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VOLUME 58.
HOMECOMING DAY PLANS COMPLETED
Royal Reception Given Scribes on
Weeks’ Tour of Southeastern
Section of State
The meeting of the Georgia Press
Association in Waycross last week
was an eye opener to many Georgia
editors who had not visited the
southern part of the state in the past
few years. The old ideas of South
Georgia being a wilderness of
swamps, mosquitoes, boll weevils and
depression was blown to oblivion
when they found a land abounding
in fruits, vegetables, tobacco, melons
and prosperity reigning everywhere.
A more contented, optimistic and
busy set of people could scarcely be
found anywhere. South Georgia is
truly a great place to live in and any
one of the wcitizens of that section will
gladly and promptly inform you of
that fact on the first opportunity.
That boasted Southern hospitality
certainty has a stronghold among the
citizenry of the southern section of
the state. From the first stop at
Douglas, a fine little town of some
4000 people, to the final dip in the
surf at Brunswick the editors of
Georgia were given a hearty, sincere
and enthusiastic reception on every
hand. If there has ever been any de
pression in South Georgia the tables
tpared for the Georgia editors did
ot give any evidence of it.
I Waycross where the business ses
sions of the association were held, is
one of the fastest growing cities i
the south. Being admirably sitm
as a business center for that section
and having advantage of railroads
from every direction Waycross is bus
tling with business and expect to dou
ble in population within a few years.
Douglas, Blackshear, Alma, Odom,
Nichols, Broxton and Jesup have all
taken on new life and with the pros
perous farming around them are
planning great expansion.
One striking thing about south
Georgia is the fact that the farmers
have gone into diversified farming in
earnest. Where cotton was once the
principal and practically the only
money crop, now you will find mel
ons, potatoes, tobacco, pecans, pea
nuts, corn and tomatoes.
South Georgia, like many other
sections of the country, has gone
through a period of depression, but
no section in the world has more ful
ly recovered and gotten back to bus
iness with a determination to succeed
and one only needs to visit the sec
tion to convince himselw that the
peopie are happy and prosperous.
BAND CONCERT SUN.
IN PARK 5 T 0 6.30
8Y POWER GO, BAND
Atlanta Citizens Send in Donation
For Park Improvement to
Mr. Len Baldwin
On Sunday afternoon August 3rd
from five to six thirty P. M. in the
city park a band concert will be'
given by the 50 piece band of thei
Ga. Railway & Power Co. of Atlan
ta. Mr. D. N. Baldwin director.
The band has arranged a special pro
gram for this occasion, this being the
first band concert given in the park
since the improvements were made
No doubt they will have a good au
dience and everybody is invited. Mr.
Len C. Baldwin, chairman of the
park, obtained this band from Mr.
Arkwright, president Ga. Ry. & Pow
er Co.
l Mr. A. Montgomery, general man
viger of the Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta,
has sent Mr. Baldwin a check for
$25, a donation on the park improve
ment. Mr. Montgomery is 4 property
owner in Marietta and wants to do
his part, b
Work on Kennesaw
Mountain Road is
Rapidly Advancing
Work on the new Kennesaw Moun-
Toll road is being advanced as rap
idly as possible it was stated by
authorities and it is still expected
that the road will be completed by
October 1.
The toll gate was constructed
some time ago and has been attract
ing the attention of tourists since its
completion. Every day tourists stop
and ask question about the work and
a great many climb to the top and
have a sight of one of the most beau
tiful and inspiring landscape views.
Mr. J. T. Rose, Internal Revenue
Collector for Georgia, who has in
vested largely in the development
has come out to Marieta often to
see the progress of the work. Last
week, while on a visit to the moun
tain he said that each time he went
up on the mountain he was more im
pressed by the vast beauty and at
tractiveness of the spot.
Huge boulders have been blasted
out of the side of the mountain to
make way for every foot of the new
road but especially difficult has been
the work on the South side, which is
almost perpendicular. The construc
tion of the road is a great engineer
ing feat, part of it having been cut
into the sheer side of rock and hav
ing a rock surface. ;
‘CULTURE IN COUNTY
Committee Meets and Decides on
““November 11-13. Arrangements
Will be Made for Prizes
A committee wconsisting of R. L.
Vansant, chairman, Marvin Norton,
secretary and treasurer, J. W. All
good, A. N. Mayes, A. F. Davenport
and E. G. Dyson has been named to
make definite arrangements for hold
ing a Cobb County Poultry Show and
Agricultural Club Fair in Marietta
this fall. ,
This committee at a meeting on
Tuesday decided to hold a three day
show on November 11, 12 and 13. A
splendid premium list is being pre
pared by the committee and will be
ready for publication and free dis
tribution within a few weeks.
All poultry fanciers and agricul
tural club me.nbers are urged to be
gin making pians for exhibiting pro
ducts at this show.
Negro Cuts Anoth
er on Church Step
and Gets 2-4 Years
At the Cobb County Superior
Court Tuesday afternoon a very pe
culiar case was tried and the defen
dant got from two to four years on
the chaingang. The case was some
what similar to that of Thomas Beck-'
ett, in England, many years ago,
when he was murdered at the altar
of Canterbury Cathedral. This case
differed from that in that the victim
was not murdered but merely got
three slices on the back and a stab
in the stomach.
The defendent was John Henry
Buffington, who cut up Alexander‘
Jones last August as the latter was“
entering the church door on Page}
stregt in Baptisttown. |
There had been a rather heated ar
gument in front of the church about
Buffington’s wife and when violence
became evident Alexander decided to
seek protection within the walls of
the church. But on advancing two
or three steps Buffington jumped on
him with a long knife. On seeing the
knife Alexander put his hand in his
pocket and pulied a pistol out half
way (according to frightened black
witnesses) and when he was jabbed
in the stomach put the pistol back in
his pocket and got on his hands and
knees and stayed there while Buffing
ton sliced him three times a the
back. The wounds were a year old
‘but they were still very plain. ~Buf
fington got two years,
MARIETTA, COBB COUNTY, GA., f[URSDAY, JULY 31, 1924.
GRAND JURY RICOMMENDS
ONE MAN CIMMISSIONER
Both Deaths Are Charged to
Strokes. One Drowns in 2 Feet
Water. Other Good Swimmer
Two deaths occurred in the ticini
ty of Marietta from drowning last
Thursday and one was in onl}i two
feet of water. Both were thoufl:t toj
be from strokes of apoplexy. l-s The
deaths occurred at almost pre&se]y
the same time, ‘?
J. L. Nicholson, 46, an emp*yee
of the Kurtz Canning Company,‘ost
his life in two feet of water \iile!
taking a bath. The water was yed
sometimes by churches for baptmg'.‘
Mr. Nicholson, who had made\is
home with Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Kz
for the past several years was seerto
be leaving his home Thursday moj
ing about eight o’cleck and his b
was discovered some three or fo
hours later at the place on the ere
where he had gone, supposedly f
the purpose of swimming or bathin
The body was not clothed. As thes
were no eye-witnesses to the deat
an inquest was held and it wa
learned that Mr. Nicholson’s healt ‘
had not been good for some time. He
was subject to nervous attacks, and
from one of the witnesses it was
learned that he had suffered from an
attack on the -day before-his death.
The verdict rendered by the coroner
was to the effect that Mr. Nicholson
had gone to the creek and while
swimming was seized with an epilep
tic fit and was drowned while under
the influence of his affliction. No
foul play was suspected in any way
as Mr. Nicholson was highly es
teemed by all who knew him and he
was admired for his Christian char
acter. .
Frank Hembry, 36, a sawmill em-:
ployee, came to his death when he!
dived into a ten-foot pool in Sweet-I
water creek. He never came to the!
top and when his body was finallyi
rescued, investigation revealed that'
his head had not been injured fromg
striking a rock. The theory that!
cramps struck him was not substan-!
tiated, as Hembrey was robust and a |
strong swimmer. |
Nicholson is survived by his pa-|
rents, Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Nicholson, |
of Clermont, Ga. i
Hembrey leaves his wife and two |
small children, who live near Kenne-f
saw Mountain. |
SIM EDWARDS GON
VIGTED ON STATU
TORY CHARGE WED.
Given 12 Months. Awaits Decree
of Prison Commission to
Start Sentence
Sim Edwards was convicted on a
statutory charge in the Cobb Supe
rior Court Wednesday and sentenced
to serve twelve months on the chain
gang. He was previously convicted
of gttempt to murder and given a
two year sentence. The prison com
mission of Georgia is now consider
ing a plea to change the place of sen
tence to some other county besides
Cobb.
After the Edwards case was dis
posed of the case of his alleged ac
complice, Mrs. Ruth Bullard, was
called, ‘but all parties agreed to con
tinue this case until the November
term, The court then adjourned un
til the first of November,
~ This is a sad world for the poor
'girl whose only new clothes are made
out of her mother's old ones.
£o Passes Recommendation to
hange Collection of Tax fi. fas.
~ From Sheriff to Collector
- s oAR
A ‘resolution requesting the Cobb
inty Representatives in the State
islature to introduce a bill that
W allow and empower the tax col
i¢or of counties in Georgia that
hje a population of 25,000 or more,
tdevy and collect all tax fi. fas.
though the tax collector, was inclu
dl in the presentments of the July
m Grand Jury.
[ n explaining the resolution the
sentments read, “It is not our
rpose to take away any authority
the sheriff but to have this impor
t matter under the direct super
ion of county authority who can
held directly accountable to the
ople of the county, and at the same
tme give smaller counties the same
thority in this respect as has been
pven counties with a population of
,000 or more.
e-Man Commissioner Recommen
ded.
he Grand Jury also recommended
tht the present County Board of
Cenmissioners, consisting of five
mimbers, be abolished in favor of
the one-man system. A resolution
h 4 been put in the hands of the Cobb
refresentatives asking them to pre
sef such a bill before the General
A mbly during the present session.
MRCHANTS & FARM- |
SR’
1S OPENING GREAT
}PM( . T IAI ~ o A
Fivef'housand Present on Open
inay. Attractive Souvenirs
Given to All There |
O't)f the largest crowds ever as
sembfl for a thing of the kind was
preset at the formal opening of the
Mercints and Farmers Bank build
ing Vich has just been completed.
Favo] were given to all present in
cludit men, women and children and
an omestra rendered music all dur
ing tl day. All visitors who wished
to dodo were allowed to inspect the
new jult as well as the other parts
of th|building. |
It ‘Las estimated that five thou
sand prsons were present during the
openpours Saturday and the lobby
was fowded all the time.
Thiwhole building was beautiful
ly debrated with ferns and baskets
of cuflowers but a remarkable thing
aboulthe decorations is the fact that
the Ink did,not buy a single flower
All ¢re sent by the patrons of the
Merdants and Farmers and by
frienly banks in Atlanta and else
when
In the consultation room was
placd a table on which were the fa
vors'or the visitors. Little boxes of
Norn’ candy were given to the la
dies Ind the men had the choice of
cigal or cigarettes. 1500 boxes of
cand were given away and 2000 ci
garswith a countiess number of «ci
gareles,
Otthe balcony was a Marietta or
chesta which made the opening more
enjopble with its music.
Viitors were taken all over the
new juilding and were allowed to in-l
specithe vault on the first floor and
in th basement and see everything
theywished to. A great many new
acconts were made with the bank on
Satuday and more new ones have
coméin continuously since that time.
Man! people who were unable to at
tend the opening on Saturday have
com¢ in since and were allowed the
samd privilege in looking over the
buildng as were the first ones. ‘
Sl. JAMES CHURCH NOTES
Tiere will be service at St. James
chueh next Sunday morning at 11
o'click. A celebration of the Holy
Communion will take place at this
servee. The evening service will be
disemtinued for awhile longer during
the hot weather. . 2
Georgia Sunday ‘
School Associa- ‘
tion Met Sunday
Sunday school teachers attending
the Macland Summer school and
teachers from all over the county at
tended a meting under the auspices
of the Georgia Sunday School Asso
ciatien last Sunday morning, July 27
‘at the A. & M. School building in
Powder Springs.
The Georgia Sunday School As
sociation held the meeting on the
invitation of Dr. Ballard, State Super
intendent of KEducation. A good
crowd was present and a great deal
of good came of the meeting.
Miss lone Alverson, office secret
ary and Young People’s superinten
dendent of the Georgia Sunda School
Association and Mr, P. H. Jeter made
the principle addresses. Miss Alver
son spoke on “The New Day in Reli
' gious Education,” and Dr Jeter spoke
on “The Challenge of the Sunday
' School.” The meeting was very sue
cessful indeed.
Professor D. D. Scarborough, prin
ciple of the A. & M. school was in
charge of the program.
INSTITUTE TO CON
em————— .
All Homes Becured For Entertain
ment of Delegates. Auto Trip
Main Feature
All arrangements for the enter
tainment of the Marietta District
Epworth League Institute have been
the homes in which the delegates are
to be entertained the two days of the
institute have been secured. A very
delightful as well as instructive pro
gram has been arranged by Miss
Grace McCree, of Woodstock, the
district secretary.
The feature address will be heard
Saturday evening at eight o’clock
from Rev. Marvin Williams, presi
dent of the Epworth League board,‘
North Georgia Conference. A spe
cial sermon will be heard Sunday
morning at eleven o’clock. Rev. R.
C. Cleckler, of Marietta will preach.
An item of interest to a great many
people is the fact that Rev. Frank
Pim, of Rockmart, will be present
and make a talk to the institute.
'Rev. Pim was dean of the assembly
i at Oxford and is known and admired
by all who have -heard him.
One of the features on the enter
tainment program will be the auto
mobile ride Saturday afternoon. The
cars will start at the Methodist
Church and go out to historic Ken
nesaw Mountain, where the dele
gates will be shown the old battle
grounds. If any one has a car he
would like to offer for the aufo trip
the Fed P. Manget chapter would
certainly appreciate the kindness.
The president of the Fred P. Man
get Chapter of the First Methodist
Church, issues a special invitation to
the young people’s organizations of
Marietta to attend this Institute in
cluding in the invitation, the Y. P.
S. L. the Christian Endeavor, and
the B Y. P. V.
APPROPRIATION COM
MITTEE FAILS TO MAKE
REPORT ON LOCAL EILL
The Appropriation Committee ofl
the House of Representatives failed
to return a report on the Confederate
cemetery appropriation bill, accord
ing to a report from the Georgia
capitol. |
The bill requested an appropria-‘
tion of $750 for the maintenance of
the local Confederate cemetery. Ac
cording to Judge Gann, who went be
fore the committee to appeal for the
passage of the bill, the committee
men were none too favorable to the
bill. As ugsual the assembly is cut
ting appropriations and while the
representstive didn’t give a positive
answer that they would vote against
the bill, they did not promise.their
support. e
Many Seasonable Bargains Of
fered by Members of Marietta
Ad Club Sales Day
Next Monday, August 4, will be a
great day for both the merchants of
Marietta and the farmers in Cobb
county and vicinity., The greatest
Golden Rule Sales Day that has ever
been held in Marietta will be started
early Monday morning and last till
closing time on Monday night,
It is expected that the largest
crowd that has ever attended a sale
in Marietta will be here Monday.
There are two reasons. First, the
merchants are offering their best and
most desirable goods to the public
farmer has made a good fight against
at extremely low prices. Second, the
the boll weevil and plant insects and
is sure to have the best crop in years.
The day will be turned into a reg
ular home-coming when all the far
mers of this section will come to
town and discuss their crop condi
tions with each other and with the
merchants. The merchants could not
live if the farmers did not succeed
and for this reason they are vitally
interested in the welfare of the jar
“mer. ¢
When the farmer comes to *town
Monday he will be congratulated on
every hand for the fight he has made
and he deserves the congratulation.
* In preparing the circulars the
greatest care has been taken to select
only the articles that will appeal to
the people and the articles that they
need at this time of the year. For
instance there will be Mason fruit
jars and jelly glasses for sale cheap
right at the time when the most can
ning is being done. But it also takes
sugar to can fruits and so you will
find sugar on the sale list too. In
fact you will find nearly everything
that you can think of that is needed
most at this time of the year.
The circulars were mailed Tuesday
but if for any reason you failed to
get one, ask your neighbor to lend
you his so that you might get the
benefit of this wonderful sale the
same as he.
“SHOELESS * JOE
JACKSON BRINGS
FAST TEAM HERE
"uShoeless” Joe Jackson and his
slugging Waycross clan are due here
Tuesday for a four day seige. The
first game of the series will be played
in Cartersville Tuesday afternoon
while the remainder will be played on
the locals’ own lot the following
three days.
Jackson, who has made a national
reputation in the big league for his
hard hitting and clean fielding, has
collected one of the best teams in
the state. He has amassed a team
of hard hitters that any pitcher
would tremble to face. It is going
to take some hard playing on the
part of the locals to stop the habitual
winning of the South Georgians.
I?ever, the locals have the repu
tafion of hard fighting and it is up
to the fans to back them up with
their attendance at all games,
HAPPY HOUR POSTPONED
The Happy Hour, which was due to
be held next Sunday at the Y. W. C.
A, will be postponed until the next
Sunday, Aug. 10, on account of the
concert to he given in the park by. the
Georgia Ry. & Power Co. band.
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