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The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION
WORTH A POUND OF CURE

Many parents of Cobb County
are neglecting a most solemn and
important duty to their children
when they fail to do the best they
can to correct the defects disclos-
ed by recent examinations. The
health authorities are anxious to
help in every way possible.
The Cobb County Public
Health Service has been instru-
mental in disclosing a large num-
Der of physical defects and all
ments among the school children
of Cobb County.
In the large majority of cases
these defects are of remedial
character and are generally of
such nature that, if taken in the
preliminary phases of the disease,
permanent effects may be averted.
In ten schools of the County
during the month Of March there
were SIT children examined. Of
this number 491 were suffering
from defective teeth, 159 from dis
eased tonsils and 81 who were in
need of treatment for various af-
fections of the eye.
The Health Commissioner. DR..
E. L. Anthony, Jr., and the Public
Health Nurse, Miss Virginia P.
Glbbes are anxious to cooperate
with the parents or guardians and
IN order to adequately meet this
demand for a more thorough I'M
derstanding Of the situation Miss
Gibbes may be found at her desk
IN the Public Health Office in the
Court House every Tuesday after
noon fom two until six o'clock
where she will be glad to meet
parents and teachers.
In discussing the matter Miss
Gibbes said: Neither DR.. An
thony nor I give any treatment
but we are always glad to confer
with teachers about the physical
well being of their children, and
to cooperate with them in secur-
ing medical and dental attention.
While as | have just stated, we do
not practice medicine, yet we are
at all times ready to cooperate
with the medical and dental pro-
fression in the correction of these
defects. The Public Health Off
Ger is really the pathfinder who
discovers the physical IRREGULAR
ties and who looks to the medical
profession for remedial aid"
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
CHEROKEE PRESBYTERIAN
COMES HERE THIS YEAR

The meeting of the Presbyterial
OF the Cherokee Presbytery will
be held IN Marietta this year.
This is composed of the women
or the presbytery and will meet
on Tuesday evening, May II, at
the Presbyterian Church here.
The meetings will continue
through Wednesday, and large
attendance of ladies is expected
TO come from the other churches
IN the presbytery, of which the
churches at Rome. Dalton and
Nartersvllle are the largest.
These representatives will be
entertained in Marietta homes
during the meetings.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO MEET
METHODIST CHURCH IN MAY

Arrangements are being made
to hold session of the Cobb
County Sunday School Associa-
ton at the First Methodist Church
of Marietta May Goth and 21st.
Mrs. Regina Rambo Benson has
consented to drill some of the
Sunday School Children in pre-
senting some Bible stories in dra-
matte form, which will be a very
attractive feature of the Associa-
ton Meeting. Mrs. j. Glenn Giles,
Mrs. W. A. DuPre and Mrs. Len
Z. Baldwin have been appointed
a committee to arrange a model
promotion or graduation exercise
for some of the cradle roll child
rem being promoted from the
Cradle Roll to the beginner de-
partment of the main school.
1t is expected that every Sunday
School of all denominations in
the Sounty will be represented at
TINS Association Meeting. There
Will be trained speakers from a
distance to discuss work in the
various grades and departments
OF the Sunday School.
A detailed program will be
given later through the columns
Of this paper.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
ATTRACTIVE FEATURES
PLANNED FOR THE
CLARKE LIBRARY

Miss Mabel Cortleyou attended
the meeting of the Georgia Lii
brary Association at the Carnegie
Library in Atlanta Wednesday.
Reports of the library work in a
number of towns and cities were
given by their librarians. The re-
port of Marietta s Drive" head
ed by the Rotarians, for a fund to
improve the efficiency of our Lib
rary, was greeted with applause.
Miss Charlotte Templeton, the
Secretary of the Georgia Library
Commission, will be in Marietta,
May 10, looking over the Library
and finding out it's needs. She
will then meet with the Board of
Directors and talk over with them
tie plans for improvements. The
complete reorganization program
will be announced later, but some
of the features will be free library
service, rearranging and recata-
Logging of the books, up-to-date en-
cyclopedia and dictionary, and at
tractive juvenile books for child
rem, as well as new, desirable
books for the other sections.
A trained Librarian will be Sc
cured also if the salary can be ar
ranged for out Of the fund sub
scribed.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
DECORATION DAY rs
OBSERVED AS USUAL

Mondays Decoration Day ex-
ercises were somewhat married by
the exceedingly inclement wealth
er but the program was carried
out as planned except the parade
to the cemetery
The orator of the day was AL.
fred Colquitt Newell, of Atlanta,
who is a grandson of former gov
ernor and Senator Alfred Colquitt
of Georgia, and the Court House
was filed to the doors.
Although we have late and
cold spring, the profusion of
flowers brought to decorate the
graves of the Confederate dead
gave no indication of this fact, but
attested anew the devotion of the
people to the heroes of the sixties.
Each year the number of sur
vivors of the great struggle grows
smaller, and the band of devoted
women who lived with them
through the dark days of priva-
ton, defeat and suffering, is also
fading away, but flash of the
old spirit which never surrenders
can always be seen at these gath
erings in honor of the brave men
who offered their lives for prin.
ciple.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
SACRED HARP SINGERS
WERE WITH US SUNDAY

The annual meeting of the Sac
red Harp Singers Association of
Cobb County was held here on
Sunday and the usual crowd
thronged the court house, the
park and the streets from nine in
the morning until four in the aft
ernOon.
The young people were more in
evidence this year than at the last
two meetings when so many of the
boys were in the service, but the
old regulars were here too, and
they made the court house ring
always new.
The officers Of the association
served dinner in the park to visit
ors from other counties and bas-
kets of good things were plenti-
full.
The large attendance and the
great number Of cars, despite ra-
Their unfavorable weather, indi-
Gated the prosperity of the coun-
ty, while the happy faces and
laughter on every side showed the
spirit of the people
The officers elected for the COM
ing year were f. G. MCCARTHY pre-
sident, w. M. Murdoch, vice-pre-
sident, and Bernard Awtrey, Sec
rotary.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
COBB DOCTORS HAVE
IMPORTANT MEETING
Urge Preventative Measures, APP
prove Board of Health, and
Recommend Clinic

The following resolutions were
read and adopted by the Cobb
County Medical Society in Exc
cutive session, Thursday, April %.
THAT owing to the prevalence
of typhoid fever and dysentery
during the spring and summer
months, we deem it wise to adopt
measures that will lead to the pre-
vention of these diseases. 1t is
well known that typhoid fever
and dysentery are preventable
diseases, the source of infection
being human excreta, and carried
from person to person by water,
milk, flies, and uncooked vege-
tables. Typhoid fever and dysen-
terry can be prevented by proper
i! ly disposing of human excreta,
properly screening of houses and
food, such as green vegetables and
fruit. Also by protection and puri-
fication of water supplies, and
sterilization and pastuerization.
of milk.
Also, we not only approve,
but urge the people of Cobb coun-
ty, to avail themselves of typhoid
vaccination, which will confer
positive immunity for at least
three years. The vaccine is fur
nished by the State Board of
Health, and can be administered
by the family doctor, or the coun-
ty Health Commissioner to those
unable to pay, and where neces-
sary to prevent an epidemic.
1--WE heartily endorse any eff
forts made by the County Health
Commissioner for the protection
Of water, milk and food supplies.
We approve and endorse the diff
ferent types of sanitary closets,
which are recommended by the
State Board of Health. We ap-
prove of screening of houses, and
draining Of bodies of stagnant
water, to prevent malaria.
"We approve of a clinic for the
County, to be established on the.
following plan: That arrange
ments be made at the two Mari
eta Sanitariums to care for those
people unable to employ a physi-
clan on the followings terms:
"That the physician give their
services free of charge, and the
Sanitariums make a charge to
cover the actual expense of the
patients.
"The Ellis Law, which requires
the reporting Of communicable
diseases, is done in the interest of
the public, and this Society urges
every Physician in the County,
the Importance of reporting all
communicable diseases to the
County Health Commissioner.
"This Society approves of the
rules and regulations of the Cobb
! County Board of Health, as being
reasonable and just, and recon-
mended that they be adopted.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30

aside his duties to the public and
take a position antagonistic to
their interests. This view is sus.
tanned by numerous authorities
but it is doubtful if any one of
them presents as strong reasons
for equitable interference as the
present one, owing to the manner
of the election and appointment of
the members of the Board.
1t is insisted on the part Of the
defendants that under the amend
ment of 1909, the Mayor is eligi-
BILE to the office of Treasurer of
the Board, that the Board has the
right to fix a salary, therefor,
and that that is all that has been
done by the Board. In my opin-
ion it is not necessary to deter
mine whether the Act in ques-
ton applied to the Mayor or only
to regular member of the Board,
nor whether the Act in question
is unconstitutional as insisted by
the petitioners, for the reason the
defendants have not sustained
their contention by proof. The re-
solutions authorizing his election
and fixing his salary shows the
contrary to be true. 1t provides
that he shall take charge or con-
troll of all the property managed
by the Board and devote his en-
tire time to their operation du.
ties not belonging to any office of
treasurer. True he is called treas
urer, but the salary fixed is gross
ly excessive for the duties of his
office-$2O00 per annum, and
later increased to $2400. The
treasurer of the City of Marietta
is limited to 800 per year. The
treasurer of Cobb county gets
5000 and numbers Of counties in
Georgia pay their treasurers from
two hundred to five hundred. 1t
does not appear that the duties
of the treasurer Of the Board are
onerous. He does not collect the
moneys due by by the Board s
patrons, but the collections are
made by the Clerk of Council and
turned over to the treasurer. He
gives a bond for $1,000 and the
Board pays the premium-indica-
ting that the amount of money
handled at any one time is not ex-
traordinary large. 1t is safe to say
there is not a member of the
Board who would vote more than
500 per year to an outsider to
simply fill the office Of treasurer
of the Board.
1t is further cortended by the
defendant that the original petit
TONERS has no interest in the sub
ject matter and cannot be heard
CONTINUED on page III
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
MR.. GEORGE WILLIAMS
DIES IN CHINA

The many friends of the family
have been saddened by the news
of the death of Mr.. George Will
liams, which occurred in Shang
Hal, China. Mrs. Williams, who
was Miss Mabelle Glover, has the
sympathy of all in her bereave-
ment. She will return immediate
ly to the United States.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
EARLY CLOSING DURING
THE SUMMER MONTHS

An agreement has ben signed by
the grocery stores about town to
close their stores at 6 p. m. from
May l to October l excepting Sat
urday evenings. The drygoods
and shoe stores have already been
observing these hours.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
MARTETTA'S HOTEL SERVICE
STILL FURTHER REDUCED

After April Is the Kennesaw
Hotel will be used only on the
upper floors as hotel, and there
rooms only will be furnished. The
dining room will be closed and
the ground floor converted into
stock rooms or business places of
some sort. This change still fur
Their emphasizes the need of a
modern hotel in Marietta.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our heart
felt thanks to the many friends,
neighbors and relatives, for the
beautiful floral offerings, words of
sympathy, and deeds of kindness,
during the sickness and death of
our wife and mother.
Respectfully
Paul r. Camp, and family.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
WOMEN CLUBS WILL
MEET IN ACWORTH

On May 5th. the Carrie Dyer
Reading Club of Acworth will en-.
terrain the Women s Clubs of the
seventh district. There are quite
a number of these clubs in the
district and a large attendance is
anticipated. An interesting and
instructive program has been ar.
ranged.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
MOTHERS DAY SERVICE AT
BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. E. T. Booth will preach at
Kennesaw Baptist Church on the
second Sunday in May Mother s
Day." at II o'clock.
Everybody is invited to be pre-
sent, especially is it desired that
all Mother s who can will attend.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
MAYOR EXPLAINS STATUS
OF STREET PAVING

We have, from the Mayor, the
letter below relative to paving the
streets of Marietta.
To the Public:
Quite a number of citizens have
called me up during the last few
days to inquire of the progress
that is being made by the City
authorities relative to the pro-
posed paving.
! wish to say that my illness
and consequent temporary alb
Isence from my official duties has
caused no delay in the program.
The law upder which the pro-
posed paving is to be done re-
Iquires great deal of preliminary
work before the election for
Bonds can be legally called,
The last three or four weeks
has been used by the engineer,
making up and getting printed
the necessary specifications to be
placed in the hands Of prospec-
tive bidders. These specifications
have been printed and mailed to
25 of the best known contractors
in this line throughout the coun-
try.
Bids will be received and open
ed by Council on May 9Th. The
Bond election cannot be advertis-
ed until Is days after the open
ing of the bids, because this time
will be required for advertising
the date on which Council will
consider the paving ordinances
and hear objections to same.
All the streets in the City will
be given a good spring working
as soon as the weather permits.
All the streets leading into the
Public Square, or a portion of all
of them have petitioned Council
for paving, and these have been
filed with the City Clerk, as re-
quired by law. Four or five other
Streets have also filed petitions
and | understand others will do
so later. We hope to pave all the
streets that want it, but of course
this will depend on just how far
the bond money will go. | am
glad to be able to state that the
County Commissioners have
agreed to do the grading which
will be a great saving.
The minimum amount of Bonds
that may be issued is $4,000.
The Water and Light Depart
ment will extend their water main
and sewers on all streets where
needed before the paving is COM
menced.
The Annual Audit of the City s
books and Of the Board Of Lights
and Waterworks have been com
pleted, and in the next issue Of
this paper you will find a conden-
sed report, showing the receipts
and disbursements for the year
1919, and the financial condition
of the City and water board as
of January LIST, 1920, as shown by
the Audit.
The records of the City, as well
as Of the Board of Lights & Water
Works have been audited by a
certified public accountant each
year since ] have been in office,
and while these reports are too
voluminous to publish in full, they
are on file at the City Offices, and
nothing will give me more pleas
ure than to lay them before you,
and answer any questions pertain
ing to them.
As soon as / am physically able,
expectato give the affairs of the
City my undivided attention, as
heretofore.
! Very trulv yOIlrS
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
ALEX G. KING IS THE
NEW FEDERAL, JJDCE

Alex. c. King, who is now one
OF the solicitors general of the
united States, was on Thursday.
nominated to be judge of the 5th
judicial circuit.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30
AN COMMISSION

Last week the names of the re-
representatives. to the state conven-
ton to be held in Atlanta on May
Is, we ommitted through error
the names of Messrs. r. r. Petree
and j. B. Mohon, who go as alter
mates from Cobb.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30

Nothing But The Truth the comedy
AS
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that he tell the fer lie day..
sixth night Of Redp
nine people.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-30

We have, from the Mayor, the
letter below relative to paving the
streets of Marietta.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-18
PLAIN LYING AND
SQUARE DEALING
Recommended BY President Elect Hard
ing in an Address at New
Orleans.

New Orleans, Nov. lS.-Plsin living
and square dealing were invoked by
President elect Harding~in speech
here to-day, as the nations strongest
reliances during postwar readjust-
ment.
Sianty, clear thinking common sense,
honesty and cooperation were among
the qualities he named as prime neces
stiles in meeting the demands of the
new world order, and he declared ma
teria interests aud national happiness
both would benefit if the United States
became "a simple living people once
again"
Whatever diseouragements and re-
verses there had been. he declared,
would be only temporary in character.
He predicted that confident America
would solve its new problems on the
simple basis of the old time virtues
and would come through the recon
struction period stronger and more de-
pendable than ever before.
The speech, delivered at a luncheon
OF the New Orleans association of COM
merce, also contained message Of as
surance for the industrial development
of the south and an expression Of hope
that the ties of commercial coopera-
tion with Latin America would be
strengthened by every possible means.
The address was r part of five
hour visit to New Orleans by the
president elect, who came from his va
cation in Texas to take ship for a
voyage to the Panama canal zone.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. w. L. Jones and two children.
who have been visiting relatives in
Washington. returned TO their home in
Rochester this morning. Mrs. Jones bc
ing accompanied by her sister. Miss Ie-
ona Calef. who goes 10 visit in Rochcs
ter for two or three DAYS.
The salad supper served by the Phil
athes class of the Baptist church last
evening was success in spite Of the
iBclement weather. There was a good
attendance and the class realized a
neat sum 20 enrich its treasury. Those
in charge Of the affair were Mrs sam
uel Sinclair, Mrs. Harry Bradley, Mrs.
Carl Erickson and Mrs. B. =. New
comb.
After initiation work had been ex-
emplified on a group Of candidates last
evening in the lodge rooms. Bright Star
Rebekah lodge. No. Is. adjourned from
the regular meeting 10 partske Of a
banquet, prepared and served by ;he
November circle in honor 81 Mr.. and
Mrs. Denison Densmore, who have
moved from Barre 10 Montpelier. Mr.
Deusmore's duties with the Boutwell,.
Milne & Varnum Co. required his r-s-
euce in the capital for the most part
and for this reason the family moved.
Attorney X W Scott presided -
toastuaastsr and IN due course II
events presented thc couple rcnercus
purse Of money In gold
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-18
NORHICH UNIVERSITY
GETS A LEGACY
Is willed General Rush c. Hawkins
Estate After Certain Bequests
Are Provided for.

New York. Nov. lS- Bequests of
100000 to the actors fund OF Ameri-
ca, and 100000 to the American socie-
~ for the prevention of cruelty to ami
mails, are contained in the will filed
here for probate yesterday of General
Rush c. Hawkins, commander of Haw-
kins' Zouayes during the Civil war
General Hawkins died here recently.
The residue of the estate, after deduct
ing beqsests of 5000 to the London
Provincial Anti Vivisection organiza-
tion, $4,000 to the Florence Crittenton
league and smaller sums to various in
dividuals, is left to Norwich university
at Northfield, Vt.
Bequests of 100000 each to the Uni
versity of Vermont and Brown univer-
sity, and $4,000 to Rev. C. T. Walker
of Augusta, Ga, were cancelled in n
codicil which said that the general de.
sired TO make these gifts during his
lifetime and that they had been car
ried out.
The will specifies that the income
from the 100000 left the actors fund,
is to be used for maintaining the ex-
penses of the actors home and to help
other needy members of the profession
not residing at the home. The income
of the sum left the s. P. G. A. is to be
used to "sbate the wicked horrors of
vivisection and TO compel those who
practice ii to make known to the pub
lie the actual methods of their un-
speakable calling"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-18
TAKING PICTURES OF oUARRIEs.
Film Photographer Operating at Rock
of Ages" Properties.

Alfred Brick of the Fox Film cor
poration Of New York City arrived in
Montpelier Wednesday morning. Mr..
Brick spent to-day making educational
pictures of the "Rock of Ages quarries
in Granitevile, under the guidance and
direction of George Anderson, adver-
tising manager of the Boutwell,, Milne
and Varnum company. These pictures
will be exhibited by the Fox news serv-
ice, which guarantees a circulation
throughout the United States, Canada,
the Philippines, South America, Aus
tralia and England.
II is the intention of the Boutwell,.
Milne and Narnum company TO have
the pictures shown here in the near
future so that the people of Barre and
vicinity will be afforded an opportu-
nifty of seeing for themselves not only
the modern methods used in quarry
ing on the "hilr' but also the large
steam shovel used at this particular
quarry in leveling the great piles Of
grout, which has been one Of the inn
portsnt problems of the present quar-
rymen This shovel is claimed to have
a carrying capacity greater than any
steamshovel used during the construc-
tion of the Panama canal
Mr.. Brick is one of the star camera
men of the Fox Film corporation. He
has recently taken pictures from a
girder Of New York skyscrsper, and
lust last week he was required TO go
out on the arm Of the Goddess Of Lib
erty to get a closeup picture of the
face of the statue. Mr.. Brick Is carry
ing 500 feet of film wfh him which he
will give over entirely TO different
views Of the quarries. Between the
pictures and the art-titles he is pre-
pared to turn out a full reel