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CEDARTOWN STANDARD
Devoted to the Best Interests of Cedartown and Polk County.
Volume 36.
Cedartown, Georgia, Thursday, March 16th, 1922.
Number 8.
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS ! SIMULTANEOUS M EETINGS SUNDAY
To the Hon. F. A. Irwin, Judge
Superior Court, and Hon. J. R.
Hutcheson, Solicitor General:—
We, the Grand Jury chosen and
sworn to serve at the February
Term, Polk Superior Court, 1922,
beg to submit the following General
Presentments and recommendations:
We have appointed committees to
examine the books of the various
county officers, and also to examine
the property of the County, and
their reports are hereto attached and
marked Exhibits A to K inclusive.
We recommend R. W. Morris be
appointed N. P. & J. P. of Youngs
District, 1223d, to succeed W. O.
Cleveland, he having moved from
said district.
We recommend that J. T. Hunt be
appointed on the County Board of
Education to succeed W. H. Wright,
his time having expired.
We recommend B. F. Weaver be
appointed to succeed himself on the
Board of Education.
We recommend that the Cedar
town Standard and the Rockmart
News be paid each $25 for publish
ing the General Presentments.
Wo recommend that Mr. C. N.
Morgan, Clerk, be paid in full for
100 Certificates on Bonds at 50
cents each, and that all the other
fees, bills, etc., that have come be
fore this Grand Jury be settled by
the Commissioners or according to
law.
We respectfully call the attention
of the Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues to the fact that
the vault in the Clerk's office should
have some method of heating and
making same more comortable.
Wo further wish to request the
Commissioners to look into the na
ture of the furniture needed in the
Clerk’s office, and buy such furniture
as might be needed.
We recommend that some ar
rangement be made to heat the wit
ness room joining the Grand Jury
room on the front of the Court
House. It is not now so witnesses
can stny in there during cold weath
er without a possible injury to health.
Whereas, the County Commission
ers of Polk county hnve seen fit to
discontinue the County Police, and
upon investigation and observance on
the part of some of the members qf
collected from fines and forfeitures
has turned into the county treasury
the neat sum of $1,512.06. This is
rathor unusual and we desire to com
mend Judge Tison for looking so
carefully aftor the interests of tho
county.
We also note in the Auditor’s report
certain recommendations as to the
proper books and methods of ac
counting being adopted in several of
the county officers, all of which we
heartily endorse, and commend to the
consideration of our Board of Com
missioners,
We find that the Sheriff has no tel
ephone connection in his home. Jn
order that he may be communicated
with without delay in case of serious
Ten Days Series Begin in Methodist, Baptist,
Presbyterian and Episcopal Churches.
Cednrtown churches arc ready for
the “big meeting” that will be held
simultaneously in the Presbyterinn,
Episcopal, Baptist and Methodist
churches, beginning next Sunday and
i continuing for ten days.
And everybody hopes thut it will
bo a really successful scries of meet
ings, not merely swelling the rolls of
the various churches but making
genuinely better men and women of
those who nro nlrendy members and
those who will "come into the fold."
Each of the four churches engag
ed in tho movement has secured em-
Irouhlo in* connection with the af-! incut Gospel workors to curry on the
fairs of his office, which we doom I work.
very necessary, we rttommend that j At the First Methodist church Dr.
he install a telephone at once in his W. G. Crawley, pnstor of Atlanta’s
home. j largest church, nnd known and loved
We recommend that the County as "Happy” Crawley, will be in
Commissioners settle the pending ; charge of the services. He cannot
suit of the American Savings Bank, j come until Monday; but Rev. W. T.
of Atlanta, against the County, on Irvine, the Presiding Elder, will fill
account of warrants issued in 1917 tho pulpit Sunday. Rev. B. F. Pint,
for machinery, upon the same basis beloved by all the children of Cedur-
us similar litigation was settled by an ; town, will come Monday to assume
agreed judgment of court entered j chnrge of the music and the chil-
March 9th, 1920, in accordance with '' dren’s meetings,
recommendation made by the Grand At the First Baptist church Dr.
Jury at the February term, 1920, of j John W. Inzer, the distinguished pas-
Polk Superior Court. We reommend 1 tor of Chnttnnooga’s lending Baptist
Ihnt the same deduction be made as church, will have the preaching ser
ums made in former settlement to vices in charge. He will come Sat-
cover an alleged excess in price over j urdny evening, and will preach at 3
value to the county, and that the A- 1 p. m. Sunday ut a mass meeting at
morienn Savings Bunk be given the the Palace Theator. In chnrge jpf
benefit of and allowed the same in- the mUBic will be Prof. Edgar Slaton,
tcrest as wns allowed other holders ] a fine director from Baylor Unlver-
of machinery warrants in this settle- ; sity, Tex.
ment, this interest to be set off a- j At the Presbyterinn church Dr.
gainst the amount deducted
St. James’ Episcopal Church,
West Avenue, Cedartown, Near Post Office.
During the Ten-Day Simultaneous Revival in
Cedartown the following Mission Services will
1-e held in St. James Episcopal Cnurch,commenc-
ehding Wednes-
Taylor, a fine leader of singing sent
by the State Evangclisiic Board, will
be in charge of the music.
At St. James Episcopal church a
ten days Mission will be conducted
by Rev. J. W. Fulford, the nble rec
tor of the Episcopal church at La-
Grange, nnd he will be assisted in the
musicnl and young people's work by
Mr. Hirons, of Canada. Bishop Mikel
will bo at St. James on the 26th, and
will preach that afternoon.
The full schedule of hours for ser
vice at St. James appear elsewhere in
Chns. Kingsley, a successful evan
gelistic worker from Florida, will . ~ . ^ - -
have charge of the services. He mg OUllClciy, iVlarCil 19th, and
comes Saturday night, and will be-jfJjjy^ Mai'Ch 29th I
gin his work Sunday morning. Mr. _, _ _ , ’
Every Morning, 9.30 o’clock.
Every Night, 7.30 o’clock.
Every Afternoon, (Young People and
Children) 4.30 o’clock.
Wednesdays and Fridays during the Mission,
Communion Service, 7.30 A. M.
Bishop Mikel will preach Sunday, March
26th, in the church at 11 a. m., and Palace Thea
ter, 3 p. m.
Rev. J. W Fulford, of LaGrange, Ga., will
this issue, and the hours at the Bap- nreach the mission, assisted by Mr. Bernard S.
H™*. lately of Canada, Song Leader and Mis-
m . sion Worker.
Cottage prayer meetings are being “Our feet shall stand within thv rate O Jer-
held all this week. The meetings . ,, rCel ® na “ ,lanD Wllnln iny gate, U jeT-
this evening will he at the residences US&lCIll.
avenue/Mra. WELCOME TO ALL WHO
Broad, and Mr. C W. Bolton on Her-1 vOML.
bel t street. Tomorrow night the
meetings will be with Mr. E. L. Hen
derson on North College street, Mr.
J. E. Hnlle on ClbBon street, and Mr.
B. N. Barnes on West nvenpe.
The tlmo seems to ho ripe for suc
cessful revival services in Cedartown.
All the churches and the entire com
munity needs it, nnd tho churches are
organizing for work ns never before.
All arc cordially invited to all the
services.
SOME GOOD WORK
from
TORATION OF POWER TO
STATE COMMISSION.
face of warrants, so thnt said bank SENATOR HARRIS URGES RES-
shall receive an nmount equal to
that received by other holders of mn- j
chinery warrants in settlement of | Rcplyln(! to “telegraphic request
piovious litigation After due con- j from tho Rai , road Commission of
suiera ion we believe tins adjust-1 Gc , irKln , Senator Ha rrls last week
ment to be equitable and just and to j H „ i(| hc woul( , llr(ru tho Senate Intur-
o >cs lu cres o the county. If ' state Commerco Committee to report
the county finances permit, and the r , lvorab | y on u bm t0 rt , a tore the
County Commissioners prefer, we ! powora of makinR intrn state freight
recommend hat cash settlement bo j vatoH to the State Commissions,
made instead of deferred payments, A recent Supreme Court decision
this to be left to the judgment of tho heId thBt the Interstate Commerce
omm ss oners. ' commission had complete control of
Before closing our report, we the rate-making powers.
IF YOU WANT More Hay nnd
Better Hay than you ever had in
your life, try the O-Too-Tan Soja
Bean, for mile hy Cetlartown Supply
Co.
The Polk County Gams & Fish Pro
tective Association Is doing some ex
cellent work for the farmers of the
county,
They last week imported a dozen
blue qunil from Texas, and these
pretty birds were on exhibition for a
few days In the window of the Bart
lett Hardware Co. The six pairs
have now been plnced on different
farms in the county, and it is believ
ed thnt in a few seasons tho county
will be well stocked with them.
The Association last fall, through
the valued uld of Congressman Gor
don Lee, had 50,000 young bass and
sun porch put in soven different
creeks In tho county, and now have
in applications for 100,000 more.
By Boeing that the laws arc en
forced In regard to both game and
fish, the Association hopes to be able
to help the former by preserving the
birds and stock our streams with
fish, and at the same time promote
real sportsmanship.
The Standard and McCall’s Maga
zine only f2 a year—cash in advance,
el couria,
this Grand Jury and on account of think it not nmiss to submit a few
the wave of crime and utter disrc-1 reflections concerning public affairs crct i° n which the low wisely places
gard of the law that seems to be 1 In n general way. | >n their hondH, of showing clemency
sweeping this connty and the need I First, we desire to congratulate 1 lln< * being lenient to violators of the
for protection by said officers in the our people upon the fact that our ! * l,w - l" I* 1 ' 8 res P ec L although they
' sometimes meet adverse criticism,
they arc emulating the example of
the lowly Nazaronc, who showed
mercy always, and prayed, “Father
forgive them, they know not whnt
rural districts; therefore, be it rc- county affairs are so well and ably
solved, that wc respectfully recom- managed. All tho various offices are
mend to the Commissioners that they ; filled by men of honesty nnd integ-
ngain consider the matter of cm- i rlty.
ploying County Police, and if it In all our investigation wc have
■seems to be the wish of the people of found a few mistakes, and no acts of ! '•boy do.’
the county, thnt they be again em- any kind showing a disposition upon
ployed. | the part of officers to defraud the
We further recommend thst Com- people. Our Judges, both Superior
missioners of Roads and Revenues I and City Courts, as well as the So-
purchase for the county a pair of
1 blood hounds to be kept at the county
chain gang for the county’s use.
In looking over the financial state
ments of the various departments of
the county, we notice that Judge J.
L. Tison of the City Court has so
carefully administered the affairs of
his court as to be able to pay all his
l court officers, and from the amount
llcitor Generals, are not only good
lawyers but are men of splendid i-
deals and high moral character, both
in public and private life, and are
actuated at all times by a desire to
administer the law with even-handed
justice between all parties who come
before the courts. If they err, and
they would not be human if they did
not, it is in the exercise of that dis-
THE
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ToGetYourEyes
^jpF Correctly fitted
It mutt kt done by a SPECIALIST—one with knowledge of the
lliuman Eye and one who hat had practical experience.
Dr* Parks, of Atlanta, Conies
Highly Recommended
He hat given many year* of conttant ttudy and work to thit one
it careful in making examinations and will fit each of your eyet
4th just the glass that it needed to relieve the strain.
Dr. Parks will be Here Monday,
R. PARKS WILL BE HERE MON DAY, MARCH 20, at Bradford’,
rug Store,' and will be glad to have you cell for free Con.ultation. He
ntee. his work and his price, a re reasonable. He will make regular
here. This means expert service right at your home.
In the performance of our duties ns
Grand Jurors we have had forced up-
us the deplorable fact that a large
percentage of law violations and
gross immoralities sweeping over our
country arc among the young people
of both sexes, and unless something
Is done to stem the tide, God alone
knows what will be the result.
Many reasons are assigned by soc
iologists for this appalling state of
nffairs, the most popular one being
thnt general demoralization, lawlosH
ness and crime alwnys follow in the
wake of war. We are just emerging
from under the shadow of the most
collossal, cruel and bitter war that
ever cursed the world with Its rav
ages. When our armies were dis
banded millions of men were turned
loose without employment, and more
or less crime spread over all coun-
tie*. ... .
But wc must look deeper for the
cause of the tidal wave of misdoing
that has been speeping over our land
for three years past, especially since
it appeara that so large a percentage
is committed by young people. Wc
may be “old Fogies" and considered
‘‘back numbers,” but in our opinion
the fathers and mothers of our coun
try are largely to blame for this
state of affairs.
Wc have not “kept the home fires
burning.” Parents are too busy
concocting plans for gratifying their
own insatiate desire for ^leasutre.
The children are neglected, little or
no effort is made in the home to in
still high moral principles into their
young lives, and as for religious
training and teaching obedience to
law, these things are ancient history.
■When children are not subject to
authority in the home and are left to
be controlled and guided by their
own sweet will, they will inevitably
have no respect for law when they
grow up.
Continued on Page 9.
Mr. Farmer, Wake Up!
You have been asleep long enough.
It is now time for action.
Would you like to be classed as a Successful Farmer—an Independ
ent Farmer? You can be both if you will only take advantage of the
great opportunity now within your reach.
You have for years and years tried out the old way, the Credit Sysr
tem. It won’t work, and never will. You are worse off now than when
you started. The “toll” is too great. Now what is the remedy? There
is only one:— /
Buy your Supplies for Cash at
Wholesale Prices.
There is only one profit between you and the manufacturer, the job
ber’s profit, and that is always a small one.
Join the Cotton Co-operative Marketing Association, and let them
Grade, Weigh and Sell your cotton for you. ‘In Union there is Strength.* 1
You have tried the old way. You know it won’t work. Now try the a-
hove plan for a few years, and you will soon be a Successful as well as an
Independent Farmer. If you cannot make a success on this plan you are
simply out of luck, and the sooner you give up farming the better off you.
will be. 1
We are Going to Help Yoii.
If you will let us. It’s up to you. As we see it, the Farmer must make
good. If he goes down, we all go with him. We are here to serve you. .{
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