The Banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1923-1933, October 07, 1923, Image 16

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT' THE HAKKER-HERAtP. XTHEWS. GEORGIA? T FIRE INSURANCE Seventeen Tears of Satisfactory Service. Strong Companies. - Prompt Adjustments. CAI.L FLEETWOOD LAMER, MGR. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, ERWIN & CO. Phone Three-Four-Five ■ 4 ' *T NEW BOOK NEWS By John E. Drewry “Some Newspapers and News* papermen” by Oswald Garrison Villard (Alfred A. Knopf) $3.00. Of very great Interest to aews- papermen and students of journal ism, and of more than passing in terest to the general reading pub lic Is “Some Newspapers and Newspapermen" by Oswad Garri son Villard, editor of the Nation. Which has Just been brought out by Alfred A. Knopf. It Is a very valu able book, in that it is keen and thorough study of gome of the big gest newspapers in America and some of this country's greatest newspapermen. There is one groat objection to the volume, however; the author measures everything that he considers by the standard of The Nation, the publication of which he is the editor, and cer tainly this is not a periodical which has reached that pinnacle of success authorizing its use as a JESTER Complete Insurance Protection 017 Holman Bldg. i ’yardstick for the measurement of all other works of journalism. The book Is a dangerous book for any one to read who is accustomed to believing and accepting for the truth everything that he comes across. The style of the book Is lucid, brilliant, and the subject matter is handled in a manner to indi cate that Mr. Villard Is well in formed about everything about which ho writes. The reviewer does not accuse him of purposely misrepresenting the truth in any instance, but throughout the vol ume outcroppings of his views and ditorial policies are easily ob served. Tho author doubtless knows that many people think no i of The Nation of which he Is the editor than he does of The New York Times. In order that the tone of the book may be better understood, it might bo recalled that Mr. Villard make a full half crop of cotton In his section and a good food crop. Eighteen farmers of Oconee, on the Hudson ford road, have organ ized a community club and send t truck regularly to the curb mar ket Their sales range from $30 to |50 a trip. This makes three com munity clubs for Oconee. It would be well for farmers In other coun ties to organize these clubs. Mr. Alexander, of lower Jackson county, says they have a very gooi cotton crop and will do better than a bale to three acres. They have also fine corn and food crops of all kinds Mr. Henry, wtho lives on the Jef ferson road, is selling In Athens a splendid home-made hlckoiy axe handle and finds ready sale for them at 50 cents each. We are glad to see our citizens making at home editor, 'editor 1 , 1 wrHerand otter lent of The New York Even- 8ectlons Henry g4 y S one of h)s handles will out-last three machine made helves. , HOTEL TYBEE ON EUROPEAN PLAN Rates $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 Per Day A la carte Service in Dining Room. Special Rates to week end parties. Ideal Headquarters for Hunting and Fishing. Arrangements for Boats at Hotel. HOTEL TYBEE , Tjbee blind. Go. HERMAN IL HEATH, Mfr. The Dirdder Hotels Also Kimball House Atlanta Hotel Phoenix Waycross, Ga, Reduced Rates To Atlanta Account Southeastern Fair Tickets on sale October 6th to 12th. Final limit, October 15th, 1923. One and One Half Fares for the Round Trip J. P. BILLIOTS, G. P. A. Atlanta and Wat Point Railroad Co., Weatom Railway of Alabama, Georgia Railroad. Bamm BOLL WEEVIL CONFERENCE New Orleans. La. October 25rt|-26th, 1923. One and one-half fares for the round trip. The Boll Weevil Menace is a subject of great importance to farmers and commercial in terests alike and this meeting will be held under the auspices of the Louisiana Bank ers Association. A very large attendance is expected. , For further information as to rates and Pullman reservations, apply to local ticket agent, or J P. BILLUPS, G. P .A., Atlanta and West Point Railroad Co., The Western Railway of Alabama, Georgia Railroad president lug Post from 1897-1918, and Is to day editor of The Nation. He bom into a newspaper world, 1 father, grandfather and uncle hav. Ing all been newspaper people. He himself started his career a, a re porter on the Philadelphia Press and later held tho other positions mentioned. He was also a director | of the Associated Press. I .Mr. Villard is said to know the Insides of newspaper offices 'bet ter than any otter person ana therefore little wonder that he writes such chapters as “Mr; Ochs nnd His Times," “Mr. Hearst and His Moral Press.” “The Chicago Tribune", “Boston, tho Poorfarm of Journalism,” "Washington, Capital Without a Thunderer, "Fremont Older,” “A Pacific Coast Crusader,” and many otters which when they appeared in The Nation as separate articles created quite a sensation. It Is Interesting to observe that the author, Mr. .Villard, Is most drastic In his treatment of Oche and his New York Times. He would leave the impression that the New York Times docs "print all the news that’s fit to print” and further prints quite bit of matter that should never be printed. He emphasizes the fact that the Times is the organ of wealth and very frequently colors and shades . Its news items to please the policy and policy direct ore of the paper. He has very few kind words tor William Randolph Hearst. Wash ington, he .pictures, as a country village with that type of Journal ism. As regards Philadelphia and Its press, he can’t help hut re call Mr. Cyrus H. K. Curtis and tho remarkable succce stbat ho has made with the Saturday Even ing Post, Ledis’ Home Journal, and Country Gentleman, so the logical thing to do Is to attack his papers. Mencken and his Baltl more Suns do bring a few cheery and bright words from Mr. Villard Nnt^eyerv This is Rftt at all atrancp Mr. Mencken, it will bo recalled, was the person who said that the South Is the premier producer of cotton and Mitered. Henry W. Grady, that Illustrious figure In Southern journalism, Is not given a place In ‘Some News papers and Newspapermen, M tho author in his account of Henry Wrtterson, the famous Kentucky journalist, Is kind enough to ad mit that Mr. Grady was a brilliant Writer ,and mentions his career In Atlanta. Altogether the hook Is a good one—faulty, though, it must bo Held In places. Much truth there Is In tho book, but in reading the volume It Is Impossible to fprget that, its author Is the editor of The Nation. M F#et of Clay.”" by Magsrette Tuttle (Little, Brown and Com pany) $2.00. Appearing first In The Ladies* Home Journal as a serial, “Feet of Clay” has now been brought out in book form by the Little, Brown company. It is a novel in which the world of fashion, luxury, and wealth is contrasted with the peo ple who are tolling, working, slav ing for their dally bread and a place Upon which to lay their heads at night. j Amy Loring, through love and suffering and desperate need, Is brought to comprehend the bless edness of the gospel of work, while her own mother tastes tho fruits of life that is lived only for self, for ease, for luxury. Yet in deplclt* ing this family, Mrs. Tuttle always holds the' balance true. If riches bring out evil traits, poverty may not always flower aweetly. The book has a dramatic, moving to keep the reader’s Interest al ways on the alert and his curi osity piqued, it reaches a high mark of artistry and has a much deeper value than a passing work of fiction In its reflection of mod ern standard* and modem ambi tions. The citizens of Athens will prob ably be given an opoprtunlty to vote on a bond Issue to buy a tract of land for a public park, one of our business men says if the purchase is postponed every year the value of property will increase. W. C. Norris, near Bogart, is in south Georgia from 300 to~60U In south Georgia from 30 Oto 500 gallons of syrup per acre can lie made from this cane Mr. Norris says he will make at least half of a full cotton crop. They have fifty bales of old cotton unsold. Mr. J. Abney this week had on dis play at Costa's the grandest flow ers ever seen or grown In Athens. They were dahlias raised in his garden. These \ blooms measured nine inches in circumference and at a glance would be taken for artificial. Mr. Abney has twenty- five different colors of dahlias and some of the blooms are of varied shades. He bought the plants from leading florists, and some were imported from Holland. Mr. Abney last Sunday gave to the First Bap tist church several vases of these flowers. The ladies of Athens should by all means see Mr. Ab ney’s collection of dahlias. Mr. Pen- nock, the florist, sqys he has never seen anything to equal them In either Europe or America. ss^um^ss^ Bag Two of our leading citizens, who also own large terms, this week drove through the* country from Athens to Comer and returned: by way of Smithonia. They crave slowly and carefully inspects! the cotton fields on the road. On com paring notes each agreed with the other. They say taking tho crops on an average via Hull and •’al bert, cotton wiU 'make one-third of a bale per acre. From Comer via Smithonia, the-crops are better and will average one-half bale per adre. This is a conservative esti mate and will apply to other, sec tions around our city. Mr. Dunaway of Smithonia. has this week been getting 'out* ton bales of cotton a day, but says he expects to increase to twelve tales per clay. Mr. Dunaway 83ys he has some cotton that will make a bale per acre, and on 150 acres he Is sure of at least one hundred bales. He has this year seven hun dred acres planted in cotton. Farm ers, are paying sixty cents per hundred pounds for picking, and hands make good wages. One of our oldest' and leading cotton men says a hard attempt Is law being made by manufacturers RPNDAY._OC T OBER_7,In23. GREEN & MICHAEL LOAN DEPARTMENT 417-421 Southern Mutual Building A tan, amount of local fond, now on hand for immedi.l, Disbursement on Cltjr Property. to beard down the price of cotton, but he is satisfied that those who hold a short time will get thirty cents. The supply will be several mlillo hales short of the demand. Some are selling cotton as fast as ginned, for they gain In weight Cotton always loses when It dries out. The gins which Were Idle last year are now crowded. Mr. Settles, a prominent farmer near Carlton, says he will make about a bale per acre and crop, In his section are most promising, formers from around Bishop in Oconee, say they think their sec tion will aberoge a half, bale per acre. There are Bpots where cot ton has been badly cut off by the dry weather, and the yield will be disappointing. Taking the coun try around Athens all over, from what farmers tell us. we think th« "XT 1 *? J 1 ?!-! b® • round one- third of a bale per acre. Mr. Weatherford', of Cornelia spent a part of the past week la Atbens. Ho nay, the apple crop around hi, town la turning oat better than expected. The apples brought to Athens by wagons are calls and refuse, which do not pa. for packing. Growers get for their choice apple, 12.50 per bushel, but after paying the exchange and oth er charges a part ot <ms's, taken off. We pay about aa much for re ft?*? *X le * “ growers get for their choice stock, Mr. A H. Davi son will aupply Athens with first cla^s apples from hi, Turnerviiio orchard,. Read Banner-Herald Want Ads. Around Athens With Col T. Larry Gantt A library or Miss Millie Ruther ford’s publications should be in every southern home and school room. We are indebted to tho au thor for a full set of her work*, and they are a rich literary, treas- O. T. Christian editor of the Cordele Dispatch waa recently on a visit to friends and relative sin this section and Elbert. He says that last year his county made 15,- 000 bales of cotton, but will nol this year make over 6.00Q bales The boll weevil has stripped many field*. Mr. Christian Is a native of * Elbert. V. Mr. Boyd, a prominent termer! Barrow county eays they will 1 The Cost of I T*S a long way from the crude oil wells to the cities and cross-roads in Georgia. Crude must be transported from the wells to refin eries, there converted into finished products. These finished products are then shipped by freight to the various tank distributing stations. Then comes the problem of distributing. feThis Company endeavors to maintain at all times a delivery service by which its high-grade products can be obtained, not only when, but where, required. To maintain this state-wide service in Geor gia, the Company operates about 300 tank sta tions and service stations. Its pay-rolls in Geor gia approximate $90,000.00 per month. The ' cost of maintaining its delivery vehicles in Georgia is about $30,000.00 per month. To ren der even better service the Company is invest- ing. in Georgia about $80,000.00 per month. This includes additions to the present facilities, new tank stations and service stations, etc.* ■Under the present various City, State and County License, Tax and Inspection Laws of Georgia and the new Georgia Gasoline Occupa tion Tax Law, the Company will pay about $125,000.00 per month. ; The Standard Stands for Service * i ■ « STANDARD OIL COMPANY ** Incorporated in Kentucky V* It