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The Marietta Tournal
The
People’s
Paper
VOL. 55 No. 32,
Women May Be Given Voie
On 1-Man Commission Bill
PEOPLE SEPT. 22
Recent Bill Enfranchising Ga. Wo
men May Permit Participa
tion in This Election.
COM. TO BE ELECTED OCT. 20
Bond Commission Provided in Bill
Comes Into Existence Only In
Case Bond Election Carries.
There is a strong probability that
the women of Cobb county will be
permitted to vote in the coming elec
tion on °September 22 for the one
man county commissioner plan, gn
diaccorsetaoishrlifwawwofgwk wkww
man commissioner plan, according to
Ordinary Gann, who states that the
only doubt lies in the provision re
garding the paying of poll tax for
registering, in the bill recently passed
by the legislature giving woman full
ctizenship rights in Georgia. He is
at the present of the opinion that
the bill does permit it, and if so,
all the women of the county will have
to do is to register before election
time and they can then express their
opinion thru the use of the ballot
the matter the same as the m‘ey)“
The matter will be gone intd thor
oly right away and the actual status
of women in the matter should be de
cided by next week.
Thursday, September 22, is the
date designated in the bill passed at
the recent session of the Georgia leg
islature providing for the doing away
of the present board of 5 county com
missioners and the substitution there
for of a one man commission, and in
case the bill carries in the referendum
to the people, Thursday, October the
20, will be the date for the special
election of a person to fill the office
of county commissioner.
(Continued on page 6) f
Igm D‘S‘-l 'I 0- OI fw Ty
HOLDS 28TH MEET
20 Lodges With Total of 40 Dele-
Gather. Given Dinner at
Dew Drop Inn.
The convention of the 19th Divis
ion of-Georgia, I. 0. O. F., met in its
28th semi-annual session, Tuesday inl
Marietta, in the Y. W. C. A., audi
torium, wiht 20 out of 38 lodges in
the district represented and 40 del
egates present. The convention ses
sion was primarily business but two
entertainment; features were given,
one a' dinner at noon at the Dew
Drop Inn, and an enjoyable address
by T. H. Robertson, divisional grand
secretary of Georgia. |
Two sessions were held, a morning
and an afternoon session, the morn
ing one lasting from 9:30 till 11 and
the afternoon session from 1 to 3.30.
Many things of interest for the bet
tering of the organization were ta
ken up and the delegates went away
feeling that much good had been ac
complished toward the increasing of
the membeship, stength and frater
nal spirit of the order.
The state is divided into 19 dis
tricts, this one being the last formed.
It is stated that the membership of
the 19th district which comprises
nearly all the counties of North Geor
gia is approximately 2250.
The next session of the district
convention will be held next year in
Nelson, Ga.
The officers of the district are: J.
D. Galloway, divisional grand master,
Mt: Mariah Lodge; C. P. Hames, Di
Visional grand warden, Marble City
L9(i_ge No. 252; and J. B. Reynolds,
dl.vlsional efanfl - secretary, Marble
City Lodge No. 252.
ELECTION AUG. 26TH
To Be Held in School Houses of
Each District Between Hours
- ofland4P. M. :
The Cobb county board of educa
tion has set Friday, August 26, be
tween the hours of 1 and 4 p. m., as
the date for the election of school
trustees in the various school dis
tricts of the county. -
Both the board of education and
the county school superintendent feel
that the matter of properly handling
the schools is so vital a matter that
the greatest possible interest and care
should be taken in the selection of
the trustees.
It is especially urged that every
voter be at the polling places on the
day of election and do their share in
getting the schools in the most effi-
Cient hands.
NO. SERVICES FOR M. E.
CHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT
There will be no church services at
the Marietta Methodist Church this
coming Sunday evening owing to the
fact that camp meeting will be in
progress at that time at the Marietta
Camp Ground. The morning services,
preaching at 11 and Sunday School
at 9, will be held as usual.
The pastor urges thati the local
Sunday School and morning congrega
tion show up at their maximum and
that all who can shall cooperate in
the camp meetings and share in its
blessings.
J. J. STOREY FAMILY
13 Children, 32 Grand Children
And Large Number of Other
Relatives Participate.
A family reunion was held last Sun
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
J. Storey, of Acworth, at which all
Rut two of their 15 children were pres
‘ent, most of ther 32 grand chidren
and a large number of other rela
tives and friends from this and other
states. Mr. and Mrs. Story are not
at all old for such a large family, Mr.
Storey being only 60 years of agd and
Mrs. Storey only 58. ]
The chidren that were present
were: Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wheeler,
Brownsville, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Booth and family, of Roswell, Ga.,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Storey, of Rome,
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Thompson and
family, and Mr. and Mrs. H. C Wig
ley and family, of Sweats Mountain,
Mr and Mrs. W. B. Cole and family,
and Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Storey and
family, of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Storey and family, and Mr. and
Mrs, B. D. Storey and family, of Hi
ram, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hamilton,
and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Abernathy,
of Due West. ;
The relatives and friends present
were: Mr and Mrs. Frank Storey and
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Baits, of Floyd, the
Rev. J, Jones and Wwife, of Elizabeth,
Mr. and Mrs. Fack Vernon,-of Smyr
na, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Davis, and
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Griggs, of Hiram,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wood, of Roswell,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goggins and fam
ily, of Powder Springs, Mr. Elford
Fischer, of South Carolina, Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Griggs and family, of
Marietta, Mr. and Mrs. Watts and
family, of Acworth, and Mrs. Jim
Ross, of Acworth.—Due West Cor
respondent.
Ginners of County Take Steps to
Form Permanent Organization
Prices Be Decided Sept 7.
About a dozen Cobb county gin
ners, who seemed to be thoroly rep
resantative of the county, met in the
court house here Wednesday after
noon for the purpose of organizing
the ginners of the county and to dis
cuss prices and other matters for the
coming season
It seemed to be the sentiment of
the meeting that the ginners of the
county must organize for the purpose
of establishing prices and other mat
ters. To this end it was decided to
that those present would interview
in person as many as possible before
the next meeting and also to have
the chairman of the meeting send
written invitations to every ginner in
this county and the near surrounding
territory to jon with them at the next
meeting.
Much dissatisfaction seems to. ex
ist in many quarters among the cot
ton growers of the county in regard
to prices and in regard to this the
ginners seemed to think that some re
visions of prires were necessary. Just
what prices would be put int oeffect,
it was unanimously agreed, iould not
be fairly determined upon at this sea
son of the year, and it was decided to
have the next meeting the first Wed
nesda yin September, in the court
house at 2 p. m., for the purpose of
settling upon a fair price in accord
ance with the conditions prevailing at
‘that time, whch would be almost at
{the opening of the cotton season for
‘this section.
’ Many of the ginners stated that
‘high losses had been underggme in
igirming‘ last year owin gto outstand
}ing accounts. Some stated that they
had as much as $2,000.00 on their
;books uncollected for ginning last
year. They all agreed that ginning
tthis year must be placed upon a pay
- basis at the time of ainning, either in
‘esh or toll as the payment might be
iagreed upon.
g “One Hundred Per Cent American
‘ism”’ too frequently is what I am and
the fellow I don’t like isn’t—Stars
and Stripes.
MARIETTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1921,
' DRAW LARGE CROWDS
rAt Marijetta Camp Ground From
- 12th to 16th. 4 Meetings 2
‘ Day. Able Speakers.
An unusually large crowd is expec
ted to attend the opening services of
the Marietta Camp Ground Matho
dist church, on the Roswell Road, four
miles from Marietta, Friday morning.
at 11 o’clock. Some of the best
preachers in the Methodist church for
this sectipn of Georgia will be present
for the opening services and those
attending the meetings this year are
assured of an unusual treat, even con
sidering the splendid treats of the
past years. The meetings will con
tinue for five days, closing with thé;;
evening services on Tuesday of next
week. §
The meetings at the Marietta Camp
Grounds always attract some of the
largest} crowds ever assembled to
gether in the county. Scores of peos
ple have already signified their in
tention of camping for the entire dur
ation of the meetings. Many others
are preparing to camp for a part of
the time. ;
According to announcement thera
will be four services each day, with
the exception of the opening on which
services will be held at 9 and 11 o’-
there will be only three. Morning
clock, and afternoon and opening ser
vices at 3 and '7:30. |
The following well-known and able
ministers will take part in the ser
vices: Rev. S. R. Engand, presiding
elder, Rev. J. M. Tumlin, pastor of
the Marietta Methodist church, Rev.
G. A. Chambers, pastor of the Camp
Ground Methodist Church, Rev. W,
T. Watkins, of Tate, Rev. J E Enz-l
land, of Jonesboro, and Rev F. 8.
Hudson, of Canton. {
MR. AMOROUS CALLED
10 WASH, IN'PROBE
Will Appear Before Agricultural
Committee Friday In Probe
of Fed. Res. Board.
Mr. Martin Amorous, of this ecity,
has been sumymoned to Washington to
appear before the joint agricultural
committee of the house and ‘Sengte
Friday morning, tomorrow, by € -
man Anderson, of the committee.
Mr. Amorous, it is understood, will
be called upon to explain what, in
his opinion, occasioned the sudden
collapse of agricultural interests thru
out the country, telling what part of ‘
the federal reserve board’s policy had
upon this, and making suggestions of
what he believes to be the best rem
edy for the situation.
According to news reports from
Washington this is the same commit
tee before which John Skelton Wil
liams, former comptroller of the cur
rency, reiterated the charges against
the federal reserve board contained
in his Augusta speech. Following Mr.
Williams, Governor Harding, of the
board, appeared before the commit
tee to refute these charges and very
recently Governor Strong, of the New
York Reserve Bank, endeavored to
substantiate by his testimony what
Governor Harding said. ,
Mr. Amorous has long been active
in agricultural and other matters in
this county and state and his ¥riends
are awaiting with interest the re
port of his statements before the
board.
45 Piece Band Gives Concert in
Park. Mock Stunt By Atlanta
Commandery.
The occasic®» of the coming last
Saturday of some 200 Knights Tem
plar and their ladies from Couer De
Leon commandery, of Atlanta, as
the guests of the Constantine com
mandery, of Marietta, was highly en-'
joyed both by the public and the par
ties concerned. The famous Knights
Templar band, consisting of 45 pieces,
arrived shortly after 3 o’clock and en
tertained a crowd of more than a
thousand people in Park Square forl
something like and hour with per
haps the best music that has been
heard in Marietta in a long time.
Theguestswere entertained with a
concert and barbecue at the Marietta
Golf Club. The visitors in turn did
their part of the entertaining by pull
ing an excellent mock imitation stunt.
Six candidates, representing as
magy nationalities, were lined up for
initiation and after each has substan
tiated his qualifications to become a
“knight of disorder” they were all
blindfolded and gracefully dumped in
the ake to be purified for the first
degree. All proved to be good swim
mers,
Severa races and stunts were con
ducted on the golf gruonds, and after
the knights and their ladies had been
entertained for a time they were
sruests at a barbecue, which concluded
ihe afternoon.
KIRK
" LOWER GINNING COST
Mass Meeting Demands Price of
. 35-40 c Per Bale. May Build
~or Rent Cooperative Gin.
At a meeting attended by about
75 farmers of the Kirk’s Chapel com
munity last Saturday night an or
ganization was perfected for the pur
pose of taking whatever steps might
be found necessury toward the low
ering of the price of ginning cotton,
even to the extent of building a co
operative gin or renting one and run
ning it on a cooperative basis.
+ Mr. W. P. Hardage was elected
chairman and Mr. Bob Cox secretary.
After much discussion which Yimari
ly involved denunciation of tRe high
prices levied by ginners for the gin
ning of cotton, a committeeswas ap
pointed consisting of Messrs. W. P.
Hardage, Chas. Manning and (Uncle)
Bill Ballenger, to see the ginners of
the community and attempt to get
them to agree to reduce the price of
ginning to 35 or 40 cents a bale. The
committee was authorized by the
meeting to look into the matter of
building a cooperative gin or to rent
a gin and run it on a cooperative
basis, providing no agreement could
be reached with the present gin own
ers.
Among other things discussed at
the meeting were the high salaries of
some of the county officials. Another
meeting was called for Saturday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock, August 13.
All the farmers of the community
are requested to be present at the
meeting next Saturday and come pre
pared to sign resolutions condempning
the alleged high salaries of county of
ficials and to act on the report of
the committee that is to call upon |
the gin owners.—Kirk’s Chapel Cor
repondent, : |
LITTLE SISTERS DIE
Louella And Odene Qualles, Age
-4 and 2, Die of Acidosis Withs
in 2 Hrs. of Each Other.
An unusually sad occurrence was
that of the deaths of little Louella
Alene lgs, age 4 and 2 ves-
M‘;"M‘m& and Mrs!
R. L. Qualles, of the Roswell Road,
Saturday, August 6th. Louella fas the
first to die and the death of Odene
fas only two hours later.
Both were sufferers from the same
disease, accidosis, and both had been
sick for only two or three days.
Their double funeral was held Sun
day morning at 1. o’clock at the
Roselane Baptist church. They were
laid to rest side by side in the city
cemetery Sunday afternoon.
Presbyterian Men Entertained by
Mr. ‘and Mrs. Glover. High 3
Months Record For Class.
The members of the Men’s Class of
the Presbyterian Sunday School spent
a 2 mosi enjoyable evening last Thurs
day at the home of Mr, and " - Wil
der Glover.
The lawn was ligi* ' ~ng o cack
en dinner was serve.. The guests
were seated at small tables arranged
upon the lawn. A number of young
ladies assisted the hostess in serving,
adding to the charm of the occasion.
Short talks were made by Dr. J.
G. Patton, who is filling the pulpit of
the church during the vacation of
his brother, by the officers of the hlass
and others.
A three months record of the class
was read and proved most interest
ing. The average attendance had been
51 in May, 56 in June and 66 in
July, while it was found that eleven
members had been present at every
meeting for fourteen consecutive Sun
days. Many had only missed one or
two Sundays. The roll of the class
now carries nearly a hundred and yet
is growing under the most interesting
teaching of Judge Sibley, the class
leader.
A vote of thanks was extended Mr.
and Mrs. Glover and their charm'ingi
assistants. In spite of inclement andl
threatening weather more than for
tc men were present. :
10 ADDITIONS AT LOST
MT. PROTRACTED MEETING
The protracted meeting at the Lost
Mountain Baptist Church, which was
a splendid success in every way,
came to a close last Sunday, with the
baptising of 5 new members at 9
o’clock. 10 members in all were add
ed to the church roll during the meet
ings, 5 being by letter. A
Rev. Mr. Jackson, who conducted
the services, endeared himself to all
the people of the community thru his
able and powerful preaching.—Lost
Mountain Correspondent. .
Contract Signed For 100
~ Bales at Mass Meeling
NO SERVICES FOR FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAYI
it
There will be no services at the
First Baptist church next Sunday.}
Dr. White, the pastor, will have a
short vaecation. For a week he will
conduct a meeting in Alabama, fol
lowing which he will be given a
brief, but much needed, rest. The
Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. ser
vires will be held as usual.
Dr. White preached at the reguar
morning hour last Sunday, using as
his theme “What is Christian.”” He
made an eloquent appeal for personal
consecration and a Christ centered
life. His sermon was inspiring and
helpful in its suggestiveness, No eve
ning services were held.
|
SCHOOL REGISTRATION
|
- WEEK, 15TH T 0 19TH
At Haynes St. School. Every Pu
- pil Must Register. Examinations
~ for New Pupils September 2
~ Next week, August 15th to 19th,
will be registration week for all the
boys and girls who are to attend
school in this city the coming term,
which commences Monday, September
5, according to the announcement of
Prof. Keith. The registration will be
held at the Haynes St. school between
the hours of 9 and 12 in the morning,
and 2 and 4 in the afternoon.
Prof. Kieth very strongly urges
every boy and girl to look afterthe
matter of registration as the present
indications are that there may not be
enough seats on hand to take care
of all the pupils unless it is known
beforehand just enactly the number to
prepare for. The parents of all the
younger children should sée to it that
their children are properly registered.
It is requested that the registrants
bring their promotion cards with
them. . |
Examinations will be held at thei
Haynes St. School, Friday, September
2, beginning at 8 o’clock, for all new
pupils and those residing out of the
city. SRR b s &
Apart from the registration everyj
thing is in readiness for the opening
Prof Keith states. All the teachers
have been selected and while the
mamfes idannot be made public' at
present, full announcement will be
made within a few days.
PAST SCHOOL YEAR
Best Attendance in History of
Marietta Schools. New Build
ing Recommended. |
Superintendent of city schools, C.
A. Kieth, has submitted tc the Board
of Educaeion, a very interesting ac
count of the activities, progress, ete.,
made in the schools of the city the
past term, in which he points out the
fact that the hghest average attend
ance ever maintained was reached,
that athletice among the boys and
girls, the work of the debating socie
ties and the general work along all
lines showed a marked improvement
over preceeding years, despite the
crying need of more room, and strong
ly urges the necessity of the erection
lof another building if the children of
R ——— S —
(Continued on page 12.)
IALLEN CHALKER, CONFED
ERATE VETERAN, DIES
The death of Mr. Allen Chalker,
age 74, of 504 Atlanta street, occur
red at the residence Tuesday, August
’9, about 3:30 p. m.
- The funeral services were held at
10 o’clock Wednesday miorning at
the Second Baptist church, Rev. Dr.
oBnd, of Kennesaw, officiating,
Interment was at the city cemetery.
The pall bearers were selected from
among the grand children of the de- |
ceased.
An unusually large number of peo
ple attended the funeral as Mr. Chalk
er had lived in Marietta many years
as an active and enterprising citizen.
He was one of the rapidly dsappear
ing veterans who wore the Gray, in
defense of the South in '6l.
Mr. Chalker is survived hy his wife
and several sons and daughters.
REV. OSRO WARDLOW WILL
PREACH AT MIDWAY SUN.
Rev. Osro Wardlow, of Memphis,
Tenn., will preach at Midway, Sun
day night, August 14. Rev. Wardlow
is a Midway boy, having been reared]
in that community, and it is expec
ed that a record breaking crowd‘wigl
be on hand to hear him, as this is
the first opportunity his former ac
quaintances have had of hearing him
in some time.—Correspondent.
ESTABLISHED 1866
,
COUNTY'S TOTAL
3 i .
~ MORE THAN 250
More Than 200 Farmers and Bus
iness Men at Cotton Meet- .
} ing on Tuesday.
ELMORE DELIVERS ADDRESS
Spys That Farmers’ Only Hope Is
Cooperative Selling In Dealing
With Organized Buyers.
The big mass meeting under the
auspices of the Cobb county branch
of the Georgia Cotton Growers Coop~
erative Association held at the court
house here last Tuesday brought a
crowd, of fully two hundred farmers
and a few business men and resuit
eds in contracts being given for ap~
proximately 100 bales of cotton for
the coming season, thereby bringing:
the county’s total to more than 250
bales. The meeting was ably addres
sed by state director A. A. Elmore,
who delivered the principal speech,
owing to the inability of President
Barret, of the Farmers Union to
be present.
It is seldom that a more forceful,
logical and entertaining address has
bgen heard in the city. Mr. Elmore
spoke for about an hour and held the
close attention of his audience thru
out. He pointed out the fact that this
id an age of cooperation and organi
zation. That all the business forces
of the country are organized, inclu
ding the buyers of all farm produce,
and that the reason the farmers re
ceived so small a price for their fi)—
ducts was due to the fact that they
deal individually in selling with or
ganized buyers. He stated that cot
ton prices were not regulated in the
South where cotton was produced but
in New York where it was bought and
where the buyers were organized.
He said that the farmer dealing
individually with the gamblers in cot
ton had as much chance of coming
out the winner as an American sol
dier would have single-handed against
the whole German army.
- He showed the wonderful resniis
gained by organized labor the coun
try over thru cooperative selling of
their labor. He pointéd out that im
joining a union the individual lahores
gave up his individual right to agree
on wages, conditions, etc., with his
employer. These things were deter
mined by the organization te¢ which he
belonged and the benefits = gained
more than made up for the one sac
rifice,
‘ The only difference, he said, be
tween the wage worker and the far
mer lay in the fact that one sold his
wages direct to an employer by the
hour, day, or week, and that the far
mer sold his labor by the yaer to the
speculators in the shape of cottom
and other farm produce. “One gete
his wages by the week,” he said, “and
the other gets his wages by the year.”
He submitted to the farmers the
statement that the buyers of farm
products were in constant economic
conflict with the producers, inasmueh
(Continued on page 12)
Case Over Limit of City’s Indebt
edness Holds up $20,000 Is
sue Until November Court.
Further disposition of the proposed
issnance of $2,000.00 sewage bonds
for the installation of a sewage sys
tem for the South Side, which has
passed both branches of the legisla
ture, cannot be finall ydisposed if
until a litigation against the indebt
edness of the city is decided before
Judge Blair in the November terms
of the Cobb county superior court.
It is charged that the city of Mariet
ta is already indebted to its legal
limit and that in view of this ne more
indebtedness can be ncurred.
The defense against this litigation
takes the position that $48,000.00 of”
this indebtedness arses out of an al
leged theft and that .therefore the
city should not be held responsible.
It came about thru the turning over
of certain securities of the city by
Mayor Brumby to Mr. Frank Scar
boro for renewal and Mr, Scarbero
had them cashed in his own name and
disappeared with this sum along with
still grger sums from other cities
in the famous disappearing case some
time back, ®very court that has act
ed on the matter so far has ruled in
tavog of the city, and the outcome of
Judge Blair’s decision is awaited with
interest. .
~ Should the matter be decided in fua
vor of the city it will leave it $28,000
to the good in the way of indebtedness
after the issuance of the 028,000 of
sewage bonds. el
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