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THE BANNER-HERALD
v ATHENS. OA.
THE BANNER-HERALD. ATHEN3. GEORGIA
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flying by TEe Athena Publishing Company. Athena, Ga.
EARL B. BRASWELL
CHARLES B. MARTIN
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the Act of Congress March 8, 1879.
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Secretary and Treasurer.
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Address all Business Communications direct to the Athens Publish
ing’Company, not to individuals. News articles intended for publica-
dod should be addressed to The Banner-Herald.
J A PERIOD FOR READJUSTMENT
i' Governor D. R. Crissinger, chairman of the Federal
Reserve Board, and until recently comptroller of the
Currency, gives a sigh of relief that the session of con
gress is past and gone, and business will now enjoy a
season of rest free from the apprehension of congres
sional disturbances. He points out that the congres
sional vacation of nine months will tend to stabilize
business of all kinds as well as to allow time for re
cuperation from the effects of the war and taking a
' sh start He declares that during the long breath-
’spell ahead:
—‘.Business can operate without fear of legislative
.Aarges being thrust suddenly on it While legisla-
ion vital to business, to the railroads and to the bank-
>rs is to come up in the new congress, the probabili
ties are that it will be more than a year before any
jjew laws can be put through, so that business men
gve a definite basis on which to lay a program for
year at least.”
•»; Mr. Crissinger has had his finger on the pulse of
business long enough to be able to judge whether or
! not the legislation congress was either putting
ithrough, or attempting to put through was judicious
>r injudicious. From the way he rejoices at the ad-
"jjournment of congress, it is evident that he regards
! Jhe latter as being the cause. With practically a
••whole year in which business can remain undisturbed
.jGovfcmor Crissinger’s view does not appear overly
optimistic, and we are very much in hope that every
thing will turn out according to Governor Crissing-
: 'er’s prediction.
THE QUESTION ANSWERED
An editorial in The Country Gentleman contains
me food for thought concerning the problem with
ich the South is now confronted. In New England
iy are greatly troubled over the loss of the cot
manufacturing and other industries which are
bming South, the “Live at Home” problems as w*il
the cause of much vexation and worry. In thb
tide it is pointed out that New England was form-
ly a self-supporting farming country, but now it
just the reverse, for it is dependent upon other
ctlons for its food and feed supplies and also Its
id. For a long period of time, the newspapers and
gricultural leaders of the south have been preaching
the farmers crop diversification and the production
. both food and feed stuffs.
The wisdom and etonomy of making foodstuffs
home is emphasized in the article which sets out
t the recent course in transportation partially re-
' the equilibrium between agriculture and in-
., and It applies the well known rules of trade
ewise to the farmer, as follows:
. “In the street cars the advertisements admon-
- Ish us to patronize our neighborhood druggist
•.and our own corner grocer. For reasons quite
'i.as cogent the world would be well advised to
patronize the local farmer. Reciprocically, it is
the part of wisdom for the farmer to seek his
' }{ customers in the nearest market Such a develop-
- ment is manifestly to the advantage of both the
farmer and his customers."
The question is sometimes asked by the farmers
“ can we plant that will pay as well or better
cotton 7- The answer to this question is that by
ing enough of staple food crops and raising
igh livestock to make this farm self-sustaining,
pu reduce the cotton acreage to that extent The
cotton you grow the bigger the price you get for
un your farm so that you can always have
. thing to sell and give you ready money to pay
» Bf wit expenses. Corn, oats, wheat and leguminous
well In the South as elsewhere.
Jt freighters steam from Petrograd, loaded
sussian wheat for Germany. Grain shipments
also beginning to come out the other way, from
“ia through the Dardanelles. If you’re an
lean wheat grower, this is today’s most impor-
pews. The bright spot is that Russia probably
ake years to get “back in the market’’ on a big
Th scale to. affect materially our wheat growers
1 export trade.
JncleSam gets after the tax dodgers and in one
col ects more than 300 million dollars. Many
orations thought that, by hiring cunning book-
spers, they could evade taxes. They are learn-
they guessed wrongly. At that, the 300 mil-
doltars is only a fraction of what has been hid-
... the intricacies of complicated books. Some
t (corporations and individuals even keep a special set
J doctored books to show the tax man. It is one of
lie modern forms of scientific stealing.
DAILY SBSMONST
Though he elay «•* V* *|}>
I trust in him: but I will main-
tain mine own ways before
him* .
He also shall be «*T salrm-
tion: for an hypocrite shall
not come before him.—Job IS:
15 and 16.
If our faith in God ia not the
veriest sham, it demand*, and
will produce, the abandonment
sometimes, the subordination
always, of external helps mid
material good.—Alexander Mc
Laren.
DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU?
A Little of Everythin* And Not Mack of Anything.
Br HUGH ROWS
THE FINISH
The way to San Francisco, nt least
the way we came.
Is forty hundred miles or so, and
no two miles the same!
We’ve wallowed through the South
land's mud—and mud is mud
down South.
We've climbed the mountain poises
and we've known the desert's
drouth.
Ten hour days of chugging on, in
rain and snow and-sun .
Have brought us to the Golden
Gate: our Filvverlng Is done.
But Just to know the magic of Sas
Francisco's thrall
And gazs upon her hills again—It
sure Is worth It alt'
The spirit of the old-time west Is
passing .so they say.
But In this bllths and happy town
It flourishes today.
The olden camaraderie, the glamor
and romance
Of daring forty-niners who would
always take a chance
Still dwell within the hearts of men
amid this joyous town
Where fortune, like the city streets,
runs gaily up and down.
Life tingles like the ocean wind and
It Is good to bo
Once more among the seven hills
that smile pon the sea!
A Puzzle \ Day
Scotland has forgotten the highland fling and
52* w» d over the fox trot. In the town of Ayr,
Jliff Houghton and Miss Edie Cole fox trot over 15
lourp without stopping. Other Scotch lads and
ales envy their record. When you see dancers
*^. c « , ^v a ? i lS 8t l d by music » the thought aug-
i itself that the human body is like a radio re-
ng appapatus, yesterday tuned to war, today to
i wilder emotions. Few of us can “tune” in on
al thought, without static. \
shies are not afraid of lions or snakes. But they
4 an instinctive terror of cats. So claims Raymond
Dftaurs, who haa charge of the Bronx zoo in
3W York. He has scientific standing. Most of us.
!io have seen babies fondling and maulding cats.
M challenge him. But he claims it has been ibeth
Iy, proved that “the only animal really frighten-
r to a baby is a cat.” Beat to pjay safe and keep
..Jdren away from cats. They used to be safe, i,
*ot now. Too.many disease germs for them to carry.
The big splotch of Ink spilled
on the book shown nbovo has par
tially obscured the title In the first
two lines, and tho name of the au
thor In the third lino. Tho book
Is a well nown one. Can you dis
cover Its title from the words "Sure
nnd Even"?
Ysetsrday's answer: '
In telling hln father how many
marblee he lyid. Johnny said. "If I
had as nisny more, and half ns
many more, nnd seven besides, I
would hnre 32."
Johnny, therefore, had ten mar
bles: fer 10 plus 10, plus S’ plus
7 equals 32.
Virginia Rea, American opera
star, is singing coloratura roles in
Pari* this season. The bird-liV*
quality of this young Kentucky
girl’s voice has. made such a hit
with the French people that she
may remain in France another
year. Miss Rea has been very
successful in recording tho subtle
charm of her voice for the phono
graph and prior to leaving Amer
ica a number of new records were
made by this artist.
AN ORDINANCE
An ordinance to prescribo addl
tlonal Health and Sanitary rules
and regulations for the city of
Athens so as to provide riles and
regulations touching the peddling
of meats or other meat product!
by peddlers: To provido an ef
fective date; To fix penalty for
violation; and for other purposes.
Be it ordained by the Board of
Health of the City of Athens.
Georgia, and it is hereby ordained
by authority 'of tbe came, oa fol
lows:
Section 1. Any person or per
sons peddling fresh meats or meat
} 'redacts within the corporate Hin
ts of the city of Athens shall
have their wagon, vehicle, or oth
er means of transport, construct
ed eo that tbe meats will be
thoroughly protected from flies,
dust and moisture at all times and
capable of, and carrying ice in re
quired quantity to maintain a
temperature at or ' below 66 de
grees Fahrenheit; and such meat
Odntairli* shall be thoroughly
cleansed after each day’s use.
Section t. The person handling
such meats shall at all times keep
his bands in a clean and sanitary
condition wbils handling meats.
Section S. All n»ots shall be
kept in a well screened plots on re
frigeration at night and at other
times when not in wagon, vehicle
or other means of transport.
' Section 4: That this ordinance
shall become effective April 1st,
1023.
Section 6. That it shall be un
lawful for any person to violate
the provirktas hereof; and an;
person violating the same shell,
on conviction thereof in the Re
corder’s court, bo punished as
prescribed by section 387 of the
code of the City of Athens <1018).
Section 6. Be it further ordain
ed that aU ordinances or . part
I thereof in eonffct herewith be.'
and the same sir hereby repealed.
—Advertisement
Now and thsn the readers of
newspapers find something in
tham other then the daly rou
tine of nows and sometimes
other kind of matter which may
or may not be interesting, and
sometimes they find a little squib
hidden here und there between ar
ticles of larger proportion which are
worth picking out nnd casting the
eye over. Here are a tow Items se
lected from various newspapers
throughout the country which
might be of sufficient interest tor
the reader to spend n few moments
going over:
The man who owns a used car
never has to wonder where his
small son picks up thut kind of
language.—Birmingham News.
" He—" we began. "Oh. he Is al
most as unimportant," Interrupted
old St. Sourljerry. “os tbA Important
business a lodge expects to have at
Its next meetlng/v—Kansas City
Star.
He—"Tom thinks Ida Is an angel
dropped from the sky." She—"Well,
if she did it mst have been rain
Ing cats and dogs."—Boston
Transcript.
“I gather that In your last place
you had little work, no supervision
and high wngos." "That’s right,
mum." "Then why did you leave?”
—Louisville Courier-Journal.
"No Judge." sal ft n motorist'In
Police C:urt yesterday. “It was not
the fault of the steering, wheel, but
because I had been drinking moon-
shine.'V-CIndnnatl Enquirer.
Nell—“So he Jilted her. did he?
That must have made her feel
cheap," Belle—"On the contrary, It
gave her a very expensive feel 1 fig—
she sued him for 320,000 for damage
to her heart."—Boston Tran
script.
"Confound thnt feller!" grumbled
Tobe Sagg. of Clapboard Springs,
referring to a hrolher-ln-lnw. "Tho
Inzy. trifling, one-galluaed, no
count cuss! He—” "Aw whnt's the
matter with you?" Interrupted
Sirs/ Sagg. "Are you Jealous?—
Kansas City Star. 1
A manager attending a rehearsal
of a music show protested against
tho crchestru playing one number
too loud. The leader reminded him:
"It's marked forte, so we played It
forte." And tho manager decided:
"Nix on how It's marked. Don't
play it louder than thirty.*'—Pitts
burg Post.
A number of times on tho
street ear I have asked the/
meaning of the word which is
inscribed ever the entrance to
tho homo of Dr. n. Campbell Mor
gan on Lumpkh street and numer
ous times hav-y I heard others oak
tho same que.rton, but no one so
far as I now has ever furnished
correct answer to tho meaning
of the word: many definition! bet
Ing given, but everyono .of them
proved to bo Incorrect, t am In
debted to my friend, Mr. A. 8. Par
ker, for a full and complete .defini
tion of tho word which 1 am nurd
will be of much Interest , to the
publlQ. und "especially to those whet
ride on the Lumpkin street car. Mr.
Porker dayd: '
DR. MORGAN’8 WATCHWORD)
ATARAXIA.
Through the effort* of Alderman
Heywood, the mayor and council
appropriated a considerable sum
for Improving the streets and side
walks leading to the Lumpkin street
school which will more than balance
off the additional amount Inveeted
In the Chase street building. How
ever, there is no ground for com
plaint—both buildings are Ideal
and the members of the building
committee have rendered a most
valuable and unselfish service to
the city.
-It has bean rumored that
the new Chamber of Commerce
will net hold regular meetings
or meetings at stated ptriodc—
that is weekly or monthly, but that
under the organization scheme 1L
will be necessary, is order to get
a meeting, for a petition to be
signed by a number of the members
addressed to the board of director*
asking for a meeting and, should
the directors decide that such a
meeting Is worth while. It may in
their discretion be called We trust
that there is some misunderstand
ing as to this plan. If It he true
however, then we believe that' all
the time, .energy and money spent
on the work of reorg&nlzlng this
association has been-lost. No busi
ness can prosper without concerted
action on the part of thoae Interest
ed. A merchant might as well take
the position that he would not keep
open hla store but one day a week
nnd expect to get result* and do
business, as tor the Chamber of
Commerce members to take the
position that they will nc: i.old
meet'i.rr unless then Is a» emer
gency and. then a certain number
of the members must petltios the
directors to call such a meeting.
Murk a prediction, unless regular
meetings—at stated Intervals sre
held the wouderful amount of In
terest M-ccntiy worked up ill -hi
new orgunlxution will cease and tt.i
or tanlrii'.U n die with the dry-rui.’
comas and goes, brings nothing,
leaves nothing but waato paper and
garbage.
It seems to me that tho "Classic
City" can afford to support a park
even If there Is' no financial re
turn.
It seems too bad to commercialize
I
LETTERS FROM
THE PEOPLE
Editor Banner-Herald:
have just been reading the
"Plaits and purposs of the move
ment to expand the Athens Cham
ber of Commerce,” which was for
warded to me. Included in the
’Alms,” Number 10 -fa "To study
the civic needs with a view to
working out best solutions . of
problems In growth, welfare and
government."
In this connection I recently read
several articles In the "Banner-
Herald" regarding a park for Ath
ens. I am continually reminded
that Athens needs a park. Lust Sat
urday I finished planning, a park
for Baconton In Mitchell County.
A place Ideated in tho heart of the
town where it will be convenient far
all.; In Ashburn the womon are
planning tot pork vacant rallroaif
property. That has been done In
Unbdllla. I am contlnally asked
about the beauty of Athens. It Is
presumed that we have a beautiful
DERIVATION: The word Is de-t'? rk ln . tho " Cla ' ,,c . City.' When
rived from tho Greek verb “tarasso,"! t *’° f i uo€t l° n comes point blank I can
"I disturb:" and the noun accord- only “ y wo ,,av « “»« University
lngly 1 signifies agitation or dls- ca ,'". pu> ' . Th . c ' Trc ' - ,h « »»»■ »•
self -tnd that we used to have a
noted Botanical Garden.
lngly»signifies agitation
turbedness. The negative "A" Is
prefixed thus forming tho word
"A-taraxlo," which expresses the
undisturbed state. Aturaxln, how
ever, is not a new word, for it-1*
to be found ln the writings of Hlp-
procrales, .nboupt 430 B. C.) The
verb “disturbed" or “troubled" Is
used by Jesus Christ In the aospel
of John Chapter XIV-VI nnd 27.
DEFINITION—Ataraxia. there
fore. means "undisturbedness"—I.
e. serenity or reetfulness of spirit.
It has also been described ns the
"Peace of God” nnd It Is this peace
which Is promised to nil believers.
Mr. T. L» Mitchell has outline 1
wlint s .-it I to n:u the best | linn
for a park. There nature has pro
vided a beautiful place, rocks-buffs,
running water, that could be de
veloped Into one of the prettiest
spots In Oeorgla. A park here would
connect the new public school out
south Lumpkin with the University
comps at Sanford Field and with
the High School gronds on Prince.
A system of drives can be planned
along Cloverhurst to Baxter, from
Broad to Prince and south on New-
The basis of Ataraxia Is ntendfust !* on *° Baxter and so to the Uni
trustfulness In the Almighty and th*.?; >r,,y clun P u * “ nd . th ® drives along
term may bo brlefy defined oa the! river cn the Agridultura! Col-
"quiet" of a mind that is stayed “* wo ** “* *’’• Cemetery
on God. i drives
BIBLICAL VERIFICATION: — 1 park> U eagily
"Let not your heart be troubled: ;a cc ®“‘ble from all parts of the
ye believe In God: believe also In ‘? ,,y ' ** " tr ** t car - *>y auto or on
me." Gospel of John, Chapter XIV, fo °U Z rom Mllledge at Cloverhutxt
I. , and’Broad, from Prince at a point',
a thing like that. Personally
should be more than glad to help
plan a park for Athens. Nothing
would please me more. I should like Commerce, which ha*, bean doinp
such excellent work, should ap-
to fed. as I go out over the state
making plana, and, giving auggas-
tlona for beautifying other towns
and country homes and schools
that Athena ia. the prettiest plac*
In the etate.
H .W. HARVEY,
Field Art. Landscape. Dlv. Hort.
Ga. Agr. College.
HOW TO START A NDT GROVE
Athens, Ga., Mar. 12, 1923.
Editor of Banner-Herald:
In this evening’* paper I read
,an item about grafting English
walnut* on to black walnut*.
A friend, of mine in California
had twentjracre* -which he wanted
to plant to walnut*. He called in
the county adviser as to which way
would be the best way to do.
The quickest way 1* to buy
tree* and plant tham. But that ia
very expansive. In my opinion
the best thing for a poor man like
yourself -to do is to lay out, your
land, mark where you want eadi
tree, and plant three or four black
walnut*; when they come up pull
out the weakest and hud the good
one to an English walnut. Those
that you pull up you can plant
somewhere else if you wish.
My friend planted the nuts, and
followed the advice and now has a
beautiful grove and with almost
As quick results as he would have
lhaaby the first method.
I often wonder if It would not, he
a good idea for the farmer* in
Shis section to give to their boys
and girls a few acres apiece and
let them set out pecans, walnuts,
or fruit trees.
It seems to me that it would give
the chlludren something to look
forward to, also they would hare
an income of their own by the
time they were ready for collage.
Think it over. Pa'and Ma.
—P. B.
THIS MAN MONEY
"Thou wilt keep him In perfect
peace, whose mind Is stayed on
Thee." Ieaiah. Chap. XXVI, V. 2.
"He ehall not be afraid of evil
tidings; hla heart Is fixed trusting
In the Lord." P>alm CXIf. V. 7,
"In nothing be anxious; but In
everything by prayer and supplica
tion with thanksgiving let your re
quests be known unto GoiL And llm
peace of God which pasvoth all <m>
derstan-ltoa ahull guard your heurta
vnd you.- thoughts In Christ Juans."
Phllllpptan Chap. IV-B. 17.
ATABVAI/. IN DAILY LIFE;—
A tar at-. i« not fnultxu. It inuat
not be constructed ao as to Imply
that a man stay hbld hla hands and
alt Idle. Ataraxia and "slacking” are
as the poles apart. Thera must be
efficiency. The Almighty never In
tended us to neglect precautions
and the man who does so Is guilty
of folly. It la a good old saying that
Ood helps those that help them
selves But. behind all our effurts
this "Peace of- God"—quiet,”
which if it takes possession of our
hearts and minds will help us not
to be anxious anil troubled. "Tackle"
Is a ir:od word—reminds one of
footbalL Ataraxia will help ue
tackle our dntly work and the
problem* and temptations of every
day with calmness and ’ courage.
Ataraxia Implies strength not
weakness. Ataraxia will help us to
"keep untiling," for "God's In
His Heaven."
The members of the building
committee of the city school
•ystam deserve the commenda
tion and appreciation of the en
tire popuince. The building on
Chase street is practically com
pleted and the other new building
has been commenced on Lumpkin
street, the foundation having been
laid last week. When these build
ing* hove been completed this city
will have ample room to acommo-
date the Increasing number of chil
dren attending the public schools.
While the building on Chape street
1* some larger than the one oa
Lumpkin street Is to be, yet the
latter will really coat more money
than did the building on CbtUe.
near tho High School, from down
town at Broad, from Lumpkin at
Baxter and again at Bloomfield
The level grouridat the Junction of
the two forks, where "Tan Yard
Branch" Is crossed by Lumpkin
street, can ve developed Into a
splendid playground for tho chil
dren of the city. A place where
there would be no danger of be
ing run down by paalnr autos or
street cars A very little work on
the old water works dam would
Impound water for a lake where
various water plants can be grown
and where boating can be enjoyed.
Another fact In connection with
this location I* that the land Is
cf comparatively little value. On*
holding has already been offered.
No doubt there are other owners
as public;sp<rlted as this on*.
I do not favor making n combina
tion park and fair ground or park
and tourist camp. Wo do not com
bine parlor and dining room In our
houses. nor\de ore want to cook and
sleep In the parlor. We do not
carry on our various lines of bus
iness In cur homes We have our
business section down, town, apart
G. S. Wright of Center
Found {Profit in Sweet
Potatoes. Need Freight
Rate Change.
By T. LARRY GANTT
Mr. 'G. S. Wright, a very pro
gressive yoi
near Center, , .
Thursday and I- jwda, most’infer,
csting conversation with him.
Mr. Wright owns a splendid
farm about 7 tdUss from Athens
and about one and a half mils*
from Center In Jackson county.
Athens is his market.
Last year Mr. Wright had •
most interesting experience. Af
ter his cotton was chopped out
a movers hail storm ]/ hd|j*lly
destroyed aU the rotten in one of
his fields. It was too Isite to plant
ovor so Mr. Wright decided to
plSnt it in sweet potatoes, plant
ing on top of the bed where the
cotton had been planted, and which
had teen well fertilised.
During the summer it was evi
dent that he would hake a largt
crop of potatoes and ao. during
laying by time,” he built a large
storage house according to govern
ment plans. He built a storage
house of 6,000 bushels capacity.
When he dug his potato** he found
that ha had made something over
300 bushels and stored 3000 bu
shels in bis potato house.
tMr. Wright thsn began to com
municate by latter , with the va
rious markets, but be could not
get a proper price offend for his
■ tatoes. He finsUy decided that
it there was £ market for these
nptatoas and that he would go and
find the market,. He went to
Asheville, N. C„ and, after nego
tiating for a day or two, made a
contract to s*U Ms potatoes at a
dollar a bushel net to him.
Mr. Wright carried a sample of
his potatoes with him and th*
merchants in Asheville were very
anxious to secure his potatoes be
cause they had been well cured
and became they were of th#
Porto Rican variety.
Mr. Wright says that he sold
hie potatoes -Ito wholsssle mer
chants at a dollar per tmshel, but
that ha afterwards found out that
the retail merchants, who had
bought his potatoes from the whole
salers, were getting $1.76 per, bu
shel and they sold readily at that
price.
FOUND DIFFERENCE
IN FBBIGHT BATES. ^
Mr. Wright told me a curious
thing in reference to freight rates,
are all out of joint. I have not
investigated the matter, but if the
te« on poattoe* from Center, Ga.,
is cheaper than it is from Athens,
Ga., I hare no doflbt that th* same
thing ta true of all other agricul
tural products.
I think that our truck farmers
and our Potato Growers' Associa
tion should take this matter up
and demand a fair freight rate
from Athens. The Chamber of
point a special committal whose
sole duty it is to investigate the
freight rates of Athens and to gel
them lowered where they are too
There is no rescon in the world
why these differences should ex-
snd ask that the whole system
of freight rates be revised and
rate of freight should be fixed ir
accordance with the length of the
haul. 0..r Parcels Post syctem is
on th* sons system and freight
rates should be on the s-ime plan.
CAN SELL MANY
SWEET POTATOES
Mr. Wright told me that hi
felt satisfied that we could sel
in various markets of the coun
try all the- sweet potatoes that w<
could raise if we only bad a mar
keting system and should employ
experts and statio > them in tnest
various cities for the purpose oi
making sales of our sweet pota
toes. Said Hr. Wright, “I tee
satisfied that I could go to Ash*
vllle and then to Cincinnati ant
remain in-thes* two citiea durini
the selling season and soli ever)
potato that can be grown in th<
territory around Athens."
Mr. Wright has been a large
-cotton planter, but, it took tMr
calamity of the-kail 'storm to in*
due* Mm to try potatoes. He dost
not regret tho experience and say:
that his potatoes paid him vastl;
more than cotton would hive pair
him even had he had no bollwee
vils.
from now on Mr. Wright said ht
was .a strong advocate of depart
ing from the aU cotton basis.ol
farming and planting a diversit;
of food crops.' He says it is r
groat mistake, for anybody to ad
vise the farmers of Georgia U
rhls* a million and a half bale
of cotton in this state.
Tbe statement that has been dr
culated so often of late that .
million and a half bales of cottoi
raised in Georgia would bring bac'
prosperity ia a very foolish state
ment “When we raised a mil
Hon and a half bales under th
most favorable conditions," said
Mr. Wright, "it did not bring qt
prosperity but only poverty.”
The great question before ou-
termen today,” said Mr. Wright
“is not to determine ways ant
jnsank of how wa might kUl the
boll weevil and raise tbe miilior
sod a half bale* of cotton, but th-
. question is what are we going U
farmer - who lives get for this cotton and how are wr
was in ths-elty going to market itf 'We car
ref** tan abundance 1 of c tops'’SV
over Georgia and wo are not wor
rying about that so much as wr
are about a proper marketing sys
tern and a proper price for these
products."
from the residence section why can He was amar J to find When bn
we not have a park tor the aakslgtarted to ship his potatoes that
* the freight rate from Center, Ga,
a small town above Athens, to
Asheville, N. C., was 41 cento per
hundred, and that the rate from
Athena to Asheville was 62 cents
per hundred. H* then investigat
ed th* freight rat# from Center to
Cincinnati!. O, and to his amass
ment he found that tiw freight
rata on potato*! from Center, Ga.,
88 cents per hundred, but the rat#
from Athins to Cincinnati whs
much higher.
of its beauty without commercial
Ulna It
The question of a free tourist
camp come up for discussion at a
meeting of the "Lions' Club" In
Camilla. Friday evening. The con
census of opinion was that the
average tourist wa* n liability
rather than an asset. At the begin
ning. he asks for a "hand out."
Free camp, free water, free llshts,
free sanation., free upkeep. The so-
called "Tin can tourist" might be
called a glorlbed hobo. Hi
follow the railroads on
he follows the highways a la Ford.
The better class of tourist atop
at the hotels visit our points of
Interet and drive on. That call will
appreciate qur park' and wIU ad
vertise Athena more on account of
It than the "Tin can tourist" will,
on a count of tbe fro* camp. Then
toe. th* pork benefits Athena aad
Athens folk,
tourist camp, the outsider,
Lexington News
LEXINGTON, Ga-~Mr. Claud
Chandler of Athens was with her
cousin Mrs. EUen Mooney during
the last. Hints* of Dr.' Barnard
Chedei.
Mr. Howard King and Mr. Geo.
Letter of Atlanta were on a visit
to relatives and friends here last
week-end.
Ben Henderson, rarcatfcrous
young buslnws man .of Winder
visited hig parents here last Sun
day.
-Hon. and Mrs. Paul Brown of
Elberton passed through Lexing
ton first of the week en route
home.
Mrs. W. A.' Shackelford of Lex
ington will attend th* BiMe Con
ference in Atlanta next week.
The Teachers Institute conclud
ed its work in the county Friday
with a barbecue given them by the
citizens of Lexington. A day was
(riven the schools at Arnoltuville
Stephens and Point Peter and tbs
•Institute was rtfcraU entertained
at each place..
Dr. J. A. Bell of Athens, filled
the Baptist pulpit here lost Sun
day morning and evening.ureach
ing excellent sermons. He was
the guest of Judge and Mrs. Rob
ert* Dansby Patton.
Mrs. EUsn Mooney wfll make her
home with relative* in Ktheiis.
The old home being broken up
by the death of Dr .Chedei.
The Buffalo Lumbar Company
is putting in ita new plant with
plenty of money behind it tnc
Lexington is now a thriving man
ufacturing town with two plan
ing mUls and a lath mill ana Og
lethorpe county has mllUons of
feet or timber.
BLACK AND BLUB
The combination of black sad
■s phi re blue la frequently seen In
millinery and In costumes for
spring. Consequently esrrinss with
lapis and aapphre* are featured as
7.TJ: • SE
Asheville nobody seems to
And why the freight rata
from Center to AshoviUe should
bo 4! cent* per hundred and the
rata from Center to ClndnnatL
which Is three tint** a* far. ahoMd
be 38 cent* per hundred is still
V-
the This is a concrete example which
who indicates that our freigi* rates
SKIRT LENGTHS
Any woman may be her own ar
biter over her skirt length this
Spring.' Street dree*** and suit* nrp
from * to 14 inches from the pave
ment, sports skirts from S to It
Inches from lb* golf link*, evening
dresses from sold* length to six
Inches from the floor.
QEORGEOUS GOWNS
A< gorgeous gown recently exhib
ited In Paris Is of black lustrous
s with diamond shoulder
strep* an elaborate design of pea-
rock. feathers worked out In dia
monds In the front panel extending
from hem to waistline.
^SUNDAY, MARCH is ^ .
o4ppk ftwj
BARRED BY CODE OP
_ ETHICS
The latest dispatch,,,
Escanaba, Michigan, wher, o
? T .l r «¥" llTe8 failed to
whether she will go into the
or Join n circus. At any
won't bo used as an advL.
ment by the doctors of her too,"
Wouldn’t It be fine
With a brick not to m1«s
The guy who smacks
As the movie stars kin?
Some of those Firummels
and collar ad models 0 f the
Rotary club want to know who
among their number gummed
3he camera stunt last week
Abit Nix was the first one to
disclaim all responsibility.
Beauty may be skin deed but I.
Paris this year virtue muet
be a whole year deep.
“Virtue, rather than beauty d«.
termlned this year the twm tr
maidens of Paris who would be
“QUeen Bess” for the mid-le*taa
procession,'' says a Parts dli,*tch
and. furthermore. <hese -maldeni
cannot:
Marry for a year;
Cannot be Interviewed'
Cannot cabaret!
Cannot movie star'
Cannot dance during one e*e-
Ing more than a few mlntt, with
one man;
Must retain their Spotless reou'j
tion for a whole year!
Ain't Bess got for fun? For s
whole year sho mast keep that
reputation spotless—and. In p»rtn
"Th* rival's tide
Will o’er ms wash,
Before I’ll touch
A bite o’ squash.”
—’n b’ gosh—,
r "
I’d go hungry—*’
And nothing relish,
Before I’d eat that
8tuff called cplnsch.
You had Just as weU get need
‘o It They’ve sealed- up old Hu
Tut’s tomb until the Egyptian sum
■her wanee and that meins that
’he comics, the brown sections tnd
‘he columnists will have another
vlx months in which to bore roe
vttb thnt mammy Stuff—and then
t will break out all s-fresh again.
That’s the worst of It.
Well' wager the equivalent!
nt a German pfenning, present
rate of exchange. In good old
American coin that In 1*60:—
Read hogs wont be extinct
Th* end seat brood will be with
us.
Flappers will have
name.
MtTRoWll.iysqi'-'taOir hslr bobbtd
—fl they want to.
Moonshine will stHI be "itHIcd."
Mr. Volstead won't bo
ten.
Br. Bryan won’t b* president
even then.
Th* soldiers will 6* still locking
for a bonus.
Woman will be wearing extreme
ly long or short dresses.
There’ll still b* gossip, that Is
If there’s two of ’em left
They’ll still be . talking about
chiseling en Stone Mt
Slang will continue.to be th*
American language.
Baseball will be oig national
Dastlme.
Taxes will be with u* *8ll.
Radio will have become th*
marvel of the age.
— but —
Even thsn the graveyard* will
not have gotten all th* mou-
backs, skinflints, pessimists, tight
wads and cheap crooks of tho com
munity.
PITV THE PIT!
ND
. 8lnce It will soon be open •ess-
on for “uptown*coaches" and the
tike one It reminded:
We'll soon have with us
Without a doubt
' The bird who yells—
“Take him out!"
And there'll also be
Those nuts who |ieUo*> .
"Ball? Strike? Ont?
Kill that robbei.’>
Speaking of gports.'tM Rotari-
kni nnd Klwanlans have rewmea
their prowess feiSIg agin. H*
volley ball this time «M'«e ebsm
ptonship tilt to to be staged Wed
nesday evening, at
down on Lumpkin -Wrert wber*
“W. T." one of the “K-erV •««*
men, hangs out Patrick E. Lam*
kin. who on Sahtrdsy wore a Urge
ttoed shamrock In honor of some
gink of tbe land frqsLVjti^e^f
nomlker earn*, oaptaS* tt«
ere" while Fred J. Orr. ssstotoM
poet and song writer of the Ser
vice above eetfers.'’ lead* •>** C “J'
Two prises have been offered,
suitable for either a winner *
loser. One to a huntlng Uc^*®
for Atustus C. good ln Orren coun
ty and the other to a ter tor O*
said F. J. O. that unlock* »" y
door on tbe Great Mistake Ry. “
this affair results In a vtctroy ^
either side a "squeeze th# «•*'•
contest Is going to b* entered Int
nnd having as participant* that
K. member who voted « «»<•* .
crumb in the Popularity contest
Thursday and the R. member wno
Inquired. “Who started *11 <»'»
White Way stuff anyway. and
these popularity pennkto. „
Boy. won’t that be a ’close
scrap though
OUR OWN WEATHER
FORECAST
The first AprU
shower wIU ^
wet to the Ia,t
drop. Be a "
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