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Volume XLVII—No. 37.
5,000 Voters Registered I
For Democratic Primary
Next Wednesday 10th
TWELVE CANDIDATES UNOP
POSED. WHILE EIGHT OPPICEE
ARE TO BE CONTESTED FOB IN
THE PRIMARY WALEEE TO
NOMINATE TWO REPRESEN
TATIVES— FOUR CANDIDATES'
IN THE FIELD ALL BLANES,
BALLOTS AND REGISTRATION
LISTS READY
Next Wednesday is the day of the
state of Georgia white primary, at
which time all state house officers,
Solicitor Generals and Congressmen
of the state are to be nominated.
Unopposed Candidates
Those unopposed for re-election in'
this primary are Governor Clifford
„ Walker; Secretary of State, S. G. Mc-
Lendon; Attorney-General George M.
Napier; State Treasurer, W. J. Speer;
Comptroller-General, William A.
Wright; Commissioner of Commerce
and Labor, H. M. Stanley; Prison
Commission, T. E. Patterson; Asso
ciate Justices of the Supreme Court,
Samuel C. Atkinson and S. Price Gil-,
bert; Court of Appeals, Nash R.
Broyles and W. Frank Jenkins; Con
gressmin from the 7th. District,
Gordon Lee.
Those Who Hare Opposition
Hardwick opposes W. J. Harris for
the U. S. Senate; Geo. F. Hunnieutt
opposes J. J. Brown for Commission
er of Agriculture; Fort E. Land op
poses N. H. Ballard for School Sup
erintendent; J. W. Clark opposes C.
E. McGregor for Pension Commis
sioner; 0. R. Bennett opposes J. T.
Boifeuillet for Railroad Commission
er; A. J. Woodruff opposes J. D.
Price for Railroad Commissioner. In
the Solicitor-General’s race for the
Rome Circuit, J. Fred Kelly and Jas.
Maddox, both of Rome, are contend
ers. Two representatives for Walker
are to be nominated in the primary
and the candidates for these offices
are T. A.-J&ckson, Freeman C. Mc-
Clure, David F. Pope and J. Ralph
Rosser. The two receiving the highest
vote will be declared the nominee in
this race.
5000 Registered For Primary
The necessary blanks and ballots
have all been prepared for the elec
tion, together with the registration
lists for each district, which will be
in the hands of the election holders
in plenty of time for the election
next Wednesday. The registrars have
completed the lists, and it is estimat
ed that some 5000 are qualified to
vote in the coming primary.
FREE TRIP TO S.E.
FAIR OFFERED 2
WALKER BOYS
A big feature of the Southeastern
Fair in Atlanta every year is the
Boy’s Fair School. Every county in
the State is permitted to send two
boys and only boys who have never
attended the Fair School before. The
Southeastern Fair Association pays
the railroad fares of the boys, fur
nishes camping quarters for sleeping
on the fair grounds, and feed the boys
free of charge. The fair school this
year will be held Oct. 7th to 11th. An
incidental fee of $6.00 for each boy
has to be arranged for and sent to
Mr. R. M. Stripling, Sec., Southeast
ern Fair, Atlanta, Ga.
The boys are divided into squads
and each squad is placed in charge of
an expert from the State College of
Agriculture who uses the exhibit as a
basis of study and teaches the boys
the many practical lessons to be
learned from such 'a large exhibit of
farm crops, live stock and poultry.
Much time, too, is given to pleasure
and visits to .interesting points in the
city of Atlanta.
On September 20th at ten o’clock, I
shall held an examination for those
boys who desire to compete for the
two trips offered. I shall be glad to
hear from any boys interested and
give them further information re
garding the matter.
GEO. P. SAY’E, County Agent.
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CARD TO THE VOTERS
It will be impossible for me to see
all of the voters of the county, but I
respectfully solicit your support in
next Wednesday’s primary election. I
want to represent Walker county
from a business man’s viewpoint.
Respectfully,
It T. A. JACKSON.
! Jfaite (Comtlg fflmtstupt
OFFICIAL BALLOT
SUte *f G**rfi* Dtaocrtik
WWte Primary
September 10tb, 1924. ~
F«r United Status Banter
(Vote For On)
THOMAS W. HARDWICK
WILLIAM >
, . ' For Smear >
CLIFFORD WALBfER
* For Secretary of Stats
S. G.McLENDON ' . ’ 1
For Attorney General ‘
GEORGE M. NAPIER ' v
For State Treasurer
W. J. SPEER
For Comptroller General
WILLIAM A. WRIGHT
For Commissioner of Agrknltnre
(Vote For One)
J. J. BROWN
GBO. F. HUNNICUTT
For State School Superintendent
(Vote For One)
N. H. BALLARD
FORT E. LAND
, For Commissioner of Commerce end
Labor
H. M. STANLEY
For Commissioner of Pensions
(Vote For One)
JOHN W. CLARK
C. E. McGREGOR
For Prison Commission
T. E. PATTERSON
For Railroad Commissioner
(To Succeed John T. Boifeuillet)
(Vote For One)
O. R. BENNETT
JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET
For Railroad Commissioner
(To Succeed J. D. Price)
(Vote For One)
J. D. PRICE
ALBERT J. WOODRUFF
For Associate Justice Supreme Court
(To Succeed Samuel C. Atkinson)
SAMUEL C. ATKINSON
For Associate Justice Supreme Court
(To Succeed S. Price Gilbert)
S. PRICE GILBERT
For Judge Court of Appeals
(To Succeed Nash R. Broyles)
NASH R. BROYLES
• For Judge Court of Appeals
(To-Succeed W. Frank Jenkins)
W. FRANK JENKINS
For Representative In Congress
GORDON LEE
For Solicitor General
(Vote For One)
J. FRED KELLY
JAMES MADDOX
For Representatives
(Vote For Two)
T. A. JACKSON
F. C. McCLURE
DAVID F. POPE
J. RALPH ROSSER
DISTRICT STOCK
JUDGING CONTEST
IN ROME TODAY
The Seventh District stock judging
contest is being held in Rome today,
Thursday. Members of the live stock
I clubs of the District are competing
for places at the stock judging con
test of the state at the Southeastern
Fair in October. Tbe winners in each
congressional district will compete at
the Atlanta fair, and winners of the
: state contest will be given a free trip
to Chicago in December to the Inter
national Live Stock Exposition.
County Agent G. P. Saye and A. J.
Borders, Milton Langley, Howard
Cremer and Edwin Mitchell are repre
senting Walker county at the District
contest in Rome today.
LaFayette, Georgia, Friday, September 5, 1924.
I AUG. TERM COURT
ADJOURNED FRL
I AFTER 2 WEEKS
Or SPLENDID DISPATCH OF
BUSINESS CRIMINAL CAM*
DISPOSED OF SHI* NBW KRC
ORD LAW VIOLATORS MADE
TO PBBL PENALTY OF LAW
MANY GANG MNTXNCKS IM
POSED
Following an sleven-day grind, the
August term of the Walker Superior
Court adjourned Friday afternoon;
The dispatch of criminal business last
week was highly gratifying to the
Conrt, attorneys and the people of the
county. The operation of the Court is
estimated to cost the tax payers some
S3OO per day, and therefore, the
speedy transaction of the'Court busi
ness is always a source of interest to
the people.
While the criminal docket is by no
means cleared, the operation of the
court of the past week, will go far to
ward catching up with the business. .
Below is the list of oases disposed
of on Thursday and Friday of last
Criminal Cases
State vs M. T. Brown; manufactur
ing liquor; found not guilty.
G. W. Webb, Jr., was tried on two
oounts; assault with intent to murder,
and carrying a pistol; found not guil
ty. ;
John Sharpe, Roy Powell, Sam Kel
ly and Dad Hall, 4 colored men, were
tried for gambling and found not
guilty.
T. D. Brock plead guilty to pos
sessing liquor and was given a fine
of 100 and costs or 5 months in gang.
Jack Chapman, charged with gam
bling, whose case had been called sev
eral terms and who never answered
the call, appeared at this term and
plead guilty. $5 and costs or 4 monthjj
in the gang.
Houston Oliver, tried for assault
and attempt to rape on a 16 year old
negro girl, was found guilty and rec
ommended to the mercy of the Court
and given a sentence of one year in
the pen.
Mrs. Vester Hartline, who was
found guilty of pointing and snap
ping a gun at an officer, received r,
fine of S4O and costs or 5 months in
the gang. The fine and costs were
paid.
Nick Pettijohn who was caught at
a still with Zol Youngblood by Sher
iff Harmon plead guilty to manufac
turing liquor; 5 months in gang.
Hal Henderson plead guilty to Sab
bath violation; $1 and costs.
John R. Rea; Sabbath violation;
plead guilty; $1 and costs.
D. C. Wilson; Sabbath violation;
plead guilty; $1 and costs.
D. M. Hall; Sabbath violation;
plead guilty; $1 and costs.
Earnest King; Sabbath violation;
plead guilty; $1 and costs.
CARD TO THE VOTERS
To The Voters of Walker County:
Now that the election is approach
ing remember that I fought the fight
that placed the Bible in the public
schools; that I follow this trp with
my evolution bill to prevent the teach
ing of the children that they descend
ed from monkeys and apes which Is
in conflict with the Bible plan of
man’s creation. That I passed my bill
through the senate providing that
auto tags be sold at the County seats,
and that I am still fighting for this.
That I introduced the first biennial
session bill in the senate in 1921. That
I was joint-author of the electrocu
tion bill, which substitutes the elec
tric chair at the State Farm Instead
of the cruel rope hangings in the eoun
ties.
I am in sympathy with the adminis
tration plan of tax reform, that will
relieve the farmer and others owning
visible property, of about half of their
taxes and place more of the burden
on the rich and opulent in our great
cities.
I want to pass my evolution bill,
and thus protect our schools, and our
children, which is a fight to sustain
Christian Civiliteation. I call upon the
Christian men and women to hold up
my hand while I fight for true ortho
dox teaching, and for the right.
With full confidence of the people
! of my native county, I surely txpect
a victory at the polls. Look out for
, eleventh hour reports and tricks. I am
, running a hlean race, and will be in
. the race until the last ballot is count
; ed, and if nominated and elected, will
j render you faithful service, and the
very best service within my capacity.
It Sincerely yours,
DAVID F. POPE.
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• GET YOUR SCHOOL TABLETS—
t And Pencils from Henry’s Store,
LaFayat|e, Go. .
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SCHOOL DOORS
OPEN MONDAY
I AT LAFAYETTE
’ UNUSALLY STRONG FACULTY
! SECURED RECORD ENROLL
MENT EXPECTED NUMES
- FOR HIGH
.SCHOOL STUDENTS MUST
HAVE MATRICULATION CER
TIFICATES BEFORE ASSIGNED
GRADES OR SEATS
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Superintendent Cooper announces
aB preparations are being made for
blip formal .opening of the LaFayette
schools next Monday morning. A few
of'the te%rihers have arrived and the
fujl faculty, will be here Saturday,
when a faculty meeting will be held
and organization perfected for the op
ening day.
The Board of Education feels that
the LaFayette schools will have the
strongest faculty in the history of the
schools when 'the bells ring Monday
morning, and every patron and citi
zen of the town is cordially urged to
attend the opening exercises.
Numbers of applicants of students
out-aide the District have been filed
for -entrance into the high school, and
the largest enrollment yet is predict
ed on opening day.
All students are reminded of the
order passed by the Board, namely
that they must secure matriculation
tickets before they will be assigned
grades and seats. It is important that
the parents therefore, see that the
children have these tickets in band to
save the pupils any embarrassment.
Matriculation tickets can only be se
cured from Dr. D. W. flerndon Sec
retary of the Board, at" the Bank of
LaFayette Dr. Herndort urges all pu
pils to get their tickets this week if
possible,- to save the congestion on
next Monday morning.
MUST HAVE CERTIFICATES
Following is the official statement
from the Board as to the matricula
tion certificates:
All pupils entering the LaFayette
Public schools, which opens next Mon
day morning, must be provided with
matriculation certificates before pre
senting themselves for admission. Pu
pils not provided with certificates will
be sent back home. Parents shoruld
obtain certificates from D. W. Hern
don, Secretary of Board of Trustees,
at Bank of LaFayette during this
week, in order to avoid any delay on
the day of the opening of the schools.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PLANS OF 1924
GRADUATES OF LAF.
HIGH SCHOOL
Quite a number of the graduates
of the LaFayette High School of the
1923-24 class have mode their plans
to attend college this year. Os the
ten who graduated during the spring
term, the following have and will dur
ing the next few weeks, leave for
various colleges: Miss Mattie Belle
Williams left Saturday for Florence,
Ala., where she will take a commer
cial course art the Alabama Business
College; Miss Mary Reese will attend
Shorter College, at Rome; Misses
Kathleen Maxey, Sara Mosely and
Louise Gannon are enrolled In the
Mountain City Busines College; Miss
Grace Bowen and Miss Lillian Parker
will engage in teaching this year ami
probably enter college later. Messrs
R. A. Duke and Marion Steele will
enter Davidson College, at Charlotte,
N. C. William Hammond will aittend
the University of Georgia, at Athens,
and Warren Watkins, of Cedar Grove,
will probably attend the University
of Georgia.
College Set To Return
Others, who leave within the next
few weeks for different colleges are:
Miss Mary Lee Rhyne, who goes to
Wesleyan; Miss Laura Frances Steele,
to Queen’s College, Charlotte, N. C.;
Misses Marguerite and Mcntene
Shields go to Shorter; Messrs Eli
Center, Ector Bagwell, Roy Phipps,
Horace Sbattuck, Freeman and Chcs- k
ter McClure, Hill Hinton, Archie
Langley, go to the University of
Georgia. James Stiles returns to Em
ory. Paul Hanson returns to A. and
M. School at Powder Springs.
GINNING NOTICE
1 We will run both gins at LaFayette
’ this season and will be able to take
care of all cotton to be ginned, in
1 short order. We are now ready to gin
1 your cotton anytime. We thank you
j for past patronage and expec tto give
you good service this season. Both
1 gins have been remodelled and are
' in good condition. The price will be
the same as last season. We will also
give you highest market price for
, cotton and cotton seed.
PLANTERS GIN CO. -
J. D. and M. A. McConiAfl
It UFayetto, Ga. ' *
Radcliffe Chautauqua
In 3-Day Performance
Here Sept. 13-16
SAMUEL J. SHAW
DIEDt EARLY LAST
SAT. MORNING
The passing on last Saturday itsorn-'
ing at 9 o’clock, of Samuel J. Shaw,
at his home on Cove Street, came a*
a distinct shock to his hoet of friends
here and in this secton. i'* Y’
He had been in declining health ffojf
several months but it was only a ’ ffew
days ago that he became
Friday he was reported to show sbmfe
improvement but late in the day he
began to lose ground and though he
made a determined fight, the ; ei\d
came peacefully Saturday momipy,
He was 69 years of age.
Mr. Shaw had lived in this county '
most of his lfe and was a resident of
LaFayette for more than thirty years.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
S. J. Shaw; a son, Col. Walter B.
Shaw, of this city and a daughter,
Mrs. M. A. Park, of Chattanooga;
two sisters, Mrs. Etta Wood and Mrs.
Jean Dixon, of Shaw, Ga., and two
brothers—Tom Shaw, of LaFayette,
and Emmett Shaw, of Menlo, Ga.
For a long number of years Mr.
Shaw was in the mercantile business
here, first as a member of the firm of
Culberson, Jackson and Shaw, and
later as a member of the firm of Cul
berson, Shaw and Shaw. In this ca
pacity he built up a splendid reputa
tion as a business man and citizeb.
He was prominent during the active
period of his life in town and countV
affairs, holding several positions of
public trust. He was a member of the
Methodist churdh and lived a true
Christian life. Os a quiet demeanor
he possessed' rare qualties as a per
sonality and won and held a large
circle of real friends. His departure
is deeply deplored by this entire com
munity and county.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock from the Bup
tst church, the Methodist church c-f
which he is a member being under
construction. A large concourse of sor
rowing friends and relatives gathered
to pay their last respects to this good
man. His pastor, the Rev. J. W. Brin3
field, assisted by Rev. I. S. Leonard,
the Baptist pastor, offi ice ted. The
pall bearers were W. E. Withers, C.
C. Gilbert, I*. D. Fortune, J. A. Shaw
I. H. Holloman and T. J Nash. The
pulpit place was banked with many
lovely flora! designs, tributes of or- 1
ganizations, relatives and individual i
friends. Immediately following the
funeral services, the body was taken
to the LaFayette cemetery and ten- j
derly laid to rest. The LaFayette ’
Furniture Co. had charge of the ar- |
rangements.
Among the out-of-town relatives
and friends who attended the funeral
were, Mrs. Lee Deck, Mr. and Mrs.
Altie Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell White
head and J. R. Rosser, of Atlanta; *
Dr. and Mrs. Connell, Mrs. Mary
Rosser and daughter, Miss Lucile, vs
Chattanooga, S. P Shaw, of Rod Bunk,
Mr. Emmet Shaw and son, Raymond,
of Menlo, Mrs. George, S'haw of Chat
tanooga, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wood, Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Dixon and daughter,
Miss Ludie, of Shaw, Mr and Mrs C.
W. Henley, Mrs. G. H. Jacoway, Mrs.
S. O. Touchstone, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Williams, R A. Hodge, Mr Manley
Watson, Mrs. H. B Mosely, of Chatta
nooga, and Mr and Mrs M. A. Camp, 1
of Ghickamauga.
APPRECIATE EXPRESSIONS
OF KINDNESS AND SYMPATHY
Mrs. S. J. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. Shaw, and Mr. and Mrs. M. A.
Park deeply appreciate the many
kind expressions of sympathy and
thoughtful courtesies of friends dur
ing their recent bereavement.
Judge Wright’s Address Sunday
Before Doc Johnston Class At
Rossville Deeply Impressed
John B. Henderson
Rossville, Ga. Sept. 1 ,1924.
Ed. Messenger:
Judge Moses Wright gave the Doc
Johnston Sunday school class a time
ly talk of words of wisdom, Sunday,!
August 31, to a full house of eager
listeners. Our country is so full of
strife and divisions there should be
more such talks as the Judge is so
well qualified to give. The people who
control the destiny of our country by
their votes should analyze the char
acter, fitness and meaning of what
our county, state and national lead
ers are saying and doing and weigh
them by the standard established by
Christ in the 7th Chapter of St. Mat
thew. The only remedy for all our
troubles, political or spiritual, re
gardless of denominations, is bound
up in this Chapter in a nutshell
nothing ambiguous to it.
JOHN B. HENDERSON
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VARIETY PROGRAM OP MURK;
DRAMA. COMRDT, LECTURES
ETC. TO FEATURE TBS TMRU
DAYS UNDER TEE RIG TENT
SPONSORED BY TEE LAPAT*
ETTB WOMAN’S CLUB SEA
SON TICKETS $2.00
September 13, IS and 10 are the
dates of the three-day JUdeliffe Chau
tauqua fqr LaFayette, sponsored by
LaFayette Woman’s Club.
*1 The ohautauqua will be held under
a large tendon the Bank of LaFayette
property just west of Russell’s res-
>
In conjunction with the woman’s
club several enterprising citizens sign
ed the contract and last week the fol
lowing organization was perfected: F.
S. Dennis, General Chairman; D. R.
Thurman, Sec.-Treas.; Mrs. John A.
Shaw, Chairman Ticket Com.; Thos.
W. Bryan, Chairman Tent Com; W.
A. Enloe and Tom Rhyne, committee
on seats, lights, stage, etc.
Two performances a day will be
given, one at 2:30 o’clock each after
noon and another at 7:30 o’clock at
night.
All school children, regardless of
age may purchase tickets at half
price, as well as every child under 15
years of age. Adult tickets will be
fifty cents for each performance or
$2.00 for a season ticket.
All proceeds above expenses will
go to the Woman’s Club.
Below is a brief resume of each
performance.
t v THREE GREAT DAYS
By J. Ector Bagwell
About everything that could be de
sired in the entertainment line is to
be found on the programs of the Rad
cliffe Chautauqua this year.
Sponsored by the LaFayette Wo
man’s Club, the Radcliffe Chautau
qua is coming to LaFayette for three
days, bringing some of the best and
most entertaining programs ever
seen on a Chautauqua platform.
For those who have never had the
pleasure of attending a Chautauqua,
there lies in store for them not only
entertainment but somethng benefi
cial as well. Some of the numbers on
the programs this year are:
Gerl’s Swiss Alpine Yodlers, under
the personal leadership of Franz Gerl,
who will do the entertaining the first
afternoon and night. This company is
composed of four native Swiss. Mr.
Gerl is the Orchestra of the Company,
playing the Zither, Which is the
national instrument of Switzerland.
Each member of this Company is a
soloist, but most of the programs are
made up of ensemble singing, giving
the folk songs and national airs of
the European mountain districts, and
no one who enjoys good whole hearted
singing can afford to miss them.
The entertainers for the second day
are, Russell O. Berg, Crayon Artist,
and the Lucus Novelty Co.
Comparatively few people have had
the opportunity of seeing a real artist
at work with his easel and chalk. If
you haven’t, you will be delighted by
Mr. Berg's chalk talking ability.
On the same program with Mr.
Berg comes the Lucus Novelty Com
pany, of which Mr. Frank Lucus, solo
accordionist is the leader. He is a
recognized artist • ‘th be piano ac
cordeon, ploying ai. •■•bug from grand
opera to jazz. You will be delighted
With the second duy’s entertainment.
On the program for bhe third day
will be found the Pelletier Players,
headed by Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Pel
letier, well-known and accomplished
actors. They will be supported by Mr.
Charles E. Douglass and Miss Paula
Bums, who are two artists of unus
ual ability, making the entire person
nel of the Company a splendid one.
In the afternoon hey will present a
three act comedy called, “A Compli
cated Affair” and at night the Pelle-
I tier Players will present “Betty’s Ac-
I counting,” a three-act episode in the
lives of two married couples. This
play abounds in comedy situations,
with an underlying seriousness which
appeals to all thinking people.
The Chautauqua Committee urges
, everyone in the community to get
I behind it in this effort to bring some
; thing worth while to our town. The
, best way to do this is to buy a season
| ticket which will admit the bearer to
every lecture and entertainment ses
sion of the entire Chautauqua at a
rate much reduced from the single
admission charges.
Every event scheduled is above the
average and the whole Chautauqua
bids fair to be the best program of
its kind ever held in this vicinity.
FOUND—A bunch of keys—Apply at
Messenger office,' LaFayette, Ga.
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