Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

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. . 1 ! ~f 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 n U 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. \v.VTf” -A •• ee • v »c . 18 v " ■ i ’•! - J T *• * ”•> ’ r ’,rm. L»Fnye“e Us Rfd 1-5 2tx 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 ■t