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Volume XXXII.
IDE COUNTY SCHOOL
INSTITUTE AT ATCO
Splendid Day For School
Teachers of the County.
A splendid day with the Bartow
County School Institute at Atco un
der the direction of the efficient,
chairman of the school commission-,
ers, Mr. Henry Milam, and his able
assistant, Miss Jessie Burton.
Whatever Atco does it always does
well has gotton to be a proverbial
saying aud in t’e part of acting host
or hostess for the County School In
stitute it seems if possible outdid
herself.
Friday and Saturday, January 22-
23, were indeed red letter days to the
army or splendid young men and
women who compose our county fac
ulty which has charge of the many
schools in the rural districts of our
county.
There was a time we could
complacently boast that we were the
most ignorant state in the United
St ites but under the splendid lead
er hip of Mr. Henry Milam, our tire
less leader who does not know the
meaning of the word discouragement
and who is constamly strengthened
in his work by the untiring assistance
of Miss Jessie Burton, for several
years igrorauce in our county has
disappeared to a large degree and
altho Mr. Milam has not been able
to do the great work be so much
wants to do,for lack of cooperation of
the men of Bartow county who thru
a spirit of indifference have been un
willing to help in the great work as
they showed the per cent of illiter
acy has been considerably lowered.
1 say our men are indifferent, but
are they? Someone says,“lt is pecu
liar that a man who owns a bunch*
of cattle will go out to look at them
every few days, but not once during
the whole year will you cafch him at
the school house where his children
are getting Uieir education.” At least
they are not indifferent about every
thing. But when 1 saw this great
band of young men and women my
soul was fired with anew desire to
help them iu the great work they are
so successfully doing for the chil
dren of our county.
These two days session each month
(during the county school sessions)
of meeting together to discuss the
problems which preplex them in their
school life, and the great question of
the day which tends to make them
strong to do well their part, are the
objects of the institutes. I was told
that Friday was a very interestirig
and well spent day, but -Saturday
when Mrs. Cunyus, Mrs. L. R. Gil
re ith and I reached the auditorium
at Atco we were sent in from the
dreadful rain storm without and
found ourselves in a delightful at
mosphere which made us forget the
dreariness of the out side world.
We were cordially welcomed by Miss
Pearl Covington who carried us iu
where the institute was iu session.
They were holding an open parlia
ment on the things that preplex us
in school life.
During this discussion which was
led by Mr. Milam one could see that
his interest in his teachers was para
mount and that their welfare and
the welfare of the schools was very
U'*ar to his deal t. He kindly and
wisely suggested a remedy for each
seemingly uusolvable problem.
At eleven o’clock he kindly made a
place on the program for us to pre
sent the Barlow t’ount.y W, C. T. U.
work.
The special department presented
was scientific temperance as taught
iu the school.
Mrs. L. R Qilreafh made a splen
did convincing talk on “Scientific
Temperance”which was gladly heard
by the teachers present.. After by
special request Mrs. Cunyus sang.
“A Saloonless Nation in 1020.’’ Mr.
Milam gave me the privilege of in
viting the teachers to give our W. C.
T. U. thus becoming a part of the
greatest woman’s organization whose
sole object is the overthrow of Amer
ica’s greatest curse, the whisky traf
fic. Several of our teachers gladly
signed the pledge, and many of them
to teach Scientific Tern
prance in their school.
After giving us a cordial invitation
to attend future institutions ihe
morning session adjourned.
The people of Atco and Rebecca’s
Chapel neighborhood invited us to
a most tplendid dinner served iu the
basement of the school building
Thru their generous hospitality all
alike were made tj feel at home.
The afternoon session began with
an address on Adult Illiteracy given
THE CARTERSVTvXE NEWS
JONES AND TINSLEY
ACOUITTED LAST WEEK
Verdict Is Received In Si
lence By Large Crowd.
Westou Jones aud Watt Tinsley,
who were tried for the killing of Dr.
Landrum some months ago. near
Taylorsville were acquitted last Fri
day.
The jury was out only a little while
before making their verdict. It is
understood that they were unanim
ous on the verdict at the first test as
$o how they stood. After the verdict
the two men shook hands with each
juryman.
The verdict was received by the
large crowd of spectators with per
fect silence.
The general public seems to have
received the verdict with approyal
and the belief seems general that the
jurymen acted under their true
convictions.
The trial developed ipore interest
than any trial iu years and the court
house wus never without a crowd
filling it to its capacity during the
trial’s progress.
Tiie lawyers on both sides of the
case worked strenuously for their
cause. Messrs. Neel and Neel for
the defendants handled the law and
the evidence in a splendid manner
while Solicitor Lang and F. W.Cope
land did the same for the prosecution.
Testimony showed Dr. Landrum to
have been an affable and reasonable
man when sober, but when drinking
was overbearing and violent, and
this, with the threats proven to have
been made, which made the two men
keep a watch out for him under fear
of their own lives, had greatest
weight with the jury.
SUPERIOR COURT IS LONGEST
TERM IN NUMBER OF YEARS
The present lias been one of the
longest sessions of Bartow Superior
Court known in a namber of years.
It has been running now three weeks
and will go over into uext week, the
fourth. !t will consume two days, if
not more, of the coining week. The
grand jury will not adjourn until the
end of the session.
The court has been a conspicuously
busy one, and the docket, that was a
very heavy one, has been greatly cut
down.
Ou account of small pox in Chatta
nooga and Catoosa court haying to
draw witnesses and telegrams from
that city. Judge Fite decided that lie
would not bold court in that county
now and he was thus able to give
the time that would have to Catoosa
court to the contiuation of the ses
sion here.
FAIN S ADAIR TAKE UP LINE
OF TEN CENT GOODS AGAIN
Messrs. Fain & Adair, in
to tr.eir extensive furniture business
have decided to again handle a line
of ten cert troods and their counters
now show one of the most superb
arrays in tnis line ever seen in the
town.
You will find things there amaz
ingly cheap and the assortment em
braces every thing usually carried in
the ten cent, line.
They built up a fine trade in this
line a year or so ago and their de.
ciding to again handle tlies ■ goods
they are at advantoge in being for
merly so well rnown. And then
again, they believe in advertising
and are not ashamed to let the pub
lic know what they have. See their
three-column ad in this issue.
by Prot. White, of Euharlee. It was
a very fine address and highly appre
ciated by those who heard it.
He was followed by our own towns
woman, Mrs. W. J. Neel, ot whom we
are so justly proud. Her subject
was: “How Can We Combat This
Ad u 11,111 i te rac yt ?
After her ad Jress and the reading
of the resolutions of thanks for the
splendid entertainment, provided by
the Atco and Rebecca’s Chapel
school the Institute adjourned to
meet at Euharlee at its next session.
In our county schools are gathered
The finest beys and girls on earth,
The dark eyes, blue eyes, brown eyes
Of high and low birtb.
Then need we guess the power
Iu this, our great new world.
Who bolds the fate of America
Wrapped in these boys and girls.
Not she who the cradle.
Hut she who holds the ruie
The mighty, fate of our great states
Lives in the country school.
—Annib Jones Pyron.
CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA THURSDAY, JANUANY 28, 1915.
FRANK REYNOLDS
VISITOR TO CITY
Comes For Write Up, But
Will Give the Same Later.
Mr. Frank H. Reynolds, ofAtl&nta,
spent Monday in Cartersville. Mr.
Reynolds is now connected with the
management of the Winecoff Hotel.
He is au old newspaper man, having
been connected with the journalism
iu Dalton, Chattauooga and Atlanta,
and is a developer also, having been
for some time secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce, of Chattanooga,
where he did some efficient Work with
results. Mr. Reynolds’ visit here was
for the purpose of giving the county
and city a write up a'ong the line of
encouraging diversity in farming and
the pushing of other interests. His
article would have gone in the col
urns of the Constitution, but condi
tions were not such as to encourage
the effort just now, aud this may
come later.
Notice From County
Treasurer.
All parties holding County
Warranls will please fur
nish me at once, or as soon
as you can, a list of them,
giving date of issue, amount,
number, on what fund and
name of payee, or original
holder. I want now only list
of February, March, April
and May, 1914, issue.
G. H. GILREATH,
County Treasurer.
January 28, 1915.
THE WINNER
T he man who wins is an average man,
Not built on any peculiar plan.
Not blessed witLi any peculiar luck,
Just steady and earnest and full of pluck.
When asked a question, he does not “guess,”
He knows and answers “no” or “yes,”
When set at a task that the rest can’t do
He buckles down till he’s put it through.
Three things he’s learned! that the man who
tries,
Finds favor in his employer’s eyes;
That it pays to know more than one thing
well;
That it doesn’t pay all he knows to tell.
So he works and waits, till one fine day
There’s a better job with better pay;
And the men who .shirked whenever they
could
And bossed by the man whose work made
good.
For the man who wins is the man who works,
Who neither labor nor trouble shirks,
Who uses his hands, his head, his eyes
The man who wins is the man who tries.
—The Optimist.
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Scene from “The Master Mind.” at the Dixie Monday,
February Ist.
SPLENDID PROGRAM
AT DIXIE THEATRE
Attractions That Are Sure
To Entertain.
The Dixie Theatre cont nues to
give the best there is in the motion
picture line. They are making a
splendid hit with their feature films,
whioh theyj are using with pleasing
frequency.
Pieces like “The Man of the Hour”
though more costly to obtain, go
well and draw increased crowds. A
fine picture this week was “When
Broadway Was Young.”
For the coming week the following
is the program for this busy little
theatre:
Monday, February Ist, “Master
Mind” (Lasky.)
Wednesday, February 3rd, “On3 of
Million” (World.)
Monday, February Bth, “Man on
the Box” (Lasky.)
Wednesday, February lhth, “Dol
lar Mark” (Brady.)
Monday, February 15th, “Eagles
Mate” (Fam us Players.)
Wednesday, February 17th, “Moth
er” (Brady.)
Monday, February 22nd, ‘‘Brew
ster’s Millions” TLasky.)
Wednesday, February 24th, “Lola”
(World,)
Monday, March Ist, “Squaw Man”
Wednesday, March 3rd, “Dancer
and the King” i World )
Monday, March Bth, “Gentleman
From Mississippi.”
(MON CROP IS
A RECOOD BREAKER
Over Fourteen Million Bales
Ginned 1914-15 Crop.
Washington, Jan. 28rd.—A record
cotton crop for the 1911-15 season
was indicated in the census bureau’s
report today, showing 14,907,942 run
ning bales had been ginned prior to
January 16th. Giunings from Janu
ary Ist to 15th amounted to 470,149
bales and exceeded those of that
period iu any previous year. They
also carried the total ginning beyond
any previous year, exceeding the
record production year of 1911 by
almost 400,000 bales.
Untiil.the census bureau’s fiual gin
ning report is issued on March 20th
the exact size of the 1914 crop will
not be kuown, but it is believed it
will be larger than the 1911 record
production—ls,ss3,o73 running bales.
It depends upon the quantity gin
ned from Januaiy 16th to the end of
the season, which is 1911 amounteu
to 1,037,274 bales, and for the past
llye years has averaged 485,596 bales'
Should as much be ginned as in 1911’
this year’s crop would be close to
16,000,000 bales.
Alabama—l9l4, 1,676,081 bales; 1913,
1,475,154.
Arkansas—l9l4, 541,681 bales; 1913,
967,687.
Florida —1914, 88,113 bales; 1913,
65,705.
Georgia—l9l4, 2,596,842 bales; 1913,
2,314,101; 1912, 1781,232; 1911, 2,656,984;
Louisiana—l9l4, 434,479 bales; 1913.
420,384.
Mississippi —1914, 1,143,703 bales;
1913, 1,176,539.
North Carolina—l9l4, 853,830 bales.
1913, 783,917.
Oklahoma 1914, 1,147,497 bales,
1913, 825,069.
South Carolina —1914,1,426,768 bales
1913, 1,368,774; 1912, 1,192,574; 1911,
1,536,085.
Teuuessee—l9l4, 342,982 bales; 1913
358,275.
Texas—l9l4, 4,120,904 bales, 1913,
3,715,418,
All other states—l9l4, 136,062 bales;
1913, 111,053.
Ginnings of Sea Island cotton prior
to January Ist by states:
South
Year Florida Gsorgia Carolina
1914 33,203 41,214 5,067
1913 25,366 41,214 8,261
1912 21,916 41,529 7,313
1911 39,340 65,577 4,950
The uext ginning report of the
Census Bureau will be Issued at 10
a. m. Saturday, March 20th, aud will
show the quantity of cotton ginned
throughout the season.
WHAT IT WOULD SAY
IF IT HAD THE NERVE”
A Kansas Paper Tells of How
Things Might be Written.
Last week we received an invita
tion to buy a bale of cotton: Say,
Willibald, the way things are going
we’ll be lucky if we"can buy a spool
of cotton. (Jee! If we only had the
nerve! What we could’nt do! Had
we been born with the rind of some
people we know, here’s what you
would find on these pages from week
to week:
“On account of the European war
the subscription price of this paper
has been raised lo $5 a year, cash in
advance.
“On account of the loss from im
port duties advertising rates will be
increased to 60 cents au inch. Effec
tive at once.
“We are pained to announce tiiat
owing to the almost complete sus
pension of the importation of the
chemicals, obituary poems will cost
you 10 cents a line hereafter.
“It being impossible to export
prunes to Przmiysl, notice of church
suppers will be charged for at the
rate of $2 each, and two tickets to
the supper.
“Resulting from the suspension of
regular shipping facilities this town
and the Gulf cf Obigo h, all i ump
kins, apples, potatoes, corn, gtapes,
etc., brought to this office under the
prerext of exhibition to the editor
will he seized as contraband of war.
“All persons found owing this
paper more than a year’s subscrip
tion will be shot as spies.”—Axtell
(Karr) Standard.
As To Trains.
Un and after January 31, 1915, L. A
N. trains 36 and 37 will be operated
daily except Sunday instead of daily
as heretofore and trains 33 and 33
will stop on signal on Sundays only
for passengers to or from points in
the state of Georgia at which Nos. 36
7 areand now scheduled to stop.
Number 10
“GOTG SUNDAY SGHOOE
DAY” WARY 14
Splendid Work of State Sun
day School Association.
The Executive Committee of the
Georgia Sunday School Association
representing the various denomina
tions of the state several months ago
agreed to inaugurate a “Go To Sun
day School Day” in Geogia. The
time agreed on is February 14th,
because this is the nearest Sunday
to Georgia Day which is February
12th, and which is celebrated in ad
of the public schools of the state. A
responsive order of service has been
prepared whioh will take about ten
minutes and will he furnished free
from the association office, 1517 Huit
Buildidg, Atlanta, Georgia, to any
Sunday School in the state in such
quantities as desired.
The object is to get a large atten
dance in every Sunday School by
using the order of service and mak
ing it a special day, and to make the
session especially attractive so that
all who attend will be interested and
get a world wide vision of Sunday
School work. So far as known this
is the first time iu the historv of the
state that any day has been used by
all denominations as a splendid go
tc-Sundav School day. There is a
oroad field in the state for an ener
getic effort to enlist people in the
Sunday School, siuce the white pop
ulation of Georgia is 1,523,661 and
only 322,166 or 21 1 5 per cent, are
enrolled iu the Sunday Schools.
The low percentage is due in part to
lack of interest and enthusiasm iu
the work in some sections of the
sta‘e. In one county there are only
10 Sunday Schools; iu another only $
have thus far been located; another
has only 1 in 48 of the white popula
tion enrolled in the Sunday Schoolp.
One county has only two preachers
and the Sunday School enrollment is
about 430. A County Sunday School
Convention was recently held in a
town of 400 people where the Sunday
School enrollment was only 45.
Koweyer, the Sunday School is
still alive and is making wonderfhl
progress. By all denominations
working together in a co-operative
effort the Sunday School mrollment
of Georgia can be materially increas
ed. This co-operative work is being
done through the Georgia Sunday
School Association which is an or
gauiz .tiou representing the Sunday
School of the various denominations
of the state. It stands for co-operas
tion, not union; its conventions and
institutes discuss methods of work
not church doctrines, it is the only
organization in the state which aims
to help every Sunday School. The
affairs of tlie association are manag
ed by an executive committee of 45
Christian business men from the
different denominations. The offi
cers of the association are: Dr,
Joseph Broughton, Atlanta, presi
dent; A. H. Merry, Augusta, W. B.
Stubbs, Savannah, W. C. Vereen
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Moultrie, vice presidents; J. J. Cobb,
Macon, chairman executive commit
tee; J. V. Wellborn, Atlanta, treas
urer; I). W. Sims, Atlanta, general
secretary.
Two and a half years ago when the
first workers were put in the field
there were only two thoroughly or
ganized counties in the state; now
there are ninety-five counties organ*
•zed. The work of the association is
to create sentiment for more and
letter Sunday schools. The result
of the work cannot be given iu fig
ures however, the followingare some
examples of the work heiug done:
When opfe county was organized
there were only three Sunday schools
in one division of the county; a year
later the division had ten A school
with which a county convention met
had an average attendance of twenty
five; a year later at the county con
vention the average had increased to
sixty. Then auother county was or
ganized there were only eight Sun
day schools in the entire county. As
a result of organization there are
now seventeen Sunday schools in the
county. As the resultof using meth
ods suggested by the association a
Sundav school in auother conuty in
creased from less than one hundred
to more than three hundred in one
year’s time.
Attention, Veterans.
The next meeting of P. M. B.
Young Camp No. 820, United Con
federate Veterans, will be held at
the courst hovse. Saturday, Febru
ary j). Annual election of officers
will be held. A full attendance is
urged.
J. J. Calhoun. Commander.
D. B. Freeman, Adjutant.