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HEADED IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION
The meetings held at Chicka
raauga and LaFayette last Thurs
day afternoon and night, looking
to a definite agricultural program
for Walker county was attended by
representative business men and
farmers. Rock bottom discussions
•f the problems that face us wera
iriscussed and it was evident that
the business men were anxious to
eo-operate in any manner they can
with the farmer in a program of
sound and safe farming, that will
bring in cush incomes and put ag
riculture in this county on the ba
sis it should be.
A committee of farmers and
business men were appointed in
both sections who are to study and
work out {dans for adopting a def
inite program.
The plan will be one that ex
tends over a period of years and
Is one founded upon co-operation
of all the forces of county life. No
whirlwind enmpaign is to be made,
no assessments are to be made,
but a study of conditions and the
adoption of plans by the individual
furmer which he can carry out to a
successful conclusion on his farm.
Any plan of successful agriculture,
in the last analysis, is strictly up
to the individual farmer and the
business men of the county recog
nize this, but place themselves at
the command of the farmers for
co-operation and assistance.
Great things will come of the
movement for better agriculture,
and while no visible results may
attend the efforts immediately, it
is certain that as time goes on big
things will happen for the mutual
benefit of the entire people of the
county.
“Great truths are portions of
the soul of man; great souls are
portions of eternity.”—James R.
Lowell.
The profit made on the farm
product somewhere between the
producer and the ultimate consum
er, is the uncalled for high profit
that hurts. Co-operation between
the and the consumer is
the only bridge to successfully
span the breach.
THE LAWMAKING
MANIA
Uncle Sam is afflicted with ;he
lawmaking disease. His case is the
worst in the history of the world.
The ou.put i» so laru • the law
libraries cannot house it, the law
yers cannot digest or assimilate it.
It is said to be a fact that the
48 state legislatures enact more
laws than are even proposed by
five great nations.
1 The ratio before the war was
60 new laws in our country to one
by any great nation of Europe.
It takes «50 large volumes to
hold in printed form the Supreme
Court opinions on questions of con
stitutionality.
The law library of Columbia
University contains 100,000 vol
u’-es'and increases at the rate of
8000 a year.
Why not stop manufacturing so
mmy laws, try enforcing some of
th m and repeal some of the olh
*w?
A smaller legislative output
yeould be an evidence of political
sanity.— Ex.
JUST PLAIN FACTS
Below will be found excerpts
from a letter sent to church mem
bers by a pastor in Atlanta, which
we feel applies to at least some
church members in Walker county.
The plain statement of facts
brings home a much needed mes
sage today and we pass it on for
what it may be worth. Read it and
let your neighbor have a copy, if
you are sufficiently interested. If
it hits you hard, take it like a man
and do better, that’s all. The pas
tor says:
“If absence makes the heart
grow fonde r , how some people
must love the church.
“Missed from prayer meeting
last week—Boo members, 10 S. S.
teachers and six deacons. A liberal
reward is offered for thei f return
next Wednesday night.
“There are 168 hours per week.
Can’t you spare a couple of them
each week for the house of God?
room for one more.
A hearse is a poor vehicle in
which to go to church. Better go
while you live, in your auto, it will
do you more good. Hand a copy of
this to your neighbor and cordially
invite him to church.
“You say there are hypocrites in
the church; Oh, come on, there is
room for one more.
“Had you ever stopped to think
that you find about what you want
in the church and when you look
into a glass you see your own im
age? Maybe you are the one who
is not friendly and neighborly. Try
going to church and shaking hands
with the other fellow and watch
the results.
“Had you ever stopped to think
that the fellow who uses up all his
breath in criticising others never
does anything himself?
“Meet me at church next Sunday,
Don’t knock and kick and slam
and slap
At everybody on the map;
But push and pull and boost and
boom,
And use up all the standing room,
At church next Sunday.
“If you have any criticism to
offer and are really in earnest of
fer it to party deserving it in per
son. If you simply talk of it to the
other fellow you get no where and
do no good by your criticism.
“Should things not go to suit
you, pray and work to make them
ideal. Don’t go around grouching
and sulking in your tent like A
ehillcs.
“If you don’t like everything a
bout the church, have as much
sense as Sam Jone’s cow. Eat the
hay and don’t try to chew the bri
ars and sticks.
“A silent prayer in the heart
just before the service begins; a
smile on the face as the preacher
announces his text; the whole tithe
at the offertory; and What a bless
ed service we had. God was with
us! An uplifting sermon. Beauti
ful!
“A little gossip just before ser
vice begins; a frown on the face
as the preacher mounts the plat
form ;a great big vulgar yawn as
he announces his text; the Lord
cheated out of His tithe at the of
fering;—and *\\ hat a dull service!
Bored to death; Sermon wretched!
Ugh!’ »
The standards which teachers
are required to maintain are c m
tinually rising. Their work takes
on a new dignity. It is rising abtTv >
a calling, above n profession, into
the realms of arj art. It must be
dignified by technical training en
nobled by character, and sanctifi
ed by faith. It is not too much to
say that the need of civilization is
the need of teachers. The contribu
tion which they make to human
welfare is beyond estimation—Cal
vin Coolidsre.
In former years the poultry
business hasn't been thought of as
a real industry, but that idea has
changed because it is getting to be
• money-maker. Anyway, when
you think of it, the chicken is a
peculiar animal, he is the only one
that you can eat before he is born
as well as after he is dead.
Walker County Messenger, November 16, 1923.
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| THE RAMBLER
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We were told a few days ago that
several young ladies got up in arms a
bout something we had to say in this
column. The party didn’t say who
the arms belonged to, and we never
thought to ask.
While it is true that moving pic
tures would not be very interesting
if the ladies were left out entirely,
there are exceptions. Our town
will have the opportunity of witness
ing a movie in the near future withno
ladies on the screen. It is said by the
promoters to be one of the best ever
seen, and is composed wholly of home
talent. So if you want to see some
of the home stars, don’t fail to be
there. The story is gotten up from a
deep laid plot and carries the title,
"Mystery of the Court House; or,
Who Swiped the Bottled in Bond!” It
will be a love story without any girl,
the ‘Bottled in Bond’ taking the place
of a girl.
A man walked into our stores a
few days ago and called for a rat
trap. While the clerk was wrapping
it for him he asked him to hurry up,
he wanted to catch the bus. It must
have been some rat trap.
Up before daylight, carrying in
wood and coal, building fires, and do
ing a thousand other jobs, while the
grown children are in bed singing
that beautiful little song, “Every
body Works but Father." Now, what
do you think of that? They not on
ly take the cake for nerve—they take
the whole bakery. After walking
the floor nights for about fifteen
years of your life with a baby hug
ged up, till your arms look like pot
hooks, it is certainly a great relief to
hear this cute little song as it is war
bled by the modern nightengale.
Why don’t they change it to “Every
body Works Father?” But about the
first of the month, when all the bills
are to be paid, you begin to hear,
“Home, Sweet Home,” and other
songs suitable for the bill-payng sea
son.
We hear that several big damage
suits are going to be filed against us
for the remarks made regarding the
"Bottled in Bond.” We did think of
apologizing to the whole bunch but
after considering the matter decided
we would do no such thing. But we as
sure them all that we are worried as
much over it as they are, for it is a
hard matter for us to get our mind off
of it. It has gotten to be a regular
nightmare with us, for every time wc
see an officer we very naturally think
of “Bottled in Bond,” and every time
we think of Bottled in Bond we think
of the officer. Strange isn’t it?
During the war a great many men
were turned dowh on account of be
ing flat-footed, but our sympathy
goes out to the large number around
here who are flat up at the other end.
—V'
The ladies of West LaFayette are
trying to find a name for a new club
being organized over there. As the
•lues tie fve cents a wectc how would
it do to call them the “Kitchen Club?”
: It seems to us this would be a very
I appropriate name, as a nickel a week
! dues would guarantee plenty of
“dough.” The Club met at the resi
dence of Mrs. Dukes one night last
week, and a move was made by one of
the ladies to name the Club “Dukes’
Mixture,” but this name was prompt
ly voted down, as some of the mem
bers do not smoke.
Suppose you were a pupil in the La
Fayette High School, and should tell
some of your schoolmates you
“written” a letter, and the teacher,
overhearing you, should make you
stnnd up for a little lecture, and
closed her remarks by saying, “That
ain’t proper grammar,” wouldn’t it
jar you?
While the large cities are spending
a lot of money gathering statistics
to find what the death rate is, we are
satisfied with a guess as to what it
will be in our city—one death to ev
ery person. While some may make a
better showing, we are pretty sure
this average won’t miss it far.
SHERIFF’S SALE
Georgia, Walker County.
Will be sold before the courthouse
door in the town of LaFayette, said
| state and county on the First Tuesday
in December next, Dec. 4, 1923 with
in the legal hours of sale, to the
: highest and best bidder for cash the
following described property, to-wit:
The entire stock of goods, wares
and merchandise now located in the
Capper Building on the north side of
the Public Square in the City of La-
Fayette, Ga. consisting of general
electrical fixtures, Delco Light plants
and all other such articles usually
contained and kept in such a place.
The above described property to
be sold under and by Virtue of a
mortgage execution an! ju,s,;n»nt is
sued by the ; uper:ir Coait cf said
county in favor of G. E. ilunter a
gainst W. L. Wiley and Walter ft i
iley, for the purpose of paying the
amount of the principal, interop and
costs due on said mortgage.
W. HAKMON. Sheriff.
PUBLIC SALE
1 wil sell at public sale at my home i
on T day No\. 20, the following:
l h ,nd 1 mule, wagon, hay, corn
and or; 1 c. w farm ng tools and
hou d and kitchen furniture, can
ned s etc. Terms, cash—Dock Ri
ley he Cicero Green farm 1-2 mile
east Alabama road. 11-16 2tx
1 u Cart a wold in On* i **y
Take I/O ATtVE BW MO QUININE ttetfcw
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Nov. 17, 1898
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Below will be found items of news
published in the Walker County
Messenger twenty-five years ago,
which will be of interest to the
readers of the Messenger today.
Wilburn Wilcox came home on a
short leave of absence. He has gain
ed in weight and now tips the beam
at 201. S. R. Smith has some cattle
down with doddles, which he believes
to be caused by smut on co r n stalks.
Can anyone give a remedy ? —A.
F. SHAW.
Spain says that she cannot and will
not accept Uncle Sam’s hard terms
as to the Phillipine Islands.
A petition signed by 600 persons
has been filed with the Ordinary at
Newnan, Ga., asking him to call an
election to decide whether or not
whisky can be sold in Coweta county.
Sunday afternoon the new Baptist
church at Naomi was organized. The
presbytery consisted of Rev. H. W.
Head and J. M. Coley; Deacons, Jno.
Edge and J. E. Headrick; Rev. Coley
was elected pastor and W. C. Green,
Clerk. On the 2nd Sunday D. N.
Keown will be ordained a Deacon.
The church was organized with 18
members.
The State Treasury shows a deficit
of $484,000. Since 1893 tax returns
began to fall off and a deficit was
shown each year, until now it has
gone to this big figure.
In West Armuchee Mr Bob Evans.
at the home of his son-in-law, Mr Tip,
Neal, has one of grandfather’- clock,
which is 8 feet high and has run for
160 years.
The Synod meets this week at
Thomasville. About 125 usually at
tend. Rev. C. Z. Berryhill and Capt.
A. R. Steele will represent the local
PresbyFerian church.
The prosperous new academy at
Bremen Ga., has been fortunate in
securing Prof. John D. Taylor to. take
charge of the music department.
We have no advice to offer the
Georgia legislators. They will do just
what we expect them to do—draw
their salaries, drink their beer, ride
on free passes and add to the burden
if ta: -'•ion.
Milledgeville gets the prison farm,
tract- of 3,304 acres, for $25,500,
?5.000 of which the City will pay.
Mr. Jacob Bird and Miss Molly Bla
>ck were married at the home of Mr.
lohn Shaw last Sunday.
YOUR BODY NEtfiS
STRENGTH OF IRON
THIRTY years ago physicians
began to prescribe Gude’s
Pepto-Mangan because it pro
vided a form of iron which was
easily digested and did not affect
the teeth. Now is the season when
you especially need it. Your drug
gist has it,in both liquid and tablets.
Free Trial TaKletc To see for s° msl l
rree i rial i aoieis tl)e heaith-buiidine
value of Gude'a Pepto-Mangan, write today
for generous Trial Package of Tablets. Send
no money just nams and address to
M. J. Breitenbach Co., 5a Warren St., N. Y.
Gude’s
Pepto-Mangan
Tonic and Blood Enricher
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very severe headaches,” says
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R. F. D. 1. Cripple Creek, Va. M
“I tried different medicines and
J did rot get relief. The head- r
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W.A.SEAGIE, Vici PumoiHT >nd Sicr. J S. Pkinc i Tiuiuim
a. W. BENDER, Vic|.Pm«,id>mt »• Supt.
Imm Conp/unt
PHONE Maio 440 PHONE Main 441
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
OFFICE; Elat and Whiteside Street*.
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North Georgia Abstract Go.
INC
First National Bank Bldg
LaFayette, Ga.
We have recently
30mpiled the records of
Walker count> and can
furnish reliable ab
stracts of title prompt
ly*
Price* of all (404) L/C
Commoditise OCX
a >3O Prices of V%/V
IttlS Goodyear Tirsg \
191419151916 1917*811919 1920 1921 19221923
THIS little chart '
shows that for
years Goodyear Tire
prices have been
kept below the av
erage price level of
all commodities.
Goodyear Tires to
day cost 39% less
than they did in
1914. And they are
the best tires Good
year ever made. This
is a good time to
buy Goodyears.
As Goodyear Service Station
Dealers we sell and recom
mend the new Goodyear
Cords with the beveled All -
X Weather Tread and bach jb>
them up with standard
Goodyear Servica
Hinton-Wilson, Inc
GOODYEAR
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UNDERTAKERS AND EM
BALMERS
MOTOR HEARSE
Phone 54 for Day Calls. Phone 35
for night Calls
THE TRION COMPANY
Trion Georgia.
a f A universal custom
Allo2* that benefits every-
Every “f - .. ..
__ * Aids digestion,
rUCchl cleanses the teeth,
✓ soothes the throat.
WLEYS
a good thing a
to remember
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B. F. MeClura W. A. MeCtas
McCLUhF A McCLUKE
AMornevs-at-Law
Hamilton National Bans Building.
Chattanooga, Tens
Practice la toe Lour is of Georgia an*
Tennessee.
W. M. Henry Earl Jachaaa
HENRY A JACKSON
AUorneys-ut-Law
LaFayette, Ga.
Practice In ail the courts. Olßeg ftg
Jaokson Building.
J. E. Rosser W. B. Stag
ROSSER A SHAW
l.ttorneys-at-Law
Offices
Walker County Baok Building
LaFayette, Georgia
Hamiitcu National Bauk Building
Chattanooga. Tenn.
NORMAN SIiATTUCK
Attorney-at-Law
Office in Bank »t LaFayette Bldffi
LaFayette, Ga.
Practice in all Courts, Slate ,n 4
Federal
OR. W. D. BALLENGER
Dentis*
office Over Mrs. J. C. Keese’n k 'll
nery Store.
JACKSON BUILDING
LaFayette - - Georgia.
DH. ALLIviV f. WAIWIENFELLS
Dentist
-aFayeitu - - Georgia
Second Floor Bunk of LaFayette
Building
Dll. J. M. UNDERWOOD
LaFayette, Ga.
Residence with J. L. Rowland oa
North Maiu Street,
Office hi Jachsou uuuuiug
Residence Phone 2 shorts on 152
Office Phone 51.
JULIUS RL\K
Attorney-At-Law
Office With
Jackson and llenry
Lab u> cite-, Ga
Dlt. J. J. JOHNSTON
Pliysh-iau and Sorgeo-
Special treatment of Eye, ear,
Throat and Nose. Also Disease*
of Children
Eyes Examined and Glasses Scien
tifically Fitted
Office 2nd Story Bank of LaFayette
Building
Office Hours Friday’s & Saturday’*
9 to 11 a. in. I to 4 p. m.
J. A. SHIELDS, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Office in Hooper Building.
(Over 10c Store)
LaFayette. Ga.
Office Hours:
o. 1:0l,‘-2.00 p. ah
Telephones—Res. 151, Office 8g
uItT SHANNON t*. \V AKIIENFELLS
Dentist
At Chicknninuya, Ga. On Saturdayi
Cit) Office, Room 811. ilamilteg
National Bank Building.
Corner 7th and Market Sts.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
7-2D-2S
DEWEY W. HAMMOND, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Office Over Loach's Pharmacy
LaFayette, Georgia.
Telephones:
Day Nos. 159 and 49
Night and Sunday No. 84.
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8. W. FARIBS-
Attorney-At-Law
Office Over
RHYNE BROS PHARMACY
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