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Volume XLVII.—No. 17.
LAFAYETTE WON
SEVERAL HONORS
AT HIGH MEET
AT DALTON LAST FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY - TAKES OFF ONE
FIRST, TWO SECOND AND TWO
THIRD HONORS SPLENDID
SHOWING IN ALL CONTESTS
MADE BY LAFAYETTE 1925
DISTRICT MEET TO BE HELD
IN ROME
LaFayette High School was well
represented at the Seventh District
High School Meet at Dalton last Fri
day and Saturday and carried off one
first, two second and two third prizes.
Miss Nannie Anna Stewart won
first prize in Girl’s Essay Contest.
LaFayette won second award in
spelling contest for the District and
tied with Calhoun for second place in
the Literary contest. Schools register
ing points in the Literary contest
were, Dalton 10; LaFayette, 9; Cal
houn, 9; Cedartown, 8; Berry, 6; Dar
lington, 5 Cartersville, 3; Adairsville,
3 and Buchanan, 1.
R. A. Duke won third prize in the
Boy’s Essay contest, and Hoke Smith
took third place in Shot Put.
LaFayette High did not have note
book entries, but this was the only
contest in which she was not repre
sented. In every contest the High
school representatives made splendid
showings.
The showing is very gratifying to
Supt. Cooper and the faculty, as well
as to the student body and the people
of the town.
Quite a number of LaFayette peo
ple attended the Meet, despite the
downpour of rain and the high waters,
and the Meet was a most enjoyable
affair.
Rome was selected as the place for
holding the 1925 District Meet, and
Supt. Quigg was elected President of
the Association, with Supt. J. E Purks
of Cedartown as Secretary-Treasui-er.
Winners
The following schools won first
places in the various contests:
Athletics—Rome High.
Literary Contest—Dalton High.
Note Books—Dalton High.
Recitation—Berry School.
Girl’s Essay—LaFayette High.
Boy’s Essay—Calhoun High.
Spelling—Cedartown High.
Music—Dalton High.
CIVIL CASES
SET FOR TRIAL
ATMAYTERM
Monday, May sth.
S. M. Warthen et al vs W. E.
Withers et al.
Palmer Clothing Co. vs G. S. Shan
kle and Son, 6 cases.
S. A. Clark vs Nelson D Smith.
Mary F Millican vs Newton Milli
can.
W. H. Coulter vs H. L. McGhee.
D. B. Murphy vs Nelson and Joe
Gilreath.
Vesta Millican vs Babe Camp et al.
Walker County Fertilizer Co., vs
Mrs. E. A. Wright.
J. P. Parker vs R. M. and Mrs R M
Wheeler, 2 cases.
E Y Chapin vs Catherine Roush et
al.
Emma Cole vs. Nora Hise.
Tuesday, May 6th.
Bank of LaFayette vs Mrs. E. A.
Wright and F. L. Martin.
Bank of LaFayette vs Mrs. E. A.
Wright and P A. Tate.
W. S. Parker vs H. A. Rogers.
T. S. Brannon et al vs Max Zugar.
D. B. Murphy vs Mat Nelson.
Mrs. Amy Young vs Bascom Woods
D. W. Ledford vs Minnie C. War
renfells.
T. A. O’Neal vs J. E. A McKeown
et al
Mrs. R. M. Wheeler vs J. P. Par
ker, damages
Chattanooga Metals Co., vs L. W.
Harmon, et al.
Estelle Iron Ore Company vs L. W.
Harmon, et al.
Wednesday, May 7th
T. L. Cantrell vs Morgan Price.
John W. Wilson et al vs L. W. Mc-
Cormick et al.
G. W. Ransom vs*Central of Ga.
By Co.
Hattie Smith vs Sidney Littlejohn.
Henry Smith vs Sidney Littlejohn.
T. L. Cantrell vs L. H. Price.
Stewart Wright vs M. W. Hise and
J. W Hise.
G T. Myers et al vs Walker County,
Appeal.
J. J. P. Henry vs H. C. Baker.
I A. L Bagwell and Son vs CC.
i Koonce et al
' Lookout Oil and Refining Co vs Rea
and Price.
International Ag. Corn, vs H. F.
Pike.
Central Loan and Savings Co., vs
Waite (Hmtnftj
OFFICERS MADE
SEVERAL RAIDS
THE PAST WEEK
Friday of last week Sheriff Harmon
and his deputies spent the afternoon
on the ridge near Hillsdale, and at
about six o’clock, they arrested Gil
bert Coulter at his home, they state,
after seeing him deliver a quart of
whisky to Frank Strickland. Upon
seeing them, state the officers, Coul
ter broke another quart which he had
in his pocket. Perry Hegwood signed
his bond at the jail.
Saturday at the home of Charlie
Wallin, Ray Wallin was arrested on
the charge of selling liquor, the recent
grand jury having found a bill against
him. His father signed his bond.
Monday Sheriff Harmon and depu
ties raided a still on Pigeon mountain
near William Rape’s where they found
a 50-gallon complete copper outfit, re
port the officers, 1000 gallons of beer.
Everything was in readiness for the
run, state the officers, but the still
was not in operation. No one was
at the still.
The officers made several other
raids the past week but they proved
to be false alarms.
Deputy Hegwood is in Rome today
where he went to bring Will Young,
charged in a warrant with securing
goods under false pretense.
The officers together with the Fed
eral officers carried Jess Collins to
Rome Thursday morning charged with
manufacturing whisky in Whitfield
county. He had been in jail here.
2 WALKER CASES AFFIRMED
BY SUPREME COURT LAST WEEK
Judgment was affairmed in the fol
lowing two cases from the Walker
Superior Court, by the Supreme Court
of the state, announcement of which
was made last week:
Civil Case
Chattanooga Iron and Coal Corpo
ration vs Shaw et al; from Walker
Superior Court—Judge Wright. A. W
Chambliss, R. M. W. Glenn, Norman
Shattuck, Rosser and Shaw for plain
tiff in error. G. E. Maddox, Henry and
Jackson, contra.
Criminal Case
Turman vs State; from Walker Su
perior court—Judge Wright. Porter
and Mehane for plaintiff in error. E.
S. Taylor, solicitor general, contra.
Surprise Double
Birthday Dinner
Sunday, April 20, Mrs. M. E. Par
rish and son, W. M. Parrish, of Ohick
amauga, were honored with a surprise
birthday dinner. Nine of the ten chil
dren and their husbands, wives and
Children were present, M. D. Parrish,
wife and children of Cleveland, Tenn.,
were the absent ones. There was a to
tal of 35 grandchildren present.
At the nqon hour a bounteous din
ner was spread on the lawn in picnic
fashion, the central decoration of the
table being the two large birthday
cakes, one with 67 and the other with
47 tapers.
The honorees received many beau
tiful presents.
Among those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Parrish and children, Mr.
and Mrs. T. D. Parrish and children,
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lawrence and dhil- !
dren, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Baker and
Children, Mr. and Mrs. John Mullis
and children, Mr. and Mrs. Duke Do
ran and little son, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Miullis and children, Mrs. Henry Bell
and Mrs. Julius Wallin. Outside the
family present were Mrs. Robert Jack
son and children and Miss Bessie Wal
lin of Chickamauga.
At a late hour all departed wishing
the honorees many, many more hap
py returns of the day.—One among
the grandchildren present.
U. R. Wheeler.
Thursday, May Bth.
Martine Day vs Otis Day.
Shannon Refrigerator Co. vs Rea
and Price.
Mrs. Minnie C. Warrenfells vs John
D. Kinsey et al.
H. E. Arnold vs R. S. Anderson et
al.
W. G. Hunter vs Jake Ballew and
John R. Rea.
Wade H Henderson vs Walker
County Mining and Con. Co.
E. H. Wyatt vs Floyd McFarland,
et al.
Hardwick, Gov vs J. T. Oliver et al.
E. S. Taylor, Sol. Gen. vs K. Brown
Fuller.
Luther Connally vs W. E. Greeson.
Gordon Williams vs J. R. Gilmer.
Mrs W H Wardlaw vs S. W Ward
law.
Friday, May 9th.
Ola May Fouts vs Sam Stansell, et
al.
C. P. Bailey vs W. W. Kinsey et al.
J. F. Stanfield vs J A Young.
D W. Stiles et al vs W T. Marsh et
al.
. W. A. Wardlaw et al vs H. B. Hop
pendeitzel et al
Nora Wallin vs W G. Stephens.
Uncontested Divorce Cases.
FOR SALE—IOOO bushels of Com at
$1.25 per bushel on the Horine farm
—Apply to W. A. Marks, LaFayette,
Ga. R. 6. 5-2 2tx
FOR SALE—Ice box, 24 x 30—Cheap
for cash—S. F. Wardlaw, 9 Pine
St., LaFayette, Ga. ltx
LaFayette, Georgia, Friday, April 25,1924.
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GRADUATING CLASS CEDAR GROVE HIGH SCHOOL
The above seven bright young ladies and young men have finished their
high school course at the Cedar Grove High School and will receive their
diplomas Friday night. This class has done splendid work during the high
school course all making excellent records, and will doubtless enter college
this fall. The closing exercises of the Cedar Grove School Friday night will
mark the end of the most successful year since the opening of the Consoli
dated school four years ago. Supt. J. D. McFarlin is especially gratified at
the work of the school and is particularly proud of the members of this
graduating class. Following the class exercises Frdiay night, Judge W. M.
Henry, of this city, will deliver the Commencement address. Supt. McFarlin
will present the diplomas.
COUNTY AGENT BUSY
ENROLLING MEMBERS
FOR VARIOUS CLUBS
The County Agent has been busy
enrolling club members for the vari
ous club but has been unable to visit
all the rural schools before they clos
ed. But he is anxious to have all of
the boys and girls in the clubs who
wish to join. There should be a large
number of boys join the corn and cot
ton clubs. The boys can make more
money on one of these acres than on
anything else and has a very good
chance to win a nice prize. The boys
have a very good opportunity this
year to show the people of the county
that cotton can be made in spite of
the boll weevil. Walker county should
have as good a club as any county in
the state, aul we must depend upon
the girls and boys to make ours as
good as any club in the state. The
parents can be of great aid by encour
aging the boys and girls to join, and
send their names to the county agent
at once.
GROW BEANS FOR CANNING
Several farmers of Walker county,
near LaFayette have contracted with
the Drake-Kelly Canning Co., of
Chattanooga to grow beans for the
cannery this summer. These men will
fertilize their beans heavily and will
use poison to control the bean beetle.
It is believed that this will be a pay
ing business this year and will per
haps help to establish a regular mar
ket for a large acreage of special
crops every year. About twenty-five
acres of beans will be grown under
contract by these men this year.
This deal was brought about by Mr.
H. V. Henry, prominent LaFayette
groceryman, who is doing a great deal
to push diversified farming in Walker
county.
B. L. Carlock Celebrated
65th Birthday Sunday
B. L. Carlock of Rock Springs cele
brated his 65th birthday last Sunday,
Easter. His children gave him a sur
prise dinner. Among the mapy good
things to eat was a beautiful birth
day cake sent him by his daughter,
Mrs. S. G. Martin, of Celina, Texas.
Dinner was served in picnic fashion,
the children enjoying an egg>hunt in
the afternoon. The older folks gather
ed in the parlor to enjoy the sweet
music rendered on the piano and vio
lin and cornet.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. J.
H North and family, of Chattanooga,
Mr. and Mrs. Hill Pleas and children,
of East Lake, Earl Thomason of Chat
tanooga, Mrs H F Shields and child
ren and Joe Bradley, of Chickamauga;
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carlock and child
ren of Rock Springs and Mr. and Mrs
Joe Henry of Chickamauga.
Mr. Carlock received a number of
presents. At 5 p. m. all left for home,
expressing themselves as having spent
a pleasant day and wishing Mr. Car
lock many more happy birthdays.
A GUEST.
MISS BOWEN MAKES
ENVIALBE RECORD AT
RANDOLPH-MACON
Announcement is made this week by
the Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
at Lynchburg, Va., of the election of
Miss Virginia Lee Bowen, daughter
of Mrs. A. S. Bowen, of Chickamauga,
as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa.
To be elected to Phi Beta Kappa is
one of the highest college honors that
can be bestowed, since it is based up
on a four year scholarship average of
95 per cent and over in all studies, de
bating ability, college activities, and
an all-round college career. The mem
bership is limited and is one of the
most coveted honors of every Senior.
Miss Bowen will be formally initiated
on April 26th., followed by a senior
processional, an address by the Dean
of Women of Cornell University, af
ter which a formal reception will be
held at the college.
Miss Bowen has made an enviable
record during her four years at Ran
daiph-Macon, having served as a mem
ber of International Relations Club,
a member of the Debating Council, a
high college honor; a member of the
triangular debating team competing
with Agnes Scott and Sophia-New
combe last March; and Secretary of
Y. W. C. A. activities.
Miss Bowen is a native Georgian
but finished her first eight grades in
the public schools of Chattanooga,
spent one year in the Chickamauga
High School, three years in the Girls’
Preparatory school of Chattanooga
and will graduate in June with high
honors at Randolph-Macon College.
She has interested herself in church
work, being a member of the Metho
dist church, and also in educational
affairs. She is Secretary of the Walk
er county college association. It is her
plan to teach next year and then en
ter some University for research
work. Her special subject is biology.
Walker county is justly proud of
her most excellent record and Miss
Bowen and her family are to be con
gratulated upon her school and col
lege career.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the people of our commun
ity for their kindness and sympathy
in the loss of our dear wife and moth
er, daughter and sister, who died Apr.
7th. May God bless each and everyone
of them, and we all want to thank
them for the beautiful flowers, they
were so nice.—J. A. Roper and child
ren and sister, Mrs. W. L. Maness,
Hamp Nation and J G Nation, broth
ers, and also her dear old mother, Mrs
M E Nation. May God bless me and
all my children and especially my lit
tle ten months old baby.
P. S.—Also Dr. J. J Farmer for hfs
faithfulness and Dr J A Shields for
his kindness
FOR SALE OR RENT—A 9-room
residence, with water and lights on
North Main. Street—Apply to Mrs. N.
E. Foster at Foster House, LaFayette,
Ga. ltx
CONFEDERATE
MEMORIAL DAY
EXERCISES
Confederate Memorial Day exer
cises will be held at the local Metho
dist church next Saturday afternoon
at 2 o’clock, April 26th. An interest
ing program has been arranged as
follows:
Song—“ How Firm A Foundation.”
Invocation—Dr. J. P. Anderson.
Quartette —“Old Folks At Home.”
Address —Mr. W. P. Jackson.
Solo—“ The Homespun Dress”—
Miss Glenna Tate.
Quartette —“Carry Me Back To Old
Virginia.”
Presentation of Speaker by Rev. I.
S. Leonard.
Address —Hon. Ed Maddox, of
Rome.
Song—“Dixie”—LaFayette School.
Quartette —“Tenting Tonight.”
Prayer—Rev. J. W. Brinsfield.
Following the exercises at the
church, a procession will be formed
and march to the cemetery to deco
rate the graves of the Confederate
dead.
M’CLUREIAMED
MEMBER LIBRARY
COMMISSION
H. V. Henry, Commander of the
Ross Graham Post American Legion
was notified Tuesday of the appoint
ment of Freeman McClure as a mem
ber of the Georgia Library Commis
sion representing the Ross Graham
Post American Legion. The appoint
ment was made by Edgar Dunlap,
State Commander of the American
Legion. This is a distinct honor, since
the State Library Committee is made
up of only four members from the
state at large. Mr. McClure and the
Ross Graham Post are to be warmly
congratulated upon winning this high
state position.
War literature, relics and records
arc being assembled for the large
memorial hall now nearing completion
at the University of Georgia, and
Ross Graham Post will be called on to
make such contributions for the Me
morial hall.
FUNERAL THURSDAY
OVER THE BODY OF
MISS RUTH McABEE
Chickamauga, Ga. April 22—Miss
Ruth McAbee aged 46, one of the best
loved residents of this community died
at her home here Wednesday after
noon April 16th. after a lingering ill
ness of several months. Surrounded
by loving, faithful friends and rela
tives who had done everything possi
ble to stay the ravages of the disease
Which had sapped her vitality, she
realized that her death was rapidly
approaching and made every arrange
ment for her funeral. She met death
quietly for she was surely prepared to
meet her Master and her only regret
was leaving her loved ones, especially
her aged mother, whom she had cared
for so tenderly during the years of
her widowhood. Indeed she was faith
ful to her duty whereever she was
placed and Whatever that duty was.
Besides her mother, Mrs. G. W. Mc-
Abee she is survived by four brothers,
Ed and Leonard of Rossville, Alex of
Summerville and A. C. of LaGrange;
four sisters, Mrs. Ella Norman, of
Rossville, Mrs. Lizzie Williams, of
Trion, Mrs. Florence Deitz, of Ring
gold and Mrs. Hattie Stanfield of this
place. _
The funeral was held Thursday
morning from the First Baptist
church of which she was a devoted
member and was conducted by her
pastor, Rev. G. W. McClure, assisted
by Dr. J. M. Radford. Both pastors
who had frequently visited her during
her long afflictions paid a beautiful
tribute to her beautiful life and char
acter and the fortitude with which
«he bore her sufferings. The pall bear
ers were Dr. H. F. Shields, G. C. and
J. L. Brotherton, D. A. Jewell, Jr.,
Robert Hentz and Duke Madaris.
The large crowd of sorrowing
friends and the many beautiful floral
offerings were evidences of the love
and esteem in which she was held and
her memory will ever live in the
hearts of those who loved her. Inter
ment in the Chickamauga Cemetery
with J. L. Moore Co. in charge of
funeral arrangements.
NOTICE
A big supper will be given at the
Chattanooga Valley church Saturday
night, April 26th. Proceeds will go to
the benefit of the church. Everybody
come. The menu will consist of
Meats Bread Pickles
Chicken Salad
Pie Bread Doughnut*
Coffee
FOR SALE—Shetland ponies. For
further information see or write
Wayland Calloway, Rocky Face, Ga.
2tx 5-2
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THE CHILDRENS’
FOUNDERS ROLL
BEING PUSHED
THIS WEEK WITH VIGOR IN THE
LAFAYETTE, CHICKAMAUGA
AND ROSSVILLE SCHOOLS CUL
MINATING SATURDAY, MEMO
RIAL DAY LARGE LIST OF
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE STONE
MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL FUND
The campaign to enroll the children
of the LaFayette, Chickumaugn and
Roasvillc schools in the Stone Moun
tain Memorial Founders’ Roll, is be
ing pushed with vigor this week,
which will eulmnate Saturday, Confed
erate Memorial Day. It is hoped that
a large number of children will be en- '
rolled and have their names placid in
the large Memory book which will be
a part of the records in the great Con
federate Memorial.
The blanks properly filled out and
accompanied by the contributions to
the Childrens’ Founders Roll, are to
be mailed or sent to Dr. D. W. Hern
don, LaFayette, Ga. who will forward
same to headquarters in Atlanta.
As announced last week, below will
be found the names of the contribu
tors to the U. D. C. Founders’ Roll in
the LaFayette District:
List Os Subscribers To Stone
Mountain Memorial Fund
T. A Cooper, of California; C M.
Thurman, Norman Sbattuck, M. Neil
Andrews, H. E. Center, D. W. Hern
don, W. A. Enloe, J. E. Patton, P. D.
Fortune, Thurman Brothers, Jewel
Deck, R. J. McGill, Gerthry Smith,
Rhyne Bros., F. H. Kirby, R. J. Sul
livan, W. M. Henry, Ruth Shattuck, J.
G. Walraven, W. O. Duvenport, D. W.
Stiles, Nuckolls-Kemp-Bryan Co., W.
C. Burney, Frank S. Dennis, D. F.
Pope, C. J. Bridge man, R. S. Steele,
Addie Patterson, Dr. A. P Warren
fells,. Dr. W. D. Ballenger, Winer
Department Store, Q. M. Clemons,
Claude Clements, L. VV. Harmon, W.
L. Stansell, Thos. W. Bryan, J. H.
Garmany, W. P. Jackson, Dr. J. H.
Hammond, E, A Leonard, Sadie Gore,
Fortune Children, J W. Massey, Dr.
J. A. Shields, I. 11. Holloman, Hinton-
Wilson Co., Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hall,
Jr. and children, A. E Stromberg, R
C. Wilson, Emory McConnell, H. V.
Henry, A. R. Fortune, Dr. J. M. Un
derwood, D. C. R. Myers, Luther
Clemons and wife, R. D. Love, Dr. J.
P. Anderson.
MISS MARY MIZE
LAID TO REST HERE
FRI. AFTERNOON
Miss Mary Mize, aged 72 years,
passed away at the home of her broth
er, R. F. Mize on North Main Street
on last Thursday afternoon. Miss Ma
ry was a sufferer for several years,
but tore her afflictions with true
Christian fortitude. For several
months she seemed to hold on to life
with a slender thread, but battled
with great courage in the losing fight.
She is survived by three brothers
and one sister. The brothers are R. F.
Mize of this city, and A. C. and Abner
Mize, of Rome. The sister is Mrs. Tom
Woods, of Chattanooga.
The deceased was a life-long mem
ber of the Methodist church, early
embracing the Christian’s faith and
uniting with the church of her choice,
in which she lived a loyal, devout, ear
nest Christian until the end. Her no
ble traits of character, her loyalty to
her friends, her genial, kind disposi
tion, her love for her church and the
Kingdom, won for her a host of warm
friends who are grieved that she has
passed away.
Funeral services were held from the
residence Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’-
clock in the presence of a large num
ber of sorrowing friends and relatives.
' In the absence of her pastor, Rev. J.
W. Brinsfield, who was at the bedside
of his son in Chattanooga, Rev. I. S.
Leonard conducted the funeral ser
vices, paying a beautiful tribute to
the life and character of the deceased.
Nephews of the deceased acted as pall
bearers. Many lovely floral designs at
tested to the high esteem in which
; Miss Mary was held.
Following the services at the homo
the tody was taken to the LaFayette
cemetery and lowered to its last rest
ing place. The toFayette Furniture
Company had charge of the funeral
arrangements.
In the death of Miss Mary, truly a
good woman has gone to her reward.
CARD OF THANKS
It seems hard to find words to ex
press our appreciation to our friends
and neighbors who were so kind, help
ful and sympathetic during the illness
and death of our dear husband and
father, W. W. Carroll. We thank you
for the many beautiful flowers; and
especially do w h thank Dr. Ceulter
for his faithful attendance. Again we
thank you all— Mrs. W. W. Carroll,
Margaret and Duke Carroll. _ t