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VOL. XXXVI, NO. 34.
DIXIE HIGHWAY OF
FICIALLY DESIGNATED
PART FEDERAL SYSTEM
East Branch Was Adopted Sev
eral Months Ago.
WILL BE DESIGNATED
FEDERAL ROUTE NO 41
Route Through Lafayette,
Summerville and Rome on
Equal Footing With Route
Via Dalton and Calhoun.
ROME, Ga., Oct- 19.—Desig
nation of the west branch of
the Dixie highway as part of
the federal system of highways
was announced yesterday by
Wyatt Foster, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce and si
multaneously with this announ
cment the work of marking
this route which runs from
Chattanooga- through Lafay
ette, Summerville and Rome, to
Cass Station, was begun.
The east branch of the Dixie high
way, which runs from Chattanooga
through Dalton and Calhoun joining
the west branch again at Cass Station
was adopted as part of the fede' M
system several months ago. The
forts of the roads group of the Chan,
ber of Commerce were responsible for
equal recognition begin given to the
Rome branch and the two routes will
be designated as federal highway, No.
41, east and west.
Relative the work that has been
done to keep Rome on the main line
of north and south travel, Barry
Wright, director of the Dixie Highway
association and also director of the
roads group of the Chamber of Com
merce, made the following statement:
Past Efforts
“When the Dixie Highway associa
tion was first organized it adopted
two roads from Chattanooga, to Car
tersville, on the way to Atlanta, one
road by Lafayette, Summerville and
Rome, and the other by Ringgold, Dal
ton and Calhoun.
“Some months ago when the fede
ral government was adopting its in
terstate roads, the Dalton route was
designated as a federal numbered
route from Chattanooga to Atlanta,
and was marked with the United
States highway sign as number 41.
“Os course, these routes will be
mapped and whenever the maps are
published tourists will very largely
follow the federal numbered routes.
For this reason, it x is very important
that the Rome route be also recog
nized.
“We took it up with Hon. John N.
Holder, chairman of the state high
way board and secured the support of
the highway board in having the
Rome route also marked as an alter
nate federal numbered route. In some
way this was blocked and for the last
few months we have been working
very hard to have the Rome route
marked. While the highway board of
ficially has nothing to do with it, it
gave us valuable assistance, as did al
so Senator W. J. Harris.
Other Roads
It was recently announced by 0. N.
Richardson, chairman of the Floyd
county board of roads and revenues,
that Floyd county would soon be able
to boast of a continuous paved high
way throughout over the route of the
Dixie highway. The completion of the
road through Rome and Summerville
over Lookout mountain to join the
Chattanooga-Birmingham highway
was recently assured by the appropri
ation of funds by the state of Alaba
ma for this work. The announcement
of the adoption of the Rome route of
the Dixie highway as part of the fed
eral system, coming as the culmina
tion of ceaseless effort "of the Cham
ber of Commerve and individual Rom
ans interested in good roads, gives a
bright outlook to the road situation
and the development of this
commercially and as a tourist point.
GOV. WALKER GUEST
AT SESQUI GA. DAY
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 19.—Gover
nor Clifford Walker, of Georgia, and
staff and a group of prominent Geor
gia,, citizens were here Tuesday to at
tend “Georgia day” at the sesquicen
tennial.
Governor Walker was given a din
ner Monday night at the Union Lea
gue club by a number of prominent
Philadelphians. In a short address
the governor defended his state
against the calumnies which he feays
have been cast by persons ignorant of
conditions. Lynching of negroes has
dwindled to isolated instances, the
governor declared.
TROPIC STORM
MOVES NORTH
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—The
tropical disturbance in the Caribbean
sea is moving northwestward at the
rate of 125 miles a day, the weather
bureau declared Tuesday. It is of
great intensity. Hurricane warnings
were issued to all vessels in the vi
cinity.
Keto
PRIZE WINNERS AT
THE COUNTY FAIR
Which Was Held Here Last
Thursday and Friday.
Exhibits Were The Best in
the History of the Chat
tooga County Fair.
Farm Products
Best individual farm exhibit—Claude
Baker,
Second best individual farm exhibit
—T. C. Baker .
Third best individual farm exhibit
—C. D. Sentell.
Best 10 ears corn, —T. C. Baker.
Best stalk cotton—Hinton Baker.
Best half bushel oats—T. C. Baker.
Best display of soy beans—J. F.
Worsham.
Best display of hay—H. M. Haw
kins.
Best exhibit of okra—J. R. Pitner.
Best 2 dozen ears of popcorn—Geo.
Morton.
Best half bushel onions—Claude
Baker.
Best pumpkin—T. C. Baker.
Best gallon sorghum syrup—Linnie
Carson.
Best half dozen cabbage—Claude
Baker.
Best half bushel apples;—T. C. Bak-
Q- , *• half bushel pears—Claude
Ba'.%
Bes?’ dried apples—Geo. A.
Kling.
Best crate .iper of sweet pota
toes—Claude Baker.
Best bag Irish potatoes—J. T. Clark
Best dozen brown eggs—Miss Beu
lah Shropshire.
Best dozen white eggs—C. D. Sen
tell.
Best pound of butter—Mrs. G. T.
Myers.
Lane-Young five-acre corn contest
—first prize—Baker Brothers.
Second prize—Howard Edwards.
An additional prize of $16.00 was
subscribed and paid to the winners of
the two best individual farm exhibits.
Live Stock
Best cow—Harry Marks.
Best he if ex—Harry Marks.
Best calf—Harry Marks.
Registered Jerseys
Best cow, first Harry Marks; sec
ond, Joe Hawkins.
Best heifer, first, Harry Marks;
second, W. M. Bishop.
Best calf—Harry Marks.
SWINE
Best duroc gilt—Albert Brown.
Best duroc sow—Geo. Kling.
Best duroc barrow—J. H. Bitting.
Best Poland gilt—H. M. Hawkins.
Best Poland barrow—Atticus Snow.
SWEEPSTAKES
Best gilt—Albert Brown.
Best sow—-Geo. Kling. ,
Best barrow John H. Bitting.
FANCY WORK ,
Best piece of lingerie—Mrs. J. 0. ’
Meadows.
Best hand-made bag—Mrs. John
Pitner.
Best display of tatting—Mrs. Cecil
Gilreath.
Best hand-made pillow case—Mrs.
Cassidy.
Best crochet centerpiece—Mrs. Cul
berson.
Best table runner—Miss Beatrice
Barry.
Best luncheon set—Mrs. John Cleg
horn.
Best tufted spread—Mrs. William
Keighley.
Best crochet spread—Miss Georgia
Thomas.
Best appliqued quilt—Miss Georgia
Thomas.
Best half dozen handerchiefs—Miss
C. A. Kendrick, 730 Bonaventure ave
nue, Atlanta, Ga.
Best embroidered centerpiece—Mrs.
William Keighley.
CHILDREN’S DEPARTMENT
Best dress—Ann Pitner.
Best two handkerchiefs-—Sara Al
len Hale.
Best biscuits—Christine Gaines.
Best pencil drawing—Leida Cleck
ler, Menlo, Ga.
Best dressed doll—Christine Gaines.
Best cake—Jean Agnew, Trion, Ga.
RELICS AND CURIOS
Best Indian relics—Wesley Shrop
shire.
Best wearing apparel (worn prev
ious to 1864) —Mrs. John Pitner.
Most interesting relic—Miss Cora
Gamble.
ARTS AND CRAFTS
Best bead work—Mrs. Henry Brad
ford.
Best hand-made rug—Mrs. Wesley
Shropshire.
Best woven coverlet—Mrs. T. P.
Baker.
Best hand-made fan—Miss Annie
Gamble.
x BREADS
Best loaf bread—Mrs. Lee McWhor
' ter.
Best nut bread—Mrs. G. T. Myers.
I - Best brown bread—Mrs. G. T
I Myers.
Best rolls—Mrs. Lee McWhorter.
CAKES
Best layer cake—Mrs. H. S. Car
son.
FLOWERS
Best specimen potted plant—Mrs.
Wesley Shropshire.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1926.
[ The Melancholy Days Have Come
I w
iilinOw
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
AE MENLO OCTOBER 30
The P.-T. A., of Menlo, will have a
Halloween carnival during the after
noon and evening of October 30, in the
Welch building.
The Kitchen Cabinet band will fur
nish appropriate music. Refreshments
will be sold, and a general good time
promised. Come out and eat, drink
and laugh. Admission at door, 10 cts.
Open 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p. m.
FOUR KILLED WHEN
EX PRES HITS AUTO
BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 19.—Four
men were killed instantly, and an oth
er was probably fatally injured Mon
day night when an inbound Boston
& Maine express crashed into an au
to in fhich the men were riding at the
Wellington statio at Medford
The dead are: Wm. Harold O’Hara,
17; F. W. Gillespie, 16; Ernest F.
Sprackling, 17, all of Chelsea, and
Anthony Linhaires, 35, of Somcville.
Vy“?iobbed On Own Doorway”—Head
line. Does look like the thieves would
give a man a chance to get into his
own home.
Best specimen fern—Mrs. Wesley
Shropshire.
Best collection dahlias—Mrs. C. M
Clements.
Most artistic basket flowers—Mrs.
John Pitner.
First Day's Contest
Boys’ foot race —free ,for all, first,
Howard Pless; second, John H. Bit
ting.
Girls’ foot race, free for all, first,
Eugenia Powell; second, Imogene
Sharp.
Doll parade, first prize, Elizabeth
Gayler; second, Bolling Brown; third,
Eleanor Mahan.
Second Day's Contest
Tacky parade—Tie between Lucille
Gamble and Annis Marks.
Running race—Prizes split evenly
between R. H. Cavin and Frank Bea
vers.
Winners in School Contests
Boy’s relay, first, Summerville;
Trion, second.
Girls, 14 and up, dash, Summerville,
first; Gore,”second. •
Girls, 11-13, dash, Trion, first; Sum
merville, second.
Girls 6-10, dash, Summerville, first;
Trion, second.
Broad jump—Summerville, first;
Menlo, second.
High jump—Summerville ,first;
Trion, second.
Girl’s relay—Summerville, first;
Trion, second.
440 yard run —Summerville, first;
Menlo, second.
Boys, 6-10, dash—Trion, first, Men
lo, second.
Boys, 11-13 dash—Menlo, first;
Summerville, second.
Boys 100 yard dash—Summerville,
first; Gore, second.
Tug of war—Trion, first; Gore, sec
ond.
Totals in athletics:
Summerville —$15.00, 31 points.
Trion—sll.oo, 22 points.
Menlo—s4.so, 9 points.
Literary Events
Spelling—Trion, first; Summerville,
second; Gore, third.
Grammar school, girls recitation—
Summerville, first; Trion, second.
Grammar school boys declamation
—Summerville, first; Trion, second.
High school girls recitation —Men-
lo, first; Trion, second.
High school boys declamation —
Menlo, first; Trion, second.
Total literary prizes:
Summerville, $9.00, 18 points.
Trion—sl2.oo, 24 points.
I Menlo—s6.oo, 12 points.
Gore—s2.oo, 4 points.
Grand total:
Summerville—s24.so, 49 points
Trion—s23.oo, 46 points.
I Menlo, SIO.OO, 21 points.
Gore, $6.00, 12 points.
Summerville gets SIO.OO for mak
ing highest score, $34.50.
BABY SHOW
Best baby boy up to 6 months old,
first, Joe Franklin Thomason; sec-
JOHN MARSHALL, AGED
> FIFTY, PASSES A H A Y
i John T. Marshall, of Berryton, age
- 50 years, passed away recently. He
1 had only been complaining a few days.
Mrs. Marshall called him at 4:30
• and he did not answer. She placed her
; hand on his face and found that he
> had passed away. He leaves a wife
: and six children to mourn his depart
. ure.
Some automobile drivers are con
tented because they never worry
I about anything ahead of them.
. Every autumn, everywhere, nature
. holds its own beauty contest.
! Gold coins have fewer germs than
paper money, but the average person
, will carry either willingly.
I. O. O. F. MEETING
’ TRION, Ga., Oct. 18. Marsh lodge,
No. 86, I. O. O. F., entertained on Fri-
' day night Oct. 8 Walker lodge, No.
■ 25, of Lafayette. This meeting was
greatly enjoyed by all present.
The “first degree” was duly con-
I sered by the first degree team of
J Marsh lodge, No. 86, assisted by Wal-
I ker lodge, team, which did some good
J work.
, We are always very glad to wel
come our sister lodges with us, and
it does us so much good to have our
sister lodges visit us.
We do not have those meetings as
■ often as we should. So let’s all get
more interested in Odd Fellowship
than we have been, so that we may
have those good meetings more often.
Odd Fellowship is one of the great
est organizations outside of the
church, and we are always glad to
’ welcome any and all good honest men
1 to our ranks.
We are contemplating organizing a
i county convention some time soon.
, This convention is for the social part
of our order, and for the uplifting of
of our weak sister lodges, that are
, not meeting regular.
We will say to our sister lodges
that are not meeting regular, brother,
get busy, and get your members to
■ meet you at your hall on your meet
ing nights, and keep this up and you
will have a success. Try it.
You cannot afford to let this grand
and noble work go undone, and if you 1
desire the assistance of Marsh lodge,
No. 86, do not hesitate to call upon us
We are always glad to go to the
assistance of any of our sister lodges.
Marsh lodge, No. 86, I. O. O. F.,
1 meets each Friday evening, at 7:15
o’clock in Masonic hall, and we keep
I the latch string of our door hanging
on the outside, and gladly welcome
; any and all visiting Odd Fellows to
meet with us.
We will say to Walker lodge, No.
25, come again, we are always glad
, to have you with us.
1 Wishing all our sister lodges the
greatest of success. Fraternally,
O. M. WESTBROOK, P.G.
Marsh lodge, No. 86, 1.0.0. F.,
; Trion, Georgia.
, ond, Earnest Howard; third, Leon
Gamble.
Best baby girl up to 6 months old
—first, Betty Alexander; second, Mar
garette Austine; third, Evalyn Dover.
Best baby boys up to 1 year old—
first, Chas. Fowler, Jr.,; second, Eu
wing Goodson; third, Joe Cooke.
Best baby girl up to 1 year old—
, first, Martha Robinson; second, Doro
thy Eulman; third, Sybil Willingham.
Best baby boy 1 to 2 years old—
first, Bobbie Davidson; second, Stew
i art Tripp Marks.
POULTRY
Black Lang Shangs—Bill Tate,
Trion, Ga., First prize.
Games—Archie Pollard, First and
second prizes.
White leghorns—C. D. Sentell, Te
loga, First prize.
Brown leghorns—M. M. Wooten,
First prize.
Rhode Island reds —D. B. Maffett,
Trion, First and second prizes.
CANNING DEPA RIM ENT
Best collection jelly—Mrs. Claude
Baker, Menlo, Ga.
Best collection canned fruits and
- vegetables—Mrs. Lula Henry.
Best 6 varieties pickle—Mrs. J R.
Pitner.
1,1 Best 3 varieties perserves—Mrs. J.
- R. Pitner.
URGES REDUCTION
OF COTTON ACREAGE
Farmer Must Receive 18 Cents
lb to Equal Cost of Production.
Says 5 Cents is Being Lost on
Every Pound Cotton Sold
by the Souther Farmer.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.—On the
average, five cents is being lost on
every pound of cotton sold by the
southern farmer who raises 160
pounds of lint to the acre, which is
the average yield throughout the
south, when cotton is sold at the pre
vailing low prices of approximately
thirteen cents. w
So declared Charles J. Brand, exe
> cutive secretary and treasurer of the
National Fertilizer association, in a
statement issued today which is bas
ed on the government’s figures on
cost of producing cotton last year on
1,405 farms and on its estimate of the
yield of cotton per acre that prevails
this year.
“A farmer who raises 160 pounds
of cotton to the acre this year,” Dr.
Brand states, “must receive at least
18 cents a pound to even equal his
cost of production. Under the prevail
ing price of about 13 cents a pound,
a yield of 246 pounds to the acre
must be harvested, and then a farm
er under these conditions is only
swapping dollars.
“According to the government crop
report of September 16, the average
yields of only two of the cotton states
—Virginia and North Carolina- are
as high as 246 pounds to the acre, the
yield that, on the average, is necear
sary if the farmer is to break even
when the cotton is 13 cents.
“In North Carolina the yield is es
timated at 283 pounds to the acre, a
I rate of production that costs between
12 and 13 cents a pound to produce.
In South Carolina, where soil and
growing conditions are practically the
same as in North Carolina, the aver
age yield is 189 pounds, a rate which
cost 17 cents to produce. Making due
or diversity in weather
conditions, the wide difference in
yields in these two states is due large
ly to the different amounts of fertili
zer used on this year’s crop. North
Carolina used 1,184,897 tons but South
Carolina
other words, the increased use of fer
tilizer in North Carolina this season
has been an important factor in giv
ing farmers of that state a cost of
( production of 4 to 5 cents a pound
lower than that of those in Louin
Carolina.
“Where farmers have intelligently!
fed their cotton crops by means cf,
fertilizers they have lowered thei.-
costs of growing the crop and conse
quently they stand the best chance of [
getting costs of production even und
er present unsatisfactory price con-1
ditions. Very few farmers who have
not used adequate quantities of plant
food will make a profit, and those
who have not used fertilizer will lose
the most.”
Before becoming executive secre
tary and treasurer of the fertilizer
association, Dr. Brand was consulting
specialist in marketing of U. S. de
partment of agriculture and chief of
the bureau of markets, which posi
tion gave him a wide knowledge of
marketing problems. Concerning the
present cotton sitiuation, he states:
“The cotton problem will require
gradual marketing with a wise hold
ing of the surplus, producing at a
lower cost per pound and reducing the
1927 acreage. The crop is produced
and must be held by someone until it
is consumed. The holding of it should
be so financed that when it is ulti
mately disposed of, the price advance
over present levels, which will surely
come if constructive plan is adopted,
will insure benefits of the advance to
the farmer and not solely to the spec
ulative buyer.”
7,000 CANCER DEA THS
IN ILLINOIS IN 1025
CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 19.—More than
7,000 persons died in Illinois last year
from cancer, according to a report
made today by City Health Commis
sioner Bundeson.
Christmas cards this year will cost
the people of this country $55,000,000,
which is another reason we are all
glad Santa comes but once a year.
If a boy gets through the smart al
eck age, there’s some chance for him.
It doesn’t take much time for dad
to dress up. All he needs is a clothes
brush.
HIGH ~AVERA GE IS SET
IN FREIGHT HANDLING
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Not on
ly did class 1 railroads handle the
greatest freight traffic ever offered in
August, but moved it with the great-
I est expedition ever reported for that
month, according to carrier’s reports
. filed Tuesday.
The average movement of freight
. cars during the month was 31.5 miles,
the highest for any August on record.
NEWS WANT
ADS PAY.
$1.50 A YEAR
19 2 6 CHATTO9GA .
J COUNTY FAIR WAS
. A GREAT SUCCESS
Plans Already Under Way for
1 The 1927 Fair.
BETWEEN 6,000 AND 8,000
PEOPLE HERE FRIDAY
’ Was One of the Most Success
j ful Fairs in the His
? tory of the As-
, sociation.
z The twenty-first annual Chattooga
County fair closed Friday with the
record of being one of the most suc
-1 cessful fairs in the history of the as
( sociation. The weather was ideal and
the attendance was good, especially
Jon the second day of the fair. The
; crowd Friday was estimated at be
b; tween 6,000 and 8,000 people.
, I The agricultural exhibits were con
iceded by all to be one of the best dis
' plays of farm products ever seen in
’ i north Georgia. Claude and T. C. Bak
’ ■ er, of Menlo, C. I). Sentell, of Telo
ga, and J. F. Worsham, of Holland,
made exceptionally fine exhibits of
farm products, and these men are to
be congratulated on the fine showing
made. Many other individuals made
the best sort of displays of corn, cot
ton, potatoes, hay, etc., together with
an abundance of canned fruits, vege
tables, etc.
The ladies had exceptionally fine
exhibits in their department, the dis
plays in all lines being equal if not
better than ever before. A list of the
prize winners in this department is
I given elsewhere.
The live stock exhibit was one of
j the best ever seen in north Georgia.
| The boys pig club made a splendid
| showing. The fine hogs exhibited -by
the boys, and others attracted much
| attention. The cattle and poultry ex
j hibits were excellent, and much inter
est was shown in these departments.
Plans are already under way for
'the 1927 fair. An enthusiastic meet
; ing of the citizens of Summerville was
held at the court house Tuesday
morning at which time organization
was perfected for next year’s fair. AH
j the old officers of the fair association
J were reelected as follows: O. J. Espy,
; president; E. N. Martin, vice-presi
ident; W. L. Abbott, secretary and
I '
general manager; B. W. Farrar, treas
. juror; Miss Beulah Shropshire, gener
lal manager of the ladies department.
Other •committees appointed are:
Executive committee -Officers of
1 the fair association, B. H. Edmond
-1 son, B. M. Drake, M. M. Allen, O. A.
Selman.
| Program committee -C. C. Clcg
• horn, chairman; W. L. Abbott, G. D.
i Espy, Mrs. Henry Bradford.
i Finance committee—Duke M. Espy,
chairman; B. W. Farrar, W. P. Sel
man, J. 11. Edge.
Premium committee— B. M. Drake,
chairman; J. A. Scoggins, J. B. Whis
nant, Harry Marks, 11. M. McWhorter.
Home Coming day committee—•
Wesley Shropshire, chairman; E. N.
Martin, B. H. Edmondson.
Home Coming day publicity com
mittee E. S. Taylor, chairman.
Manager farm department J. A.
Scoggins.
Manager live stock department—J.
B. Whisnant.
Manager poultry department Har
ry Marks.
Plans are being made to make the
fair for 1927 even more of a success
than this year. Larger prizes will be
offered and arrangements will be
made to provide for more exhibits and
to make the amusement features of
the fair better in every way. It is
planned to have a great Home Coming
day on the first day of the fair. A
committee from the fair association,
together with a committee from the
Civitan club, will work out all details
for Home Coming day.
It is hoped to make this one of the
greatest events ever held in the coun
ty.
Miss Beulah Shropshire, general
manager of the ladies department an
nounces that she will call a meeting
of the ladies at an early date, so they
can begin making preparations for
next year’s fair.
6 BANK ROBBERS
GET
DOWAGIAC, Mich., Oct. 19.—The
Lee State bank was robbed here Mon
day afternoon by six bandits, who es
caped in an automobile with $75,000.
CHINESE FIRE O N
BRITISH
i LONDON, Oct. 19. —Two British
■ vessels were fired on Tuesday by Chi
. nese near Chichow, according to a
s Central News dispatch from Hankow.
The British ships are the Payang
t and the Leong Woo. The dispatch said
, the la?ong Woo was struck by 400
. bullets.