The Marietta Journal, 1924-07-31

Royal Reception Given Scribes on Weeks' Tour of Southeastern Section of State The meeting of the Georgia Press Association in Waycross last week was an eye opener to many Georgia editors who had not visited the southern part of the state in the past few years. The old ideas of South Georgia being a wilderness of swamps, mosquitoes, boll weevils and depression was blown to oblivion when they found a land abounding in fruits, vegetables, tobacco, melons and prosperity reigning everywhere. A more contented, optimistic and busy set of people could scarcely be found anywhere. South Georgia is truly a great place to live in and any one of the wcitizens of that section will gladly and promptly inform you of that fact on the first opportunity. That boasted Southern hospitality certainty has a stronghold among the citizenry of the southern section of the state. From the first stop at Douglas, a fine little town of some 4000 people, to the final dip in the surf at Brunswick the editors of Georgia were given a hearty, sincere and enthusiastic reception on every hand. If there has ever been any de depression - pression depression in South Georgia the tables tpared for the Georgia editors did ot give any evidence of it. I Waycross where the business ses sessions - sions sessions of the association were held, is one of the fastest growing cities i the south. Being admirably sitm as a business center for that section and having advantage of railroads from every direction Waycross is bus bustling - tling bustling with business and expect to dou double - ble double in population within a few years. Douglas, Blackshear, Alma, Odom, Nichols, Broxton and Jesup have all taken on new life and with the pros prosperous - perous prosperous farming around them are planning great expansion. One striking thing about south Georgia is the fact that the farmers have gone into diversified farming in earnest. Where cotton was once the principal and practically the only money crop, now you will find mel melons, - ons, melons, potatoes, tobacco, pecans, pea peanuts, - nuts, peanuts, corn and tomatoes. South Georgia, like many other sections of the country, has gone through a period of depression, but no section in the world has more ful fully - ly fully recovered and gotten back to bus business - iness business with a determination to succeed and one only needs to visit the sec section - tion section to convince himselw that the peopie are happy and prosperous.

Many Seasonable Bargains Of Offered - fered Offered by Members of Marietta Ad Club Sales Day Next Monday, August 4, will be a great day for both the merchants of Marietta and the farmers in Cobb county and vicinity., The greatest Golden Rule Sales Day that has ever been held in Marietta will be started early Monday morning and last till closing time on Monday night, It is expected that the largest crowd that has ever attended a sale in Marietta will be here Monday. There are two reasons. First, the merchants are offering their best and most desirable goods to the public farmer has made a good fight against at extremely low prices. Second, the the boll weevil and plant insects and is sure to have the best crop in years. The day will be turned into a reg regular - ular regular home-coming when all the far farmers - mers farmers of this section will come to town and discuss their crop condi conditions - tions conditions with each other and with the merchants. The merchants could not live if the farmers did not succeed and for this reason they are vitally interested in the welfare of the jar jar"mer. - "mer. jar"mer. ¢ When the farmer comes to *town Monday he will be congratulated on every hand for the fight he has made and he deserves the congratulation. * In preparing the circulars the greatest care has been taken to select only the articles that will appeal to the people and the articles that they need at this time of the year. For instance there will be Mason fruit jars and jelly glasses for sale cheap right at the time when the most can canning - ning canning is being done. But it also takes sugar to can fruits and so you will find sugar on the sale list too. In fact you will find nearly everything that you can think of that is needed most at this time of the year. The circulars were mailed Tuesday but if for any reason you failed to get one, ask your neighbor to lend you his so that you might get the benefit of this wonderful sale the same as he.

Work on Kennesaw Mountain Road is Rapidly Advancing Work on the new Kennesaw Moun- Toll road is being advanced as rap rapidly - idly rapidly as possible it was stated by authorities and it is still expected that the road will be completed by October 1. The toll gate was constructed some time ago and has been attract attracting - ing attracting the attention of tourists since its completion. Every day tourists stop and ask question about the work and a great many climb to the top and have a sight of one of the most beau beautiful - tiful beautiful and inspiring landscape views. Mr. J. T. Rose, Internal Revenue Collector for Georgia, who has in invested - vested invested largely in the development has come out to Marieta often to see the progress of the work. Last week, while on a visit to the moun mountain - tain mountain he said that each time he went up on the mountain he was more im impressed - pressed impressed by the vast beauty and at attractiveness - tractiveness attractiveness of the spot. Huge boulders have been blasted out of the side of the mountain to make way for every foot of the new road but especially difficult has been the work on the South side, which is almost perpendicular. The construc construction - tion construction of the road is a great engineer engineering - ing engineering feat, part of it having been cut into the sheer side of rock and hav having - ing having a rock surface. ;

At the Cobb County Superior Court Tuesday afternoon a very pe peculiar - culiar peculiar case was tried and the defen defendant - dant defendant got from two to four years on the chaingang. The case was some somewhat - what somewhat similar to that of Thomas Beck-' ett, in England, many years ago, when he was murdered at the altar of Canterbury Cathedral. This case differed from that in that the victim was not murdered but merely got three slices on the back and a stab in the stomach. The defendent was John Henry Buffington, who cut up Alexander' Jones last August as the latter was" entering the church door on Page} stregt in Baptisttown. | There had been a rather heated ar argument - gument argument in front of the church about Buffington's wife and when violence became evident Alexander decided to seek protection within the walls of the church. But on advancing two or three steps Buffington jumped on him with a long knife. On seeing the knife Alexander put his hand in his pocket and pulied a pistol out half way (according to frightened black witnesses) and when he was jabbed in the stomach put the pistol back in his pocket and got on his hands and knees and stayed there while Buffing Buffington - ton Buffington sliced him three times a the back. The wounds were a year old 'but they were still very plain. ~Buf ~Buffington - fington ~Buffington got two years,

In the consultation room was placd a table on which were the fa favors'or - vors'or favors'or the visitors. Little boxes of Norn' candy were given to the la ladies - dies ladies Ind the men had the choice of cigal or cigarettes. 1500 boxes of cand were given away and 2000 ci cigarswith - garswith cigarswith a countiess number of «ci «cigareles, - gareles, «cigareles, Otthe balcony was a Marietta or orchesta - chesta orchesta which made the opening more enjopble with its music. Viitors were taken all over the new juilding and were allowed to in-l specithe vault on the first floor and in th basement and see everything theywished to. A great many new acconts were made with the bank on Satuday and more new ones have coméin continuously since that time. Man! people who were unable to at attend - tend attend the opening on Saturday have com¢ in since and were allowed the samd privilege in looking over the buildng as were the first ones. ' Sl. JAMES CHURCH NOTES Tiere will be service at St. James chueh next Sunday morning at 11 o'click. A celebration of the Holy Communion will take place at this servee. The evening service will be disemtinued for awhile longer during the hot weather. . 2

MRCHANTS & FARM- | SR' 1S OPENING GREAT }PM( . T IAI ~ o A Fivef'housand Present on Open Openinay. - inay. Openinay. Attractive Souvenirs Given to All There | O't)f the largest crowds ever as assembfl - sembfl assembfl for a thing of the kind was preset at the formal opening of the Mercints and Farmers Bank build building - ing building Vich has just been completed. Favo] were given to all present in includit - cludit includit men, women and children and an omestra rendered music all dur during - ing during tl day. All visitors who wished to dodo were allowed to inspect the new jult as well as the other parts of th|building. | It 'Las estimated that five thou thousand - sand thousand prsons were present during the openpours Saturday and the lobby was fowded all the time. Thiwhole building was beautiful beautifully - ly beautifully debrated with ferns and baskets of cuflowers but a remarkable thing aboulthe decorations is the fact that the Ink did,not buy a single flower All ¢re sent by the patrons of the Merdants and Farmers and by frienly banks in Atlanta and else elsewhen - when elsewhen

INSTITUTE TO CON CONem - - - - - - em - - - - - CONem - - - - - . All Homes Becured For Entertain Entertainment - ment Entertainment of Delegates. Auto Trip Main Feature All arrangements for the enter entertainment - tainment entertainment of the Marietta District Epworth League Institute have been the homes in which the delegates are to be entertained the two days of the institute have been secured. A very delightful as well as instructive pro program - gram program has been arranged by Miss Grace McCree, of Woodstock, the district secretary. The feature address will be heard Saturday evening at eight o'clock from Rev. Marvin Williams, presi president - dent president of the Epworth League board,' North Georgia Conference. A spe special - cial special sermon will be heard Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. Rev. R. C. Cleckler, of Marietta will preach. An item of interest to a great many people is the fact that Rev. Frank Pim, of Rockmart, will be present and make a talk to the institute. 'Rev. Pim was dean of the assembly i at Oxford and is known and admired by all who have -heard him.

Mr. Nicholson, who had made\is home with Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Kz for the past several years was seerto be leaving his home Thursday moj mojing - ing mojing about eight o'cleck and his b was discovered some three or fo hours later at the place on the ere where he had gone, supposedly f the purpose of swimming or bathin The body was not clothed. As thes were no eye-witnesses to the deat an inquest was held and it wa learned that Mr. Nicholson's healt ' had not been good for some time. He was subject to nervous attacks, and from one of the witnesses it was learned that he had suffered from an attack on the -day before-his death. The verdict rendered by the coroner was to the effect that Mr. Nicholson had gone to the creek and while swimming was seized with an epilep epileptic - tic epileptic fit and was drowned while under the influence of his affliction. No foul play was suspected in any way as Mr. Nicholson was highly es esteemed - teemed esteemed by all who knew him and he was admired for his Christian char character. - acter. character. .