. Charlie Sailors ifc very ill at this writing. Miss Viola Huey celebrated her birthday Saturday night giving a candy drawing. Several attended the singing Sat- ui day night given by Mr. an l Mrs. J. C. Huey Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Freeman of Baseomb visited Mr. and Mis. W. W. Hughes Satbrday night. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith spent Sunday with Mr. nnd Mrs. Wain Brand near Keown Mrs. Lance Cagle of Jaso-?r and Misv Sallie Hopkins visited Miss Fan 'nic Chatti n Wednesday of last week. Mr. Huey and , daughter nt thanksgiving with relatives enar Boscombe. Miss Estelle Miles visited at Mr. Spiith Saturday. ivfrg. J. W. Chapman , returned to her hofli£’ Tuesday after ap nding several days with Mrs. J. R. Seyc. t Mrs. Chrfttin visited Mi&s WanWIe Chattin Wednesday. Mrs. Stovall called on Mrs. F. W. Killian Monday. Miss Grace Chattin visited Mis* Fannie Chattin Wednesday. Miss Sallie Hopkins spent Wednes day night with Mir* Grace Chitlin. Mrs. Q. A. Chattin will visit re latives in Atlanta Thursday. A son arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Smith recently. o WANTED—At Once 18 Salesladies and 14 Salesmen. Apply at one’. Jones Mercantile Co. Ihe giving of gifts at Christmas time is a beautiful sent : ment that should be kept a sentiment rather than commercializing it in to an exchange of gifts on the do ffar-for-dollar basis. A pretty card, a bottle of perfume, a box of stationery, a foun tain pen a silver pencil therj are dozens of articles which we car ry in stock that make beautiful and desirable gift!'. And, v/hen you choose from our stock, the matter of what you wish to spend is up to you there are so many de rirable articles at a really low price. Before you make yom purchases inspect our stock. Get cupons for the Auto. Tohnstons Drug Co. Canton, Ga. Phone 5 DO PEACH. Mir DECil rho questio^ >>{ whether of nt proclamation should be issued h/. governor declaring that the amendment creating Peach eo was ratified by the people in !it cent general election is enti cl> , ‘ to the governor and the secrets' state has nothing to do with 4 cording to a statement issued Jay by Secretary of State S Mclcndon. The secretary of sent the governor a certificate M dny in which he outlined the 1 *^c he found it. t Governor Thomas W*. Hard Monday hoard arguments by s'. ney for both sides of the 1 county constroversy. After hop the arguments he wrote the *<*<• tarv of state that a certificate not contain sufficient legul infoi_. tion cn which to base a procl nr ft!) I declaring that the amendment w ratified in the recent election** Oy, the face of the returns, Peach county amendment wus de/i ated by a majority of 7,000 Because of technical irrog’ilariii in the returns from 60 countiec.-it contended that the votG< frortf counties should be thrown oii$ this is done the Peach county .yuefit mert will receive a mu jo 000 votes and it is o n this claim the proponents ofl the am ask the governor to issue a mation declaring that ttye ment carried and thatiPeach A officially is created as the 6U*t county of Georgia. ^ Thp governor left his office day before receiving the second tlficato froJii Secretary of Stall G. McLendon. It is probable th t the governor will take final action i:i the matter tuesday. ' Finad action on the Peach county controversy wns taken Tuesda r by Go- ernor Thomas W. Hnrdw.ck when he announced he would not issue n proclamation declaring the reei nt amendment creating the coan ty ratified by the people. The governor said the law requlr- *hat he 'should issue a proclama tion when the secretary of date certified to him that such «nend- mentr, were ratified. In this c..se the governor said the secretary of®state fiad certified to him that the amend- IlD SAVE MICE SB* 10 EANHERS CO At.. OPERATORS AGREF. UPON NEW PEACE PLAN NUMBER 49 Athens, Ga., December .‘i’*- Mi Ion- of dollait; will bo saved Geor- <timers who are losing roxi- lately one, cent per pound by neg lecting the cultivation of high grade staple cotton, if plans ach'anC- ed at a meeting of bankers, textile men and cotton merchants from all part. - of the state, held here Tuesda / arc' carried through. ' Georgia agriculturists are facing annually a terrific loss, it was assert ed, and to stoR this, the Georgia State College o£ Agriculture urges raising of a !?2f>,00 sum en year for ten years, during which time farmt rs of Georgia and the entire south, if possible, would be gi ;en the •b* :iefit of research work by expert an 1 carefully and scientifically pre pared program. The state of Georgia is losing mil lions of dollars by gradual decline in the grade of cotton brought about by the* use of poor type of seed, de clared Dr. Andrew M, Soul.?, who termed this one of the most serums economic problems the south faces . After the all-day conferem- held Pu.sday nt which time Dr. Andrew M. Soule, Professors J. R. Fil i and R. R; Wnrd, of the Agricultural col lege, presented a pla n to get confer* 'ted ne,tion in standardizing the cotton staple in’ Georgia nnd perhaps the entire southland it was decided to bring the matter befok* all ..f th.- bankers, cotton broker*; and toxih* men in Georgia in order to raise funds necessary to carry f« rwur '! ( l\ic«go, December 6.—A plaif of rettloment, unanimously agreed by MD JURORS FDR DECEMBER TERM 192 representative coal operators from 1. J. E. B. Lyons 1. * f} |‘T> bituminous states here today will 2. W. D. Wa'Iaee V’ pave the way, thep predicted for an 1 John Stamples ' ~ {> j .understanding when they meet with 4. Edd Drummonds • . s •f the minei-h* representatives toner- r*. Iff A. Kinnett row. 6. L. L. Spence While they would not give out 7. W. E. Reece 1 nn Y details, operators intimated the/ 8. W. H. Anderso | |liad made enough concessions to 9. John R. Quarle; ,t} make th^ pla„ attractive to John I, 10. W. F. Harbin ■ ,.4 4' \ /•-Jr .Lewis, mine union president. 11. Sam B. Grimes The proposed agreement wns draft 12. A V. Jones ✓ i ed by a committee composed of 18. Luther WestbrjoKe ..-•'nV 1 | | Charles O'Neill and J. H. Sanford 14. H. L. Conn representing Pennsylvania operator.: 1*. J. Carl Hokomoe rj ■ 'V 1 J. Hugh Shirkey, Indiana; Rice Miller, 16. F. P. Barrett | Illinois; Harry Taylor Southwest, 17. H. H. Hardin and E, S. Brooks, Wyoming, is. W. M. Wilson This committee operators su'd fa- 19* Harriso n Wilkie vored a settlement based on Fstricts ' 26. Lee Mackey 11 (With the privilege,of states to grrtt p 21. J. D. Hillhou.se for any settlement they might agree 22. S. L. Johnston 1 f to, and carrying arbitration and a 23. Geo. W. Sandow * ']f sliding scale of wnges based on the 24. A. P. Hogan / J market price of competing coal fields 25. S. B. Johnston ■ After the submission of this re- port the committee wns ordered to 26. ' 27. M. A. Goodson H. O. Thomas rephrase parts of It, but ppprators J. F. Wheeler . 1- *, . said little objectfo,, wns voiced again 29. E. E. Fields * <yk- : st the essential features of th* plan 30. Clint Forrester ’ -V .., and it is expected n plan alone these 0- ; — s ‘ * r linen will be submitted to the miners WHITE i,.. representatives tomorrow. — * B. Y. P. y. PROGRAM • ' ‘ 4* ‘ V tho work begun by the State fV||e#e What should they pray for? Som<* '**• thot **»*. prayed for. . ieetlng will-l* held at the of- Haicu^ed hy ITT. fc If. tWright. fie/’ W £hd 'Od^gipuai^tal exjiheng*; Jn Bible Btufty meeting 9 n Atlanta Thursday Sou’e will present the problem and pl«i» to that organization as ■«. whol Mis* Beulah Kay visited in Whitt Saturday night. , | Mr. W. Pl Kay nnd son motored , to Carternville Saturday morning. Snculd preachera do all the preach- Miss Dafcy Satterfield is i th* 1 tlP . sick list this week. i Mlal Fannie Shinal) spent The week end with Mrs. B. F. Sattarfe-d. Lusk, had a cor n shuck* I*M Miss Mae King sper "tp*;’ 'W" ■ SUTALLEE On the 2nd day of December the death nngel visited the home of Mi und Mrs. Howard Woodall and f ook from them their infant son born Nov. 29. Me and Mrs. Clyde Patter in and family visited relatives'near Fields Chapel Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Eearnest Stone and! little son spent Sunday afternoon home from Monroe, with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hardin Introduction 1. Praying for the Pearl Flanigan. > Wfo~ 2. Faith i n the Lord and b tho spai^t; Thanksgiving Brethren—T. A. Doss. Mr. Will King. S> Constanc y in our Daily Tasks Miss Mildred Kay spent lust -Imogene Humphries. , )ay ni(rht with Mjg „ eg Jflne an ,, 4. The Lord of Peace Himself ie Satterfield. Give you Peace—Drusilla Chamlee. Miss Thelma Young .spent last '>. The Apostles Autograph Fare week end with home folks, well—Avorilla Whitmire. ' Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Robert and Miss Willie Fincher has returned Mfwres Beulah Kay nnd Ma^ King motored to Millers Chapel Sunday. The corn shucking given by Mr. meat had been defeated by a majori-1 George Gramling Saturday was v“l) ty of approximately 7,000 vot"s, and ■ atte ided and enjoyed by all. for this reason no proclamation pr. D. A. Hardin and daughter would be issued. Ruby made a business trip to ''’an This action on the part of th< gov- l 011 Saturday, ernor puts an end to the controversy Mr. and Mrs. Jess Ragsdale spent over Peach county unjess those sup- Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs poi-ting the amendment want to take Wr ner Ellison and family, the matter into the courts. Si,ate Senator Joe Davidson, one of the committee backiixg the amendment creating the new county, said Tues day ih’e committee will decide later, on what course of action " will be pursued. HICKORY FLAT Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Wilder s;cnt last Saturday night with Mr. an 1 Mm. Elige Roper. Miss Pearl Adams spent Sunday night with Miss Ola Gramling. Mr. C. C. Reece and family spent last Sunday with Mr. Alonzo Cagle. Mrs. George Mathis spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. Dick Wheeler. Mr. Will Darnell is back *ith home folks after spending i few days in Virginia. Mrs. W. G. Cagle visited Mrs. Roy Mc^urry Friday afternoon IN MEMORY OF J. W. LUSK On Thursday morning Novem ber the 23rd, while cutting timber for a saw mill located on his fathers olace, William Lusk was instantly killed. He was about twenty-c : ght yearr of age, a kind and congenial fellow who always had a kind word of cheer and a smile for all he came in contact with. He was al vays ready to help a friend or ne ghbo' 1 and give a word of sympathy to those i n sarrow. His death will be mourned by his many friends and relatives. Surviving are his father, ive sisters and two brother- His remains were laid to rest by th ■ side of his wife in Shoal Creek cemetery, who proceded his about four years to await the resurrection. Mty his rest In peace and may the floware blossom around hi3 grave the year round, for we bel'eve he deserves it. Claud Hardin. 4 To The Farmers Of Cherokee County MEMBERS OF THE GEORGIA COTTON GROWERS ASSOCIA TION MAY BRING THEIR DRAFTS TO US AND WILL NOT ONLY HONOR AND PAY DRAFTS ON THE ASSACIATION BY ITS MEMBERS FOR ADVANCES ON THEIR COTTNO PUT WILL ASSIST THEM IN MAKING OUT THEIR DRAFTS SECURING ANY OTHER INFORMATION FOR THEM TF WILL BE OF SERVICE IN DELIVERING THEIR COTTON DRAWING ADVANCES ON SAME. Bank of Cherokee I Canton, Ga 2M