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Volume XLVII.—No. 4.
Walker Co. Democratic
Executive Committee
To Meet Next Saturday
AT THE COUNTY COMMISSION
ERS ROOM AT THE COURT
HOUSE AT TEN O’CLOCK TO
FIX THE DATE OF THE COUN
TY PRIMARY ALL COMMIT
TEEEMEN URGED TO BE PRES
ENT, ALSO ALL CANDIDATES
AND ANY PROSPECTIVE CAN
DIDATES COUNTY PRIMARY
PROBABLY MARCH 19 '
W. A. Wardlaw, Chairman of the
Walker County Democratic Executive
Committee has issued t call for a
Meeting of the entire committee in
the room of the Commissioners of the
Hoard of Roads and Revenue at the
Courthouse on next Saturday Jan.
mh at 10 o’clock a. mi, for the pur
pose of fixing the datel of the county
primary, and any other business that
should come before thj body at this
time.
Mr. Wardlaw urges every member
r»f the committee froji the various
.districts to attend this meeting, shK)e
it is very important thtt a full mem-
Stership be present to ftc the date for
the county primary. Tht Chairman al
so invites all candidates and prospect
ive candidates to be present.
The committeemen rom the vali
ums districts as elected l.n 1920 are as
follows: i
LaFayette—W. A. Wardlaw, Chm.
Cane Creek—D. N. fCeown.
Wilson —W. S. Parker
East Armuchee —B. p. Pope
l.isbon —Hamp Hays,
Rock Springs—Dr. E. H. Hice.
Pond Springs—C. H. Glenn
Rossville—Clay McFarland
Chattanooga .Valley—B. F. Pittman
Mountain—C. W. Mcltillin
Cedar Grove—o. P. Andrews
Kensington—M. M. Whitlow
Chickamauga—T. W, Le e
West Armuchee—Dr J. P. McWil
liams
Chestnut Flat—R. F. Delay.
Since the Presidents, primary was
-set Saturday jp Atlant, by the State
Democratic Committee for March 19,
it is probable'the count ’ primary will
'be set "for the same ds te. The State
Chairman, Ed Maddox is urgng the
counties to hold their primaries in the
•state on this date in order to insure
a representative vote for President
■from Georgia. The committee
riias no funds with which to hold a
primary which if held alone would
fail to insure a representative vote
Sfrom Georgia nr President-. However
She county committee Saturda/ will
Sx the date the committee thnik- ad
visable for all concerned.
i
CHATTOOGA COUNTY
PRIMARY MARCH 19TH.
Summerville, Ga. Jan. 22—The
Chattooga county democratic execu
tive committee met at the courthouse
Hast Saturday and set Wednesday, j
March 19th as the date for holding a j
primary for nominating county offic-1
-«rs. The committee first fixed Thurs
day, March 20, as the date for hold
ing the primary, but the state ex
ecutive committee met in Atlanta last
Saturday and set the date for the
presidential primary in Georgia for
Wednesday March 19, and the com
mittce thought it best to change the
date of the county primary to the
same date as the presidential primary
and thus avoid holding two elections.
NORTHWEST GEORGIA CIVIC
ORGANIZATIONS INVITED
TO ANNUAL MEETING ROME
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Rome Ga. Jan. 23—Representatives
business and professional men from
-all over northwest Georgia will gather
in 'Rome on the night of Jan. 29 for
The annual meeting of the Rome
■Chamber of Commerce. Officers and
members of civic organizations in
'Dalton, LaFayette, Cedartown, Car
■fersville, Calhoun and Summerville
have accepted invitations to be on
hand to hear Chairman John N. Hol
ier of the state highway commission
who will discuss the state’s road
building program, and another speak
er, one of national reputation, who
,»il 1 discuss chamber of commerce
work.
The dinner, which will be one fea
ture of the meeting will be served at
"The Armstrong Hotel. Arrangements
-are being made for 280 guests, and
Stewart Marshall, who is in charge
•if this feature of the meeting, states
that this number may have to be in
creased. Judge Moses Wright will act
as toastmaster. Music will be fur
nished by the Lindale band with Paul
Nixo* in charge.
FOR SALE—Several thorough 1
Duroc-Jersey pigs. Will : eji at i \-
Fayette or. the Ist Tuesday in Feb
ruary—M. M. Crowder, Cedar Grove,
<3a. 2-1 3tx
Palter UlmnUii Mx&mwx
R.T. TALLEY IS
IN THE RACE FOR
TAX collector ;
R. T. Talley ,of Chickamauga makes
formal his announcement for the of
fice of Tax Collector, subject to the
Democratic Primary. Mr. Talley is
well-known to the voters of the coun
ty, having run third in the race for
this office in 1920. His friends and
supporters are enthusiastic over his
candidacy and feel that he will make
a strong race. Below is his formal
card of announcement:
To The Voters of Walker County.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of Tax Collector
of Walker County, subject to rules
of the Democratic primary. I feel that 1
I am competent to attend to the busi
ness of the office and if elected prom
ise a faithful and efficient adir nis
tration of the duties of the off: s. I
respectfully solicit the active support
of. the qualified voters and assure you
my deep appreciation for your vote
and influence.
Respectfully,
R. T. TALLEY.
F. L. BAKER LEASES
WRIGHT’S MINERAL
SPRINGS FOR 1924
Announcement was made Wednes
day by F. L. Baker that he had leased
the Wright’s Mineral Springs for
1924. Mr. Baker, it is understood will
operate the Springs and hotel; in fact
take over the entire management of
the resort for the coming season.
While the details of his plans were
not ascertained, Mr. Baker stated
that he would make full announce
ment later of his plans for operating
the resort.
MRS. OSCAR W. LYLE, AGED 33
LAID TO REST WEDNESDAY
IN CHICKAMAUGA CEMETERY
Rossville, Ga. Jan. 22—Mrs. Oscar
W. Lyle, aged 33, died at her home
on the LaFayette road just outside
the city limits of this place at an ear
ly hour Monday morning. She had
been ill of pneumonia for several
days but was thought to have passed
the critical stage and her death came
as a shock to her friends and relatives
in this section.
Mrs. Lyle before her marriage was
Miss Ruth Stott and was the daugh
ter of R. C. Stott, who was a former
resident of Walker County, living for
a number of years near Chickamauga.
After leaving Chickamauga her
1 parents moved to Rossville, where in
1909 she was united in marriage with
Oscar W. Lyle. Practically all of her
married life was spent in this vicini
ty, where she was a faithful and con
sistent member of the First Baptist
i Church. In the death of Mrs. Lyle,
the First Baptist Church has lost one
lof its most beloved members; the
home has lost a devoted wife and
mother and the whole community is
poorer for her going.
Besides her husband she is survived
by three little daughters,, Frances,
aged 12, Kate, aged 8 and Margaret
aged 2; her mother, Mrs. R. C. Stotts
and four sisters, Mrs. R. C. Alexan
der, Mrs. Ralph Flegal, Mrs. Eugene
Goss, and Mrs. Buford Chalker; also
three brothers, Roy, Ralph and R. G.
Stotts.
The funeral was held Wednesday
morning from the First baptist
church at this place and was conduct
ed by Rev. O’Quinn, who paid a beau
tiful tribute to her life and character.
A large crowd of sorrowing friends
and relatives were present at the last
sad rites and many beautiful floral
tributes were presented.
After the funeral the body was
taken to Chickamauga Cemetery,
where it was tenderly laid to rest be
side her father, who preceded her to
the grave a few years past. The heart
broken family have the sympathy of
the whole community in their sad be
! reavement.
MRS. SUSIE LAWRENCE, AGED !
67 DIED SAT. AT SUBLIGNA
Mrs. Susie Lawrence, aged : sd
ait her home near Subligna, Ga., Sat
urday night after a few days illness.
She is survived by one sister. Mrs.
Clemmie Keown. She was a member
of the Baptist church. havin; r ' '.ned
when pfo wee .ard lived a true
and faiihiul Christian through her
life. Funeral t conducted by
the Rev. Rop-k ■ eld at th“ Law
rence Cerne 1 y ’ ay afternoon at
2 o’clock. ’r>- •' the T-awrancc
cemetery, with Nuckollr-Kemp-
Bryan Co., in o'" ’
WA N" - r ’ ownen of
gjc . : ’ lte cash
.price 1 p Bush,
Mm • itx
LaFayette, Georgia, Friday, January 25, 1924.
’ /'.A» - it* hlf iTt *- ■'w- U.a V” < £
Blackman Says Cotton Can Be Grown In Walker County Under 801 l Wee
vil Conditions. His Record For 1923 Was Three 500-Pound Bales On 5 1-3
Acres. Below Is The Story Os How H e Did It.
Ed Messenger:
I am in receipt cf a letter from Mr
Vansant requesting me to furnish you
with doth on my 1923 cotton crop.
In order to make this record as com
plete and exact as possible, I have
measured my cotton acreage and find
that I had about 200 square feet over
five and one-third acres planted to
cotton.
I planted ordinary run of gin half
and half cotton seed. I used 400 lbs.
of 10-2-2 fertilizer per acre, and treat \
ed my cotton all summer almost
up to picking time, using in all
200 pounds of calcium arsenate, ap
plied with a dusting machine.
Almost four acres of my crop was
planted early, between April 15th and
May Ist. One and one fourth acres
was not planted until the Bth day of
June and planted then as an experi
ment. The late planted was not a
success owing to the early frost.
My total yield from entire crop
was almost three 500-pound bales.
Had I not been sick and had it
all planted early there is no doubt
but that my yield would have been
nearer four than three bales because
the late planted was on land twice as
good as the early planted. Fully one
acre of the cotton was on land that
under the most favorable conditions
and no weevils to combat would not
produce 1-2 bale if that much. I am
therefore fully convinced that I suc
ceeded in saving 99 per cent of all the
bolls that the land had the fertility
to bear to maturity; and can 3ee no
■reason whatever that would prawnt
others doing the same provided fney
POULTRY RAISING
BEING STRESSED
AT CHICP
Ohickamauga, Ga. Jan j
cf lectures and demo jT>? til
poultry raising which ■: j ovv.
interesting and beneftcia a 'V'sry !
farmer and citizen of the urfcy, vill l
be given in Chickamauga Fi’t Ist
and 2nd.
Through the efforts of people
interested in the developn. it of the
poultry industry in this s- tfar, the
services of Joseph W. Sin n. Chief
of Poultry Department, . * Edgar
Morgan Company, Memphii eon.,
have been secured for the at nam
ed two days.
Mr. Simon is an expert in a poul
try business. He has been a oultry
breeder for the past 28 year .*nd is
recognized as an authority ir Lia line
of work.
Not only will lectures and >rtctical
demonstrations be given bi M*. $-1
men’s services will be av. n
any individual desiring furthe. .icip
in culling or any other problems con
nected with poultry raising.
Below is a program of the work to
be given:
Friday evening at 7 o’clock at the
community house. 1. Possibilities of
Poultry Raising in Walker County. 2.
Culling—lts importance and Methods.
A demonstration will be given using
live birds and skeletons.
Saturday afternoon at the commu
nity boWWaat 2 o’clock a lecture will
be given 7 tfi? Feed and Hdfising.
Friday afternoon at 2 p. m., practi
cal demonstration in culling at poul
try farm.
Saturday afternoon, Feb. 2, will be
■spent in giving individual help to per
sons who have previously made en
gagements with Mr. Simon for his
services.
J L. Rowland Feed Co., will be Mr.
I Simon’s headquarters during his visit
here.
1923 COUNTY COTTON CROP
SHORT 1082 B * ’ AS COM
PARED WITH 1922 CROP
The Department of Commerce
L hrough the Bureau of Census, an
nounces the pr liminary report on cot
on ginned ii. Georgia and the vari
:iis counties for the crops 1922 and
923 up to Jan. 1, 1921, as followws:
For Georgia 1922, boles 'ginned,
"29,757; 1925, bales ginned, 500,613,
howing a loss for 1925 as compared
with 1922 of 125,144.
For Walker County 1922, (sales gin
ned, 3, 117 as compared with 2,035
in 1623, or a loss as compared with
1522 crop of 1082 bale o . ,*
are not too lazy.
Any one who says the Arsenate
dosen’t pay, says so only through
sheer Ignoaance.
My experience also demonstrates |
that the poison is not l-4th so effect
ive on the late planted cotton, owing
to the fact that the plants grow so
rapidly and fruit so rapidly that it
takes far more labor and twice as
much arsenate to obtain one half the
results as to controlling the weevils.
I cultivated very frequently and
used the poison thoroughly and con
sistently all summer.
If a jnan has not the nerve to hus
tle and carry through to a finish a
hard, hot, dirty ami disagreeable task
then he had better not start it, but I
can assure you that the weevils can
be licked and they are some little
scrappers. Does the poison pay is the
question? It does pay handsomely, if
used intelligently. But it won’t pay a
man wSio walks like lice were drop
ping off of him.
Penult me to take this means of
expressing my appreciation of the
valuable advice and services of our
former County Agent, Mr. Vansant.
I started the experiment with an open
mind, wiling to be shown, followed
his to the letter as far as the
weather would permit and the results
have fully justified the labor, expense
and his expectations. ,
Hoping this will fill your require
ments and wishing you success in the
drive for moie intelligent use of the
means God has given us, I remain,
Most faithfully yours,
BURTON E. BLACKMAN.
MRS. J. T. HOLE’S
FUNERAL TO BE
HELD FRIDAY
T. Hale passed away Wed-
I eg,- ternoon at five o’clock, at
! tr 1. ' in West LaFayette, follow
! gs. Iness of several weeks. For
1 ver? lonths the deceased had been
. dee ing health but her condition
gV9 . serious alarm until a few
3 's £ 3, when it was seen that she
w .1 c' igerously ill, and little hope
Ws».i V ertained for her recovery.
J w es her husband she is surviv
’d « four children, two sons and
„»• . .ughters. The sons are J. C.
Lop if Chattanooga and A. K. Hale,
~.i: ■ i city, and the daughters are,
A". 3. M. Gilreath, of East Lake,
Ter. and Miss Mary Hale, of this
afcf
M:. Hale early in life professed a
fart* i Christ and united with the
Me st church where she remained
I a i»- il, true loyal member through
' life. Tender and compassion
, are, she won and held a host of
friends who deeply deplore her pass
' ing. It may be truly said of her that
I she was a good and noble woman.
| Funeral services will be held from
. the LaFayette Methodist church Fri
day morning at 10 o’clock, conducted
i by her pastor, Rev. J. W. Brinsfield.
Interment will be in the LaFayette
cemetery. The LaFayette Furniture
Company will have charge of funeral
arrangements.
The community extends heartfelt
sympathy to the heart-broken family
in their sad hours of bereavement.
I
E. A. SMITH’S CYCLONE BOLL
WEEVIL CATCHER MAY BE
MANUFACTURED IN ROME
Rome, Ga. Jan. 24—Rome will be
given an opportunity to become the
heme of the “Cyclone 801 l Weevil
Catcher.”
E. A. Smith of LaFayette, Walker
county, inventor of the machine, was
in the city Wednesday conferring
with business men in regard to the
' possibility of having the implemcn
manufactured here. He said that he
also has the matter up with Chatta
nooga interests.
Mr. Smith has been perfecting the
machine since 1919 and expects soon
to receive patents for it. Only one
machine has been made for demon
stration purposes and it is claimed
that it fulfills in evejy way the claim
of the inventor. It is a two-wheel,
horse-drawn device with a large fan
which draws boll weevils and other in
sects from the plant into a net. Dem
onstrations of it in Floyd and other
counties have proven, it was said,
L J
f. A. COCHRAN
uNTERS RACE FOR
TAXCOLLECTOR
T. A. Cochran, of liaFayefte an
nounces in this issue his candidacy
for the office of Tax Collector. Mr.
Cochran is a young business man,
well-known to a wide circle of friends
here and in the county. He hopes to
make an active campaign for the of
fice and his many friends predict that
he will be a strong contender for the
office. Below is his formal announce
ment card:
To The Voters Os Walker County:
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Tax Collector of
Walker County, subject, to the rules
of the Democratic primary. If elected
I pledge a full and faithful and ef
ficient performance of the d.uties of
this office. I shall appreciate the vote
and influence of the voters of the
eounty.
Respectfully,
T. A. COCHRAN.
FORMS TO BE USED
FOR MAKING OUT
THE INCOME TAX
In making out his income tax re
turn for tpe year 1923 .the business
man professional man and farmer will
be required to use Form 1040, regard
less of whether his income was or wais
not in excess of $5,000. The smaller
form, 1040A, is used for reporting not
income of $5,000 or less derived chief
ly from salary or wages.
All items of gross income must be
reported. In the case of a storekeeper
gross income usually consists of the
gross profits on sales, together with
income from other sources. The return
must show grass .sales, purchases and
cost of goods sold.
The professional man, lawyer, doc
tor, dentist, must include all fees and
other compensation for professional
services. The farmer must report as
gross income the proceeds of sale or
exchange of products raised on the
farm and the profits from the made (it
products purchased by him and resold.
He must also report gross income
from all other sources.
Taxpayers, in order to take full ad
vantage of the deductions to which
they are entitled, are advised to study
carefully the instructions ion the
forms under the head “Income from
business or profession.”
Deductions Allowed
In the making of his 1923 income
tax return the business man, profes
sional man, and farmer may deduct
from gross income all items properly
attributable to business expenses. In
the case of a storekeeper they include
amounts spent for rent of his place
of business, advertising, premiums
for insurance against fire or other
losses, tlie .cost of water, light, and
heat used in his place of business,
drayage and freight bills, the cost of
repairs and maintenance t A delivery
wagons, and a reasonable allowance
for salaries of employees. A profes
sional man, lawyer, doctor, or dentist
may deduct the cost of supplies used
in his profession, expenses paid in the
operation and repair of an automobile
used in making professional calls,
dues to professional societies, sub
scriptions to professional journals, of
fice rent, cost of light, heat, and wa
ter used in his office and the hire of
office assistants. The farmer may de
duct amounts paid in the production
and harvesting of his crops, cost of
seed and fertilizer used, cost of minor
repairs to farm buildings, other than
the dwelling, and cost of small tools
used up in the course of a year or so.
INCOME TAX COLLECTED
UNDER ACT OF 1921
Collectors of Internal Revenue are
receiving returns of income for the
year 1923 computed in accordance
with the proposed amendment to the
existing law to reduce the normal tax
rate from 4 and 8 to 3 and 6 per cent
and embracing other proposed
changes. The government’s answer in
such cases is that the tax on income
for the year 1923 is being collected
under the Revenue Act of 1921, which
is still in effect, and which provides
a normal tax rate of 4 per cent on the
first $4,000 of net income in excess of
’he exemptions and credits and 8 per
cent on the remaining net income.
DEATH OF INFANT
Dorothy Helen, the 5-months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Davis,
south of LaFayette died Monday
morning at 8 o'clock after a linger
ing illness. Funeral and interment I
took place at Trinity cemetery Tues
day at 11 o’clock, with Rev. B. H.
Howard officiating. ArrangementsV
were in charge of the Nuckolls-Kemp
Bryan Co.
that the implement catches every in
sect that grazes on a cotton plant.
If the business men of Rome desire
to form a company for the manufac
ture of these machines, Mr. Smith is
willing to enter into a contract for
that purpose. The machine will sell
for not less than $l5O, depending up
on the cost of manufacture and dis
tribution.
Want Ads in
Messenger
Pay
One Dollar Per Year
PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARY IN GA.
HELD M ARCH 19
DATE FIXED BY STATE COM
MITTEE IN ATLANTA LAST
SATURDAY STATE CONVEN
TION HELD IN ATLANTA APR.
23RD. STATE CHAIRMAN
MADDOX URGES COUNTIES TO
HOLD THEIR PRIMARIES ON
SAME DATE AS PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARY TO INSURE REPRE
SENTATIVE VOTE
At the meeting of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee in Atlan
ta last Saturday the date for the
Presidential preferential primary was
fixed l'or March 19th.
A committee from the state com
mittee was selected to meet and name
the date for the primary which was
voted on by the entire state commit
tee present, and fixed by a close vote
as that of March 19th. The State con
vention date was named for April
23rd. in Atlanta.
The sessions of the committee be
came heated when James A. Hollo
man, Associate Editor of the Atlanta
Constitution charged the nominating
committee with the use of what he
called the “gag” rule in favor of Mc-
Adoo’s candidacy by fixing the date
March 19th. This accusation brought
hot denials by all members of the
committee, the committee stating
that the candidacy of no candidate
was udvocated or mentioned in fixing
the date of the state Presidential Pri
mary. but was done after agreeing
that this was what they thought was
the best date for holding same.
It developed at the meeting that
Georgia would probably have three
candidates for President, namely Mc-
Adoo, Underwood and Reed, of Mis
souri.
Chairman of the Stato Committee,
Ed Maddox, of Rome, stated that he
had nothing to do with fixing of the
date and appointed the nominating
committee from friends of all three
possible candidates for President, and
that the fact that the Floyd county
primary had been set for March 19th
had nothing to do with the Presiden
tial primary. Since fixing the date,
however, he is urging all counties to
hold their primaries on the same date
as the Presidential primary, since the
slate committee has no funds for
holding the election and if held on an
other date other than the county pri
mary that a representative vote for
President would not turn out and
that the Georgia delegation would go
the National convention in New York
on June 24th without representing
' the majority of the people of the
state for President.
EXCELLENT IS
RATING OF CITY
WATER SUPPLY
The Division of Sanitary Engineer
ing of the State Board of Health an
nounces certification of water sup
plies for the various towns and cities,
of the state, enumerating those cities
that have given excellent co-operation
as well as those who have given fai.
or no 00-operation. These analyses
are based on monthly specimen. La-
Fayette was one of the 110 towns and
cities in the entire state giving excel
lent co-operation, and is also listed
among the 181 towns and cities of the
whole state having excellent water
supplies. Over seventy towns and
cities in the state were rated as giv
ing no co-operation and their watei
supplies were rated by the Health
Board as doubtful and dangerous.
DEATH OF INFANT
Dorothy Lee, the 14-months ol<
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Cher
ry died Sunday morning at the horn*
near Center Post. Besides hie- parent
she is survived by one brother, J. C
Funeral service* conducted by Rev. 1
11. Howurd were held at Trinit.
cemetery Monday at 11 o’clock, li.
ter mint in Trinity cemetery with th
NuckoUa-Kemp-Bryan Co., in chart
| of the arrangements.
i VITAL STATISTICS REPORT
IN COUNTY FOR JANUAR
Births and deaths reported in Jr
, 1924. up to the 23rd.
Births—7. Reported by the folio
! ing: Drs. D. W. Hammond, J.
Shields, J. M. Underwood, Midwi'
Jane Burton.
1 D -rths 2. Reported by Drs. R. .
Coulter and J. A. Shields.
The health office sends a baby b ,
to the mother at each birth; if. yr
have not received yours it is becar
your doctor has not .up. -ted. See !•' ‘..