The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, January 25, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Mavietta Tonrnal JOURNAL, ESTABLISHED 1860 Official Organ of Cobb County Georgia VOL. 52. The Government Wants to Help You to Make Big Crops this Year. The U. S. Government will sell, to farmers only, for cash, at cost nitrate of soda, which it has brought from Chili to the ports. The cost to the farmer will be $75.50 ‘per ton plus the freight charges and the state fertilizer tag fee. Any farmer desiring to pur chase a portion of this nitrate should place his application before Febru ary 4th with the County Agricultural Agent, Dr. D. E. Sawyer, The First National Bank, Anderson Bros., or Fowler Bros. Any one of these will take your application. A meeting of the supply men of Marietta was held at The First Na tional Bank on Wednesday morning and all the details for handling these shipments for the farmers were ar ranged. Even warehouse facilities were provided for storing in case of bad weather at time of arrival of shipments. The work of these gentlemen in the matter, will be free as the gov ernment sells directly to th. farmer and at actual cost. Government application blanks may be obtained at the places mentioned above and should be filed as early as possible. | Those who have used nitrate will certify as to its value as a crop raiser, and the price at which this is beingi supplied, is not very greatly above the price of ordinary times. A liber al use of this will largely increase the vield of your farm, and this year of all years, you should make your farm do its best. SURGICAL DRESSING ’ COMMITTEE STARTS TO WORK NEXT WEEK. The Surgical Dressings Committee is fortunate in having Mrs. Howell Trezevant appointed as the super visor. The first elass will have a teacher from Headquarters with Mrs. Patter son as assistant. Mrs. Patterson had a course in Surgical Dressings un der Miss Cox, in Washington, and is deeply interested in this branch of Red Cross work. The first class is composed of the following: Mrs. Howell Trezevant, Mrs. T. M. Brumby, Jr., Mrs. C. T. Nolan, Mrs. A. V. Cortelyou, Mrs. N. K. Smith, Miss Mabel Cortelyou, Mrs. John Boston, Migs Cora Brown, Mrs. E. L. Faw, Mrs. W. E. Benson, Mrs. Gampbell Wallace, Mrs. George Ses sions, Miss Fannie Glover, Miss Lau ra Margaret Hoppe, Mrs. J. W. Glo ver, Mrs. Wellborn Reynolds, Mrs. Ryburn Clay, Mrs. H. M. Wells, Mrs. J. W. Legg, Miss Elizabeth Nolan. Those on the waiting list will be in the second class, unless vacancies arise in the first class. ~ Mrs. W. M. Shippen, Mrs. Floyd Northcutt, Mrs. L. N. Trammell, Mrs. Will Eph Roberts, Mrs. W. H. Per kinson, Mrs. A. A. Reynolds, Mrs. James 0. Hardin. : Any one desiring to join the sec _’;!?d class will please notify Mrs. irezevant as soon as possible. The first class will start to work within teh days, and the second as soon as the first class finishes the course, which will be two weeks later h‘-\ the classes can not consist of more than twenty members it will be neces- Sary to register immediately or you may have to wait for the third class. DIED. On Monday January 21, 1918, at his home in Marietta, J. Harrison Bruce, aged 77 years. Mr. Bruce had recently moved from his home on the artillery range to Marietta, where he lived with two of his daughters. He also leaves an other daughter, Mrs. Jones, of Ros well, and one son, Jesse Bruce, of Atlanta. He was buried on Tuesday afternoon at the Camp Ground Ceme lery near his old home. Pneumonia, with seme complica tons, cause his death. | 'Grocers of Cobb County Are Called For Conference Monday Morning. Marietta, Ga., Jan. 19, 1918. To the Merchants of Cobb County: o g hardly think it necessary to call ‘the attention of Cobb County mer chants to the regulations imposed upon you by the Federal Food Ad ministration. These regulations are published from time to time in the daily papers and become effective when published. It is not expected that I shall give personal notice to each merchant of the regulations. I believe practically every mer chant of the county will readily com ply with the rules imposed as to prices and amounts furnished. Both dealer and consumer will show his patriot ism and his readiness to make neces sary sacrifices in doing so. The pen alties for infractions of the regu lations have also been announced to be $5000.00 fine and 3 years im prisonment, one or both in the dis cretion of the court. Some complaints have come to me both as to violations of prices fixed and- the amounts furnished to con sumers. It is proper for the mer chant to know that some one will give notice, if he violates the rules. Com plains, however, have been very rare. Let us all get together and make Cobb the banner county in observ ing the new condition of things just as she is the banner in other mat ters. Let there be no slackers in Cobb County dealers or purchasers. The amounts of sugar and flour sold to any one purchaser at t time, are limited to two to five pounds of cugar in the city, five to 10 pounds in rural districts, or to people living in the country: flour in the city to 1-8 to 1-4 barrel quantities, and in rural districts to 1-4 to 1-2 barrel auantities. ‘- Parties buying more are liable to have to return, and mer chants selling more may be made to refund the purchase price and have rights as dealers cut off. Three par ties at Conneat, Ohio, bought re spectively 3 1-2, 2 1-16 and 3 3-4 barrels; they were compelled to re turn it, and it was declared that fur-l ther sales of such amounts would be | followed by prosecutions. Whole sale grocers may not sell retailers more than 1000 pounds of sugar at any one time or for one delivery. I hereby request grocery mer chants in the county to meet at my office Monday, January 28th, at 1 P. M., to discuss matters pertaining to the law now in force. All who are interested are invited to be pres ent. Y Tyygly, ete. BERNARD AWTREY, Cobb County Federal Food Admin istrator. RED CROSS NOTES. Salmagundi Party at Golf Club. The Salmagundi Party was a great success socially and financially, and brought together a large number of Red Cross members on last Thurs day at the Golf Club. , There were knitting parties, 42 parties and bridge parties. Sand wiches, coffee and tea, but no prizes of any kind, unless the good fellow ship might be considered as a prize for everybody. The wool fund was presented $6B by these patriotic hostesses. Sweaters. ‘ One hundred and fifty one Sweat ers have been taken by the Mari etta Branch to knit since Christmas, }and 41 have been returned finished. ;M.v:s. Lyon reports great sock knit ting progressing splendidly. Twen ty pairs have been sent to headquar ters from the Marietta Branch. . Roswell Branch sent us during the Epast six weeks six sweaters, sixteen lpairs of socks and “gift” scarf. . Kennesaw Branch sent in five 'sweaters this week. [ Macland has taken up the Sweater knitting and sent for five pounds of e et (Continued on Page Two.) AND COURIER MARIETTA, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 25, 1918. The Farmers Income Returns Asked For The Last Year We print below the blank for farmers for making their preliminary income tax returns. This is a copy of the official blank, so you see can just what the Government is going to ask you. j We have some of the blanks and they can be had for the asking. FARM RETURN OF INCOME FOR YEAR 1917 JANUARY Ist to DECEMBER 31st (This form, filled out, should be returned to the Income-Tax Officer in your county; or, if he has left, to the Collector of Internal Revenue, Atlanta, Georgia, before March Ist, 1918. But every efort should be made to return it to the Income-Tax Officer. It is not a final report and will not be accepted as such. It is issued merely to assist the taxpayer in determin ing what return he shall make.) Name = . ocr vDy (SRR AdOreEs -. 0o Laiaank Wife's Name (if living) ... .. ... ..3 No children under 18 ___._ ... ... 1f single, have you any one dependent on you for support? _____________ If so, give name and relationship of such dependent.____________________ Have such dependents any ncome?___-Amount §_ _______________ _____. No. acres owned by you ____No. acres rented____ No. acres in cultivation.__ No. acres owned by wife ... .WG BOMS .o ooiiisianaamaaaa 1f you sold any land, put down here: Year purchased.._.___; Cost_._______ | Pate sold ... . " Fricecs i aieL s Was deed delivered?______ If contract for deed was given, how much did YOI Tedslve dOWDT. | i e isk L s If the land sold was bought before March 1, 1913, set down here the value of the land on that date s____________.. If you made and permanent im provements on the property since March 1, 1913 (drainage, new buildings, etc), put down here how much they cost, s..______. Put down here value of buildings, and state whether frame, brick, tile, or concrete, s__________ If you filed returns of income for previous year, state the total amount of depreciation on these buildings which you have claimed in the returns of income alrhady fHEd $.. 0 Lhal e e N Ge e, ; INCOME Received for interest Received for rents ,other than crop share rent ) ! Cotton sold , Cotton seed sold s i Fruits and Nuts sold Melons sold Tobacco sold Syrups sold Profits made in trades : Oats sold Wheat sold Corn sold ‘Barley sold Ry_e sold Seed sola Potatoes sold Wool sold Meat sold Garden truck sold Plants and Nursery stock sold For Hire 6f Man and Horse off the Farm For Hire of Threshing Outfit Machinery Hired Out i Crop Rent (if the crops have been | sold) ?ﬁ;y or straw sold ‘Poultry sold Hides sold : Hogs sold : Cattle sold fhawp oiy Horses sold it o Mules sold ' ‘Received from sale of Lard, Posts, ! g:f I?aorf((iiswo‘)d’ Royalty on Min imﬁm ‘ : Stores fﬂerchandise 'Received for ROW— |Value of Premiums won mentioned above. Explain TOTAL GROSS INCOME | DEDUCTIONS Interest paid during the year State amount of your indebtedness s______Rate of interest____per cent Taxes paid during the year (but not income taxes or taxes for special improvements) Insurance on farm build;)-ggi)—l;iz—. not on homesteads) Insurance on crop and live stock Herses bought for release Cattle bought for feeding Hogs bought Sheep bought P Seed bought G Hired help (Wages paid you own minor children may not be de adudted.) . Salt for cattle G Tools used in a year or two Blacksmith expense o Veterinary expense 3 Paid for service of breeding animals For filling Silo For grinding feed For threshing Cash rental paid for land Medicines for stock 7 Stock regulators Expense of showing stock at fairs. Silage and roughage bought Ice bought Jor M - o % Rent paid for buildings (but not for _BREg Rousp). oo Cash rent paid for cows Fepiye bogeht . . = . TN DONgNE . oL Grease, oil and gasoline bought for I RN e Cotton seed oil o Repairs to farm buildings and ma chinery, but not to dwelling house (If claim for repairs is made, the amount claimed must be deducted from the amount of depreciation es timate to have occurred during the year, and the remainder will be allow ed as a depreciation charge. See line below.) Depreciation on farm buildings and machinery, but not on dweiling house. Value of buildings and machinery Rate of depreciation claimed Losses: Buildings destroyed Live stock lost (Do not inciude stock raised on the farm) Less insurance or other compensa tion received. _Net - Other expenses not listed above. (Write down amounts and explana tions here or on a separate sheet of paper.) : If you included your wife’s«incofite in your return, enter below any ex pense connected with such income. Explain each item. TOTAL DEDUCTIONS Contributions or gifts actually made within the year to corporations or assoeiations organized and opgrated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific or educational purfoses, or to socitie sfor the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, to an amount not in ex~ass of fifteen per centum of your taxable ret income Names of Men Who Will Serve On Grand And ‘ Petit Jury. LIST OF GRAND JURORS DRAWN FOR THE REGULAR MARCH TERM, 1918, COBB SUPERIOR COURT, DRAWN JANUARY 19, 1918. C. J. Bullard, Marietta, R. F. D. B. H. Veal, Austell, Ga. T. A. Chandler, Marietta, R. F. D. Fay Morris, Austell, Ga. | J. L. Blackwells, Blackwells, Ga. E. M. Smith, Marietta, Ga. L. N. Lassiter, Roswell, Ga., R. F. D. W. W. Watkins, Marietta, Ga. J. . Collins, Acworth, Ga. J. E. Williams, Marietta, Ga. Wm. P. Jiles, Kennesaw, Ga. J. H. Chance, Blackwells, Ga., R. ¥. D M. P. Ball, Roswell, Ga. T. W. Whitfield, Smyrna, Ga. B. F. Eskews, Powder Springs, Ga. R. S. Mozley, Austell, Ga. _ C. B. Moore, Marietta, Ga. W. P. Garner, Austell, Ga. Harry C. Haynes, Marietta, Ga. J. M. Sorrells, Powder Springs, Ga. R P L H. R. Dawson, Blackwells, Ga., R. s Ik G. R. Bentley, Marietta, Ga. J. W. Hardeman, Marietta, Ga. J. H. Hendrix, Powder Springs, Ga.,, R. B D W. N. Nichols, Smyrna, Ga., R. B.D. W. H. Burton, Powder Springs, Ga. Gatland H. Lynn, Acworth, Ga. L. B. Robeson, Marietta, Ga. C. A. Kemp, Kennesaw, Ga. E. H. Wood, Roswell, Ga. LIST OF PETIT JURORS DRAWN FOR THE REGULAR MARCH TERM, 1918, COBB SUPERIOR COURT, DRAWN JANUARY 19, 1918, FOR THE FIRST WEEK. H. V. Powell, Roswell, Ga. J. M. Gantt, Marietta, Ga. A. B. Karwasch, Austell, Ga. E. C. Buckner, Smyrna, Ga., R. .. J. L. Jones, Adstell, Ga.,, R. ¥. D. 0. S. Emory, Vinings, Ga. J. B. McClure, Blackwells, Ga. J. W. Reed, Roswell, Ga. D. P. Butler, Marietta, Ga. J. L. Stephens, Marietta, Ga. (x) Jas. D. Woodall, Acworth, Ga. R. P. Norton, Marietta, Ga. L. D. Abercrombie, Kennesaw, Ga. G. D. Redd, Marietta, Ga. Morris J. Beavers, Blackwells, Ga. J. W. L. Stovall, Marietta, Ga. A. F. Williams, Smyrna, Ga. L. M. Power, Roswell, Ga. (x) J. H. Nix, Marietta, Ga. R. C. Anderson, Marietta, Ga. T. H. Whitfield, Austell, Ga. E. G. Hill, Kennesaw, Ga. H. Y. Crowder Kennesaw, Ga. G. M. Simpson, Powder Springs, Ga. J. J. Brady, Powder Springs, Ga., R P D 0. B. Manning, Marietta, Ga. J. W. McCles-cy, Kennesaw, Ga. W. R. Moon, Powder Springs, Ga. Joe P. Anderson, Smyrna, Ga. J. T. Jordan, Austell, Ga. J. D. Dobbs, Blackwells, Ga., R. F. D E. W. Dunn, Austell, Ga. E. C. Smith, Marietta, Ga. J. S. Brantley, Marietta, Ga., R. ¥.D. J. Nephew, Smyrna, Ga. W. N. Edwards, Marietta, Ga., R. F.D. M. A. Steed, Powder Springs, Ga. H. J. Freeman, Acworth, Ga., R. , F, D. J. A. Green, Marietta, Ga., R. F. D. W. E. Hardage, Marietta, Ga. Wm. H. Brooks, Marietta, R. F. D. C. E. Scott, Acworth, R. F. D. R. T. Prichard, Roswell, Ga. J. B. Wright, Roswell, Ga. W. H. Haygood, Rosgwell, R. F. D. J. S. Kirk, Marietta, Ga., R. F. D. (Continued on Page Two.) COURIER, ESTABLISHED 1901 Official Organ of the City of Marietta On the Big Altoona Creek It Digs and Floats In It’s Own Canal A steel dredge boat of large pro portion, is now actively at work on a canal in Cobb county. It began operations on Tuesday and despite the ice and slush a large crowd gath ered to witness the unusual sight. It is built of steel, and it required six weeks to haul its parts from the rail road at Acworth to the point where it began to eat its way down Big Al toona Creek, floating in its own canal, which is eight feet deep and twenty eight feet wide. The steel hull is 20 feet wide and 70 feet long, and behind it is a wood en supply and fuel tender. It is to eat its way down seven and a half miles, from the starting point on the Brooks Shipp place, on Big Altoona Creek, two and a half miles on Proctor Creek, and one and a half miles on Little Altoona Creek and will finish at a point just inside Bartow County near the W. & A. Railroad crossing, at Moore's Mill shoals. It will drain and reclaim a large area of overflow and marsh. land belonging to quite a number of far mers, and the project is known as the Altoona-Proctor Drainage District No. 1. Judge N. A. Morris, R. M. Arnold and Roy Tippens are the Drainage Commissioners in charge of the work, while Mozley and Thompson, of North Carolina, are the contractors. The Dredge Boat makes it's own electric light, and it works both night and day. A smaller dredge boat has been ordered to cut the lateral drain v/ays. The whole work is under contract to be completed by June Ist, and the farmers are preparing to make crops this year on reclaimed lands. ; The speed in digging is computed to be two miles per month. Only about half dozen men are required to operate the dredge, but its capacity for work is all out of proportion to man or horse power. The right of way is cleared of trees ahead, but stumps are like tooth picks to this monster. Hundreds of people are vi siting the work, and no doubt numer ous other projects will follow the completion of this one, as Cobb County has much overflow and marsh land which would be made valuable for high cultivation, 1t is well worth a trip to the work to watch the operation of this won derful dredge boat. The work now is about 7 miles west of Kennesaw and 4 miles southwest of Acworth. SOLDIERS AND GENTLEMEN We have been struck with the marked difference in the behavior of ' the soldiers who have been quartered near Marietta recently, and that of the Spanish-American war period. At that time open saloons were the centers of attraction and disorder was common. Many arrests were made each night, and the provost guard had a daily roundup of those who overstayed their leave. Now of the great number of men - who frequent our streets eachdayand evening, not one has been arrested or even had a case made against him. Both officers and men have conduct ed themselves as gentlemen, and while these men have come from widely different states, a harmony seems to prevail among them that speaks well for the service. Certainly we have made great pro gress in the matter of morals and manners, as well as in the matters of health and sanitation. We feel sure that to the Army Y. M. C. A. people, some of this cre dit should go, but the soldiers them selves deserve much praise for so fine a record, and it pleases us to be able to give publicity to it, and to speak of them as Soldiers and Gentlemen all. For Sale or exchange, an eight room house with 1 1-2 acres ground between Lawrence St.,and Washing ton Ave. L. B. Carnes, Marietta, Ga. NO. 4.