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flume XXXIV.
Ifcffl WATER
fIEBTSI IK ROADS
, I \ u p, mobile Club tobe
Here
i ~ ■
: ■ -, field secretary
’■,,',,,,■>1 Automobile Associa
iu tbe city last Saturday
K j' ir |, u -,. oi co operating with
Mtcridsaiid good roads advo.
PT, Ortersville and Bartow
a view ot forming an
■ aim dub, which will have its
■oarers in Cartersyille.
t he lost objects of the club
■ to rtftibate with the (Georgia
Association, which
■^ 0 „p,l of the individual car
, t tin- state, in carrying out
Hogram for which it has been
■ 2> .m Be rticularly supporting
■ highway department, where*
■ responsibility for the expen
.,it money; apprpriated for
be placed in the hands of
engineer an and staff.
will he put forth to have
passed wltprehy the state
assist the local commit -
Hn keeping np tire highways
used by the public in gen*
of jdacing the entireeost
■ none upon the local townships
Iler planks in the platforms of
late association are as follows?,
later federal aid for construe
lad maintenance of the main
lays.
le supervision and enforcement
I general traffic laws. Preven
ts the passage of legislation
lis cot to the bfat interest of
lotorlet.
I elimination of reckless driving
Irotection to ail users of high
[resting of a uniform system of
piucf throughout the state up-
I bad grade crossings, danger-
Inrves and crossroads whereby
numerous accidents which are
ping annually from lack of war
pan be avoided.
ppe&king of the work that the
assoeiati'in expect* to aooom
thzough an organized effort on
lart of rht- local clubs to be os
?bpd ov.-r the state and afflliat
-Ith the state aesoniation, Mr.
el), who Is one of Georgia’s
roads eqthuslats, said;
! the present time the state as
don has two main objectives,
ork in both to be carried on at
line time, One is the passage
lslation which will probably re
a constitutional amendment,
fhy the state of Georgia can
1 direct appropriations to ioter
oproveinents.
■iir other object which is with
the most vital, and to the
at large, is the bringing about
r< e paved highway extending
northern boundary to the
Bhern boundary. With this end
the stste association has
ou record a s favoring the
;•• :-h*ny from Chattanooga to
over the central route, as it
doubt the most logical
B" pursue, especially in view of
of distance.
i lass of highway can only be
about by a co-operative
■ iS! oe proposition, and to ac
this end it is necessary that
Kocd road advocate in this
affiliate himself in this fight to
about this result.
the Georgia State Auto
Association was first, formed
■ er s’ days ago it was said that it
K for it to aecom-
B ‘ 8 lp sulr But as a result of
days effort, six counties along
V ,rj ute are affiliated wirh the
V e ( ‘ !B °ciation and forking to
ttoout this end.
1 ai lornia Automobile Asso-
B ’'dich was the first state as
■>*hontobe formed, within the
E " ur 'een months of its opera-
E oce edeu i u bringing about an
E ' " bond issue lor the paying
j "titinuous highway north and
■ ' 6Dd 1 m certain that with
1 * 'iug sedtimenc in favor of
E foods in our s tate, Geoigians
ft >c ’“Phsh what the California-
B^ Vfc uecomplished.
B, U "' * raa gine what two main
E r paved with the kind of
E - that is good t wei ve mouths
8,.. lear ’ ou runniug north and
tbp otber east and west,
■ uiean to the state of Georgia
■J‘ J W ° Uld be fookiDK mto this
■ ‘ D ead of doing, a9 they are
back t o their
lrien “ 3 not to* take a set’ at
road>v ,
K p J U to the above objectives
1 QQe ‘‘ points out that th cene-
THE CARTERSYILLE NEWS
REACHING OUT FOR
THAT NITRATE PLANT
Committee Goes to Atlanta
To Urge Our Claim,
A Committee of Citizen* from this
city goes to Atlanta Friday to urge
the claims of Carfersvllle for the
goveunent nitrate plant to he
located somewhere in the south,
Thp commission apponted by the
president to take consideration, as
to a proper location is scheduled to
be in Atlanta Friday They will
hear the represeniative of Rome,
Atlanta and Cartersyille,
The engineers that recently made
surveys and eximinationa of the
great Etowah power near here < oqid
not but have been favorably im
pressed with the advantages ihere
and an effort was inspired among
our citizens culminating In the se
lection of a committee to move in
the matter and it is hoped the most
favorable results will follow,
fits to be derived from an automobile
club in Bartow county are many
The work of the state association is
bound to benefit every resident of
this vicinity. In addition to all the
indirect benefits the members of this
association will obtain, through
being affiliated with the state asso
ciation, and the A, A A, each mem
ber, when the club is granted a char
ter will recaive a distinctive radiator
emblem which is recognized on the
road by eyi ry organized motorist, a
copy of the official tourists guide of
Georgia, and the benefits of the sev
eral bureaus which the association
has organized and which will be con
ducted in connection with the local
club, to wit:
The touring bureau for up*to-date
information anywhere in the United
States.
The protective bureau for the re
covery of stolen oars and parts.
"There is one thing that I find a
good many of our motorists ignorant
of," continued Mr. Pennell, "and
that is the amount of our federal ap
propriation and the manner in which
it is to be handled. The Federal aid
money due Georgia from 1910 to 1921
amounts to over $5,000,000 and when
the various countes put up an eqnaf
amount, to meet this goverraent ap
propriation it means s4,ooo,oooactual
money to he spent on Georgia road”
during this five year period. The
succeeding five years it will be
$10,000,000.
“Tbe State Highway department
will welcome our help in every way
possible. Georgia as a state cannot
appropriate a dollar to build roads
Money put up, to match the Federal
aid fund must be apprprioated by
individual countv in which the work
is done. Many counties in Georgia
are unable to raise sufficient money
to build a permanent road through
the county even with the fedral
goverment bearing 50 pier cent of the
cost. They must have help. The
road must be built, and this Hssocia
tion will demonstrate its usefulness
in many ways where such conditions
exist.
“It is np to the automobile owners
dealers and citizens interested on the
welfare of our state to contribute
their mite and influence to remedy
this unsatisfactory condition
“The new $85,000,000 federal aids
road bill was passed aftei years of
tard work by the American Auto
mobile Association. Our state as
sociation is affiliated with this body
aud as we are the tenth state to be
admitted into the Ainericau Auto
raoble Association, it is up to ns to
do our share in furtheiiog the good
work asau appreciation of the A. A.
A. getting a federal appropriation for
us.
“We want 15,000 members iu
Georgia at the yery least by the close
of 1917. with every city and town |n
Georgia well represented with a well
distributed legislative committee, a
state' wide executive committee, a
touring committee, a strong commit
tee on roads and signboards and
various others that will benefit the
work.
The organization meeting of the
local club will lie called in the very
near future for organization, and as
it requires twenty-five or more
names signed to the petition before
the state association can officially
take any action in organizing the
club it i* required that every good
road* avocate, whether car owner br
otherwise, get in touch with Mr.
Pennell at the Park Hotel
Mr. Hiram Hays, of near Adalrs
yille, was a visitor to the city the
eariy part of the week.
CARTERSYILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MARCH 8, 1917
ANOTHER CREAT PLAY
COMING TO THE Dll
“War Brides,” A High-Class
Costly Production
The most lavishly disposed epi
curean couldn’t afford to have on
the tstile ice cream every day and
evert three times a week would he
extravagant, and so people might be
spoiled in other lines besides that ot
eatables.
If Mr, Gould, of the Dixie, don’t
spoil his patrons if would be because
he doesn't try to give them the be9t
as often or oftener than he can afford
to. If we were in his place we would
soou know what it cost to run a pic
ture show and every play don’t cost
the same by a long sight. Wheu he
gets one of the higher priced he has
to anticdpate an increased receipt to
justisy it. That he doesuf raise the
extra price higher when he gets an
extra priced picture is a thing his
patrons should appreciate. But
when lie gives a two dollar show for
20 cents the people ought to appre
ciate that and that is ip presenting
the great Selznick production "War
Brides’’ for 20 and !u cents for rltis
picture had a four months run in
New York at the price of $2.
Nuziuiova, the great actress is the
etu.r in this film, which will be pre
sented here Wednesday, March 14,
There will be four shows, as follows;
2:30, 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30. Each run
occupies two fiours.
“War Brides” is an intensely dra
matic story, but while it has to do
wif.fi conditions brought about by
war, there are no battle scenes, A
french issuown, and the effect of the
fighting tipoa the troops, but no
battle scene is enacted, Tne xuatn j
story has to do with the sufferings
of the women at home Joan the
young widow, defies the military
authorities, aud urges the young wo
men of the village to refuse, to be
come brides of the departing soldiers.
Sne is Imprisoned, but escapes, and
leads a baud of mourning women to
meet tlie King aud protest against
war. Her own individual message
siie delivers in a most dramatic
manner.
Hebert Brenon has excelled nim
#df in this production. Hi* previous
successes, “Neptune’s daughter,”
“The Soul of Broadway,” “The
Clemenceau Case,” “The Krentzer
Sonata,” aud others, that has won
for him a reputation socond to that
of no other director In the world,
and he stakes bis reputation upon
" War Brides” as his gre&tist work
down to the present.
DfATH Of W M PATftRSON IN
THIS Cilf fUfSDAV Hr
Mr William Patterson died at his
borne in this city Tuesday night
He had been ill some little time, hut,
pneumonia was the final cause of his
death.
Mr. Patterson was (15 years of age.
He was born aud reared near Gaffney
South Carolina, but came to Georgia
in his early youth. During his reU
dance iu and around Cartersyiile he
bus been engaged in the saw mill
business merchandising and in other
lines and has always been an indus
trious and faithful worker at what
ever he was engaged in.
He was married to Miss Mary
Chitwood some thirty-five year# agu,
she survives him and also one bro
ther, Robert Patterson, whose home
is near Macon.
The funeral was held at the First
Baptist church Thursday morning.
Both the Odd Fellows and Masons
attended, lie being a member of
both orders,
B. Y- P. U Program.
GROUP NUMBER 3.
Miss Katk Smith Lfadfr.
Song—“O Zion Haste.”
Scripture Reading—23d. Psalm bj
Edua Griffin.
introduction—By Leader.
Paul and Silas in Asia--Elaie Puckett.
Paul aud Silas in Troa#--Eve|yn Har
wood.
The Conversion of Lydia—Lucy Cun
y ua.
The Fortune Telling Maid— Mamie
Lou Sorrell*.
The Jailor’s Conversion f>ell Hris
endiue.
Paul and Silas Released -Lena Pettit.
Meet at 6:30, Visitors welcome
EL’La Whkklrr, Cor. Sec y.
Money to Loan
In amounts of SI,OOO and up, on Farm
Lands. At 6 per cert, interest. Apply
to A. L, Johnsey, R F. D, No. 4 Box 12
Carversvule, 3*.
LEWIS 8. MATIHEWS
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Old and Respected Citizen
Passes Away Saturday
Mr Lewi* B. Matthews an old and
respected oitizen of CartersviUe died
at hts home Ja-t Saturday morning,
Mr. Matthews had been *rathei
feeble from the Infirmaries ot *ge for
a year or so aud his eveslght espei
ally had failed him almost to tne
point of blindness.
It he had lived a few da vs louger
he would have reached his 89th hirth
d
Mr. Matthew H s born in North
Carolina, but while a hoy came to
Georgia with his parent's who settled
in Forsyth countv, uear Cummings,
here he attended school but in 1850,
when he was but 21 years of age he
went to California with others who
were then possessed with the "gold
fever. Alter about two years tie re
turned to Georgia and in iB6O mar
ried Mrs. Susan C. Chatulee, a widow
llis wife died December 4, 1918.
Thtwe were no children by this un
ion, but his wife had one daughter,
Mary Chmlee, who was reared by
Mr. Matthews, who married a Mr.
Zenor, tjf this marriage there were
two daughters, Misses Nettie and
Carrie Zenor one of these became the
wife of Mr, John Trippe and she died
some years ago. The other married
Mr Shea and now resides in Atlanta.
Mr, Matthews reared a grand-niece a
Miss Zenor, of whom lie was very
fond.
to the fifties Mr Matthews moved
to this section and found employ
ment at the old Cooper Iron Works
cu the Etowah, near Carfersvllle
He was a skilled mechanic and work
ed in the biaufcsmifh shop and in thn
rolling mills at these works When
the war between the states came on
da was detailed by ihe Confederate
Government to worK on in the plant
on the government's work there, the
plant having been taken over by the
government for the manufacture of
war material. Alter the evacuation
of this section by the Confederates
he went North, where he remained
for several years after the surrender.
He retnrued to Georgia about 1881
and made Cartersville his home. He
went into the grocery business and
for years was a figure in Carters
viile’s counnerclal Ilf--. Hi* first
business was opened at Die corner of
Wall and Church streets,
Mr Matrbews during his residence
here took great interest m the town
tnd county and their affair#. He
served four years on the board of
County CommissfoueN and whs its
chairman when i he new Court Utu-e
was built He gave largely of his j
time ro practically directing the i
work aud his name, among those of
his fellow member# of the board, ap
pear* on the corner stone of that
structure.
Mr. Matthews Is survived by one
brother, Mr .). A. Matthews, of (fan
ton and two sisters, Mrs. Artemisse
Carpenter, of Canton, and Mrs. Caro
line Smith, of Walker county, and
these three are octogenarian’s,
Mr. Matthews was not a member ot
any church but lived a circumspect,
pious life.
The funeral took place from (he
home Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock
He wag buried with Masonic honors,
be being a member of the Masonic
order The services were conducted
bv Rev. John G. Logan Appropri
ate music was rendered at the tuner
aI by a quartette from tbe Masons
i .unpoi-ed of Paul Qrlreafh, Paul F.
Akin, Joseph S. Calhoun and John
W, Jones, special songs were render
ed wen- “Abide With Me” and
“Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me, ’
There were numerous and elegant
liorai offerings.
The pail bearers were; Judge A. W
Fite. James W. Srantord.Z M. .Jack
son, Lee Freeman. E. G. Shaw.
The remains were interred at Oak
Hill.
County \clministrator.
Judge G. VV Hendricks has ap
pointed Judge John H. Wikie Cotin
ly administrator to succeed Judge
Joe M, Moon, deceased. All persons
having occasion for relationship with
such r ffieial can confer v’ifh Judge
Wikle. This a very
fitting one, Judge Wikle i# known
lor his cvripct knowledge of law, his
methodical ways and good business
qualifications.
Mr. Evan Harvev, of Rome, spent
Sunday in ttile city.
Mr. 9am T Light is on a visit to
C -ga.
BIG RALLY OF FARMERS
OF SEVENTH DISTRICT
Will Be Under Auspices of
the Cherokee Club
I lie 2(>tb, of March, should he
e red letter day lor <>ur farming ln
i-’rests. A great Seventh District Ag
ricultural rally will occur on lliaf
•lev li wit] beat the court house in
this oltv and practically under the
auspices of the Cherokee Club, Mrs
Nellie Peters Black, the able presi
dent of the Georgia Fed* ration of
Women Club* will preside.
There will be orators in p leafy and
talks uselul to termers will lie heard
by authorities on different lines.
Among those who will be present
and make addresses will be: p. A
Mef.hvin, -.fate pure food inspector;'
Prol. J, F Hurt, from the State Col
lege ot Agricoil lire; Mrs, Samite!
Lumpkin, president woman’s de
partment of the Southeastern Fair
Association; H. F. Branham, promo
ter state animal I usbandry; Mrs,
Wilmer Moore, of Atlanta, chairman
of arts ol bandi craft; <’. H. Cox.
county demonstrator of agriculture.
Mrs. Wilmer Moore will have with
ner a spinning loom, on which Die
will make demonstration!*.
There will be a big basnet dinner
on Die court house lawn. Everybody
is invited to oome and bring basket*
Mr. Henry Milam, late county
school superintendent, now 01 Bur
tow Rural High School, and Prof.
Je-e \V J.tcksoo,the present county
superintendent, and Miss Jessie
Burton so yvell identified with school
work, will cooperate in making the
day a great success, which it Is sure
to be
The object ol this and similar ral
lies is to draw the country and town
people Info close cooperation tor nil
work for the betterment of our
county and state. It i* a great ob
ject. aud should enlist the effort and
cooperation ol all lovers o{ progress.
IV Y P. U. Program
East Side.
uaovpxon
Leader Miss Karl Smith
Song <) Zlun Haste.
Player.
l f Bciipfure reading by Glinn
Williams and Herllu Smith.
1. I ntroduction by Leader.
3. Paul and Silas iu Asia by Capple
Cope.
4. Paul aud Blias in Truss by
Addle Rhodes.
5 The conversion of Lydia by Oft
Quinn.
(5 The Fortune telling Maid by
Janie* Burdette.
7 Conversion ol the Jailer by Mrs
Paul Payne,
8 Paul and Silas rf-leased, by
Clarence Donation.
9. Song by Group,
10. Our Bible reading by Mrs.
Adatus
Meet at. 8:15 o’clock visitors, al
ways welcome.
Mftf.UK Hr rok.ttk. Cor. Sec.
Mass Meeting.
There will be a Men a Mass Meet
ing f East Bide Baptist Chuscti next
Sunday afternoon at three o’clock.
Every male member uf the ebarwh
urgently requested to be present at
fids service.
The purpose ol ibis meeting is to
g>*t better acquainted,(and especially
with our pastor, and to consider nor
work for the ensuing year and lay
some plans by which we may do
better se r vice.in our chut oil lor the
MhStei ,
r
Tribute to Jiul|>e Moon.
The following beautiful tribute to
Judge Joe M. Moon is from his sis
ter •
To the memory of Joudge .Toe M
Moon In the death of Judge Moon
file stale iia* lost a good citizen, the
city an efficient servant, the church
a faithful member and many people
i true and tried friend.
Someone ha said rhat distinguish
ed friendship is the noblest -euri
ment of human nature, it this be
so. Judge Moon whs indeed one of
‘ nature's noblemen.” His gentle.
Toying Siiirit wjll lie sorely missed
b> those ot the inner jircies where
he whs ever ready to offer a word of
rbeer or reader a service. From a
sister who ever loved him.
Mrs. a. M. Pcckrtt,
Uncle 01. Bradley has ju*f re
ceived two lioely purps ol the Blood
hound breed. He says he is going
to train them to dig “tater#” and
chase rainbows.
Number 1 I
IHE MATTER OF THE
SHORTAGE OF CARS
Col. Bayless Visits C its to
Discuss Situation
l’hs shortage of ears i- getting to
tie a serious problem to shippers and
especially is this so ro mining men
of this immediate section Lrts&esto
operators, to teamsters ami of tiers
connected with the mining business
have been oonsiderabie and very dis
couraging to the business. The In—
es and annoyance don’t atop here
hut extend alike to Ihe railroads
and they have done everything they
could to relieve the situation.
Besides mining a u and eoiuuu-i ria 1
interest, farmers are sufferingdelay
and losses by not being aide to get
Mielr fertilizers that they need, fm
beginning the season’s farm opart*-
l tons.
At the invitation ol the ('lnimhei
of Commerce of Cartersville, Co|.
Bay less, ol the 1,. A N. railroad came
to liiis city in a. special to acquaint
himself with the situation from the’
stand point ol the shipper aud urge
appeals to trie* Interstate Commerce
Commission.
I'lii local Chamber ot (’oitiinerc.e
here vi-itci. the car in a body and
discussed matters with Mr. Bavlesv
Tile situation from t h e railroad'
Stand point is be.-t put, perhaps lu
these woods. '
The L. & N., according to ife offi
cers, has rotiir.g slock equipment i-i
ceertiug bj la per cent the rn iJfiinitm
seasonal freight demands Yet to*
day only 29 per cent of its box cars
are on its own lines, and only H 4 pei
cent of ail its Ireight ear —box yar
gondolas flat ears—are in use on L.
&N. tracks. The return of the mis
sing cars or their equivalent units
of northern roads will instantly re
deve the shortage of the south.
Railroad practice is to keep a bai
a nee in interroud car exehang- #. lbs
passing of a loaded freight ear to inc
lines of one road from another call
ing automatically for the immediate
return ot an empty (u the first line.
The L. & N,— ihe Butne is 1 1 ue of
other southern toads, aitnwugh the
exact percentage of th.-il jo-ses tn
recent exchanges j s not known—
Within (lie last few weeks has smt
freight cars to northern roads at. the
rate of i.tf to every one oar receive**
empty i u return. An attempt to
bring ffie si ate to normal has been
frus* .ted by an orih-i ot tile inter
srafe commerce commission.
Nationally the situation Is lilts
The north and east, the greatest
consuming sections and the food e*s
porting sections, nr. fak ut toll of
both south anil west for supplies,
chiefly t lie west, in the bulk <>t ship
ments, Cars sen! north trout Geor
gia and other southern stales with
cotton and faun products pass to
foreign rails at. Cincinnati <>r other
terminals, aud are returned, when
released t ro m eastern siioit haul
coal and manufactured good- ships
uients at a rate not of car fur car,
hut at about that experienced by tbe
'.Si S. the surplus going West The
.aided empties thus sent west are
return *d with gfaiu supplies,
relieve food shortage# on cue north
pro seaboard and to fill export orders,
and only by accident arc sent south
again. ,
iu rilort# to postpone to tins last
moment t it e actual & u and co&iffete
dearth ul the cars, the Louisvi le and
Nashville repair it op* at Etowar
have taken on 37 per cent mere men
than their ordiuery torch to rush
repairs a t top speed, sending out
a car within as short a time a* pu
slide after i t s receipt fi* r rep.air.
although its entire force may be .die
afterword for a day.
Request to Veterans.
To Whom It May Concern:
All confederate soldiers nod their
widows now residing in Barrow
county, and who are not on the'pen
siou rolls of the state, will 'please re
port to me at once, giving their
names and addresses. Please attend
to this as .soon as yon can. as it is a
ruiittar o! importance to have U|e,j
with me at. once.
KRSPKI’TKI'LLY,
G. W. Hk.vdrkk ordinary
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Card Of Thanks.
We want to truly and deeply
thank our dear friends ai.d acquaint
ances who have so kindiv and grac
iously extended to us their love, sym
pathy and many love services in the
going away of our dearly beloved
husband and father.
G ratefully,
Mrs. Joe M. Moon.
Misses La-Xelde and Ina Moon.