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Che Marietta Tonrwal
The
People’s
Paper
vOLUME 56.
Cobb Connty Superior Court in
Session this week Clears the
Docket of many Cases
Cobb County Superior Court open
ed Monday morning with Judge
Blair’s charge to the Grand Jury, af
ter which the hearing of civil cases
was begun. Considerable progress
has been made in clearing the docket
and next week will be given over to
the trial of-criminal cases, a number
of which are expected to be of con
siderable interest. .
The suit of J. M. Austin against
the city of Marietta, claiming dama
gé¢s to the amount of $2400.00 for
alleged damages#fo his property on
Powder Springs St. resulting from the
recent paving, came up for trial Wed
nesday. Mr. Jim Brumby, former
mayor of Marietta, was here from
Ocala, Florida, in connection, with the
case.
The jury in the Austin case, after
short deliberation Thursday morning,
brought in a verdiet for the city. At
torneys Gordon Gann and J. C. Fos
ter handled the case for the city and
Attorneys J. E. Mozely and H. B.
Moss represented the plaintiff. '
MEET MARCH 17TH
Actual Work on Plant will Begin
Scon. Funds Nearly All
Subscribed
A meeting of the stockholders of
the Cobb county Grain elevator is
called for March 15th at the Civitan
(Gdub rooms on the north side of the
square,
Only $5,000 is now necessary to
start the actual work on the plant.
The elevhtor is now practicallly
assured and the actual construetion
will probably start within a few
weeks.
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BY L. & N. TRAIN
Funeral Services Held Sunday at
the Milford Baptist church
Large Attendance
An accident at the Mozely railroad
crossing, near Marietta, last Friday
merning when the Northbound L. &
N. train crashed into an auto driven
by Mr. Sim Pair, resulted in the
death of Mr. Pair, and quite severe
injury to his young brother, Robert.
Deceased had just left the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer
F. Pair, and was taking his little
brother to school at Smyrna. The
crossing is just a short distance from
the home, and Robert explained that
they looked for the train but did not
see it, The rain was falling in tor
rents and it is presumed that this ob
¢cured the view of the approaching
train. It is evident that the engineer
¢id not see the auto, as it was struck
squarely in the middle and carried up
the track a distance of about 350
vards. .
Robert, in some manner, was thrown
from the car about half way between
the crossing and where the train stop
ped, and Sim- was found holding to
the steering wheel of the Ford. He
vas placed on the train and brought
Lo the Marietta Sanitarium, where he:
¢ied fourteen minutes later. Robert
was cared for at the sanitarium until
Sunday, when he was taken home and
is getting along nicely. o
The funeral services for Sim Pair
were held Sunday afternoon at 1:30.
at the Milford Baptist Church, con-
Cucted by Rev. George V. Crowe, pas
tor of the Marietta Second Baptist
Church, and Rev. G. S. Bonds, pastor
¢f the Milford Baptist church. ‘
A very large number of friends of’
the Pair family from all over Cobb
“ounty, attended to pay their last re
‘pects to the deceased, and extend
their sympathy to the bereaved fam
ly. Intrment was made in the Mil
ford cemetery. <
Deceased was 27 years old. He is
‘urvived by his parents, three broth
¢rs, G. L. Pair, of Savannah, and Taz
well and Robert, who are at home;
Iwo sisters, Mrs. J. C. Lowe and Mrs.
"-15. Harris, of the Milford commu-
The father of the young man was
chent at the time of the accident,
"¢ing on his way home from a visit to
© son at Savannah. He received a
‘“'cgram carrying the sad news when
e train arrived at Gordon, Ala.
'he death of Sim Pair is deplored
“““rly by Marietta and Cobb county
"‘e’. He was an excepgionally fine
Cine” man, and his parents are in
‘ely known and respected by
.. irands of people in this section of
\beorgia,
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Baptist Ladies Making Big Prep
arations for Entertainment
of delegates and visitors i
The North Central Baptist Wom
en’s Missionary Union divisional in
stitute is to be held at the First Bap
tist church in Marietta, on Thursday
and Friday of next week, March 23rd
and 24th, under auspices of the Wo
men’s Missionary Society of the First
Baptist church.
Som\Sm:oted‘ speakers are on the
programhand it is expected that a very
large number of out-of-town visitors
and delegates will be in attendance.
The ladies of the Baptist church are
making extensive arrangements for
the program and entertainment of
the visitors.
The speakers are: Mrs. W. J. Neal,
State president; Miss Laura Lee Pat
rick; Rev. Jacob Gartenhaus, onvert
ed jew; Miss Beatrice Barnard,,
Young People’s leader; Miss Maud
Powell, Secretary and Treasurer and
others.
Thursday will be conference of
Superintendents, Distriet Secretaries
and other officers, Thursday evening
at 7:30 the program proper will be
gin and will last through Friday; the
fsm‘aking‘ will be interspersed with
some good musical numbers.
; All who are interested in mission
work are cordially invited to come
and hear these splendid speakers;
each one will be a rare treat.
Rev. Gartenhaus was one of the
greatest attractions of the state con
vention having been educated former
ly for a Rabbi; he is now an eloquent
and forceful speaker.. The men are
especially invited to be present with
the ladies to hear him and the others.
The delegates who come from all
parts of North Central Georgia, will
be served lunch at the noon hour and
entertained in the various homes of
the church for the rest of the time.
Members of other Missionary So
cieties are especially invited to be on
hand at these speakings.
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Marietta Presbyterian Sunday S.
Team takes Championship
- Game from St. Luke
The Marietta Presbyterian Sunday
School basketball team won the State
championship last night at the local
Y. W. C. A. Auditorium, by defeat
ing the crack St. Luke’s team of
Atlanta, by a score of 24 to 22. The
game was hotly contested, but the
aggressive play of the Presbyterian
team brought victory to Marietta a
mid a riot of good-natured boosting
by the local basket-ball enthusiasts.
A loving cup was presented the victors
after the gamg, by George D. Ander
on.
The tourney being held in Marietta
this week by the North George Sun
day school league, started Monday,
and some brilliant playing has been
witnessed by a large attendance. .
Eightt teams partiipated. in the
games the opening night with Mari
etta Crusaders winning over the Bap
tist Bereans by a score of 24 to 12;
St. Luke won from West End 30 to
16; Marietta Presbyterians took the
Dallas Methodists into camp by score
of 39 to 18, and Druid Hills won 19
to 11 over Epiphany Episcopalians.
In the second night’s play the Ma
rietta Presbyterians won ‘from Druid
Hill in a sensational finish by a score
of 25 to 22, while Atlanta St. Luke’s
took an easy game from the Mariet
ta Methodist Crusaders by a score
of 41 to 22.
The tournament has been a great
‘success, and the winning of the State
championship by the Marietta Pres
byterian team is a victory well-earn
ed and one of which to be justly
proud.
DR. MARTIN TO LECTURE
' AT MAPLE AVE. CHURCH
. W. L. Hampton, pastor of the Ma
ple Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, announces that he has a treat
in store for all people who will come
out next Sunday morning.
' Dr. Martin, returned foreign mis
sionary, from China, will lecture at
the Maple Avenue church, Sunday
March 19th, at 11 o’clock. Dr. Mar
tin will dress in Chinese costume,and
has a very interestin lecture for
his hearers, on Foreign Missions. The
lecture will be free and no offering
will be taken, and it is along the line
of education. Everybody is cordially
invited to attend.
FLOWER SALE TUESDAY
AT NORTON'S BY D. A. R.
Fielding Lewis Chapter D. A. R.
will hold a flower sale at Norton's
hardware store Tuesday, March 21,
beginning at 10 a. m.
. Shrubs, potted plants, cuttings and
,rooted fig bushes will be on sale.
MARIETTA, COBB COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1922
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BiG MASS MEETING
Georgia People Attend Mass meet
ing in Atlanta Sunday to hear i
Ex-Governor O’Neal |
More than three thousand people
of this section of Georgia attended
the great mass meeting held at the
Auditorium® in Atlanta last Sunday
afternoon, as an endorsement of the
Ford offer for Muscle Shoals. o
i A large number of Marietta people
Wwere in attendance and the entire pro
gram was one of special interest and
‘enjoyment. Ex-Governor O’Neal was
the - principal speaker, and delivered
a stirring address as to advantages
to the South if Ford is successful in
securing Muscle Shoals. He bitterly
denounced the Alabama Power Com
pany for what he claimed its selfish
fight to defeat the Ford offer and to
’g’ain possession of the South’s great
est water power project.
A State organization was effected
to help carry on an enthusiastic and
Pactive campaign in support of Ford’s
(offer, and the following resolutions
lwerc adopted: .
| ‘“Resolved, that we, the citizens of
'Atlanta and the adjoining communi
‘ties here assembled, do unqualified
1y enderse the bid of Henry Ford for
'Muscle SHoals properties in the State
!'m'_i*-.la'qama, and be it further
Resolved; that we have a strong be
lief in the integrity and the ability
of Henry Ford; that we believe that
'he will operate the great water power
of Muscl Shoals in the interest of the
people of the United States; that he
‘;will reduce the vorice of fertilizer thru
out the United States and that he will
}uti]ize the great water power in gen
erating elecirical power and furnish
ing to all the adjoining territofi&
Muscle Shoals electricity at a ¥ -
ly reduced price if he is successful in
obtaining possession of this , and be
it further
~ “Resolved; that we have faith in
his financial ability to operate these
properties, and that he will furnish
employment to thousands o%hmen and
women, who are teday without em
ployment, in all of our communities,
and be it further - e
; “Resolved, that we pledge our
selves to assist our great sister State,
Alabama, in any and all her efforts
“Resolved; that it is of the utmost
importance that the committees in
‘Washington in charge of this matter
act with expedition, and that we be
seech them not to delay in awarding
the Muscle Shoals to Henry Ford.”
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| BEAUTIFY CITY
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! Following the paving of Church
Street plans were immediately made
by property owners to improve and
beautify their individual grounds. |
| This week the residents between
Session Street and the city limits’ un
animously agreed to uniformly ‘plant
shade trees in the grass plot between
the walk and.street curbing, and the
variety of the trees selected were!
Crape Myrtle and Silver Maple. The'
trees were planted this week, ’
| It is suggested that all property,
owners on Church Street follow out
the beautifying plan that has been
started, and by planting the same va-’
riety of trees make Church Street
distinctive for its uniform beauty,
‘and popular as a drive.
- IT SHALL GO OVER THE TOP.
Determined to take into their own hands the busi
ness of marketing their own crop, more than 5,000
Georgia cotton growers are organizing the Georgia
Cotton Growers’ Co-operative Association. ;
The essential features of their plan include a five
* year, enforceable contract, compulsory pooling, com
modity marketing rather than locality marketing, ex
clusive membership of cotton growers only, large vol
ume of business, and the emplovment of experts to
grade, class and sell the cotten.
The plan and contract are identical with those of
eight other Southern state-wide associations. ~
Typical of the success of the plan in other parts of
the South is the fact that every member of the Texas
association gained an average of between $l5O and
$2OO each last year.
The minimum quota has been established as 200,-
000 bales for Georgia by the first day of April.
Texas has already pooled more than 700,000 ; Okla
homa 400,000; Mississippi 300,000; Arizona 50,000;
North Carolina 300,000; Arkansas 250,000,
The Georgia cotton pcol will not fail—it cannot
fail—because, the farmers of Georgia will not let it
fail.
The success of the movement in six other states
stands out like a challenge to Georgia, and Georgia
accepts the challenge.
It shall go over the top.
DR.BELKTOROLD
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A BIG REVIVAL
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@ IN MARIETTA
Noted Evangelist to Begin Revival
~at M. E. Church on Sunday
: - March 19th.
[ Rev. 8. R. Belk is known to many
|,people in Cobb county. About twen
ty years ago he was pastor of the
LFirst Methodist church of Marietta
dor two years and was one of the
nost capable and popular ministers
Marietta has ever had. His sunshine,
Yumor, eloquence, and genial dispo
§'tion made friends among the people
of all denominations and of no de
nomination. .
. Frequently he has been called back
to perform marriage ceremonies, lec-
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ture and preach to bodies of men,
such as the Knights Templar. Among
hig_‘ pastorates he has served Saint
Mark’s, Atlanta; Saint James, Augus
ceived-salvation through his
Marietta and Cobb County are indeed
fortunate in having him hold a meet
ing here.
The place is the First Methodist
Church, of Marietta, and the time is
‘March 19th to 31st. Dr Belk, how
‘ever, will not be here until Monday
‘evening, March 20th, 7:30. From
then on he will condfct the services,
110 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Rev. S. R.
‘England, presiding elder of the Ma
rietta District, will preach at 11 o'-
'clock next Sunday at the opening
service of the meeting. He, too, is
a powerful preacher of the .old time
Gospél and no doubt the church will
be filled from this opening service.
Rev. J. M. Tumlin, pastor, and the
members of the Church extend a
cordial invitation for all the people
to attend and enter into these ser
vices. :
MARIETTA COTTON MILL
BANKRUPTCY HEARING
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HAS BEEN POSTPONED
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A hearing of petition by ereditor:
seeking to throw the Marietta ()ut—i
ton Mill into bankruptsy, which was‘
to have been held before Jadge Sib-'
ley in Marietta last Friday, has been!
indefinitely postponed. '
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Cobb County to be Thoroughly Or
~~ ganized in Boy Scout Move
; ments. Raising Funds |
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- Boy Scout organizations for Cobb‘
county were practically assured at a
meeting of the business men at the
Y. W. C. A. Auditorium Monday af
ternoon at which time Mr. Stanley
Harris, one of the national executives
of the National Scout organization
addressed the meeting.
‘ Members of the Civitan and Rota
‘ry clubs were present and business
men from several of the towns of
Cobb county were present in the in
'terest of the movement in their com
munities.
Mr. Harris thoroughly explaned the
Scout work among boys to the men
and outlined the program of organiz
ation. Dr. Sam L. Rambo, who has
been actively engaged in boys work
in Marietta made a taly to the meet
ing on the needs of the work here.
Dr. I. A. White made an appeal for
the boys in this community and Dr.
J. M. Tumlin also approved the move
ment and promised his assistance in
the work.
Immediately after the meeting a
committee consisting of Messrs. Geo.
Daniell, Geo. Lemmon, Harold Schil
ling, Grady Conway, Sam Rambo, W.
L. Harris, C. L. Middlebrooks, H. Y.
Striblin, W. F. Collar, I. D. King and
V. L. Bray were appointed to devise
a plan for raising the necessary funds
to promote the work in this section
for the next year. : !
Committees viere appointed to soli
cit contributions for the work and
up to the time of going to press one
half of the funds had been raised. ‘
Five Scout troops will probably be
organized in Marietta in the near fu-1
ture and one or more troops in each
of the smaller towns of the county. A
play ground is also proposed for Ma
rietta which will be looked after by
the Scouts. 1
Definite plans for thé Scout work
in Cobb county can be given in next
week’s issue of the Journal.
Dr. Bannister, Dr. Butner and Mr.l
- Cooper Bishop to Succee\d
Retiring Members !
The Grand Jury on Wednesday ap
pointed three new members of the
county school board to succeed
Messrs. J. B. Dodgen, A. N. Mayes
and W. T. Chastain, whose terms had
expired. ; .
The new members are: Dr. W, E.
Butner, of Powder Springs, Dr. D.
C. Bannister, of Sandy Plains, and
Mr. Cooper Bishop, from the east
side of Cobb county.
A continuation of good schools in
Cobb county -is predicted under the
new members of the board, who are
considered capable and progressive
educational men.
« Dr. Butner has long been known
15 a strong supporter of progressive
_ducation. He comes from one of
the oldest and most prominent fami
iies of the county.
Dr. Bannister is a man of much
influence and is probably one of the
most ardent advocates of better edu
cation in Cobb county. With the help
9f his community, one of the best
rural cchools in the county has been
built up at Sandy Plains.
Mr. Bishob is one of the best known
nen of his section and in being plac
ead on the school board is following
in the footsteps of his father, who
served the people well and wisely in
that capacity several years ago.
Increasing interest is being shown
in the school activities and with the
new members of the board co-opera
ting with Superintendent Hugh
Moore, much good and effective
work is assured the county.
MEETINGS T 0 BE |
The following meetings are an
wunced for Cobb county to boost
he co-operative cotton marketing
nlan.
A big mass meeting will be held on
he streets of Marietta on Saturday
March 18, at one o’clock.
. Meeting and speaking at Powder
<prings, March 21, at two o’clock.
Speaking at Kennesaw March 22, at
wo o'clock. Speaking at Roswell,,
',\lar('h 22, at two o’clock.
I The big campaign will close in a
'few days, and those in charge of the
| movement and all who are interest
iw{ in the co-operative marketing, are
luru,im; the cotton growers to sign up
now. P
lGrand Jury Returns 22 Indict
ments Against Gilbert and
Sessions on Wednesday .
Twenty-two indictments were re
turned Wednesday against A, H. Gil
bert and George Sessions, by the
grand jury in session here this week,
charging embezzlement and larceny
of funds of the Marietta Trist and
Banking Company, which went into
the hands of the State Sueprinten
dent of Banks on Feb. dth.
! A. H. Gilbert was vice-president
and George H. Sessions cashier of the
banking institution, and the only of
ficials in active charge of the bank’s
business. A recent closing of the au
dit of the bank’s books revealed a
hortage of $233,000. .
The indictments cover a large num
‘ber of unlawful transactions in con
nection with the bank’s business and
funds and joint bills were returned
|against the two officials in twelve spe
cific counts by the grand jury Wed
nesday. °*
In addition to the twelve joint bills
five individual bills were returned
‘against each Gilbert and Sessions, on
’(’num of receiving devnoszits after bank
was known to be insolvent.
\ The joint bills covered transac
tions of Gilbert and Sessions with the
brokerage firms of Bache & Company
and N. L. Carpenter & Company, of
New York; and charging of funds to
Fourth National Bank, of Atlanta,
and Lowry National Bank, of Atlan
ta, that were not received by these
banks. One joint bill, against Gil
bert and Sessions, was returned for
money that was checked short in
cash, date of February 4th, in the
amount of $3,900.
Judge Blair being disqualified to
try these cases, Gilbert and Sessions
will not be‘placed on trial until Ap
ril, or later, the disqualified calenttar
having not yet been made up.
Bonds at $l,OOO each in each of
the twenty-two indictments was set,
and same was made on Wednesday
night.
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Moarietta Shrine Club Donate Part
of Receipts from Sparks Cir
cus to local Y. W. C. A,
The advertising car for the Sparks
circus, which is to shoew in Marietta
Wednesday, April 5, under the au
spices of the local Shrine Club, will
be here next Monday.
At a meeting of the Shrine Club
held Tuesday night it was unani
‘mously voted that a good per centage
of the receipts be donated to the Y.
W. C. A. girls.
| Committees for the handling of all
!matters pertaining to circus day,were
appointed, and arrangements made
for the introduction of many enter
taining and hilarious “stunts” to be
pulled off on circus day by the local
Shrine club members and Marietta
boys and girls. The conimittees ap
pointed were as follows:
. Auditing committee,Guy T. North
cutt; License committee, E. L. Rob
ertson; Ticket takers big show, E. L.
Stringer, J. R. Miller; Reserve seat
ticket takers, George Northcutt, Jack
Brumby, Pierce Latimer, Geo, Lang
ford; Parade committee, R. J. Han
cock, Stanton Reed; Bill posting com
mittee, Jarrel Plack, Pat Crowe, Doy
le Butler, Ralph Northcutt; Posting
cars county routes, H; M. Johnson,
Jarrel Black, J. F. Shaw, Harold
Schilling, Stanont Reed, George Dan
iell, M. L. McNeel, Jr., E. L. String
er; Press committee, W. L. Harris,
Otis Brumby; Side show ticket tak
ers, H. L. Hyde, Stweart Milam;
Ushers, Johnnie Walker, M. D. Nor
ton, Fred Legg Norman Collins, D.
Little, Stanton Reed, J. F. Shaw, Tom
Hicks, B. F. J. Hicks, J. R. Brumby,
R J. Hancock, George Hook, . Louis
Jones,
| Many Shriners and others are to
take part in the big street parade,
some as clowns, others riding in the
cage with animals, and "others be
decked in befiitting circus style. ,
¢+ Yaarab Oriental Band will be here
from Atlanta to take part in the night
show, furnishing music for the big
entry. Mazala, the Oriental Band
dancer, will also be here and take part
in the night circus performance.
A large delegation of Shriners will
be here for circus day, coming from
Atlanta, Alpharetta, Austell, Ac
worth, Canton, Smyrna and other
Georgia towns, -
Circus day will open publicly with
the big street parade at 10 o’clock on
Wednesday, April sth, and from that
hour it will be one continuous round
of pleasure until the closing of the
night performance at 11 o’clock.
! As the Shrine Club has generously
donated a liberal share of their por
tion of receipts to the Y. W. C. A.
girls, it is anticipated that advance
ticket sales wjll be big. Announce
ments will be made later as to when
~and where tickets will be on sale.
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