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Volume 35.
Dented to the Beet Interest* of Cedertown en d Polk County.
Cedartown, Georgia, Thursday, October 20th. 19^1.
Number 39.
State School Superintendent Brittain to Speak
Under Auspices of Woman’s Club.
EDUCATIONAL RALLY TOMORROW FINANCE BOARD I RATIFY TREATY
Polk county people who arc inter
ested in educational matters have a
pleasant hour in prospect tomorrow
afternoon. .
Prof. M. L. Brittain, the able State
Superintendent of Schools, has accep
ted the invitation of the Woman’*
Club to speak, his address being a
part of the program for their Edu
cational Day exercises tomorrow.
With Mrs. R. O. Pitts, Sr., as
chairman for the day, a pleasing pro
gram will be presented, the exercises
With the Kiwani&ns.
The Kiwanis Club had an interest
ing meeting at their luncheon Friday
at the Wayside Inn, and had the
pleasure of hearing Messrs. W. T.
Ledbetter and F. II. Abbott, a couple
of live exponents of the Greater Geor
gia movement.
Hon. Chas. Adamson, who with Mr.
A. E. Young represented the local
club at the state Kiwanis meeting in
Macon, presented a report that was
received with much interest, and we
make the following extracts from it:
‘‘We stopped at Griflin for a few
minutes in our cur for rest and re
freshments; visited the Griffin hotel,
and found it, as usual, dirty; but the
town itself impressed me very fav
orably, as almost every street in it
was a paved street, and I wus aston
ished at the beauty of the town. We
get into the habit of saying that Ce
dartown is the best town in North
Georgia, but trips of this kind that
enable us to sec what our neighbor
ing towns are doing arc very bene
ficial and instructive, and have a
tendency to puncture our conceit.
“In Macon everything was con
ducted in the usual Kiwanis style.
And the second comment that we
made was that the speeches that were
made were short, interesting and to
the point. It is very interesting to
know that you can take two men
from each business in a town—men
who are not accustomed to speaking,
—and bring them to the front, and
they all acquit themselves in a cred
itable manner.
“Each Club, starting alphabetical
ly, was called upon to tell what they
were doing in their home town. I
responded for Cedartown, and advis
ed them that the first thing that I had
noticed, as the result of the organisa
tion of the club in Cedartown, was of
a spiritual nature;, tjiat it had pro
moted more good fellowship and co
operation than I had seen in Cedar
town in thirty years. Governor Bob
Wessels interrupted, saying that this
-was one of the finest things that he
had heard, or words to that effect. I
then said that we had not failed in the
material things; we had put over a
county bond issue of $400,000, the
credit of which had been given
Kiwanis, and that as a corollary to
this we had produced a feeling be
tween the country sections of Polk
county and Cedartown that had re
moved a great deal of the hostility
previously existing between the coun-
ty_and city; that we wen now engag
ed in putting' over a bond' issue for
Improving the streets and schools, of
being held at 3 p. m. at the High
School Auditorium.
County School Superintendent Wm.
Janes urges all the teachers of the
county to come out and hear this dis
tinguished head of Georgia’s public
school system.
A general invitation is extended
to the public to attend and all who
possibly can do so should avail them
selves of this opportunity to hear
Georgia’s eucational problems dis
cussed by the man who probably
knows more about them than anyone
else in the state. *
$163,000; that the Superintendent of
the public schools at one of our lun
cheons had notified us that many of
the children could not attend school
owing to the fact that they were un
able to buy books, and in some cases
did not have the necessary clothing,
ami that members of the club, ns in
dividuals, had agreed to see that this
was remedied; that while our public
library had been started before Ki
wanis came into existence, we had all
taken a hand in putting it over and
putting the finishing touches to it.
“After listening to a half dozen or
more reports, Mr. Young and I left
the hall, and I felt very satisfied, be
cause Gus said to me as we went out
that Cedartown had made as good a
showing as any Club, except Atlnnta.
“The prize for the best stunt was
given to Amcricus. Here aguin the
reflection was not creditable to Ce
dartown, or even our parent club of
Rome. We had nothing to present,
and when I thought of the real talent
that we have here in Cedartown (as
evidenced by our “Beauty Show" and
other performances that we have
given,) and failed through lack of
persistent endeavor, that was one of
the things that we had to correct
here in Cedartown, so that at the next
annual meeting wc could take a lar
ger representation down and Btage
something ourselves.
“A resolution was passed, to be
submitted to the Board of Directors
and referred back to the clubs, to
meet the habit that some members
have of not attending the weekly
luncheons. They found that it cost
$59 a year to attend the 52 lunch
eons and ladies’ nights, and $1 a year
from each member to headquarters,
but allowing for the times that a man
was legitimately absent they figured
that $60 a year covered the expense
and advised that instead of the mem
bers paying for their luncheons each
week, they pay. $50 a year to the
Treasurer in quarterly, half or yearly
payments, and then all payments
would be made for luncheons and
everything else direct from the Club.
Mr. Byck, of Savannah, said this had
increased the attendance in Savannah
from about 60 to 95 per cent.
“The place for the next nnnual
meeting was voted between Columbus
and Savannah. Savannah carried it
by an overwhelming majority.
Means Great Forward
The separate treaty of peace with
_ . _ ; Germany was ratified Monday by the
Step Toward Return . United States Senate. All the Repub
licans but two voted for it, but it
would have been lost except for the
of Prosperity.
An agency of the War Finance
Corporation to handle loans to Geor
gia and Florida banks for agricultural
«nd live stock purposes is opened in
Atlanta in charge of a committee of
Georgia and Florida bankers.
The committee announces that “all
banks and financial institutions which
have made lonns for agricultural and
help of 14 Democrats. Senator Har
ris and Watson, of Georgia, were two
of the 18 Democrats voting against
it, taking the position tha it puts the
United States in a false light.and un
der hurtful obligations.
Let’s Go, Georgia!
live stock purposes will be eligible ns Arc you an “Old Georgia” man’ If
applicants for advances, being limited so, how you remember that old battle
in the amount for which they apply
only by the aggregate amount of such
loans they may at tho time have out-
sanding."
No finnncinl nows of recent months
has been of moro importance or is
calculated to mean more for tho res
toration of prosperous conditions in
the South.
It means that the facilities of tho
War Finance Corporation for supply
ing southern banks with funds to car
ry on agriculture and live stock have
been brought to the very threshold of
these banks, as the Atlanta agency
cry shouted across Sanford Field,how
it spurred the warriors on,adding new
spirit as they plunged on to victory!
Well, we are all going to get to
gether again for the “Glory to Old
Georgia," and if you remember your
first lesson, which wus yell at top
of your voice: "T’ell with Sopho
mores,” you arc invited. Or, did the
following year a grent mob of Fresh
man hoodlums clip your curly locks?
Tell us ubout it. Is your class num
ber blazoned higher than all thu rest
on the water tower; or was it you who
painted the Lucy Cobb goats? We
serving Georgia and Floridn is to bo | want to hear ubout it, and there will
be no Athens cops there, either.
Yes, fellows, old Goorgiu spirit is
going to run rumpant ngnin when we
moot at the Wayside Inn at 8 o’clock
Monday night, Oct. 24th, and the
Alma Mater pays for the eats, too!
There’s work we got to do, and you
one of several loented at convenient
southern points.
The committee has issued tho fol
lowing statement regarding the aims
and purposes of tho War Finance
Corporation in establishing the agen
cy:-
The formation of this agency is to “ 8 n lo y ftl 9on must bo there; for a
carry out the purposes of the amend- Ueofgia man cannot Blnek u request,
ment to the war finance act, which 11 trying need of his school. You
was passed by Congress in August for will learn all about it at this banquet,
tho particular purpose of affoding re- There may be some Georgia alumni
lief for agricultural anl live stock in- 1 in Polk <;ol,llt y who we do not know
tercsts. I 09 such, and if you nre one and have
Thfl-gencral public is fumiliar with ' not becn personally nvlted, give me
the invaluable services rendered by y° ur nam « “ 9 800n 08 P°"ih!o with a
tho War Financo Corporation during i “ Yes - rn be there.” Lot’s go, Geor-
the war to the government and to the B ial WALLER M. BOOZ,
business interests of the United j v Publicity Chmn. Polk County.
States, and since the War ~
corporation was rovivod it has dev' t, [ Cpunty Commissioners
ed its energies to the relief of agri
cultural and live atoek interests. 'j'ht
War Finance Corporation within’the
past slxtji days has furnished credit to
exporters and to financial institutions
OF SEVENTH DISTRICT TO MEET
IN CEDARTOWN IN JANUARY.
A meeting of County Commission
ers of the Seventh Congressional Dis
organized under the Edge act to the trlpt was hel(1 , ast woek in RomCi
Ptsfls Ford Carat I will
•all fei a Ford Battery clraapar tham
ymm can bay from anyone. I am fac
tory royrocontatiaa* amd call direct
from lira factory. BLACKWELL, at
Williami* plaaa.
Boost Your Booster!
Every one loves s booster, but every one is
not always ready to boost for his booster.
The booster is supposed to boost because he
likes to do it—and in a great measure that is so.
The greatest booster in history, however—
the home town paper—must combine with the
natural liking for the boosting game, the re
wards the simplest rules of business requires
for the continuance of the boosting spirit.
The editor of your home town paper likes to
be appreciated just as you like to be appre
ciated.
And .how better may your appreciation be ex
pressed than by the amount of money that goes
through his cash register?
Every one in this town and community will
have an opportunity to show appreciation for
the home town, paper during the week of No
vember 7-12, which will be.observed in every
state in the Union as
“Subscribe for Your Home Town Paper Week”
extent pf many millions of dollars for
the purpose of facilitating the expor
tation of cotton and other commodi
ties, and the formation of this com
mittee hi to further extend the func
tions of the War Finance Corporation
for purely domestic activities through
tho medium of hanks and bankers in
financing the production, harvesting
and marketing the crops.
In the opinion of many the fact
that the resources of the War Financo
Corporation were to become available
for these purposes has been one of the
most sustaining and stimulating in
fluences in the recent increase in the
price of cotton and other commodi
ties.
Tho regulations under wh'ch the
War Finance Corporation is prepared
to accept agricultural and live stock
ioqns'as collateral security for al-
vances for banks have been made very
liberal, and the process of obtaining
such loans simplified as much as pos
sible.
The usual legal limitations upon the
amount of money State and National
banks may borrow does not apply to
advances from the War Finance Cor
poration, but the amount for which
’such banks may apply is limited only
by the amount of their agricultural
and live stock loans outstanding.
Another of tre purposes of recent
amendment to the War Finance Cor
poration act was to place banks and
financial institutions having outstand
ing agricultural loans in funds so that
such banks would not be required to
call such loans in order to meet cur
rent demands.
Mr. A. E, Young, a Vice President
of the Commercial Bank, is one of the
members of the committee having this
great work in charge for Georgia and
Florida.
The creation of the War Finance
Corporation was one of the great
acts of the Wilson administration.
Its discontinuance by his opponents
was a great mistake, and its revival is
one of the wisest acts of the present
Congress.
Reward!
A liberal reward will be paid for
return of gold wrist watch taken from
home. J. G. WITCHER.
Keep warm this winter. Buy
Heater made by the Cedartown Foun
dry & Machine Co. None belter made
anywhe
C. E. SALE
Beginning this afternoon at 3 o’
clock the Christian Endeavor Society
of the Presbyterian church will hold a
salo at the Palace Tea Room lasting
through Saturday afternoon.
Come early and get your choice of
Heinz canned goods, Colgate’s and
Freeman’s toilet articles, Richmond
hosiery, Tetley’s tea, Instant Postum,
Ivory Soapflakcs, etc. Home products
will hold first place.
Come Saturday afternoon and buy
your Sunday dinnor. Cakes, salads^
candies and breads for sale.
Beware the Dog!,
The Standard recently told of the
visit to Cedartown of a strange dog
that was killed while eating another
dog. The visitor bit lino puppies be
longing to Messrs. C. C. Gentry and J.
W. Cone, and they went mnd last
week. Mr. Gentry’s dog J)it and
scratched him, and ho went to Atlnnta
to take the Pasteur treatment. Mr.
Cone’s did no damage as far ns known
before they were killed.
There is no way of knowing, of
course, how many dogs were bitten
by the stranger, and it would be well
for pooplc in this section to koep an
eye on their cBnino pets and on the
worthless curs running ubout. If
they show any suspicious symptoms,
they should be killed or shut up at
once. Take no chances!
For this reason the City Council
has passed an ordinance requiring all
dogs to be either kept at home or
muzzled.
Dogs appearing on the street with
out their tag or muzzle will bo cith
er impounded or killed.
Last Minute Bazar.
The Ladies Guild of St. Jnincs E-
piscopal church will have a Last Min
ute Bazar the week before Christmas.
Tile purpose of having it so close to
Christmas is to afford an opportunity
for “eleventh hour” givers, and also
those who hnvo not boon able to get
tlio gifts they planned or have over
looked some one.
The nrtlclcs will consist of simple
plain gifts, fancy work, marmclade
and candies.
STRIKE THREAT
Rail Workers Say The’ll
Walk Out Oct. 30th.
Polk being represented by Commis
sioner E. E. Willingham.
The next meeting will be held in
Cedartown the second Thursday in
January. The Commissioners of Gil
mer, Fannin, Cherokee, Pickens and
Douglas arc also to be included in the
new organization.
Matters affecting tho road interests
of the various countios will be discuss
ed at these meetings, and it is expect
ed Chat road work will be better sys
tematized os a result.
Armistice Day Dance.
The Cedartown Club will enjoy a
supper dunce on the evening of Nov.
11th, and the following committee on
refreshments has been appointed:
Mesdames F. D. Noble, S. P. Hollo
way, W. K. Holmes, Wm Parker, Jr.,
J. W. Pickett, C V. Thompson and
Homer Watkins, and MiHses Catherine
Smith and Katharine Bunn.
Veterans’ Reunion.
Chattanooga is making grent prep
arations for the 31st reunion of Con
federate Veterans to be held there
Oct. 25th-27th. A letter to the press
from the Reunion committee expres
ses the belief that there will be no
There has been an insistent demand
that freight and passenger rates be
reduced, but the railroads claim they
cunnot do this without reducing
wages. They dro cutting expenses
“to the bone” because their revenues
are not sufficient to pay expenses, and
they are not eble to borrow money
because o$ general financial condi
tion. \
!. The Federal Rail Board ordered a
12 per cent reduction in wages to go
into effect July 1st, after a thorough
investigation of the condition of the
roads and the reduction in living ex
penses. The roads now insist on an
additional 10 per cent reduction, and
the unions declare that if the cut is
put into effect they will walk out
Oct. 30th.
It is greatly to be hoped that some
way will be found to avert this nat
ional disaster. With some 4,000,000
people out of employment now, such
a strike would bring untold misery.
There is unquestionably a radical
element nmong the labor unions that
would like to force government own
ership through such a strike, believ
ing that they could then demand and
get anything they wanted.
There aro also some big railroad
men who would like to force govern
ment ownership, and then sit back
and clip coupons tho rest of their
lives and let Uncle Sam have the
work and worry. And the people
would be “the goats” whether either
or both of them brought this about.
And besides his, there are un
doubtedly some bullheadcd high rail
way officials who believe that such a
strike would kill the labor unions, in
view of the fact that there are so
many men out of employment who
could take the strikers’ places, and
they would not be at all sorry to ace
It come at such a juncture as this.
Public sentiment,however, is going
to be against the extremists on both
sides.
President Harding is taking the mat
ter up, and will do all in his power to
try to avert tho calamity. Thera
ought to be enough good sense on
both sides to stop it.
Help Yourself Store.
Cedartown is putting on more
“city airs.” This time it is the new
Help Yoursolf Store to be opened Sat
urday by Scarbrough A Hamrick, the
enterprising grocers. They will eon-
striko, nnd even if there is tho voter-' tinuo to run their present store in the
THAT NEW LOAF. Try it.
SANITARY STEAM BAKING CO
ans can get home before it comes.
Veterans in this section who intend
going to the reunion should call at
once on Mr. J. W. Barr, Commander
of the Polk County Camp.
The rati' from Cedartown is $2.10
for the round trip. The vetarans will
thoroughly njoy Chattanooga’s hos
pitality.
PICTURES of the NEW LIBRARY
may bo obtaiaod at REESE’S STU
DIO. Como by and soe them.
The registration was light for the
city bond election —only "740, but
every voter who took the trouble to
register is for the bonds all right.
Hughes building, but have had - the
room handsomely remodeled in the
Peek building that was occupied by
the Liberty National Bank before ita
removal to larger quarters, and Will
conduct their new store there.
The new store is on the plan grow
ing so popular in large cities of sav
ing clerk hire by letting the customers
wait on themselves, and then giving
the patrons the benefit of the saving
in expense. You will find the adver
tisement of the new enterprise very
interesting reading in The Standard
today.
"Sbo'i'ty” Osborne,.thq star pitcher
sold by'Griffin to Atlanta, has now
Iv -n drafted by the Chicago Cubs.
PALACE THEATRE TO-WIGHT
Thursday, Oct. 20th.
JflCOBURN’S
MINSTRELS
ALL NEW I BETTER THAN EVER! ALL WHITE!
HEADED BY CHARLEY GANO
King of Black
Face Comedy
SIX BIG MINSTREL VAUDEVILLE ACTS.
PRICES: 50c, 75c, $1, Plus Tax. Seals Now on Sale Palace Tea