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BAyNCT HERAtD. ATHENS. GEORGIA
tricolor Suppfagtg OBGtorv on the Rhine
er«r Th* Urn* to very near at hand'
the northers and eastern tourist
can make, hie florid* trip over per.
feet roads ever/ atUa ft his Journey,
As mentioned ia a'previoux surrey,
the states of lease. North Carolina
and Missouri aaro* shown unusual
application to the task of construct'
inc smlitfious nud far reachina high*
way systems during the past year.
Other states have slso accomplished
much solid work daring the year.
North Carolina's Progress.
N-wih Carolina, with the proceeds
of i;» tSo.OO MtOO t-ur.d issue of 1021,
hue effected an organization snd a
sysdeu: of u-ueLuction and nminte.
nonce that has attracted countrywide
ntten'iou and Use drawn to the atnto
the raed bntldere, not only of tho
north lint cf Enioye. as well, to in*
restitute the sun: of tho stale’s sue*
cess. As tha end of the fund ape
pronches, tha state legislature is au*
tborizing. as these i'r.er are written,
n further bond issue of *15,(KkUKK)
to complete tho job. Added to this
liitost movement is a state tax of .1
rents per gallon on ench gallon of
gasoline sold in the state to meet
completely nil interest payments on
the rond debt nnd to provide mnlnte-
nnnoc fends as well.
Wlilie litis great sum of the first
bond issue wan being spent, the in-
dividual counties of the state matched
the expenditure on county and town
ship roads. Taken with the federal
aid appropriations far the period
1921-1023 and the new bond Issue,
this gives North Carolina the enor
mous sum of $120,000,000 whrrrwith
to develop its closely knit network
of highways that traverse tho stale
from sea to farthest mountain topa
and from South Carolina to Virginia
made tlmrs over.
Under tire stimiiiua of what Ita
neighbor is doing, the state of South
Carolina is now projecting n bond
issue of Son.noo.noo for road derelnn*
ment. Sentiment has been widely
rrystnliized nnd the probabilities are
that the bond issue will bs nn rvlnb-
lished fact within another 12 months,
’ Georgia, while turning down an
ambitious nrogrnm of bonds fn total
*75,(100.000 at the last meeting of
the legislature, is awakening to the
necessity of statewide action, nnd !
something definite in the way of a I
large bond issue for state highways
will probably resnit ot an carle data
Southwestern nevelonmmt. I
Arkansas. Oklahoma and Texas ara 1
building rapidly’ nnd with perma- ‘
nonce. In Arknnsna and Oklahoma,
the counties which hare recently been
enriched by the sadden wealth of oil
development are spending large sums
In ’bard surfaced roads. In the con-
atruction of huge bridges and fn th*
Opening np of additional areas to mo
tor traffic. The vital need of auto
mobile, communication in the oil arena
tins apnrred on the sections around
Fort Smith, El Dorado, Muskogee,
Tulsa and other point! to ever In
creasing development.
Texas; with Ita hnndeed* of mile*
of distances, daring the past two
years hat laid down 1,067 miles of
highway, and. at tho present time,
has 1 jm additional miles in carton*
stares of comoletlnn. Of this total,
1.0*9 miles is hard surfaced. Tho
estimated coat Is In excess of *48,000.-
000. This does not take Into con
sideration large project! being
financed by conntieg. ,,
PAINTING
AND .
INTERIOR DECORATING
New Fields Brought ill
During .Year Create New
Wealth —Much Expan.
sion Going On. „
“Clothes do not make the man”
nor does a coat of paint make, a
house—but it goes a long way to
ward making it attractive and cer
tainly is the best insurance against
decay and time and weather wear.
This is enough to cause you to
give much thought to the painting
question. Not only to the kind of
The Smiling
Painter •
paint but the' right application of
it. Good paint is wasted if im
properly put on. ,
Hero I* ahoarltoitv dramatic moment on tit* ramparts of the historic fortress of Ehrenbreltateln/The
Stars and Stripes were lowered, bringing the American period ot occupation to an toft, and In their pi««t the
tricolor of France was raised. 0
— Explosion Shakes Springfield
The smiling painter painti my
house;
My house then smiles with
' glee'
And folks that never smiled
before
Walk by snd smile at me.
•
You’ll feel the same way
about it if you leave your
houae-palnUng in reliable
hands.
My work is the best evidence of
my ability to do a first-class job—
»•
and there are many that I have
done here in Athens.
ASK ANY MAN FOR WHOM I HAVE DONE PAINTING.
I make a specialty of interior decorating and will be pleased to
give references and confer with you about the best scheme for
your home, office, store or other building.
MY PRICES ARE RIGHT AND WORK GUARANTEED
“The Smiling Painter”
Phone 1297 or 289
HUNGER KILLS 180,000
RIOA—Latvln,—official soviet
figures, published, here, show 180,-
between
ooo died from hunger
September 1 and November 15 In
tho Ukraine aria Volga territory
Four were Idlled nnd scores Injured when a gat tank, 'tha remains of which nro shown aw*
In Springfield, Mnsa. Dobri* wai showered on ttatmalnca* district,. autmot l£ and
yards and windows ahattapd orar • largo'«“» wown atvami
[ALL onus and let us solve them in an original
way. We Have the organization, experience
►. aiyjlcqinp^ togneyou condjpjetes^tisf ac-
VM mem; uu.wu
barrel storage tanks.”
Oklaboma Production.
Oklahoma production daring 1022
readied a new high peak. The slate's
production reached 148.531,429 bar
rels, valued at *259,950.000. This was
orer thirty million barrels In excess
M 1821. Binee the year opened with
a daily production of 331,020 barrels
and dosed at 420.000 barrels, it is be-
llered that 1923 will register an even
larger gain than was recorded during
the put year. -
Another interesting development ol
th* year related tn the building ol
large additional storage facilities. Is
the entire Mid-Continent field, em-
You Owe Yourself this
Much in 1923
/ —FOR RESIDENCES -FOR THEATRES
V —FOR STORES —FOR FACTORIES
Heating plans furnished-no charge. Let ou
Engineering Department assist you.
PLUMBING,
We go anywhere. Let us estimate your job.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BUILD—either a home for yourself or
one for renting purposes. There are many evidences of the wis
dom of this statement all about you. Athens is growing steadily
—business is better—more people are being employed—new bus
inesses are being opened up, and there fc the same old cry
“HOUSES WANTED.” Scan the want ads any day and you 11
see where people are wanting to rent houses^-good tenants.
1 r . . _a. k..ir if 4-Vmxr nan erat a linmo
Hard * Surface Highways
Now in Course of Con
struction Promise Much
For the Future. .
' Avoid tiie inconvenience and e:
having dependable fixtures install
ing contractor.
Your needs will be correctly ha
plumber. -
Oral 4W uflag of roads war*
rnmplilid or plated la an advanced
stag* *1 aosatrucuun la 16 aonthern
•tale* dorioar 1922, at a coat la ex-
«•81dW(WU)OOk „
TtoM figaree .are approximate—,
and MoaotTsUr;; la aartral of tho
•tatoo, aann:- tcmiiacOoe la tntirely
Indepeadi-it cf auto work and there
to SO odeuoato saaaas of ooeuring oc
cur* to data a: oounty work. The fig-
orer quot-.d at« baaed open facta la
band. They could tafe be increased
by 20 per cent aad affl ba reasonably
tiff. h
.Bond* for good nod development
during tho yaar reached a total ol
*132.180,015; and aloe* much ot tko
expenditure for now roads comes
from scat* taxable sources and from
federal aid. It can t«dily to seen
the t&j.QtnflOQ figure to more nearly,
correct. •
On* of Ihh mast important devel-
Write Us for Estimates. Correspondence Invited.
\Vo T* BToxton
Contractor and Bidder . >
i.i i, nm ATnf„al Building Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia