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VOLUME XLIV.—NO. 21.
Commissioners Make
Statement Regarding
$400,000 Bond Issue
SN WHICH THEY STATE THEIR
POLICY, SHOULD THE ISSUE BE
AUTHORIZED JULY 2ND—THE
FUNDS WILL BE HANDLED
JRY THE THREE BANKS IN THE
JAUNTY
At IJbe regular meeting of the
Board of Commissioners here Tues
day resolutions were passed in ref
oerencc to the proposed SIOO,OOO road
bond issue and below will be found
st definite statement of the Board as
Co the expenditure of the money,
the policy of the Board, taxes, etc.,
should the bond issue be authorized
soy Che people in the election July
2nd. Following are the resolutions
adopted by the Board and ordered
published for the information of the
voters;
Resolutions
Whereas, the Board of Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenue of
Walker County, Georgia have here
tofore passed an order calling for an
'1 •’lection to determine the question
of the issue or non-issue of bonds
in the sum of $100,000.00 for the
and improving of the pub
lic roads of said county, etc., said
election to bo held on July 2nd, 1921
«nd, < j J.
Whereas, the Board of Commis
-sioners of Roads and Revenue now
•desire to pledge themselves by reso
lution as to the policy to be pursued
in the expenditure of the money de
prived from the sale of said bonds, if
•authorized by vote of the people:
Therefore, he it resolved that the
Board of Commissioners of Roads
;an<l Revenue hereby pledge them
selves, in the event said bonds are
authorized, to pursue the following
itolicy with reference to the expendi
/ ire of said fund:
Ist. The expenditure incident to
ro»i improvement support of chain
■gair* and construction of bridges for
Che year 1921, will be paid out of
Che funds derived from the sale of
said Bonds, and no tax will be levied
for Che support of the chain-gang,
improvement of the public roads,
and building of bridges for the year
1921, thereby reducing the taxes for
\ the current year approximately
on the one thousand dollars or
3D teats on the one hundred.
2nd. That the construction of
public, roads under the bond issue
■will be begun in every section of the
vs judo ty as promptly as it is possible
to begin construction, and the im
provement of the public roads will
be carried on in every section of the
county as nearly simultaneously as
practicable.
3rd. It will not be the policy of
the board to endeavor to construct
(be public roads under the bond is
.sue with the chain-gang, but said
roads will be constructed by con
tract and it will he the policy of the
Board of Commissioners of Roads
swirl Itevenue to require the con
tractors to employ citizens of the
county wherever, possible.
4th. The board of Commissioners
•of R«*ds and Revenue will employ a
competent highway engineer, who
' together with the Board of Comp*»-
ssinners, will have general supervi
sion of all road construction under
the bond issue, and they will be res
ponsible for the expenditure of the
funds upon the public roads.
sth. The Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenue will publish
monthly an itemized statement of
nil expenditures of the bond fund,
showing the exact amount expended
m each and every Militia district of
the county.
6th. The Board of Commissioners
” loads and Revenue will adopt and
enforce an adequate provision for
the maintenance of the public roads
after construction, so that same
will be maintained in the same ex*
••client condition as when originally
instructed.
m. a. McConnell, chm.
CLAUDE CLEMENTS, Clerk
J. R. MCFARLAND
W. S. ABERCROMBIE
S. R. HALL
The Tlfree County Banks
Will Handle The Money
Some people in the county have
asked who would handle the funds
Palte Cmtnly Ufossimrjn*
GHICKAMAUGA HIGH
! SGHOGL EXERCISES
-
COMMENCEMENT SERMON R Y
DR. CALLOWAY OF CHATTA
NOOGA, SUNDAY MORNING
PLAY SATURDAY NIGHT
ANI) GRADUATING EX
EXRCISES MONDAY
N 1 G 11 T
Formal Commencement exercises
.of the Chickamauga High School
will begin Saturday night of this
week, when the High school will
stage the play, “The Average Man,”
at Hie Community House auditorium
utsß o’clock. Sunday morning at 11
o’clock at ihe Baptist church, Dr.
Calloway, pastor of the Baptist Tab
ernacle, of Chattanooga, will preach
the commencement sermon. On
Monday night, the graduating exer
, cises will be held.
I The Chickamauga High school has
closed one of its most successful
year’s work, and a number of stu
dents are in the graduating class.
COL JAMES P. SHATTUCK
i STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS
• i
The people of this community and
section will be grieved io learn of
I the critical illness of Col. James P.
[ Shattuck, who suffered a stroke of
paralysis last Sunday night about 3
o’clock, on his way home from
church. Apparently Sunday night
Mr. Shattuck was in splendid health
and the stroke came on rather sud
denly. For the first day his condition
showed no change. Wednesday,
] however, it was thought that he had
lost ground, / but this morning,
Thursday, it Was announced that he
had a fairly good night’s rest and
j was reported to be somewhat
I stronger. His condition is very criti
j cal but his host of friends and rel
j atives are hoping that he may even
j.yet recover.
FORO PRICES DROP AGAIN
EFFECTIVE JUNE 7TH
The following reduction in prices
of Ford cars authorized by the
Ford Motor Co., effective June 7th:
Touring, Regular, $415.00
Runabout, regular, $370.00
Chassis $345.00
Coupe $695.00
Sedan $495.00
Truck Chassis $495.00
No change present Tractor prices,
starter remains, $70.00; demountable
> rims $25.00 when supplied with open
1 types.
All f.o.b. Detroit, Mieh.
Don’t fail to attend the Tractor
Demonstration at LaFayette next
Wednesday June 15th. It will he
worth your time.
from the sale of the bonds, should
they carry July 2nd., and the state
ment from the' Bank of LaFayette,
the county treasurer, clearly ex
plains this point. Below is the for
mal statement:
In the event of the approval by tM
voters of Walker county of the pro
posed issue of $400,000.00 of Road !
Bonds, it will be the policy of the |
Bank of LaFayette, Treasurer
. Walker county, to divide the funds !
i arising from the sale of said bonds \
| among the different banks of the
(county in proportion to the capital i
• stock and surplus of said banks, on |
the same terms that the Bank of La- ,
! Kay Ito serves as Couney treasurer.
It is furttir agreed that in the pay- 1
nient of hills from said fund, that,
arrangements will be made to with
draw money deposited in the differ
ent banks in proportion to the an
oun! of funds placed in said banks.
Signed,
J. L. PATTON, Cashier.
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1921.
JUDGE WRIGHT WILL
GALL SPECIAL TERM
OF COURT TO TRY JAMES DOUG
LASS, IT IS UNDERSTOOD—
RIHT SURRENDERS TO OFFIC
ERS TUESDAY AND CLAIMS TO
KNOW NOTHING OF THE KILL
ING OF SHERIFF CATRON.
Willie Birt, who was sought in
collection with the murder of Sher
iff A. G. Catron, came in with friends
and surrendered to officers here
Tuesday morning. Birt, it is under
stood claims to have nothing to do
with the killing of Mr. Catron, but
was a party to the contract to deliv
er the whiskey to the Chattanooga
party, and it is also undersood that
he was with Douglass on* the morn
jug of the murder, but claims to
know nothing of how Ihe sheriff
was killed. The car in which the
whiskey was transported io JJip
place where tho Chattanooga party'
was to meet the moonshiners, is said
to be Birt’s car, and has been seized
by flip officers. Birt made bond
Tuesday.
Late advises from Judge Moses
Wright, it is said state that he will
call a special term of Court for the
trial of Douglass,
L. W. HARMON ENTERS
RACE FOR SHERIFF
Below will be found the formal
announcement of L. W. Harmon,
who enters tho race for slierif, to
fill the unexpired term caused by the
death Os Sheriff Catron. Mr. Harman
'is well and popularly known to YoW
ers of the county as the deputy of
Sheriff Catron. He pledges a faiill
ful and active discharge of the dd -
ties of the office if elected.
• HIS CAKD
To tile Voters of Walker County—
] I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Sheriff, subject to
the rules of the election July 2nd.
If elected I promise a faithul and i
live discharge of duties of the of
fice. Ou account of the pressing du
ties of the olliee at this lime, and al
so oil account of the shortness of
the time, I will be unable to see the
voters in every section of the county.
I assure you my aprocialion of your
suffrage however.
Respectfully,
L. W. HARMON
HOME RUN ARIiSTS BREAK
BABE RUTH'S BATTING REGURD
In a game filled with thrills, er
rors, home runs, a total for both
teams reaching the large number of
29, Chickamauga married men de
feated the LaFayette married men
in the second buttle at Chickamauga
last Thursday afternoon. Scott, who
worked so beautifully for the La-
Fayete men in the first game herej
weakened in the early stage of the j
contest and with two men out and
two strikes on the third batter,
Chickamauga opened up with a
fusilade of hits, supported by errors
innumerably by the LaFayettcites,
and when the third man was finally
pul out, Chickamauga hail 11 runs
to her score for that inning. Also
the shades of evening were falling
in the west, and it looked as if dark
ness would call the game, hut by
mutual agreement the game was
called in the eighth, not for the
visitors to catch a train, or to fill an
important engagement, but because
they were tired. Blaylock fop the
LaFayete team relieved Scott, and
pitched a steady game. Madaris for
Chickamauga was hit for a few runs.'
The final score was Chickamauga
17; LaFayette 12. Just who were the ‘
stars and just who made the most, |
errors, home runs, hits, etc., the
score hoard refuses to tell, hut to |
say the least it was an interesting i
game. j
Both teams have now taken a
game, the third game will doubt
less be played within the near fu- j
lure. Detail* etc will be anounced in
tun<* for alt fans to see the final con- j
test. *
REPRESENTATIVES
HERE FOR LUNCHEON
ROAD EXPERTS WILL GIVE IN
FORMATION AS TO PROPOSED
ROND ISSUE—PLAN TO ORGAN
EACH DISTRICT TO INFORM
PEOPLE ON ROND QUESTION
Frank Reynolds, known all over
Georgia as a good roads' expert, and
A. A. Siinonlon, Seventh District
Road Engineer, are meeting today
at Luncheon with lire LaFayette
Chamber of Commerce, the county
commissioners and representative
citizens from every Militia District
to discuss Hie proposed SIOO,OOO
bond issue. At this meeting these
road experts will give full informa
tion as io Government aid and state
highway aid, and it is the plan to
organize each district in the county
for the purpose of informing all the
people as to every detail of tho pro
posed bond issue for roads. Large
representations are expected at lun
cheon today, and a very enthusiastic
program has been outlined.
OFFICERS STILL ON JOB
CAPTURE BEER AND WHISKY
Last Thursday afternoon Acting
Sheriff Harmon, Deputy Marshal
‘Wardlaw and others captured 32
galllons of whiskey on Taylor's
ridge east of LaFayette. It soems
that the whiskey had been brought
to this place and was to be distrib
uted, but the officers intercepted
the plans of the ’shiners and took
possession of the whiskey. They
brought it to LaFayette and poured
ft out. Friday afternoon, another
‘raid was made in the head of the
*Cove where a still was captured, and
a few gallons of whiskey and over
1000 gallons of beer taken. The still
was demolished and the beer and
whiskey poured uot. Other raids
are being made this week by the of
ficers.
CONFERENCE IN COOSA
' ASSOCIATION JUNE 16TH
We are in the midst of a period of
financial depression, yet with every
evidence of the dawii of a wonder
ful day of Evangelism and turning
to God. Six moiil Its ago churches
were but poorly attended, today
many are crowded, while all show
a large increase in attendance and
interest. The hearts of men and wo
men are hungering after God.
Georgia Baptists baptized lastj
year about 17,(XX1 while Southern
Baptists baptized about 175,(XX). At j
Ihe recent Southern Baptist Conven
tion plans were inaugurated look
ing to a Southwide evangelistic es- .
fort in which the slogan will be EV
ERY ONE WIN ONE. Georgia Bap
tists had already planned for a slate j
wide conference and evangelistic
campaign.
[ Tho annual conference on F.van
igelism will he held at Macon June
8-9 to which all ministers are invit
ed and urged to attend. Entertain
ment will be furnished free while
in Macon. The most prominent
speakers in Ihe South will be pres
ent. Following this on June 14-16
will be evangelistic conferences, in
every association in the State, at
which it is hoped that every church
will be represented and every pastor
present. The conference in Coos
Assoiatiou will be ut LaFayettec j
Baptist church, June 16th beginning i
at 10 a. m. Lunch will be served by
the local church and the day will be ;
spent in prayer and planning.
Laymen can render a helpful part
furnishing pastors money to attend '
Hie Macon conference, and securing,
a large attendance upon the Asso- !
ciational Conference.
Helpful hooks oil Evangelism can ,
he had from the Index Book Dept., i
•XX) Georgia Savings Hank Building.
Atlanta, Ga., and are as follows: [
Winning to Christ, Burroughs, 60
and 1.00; Talks on Soul Winning.
Mullins, 40 and 00; Helping Hand.
Hamilton, 15 and 50; Sane Evange- j
lism, Green, 75; With Christ after
(lie Lost. Scarbrough. 1.50; A Quest;
for Souls, Triiett, 1.50; 100 Revival I
REVIVAL PROGRAM
AT BAPTIST GHURGH
EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN O F
COOSA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT
THURSDAY AT LOCAL
BAPTIST CHURCH
Following is tho program of the
Evangelistic conference of the Coo
sa Baptist Association, to be held
with Ihe LaFayette Baptist church,
next Thursday June 46th.
10 a. mi.—Devotional Exercises—B.
H. Howard.
10:15 a. m.—Echoes from Macon
Conference—W. C. Tallent and S.
N. Hamic.
10:45 a. in.—How to Prepare the
Church for a Revival.—-J. W. Mc-
Clure and I. S. Leonard.
Song
It a. m.—Personal Soul Winning—S.
R. Tucker, J. N. Bull.
Open Discussion
Dinner
2 p. m.—Enlisting the Association in
ail Evangelistic Campaign C. 11.
Jones and R. L. Austin.
2:30 p. m.—Rededicating Ourselves
to (toil.—R. L. Austin, T. J. Ratliff.
3 p m—Three Essentials in Evangel
ism: Prayer—J L. Smith, W. P.
Jackson; The Word—J. B. Tallent;
The Holy Spirit—J. S. Kingston,
W. C. Tallent.
Open discussion closing with
prayer.
Each church is urged to send rep
resentatives. ?
GLASS OF 10 RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS FRI. NIGHT
MR. J. N. HADDOCK. OF CAIIKOL
TON, DELIVERS STRONG AD
DRESS—I). A. K. HISTORY
MEDALS PRESENTED—
RECITAL MONDAY
EVENING
4
The graduating exercises of the
LaFayette High School were held at
the courthouse auditorium lust Fri
day evening in the presence of a
large number of townspeople. Tho
commencement address was deliv
ered by Mr. J. N. Haddock, Superin
tendent of tho Carrolton High
school.. Mr. Haddock took as his
theme, “Pay for What you Get and
Take It” His address was particular
ly appropriate and made a deep im
pression upon his hearers.
I At this time the D. A.
in history were delivered to Misses
Ruth Killian and Sarah Enloe. Miss'
Sarah Hackney made the speech of]
presentation in tier usual happy anil]
‘pleasing manner.
Following the delivery of the D. A.
medals, class exercises were held.
Horace Shattuck delivered the salu
tatory and John Pickthorne the val
edictory. They were followed by
Col. Jas. E. Rosser, who delivered
diplomas to the following: Misses
'.online Bartlett, Mary Lou Kell,
Ruby Smith, Evelyn Talley and An
nie Mae Walraven; Messrs John
Craig, Herman Loach, John Pick
thorne, Chas. N. Pursley and Horace
Shattuck. •
Monday evening at the school au
ditorium t lie music and expression
pupils of Mrs. Arnold and Miss Lew
is rendered a very delightful recital.
Sermons, 1.50; How to Bring Men to
Christ, Torre.v, 75; Fishermen, Tac
kle and Bait, Bruner-Wright, 25 and
35; and Evangelistic sermons, Por
ter, 125.
If there is a pastorless church in
the Association desiring a revival:
service and that fact is eommuni- I
cated to me or the Atlanta office, we |
will gladly arrange for someone to
hold a revival sirvice with it during j
the Summer months.
Praying the Lord to give great re
sults in winning lost souls during
the Evangelistic period, I am,
Yours Fraternally,
J. W. O’HARA,
Enlistment Fiald F.upt.,
Georgia Hnptjsl Convention
Northwest Georgia.
Want Ads in
Messenger
Pay
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
NEARLY $300,000
TAX VALUE RAISE
A -'...mini; to report of the
COINTY BOARD OF TAX
cut ai.izerk—Lisbon on
ly DISTRICT IN WHICH
NO RAISES OCC.I'R
I’lii' ri'porl. of llii' county tax
equalizers shows a raise in taxable
values of all the districts in the
county, of nearly $300,000. Lisbon
District is the only district where
the laves were not raised, due to
the fact I hut the taxpayers with but
one exception had returned their
taxes at the same valuation as last
year, and this person was a widow,
'l'he equalizers did not raise her tax
values.
Following is the amount of raise
in each district, us reported by the
county board of tax equalizers:
F.ast Arniucheo $10,835.00
West Armuchee 12,820.00
Wilson 15,405.00
Kensington 31,825.00
Chestnut Flat 15,545.00
Pond Springs 7,450.00
Cane Creek 14,795.00
Chfttta&OOgA Valley 10,770.00
Peavine • 12,545.0 f
Cedar drove 10,490.00
LaFayetle 82,525.00
Hossville 25,945.00
Chickamauga .*... 22,000.00
Mountain 2,500.00
Total 293,510.00
DISTRIC! EPWORTH LEIGUE
MEET IT CHICKIMIU6I
The Dalton District meeting of
the Epworth League was held at
Chickamauga lust Sunday. Several
leagues of the district were repre
sented, and the one-day session was
profitable and interesting. Rev. C. P.
Harris preached in the morning, and
Yn the afternoon several short talk's
'were made by Mr. llryurs, of Atlan
ta, Rev. J. W. Brinsfleld, District
Secretary H. L. Vansant and E. P.
Hall, Jr. Brief reports from the
Leagus represented were made, and
a larger program for the district
was outline. Special music by the
LaFayette Methodist I.eaguo was
rendered in the afternoon.
AS TO THE SURRENDER
OF JAMES DOUGLASS
Ed Messenger:—
Will you allow us to correct a
[mistake made in the June 3rd issue
considering the surrender of said
James Douglass, and to whom he
surrendered? lie surrendered to
names below:
James Daniel, Constable Sam Can
non, W. A. Long, Dutch Williams,
Hazel Pealer.
And we carried him oIT the mouii
'lain at the Le Hardy gap.
Signed—Citizens.
NOTICE
Georgia, Wa'lker County.
AH persons holding claims against
the estate of Mrs. E. A. Moore, de
ceased, are hereby notified to file
same with the undersigned or same
will be barred.
This Bth day of June 1921.
WAITER B. SHAW.
7-15-fit Executor.
Miss Willie .llae Bailey
Entertains H. S. Class
A delightful social event of Sat
urday afternoon wus the meeting of
the S. S. class at Miss Willie Mae
Bailey's lovely home. The meeting
was misunderstood by a few mem
bers but was carried out as best
it could.
The program was conducted by
Miss Willie Mae Bailey the vice
president. Quantities of roses and
other gulden flowers were used in
the living room.
Progressive games were played
until a late hour when the hostess
assisted by Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Wood
ward and Mrs. Forster served a de
lirious ice course on the lawn.
Several special guests were pres
ent. ***
LOST Fountain pen. Parker make.
If found please leave at Post
nflfler and gi t reward.—A. 8.
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