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If its Results You | Want Advertise in the Messenger VOLUME XLIV —NO. 43. IHANKSGIVIN6 SERVICE THURSDAY MORNING AT BAPTIST CHURCH— APPROPRIATE MUSIC BY THE CHOIRS OF THE TOWN—PUB LIC INVITED AND URGED TO ATTEND The annual Thanksgiving service -at LaFayette, will be held at the Baptist church Thursday morning at 10:30 o’clock. The banks and bus iness houses will be closed for the day,.and doubtless a large number of people will gather at the Baptist church to observe the National hol iday, Thanksgiving Day. A large choir made up from the various churches of the town will render appropriate music for the oc casion. The President’s Thanksgiving pro clamation will be read, and Rev. J. W. Brinstleld will deliver the ser mon. The public generally is cordially invited to attend the exercises on Thursday morning. GRANDOFFICERS VISIT LOCAL GIRCLE A T REGULAR COMMUNICATION LAST THURSDAY EVENING—I7 NEW MEMBERS RECEIVED—DE LI C I O U S REFRESHMENTS SERVED One of the most delightful meet ings of the Woodmen Circle was held last Thursday evening at the Mason ic hall, when the Circle in its regualr meeting received Mrs. Mary E. -La flocca, Supreme Guardian, of Omaha Neb., and Mrs. Clara B. Cherry, state manager, of Atlanta, and introduced ■them to the members of the local Woodmen Circle. At this communication seventeen new members were admitted to the mysteries of the Circle, and the Grand Officers complimented the work of the local Circle. Following the business session of the Circle, the visiting oflieors de livered splendid addresses. Also a large delegation from the Rome 'Circle was present and short talks were made by several members of the Visiting Circle. At the conclusion of the commu nication, elegant refreshments were srved. + * GREATEST UNDEVELOPED RESOURCES WE POSSESS By Roger W. Bahson, the World’s Greatest Statistician. m " ■ ■ ■- ' ' .■-■■■ -at Not long ago I was at my Wash ington office spending a week. While 'there a little Western Union Mes senger girl came in to apply for a position. It was in the afternoon— about half past live. I was struck with the intelligence of the girl’s face and asked her two or three questions. She was tired. I asked her to sit down. I was astonished to hear her story. She had been born and brought »up in the mountains of West Vir ginia-many miles from civilization. ■Her father and mother died when she was 4 years old. She had been Jiving with an old grandfather and a brother. When I began to talk with her I found her to have a most re markable acquaintance with Emer son and Thoreau with Bernard Shaw and with the old Eastern writers. I said to her: “How is it that you •are delivering telegrams in a khaki suit and a soldier cap?" She replied: “Because I could get nothing else to do. I lived down in the mountains just as long as I could. I had to get to the City where I could express myself and develop my finer qualities. When 1 got to Washington, there was nothing I could do. They asked me if i could Halte Qlmmtij ifesaujrr SEVERAL FARMERS ATTEND MEETING HERE SATURDAY TO DISCUSS A MARKET FOR SOUR CREAM MONTHLY INCOME SEEN IN THE PROPOSITION FOR WALKER DAIRY FARMERS Some thirty dairy farmers met here Saturday afternoon, to hear the plan of developing a market for sour cream, discussed by experts. J. B. Bazemore, Agricultural Agent of the Central of Ga. Ry., Co., and H. B. Goff, President of the Purity Ice Cream Co., of Rome., were out-of town speakers, who spoke of the success of the proposition, and gave examples of counties in (his section of the state where the farmers with a small herd of dairy cows were en joying a neat monthly cash income. The plan for the farmers of this county to ship the sour cream to the Rome Creamery. The freight rates on cream are low and the ex pense to the farmer negligible. The income from shipping the sour cream is a nice one to the farmer, and will assist him to combat the ravages of the boll weevil, so argue the experts. The farmers present were inter ested in the plan, and doubtless sev eral will enter into the project in a short time. County Agent Vansant is enthusiastic over the proposition for the dairy farmers of the county and offers to lend his assistance in the enterprize. - ■— ■ f « typewrite, but I had never seen a typewriter. Finally, after walking the streets for a while, I got a job as a Western Union Messenger.’* I wrote Mrs. Babson and made ar rangements tc have the girl come to Wellesley and work for a few months with the Babson organiza tion. I saw in her certain qualities, which if developed, would make her very useful to someone, some where. She came to Wellssley. About a month after her arrival I was obliged to leave on a two months’ ' i ip, and Mrs. Babson invited her up to dine the night before I left. 1 told her that I was going to speak while away on “American’s Undeveloped Resources.” After dinner she went to my desk and took her pen and scribbled these lines and said: “Perhaps during your talk on America’s Greatest Undeveloped Re sources you will give these men a message from a Western Union girl. These are the lines she wrote. They are by Ella Wheeler Wilcox: “I gave a beggar from my little store of wealth, some gold; He spent the shining ore, and came again and yet again, Still Cold and Hungry as before. I gave a thought and through that thought of mine, He found himself the man supreme divine, Fed, clothed and crowned with bles sing manifold; And now he begs no more.” The mind of man is a wonder ful thing but unless the soul of man is awakened he must lack faith, power, originality, ambition —those vital elements which make a man a real producer. I do not say that you can awaken this force in every soul. If you are an employer, perhaps on ly a few of your employees can be made to understand. But this much is certain —in every man or woman in whom you can loose the power of this invisible force, you will mobi lize a force, not only for his or her good, but for the good and perhaps j the very salvation of your own bus | iness. VETERINARY SURGEON D. A. HUNTER, LOCATES HEBE I). A. Hunter, Veterinary Surgeon, who has been connected with the Federal government, in making lu jberculin tests of cows, announces , that he lias located here for this section, with headquarters at the j Foster Hotel. All parlies interested I in having tuberculin tests made of their cows may call on, write or telephone him at the Foster House. LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1921. RED CROSS DRIVE MEETING SUCCESS ROLL CALL CAMPAIGN CLOSES THURSDAY NIGHT W ALKER CHAPTER'S QUOTA 1100—CIIMN. TOM BRYAN URGES AGGRESS IVE CANVASS Splendid progress is being made in the Red Cross Roll Call campaign wdiich started Tuesday, according to reports from Roll Call Chairman, Tom Bryan. The local committee made a report to headquarters Tues day afternoon, which was encourag ing, and while the rural committees, have not yet reported, Mr. Bryan stated that they wero working and, would make their report by Friday of this week. Walker Chapter’s Quota is llOtk, and Mr. Bryan feels sure that the' goal will be oasily reached if the committees push the campaign to the close Thursday night. The Ladies of the LaFayette Wo-, man’s Club are making the canvass of the local territory and will report Thursday night. Mr. Bryan urges all committees to wage an aggressive campaign un til Thursday night, in order tha.t Walker Chapter may have her full; quota. * —F !SOME CONSOLATION (By W. R. Craig) 4, 4* When Searching for sweetness all over the world There’s nothing sweeter than a sweet little girl And when they grow older, their sweetness don't fade ’ For what is sweeter than a sweet old maid And also the sweet widows so charm ing and neat They’re just as attractive and darn nigh as sweet When seeking a pardner. one makes a mistake By passing up a widow as a doggone fake. A gal for a sweetheart, they’re more up to date, But old Maid or u Wido for a life time, mate When seeking for the pleasure the world’s on the run j As though highest speeding, wouid yield the most fun When the summit is reached and they come to a stop They behold there the lightest is floating on top So not at the bottom nor yet too high The middle is the bestest part of the pie. So in seeking for pleasure, Earn ed well assured The fruit you gather is fully ma tured By hasty decisions the devil is play ed. Less frequent by widow or sweet Old Maid. WANTS WALKER FRIENDS * TO LOOK HIM UP WHEN IN THE WINDY CITY Ed Messenger:— Very often I see in the Messenger that some one from LaFayette, came to Chicago. I would like to say to .those people especially the persons that I know personally, I would he glad to see them while they are in Chicago for I like to see Walker county folks. My acquaintance here might heUpthem to enjoy themselv es and at tne same time I would en joy myself. , I came here about six years ago and do not know all about Chicago, but will do she best I can for them. Thanking you, I remain, , Yours truly, J. I# BRANNON, 501 Hannah Avenue, Forest Park Illinois. Phone: Forest Pack 1333 ft- WE GUARANTEE $36.00 per week full time or 75c an hour spare lime selling guaranteed Hosiery. Agents makin gs7s to $125 a week, i Good hosiery* is an absolute necesi | |y, you can sell it easily. Our fall line ready at pre war prices—Eagle i Hosiery Mills, Darby, Pa. i-28 lot CAPACITY HOUSE SEES BIG WEDDING WITHOUT A WOMAN AT COURT HOUSE TUESDAY EVENING— 5238.00 REALIZED FOR CATRON MEMORIAL FUND—COMMITTEE GRATIFIED AT RESPONSE OF PEOPLE OF COUNTY A capacity house witnessed the ‘‘Womanless Wedding” at the court house Tuesday evening for the ben efit of the Catron Memorial Fund. All reservod seats.were quickly sold and long before the performance began, seats were at a premium. From all sections large crowds came—from Chickamauga, Rock Spring, Arrnuchees, Cedar Grove Kensington, Menlo, Summerville and Trion. Promptly at eight o’clock the pro cession formed and W. B. Shaw, the Butler, announced the approach of the various characters. To delineate the costumes, appearance and the effect of the characters would lake too long to tell and spaco would for-, bid. Those who wero present can testify for themselves. Suffice it to say that each charac ter to be represented was strikingly typified and all the conspicuous chut neters were recognized easily by the large audience. As each one entered the audience wildly applauded, and tho occasion from the first moment until the purty left tho ‘church’ was thoroughly enjoyed. Appropriate music was rendered by (he cast. The Catron Memorial Ccupmitthe feels very grateful for the success of the performance, and desires to thank the participants and is deep ly grateful for the response on the part of tho people, wh o attended and made the benefit per formance the great success it was. The recipts for the occasion lo taled $238.00. SATURDAY LAST DAYTO REGISTER FOR CITY ELECTION The City Registration hooks close November 30. Those who have not yet registered and who desire to vote in the City Election for the city of ficers, must enter their names upon the registration books by Nov. 30th. The rules governing the registra tion sos the city is somewhat diff erent from that of county registra tion. To vote in the city election re quires registration each year. For instance, those who registered for the city election last year, must again register this year for the elec tion on the first Tuesday in Decem ber .The City therefore, Urges the citizens to remember this and reg ister by Nov. 30th, if they desire to vole in the coming election Following is the official notice of’ registration: CITY REGISTRATION BOOKS CLOSE NOVEMBER 30 All those who have not yet regis tered for the City of LaFayette elec tion on the first Tuesday in Decem ber must do so by November 30th., since the registration books will be closed on that day. The registration books are in the office of Thurman Bros. Store. D. It. THURMAN, City Recorder. SALE!SALE!SALE! Saturday Dec. 3 al my place 2 1-2 miles, north of Davis Cross Roads, will sell to highest bidder all my stock and farming tools, sCudebaker wagon, riding and walking cultiva lors, turning plows and burrows and other small tools; 275 bales soy bean bay; 200 bushels corn; Horses and cows; 700 2 x 4; Some household furniture. Terms of sale: Cash.— Carl Smith, Kensinglon. Ga. 11. 2 FOR SALE BcjuiUful 5-room bun galow on North Main EL -M. N"i| Andrews. Election Held Saturday For School Trustees NEW SYSTEM SOON THINKS “CITIZEN” FOR THE RURAL SCHOOLS OF WALKER COUNTY, THINKS CIT IZEN—INSISTS CHANGES O E SYSTEM MUST SOON COME Ed Messenger:— From time to time our attention has been directed by you and others to the defects of our rurul schools but aro we as citizens giving heed as we should? Are we trying to un derstand or are we willing to under stand tho problems so near our fire sides? True we have gone somo of the way to better conditions in the country schools, but still we are not organized for efficiency or can there over be thoroughness of work under our present system. There seems to be a prevailing idea on the part of some people that one teacher can effectively teach forty or fifty pupils in all the grades. Have you ever noticed the number of books one child carries to school? He represents one grade and wheth er he is alone in that grade or thern is several in it, the work is the same. One grade is supposed to be enough for one teacher provided the work is done most thoroughly. Consider ing the fact that some new duties have been added to the work of the teacher lately most overy rural school is trying to do from threo to six times as much as can he done. If the matter is not plain to us as patrons, let us look up (he course of study as laid down by (he state and piake us out a daily schedule. You will probably find by the time wo have deducted time for physical exercises, play, morning, exercises and other regular work, that we may have on an average four minutes to the recitation in the one-teacher school. And don’t forget that for the most part this is under awful physical conditions such as uncom fortable buildings, bad lighting, heat ing, bad seats, desks, board, charts, globes, libraries elc. Unthinkable you say. And what would you do? If you had a team ol horses and you found they were overworked, you would either lake off a part of the load or you would put more help there to move the load. That is exactly what we have come to in our schools. We have got to take something off or else we have got to combine forces to move tho load forward. But we say no, to tak ing anything off because we need everything we are trying to teach. Then what must wc do? One thing and only one thing is left for us and that is consolidation. To try to im prove the small srhool and put en ough help in it to make it thorough, would prove a very expensive ven ture and is impossible. As citizens and patrons let us think anu think clearly and act wisely about this. Should wo get sick we send for a doctor or should we have some legal problem, we go to a law yer, but as regards educational problems do we trust our best educ calors and educational experts? If we do not let us investigate for our selves and in making our conclu sions let not small thinking predju diee he our masters. For us which is the most honorable —do all we can against bettering schools in a broad and constructive way; do nothing or do something? We are doing one of these three. CITIZEN Mrs. Slum’s Bible Class Holds Animal Review The Sunday school class of Mrs. S. .1. Shaw met Tuesday afternoon for their annual review of Hi- L , study. After an hour spent in questions on the Bible, Mrs. C. H. Holland be ing successful in answering the most questions, won a prize. A social hour of games was then enjoyed after which Mrs. Shaw as sisted by little George Paul Shaw, served a delicious sweet course, xxx Want Ads a I Messenger Pay ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR IN Till': VARIOUS SCHOOL DIS TRICTS OF TIO' " . ry—PEO '3 SELECT PRO ’V.uISSIVE CITIZENS AS TRUS TEES The County Board of Education and the County Superintendent, J. i A. Sartnin, insists upon the people in. i the various school districts of the county taking deep interest in the coming trustees’ election Saturday, and in seeing that the rery best men of the s hood district are elected. The rural schools of the county ars beldnd other counties 1 and it is im-. »01 laid that progro<.-. ve leajer# ic sch'iol matters bo uiu- ed to insure progress. The election will be held at the i usual places for holding same. In the Lafayette school district the ofltce of the Justice of the Peace in the court house will be the place where the election will be held. Below is a list of trustees whose time expires Dec. 31st. Ascalon, John Henson; Burnt Mill, J. M. Mathis; Center Grove, W. L. Whaley; Chattooga, J. A. Clarkson; Corinth, Tom Cordell; Catlett, W. C. Coulter; Ccnchat, Abbie Howard; Cedar Grove, M. M. Crowder; Con cord, A. C. Shaw; Estelle, G. W. Shaw; East Armuchee, T. L. Can trell, Charles Clements; Fairview, Gus Wallin; Flintstone, C. P. Di mond; Garrett’s, R. T. Talley; Grif fin, W. A. Stansell; High Point, R. M. Carter; Harrisburg, C W Jun kins, High, Ed Chadwick; Hender son, J. T. Hammontrce, Kensington, G. W. Hunter; LaFuyette, R. L, Greene, Lee, John Hegwood, Mission Ridge, H. A. LaFontain, J. A. Talley; Mt. Carmel, G Y Strickland; New Prospect, Floyd Stephens, Naomi, Jim Brown; New Grovo, J. F. Hef ner; Osborn, J. E. Bridges; Oak Grove, J. M. Autry; Old Bethel, A. C Henry, Pittsburg, R. M. Standifor; Pleasant Hill, Fred Scoggins (2 to be jhjlocted.); I’oavino, .1. F. Hill; Pond Springs, J. H. Madaris; Payne’s IChapel, O. W. Morion, Sam Cannon; ‘ Hook Spring, 7„ W. Jones, Ridgeway 0. F. Brown; Shiloh, J. C. Young; Wesley Chapel, A. C .Vcatch; Wal laceville, Foldine Schmitt; Water ville, U. W. C. Myers; Warren, A. G. Cremer; W. Armuchee, W. M. Hill; Villanow, J. C. Phillips; Trans, W. . F. Price. 1 NOTICE On Saturday November 26, 1021, there will be an election in the va rious school districts of the county at the school house for the purpose |of electing successors to all school trustees whose terms have expired or whose terms will expire on Dec. 31, 1921. The election is to be held by the trustees a«d the returns to be made to the Superintendent of schools immedialoly after the election. By ord ir of the Board of Educa tion. 11-25-31 J. A. SARTAIN, C. S. S. W P. BLACKWELL WEDS MISS REBECCA BOMAR A wedding that camo as a surprize to the many friends of the contract ing parties was that of Mr. W. P. Blackwell and Miss Rebecca Boniar, both of West Armuchee, at the Bap tist Pastorium Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. I. 8. Leonard in ! his usual happy manner officiated. Immediately after the ceremony the couple left for Chattanooga for a brief wedding trip. The marriage of Mr. Blackwell and Miss Bomar unites two promi nent families of this county, and I heir host of friends in this section extend cordial congratulations. ' MRS. ANNA PEACOCK, AGED 65 DIED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING , Mrs. Anna Peacock, age 65. widow of K. L. Peacock, died at her home, near Rook Springs Tuesday morning at 1:30, after a short illness. She is survived by live sons, E. L. John C., Hugh M„ Osrar and D. W. K. Mrs. Peacock was a member of the Bap tist church.