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VOLUME XLIV.—NO. 41.
Unique Program Planned
For Armistice Day Friday
SCHOOL PARADE TO REPRESENT
ALL PERIODS O F AMERICAN
LIFE—PATRIOTIC ORGANIZA
TIONS RENDER PROGRAM AT
COURTHOUSE— SCHOOL CAR
NIVAL AT NIGHT
All plans for the celebration of
Armistice Day here Friday are a
bout completed, and if weather con
ditions permit a large crowd of peo
ple from the surrounding country
are expected. President Harding
has issued a proclamation making
Friday a legal holiday, and urging
the people to observe the .day in a
tilting manner.
Under the auspices of the Ex
pression class of the LaFayette
schools, a unique program for the
day has been initiated. It will con
sist of a parade, short exercises on
the public square and a real school
carnival in the evening.
School Parade
The school parade will start
promptly at 10 o’clock Friday morn
ing from the school grounds, will
continue to the public "ssuare where
the following program will be ren
dered :
Invocation—Rev. I. S. Leonard.
Two Minute Speech—Mayor D. W.
Herndon.
Two Minute Speech—W. B. Shaw,
Chairman School Hoard.
The procession will then proceed
down South Main street, across to
Cherokee Ave., and back to the
school grounds where the proces
sion will disband for the public ex
ercises at the Courthouse under Hi
auspices of the D. A. R., U. D. C.
and American Legion.
Linwod Band.
Order of Parade
Shriners
Uncle Sam
Miss Liberty
Senior Class Float
Japanese
Old Southern Family
Old Maids (of LaFayette)
Indians and Gypsies
Puritans
Milk Maids and Farmers
Miniature Wedding
Mother Goose
Clowns .
Colonial Period (Betsy Ross, Mar
tha Washington, Gen. LaFayette etc.
Red Cross and World War Heroes
Fairies from Iceland.
Program at Courthouse
Below is the program at the court
house as li o’clock Friday morning.
Song—America.
Reading—“ Your Flag and Mine”
Miss Ruth Bale.
Allegiance to the Flag.
Redding—“ There is Something in
X Flag—Mrs. Jno. A. Shaw.
Song—Selected.
Address—Dr. J. P. Anderson.
War Songs
Two Minutes Silence
Dismission by Chaplain Ross Gra
ham Post American Legion.
Sshool Carnival
At five o’clock in the afternoon
the school carnival will formally be
gin at school grounds. The grounds
will be electrically lighted and all
the appurtenances of a real carni
val will be in evidence. Hot coffee,
sandwiches, weinies, popcorn, pea
nuts, confctte, fruit, home-made
randy are among ihe list of articles
offred at the carnival.
The tents and sideshows will at
tract those who want to spend an
evening of genuine fun. Such curios
as the only living head without a
body, Ihe Siamese twins, the fat lady
the tight-rope walker, the best ad
vice in the world, the most peculiar
horse in captivity, trip around the
world and the for men only, are a
few of the many features, of the
sideshows.
A general school exhibit, in which
the work of the various grades will
be shown which will be a splendid
attraction and the people of the
town and school district are invited
to carefully inspect this work.
No general admission fee will be
charged, but there will be a small
charge for all side shows. The funds
derived from the carnival will go
for the library fund in the new
school buildings.
Waite (Emrntg
LAY CORNER STONE
SCHOOL BUILDING
Despite the very inclement wreath
ed confitions Tuesday morning, a
large nowd attended exercises at
the lay >g of the corner stone in the
new LaFayette school building.
Grand Master of Georgia Masons
Joe P. Bowdoin, was present and of
ficiated. Hon. A. S. Harvey, of Rome,
was also present and was the act
ing Deputy Grand Master. Mr. Har
vey delivered a brief eloquent ad
dress on Masonry. Several represen
talivs from the lodges of the county
were present.
At 10 o’clock the masonic proces
sion was formed at the lodge room
and marched to the building, the
grand officers selected for Ihe cere
monies being: Grand Master, Joe P.
Bowdoin, Deputy Grand Master, A.
S. Harvey; Grand ktenion Warden,
J. P. Hall; Grand Junior Warden,
Lee H. Dyer; Grand Senion Deacon,
A. T. Donahoo; Grand Junion Dea
con, J. B. F. Jones; Grand Troas., J.
W. Massey; Grand Secretary, It. D.
Thurman; Grand Stewards, C. E.
Glass and H. E. Center; Grand Chap
lain, J. R. McFarland, Grand Archi
tect, E. P. Hall, Jr., and Grand Mar
shal, J. H. Hammond.
The school children and faculty
suspended work for the hour of the
-exercises, and attended the cere
monies. The voices of the children
blended effectively and impressive
ly as they sang ‘The Star Spangled
Banner.”
The stone is eighteen inches
square and was laid in the northeast
corner of, the building. On the east
face it hearr Ihis inscription: West
ern Lodge No, 91, F. & A. M... A. L.
5921, A. D. 1921, Joe P. Bowdoin, G.
M. and the Masonic emblem. On the
north face are the names of the com
mittee: J. P. Hall, B. D. Bartlett and
W. B. Shaw.
Following is the list of deposits
made at the ceremonies Tuesday:
By Western Lodge—Holy Bible, List
of Officers, Silver coin and copy of
bylaws; by LaFayette School trus
tees—Brief history of School Dis
trict Organization, copies of Walk
er County Messenger in which are
published electro of building, letting
of contract etc.; By D. A.
ional Flag, Silver coin and Historical
Edition of the Walker County Mes
senger; By U. D. C.—Confederate
Flag, Historical Edition Messenger,
U. D. C. Badge; By Walker Chapter
No. 140, R. A. M.—One mark; By 1
Rossville Lodge No. 397—Copy of
bylaws; By Grand Master Bowdoin—
Personal card.
Immediately following flic cere
monies at the school building, the
masons returned to the lodge room,
where Grand Master Bowdoin made
a short address to (he local masons.
At this communication the body
passed a resolution to have the ad
dress of Mr. Harvey published in the
Messenger.
MAYOR HERNDON’S
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, Nov. 11, 1921 has
been designated as a 1 national
holiday by the President, com
memorating the coming of
peace to the world by the sign
ing of the Armistice between
the warring nations and
Whereas, our people have just
cause for thanksgiving and for
the proper observance of this
memorable occasion.
Therefore, we proclaim Fri
day, Nov. 11th to he a holiday
in the City of LaFayette and call
on our people to pause and re
flect and return devout thanks
for the events that occurred
three years ago on this date. We
especially urge suspension of
all business for a period of two <
minutes immediately following
the tiour of twelve o’clock, noon
in honor of soldiers of Ameri
ca who lie in unknown graves in
France and who are typified by
Ihe unknown soldier who will
be buried with honors in Arling
ton cemetery at that hour.
(Signed,)
D. W. HERNDON, Mayor
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1921,
Many Criminal Cases
Disposed of This Week
J. W. HOLLAND DIED
SDDDENLY FBI. NIGHT
j DEATH CAME AS SHOCK TO EN
TIRE COMMUNITY—WAS PROMI
NENT BUSINESS MAN AND MA
SON—FUNERAL SUNDAY AF
TERNOON NEAR CAMDEN, S. C.
Following an illness of only two
days, J. W. Holland, one of LaF’ay
ette’s and Walker County’s highly
respected and popular citizens, died
suddenly last Friday evening at 0
o’clock at the home of Mrs. P. A.
Cooper, where he had resided dur
ing his residence here. Mr. Holland
had served during the week on tho
grand jury and was taken ill Tues
day night. His illness was not con
sidered alarming, and his sudden
death came as a distinct shock to
the entire community.
Mr. Holland came to LaFayette in
1905 from Seneca, S. C., and estab
lished the My Ola Bottling works,
where he prosecuted his business
witli marked success, and at the
lime of his passing wa regarded as
one of the county’s übtaniul bui
ness men. He was a director in the
Walker County Bank, and had con
siderable financial interests here
j and in Tennessee, it is understood.
I He was a mason, being a member of
j Western lodge at I lie time of his dc
j mise and always took a deep interest
1 1 in Masonry. He was also a member
| of Walker chapter R. A. M., a Knight
Templab and a Noble of the Mystic
Shrine. Mr. Holland was of a quiet
disposition, and possessed the qual
ity of making friends .whom he num
■tiered by the score.
Surviving him are his father, I.
F. Holland, of Camden, S. C., four
brothers —C. V., of Tulahoma, Tcnn.,
H. If., of Hickory, N. C„ I. J„ of Mon
tana and A .A. Holland, of Camden,
S. C.; four sisters—Mrs .J. D. Pate,
of Camden, Mrs. J. C. McLeod, of
Spring Hill, S. C., Mrs. Elva Davis,
of Carlton, Ga., and Miss Anna S.
Holland, of Camden, S. C.
Tho remaius were taken to Chat
tanooga Saturday afternoon and
shipped to Camden, S. C., accompa
nied by his brother, C V. Holland,
of Tullahoma, Tenn., and R. V.
Thurman, of this city. Funeral ser
vices were held Sunday afternoon
, at 3 o’clock, at the old family bury
ing place near Camden, conducted
by the Methodist pastor of Camden,
jin Hie presence of a large crowd of
relatives and friends.
Many beautiful floral tributes of
; fraternal orders here together with
jtlie Walker County Bank, relatives
| and friends, attested t othe esteem
in which the deceased was held.
The passing of this splendid citi
zen of Walker county is deeply de
plored by the people of this section.
GLEAN-DP CAMPAIGN
WEEK OF NOV. 14-19
Beginning next Monday, the week
of the 14-19 has been designated as
Clean-Up week for the City of La-
Fayette, by the Mayor and Council.
The clean up campaign last April j
resulted in splendid results, and the
City is hopeful that the people of the ‘
lown will co-operate in the cam
paign next week.
The Woman’s Club will co-opef
ate, with the City in the campaign,
and the 21st an inspec- '
lion of the premise of the
of the town will be made.
1 The Mayor and Council and the
Woman’s Club urge the people to
enter into the spirit of the cam
jpilign for a clean sanitary, town.
!DON’T MISS—The big auction sale
of lots next Wednesday 10th. at
lio’clock, in LaFayeUi. Nice lots
going on the block, desiiabh from
every angle—W W. an 1 11. E. Cel *
ter, LaFayette, Ga.
BULK OF CASES A R E INFRAC-
T IONS OF PROHIBITION
LAWS GRAND JURY ADJOURN
ED AFTER FINDING SOME 30
TRUE BILLS
Judge Wright returned to the
bench here Monday morning for the
trial of criminal cases. The Judge
first ordered the sheriff to bring all
the prisoners in the county jail into
Court and ho then invest igaed as to
the charges against them, appointing
counsel for those who were not rep
resented and began the trial of the
week’s calendar.
The first case announced ready for
trial was that of tho State vs Will
Cromer charged with having liquor
in his possession at the time Whit
ey Jones met his death at the tunnel
on the T. A. G. Ry„ last summer.
Isom Lee and Joel 'Thompson were
the only witnesses in the case who
were alleged to have been with Cro
mer at the time of the above affair.
The jury returned a verdict of not
guilty.
The next case was that the state
versus Oscar Coulter, charged with
the manufacture of liquor, out on
the mountain. Tho defense made an
effort to have the ease continued
. bill Judge Wright overruled the mo
tion. In this ease the jury returned
a verdict of guilty and recommend
ed that he. be punished as for a mis
demeanor. The Court, gave him a
sentence of 11 months in tho chain
gang.
j George Goad, convicted of al-
I tempting to manufacture liquor at
the February term, and given a sen
tence of three months in tho gang
a fine and who made a motion
for ai new trial, appeared before the
Court and withdrew the motion, and
in lieu of the former sentence Judge
Wright gave him four months in
the gang.
The case of the Stale veruss Gus
Ellison, charged witli two counts in
the bill of indictments, one for sell
ing liquor and one for posessing
liquor, resulted in a verdict of not
guilty.
In the case of tho State versus
James Konnernor, charged with hav
ing liquor in possesion, U. S. Martial
Wardlaw testified that the officers
i chased the defendant from E. Ar
muchee across the Whitfield county
line and found 20 gallons of liquor
in his car, and that the car was con
fiscated and sold under a U. S. Court
order, and further that the defend
ant resisted arrest and that lie had
to be bound with string sinre the of
ficers had failed to lake handcuffs
witli them on the raid. At this point
the slate rested and the, defnes offer
ed a motion to exclude this evidence
as unconstitutional, bill Judge
Wright overruled the motion. The
case went to the jury, which return
a verdict of guilty in live minutes,
and was sentenced 8 monlhs in the
gang.
The case of theSlalo versus Oscar
Franklin, charged with burglariz
ing the home of an old darkey at
Chickamauga and stealing two pis
tols, shotgun, women’s clothing, jel
ly, etc., together with his brother,
Gene Franklin, who plead puilty to
Hie e.riine but who denied that his
brother Oscar was present, was an
interesting case of Tueday morning.
The jury found the defendant guilty
and recommended that lie he punish
ed as for a misdemeanor .The Court
sentenced Oscar Franklin, wtio is
19 years of age. to 12 months on the
slate furm, and his briber Gene, who
plead guilty to (l months in The gang.
Stale versus Bert Willlmas, iliarg
ed wpll, having half pint liquor in
possession plead guilty and was fined
$lO and cost or three months.
Stale versus John Hultles. charg
ed with possessing liquor; found
not guilty.
State versus John W. Williams;
having pistol; plead guilty; $lO and
cost.
State versus John Wooten; hav
ing pistol; verdict of not guilty di
rected by the Court.
Stale versus James Smith; pos
sessing liquor; found not guilty. 1
Slate versus Aaron Clements; at
found guilty and sentenced # mos.
Me. in*. To Discuss New
Mart, et For Sour Cream
100 GALLONS WHISKY
AiMO 2 MEN CAUGHT
Thursday night out on Lookout
Mountain, n.ar High School house,
Sheriff Harmon and deputies demol
ished a 40-gallon still, poured out
1500 gallons of beer, and destroyed
other material. The still was not in
operation but the ofllcors state that
from all appearance the time was
short when a run would have been
made. No one was seen at the still.
Last F’riday night the Sheriff's
deputies captured a new Dodge
touring car and an Essex roadster,
at Frick's Gap, noar Cassandra. The
touring car contained ton 10-gallon
kegs of liquor, and a small amount
of whisky was found in tho roadster.
The cars were in possesion of
John Henry and Brit Bowman, so
stato the officers, and they were ar
rested and brought to jail whe-e
they later made bond.
Saturday morning the officers re
port a raid on Fred Miller’s barn,
near Cassandra, where U. S. Mar
shal Wardlaw and Sheriff’s depu
ties found 10 gallons of wtiisky hid
in the hay. No one was captured. On
the same day also, tho same officers
with U. S. Marshal. Wardlaw tore
up another outfit on Lookout moun
tain, near Cedar Grove, at which
they report to have found 000 gal
-10113 of beer. The still was not in
operation and no one was at the still.
011 gang.
State versus Lee Jones; attempt
ing to manufacture liquor; guilty;
8 months on gang.
Stale versus John Whitlow.; at
tempting to manufacture t.iquor;
guilty; 8 months on gang.
State versus John; aloffipfing to
manufacture liquor; guilty; 8 mens,
on gang.
State versus Clay Cooper; hav
ing whisky in possession; plead
j guilty; not sentenced,
j State vs Arthur Lanier; 2 cases;
failed to compl ywith compulsory
pchool law; found not guilty in botli
cases.
Stato vs Dorsey Cates; charged
with manufacturing liquor; found
guilty witli recommendations that
he lie punished for misdemeanor.
State versus George Stallion;
charged with assault and attempt to
rape; on trial as the Messenger
went to press.
Pleas of Guilty Before Judpe Irvin
The following plead guilty before
1 Judge Irvin last week.
Stale versus George Baker; car
i rying pistol; plead guilty; S4O and
i cost.
j State versus Lee Peppers; misde
meanor; plead guilty; $5 and cost.
State versus Fred Cornetison; huv
ing liquor in possession; SIOO.
Stale versus U M Mallicoat; plead
'guilty to manufacturing liquor but
j was punished as for a misdemeanor;
| lined SSOO.
Stale versus F’.art Jackson, of East
| Artnuchee; liquor; plead guilty,
lined S3OO.
1 MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL IN
HHAIIAN CASES OVERRULED
‘'the motion for a new trial in the
case of the stale versus David Sha
lom, was heard before Judge Wright
Wednesday nighl. It will he recalled
’|hut Hhahnn was convicted at the
August term of court for selling
liquor and given a sentence of II
months in the. chain gang; also lie
wa* convicted at the same term for
manufacturing liquor, and was sen
lured from two to three years in
the .penitjjenliary. Immediately !‘f
fr the heaTing"for a new Iriul Wed
nesday night, the court overrifled
I the motion.
| GRAND jnry adjourned
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
The grand Jury adjourned Tqesday j
j afternoon, after finding some, thirty
true hills it is understood. ,
AUCTION SALE—Of lots next Wed
nesday lfllh. Five beautiful city
lots, fiß x tOfl 1-2 feet, close to |j"h
--| lie square, Desirable Horn every
1 standpoint. Be sure and at In 1 the
sale on the lots. Chinee to gel what
you want —W. W. and It. F’,. Center,
LaFayette, Ga.
a 1
Want Ads in
Messenger
Pay
3R YEAB
\V. Bryan lJan»
AT Tin; COURTHOUSE ON SAT
URDAY NOVEMBER THE 19TII
AT TWO O'CLOCK AT WHICH
TIME THE PRINCIPLES O F
MAKING A PROFIT I ROM MILK
ING A FEW COWS WILL BE EX
PLAINED
(By County Agent Vunsaiit)
A number of cotton farmers in
Walker county have already shown
j conclusively that milking a few
cows and selling cream, hotter, or(
milk is a very satisfactory side-line
to cotton farming. They have made
1 money by taking on the extra job of
milking a few cows. If has given
them a good market forfeed produc
ed on their farms which canijpt be
sold at a satisfactory priec this year
and has given them a supply of sta
ble manure which has built up the
productive power of the soil.
I A meeting is called at the court
house on Saturday November 19th
at 2 o’clock at which time a repre
sentative of the Purity Ice Cream Co
. of Rome, Ga., and other speakers
[ will be present and explain to the
farmers the plan, of marketing sour
i cream produced from only a few
« surplus cows on the farm. The sour
cream can be shipped once or twice
i each week in live and ten gallon
• cans, which makes it possible for a
i farmer having only two or three
. surplus cows to market his butter
. fat at a much hotter price than he,
is getting for country butler and at
less expense and trouble. Whene on
ly a few cows are kept the milk can
' be skimmed without a separator.
The skimmed milk can be fed prof
itably to hogs, chickens and calves.
’ Alt farmers of the county who
are interested in making a profit,
1 from milking a few cows are urged
• In attend this meeting and become
acquainted with this plan.
I
A REUNION OF FAMILIES—
’ Sunday Oct. 30, 1921 was indeed a
memorable day in Kensington, Ga.
1 beeause of a kinsfolk reunion made
possible by the Confederate Reunion
' in Chattanooga.
, Tan Brooks an old Confederate
veteran of Hillsboro, Texas and his
I wife, Mrs. Browner, Seymour, Tex.
' Mrs. Hal Hcudder, Chelsea, Oklao
Mrs. \V. 1,. Connally and son Wil
liam, of Beevil, Tex., and Mr Willie
Johnson, Dodd City, Texas were the
: I honor goosts of this reunion that
!brought together the Brooks, Hun
-1 er, Garmany, Connally and Hall
families.
{ Before the Sunday school hour
had passed the relatives and friends
were gathering about the Methodist
church at Kensington. Hy noon more
j than 200 guests had arrived. Good
fellowship reigned supreme and the
joy of meeting loved ones Idled the
hearts and shone nul in the smiling
faces of all those present. Visiting
together and calling up memories
of other days were enjoyed until
the hour for refreshments.
As the lunch boxes and baskets
j were robbed of their good eats, pre
pared for the occasion, a dinner was
served that would have tickled the
palate of any adept of culinary
dainties and did bountifully supply
all present, sending away more than
the Biblical twelve baskets full,
some to the siek and to
others to be remembered,
j A sweet devotional service was
held in the afternoon, conducted hy
Rev. Jones and Rev. Ham Tucker. A
special male quartette, Messrs Jack
Boss, Marvin Henry, J. J- Hall and
Rex Henry rendered some splendid
music. Miss Waldrop, music leach
-ler of the LaKayotto High School,
sang sweetly, "My Father Knows,
j As the day was the birthday of
| Mrs. J. P. Hunter, who had planned
the delightful reunion for the rela
tives, beautiful words of commenda
tion for her life and influence for
good were expressed and a rising
vote of thanks was tendered her in
appreciation of the occasion.
It was indeed a sweet assembling
of loved ones and was only a fore
taste of the joy we shall have in the
[Great reunion over yoqdcr. xxx.