The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-05
Pic CLUB ORGANIZED
FOR COBB COUNTY
HERE TUESDAY

The Cobb County Boys Pig Club
was organized on January End, the
meeting being held in the court
| room at 10 a. m. This Club, which
is being organized and promoted by
The Southern Bell Telephone &
Telegraph Company with the as
sistance and cooperation of the
prominent Atlanta banker, Mr.. w.
S. Witham, and others, is expected
to put Cobb County ION the map
as nOg raising county.
The Club is being started by the
Bell Telephone Company as an ex-
pertinent, the result of which will
be watched by the officers of that
Company with much interest. This
action is in line with the policy of
the Company to actively help any
movement for the advancement of
the communities in which it oper-
ates and is evidence of the broad
minded spirit in when the large
public service corporations are now
operated. It's action is much APP
preciated by our citizens.
Cobb County was selected by the
Telephone Company from a large
number of others considered by it
on account of the nigh character
and intelligence of it's citizens and
farmers and the prospect held ont
by its fine farming land of it's be-
coming one of the banner hog pro-
ducing counties of the State. An
other reason was the enthusiasm for
the Club shown by our progressive
Farm Demonstration, Mr.. Hasty, who
took off his coat and worked for
the Club from the time it was first
suggested. Mr.. Hasty will have
the supervision of the Pig Club
just as he has of the Corn Club
and the Canning Club.
The pigs will be presented to the
boys in March, that being the time
recommended by the State Agricul-
tural School. In the meantime Mr..
Hasty will be instructing the BOYS
IN the best ways to handle the pigs
after they are received, how t O.
build houses and pens, raise forage,
etc. The Telephone Company will
then give to each of twenty boys
nominated for it by Mr.. Hasty and
selected from the members of the
Corn Club having the best records,
a registered gilt, Under an agree
ment to be signed by the boy to
return to the Company two pigs
from the first litter produced. With
these the Company expects to ex-
tend the work.
Mr.. Witham will similarly pro
vide pigs for number of boys to
be selected by him, and it is hoped
that others may join in the help
along movement. Every boy in
the county VINO will provide him
self with a pig either through his
own efforts Or the assistance of 9TH
ers is eligible as a member of the
Club.
There were present the follow
ing boys:
J. Leonard Rutledge, Robt. Mac
Donald, Even Macdonald, John
Stork, Bryan Alexander, Cecil Har-
dage, Herman Smith, Ellie Lowe.
Robt. Baldwin Frank Oglesby.
John Mann, Ryburn Nix, Alfred
Gunter, Rhea Cunningham and Ell
mer DanieIl
Mr.. Hasty explained the origin
and purpose of the Club, and the
following were elected as Of
ficers:
President, J. Leonard Rutledge.
ice-president, John Mann.
Temporary Sect-Treas., Mr.. Has
ty.
The Constitution and Bylaws
were then adopted as follows:
ARTICLE /. NAME.
The name Of this association shall
be the Cobb County Boys Pig Club
Association.
ARTICLE 2 OBJECT.
The object of this association
shall be to promote interest in the
breeding and improvement of high
grade and purebred swine; to in
struct its members in the proven
ticn and eradication Of the diseases
peculiar to swine; and to instill in
the boys a love for farm animals
which will result in their taking
more interest in farm life.
ARTICLE 3. MEMBERSHIP.
ANY boy or girl between the ages
of ten and Is years who will agree
to secure at least one pig and care
for it under the instructions fur
nished by the State agent in pig
club work may at any time become
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