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50(1.352 OF SCHOOL
CHILDREN 11 GEORGIA
State Department of Education
Issues Report Showing
School Population
ATLANTA, Aug. 2.—There are!
900,352 children of school age (0:
to 18 years of age inclusive) in the |
state of Georgia. These figures, •
according to the 1923 census of
the school population, which has I
just been made public by the state ,
department of education, show an
increase of 59,491 over the school i
census of the state taken in 1918. i
The census, taken during Xe
months of March and April, 1923,'
in every county of the state, was I
approved by the state Board of ,
Education at its meeting June 21. I
The total cost of taking the census, j
the reports sets forth, was $55,- I
308.17.
One of the interesting points j
brought out in the report is the j
fact that the 'increase of white I
children of school age during the
five year period was 52,281,
whereas the increase of negro chil
dren was only 7,110. Os the 900,-
352 total in 1923, 524,135 are
white and 376.217 are colored.
Fulton county leads in the num-1
her of school-age youngsters ac- |
cording to the renort, with a total
of 65,775. Os this number, 52,- i
069 are in Atlanta. Chatam coun- ■
ty stands second with 23,196; Bibb ■
county third with 19,489, and
Richmond county fourth with 18,-'
864. All other counties have less I
than 15,000 each.
A decrease ifi the per cent of
illiteracy among school children in
Georgia as a whole is noted in the
report. The total number of il
literates in 1918 was 25,783. In
1923 this figure had been reduced
to 15,423. The decrease in num
ber of white illiterates was 2,586,
or a decrease of 0.62 per cent. Ne
gro illiterates decreased 7.765 in
number during the five year period,
or 2.1 ner cent.
One hundred and thirteen coun
ties reported a decrease in the nor
centage of white illiteracv. while
31 counties reported an increase.
One hundred and sixty counties ,
reported a decrease in the per
centage of colored since the 1918
census was taken were not includ
ed ’n the comparisons.
Although the school ar° o f chil
dren included in the school cen
sus was stated bv the report to he
from 6to 19 ve.ars of ago those
classed as illiterates were children
over 10 years of age unable to
read.
Burke county leads in the num
ber of illiterates, possessing 519,
of whom 502 are colored children.
Jefferson county, with 384, 353 of
whom are colored, is second, while
Troup county is third with 317, of
whom 300 are colored. The larg
est number of white illiterates
are reported in Walker and Bartow
counties, which have 93 and 92
respectively. According to the re
port,- Atlanta has only seven illit
erate children, of whom are
colored.
During the five yeean-year period
since the taking of the last census,
there has been a slight increase in
the number of school-age children
classified as defectives. The fig-
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BEGIN HERE TODAY
Peter Pennington, detective, is
' detailed by the government- to
capture the leader of The Yel
low Seven, a gang of Chinese
bandits. Captain John Hewitt,
Commissioner of Police at Jessel
ton, British North Borneo, pro
cures a warrant for the arrest
of Chai-Hung, influential Chi
nese. Hewitt is captured by , ;
The Yellow Seven and Benning- I
ton goes to hunt for him. He is i
accompanied by Hewitt’s beau- I
tiful sister, Monica Viney. Pen- i
nington learns that Hewitt’s ,
cook boy is a member of Th- j
Yellow Seven. I ,
NOY GO ON WITH THE STORP
She tripped over a root that I
cross the ill-marked .path, and!
stumbled against him, gasping for ■
breath.
“I’m so—sorry,” she panted. “I
—simply—can’t—do. it!”
Pennington steadied her with his
arm, apologizing profusely.
He looked up and saw that the
guide had disappeared.
This was the first serious hitch
that had occurred. Swearing soft
ly to himself, he carried her the
next thirty yards, rested her ■
against a tree, and flashed his <
torch like a search-light, sweeping ! 1
it in all directions. Suddenly he
plunged forward and caught the :
delinquent cowering behind a t
thorn-bush. He drew the shiver- •
ing Wong-See from his hiding
place, then kicked him with aston- I
ishing accuracy.
The remedy proved efficacious,
for, throughout the final phases of
the nocturnal exnedition, Yong- •
See made no further attempt to
elude his captor!
The guide stopned abruptly,drop
ping to his hands and knees, and
Pennington, creeping tin to him, ex
tinguished the torch. Monica, her
hands torn and bleeding, her neck
and wrists and ankles so manv itch
ing zones where the thisty blood
suckers of she iv.no-le had taken
their toll felt herself forced from
the track by the sudden pressure
of her companion's left arm. Ahend
of them— scarcely twenty paces dis
tant—a light flickered for a mo
ment and then went out.
Pennington’s Bns pressed against
her oar. breathed two words;
“Chai-Hung’s sentry!”
Remington's hand had left 'ron
ica’s arm and a subdued, restless,
yet constant something was goino
on at her side. Presently she fob
a solid mass nress against her and
found that she was gripping the
torch that Pennington had thrust
twoard her. She groped wildly in
the darkness with her free hand.
For a matter of seconds her heart
stdoo still, for in the space wh<-
she had believed Pennington to be
—there was nothing. Her fingers
dropped 'suddenly to a warm, mo- ■
tionless body that lay prostrate at
her side.
She withdrew her hand, shudder
torch flashed in the blackness, send
ing inwardly, and somehow the
ing a bar of brilliant light straight
down the track that stretched be
fore her. She saw a huddled form,
seated on what might have been
a fallen trunk and then, before the
creature—surprised by the illum
ination—could bestir itself, a white
clad figure had sprung like a pan
ther from the trees—and over
whelmed it.
She saw no more, tot vhe thumb
had found the switch and pushed it
into place. She knew now that the
form she had touched was that of
the miserable Wong-See, who was
effectively gagged and bound.
“Como on,” said the voice of
Pennington in her ear. ''l fancy
I've cleared the path.”
She was beginning to under
stand the reason for her broth
er’s deeprooted confidence in this
amazing man, with the strength
and cunning of a primeval savage
—and the table manners of a
prince!
So cautious were their move
ure in 1918 was 4,522, while for
1923 it is shown to be 4,928.
Four hundred and one of these
are blind, 626 are deaf and dumb,
1,930 are crippled and 1,971 are
feeble minded. White school-age
children clasified as defectives
number 2,738, while defective
colored children number 2,190.
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ments after this that Monica feP
prompted to cry aloud, to laugh
anything to relieve the appalling
montony. A broad, squat shadow
loomed presently in front of them,
a tumble-down wooden erection
from which issued the sound of
subdued voices. Pennington drew
her along with him toward a spot
where a light showed between the
rotting timbers.
Crouching in the weeds that rose
waist-high in the clearing, she
peered through, in the center cf
stone slab, she counted sevAn
Orientals. His back to her, clad
in a gorgeous widesleeved jacket
of dark blue silk on which was
embroidered a many-headed drag
on, sat an elderly Chinaman
whose enormous proportions cojild
belong to no other man she had
yet seen than the archcriminal
whom Pennington sought to secure i
redhanded.
(Continued)
NEW ERA.
Calvin Middlebrooks of. Vienna,
Berry Bray and son, William, of
Bonaire, were visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. O. Bray
last week.
Frances’ Bray and Martha Bray,
are visitors here at the home of
their aunts, Mrs. W. A. Parker and
Mrs. R. P. Parker.
Mr. Brewton, was a visitor at the
home of his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
A. G. Brewton last week.
Mrs. Z. A. Bailey and Mrs. Leroy
Bailey, of Americus, were visitor
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. C.
Veal Wednesday.
Miss Virlie Potter and Kinley
Potter, returned to her home neat
Plains Saturday after spending a
week here with relatives.
Mrs. E. H. Norris, and children,
spent last week at Montezuma,
with relatives.
Mr. rfhd Mrs, T. A. Bradley,
Mrs. M. C. Veal and Cortez Veal
spent Thursday at Plains.
Mrs. S. S, Ledger, Ruth, Nevo
and Janie Ledger, visited friends
and relatives here last week.
Mrs. John Speer, of Dooling is a
visitor at- the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Norris."
Mrs. W. B. Harden, of Quincy,
Fla., is a visitor at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Grant.
Miss Beulah Harris, of hunting
ton and M7ss Louise Bradley of
Leslie were visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. <§jau*ey a few
days of last week. ■->
Mrs. Mary Sunday
night in Americus, with her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. P. Gholson.
Mi's. Sallie Griffin, Misses Bes
sie and , Elizabeth Griffin and
Emorv Grit tin were Sunday visi
tors as the home of Mr. and Mrs
I W. B. Bradley.
Mis-; Sadi.? Holt, of Montezuma,
is the guest of her sister Mrs. E.
H. Norriu.
H. J. Morris, and Mrs. Otis Mor
ris, Misses Thelma Morris and
Annie Coogle were dinner guests at
the home of Mrs. S. M. Parker
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tharpe Grant,
spent the week-end with their
jFijoij thirst- I
At a cool and cheerful
place, lie rules with a
smile of welcome. He’s
quick with his hands and
quick with his thought,and
he knows how to serve just
what you want* when you
come in all thirsty and hot.
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CHEES EFACTORIES
. ARE MAKING FAONEY
Small Plants in Various Sections
Return Investors Good
Profits
(Continued from Page 1.)
Marlatt began to peddle his idea.
The farmer would listen with keen
interest to the story of how cheese
is made, but when he was asked
to subscribe stock, to buy cows,
milk them before breakfalst and
then carry the milk to the factory
n order not to allow it to inter
fere with his regular routine, many
them would shake their heads and
wonder just how fond of work this
Yankee thought they were. To sell
this idea to the mountain people
was a man’s job.
“After working for several
months, telling the story over and
j over again and spending weeks in
1 their midst, the confidence of a
number of good people was secured
at Young Harris, Ga. They were
persuaded to build a cheese factory.
Mr. Marlatt was forced to do most
of the work in assembling and in
stalling the equipment. The fac
troy was completed with an out
lay of S9OO and began operation
in May. 1918. Aonther was built
in a similar manner near Yarne,
N. C., on the Georgia side in 1919.
A third was built at Cleveland,
Ga., in 1920. in the edge of the
cotton belt. The supply of milk at
these points did not meet the full
expectations. It requires the milk
from at least 100 average cows to
make the operation of one of these
factories successful. This amount
was not reached and the factories
closed.
“This was anything but encour
aging. Mr. Marlatt’s next attempt
to build a factory was at Five
Forks in Bartow County Ga., in
cotton territory. This was follow
ed by two others in 1922, one at
Euharlee, Ga.. Bartow county, and
the other at Dalton, Ga., Whitfield
county. The factory at Euharlee
is ideally situated in a, progres
sive country community With hon
est and canable leadership, ten
miles southwest of Cartersville,
Ga. It has become the center of
interest for the entire community.
It btgan operation May 8, with
687 pounds of milk. A carload of
grade Holstein cows were purchas
ed in Wisconsin and sold to the"
farmers of this community. J. W.
Vaughan, of the Bank of Carters
ville, one of the most progressive
bankers in Georgia, furnished most
of the money for the purchase .of
these cows and was repaid from
the sales of cheese. Good native
cows were bought and feeding
studied. Today this factory is re
! ceiving nearly 3,000 pounds of milk
I and making approximately 300
I pounds of cheese per day day, val
! ued at $75. This is a splendid
| daily income for the 31 farmers
I who own and operate this plant.
I In addition to the cheese factory,
these same farmers have built a
mill for grinding there daily feed.
“This factory has succeeded so
well that groups of farmers and
bsuiness men from all over the
state have made pilgrimages to it
to see and hear first hand just how
it is done. The results have
parents Mr. and Mrs. Sham Harden.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Harden were
visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. W. Parker Sunday after
noon.
been a real awakening to the pos
sibilities of the small cheese fac
tory as one means of solving the
boll weevil problem. It fits well
into the cow, sow and hen program,
and these are being developed. As
an evidence of this awakening,
three new factories have begun op
eration 'within the last 60 days at
Powder Springs, Cobb county; Cov
ington, Newton county; and Rock
mart, Polk county. Two others are
in course of construction, one at
Rome, Floyd county, and the oth
er at Lexington, Oglethorpe coun
ty. Numerous inquiries are be
ing made from other counties,
which indicate that still more will
be built soon.
So much had to be done during
the month of June and July that
Mrs. Marlatt was drafted and put
into service. She, too, is an ex
pert cheese maker. Her job has
been to assist her husband in
teaching the many details involved
in making a first-class product
while Mr. Marlatt is installing
equipment in other factories.
“The average cost of these fac
tories is only $1,600. Where the
farmers will furnish the lumber and
erect the building the outlay of
cash can be kept well under SI,OOO.
These plants are of sufficient size
to take care of from 2,500 to 5,-
000 pounds of milk per day, giving
the farmers a cash monthly income.
No separator or other expensive
equipment is necessary. The serv
ices of these experts are free.
Thev install the equipment and
teach soma one in the community'
how to make cheese and handle the
plant. They also supervise the work
of all the factories, visiting them
at frequent intervals to be sure
that the product is kept up to
standard.
‘‘Scott W. Allen, general man
ager of L. W. Rogers Co., states
that an average of 35 solid cars
of agricultural products are ship
ped into Atlanta daily from out
side the state, to say nothing of
less than solid car shipments. One
of these products is cheese.
He shows that eight solid
cars of cheese came into Atlanta
monthly. Doubtless much more
, than this came in smaller ship
, ments. The average consumption
, of cheese per person in the United
States is figured at 3.7 pounds per
annum. If this average is even ap
proached there is a cash market jn
Georgia alone for ten or eleven
million pounds per year. The en
tire South is not producing cheese
to any appreciable extent, yet there
are more than 36,000,000 mouths
to he fed.
“Mr. Allen has shown us that we
- have the market for cheese. The
State Colleye of Agriculture and
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture through Mr. and Mrs. Marlatt
are showing us how to produce
cheese. Wisconsin made 247.067,-
OOOpounds of cheese in 1922, as
one of her sources of income. She
is pointed to as ono our most pros
perous and progressive agricultural
states. Georgia can and should be
come the Wisconsin of the South.”
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