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IjMtsJßesults You Want Advertise in The Messenger. Volume XLVI. —No. 40. 100 REPORTED READY TO JOIN KU KLUX KLAN AT OPEN AIR CEREMONIAL MERE NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT ©CT. 25TH WHEN ALIENS WILL BE NATURALIZED MUSIC, SPEAKING AND BIG KU KLUX PARADE TO BE AMONG FEA TURES OF THE EVENING RECORD BREAKING CROWD IS EXPECTED LaFayette Klan No. 135, Realm of Gt-orgia, Knights of the K1 Klux Klan announces an open air ceremonial on the fair groud on the night of Oct. 25, next Thursday, the first night of the Walker County Fair. At this time it is understood some 100 aliens will be naturalized by the local klan. Preceding the reception of the can didates for this order, a Ku Klux pa rade made up of members of the local klan, together with members from Alans from the surrounding towns of Chattanooga, Rossville, Chickamauga, Summerville, Rome, Cal htmn, Dalton and Ringgold, through some of the principal streets of the town, will be a feature. The klansmen will terminate their parade at the fair -ground west of the high school build ing, where a program of music and public speaking by a klan speaker from headquarters will entertain the -crowd. This will be followed by the • jjvt-35 air ceremonial. It is understood that invitations have been sent to all neighboring febuvs and a tremendous crowd of ikhmsmen from out of town are ex pected for the open air naturalization, which is the first of its kind in the wmiaty. By virtue of the fact that many will cemain over from the fair, and the .further fact that the ceremonial pre -sents a novel feature in that it will be in the open, is certain to draw a tremendous crowd to LaFayette next Thursday night. It is further under •stood that large plans are being made fey the local klan for the entertain ment of the visiting klansmen. B*4 OFFICERS ELECTED FOR LAF. AND ROCK SPRING METH. CHURCHES SUNDAY Presiding Elder, Rev. S. A. Harris, r reached a very forceful sermon Sun day morning at the local Methodist .church on the dual duty of the pastor -javd the church. In the afternoon at 2:30 o’clock the ffourth Quarterly Conference was 'field, both the LaFayette and Rock ■Spring churches being represented by Xbe official boards of each church. Aside from the usual reports from the various church societies, officials for the next Conference year were lected for both churches. Stewards •fleeted for the local church are, I. 11. liolieman, T M Quillian, E P Hall, Jr., A F Gilreath, O W Bledsoe, W D Dun woody, Fred Gilreath, D W Stiles, S F Blaylock, Otto Morgan, H D Scruggs, -John \V Dodson, Jr., and R V Thur raan-For Rock Springs, J E Williams, .3 R Potts, Dr W P Henry, E A Boyles, G. W. Pierce and D W Lawrence, will <irompose the Board. I. H. Holleman «t.s elected Recording Steward, and 53. P. Hall, Jr., was elected District ■Steward. T. A. Jackson was elected arge lay leader. Superintendents of ~ibe Sunday schools were named as f* jllows: E P. Hall, Jr and R L Van ■••ant, LaFayette; Miss Ethel Tyner, -flock Springs. The First Quarterly Conference of xYe next Conference year will be held A LaFayette, announcement of which :<ill be made later. The North Georgia Annual Confer ence convenes on Wednesday Nov. 21, i 3 Atlanta with the Wesley Memorial 4-hurch. SARAH ELIZABETH NATIONS LAID TO REST AT RESACA Sarah Elizabeth Nations, aged 73, lied at the home of her sister, Mrs. M R Grecon, north of LaFayette last Thursday morning at 9 o’clock after •leveral months illness. She is surviv ed by her sister, Mrs. Grecon. Miss Nations had spent the greater part of her life in Gordon County, .near Resaca, having moved here three years ago. She was a member of An iioch church at that place. The remains were carried to Resaca Friday by the Nuckolls, Kemp, Bryan Co., for funeral and interment. WILLIAM F. BURK, AGED 79 DIED AT EAGLE CLIFF TUBS. Chattanooga, Oct. 17—William Franklin Burk, aged 79, a well-known resident of Eagle Cliff, Ga., died at nis home Tuesday afternoon after.a -lingering illness. He is survived by th ree sons, J M of this city; W D, of .Eagle Cliff and C G of Richard City, Tenn. Funeral, in charge of Wann and Son was held from the Cencbat Bap tist church Wednesday afternoon at il o’cl ck. Interment in the Cenchat w—n Waite OJiumtij Mtmmipx MESSENGER TO ISSUE NEXT W EDNESDAY 24TH. On account of the fact that the opening day of the Walker County Fair is Thursday, and for the bene fit of our advertisers, the Messen ger will be issued on next Wednes day, October 24th. All correspon dents and the public generally are notified to have their communica tions for next week’s Messenger reach this office a day earlier than usual.—Editor. CASHING IN ON THE HOG, COW AND HEN By County Agent Vansant | Arthur Clarkson, a farmer, of Cen ter Post, is a believer in the hog, cow and hen plan on the right basis. He is milking five cows at the present time and is going to increase this number to ten. He purchased a choice purebred Jersey bull from Bird Bros, of Rock Springs this week and expects to add some purebred Jersey heifers to his herd in the near future. He will plant a large feed crop in 1924 and increase his acreage in pasture. Mr. Clarkson is also raising purebred hogs and chickens and finds skim milk a splen did feed for both. Guy Mitchell, a farmer of Watcr ville, was one of the first men in ihe county to adopt the Turner Countv plan of farming and states tha: he likes it better the longer he practices ■ it, He and his boys are taking great interest in the production of hogs, cows and chickens and it is their plan to add on purebred stock very soon. Mr. Mitchell says that his cream checks make it possible for him to run his farm on a cash basis and that the old fall debt, made by an unprof itable cotton crop, is a thing of the past with him. H. W. Mason, a farmer, of near La- Fayette, is well pleased with the prof its he is realizing from five cows. He says that he can see more profit in the future when his commercial feed bills will be smaller as a result of more home raised feeds. At last, the farmers of Walker county are realizing that there are profitable cash crops to supplement cotton, and that these crops will make it possible for them to make a few acres of cotton more profitable than ever•before. INCREASED TRAFFIC REVEALS IMPROVED CONDITION The improved business conditions in the territory served by the Central of Georgia Railway are indicated by the increase in traffic handled by the road, according to a statement by President W. A. Wiburn, published elsewhere. Mr. Winburn points out that the freight traffic for the first 7 months of 1923 was greater by 461-2 per cent than for the like period of last year, while passenger traffic in creased 12 7-8 per cent. In order to handle this increased business, many additions and im provements have been made by the C-ntrr.i, r.rsd the efficiency of its oper ating force is indicated by the fact that during September the average miles per day per car reached 35. This surpasses the figure of 30 miles per car per day fix.ed by the American Railway Association as the goal of efficient operation to be reached by the railroads this year. Mr. Winburn points out that miles per car pel day takes into account the total number of cars on the line, those being unloaded and loaded, those standing at termi nals and on sidings; even those in the shops for repairs. He says the aver age speed of all freight trains through and local, was 13 miles per hour. Increased business enabled the rail way to make a good showing in oper ating revenues in the face of the fact that the average freight rates are lower than in previous years. The rev enue in 1923 for hauling a ton of freight one mile was 1 9-100 cents, a reduction of 17.4 per cent from the revenues received in 1922, which ’was 1 32-100 cents. Closing the statement, Mr. Winburn says that no small part of the credit goes to shippers and consignees for their prompt loading and unloading of freight, and that the showing is not alone a gain for the Central but a splendid record for the territory the railroad serves. HOME OWNERS IN GEORGIA INCREASE Georgia was pne of 18 states' to show an increase in the percentage of families ownng their own homes, ac cording to “How To Own Your Home” an office handbook just issued by the Department of Commerce for the prospective home owner. In 1900, the manual shows 30 per cent of Georgia families owned .their homes and this rose to 30.9 in 1920, a gain of nine tenths of one per cent. Georgia’s home ownership record, however was below that of the aver age of the South Atlantic states with 420 home owning families per 1,000 as against 309 per 1000 for Georgia, the tables show, and Georgia’s aver age was also being that of 420 home owners per 1000 families for the en . .c country. LaKa ette, Georgia, Friday October 19, 1923. GETTING PLANS COMPLETED FOR OPENING DAY OF THE FAIR NEXT THURSDAY THE 25TH FRIZES FOR BEEF CATTLE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK BEST FAIR IN HIS TORY IN PROSPECT ESPECIAL LY LIVE STOCK AM*) POULTRY SHOWS PEOPLE TO BRING IN EXHIBITS W’ork is being rushed to completion 1 on the enclosure for the fair just west of the LaFayette High School build ing, where the 1923 fair will be held next Thursday and Friday October 25-26. Arrangements of pens for live stock, tents for exhibiting the various departments and shelving etc., have been made and final touches are be ing put on awaiting the biggest and best fair in the history of the county. Interest has been aroused over the county in a more marked degree than heretofore, and indications point to some remarkable exhibits, particular ly of live stock and poultry. J. A. Allen, chairman of the finance committee, together with his assist ants have secured funds for a most excellent premium list. He has also had in charge the superintendency of the grounds, and deserves great credit for the untiring and efficient work dope in making preparations for the fair. County Agent Vansam announces that the Berryton Duroc pig, offered by this farm in the pig club show, will be given as the second prize for the purebred Duroc Jersey breeding pigs award, which is a substitute for a four dollar cash prize. Beef Cattle Prizes In the live stock department the following prizes are announced: Best Beef Bull—One 50-pound can Lard donated by Swift and Co. Best Beef Cow—ss in cash. Best Beef Heifer —$5 in cash. A small general admission fee of 10 cents will be charged, in order to de fray the expenses of the enclosure and the expenses of the poultry expert who will have charge of the poultry show. A last appeal is made to the people of the county to bring out their exhib its and display them at the fair. Also the manufacturers of the county are urged to assemble products from the factories and mines of the county at the county fair. Cooperation on the part of the people will insure a great array of Walker grown products and Walker manufactured products, which will prove of great inspiration and of educational value to the people of the county. NEWSPAPER MEMBER NO. 2827 By comparing the number of auto mobiles registered in a State with the population of the state, the number of persons per automobile is determined. According to statistics issued by the National Automobile Chamber of Com merce for 1923, California leads the country with 3.8 persons per motor car, while Alabama has only one car to every 26.1 persons. The eleven States which follow Ala bama up the column are Mississippi. 32.1; Arkansas 20.4; Georgia 20.2; South Carolina 17.7; Louisiana 17.6; Tennessee 17.2; Kentucky 15.7; New Mexico 14.1; North Carolina 14; Vir ginia 13.8 and West Virginia 12.9. The South is a prosperous section. It has money. It likes luxury as well as the North. It needs transportation. There is only one reason why the South doesn’t have as many motor cars as the west, the northwest or the North. It hasn’t the roads. A road is of no value without a ve hicle, and a vehicle is of no value without a road. The two are a whole, a unit. True, there are vehicles run ning over poor roads, shaking them selves to pieces and costing more money to their owners in the long run that a road would cost. But as a rule, highways and cars go together, where the one is, the other comes. The automobile cuts the cost of hauling, increases education, adds to the joy of living, makes for health, saves time, and promotes happiness. But as the automobile cannot work its wonders without roads over which to run, it is obvious that the step for ward which will put the States in this country who have hut one car to five, six and seven families, into the col umn where are States with a car to every oiie or two families, Is the step which leads to better roads and more I of them. CONSOLIDATION OF MT. SCHOOLS EFFECTED FRI. SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN WALKER S\ND DADE COUNTIES MADE INTO ONE NEW SCHOOL Building to be erected OFFICIALS FROM BOTH COUN TIES ATTEND PEOPLE EN THUSIASTIC THE COUNTY SCHOOLS OPEN OCT 29TH Hhe Boards of Education of Walker InM Dade counties met at Hinkles on Lookout Mountain on last Friday and by Concurrent action consolidated the two school districts of Payne's Chapel and Lookout Mountain, one being in Walker and the other in Dade C 3 arty. A new schoolhouse is to be built at once, and it is believed that the pros pects are good for a splendid school at that place. The full Boards of Educa tion of the two counties were present as well as the two County Superin tendents, also the Health Commission er and County Agent of Walker coun ty. Much interest was manifested in the meeting which was well attended by the citizens of that section. The meeting was held in the open on a beautilul eminence where it is hoped the new school house will be erected. The children of this section have not had a square deal, and it is believed that this consolidation will mean much to them. When two schools are con solidated into one, it is the opposite of what the farmer does when he makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew before, but the net results are tlie same, namely, the increase is doubled. After the two Boards had passed on the consolidation project, the matter Having been carefully discussed by those present, a bountiful old fashion ed “dinner on the ground” was served by the good ladies of that section. And such a dinner! Ham, chicken, beef, salads, pickles, etc to say nothing of the cakes, pies, custarde and other goodiqp. It was enough to tempt the appettie of an Epicurean. The hour was late and you may be sure that all did full justice to the viands there displayed. Although possibly 200 were present, there was enough and to spare. One Who Was There. RURAL SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY OCTOBER 29TH. Monday October 29th is the day set for the opening of the rural schools, ft is very desirable to have a meeting of the teachers of the county just be fore the schools open. It has been de cided, therefore, to have this meeting on Saturday Oct. 27th at 10 a. m. The meeting on Saturday will not last ov er two hours. Plans for the year will be discussed, and any suggestions by teachers or trustees will be in older. All teachers are invited and expect ed to attend. There are* a number of new teachers either now teaching or will be teaching soon, from other counties, or states, and it is hoped that all these will be present. J. A. SARTAIN, C S. S. MRS. T. J. SKIPPER, AGED 44 DIED SUNDAY MORNING 14TH. Mrs. T. P. Skipper, aged 44 years, died at her home at Rock Springs, last Sunday and was laid to rest in the Peavine cemetery Monday morn ing at 11 o’clock, the Rev. T. R. Har din officiating. Surviving her beside! her husband are six children—Mrs. G. G. Smith, Robert and Hubert Skipper, of Chattanooga and Katie, Emily and Marie, of Rock Springs. The LaFay ette Furniture Company were in charge of funeral arrangements. FAIRVIEW SCHOOL ANI) CHURCH NOTICES We have new song books and invite every singer to come out Sunday af ternoon to Sunday school and bring someone with them. The public is cor dially invited. On Saturday night there will be a box supper at the schoolhouse, the proceeds of which will be used for the improvement of the schoolhouse only. The people of the community are urg ed to rally to the school and church at this place—D. F. Dickson. FUNERAL OF J. W. HUNT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT ROCK SPRINGS Chickamauga, Ga. Oct. 17—James W. Hunt, aged 65, a well-known Geor gia farmer, died at his home near Chickamauga Tuesday morning after a few weeks’ illness. He is survived by his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Glenn Strange, of Rock Springs; a brother, W H Hunt, of Chickamauga; two sis ters, Mrs. Sallie Hall, of Chickamau ga and Mrs. B L Carlock, of Rock Springs. Funeral in charge of Wann and Son, was held from the Rock Spring church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, the Revs. T R Harden and L H Sylar officiating. Pallbearers were Dr E II Hlce, N S Jones, W M Prince, R L Davit, M B Thompson E. E. Gannaway. Interment in Rock | Springs cemetery. T. A. COOPER, of California. A Former Walker Countian Feeling Fit At 86 Cathedral Oaks, Alma Cal. 10-6-23 Ed Messenger: I note my paid subscription to your paper will expire 28th of the present month. I am handing you one dollar currency to continue the Messenger to my address to Oct. 28th 1924. I am starting in my 86th year, feeling fit and hope to keep run of events, rela tives and friends through the Messen ger during another year. Yours truly, T. A. COOPER. GREATEST SHOW ON EARTHHERESOON WORLD’S TEN TIMES BIGGEST CIRCUS—RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM AND BAILEY HEAD ED THIS WAY The world’s one big circus—Ring ling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Combined—draws- nearer and cn. its hundred cars will come "ten thousand wonders” to exhibit in Chattanooga, on Thursday Oct. 25. World toured and world conquering this truly greatest show on now fully a third larger than it was when it Inst visited this locality. In addition to the many innovations oqorod then, the present season’s pro gram numbers ten more trained wild animal displays—making thirty in all —and the most superb trained horse acts that Europe has yet produced. The wild animal and equine displays of the past wore introduced merely .that the Ringling Brothers might judge their popularity. So enthusias tically were these numbers received that the famous showmen immediately arranged for the purchase of the world’s finest acts of this kind. An en tire equine circus was bought outright and brought to this country last win ter. And while the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey agents were securing this and the trained tiger, polar bear, lion, leopard and jaugar groups, they had orders to engage the foremost men and women performers of the European capitals. And these stars from city and jungle are all to be seen with this wonder circus of 1923. More than 700 men and women, embracing the world’s foremost aren ic stars take part. These artists in clude the very best acts ranging from extensive companies of foreign per formers to the amazing English fam ily of Nelsons—positively one family consisting of father, mother, six daughters and one son. And this group of world famous acrobats but illus trates the remarkable scope of the human side of this great circus. There are 100 clowns. Aside from the fero cious beasts the program includes for ty trained elephants. There are five companies of trained seals, many dogs, bears, mankeys, pigs and also pigeons. Added for good measure is the mammoth menagerie of more than 1,000 animals. It is the biggest circus program the world has ever seen, giv en under the larges tent. adv. MACK ORR BURIED TUESDAY IN THE GORDON CEMETERY W. M. (Mack) Orr, died at his home here Monday, following a brief ill ness. Funeral services were held from the home Tuesday, conducted by Rev. I Parham. The body was taken to the Gordon cemetery immediately follow ing the funeral services and laid to rest. Besides the widow, the deceased is survived by several children, a sister, Mrs. Richard Herndon and one broth er, M. P. Orr. The laiFayette Furniture Company was in charge of funeral * arrange-1 ments. > FRESH FRUITS—And Fancy Groc eries at Henry’s Store. Get ’em from Henry’s and get fresh and at right prices. Want Ads in Messenger Pay One Dollar Per Yev: 1923 HARVESTS INGA. ESTIMATED AT 240 MILLION FOOD CROPS AND LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY CREDITED FOR A LARGE PART OF YEAR’S IN COMES NET PROFITS HIGH ER THIS YEAR ON ACCOUNT OF CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING Atlanta, Ga. Oct. IB—Estimates of of the value of Georgia harvests for 1923 range around two hundred and forty million dollars, it was stated by officials of the Georgia Department of Agriculture today. This is some twen ty-nine millions better than for the year preceding, and sixty-two millions above 1921. Food crops, it is stated, have played a big part in brimming this autumn’s income. While the cotton acreage ex ceeded that of last year by about 8 per cent, there was a more maYked increase in both the extent and the diversity of planting that .go to fill the larder. Live stock and dairying industries though still far short of what the state’s resources invite and needs re quire, according to, agricultural de partment officials, have grown up ap preciably. Moreover, it is asserted, the prosperity of the counties that have gone efficiently into this field of enterprise is so pronounced that their example may be expected to win many followers. The net profits of nearly all crops, cotton included, will be higher this year, which it is claimed is due to co operative marketing. Hundreds of thousands of dollars once wasted through incompetent handling or lost in speculation adventures now, it is claimed, are saved for producers. It is asserted that there is nothing magical in the process, but merely an application, in the interest of the farm, of principles and methods, which Hie manufacturer has long em ployed, principles, it is declared eco nomically sound, methods approved by business experience and essential to success. HONOR ROLL FOR SEPTEMBER IN THE LAFAYETTE SCHOOL First Grade Ellen Baker, James Burney, John nie Clemons .Dorothy Dunwoody, Ma ry Herndon, Doris Hunt, Shelvy Mar tin, C B Renegar, Billie Stansell, Jim Walraven, Mary Stewart Wright, Inez Morgan. Second Grade Newell Clemons, Irvin Parker, Ben nette Wheeler, W L Abney, Watson Harris, Marie Clemons, Edward Bur ney, George Paul Shaw, Hammond Fariss, Edwin Lawrence, Albert Lane. Third Grade Moena Bryan, Murley Bagwell, Vio la Brown, Harold Clements, Ruble Ezelle, William Foster, Edna Hill Hammond, Lena Beth Hill, Robert Phipps, Eugene Pettijohn, Mazie Wal raven, Elizabeth Wheeler. Fourth Grade Max Day, Bettie Fortune, Martha F. Neal, Agnes Pettijohn Willie B. Pettijohn, Margaret Robinson, Fifth Grade Ena Bryan, Derell Burney, Joe Cav ender .Gladys Lawrence, Mary Rink. Sixth Grade Leila Green. Eighth Grade John Herndon Tenth Grade Nannie Anna Stewart .Eleventh Grade Marion Steele. LITTLE JOHNNIE HEGWOOD SLOWLY RECOVERING FROM CAR INJURY MONDAY Latest reports from little John Heg wood, 10 year old adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hegwood, who is at a Chattanooga hospital, as a result of injuries received Monday afternoon, when he collided with a truck driven by J. C. Richert, near the Hegwood Garage, state that he is slowly im proving and that his conditions indi cate that he will recover. His little cousin, Fred Hegwood. was chasing him around a car stand ing at the Hegwood Garage, near the depot Monday afternoon, it is stated, when both darted from behind the standing car in front of Mr. Richert’s truck, which he was slowly driving toward the depot. Mr. Richert brought his truck to a standstill almost in stantly, und had it not been for the fact that he was driving slowly, both j lads would probably have been killed j it is said. It appears that little John ran into the fender of the truck and the front wheel struck hiß body, the impact against the car throwing him to the ground where his head struck the pavement fracturing his skull. The •little fellow .was rushed to a hospital for treatment and remained uncon scious for several hours. Wednesday : morning, however, he rallied and the blood clot is being absorbed, and the • attending physicians feel that he will recover. The entire community will be glad to know that his condition is improv ing and that all indications are favo rably to permanent recevery.