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Volume XLVII.—No. 28.
Six Proposed Changes
In City Charter Urged
By City Authorities
and chamber of commerce
—changes would give the
MAYOR VETO POWER, CHANGE
PERIOD (Vs TENURE OF OF
FICE, MANNER OF ELECTION,
MAKE RECORDER THE TRIAL
JUDGE, PROVIDE FEE BILL FOR
COSTS AND GIVE CITY AUTHO
RITY TO SELL POWER PLANT
AFTER SUBMITTING SAME TO
REFERENDUM VOTE OF PEO
PLE CHAMBER HOLDS IN
TERESTING MEETING
At the meeting of the LaFayette
Chamber of Commerce Monday night,
many matters of importance were dis
cussed by the Chamber, among the
number being changes in the City
Charter, the LaFayette School, the
Walker County Fair, the Boy Scout
Movement and a Hotel for LaFayette.
After discussion of changes in the
city charter suitable to the growing
needs of the city, a committee was
appointed to confer with the Mayor
and Council .which if said changes
met this body’s approval, the city at
torney was to prepare a notice for
the proposed changes which would be
published and then the Representa
tives would be asked to introduce and
pass a bill stipulating the proposed
changes.
Announcement was made at this
time that the premium list for the
Walker County Fair October 23-21
would be ready for distribution early
next week.
Other matters were discussed but
no action t .Ve"
At the cor.rtu-ion of the me;t : ng the
LaFayette Woman’s Club served a de
licious ice course with cake and lem
onade.
Committee Confers With City
Council As To Charter Changes
Tuesday the Chamber Committee
conferred with the City Council in the
matter of the proposed charter
changes, and together worked out
changes thought advisable for the
progress of the town. Below is the
notice of the proposed changes
Notice Os Local Legislation
A bill will be introduced at the pres
ent session of the General Assembly
of Georgia, the Same 'Beijig:—
An Act to amend the charter of the
City of LaFayette, by amending Sec
tion 3, of the Act approved August
17, 1914, giving to the Mayor the
power of veto, and providing means
of over-riding said veto.
Further by amending Section 1, of
the amendment to the charter of said
city, by act approved August 19, 1916,
by providing for election of the eoun
cilmen from the respective wards, by
vote of the entire qualified voters of
-the City by making the term of office
two years, and making provision for
expiration cf the terms of office of the
couneilmen at different times, and
making provisions for holding elec
tions.
Furthermore, by amending Section
•3 of said Act approved August 19,
1916, making the terms of office of
the Mayor and Recorder, two years
in place of one year, and making pro
visions for holding elections.
Further, to provide authority for
the Mayor and Council to sell and dis
pose of the power house and light
lines, and equipment of said City, af
ter having submitted same to a refer
endum vote of the qualified voters of
said city, in an election called for
that purpose; and making provision
for holding said election.
Further, by amending Section 58, of
said Act, approved August 17, 1914,
by providing that the recorder shall
try all cases for violation of city or
dinances, giving the authority to bind
over for State offenses, as committal
court, and to punish for violations of
City ordinance and punish for con
tempt, and making provision when re
corder is disqualified or absent for
Mayor pro tern to act in his place.
Further, to provide a fee bill for
costs on all cases tried before the Re
corder, and for disposition of all costs
*o collected. And for other purposes.
AMERICAN LEGION
OFFERS ASSISTANCE
TO EX-SERVICE MEN
Notice To Ex-Service Men:
The American Legion wishes to help
each ex-service ra#n to get his adjust
ed service certificate. There is no
charge made to anyone. M. Neil An
drews, Historian of the local Post, is
in charge of the work for Walker
County and will be glad to help every
one entitled to Adjusted Compen
sation.
Pallor Ulmmly ifesrugo*
JAMES MADDOX
j ENTERS RACE FOR
SOLICITOR-GEN.
I
OF THE ROME CIRCUIT, SUBJECT
TO THE SEPTEMBER PRIMARY
—S. W. FARISS, OF THIS CITY
WILL RUN AS ASSISTANT SO
LICITOR SOLICITOR’S RACE
PROMISES TO BE INTERESTING
CONTEST THROUGHOUT CAM
PAIGN
i
The announcement of James Mad
j dox, of Rome, as Solicitor-General of
the Rome Judicial Circuit, subject to
i the primary of Sept. 10th., with S. W.
Fariss, of this city, as his running
mate, is majjfc below in a formal card
1 to the voters.
I Mr. Maddox has served three and a
half years as Solicitor of the City
Court of Floyd county, and feels that
his duties as prosecuting officer for
nearly four years qualifies him for tho
performance of the duties of tho of
fice he seeks. Mr. Maddox is a son of
the late John W. Maddox, who repre
sented the Seventh District in Con
gress and who for several terms serv
ed as Judge of the Superior courts of
the Rome circuit. He is also a brother
of Hon. Ed Maddox, and a graduate
■ of the law department of the Univer
j sity of Georgia.
S. W. Fariss, who will be assistant
Solicitor if Mr. Maddox is elected, is
a son of the late Dr. S. W. Fariss,
who served Walker a number of years
I in the Georgia legislature. Mr. Fariss
is a qualified young attorney of the
! local bar and enjoys a wide circle of
i friends*throughout the circuit. During
i the world war Mr. Fariss served with
| the army two years. His many friends
j are interested in the campaign, and he
| and Mr. Maddox are certain to be
j strong contenders for the office they
' seek.
Following is the formal announce
ment:
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for Solicitor General of the
Rome Judicial Circuit, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary. If
elected S. W. Fariss, of LaFayette
will be my assistant. Your vote and
I influence will be appreciated.
JAMES MADDOX.
NOTICE
i To The People of Walker County:
! We have under consideration the
i advisability of the repeal of the law
! prohibiting the killing of quail in
I Walker County for a period of three
years which was passed at the last
regular session of the Legislature.
' Before that law was passed, a nurn
t her of farmers had requested such a
j lav/, stating that quail should be pro
| tected for the purpose of destroying
| the boll weevil. Upon further investi
gation of Federal and State reports
! we find that a U. S. Biological Survey
shows that out of 219 quaih examined
—some of which were examined dur
ing every month in the year—only one
j had eaten a boll weevil and that one
I quail had eaten only one weevil. How
j ever the Survey shows that there are
j many other birds that do eat boll wee
vils to a greater extent.
The bill as introduced applied to
the entire state but the committee on
Game and Fish changed it so as to
make it apply to Walker County with
out changing the caption of the bill.
This raised a question as to the con
stitutionality of the law.
And further it appears that the
present state law provides sufficient
protection for any farmer to protect
his birds. Section 7. of the present
game laws reads as follows: “Section
7. No person shall hunt or fish upon
the lands of another with or without
license without first having obtained
nermission from such land owner.”
We shall welcome any suggestion
I from any of you in regard to the re-
I peal of the above-mentioned law.
Respectfully,
! It DAVID F. POPE,
FREEMAN C. McCLURE.
NO GENERAL DELIVERY
OF MAILS ON SUNDAY SAYS
LOCAL POST MASTER FARISS
Beginning July Ist., there will be
no general distribution of the mails at
the local Post Office on Sundays; the
window will not be opened; only those
who have boxes will get mail on Sun
days.
By Order of the Post Master
LaFayette, Georgia.
LaFayette, Georgia, Friday, July 4,1924.
Urge City Authorities
Respect Health Rights
Says Health Officer
Ed. Messenger:
Will you allow me space to call the
attention of citizens of La Fayette es
pecially to a serious menace, a case
of typhoid fever, in this town. This
party not having been away and no
typhoid having been known in town
for some years rendering the prob
ability of an infection of this kind
doubtful and a previous inoculation
against typhoid, although the protect
ive period of such inoculation, three
years had expired, causing the case
to be mild, necessarily obscures! the
diagnosis for the time. However,
laboratory examinations both here
and at the state board indicate a gen
uine infection and we want to warn
citizens of the danger.
Knowing that the only danger ex
ists in the discharges of such fuses,
when informed, the owner of the
premises promptly knocked down and
burnt an open privy that had received
the discharges. The health depart
ment notified the mayor that some
three, or four other privies—humiliat-
ing to expose one’s town this way—
were so near by that flies might car
ry the germ to them, a.nd advised
their immediate destruction. Nearby
people have been inoculated and every
thing else done within our knowledge
to; limit the disease ,but as long as
the specific germ is in our midst
JURORS DRAWF
FOR AUGUST TERM
SUPERIOR COURT
Below is a list of the grand and
traverse jurors drawn for the August
term Walker Superior Court.
Grand Jurors
1. J. F. Millican
2. Burl F. Hall
.3. J. H. Jennings
4. Deed Shankle
5. O. P. Andrews
6. W. (1. Alverson
7. J. M. S Myers
8. L. T. Davis
9. James Johnson, Cooper Heights
10. J. E. Ashworth
11. D. A. Jewell Jr.
12. W. O. McCurdy
..3 M. A. Camp *
14. J. K. McCurdy
13. R. V. Thurman
lb. T. A. Bird
17. M. P. Orr
19. Duke F Madari;
19. Fred Gilreath
LO. John F. Pattoi 'Oll
21 A. L. Cooper
22. K. R. Shaver
23. J. R. Horton
24. C. J. Hammond
25. J. C. Tucker
20. C. G. Blackwell
27. A. P. Boss
28. G. W. Ashworth
29 Spencer J. Bomar
30. Frank Camp
Traverse Jurors Ist. Week
C H. Glenn T. A. Jackson
E. G. Carroll J. H. Blaylock
W. A Bolt W R Neely
G L. Cain Charley Henry
A. M. Evitt A. E. Chapman
D. F. Abercrombie J. R. C Moon '
G. J. Lumpkin G. Y. Strickland
Earl Cook R. M. Pittman (
Martin Clements Charlie Sprayberry
James A. Payne R. W. C. Myers
J. T. Pitman Frank Burnside
P. C. Voiles F A. Crutchfield
W. R. Buchannan Glenn Strange
W. N. Morgan S. 0. Grigsby
Gordon Trammell T A. Williams
Tom I,eigh W. H. Stanley
D. R. Thurman A. C. Nuckolls
J. A. Coulter J .J Parrish
Miles Gilbert G W. Pierce
John F. Burke Ward H. Hixon
Traverse Jurors, 2nd. Week
Max Wallis J. C. Clement
J. H. Harp J. M. Hames
R F Cooper W. C, Smith
P. E. Hawkins W S. Parker
Russell Leigh Ed Carter
R. L. Porter Luther C lemons
A. G, .Cremet , T. M. Mitriae*
Lee Parrish. ( Heerv D*y
H, H. Edwards, _ G» ,L> Whlimbh
S 0. Cherry , Aif Reed
there is constant danger.
If anyone has still an open closet
he should immediately destroy it. The
time limit for connection with sewer,
which our present efficient council has
fixed, does not apply, a. 1 } we under
stand to open privies. The existence
of one of is at any .home a vio
lation of the town law. If you have
yourself complied with the law, as the
great majority of citizens have, and
you have a neighbor who is still main
taining one of these sources of great
danger in proximity to your home in
disregard of your health, who is in
susceptible to your appeals and fool
ing, you should at once call the mavor
or Marshal and insist that your rights
be respected. Both of these are sala
ried officials whose duty it is to hear
complaints and abate nuisances. They
arc also conscientious officers dc'r
ous that everybody alike should com
ply with the law. They will thank you
to notify them.
Remember that in this case your
lifii of your child’s life may depend
on your action.
We will be regularly at the health
office every Saturday afternoon, and
frequently on other days, for the pur
pose of inoculating all who apply.
Respectfully,
J. 11. HAMMOND,
Commissioner of Health.
BAPTIST TENT
MEETING BEGINS
SUNDAY NIGHT
Revival services will begin at the
tent in West LaFayette, announces
Rev. I. S. Leonard, the Baptist pas
tor, on next Sunday night. The tent
will be pitched on the old ball ground
in order that sufficient parking room
may be secured for automobiles.
Rev.'-Willburn Head, of Atlanta,
will conduct the meeting, and the pas
tor urges the pastors and congrega
tions of the other churches to co-oper
ate with the campaign for a town
wide revival. All singers are urged to
assist in the music.
BETTER DIARYING
PLATFORM URGED
At this time, when platforms are
taking yp newspaper space, the dairy
men of this county should lie thinking
of a platform which will carry the
county in a landslide this fall. Below
is a platform which should get a lot
of votes, even though it does seem a
bit “wet.”
1. Use pure bred hulls.
2. Weed out the “boarder” cows by
testing.
3. Raise female calves only from
pure bred bulls and tested cows.
4. Feed cows better and raise more
homegrown feed.
5. Increase and improve the perma
nent pastures.
G. Produce dairy products of the
highest quality in order to secure the
highest prices.
| 7. Provide comfortable quarters for
the cows—to increase production and
make dairying more pleasant and
profitable.
8. Educate the public to a greater
appreciation of the value and use of
dairy products.
9. Market products co-operativelv
instead of competing with each at he".
Ed Bailey Dan Hill Keown
G. A. Langley W. G. Hentz
Nelson Wright J. M. Langley
T. H. Eliott J. T Grant
P D. Fortane S. W. Puryear
Archie Justice J. F. Hill
S. E .Coley J. L. Wyatt
R M. W. Ware W. A. J. Burns
J F. Walker J. R. Ponder
F. C Campbell G F. Prekra
F. C. Campbell G. F. Parker
F. C Simmons J. S. Wilson
fl, M. Colbert ‘- ' 'A. L. Bagwell
Jo* Rat r.. ‘ - J."P. 9k»t*s
A, & lmna» A.L. Ellis
Tsxm Smith JY Arrouehee Joe.M Bake.
r --
McAdoo Still Leading
On 46th Ballot But Yet!
Far From Nomination
CLAYTON TATUM
DIED LAST NIGHT
AT 11 O’CLOCK
Wil l. BE LAID TO REST AT CEJ)-
AR GROVE THIS AFTERNOON
AT 3 O’CLOCK PROMINENT
CITIZEN, BAPTIST AND MASON
—HAD BEEN AFFLICTED FOR
SEVERAL YEARS
Clayton Tatum passed away at his
home at Cedar Grove last night at 11
o’clock, following an illness of sever
al years. Some years ago he suffered
a stroke of paralysis and was an in
valid until his deuth last night.
Mr. Tatum was one of Walker
county’s best citizens. Ho was a man
of sound judgment, was highly res
pected anil . was loved by all, those
who knew him. His passing is a source
of deep regret by the people of the
county and this section.
He was a member of the Baptist
church and for a long number of
years was a deacon. He also belong
ed to the Masonic order and was
prominent among his brethren. Inter
ested in all affairs of his county, he
was a citizen of worth.
Surviving him besides his widow
are five children—four sons and a
daughter. The sons are, R. C., Chas.
L. R .G. and Cramp ton Tatum; the
daughter is Mrs. L R Fitts; also two
brothers survive him—E Tatum and
Rev. It. P. Tatum of Valley Head, Ala.
and two sisters—Mrs. J. C. Pierce and
Mrs. Bcttie Bailey, of this county
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon, Thursday at 2 o’clock from
the Cedar Grove Baptist church. The
Masonic order will have charge of ser
vices at the grave.
The LaFayette Furniture Co., will
have charge of funeral arrangements.
Quite a number of Masons and citi
zens here are planning to attend the
funeral.
JOHN HENRYIrHOMAB
DIED SUDDENLY TUES.
AT HISTRION HOME
Summerville, Ga. July I—John Hen
ry Thomas ,aged G 2, one of the most
prominent citizens and business men
of Chattooga county, died suddenly
at G a. m today at his home in Trion.
He was prominent in fraternal circles,
being a Mason, Odd Fellow and K. of
I’. Funeral services will be held at
the Trion auditorium Thursday at 2
p. in. with burial in Trion cemetery.
He is survived by his widow and two
sons, Fred Thomas, of Atlanta, and
,oss Thomas, of Trion; four daugh
ters, Mrs. B. E. Neal and Mrs. Graves
Myers, of Summerville; Mrs. Allen
Justice, of Trion and Mrs. Paul Jones,
of Memphis. Several brothers and sis
ters also survive the deceased.
OTIIINEL BIRD PASSES AWAY
July 1, 1924—Othinel (Dick) Bird,
aged 69, died at his home near here
Saturday night. He had been in fail
ing health for several months, but his
illness became serious some few
days before his death.
Mr. Bird was born and reared in
Walker County, and has many friends
and relatives who will mourn his go
ing away. Not only in his home and
community will he be missed but
throughout the county. He is survived
by his wife; two sons, Oscar, of La-
Fayette, and S. C., of Chattanooga;
three daughters, Mrs. I. 1,. Weaver,
Mrs Jas Bird and Mrs. Nora Weaver,
all of near LaFayette and one broth
er, Sam Bird, of LaFayette.
The funeral services were held at
the Center Point Baptist church Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock Revs. Cor
dell and Crawford conducted the ser
vice in the presence of a large con
course of people which attested the
high esteem in which the deceased
was held. The following nephews of
Mr. Bird acted as pall bearers: Tom
Bird, Jake Bowman, Oscar Bowman,
Sam Bowman, O. 1,. Baker and Bob
Baker. Interment was in Center Point
cemetery. The LaFayette Furniture
Co. had charge of funeral arrange
ments.
CARD OF THANKS
Through the Messenger we wish to
thank our friends and neighbors for
their help and kindness during the
sickness and death of our husband and
father Dick Bird. May you all be as
, welUbleeeed in your trouble is our
prayer. From the depths pf.our heart
wwthink.you-f-Mrß, Othinel Bird and
children. .* -
k* Want Ads in
Messengei
, Pay'
One Dollar Per Year
LEADERS THINK DEADLOCK
WILL BE BROKEN WITHIN THE
NEXT TWELVE HOURS AND
McADOO OR A DARK HORSB
WILL BE THE NOMINEE— WHO
DARK HORSE WOULD BE IS
STILL DOUBTFUL
On the 46th ballot at the Democrat
ic National Convention in New York,
McAdoo was leading with a vote of
515; A1 Smith was running second
with 318 and Davis was running third
with 09 votes. Since the first balloting
began Monday morning the conven
tion had been in a deadlock between
McAdoo and Smith.
McAdoo has held his strength
throughout but seems unable to. se
cure a majority of 541) votes. His fight
is for this majority with the hope
that sentiment will give him the nec
essary two thirds of 731 votes.
Bryan yesterday spoke on the con
vention floor for McAdoo and follow
ing his appeal McAdoo gained several
delegations.
Just what the outcome of the con
vention will be is still problematical.
It is reported that McAdoo says be
will reoas# his delegates after til*
51st ballot if no nomination has been
made, to vote as they choose.
There are 1096 convention votes and
it takas 731 to nominate.
leaders think the deadlock will be
broken within the next 13 hours and
either McAdoo will be nominated or
a dark hoi*se. Just who the dark horse
would be is doubtful.
UNIFICATION
CONFERENCE OF
METHODISTS
BEHAN AT CHATTANOOGA WED
NESDAY FIRST DAY’S SES
SION TAKE UP QUESTION OF
LEGALITY OF CALLING EX
TRAORDINARY SESSION OF
GEN ERA I, CONFERENCE —EAR-
LY ADJOURNMENT POSSIBLE
Chattanooga, Tenn. July 2 Ad
|
journment of the extraordinary gener
al conference of the Methodist Epis
copal church, South, without action on
the proposal for unification with the
Methodist Episcopal church loomed as
a possibility tonight.
The situation grew out of an all
day debate on a resolution providing
for another gene.ai conference in
| May, 1925. Its adoption would leave
the delegates with nothing to do, for
rules adopted provide that *he only
business that can be transacted is con
sideration of the unification plan
MRS. W. M. HAMMONTREE
Mrs. Jane Moreland Hammontree,
wife of Wm. Hammontreo, died at
Reo on last Thursday night after a
long illness. The funeral services were
conducted at Friendship Baptist
church by Rev. 15. F. Hunt, of Ring
gold, her former pastor, assisted by
Rev. Josiah Cendup of the First Bap
tist church of Dalton. The beautiful
flowers and large concourse of friends
and relat ves attested to the high es
teem in which she we- held.
Besides ier husband Mrs lloo.nin
tree is survived by one son, Grover
Hammontree; three daughters, Mrs,
Ben Hunt, of LaFayette, and Misses
Mary and Jessie Hammontree. She is
also survived by two sisters, Miss Cal
lie Moreland and Mrs. Mary Nuckolls
of this place; one brother, J. L. More
land, of Tampa, Fla. She was loved
not only by her family but by all who
knew her and the memory of her
long and useful life will be treasured.
SUMMERVILLE WINS
Summerville baseball team defeat
ed the locals again last Thursday af
ternoon at Rea's Park by the score
of 9 to 7 in a close and exciting game.
Loughridge pitched a steady game up
to the fifth inning when he was hit
on the arm. He was taken out at the
end of the fifth and Dodson finished
the game allowing no hit, and strik
ing out six men, but the visitors had
bunched hits off Loughridge and gain
ed a lead which the locals could out,
overcome.