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VOLUME XLIV.—NO. 40.
FARMERS’ MEETING
SATURDAY AT NOON
MEETING CALLED OFF TUESDAY
ON ACCOUNT OF INCLEMENT
WEATHER—ASSOCIATION DE
SIRES LARGE ATTENDANCE OF
COTTON FARMERS OF COUNTY
SATURDAY
On account of the very inclement
weather conditions Tuesday, the
Georgia Colton Grower's Associa
tion representatives did not come
to LaFayette thinking that a large
crowd of farmers would not gather
to hear the plan explained. The date
for the meeting has been set for
Saturday of this week.
F’ollowing is a letter from Field
Agent Watson to the Me-senge.
calling the meeting for next Satur
day:
Rome, Ga. Nov. 1, 1921.
Ed the Messenger:—
LaFayette, Ga.
Dear Sir:—
As the w< (her was so inclement
today, we decided that the meeting
in the interest of the Cotton Grow
ers Association had better be post
poned, in oredr to have as large a
crowd as possible have this move
ment- explained to them.
We have decided to nold the meet
ing on November sth, Saturday, a;
roon, and will appreciate your giv
ing it due notice in your paper this
week.
In opening the campaign in Walk
er county, we are endeavoring to
have at this meeting some of the
most prominent men in the organi
zation make addresses; and we aw
Mare what they say will be interest
ing to every cotton grower in the
county.
Thanking you in advance for ti e
courtesy and past favors, we are
Yours very truly,
Georgia Cotton Grower’s As’sn.
E. L. WATSON, Field Agent
COUNTY TEACHERS
MEET HERE NOV. 12
TO PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR—TIME
LY TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED
BY TEACHERS—FULL MEMBER
SHIP OF TEACHERS EXPECTED
llierd will be a meeting of the
teachers of the county at the court
house on Saturday Nov. 12, at 10
a. m. and closing about 1 p. m. Each
leacher is asked to be present as we
hope to enter upon the 1922 year’s
work with an idea in view of pro
moting oneness of purpose and unity
of effort among all the teachers of
the county.
At this meeting the supervisor
will tell something of the work she
lias planned for the year and Col.
Walter B. Shaw will have something
• to say about the work of the schools.
Supt. Perryman will talk on “Es
sentials of a growing school,” and
W. N. Morgan on “How To Make
Ready for the Opening Day” while
W. A. J. Burns will discuss “How to
Make a Daily Schedule.”
After this there will he a gener
al discussion and comparison of
schedules. Every teacher is asked
to have on hand her daily schedule
and be ready to discuss it and com
pare it with others.
Other matters will be- disojssoiJL'
matters which every leacher is in
timately concerned in and it is hop
ed that all teachers will be on hand.
In this connection I wish to an
nounce that schools may begin at
once by borrowing time from next
year. Other announcements made
at the meeting, not announced above.
J. A. SARTAIN, C. S. S.
NOTICE
To ail relatives and friends of
Mrs. Mary Jane Cordel are hereby
notified 1141 Elder J. H. Ott will
preach her funeral by request at 11
o’clock on Nov. 43th at Ridgeway
Baptist church. —Com.
Halte (tamttj Mtsmu^x
CRIMINAL CASES
SET FOR NEXT WEEK
GRAND JURY ADJOURNED WED
NESDAY AFTERNOON TO RE
CONVENE NEXT MO N I) A Y
MORNING—JUDGE WRIGHT TO
RETURN TO BENCH MONDAY
Judge F. A. Irvin, of Cedartown is
holding Court for Judge Wright
this week, Judge Wright being dis-!
qualitied in several cases. Judge
Wright is serving for Judge Irvin
at Cedartown this week,
j The grand jury was in session this
week, adjourning Wednesday after
noon to reconvene next Monday
when the criminal business of the
1 Court is scheduled.
Practically all of Monday and
Tuesday were taken up in the trial
of the case of Stewart Wright vs.
T. H. Townsend, et at. hi this case
the jury found the suit prematurely
filed.
Following arc the other cases dis
posed of this week:
Fox-Ncy Co., vs Wright's Mineral
Springs; verdict for plaintiff.
Mrs. S. A. Warthen ct al vs Joe
Allman et al; verdict for Defendant.
I Lula O’Kelly vs Dalton Bros.; set-
I tied.
I Roosevelt Young vs Central of
Ga. Ry. Co.; consent verdict for
Plaintiff.
Archie Young vs Central of Ga.
Ry. Co.; Consent verdict for plain
tiff.
Lotlia O’Kelly vs. Dalton Bros.
Settled.
Cavender & Jackson vs T. Z.
Youngblood et al; verdict for plain
tiff.
J. J. Hamilton vs Walker D. Hines,
Dir.-Gen.; verdict directed for De
fendant.
J. F .Millican vs W. S. Aiken; ver
dict for plaintiff.
Walker County vs City of LaFay
! ette; settled; consent decree.
As the Messenger went to press
Thursday at noon the case of A.G.
Catron, Sheriff vs C. T. Bell el al
was on trial.
On account of the illlness of Col.
Norman Shattuck this week, who
represents several cases scheduled
for tfial, a goodly number of cases
were continued.
Judge Wright will return to the
bench here next Monday when the
trial of criminal cases will begin.
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GREATEST UNDEVELOPED
I RESOURCES WE POSSESS
By Roger \V. Babson, the
| World's Greatest Statistician.
I )
•F "fr
1 was visiting the home of a fa
' mous manufacturer recently, and lie
took me out to his farm. Above
the head of each heifer and each
cow was the pedigree. The most
careful record was kept of every
; animal. Be had a blue-print in his
' library al home of every one of
those animals. Yet when he began
later to talk about the labor prob
lem in bis own plant, and I asked
hitn how many of tiis people li<
knew personally, he told me—l
quote his words:
“Why, they arc all alike to me.
Mr. Babson. I don’t know one from
the other.”
Later in the evening—it was dor
ling the Christmas vacation —a
1 young fellow drove up to the house
in a fancy automobile, caine in
and asked for this manufacturer’s
! only adughler, in order to take tier
■to a party. I didn't like the looks
of the fellow very wen. After j
they had gone out, I said to the
father:
| “Who is that chapT*'
The father replied' “I don't know;
some friend of Mary’s."
The father had every one of his
1 rows blue-printed, but he didn't
know the name of the man who
came to gel his daughter and who
didn’t deliver her until 2 o’clock
the next morning I That man was
neglecting the human soul both
in his factory and his home.
FOR SALE—Several thoroughbred |
Indian game cockerels—J. W. Cor- |
nelison Kensington, Ga R. 2.11-11-2tx
LAFAYETTE, OEOEOIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1921.
HON. A. S. HARVEY WILL
LAY CORNER STONE
OF NEW LAFAYETTE SCHOOL!
BUILDING NEXT TUESDAY AT
10 O’CLOCK ALL MASONIC
LODGES OF COUNTY INVITED—
PUBLIC EXERCISES AT BUILD
ING
J a ' jl! „
i The Masonic cornerstone for the
new county high school building,
will he laid next Tuesday morning.
Grand Master Joe p. Bowdoin has
appointed A. S. Harvey, of Rome,
to officiate for the Grand Master and
following the laying of the stone,
Acting Grand Master Harvey will
deliver and address.
The stone is being placed this
week and all details for laying
same, together with collection of
records to be deposited, are being
arranged.
The stone is 18 inches square and i
will be laid in the northeast corner
of the building.
Western lodge No. 91 F. & A. M.
extends a cordial invitation to all
the Masonic lodges in the county and
this section to attend tho
here next Tuesday, and all masons
who will participate in the exercis
es arc requested by the Master of
Western lodge to meet at the local
lodge hall next Tusday morning at
9 o’clock. The exercises at the build
ing will bgin promptly at 10 o’clock.
The public generally is invited to
attend the ceremonies at the build
ing.
LAFAYETTE CHOSEN FOR
1922 B. Y. P. U. MEET
GREAT CONVENTION HELD AT
ROSSVILLE OCTOBER 29 - 30-
OFFICERS RE-ELECTEI)
SPLENDID REPORTS READ
The first session of the annual R.
Y. P. U. Convention of Coosa Asso
ciation met with the First Baptist
church of Rossville Sunday, Oct. 30
and Saturday evening before.
An interesting program was giv
en by able speakers, and the reports
showed an advancement of the work
in the Association. The convention
sermon was preached by Rev. W. C.
Tallunt On Sunday morning. His
i text was Ephesians 4:1. It was a
I great sermon and enjoyed by all.
| No small feature of the conven-
J t ion was the adoption of a Standard
of Excellence.
The present officers were re
elected for another year, namely:
{President, .Miss Lucy E. Hearn; V.-
| Press., for each of the four zones—
It. J. Wheeler, Q. M. Clemons. B. D. j
Keown and Miss Cora Roberts; Jii- j
nior leader, Miss Ola B. Hasty; Sec-
Treas, Mrs. I. C. Baker; Chorister, .1
S. Boyd.
The hospitality shown the conven- ■
lion by the Rossville people could
not have been surpassed:
The convention adjourned to meet’
with the LaFayette Baptist church
ion the 5h Sunday in Oct. 1922. xxx
HONOR ROLL FOR OCTOBER
LAFAYETTE SCHOOLS
The following made the 1
honor roll in the.LaFayette school I
for the month of October:
i Ist grade—Robt. Coulter, Frances
i Dun woody, ‘Betty Fortune, Sidney
| Hunt.
2nd. Grade —Johnnie Baker, Hugh
| Campbell, Haymond McKenzie, C. C.
Harden, Frances Neal.
3rd Grade—Derelle Burney, Paul
i Parrish, J. D. Wallace.
41 h Grade—Velma Heflin.
sth Gradp—Hazel Pope, neere
Neal, Verna Mae Watson, Dan Law
rence-
6th Grade—John Henrdon.
1 7th Grade— None .
Bth grade—Nannie Anna Stewart,
j Ruth Killian.
9th Grade—None.
10th Grade-Mary Ruth Allen,
I Dorothy Chambers, Montine Shields,
tlth Grade—Robert Whatley.
SPLENDID PROGRAM
FOR ARMISTICE DAY
UNIQUE PARADE BY LAFAY
ETTE SCHOOLS PATRIOTIC
PROGRAM AT COURTHOUSE AT
11 O’CLOCK—SCHOOL CARNIVAL
IN THE EVENING
Armistice Day celebration here on
11th promises to he of unusual in
terest. The expression class of La-
Fayette schools are planning a pa
rade to begin at. 10:30 o’clock from
the school grounds to the public
square where short exercises will be
held, after which a formal program
under the auspices of the D A R and
U. D. C. and the American Legion,
will be held at the coudthouse audi
torium.
Class floats representing various
periods of American history, to
gether with the allied nations rep
resented in flags, costumes, etc.,
will be a feature of the parade.
At 5 o’clock in (lie afternoon, at
the school grounds, providing (lie
weather conditions permit, a school
carnival will be held. The classes
are planning to present a real ear
nival with the animals and all, and
those who patronize the carnival
will feel fully repaid for their time
and money. The proceeds of the car
nival are to go for library equipment
in the new school buildings.
Following is the formal program
at the courthouse, which will begin
at It o’clock on Nov. lltli.:
Song—America.
Reading—“ Your Flag and Mine"
—Mrs. John A. Shaw.
Allegiance to the Flag.
Poem' Robert Lovomen—Miss
Ruth Bale.
Song—Selected.
Address _ 1
War Songs
Two Minutes Silence
Dismission by Chaplain Ross Gra
ham Post American Legion. Full an
nouncement of all details together
with the full program for the entire
day will be made in next week's is
sue.
DOUBLE ENROLLMENT
IN TWO YEARS’ TIME
IS REPORT OF THE COOSA BAP
TIST SUNDAY SCHOOL CON
VENTION AT FALL SESSION
LAST SATUIIDAY AT CORINTH
CHURCH—NAOMI GETS SPRING
CONVENTION
The Coosa Baptist Sunday school
convention, comprising twenty Sun
day schools, held the annual meet
ing at Corinth church last Saturday.
An interesting and profitable day's
session was held. 13 Sunday schools
were represented and the reports
•showed (tie enrollment ill these
schools for the past year to he over
9000. This attendance is more than
jduuble what the attendance for tho
schools were two years ago.
All phases of Sunday school work
were discussed by leaders and plans
ere laid at ibis convention for an ad
vance along all lines of Sunday
school work for tlie coming Sunday
school year.
Al I tie business session of the con
vention, J. B. Tallent, was elected
President and Rev. I. S. Leonard,
Sec.-Treas.
The spring session of the conven
tion will be held with Naomi Bap
tist church on Saturday before the
4th Sunday in April, 1922.
A Halloween Party
Misses Doris and Martha Henry,
joint hostesses entertained a num
ber of their young friends at the
former’s beautiful home near llock
Springs Saturday night with a Hal
loween party. Games were played,
fortunes told and music was enjoy
ed after which bananas were serv
ed carrying out the Halloween col
ors.
The rooms were decorated in black
and orange and jnck-o-lanterns. xxx
Neosho Plan Explained
To Local Business Men
ROARD RUYS 20 Muin 1
FROM COUNTY PEOPLE
HERE TUESDAY—PLACE ORDER
FOR TEN WHEEL SCRAPES—
DISTRICT ENGINEER SIMONTON
TO BEGIN SURVEY OF STATE
HIGHWAY PROJECT THIS WEEK
At the meeting of the county com
missioners here Tuesday aside from
the usual routine of business, the
commissioners spent a large part of
Iho day examining the mules the
people of tho county brought in, in
response to the advertisement in the
last week’s Messenger stating that
the commissioners wanted to pur
chase twenty mules. Some fifty or
sixty mules were brought in and as
a whole the stock looked perticulur
ly line.
The commissioners were able to
secure twenty and purchased same,
the average cost being $163 per mule.
Recently the commissioners placed
their order for ten wheel scrapes.
The mules and scrapes will be turn
ed over to Luke. Sims who will only
do grading on the government pro
ject from Rock Springs to the Chat
tooga county line with the convicts.
The cherting and graveling of this
road will be done by hired labor
with their teams. This road will ho
completed by the middle of next
Summer.
A. A. Simonlon, Seventh District
engineer will arrive this week and
begin surveying the slate highway
projects, which will not lie of any
expense to the county.
The details relating In the rond
bonds have been worked out anil last
Saturday the funds derived from
the sale of the same were turned
over to the county commissioners.
As yet the Board haR not announc
ed the general plan of road work
ing in the county, hut within a short
time their plans will doubtless bo
announced.
DIG DEEPER FOB PROFITS.
The North Georgia soil is too shall
low for Hie best production of all
kinds of crops, says the Extension.
Division of the Georgia State Col
lege of Agriculture. By deepening
Tlie place whore the plant roots
feed, it is possible to increase the
yields considerably.
One more inch of soil will often
increase the yields fifteen to twenty
per cent. II would cost a tremen
dous sum of money to haul this a
mount of soil from another place
and spread it over the land, lint for
tunately this is not necessary.
There is an abundance of if be
low and it can be had by deep plow
ing. The fall is (lie best time to
increase the depth of the soil lie
cause the new soil from below needs
to be exposed to the weather for
several months before it is ready
for crops. Turned up in the tall
and left for the frosts to tear apart
and tlie sunshine and rain to soften,
the new soil is made ready for Hie
spring planting.
The only precautions needed are
not to plow the land too wet nor to
bring more than an inch of subsoil
al one time. - If these precautions
are followed better yields will In
secured.
Mrs. \V. A. Wardlaw Entertains
Numbly Hehool Glass
Mrs. W. A. Wardlaw entertained
her Sunday school class of boys
with I hair girl friends Friday ev
ening at tier home. Muny interest
ing games were played alter whirh
delicious cream and rake were serv
ed. Those assisting in entertaining
were Misses Pauline Pope, Nihyl
Wardlaw and Marie Davenport and
Mrs. W. O. Davenport.
I Wtl.i. thresh sorghum seed next
Tuesday and Wednesday Nov. B-9
at my place, 6 miles south of La-
Fayett4—T| F,. Leigh, LaFayette,
Ga., Rfd. 4. Itx I
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CO-OPERATION THE KEYNOTE
OF PLAN—BUSINESS MEN A
DOPT PLAN AND ORGANIZE
FOR FIRST GOLDEN RULE SALE
TIIE FIRST MONDAY IN I)E
--CEMBER i
At a meeting held Monday night,
attended by some sixty representa
tive business men of La Fayette, the
Neosho, Missouri, plan of town and
county co-operation for mutual
j proill and progress, was cnlhusias
| tieally adopted, following a full ex
planation of the plan by G. R. Lowe
of Neosho, Mo.
Through the efforts of (lie Cen
tral of Georgia Railway, Mr. Lowe,
was brought to LaFayette to meet
the business men of the town and
tell of the experiences of towns that
had inaugurated the plan, how they
had succeeded etc.
W. 11. Shaw, acting chairman of
the first meeting, first introduced
J. F. Jackson, the Agricultural
| agent of the C. of Ga'., Railway, who
1 spoke of the purpose of the meet
ing, briefly touching upon the work
of Mr. Lowe, whom he presented to
'explain in full the plans and pur
pose of the Neosho idea of town and
community co-operation.
Mr. Lowe for more than an hour
held his audience almost spellbound
| as lie unfolded the plan which is
' simple in operation and which is a
I very practical and workable one.
The plan as he outlined it em-
I braces tlirce distinct, features: Ist.,
a farmer's auction sale; 2nd, special
j bargain sale by the retail mer
chants; 3rd, the town’s relation to
I the farmer.
| |
i The auction sale or as Mr. Lowe
called it, the Golden Rule Sale, is
for the benefit of the farmer strict-
I ly. The plan is to hold one of these
j snles on a Monday In each month,
j at, which time the farmer may sell at
| auction any used household goods,
farming implements, live stock, etc
The auctioneer is paid 2 per cent
on sales made and this is the only
charge.
The special bargain day is sched
uled on the same day as the auc
i lion sale. It is a townwide co-opera
! t.ive sales day, at which time each
| merchant offers special bargains on
| two articles, the articles offered to
! be sold at cost or thereabout. Each
' merchant has his own items and no
other merchant is allowed to dup
licate these articles.
The third part of the plan is for
- townspeople to visit the people
in the rural communities to spend
evenings in the summer with them
in social fellowship, in order- to
get bettor acquainted with each oth
er.
Wlmn Mr. Lowe had finished his
explanation, an expression was tak
en by those present, and the plan
was unanimously udopted.
Tuesday at the noon hour Mr.
Lowe again nipt the business men of
the town and went into further de
tails nnd perfected the organization,
which will he known as the Lafay
ette Advertising Club.
The time for holding the monthly
sales day was set tin 1 first Monday in
eaeli month and committees on ad
vertising and securing proper mail
ing lists etc, were appointed. The
Club agreed on (lie first Monday in
December as the time for the first
i Golden Rule Sale,
From time hi time information as
■ to I tie details of the plan will he an
nounced, and It is the purpose of the
local organization to work the plan
enthusiastically ami to make it a
success for the town nnd surround
ing cmmly.
A number of towns all ovpr the
country have the plan in successful
operation. On the Central of Georgia
railway, Rome, Carrollton, Newnan
nnd some twelve of thirteen other
towns have Inaugurated the plan
and are working it to advantage.
WANTED- Man witli ear to sell low
priced GRAHAM TIRES. $130.00 J
per week and commissions.—GßA
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