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If .jjt* Results You V«nt Advertise in The Messenger.' , , . • • . ' ’I ! Volume XLVII.—No. 15. MUST CONNECT WITH CITY SEWER BY JUNE 15TH. AND PERSONS OWNING DWELL INGS IN UNSEWERED AREA OF TOWN MUST PROVIDE SAN ITARY TOILETS. STATE OF FICIALS IN PASSING SANITA RY ORDINANCE ON MONDAY - NIGHT INSANITARY TOI LETS DECLARED A NUISANCE penalty for failure to COMPLY WITH ORDINANCE Monday night at the regular month ly meeting of the city council, a city wide sanitary ordinance was passed, providing for the connection of all homes with the city sewer and water mains where sewers are within prox imity of the premises, also providing for the installation of sanitary toilets ' in the unsewered area of the town. All insanitary closets were declared a nuisance and a penalty was fixed by the council for failure to comply with the new ordinance. AU connections and surface toilets must "'uinected and installed by June ltna this year. . The toilets to be constructed in the unsewered area of the town are to be of such type as that approved by the Board of Health and those affected by this part of the ordinance may secure plans and workable suggestions as to the type and construction of the nec- I essary equimpent for the disposal of ' human excreta from the county board of health, since the town is a part of the county and the county Board of Health work embraces the entire county. 1 The full text of the ordinance speci- Jfying full details of the provisions set | f orth in the ordinance will be publish- Jed in full in next week’s issue of the I Messenger for the information of the I people of the community. Tax Return Dates I* Triday, Saturday and Monday, Apr. i * 12 and 14th. were fixed by the City ’Council Monday night as the days in which the tax payers are to make their returns for the City. Announce -1 ment of the dates .and place is made elsewhere in this issue,* to which the ! attention of the tax-payers of the town is called. The Council named T. A. Jackson, l J. P. Hall and Tom Shaw as City Tax Assessors, and the Chairman, Mr. \' Jaskson urges all tax payers in mak- I ing the returns of city property to be certain to give the location, street, etc., cf the lots in order to assist the assessors in expediting their work of equalization. House Soon To Consider Senator Harris’ Farm Bill Atlanta, Ga.—The national house of representatives is expected to con sider soon the bill of U. S. Senator W. J. Karris, of Georgia, stopping the reports on intentions to plant cotton issued in the past by the department of agriculture in March of each year, according to reports received here to day. The bill has passed the Senate and has been favorably reported by the House Agricultural Committee. Other parts of the bill provide for the crop condition reports to be issued at the same time a3 the cotton gin ning figures by the Census Bureau. Senator Harris says the bill, with a companion measure regulating gin ning figures, will furnish more accur ate statistics and help the cotton far mer. The legislation, he said, is de signed to make it harder for the cot ton gambler to depress the price on announcement of government figures. The bill is approved by the An nr. can Cotton Association, „ii 3 Gsm-gia Cot ton Growers Co-oper f,i r e Ass.riiition and other farm orgini; L MRS. HIGDON DIES SUDDEN * AT HOME OF HER DAUGH R J Ohickamauga, Ga April B—Mrs V J A! her daughter, Mrs Dovie Lee Man , nat her hue at Flintstone Sat : iy afternoon. Mrs. Higdon had ■n in failing health for sometime ( 1 had gone to her daughter’s home j a change when death came sud ;ly. Besides her husband she is sur ed by the following children, Mrs. vie Lee Mangram of Flintistone, __ js. Bessie Mae Huggins, Elbert, Wil D. Hassell, Vinnie Leu and Bertha j i'don, all of this place. The funeral : 'vices were held Sunday afternoon I ~m the Flintstone Baptist church • ! j. were conducted by the Rev. Ford UVs. Interment in the Missionary ■■age cemetery. sympathy i 3 felt for the be- MEvod family in the loss of the wife ■l mother. IQbBAGE PLANTS, all kinds, $1.15 thousand; Porto Rico potato Bjßnts, $1.50 for 500 lots; $2 per 1000; 3/JTS per 1000 in 5000 lots and $1.50 ■s'■lo,ooo lots. Satisfaction guaran f Wj—Pittman and Patrick Plant Co., * Mi ega, Ga. 5-30-Bt. 3§alte (Emtnftj MONDAY NIGHT EMORY GLEE CLUB HERE 45 STRONG INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN AS “THE SOUTH’S SWEETEST SING ERS” TO PRESENT MOST ELAB ORATE AND VARIED PROGRAM AT HIGH SCHOOL AUDITOR IUM-POPULAR PRICES—SEAT SALE NOW ON The Emory University Glee Club internationally known as the “south’s sweetest singers,” is bringing its en tire orchestra to LaFayette on Mon day, April 14th, for one of the most elaborate programs in the history of the organization. The performance is to be given at the high school audi torium. Never in the history of the glee club or orchestra has such an elabo rate program been planned as that to be given here. Approximately forty five men will take part. Two great orchestral numbers, Schubert’s “Un finished Symphony” and a Mendel sohnn march, will be featured; the glee clJb will sing ts most popular songs, including a Beethoven number and several negro spirituals; the fam ous Emory quartet, and two soloists, one of them James Stiles, of this city, will sing; a fifteen-piece jazz orches tra will play; Sam Proger, distin guished young violinist, will appear; and as a crowning feature the club wall present an original one-act ver sion of the screaming farce comedy, “Charley’s Aunt.” All of these features- were selected as outstanding hits of the programs presented by the club on its highly successful tours this year. The club has played in ten southern states and twenty-one different cities. Every where it has received praise as one of .the {irenjier college musical organiza tions in America. There is no doubt, according to the Atlanta Journal, that both the orches tra and glee club this year are the best that Emory has ever sent out. And that is saying a lot, because the club last year created a sensation on its 2,500 mile trip to Cuba. Officers of the glee club and orches tra are: Director, Dr. Malcolm H. Dewey; manager, Raymond Nixon; President of the glee club, Alton O’- Steen; vice-president, Clarence Sharpe; secretary, Charles Hurt; president of the orchestra, Sam Pro ger; vice-president, Ed Jones; secre tary, Van Ferguson. The members of the glee club and orchestra include: Trigg James, Ed win Sheppe, Wendell Whipple, Adrien Serex, Clarence Sharp, Cecil Bowers, James Stiles, Hunt Clement, B. K. Bilbrey, Edgar Boling, Chess Lago marsino, William Harbin, Herbert Hill, Earnest Hartsock, Thomas James, Marshal Vandiver, Lee Ander son, Raymond Nixon, Alton O'Steen, Sam Proger, Ed Jones, Van Ferguson, Benson Freeman, Lawson Jones, Sam Geffen, Mason Bibb, Joe Jonson, Mar ion Watson, Preston Arkwright, Les ter Harbin, Ellis Hale, Sidney Ken nuedy, Robert Crawford, Jasper Hunt, James Rickard, Alvin Stebbins, War ren Jackson, Eugene Phillips, Mor ris Segal and George Morgan. Seat sale is on at Loach’s Pharmacy and Rhyne Bros. Pharmacy. Reception After Concert Immediately following the Glee Club concert, a reception will be held by the LaFayette Woman’s Club in honor of the Glee Club, to which a number of young ladies of the town have been invited. The members of the Woman’s Club are cordially urged to attend the concert and remain for the reception to assist in entertaining, APPRECIATES KINDNESS OF FRIENDS FOR DONATING INVALIDS CHAIR We desire to express our deep ap preciation for the generous donations of our friends in the Hosery Mill town and in the rural section for pro viding a lovely chair for (Miss) Lou Smith. Our hearts cannot speak how we feel, but it is a help and kindness we shall not soon forget. May God bless your acts of love.—Misses Lou and Martha Smith. OSCAR MiX DIED TUESDAY AT MILLEDGEVILLE AFTER A LINGERING ILLNESS Oscar Mix passed away Tuesday night at Milledgeville, following an illness of several years For the past few years he had been paralyzed and death was expected almost any time. However, he made a brave fight for three years. Some ten years ago he was married to Miss Addie McCarty, daughter of Mrs. E. E. McCarty of this city, who is his lone survivor. The body will reach here Thursday afternoon and funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 o’clock from the local Baptist church, con ducted by Rev. I. S. Leonard. Inter ment will be in the Naomi cemetery. Funeral arrangements will be in charge of LaFayette Furniture Cq. LaFayette, Georgia, Friday, April 11, 1924. L-JiM)! cjraflDH ■ The above pictures of little Russell Johnson, the six-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson, of this city, strikingly portray the work of the Scottish Rite Hospital, of Atlanta, for crippled children. Little Russell could not walk at all and the picture above shows the hor rible condition of his feet and legs the day he entered the hospital. Nine months later, as the second picture shows, he was released from the hospital, his legs straightened and able to walk on ctutches. He can now walk without his crutches and the physicians say that he will soon be able to walk and play as all other perfectly formed children. He was born with defective feet and legs, and in the fall of 1922, J. L. Hammond, of this city, brought to the attention of the family the work of the Scottish Rite Hospital and urged them to send little Russell there for treatment. Mr. Hammond interested himself greatly in the little fellow and secured the proper papers, certificates etc. ~and went with him to the hospital, where the marvelous work was done. Little Russell and the family are deepljt grateful for Mr. Hammond’s ef forts in behalf of Little Russell, and indeed, it is a most noble work. Little Russell entered the hospital in January 1923, remaining there nine months with the results that hi 3 defective feet and limbs have been correct ed, and he is now able to walk as other little boys are. Little Russell is now as happy as a little fellow could be, and he has sufficient reason for it. Through the efforts of the Woman's Club and the Commissioner of Health two other cases from Walker County have been treated at the Scottish Rite hospital where permanent corrections of defects have been made. ORDER 4 CAR LOADS OF FERTILIZER FOR WALKER FARMERS The fertilizer committee of the county met in the County Agent’s of fice Saturday the sth and ordered four car loads of fertilizer. Quite a large saving was made on the fertilizer and a great many farmers took advantage of the opportunity of purchasing co operatively. The order was placed with Swift and Co, LAFAYETTE SCHOOL NOTES By Maude Arnold The Seventh District Meet which is to be held in Dalton April 18 and 19 :3 creating quite a sensation through out the LaFayette High school With six most competent men in athletics and such representatives as those we have in ready-writing, expression, music and declamaition we are most sure of attaining several first places in the meet. A large number of the students and people of the town are making ready to attend and kelp boost the delegates. The seventh grade of this institu tion is becoming very much inclined to take up high school activit.ee sa they might be better accustomed to the mannerisms and rules wh .n tnev are “Freshies”. During the past week they have had a debate, termed “Re solved, That the Boys Are More Use ful Than the Girls.” The affirmative side of the question was supported by Edward Bagwell, Eugene Ball and Ed mund Shattuck; the negative by Catheran Blaylock, Ruth Warrenfells and Verna Watson. The judges ren dered their decision in favor of the affirmative side. These seventh grad ers have organized literary societies; namely, Wilson and McAdoo and are planning to carry on their work as any larger society would. The Clean-up parade held by the entire school last week was a great success. The representative of the Clean-up Campaign Headquarters, here from Atlanta reported this to be the most influential one he has direct ed. Mrs. Steele, Freshman class mother, visited them last v/eek and promised a medal to be awarded at the close of school to the member making the highest general average for the year. The Btudents were delightfully en tertained Wednesday morning during the chapel exercises. The boys’ dou ble quartette gave two selections; “When You and I were Young Mag gie,” and “Sitting In A Comer.” Mrs. Patton read a very interesting paper on “LaFayette of the Past,” giving valuable knowledge to the students of their home town. Several visitors have been-present for Chapel exercises recently. We are always glad of their presence and wish they would attend oftener for we feel then as though the town is taking ah interest in us. 2 STORES- GARAGE AND RESIDENCE ARE DESTROYED BY FIRE Rossville, Ga. April B—A destruct ive fire broke out Monday afternoon about 3 o’clock at Midway between this place and Ft. Oglethorpe and be fore it could be extinguished, the gen eral merchandise stores of W. O. Ransome and Elmer Chambers, the Midway garage and the home of “Cracker” Price were completely des troyed together with the contents of all. The fire originated in the Ran some store, just how, has not yet been discovered. Mr. Ransome was in the store and had been in the rear of the building just a few minutes before the fire started in that part. The flames attracted a large crowd and for awhile the entire village was threatened with destruction. The fire engine from Chattanooga arrived and prevented the nearby buildings from being burned. The loss will run to sev eral thousand dollars, a part of which is covered with insurance. Two cars were burned in the Midway Garage. FUNERAL SERVICE SUNDAY FOR “GRANDPA” CAMERON The funeral service for “Granpa” Cameron will be held at Corinth church Sunday morning. Mr. Cameron was a devoted Christian man and his church and community will miss him. Though his total blnidness disabled him from getting out very much yet his influence was felt in a wide way. W. L. MAVITY. HEALTH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT, WEEK ENDING 9TH Deaths—l 3. Births—2o. Deaths reported by the following doctors —Wm. D. Rogers. H F Shields, Geo. P. Willbanks, M \V Spearman, J A Shields, R M Coulter, J P Wood. Births reported by the following doctors: A. T. Peay, H F Shields. J A Shields, Geo. P Willbanks, D W Ham mond, M. W Spearman, T A Key, R M Coulter, D G Elder. Tht health office sends to the moth er of each birth a baby book; if you have not received yours it is because your doctor has not reported. See him. Weekly Report Com. of Health For the Week Ending April 2. Birth—2. Deaths—2. Births reported by midwife Susie Careathers. Deaths reported by following doc tors: R. M. Coulter, J. A. Shields. The health office sends to the moth er of each birth a baby book; if you have not received yours it is because your doctor hag not reported. See him, FOR SALE—Same good cotton seed for planting; also cabbage and to mato plants—A| P Warrenfelrs, ha- Fayctte, Ga. R. jl. 4-18 2tx 7TH. DISTRICT SCHOOL MEET AT DALTON 18-19 CONTESTANTS IN ATHLETICS, ’ DECLAMATION, MUSIC, RECI TATION AND ESSAYS ARE ALL CHOSEN LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL DETERMINED TO WIN FIRST PLACES CONSIDER ABLE LOCAL INTEREST IN COMING NEXT WEEK Friday and Saturday April 18-19 are the dates of the Seventh District High School Meet at Dalton. Considerable interest has been tak en in the coming Meet and quite a large representation will go from La- Fayette to Dalton next week. All contestants from the local high school have been selected as follows: Athletics 100-yard dash, Frank Bowen; Mil ton Langley, alternate. Running High Jump—Neal Watts; William Shattuck, alternate. Shot Put—Hoke Smith; Lealand Loach, alternate. Pole Vault, Sam Pledger; Lealand Loach, alternate. 220-yard dash—Milton Langley; Frank Bowen, alternate. Running Broad Jump—Frank Bow en; Lealand Loach, alternate. 440-yard dash, Raymond Cook; Lealand I/oach, alternate. 120-yard Hurdles—Milton Langley; Frank Bowen, altemabe. Half mile relay—Neal Watts, Mil ton langley, Frank Bowen and Ray mond Cook. Boy’s Essay Contest R. A. Duke; Marion Steele, alter nate. Girl’s Essay Contest Nannie Anna Stewurt; Louise Can non, alternate. Piano Nannie Anna Stewart; Ruth Phipps, alternate. Declamation Lealand Loach; li. A. Duke, alter nate. - Recitation Winnifred Stiles. The teachers who will attend the meet will be Supt. D. T. Cooper, Prof. W. W. Snead; Misses Olah Teabeaut, Lola Waldrop, Georgia Thomas and Allie G Carson. JUDGE WRIGHT TO PREACH BACCALAUREATE SERMON AT BERRY SCHOOLS Rome, Ga.—The Senior Class at The Berry Schools have selected Judge Mioses Wright to preach the Commencement Sermon at the Berry Schools on Sunday, April 27th. The early commencement this year is due to the fact that the schools had an unusual early start in the fall, The Class President for tha Girls is Miss Nina Russell, of Floyd county, and for the Boys School it in Mr. Glenn Morris, of Rocky Face, Ga. The senior class at present numbers ninety-three students. It is expected that the entire group will receive di plomas. The commencement program begins on Thursday, April 24th, when the Foundation School has its exercises and will conclude with the High School Commencement Exercises on Tuesday, April 29th. Mrs. J. A. Roper Laid To Rent Tuesday At Concord Cemetery Mrs. J. A. Roper, aged 39 years, passed away at her home near Villa now on last Monday The deceased is survived by her husband and seven children. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock from Concord church in the presence of a large con course of relatives and friends con ducted by Rev. Jones. Interment was in the Concord cemetery. The LaFayettte Furniture Compa ny had charge of the funeral arrange ments. WASHINGTON COUNTY HOLDS RECORD HOG SALE Sandersville, Ga., April 2.—A record hog sale was held in Washington coun ty Tuesday of last week when ten cars of hogs were sold from the county in one (lay. These ten cars netted the farmers of the county about SIO,OOO. These hogs were 3old at a co-oper ative sale and were therefore sold to the highest bidder, who was The White Provision Company, of Atlanta. The price being 7.15 per cwt. The hog industry is the salvation of the farmers of this county. One or more co-operative hog sales have been , held in this county every month this year; and to able to have cash coming | in every month of the year is worth much toward keeping a farmer on his feet during financial depressions. ■ ■■l II—« I FOR KALE—Seed com, Looney Tenn. Red Cob Improved Hickory King. This corn is selected by the best seed I grower in Tennessee, $3 per bushel— J T Grant, BossvdHe, Ga. R. 1. It ■vafcw «■! in««» Want Ads in Messengei Pay —— ... i One Dollar Per Year W. M. U. INSTITUTE NORTHWEST GA. IN SESSION HERE TODAY AND FRIDAY—THIRTEEN ASSOCIATIONS IN THIS SEC TION OF THE STATE REPRE SENTED STRONG PROGRAM FEATURING EACH SESSION BIG PAGENAT TONIGHT—FOR WARD LOOKING PLANS FOR ADVANCEMENT BEING LAID The first session of the Northwest Georgia Division W. M. U. Institute Oiat this morning at the local Baptist church at ten o’clock with Mm. G. S. Borders, of Cedartown presiding. The morning session was devoted to ad dresses of wcicome, young people’s work, messages from the Home Mis sion Board .alignments of homes to visitors, etc. The afternoon session features the work of the young people’s asociations and the afternoon program will close with an address by Miss Allen, Young People’s Leader and College Corres pondent for Georgia. Thursday night the following will be the program: 7:3o—Music. ' Devotional led by Pastor—Rev. L S Leonard;' Address—Miss Juliette Mather, S. B. Convention. Message—Miss F. Catharine Bryan, China. Pageant—“ The Call of the Cross.” A most interesting program has been armomrced for Friday as follows: Friday Morning 10 a. m.—Music. Devotional—Mrs. R B Germany, Rome. Message of Vice-President .Short Reports of Personal Service, White Cross, Stewardship. 10:30. School of Missions—Mrs. Taul White, Rome. 11 a. m. “Completing our Cam paign Pledge—Mass Laura Leo Pat rick, Cor Sec.-Treas. Ga. B W M U. Song, “All Hail the Power of Jesus Name." Address Adjourn for luncih. 2 p. m. Devotional—Miss Juliette Mather. Address—Miss F. Catharine Bryan. Music Address—Mrs W J Neal. Report of Committees. Thirteen associations are embraced in the Insttiute which is holding its session at the Baptist church an fol lows: Catoosa, Carrollton, Coosa, Chattooga, Floyd County, Middle Cherokee, North Georgia, Polk Coun ty, Coosaville, Lookout Valley, New Hope, Gordon County and Pleasant Valley. THE REBEL Ed. Mesenger:— An interesting paper nu» fallen in to my hands and with your permission your readers may know of “my find.” The above title is found at the head of the first page of a small folio paper which fell into my hands to-day. Just above tho original title this is found, “The original copy of this pub lication is in the hands of L. H. Sylar. Ooltewiah, Tenn.” Date: “Chattanooga, Tennessee, August », 1861.” Il ** mc,rn:n 8 by Franc oT&rmfl of subscription—One copy one month, $1.00” “No subscription received for a longer period than one month.” Times must have been just a little unsettled about this date here in our city. Here is one of the advertisements found in the first column: For Sale or Exchange—One negro woman; goo J cook, ironer and wash er, for sale or exchange for a boy Apply at this office.” In the same column the following advertisement Is found: “For Sale—A desirable residence within the corporate limits of Chatta nooga, containing ten acres of land, fair improvements, 150 young fruit trees, 100 catawba grape vines and other fruits. There is a well of good water, and a cistem on the place. For further information enquire at W A A. R. R. office.” The State of Georgia then os well as now owned property here. “Headquarters. “Chattanooga, Aug. 2, 1862. “Special Order. “Travelers going north or south will not be permitted to visit the lines of this army except on business. No per ; son be permitted to come within the lines on visits or pleasure, to eith er citizens or soldiers. Citizens wish ing to trade within the lines hereto fore mentioned will call at the Prevost Marshal’s and obtain the necessary ' 1 permit. i “GEO. MASSEY, Brig. Geh’l. Comm’d’g.” “Aug. 5.—1 W.”. j