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About The Bartow tribune. The Cartersville news. (Cartersville, Ga.) 1917-1924 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1918)
A eS ODAY I'OL. - thrift 5-trimp Drive Begins I Friday Throughout County Kjve Work Starts HL,• county Will put up a united Kjtmtlio Thrift Stamp drive which K continut iliroughout the nation BL ning june 11 and iontinoiny thru He 2Stb. H Mr Barney C Sloan has been nam- R county chairman and after a full of all plans advanced R\ as j'Mded to carry on the cam- H in this dounty under the so R| le d Nebraska plan. Briefly this Hu calls for tin name of a county Rairnian W ho shall name a lady and ■eatleman as vice-chairman. Each of ■ e vice-chairman is expected to ap ■oist an assistant to carry on thei'- ■elective duties. ■ jj r Poland Landers is expected to ■.a- a fter the matter of distributing ■irculars and posting isgns thruout ■be county, while Mr. Harry Worn ■isdorf lias been placed in charge ot this work within the city limits. Messrs. J. \Y. Jackson, L. W. Reeves ind J. YV. Vaughan were named as he committee to select the workers in even militia district in Bartow Bounty. These workers are to choose Heir assistants. M§ssr. P. C. Flemister, Ed Strict ’and and W J. Weinman were nam ed as consulting committee and these gentlemen v. 11l have charge of the [preparatory work of the camp. They will direct the mailing of thousand.' V letters containing literature bear ing on the campaign and will have charge of practiically all. of the cor despondence for seevral days until everything gets in good working ord ei. j Mi. Weinman offered his offices for 1 use of the committee and the offer ms acecpted with thanks. The Chair iMii and his corps of assistants will be found there at all hours during the campaign. Of course the thrift stamp idea is tuo known to need elaboration at ’ms late hour, the fact, however, That ' se People of Bartow county are ex- W'Aed to supply the U. S. govern- IQent $500,000.00 thru the sale of ‘kiih stamps makes the task bef.ire bt local committee a very large one brings home to citizens the abso- * Jte nec ®ssity of his purchasing at lEail - tehse stamps as possible ' bile it should be understood they be on sale thruout thio year, hut nat 'on’s leaders deemed it wise to ell as many stamps as possible, and •feure pledges for the remainder to Bartow county. to this connection the following ace res ky districts expected of each unity in Bartow county: Cartersvilie $180,440.00 p Xlh 33,900 00 harlee 44,760.01 aS?Vlle 47,040.00 .| ne Log 23,340.00 ‘ r .‘ latoona 17,780.00 “ HIU 14,800.00 T sBlOll 40,380.00 4 dairsvin^ Wolf Pen 65 ” 88000 ” ” 27,340.00 “tamp Plv eek 75,000.00 Person .. 26,780.00 "pile ;b ' task is and large one indeed but urn I’ oper organization such as of !° Sed ’ * e Relieve that the people erfur C ° UDty Will roll upawond- June ° f thrift stamp sale hy tait _*" ’ when .present cam "•w ends. THE BARTOW TRIBUNE (TRIBUNE VOL. 8, NO. 15 WHISTLE AND BELLS WILL PEAL FORTH AT NOON EACH DAY Beginning at noon Friday, and continuing for two weeks at the same hour, every whistle, will blow, and every church bell will toll, in the Cartersville district, calling the attention of the peo ple to the fact that the great Thrift Stamp drive is on. This re quest was made of local author ities from the Atlanta headquar ters, and City Manager Cook lias written all concerned that they may comply with the reqeust. Chief T. J. Price Resigns Place Chief of Police and fire department, Thos J. Price, and assistant chief o f police and fire department, Chas. Cox, resigned their positions Saturday evening. The sudden resignation of these two popuar officers was the cause of much comment and inquiry on Sunday and during this week. It appears that Chief Price resented the action of City Manager Cook naming Vester Payne as patrolman without his con sent and that upon learning that this action had been taken by Manager Cook Mr. Price strongly entered his protest and vigorously resented what he was pleased to consider an affront. Mr. Cook was equally determined and claiming the authority under the city charter to name the city’s empoyees, and being held responsible for the conduct of each department placed in his care, he refused to yield his pur pose to designate who shall be pa trolmen. Mr. Price has made an efficient of ficer and has not only been vigilant in the enforcement of the law but has been very active in the collection of taxes and revenues due the city and his friends greatly regert that be has severed his connection with the city It is understood that City Manager Cook not yet made any permanent ap pointments for the vacancies. Judge Aubrey Chosen Member School Board Judge eGo. H. Aubrey was last Fri day evening elected a member of the Board of Education of Cartersville by the Mayor and Aldermen, vice C. M. Milam, whose term had expired. The selection of Judge Aubrey has met with congratulations on the part of a large number of citizens who consider him eminently capable and qualified for the position and who will lend valuable aid and dignity to the Board. Mr. Milam has rendered valuable service to the educational system of Cartersville during his incumbency, which has been continuous since the formation of the Board of Education in 1912. In the six years during which he has been an active member of the Board he has devoted time and valu able study and attention to school in terests and retires with a record in which he can take pride. FARMER’S CLUB MEETING Mr. B. J. I>avis will be host on Fri day of this week to members of the Euharlee Fanners Club and topics of vital interest to the membership are to be discussed. THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS Negroes Organizing W. R. Moore, a colored physician of Cartersville, last week received no tice that he had been named County Chairman for the colored department in the Thrift Stamp drive which is to be carried throughout the nation be ginning Friday and continuing for two weeks. Moore immediately ac cepted the appointment and has se cured the assistance of C. E. Wil liams, principal of the colored school. They have visited several cimmunit ies in Bartow county and Moore states that everywhere he spoke members of his race promised their aid in making the thrift stamp campaign in this county a success. At Rogers, J. H. Bransin was nam ed chairman of the local committee, W. H. Wheeler at Cassville, Sullivan at Kingston, and G. W. Town, Car tersville. Tuesday night Moore visited Enter son and completed the organization of an active committee for .that sec-: tion of the county. Moore, who is an intelligent darkey Las the confidence of members of his laec in this county and his appoint ment is considered a timely one. He has just returned from a meeting of colored physicians of the State and says that at that meeting members of his profession pledged iehir support to the government in their every un detaking. Moore states there are some 500 negro physicians in this state and he believes that they will be a power for good. Of course it should be understood that his work is to be in co-operation with that carried on by the county committee headed by Mr. B. C. S’o.n, and the colored committee’s results will be reported as they come in. Strahan, District Agent For 7th The appointment of Mr. E. R. Stra ban as District Agricultural Agent for the 7th district, with headquarters at the agricultural school at Powder Springs has just been announced by Dr. William Bradford, asssistant sup ervisor. Mr. Strahan is expected to render valuable assistance to the county ag ents in this district and has notified Mr. C. H. Cox, county agent for Bar tow, that he will visit in this section at an early date. Mr. Strahan has had special training for his new work and comes unusually well recommended. Dr. Chas B. Upshaw Gets His Commission Dr. Chas. B. Upshaw, a son of the late Mr. M. L. Upshaw, for the past year has been house physician at the Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta, has received orders to report at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, for military duty in the medical reserve corps. Mr. Upshaw was commissioned as first lieutenant immediately upon bi3 graduation from Emory University last year, but was given time to com plete his hospital training. The above announcement will come ns interesting news to the many friends of this Bartow county boy. CARTERSVILLE, GA., JUKE 13, 1918 Gov. Dorsey Coming Governor Hugh M. Dorsey is sched uled to make an address in Carters ville on Saturday, June 29th, to the negroes of Bartow county, in the in terest of food conservation. This distinguished Georgian has teen invited to come here by a num ber of the leading members of the colored race of the county, and he has accepted the invitation. It is un derstood, the Governor let it be known that he would address four gatherings of negroes in various parts of the state, and he selected Bartow county in which to make one of these ad dresses. As the day on which he speaks in Cartersville is at the close of the Thrift Stamp campaign, it has been planned to make that Saturday a great rally day among the negroes, and it will be the consumation of the campaign waged among the negroes <■ t the county in an effort to Impress upon them the importance of buying these “Baby Bonds.” Seated on .the platform with the governor, when he makes his address nere, will be a number of prominent white citizens, and every effort will be made to make his coming a , great success. RAIL m WIND STORM DAMAGED GROWING CROPS The hail and wind storm which came in force over this section of Georgia Wednesday afternoon did con siderable damage to the gardens and growing crops, acocrding to informa tion brought to Cartersville Thusday. In the Euharlee district, as well as in other parts of Bartow county, the cotton and corn crops were most ser iously damaged by the hail, which fell in torrents or several months during the storm. The damage, while consid erable, is not believed to ha v s com I letely ruined the corn an' cotton, tut one gentleman, who went over some of the affected areas believes tne crops have been set oack consid eiably, and the prospects of a neavy yield r duced appreciably. Some damage was also done to the barns and outhousts on the farms, and a number of trees are reported to have fallen over the roads in sev eral instances. On Market street, a tree came near falling across that thoroughfare, but was caught by other trees. The city force was put to work, and soon had this obstruc tion out of the way. L. N WOULD CLOSE FREIGHT DEPOT AT JUNTA The Louisville and Nashville rail road on Wednesday petitioned the railroad commission for authority to clore their freight depot located at rad emmissioi) is necessary to close A hearing on the petition was set for June 25. & ' Mr. O. M. Benson has been in charge of this station. The transfer was closed on Monday of this week, and only the formal order from the tail road commission is necessary to close the Junta office. In future, all business formerly handled at that station will go through the Cartersville office. (NEWS VOL. 35 NO. 24) DRAFT CALLS OUT. The local board has been call ed upon to furnish nine negro selectmen, who will entrain for Camp Gordon Saturday. Several days ago, notification was sent out to the effect that Bartow county was tntitled to send four volunteers to Georgia gia Tech, for special training for Army work. There were no vo' unteers, and this week Clerk Townsend received notification to select four men for this serv ice. They will go off Satu day morning, going to Tech for the special training. Other calls are daily expected, and the local board has every thing in readiness for such calls. It is understood a number of re-classifications will be made of men now in classes lower than class one. This work, of course, will take some time to complete. Big Celebration Fourth of July In Cartersville Mr. W. A. Backwell announced this week that lie had completed arrange ments for holding a big celebration at the Fair Ground in Cartersville on July 4th, and expects a large crovrd to be-ton hand to enjoy the events of. the mf racing will be the principal at •wSPHRiy but not all, as several inter esting contests are to be pulled off j and the entrances will be local citiz ens. There will be a fat man’s race bag race, climbing of the gerasy pole, and similar features, sure to prove at tractive. There will be slow mule race, bicycle races, and auto races and something doing every hour of the day. Mr. Blackwell has solicited the support of the business men of ;be city and no doubt the celebration will be a success from every view po.ct. J The local chapter of the Red Cross j will get a percentage of the gate re j ceipts as will also the Fair Associa tion. They will also share in the re ceipts from the processions. Further details will be announced later. City Court Held Record Short Session City Court was in session Monday and Judge Aubrey completed all of the matter that could be disposed of in record time, dismissing the jury and court attaches after a session of only a few hours. During that itme, however, a number of minor crimi nal matters were disposed of, as the following taken from the court re cord will show: Pat Brown, on the plea of guilty to a charge of assault and battery, was fined $50.00 or four months on the chain-gang. The case of Newt Ja cobs charged with larceny was nol prossed. The same course was taken in the case of Eddy Ransom charged with simple larceny and Bud Carrol charged with selling liquor. Laura Yarbrough entered a plea of guilty to a statutory charge and was given privilege of paying all costs in the case or serve two months on the county gang. Jesse Hight was con victed of a charge of selling liquor by a jury and the sentence of $75.00 or four months was imposed. Frank Stephenson entered a pela of guilty and was fined $25.00 or two months. Herschel Harris was declared no* guilty on a charge of assault and bat BARTOW COUNTY TROOPER DIED AT BASE HOSPITAL The painful news of the death of Private John Lowrey, who passed away at Camp Gordon Monday night came as a severe shock to his many lriends in Cartersville and Bartow county. The immediate cause of his death was an attack of pneumonia contracted after reaching camp. He was given the very best of medical attention at the Base Hospital, but despite this, for several days his life was despaired of, when he seemed to improve and his family was hopeful of his recovery. Sunday he took a turn for the worst and never surviv ed. Private Lowrey was one of the selectmen going from Bartow county about two months ago and made an excellent record for himself during the short interval between his arrival and his illness. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. F. E. Lowrey, four sisters, Misses Fanny, Emily, Annie Lou and Lorena Lowrey, and three brothers,- Dr. Tan ner Lowery, Daniel and Robert Low ery, all of whom reside in the Euhar lee district except Mr. Robert Ijow erv, who is now in training at Camp Greenleaf, Fort Oglethorpe. The body was brought to Carters ville Tuesday afternoon and carried to the Lowery home. The funeral ser vices took place Wednesday afternoon at the Euharlee church and interment , was at the Euharleee cemetery, ,Rev. i . G. Hemes of Cartersvil’e,, and Rev. J g. Bookhart of Powuer Spr. lgs, i were in charge of the service. I Tke*jpaWma?fWs, who were chosen ■ from the membership of the Euharlee I Lodge F. &A. M. were as follows: , Messers. James W. Butler, Henry | Kennedy, F. R. Bailey, R. F. Butler, R. F. .Tolly, Jr.., C. M. Raiford and C. A. Bailey. Oi a cheerful disposition and one always ready and willing to carry his part, John Lowery had the con fidence and esteem of a large circle of friends and his sudden demise comes as a great shock. J. J. Northcutt Died at Acworth Honorable J. J. Northcutt, for many years a prominent attorney of Ac worth, and a leader in civic affairs in his home section, passed away last Friday from Bright’s disease. While Mr. Northcutt has been ill for a long time his death was somewhat unex pected and came as a shock to his friends. He is survived by his wife, two sons, J. A. Northcutt, asisstant in the office of the state school superin tendent in Atlanta, and W. S. North cutt ,of Washington, D. C., and one daughter, Miss Evelyn Northcutt. Funeral services were conducted from the home in Acworth Sunday morning, Rev. Walter S. Adams, pas tor of the First Baptist church, of which the deceased was a long and active member, being in charge. tery. Horace Evans charged with sim ple larceny was allowed to pay all costs in the case. Dave Langston in plea of guilty on a statutory case was fined $25.00 or three months. J. D. Holbert charged with assault and bat tery was declared not guilty by a jury. Gill Harris was tried on charge of possessing liquor and was cleared by & jury. A verdict of not guilty was entered in the case of Charlev Jones charged with drunkness. Mose Chambers entered a plea of guilty on a charge of carrying a pistol and was fined $25.00 or three months on :he gang. 12 PAGES TODAY NO. 12
