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VOLUME XLIV.—NO. 44.
Farmers’ Auction Sale
*
And Golden Rule Sale
Held Here Monday sth
FARMERS URGED TO BRING IN
LIVE STOCK, USED FARMING
IMPLEMENTS A NI) SECOND
HAND HOUSEHOLD GOODS— j
REAL SEASONABLE BARGAINS
OFFERED B Y MERCHANTS— 1
READ TWO-PAGE ANNOUNCE
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MENT IN THIS ISSUE
Next Monday. December sth, the
lirst Farmers’ Auction Sale and the
merchants’ Golden Rule Sale will!
be held in LaFayette under the au
spices of the LaFayette Advertising
Club.
The purpose of these sales, which
will be held the first Monday in each
month, is to develop the true spirit.
of co-operation between the town
and surrounding county for mutual,
benefit. z
At the auction sale the merchants I
and business men of the town pro
pose to sell free of cost to the farm
ers, any live slock, used farming
implements and .econd-hand furni
ture they may lave on hand and
desire to turn into money. The sale
is an open one and fair to all. If a
farmer has any of the above-named
‘ articles he wishes to offer for sale
next Monday he mav bring same and
it will be sold for him without cost
to him. If he desires to put a price
limit on the article, he may do so
but he must let the auctioneer know
the price before the sale. If no price
limit is fixed by the farmer for his
article then it will be sold to the
highest bidder.
The Golden Rule sale is a plan
whereby the merchants offer two
seasonable bargains, each article
offered different from any other
merchant. These articles are not
shelf-worn, old or hard stock but
all seasonable goods.
Elsewhere in ibis issue are two
pages devoted to the Auction sale
and the Golden Rule Sale, in which
appear full explanations.
In other lowns the plan is work
ing splendidly and the members of
the Advertising Club here feel that
if will work wonders in this sec
tion. _ ~
The Auction Sale and the Golden
Rule Sale of the merchants are
guaranteed by the LaFayette Ad
vertising Club to be strictly fair and
square, an dthe farmers of
territory are urged to investigate
bargains offered, the plan ol the
auction sale and convince them
selves of its merit.
Indications point, to a record
breaking crowd here next Monday
to test out the novel plan.
GROUP MEETINGS
FOR TEACHERS BEGIN
FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK ALL
TEACHERS IN GROUP TERRI
TORY EXPECTED TO ATTEND
ONE-DAY SESSION
Teachers’ Group meetings are an
nounced on the dates indicated and
at the places mentioned below, as
follows:
N'aorhi group on Friday Dec. 2nd.
Teachers from the following schools
will attend this meeting: Corinth,
•Waterville, Lee, Catlett, Pine Grove
and Sunnyside.
Chattooga Group on Monday Dec.
5. Teachers for this group are Burnt
Mill, Fairview, Harrisburg, Mt. Car
mel, Ridgeway and Wesley Chapel.
Dee. 7., composed of teachers from
Rossville Group on Wednesday
Dry Valley, Bruner's Chapel. Flint
astone. Cenchat, Wallaceville, Os
born. Mission Ridge and Lake View.
Villanow Group on Thursday Dec.
for teachers from Concord, Iran*
New Grove, Furnace, Griffin. Hen
derson, Shiloh and Pleasant Hill.
Cedar Grove on Friday Dec. 9th.,
for teachers from Kensington, Old
Bethel, Pond Springs, Oak Grove,
Garrets, High Point, New Prospect
and Estelle.
Warren Group on Monday Dec.
12 for teachers from Bethel, Center
Grove, Poavine, Noble and Rock
Springs.
All tegchers will dismiss .their
schools on the day of their group
in(v{.ing IVid atteid the mooting
bringing note book and lunch. The
tractors al t*l 3 -obp center schools
Halte (tomtit ilit'Biiintnn*
SOME 25 DISTRICTS
NOT YET REPORTED
ON SCHOOL TRUSTEES’ ELECTION
HELD LAST SATURDAY MR.
SARTAIN URGES DISTRICTS TO
SEND IN ELECTION RETURNS
AT ONCE
—V —
Up to noon Wednesday, county
school Commissioner J. A. Sartain,
had not. received reports of election
of school trustees in last Saturday’s
election from some twentyfive school
districts. Reports are coming in on
every mail however, and Mr Sartain
expects full reports from all dis
tricts by the end of the w -ek. He
urges, all districts that have not yet
filed the election returns for school
trustees, to do so at once.
The following returns of the elec
tion of trustees in the various school
districts’, have been received by Mr.
Sartain:
Ascalon—John Henderson—3 yrs.
Catlett—H. S. Cordell—3 years.
Cedar Grove—H. H. Shankles—3
years; J. P. Wood—2 years.
Concord—John Travillian—3 yrs.
R. E. Cantrell—l year.
Corinth—A. J. Johnson—3 years.
E. Armuchee—J. M. Shahan—3 yrs;
B .H. Pope—2 yrs.
Flintstone—C. P. Dimond—3 yrs.
Garrett’s Chapel—L. L. Lane—3
years.
High—Ed Chadwick—3 years.
High Point—J. H. Williams—3 yrs
Kensington—W. G. Hunter—3 years.
LaFayette—R. A. Whatley—3 yrs.
Mt. Carmel—J. O. Leigh—3 years.
Oak Grove—F. C. Carroll—3 yrs.
Payne’s Chapel—J. W. Hixon—3
years; William Harp—l year.
Pleasant Hill—J. S. Hunt—3 yrs.;
Joe Fitzptrick—2 years.
Trans—F. E. Bowman —3 years.
Villanow—H. J. Phillips—3 years.
Warren—W. H. Neal—3 years.
CHILD WELFARE DEPARTMENT
TO HOLD RUMMAGE SALE 9TH
The Child Welfare Department
of the LaFayette Woman’s Club will
hold a rummage sale at Ihe old
'cohVl house FMilay Dec. 9th., for
the benefit of the child welfare work
in connection with the County Beard
of Health.
All who will offer articles for this
sale, are urged lo send in same to
the old courthouse on Thursday Dec
81 ti so that the article may be ar
ranged for sale the next day.
The people of the town are urged
lo co-operate with the sale and send
>n any articles they can spare.
Notice of First Medina of Creditors
In the District Court of "le U. S.
for the Northern District of Georgia.
In bankruptcy.
In (lie matter of G. E. Delay, a
Bankrupt. In bankruptcy No 1572.
To the creditors of G. E. Delay, of
Kensington in the county of Walk
er and district aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on
the 26th day of Nov. 1921., the said
G .E. Delay was duly adjudicated a
bankrupt; and that the. first meet
ing of his creditors will be held at
the referee's office in the city of
Rome on Ibe 61 li day of December
1921- at 10 o’clock a. m. at which
time said creditors, may altond, and
prove their claims, appoint a trusb'e
examine the bankrupt, and transact
•such other business ns may proper
ly come before said meeting.
W. 8. ROWELL,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Rome. Ga. Nov. 20, 1921.
will have school as usual with their
regular program as on other days
till noon. At noon Ihe children will
be excused and the afternoon will
be taken up with n teachers’ confer
ence and round table.
'Teachers are requested to observe
and make noles of every recitation
the manner of calling and dismiss
ing classes, assigning lessions. hear
ing lessons; also manner of dis
missing for recess and ol re-assem
bling. as well as the general order
of the school room: also note thee*
aVfUigement of the school room
I with reference to equipment such
as desks, stoves, water, maps. etc.
Every teacher is requested lo make
: every arrangement before hand so
as to be on hand at the place on
time for Hie opening exercises and
not disturb the school by coming
in lale and not missing any part of
•h' dav’s work.
J.A.SARTALN, C. 8: S.
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1921.
SEE THE HIGHBROWN
STRUTTERS BALL
AT THE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
FRIDAY EVENING STAGED BY
THE LOCAL TROOP BOY SCOUTS
—AN EVENING OF WHOLESOME
FUN
Under the direction of Scout Mas
ter Andrews, the local cairip Boy
Scouts, will stago a Minstr.
Friday evening of this week, at the
school auditorium, for the benefit
of the local Scout camp.
For several weeks the boys have
worked on their parts .and feel that
the public will be richly rewarded
for their attendance Friday evening.
The title of the minstrel is Ihe
Highbrown Strutters Bail, and last
year when the Scouts staged the
minstrel, it made a great hit. New
features have been added and the
program is more interesting than
last year.
The public generally is invited to
an evening of clean, wholesome en
tertainment, staged by looal talent.
Tickets are now on sale at the va
rious drug stores. Admission prices;
25c and 35c. No reserve dseat.s.
Following is the cast of characters
and a glimpse of the program:
Among Those Present
Bones James Stiles
Romeo Rosebud John Craig
Eberaneezer Johnson. .Elberl Maples
Footsie Browu Lucius Ball
Lasses White Hoke Smith
Rufus Washington ..Ector Bagwell
Wildcat Gabriel Greene
The Hot-Stuff Twins (Snowball
and Snewball). .A. & W. Hegwood
Limit. Beau Dandy—..G. Hammond
Three Spot Roy Hegwood
Sambo T. Bagwell
Tnmbo Roy Phipps
Interlocutor M. N. Andrews
Accompanist Miss Beth Rhyne
Music
“Carry Me Back To Old Virginny”
“All By Mysolf”
“Peggy O’Neil”
“Ain’t We Got Fun?"
“Down Yonder”
“Mammy’s Little Caroline Coons’’
"That, Tumble Down Shack in
At h lone”
“Strut Miss Lizzie"
“1 Love tiu* Land of Old Black Joe”
IN THE AFTER PIECE
A Summary Court Martial
Lieut. Beau Dandy—Clint Hammond
Private Romeo Rosebud —Jno. Craig
Sergeant G. I. Can —Lucius Ball.
ROLL CALL CHAIRMAN UR3ES
COMMITTEE TO SEND IN REPORT
Only two rural districts have made
reports on the Red Cross member
ship drive, announced Roll Call
iChrliman Tom Bryan Wednesday,
and the LaFayette District has not
yet made a complete return of Ihe
envass. Mr. Bryan urges all com
mittees to continue working on Ihe
drive for the next few days and to
send him the report early next week
in order that lie may make a final
report to headquarters.
COURT OF APPEALS
REVERSES JUDGE WRIGHT
In the case of Mrs Olga Whitcomb
versus John 11. Payne, Director Gen
eral, the Court of Appeals reversed
Judge Wright, announcement of Ihe
Court’s decree being made Tuesday.
It will be recalled that some three
years ago Mr. Whileomb, who was
driving from LaFayette to Chatta
nooga in a Studebakcr car was kill
ed In a collision with a Central of
Georgia Irani at the crossing at No
ble. Mr. Whitcomb was brought lo
LaFayette and died within a few
hour’s time. Mrs. Whitcomb entered
suit for damages, and Judge Wright
direcled a verdict for the defended.
The case was carried to the Court
of Appeals and a decision reversing
the Judge, was announced Tuesday.
Attorneys in the ease were: For
Mrs. Whitcomb, Norman Shatturk
ami Judge Henry; for Ihe defendant:
Maddox & Doyle and Rosser.
Mrs. James E. Rodser
Hostess to Crochet Club
The Crochet Club was most de
lightfully entertained Tuesday af
ternoon by Mrs. J. E. Rosser at her
home on Cove SC
After working an hour we had a
re ul pleasant social hour at which
Mrs. R. M. Coulter and Ms. T. J. Nash
were pleasant visitors.
The hostess served delicious re
freshments assistert by Miss Lucy
I Rosser and Mrs O. W. Bledsoe.
XXX.
SALE!SALE! SALE!
Saturday Dec. 3 at my place 2 1-2
miles, north of Davis Cross Roads,
will sell lo highest bidder all my
stock and farming tools, sUidfiboker
wagon, riding and walking cultiva
tors. turning plows and harrows and
other small tools; 275 bales soy bean
hay: 200 bushels corn; Horses snd
cows; 700 2 x 4; Some household
furniture. Terms of sale; Cash
i Carl-Smith, Keaniagtau* Gs..ft. 2
BIGGEST WEDDING
AT CHICKAMAUGA
NEXT TUESDAY EVENING OF
THE SEASON—IT IS TO RE
WITHOUT A WOMAN BUT
WITH COSTUMES THAT WILL
DAZZLE, PROVOKE LAUGH
TER AND MAKE YOU GLAD
YOU SAW IT
For the benefit of the Catron
Memorial Fund, the Womanless
Wedding will be staged at the school
auditorium at Chickamauga next
Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
The cast, of characters for tho
wedding will be taken from La-
Fayette, Chickamauga, Rossville, Ft
Oglethorpe, Villanow, Rock Springs,
Pond Springs, Kensington, Cedar
Grove and other places in the coun
ty, and the program will have fea
tures not incorporated in the wed
ding at LaFayette.
The band from Fort Oglethorpe
will be on hand, and several song
selections by county folks will add
to the program. Plans are being
rnado to make the wodding an event
of county-wide interest, and with
this in view the characters are tak
en from every section.
The admission prices will be for
adults, 50c; children, 25 cents.
The Chickamauga committee re
ported Wednesday afternoon that in
every section heard from great in
terest was being taken in the event
Tuesday night, and the committee
feels that the wedding will be staged
before a capacity house.
Space forbids the announcement
of the characters in the wedding,
but the program in brief will be
somewhat as follows:
Overture—Ft. Oglethorpe Orchestra
Musical numbers.
Knlranee of wedding party.
Song—Selected.
Entrance of the Belles of tho va
rious districls.
Entrance of tho Newlyweds and
Snookums.
Musical Program—Local (alent and
Orchestra from Ft. Oglethorpe.
; Entrance of Bride and Groom.
The wedding ceremony.
Frand finale.
The committee in charge urges
all characters that will participate
in the wedding to meel at tho high
school building a: 6:45 Tuesday
evening for final practice and in
structions.
NOVEMBER REPORT Os
HEALTH COMMISSIONER
Two cases of scarlet fever and
.six of diphtheria were reported dur
ing November. These were quar
antined during November. No deaths
ocurred from ojther of these diseas
es. and we believe both are reason
ably well under control.
We have completed the examina
tion of 315 school children, exclu
sive of (hose two schools examined
but nnl yet ready for record. Analy
sis of the examination made reveals
conditions worthy to he considered.
Os 269 children weighed, 200 were
found to ho under the standard
weight; 75 of them lacking between
ten and thirty pounds reaching the
standard. This condition should
arouse much interest in parents. In
some cases il may be due to disease
but often to imperfect ventilation,
use of tobacco, etc. fib Wren should
hove plenty of milk. Coffee is a val
uable stimulant for adults when
properly used but is it" ' '
children; tobacco and “dopes" are
much more hurtful .1 suggest a close
supervision (hat these harmful hab
its may be eliminated and (hat chil
dren may be required to sleep with
open windows and to cat. whole
some food.
Bad teeth are almost universal
There are some minor skin diseases
especially poorly cared for scalp,
a rather large number of bad pos
tures which can soon be improved
wilhthe physical training n«w re
quired by the school laws. Os dis
eases and conditions that most aff
ect the health and progress of the
school children, eye (rouble and
throat diseases are the most com
mon. ......
If one is near-sighled, the eyes
must he put into a strain in order
to see. This strain may cause head
ache or other nervous trouble*; It
not. the child is rendered uncom
fortnhle and is disinclined to study.
Don't resort to reproof or punish
rnenl but have the trouble correct
ed by means of glasses
<V, were found to have la r ‘K *»' mmi?#
manv of these so marked "i”' ’ v ’
have reported them to parents. Jh'S
condition is objectionable not alone
because of frequent attacks i>t '■or'
throat, bid mainlv for the reason
that tonsils furnish openings where
disease-producing germs m 'V eider
and thus gain trees* to 'lie bfy
an<i produce serious disease If a
child b-s te-i’c tonsils. nsr*nallv
if un«l -w'' Id be* ’ •* "•
the m ek, hatter get tl»e «dw.-o of a
ELECTION TUESDAY
FOB CITY OFFICER
MAYOR, RECORDER AND FIVE
COUNCILMEN TO BE ELECTED
—REGISTRATION II A II l> L Y
TWO-THIRDS OF LAST YEAR
—ONLY 12 COLORED CITIZENS
REGISTERED
The election for city officers of I
LaFayette will be hold next Tues
day. The registration hooks which j
closed Wednesday night, show ttiat
only 382 have registered in tho va
rious wards, as against 558 last year.
A mayor, recorder and live coun
cilmen are to he elected, Ihe coun
rilmen to be elected one from each
of the five wards.
The voting places will be as fol
lows: Ist ward, Center's shop; 2nd.
ward, Justices roo min court house;
3rd ward, council room in Bank of
LaFayette building; 4th ward. Tonie
Bridges’ store; sth ward, W. O.
Davenport’s store.
The. registration by wards follow:
Ist ward, 99 whites and one colored:
2nd ward, 69 whites, no colored; 3rd
ward, 67 whites and 1 colored; 4th
ward, 97 whites and no colored; sth
ward, 38 whites and 10 colored.
As yet very little interest has been
manifested in the coming election
next Tuesday.
SEARS—FARISS
The announcement of the marri
age of Miss Marie Sears to Mr. John
DeWitt Farias, of Atlanta, lasi week,
will be read with interest by the
host of friends of Mr. Fariss, who is
the son of Mrs. J. D Farias, former
ly of this city:
The following story of the’wed
ding appeared in Friday’s Constitu
tion:
"The marriage of Miss Marie
Sears to John DeWitt Fariss, at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Whitmell Sears, 706 Highland ave
nue on Thursday afternoon, at 6 o’-
clock, is of special interest to their
host of friends throughout the state.
“The beauiful ring ceremony was
pronounced io a very lender and im
pressive manner by Dr. F. C. Mc-
Connell.
“The bride was gowned in a fftil
leur of midnighi-blue tricotine w 111
bat of blue panne velvet, beaded in
black with enque feathers. Her cor
sage was of Columbia roses. She is
one. of ihe most popular of Atlanta's
young women, her modest and gentle
! personality having attracted liun
' dreds of friends and, admirers Lo
i herself: she inherits many of these
I qualities from her maternal ances
try, among whom were the Craw-
I fords, Carrolls, Winstons and others
of Virginia and Baltimore.
“Mi*. Fariss, iH of lino family, son
of the late J I> Fariss of LaFayette,
l(ia.. and a young man of sterlin?
1 integrity. . ... . .
I “Mr. and Mrs. Eariss will be al
home to their friends after Dec. I, in
llieir new home, 753 E. North Ave.,
Atlanta, Ga."
WF, GUARANTEE $36.00 per week
full time or 75c an hour spare
time selling guaranteed Hosiery.
Agents makin g#7s to $125 a week.
Good hosiery is an absolute necesi
ty. you can sell it easily. Our fall
line ready at pre war prices—Eagle
Hosiery Mills, Darby, Pa. 1-28 lOt
FARM FOR SALE
15 acres, 1 mile east of LaFayette.
Fine for truck farming anil straw
berries. New bouse, 4 rooms ball and
2 porches; cistern and good barn.—
A bargain for quick sale—S. *•
Blaylock. _
'"one case of a dislocated hip joint
of about three years standing; a
bright girl II yers old was cununeu
10 bed sir months, used crutch, s a
year and is now able, to walk with
difficulty. We hope to get this trou
ble corrected. A little boy nine ye„rs
old had one, eye removed on ac
count of disease when three years
!>; age. II eis extremely iiear-sigu*-
i il in the remaining eye, which has
on the sight a threatening ulcer. Il
Hie near sight is not corrected and
Hie eye strain and consequent con
gestion should continue, there is a
1 ureal danger that the boy may be
! rn,ne totally blind. T he parents in
this case have been instructed and
tiie teacher informer of his condi
, l "one case of pulmonary I übercu
j losis lias been detected and at least
two others suspected. We know the
danger to the rest of the family of
a ram? of ronMUinpUon in llo* home,
but We have not yet learn-d to ap
preciate the danger of a ca-e m the
| school. Just as children take moas
'les, diphtheria and other diseases
more easily than adults, so are they
. more susceptible to tuberculosis.
This is tho time of life where there
in most danger and ihe school is
| the most important place to guard
1 1 hem. „ ■
' J. 11. HAMMOND,
Commissioner of Health.
Want Ads in
Messenger
Pay
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
GLEAN - IIP sni|M)
W Bryan lJ» n22
in nuMt DEG. 6-12
for benefit of EX-SERVICE
men who need assistance
AM) INFORMATION AS TO COM
PENSATION ANI) OTHER CLAIMS
Thc> Federal clean-up Squad will
be in Home the week of Dec. 8-1-
for the purpose of helping ex
service men, who need assistance
and information regarding compen
sation claims, insurance, vocational
education etc and the territory em
braced by the sqnud includes Walk
er and’ six other adjoining counties.
I). R. Thurman, Secretary of the
local Hod Corss chapter has filled
out. quite a few blanks for the ex
service men of this county and ad
joining counties, preparatory to gor
ing to Rome to meet the Federal
Clean-up Squad. v
The headquarters at Rome will lie
in the Harbin Hospital.
DISCHARGE RECORD
OF EX-SERVICE MEN
TO BE PROPERLY RECORDED
WITH THE CLERK OF THE
COURT, IS NOW A LAW IN GA.
. —-CLERK TOM BRYAN WILL BE
GIN RECORDING JAN. IST.
At the last session of the legisla
ture, an act was passed providing
for the recording of the discharges
from military service of all ex-ser
vice men in (he state. A record book
is to be purchased by the Clerk of
the Court for Ibis purpose. Clerk.
T. W. Bryan has ordered, the re
cording book and will begin record
ing these discharge records Jan. 1,
1922.
Following is the full text of the
bill, as received by Mr. Bryan Mon
day from J. Van Holt Nash, Adju
tant General for Georgia:
Nov. 23, 1921.
From: The Adjutant General, the
Slate of Georgia.
To: All Clerks of Superior court
in (lie Stale of Georgia.
.Subject: Recording Discharge oerti
ficutes World War Veterans.
I. Your attention is called to tin*
following Act of the General Assem
bly of the Slate of Georgia, 1921,
page IHA:
"DISCHARGE FROM MILITARY
SERVICE, RECORDING OF. NO. 147
—•An ad to provide for a record
book in each County of the State tor
the recording of discharges from the
Military Services’of the U. S. and
for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the Slate, of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
authority of the same, that from
und after the passage of Ibis Act,
the County Commissioners or other
officers having charge of the Coun
ty's business of each County of this
State shall provide for the clerk of
the Superior court in said County,
a hook or hooks in which he shall
record and index the disoharu
(ideates of all ex-service men resi
dent of Die county, showing their
discharge from the Military service
service of the U. 8., and they shall
from time lo time he furnished such
additional books for said purpose
as may lx- necessary. Every entry
be signed bv the clerk and dated
with the veer and day and hour ac
r-umielv stated, and a certidcat* of
registry shall eh endorsed by said
clerk on each discharge recorded.
The term "Military Service as used
herein shall also include the term
of Naval Services. Any records al
ready now made by the clerk of the
Superior court in substantial com
pllanee with this Act. shall be con
flirlorwl rocortlnd under tne terms
of this Aft. ..
sec ° A fee of 25c for recording
said discharge shall be allowed the
Clerk of the County.
Sec. 3..Thnt a certified copy of any
discharge, when the original is lost
or destroveri shill be admitted in
*n nnv nf the Court* of Into
stale*, without further proof of the
original. Tha| n) , , awg an ,| parts of
laws in conflict herewith, be and the
same are hereby feP« aM „
Approved August 8. lIKM.
•) nis requested, by direction of
the Governor, that copies of all dis
charge certificate registrations cr
emated and indexed bv you m accord
With the above quoted !»»• »»
ex-service men residents of ymn
countv showing their dta--harve
from the service of the 1 oiled States
hr furnished this department n or
der to rbeck with and complete the
World War Records on file in this
Denari meet of the State
1 I v»N llftl.T N*BH.
The Adjutant General. •