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Won Display Cup, Losing Other Cups By a Very Narrow Margin SCORED MORE POINTS THAN OTHER SCHOOLS Rome High Was Second in Points Scored—Calhoun Won Literary Cup and Cartersville Got Ath letic Cup—Dalton’s Showing Dalton High again won the honors at the district meet held Friday and Sat urday at Cedartown, scoring a total of ol points, with Rome High, second, and Calhoun third. Dalton won the note book cup, nlaking a clean sweep by tak ing all five first places; Calhoun won the literary cup, with Dalton, but two points behind, and Cartersville won .the athletic cup, with Dalton and Berry tied for second place. The total points made by the 15 schools participating in the iqeet were as follows: Dalton, 51; Rome, 2S; Calhoun, 22; Marietta, 19; Cartersville, 19; Berry, 10: Dallas, 12; Cedartown, 7; Darling ton, 3; Buchanan, 1; LaFayette, 1; Adairsville, 0; Tallapoosa, 0; Rock- mart, 0; Chickamauga, 0. The meet was decidedly the best ever held by the Seventh district high school association, for it attracted the biggest attendance, with more schools entered, and with at least three district records broken in track events. in the pole vault, Hitchcock, of Dal las, aiul Swain, of Calhoun, each vault ed 10 feet. Buchanan, of Dalton, went 9 feet, 10 inches. The previous district record was 9 feet, 3 inches. In the high jump, Hitchcock, of Dallas, broke another record, jumping 5 feet, 6 inches. In tlie broad jump, Jones, of Carters ville. set a new record, with 19 feet, inches. Methodist Church Is Planning for Revival Which Starts May 1st Rev. H. C. Emory to Conduct the Meeting — Prominent Evangelistic Singer to Organize Great Choir Starting Sunday, May 1, a series of services will be held at the First Meth odist church, the members of which are planning for a big meeting. Rev. H. C. Emory, the popular and gifted pastor of the church, will be in charge of the meeting and will do the- preaching, which fact insures an in teresting revival, for Rev. Mr. Emory is an earnest, forceful preacher, who, during the short time he has been in charge of the First church here, has gained a wonderful hold on the mem bers of his congregation. The music will be made a feature of the services, and Mr. Dick Boyd, of Florida, famous evangelistic song lead er. will be in charge of the large choir that will be organized. He will bring a pianist with him to Dalton, and stir ring revival music will feature eaci service. Services will be held twice daily at the church during the meeting, the hours for the services to he announced later. Just how long the meeting will last depends on the interest taken. It has been some time since the First Methodist church here has held a pro tracted meeting, and the people are anxious for it to start, believing that much good will result from it. not only for the church but for the city as r whole. Athletic Events. The athletic events came Friday afternoon, Cartersville High winning, with IS points, while Dalton and Ber ry tied for second place, with 13 each. The events went as follows: 100-yard dash — Bearden. Dalton, first; .Tones, Cartersville. second; Ses sions. Marietta, third. Time. 11 seconds. High jump—Hitchcock, Dallas, first; 3\vain, Calhoun, second; Black, Dalton, third. Height, 5 feet,. 6 inches. Shot put—Morris, Rome, first; Sew ell Derry, second: Hattuck, LaFayette, third. Distance, 3S feet, 3 inches. Dole vault—Hitchcock, Dallas, and Swain, Calhoun, tied for first places; Buchanan, Dalton, third. Height, - 10 feet. 220-yard dash—Alverson. Berry, first; Bearden, Dalton, second; Sessions, Marietta, third. Time, 24 4/5 seconds. Board jump—Jones, Cartersville, first: Brannon, Darlington, second; Brooker. Dalton, third. Distance, 19 feet, s'2 inches. LIEUT. T. B. KITTREDGE <cy Barrett Kittredge, who spent years with the Hoover relief ad- .'aistration in Europe, now in charge the Polish Red Cross organization as Of nrtvssioner for the League of Red m jttee. ess Societies. 440-yard dash—Gilbreath. Carters ville, first; Hibbel, Marietta, second; McCamy, Dalton, third. Time, 59 2/5 seconds. 120-yard hurdles—Jones, Cartersville, first; Watson, Rome, second; Bearden, Dalton, third. Time, 15 4/5 seconds. . Relay race—Berry, first; Rome, second; Marietta, third. Time, 1 min., 43 4/5 seconds. Total points: Cartersville, IS; Dal ton. 13: Berry. 13; V Rome, 11; Dallas. 9; Calhoun. 7; Marietta, 6; Darlington, 3: LaFayette. 1. Notebook Exhibit In the notebook work, Dalton made a perfect score, winning first place in all five books. The contest resulted as follows: English—Dalton, first; Cedartown, second; Marietta, third. History—Dalton, first; Cedartown, second; Marietta, third. Science—Dalton, first; Marietta and Rome tied for second. Foreign languages — Dalton, first; Lome, second. Mathematics—Dalton, first; Mariet ta. second; Rome, third. Total points: Dalton, 25; Marietta, Cedartown, 6; Rome, 6. Literary Contests. In the literary contents. Calhoun won first place by 2 points over Dal ton. The events were decided as fol lows : Spelling—Dalton, first, 95.6S; Dallas, second, 94.45; Calhoun, third, S1.37. Boy’s essay — Edmond O’Conner. Rome, first; T. W. Harbour, Calhoun, second; Cecil Cornelison, Cedartown, third. Girl’s essay—Sarah Frances North- cutt, Marietta, first; Vivian Jarvis. Dalton, second; Katherine Logan. Rome, third. Recitation—Genevieve Jarvis, Dalton, first; Gertrude Strain, Calhoun, second; Laura Mae Hamrick, Buchanan, third. Music—Jessie Mae Moak, Rome, first; Winnie Kelson, Calhoun, second; Eliza Holmes, Marietta, third. Declamation — Charles Allen, Cal houn, first; Carroll Grimes, Berry, second; Joe Collins, Cartersville, third. Total points: Calhoun, 15; Dalton, 13; Rome, 11; Marietta, 6; Berry, 3; Dallas, 3; Buchanan, 1; Cedartown, 1; Cartersville, 1. Cartersville Gets Meet. In the business session, it was decid ed to hold next year’s meet at Carters ville, officers being elected as follows: L. C. Evans, Cartersville, president; J. H. Watson, Dalton, secretary; J. E. Purks, B. F. Quigg, M. C. Allen, L. O. Evans and J. H. Watson, executive $om- C. O. Smith, county farm agent, and Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, home economics agent for this county, are enrolling members in the various boys and girls clubs for 1921. Mrs. Moore has secur ed approximately 150 members of the poultry and canning clubs, and Mr. Smith has enrolled about 75 in the corn, pig and cotton clubs. While the work of the canning club, including home gardening, will not be slighted in the least, still, the main work this year will be directed toward building up the poultry club, for it is realized that the poultry industry, if built up right, will mean much for the county in the future. An expert from the State College of Agriculture will devote considerable time to this work in Whitfield this year, and much in terest is being shown in it. Col. W. C. Martin, president of the county board of education, has shown especial interest in this work this year and intends helping In a practical way. At a recent meeting of the farm bureau; he showed his interest by of fering to furnish the money for the purebred eggs wheTe the person want ing to enteT the work was unable to purchase the eggs. Among the boys, the main interest this year appears to center in the corn club. They are not anxious for the cotton club work, owing to the unfavor able outlook for prices this fall. The agents will continue to enroll the boys and girls of the county in the clubs, and prospects for large and enthusiastic clubs are bright. Farm Loans. C. O. Smith, county farm agent, en thusiastically indorses the recent farm loan organization formed in this coun ty. In reference to the matter, he says: “To my mind one of the greatest things that has come to the farmers of Whitfield in quite awhile is the organi zation in the county of the Farm Loau association. This is. strictly a farm ers’ organization, and the money is furnished by the U. S. government for the protection and the betterment of the people in the rural districts who need working capital. "The farmer, who has a mortgage on his farm, or other indebtedness he will have to meet in the near future with very little prospects of having the money when debts come due, can bor row one half the worth of his farm on a long time loan (from five to forty years), and liquidate all his indebted ness. with enough left to make the necessary improvements to make home comfortable and a place where the young people will be glad to stay in stead of drifting off to the towns and cities. The truth is I have been made so tired by this everlasting talk of back to the farm stuff; our slogan should be better conditions and stay on the farm. The heads of families should make it so interesting for our boys and girls while they are with us, giv ing them the advantage of an agricul tural education and in other ways mak ing the old country home the happiest and best place in the world to live (as it should be), that our young people will be too glad to stay with papa and mamma till they have homes of their own. But hack to the Farm Loan associa tion as a means of accomplishing these great things. The government is pro- Daughters of Confederacy Plan for Annual Observance on May 6th WILL SERVE DINNER FOR OLD SOLDIERS Exercises to Be Held in First Metho dist Church—No “Orittor of the Day” Selected; but Three Short Talks are Planned Confederate Memorial day will be observed here on Friday, May 6, with public exercises in the First Methodist church, followed by the decoration of graves in the Confederate cemetery, and the Bryan M. Thomas Chapter," United Daughters of the Confederacy, is planning the program. It has been customary for years to have the Memorial Day program some time in May, instead of the regular date in April which is set for the ob servance, this being done because of the fact that the flowers bloom later here. Mrs. H. J. Smith, president of the Bryan M. Thomas Chapter, U. D. C., is busy working with her committees for the occasion. At noon, the Daugh ters will serve lunch to the old soldiers in the ladies’ parlors of the First Meth odist church, and the program will be started at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. It is probable the program will be ready for publication in the next issue of The Citizen. There will lie no “orator of the day” this year; hut. instead, there will be three short talks made in addition to the musical features on the program. The names of these speakers will be announced with the program later. The public is cordially invited—is urged—to attend the exercises at the church, and .go from there to the Con federate cemetery for the decoration of the graves. Automobiles will be provided for the veterans who will head the parade to the cemetery for the decoration exercises. SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS CO. STARTS MAY 1st Local Office Will Be at Freight Depot of Southern Road posing to loan to the farmers through the Farm Loan organization money at six per cent on long term loans, from five to forty years. One proposition they are making, and the best one to my mind, is the thirty-six year loan at seven per cent so that in the thirty-six years, the principal as well as all in terest, will have been paid. I believe that, if the farmers of this section will take advantage of this most liberal of fer by Uncle Sam, not only they and their families will be helped but all branches of industry will be benefited by the additional money brought into this section. It will enable those who take stock in this Farm Loan associa tion to pay up all their indebtedness, will help the merchants to meet their obligations, the bankers to have more money to loan to other farmers, and in many ways, be a great booster to our county in these most strenuous times. “Any one who would like to know more about this matter would do well to see Mr. Copeland at The Bank of Dalton, or your county agricultural agent will be only too glad to help in any way possible.” The Southeastern Express company will begin operation with May 1, and the local office will be at the Southern Railway freight depot here.' The new express company is being operated by the Southern Railway com pany; but its officers are different from the officers of the road. This will give to Dalton two express companies. The American Railway Ex press company will continue to operate but between Chattanooga and Atlanta, it will handle express shipments only for points on the Western & Atlantic road. On the other hand, the South eastern company will handle, express shipments only for points on the South ern lines. Mr. F. J. Flemister, Southern agent here, will be agent for the Southeastern Express company. A wagon will be put on the streets. The rates for ship ments have not yet been supplied him Ministers and laymen of the Dalton District, North Georgia Methodist con ference, met Tuesday in Calhoun for the purpose of discussing with Dr. Difekey, field secretary for Georgia, the approaching Christian Education cam paign to be launched by Methodists throughout the country the last of May. Decided interest was shown in the meeting and much enthusiasm resulted. Rev. H. C. Emory, pastor of the First church, Rev. John F. Yarbrough, pre siding elder of the district, Messrs. H. J. Smith and John McLellan attended the meeting from Dalton. At first there was some doubt express ed relative to the success of the cam paign in this section; but those who attended the Calhoun meeting got a different viewpoint, and they are now determined to raise the fund in the Dalton district. Just what the quota will be is not yet known; but it will be announced within a few days. Methodist institutions in Georgia will benefit greatlv from the campaign, for Georgia schools and colleges will be given more of the fund to be raised in the South than the people of the •tate are asked to give. Tech Campaign On. The campaign to raise 15,000,000 for a greater Tech is on this week, and the campaign is meeting with decided suc cess. Committees have been appointed throughout Georgia and in other states. In this county, C. C. McCamy has been appointed as chairman. Within a short time, the campaign to raise a substantial fund for the Uni versity of Georgia will be underway. Judge C. D. McCutchen has been asked to serve as chairman for the organiza tion in this county. BISHOP MIKELL WILL BE HERE NEXT SUNDAY Distinguished Divine at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church The Rev. Harry K. Mikell, D. D., Bishop of Georgia, and the Rev. G. W. Basque, D. D.. of Atlanta, will hold sell ices at 11 o clock Sunday morning at St. Mark’s Episcopal church. The public is cordially invited to attend the services. jim McCarty’s death IS JUST LEARNED HERE Former Dalton Man Died Last August in Los Angeles, CaL MRS. T. A. McENTIRE DIED AT EAST POINT Body Brought Here For Interment Monday Morning Mrs. T. A. McEntire. aged 51 years, formerly a respected resident of Dal ton, died Saturday night at her home in East Point, Ga., the body being brought here for interment in West Hill cemetery Monday morning, Rev. J. A. Boyd officiating at the obsequies. Mrs. McEntire was a good, Christian woman, being the wife of Rev. T. A. McEntire who, with one son, T. A. McEntire, Jr., survives her. SPECIAL SERVICES SUNDAY AT BETHEL On next Sunday, April 24, there will be special services at Bethel church. Sunday school will be held at 9:45 o’clock, with preaching at 11. Imme diately after preaching, a church con ference will be held, and all members especially are urged to be present. W. P. Edwards, Snpt.; C. H. Williams, Pastor. Information that Jim McCarty had died last August in Los Angeles, Cal . has just reached his relatives here! Only meager, information was receiv •d. According to the word his brother. Mr. W. S. McCarty, received, he was confined in a sanitarium when his death occurred. Mr. McCarty lived here many years ago. moving from Dalton to Koine and laier going to Chattanooga where he made a small fortune. Big hearted and of a most friendly nature, he had many friends here who will learn of his death with sorrow. Federal Aid Plans For Road Building Have Been Announced Appropriation of $100,000,000 per Year Is Administration Program for the Next Five Years Sinking Fund Commission Is Commended for Handling Its Collections COUNCIL TAKES OUT AFTER ICE COMPANY Substantial aid from the government for highway construction is promised in the plans as mapped out in Wash ington last Thursday. The Atlanta Constitution carried the following in .reference to the administration pro gram: ‘The executive committee of the American Association of State High way Officials, in conjunction with the president and advisors,, completed to day the administration program for federal aid to post roads, and the same will go to congress at once. The pro gram consists of two bills, one legisla tive and the other appropriation. The latter carries- $100,000,000 a year for four years. “The legislative bill makes some rad ical changes in the 1916 law, but is re garded as strengthening that measure and is satisfactory to the Georgia com mission and to that state’s delegation in congress. “The administration road measure is outlined by W. R. Neal, chief engi neer of the Georgia highway commis sion, who was on the committee to frame it, in the following statement to The Constitution: MARKETING SYSTEM IS OBJECT OF MEETING Gathering of Importance to Farmers At Memphis At a meeting of the advisory board held in Atlanta during the past week, R. A. Kelley, president of the federation was elected to represent the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation at the meet ing in Memphis, April 26, called by the American Farm Bureau Federation to consider a cotton marketing plan. The grain marketing plan of the American Farm Bureau Federation-as prepared by the committee of seventeen of that organization after spending six months carefully considering all grain marketing plans advanced, has been finally ratified and will be put into ef fect in the grain growing states of the country this summer. This plan is said to he one of the best cooperative mark eting plans that has ever been adopted and much benefit is expected to accure to the grain growing farmers of the country from it. It is expected that a plan similar to the grain marketing plan will be pre sented at the meeting in Memphis, and it is expected that a committee will be appointed at the meeting, composed of the leading brains of the south instruct ed to carefully consider all cotton mark eting plans advanced before finally sub mitting a plan. Indications are that all of the cotton raising states will have large delega tions at the Memphis meeting, nnfl it is to be hoped that Georgia will be well represented. ’• Essential Changes. “The essential changes in the old bill are—First, that the state must provide funds each year to at least equal the amount apportioned by the federal gov ernment to said state. This amends part of section 3 of the act of 1916 al lowing subdivisions to provide funds to meet federal aid. “Where the state's constitution pro hibits engaging in internal improve ments. the state is allowed until the close of the .first regular session of the legislature to pass necessary law: to comply wilh this provision. Second—Section 6 of the act is to be amended to prohibit approval of any project in a state until after the state has provided a state fund adequate for the maintenance of federal aid roads, said maintenance to he under direct supervision of the state highway de partment. Any road not being main tained will cause futher federal aid to the state to be withheld, and will authorize the government to do the nec essary repair work out of federal aid due the state and to withhold further payments to the state until this amount (cost of work) has been paid into the government treasury by the state. Must Submit Maps. “Third—States must submit maps showing systems upon which federal aid is to be expended. This system must be approved by the government and must not exceed 7 per cent of total road mileage of state and at least 60 per .cent of each year’s funds must be expended in construction on expedited system which shall not exceed 3 per cent of the road mileage of the state. “We have interviewed the secretary of agriculture, President Harding, thq executive committee of the farm bu reau, now in session, and have also in terviewed Senator Townsend, who states that he will not urge this year the construction of a national system of roads but will report out a bill for fed eral aid which must provide a national commission and also insure expenditure of funds only on a system of roads of national importance of a very limited mileage. He will also insist on the states providing state funds to match federal funds and adequate mainten ance. The only bone of contention be tween us now is the size of the state system on which we wish to expend the We want 7 per cent, License for Ice Dealers Reduced, Bakery Agency License Added and No Action Taken on Laundry- Meeting Held Monday That the people of Dalton are pay ing too much for ice was the view tak en by members of city council at the meeting Monday night, and, as a result, the license fjee ordinance was so amend ed as to permit agents for out-of-town ice plants to sell ice here. The ordi nance called for a license fee of $50 per year for the manufacture of ice, and $100 per year for dealers, the evident purpose of the former ordinance being to protect the local industry. At the meeting Monday night, a license fee of $10 per year for manufacturers and dealers in ice was fixed. At the same time, request for a small license for operating a bread wagon here was made by a Rome bakery, and council voted to place the license on this at $20 per year, at the same time attention being called to the fact that a bakery license in Dalton was $10- per year. Then came the question of the laun dry license; but by that time council was fighting shy, and the matter was not gone into. Audit Received. The audit made of the city books by William H. James & Co., of Atlanta, certified public accountants, was pre sented to city council; but the report was not read. The councilmen were asked to read the report by the next meeting nighk at which time it will be discussed at length. The audit showed the city’s affairs i good shape, there being no evidence to show where any city official handliife the city’s money had failed to account for funds collected. The report made several recom mendations relative to the printing of special books and receipts, and council voted Monday night to have all print ing done as recommended. The report commended the water, light and sinking fund commission for the method in which the sinking fund on the bonded debt has been handled. Time on Sidewalk. Residents on Emery street asked for an extension of time in'which to lay permanent sidewalks, and this request was .granted, they being given until July 1 to make the improvements. The street committee was instruct ed to look into the advisability of cut ting down Gleen street so as to con form to the grade established for the sidewalks. D. A. R. Thanks People. We desire, through the columns of The Citizen, to thank all who helped make the recent state conference of the D. A. R. such an enjoyable suc cess here. We are truly grateful to everyone who assisted in any way. Respectfully, Gov. John Milledge Chapter, D. A. R. By Mrs. Paul B. Trammell) Regent. PROF. A. A. MICHELS0N "♦.-fe. «£. A.. jjHMM national funds. Mr. Townsend not over 2 per cent. “The farm federation bureau goes to the other extreme wishing to expend the funds on a much larger percentage of the - roads; but I believe willing to join uk on the middle ground. Mr. Morton, of Athens, is on the farm bu reau and is now in Washington/’ ' - ••. : 'V . j ■ - Final tests have been completed successfully on an astronomical de vice perfected by Prof. A. A. Mi.chel- son, noted scientist of the University of Chicago, whereby the exact dimen sions of stars may be determined. I 1 I