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NO. 50.
GRAND JURY INDORSES HEALTH AND FARM WORK
Kennesaw Couple Charged with Murder of Hour Old Son
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Cobb Grand Jury Indicts Mr. and
Mrs. Hollis Flynn on Charge of
Using Carbelic Acid to End
Life of Hour Old Child, Aug.
17, to alleged Mar. of only 4
Months. ;
Crarged by the State with havine
used zarbolic acid to end the ‘
of their little son of less than two
hours and possibly not more than a
hour old so as to conceal as much as
possible the alleged fact that the
birth had taken place only four mon
the after their amrriage, Mrs. Hollis
Fiynn, about 18, is at liberty under a
$2500.00 bond and Mr. Flynn is held
in jail without the privilege of mak
ing bond on charges of murder. Both
are citizens of Kennesaw and it is
eaid that Mr. Flynn is an operator of
the NC. & St. L. Ry. ;
The son was born, so the charges
are, the 17th of last August, in the
aiternoon. The attending physician
states, so it is said, that the child wasg
perfect in every way and showed
every indication of growing into a
hiskv iad. In less than two hours
after his birth and therefore after the
doctor’s examination had given the
baby so clean a bill of, health. the
charges are that the little chap was
buried in the cemetery at Kenne
saw in a private a way as possible.
Weeks crept by and no official no
tice was taken of the affair. Then
last Thursday, just one dav previous
to the adjourning of the Cobb ecoun
tv grand ‘urv. persons apveared: be
fore that body with the above char
ges and the next day indictments were
returned and the accused placed un.
der arrest.
It is understood that no autopsy
has been held and that the only reas
on breught forth for the belief in
foul play with the which the burial
cccured after the birth and the al
leced statement that tge parents had
been married only four months and
wished in this way to cover up the
fact of the child’s birth.
It is understood that the trial will
come up at the next session of Cobb
Superior Court. !
CHRISTMAS CLUB
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SAVINGS BRINGS
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Over $5,000 being Paid Out To
Former Members by Merchants
And Farmers Bank Who Joined
Xmas Savings Club last year.
‘When the newspapers are filled
with the siogan, “Do your Christmas
Shopping Early,” when the store
windowg are gorgeous with sensible
and useful gifts for Xmas Day, many
is the man and woman, boy and girl,
who looks with wistful eyes and lug
wbriously digs into pocket or purse
to see what are the resources for
the Christmas buying. Too many,
sal to note. find that Santa has come
upon them unawares. They have not
realized that Christmas is here, and
they are not prepared to pay for
those little rememberances which
;nuu,y speak of affection and es
€cm.
It is a matter of extreme pleasure
to many hundreds of thoughtful peo
ple in Marietta that this empty feel-
Mo vill not dominate their though@s
When Santa displays his wares this
vear. All during the year these can
'Y poople have heen regularly calling
i the Christmas Club window of
thelv bank and there they have been
denociting a small sum in a little
Pass-hook ready for old Saint Nich-
Yias °nd his magice pack. ‘
Ahove $5,000 in cash is being paid
out this week to club members who,
10ned the Chvistmas Club at the Merd
thfnl.ts and Farmers Bank last De
eMmbey.
LETTERS TO SANTA |
CLAUS TO BE BIG |
FEATURE NEXT WK.
_ The announcement appearing in
e last week’s issue of the Jour-
Nal in regard to the fact that all
‘“tters from the Kiddies to Santa
Claus would be printed and for-
Warded to the famous old guard
“n of the Christmas holidays has
brought forth such a flood of let
ters that we have decided to run
4 feature double page next week
“4rying nothing but these letters.
Every kiddie who has not yet
Written ig requested to get his or
her lettep in not later than Tues
day of next week.
Consistency with Their Backward Step in Dismissing
Farm Ageni Would be for Commissioners fo Buy Long
Horn Bulls, Razor Back Hogs, Billy Goats, Says Farmer
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Papers Drawn Up to This. Effect
.~ And Notice Being Run in the
. Present Legal Organ—This and
Cther Features for Readers
Next Year But Price to Remain
One Dollar Per Year.,
_ The Journal takes pleasure in call
ing attention of its readers to the
fact tlgat beginning with January, the
Ist this paper will be the official or
enn of Cobb ounty, a capacity which
hesibeen served for the past two years
by the Cebb county Times.
The final legal papers were drawn
up to this effect with the sionature
of the proper county officials a few
days ago and notice is now apper
ing in the present legal orean of the
county.
This is only one of the manv excel
tent features that the Jouranl will
have to offer its readers the coming
yvear and which will greatly add to its
valie from the standpoint of the
veading and business public. ‘
It is needless to state that while
the service given will be even greater
than has been the case during the
past year the price of the paper to
the subscribers will remain at the
present price of $l.OO per year.
In addition to this big _announce
ment arnother equally as bjo will ap
pear in the near future. Watech for
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MARIETTANS SUN.
For the last twe yars the people of
Marietta have been given a most
beautiful gift by the Dramatc coun
cil of the Y. W. C. A. under the lead
ership of Mrs. W. E Benson, in the
for of the Nativity Pageant. and
they are delighted to learn that on
next Sunday night at eight o’clock at
the Auditorium, they will again have
the opportunity of seeing the splen-
Jdid artistic production.
It has been universally said of the
past productions that it is really re
markable how the spirt of this won
derful story is revealed and to what
extent the audiere is made to feel
that they are living in the story and
rejoicing in being face to face with
the actual scenes. experiencing the
came wonderment and veverential
awe which they must have felt who
saw the star and heard the wonder
ful songs of the angels
The spirit of worshin which broods
over the audinece and players alike
make a most impressive and appeal
ine occasion and gives it a permanent
walee in the hearts of all who witness
it.
I is expected that everyone who has
ceen the production as well as those
who have not, will be in attendance
at the Auditorium on next Sunday
night and it is requested that as far
possible everyone be in the Audito
rium and seated at eight o’clock, so
the service will not be marred by any
interruptions by late comers
LOCAL GOUNGIL ‘
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~ OFFICERS FOR YEAR
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| At the regular meecting of the lo
cal council of the Jr. O. 0 A M,
officers were elected for the incoming
year.
| e Marietta Lodge has had a very
'successful year and many new mem
bers have been added to the organi
zatjon. Having been organized here
only three years the organzation has
grown to be one of the strongest lo
cal orders. 3
Some of the attractive features of
the Junior order are $5OO life insu
rance and $i a week sick benefits.
The officers elected Tuesday night
were.
Counciler. J. J. Brooks: Vice-Coun
cilor, J. J. Black, Jr.: Inside Senti
nel. T. J. Brooke: Outside Sentinel,
James L. Logan; Warden, T. E. Ker
ley; Conductor, Glover Burton;
Financial secretary, Paul Brown; Re
cording secretary, J. E. Sanders.
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MARIETTA. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1921
Things Entirely Too MoHern for Cobb Com
missioners—Work df County Health
Needed in Correg¢ting Defects
of Chilllren
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By Allen Mayes, Lost Mountain
The Commissioners have lm‘m—"’g off the farm demounstrator!
This is a long step backwardg! :
It would he in perfect kvopiflgzifith their idea to have them
order the farmers of the county 30 long horn bulls, 500 razor
back hogs, 300 billy goats, 200 ynkr of oxen, 1000 wooden plow
stocks, 2,000 scoval hoes, 3,000 tigy gnano horns. 100 tar huek
ets; etc L _
Things have gotten entirely tob lodern for our honorable
commissioners, However, this cart't be said of our roads. With
the exception of a few highways,, the roads have never heen
modernized. A pain has strueckj them somewhere and now
propose to use some “‘economy’’, t
Did we ever need a d«mmnstr:n‘&r D 1 so, we need one now.,
They have struck a blow at tle very heart of the agricul
tural interests—the very foundation of our prosperity.
Keep agrieulture in the lead and other interests will nots
suifer. Discourage boys and girls and you paralize our very
greatest resource,
No one can estimate the educational value of the farm dem
onstrator.
To stop this work is not economy.
Give us a county farm demonstrator. Give us a doctor
and nurse employved by the county. Physical defects in the
child need be correeted, and epidemics warded off. Many ecan
rise up and testify to the good and charitable work done by
our county doctor and nurse, -
Many Hundreds Atiend Funera{oi
o y AP
Lt. Middlebrooks on Wednesday
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Was Killed In Autombile Acci
dent Near Portsmouth, Virginia,
Late Saturday afternoon—Nav
al Board of Enquiry States Ac
cident was not fault of Dead
Man.
Witnessed Wednesday afternoon
by one of the largest crowds ever at
tending a funeral in Powder Springs
and which more than twice exceed
ed the capacity of the Methodist
Church and which attested more, per
haps, than anything else could, unless
it was the veritable wilderness of flo
ral offerings which were heaped up
on the casket, the touching esteem
in which he was held by all those who
had known him, the last sad rites were
performed over the body of Lieuten
ant John R. Middlebrooks, of the
United States navy, age 32 and son
of Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Middlebrooks,
whose tragic death occured last Sat
mrady afternoon in an automobile ac
cident near where he was stationed
at Portsmouth, Va. Dr J. A. Sharp,
head of Emory Academy, officiated,
assisted by the local pastor, Rev. S.
M. Baker. Immediately ibllowing,
he was given a masonic burial in the
Methodist cemetery at Powder Sprin
os by the Springville Lodge number
153, Lieutenant Brooks being a mas
ter mason. -
Among the myriad of floral offer
ings was one from the medical offi
cer comrades of the dead lieutenant
at Hampton Roads, Virginia and two
‘more from Norflk Other floral of
School Boys and Girls of County
Pushing Sale of Christmas Seals
Tag Day and Address In Park at
4 P. M. Will Feature Saturday
In Anti-Tubercular Drive of the
~ Red Cross—Big Dinner Being
Planned for Next Thursday.
Unless you are different in your
makeup from the average person, you
have during the past few days under
one or more, or all, of the following
circumstnaces: place of business, on
vour way to and from work or some
important engagement, enjoying a
square meal either at home or abroad
(in some cafe), bouncing the kiddie
sn the knee for recreation—or may
he, in case you have no kiddie, your
hest girl, or as was the case with the
writer, while rivaling the female of
the species in their stamping grounds
by juggling the dish rag among the
pots and pans of the last meal, been
approached by some tot, or else by
‘whole battilions and regiments of
them in such beseeching and at the
ferings came from thruout the entire
county and some from Atlanta.
While complete details of the death
of the lieutenant are not in evidence
and cannot be disclosed in full until
the navy board of inquiry for the pur
pose can make its report, this board
in a telegram to Dr. Middlebrooks
Wednesday stated that the Lieuten
ant was completely vindicated in the
preliminary investigation for any re.
sponsibility in the accident, which oc
cured by the car that Lieutenant
Middlebrooks was driving, colliding
with mule team and resulting in the
breaking of his neck. The accident
occured just after dark It is_said
that after the accident Lieutenant
Middlebrooks was rushed to a hos
pital and although his neck was bro
ken, lived until after he had rea‘ch-‘
ed there.
Tieutenant Middlebrooks was born
near Douglasville, July 15, 1889. He
graduated from Young Harris and af
terwards took a degree at the Jud
son Medical college, of Philadelphia.
When the war broke out, he entered
the transport service of the United
States in the Medical departmment.
March, 1917. He was transferred ia
ter to the 13th regiment of marines
and went to France with them. His
services both during the war and since
has won him decided distiction in
his line of work.
Lieutenant Middlebrooks was loved
by all who knew him_ whether white
or black and a greater life can be
lived by no one man than this—he
was loved best by those who knew
him best.
same time demanding manner that
a refusal would not be brooked, that
you purchase their lot of Christmas
seals for the Red Croos anti-tubercu
lar movement. If any questions were
asked you were always told in a reg
ular avalanche of words that Cobb
county was trying to sell at least
$5OO of these seals in order that the
county might have for the use of the
county health department to stamp
out tuberculosis, one half of this sum
and that if a smaller amount was rai.
ed the county would get only one
fourth the total amount raised.
And, most important of all, thev
would tell you that the county head
of the drive, Mrg, H. E Haoue. shlv
assisted by Dr. Todd and Miss Gibbs
of the health department, had set ev
ery school boy and girl in the “ounty.
a total of many thousands pupils from
over fifty schools, at the work in the
way of contest, that in Marietta, the
grade selling the greatest number of
seals would secure a bond, and most!
(Continued on page 10.)
SAYY GA, .
Supreme Ceurt Action Upholding
Censtitutionality of the Sale of
The Warants of the W. & A.
Has made Possible Payment of
Pensions before Xmas Day.
Ordinary Gann is in rvcvip't of a
ietter from Governor Hardwick to
the effect that the state will be able
to pay.all pensioners within the ne:xt
few days. The letter in full follows:
Decémber 13, 1921.
To the Ordinary of Cobb county.
Marietta, Ga.
My Dear Judge:
I am gaid to be able to inform you
haw'under the recent decision of the
Supreine court, upholding the Cons
titutionality of the Act of Augusat 5,
1921, providing for the sale of the
warrants of the Western and Atlan
tic railroad, the state will be able 'to
fully discharge ail past and matur
ed obligations to its vnensioners with
in the next few days.
Colonel Lindsey of the Pension Com
ission, and-his competent office
force, are now engaged in preparing
the warrants and I think I can safe
[lv promise you and the pensioners
of vour county that we will be able
{o make settlement in cash of all
these claims before Christmas day.
I sould be glad for you to give
this infoimation to the pensioners of
your county, as many of them are
writing letters to me on the subject
and I am anxious that they should
get this information as soon as pos.
sible
. With high regard, I am
| Very sincerely yours,
[ Thos. W. Hardwick, Governor.
CIVITANS MAKING
PROGRESS; DEMAND
BETTER CAR SERVICE
’ At the regular meeting of the Ma
‘lrietta Civitan club on Friday after
noon, reports were heard from the
committee on getting two express
cars for Marietta to Atlanta. Other
Marietta organizations were asked to
take the matter up and a report will
probably be ready. from some of
them by the next meeting of the
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| State Association Organized
When the Marietta Civitan club
‘was organized two months ago, it
brought the number of required
clubs for a state organization and a
meeting of delegates from the dif
terent clubs over the state met at the
Kimball house Wednesday and per
fected a state organization, Dr. Earl
Quillian, of Atlanta, was elected
state President; Hon. Herbert Clay,
of Marietta, first vice-president; Mr.
Turner of Macon, second vice-presi
dent; P. B. Fite, of Dalton, third
vice-president; Marshall Dixon, of
Coiumbus, fourth vice-president; Mr.
Karow, of Savannah, sixth vice-pres.
ident and Mr. Van Harlinger, of At
alnta, «ixth vice-president: C. 1. Har
ris of Atlanta, secretary; Herbert Por
ter, of Atlanta, treausurer.
Tructens were elected as follows:
Park Dallas, Atlanta; Mr. Abbot, of
Columbus; John Tyler, Dalton; H.
G. Conway, Marietta; Mr. Holton, Sa
vannah.
The Civitan organization has shown
much progress in the past year in
the state and new clubs will be or
wanized in the next few months.
Two other clubs are near completion
and the present number will be more
than doubled by the next annual con
vention according to the opinion of
state officers,
. The Marietta delegates attending
the state convention in Atlanta were,
Herbert Clay; H. C. Conway and Wm.
L. Harris.
Grand Master Bowdoin
Be At Masonic Meet
Fri.; Annual Election
The Kennesaw Lodge No. 33, F. &
'A. M. announces thru its worshipful
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ESTABLISHIED 186 k
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Recommends Completion of Pav
ing from Smyrna to River and
¢ Better Sanitary Conditions in
Ceourt House and Jial—Most of
| ¢/ Recommendations Good.
_lndorsing the work of the Cobb
~"*u,‘-:,\ T’f"“"{. of health and that of
‘ ‘ 'i"t’ll!u ry :.llvh‘l‘ demonstrator, wit h
:\nf‘ recommendation that he bhe : rea
uned and that thé pegple of the co-
Rit tha wa "f st Suant
};nun",*: '!:(l .i.hH:Q:)h' ,;. ('n.m se elf;ffllt-
RS s speaking in unmista-
Ken terms against the recent action
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farm (h-.,.‘-.m.:‘tx xtu:-mu:f '(,\;.‘,:"\s f;“ .thc
» . . ¢ smissing of
of the county health nurse, and so re
‘f'_:f"_""_’.?"-:‘fi‘:*'(lf‘!)l’?)ka“f?r‘»giitiz:'n to the coun-
S BRI mimigsioner that the de
partment would, be reduced to ab-
JECU penuary L&
Recommendin gthat the county co
mmissioners call a bond election for
;.}:l‘.v.,.',;l'”.‘“"\‘:\. of erecting permanent
hignways throughout the county of
not less than $250,000.0Q ]
{ reing greater economy in the ex
‘\_H‘T"!!k' of the county {unds by (‘u‘\j;
1 : “';" expenses and reduce
ing forces in those departments
here it could be done with greater
Netency and where the retainment
would not be vital to the welfare of
the county, along with the consoli
dation of all the conviets in the coun
i in one convict camp, thereby preat
ly reducing the number of ~L"LH'H'(’:L
NnecessayYy.:
Ingisting upon better sanitary con
ditions in the court house, stressing
particularly the need of keeping the
toilets clean:
Qutlining repairs, as sewers, lights
in cells without them, hot baths, ete.,
for the health and conveynience of
the inmates of the conuty jail, and
the retention of the services of the
“gperial - bailiff, Groover, along -with
many other excellent features.
The presentments of the Novem
ber Grand Jury follows in full:
STATE OF GEORGIA, COBB CO.,
To the Honorable D. W. Blair,
Judge Superior Court, said County:
We, the grand jury, sworn, chos
en an( selected for the November
Term, 1921, of Cobb Superior Court,
| beg leave to make these our general
presentments.
Through committe we have inspect
ed the County Alms house and con
vict camp and find the alms house
‘reasonably well kept and in a sanit
‘ary condition. In our opinion, Mr.
Prather is a good man for this place.
We have inspected tha convict camp
and find it in fairly goed condition.
Our committee’s report on the Alms
house and covict camp hereto attach
ed marked Exhibit “A” and made a
part of our general presentments.
Through committee, we have ex
amined the public buildings belong
ing to the County, and find various
offices of the court-house in fairly
good conition. We recommend that
the court house be throughly clean
ed up and that the janitor be instruect
ed by the proper authorities to see
| that the court-house is kept in bet
ter. condition. We note that the rec
ommendations of the previous grand
juries refer to having the walls re
paired, cleaned and painted, but we
find that this has not been c_ox:nvpliqd
with, and this grand jury jeins in
the recommendations made by previ
ous grand juries in this- réspect. We
have examined the jail and find it
in fairly good condition and find that
the prisoners speak very highly of
M. Swanson and Mr. Sanders, Depu
ty Sheriff, saying that they are well
fed an( taken care of. Our report
on the jail and publie buildings of
the county in detail is hereto attach
ed and marked Exhibit “B” and made
a part of these presentments.
" We have examined the books and
| records of the various county officers
and in so far as we can find out in
our limited time, these books are
neatly and efficiently kept, but our
committee’s report in detail is here
to attached marked Exhibit “C” and
made a part of our general present
ments.
" We earnestly endorse the work of
the Health Commissioner, Dr. Todd,
and his efficient assistant, Miss Gibbes
and find that they are doing good and
officient work. We request all citi
zens of Cobb county to give the
Health Commissioner their best co
operation.
The various county officers have
made their report and same are here
to attached and made a part of these
our general presentments.
| W. recommend that the office ot
County Farm Demonstrator be retain
led as we helieve that the farmers
will necd his gervices more now than
‘in the past.
' We recommend that the office of
Special Baliff be retained as we find
| that the Special Bailiff is self-sustain
ing.
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