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• fl vcdigste M&YUw' | To Regular Subscrlbera of THE BANNER-HERALD $1,000 Accident Policy Free. Dally and Sunday—10 Cent* a Weak. Established 1832. Dally and Sunday—10 Cents a Week. ATHENS COTTON: ^Middling '. i ■Previous Clone 2 I v, WEATHER: Pair and Warm, Associated Press Service ATHENS, <JA, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1923. N. B. A Service Single Coplea 2 Cento Dally. ■ Cento Sunday. 8EHM1M5 iHR m Pm- to Adequate Tax Pro visions, North Carolina Outstrips Georgia Only ‘ Temporarily.” • NEW YORK — Henry Methison couldn't find any place to make love to h!a girl, after be had been run out of the parks, two movie houses and the lobby of a hotel, so he tried as a last resort—a church. The doors of the church were open and so Henry i^nd bis lady friend went in and hegair their little Romeo and Joliet? scene. Snffi Outrageous Taxes lmpos- SOUIvE SEES. THIS STATE GO FORWARD Bv Comparison, N. C. Leads Ga. in Only Two Ways; Soon It Will Lead in None. “So far as n well functioning tax system is concerned, and a complete program for the provis ion of its educational Institutions. North Carolini has it all over Ceoiria. But aa regards its pco- ,,le its climate, its soil, its gen ual atmosphere, and the other lactora entering into the making „f a community, and state, Geor gia is, to my mind, ahpad of the much talked of state of North Carolina.” This is the way in which Dr. Andrew M. Soule, presi dent of the State College of Agri culture compared his own state with the one mentioned in a spec ial interview here on his return from a trip to North Carolina. “The people of North Carolina are .prosperous*" he Isaid, "but the reason for that, according to reliable information that has been given to tne, is that they have not as yet been so hard hit by the boll weevil, and in addition to this they have been receiving large re-' turns from their tobacco crops. Jiul already the people there are beginning to become alarmed and fear that they too will suffer the pangs of having the boll weevil as their guest for a period. And as surely as the boll weevil strikes North Carolina, until they have learned to combat it properly, there will be more or less hard limes in that state and the peo ple will temporarily discontinue their open showing of good times. N. C. HAS GREAT EDUCATION PROGRAM •But wo must , hand it to . the oduuajlonal institutions ef -that '(Turn to Page Six). CHOOSES CHURCH A8 LOVE NE8T . over the Indescretlon of choosing a church as a spooning place, in a detention cell aa he waits for the lodge to make up his mind Worship of Good Things May Lead To Sin—Morgan ed on Foreigner^ (Tour ing and Settling in Ger many Brings Exodus. NEWLY SETTLED FAMILIES LEAVE Evangelist Delivers Very Strong Message on “City ■ of Idols” At Prince Ave. j Baptist Church. Ruhr Situation Quiet For First Time in Months. No Killings or Violences Reported. (By Associated Pre»».) , BERLIN — Foreigners sra run- I nlng from Germany as cattle before a storm, \ j High prices and special taxes An audience that filled every on non-Germans are playing[ havoc part of the fiourif the Prince Av. jwith ^tonri^d^Ptowh- Church and overflowed into the I , , . were lower. GEORGIA BULLDOGS WILL OPEN SEASON WITH PAHEdN&GA Bill White’s Team Make Debut in Athens With Dahlonega Wednesday on Sanford Field. PENNSYLVANIA . I HERE THURSDAY JIT WORK AS ONLY NINE LOVER DIDN’T KEEP HI8 DATE First Time' in Twenty-Six Years That the Two. Teams Have Met on the Diamond. gallery greeter the Morgan-Collis- son Party laBt night when they be gan the first week-night service of the campaign. •Prof, collision conducted a rous > Ing song service, assisted by the Those who did settle in Germsny and the tourists And themselves • confronted on- every side with ex- I tra taxes because they are not Ger mans, and consequently they are , rapidly leaving the country. Only twelve thousand throo liun splendid chorus choir dred and seventy-five foreigners Plans are rapidly being iormea v , g , ted the BcrIIn hoteI , |„ Febru- for special meetings and for dele | w h( c h in comparison with gatlqns from the carious churches than algnt UmcB that number and societies in Athans. Friday j f(>r I#gt February, shows a huge night, of this week will be'High , drop ; The Qen nan shop, which School night. Dr. Morgan met were (re q Uen te<l by tourists are suf j about thirty High Scll ®°* faring greatly from the decrease. I last night and plans wow| The city of Berlin has Imposed for a big time on Friday night. & tax of eIg i, t y pe r cent on the Prof. Colllsson met the personal nt f nr foreigners, liv- workert and organised service. • > • ' , Dr. Morgan delivered strong message on "Tho City Full of Idols,” from Acts 17-6. 'Following Is a brief synopsis of ills remarks: These worrtB chronicle F-t il’z im pression of the city of Athens. Is a very arresting description, be cause Athens was then known as the "City Beautiful.” It Is all the more remarkable because Paul was well equipped to Judge tho won ders okflm city !;y reason of his early training as a Greek.' Eut when-he lud-watche.; “thertniKine- flil HOUSE HE Seventy Year Old Woman Badly Hurt in Jump From Third Story Win dow. CHICAGO.—Two women were seriously injured Monday after noon when they leaped from the uper story of . their burning home ns firemen flight to save the house. I . .. „ The firemen anawered the call and thought that all the people In the house had escaped from the burning structure when the two \yomen were seen standing In the windows of the second and third rtorics. . The building was burniiig like s tinder-box and It was impos sible for the firemen to mako their way through> the flames to save the women. Mrs. Agnes Barber, aged seven ty, jumped from the third story into an pvercoat held by two po licemen. in an effort to aave her life. The force of her falling body ripped the ‘ overcoat Into two pieces,, v ut the coat broke her fall and probably saved her life. She sustained a broken leg and possib ly other Injuries. The other woman ,Mrs. Marjorie 'Mitchell, jumped fro ma kecond story window, falling on the alop- roof of the porch and rolled from there :into the arms of * police- mar.. She wjm badly hurt. Drive For New Members, Which Closes May 1, Adding Many Names to Legion Roll. Dozens of ex-service men are mining the Allen a Fleming pto* of the American Legion, the Ath ens post A prise list has been offered for the members securing the greatest number bf new mem bers before May first and the con test la tr axing warm between the loaders In the drive. Tha Stole convention will be hold lb Athens in July and- the plan i 1,1 double the membership of the loeiil post before that, time. Every Ik-service mnn'fti thre coun ty is being Iirge.1 to Join the local n nil hoonmn flffiltatfwl flATA post and become affiliated here before the big July meeting. tides cf bis life had i-b'cgvel ihe religious tresi o? its lliVav sum marized ols whols Impression by saying that L wns “A City full of Idols.” MADE HIM ANGRY This fact made him angry, be cause he saw that men who were created In the image of God, and who had the capacity for the wor ship of God, were nevertheless prostituting their capacltites to the worship of things less than God. “With that definition in mind we may at once see ho* we are Justified id referring'to the Idola. ing in the first class hotels and the charges grade downward in accordance with the class of tho hotel and tbe tourist. WILL YOU SUPPORT GEORGIA TOOf ALL QUIET IN RUHR DUSSELDORF — For the first time.in many months the situation in tho Ruhr has remained quiet for a period of several days. No killings were reported; no-new .violences have, so far. come to the attention of-thb authorities. The railroads fire running on better schedules and it is thought that the quiet which prevails over the Ruhr “powder barrel.” either is the calm before the storm, or else Is to be taken as tha first harbinger *|of a lasting peace. It Is also thought that the situs- tlon is marking time and-awaiting the outcome of the new peace con ference at Constantinople. Prize Beef Cow Exhibited Here try of our modern cities. Men to- One of the 3ST* 'cows ever aeen day are worshiping things less than God. These are not always thing* that are low and base and mean. The idol may be something that in and of itself Is high and good. The trouble cornea when that thing Is allowed to take the place that God ought to occupy. Then, however high and noble the thing may'be, it becomes an idol.” in Athena, outside stock exhibits, PRINTED CREPES was paraded on the street Tuesday morning, aa an exhibition of what can be raised in Georgia. It waa a Duram-Jersey steer owned by L. O. Price and purchased Monday from the {Winder Oil Mill and weighed 1600 pounds and sold for 376.00. \ Mr. Price will slaughter the steer at the Athena Abattoir and offer the beef, for sale here, many orders being given him yestrday Printed crepe* are never more ef-i by poplewho saw toe animal, fectlve for the youns and slender Mr. Price says^hls beck shows than when made with elm-!*, loose, what can be grown here. There basque*, full skirt* and with quaint 11* an ordinary country cow, no Priscilla collar* of white organdie especial breed that t* the finest or crepe. This type of frock has specimen for beet I have ever aeen been very popular at winter resorts I here. Others can be-grown like.” and will contln-ie throughout the Mr. Price said, “and there ip al- 1 ways a ready market” Bernhardt Answers Final Curtain Call 'PARIS.—Sarah Bernhardt is dead. The greatest actress', one of the greatest women of all time, and certainly of her day, a woman- known and loved End honored the world over, has passed on to her reward. The end came Monday at 8 p. m., after a long, al most uphill fight to ward off the finger of death, which’ drew nearer'each day as her condition becaine weaker and the vital spark of life grew fainter. All France and tho civilised world mourns for her, and Paris is com- cpanfOTran-tbe^els shd. the poor. pletely stunned. ' scarcely believing that she whom they thought almost Immortal should have passed on lit-' to/the Shadows. Fren<* has not boon so stirred-since the death of Victor Hugo, if Indeed even then. Tho body of Madame Bernhardt' Ues in ststs st her home, upon a bed 'covered with flowers, tributes from her friends and adm'rers. Tall candles burn at sitber side and at tbe foot bf the bed in accordance with tho French custom, tho Cru- cMx and a little bowl of holy water stand on a little table. HOUSE FILLED WITH FLOWERS . The house is literally Oiled from one end.-fo the other J «Jth.. l flow •■Ok'a lost, tribute t.. the Jqmoue Wi.mnn. frpm her “rliildrca” es she called them. The floral offerings royalty ana tne Church. Wr nil loved her. Irreepec- fiWe of ctes* or caste. 1 The funeral ceremony, expected to bo one of the biggest and most impressive In the history of tnt city, is expected to be held Thurs day or Friday. Bernhardt, the Incomparable, greatest and bravest -young wo man” pf her century, has at ltngtk passed on. radiant and beautiful and unafraid In spite of her 7t years. - In stage land and among stage-lovers tbe world over, the most famous actress of two gener ations Is mourned. And -with her goee tbe last link binding the pres ent to tbe mighty playwrights of France! past, to Victor Hago, W Coppee, to tho whimsical -Rostand! , Bernhardt was unconscious whetor the revered dead, the famous writ- (Turn to Page Six) Does not' Athens and this section appreciate our own Georgia team as much as two professional teams that belong hundreds'of miles away? Mon day a splendid crowd turned out to see Detroit and Rochester play an exhibition gam?- Wed nesday Georgia open* her noma season against Dahlonega at popular prices of 60 cents any where for a seat. Wilt not as great crowds turn out for th* two opening games of the seas- Thursdsy one of tho greatest teams of the country comes here, in Pennsylvania. A greater crowd atlll should turn out for this game. Both begin at 3:30. Reserved seats, 31.00, go on sale for the Penn game at Costa's Wednesday morning a. 10 o’clock. Canvass Will Determine Whether County Has Enough Chickens For Co-operative Sale. Canvads of the county for the purpose of learning whether Clarke county has enough chickens to hold n csr-lor.d eale in Athens was decided bv the Poultry Asocia- ticn which held a special meeting Monday night. j A comhiittec,- representing each Jbcction of the county was appoint ed to make the-canvass:- If the (committee finds that 1 there is enough chickens- to -watrdnt a co operative, sale it" will be held some time in vhe week nf 'April' 23. In addition to’discussion of the co-operative rale. ' 3: - H. _Wpod, Popularity Contest Will End April 4. Nominees Making Every Minute Count. LONDON — Police are looking for William Givens, who was en gaged to thirty-four women, at the last count, and was to meet them all at a cafe on one of the principal streets. After waiting for two hours one woman told a policeman. The oth ers heard her story and immediate ly all the rest gave more informa tion. Givens has not shown up as yet at the cafe—and probably won’t LITTLE CHANGE IN STANDING Miss Jowers Still Lead ing; Miss Stephens, Sec ond; Miss Hammond, 3rd; Miss Jackson 4th. With only nine more days before the forwal opening , of the White Way here and announcement of the winners, candidates in the Popularity Contest were hard at work Tuesday maintaining their positions la the race. While Miss Lovte Jowers is the leading- candidate with tome hun dred thousand votes more than the second candidate, other* In the race are determined to at least get a hand in on the fonr prises to he Mrs. Anna Buzzi Indicted By Jury In Murder Trial Woman Is Held For First Degree Murder in Con nection With the Death of Frederick Schneider. poultry expert of-the State College given by the committee and are of Agriculture, addressed the as-jnft Idling nor sleeping on the Job sedation nn marketing ergs. It - this week, was de-ided to make investigation ■ concerning forming an Egg Circle ' GOES TO devote whch will lie devoted to marketing PLAYGROUND (Ay Associated Pries.) NEW YORK.—Mrs. Anna.Buzzi was indicted today for first de gree murder in connection with the slaying February 26 of Frederic Schneider, wealthy Bronx con tractor with whom she had lived. Schneider was shot to death the evening of February 20 as he drove his automobile along a lone ly road in the Bronx. Witnesses told of seeing a woman leave the car after shots had. been fired, and Mrs. Buzzi was held for a time as a material witness. , The witnesses were unable to Identify her, however, and she was freed, only to be rearrosted when the pistol said to have been used eyrsip Athens. • . Evorv vote cast this week brines I in the slaving was traced to her Mr Wood stressed the need forl the Atoms -hlfdM brother-in-law, William Ture. Tore ftendnrdi.rinp the size of eggs for market. Ho urged that they be crndled end packed in crates madt for tho purpose and carefully ! graded. The committee appointed ren one atop nearer. Nearly cn- (broke dowaandtoM the police he ough money is raised to equli had given Mrs. Buzzi the weapon, three playgrounds which are sore- j declaring ahe later had confessed ly needed and It i. probable *'him that she: shot S hueild.r By EARLE WAT80N I make the canvass is composed of to , when the Popularity Contest Is to le,ve *»y ------- - .. „„, lim *E. C. Paine, Athens; Mid Wing- They’re off.” as the asylum f . c , d Hl , iehtg . u H wu _ keeper once said. li R mc, Hal':, O'. M. Bradbury, Bo- Our University of Georgia base gar j, j. Halo. Fowlers; Mr. over the fund will be raised and Athens will see the opening cf a real system of playgrounds t-y tOra nier. uur umvcioiiy gart; _ . _ ball club, which Is not really, Dim j a y cn ^ jj r .Johnson, Center. . , at all, opens the local college seas- I County Agent J- W. Firor has i OFFERED on Wednesday, with no°ther than j infonTmt j on ab out holdinwg the co-) Votel are onIy one penny each, the North Georgia Aggies, better opiratlV e poultry sales which have The four prises offered are Ford known as Dahlonega. J heed conducted at Comcv. Elbcr- That little opening fray ">*7 -ton. Madison and Hartwell in this mean a lot'. _ . j section'd a erest profit. For. instance it may mark the I * * of one of the most euc- cesstui and targMjr.^Cttendci horn- seasons jpe Bulldog dlamondeeiBI _ j ever enjoyed. I- — What, with “Pop” Ramsey, Geo. dark, Harry Eldridge. J. D. Thoma son and other members of the Kennel smacking them all over the lot, great things can be expected. It may mean that Coach White will give the Athenian populace some unusual pitching to look up on. it being more than likely that William Munday. eccentric lefty- hander, will make hie maiden bow as a rah-rah hurler. THE AOGIE8 ’ ARE 8TRONO Dp Meetings Be«?in Fridav Morning At 9:30 O’clock At the First Christian Church Here. A number- of nationally-known speakers will address a series of -School of Methods” meetings to begin Friday morning at the First there they take their baseball Christian Church In Athens and al- mlchtv seriously. They take oth- j ready .the enthusiasm throughout er things seriously, too, but you Northoast Georgia has become know as" mS^ stout toa"!. we wor;h while and many out-of-town do. Nothing would please them more than a win over Georgia. Inrine dlately they might to able to schedule their pick of college foes. That’s what comes to most teams that defeat a Georgia clob In any branch of sport Wo would like to see Bill White now. His face mast be all wreath ed-in smiles even It the Bulldogs did drop a 1-2 heartbreaker to Camp Banning. Even at that tbe Red and Black got a better result from the Bennlng toys than did Auburn for the Reservation men dropped Auburn 11-2 earlier In the month. Bill must to happy. His Infield, with two letter men gone, seems just as staunch defensively, and certainly. In view of the strong bitting bf Harry Mlddlebrooks, it is a better offensive combination. And then there’s a murderer’s row in the outfield. Popular prices will prevail at the dpenlng' matinee Wednesday. Fif ty cents will buy tbe tost teat in the) ball orchard. Three-thirty I* the starting time. Thursday. Pennsylvania Univer sity and Georgia resume baseball relations after a long lay-off. coupe, 3100 in gold, 360 In gold and 320 in gold. The nh ilrihtn of. tbe committee ,on counting being being out of'the city Tuesday the ballots were not collected but v.lll be aat^gtpjMt .WOilnMfiay. The.standing follows: i Lovie Jowers 217,136 Harriet Stephens .... 102,278 Laura Hammond 85,310 Bessie Jackson .....>. 69,885 ONE-TEACHER TYP! State Supervisor Points Out Need For Consoli dating Schools At Meet ing Here. . ^ TEACHERS CONYENE FOR DAY’S SESSIOI Teachers At Three Clar Schools Teaching Thir [Recitations Every Da It Is Stated. solldated schools was stressed her Monday afternoon by J. 6. Martin, state school suporvisor, whb ad ■ dressed teacncrs from all ’ the schools. Tho meeting lasted several hours and the coming Field Day was explained by Mrs. Annie Mae Wood Bryant, county home demon stratlon agent and Randall Weems, extension secretary of the Y. M. C. A. J.'W. Firor, county sgent. was Introduced to the teachers and asked their aid In carrying out the farm program in Clarke. CONSOLIDATED 8CHOOL8 NEEDED Nollle Griffith Mrs. Davis Mabel Parr ......... Mollie Whitehead Mrs. P. N. qhiflvU .. Ncra Crymes Elisabeth Harris . .. Clara Bell Rutherford Mary Sims Earline Wilder ..../. Pauline Toney Martha McAlpln Lillian Edwards Sarah Hall Erma Booth Carrie Booth Cai'rie Beer Nellie Christophw ... Fnny. McDorman ...... Mrs. W. D, Paschal ..... 1011 Mrs. Clarence Stone ... 1005 Nina Sue Carter ' 1004 4.06Z 2316 1828 1474 1439 1188 1013 1070 1007 1091- 1185 1135 1086 1026 1007 1007 1007 1108 1006 Bishop Opens Studio Here CHARTER MEMBERS AUTO CM MEET First Meeting of Athens Motor Club to Be Held Tuesday Night At Geor gian Hotel. Tbq charter members of the Athr ens Motor CInb will Tuesday night at 8 o’clock In the assembly rooms of the Chamber of commerce in the Georgian hofeL The club has been organised here by W. P. Spay the as an auxiliary of the American Automobile Association and stout fifty charter, members have been secured, v • Not'only are the -membert-'iof the chib Invited to- afiet' TuesdW night but all 'Citizens 1 who amlmH (crested In good roads are’Invited to attend the meeting also. delegates are expected to attend this gathering. One of the features of the ser vices will be the exhibiting of mo tion pictures displaying' the,only film of New Testament baptism. The first session will be held Fri day morning at 9:30 o'clock when a full house is expected. I Among the speakers will be Traverce Harrison, of Cincinnati, — 1 —„ . _ Ohio, World Saperintendent of the '• f U ln k "^ inval Movement, the largest or- B * c * an ®oa director or music at the ganized Bible class project In the PslIce Theatre, has opened a pH- world. C. J. Sharp, of qammond. a udi^• will ttomb voice to Indians. Superintendent of Grouv * *?***?, UJ .,. Evangelism; J. E. Sturgis. Music ***%>*“ f ?. r l * Wil Director and Editor of the Stun- vocal director for the famoua Co- dard Publishing Co.. Cincinnati, “SrLw Ohio; C: E. Otey, Mlnister-E/nnge ,n tbe i0uth and Now list .of Spray, N. c.. and a number Y0 « city. . . Of other, who will add to the rro- two^mosEu Dr * n L. Porter is President of * how * *•» ■uccess. the Ki- the School and has worked faltfi- ' ,FWUci fully In preparing for the session, i ot Jrp h ti *, which will strengthen the Bible, desiring to receive Mr. School. Church and young People's! com- organtsatlona fa Northeast Geor- munlcate with him at once aa he Scyap All Inferior Vessels and Sell Remaining Ton nage to • American Citi zens. • '' ’ .',V gla. A cordial invitation Is extanJcd everyone to attend this School and realise the benefit of a .“School of Evangelism” in Athens. can accommodate onal a limited number. (By Associated Prsss.)’ . WASHINGTON—A recommenda tion that the shipping board retire from business, scrap-all 'nferior vessels and sol) Its remaining ton nage to American citizens -without any restriction” waa the basis of a program submitted today by a com mlttoe of the American Steamship Owners’ association. The Association further recom mended that all vessels not sold after a reasonable lapse of time should bf scrapped and went on record aa being of the opinion that “an American merchant marine in foreign tsade cannot to built up through government operation. Tbe association's committee which conferred today with board I officials Is th* first of three slral lar representative todies Invited to I present suggestions regarding a new policy for the board. The oth er oommittees are to appear later thttf week. ' „ Tbe views of the steamship Own eys* association were presented in the form of a letter signed by Presl dent Albert G. Smith. It follows: “Referring to the questions pro pounded by the shipping bosrd to the American Steamship Owner’s association I tog to advlsa you that it is Impossible for the association on a week’s notice to answer tho questions in detail or to formulate any comprehensive plan with re spect to the disposition of shipping board vessels which however is but one of the many problem* In volved. "The failure to provide national aid placet a moat serious aspect upon the entire situation with re spect to American Shipping in foreign trade and makes the prob lem one which can to solved If at all only after a more extended In vestigation. Mr. Martin told the teachers that the biggest need in this coun ty Is consolidated schools. He de clared that theree teachers in the county are holding thirty recita tions per day. Three schools, Bell mont, Edwards and Beth Haven are one-teacher schools. Demonstrations were given show ing how the child receives better training it a teacher can give It the proper attention while those in schools where the teacher In structs seven grades are neglect ed, not through fault of the teacher but from inability to give the child the right attention.* ■ County School. Superintendent T. H. Dozier, Sr., presided over the meeting. Third Person Found In Baby Desertion Prominent Athenians En thused Over Effort to Raise §5.000 For Home Service Here. All efforts to locate the woman who registered at the hotel and —— ;who left the baby , in her room New teams of prominent work- alono and the man, who accompan- ers are rapidly forming tor the led her to Athena have been fntUe. home service appeal of the Salva-, The police have established the tion Armv to be held April 6th to.fact that the woman, in company 7th. In addition to committees *1-1 with the man who pat her jn the ready appointed from -Rotary, Ki- taxi at the' S. A. L. depot left wants. Masons and U. D. C. I Athens on tbe southbound Little Georgianne 1 Baker, the month old babe found deserted by its mother ,1b a room at the Georgian hotel Sunday night, is doing nicely at the General hospital where she was carried by the Salvation Army members of the city. ' • president M. G. Michael of the board local passing here at 6:15 Advisory Board yesterday received Sunday afternoon. With tbe man nanuiof the following strong com snd woman was an elderly woman mitteMctoam »Mre,.ilL 4*0Ottos*, aiso,. It, js.stated. They are sup. Regentrof ,R„ Ad R.,i, JEnwiLamar poecd to; have gone to Atlanta Rucker. PJtesIdentiAtbciw ;Womin'.i W<Lthe : police tl Club, Mrs. Hammond Johnson, osknd to hunt for (Turn to Pagp Six) them. The conductor of the vestibule’ adopted- bringing the couple to Athena Sunday afternoon did not recall where they got on and could give no information that gave any due. Several people have Inquired about tho Ifttld child with the view to adopting it police say and unless th* mother shows np the baby will very probably be placed in some homo recommended by the Salvation Army and approved by the hospital and eity authorities. Manager Cannon and his wife of the Georgia hotel art vcry solicit- thcrc have been mis about Georgianne and will help in caring for her until she is iD.’KH Colonel Gantt Says Well Known . Georgian Has One of Best Equipped Plantations in South. (By T. LARRY GANTT) On Friday last I went with Hon. J. D. Price to his farm ar. Harmington, in Cbonea county, and it waa a most delightful and interesting outing. It is always a pleasure to visit tho kind und hospitable people in .Oconee, which is one of the finest and most productive counties in Geor gia- Oconee 4* strictly an agri cultural section and is settled by splendid white people. Its farm- tors hate always lead! in not only what pertains to the soil, but also to improved stock and farming methods. The first Po land China hogs In this" section were introduced by the Marshalls of Oconee; the Branches raised fine and fast stock, ian Price Iwas the first man to introduce Alfalfa, and I think also to build a silo. My old friend. Dr. - Swep Billups, of Watkinsville, mud. a (..»u to Page Five) ‘ DID YOU KNOW THAT YESTERDAY— The Banner-Herald dis tributed to paid sub scribers in the city of Athens alone 3140 copies-over 2000 more copies went into near by adjacent territory tributary to Athens end within a 30 mile radius of Athena a » Few papers in this country cover their city field ao closely or com pletely as the Benner- Herald. Few, if any, worthwhile hemes in Athens are missed in the carriage of 3140 copies daily of the Ban ner-Herald. Here are. some com parative figures that may interest you. There are in Athens— \ 1137 gas consumers. 2481 electric light meters. 2419 telephone sub scribers. ..j, 3140 Banner-Herald subscribers. .nMdaBH AVijrfi njol-wwt-ftt ’ ' 'UM The Banner-Herald * Athena, Ga. i&iki