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Memorial to be Carved Of The “Lost Cause" On Stone Mountain MT. 3I0N BEATS C,A,C.,BY r THEAID - OF E*TRA RERIODS President of Joint Stock Land Bank Issues Statement of Activities 3LLTON LOSES j O TALLAPOOSA IN FRIDAYS GAME NOTICE PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS Georgia Leads Nation In Legion Membership A f Innta, Gil.—Georgia' lead's^ tho'-tn - tire United StatCH in per centavo of mcmlioi'R enrolled in the American Le gion for 1923 ns compared with tho 1922 membership, according to. unnounco- meat made here by B. P. GiimbfCll, commandcB of Atlatita Post No. 1 of the American Legion. The position.of Georgia so early in the year -as '£Ji° head of the list of states ini point of membership is. particularly noteworthy for Georgia now holds tho natisAal trophy for membership awarded list year. Thu record this year may lteijp the rap in' the' state. This is to certify that Eld. Leo Hanks a well known and able Primitive Bap- list preacher, -w','1 {reach j CarrcfUUm next Friday. Preach at Emmaus church, 4 }-2 miles south of Carroll ton Saturday nnd Sunday at 11 o.’clock- Also at Bethel Monday after and Canaan Tuesday. Possibly IIopowull Thursday, Feb. 1st. —N. E. PENNEY. l.gst Friday night beforo a crowd of oven two hundred enthusiastic fans on the new High School court the CarroJltOn Athletic Club lost tlielr first being do- 20, nnd by 'The garno between Xlt. Zion nnd 0. A. C. was very exciting and being tied at the end of the regular playing time, required throe extra periods of five minutes each to sottlb it. Carrollton was leading 10 to 4, at the end'of the flrsV half "but tho srain of two hard games began tq toll on them in the Second half afid Mt. Zion 16 to 10, just before Atlanta, Ga.—One of llio greatest memorials the fl'orld ' has over known —a tribute to the soldiers who fougllt Lost Cuuse”— is nnd died for the being enrvod in the rock; on the sheer side of Stone Mountoin, sixteen miles cast of Atlanta. For n mile across the smooth, per pendicular face of this, giant monolith, nil the pomp and circumstance of a nation at war will bo etched, and at the hcn<{ of bis suldicrs, loading thorn into battle, will bo General Bobert E. Lee, idol of the Confederacy and one of the greatest military leaders the world has over known. Bosido him in detail will- be shown General Stono- wnll .Tnckson, .lohn B. Gordon, .T. E. 11. Stewart and Joffiersou Davis. Eight years will bo required io com plete tho project, which includes, be sides the curving of tho mountain side, ■a pnrk of several hundred acres at the baso, an open air theatro patterned af ter thf coliseum of ancient Rome and capable of seating twenty thousand per sons; a museum hollowod out of tho mountuin wherein will bo deposited treasures of tho war to bo dedioatod to tho Daughters oft tho Confederacy. two-games of /the season, feutid by Tallapoosa 36 to Mt.'Zion 18 to 16. The Tallapoosa team lived up to tltoi;' repletion and exhibited a brand of team work, passing, au(^ goal shoot ing which swept Carrollton off her feet nnd showed the spectators how basketball might to he played. Our lints are off to a fine team composed of dlenn players, who know bnskotbull from A to Z, nnd a team that Car rollton funs would like to soo play herd ngniti. While ono of Carrollton's stur play ers,(K. Walker, was unable to got in to tiie game, we hnvo no alibi to bffor buti Blmply to say that tho host team won, BvcrV man on tho Tallapoosa team plnicd jam up hall and it would be impossible to nnmo an outstanding statiAbove tho others. Milton 'Baskin pro Ably played tho best gnmo for OarjRlton. C. A. C. T>|ivis, f. (0) fanner^ f. (2) Hanson, e. (0) rjj. Walker, g. S(bidder, g. Tallapoosa MhKissick, f. (8) Tendon, f. (14) tied the score, the whistle "blew. « Neither team was able to score in the s first'two' extra periods nltlio both uad' chances at l\>ul goals. Mt. Zion scored a field goal early, in tlio third extra period and then guarded C. A. C. so cloSely that tho game ended IS to 16 iq fhvor of tiro Visitors. Thompson, tot Mt.".'5fitob'Avhs tho “Tn excess of $15,800,00 has boon loaned Georgia farmers since the Fed eral act was ehaeted five years ago,” said Mr.' Simgts. “Of this-total, more than $7,000,000 was loaned in Georgia in 1922. All of this money lins been loaned by the Federal Land Bank, of Columbia, S.C. ” , Altlio organized less than tlireo months ago, Mr. Simms says that the Atlanta Joint Stock Land Bank has received more'than 400 applications fronii farm owners from all sections of GoorgVb and flioso applications total in excoss of $3,000,000. ‘‘The additional facilities afforded tb Gcorgin farmers, ’ ’ Mr. Simms said, ‘ ‘ have rnado possiblo tho pllenomcnat growth in providing loans for the de velopment of property in the state. Hcrotoforo all of thoBe lonns have been made through tho Federal Land Bnnk, of Columbia, 8. C. ‘‘Tho wide extension of aid afford ed Georgia farmers by the Atlanta Joint Stock Land Bank, 1 ’" Mr. Simms added, ‘‘may best be judged by the re- cults of tho system in tho nation as a whole. ‘‘.The federal farm loan system is serving the farmers of the entire conn-, try. The federal lnnd bnuks nro mnk- ing lonns in every one of tho forty- eight states, and joint stock land banks are operating in thirty-nine states. The total credits supplied by the sys tem to the farmers of the country now amounts to more than $865,000,000, of which $050,000,000 came through the federal laud banks and $215,000,00u If interested it) u .good automobile; call 307 for a demonstration of either Dodge or Studobakor. Wobb-Harris i^uto Co. Be Slow In Choosing A Friend Davis, iLfry Tanner, f. (f!) Vadgljn, c. Cole, g. Baskin, g. MLZfon Entrckin, f. Thompson, f. (12) Bailey, c. (4) Astmore, g. ttavis, g, (2) SLOWER IN CHANGING, ALSO JUDGE NOT THE COMMUNITY BY THE ACTION OF ONE, NEITHER THE MAN BY ONE ACT . COMMITTED. Our action towards you is prompted by. the good we may do you or the service we may render you or thru you to another. * ORGANIZED l«9t • CAPITAL* 100, OCX). SBlistil iitious: for C. A. C., Garrett (2) for Tanner, Baskin (-1) for Scudder, ('ole for Walker. Referee, Haynes (Auburn.) CITIZENS BANK 19 NEWNAN STREET / CARROLLTON, GA. CARROLLTON* GA. WE INVITE YOU to rr^ike Our bank your stopping place, a meeting point, for (lie transaction of’any' business you may Have, for your comfort and convenience in every possible way. BANK You haven’t a single banking need that we will not fill to your entire satisfaction. There isn't a matter of your accomoda tion where we will not gladly serve you to the limits of The statement submitted to the stock holders on Jan. IS, 1923 shows a large cash reserve and The Peoples Bank oUt of debt, they do not owe a cent. On Jan. 13, 1923 the A 1 £Q /M deposits were I 1 UO*U 1 On Jan. 20, 1923 the QAA 7Q£ yt-yl deposits were tjl/U} I «JU* tA An Increase In A O /? C £5*7 Q O One Week Of d)Zu«Du / lOO PRACTICE BANKING SOUND BANK CARROLLTON ness, namely, loan money to farmers for agrieultural purposes with farm land as seeurity. ‘‘These banks secure the money to' loan through the sale of bonds. Tho Federal Land bank, is authorized io is sue bonds to twenty times its capital and the Joint Stock Land hanks to fifteen times their capital'. The inter est rate to the farmer is limited by law. Both kinds of bnnks nro required to lend at a rate of interest not to ex ceed 1 per cent in oxccss of tho inter est rate bom by the bonds, but tho farmers ’ rate cannot exceed 6 per cent no matter at what rate the bonds may .sell. ‘‘Whether he obtain his money from the federal or tho joint stock lnnd bank tho farmer pays 1 per cent of the prin cipal each year in addition to his in j tcrest rate. This 1 per cent at tho rate' of 33 years pays off the wholo loan. ‘‘The advancing of this more than $863,000,000 of long-time credit to ag : riculturo tho farm loan system has been a great aid to tho bnnks in agricultur al communities throughout tho coun try.” Tho Citizens'Bank of Carrollton, has been appointed bnnk correspondent for tho Atlanta Joint Bank for Carroll cojinty and surrounding territory. BANK WITH US AND YOU CAN BANK ON US WHY? We are the youngest Bank in the City, conservative and on a solid foundation; ready at all times, seeking to make our customer’s business a prosperous one.' The entire employees of Thtij Peoples Bank are al ways ready to serve our! customers and also if you are. not a customer of this Bank we will be glad to.serve you in any way that we can if you will call to see us. If you are not carrying an account in the following departments: Commercial Department, Saving De partment, Time Certificates or Christmas Saving Club, we would appreciate it if you anticipate making a change in your Banking Connections or if you are not carrying a Bank account if you will call on us as we are anxious to show you any courtesy that is in our powder and we appreciate your business. If you never pujj your foot upon the first round of a ladder, y9u will never get to the top. Deciding to.start is easy; actually starting is more -difficult;-but after you have started the way grows easier as you progress, for sficcess begets confidence, and confidence widens and broadens you. Let your first fciank deposit be ever so small, hav ing started yop will desire to make each succeeding deposit a little larger—and there is no limit. John D. Rockefeller’s first bank deposit was per haps smaller than the one you can afford to make today* NOTICE—If'you desire to rent a good two-horse farm or more cither in Car- ioil. Heard or Douglas, call on II. C. Strickland, at the Citizens Bank, Car rollton, Ga. 2-t. The First National Bank C. A. LYLE, Cashier L. C. MANDEVILLE, Pres. Carrollton, Ga, If interested in a good automobile, call 307 for a demonstration of either Dodge or Studebakor. Webb-Harris Auto Co. C. A. Meeks publisher / - H - - =. VOL. XXXVII. NO. 8—(ESTABLISHED 1886 'jt ' ■■ L- -1 J w,.:. > . SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER YEAR \ CARROLLTON, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1923 . v ,,/vv, 7