About The Cedartown standard. (Cedartown, Ga.) 1889-1946 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1922)
Volume 86. Number 44. CEDARTOWN, TOWNWITHAPURPOSE NEW WEVLBOPE H. S FOUGHT WELL CONGRESS MEETS IS RE-APPOINTED Given * Good Write-Up by Right Way Megasine of Central Railway. Tho Right Way Magasine, an ex- lonthly published by tha Cen- tfal Railway to aid in the deveiop- Mlt of the territory along its lines, hMja excellent write-up of Cedar- teepln current isaue from the pen of il^‘hustling editor, Mr. D. A. Priteh- atd. The nagatine also carries a number of pictures giving good views of places of interest here. The article is as follows)— Cedartawa, “The Terra with a Par. esse," Located la a Settle* ef 'the State .where Mineral Reeoarcee A- beaad and the Sell is Ideal far Agri* caltaral Davelepweat. Cattle Raising aad Dairying. Just sixty-two miles northwest of the Georgia capitol, on the Chat tanooga division of the Central of Georgia Railway, Cedartaism with a population of seven thousand, known aa “The town with a purpose,” is lo cated in one of tha richest mineral and agricultural sections of the Em pire State of the South. The picturesque hills and dalea of tha surrounding country afford a most pleasing background for this interest ing and progressive little city. A vis itor Is at once impressed with the wonderful resources yet to be devel oped, and can visualise the rapid growth that will doubtlesa result with in tha next decade as a consequence of the activities of its enterprising eitisens. The taxable yaluation of property In Cedartown exceeds $4,000,000. It hat wall paved streets and side-wnlks, and Its public buildings,are of modern architecture and substantially built while Its private residences are of pleasing designs, built upyn spacious grounds, with terraced lawn* beauti fied with fragrant flowers. 8ubatwt- tial ehade trees sire also plentiful ilf the residential section to add natural beauty to the-well kept streets and avenues, and afford protection from • brilliant glare of the mid-summer sun. Good health is one of the things en joyed by the residents of Cedartown. Its altitude is nine hundred feet; its climate delightful and Its water the best Eight million gallons of this health giving mineral flow from a nat ural spring every twenty-four hours to supply the citjr, a volume far in ex cess of itp present particular neyds. It is a well known fact that the nat- siral beauty of this particular section of Georgia, and the excellent water flowing from the rocks of this spring at Cedartown, attracted the Cherokee Indiana who established a village there, and fought desperately before; being driven from that point over, a century ago, An excellent sewerage system, considered one of the best in the State, insures sanitation, and malaria is an unknown malady in that city. Cedartown has a splendid educat ional system with handsome school . buildings affording ample accommo dations fpr its pupils.' Seven years a- ga it had but two school buildings, en- rqlUag-500 students, while today it baa an imposing Senior-High School structure^'and Is just completing a handsome building, modern in every detail, for the Junior High. It also has four other aubatantial school buil dings, and at present 1,600 students are enrolled. It ia needless to add that the principals in charge of the schools are fully qualified—the. good people of Cedaxtown "believe In having the best of things available, and they are satisfied with those in whose hands their young folks have been placed for educational training. The municipal affairs of Cedartown are well conducted by its able: Mayor Major Homer Watklns,and Ms Board of Aldermen, while Chief of Police W. T. York ehd his well-groomed man maintain order throughout tise city. A well equipped motorised Fire Depart ment is ready at all times to respond to the alarm of like, and the insurance, rate has been reduced to second class.’ • Cedartown has a handsome Postof- flee building of brick construction costing 160,000.00; a Library build ing that cost $26,000.00; a Urge sub stantial Court House; two modern Hotels with ample accommodations and excellent service; Municipal- owned Auditorium; Theater; Public Grounds; Steam Laundry, four largo Wholesale Grocery houses, and a Lighting Plant,furnishlng light at per haps the lowest rate of any plant in Georgia. Cedartown haa two substantial Banks with resources of $1,672,- •60.72 and deposits of $899,0022.19. No bank failures are recorded, reflec ting the sound financial status of tha town, and community. Four imposing church edifices grace the streets and avenues of Ce dartown, and has the following fraternal and social orders; Masonic, Easton) Star, Odd Fellows, Kiwanla, U. 6. D., Woman’f Club, W. O. W., Social Club, M. B. A., and M. W. A. Cedartown lias twelve factorise making cotton yarns, ducks, hosiery (cotton and silk,) paper boxes, cast-. Inga, bleaching and dyeing materials, ice, ate. Its factory produete not on ly find a .ready market in all parts of the United States, but are shipped to Europe,’’the Orient, South America and Canada. It ia also the trade cen ter for a large knd prosperous farm ing section, with lands producing ail crops. The soil is especially adapted to the growing^ of apples, paachba r and -Urfill Ault. The con ditions are Ideal lor stock raising, dairying and poultry farming. Bail- road facilities are auqh that no farm in Polk County is over six miles from a railroad station, and the goofl roads afford easy teaming or motoring of farm products to nearby pointa for ahipping. ' The minerals consist of Iron, Baux ite, Gold, Clays, Limestone and many others of commercial value. On other pages in this issue will be found pictures of :tbe iron ere mine and plant of the Woodstock Operating Corporation near Cedartown, ancf pictures of the other manufacturing plants located in the city. Two railway lines, the Central of Georgia and Seaboard Air Line, serve the people of Cedartown, affording cqnvenlent schedules and prompt ser vice to all points. The machine shops and division officers of the Central of Georgia are located at Cedartown, and its pay rolls at that point amount to nearly a thousand dollars per day, while the annual taxes it pays to the County of Polk and the City of Ce dartown contribute to the upbuilding and prosperity of the <rfty and com munity.' The Central is ably represented at Cedartown by its agent, J. G. Witch er. Not only is Mr. Witcher a Cen tral of Georgia man, but like Master Mechanic! W. W. Boullneau, Train master B.A. Brimm and Dispatcher I. L. St. Clair, he is alao a “Cedar- town man.” These gentlemen, as well as other Central of Georgia employes located sit Cedartown, take an active interest in tfie welfare of the city, and are among the most .ardent boosters for a “Greater Cedartown.” Only recently, Mr. St. Clair was invited to make a talk before the Kiwanla Club, and he made an interesting address, reviewing the development of the Tha wintered-over weevil is the One that starts the mischief for your crop. Fortunately, most of them Uve out tholr. Uttle span of life or are win- terad-kllled, but they multiply so rapidly that the comparatively few that live through the hibernation parted are able to work fearful havoc Dr. Wilmon Newell, Plant Commia- atSnar for the State Plant Board of Florida, claims to have found the weevil’s “weak spot,” and we are go ing to suggest that our people give hia suggestion dose study. Briefly, the plan ia to pick off and deatroy the first squares that are formed, capturing every weevil pos sible at the same time, this to be fol lowed by a thorough dusting of the plants with calcium arsenate. Not having squares to work on, the re maining weevils are forced to eat the terminal buds, where they are killed by the poison. It is claimed that the plant fruits batter because of the removal of these first squares, ao that their removal means no loss. By doing this, it is. - claimed, the weevil ia knocked out until the annual migration period in August, by which' time the cotton should be ao far ad vanced that the weevils will let it a- lone, confining themselves in the main to the new squares then being formed. Dr. Newell estimates the coat at from $1.60 to- $2 par aero, including labor. ' The Standard will publish develop ments as to this plan from time to t|me. It cornea from a high authority in agricultural matters, and any far mer could well afford to try it on at l^ast a part of hia crop next season. FLORIDA EXPERT CLAIMS JO HAVE POUND WEEVIL’S WEAK SPOT. Building Finished. The new school building In West End is completed, and teachers and pupils are now transferred to their new home. The structure ia a hand some one, well located on a desirable lot generously given by Hon. Chaa. Adamson. The Mifsion School, which has been kindly loaned to the city since the ex tension of our city-limits, will now be usdd. by the Methodist Episcopal ohnrch as a training school for girls. country's transportation lines and told of the many problems with which railway builders had been confront ed; at well as the problems of today to be mat and solved by railway man agers. ' He referred to the growth of the Central of Georgia, paying a tribute to its pioneers and spoke of the. efforts being made to produce good transportation service. Cedartown is on the route of a splendid system of hard-surfaced roads between Chattanooga, Tenn., and Florida points, intersected by ex cellent-highways from Atlanta, Ga.-, to Birmingham, Ala., and other Ala bama points, affording delightful drives through constantly.changing scenery, from beautiful valley levels to rugged mountain peaks. Last, but by no means least, we wish to state that Cedartown has an excellent newspaper, The Cedartown Standard, and its able editor, E. B. Russell, has contributed much to the rapid growth of the community dur ing the past few years. He was ful ly aware of the wonderful resources in the community, and haB worked energetically for the development of that section and the upbuilding of Ce dartown. About three months ago Cedartown organized a Chamber of Commerce. C. I. Scarbrough was elected Presi dent; B. F. Wright, Treasurer; R. O. McCord, Secretary, and the following gentlemen were named Ss Vice Pres idents; S. P. Holloway, L. S. Ledbet- H. M. Hall, E. B. Russell and E. D. Borders. The Executive Committee is composed of the following gentlemen; E. D. Borders,ChairmanJ. C. Busby, E. L. Henderson; B„ Fi Lowther and George Artope. Secretary McCord is the man who is putting more ‘Ced’ in CedkrtoWn and. causing the town to grow. Mr. McCord-is thoroughly alive to the needs of the community to bring about industrial and agricul tural development, and he has already issued some attractive and compre hensive literature of additional fact ories, farms, dairying, cattle rais ing, etc. In Gridiron Contact Last Thursday. Atlanta never Mood up more whole heartedly to Tech than Cedartown did last Friday to our High School team when University High came here from the Gate City to play our boys for the state “prep” school champion- $Wp. And never was there a better display of genuine grit in evidence on the foot-ball field than that shown by our High Schopl team in facing our visitors on the gridiron on this occa sion. The Atlantans won—and deserved to win, for they averaged at least thirty pounds to the man heavier than our 1 boys, and were older and had far snore experience. Despite these handicaps, which count so much in foot-ball, our team made them work hard for their 21 to 0 victory. Our business houses decorated for the day and closed for the game, and the automobile “red and black” pa rade before the game was highly creditable. -The attendance was most gratifying. - Mr Tinch Phillips, of the State Technological School, was umpire,and Rev. J. R. McGregor served as referee. Both teams played jam-up foot ball. Mr. Morgan Blake, of the Atlanta Journal, gave the following account pf the game in Saturday evening’s jountalV— I Aa Mr. Blake Saw It. Fighting tooth and toenail from the Erst kick-off to the last, the plucky little Cedartown High school team want down In defeat Friday, 21 to 0, be for* the prep Dreadnought from Atlanta, the University School. The anitoy had the pleasure of spending the day at Cedartown Friday, partici pating in the revels and celebration of the Kiwanla Club, riding in the big parade -of the beauty ana chivalry of that.rlty, end witnessjng ha hotly con- tested and moat interesting football game In the afternoon. The city was decorated for the' occasion, and al together it was a joyous day. The whole town turned out en tqpsse for the football game. All the busi ness plaes in the city were closed, and the largest crowd that ever witnessed an athletic contest in Cedartown at tended the grid battle. Cedartown can certainly boast of as loyal a band of rooters aa there is anywhere. The cheer leaders of the female contingent were Misses Mary Young and Laura Bello Brewster, the latter being a cousin of the illustrious Jimmy of Tech. The male rooters were led by Hon. George Epps, and George is carbolic acid to the nth de gree when it comes to fervid oratory on the sidelines. George’s rooters, however, were not as well and com pletely organized as were the girls, who made the welkin ring by their enthusiastic acclsim for their heroes. Without taking any credit away from our boys for their victory, it must be said that they had a terrible fight for evory one of their touch downs. Cedartown put up consider ably tougher resistance than we ex- pectod, and the University assuredly earned her success. The Cedartown boys arO light, but they are hard fighters and show that they have been coached well in the game. The line is especially good, and efforts of Univer sity to penetrate that part of the de fense usually went for naught. In the background Tom Hunt was the star, this lad making several splendid runs and showing all the earmarks of a future college great. Comrades hit the line hard. The Cedartown backs made many first downs, but whenever they got within striking distance the Atlanta boys tightened up and hurlod them back. The all-around star of the game was Boswell, the bare-headed phenom of University. In the two games we have seen Boswell in, he has looked like the best back developed in prep circles in many a moon. He is a tough bird to get off hia feet and he runs like a deer. On the defense he is a regular Jack McDonough, and he hits a man like a ton of brick. tv , (Continued on 4th Page) Always Good. I will bq glad to meet my friends a- gain at the Palace Tea Room. Plato dinners served, 26 cents up. Also, cakes of all kinds, sandwiches and desserts. Give me a call. ' MBA. T. F. THOMPSON. Mrs. Felton Senator for a Day. Congress convened In extra session Monday at the call of President Hard ing to consider the ship aubaldy bill, which he is trying to. pass now that the elections are over. Democrats have always opposed subsidies aa a matter of principle,' and many pro gressiva Republicans will join with them in opposition to it. The Senate adjourned for the day Monday, according to the usual cus tom, as a mark of reapect for the late Senator Thos. E. Watson. In making the motion, Senator W. J. Harris paid a high tribute to hia late colleague. Mrs. W. H. Felton, who was ap pointed by Gov. Hardwick to fill the vacancy cauaed by Senator Watson's death until the election Nov. 7th, had the backing of women’s organisations throughout the country that ahe be allowed to be sworn In as Senator for Mrs. Bunn Again ftpi •d Postmasters Mr*. Annie K. Bunn received » message yesterday hen Booster W. J. Harris that ProMfmt Herding had sent: bar name to the Senate for r*. appointment aa .... Mrs. Htinn haa mada an excellent record In o#ce, end. the newa ad bar re-app0lr\tmmt is «*oat gratifying to hor hdaVaf friends. a darv . 'Senator George, who was •> ldWjrfJJo overwhelmingly by the poo- plw to.flll the place, chivalrously wait ed dnttt yesterday to praaant Ma era*, entiely, and on motion of Senator Harris, Mrs. Felton took the oath of ogee aim United States Senator - tha flmp Unman in history to fill the exal- eq plate. The Senate gave its assent aa a matter of chivalry, however, and not of law. PALACE THEATRE, Nov. CEMKT0WN,«. 23 One Night Only, Tnesfey, J A WITH DAN HOLT w T&e Georgia V cotton BloMon And Thirty-Five Minstrel Entertainer* Price# 50c, 75c, $1,1.50, Plus Tax. Hi I Seals New Ob Sal) PIUiE Tit DOOM.- Use Georgia. Products I Noonday Street Parade
