THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA
Che Marvietta Fourwal
SECOND
SECTION
VOLUME 58.
LOGAL BOYS ANDGIRLS
GHEROKEE GO. TEAMS
Canton Girls Lose 22 to 4 While
Boys Lose 46 to 34. Local Boys
Also Win From Woodstock
Raymond Rice ‘
Cherokee county, especially those
<cctions known on the maps of our
fair state as Woodstock and Canton,
suffered harsh treatment from the
hands of the basketball teams of the
local high school last Wednesday
when the boys from that institution
beat the Canton boys 46 to 34 and
the Woodstock lads 28 to 14, while
their sisters defeated the lassies from
Canton by the top heavy score of 22
to 4.
Now that we have broken all rules
of newspaper grammar by telling ev
erything in one lengthy sentence we
will proceed with the details. The
girls started off the gay afternoon
in a whirlwind fashion, never once
was the outcome in doubt, as Cap
tain Benson and her brave lassies
had everything their way. In this
came the dainty little leader shot
half of her teams 22 points, while Lu
cile Allen, the snappiest basketball
player we have ever had the privi
lege of seeing shot three field goals
in her spare moments when she was
not keeping the Canton forwards
from scoring. Webb at center ac
counted for four points while Morris
dropped a foul in for the other point.
In the boys game with the lads
from the Cherokee county seat the
honors were about evenly divided.
MeCollum and Benson each shot 11
.points while Captain Read was close
behind with 12 followed by 10 for
Fine. This game was a real thrill
producer and Captain Read and his
cohorts had a hard fight to keep the
bacon in the local market.
After this game the boys from the
city just across the Cobb county line
stepped into the arena and met the
same fate as the other Cherokee
teams did. This game ended up 28
to 14 in favor of the locals. Holmes
and Morris played good games for
the victors.
Altogether the fans that crowded
the Y. W. C. A. auditorium last Wed
nesday saw abeout the best afternoon
of baskethall ever seen on a local
court.
2,500,000 Dollars
For Your
In order to increase the factor of safety
to the millions of passengers who move
over its tracks during the year, the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad is spend
ing millions of dollars in equipping its
tracks with an electrically-controlled,
automatic block signal system.
These signals protect trains against
head-on and rear-end collisions, open
switches, broken rails, or cars on the sid
ing standing too close to the main track.
In addition to the safety features, these :
signals expedite traffic and enable trains (\
to be run more nearly on time. ‘”
Beginning in 1912, the L. &N. now has ~ ®
completed and under construction and "fffi
contracted for, 1,089 miles of such signals; %&
at a cost of $2,592,000.00, or $2,380.00 per g
mile. The Company spends $220,000.00 h
every year to keep these signals in good 1
working order. ‘[
Constant watchfulness and care on the |
part of the L. & N. organization coupled
with the Management’s policy of provid
ing proved safety devices, has resulted
in the L. &N. having an enviable record I
for safety to passengers. I
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THE OLD RELIABLE " "
Austell Gives Site
To New Furniture
Manufacturing Plant
Wednesday night, the Town Coun
cil of Austell, Ga., presented a tract
of three acres to the Austell Cabinet
Co., of which Mr. R. S. Mather of
Mather Bros., Atlanta, is president.
This site it situated on the Bankhead
Highway, east of the present site of
the Austell Furniture Co.
Ground will be broken for the new
plant on Monday and it is expected
that the new building will be ready
for occupancy by May Ist and actual
manufacturing operations begun by
July Ist. The plant will be con
structed on plans known as the “day
light construction.” It will be a
monitor type building largely con
structed of sheet iron and glass, two
stories in height.
Machinery is now being ordered
and will be installed as soon as prac
ticable. The new plant will begin
overations with 40 men, and more
will be added to the force rapidly.
The Austell Cabinet Co. announces
two new directors on the board: Mr.
Mitchell C. King, well-known cotton
products operator and representative
of large eastern financial interests,
and Mr. Frank M. Marsh, president
of the Atlanta Table Co.
The Austell Cabinet Co. is & new
corporation, organized for the manu
facture of the Austell Kitchen Cab
inet and other kitchen furniture, for
which a strong demand has been cre
ated.
A nnual Convention of
Couthern Ice Exchange
Headed by Hancock
The thirty-fifth annual convention
of the Southern Ice Exchange was
called to order Wednesday in Birm
ingham by President J. W. Hancock,
of Marietta. Mr. Hancock is one of
the most influential men in the ice
industry in the south and is well
liked by his associates. The South
ern Ice Exchange is meeting with
the Alabama Ice Manufacturers’ As
sociation,
The convention is dedicated to the
memory of the late Mr. William J.
Rushton, of Birmingham, honorary
president of the Southern Ice Ex
change, and a feature of the occa
sion will be the dedication of the
Pushton Memorial chimes in the First
Presbyterian church, of Birmingham.
Mr. Hancock will have an important
part in this memorial service for the
late president of the organization.
MARIETTA, COBB COUNTY, GA., 'FIiI_ERSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1924
WASHINGTONS BIRTH
DAY TO BE OBSERVED
THROUGHOUT GOUNTY
Banks and Library to BeClosed
Entire Day Friday in Memory
of First President
i NRaymond Rice i
One hundred and ninety-two years
'ago tomorrow a child was born in
Westmoreland county, Va., who was
destined to be known as the father
of the greatest country in the worid.
That man was George Washington,
Virginia planter, commander of the
American Revolutionary armies and
first President of the United States.
Appropriate exercises will be held
‘throughout the county commemorat
ing the birth of America’s great lead
er. The banks will be closed all day
as will the Clarke library.
’ The life of Washington was a col
orful one and one filled with adven
‘ture not uncommon to the youths of
‘his day. At the outbreak of the
| French-Indian war he enlisted as a
Iscout. He served with distinction
‘Ehroughodt the entire war. Like
‘wise, he was very active in the pre
revolution activities and when war
:was declared he immediately set out
!for Boston where on July 3, 1775,
Estandin}z under the historic elm at
}Cambridge he took the helm of the
| Continental armies.
i After the final victory at York
!iTown he was elected to head the new
| Nation. So on April 80, 1789 he
iwas inaugurated the first President
;n{' the United States. After serving
|a second term he retired to his plan
‘tation, despite the urgent appeal of
'his countrymen to remain at the
| helm of the government, where he
| died in 1799. e
Washington is pictured as a lonely
figure, lofty intellect, and tremen
dous moral force, who had about as
much warmth as an ancient statue.
But, despite these natural character
istics he was friendly with his men
and the idol of his entire army.-
Byron has fittingly said in his
“Age of Bronze,”
“Washington’s watchword, such as
ne'er
Shall sink while there’s an echo left
to #ir.”
' MARIETTA CIRCUIT—
| HERE WIFE AND I ARE
| We reached here from the Eton
}charge December 11, 1923, and are
(situated in a nice five-room parson
lage with a good well of water on
ithe porch and a splendid spring on
{the other side of the house.
| We are four miles from Marietta
gon Route 2, at Marietta Camp
i Ground.
| Shortly after we landed here, one
:aft,ernoon there gathered a cloud in
;the Camp Ground church and there
'came a nice shower of good things
'to eat. The door flew open and how
iit did rain groceries into the dining
| room.
| The other churches have caught
| the rain spirit and it keeps shower
ling every few days.
‘ My, my, isn’t the preacher and his
fwife with fine people.
g These people are hospitable, good
;’nm] kind hearted.
| This is a fine field for service. We
{are learning to love each other and
?:n'v expecting a great year in the
iKingdom of our Lord.
{ There are lots of people who need
'to be born into the Kingdom of our
|Lord, and lot of backsliders re
!claimed.
| We have a fine Presiding Elder
iand a good preacher up here and we.
believe in old time religion, the old
‘Methodist type, Holy Ghost convic
‘tion and sky blue conversions. |
| We pray, work and trust that itJ
may be a year of success in all lines.
{ We want the prayers of all good
i people. }
Yours in the work, |
l N. A. Pargons.
'! CARD OF THANKS
| it
; We wish to thank the many friends
for the kindness shown us during the
sickness and death of our dear moth
er and wife. Also for the use of
the cars and floral offerings.
D. H. Elrod and Family.
EIGHT LARGE STILLS
TAKEN IN SERIES OF
RAIDS BY LOCAL MEN
Coyle Starts Local Prohibition
Enforcement Office Off
With Busy Week
C. C. Coyle, head of the local pro
hibition enforcement office started
his work off right last week by cap
turing and destroying eight stills,
170 gallons of whiskey, and 2500 gal
lons of beer. These captures were
made in various sections of the dis
trict. Three were taken on the Cher
okee line, three on the Paulding
county line, and two on the Bartow
line.
It is Mr. Coyle’s purpose to clean
up all the county lines as the sher
iffs in each county seem to think
that those near the various lines be
long to the other fellow and that it
is not his duty to capture them. This
enables many bootleggers to do busi
ness unhampered by official intru
sion.
Acworth City Council
Votes Fire Department
Present Service Truck
At the last meeting of the Acworth
city council it was voted to purchase
a new service truck and turn the
present one over to the fire depart
ment for their use. This will give
the residents of Acworth added fire
protection.
- The Acworth Fire Department is
icomposed entirely of volunteers and
ranks as one of the best in the state
Lf_or a town of Acworth’s size.
Character vs. Collateral
m
The late J. Pierpont Morgan
frequently said that he paid
more attention to a borrow
er’'s character than to his
collateral.
In the banking business col
lateral 1s a very important
consideration, of course; but
the man of character—the |
honest, courageous, indus
trious, faithful man—is the
man who is likely to be able
to borrow money when
others want it, but can’t get
it.
We pay 490 on Savings Accounts
The Merchants & Farmers Bank
Designated State Depository 2
E. R. HUNT, President. J. D. CORN, Active Vice-Pres.
W. E. SCHILLING, Cashier. , R. A. HILL, Vice-President.
BUILT UP BY ITS FRIENDS
Masonic Corner-
Stone Discovered
At Theater Site
The museum of the Masonic Tem
ple of Atlanta, Ga.,, has recently
added some very interesting relics.
Workmen excavating on the site of
an old theatre discovered the corner
stone of a Masonic temple started in
1859, but never completed. In the
cornerstone were found records and
rosters of the Masonic organizations
of that day, a copy of the city char
ter and list of the city officials, cop
ies of current newspapers and maga
zines, a five dollar bill, and pieces of
silver money, among them two three
cent pieces.
IN REMEMBRANCE OF GRAND
MOTHER, MARTHA COCHRAN
Never say not that sad, sad word,
Her face we’ll surely see again
In that beautiful land beyond the sky
Where there is no sorrow, sin, nor
pain;
Our Father who art in heaven tonight
Look down on us in love,
And take us to that land of light,
That beautiful home above,.
She is gone forever from our view,
Her grave is low and deep;
But the image of that sunny face
In my heart I'll ever keep.
We laid her body in the ground,
We heaped the flowers on her grave
And left her in the loan church yard
Where the trees above her wave.
Look up dear weeping hearts tonight,
Above the stars are shining
Behind the darkest cloud we know
There’s always a silver lining,
Although dear grandma has gone
| away,
i Her body ’neath the sod,
We have the eweetest assurance
That her spirit is with God.
Written by her granddaughter,
s it ov o Blaek. -
LOCALS TO PLAY IMPOR
TANT GAME WITH CAR--
If Locals Win They Will Have to
Play off Tie For Second Place
With Decatur
The locals will play one of the
most important games of the season
here Friday afternoon with the girls
and boys of Cartersville. The girls’
game is of especial importance for
if the locals win this game it means
that they will have to play off a tie
with Decatur for second place in the
Co-Ed Lieague. All who saw the De
catur game here last Saturday can
imagine what this means to the lo
cals.
Following the girls’ game the boys
will play. Both games should prove
interesting and well worth the time
spent watching them. Come out and
support the teams, they represent
Marietta and you, and deserve your
support,
Distinguished Woman
Speaker to Speak At
Acworth Friday Night
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, L. L. D.,
and one of America’s ablest women
orators, will speak at the Acworth
Methodist church Friday evening,
February 22, at 7:30 o’clock.
Everyone is invited to Aeworth to
hear this distinguished speaker and
are assured that they will not regret
going.
What wound ever did heal, save
by degrees?
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