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Ij You Want Advertise in The Messenger. Volume XLVI. —No. 46. COMMISSIONERS THINK HOLDER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDITION OF ROAD FROM LAFAYETTE TO CHATTOOGA COUNTY LINE TOURISTS FROM NORTH AND SOUTH HE ING ROUTED ANOTHER WAY COMMISSIONERS CLAIM NO CO-OPERATION FROM HOLDER A grreat many complaints are be ing made by citizens of the county re garding the slow progress being made on the Dixie Highway leading from LaFayette to the county line. Not on ly this but tourists and others are ad vised in Ohattanooga and other places to avoid this road. Who is res ponsible for this deplorable condition ? The State Highway Department let this contract in Nov. 1922, under the terms of which the road was to be completed on Jan. 1 1924. The County Commissioners state that they have ' kept constantly after the Highway Department and have exhausted ev ery means in their power in an effort to have the contract carried out, but that all they have done has availed nothing. They state that they have had the full co-operation of the Rome office and the State Highway Engineer in their efforts, but that they can get no co-operation whatever from Mr. Hol der, the Chairman of the Highway Board. Occasionally Mr. Holder sends the contractor what purports to be a fifteen day notice that unless he .puts on certain equipment and forces that the contract will be annulled, but in every instance the time has run out and nothing has been done. We do not know what the trouble is, but it certainly looks like Mr. Holder and the contractor are working together for some reason, whether it is poli tics or graft or what it is we are tin able to say at this time, but we do know whatever it is, is at the expense of Walker county. The county commissioners agreed to the. letting of the contract to Hop pendeitzel Co., upon the recommenda t on and the statement of Mr. Holder that this company was reliable and satisfactory, that they had done con siderable work for the Highway De partment in other places and that it had always been satisfactory. The county made the agreement in the full faith that the road would be completed by Jan. Ist but they now state that at the same rate of pro gress that has been made that it will take four or five years to complete it. They also believe that the Hon. John Holder is responsible. Parties To Atlanta Use Dalton Route Automobile parties planning to at tend the Tech-Auburn Thanksgiving football game in Atlanta are advised by Dick Park, secretary of the Chat tanooga Automobile club, that the road between Marietta and Atlanta is closed and are urged to drive via Dalton, Cartersville, Rockmart, Dal las and Austelle to Atlanta. On ac count of construction work now being carried on in Walker couty the road via Rome is impassable in wet weath er—Wednesday’s Times. H. J. WILSON, AGED 82 DIED TUESDAY MORNING H. J. Wilson, aged 72, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles Cleg horn of Villanow, Ga„ Tuesday morn ing, death being sudden. He is sur vived by two sisters Mrs. Chas. Cleg horn and Martha Wilson. He had i>oen a member of the Concord Methodist church for several years, and had lived a true Christian since his boy hood osjs. Funeral services conducted by Fev. Jesse Kinsey were held at the Cer.coj'd church Wednesday at 31 o’- clock. Interment in Concord cenie tsi y Mrs. Millie Lansford Passed Away Friday Rossville, Ga. Nov. 28—A wave of sorrow passed over this community, Friday evening, when the news came’ that Mrs. Millie Lansford had passed away at her home on 'East Gordon Avenue. For several months, she had been in declining health and for time had been confined to her room but it was hoped until a few days a go that she would rally and in a mea sure regain her health. Mis. Lansford was the widow of the- late Warren Lansford formerly a prominent citizen of Catocsa county. Before her marriage she *as Miss Millie Shields, a member of the well . known Shields family of Catoosa. In the passing away of Mrs. Lans ford a beautiful life has ended. Pos *9)«>ed of an unusually winsome dis position and a high Christian charac- Utr, she numbered her friends by all who .knew her. She was a most de v-jted mother, giving her children! lov ing counsel and rearing thSt to be useful meh and Women. Mot'qnly did She minister wett to her household but r. hen there was trouble-near here bhe was always there with words of Waite Ulmmtij comfort, and when afflictions came her way she bore it with the calm gentle patience, which had endeared her to the hearts of all. She is survived by the following sons: Walter, of Louisiana, Arch of Chattanooga and Clint and Media, of Catoosa county; two daughters, Mrs. W. E. Redd of Catoosa county and Miss Ollie Lansford of this place. She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Dyer, of Kensington Ga„ and Mis. Sarah Carlock of Catoosa coun ty; one brother, Perry Shelds of near Chickamauga. The funeral was held Saturday morning from the Peavine church in the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends. Interment ill the Peavine cemetery. The beautiful floral offerings attested to the esteem in which the deceased was held. • PLANS TO MARKET PEDIGREED SEED ADOPTED SAT. The growers of pedigreed College No. 1 cotton held a meeting in the county agent’s office on last Satur day afternoon at which time a defi nite plan of marketing the surplus seed was adopted. The following com mittee was appointed to collect data regarding the number of bushels a vailable and to locate a market for the seed: A. G. Cremer, G. A. Lang ley and V. L. Boss. This committee is very anxious for all of the grow ers to report at once the number of bushels of pure seed they will have for sale. These farmers have co-operated to gether this year in keeping those seed pure and will sell all seed with a genuine guarantee as to purity. The committee is very anxious to sell these seed to farmers in Walker be cause they realize that any farmer will increase his yield of cotton from growing cotton of this variety which has proven good for boll weevil con ditions. Another gin day was set for the growers of this cotton on next Tues day, Dec. 4th at McConnell’s gin in LaFayettte. TRUSTEES ELECTION HELD SATURDAY Last Saturday was election day for trustees of all county schools in the county and it is presumed that elec ions were held in every (school dis trict, however County School Supt. Sartain had not received reports of the election from all the districts up to Thursday morning. The election in the LaFayette dis trict was very quiet as there was no opposition to the two running, and a very light vote was polled. Following is a list of those elected as returned to Supt. Sartain. A more complete list will probably be an nounced later. LaFayette—W. B. Shaw, M. A. Mc- Connell. Rossville—Ray Crow, C. L. Suggs. Cedar Grove—Dr. J. P. Wood. Center Post—J. E. Ashworth. Mt. Carmel—B. F. Loyd. Estelle—H. R. Hise. Kensington—S. P. Hall. Corinth—W. A. Dunwoody. Concord—Lonnie Watkins. Wallaceville—V. A. Massey, 3 yrs; Bud Buchanan, 2 years. Lookout Mountain—T. M. Massey, 3 years; N. A. Craig, 2 yesfrs; Bar tow McFarland, 1 year. Ascalon—W. A. Burrows. Lee—W. A. Houston., New Prospect—Charles Coulter. Burnt Mill—J. H. Smallwood. Trans—A. C. Nuckolls, 3 years; G. W. Hames, 2 years. Old Bethel—Robert Tapp. High—Cleave Flarity. Flintstone—Frank Hibben, 3 years; R. D. Cubine, 1 year. MT. OLIVE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Higdon were guests of Mrs. N. A. Craig Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Craig spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Powell Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fulghrum visited Mr. and Mrs. Harp Saturday night. Mrs. Bettie Hixon is improving fro an attack of pneumonia. Miss Victoria Hixon was visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hixon Sunday. Miss Pearl Burk of Harp Switch visited Miss Jennie Massey last week. Little Buford Craig spent the week end with his aunt, Mrs. Blanch Craig. Much interest was shown by the members of the Lookout Mountain Betterment League in the election of rustees for the Lookout Mountain Consolidated school district. We are glad to say that the league’s candi dates were elected as follows: N. A. Craig, Bartow McFarland, T. M. Massey. We are expecting great im provements in the school in the fu ture. We are glad -to have Mr. George Hale’s family with us in our commu nity. Everybody invited to attend our special league meeting next Saturday night also prayer meeting Sunday and Wednesday nights.’* frBLONDIE AND BRUNETTE FOR-SALE—Two Jersey cows and - . calves—D. B. Murphy, Kensington, Ga. - avtprl/ii r>rx: ? Lai-a* ette, Georgia, Friday November 30, 1923. REV. BRINSFIELD RETURNED FOR FOURTH YEAR AS PASTOR OF LAFAYETTE AND ROCK SPRING CHURCHES REV. C. I*. HARRIS GOES TO BUfORD WHILE REV. J. M. RADFORD IS ASSIGNED TO CHICKAMAUGA OTHER AP POINTMENTS The North Georgia Methodist con ference which has been in session in Atlanta for the past week, adjourned Monday with the reading of the ap pointments for the coming year. There were quite a number of changes this year and the Dalton District re ceived its share. Rev. J. W. Brinsfield who has so ably served the LaFay ette .and Rock Spring churches for the past three years is again return ed to this charge to the entire satis faction of all, regardless of denomi nation affiliations. Rev. C. P'. Harris, who has served the Chickamauga church for the past four years was sent to Buford, while Rev. J. M. Radford was assigned to ( the Chickamauga church. The people | of the county and especially those’ of Chickamauga, regret losing Mr. Har ris for he is one of the most popular pastors of the conference. Rev. Julius McCurdy is again as signed to the LaFayette circuit, while Rev. W. B. Taylor also comes back to the Kensington circuit for his second year. Below will be found the full list of presiding elders serving the North Georgia conference and the appoint ments of the Dalton District, together with the assignment of pastors well known in this section. Presiding Elders North Atlanta Dis.—W. H. La- Prade, Jr. South Atlanta Dis.—W. T. Hunni cut. Augusta Dis.—J. W. Quillian. Dalton District—S. A. Harris. Elberton Dis.—H. S. Smith. Gainesville Dis.—W. T. Hamby Griffin Dis.— J. R. Fakes LaGrange Dis.—Wallace Rogers Marietta Dis.—S. R. England. Oxford Dis.—W. G. Crawley. Rome Dis.—W. T. Irvine Athens Dis. W. S. Robinson Appointments For The Dalton District Adairsville—W. B. Hughes. Calhoun—E. D. Hale Calhoun circuit—G. T. Shell. Cartersville—W. N. Clatk. East Cartersville—C. C Ciiett Chatsworth, ’C. M. Haynes Chickamauga, J. M. Radford. Dalton First church—C. M. Lipham Dalton, Hamilton St. —D. P. John ston. Emerson— J. A. Langford Eton— H. A. King Fairmount—R. I. Johnson. Kensington circuit—W. B. Taylor. Kingston—W. A. Simmons LaFayete and Roc\c Spring—J. W. Brinsfield. LaFayette Circuit—J. R. McCurdy. Lyerfy—C. B. Drake. Ringgold—J. H. Couch. Stalesboro—R. W. Green. Subligna—V. A. Roark. Summerville, G. P. Gary. Tilton Circuit—To be supplied. Trion—Lester Rumble. Tunnel Hill—J. R. Jones. Varnell Circuit—R. M. Jones. White-J. T. Pendley. Other Appointments Epworth—J. W. Veatch Harlem—A. E. Scott. Wesley Memorial, Marvin Williams —Decatur, Patillo memorial-—J. 0. Brand. Supt .Decatur Orphans’ Home—J. M. Hawkins.. Conference Sec. of Ed.—E. F. Dempsey. Conference Evangelist—Fletcher Walton. Editor Wesleyan Christian Advo cate—A. M. Pierce. Sec. Gen. Hospital Board—C. C. J arrell. Stewart Ave. Atlanta—C. A. Nor ton. Trinity, Atlanta—S. R. Belk. Fayetteville—H. L. Byrd Hnpevillc—J. R. Jordan. Kirkwmpd- J. L. Allgood. Conference Missionary Sec.—S. P. Wiggins. Agent Superannuate Homes—W. W. Brinsfield. St. James, Augusta—B. F. Frazier Gracewood—L. B. Jones. Sparta—J. A. Partridge. Warrenton—W, S. Norton. Carnesvllle—T. L. Rutland Elberton C(r£uit—J. A. Sprayberry Maysville—A. S. HutcfcHfton. Royston—T. M. Elliott. •" Monroe—G. F. Venable. Griffin, First church—J. F. Yar brough. '■ Eaat Thomaston-Mills—M. M. Wal raven. v South LaGrange—G. L. Chastain. Moreland—C M Verdel. ' Gumming—H. 0, Green. «*• Ellijay—J. G. Lopo. Marietta Circuit—N. A. Parsons Young Harris—Nath Thompson ! Pres. Young Harris College-pJ. A. Sharpe. Covington—J. M. Tumlin Putnam—J. F. Davis Milledgeville—H. C. Emory Porterdaic—J. J. M. Mize Bremen—R. P. Tatum Carrollton—J. G. Logan. Second Ave. Rome—A. E. Silvey Whitesburg—R. A. Coleman Apalachee—H. M. Strozier Athens, First Church—S. E. Wasson. Madison—T. R. Kendall, Jr. Washington—T. J. Branson. Transferred to North Carolina Conference—H. L. Hendrix NEW CREAM ROUTE ESTABLISHED THRU THE ARMUCHEES i TJhe Southern Food Products Co., announces the establishment of cream routes through East and West Ar muchee vallies, beginning next week. truck will make the trip once a week through the winter months and this trip will be made every Tuesday for the present. The establishment of this cream route resulted from an enthusiastic meeting held in this section last week. The new creamery which has been in operation just north of Rock Springs for the past few months is meeting with popular favor through out its territory, and the company is paying the Chicago standard. GEORGIA SOLONS KILL MUCH GAME ON ANNUAL HUNT ■Savannah, Ga. Nov. 19—Congress man Gordon Lee, of the Seventh dis trict and James A. Hollomon, associ ate editor of the Atlanta Constitution weie in Savannah for a few hours Saturday afternoon, en route to their homes from the annual deer hunt of the Dublin Hunting and Fishing Club. This nunt is always the state’s shoot ing classic during the deer season. This year the hunt was conducted on one of the coast islands and 22 deer were sacked. The hunt lasted for a week and beside deer large quantities of small game weer baggod. Among the 28 prominent men of Georgia who took part in the event were Congressman W W Larsen of the Twelfth District, Judge A. S. Bradley and Solicitor Rountree, of Kwiinsboro, Vivian Stanley, R. F. Cpc&ran and Stubbs Hooks of Dub lin, Ohas. Martin, of Miacon, Judge Brewton, of Hinesville and many oth ers. While in Savannah Representative Lee discussed political affairs with newspaper reporters. \ 1 “The national situation in regard to the next election has not yet de veloped,” said Congressman Lee. When questioned on the chances of a Democratic president. “It probably will develop in December or January and the democratic party will agree eventually on a strong candidate— Smith of New York, Underwood, of Alabama, McAdoo, Ralston, of Indv anCox of Ohio, will probably all be placed in nomination and it will prob ably take several ballots before the party agrees on one candidate. “Underwood and McAdoo are the strongest in my opinion, but this is only my opinion.” Mr. Lee’s attention was called to the facts that straw ballots which are being sent out by various non-parti san organizations have the name of former President Wilson on them. He had -not seen such ballots but said that it was absolutely impossible that Mr. Wilson should be nominated, his state of health forbidding such a course. “I am a great admirer of Mr. Wil son,” said Mr. Lee, “but such a thing is not possible. I see him often, and although his general health is better his condition would make it impossi ble.” There will be very little to come before the next Congress except ap propriations, Mr. Lee said. He is a member of the committee on appro priations and regards jls work as of supreme importance. This is the year when appropriations occupy the at tention of congress almost exclusive ly. "We people of the south,” said Mr. Lee "are naturally most interest! to farming and farm problems. Some thing must be done to relieve the farmer, and we are going to take care of that situation. The west feels the same way about it as the south. We hope to have some good legislation for the benefit of the farmer passed this year. The west and the south «ro likely to f gree on this matter and we are strong enough to put it over. “Os course the great trouble,’) con tinued Mr. Lee, “is the situation of the foreign market. We are produc ing more than we Consume and there is. not much chance of improvement «ntil tve can get foreign mara-.-ts e>- tal lixhed. “This is Europe’s problem. Yes, I think the United States ought to do someth ng about it, but 1 doubt if tftey do.” U-DRIVIT CARS- I now have six new U-DrivK Cara with which to accommodate the public. Safe, careful, sober drivers. Cull oO us day or night. Rhone No. 20ii»F. L. Baker, Mgtt r LaFayette, Ga., Just below the Walk er Bank. r." ■ SAYE SUCCEEDS MR. VANSANT AS COUNTY AGENT HAS HAD SPLENDID TRAINING FOR DEMONSTRATION AGENT WORK AND IS HIGHLY RECOM MENDED—ASSUMES OFFICIAL DUTIES JANUARY FIRST At a recent meeting of the Coun ty Board of Education G. P. Saye, of Athens, Ga., was selected as County Agent to fill the place of R. L. Van sont, who has tendered his resigna tion to take effect Dec. 1 to take up similar work in Cobb County. Mr. Saye is a young man, 30 years of age and is a graduate of thi Geor gia State College of Agriculture. For the past four years he has taught Animal Husbandry at Athens, but has had experience as County Agent. He was reared on a farm in Pickens County, Ga., and comes high ly recommended as being well qualifi ed to conduct this most important work. Mr. Vansant will come and spend the first week in January here as sisting Mr Saye in familiarizing him self with work here. Mr. Saye is a married man with one child and will move his family here about January Ist. 1 ' I OIL CAN BLAST RESULTS IN TWO DEATHS SAT Rossville Ga. Nov. 28 —A very de plorable accident occurred near this place Saturday evening when Mrs. J. W. Haynes and her 14-year old daugh ter, Elizabeth were the victims of an oil can blast. The Haynes family had recently purchased a small place just over the ridge from this place near the govern ment pike leading to Iva Fayette and lying just opposite the home of Col. 0. N. Chambers. Mrs. Haynes, who was recuperating from a long and serious iUness was cooking supper Saturday night, when she asked her daughter to replenish the fire. The girl picked up the oil can ,which was full of oil and poured some on the fire.. The blaze from the hot ashes shot up, causing the can to explode and the flaming oil was thrown over the mother and daughter enveloping them both in the flames. The victims ran into the yard scream ing and the neighbors attracted by their cries arrived on the scene and tried in every way to extinguish the flames. Blankets were thrown around bhem in an attempt to smother the flames but these were burned to) ashes. After the flames were finally i extinguished it was found that life was still in them and they were rush ed to a Chattanooga hospital, where they lingered for a few hours, suffer ing horribly. The family are well-thought of in the community where they resided and the horrible tragedy has cast a pall of gloom over the neighbors. The young girl was a’ pupil at the Lake View and was warmly praised by hek teachers, who reported her to be a model pupil. The funeral of mother and daugh ter was held from the church of God at Ridgedale Sunday afternoon and Monday the bodies were sent to Api son Tenn., by J. H. Wann and Son, where interment took place. The be reaved husband and father and his four remaining children have been i tendered much sympathy ami help by their negihbors and friends. CHRISTMAL SALE OF SEALS BEGINS MONDAY, DEC. 3RD. .. . . I More than six and a half million Tuberculosis Christmas seals will be d stributed this week from the office of the Georgia Tuberculosis Associ- ! ation to a hundred Georgia Counties | in preparation for the Sixteenth An- 1 nual Seal Sale which is to begin on a , natiori-wide scale December 3rd. The sale last year was the chief means of support of the Georgia Tu berculosis Association and forty-four local associations and committee** and resulted in care by them of more than 4,000 cases in addition to the much bigger program which was car ried on for the prevention of the dis ease. Seals were first sold to procure funds for the Tuberculosis campaign by Miss Emily P. Bisoell of Delaware ■n 1907. From 1908 to 1919 the Seal Sale was sponsored by the American Red Cruse. The following year the Red Cross decided that the sale no longer deeded sponsoring and, ej*aur ing the Tuberculosis organizations qf its good will withdrew from the. move 'went. ” ' Three hundred thousand seals were *ol<y>y Miss BLseU in 1907; and more than shree hundred eighty-four mil- Want Ads in Messengei Pay One Dollar Per Year lion in 1922. Approximately two bil lion have been sokl in the fifteen an nual sales. This means thot through these little stickers $20,000,000 have been secured for the Tuberculosis Campaign. More significant than this large sum, however, is the fact that through its expenditure by the va rious associations in raising it, the death rate has been reduced one-half which means that 100,000 lives are being saved annually. The sale in Walker county this year will begin Dec. 3. It is the hope of the committee of which Mrs. W. E Mcßown is chairman to sell SIOO worth of seals. , Chiekamauga Wins Over LaFayette By Score of 26 To 0 Ohickamauga High School football team won the second game this sea son over the LaFayette High School team last Friday at Chiekamauga by the score of 26 to 0. Both teams fought hard from start to finish, but the LaFayette team was unable to stop the rushes and teamwork of the strong Chiekamauga team. LaFay ette played a consistent game throughout, at times making good gains. A large crowd from LaFayette, Ohickmauga and the surrounding country witnessed the gnme and keen, friendly rivalry prevailed. In the ear ly part of the seson Chiekamauga won over LaFayette at LaFayette. The game last Friday was Chick mauga's last home game and they close the season Thanksgiving with a game with Rhea County High, hav ing had very successful season. I,a- Fayette plays her last game of the I seuson on Fortune field here Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Cen tral High, of Chattanooga. Coach Sneed stated Wednesday night thru his team was in the best shape of the season, and that the weak places had been strengthened and that all efforts to win the last game of the season would bo employed Friday aiternoon. Doubtless, a large crowd of people will witness the fray on Fortune field Friday afternoon. Tickets are now on sale at the drug stores. WANTS CALCIUM ARSENATE PUT ON THE FREE LIST Vigorous efFerts to amend the fed eral tariff law so as to place calcium arsenate upon the free list, will be made as soon as Congress convenes in December. This is clearly indicated in the unanimous expressions of con gressmen and senators from all the cotton growing states, in replies they . have sent to a latter recently mailed by J. J. Brown, Georgia commissioner of agriculture. In h.B letter, Mr. Brown pointed out how important calcium arsenate is in the fight which the farmers ol this part of the country are making against the boll weevil. He also re minded the lawmakers that the tariff of twenty-five percent, placed on cal cium arsenate by the last congress, was really the result of a misunder standing of chemical terms, it really having been the intent to place th . tariff upon another product altogeth -1 er. I Congress would never, knowingly have imposed a duty upon calcium ar - senate, at the same time that practi cally every agricultural authority o‘ the federal government, as well a-. the agricultural departments and col leges of all the cotton states, are ad vocating the use of calcium arsenate as the one dependable weapon to b used against the boll weevil, said Mr. Brown. The response bo Mr. Brown’s lette to the cotton states delegations h; been practically unanimous. Ever;/ member of those delegations ha written that he will net only suppor such an amendment, but that he will if necessary, join in introducing th desired amendment. Thus it is felt t be practically an assured fact th the effort will be made and, if it made, Congress is confidently expo' ed to lift this burden from the shoui ders of the cotton growers, a burdt never intended and accidentally ir., posed in the first place. ’ WARREN The trustees election was held Satur day. Robert Martin was elected t take H. V. McClure’s place. Mr. and Mrs. H. V. McClure a: - children were week-end visitors ; Rock wood, Tenn. Mrs. W. H. Bayless is right sic Mrs. A. B. Scoggins is not imp,, ing very much. Mr. Miller and daughter of hoc' j out Hall spent the week-end with M Clove Howard. Millis Mulkey of Chattanooga \v the Sunday gue::t of homefolks. Mrs. W. 11. Crawford is ill at tki writing. Mr., and Mrs. A. G. Cremer sper. Sunday at Summerville. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Smith an children spent Sunday in Armuche Dr. HESS'S Poultry Panacea will help your hens through the nv.u Ing season and put them to lay fa;-. quicker. If results do not wan; n the expense of feeding it, your nor will be refunded upon return of empty container.—Kirby-Herndon Hardware Co. , . , ' FOR SALB—Shetland pony, bugy. harness and saddle. Call NuckoP - Kemp-Bryan and Co, Telephone ~0. •3, LaFayette, Qq,