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SUNDAY. OCTOBER 21. 192S.
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SCOUT NEWS
TRO&P Ho. 1
J. L. r.exton, 8. M.
Troop No. 1 met Friday evening
at the Pariah House, with 16 mem-
L, rs preset Thomas Elder ap
plied for tjfWmberahip and waa re*
‘ A„ merit ba^ke Scouta agreed
L begin active work on some of
l t hf merit /badge subjects, and ro
ready at the next meeting ol
court of honor their tests in
subjects selected.
Kv«ry Scout,jyas requested to
Ive program fot
prepare
the next
The ti
Patrols.
The Scoutmaster not being ablt
to remain through the entire meet
ing, Alex Bush was asked to pre
side in his absence.
TROOP No. 2
W. Lee Bradberry, 8. M.
Troop No. 2 met at the. Athene
Railway and Electric Company’*
office, building, there being 8 scouts
present.
Scoutmaster W.’ L. Bradberry,
who has Just accepted the leader
ship of our troop, waa present, and
entered actively into the work of
scouting. He is filled with a fine
Scoub spirit and the writer feels
Bure that the troop will do aplend*
id work under his direction.
At the meeting a hike was planne
ed for Saturday afternoon and the
i.v,yk were glad to respond to the
imposed of the- Scoutmaster's call, for they are
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fond of that aort of activity,
my next notice I'll let the othei
troops know roniething about ou
hike. This hike Is for the purpor
it passing off certain Bbout testa
All old members of Troop No
are requested to be present nex
Friday everting, and if they hav*
not already paid their reglrtratlo:
dura they are asked to bring 5*
cents each.
.JACK HALE, Leader.
Pine Tree Patrol.
TROOP No. 8
’C. 8. Denney, 8. M.
Troop No. 8 held its regular
Weekly meting Friday evening a‘
Oconee street church .this being
the first meeting since Its reor
ganixation Tuesday, October 16th-
Eleven members, that is 100 pe*
cent of the troop were present. Twr
new members. Charles eLster aw'
Harvey Hill Seagravcs, were, alsc
present, and asked the privilege of
identifying themselves with
regular activities, pf the troop
They both paid their fees.
The 8couts repeated the 8cout
oath, studied the significant* of
the Scout Radge, practiced kno*
tying.* and played a few games.
• The troop was divided Into twr
I Pat.-ols, nnd Charles Lester ant*
IftnWiM rntxu w*rc chosen Pairs’
| Leaders. After all business Aat
jtera had been disposed of thr
j troop partook of light refreshment*
I which were enjoyed by all. The
troop has started out well unde*
Its new leader, Clifford 8. Denney
fhoop No. t
R. L. Keener, 8 M.
Troop No. 9 met Friday evenlm
at Prince avenue Preabyteriar
church, with 7 regular members
prerent, 2 visiting scouts, 1 non
Scout visitor, and two Scout offl
dais.
Among other things, the trooj
took up the question of the Scout
Rally Day program and will soor
(begin work In preparation of the
‘different events.
The Scouta of this troop, IS In
number, enjoyed an oversight
camp recently with their Scout
master, who is much interested In
his boys. Such activities always
appeal to 8couts.
TROOP No. 11
L. C. Ziegler, 8. M.
One of the most interesting
meeting* that Troop No. 11 has
held in quite awhile waa tba on*
last Friday evening at the First
Methodist church.
There were 11 regular members
nnd 4 visitors present. Mr. Zieg
ler, after a pleasant visit to hit
home in Nebraska, was back will
hlr. troop, much to the delight of
the Scouts.
Joe Jarrell, assistant 8coutmas*
ter was put in charge of tha,troop
for a part of the evening. The
Scouta were divided Into tw*
groups for a special contest One
group was given five minute* the
start of the other, and the second
T HE motoring public ha* been emphatic in it* approval oi tba new
Ford Four-Door Sedan. In all part* ol the country tea^lidi
£ appearance and invmnc interior have brought the car inatantly into
S 'great demand.
Now, at it. reduced price, it preaentaa more compelling valueriran
Although better looking, roomier, coder riding, it ia lided at
dollars led.
JPE
.roup waa then to follow in ho
pursuit. The chase carried th-
toys to Hull atreet, from there tc
he Infirmary, beyond the Y. M. <
V., then around the ’‘Beanery,** anc
»ack to the church; but some o'
the first group were caught at th
rnlversity gymnasium and tom-
•thara suffered the same thing a 1
hey neared the churchy,
Dan Hogsett has become a mem *
>er of the Flying Eagle Patrol. H*
vaa recruited by LAwrcnce Smith.
Jack- Robinson, Harry Eptlng
touts Irby, and Bobby Deadwyter
ira all thinking of becoming mem
bra of£»ur troop. We are always
clad to receive boys who -want to*
>e real Scouts. y
HARLOW HARVEY, Scribe.
TROOP No. 14
Carl A. Fowler, S. M.
Troop No. 14. which waa recently
organized, met Friday evening at
Young Harris Memorial church
There were 8 regular members
present.
The Scouts spent’ their time try
ing to pars off their Tenderfoot
teste and discussing the field dap
'vents, which are to take place on
November 10th.
Otis Gay and Wilburn Thomas
have already passed their Tender*
foot examination, and others are
working to that epd.
nANNER-HBBALTVATITBNS. GEORGIA
PACE SEVfcl*
Around Athens
With CoL T. Larry Gantt
Mr. Cofer of the Cbfer Reed to,
toy* that the bean weevil has ap-
>eartd all over! the south and this
week he sold a lot of aprinklers
.o be shipped to Florida. Mr. Co- i
er says by the prompt use of pot
ion the bean weevil can be de- j
troyed but If left alone they will!
.*uln the crop.
Read the number of motor car ac
cidents occurirng daily in Atlanta
ind many other ^places In Georgia
ind other states', reads like cas
ualties during if- war. But we nev-
zv have any accidents in Athens of
late, and even violations of th<
taw are feW and far between. Ou*
?lty certainly has a moat efficient
police force and they enforce the
(aws without friction. We doubt If
there is a place to Its population In
the country with such few automo
bile uccidenta as Athens. In fact
it Is one of the most orderly and
peaceful cities you can find. It is
rare to see any aigna of whiskey
drinking.
Diners Kiss Hands
That Feed Them in
Sofia Restaurant
(By Associated Prate)
SOFIA.—There are not many
restaurants Jnthe world where «
diner kisses the waitress's hand
before he proceeds to trier his din
ner. But there Is euch a public
restaurant in this city, and It is
probably the onljf one of lta kind
In the world.
This restaurant, called the "Rus-
Mr. Will Doraey of the Dorsey J ffk Restorant," la kept, waited on
Furniture Cow has the greatest In-‘and cooked for By Russian women
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A body built ofcteel—finished in baked-on
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A car that is sold at a price approaching
open car cost.
A car that will go anywhere an open car
will-go—that will stand up under the
same hard usage.
A car attractively designed, with new-
type springs that notably improve the
riding qualities—new conveniences' and
fittings—new beauty and comfort.
A car that has made closed car owner
ship practical and desirable for everyone
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country and city.
MORRIS YOW
Broad St. Athens,
ventlon in the way of ( a rat trap
we have ever seen. He ordered
the trap from Chicago, after ree
Ing a circular, and it cost 89.90 da-
Uvered. Rodents have been very
Jestructlve and had cut Into $200
worth of fine mattresses, among
.heir other depredantlons. But
with the use of this trap he has
cleared his premises of rats and
ia now catching every night visit
ing ruts from neighboring places-
fou must see this trap to under
stand Its workings. Mr . Dorsey
says that if every place of busi
ness in the city would buy on* oi
these traps, in thirty days we car
rid Athene of these peats. In t
short time on* of these traps wouli
pay any merchant or farmer in
saving property, and also destroy r
nuisance and disease breeding pest
Call around at th* Dorsey' Furni
ture store and aee this trap. Ir
one night it will dean-your prem
ises of rodents.
Athens merchants nr* preparlm
to put on a Trad* Month, anC
which will ba a great thing for
both our business houses and
country friends. We notice tbai
Spartanburg, S. C, Just closed a
two weeks trading campaign, and
the merchants of that city ar# es
timated to have aold over half a
million dollar* more goods than
they would have otherwlsa don*
The city waa crowded all the
while and a gala Urns had. With
thirty cents cotton money will eoon
be circulating and our people are
ail happy over the fine crops rip
ening.
of tto nobility, some of wbcnR used
to. have "salons” In Petrograd un
der the empire, to which princes,
generals, diplomats and savants
regarded it an honor to be admit
ted.
Driven to the ends of the earth
by Bolshevik persecution, these
particular "prinzessen, comtessen.
serene EngUsch a!tessen’ r
Svengali called them In "TgUby”—
settled down to the bnslnesi of
their wrecked lives in this little
corner almost beneath the shadow
of the bedutiful equestrian aUtue
of the "Csar Liberator,” Alexan
der II.
It is somewhat disconcerting to
imerican eyes to see a tall Rns-
dan who seems to have seen bet
ter days 8*80 from his table when
the waitress comes to take th® or-
ter, salute madame’s hand* with his
Ups in the beat manner of a cour
tier, then resume bis seat and ad*
iress himself to the prosaic busi
ness of ordering his meal.
Mr. Taylor Estes of Smlthonla
was In the city -yesterday and say*
farmers In hie section are good for
if bale per acre.' They made
splendid food crops and will th*
coming fall and winter, plant large
crops of small grain. Mr. Eats*
saya but for old debts the farmei
would be In fine shape. They wIV
pay these old debts If given time.
The many friends in Athefta of
Judge George C. Grogan of Fiber-
ton are pained to learn o fhi* criti
cal condition, He la on# * of th:
leading members of the bar In
Northeast Georgia and has a host
of friends throughout the state and
the south. Mr. Grogan married n
If other corporations with branch
offices in Athena would follow the
oxamplfc set.'by the Central of
Georgia railroad the Athens post
office would be In better position
to render service.
The post office Is sappUed with
clerics and carriers according to
the amount of Its receipts. Several
concerns with branch offices here
are sent stamps and other post
office supplies from headquarters.
This week the Central of Georgia
headquarters sent the postmaster
a check for a supply of stamps to
last the Athens branch of .that
railroad’ for the next twelve
months.
If all corporat/ons with branch
office* here would do like the Cen
tral the local post office would
stand a better chance to get more
clerical and carrier help.
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&
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These can can be obtained thrbugh , \
. ' the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan. - ^
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