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VOLUME XLVI. NO. 1.
Mayor Davenport Pledges
Law Enforcement Program
The newly elected Mayor and
Council met on Monday night and
formally organized for the year’s
work. Col. Janies E. Rosser was e
lected Mayor pro tem; Z. A. Borders,
chief of police and Are department;
W. C. Burney was elected superin
tendent of the Water and Light
plant; R. L. Rich was re-elected as
night watchman; Col. R. M. W.
Glenn was made City Attorney and
J G Walraven, the newly-elected
Recorder was also elected treasurer.
Mayor Davenport delivered a short
but timely address before the in
coming council, the lull recital ol
which appears below.
Following the organization, the
following standing committees w :.’e
named the Mayor;
Council Committees for Year 1923
The Chairman of a Committee
must act with the approval of its
members and not alone In the
event a'member of a Committee
u.is to give sdjsfaoti n, I .oserve
the right to mike nth as
1 deem just and right.
W. O. DAVENPORT, Mayor.
Fiiu,nee
W. A. Enloe
J. E. Rosser
Hill Hammond
Streets, Sidewalk '& Cemetery
F. L. Baker
S F. Evans
W. A. Enloe
Water i& Light
J. E. Rosser
\V. A. Enloe .-'V
Hill Hammond ‘ ,j
Sewer & Sanitation
Hill Hammond ■
S. F. Evans ;■ \
F. L. Baker __
Fire & Police *
S. F. Evans
F. L. Baker
Hill Hammond
Ordinances & Public Safety
J. E. Rosser
W. A. Enloe
S, F. Evans
Purchasing
W. A. Enloe
J. E. Rosser
F. L. Baker
Board of Health
J. H. Hammond
G. \V. Hansom
H. D. Scruggs
Mayos Davenport’s Address
“I have j io flowery speech tojpake.
We bavejmet here in the old council
room for the purpose of organizing
and getting ready for the year’s*
work.
“We trust there shall be the very
best spirit of cooperation in the
Council. It is paramount that we
pull together to make a greater and
bitter LaFayette. We cannot think
of LaFayette as a small village but
a? a progressive little city.
“We look with pride upon the
many civic improvements we now
enjoy. Only a few years have pass
'■l since wo were in darkness and
tircl not constructed a side walk.
We now are enjoying the use of
several miles of splendid concrete
side walks and an electric plant that
furnishes lights to residents and to
si reels in every* section of the city,
although the plant is inadequate
f ir the present needs.
“Our sewerage system while
quite extensive, is not sufficient to
ivu-et the present requirements. It
will be necessary to make some ex
tensions, in some sections of the
illy.
“M'iny requests have come to me
from various citizens of the city
for water .In order to comply with
metnr of these requests it will be
necessary to extend some of the
v/ater lines, which I am sure, will
it-ent with the approval of the
council.
“Our streets are one of the great
problems. There have/been tlious
; iuls of dollars spent, on streets and
.“■till we are in mud in the winter
and*flust in the summer. I shall call
upon the Street Committee and ask
M„m to give this matter their deep
csf thought and make a report to
lhe Mayor and Council covering
their plans and suggestions.
Law Enforcement
“I be’iem n 'he onfo* of
ti c laws I shad call upon th" Pn
>:ro Dopantment to use all means
t vailable to break up the "boetleg
-Mher v. lators of the law. I trust
all law-abiding citizens will co-op
erate wit)i”the Mayor and Police
Department in making a clean City.
"Our school system is on the
highest level it has ever attained.
We have a most creditable high
school building, one of the best in
North Georgia. We have two splen
iiid school buildings in West La-
Fayette, one for the white children
and one for the colored children.
These buildings furnish ample room
for the present needs of the child
ren. The City School Board, the
Chamber of Commerce, the Wo
men’s Club and others, are to be
commended for their noble work
nod assistance in making possible
those commodious buildings.
“We have passed a great ora of
business depression that has been
realized by everyone from the lab
orer to the banker. I am happy to
believe that we are hark on a firm
foundotion. Business is good, ferm
c\e and business, men are. more op
timistic and 1 see no reason why
business conditions will not steadi
ly improve.
“In the spirit of co-operation let
us go forward, fully determined to
do our very best to make our lit tle
city so attractive and clean that
c'hers will be attracted to cast
their lots with us.
W. 0. DAVENPORT. Mayor”
GOOD WORK BEING
DONE BY THE HIGH
SCHOOLS IN WALKER COUNTY
(By Warren C. YY’atkin.s)
The schools in Walker county are
improving rapidly, not only in the
erectiiftt' of now buildings, hut the
co-operative spirit.,between teacher,
patron and pupil, i? yfWping to make
cur schools of fWo preseu&Jay more
and more efficient. , < ,■
L The pHpffiujtf the schodls seem to
catch the spirit of advancement
and arejjping more real study this
year thfS they ever have before.
The records show that their-ielTorts
arc being rewarded for (here are
iqoreynames on the honor rdW the
last two months than there were the
first of the term.
LaFayette High School (“The best
school in Northwest Georgia”) leads
all schools in the county in work
done during the Fall term.
Cedar Grove is advancing- also so
say the reports from the faculty.
The first, term tliere were two High
School Pupils on the Honor Roll,
while I notice in last week's issue
of the Messenger Mr. J D McFarlin
says there, were more than twice
the number on the .Honor Roll this
term than there were the first term.
Other schools show proportionate
gains in the work done.
Let us all work together for the
common cause of Education and for
(tie upbuilding of the county. Let
us make Walker the leader in edu
cational works.
REPORT OF TREASURER
CENTENARY FUND FOR ROCK
SPRINGS JHETH. CHURCH
Report in full of the Mission
ary Centenary funds of Rock
Spring church and Sunday
school report to January 1, 1923.
Amount pledged by the
church $918.50
Amount pledged by the
Sunday School SIOO.OO
Total $1018.50
Amount Paid by church..ss23.oo
Amount paiil by S. S 80.00
Total $603.00
Balance d,.0 by church .. $305.00
Balance due by S. S 20.00
Total $115.50
I would be thankful if the sub
srribers would pay all amounts due
for 1922 at their earliest conveni
ence, as it is expected of me to col
lect and n.ok report to the onfer
j' uce Tre--. 'vr. 1 am being degod
lo collect tlie amounts due.
J. R. TYNER, Ixica! Trcas.
All members of Welcome Grovo,
No. 252, V’ odmen Circle, are re
•<•«?<•••’ Woodmen
all next . !<
i*
and the State Manager is •, •
to be present. Refreshmen*
served after business *■
Grace Baker, Ret*— ~
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, J ANUARY 5, 1923.
Hasty’s Gang Sentence
Commuted By Hardwick
To A $350.00 Fine
After between fifteen and sixteen
months in the Walker County chain
gang on a straight sentence by a
Walker County Jury of three years
for making liquor, Quill Hasty was
released this week, by paying a fine
of 15350. His release by paying tjie
line of 15350 was recommended by
the, stale Prison Commission and
his sentence was then commuted
by Governor Hardwick to Prison
Service, according to his attorney
David K. Pope in a statement to the
Messenger Thursday morning,
which means his unconditional re
lease from the cliaingang,
Henry Shahan Regius
Serving His Sentence
Henry Shahan, who was convict
ed of manufacturing liquor in the
November Federal Court at Home,
was sentenced by Judge Sibley to
serve four months in jail. Shahan
began serving his sentence this
week.
Tom Gavton, who hps been serv
ing in the county chaingang for in
fraction of the prohibition laws, lias
completed his sentence and was re
leased (his morning, Thursday. His
sons, Ted and Jule Gayton, who
have been apprehended on whiskey
charges, are awaiting* trial at the
February term of I lie Walker Su
perior court. Ted is serving a Fed
eral jail sentence, having plead
guilty before Judge Sibley.
Sheriff Ilarmon , and deputies
have made several raid* the past
few days but Thursday morning the
Messenger was unable to secure a
report of the raids, the Sheriff and
Deputies being out of town.
Woman Mayor For Strict
Prohibition Enforcement
Mrs. Alice Strickland, aged 03
years, who has been elected Mayor
of Duluth Ga., is the Arst woman in
Georgia to be elected Way or. She is
from Forsyth county, the mother
of four sons and three daughters'
and believes in the strict enforce
ment of the prohibition laws, and
says that, her hope is to make Du
luth clean inside and out and to as
sist in making Forsyth courty a
prohibition - county in fact.
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WOODMEN CIRCLE *
ELECT OFFICERS
Welcome Grove, No. 252, Wpod
man Circle, met Thursday night,
Dec. 5, and elected the. following of
ficers for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Mary H. Duke, Guardian.
Mrs. W. R. Neely, Past Gdardian
Mrs Annie Fallis, Advisor.
.Mrs W M Hammond, Chaplain.
W. R. Parker, Clerk.
Mrs Paul Campbell, Banker.
Mrs Sam Littlejohn, Attendant.
Mrs Kitty Mosley, Asst. Attendant
Addie Burns, Inner Sentinel.
Mrs Lula Welton, Outer Sentinel
Grace Baker, Reporter.
Mrs. R. L. Catlett and Venice
Fallis, Managers. xx
GEORGIA AND WALKER CO.
1922 COTTON CROP SHOWS
DECREASE COMPARED TO 1921
According to the census bureau
of the United States Department of
Commerce (he number of bales gin
ned in Georgia prior to Dcr. <3th.
were 725,208, as against 812,100 on
the same date for 1921, showing a
difference for the state in favor of
the 1921 crop of 80,952 bales.
The record for Walker county on
the same dale shows 3,058 bales
ginned prior to Dec. 13, 1922, as a
- 4,025 same date 1921, or a
difference in favor of (he 1921 crop
of 907 bales.
CARO OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
fi'ends for the kindness and help
during the sickness, and death of
our beloved brother anil son James
Roy Clark. He was 16 years of age
'and died at bis home at Vulchn, Ga.
. -Her a lingering illness.—Mr and
s .1 P Clark. John, Baxter, Claud
i.l H t" Me* Muide Hig
7>n, Me •< ” M- P
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I orents C ar'
FARMERS’ MEETINGS
SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK
I rail the attention of the farm
ers to the short night meetings to
be held nert week as follows:
Monday night, Jan. B—Trans school
house. ,
Tuesday night, Jan. 9th—Villanow
schoo|hou.«e,
Wednesday nighl, Jan. 101 h—Hock
Springs school house.
Thursday night, Jair. llth—Pond
Springs school house
Friday nighl Jan. 12th—Cedar Grove
srhoolhouse.
These meetings are called for the
purpose of discussing farming perns
for 1923. Strict co-operation among
farmers is being encouraged at all
meetings. I am glad to report a good
attendance of interested farmers a;
the meetings already held over the
county.
To Kuy Cotton Seed Jan. 15th,
The purchasing committee that
has been busy for the past thrqs
weeks in collecting orders for pure
cotton seed mel in my office on
Tuesday afternoon. At this meeting
he committee agreed to postpone
buying the seed until Jan. 151 h in
rde.r that the farmers might have,
:iore time to .get. their orders m.
hose farmers who are interested
n getting pure seed at a reduced
rice are asked to see any of the
cllowing committeemen: .W C
ireen, Robert Moon, Knox Chap
nan, A G Greiner or myself by Jan.
51 h.
R. L. VANSANT, County Agent
\l NT CAROLINE JOHNSON
WINNER OF $5.00 PIU/.E
Friends of Aunt Caroline John
son. south of town will lie glad to
know that she won the $5 cash
prize offered by Hie T J Nash Store
to tin* person who' returned the
largest amount of their cash cou
pons on Saturday Dec. 30th.
Aunt Caroline had to return only
510 worth of these-Coupons to win
his prize.
Others held larger amounts of
coupons but overlooked the impor
tant part of returning them on the
day specitied.—Adv.
LAFAYFTE SCHOOL DISTRICT
TRUSTEES JOJCT AND ORGANIZE
At. the regular meeting of the
trustees of the LaFayette School
District Tuesday night, all new mem
bers were present, and the report
of the Secretary-Treasurer was
read and accepted by the Board. Al
so at this meeting, the auditor’s re
port of the bond account was read.
W. B. Shaw was again elected chair
man of the Board, while I> W Hern
don was elected Sec.-Treas. The
members of the Board for the new
year are W B Shaw, D W Herndon,
M A McConnell W O Davenport and
I If llolleman.
Jirthdiiy Party—
Miss Lucilc Duckett of Cliieka
mauga entertained a fjew friends
Saturday evening in honor of her
18th birthday.
Her home was beautifully deco
rated throughout with ferns en
-1 wined with red and green tapers.
Music, games and other amuse
ments were enjoyed until a late
hour. They were then ushered into
the dining room where covers were
•liif for nine couples. A three course
upper was served. At a very late
Hours the guests departed wishing
Miss Duckett many happy returns
A GUEST.
BLANKET AnADDED NEXT
Till RSOAY AT KENSINGTON
The blanket offered by Hall and
Stephens at Kensington, will be a
! warded to I he lucky one next Thurs
d»v afternoon when the. seal is
broken and the number taken out.
If the one holding the lucky number
is not present then another method
will be used, so all who bold num
bers be sure to lie here next. Thurs
day afternoon Jan. llth'.
HALL k STEPHENS
It Kensington, Ga.
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Rousing Program Stage?*
By College Students 29th
The college night program at the
Lafayette High School auditorium
last Friday night, when the college
students from Walker county and
the senior classes of the LaFny
ette, Chirkatnaugn and Cedar Grove
High schools, entertained the large
crowd from every section of the
county, was an innovation that was
well-received and gave an impetus
to education, and particularly to
eollege education, that had never
been felt in the county before.
Something like sixty represen
tatives from llii> various colleges
and universities of the South were
present and each group of repre
sentatives gave a short program.
Short talks from a few, tongs, reci
tations. college yells and plenty of
college spirit featured the event.
The high schools of the three
schools named above participated
and seemed to enjoy the program.
Immediately following the pro
gram, the hand of college students
organized, elected oflieers and plan
ned for next year’s college night.
It is hoped to make the event an
annual one and t» widen its scope,
and make the programs more in
teresting from year to year.
A short informal reception was
given after the exercises, at which
time the college students and high
school students as well as the par
ents and guests, met each other and
talked over plans etc.
The initial program was accord
ed a most wonderful success, and
the leaders in the movement, feel
that great inspiration'and encour
agement will be given high school
students wtiicti will create in them
a determination to got a collego ed
ucation.
Following is the list of oflieers
and committees appointed Friday
night for next year’s program:
President —Freeman G. McClure.
Secretary—'Miss Mi. >r
Membership C<
<’>
'■ -! 111;L I • I
F Hud
frank Young 98hHHhB
I .oniv Inman HHHH
Social Cmim
Wall a\.
Hose Parker
Ilerorutlog
Ms > Still' Cli.iu
Ivina Spencer wS^BBS
Montane Shields illllllli*
Publicity
Fetor Harwell, Chain
Kara Myers
Jesse Abney
The following list is as neßu
complete one as can he t
present of the students from «-
or county in the colleges and
versities of the South.
University of Georgia
Webb Tatum
Glenn Tatum
Lucius Langley ,
Archie Langley
Ralph Rosser
Horace Shattuck
F. C. McClure
Frank Young
Fletcher Smith
Powder Springs, 7tb District A &. M
Roy Mulkey
Karl McWhorter
Waller Catron
Robert Rea
Miss Denver Parker
Miss KLtie Greene
Miss Rose Parker
Albert. McCurdy
Pal Johnson
Jesse Greene
Arch Greene
John Baker
Clifford McConnell
Thurman Martin
Irvin Arnold
Gilbert H, Davis
l.aGriuigr Female College
Mary Stiles
s*«p V Willingham
Fle-''U '<* Pucyear
■<•••• University
John C. Young
I Berry School
Miss Roberta Smith
(Incomplete List)
Emory University
Glenn Duncan
Young Harris College
Coney Peterson
Jewel Peterson
Berea College (Ivy.)
Charlie Morgan i ,
Moody Morgan
Miss Jimmie Horton *
Byrd Wilson
Wesleyan
Winnie Rosser
Margaret Patton
loth Rhyne
Agnes Scott College
E mice Bird
University of Challanooga
Louise Shaw
Cars.m-Neuman College (l’enn.)
Edgir M. Cook
Bessie Tift
Annie Mae Walraven
Marguerite Shields
<hi. Slate College for Womei.
(Flirmerlj G. N. I. C.
Clara I.'ngley
Kara Myers
Locust Grove Institute
Leroy Im.aan
Robert S. Steele
Jesse Abney
Ben CavCnder t
Clinton Hammond
Chas. Davis
Georgia Tech
W. P. Blackwell
Randolph-Maeou
Virginia law Bowen,
Mary Jewell ...
Barncsville A. &. M.
Judd Hegweod
Miss Lois Hcgwood
Mr. Pettigrew .
Mr. Pettigrew
Mr. Pettigrew \
Maryville College, (Tenn.)
Edna Spencer
Jessie Lee Goodson
Elizabeth Murphy
Vv. A. SIIAW HEADS A. I. LEET
LODGE NO. 2M> F & A M
d At the communication of A I Leet
Fudge No. 260 F & A M on St. Johns
I >ay, Hie following officers .wen* ,
! dented for the ensuing Masonic
year;
W. A. Shaw, W. M.
W. L. Johnson, 8. W
John R Whitlow, J W
Harlin Strickland, Beo.
W. G. Hunter, Treasurer.
J P Wood, Chaplain. ,
B F Hall, S D
C B Hall, J D
F M Shaw, S S "
J. T. Grftnt, - .
After the exercises
del igViS.'k I .'refreshments were serv
ed. A large crowd of masons, their
families and friends attended.
CEDAR GROVE LODGE FUM
ELECTS CHAMPION T ATUM W M
At the last regular communication
of Cedar Grove lodge No. 640, the
following officers were elected, for
the ensuing Masonic year:
Brampton Tatum, W M.
J G Tatum, S W
II Igie Hicks, J W
B V Kell Treasurer
1) M Haney, Sec.
S H H Anderson, 8 D
M M Crowder, J D
J C Ilixon, S S
II C Coulter, J S
Webb Tatum, Chaplain !
John Millican, Tyler.
T. F. KING ELECTED
MAYOR OF LINWOOD
At the annual election for city
officers for Linwood last Monday,
T F King was elected Mayor to suc
ceed A A Gentry, the former mayor
who was not a candidate, and C J
Bridgman was elected councilman
to succeed J M Langley, who also
was not a candidate. The other three
councilman W T Houston, J W
Brice and K C Seaborn were re
elected. The new official! will meet
next Monday afternoon at wjiieh
time the town marshal will he nam
ed and the organization and ap
pointing of commutes will be an
nounced.
GINNING NOTICE
We will run our gin at LaFayettc
next Wednesday and Thursday Jan
10th and 11th and hope to make this
the winding up of the season. Bring
your cotton next Wednesday and
Thursday.
J. I). and M. A. McConnell )r
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