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GIFTS THAT LAST
THE M. F. FICKETT JEWELRY
COMPANY has on display Silver,
Watches for ladies and gentlemen;
Diamonds and Jewelry.
Prices are as low as is consistent
with the fine quality of the merchan
dise carried and the reputation of the
firm.
The Best of Facilities
One reason whjr we con render such superior serv
ice to our customers is the- exceptionally' fine
equipment we have for conducting our business.
The coal business is a big business that re
quires s lot of capital and full facilities of
many kinds If it is to be properly carried on.
^1341
k Florence Coal company*
I——-—ATHENS. I
QUALITY
COUNTS
IN REPAIRS
ON SHOES
As Well As
Other Things
The high quality of workmanship, materials
and the service given by a job from Martin’s
Shoe Repair Shops is what has gained for us
the reputation of being the best Shoe Repair
House in Northeast Georgia.
- We Use the Guaranteed Goodyear-Welt
System and Machinery.
EVERY SOLE CEMENTED—^
NOT HOW CHEAP, BUT HOW GOOD.
MARTIN BROTHERS
-TWO SHOPS-
455 E. Clayton
125 E. Clyaton
»
USED CAR BARGAINS
1920 FORD TOURING $150.00
1923 FORD COUPE, perfect condition $400.00
1922 FORD COUPE .... $275.00
1923 STAR TOURING, Demonstrator,
Carries New Car Guarantee .... $475.00
1919 LEXINGTON TOURING,
New Tires $175.00
1923 FORD ROADSTER,
Perfect Condition $250.00
1921 NASH SIX, 5 new tires $350.00
1920 CHALMERS TOURING ... ... $225.00
1920 CUT-DOWN CHEVROLET ... $65.00
1921 MOON SIX, some bargain .. $175.00
1921 BUICK SIX TOURING,
New Paint $350.00
1920 ESSEX TOURING,
New Paint Job $225.00
1920 OLD8MOBILE TOURING .... $125.00
1919 DODGE TOURING, new paint . $200.00
1920 ALLEN TOURING .. ..T. ... $175.00
1922 LEXINGTON Two-Passenger
Speedster, 5 New Cord Tires,
At a Bargain $600.00
■ 1922 FORD ROADSTER $225.00
1920 PAIGE TOURING ....■! $200.00
WE TRADE CARS—TERMS TO SUIT
CITY GARAGE & MOTOR CO.
Phone 271
■■Opposite Clarke County Court House
THE gANNBK-HERALP. ATHENS, GSOnGPC '
SUNDAY, DECEMBER
OCIETY
First Review of
R.O.T.C.hGood
The first review of the R. O. T.C.
Office 1201 — By MBS. ALICE ADAMS — Reiidcncc S22
MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF
FIRST METHODIST
CHURCH
Thl* society held to interesting
meeting on the afternoon of De
cember 3rd. Mrs. Pound presiding
and Mrs. Lampkin acting as sec
retary. Among many matters up
for discussion was that of a re
ception to all the women of the
congregation for the extension of
interest In the missionary enter
prises of the church. It has been
deeded to have this meeting in
January.
Miss gallic Stanley who has been
the efficient agent for the voice,
resigned, and Mrs. W. T. Bryant
kindly agreed to look after the
subscription* for the Immediate
emergency.
Mrs. E. C. Pa|ne who for a num
ber of years has given no telling
at the Unlveralty of Georgia which
was held Friday afternoon attracted
a very large rrowd 7>f people. The
* " : work of the military instructor!
tant office, Mrs. E. J. Bondurant, B j nce the opening of the University
who will bring to it conscefiitlc'js j mt , heen very fruitful the results of
care and full ability. , the rtvlew mdicand.
(Report was made of Missionary
Study, which will be continueda , j
during next year. Mrs. W. L. Man* »W01X12111 AlTCSlCu
cock who has done such successful, _ .
work with the Jun'ors was forced Qll OOOZC Ch&XgC
to give up the work, and Mrs
Harry Hardy was kind enough to
assume this important resporal*
bllity.
A full roll of officers for the
new year is as follows:
President. Mrs. J. M. Pound.
Vice president, Mrs. L. M. John*-
son.
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
Cobb Lampkin.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. H. R
Martin.
Treasurer, Mrs. E. j. Bondurant
Assistant Treasurer, Miss Bessie
how much time and 1 energy to the Garebold.
exacting work of treasurer, asked . Supt. Juniors, Mrs. Harry Hardy,
to be relieved of the burden which * Supt. Mission and Bible Study
she has borne so faithfully. Her and* of Pubtfcly. Miss Bacon,
resignation was accepted with re- - Supt. Social Service, Miss Bessie
luctance but w>'th a due sense of Payne.
her right to be exempt from longer Supt Supplies, Mr*. R. C. Wil-
duty. The society felt Itself most aon.
fortunate In securing tor her auc-1 Supt. Local Work, Misa Mary
cqssor In this arduous and Impor- j Hunnlcutt
PRINCE AVENUE BAPTIST
Dr. J. J. Bennett. paator.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock. 8.
B. Wingfield, superintendent.
Preaching by the pastor at both
services.
Morning service 11 o'clock.
Evening service t, o'clock.
RTPU1 od' lock
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve-
nlng t o'clock
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Rev. E.'L. Hill, pastor.
Preaching at 1 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Morning subject, "Costly living
and Cheap Religion."
Evening subject The siownese
of Cod.”
Uaual Sunday school at Plrat
church at 0.45 a. to* Mr J A Mor-
ton. Superintendent. At Hoyt
Chapel at 4 . pm. Mr. Colquitt
Carter, Supt.
'Junior Christian Endeavor at 4
p. m, Intermediate Christian En
deavor at 4 p. m. and Senior Christ
tan Endeavor at 7 p. m
Prayer meeting Wednesday after
>on at 4 p. m.
A cordial invitatln la extended
to al lof these service*.
CENTRAL PRESBYTER!RAN
Bev. Samuel J. Cartledge paator.
Sunday School 0:45 a. m.
Dr. O. Campbell Morgan will
preach at 11 a. m and I p m.
Christian Endeavor Societies 8
nnd 7 p. m.
FIRST METHpDIST
Corner’ Lumpkin Street and
Hancock Avenue.
Rev. 8, E. Waason, Paator.
R. P Stephens, Sunday School
Superintendent
Sunday School 10 a. m.
Regular aenricee conducted by
the pastor at 11:11 a. m. and 8
P. m. f
Epworth League at 7 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve
ning at I o'clock.
The Woman's Missionary Society
meet# every first and third Mon-
day afternoons at I o'clock In the
church.
The public la Invited to attend
them* services.
FIRST CHRISTIAN
Rev. E. B. Miller, pastor.
10 a. m. Bible Sohool. Tuletlde
program rendered by Normal
School Glee Hub.
10:80 Men’s Loyal Friendship
Bible Class.
1 a. m. Morning sermon, "Christ
In Prophecy” by the paator.
Sunday being "Father and Son
Day.” the middle section will be
reserved for tha fathers and sons.
present.
11 a. m. Junior Christian En
deavor. Hlidred Johnson, Leader.
7 p. m. Intermediate Christian
Endeavdr.
7 p. m. Senior Chrltalnn Endeav
or, Miss avender, leader.
8 p.. m. sernfon "The Ark i
type of the church.”—Rev. Miller.
A welcome for everyone at every
service.
FIRST BAPTIST
3. C. Wilkinson. pastor.
Bible School 10 a. m. E. B. Well
superintendent.
The B Y. P. U.’wllll meet at 7
p. m
Preaching by, the paator 11:16 a.
m. and 1p.m.
You are invited to each of out
services and a warm welcome
awaits you from the whole church
membership.
IAqt I PvSPSKKy?
I# /W W-rifcMoMI
Villager Startles
Fellow Inhabitants
By leaving Fortune
LONDON—The Inhabitants oc the
quiet Uttle surrey village of Red hill
have ben suddenly roused from their
passive existence by the hews that
of their townsmen) who was com
monty reputed ‘comfortably off.” left
one of the largest fortunes In Kn-
And.
This modest villager was Maurice
Marcum who came to live at Red.
hill a decade ago. He dwelt a
a house In the outskirts of the set
tlement, attracting no more Interest
or attention than many othpr old men
In the neighborhood, ami while some
more of the more charitable residents
gave him their hospitality and con.
verted with him at the comer gro-
aospected he waa the
master of a fortune or more than
$,400,004 and therefore one of the ten
chest men In nil England.
Marcus gained his wealth In dta»
mood mining and other interests in
South Africa. He was a great friend
of the late Cedi Rhodes. He returned
to England about II years ago nnd
niter earring oira business in L.m.
don for sometime, abruptly left hie
asaoeiatee and retired to Red hill.
After the government subtracts
l.IM.OM pounds for Inheritance taics
Marcus* fortune will be divide.)
among his three slaters, two brothers
and two servant*. He left each of tie
latter 1,000 pounds.
AUSTRIA INCREASE RATES
VIENNA—The Government baa
put Into effect an Increase of 1H
percent In telephone rates, an In
crease of 40 ';-sr cent la domestic
first =**dal rates, and ~7ti
Now Listen,
Good Morning!
HOPE YOU ARE
FEELING GOOD
Now is the time to buy
FRUIT CAKE
It should be
BENSON’S
Any size from one to
twenty pounds, in metal
decorated boxes or tin
foil.
Don’t forget that goo 1
BENSON’S BREAD
Made with 100% Whole
Milk, Shortened with
Crisco.
i Will See You Again.
Thanks!
Sallle Mack whose house was raided
several days ago by Officers Sea.
graves, Lester and Kidd, waa the
ed yesterday and turned over to the
court charged with violation of the
probitlon law. The Woman’s house
had several empty cana and a
quantity of whiskey bidden In It, the
policemen stats.
White Man Held
Selling Whiskey
A white man got a negro to buy
him some whiskey and the negro
bought It from another white man.
Upon delivering the liquor negro
discovered or . his purchaser did.
that the stuf waa kinder weak. The]
negro notified the police he had been
■old whiskey which didn't have quite
the kick anticipated, *nd that ac-
cotipnts for H'lgh Veneble being In
fail. The negro. Roy Johnson, also
haft a summons as nn important wit.
ness in the case. The arrest of Ven
eble was made by Policeman Weir.
WHITE MAN HELD
Jeff Johnson, a white man was ar.
rested on Water street yesterday and
In hla possession a gallon of whis
key. the police state. Policemen HIU
and Curry made the arrest .
Electrical
Gifts—
YOU CAN BUY ALL Y(
GIFTS IN ONE SHOP]
Another pretty
lamp Is always
acceptable sad
appreciated. Oup
ENGINEERING CO.
ATHENS
Phone 711 Smith Bldg.
No Dollar Yon Spend Buy.
More Value Than the One (or
E!.-.-trfesW5sSSE=:
MEET IN ATHENS
Friday December 7th waa Ohio
State University Day and all ove?
the United 8tates graduates of
that institution assembled to learp
of the progress made by their alma
mater during the past twelve
months: to renew acquaintances
and t<J welcome new comers from
“Ohio State’ 'to their sections.
The gathering of **Ohlo State”
nlumni residing In Athens was
held at the home of Prof. W. A.
Foster on Prince avenue. Those
present were Prof. J. R. Fain and
Miss Martha G. Fain, and Prof,
and Mrs. G. A. Crabb, Dr. and
Mrs v J. E Severin, Dr and Mrs.
C. Burkhart. Dr and Mrs A G. G.
Richardson and Captain Stanley G
Bachman.
During the evening a message
from President W. O. Thompson
was received. The radio brought
from Schenectady. N. Y. a message
from Dr. T. C. Mendenhall, preal
dent of the Board of Trustees and
following this, a rendering of
'Carmen Oh|o” the university aong.
served by Mrs. Foster assisted by
Mlfts Dora Erma Mollenhoff.
In hoped that this delightful and
Inspiring evening was the first of
many such to be held here In Ath
ens and to this end a permanent
organisation qI "Ohio State”' peo
ple was formed with Prof. Foster
president and Prof. Crabb
secretary. It Is hoped that all
Ohio St#te M a|umnl and friends
of that Institution In Athens and
vicinity wilt lend their active sup
port to thhf oryanjfation.
Merchants Assn.
Is Re-organiaSed
ne-oixanliatlon of the Athena
Merchants Protective Association
waa attacted’ last waak with W.
P. Brooks, pnaldcnh Thja organi
sation la operated (or the porpoat
of protecting merchant! against
people who rafaaa to par their
Mila. A. A. Johnson I, secretary.
The iMOditloa la Incorporated it
ISS00,
Paul W. Chapman Is
Vocational Speaker
Paul W. Chapman, State Super,
vl.or of Agricultural Education, !,
In Now .York, attending the coo
vention of the National Society (or
Vocational Education.
H. ii on tha program to nddreoa
the convention on tha subject of
-Setting Vocational Agriculture.*
Before returning to Athene, he will
epend n few dare nt Cornell Uni-
verelty.
Demonstrations in
Life Saving Given
Demonstrations In llfo saving and
first aid war* given at tho State Nor
mal School, Lucy Cobb Institute and
Woman’s building at tho,- University
Friday and Saturday by Mrs. Cecelia
P. Double, representing the American
Red Cross.
Mrs. Deublg states courses will be
given In t(fe saving and first aid at
these Institutions under supervision
of tbs Red crocs. Certificates will
be Awarded those completing
courses successfully and they win be
entitled to wear the life savor’s em'
bletn of the Red Croce,
ARTHUR FLATAU 70
VISIT GRIFFIN MON.
Arthur Ftautau, District Grand
Deputy of tHp Elks - for this dta
trict leaves Monday for Griffin
where he will be honor guest at a
special meeting of the Elks of that
city Monday night* ,
While away Mr. Flatau will algo
visit the Macon lodge and com
plete his. work tin Georgia for tho
year.
Last week he returned from a
short visit to Florida, visiting Palm
Beach and other places of Interest.
Famous Castle in
Germany Burned
LETTERS FROM
THE PEOPLE
A PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR
* ATHENS
Col. T. L. Gantt, In the Issue of
the Banner-Herald of the «tb
Inst sounds a note on the question
of a public Jabrary for our city
which ought to find ah echo In the
heart of tvfry loyal and progress
ive cltlsen. In thta regard, with
all her literary equipment, Athens
to % blank. Why argue the im
portance of such an Institutions?
It Is self-evident, axiomatic,
hence needs no argument. Why
not a few of ue get together and
bogln to agitate the proposition,
which to the first essential step
necessary to the success of any
proposition. A great temperance
lecturer of the West was asked
how waa It that she succeeded so
marvelously In the propagation of
temperance Issues?. Her reply
waa, first, by agitation; second,
by agitation; third, by agitation,
id on.
On a trip In the west soon I
shall examine the Carnegie system
In some of the Important cities
and towns. Why not gat ready to
build and open up this next sum
mer? It can be done.
I have In mind another project
which would form quit# an asset
combined with a public library
which would soon become one. If
not th« chief pride and boast of
ou, fair city.
I want to suggest and put In an
humble' starter of several, hundred
volumes, many of them new.
Should I remain a citizen of
Athens, upon which the aforesaid
osltlon 1ft based. I should men
to be a partial factor In her Qfcr<
ry prowess and
BER1
old castle on a wooded hillside near
Ologau. Silesia, which for ceffturies
withstood attacks by robbers knights
and foe* of other kind has been
swept by fire. All the objects of art
and other historic treasures fell
victims to the flames
The castle of Herndorf, as It was
called, was one of Germany's most
historic buildings. In the summer
months It was visited by thousands
of tourist a from Oermany and abroad
It waa In this castle tiut Frederick
The Great for the first time enter
tained Silesian nobility and gave a
state dinner to hundreds of person,
ages which became famous for Its
elaborateness. Thin waa In Decem
ber 1740, about the time of the inau
guration of the first Silesia war
Fredrick had taken up headquarters
In the castle.
The ruined castle, which cevera)
times previously had been damaged
various waya with Germany's early
history. The electorFfodrrit* Wh.
helm of Brandenberg one of Fredrick
The Great’s ancestors. ia> Mil ceded
Silesia to Austria, oelng com:*et»a
ted with the district to the North,
latter, however the northern district
waa returned to the Austrians, but
Fredrick The great always held that
this territory waa hla rightful pro .
perty and he resolved to occupy «||.
esla with hla forces. This step | P <i
to the occupation of Breslau and
nearby territory, Including Ocla Cas
tle, where Former Crown Prime
Frederick Williams la now living and
eventually brougni about the battle
of Mollwlta. in which Friderick The
Great defeated the Austrians. It was
the outcome of these encounters that
led tho Empres Marta Theresa ,,(
Austria to cede Silesia to Prussia.
NEGQRO ARRESTED
Ben Walton, a negro # drayman,
yesterday was arrested charged with
taking money to haul goods and then
failing to carry out the Contract. I*,
j. Martin, another * negro waa ar.
rested on a warrant following a..
fire, was connected directly In leged trougle with other negroes.
NEW ARRIVALS
Mid-Season and Early
Spring Models
Gate—Flak—Ninette
and other standard
HATS
Silk, .Silk and Straw Combi-
nations, and many other new
fabrics—
$4.50 to $12.50
Hosiery in All Shade,, Values |2.B0 to 13.50
Special $1.98
SEE OUR WINDOWS
. LULA B. SMITH
Phone 836 268 North Jackson Street
PAUL HADAWAY SHOE CO.
233 Broad Street
CHRISTMAS
PRESENTS
of Real Value
For Dad:—
Felt Bedroom Slippers
Vici Kid Shoes $4.00 and $5.00
Tan and Black Calf $3.50, $4.00, $5.00
Hunting Boots •■••• 57.50
For Mother:—
Felt Bedroom Slippers
Kid Boudoirs
Beautiful Oxfords, Tan and Black $2.50
High Shoes, Black and Tan $2.50 to $5.00
For Big Sister:—
Beautiful Black Satin Pumps $3.50, $4.00, $5.00
OxfordB, Tan and Black .. $2.60, $3, $3.50, $4, $5
Beautiful Log Cabin Oxfords and Straps $4, $5
Black Sueda Straps $5-00
Beautiful Silk Hose, any color $1-®®
For Brother:—
Tan Oxfords, Calf or Kid $5.00
Tan Shoes, Calf or Kid $3.50 and $5.00
Gymnasium Shoes . $1.50, $2.00 and up to $3.75
For the Misses:—
Size 111-2 to 2
Red Riding Hood Shoes .... $2.50, $3JW, $350
Pollyanna Shoes $2.25, $2.50, $3.00
Other Styles and Makes $2.00, $250, $3.00
A Tablet With Every Piair of Shoes.
For Little Brother:—
Size 11—Size 5 1-2
Boy Scouts , $1.75, $1.95, $250
Army Shoes $250, $3.00, $350
Dress Shoes $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00
For the Cook:—
Good Soft Work Slippers $J5®
High Shoes, soft and all-leather $2-®®
Old Ladies’ Shoes ■ ; V&
Dress Slippers, Tan or Black $ 2 - 50
Men's Work Shoes:—
LION BRAND
Work Blucher Shoes $!■*
Heavy Blue Sole Shoes $2-$®
Men’s Scouts $155 and $2.75
Men’s Munson Army Shoes ............. $$-®;
Men’s Panco Work Shoes ti-®°
YOU LOOK—YOU JUDGE—YOU BUY.
Come—Where the Best Shoes
and Lowest Prices in City.
PAUL HADAWAY SHOE CO.
233 Broad Street Athens, G* j