The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-07-07
LAND IS WANTED
FOR E:Xll-SoLDIERS
GOVERNMENT PLANNING TO puR.
CHASE BIG TRACT AND COLON.
iZE VOCATIONAL STUDENTS
STATE news OF INTEREST
Brief News Items Gathered Here And
There From All Section OF
The State

secure tract of land ranging in siza
from 100 to 1000 acres to be sub.
divided into small farms and sold ON
easy payments to former soldiers who
have undergone vocational training.
DR.. w. ]. Quick, special agent OF the
government, and M. Bryson. district
officer in charge Of vocational train.
ing work, put the proposition before
the Atlanta chamber OF commerce.
and the chamber will appoint a com.
mfttee to receive offers from land
owners anywhere in Georgia.
Mr.. Quick stated that the purpose
of the plan was two-fold: First, to
colonize veterans of the world war.
and second, to assist them in gain
ing fresh start. The government
will aid teh men in many ways by
furnishing them with expert advice,
medical attention, and by giving
them trucks, tractors and other farm
implements.
Such colonies have already been
established III several states, the plan
in each case having been productive
of the best results The idea of those
promoting the project is to have some
fifty or more farms established on one
large tract, rather than the scattering
here and there of small tracts
throughout the state.
Any one having such a tract is
invited to get in touch with the cham,
Der of commerce. The land should
be near railroad and close to a good
highway. 1t was pointed out that
thousands of former soldiers are at
present undergoing a course of agri-
cultural training and are eager to
become owners of farms. During the
period of rehabilitation, these men
are paid from 800 to $135 per month
by the government. Many are saving
this money for the purpose of buying
land.
/ With the aid and encouragement of
the national government in their
plans, it is thought the establishment
of such project offering them the
chance they have long sought to be-
come farm owners will be eagerly
taken advantage of by ex-soldiers
throughout the state. The farms will
be bought by individual farmers, and
1t was estimated that an easy pay
ment plan will be devised whereby
those desiring to buy can do so by
paying one-fifth in cash and the re-
mainder in installments.
Big Road Tractor Given Epson County
Juliette.-Upson county has been
given lotion Holt caterpillar tractor
by the state highway department.
Three of these machines which were
allotted to the sixth district by the
United States government were
bought by the government during the
war and have been turned over to the
states for highway purposes. Three
were allotted to the sixth district en-
bracing about twelve counties. The
tractors are valued at about $500
each and are almost new. The trac
tors are specially suited for road work
and it is hard to estimate just how
much is added to the equipment of
a county by these tractors. The com
missioners of Epson county will begin
operating the tractor in a few days.
Savannah Urges Lower School Age
Savannah.-At the annual meeting
of the Waters Avenue Free Kinder
garten association in this city
a movement was initiated to urge
upon the legislature the desirability
of action that will lower the age limit
in the law of Georgia which makes
school attendance compulsory or to
include in the state law a provision
Tor kindergarten instruction for the
children under the present limits of
school age.
Presbyterians Meet At Rock Springs
Decatur.-The young people of the
Atlanta Presbytery will hold meet.
ing at Rock Springs church soon.
Talks will be made on various even
gelical subjects during the sessions.
An interesting program has been pre-
pared, and it Is believed that a large
number will be present.
Georgia Dentists Convene In Macon
Macon.-With $50 dentists from all
parts of the state in attendance, the
Georgia Dental society convened here
recently in it's fifty-third annual SEES
sion. DR.. M. M. Forbes, of Atlanta
president of the society, is presiding
over the sessions. His annual address
was an outline Of the work of the asso
citation for the last year, and was re-
Ierred to the executive council.
masons Dedicate East Point Temple
East Point.-The new Masonic
emple here was dedicated recently in
exercises held following a banquet OF
lodge No. 288. Presiding over the
ceremonies was State Grand Master
Charles l.. Boss. Thomas H. Jeffries
and James L. Mayson, of Atlanta, were
present as honor guests. A large
crowd was in attendance at the ex
cruises to which the public was in