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The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26
BUT ATTENDANCE IS
THE BEST IN HISTORY
OF RURAL SCHOOLS
8 Children from A Districts Re
ported in one day without warm
Or Good Enough Clothing To
Attend school-People of coun-
ty urged to Cooperate In Help
ing Needy Children.

superintendent of county schools,
Prof. Hugh Moore, in an interview
with a Jaurnal Representative We'd
nesday stated that the general at
tendence in the schools of the county
was the best in the history of Cobb
and that those who were not in school
We're out primarily for reasons of
destitutiop-that is, for lack of clo-
thing, books and the like, which their
parents were unable to supply.
The stressing of this latter point
was the burden of Prof. Moore's talk.
He pointed out that many children of
the county were included in this des-
titute class and he urged strongly the
necessity of the people of the county
coming to the aid of Miss Gibbes, of
the county health department and the
Cobb chapter Of the American Red
Cross in supplying these children in
clothing, books, etc.
The schools of the county are on
very progressive basis and the ma
jority of these destitute cases are
not chronic but are due to the abb
normal industrial conditions of the
present, he said. Tuesday, reports
came into his Office of nine children
from four school districts who could
not attend school owing to the lack
of either sufficiently warm or good
to permit of their appearing
in public.
The attendance officer, Professor
Moore stated, is doing excellent work
in rounding up those of school age
who are not in school, but when it
comes to such cases as these, he and
the entire board of the county are
stpmped. 1t is one tkir 2
he pointed out, to have a compulso-
ry school attendance Law, and entire
ly another thing to compel attendance
when there is a lack Of sufficiently
GOOD or thick clothing to permit the
children appearing in public or fac
ing the colds of winter
"Miss Gibbes and the Red Cross of
the county have been making strong
appeals for the caring of these needy
he continued, "but the es-
sential thing now is for the people
Of the county generally to awaken
to the real seriousness of the situa-
ton and come to their aid to such
an extent that adequate clothing
Continued on page 10.)
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26
new RESIDENCES IN
NEAR FUTURE FOR
CHURCH EXTENSION

Rapid improvements is in sight for
the extension on Church street, COM
ing largely as the result of the paw
ing completion, the building of seve-
raj residences already being in sight.
Mr.. R. M. Wade, of the Southern
Bell, announces his intentions of
building some time in the early spring
and while his plans are not definite, he
states that he contemplates a six
room, new colonial style residence,
which will probably cost around &c.
10000.
Mr. Frank Mcneil and Mr.. M. l..
McNeel, ST., are reported as planning
to build some time in the near future,
probably in the spring or summer. AS
yet their plans are said to be indefi-
mite.
Others are reported as contemplat-
ing building sometime during the
next few months.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26
BIG INCREASE FOR
MARIETTA BATTERY
co. IN TWO YEARS
Business and Stock Has Increased
More than 5 Times-Service,
Goods and Advertising are Re-
sponsible for Success says Mr..
Langford.

The Marietta Battery Company no
doubt, can boast as large a business
increase as any other concern in this
section during the past two years.
A little more than two years ago,
Mr.. G. G. Langford opened up his
place on Church Street with the ag-
ency for Willard Batteries. He in
stalled one rectifier, purchased few
batteries and announced he was rea-
dy for business. Since that time his
business has doubled and redoubled
until it is now more than five times
the original volume. Five rectifers
are kept constantly in use charging
batteries and stock of batteries
many times the first number, is cons
family carried in the sales room.
One reason for the growth of bust
ness enjoyed by the Marietta Battery
Company is the consistent service of
fered by the plant Mr.. Langford
prides himself on satisfying every
customer with prompt and efficient
battery service.
A string Of from twenty-five to
fifty batteries on charge all the time
and the large number Of sales each
month will show that the Marietta
Battery company is getting the'lion's
share" of the Marietta battery busi
ness. Consistent advertising backed
up with the service and the good is
Mr.. Langford's explanation Of his ue-
usual success.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26

We have occasioally carried sto-
RES Of the aged-those who lived
veil beyond the supposedly allotted
,ears Of life. And in this connection
4 person between the ages Of so and
30 has been considered as getting al
)ng well in years, and, when very re-
Gently, we told of two old people
1eyond the ages Of 80 partaking Of
he same dinner, under the same roof
With their feet stuck under the same
able we thought we had decidedly
pulled a good one.
But now we come to the relating
# the best of all-the telling of the
humble life story of one that not
Dnly comparatively went beyond the
tge of ninety. but surpassed the CEN
ury mark while. still in the prime
If early youth, and then, for good
Measure, packed an additional hun
ired years in the book of life carried
round under her wing, and follow
ng this, by way Of proving that she
vas we'll within the land of the living
1ngs, added still another fifty years
her life before taking a last fare
veil glance at land and sky and MAX
1g her fight into that land from
whose bourne no traveller returns.
The subject Of this story is the
umble hen-that creature that has
,layed so important a part in the
fairs of humanity throughout all
he ages. feeding him through many
period Of drouth and famine and
idding him-man-of many scar
rec head when in some foul moment
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26
new DRIVf NOW on
BY COTTON GROWERS
ASSOCIATION HERE
Meetings Next at Middleton, Aus
tell, Powder Springs, Macland,
Midway and Kennesaw-Mem-
bership Fee May Now Be made
With Note due Jan. 1, 1923.

Mr.. Dee Erwin, of the State Or
ganization of the Georgia Cotton
Growers Cooperative Association was
in Marietta Wednesday and announc-
ed that the organization had taken on
new life, with the placing of 35 or
ganizers on the field in this state in
stead of IL as formerly, and gave
the Journal a list of meetings that
will be held, presumably in the
school houses, for next week, as fol-
lows:
Monday night, January Both, Mable-
ton. Tuesday night, January 31st at
Austell. Wednesday night, February
1st at Powder Springs. Thrsday night
February End at Macland. Friday
night, February Bird at Midway. Sat-
urday night, February 4th at Ken
nesaw.
Mr.. Erwin stated that with the new
method of going otter the work there
was praCticsaly no doube@that the re-
quisite 100000 bales for the state
would be signed up by the first of
April.
He pointed out that arrangements
had been made whereby the member
ship fee can be paid by note, due on
January 1, 1928, making it so that
finances could not stand in the way
of any farmer joining the movement.
Mr.. Erwin further said that he ex-
pected to hold a meeting in practical
~ every school house in Cobb county,
and that at these meetings he hoped
not only to get the farmers to sign
the contracts, but, as well, to have
them take the contracts home with
them and get their neighbors to sign.
In conclusion, he stated that any
farmer wishing to get contract Ell
Their for himself or some one else
could do so by dropping him a card,
addressed to general delivery, Mari
eta.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26
ACcOuPI ISHMENTS
PAST YEAR GIVEN
IN ANNUAL REPORT
Free Innoculation Alone Saved
County Over $2,00O-412 Cor
rections Brought About, With
Health Lectures and Education
al literature Each to 10000.

In the annual report of the Cobb
county Board of Health to the State
Board of Health for the entire year
1921 the facts are brought out that
ALAG defects have been discovered
among the school boys and girls of
Cobb County, that as result of these
examinations the department of heal
tn has been instrumental in bringing
about Alp complete corrections, that
over 1000 people of the county have
been given free innoculation, nearly
5000 pieces of educational litera-
ture have been distributed, general
sanitation looked after to a marked
degree, and over l 900 visits made
by the health officer and health nurse
with health talks made to nearly TO-
Oe0 people, and, perhaps, best of all,
the school children of the county so
interested and enthused over the
matter of building strong and heal
thy bodies that q junior health org
anization has been established in all
of the SIS white schools of the coun-
ty with a Junior health officer and
nurse in each school making weekly
reports to the county health depart
ment. The saving in dollars of other
work may be illustrated by the fact
that figured at SOC each, the innocu-
lations alone has saved the people Of
the county esge9.
Realizing l.-&4 the true work of
the depaG .ls,s ~ # health does not
lie primarily "a G mere discovering
(Cl@@ Bs4 m page 100
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26
THE STANDARD OIL
FILLING STATION
BEING REMODELED

The Standard Oil filing station IT,
Gated on the Northeast corner Of
lanta and Anderson streets is under
goin repairs which, when compl
will amount to approximately SIS Coz
according to the managers, Me 60
A. B. Laird and ]. W. Dobbins. T
best style of filing station kno~ =.
the Standard Oil Al, is the p}9n
the constructor, NJ. d. Bowdin, cf
lanta, and will be 20 by so farA
size over all, including driveway W q
room under the latter for two Coo
Improvements in the service
that now given will be the in Ia.
ton Of another pump, giving IT,"
ir-tcad Of two and big electric ="
The material used will be brick. ve
neer finish on the outside and D."
% the inside. The driveway VII ~
Of he drive-in variety.
The work began last Thursday
-,ill REQUIRE around five weeks to 60
g I'd, or about until March first.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26
This Heroine Remained Strong and
Vigorous Well Beyond The Allotted
Years.-Lived Relatively 200 Years

of mental alteration he affectionately
applied this appelation to his wife.
The hen in question has now paid
the last great debt, the demise having
taken place some few days ago at
her home in the backyard of Mr., j.
A. Adkins, in Elizabeth. The actual
age Of this worthy hen at the TING of
her death was 13 years and months
old. Inasmuch as the length of life
of any variety of creatures is usually
determined by the number of years
required to reach maturity, and the
average hen reaching full grown
age at between one and. one and
half years, her demise. should ordi-
narily have occurred around six or
seven years of age, granting the
length of life at four times the num-
Der of years required to reach full
maturity
But at this venerable age, this par
ticular hen was one of the most vigo-
rous in her back yard, and so tena-
cious was her grip on life that she
continued to bring broods Of young
chicks into the world on beyond the
age of 8, 1 0 and IL years, and in fact
had a fine brood trotting around her
only few months before her death.
This is some record of longevity
and continuity Of vitality and youth
inasmuch as it compares to more
than 200 years of life among men
and women.
Our heroine was of the finest of all
chips off a fine and honored strain
the white game variety,
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26
ATLANTA WOMEN To
CONDUCT MEETING
OF MUSIC SECTION

At the meeting Saturday after
noon at O'Clock at the home of Mrs.
George Sessions, on Kennesaw Ave-
nue., of the Music Section Of the Ma
rietta Woman's Club, Mrs. Almond
Carroll and Miss Francis Stovall, of
Atlanta, will have charge of the pro-
gram.
These two accomplished women
have conducted the program of the
music section here before and the
members know what rare treat they
give. Every member of the club is
urgently requested to be present and
especially the members of the art
and craft section.
The program, apart from what
ever is rendered by the two Atlanta
visitors will be sho:.t and any remain
ing time will be devoted to the social
side.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26

all civic organizations, clubs, Sunday
School classes, etc, for formal lunch
cons and banquets.
Mrs. Baldwin asks that we thank
through our columns the following
people who have donated equipment
of various kinds: Mesdames. R. N.
Holland, W. B. Tate, S. H. Sibley, T.
w Read, Sr; j. j. Daniel, Starr
Campbell Wallace, ST.; Matte Lyon,
w. E. Benson, S. d. Rambo, J. w.
Glover, Lucy Gilbert, L. B. Robson,
Sage; Misses Ora Chandler, Business
Girls Clug, Mr.. Len c.. Baldwin, Ndr-
ton Hardware Company, John S. Dob
bins.
She asked us to also add that ether
donations had been made but the
names of the donors were not avail
able, but that they were also includ-
ed this acknowledgement.
While the equipment is sufficient
to make beginning, numbers of 9TH
er things are needed. No drive is be-
ing made for donations, but anyone
who would like to contribute any
Of the following, it would be great
" appreciated:
Cups and Saucers; plates; rooster ;
water pitchers; table linen; table
spoons; bread knife; biscuit cutter
rolling pin; mixing bowls; salt and
pepper shakers; pickle dishes; cream
pitchers; cup towels; vases; mirror;
and donations towards a kitchen
nge.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26
YOUTH RECEIVES A
BROKEN LEG AS He
FALLS UNDER WAGON

Mr.. John R. Carlisle, 10 year old
youth of the Sandy Plains commu-
nifty, is in the Marietta Sanitarium
with broken thigh bone as the re-
suit of his falling off wagon loaded
with wood that he was driving, early
last Monday morning, and the wheels
passing over him.
The accident occurred about $3.50
O'Clock and it was nearly noon before
he was gotten to doctor, DR.. Benson
dressing the wound and taking X-ray
pictures of the fracture.
Following this, Mr.. Carlisle was re-
moved to he Marietta Sanitanum
where he is reported as doing nicely
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26
MANY CHILDREN INCOUNTY HAVE TO STAY
OUT OF SCHOOL ACCOUNT OF DESTITUTION
With Newly Installed Kitchen and
DiningRoomY. nv. Asks Patronage

Rooms Next to Post Office Used
With a Seating Capacity of 80
In the Dining combinations
Of Equipment Asked-Lunch-
cons to be in hands of Commit
tee.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26
IMPORTANT BIBLE
CONFERENCE HERE
FEBRUARY / TO 9
Three Sessions Daily at Second
Baptist Church With Many OF
The Districts and States Alb
lest Ministers on Program The
Public Invited.

The monthly ministers and deacons
Bible conference of the BAPTIST chur-
ches of Cobb, Cherokee and several
adjoining counties to be held at the
Marietta Second Baptist Church on
February 7th to 9th inclusive will be
one of the biggest and most import
ant institutional affairs to be held in
several months and will have as speak
ers some of the most prominent speak
ers and Bible instructors either in the
counties concerned or the entire state.
Among these viii be DR. |. A. White,
and Rev. Geo. Grove, of Marietta.
Drs. w. H. Moody, j. w. O'Hara. ].
NJ. Haymore and Arch c. Cree and
Revs. A. j. Morgan, G. S. Bond and
others.
Services will be held all three days
in the mornings, afternoons and eve
nngs. with Bibls studies occupying
the major part of the program.
One of the main features of the
conference will be the address, the
closing evening, Thursday at sic o..
clock, by DIR. Arch G. Cree.
Those in charge of the arrange
ments of, the conference here state
that most of the program viii be of
equal interest to the general public
as to those who are delegates and an
invitation is extended for all who SO
desire to take in d part or all OF the
proceedings.
The program appears in full on an
other page of this issue of the Jour-
nal.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26

Have you visited the new kitchen
and dining room at the Y. w. C. A?
If not, you do not realize what
valuable new asset Marietta has and
the possibilities of this undertaking.
The Y. w. C. A. rooms in the build
ing next to the postoffice have been
rearranged and additional space has
been added thereby giving enough
room for a well equipped kitchen
and dining room, the organization
being now prepared to serve as many
as 80 people at one time.
The dining room has been made at
tractice with pictures, posters and
draperies and other evidences of fe-
minnie touches.
An able committee, consisting of
Mrs. Len c.. Baldwin, as chairman,
Mrs. T. A. Granting, Mrs. T. W..
Read, ST.; and Mrs. Joseph NJ Brown
are the luncheon committee and will
have charge of planning and serving
luncheons, suppers and banquets.
The Rotary Club will hold it's regu-
lar weekly luncheon there and the Y
w G. A. solicits the patronage Of
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26
Does 1t Pay to Advestise?
This Lady Says, Yes!

About three we'll known Marietta lady placed wal"
for her sons lost overcoat she caeu e
reported the following results:
About three the Journal had been mailed nghpof
called her and said Nr you advertising for Bills mack
NAV? II has been here more Shortly after that
another phone call from relative trying to To-
Bills Spadng sweater? Why little boy has been
wearing week. Another relative called and Notified Mrs
that Bl brown a her house. The next day
neghbor the lost overcoat returned and
another friend rancoa he had borrowed day.
This made total valuable that returned
by one little adj Does pay advertise?
The lady kindly the Journal that doubted the
truth of the above corroborate the statement
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-01-26
BLUE BEARD" AND OTHERS
WILL FEATURE STORY HOUR

The children are invited to attend
story hour at the Clarke Library on
Saturday morning, January 28tR
from to 10 O'clock. The following
stories will be told to them:
Blue Beard, ''The Water Lily"
The Terrible Head" and THE Prin-
cess on the Glass HIP.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-18
BIG COLORED UNION
REVIVAL ANNOUNCED

A Dig union revival of colored
churches of the community will be
held at Tried Stone Baptist church
from 20 to June 4. Rev E. d. White,
pastor, has asked the following an
nouncement to be published for the
information of the colored people of
the community:
The following churches, pastors
and congregations will worship with
US. The paster is asked to appoint
some brother to Lead devotional SER
vice:
Monday Night - Bethesda Church,
Rev. NJ. W. Reddick.
Tuesday Night-Mt. Olive, Rev. j.
H. Ponder.
Wednesday Nght-Big Bethel,
Rev. l, H. Holloway; Rev. S. d. Ross,
alternate.
Thursday Night-Friendship, Rev.
J. D. Davis.
Friday Night-Preaching to the
City, Rev, 0. C. Green.
Sunday Morning Baptism Serv-
ices 10 O'Clock; preaching at IL
O'Clock by Rev. E. D. White, pastor.
Sunday Misunderstanding Closing
Sermon, Rev. E. D. White, Pastor.
At each service special collection
for the church indebtedness will be
taken. Everybody invited.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-18
.ID0EKTfTHTS
MRS. MARY A. LAW.

Mrs. Mary A. Law, residing in the
Mt. Zion community near Leslie, died
1T her home Monday evening, May
l8, al Q lock, after long i'll
ness.
Mrs. Law was loved and esteemed
by all who knew her. She was So
years of age and was a consistent
member of the Methodist church,
joining at the age of fourteen s ears.
She is survived by one son and
two daughters, Lewis Bryan, Mary
Lizzie and BESSIE Grace; one sister,
Mrs. Ella Bass, Of Dothan, Ala, two
grandchildren, Two Lalt sisters and
three halt brothers.
She had a self-sacrificing devotion
to her family and it was said of her
that there never lived mother more
untiring in her efforts to train her
children to walk in the straight and
narrow way" both by precept and
example
Her life was consecrated to her
Masters service, not so much among
the public, but with great intensity
did she focus all her efforts to eXem-
plify her religion in her daily life
at home, teaching her children t.
seek after the highest ideals of life
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-18
HIGH SPOTS IN
CEORGIANEWS

A statewide forestry convention
will be held at the city auditorium in
Macon, June e..
Principal Martin and five Lumpiin
teachers have been reelected, Two
vacancies in the high school faculty
are eEpeeted
Albany and Dougherty people are
moving small interest in the an
uouuced intention Of Senator Flem-
ing to introduce bills in the coming
assembly giving Albany a commits
sjon-manager form Of government,
eiecting county commissioners by the
people instead of the grand jury and
separating the city and county boards
Of education. He called for OK
pressions and only three or four have
responded with letters, all favora-
bic.
Battling Budd, Of Atlanta, and
Young Stribbling, of Macon, will
meet for their fifth time in bout
before the American Legion at Al
Dauy tonight.
Triton has secured a baseball team
intact and viii start an S-week sahed-
ule jane 5.
Thursday half holidays started in.
Tifton today, the closing hour be-
ms l o'clock. Grocers also have
agreed to close at 7 o'clock every
night.
q
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-18
WHEAT THRESHED
AND MARKETED AS
FLOUR IN 3 DAYS

A truck load of flour made in Sum-
ter county from wheat grown this
season, was brought to the Americas
market this morning by ]. c. Brown,
of Browns Mill. The flour, high
patent self-rising, was milled Wed
nesday after having been threshed
Tuesday. The wheat was grown on
Mr, Browns farm, and the run con-
sisted Of 200 bushels Of fine grain.
Mr. Brown grew about $50 acres
Of wheat which IS avera Ging about 20
bushels per acre, a splendid yell. His
mill has a capacity Of 90 barrels of
flour per day, AMI wnan it is con-
1idsred that it requires four bushels
of wheat to mill one barrel Of flour,
it will be seen that his entire crop
is not sufficient to run his mill long
He does grinding for the public and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-18
RADIO SCHOOL IS NEW
TOWNSVILLE VENTURE

BROWNSVILLE, May 18.-Thom-
asvilIe has full Pledged radio school
in which twenty-five lessons are Civ
en- to students who desire to perfect
themselves in the use or manufacture
Of the radio Instruments. The young
men in charge have had government
training and are installing a number
Of sets in the city, 1t is expected
that the school will draw students
from all towns in this section Of the
statc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-18

In North of the Rio Grande,"
Paramount picture of western
life, Bebe Daniels co-stars with
Jack Holt The two do some
clever rough riding in this picture.
Pride often goes before a fall-or
wetting.
They tell it on Bebe Daniels that
when Paramount operatives built
location" camp fifty miles from
Phoenix, Ariz. for scenes in North
IF tht Rio Grande," The incest tent
AID thc only one With board floor,
was allotted > he brunette beauty
and Ter mother.
and the frs sht there CAME d
violent rain storm. AS luck would
have IL, Bcbe's trr- was the Only one
in camp whose guy ropes hadn't
been properly fastened. In a few
minutes rain began coming through
in cascade, nearly drowning its oc-
cupants.
All the while the men of the camp
slept cozy and dry meath canvas
that had been sufficiently stretched
But chivalry reigns supreme and on
hearing Of Miss Daniels predica-
ment, the men piled out into the
wet and valiantly came to the rescue.
This big feature will be shown at
the Rylander thcatcr Friday for one
day.