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The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
RUBY.
WHAT COUNTRY DOCTORS co
THROUGH

There is an article about a won
derful doctor in Idaho who covers
a territory twice as large as the State
of Rhode Island in the February
American Magazine, and the author
says of one experience:
"Three. feet of snow had fallen;
rain came followed by zero tempera-
ture, uncertain railroad running the
length of the valley was blocked and
it's one telegraph wire was down. At
ten O'Clock in the night man came
to the doctors house and flung him
self against the door. He rolled in
half delirious with cold and frenzy.
Warmth and coffee pulled him to-
gether until he could tell of his wife
dying in confinement at Meadows.
His horse, unable to go farther, had
been abandoned five miles up the
trail. A neighbor was aroused, and
at eleven o'clock the three men on
horses commenced the thirty
journey across mountains, through
gorges, ,and over flooded, freezing
streams. None of the three remem-
bers much about the trip. The cold
was numbing. The wind, Fortunate
ly, was for the most part behind them,
otherwise the horses would have re-
fused to go; as it was, they wallow-
ed and flounced in the snow, slip
ping and falling until they appeared
to be sensible only to the blind, driv-
ing determination of their riders.
Lesser souls would have given up,
lesser souls would not have start
ed
Legs, arms, eyes, tongue seemed
dead; everything seemed dead except
a spot deep within reach of the men.
When within three miles of the goal,
the doctors horse fell suddenly,
breaking it's own leg and pinning the
doctor down. His ankle was turned !;
it might be broken; the cold was too
deadening to let him know. They
shot the injured animal, the two men
put the doctor on the neighbor's
horse and they pushed on. At eight
o'clock they reached the unconscious
mother, and two hours later skill and
instruments and devotion placed the
first born in her arms
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
MACLAND

The first Quarterly Conference of
the Powder Springs and Macland
charge will be held here next Sun
day. Presiding Elder J. P. Erwin
will preach at eleven and Quarterly
Conference will be held in the after
noon.
Brother Jenkins preached fine
sermon at the church Sunday morn
ing and preached at the college Sun
day night.
Mrs. Hattie Babb and little grand
daughter, Addie Pittman, have re-
turned from Darien where they spent
three weeks with Prof. and Mrs. j.
j. w. Arnold
Mr.. Speer Ezzard and one of his
friends, of the Georgia Tech, spent
Sunday with friends here.
Miss Gladys Lindley is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Powder Springs
this week.
Mr. Wade Williams, of Camp
Wheeler, spent Sunday with his par
ents here.
The conditions, of Mrs. Rachael
Rice continues about the same.
Mrs. J. M. Hewett was called to
Hiram last week to visit her sister,
Mrs. Abb Cochran, who was sverely
burned and afterwards died. Mrs.
Hewett attended the funeral Thurs
day. She was also called to the home
of DIR. Ritch last Saturday where her
sistre, Miss Angeline Wilson, is Sc
riously sick
We regret very much to report
the feebleness of uncle Joe Webb.
He is more than 80 years of age and
is quite sick.
RUBY.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01

Mr.. B. F. Medlin, of Atlanta, visit
ed his father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. C. J. Medlin, the past week.
Mr.. Ollie Dodgen spent the week
end with his father and mother,
Every one in this section are re
joicing oyer the bridge which the
county is erecting where it has been
needed for so long near the Nicka'
jack station.
Mr.. A. j. Landers, of Powder
Springs, visited the family of Mr.. j
N. Dodgen Saturday.
Mr.. D. J. Moss made business
trip to Atlanta Saturday.
Mr.. John Oneil and family have
moved in our community taking the
residence vacated by Mr.. Edd Moon
over at the old Concord factory.
We are glad to see Mr.. Roy Easor
out again after having a severe case
of measles.
JOHNQUILL.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
LOST MOUNTAIN

Henry Kemp came up from Camp
Wheeler Saturday and spent Sunday
at home.
If our commissioners can work out
plan to keep our roads in cold
storage we'll have the best of roads
through the winter and no mud.
Yes, we have Sunday School every
Sunday. Don't mind the weather,
but had you noticed folks can brave
the toughest weather to go to town
yet it would be entirely too bad to
go to Sunday School or preaching, it
makes a difference.
Speaking about saving, if Cobb
County had saved all the ice that
was within her borders last Tuesday
she could have knocked the ice trust
in the head next summer.
Was there anything in that procla-
nation to stop cutting stove wood?
If there was, we want to "jine.'
Don't get alarmed at the Sun
Dog, Mr.. Editor, but there are other
dogs you should beware, for instance
there is the bull dog, the yaller dog,
the pug dog, the watch dog of the,
treasure, and the war dogs, be care
full, they are loose now.
If leather gets scarcer, and the
price continues to soar why not some
Of the ladies when spring open up,
introduce the fad of wearing light
sandals, We are sure this would be
just as comfortable and more orna-
mental than walking on the toes with
some of these modern cuts.
Don't lay in too much coal, we
saw some ducks flying over.
The Sleet smashed the telephone
lines and the folks are saving their
talk, why not, this is day for econo-
my.
The editorial in the Journal last
week "Our Farmers" was timely and
summed up the situation the farmers
are up against. The world is calling
for more food. With the drafted
men taken away and thousands of
young men attracted to the city from
the farms on account of high wages,
how can those left on the farms make
enough, those left will not be equal
to the task It's a plain proposition
if the farms are not run at the full
est capacity, we will be out of bread
and the whole thing collapse. A
conference of the blow boys might
throw some light on the situation.
ALLEN.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
CROSS ROADS

Muddy roads and bad weather is
all | can see around here.
Mr.. Bud Osborn, of Fort Valley,
spent Saturday with the home folks
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Conn spent the
weekend with Mr.. Tom Conn's fami-
ly.
Mrs. Laura Conn is improving, af-
ter an illness of several days.
Mr.. Bud Conn is slowly improv-
ing.
We wonder what young man in
this neighborhood walked those mud
dy roads Sunday night to see his
best girl.
Good luck to The Journal and it's
readers. M L. C.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
HIGHLANDS

We had so much ice last week the
postman missed us three days, SO
didn't get any news in town.
Miss L. E. Hardage left Thursday
January II for Largo, Florida, where
she will spend the rest of the win
ter with her brother, Mr.. ]. N.
Hardage.
Mr.. W. P Hardage visited his
daughter, Mrs. C. c. Hudson, of At
lanta, recently.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Kirk Monday and left
a fine girl.
Mr.. R. E. Hardage and Mrs. Hen
ry Austin, of Austell, visited his
brother, Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Hard
age Sunday.
MUGGINS.
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MOUNT CALVARY

The Literary Club will meet here
the second Saturday night. We ex-
pect to have good program and a
large crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Hardage have
been on the sick list.
Our literary school is flourishing
under the management of Miss Almo
Clay. They have organized club
and expect to get Basket Ball
for the girls and foot ball for the
boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bell visited her
sister, Mrs. Flynn, Sunday.
Mr.. Glenn Ashley, from Camp Cor
don, visited in our community Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr.. Gus Hardage is some better at
this writing.
Mr.. C. P. Daniel and son, Thomas,
are working in Atlanta.
The singing at Mr.. A. NJ Alexan-
der's Sunday night was enjoyed by
large crowd.
Mr.. N. E. Williams, who has been
quite sick, is improving.
Mr. r. o. Hardage has purchased
him a mule.
Miss Ruby Hardage was too sick
to attend school Monday
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
BLACKWELL

Miss Irene Dodgen spent the
weekend with home folks near the
Camp Ground.
Misses Lila Alfred and Erma
Dobbs spent Sunday with Mrs. j. c.
Nicholson.
Mrs. Octave Shaw has been suf-
fering from severe attack of la
grippe.
Mr. George DeFoor visited relatives
at Woodstock Sunday.
The little children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jim Shaw are indisposed with mea-
sles.
Mr.. Will Dobbs made a business
trip to Atlanta last week.
Mrs. Florence Dobbs and children
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Dawson.
Oscar, the little son of Mr.. Tom
Shaw, is suffering with severe case
of measles this week.
Charley Sprouse, who is stationed
at Chattanooga, visited relatives and
friends here the first of the week.
The many friends of Miss Bulah
Chance will be glad to know that
she returned from a few weeks stay
at DR.. Nolans sanitarium Sunday,
much improved.
Mr.. Truman Bette spent the week
end with his wife here.
Lonnie Waldrop spent the week
end with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Rich spent
Sunday with relatives.
Who was it that said we did not
have mud last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cunningham
and children visited relatives here
Sunday.
JOLLY JACK.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
ORANGE HILL

The roads have been extremely
muddy for the past week, and have
therefore hindered our post-man, who
has been so faithful this extremely
severe weather.
Mrs. Mary New, of Smyrna, who
has recently moved to our midst,
died Saturday night. She leaves
three sons and two daughters, also
a host of friends.
We extend to them our deepest
sympathies and sincerely hope they
will have success in our community.
Our rural school is progressing
nicely. The weather has been severe,
but the pupils have been so interest
ed in their school work they have
hardly noticed the weather.
Mrs. Emma Clay spent the week
end with her daughter, Mrs. Ernest
Vaughn, of Austell.
Miss Bessie Humphries spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Humphries, Of Austell.
There she was surprised by visit,
one of her fond friends, of Atlanta,
gave her this visit.
Mr.. Brewer Nestlehutt, of Powder
Springs, was the guest of Mr.. Jewell
Stallings for the weekend.
Mr.. Earl Clay made business trip
to Atlanta Tuesday
Miss Bethie Pair is visiting her
sister, Mrs. G. NJ Davis, of Austell,
Georgia.
Mr.. Cliff Warren has been sick
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01

spent Monday here with Mr.. Lamar
Lewis.
Miss Ollie Mae Morgan, of Atlanta,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Dewberry, of
Mars Hill, have been visiting Mr.. c.
F. Morgan and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. V. Turley of Lit
tie Rock, Ark, have sbeen visiting
Mrs. Turkeys parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elrod.
Miss Annie Moon will gs Wednes-
day to Marietta Camp Ground sec
tion to stay some time with her sis
ter, Mrs. Jessie Airs, whose many
friends regret to learn that her health
is not very good.
Mr.. Robert Moon will go Wednes-
day to Blue Ridge to visit his mother,
Mrs. Moon, who is at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Baswell, very sick.
Mr.. John Ellison and Mr.. Dan
Taylor, of Montezuma, have been Wis
iting relatives here.
Ralph Pyron and Johnnie McAfee
have measles.
Miss Jewell Hilderbrand and Miss
Ellen Evans are visiting in Allan
ia.
Mr.. Will Adams is visiting his son,
Mr.. Jessie Adams, in Florida.
Mrs. G. X. Shelton visited in Ma
rietta last week, and while there went
to see aunt Sarah Strickland, who
fell before Xmas and broke her hip.
Aunt Sarah's many friends regret to
learn of her accident.
Those coming up from Camp
Wheeler for Sunday were Eugene
McCollum, Annie Fowler, and Harry
Bozeman. Mr.. viii Young is here
on a furlough for several days.
Mrs. Jennie Burt and daughter,
Miss Georgia Burt, have moved from
their farm and have rooms at Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Y. Hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Gray, of Ac-
worth, have moved to the Burts farm
and we are glad to welcome them to
our community.
have just heard that the Editor
was making inquiry to know if | was
dead. No, am very much alive, and
have been all the time during the
snow and ice with every bone in me
aching at the same time.
Mr.. S. J. Baldwin has been con-
fined to his room some time with
la grippe.
Mrs. Ludie Evans is sick at her
home here. Her many friends hope
that she will soon be able to be up.
Rev. J. S. Reynolds, of Atlanta,
is boarding with Mr.. and Mrs. M. c.
Young.
Little Miss Gladdis Hilderbrand,
who attends the Williams street
school, in Atlanta, is visiting her
grandmothe Mrs. J. B. Hilderbrand
since the school was closed on account
of lack of fuel
CTpCV
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
ESTES CROSSING.

Mr.. Joseph Webb is critically i'll,
we are sorry to learn,
Mrs. A. NJ Roberts, of near Ma
rietta, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
C. j. Estes, this week.
Little Miss Marene Estes is sick
with la grippe, we are sorry to learn.
Mr.. Grady Roberts is visiting home
folks this week.
Mr.. Laumas Hard, Of Austell, call
ed to see his mother, Mrs. D. M. Har-
dy, Sunday.
SANDY LAND.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
With Our Correspondents

for long time, but we are glad to
state that he is recovering rapidly.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Vaughn, of
Austell, Ga, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Emma Clay.
On account of the death of Mrs.
New, there was not any Sunday
School here Sunday, but please let's
every one that can do so, come next
Sunday.
SUSIE.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01

appeared andyour Vegetable Compound
has made me well, strong woman so
| do all my own housework. | cannot
recommend Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound too highly to women
passing through the Change of Life.
Mrs. FRANK HENSON, 1916 S. Orchade
ST., Urbana, iii.
Women who suffer from nervousness,
cheat flashes" backache, headaches
and "the blues" should try this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
McAFEE.

We are all about "stuck up" in
the mud in this section, so of course
there's no chance of learning news.
Misses Beulah Chance and May
York have returned home, to the JOY
of their parents and many friends.
Mr.. A. H. Cunningham, Of Kinks
Chapel, spent few days last week
with his son, Mr.. R. A. Cunning
ham, and family.
Mr.. Adon King attended Quarterly
Some of the folks attended church
services at Sandy Grove, Sunday,
although the re ads were very bad for
travelling.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
NICKAJACK.

We are glad to see the sunshine
after so much dreadful bad weather.
We are sorry to say at this writing
that Alline, the little daughter of
Mr.. G. z. Dodgen, while playing at
school last week, fell down, bruising
one of her limbs which has been caus-
ing her a lot of suffering. We hope
for her a speedy recovery.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
ORANGE HILL.

hope none that reads this, will
think for one moment it is from one
that is not patriotic, for patriotism
is my hobby, love my country, and
all it stands for. / was reared by
patriotic parents, my father joining
the civil war before he was sixteen
and remaining there till the finish
l have never known anything but to
honor our flag Now, what l don't
understand is, how this closing of
factories and other visible means of
support for so many, is helping the
cause. | know they say its to save
coal. But how can a poor fellow
buy coal, if there was ever so much
to be had, if you take from him his
only way to get it?
We have one factory in this little
town, that gives employment to
some that can't do any thing else.
The president of it is big hearted,
generous man, and realizing the needs
of so many of his employees, some
with large families to support, told
them the factory would be open for
work, but the machinery would not
run. No fire could be in the build
ing, this place could run with fuel
made in the factory, shavings, books,
etc, if any of the men wanted to
work they could.
So many of them needed the mon
ey, and tried it, some are suffering
with frozen feet, and others with Sc
we're colds.
i see the drug stores are not al
lowed to sell drinks on Monday.
That's all right, / have no use for
drinks at any time, but why don't
they close the lid on Sunday too.
There is bigger business done on
Sunday with some of them, than
Monday.
These men that are cut off from
five days and ten Mondays pay,
mostly all live in rented homes, have
all their supplies to buy, rent goes
on, so does eating, and to miss this
little bit goes hard.
Maybe there is something about
it l don't understand, ''where ignor-
ance is bliss, it's folly to be wise"
l hope we will all rally to the
Thrift stamp, and certificate cause,
every one you buy, is that much to-
ward ending the war Not only does
it help this cause, but it instills a
habit of saving, and it's better than
putting money in the bank, in this
way, when you place money in the
bank, as an open account, you don't
draw any interest, not so with Uncle's
bank. When you get your stamps,
your interest begins, on the stamps,
and also your interest grows in the
stamps. See our postmaster or as
sistant, or talk to the rural carrier
They will take pleasure in explain
ing all about them. l see Acworth
is Dragging on $119 and some cents
worth. Austell can beat that l
know of two parties with $127.72
and there has been several more sold
here.
Mr.. S. B. Smith has returned from
a visit to relatives in Rome. Ga.
Mr.. Herbert Wade made a bust
ness trip to Birmingham last week.
There is so much sickness and the
roads are bad so don't know very
much this week.
Little Miss Dorothy Perkerson has
sbeen right sick for three weeks with
a rising on her neck,
DELLA.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01

Misses Mae and Flora Cunning
ham entertained some of their new
friends, Misses Gertrude and Julia
Wilkie, Sunday evening.
SMILES.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01

AidAu OLA cISN1~h VA
grippe which lasted
all winter and left
me in a weakened
condition. L felt at
times that / would
never be well again.
/ read of Lydia E.
Pinkham's 9 V e ge-
t a bic Compound
and what it did for
women sin &
through the Change
of Life, so [ told my
doctor | would try
it. i soon began to
gain in str en- G t h
and the annoying
tom 8 dis
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
WOMEN OF
MIDDLE AGE
Need Help to Pass the Crisis Safe
Iy--Proof that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Can be Relied Upon.

Urbana, III. During Change of Life,
in addition to its annoying symptoms, !
The sun., 1918-11-10

to keep up. We men with a truckload
Of supplies found In the early after
noon that we were in the rear of the
artillery. We heard too that men up
In the front line were parching with
thirst.
We procured G. l. can and logged
it from a spring 500 meters up hill
through fallen buildings. Loading it
on a truck We drove two kilometers
forward TO famous crossroads. Now
this crossroads was pas bon sector"
from one standpoint, for It was shelled
by the heavies by day and bombed by
the avions at night
Men seized upon the water as a
gift from heaven. Exhausted riders on
the sweating horses Of the ammunition
trains leaned out for a box of cookies
of cake of chocolate as they drove
by in the dust. Some had had nothing
to eat for forty-eight hours.
There was a fresh attack In the
early evening. and soon the wounded
men began coming by on wheel
stretchers from the first aid station to
the ambulances, Many of the boys
were so "all in" they could only look
thank you when we gave them a
lemon to suck or put a lighted olga
rette between their lips. All through
the afternoon. as we gave these cups
of cold water in the name OF the Lord
to our boys-God knows they deserved
to be served as uncrowned heroes-it
made us choke in the throat to see
how unfalterinGly they fought on and
how bravely they suffered when they
fell. We heard them say: 1.-THE ~ is
a sure enough life saver! God bless
you guys! and who said the " doesn't
come to the 'front.'"
The sun., 1918-11-10

fluence OF the organization in the
camps adds much to their general
tone. The knights of Columbus is an
organization with more than 100000
members in the United States. 1t has
measured up to the gigantic task 1t
accepted when the United States en-
tered the war and in attempting to
keep pace in every way with the rapid
growth of the American armies here
and abroad.
knights Of Columbus secretaries are
everywhere. They are in American
training camps and environments; on
shell torn fields in Flanders and
Picardy; in base hospitals where
American wounded are cared for: in
Italy, at embarkation points: aboard
transports, and at points of debarka-
ton.
Cubhouses have been erected at
points Of embarkatIon in this country
and debartation points in France and
seventy-fve secretaries have been as
signed to permanent duty aboard
transports. one hundred secretaries
have been ordered TO Italy, where ten
buildings are being erected
When Marshal Foch called the allied
armies from the trenches and started
the drive toward Berlin the knights
Immediately organized TO follow the
Gag" A fleet OF motor trucks was
placed in operation TO keep pace with
the rapidly advancing armies and 70
provide our soldiers with a real ser
vice under fire." Supplies sent from
America are carried to points OF dis
tribution near the front lines Here
tho supplies are loaded on smaller
trucks and are carried directly 10 mon
doing the actual fighting.
Huts Arc Open to All.
Knights of Columbus clubhouses,
huts and tents everywhere are wide
open to men Of all races, creeds and
color. The orders war workers ac-
cept no money for the supplies they
distribute in hospitals. in tho field or
anywhere else.
The order believes strongly In the
development OF athletics and outdoor
sports. For this reason scores Of mon
widely known in athletics have been
sent to American training camps and
overseas and large amounts OF athletic
equipment have been placed. In addi-
ton portable shower baths have been
installed in huts in France wherever
possible.
Sports are encouraged. not only to
| keep the men physically At, but to
/ keep them interested in clean recre-
alton, The knights OF Columbus aim
to provide social recreational and edu-
catIonal facilities 10 all men in the
service OF our country.
The sun., 1918-11-10

brought the discussion to a conclusion
with the solemn statement:
ITO my estimation. Mr.. Cross, this
is a hell OF a war"
Then he hshed out his Testament,
opened II UP. and there was his little
stock OF francs and a number of
kodak pictures taken in the parks OF
Buffalo, his sister, his mother, and
That's her" Then he replaced them
all, and said as he put his Testament
back over his heart: "Well, guess
no squarehead bullet can ever go
through that Funny. but I believe
it,"
He was a civil engineer ION the
outside" this Lieutenant, slim,
straight, vigorous man. with leader
ship in every line Of his face and
every step OF his long stride. He
used to come down every afternoon
into our dugout to chat and to read
magazines and to write a letter or two.
! went out with him one night when
he went to reconnoitre a front line
position his platoon was to take up
the next night.
He showed me where, during the
counter attacks OF a fortnight pre-
vlous. he had lost one man here and
a whole squad there. He spoke OF his
men, OF the men who did the hard,
grim work. standing to" out there in
the night. On the way he said: "Mr.
Cross. the longer l am in this game
the more / believe In God"