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SPKP'AT) OCTOBER 21. 1923.
THE BANNER-HERAm ATH1W8. OKORGTJ
PAGE FIVE
ommi^ity Exhibit of “Lend-A-
Hand Club Draws Large Crowd
any Intjrjspng Relics
md Other Things on
Display Pair At
’outhem j Manufacturing
Company,
. By DAN MAGILL
wonder folk* back yonder
the old dape'f'jitiWhe bit pot and
little one'' 1 ®* the fire ‘Chrfsb
mas time or on other Important oc
casions.
The little post la not bl*
enough for a twenuptn century
family not to mention one of the
days before. We saw one yester
day (at the community exhibit of
the Lenti’-A-Hand Club at the
Southern Manufacturing company.
The pot Is owne dby Mrs. Robert
Davis and was In use In the days
before the war of 181S. It Is one
of the many Interesting relics on
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COLUMBUS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD
_>f .tfild.
Georgia-Auburn
FOOTBALL GAME
ROUND
TRIP
$6.82
Leave Athens 8:30 A. M., arrive Columbus 11:50 A. M.
lietumla^ilye Columbus 8:00 P. M., Central Time.
Tickots good on regular trains Friday and Saturday, and
will beXJfsfie Thuisday, Friday and Saturday at Central
of Georgia Office, 224 Washington Street.
Sleeping add parlor cars and first clast coaches will be
used on sfieclal train. For information call on—
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY
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PHONE 640
i 224 Washington Street
>*4*8
display at the community fair
which opened Friday afternoon
aid closed last night after nearly
everybody In Athens bsd seen It.
At least, It looked to us like every-
body In town was there. Folks kept
coming |!n and they Bay the crowds
Friday night and yesterday morn
Ing were very large.
Another curiosity Is the Indian
peace pipe owned by Archie
Blmpaon. George Chappell has on
display a medal upon which is en
graved the doable barreled can
non and the tree that owns Itsefl.
Mrs. L. P. Doolittle hss on ex
hibit a teapot twohundred years
old*. It l« made ol china and was
brought from England.
The spinning wheel, operated by
Mrs. W. T. Tolbert and Mrs. J. R.
King attracted a crowd. These wo
men wore the old-time “sTat bon
nets'* and smoked clay pipes, or
appeared to smoke, to make the
skene more real. The wheel Is,
owned by Mrs. E. Murray and some
of the articles woven on It are on
display.
Another exhibit of Interest was
j the pictures of Arthur Duncan,'who
(a very apt at drawing. The dis
play of cloth made in the Southern
Manufacturing company Includes
lithe samples of the finished prod
uct, stamped for draperies “up
north.** The latter sells for $1.16
per yard while the unfinished
product sells for amound fifteen
cents.
er, vice prey’dent; Miss Ruth Tib-
bitts, secretary, and -Mist Mamie
MoKle .treasurer.
Greensboro Men -
Get Threatening
Letters in Mail
A luncheon «et. made of the mill
cloth by CWaa Mary 8hnrp alio
attracted the crovda a, did tba
counterpane,, all of which were
made of mill cloth, some kift and
othera crocheted. Other exhibit
Include the domeitlc aclence.prod
ucts, canned frnlts. vegetable, and
cooking. Mra. A. L. Flury’e guinea
pigs, which she raises for sale to
a northern laboratory, were on di« ;
play as was a guinea bean which
taste* like sqnash. Mrs. W. W.
Harlow had one on nkfblt over
a yard long.
The night school of which Miss
Mamie McKle 1a principal, had an
Interesting exhibit
The “Lend-Me-A-Hand club has
the following officers: Mrs. R. 8.
Pond, president; Mrs. John Pledg-
GREENSBORO, Os.—Threaten
ing letters — anonymous -- have
been received by yeveral Greens
boro men. The letter were mailed
at the local postoffice last week,
and bore the official cancelling
machine mark, with the date plain/-
ly visible.
An Identical copy of the letters
follows:
Greensboro, Ga.
You must support your family.
You must not drink whiskey and
get drunk,
Yqu must, go to church once a
month,
You must go to Sunday. School
every 8unday,
Yu must not fall, If you dd, “be
sure your sine will find* you out.**
TW» t» a worofng to you.
The letter was typewritten rnd
the machine ribbon was black. It
was written on regular white boi-d
typewriter paper. However, the
paper was Irregularly, cut with
sdsfors, and about two Inches of
the top had been removed by the
sender. The receiver of one of the
letters thinks that the paper was
cut to conceal the Identity of some
printed stationery.
The envelope containing the
threatening note was a plain white
envelope, and a Warren Harding
memorial stamp adorned the-right
hand corner, seemingly placed*
there with great care.
The address on the envelope was
also written with a typewriter and
the receiver's name was. without
the usual customary prefix of “Mr/*
□ flDinj I mm IIU Fifteen Athens Children of Pre-School
rUInlUA LtAUIIfb 111 Age Attend Kindergarten Run By
Misses Addito nand Park At L. C. I.
TURPENTINE
ATLANTA—Florida produced
nearly forty per cent of the tur
pentine and rosin distilled In the
United States in the reason
1922-23, according to preliminary
figures Just released by the de
partment of commerce at Wash
Ington, the total number of gallom
of turpentine for the state stand
ing at 8,258,899' while there were
556,855 barrels of rosin put In the
state. The figure* showed
slight decrease In turpentine and
an Increase In rosin as compared
with 1921-22. Turpentine for that
season amounted to 8,208.850 gal
loni. and roein 549,90? barrels of
500 pounds each.
Georgia ranked next to Florida.
The preliminary f leu res
1022-23, which are preliminary and
subject to change, follow by states:
Alabama 2.076,031 gallons of tur
pentine, 133,702 barrels of rosin;
Florida. 8,258,890 and 556.855; Geor
gia. 7,131,222 and 467.249; Louisi
ana 2. 3878.745 and 166,912; Miss
issippi 2.012,865 and 189,159. North
Carolina and South Carolina.
264,025 and 22,701; Texas. 171,450
Much Progress Is Made
.By Bright Young Chil
dren Who Go to School
to Trained Specialists.
City Council meets Monday
night in special session for
purpose of taking action on calling
an election to vote on lssuanc
950,000 bonds for improving Broad
street from Lumpkin to Mtlledge
avenue.
Council Is also expected to de
cide on whether to call an election
for the purpose of voting on school
bonds of 975,000 being the amount
requested by the P. T. A. The
meeting two weeks ago did
take flnnl action and postponed It
until tomorrow night in order tc
agree upon the amount necessary
to accomplirh Improvements the P
T. A. Is asking.
Can Sell Anything
Farmer Produces On
Athens Curb Market
8«v.ral merchant! called Into
conaultatlon with a committee
repreaontod the Curb Market Fri
day afternoon declared It waa
aplenuld Inatltutlon and ipwf
that anything the farmer producer
ahould bo aold on the Market
However, It waa uraed that pad-
dlirn not b* allowed t ooool any-
thin, on the market.
The policemen on duty at th.
Curb Market will be Inatnieted to
watch out for peddlera and not at
low (h«ttn In a.al nw*th. /V L ml
-.for you
There’s .a Kuppenheimer suit here made for
you. Cut to your measurements. Your color, your style. Plenty
of variety in these new season’s
Kuppenheimer
GOOD CLOTHES
Try on one of the popular double breasted
models. See the latest English styles. Slip into a smart, straight
hanging suit. A complete range of styles and sizes for men and
young men. - '
SHOES HATS SHIRTS
Furnishings of Every Description
LEE MORRIS
“THE DAYLIGHT CORNER”
Comer Broad and Jackson Streets
i—if,,-.1- '• , > 3v ■ ■
low them to ate] on*the Curb. Thf
meeting waa called aa a result of
complaints made to City Council
recently that] thlnga ware being
aold on tha Ctorb Market which
were not termed “country product/
rale of which la allowed without a
license. \
CONFIOIRAT. VETERAN DIES
UVALDA, 04.—A vetaran of tha
War between tha- stair a pa*.,d
away recently near here In the
pemon of Peter Johnson, need 81.
well known hero and a acloo of
one of the oldeat families In this
section. He as n deacon In the
Baptlet church and hat served In
that capacity for a number of
mra. Is's loss la mourned here by
hts many friends who realise that
that typo of man he represents la
rapidly becoming extinct.
BEAUTIFUL NEW
SLENDERIZING
Repute
and
Stout
SILK and WOOL
■ EMBROIDERED
[SERGE
DRESS
1398
and 12,960.
The total output of turpentine
and rosin from crude gum for the
United States. during the 1922-29
■•aeon, which ended March 21, thla
year, waa 22.294,127 gallona and 1,-
499,638 barrel*, respectively by 1,
210 establishments. Thla repre
sented a decrease when compared
with figures for tha previous year
of approximately 2 per cent In the
production of turpentine and 9.2
per cent In roaln from crude gum.
Increases were ahown. however. In
tha production of both commodities
\ry wood distillation, bringing the
output by thl* method up to the
level reached In 1920. The flgurer
In thla branch read 1^158,691 gal
lons.
Twenty-One of Fifty-
Eight Officers At Uni
versity Aj-e Athens High
School Graduates.
With fifteen of Athene* brightest
children of pre-school age In at
tendance, the kindergarten at Lucy
Cobb Institute which la being run
privately by Miss Flora Addlton
and Mlaa Katherine Park of Ath
ena is one of the most important
educational Initlutlona In the city,
the home of the University of
Georgia, the State Normal School
for Women and other places of
learning.
The work Is conducted each
morning from the hour* of nine to
twelve and It la tha opinion of
Athenians, including prominent
club women, who have been and
watched the work that ta being
done that it la invaluable training
for children who are yet too young
to attend public schools.
Mbs Addlton, who directs the
work of the school, la fully trained
for the work having taken coursei
at the Columbia Training School
In Washington, D. C., and also at
Miss Illman'a School In PhiUdel
phla. Pa. Her assistant la Mlaa
Katharine Park, daughter of Dr. Y
E. Park, head of the English de
partment at the University of
Georgia. Miss Park !• especially
well fitted for the work with the
children and la in charge of all
musical features at tha Institution.
The Athens children attending
the kindergarten operated by Miss
es Addlton and Park are. Joana
and John Stegeman, Emile Michael
Alma Knlrfit. Loster Boone, Al
bert Harry Tim, Anne Johnson.
James Hudson. Thomas Nlckerron,
David Barrow, Lee Secreat, Austin
Cannon. Dave Paddock Jr„ John
Moss, and Joe Hawkea.
Tha work offered to the Athens
children Is complete In every de
tall and It !■ reported by those wh
Have watched the children
they ere especially Interested,
the short period of time that
have been In attendance
they have learned much. It la
All advantage as regards
Ings, Equipment, etc., affordi
Lucy Cobb Institute where
kindergarten la held.
ASKED TO ENTER -
BEAUTY CONTEST
ATLANTA, Ga—The Mteralava
Beauty Clay company, represented
by Rodolph Valentino, movie star,/
has asked In a telegram received
by Mrs. Clyde K. Byfield, of thin*
c*ty, that she enter the beauty
contest to be staged at Madison
Square Garden, New York. Mrs.
Byfield won the local contest
staged here some time ago and
was Invited to enter the national
contest at the company’s expense^,
according to the telegram and to
have headquarters at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel. Kr. Valentino was ,
In Atlanta when the local contest'
was held and It ha* been announc
ed that he will be preeent at the
National event
The Athene High School li
proud, and Just so. or the wonder
ful record its graduates hava made
In the R. O. T. C. of the Univer
sity of Georgia. They note too,
thnt theyp are hustling to hold
their supremacy in almost alt
forma of athletics aa wel las In
scholarship.
Out of the fifty-sight officer/
recently appointed at the 'unlver
rlty, twenty-one are Athens High,
School boys—thirty six percent.
This It attributable partly to the
splendid and thorough military
training they receive at the High
alinosf
School and the fact that
from babyhood they wltnee this
work In reality and have a nol
ural desire to win high places ht
college and to earn positions which
carry auch exceptional opportuni
ties. even though much responsi
bility Is attached. They have In
stilled In them byp the educations 1
atmosphere surrounding them that
they must excel, and they art
quick to take advantage of It.
It la tha more creditable to there
boys that they have had leas mil*
Itary training than the majority
of students at the unlverlsty.
Out of nine contains, four are
A. H. 8. boys: Louis Rett*. Sam
uel JJ. Cartledge. Handy B. Fant
and Harold T Patterson.
The eight 1st lieutenants Include
Dwight W. Ryther. Bernard M
Dornblatt and J. Harold Hancock
two of f-ur 2nd lieutenants are
Robert J. Richardson and Hampton
M. Jarrell.
Edwin Beer la one of the three
First Sergeants, the six Platoon
Sergeants including T. H. White-
head, P. N. Richards R. P Brown
and F. W. Orr.
R. T. Scoggins take* tha place
of one Sergeant from the a!s ap
pointed: C. H. Blckerstnff. J. J
Dean. H. 8. Stanley. E L Griggs
Jr, Henry Holiday and Lamor C
SUdmm MvnUiig *ix of the fourteer
offices ae corporals.
KILLS Ml HE SAYS
CAUSED WIFE’S
<By snaaw
'POTTS VILLE. Pa. — Brooding
over the micld* of hi* wlfo od
September », Adam R. Heffner
■hot and killed John Wllllemi. a
neighbor. In front of the ceunty
J?-«on end then walked to the pris
on door end eurendeted.
Police stated that Heffner
blamed the enlcide of his wife on
her alleged friendly relations with
Wlilfams. Mrd. Heffner. When ac
cused by her h unbend of being too
Intimate with WIUJamn, threatened
to return to her mother end Heff
ner Immediately iccnred a truck to
take her. their three chitdrrn nnd
their belongings to her mother".
ie. While he wa. making tbn.-e
ngement., .he .hot her.elf
11
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