The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-11-30
NESBITT

TJi+ress and her business manager,
orr beloved friends, have thought
hest to dispose of their interest in
tho dear old Marietta Journal. Here's
hoping that she may by rest, recuper-
otto and regain her health, be her
former self again and be spared to
do MANY more years of labor in her
chosen profession-thato of giving the
neople clean, breezy, up-to-date read
mo matter that is educational and
elevating.
Mr.. D. C. Underwood attended the
funeral of Mr.. Jud. Hardage at Shi
loh cemetery last Sunday.
Messrs. D. D. Underwood, of Eliz-
abeth. ]. r. Underwood, of near Fair
Oaks. and J. w. Underwood, of Grif-
fin. spent Sunday with their mother,
who is still in very feeble health.
Mr.. j. w. Underwood, by the way,
is back on the recruiting force for
Uncle Sam and is stationed at the
Marietta Post Office for the present.
And if you feel the least bit inclined
to want to fight the Kaiser for your
country, just let Johnny know and he
will do the rest.
Mr.. ]. W. Fortnor, who moved
from this community to South Geor-
qia last fall, became very much dis
satisfied and has moved back to make
his home in Atlanta.
Mr.. Mostella will move to Atlanta
and go in the dairy and truck busi-
ness.
Mr.. ]. w. Austin has exchanged
his farm here with Mr.. Pierce Mosley
for a larger one in South Georgia,
near Americas.
The Sunday School at this place
voted last Sunday to have Christ
mas tree.
Mr.. Edgar Scarboro is building a
nice residence.
Mr.. Donald Scarboro and his moth
er and sister, Miss Agnes, will move
back to their old home place. Mr..
Edgar and Mr.. Donald will go in the
trucking business.
The very high price of cotton will
tempt every farmer to plant all cot
ton next year, but the wise farmer
will make no mistake if he lays his
plans to plant no less than half his
farm in grain for the lesson we are
getting right now with reference to
sugar will be true of flour, meat and
many other articles of food before
this time next year.
1t would do US no good to get
dollar a pound for cotton, if there
was no flour nor meat to be had at
any price, and that is just as certain
to be the case as the war goes on. 1t
is not too late to SOW wheat yet. |
have known it sown in March and
make lots of biscuit. If you havn't
planted any wheat yet and you don't
want to eat corn bread for break
fast you had better get busy. Mark
what l am saying, the Allies and our
armies are going to be fed regard
less OF whether we get anything to
eat or not, and justly so. We are
in position to make living and
they are not.
There is one consolation about the
sweet stuff, Cobb county and we be-
lieve all of Georgia, has enough sor-
ghum syrup to keep the farmers sweet
for another twelve months, but if the
sugar famine continues very long,
and the prospects are good old sor-
ghum molasses will be selling for
S1.25 to $1.5O per gallon before there
is any more made.
While speaking of farming and the
farmers interest we would like to
call to the minds of every farmer In
Cobb County the Importance OF
speaking or writing to your county
commissioners between now and the
4th day of December and urge them
to retain the services of our present
farm denonstrator, the very able
and efficient Dr. Sawyer. He is the
best man that we have ever had on
the job.
Although he came to us late in
the year he has been worth many
times the amount of his salary in
the way of veterinary practice alone
besides his labor has been very faith
full in the interest of the farmers
and the pig club boys. What l have
said is of my own personal experience
with. him, and is without his know
ledge. ] also endorse the article IN
last weeks Marietta journal by Mr..
James 7. Anderson.
And now Jim Brumby is elected
Mayor of Marietta for more years
without opposition and that was one
of the very hest deeds she has done