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If Its Result* You Want Advertise The Messenger. Volume XLVII. —No. 25. WILL NOMINATE COOLIDGE TODAY ATCLEVELAND SENATOR BORAH HAS BEEN A GREED UPON AS VICE PRESI DENT PLATFORM AS DRAFT ED BY REPUBLICAN LEADERS IGNORES PROHIBITION ISSUE —NOMINATIONS TO BE MADE TODAY With Senator Borah eliminated, Calvin Coolidge will receive the nomi nation at Cleveland today at the Re publican convention. Much anxiety has been felt by the party leaders over the vice-presidency, but late last night Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho, was agreed upon as the choice. This announcement meets the approv al of President Coolidge, but Senator Borah in a statement declared he will not accept the nomination for vice president. The platform as drafted runs true to form for the Republican party, and is conservative. The one noticeable feature in the platform is the elimi nation of the prohibition issue. No statement is made in reference to it. MERCHANTS CLOSE THURSDAYS FOR , HALF HOLIDAYS Beginning today, Thursday, the merchants of LaFayette will close their places of business each Thurs day at 12:30 o’clock during the sum mer months and will observe the us ual half holiday each week. The atten tion of the public is called to this an nouncement. Miss Eunice Tate Delightfully Entertains At Her Home In East LaFayette Last Friday Evening. Miss Eunice Tate delightfully, en tertained a number of friends Friday evening from eight until eleven o’- clock. The home was artistically deco rated with lilies and roses. Many en joyable games were played, after which a delightful salad course was I served. One of the most enjoyable features of the evening was an election. The returns were as follows: Best Looking Girl—Louise Ellis; best looking boy, Elmer Desha; biggest vamp, Velma Ellis; biggest flirt, Jesse Abney; most stylish girl, Eunice Tate; mist stylish boy, Chester Loach; biggest baby, Vera Wheeler; girl with biggest feet Louise Ellis; biy with biggest feet, Leroy Inman; friendliest girl, Cather ine Blaylock; friendliest boy, Wallace Baker. Other guests present were: Frank Spencer, Lee Iley, Mary Jo Hill, Ja nie aMe uiilian and Misses Velma and Louise Ellis and Messrs Elmer Desha and Frank Sturgill, of Chattanooga. Chickamauga Chapter U. D. C. Holds Interesting Meeting At Home of Mrs. R. S. Steele Mrs. R. S. Steele was hostess to the Chickamauga Chapter, U. D. C. Tues day afternoon, June 10. The usual business session was held first with Mrs. Steele presiding. Dur ing the business meeting several mat ters of importance came before the , Chapter. Committees for the year were appointed by the President. After the business meeting, Mrs. J. i M. Jackson had charge of the pro | gram. The official program was carri ed out. “Jefferson Davis” was the sub ject for study. Mrs. Jackson read an interesting account of the building of the Jefferson Davis Monument, which was unveiled at Fairview, Ky., June Brd. Miss Mamie Hackney gave a brief report of the Memphis reunion. The hostess assisted by Mrs. A. R. Fortune, Mrs. Frank Kirby and Miss Laura Frances Steele, served a deli cious ice course. The color scheme of T>ink and white was carried out in the refreshments. Punch was served throughout the afternoon. Quantities of flowers were used as decorations in the reception hall and parlor, where Mrs. Steele received her guests. Mrs. J. L. Hammond and her moth , er, Mrs. Stuckqy, were invited guests. Mrs. Q. M. Clemons, Press Reporter CARD OF THANKS 1,, We wish to express to our friends i and neighbors our heartfelt thanks for their kindness and assistance dur ing the illness and death of our dear father and grand-father, J. M. Smith. -.Also, we thank Dr. Coulter for his faithful services. The interest and spirit of helpfulness enabled us to •better bear our great sorrow.—Mr. and Mrs. A. M. McWhorter and child ' ten. •Walker ULmmttj M&mnxapx GROUND BROKEN MON. FOR NEW METH. CHURCH Ground was broken Monday morn ing preparatory to the ejection of a Sunday school annex for the local Methodist church and remodelling the main church auditorium. Excavations are being made on the north lot ad joining the present building," and the weather boarding has been torn off the main building jnaking ready, for the brick layers next Monday, when the work of brick veneering the audi torium and constructing the annex will begin. „ Work will be rushed to completion and the contractors expect to have the entire structure completed within ninety days. Beginning next Sunday and contin uing until the building is completed and ready for occupancy, the Sunday school and church services will be .held in the high school auditorium. Jhc members of the Sumjay school and the Methodist people therefore, are urged to take notice of this announcement and meet at hte high school building next Sunday morning for Sunday school and church services ARE YOU GOING TO USE POISON? “Are you going to use poison this year in fighting the boll weevil?” is a question we have frequently asked the cotton growers lately, With few exceptions the answer has been “No, I think not.” The argument against it is that the additional expense of poisoning just about gets what little profit there is to growing cotton, and anyway it is claimed that the zero weather the past winter killed most all the weevils, and for that reason there is a good chance to land a good crop without poison ing, or at least they are hoping to get by one more season without the additional expense and trouble of poisoning. Well of all classes of folks on earth the farmer has them all “bested” when it conies to faith and hope. His faith is so strong that he starts out in the spring, regardless of all pre vious disasters, stakes all he has in many cases against stomps, rains and the ravages of insects and “hopes” at the end of the year to land prosperity. Faith never fails here, but the farm er’s hope is delusive for prosperity is always a year ahead. The faith of Abraham and the patience of Job are ours or we would throw up our hands and quit, and some of us d(*. Sometimes I think the reason we are never able to overtake tjjat .year ahead prosperity, is not so much the fault of the weather and ravages of the insects as it is our negligence in mnor htings that could be remedied. The little things that most of us fail to observe and put into practice on. the farm are the things tha" count for failure or success as the case may be. No cold weather did kill a few aged, enfeebled weevils that would have gone through a mild win ter, but don’t forget the fact that North Georgia, with her small cotton fields surrounded by woods and every conceivable litter furnishes one of the finest places in the world for winter quarters for not only the boll weevil but all other insects. For proof of this, although we had zero weather, we think w enever saw the potato bug so early and so bad as this spring. They were actually sit ting around waiting for thp first Irish potatoes to stick their heads above the ground. The bean beetle was John ny-on-,the-spot in plenty, long before beans put on natural leaves. Now we reason if the bean beetle came through the zero weather and potato bugs thrived on it, the boll weevil, which is about the hardiest insect known, got through in plenty. Out in Texas where the weevil has not much better protection than a barbed wire fence and blizzards come up so suddenly as to catch Billie in his summer clothes, he comes through so plentiful that, if summer weather conditions are favorable, he destroys 100 acre fields almost entirely. Noth ing gets him out there but dry hot weather. Some of us have been a little skep tical about the effectiveness of poison but there is no longer any room for doubt now, its effectiveness is an es tablished fact —haf gone beyond the experimental stage. There is no get ting around the fact that the coun ties or individual farmers that are coming back to normal production and prosperity are fighting the weevil with poison. Better not take the risk. Better take tried out remedies, backed by proper authority, than follow some will-o’-the-wisp method, like trying to stink Billie out with a sack soaked in kerosene, or trailing the life out of him with a brush tied to a single tree. Common sense ought to teach us that these remedies are worth consid erably less than nothing. A. G. CREMER. LaFayette, Georgia, Friday, June 13,1924. • |Y;J THE HANDSOME NEW j? 50,000 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ROSS VILLE, GEORGIA WHICH WAS FORMALLY DEDICATED LAST SUNDAY BEFORE A CONGREGATION OF 2000 PEOPLE. REV. J. E. O’QUINN, THE POPULAR PASTOR BEGAN REVIVAL SERVICES ON LAST SUNDAY EVENING By Mrs. J. L. Rowland Rossville, Ga. June 10—Sunday June Bth. was a great day for the members and friemds of the First Baptist church of Rossville, at which time the new $50,000 church was dedi? cated to the worship of God. Large plans had been laid and were carried out without a hitch on the pro gram. The former pastor of the* church, Rev. J. B. Tallent, who is now pastor of the East Macon Baptist church, Macon, Ga. came back to preach the dedication sermon, using as a text the appropriate words in Ist. Samuel 7-12: “Hitherto Hath The Lord Helped Us.” It was conceded to be one of the greatest utterances of his life. Immediately after the close of the sermon, the pastor of the church, Rev. J. E. O’Quinn called upon the people to dedicate their homes to Christ and practically every head of families, responded placing their homes in the hands of the Great Com mander. Every department of the church was represented in the dedica tion program. The dinner hour was in the hands of the woman’s Missionary Society of the church, and it is esti mated that three thousand people were amply supplied and enough tak en away to feed at a conservative es timate, one thousand more. The dedication prayer was offered by the pastor. In the afternoon the first number on the program was an “Old time experience meeting”, and it reminded one of old times as many stood to bear testimony to the love UNCLE AND NEPHEW RECEIVE INJURIES IN FIGHT SAT. Chickamauga, Ga. June 10—Dewey Ware, well-known young farmer of this place has iwtumed to his home here and is slowly improving from the wounds which Be received in an altercation with his uncle Jock J. Ware late Saturday afternoon pn the Rossville Boulevard in Tennessee. Ac cording to a statement of eye wit nesses, the affair began when Young Ware asked his uncle for a settlement in regard to some cqrd wood which the elder Ware had cut from his nephew’s place. His uncle became an gry and began abusing his nepjiew and ended by striking him twice in the head with a brick. In order to save himself from further attack young Ware drew his pocket knofe which was the only weapon he pos sessed and slashed his uncle’s throat cutting a deep gash. It was thought at first that the elder Ware would not survive but after beiijg rushed to a hospital it was found tljat he had a fighting chance and the latest re ports were to the effect that he would probably recover. The younger man lost considerable blood and is in a weakened condition, but his wounds are not considered serious. Dewey Ware, who is 24 years of age is a prosperous young farmer of this section and is well thought of by every one. He was taken into custody by Charles Henderson, a deputy sher iff and was taken to the Hamilton County jail where he easily made bond for $5,000 pending the outcome of his uncle’s condition. Birthday Dinner— There was a birthday dinner given at the home of T. H. Moore, of Chest nut Flat, Sunday, June Bth in honor of Mrs. Maggie soore and Mrs. Janie McGill. A delicious dinner was served at the spring. Those present, besides the family, were Mr. and Mrs. John Skidmore of Pigeon Mountain, Boyd ! and Ray Hargraves of Rock Spring, Tom Hargraves, Jesse Moore and Earl Silvers, of Ridgedale, Mr. and Mrs. Dolph Cooper and son and Mr and Mrs R. B. McGill and children. Visitors called during the afternoon. An en joyable feature of the afternoon was making kodak pictures of the family., and the beautiful spring. Late in the afternoon the guests departed, wish ing them many happy returns. xxx and blessing of Christ. Another in spiring period was an “Old time song feast” was engaged in, in which the old familiar melodies were sung by the great audience. A young peo ple’s hour was conducted by Mr. R. J. Wheeler at which time there were demonstrations and greetings by the young people. Perhaps the climax period was reached when in the clos ing moments there was an opportuni ty for those desiring to do so to dedi cate their lives to such service as the Lord might require when at least 50 people came forward to declare that they were ready for "he Lord’# call. The aim of the Junday school has been set at 1,000 and they were there. 902 were counted and more than a hundred others were not counted, in the great rush for seats. It is estimat ed that 2000 people heard the dedica tion sermon, and although the weath er was scorching, a full house stayed for the closing hour which came about four o’clock. The pgstor and members of the First Methodist church called off their "morning worship and came with full baskets to have fellowship with tleir Baptist friends which was greatly appreciated. On Sunday even ing the Pastor bejfan what promises to be one of the greatest revivals ever witnessed by the church. Mr. Harley Harper of Calhoun, Ga., a gifted sing er is here to lead the singing and the pastor cordially invites the entire community to attend these services which will open at 7:30 each evening. WILL DEDICATE THE WALNUT GROVE CHURCH JUNE 15TH. Following is the program of the dedication of the Walnut Grove Bap tist church, Sunday June 15th: 10 o’clock—Song service by Walnut Grove Choir. Song—Tell Others—lntermediates Prayer. 10:16—Talk by Rev. C. W. Howard. Music by Corinth choir. 11—Dedication Sermon—By pastor Rev. B. H. Howard. 12 Noon—Adjourn for dinner. Afternoon 2 o’clock—Music by Center Point Choir. 2:30 p. m. —Talk by Rev. W. L. Mavity. The rest of the afternoon will be spent in singing. Let everybody come and bring well-filled baskets. xx * I— LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP Georgia, Walker County. Application having been made in due form to have John Ci Knox ap pointed guardian of Miss Mattie Phillips, notice is hereby given that I will pass on said application at my office at LaFayette, Georgia, on the first Monday in July, July 7, 1924. Given under my hand and official signature, this June 2, 1924. W. L. STANSELL, Ordinary. B. O. A. T. Club- Misses Beth and Mary Lee Rhyne were joint hostesses Thrusday after noon to the B. O. A. T. Club, recently organized and composed of thirteen members of the college set. Quantities of spring flowers were used in decoration for the reception hall and living room, where bridge was enjoyed during the afternoon. Miss Irene Hanson made high score and was presented with a dainty hand made handkerchief by the hostesses. Following the game a delicious ice course was served, carrying out the color scheme of pint and white. A short business session was held and the following officers were elect ed: Miss Winnefred Rosser, Pres., Miss Addie Augusta Wert, Sec., and Miss Margaret Patton, Pfgas Report er. GET YOUR—Screen Doors, Windows, Screen Wire etc., at Kirby-Herndon Hardware Co., LaFayette, Ga. FUNERALSUNDAY OVER REMAINS OF WJJVALLIN William J. Wallin, well-known citi zen and farmer of this county, died Friday night, June 6th. ,at his home in Kensington, Ga. following an ill ness of only a few days. Mr. Wallin was born and reared in Walker County and at the time of his demise was 65 years of age. In his death Wnlker County has lost a splen did citizen, and the sad intelligence of his passing comes as a source of deep regret to his many friends and relatives of this section. Early in life Mr. Wallin united with the Kensington Methodist church and remained a consistent member until his death. Surviving him are his widow, two sons, T. M. Wallin, of East Lake and I,ee Roy Wallin, of Kensington; four sisters, Mrs. Lucy Hunter, Mrs. W..A Coulter and Mrs. J. P. Wood, all of Kensington, and Mrs. S. A. Morgan, of Signal Mountain, and two brothers, I. W .Wallin, of Watts, Okla., and R. D. Wallin, of Rossville, Ga., besides a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Sunday morning at 11 o’clock from the Ken sington Methodist church. Rev. W. B. Taylor, his pastor, assisted by the Rev. S .R. Thicker, pastor of the Ge dar Grove Baptist church, conducted the funeral service. A large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends were present to pay their last respects to the deceased. The followin gacted as pall bearers: Dr. R. M. Coulter. Herbert Mitchell, J. W. Coulter, W. I. Sutton, 'fhomas Coulter and Emory Smith, all neph ews of Mr. Wallin. The honorary pall bearers_ were William Hunter, S. R. Smith, J. L. Simmonds, B. V. Kell, Dr. J. P. Hunter and Avery Camp. Inter ment took place in the Coulter ceme tery, Nuckolls-Kemp-Bryan having charge of the funeral arrangements. BONUS MAKES JOBS FOR TYPISTS AND STENOGRAPHERS Washington, D. C. June 4, 1924 The United States Civil Service Com mission announced today that the passage of the adjusted compensation law, commonly called the bonus bill, requires the temporary appointment of several hundred stenographer-tpy ists and typists in the Departmental Service at Washington. Both men and women are needed. Examinations for these positions will be v held each Tuesday until fur ther notice in approximately 600 cities throughout the United Stages. It is expected that the positions will continue for from £ to 9 months, or possibly longer. The salaries range from $1,320 to $1,500 a year for stenographer-typists and from $1,140 to $1,320 a year for typists. Permanent positions in the Depart mental Service will also be filled from these examinations. There is practi cally always a shortage of eligifoles who are qualified in both stenography and typewriting. Full information and application blanks may be obtained from the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Wash ington, D. C. or the Secretary of the local board of civil-service examiners at the postoffice or customhouse in any city. HEALTH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT WEEK ENDING 4TH. Births—B. Deaths—9. Births reported by Drs. R. M. Coul ter W. D. Rogers, J. A. Shields, D. W Hammond. Deaths reported by the following doctors: W. D. Rogers, J. A. Shields, R. M. Coulter. The health office sends to the moth er at each birth a baby book; if you have not received yours it is because your doctor has not reported. See him. GEORGIAN TO PUBLISH NAMES CHILDREN’S FOUNDERS ROLL Atlanta, Georgia. May 30, 1924 Beginning last Sunday, the Sunday American began publishing, in groups of about one hundred a week, the names of the children who enrolled on the Childfen’s Founders Roll of the Stone Mountain Confederate Memo rial prior to May 30th. These will appear in all editions of the Sunday American, through whose co-operation the Children’s Founders Roll Division is enabled to publish the children’s names. ELKS BAND CONCERT AT CHICKAMAUGA NEXT SUNDAY AFT. AT 3 O’CLOCK A concert will be rendered on the band stand on lawn of the Crystal Springs Bleachery in the center of the town of Chickamauga Sunday af ternoon promptly at 3 o’clock, by the Elk Band, of Chattanooga, Tenn. A treat is in store for everyone who at- I tends this concert. Want Ads in Messenger Pay One Dollar Per Year CITY CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN PRIZES ARE AWARDED INSPECTOR DELIGHTED WITH CLEA NAPPEARANCE OF CITY AND COMMENDS SPIRIT OF EN TERPRIZE MUCH INTEREST AND KEEN RIVALRY SHOWN BY VARIOUS WARDS IN CAM PAIGN As a result of the six week’ Clean up and Paint-up campaign, which be gan March 17, Mr. H. E. Graves, of St. Louis, Mo., a member of the Na tional Clean-up and Paint-up Inspec tion Committee wus here last week and made a thorough inspection of the condition of the town as to its cleanliness. All business houses, manufacturing establishments, residential sections and, in fact, the entire section had co operated with the city and the leaders and showed mnrked improvement. Mr. Graves complimented the city, saying that the town, as a whole, was as clean and pretty as any he had yet visited. He had only two suggestions to offer as to further improvement. They were, that the remaining fences be torn away and that more attention should be given to keeping the weeds and on sidewalks and places that are not used frequently. The following were awarded blue ribbons for the best kept and most attractive places: Ist. Ward—W. J. Shattuck and W, A. Enloe, tied. 2nd. Ward—J. R. Rea. 3rd. Ward—W. O. Davenport. 4th Ward—T. A. Mize. sth. Ward—Community House. First ward carried off the blue rib bon as being the most attractive ward, as a whole. Mayor Enloe, together with the committee, take this opportunity to thank the people for their co-oper ation in this campaign. SUMMERVILLE HERE FOR GAME THIS AFT. The LaFayette baseball team won two games from Trion the past week, and lost a game to Chickamauga last Thursday afternoon. This gives La- Fayette and Chickamauga a game each and the third game will be play ed in the near future, it is understood. The locals take on Summerville at Rea’s park this afternoon at 3:30 o’- clock. The locals have been organized into a strong, fast team, and tlje ball park has been changed and is being made into one of the best diamonds in this section. A full schedule of games has been promised by the local manage ment and local fans will have the op portunity of seeing some real baseball the remainder of the season. TOM SAUNDERS TO B£ HERE ALL NEXT WEEK WITH NEW I’LAYS AND VAUDEVILLE Beginning Monday night, June 16, and continuing through the week, “Tom’s Comedians’ ’wiii be here with new plays and vaudeville. Mr. Saun ders is very popular here, where he has been coming from season to sea son with his plays, and is familiarly known as “Sputters.” Miss Billie Ho bart, his leading lady is also with him again and will be given a .warm welcome. The opening play for the week will be “:A Small To.wn Gal,” a wonderful play with a grgat plot. As usual, ladies will be admitted free on Monday night with one .paid adult ticket. Don’t forget the date, Monday, June 16th., and do not miss it. adv. CARD OF THANKS We. take this method of thanking our many friends for the tender min istry and quiet touching sympathy shown us during the illness and death of our dear mother. We pledge them our everlasting gratitude. We also appreciated the beautiful floral offerings and wish for each the richest blessings of Heaven fresh from the hands of a tender, loving Father in this life and eternal peace in the life to come.—W. A. Rutledge and family, G. P. Rutledge and fam ily, J. T. Andrews and family. CHATTANOOGA VALLEY The Friendship Council No. 2 of East Lake, Tenn., met at the Chatta nooga Valley Baptist church Sunday, June Bth and presented to the church a Holy Bible. We want to thank each and everyone and may God’s richest blessings rest and abide with the or ganization now and forever. A home-coming day will be ob3erv. ed at the Chattanooga Valley church the 4th Sunday, June 22, 1324. We hope to have all former pastors and members with us on that day. Everybody come and bring well-AU* ed baskets. A WORKER.