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dhe Marietta Jonewal
The
People’s
Paper
P SR S L A
vOLUME 56.
FIVE DAYS CHAUTAUQUA OPENS TUESDAY
FRIENDSHIP REVIVED
B JOURNAL STURY
OFOLD 6. M. 1. DAYS
Col. Olmstead, of Savanah, Finds
oid Friend With Whom He
Marched up Kennesaw Mt.
In the Journal of April 6 we pub
lished an interesting article from thé
pen of Mr. Frank Stovall Roberts, of
Washington, D. C., being his remi
niscences of Marietta and the old
Georgia Military Institute of seventy
years ago.
" Mr. Roberts sent this copy of the
Journal to the Georgia Historical So
ciety at Savannah, where it attract
ed the attention of Col. Chas. H.
Olmstead, who was a cadet in the G.
M. I. in 1852 to 1856. The two old
and honored veterans, and esteemed
residents of Marietta back in the fif
ties, begun a correspondence which
has so far proven of much interest
and enjoyment to both of them. Th:
Journal is indeed glad to have been
the means of resurrecting a friend
ship that started in Marietta seventy
years ago, and which had been lost
during the days of the war.
Col. Olmstead writes the Journal
as follows:
Savannah, Ga., April 22, 1922.
305 Gwinnett St., East.
To the Editor,
Marietta, Journal,
Marietta, Ga.
Dear Sir: I have read with deep
est interest the article upon long past
days in Marietta and the Georgia
Military Institute, written by Mr.
Frank Stovall Roberts and appearing
in your issue of the 6th inst.
All of the names he mentions of
those connected with the great school
live in my memory, though I believe
all of them have long since passed
away. Mr. Roberts, himself, is my
junior by nine years, but I remember
him perfectly (as well as his father
and brothers, Charles and “Jody”)
though he was only ten years old at
the time of my graduation in the
class of 1856,
His memory of the character of
the Institute and of the cadets with
whom he associated. by his father's
position, shows that he must have po
sessed remarkable powers of observa
tion for the young boy he was then.
As one of the old cadet corps, I
thank him most heartily for writing
it 21l out, and the Journal for pub
lishing the story. For the G. M. I
.\'_?:ouM‘ not pass from the memory of
Georgians; even though its life was
brief, from 1851 to 1865, but long
enough to prepare hundreds of gal
lant voung fellows as officers to lead
the troops put into the field by our
dear old State in the great conflict
between the North and the South.
] Alas! Alas! How many of these
lald down their lives for her.
One error may be noted in Mr.
}‘{:‘)Pw-‘l;t.'s article, he speaks of the Ca-
Gt Batallion as consisting of four
‘“mpanies when he knew it, where
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GLENN HARRIS IS
AT SMYRNA MONDAY
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Was Walking on Track When the
Train Hit Him. Propretor of
Confectionery at Craven
i
Mr. Ernest Glenn Harris, a whole
sale confectioner living at Craven
station on the Marietta-Atlanta cav
me, was killed Monday morning by
eing hit by a train near Smyrna.
AL ,i"‘-"f:"t'fl was walking on the rail-
Yoad track, and evidently did not
Ncar the train. He was killed in
antly, -
Funeral services were held Tues
11y afternoon at 2:30 at the First
baptist church of Decatur. Rev. F.
t. McConnell officiating. Interment
Was at the Dunwoody cemetery.
He was forty-four years old. Sur-
Viving him are his' mother, Mrs. V.
‘L. Anderson, of Decatur, five sisters,
irs. Paul Cooper, Mrs. J. G. Burton
and Mrs, Claude Yancey and Misses
Blatiche and J. C. Harris, and a bro
ther, F, O. Harris,
TAX RETURN BOOKS WILL
CLOSE ON 10TH OF MAY
SAYS TAX REC. CROOVER
~Tax Receiver Horace Groover
Zives the information in this week’s
"."‘H'nvl that there are three thousand
Cobh countv taxpayers who have not
Vet given in their State and County
tax returns.
Mr. Groover is holding the books
onen until May 10th for the accom-
Modation of the tardy ones,but those
Who do not take advantage of this
extension of time and get in their
returns before the tenth, must expect
10 M snattiasd
GHOSTLY PARADE OF
~ THE KU KLUX KLAN
~ LAST MONDAY NIGHT
Thousands of People Gather in
! Marietta to Witness Novel
i Eu Klux Klan Parade
| The Ku Kux Klan street parade,
official announcement of which was
fgiven by Klan No. 61 in last week’s
‘Journal, came off as per schedule
Monday night.
' At eight o’clock several thousand
people had gathered in the Park and
around the Square to witness the
novel spectacle. Three special cars
over the electric line arrived at that
‘hour, bearing members of the Klan
from Atlanta and other points, and
at 8.30 the sound of trumpets and
drums was heard as the parade came
down Atlanta street.
The Ku-Kluxers formed a single
line of march extending several
blocks, and a count of the white
robed and white-masked figures is
given as one hundred and eighty-five.
Some disappointment was mani
fested by those who have memories of
the original Ku Klux Klan arganiz
ation, whose methods of approach
were at great variation with that of
the present-day knights of the order.
In antcipiation of ghostly figures
springing up from all points of the
compass, those of a timid nature were
kept busy rcasting furtive glances
down the alleys and around the num
erous trees in the Park, but nothing
occurred to give them an anticipated
fright. No secrecy was maintained
in the line of approach and neither
were'there any soft thuds from pad
ded hoofs of prancing horses.
The 1922 Ku-Kluxers came into
town in electric cars, donned their
regalia and formed their line of
marching music and the snare drums
beat a tuneful rat-atat as the line
wended its way around the Square,
out Whitlock avenue and back on
Kennesaw avenue to Church street,
and thence back to the Square and to
the orginal starting point on Atlanta
street.
Instead/ of the pineknot torches
used by the Klan in the sixties, the
the present Knights have\ adopted
the use of electricity, and two great
crosses of fire were borne by the lea
ders in Monday night’s parade, bril
liantly illuminated by electric bulbs
fed by a storage battery.
- [N ESSAY CONTEST
~ BY GEORGIA PUPILS
5
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
| Starts Move to Create Better
Rural Conditions
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“How can the cities and rural dis
triets of Georgia best co-operate for
their mutual advantage?”
i The question is a paramount one
‘and in its solution and practical ap
‘plication, lies the future greatness of
| Georgia.
i The Atlanta Chamber of Commer
ce, working to the end of creating a
community-building spirit, is offering
'fnm' cash prizes to the school child
ren of Georgia for the best essay sub
mitted on the above quoted subject.
. The contest is open to school child
‘ren in the sth to 10th grammar
igrades, residing in the small towns
and rural districts of Georgia. The
|essay should not be over 400 words.
The prizes to be given are as fol
lows:
| First prize, $100; secord prize,
$6O: third prize, $35; fourth prize,
$l5.
Mr. B. S. Barker, secretary of the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce sends
‘the Journal the following informa
tion regarding the essay contest:
“This contest is open to all child
yen in the grammar schools located
in towns of 7.000 population orsun
der, and to children in the rural
hools of Georgia.
“The contest clozes on midnight,
Tunne Sth. and no escay will be ac
leerted which is received after that
time, A committee of prominent
‘men from our Chamber of Com
''merce has heon appointed to award
those prizes. based on the four best
efforts veceived, and nrizes will be
awarded to the winning rontestants
as soon after June sth as possible.
{ “Address 01l communications to
!fho Atlanta Chamber of Commerce,
'Mr. B. S. Barker, Secretary. and be
|sure to show the name of vour school
as well as vour own name on your
|essay. Wide publicity will be given
(this announcement, and it is hoped
(that many children will enter the
contest.”
MISS IDA McCOLLUM
Funeral services for Miss Ida Me-
Collum, age 55. of Blackwells, Ga.,
were held last Wednesday, Dr. J. M.
Tumlin officiating, and Black Under
taking company in charge. Inter
ment was in the Camp Ground ceme
tery. She is survived by one sister,
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American music will be a feature on the programs of the Nevin Concert
Company, the well-known artist-entertainers who will appear at the coming
Redpath Chautauqua.
Representative compositions of the great American composer, Ethelbert
Nevin, will forin the basis of the programs which are delightfully diversified
by vocal and instrumental numbers and clever character sketches, many of
which will be presented in costume. i
The Nevins are an experienced concert and entertainment company that
has toured in all parts of the country under Redpath management with splen
did success. Their numerous instrumental and vocal numbers selected from
musical favorites of permanent popularity will be enjoyed hy every individnal
in the community.
Plan for Co-operative Marketing
Will Be Put over in Georgia
Beginning This Year
The Georgia Cotton Grower’s Co
operative state-wide elections com
pleted Saturday noon. More than
6000 votes ,were cast. The ballot
was by mail. The following are the
directors for the first year: L. A.
Dean of Rome, G. W. Clower of
Lawrenceville, C. H. Addington of
Lavonia, T. B. Thornton, of Hartwell,
O. E. Tate of Elberton, J. T. Wise of
Baldwin, Dan Witcher of Point Peter,
James W. Morton of Athens,”J. C.
Turner of Jefferson, R. L. Manning
of Bethlehem, J. H. Burson of Car
rolton, R. J. Atkinson of Greenville,
W. H. Grffin of Washington, J. O.
Maner of Millhaven, W. T. McArthur
of Ailey, Claude Eubanks of East
man, W. J. Oliver of Shellman, C.
W. Hillhouze of Sylvester, W. A.
Shiver of Cario, and Ben Baker of
Ellington.
Each direetor represents one dist
rict which comprises a number of
counties, from one to twenty-eight in
number. Each district signed up ap
proximately 13,000 bales, or-one
twentieth of the state’s total for co
oper®tive marketing.
J. E. Conwell, who has been man
ager of the campaign since the mid
dle of January, was appointed as a
director by L. B. Jackson, director
of the State Bureau of Markets. A.
M. Wilkins of Comer, was named
director by J. J. Brown, State Com
missioner of Agriculture. One more
director remains to be appointed by
Dr. A. M. Sewell, president of the
Qtate College of Agriculture. Under
the terms of the association cotton
contract, these three men are named
to represent the interests of the
nublic. |
“The Boardof Directors will com
pare favorably with the directors of
anv bank in the state, in my opinion,”
declared W. T. Hanson of Smyrna,
chairman of the Committee on Elec
tions, which was in charge. |
The new directors meet Friday,
Mav 5, in order to perfect their or
ranization and take in charge all the!
offairs of the association. At th'ltj
time, the organization committee will
I o relieved. : |
ENNESAW HOTEL
A fire alarm last Friday evening at
6:30 o’clock drew a large crowd to
the old Kennesaw hotel, where it was
found a store room on the second
floor was in flames. Aside from a
considerable damage from water, and
some damage to the store room, the
loss was not heavy.
This structure which has withstood
the ravages of time, storm and fire
for near a half century, evidently is
still in trim to serve the needs of the
public for many more years to come.
GEORGIA GOES IN
~BIG FOR BUMPER
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|
- WATERMELON CROP
) 8 W« R STR
Weekly Crop Report is Promising
- For Prosperous Year for the
Ceorgia Farmers
Georgia Plants Huge Watermelon
= Acreage.
The Empire State has a water
melon acreage this year within fif
teen or twenty per cent of the total
planted in the whole country in 1918,
according to the Georgia wcrop re
porters. -This is accompanied by an
acreage of cantalopes several times
that of the state total last season,
says the weekly crop summary re
leased today by the local Agricul
tural Statistician, Z. R. Pettet. Plan
ting of both of these'crops still con
tinues . The commercial belt has
moved upward till several north Geo
rgia counties are trying both crops
on a large scale. Over a hundred
acre of canteloupes are reported
within twenty miles of Atlanta. It
will be impossoble to make a definite
estimate of either canteloupes or
watermelon totals until planting is
completed.
Minor crop takes place of cotton
The same general condition that
has caused the unusual increase in
melons, have likewise promoted plan
ting of all other possible money crops
Among the truck crops, Sweet Pota
toes, Irish Potatoes, Pimento Peppers
and Cabbage at present seem to be
most important. A vast number of
Sweet Potato storage houses have
been built. The mid western section
is making the most pronounced in
crease. Irish Potatoes have been
planted for a money crop in many
parts of South Georgia and the gen
eral planting for home consumption
is large. Pimento Peppers, which
started several years ago at Griffin,
have spread into the adjoining coun
ties of Meriwether, Fayette, Butts,
Pike, Lamar and Coweta.
Lower Georgia Goes Back to Cotton.
Fertilizer sales, decrease in pigs,
and secondary crops, bear out the
general impression that there is more
Cotton in South Georgia this season.
At this time of year, it is unsafe to
generalize upon-this crop; but indi
cations are for a decrease in middle
Georgia and about a stationary acre
;ag‘u in the nothern region.
. There is more complaint of dry
!woathcr preventing germanization in
the upper portion the excessive rains
‘have been detrimental. Cotton is up
to stand and chopping has commenced
in the costal plain.
The rains that have delayed farm
work have also injured small grain
quite seriously. Rust has developed
and is widely reported. Where bry
weather has prevailed. as in the main
southern oat section, it has cut off
materially. Georgia is like two dis
tinet states this year.
DR, FOWLER TO PREACH
AT MILFORD CHUHCH
Dr. Fowler, of Atlanta, will preach
at Milford church Sunday merning,
and will also deliver a lecture at
2:30 in the afternoon. |
LARGE ATTENDANGE
AT MAPLE AVENUE
i CHURGH REVIVAL
Over 100 Conversions Reported
at Big Meeting Conducted by
Revs. Hunter and Hampton
| The big revival meeting at the
{Maple Avenue Methodist church, be
'ing conducted by Rev.€has. F. Hunt
lear, evangelist, and the local pastor,
'Rev. W. L. Hampton, is growing in
interest and attendance.
! The night attendance has been av
‘eraging about 700 people, and Sun
iday night there were over 1000 peo
ple presént and many were pot able
to get into the church. Up to this
‘time there has been more than one
'hundred conversions during the meet
/ing. Fifty-two were baptised and re
iceived into the church last Sunday.
| The Maple Avenue church is of the
‘original Methodist denomination, and
'was established in Marietta the latter
part of 1919 when a big tent meet
ling was held and much interest was
‘aroused. Since that time the church
has acquired building and parsonage
‘at a cost of $15,000, and the total
'membership now exceeds two hund
‘red.
§ The present meetings have been
largely attended by the church-going
'people of Marietta of all denomina
‘tions, and Rev. Hampton states the
Emeetings will be continued indefi
‘nitely.
|
~ INBOYS CLUB WORK
| -
‘ Enrollment in the agricultural
‘clubs has already passed the ten thou
ysand mark, and indications promise
'a fifty percent increase over the en
‘rollment of 1921, according to Exten
|sion Director, J. Phil Campbell of the
Georgia State College of Agriculture.
. The leading s«clubs are pig clubs,
corn clubs, sweet potato and poultry
.clubs, however a great many boys are
signing up for the sheep, calf, peanut,
wheat, oats and orchard clubs.
| Features of club work this year
will be judging contests and |club
camps. Judging contests wiil be
‘held in the counties, congressional
|districts and for the championship
of the state. Teams will be selected
for livestock and farm crops Jjudging.
| This work is very instructive as well
‘as interesting to the boys, and it is
‘expected that a large number of them
will compete for places on the teams.
'Several valuable prizes are offered
‘including a number of free trips to
Chicago to the International Live
stock Exposition.
| Club camps will be held during the
summer In most of the counties. In
some instances the camps will in
clude the boys from a district rather
than a single county. Arrangements
are now being made for a big camp
at St. Simons Island during August.
These camps will include agricultural
instruction from the county agents
as well as play and recreation.
- Short Courses will be held at the
district Agricultural Schools for the
club boys during the summer. Then
the Georgia State College of Agri
culture has already completed ar
ragements for the annual Short
Course for boys and girls held each
August.
- Twenty thousand dollars in prizes
are offered for the winners in club
work. This includes a number of
free trips to the International Live
stock Exposition at Chicago, the So
utheastern Fair at Atlanta, Scholar
shins to the Short Course at the Col
lece of Aericulture, and cash.
EMORY GLEE CLUB TO
| BE HERE IN MAY
| The Methodist Crusader class an
nounces that the Emory University
Glee club will entertain in Marietta
'the third week in May.
|* This glee club has been rated the
last two vears as one of the very best
in the South, and many enthusiastic’
unprejudiced lovers of entertainment
say that it is the best in the South
'ern eollege circles.
| Detailed information as to the per
formance will be given later as ar
rangements are made as to ticket sale
land the like.
N. C. & St. L. Ry. GIVES
| SEVEN SCHOLARSHIPS
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. “With view of encouraging greater
interest in agricultural activities by
iboys throughout the State of Gedrgia,
‘the Management of N. C. & St. L. Ry.
‘has again subscribed to seven scholar
’ships of $25.00 each to the Boys
' Annual Short Course at the State
College of Agriculture, Athens, Ga.
These scholarships will be awarded
to prizewinning boys,who are mem
~ bers of agricultural clubs, and who
regide in counties served by ‘this
Company’s lines in Georgia, namely:
Catoosa, Whitfield, Gordon, Bartow,
Floyd, Cobb and Fulton.”
|
Typical Soldier Play Will Draw
Big Attendance on Friday
and Saturday Nights
The play “Sittin’ Pretty,” to be
staged by Horace Orr Post of the
American Legion in Marietta tomor
row and Saturday night should draw
a big attendance. Advance ticket
sales are going good, and indications
are that the Y. W. C. A. auditorium
will be seated to capacity for both
nights of this entertaining and laugh
able soldier play.
“Sittin” Pretty” was produced
several itimes ovqrseas during the
war, and always made a tremendous
hit. It’s a typical soldier play, filled
with ludicrous and laughable situat
ions, and jokes, and those who miss
it will not “save any money”.
We all need a good laugh in order
to be better prepared to do efficient
work. If we do better work, the fi
nancial gain is greater—and by ‘‘put
ting’ out” a few dimes to see such
an interesting and amusing enter
tainment as “Sittin’ Pretty” we get
many times our money’s worth.
Let’s go!
Following is the cast for the play:
Betty Wingate __. Mrs. P. D. Reeser
Major Hansen ... Dr. P. L. Knott
Sgt. Bob Druery _ Eugene McNeel
Private ‘Red’ Clancey . John Walker
Corp. Elliott _____ Morgan McNeel
Countess DeMontezo, Mrs. Charles
M. Brown.
Her daughters, Emmie Montgomery
and Franz Hahr Dobbs.
Doughboys, Jesse Northcutt, Charles
Brown, Don Baker, Joe Wyatt and
others. . :
An orchestra under the direction
of Miss Glennis Hancock, will furnish
music. Those comprising the orches
tra are: Miss Hancock, Allen Harde
man, George Hardeman, Frank Har
deman, Frank McNeel and Murray
‘Weems.
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B.Y.P. U. INSTITUTE
Third Annual Session of Noonday
Association Show Much Pro
gress in the Work
The third annual session of the
Noonday Associational B. Y. P. U,
Institute met at Acworth finday with
the Acworth Union.
A large attendance was present
from the five districts comprising the
Noonday Association.
Reports from the various districts
showed much progress in the B. Y.
P. U. work during the past year and
plans were made for additional Uni
ons during the coming 12 months.
At the noon hour a delightful din
ner was served by the Acworth Uni
on to probably more than a hundred
guests.
Canton was 'decided for the next
Associational meeting place which
will be held the last Sunday in April
of the next year.
The officers elected to head the B.
Y. P. U. work for the year were:
: President Association: Wm. L. Har
ris.
Vice Presidents:
~ Acworth District—M. L. Goodwin.
Smyrna District—Hugh Dodgen.
Canton District—Carl Edge.
Marietta District—James Smith.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mildred Phil
lips, Acworth.
Junior Leader—Vivian Kitchen,
Acworth.
Chorister—Dr. W. H. Moody.
'DEPOSITORS IN CLOSED
. BANK EXPRESS THANKS
| TO NEW YORK BANKER
| The Journal is requested to pub
'lish the folowing contribution:
. “The depositers of The Marietta
‘Trust & Banking Company certainly
appreciate the attitude of the Nation
al Bank of Commerce, of New York,
and John J. Keenen, their represen
tative, who was in Marietta with his
records to testify in the Sessions-
Gilbert cases in event they did not
plead guilty.
“The other Bank involved in the
transaction would not send a repre
sentative to Marietta at all.
“The County had io money and a
Court order was taken under the di
rection of the Solicitor General to
pay the expenges of Mr. Keenen.
Both the National Bank of Commerce
and Mr. Keenen personally refused
to accept anything, stating they were
always glad to help a Bank who had
suffered like The Marietta Trust &
Banking Company.
“Mr. Keenen enjoyed his trip to
Marietta very much, and carried gldt
many good reports from our town.”
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