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THB BANNER-HBBAUr). ATHENS. GEORGIA.
THE BANNER-HERALD
THURSDAY, AUGUST i. 1928.
A Daily Cartoon:
Speaking of Bumper Crops
4THEN8. OEOROIA.
Publt.hed Evevj O.ning Piling th< Week Ei«pt Saturday lad
Bnndaj and on «»n.ts» Morning by Th# Atfeas Publishing Company,
Athana. Qeorri.
■ARL R BRASWELL
B. J. ROWE
CHARLES R MARTIN
Publisher and General Manager
Editor
Mnnsgtng Editor
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THOUGHTS FOR THE OAT
He that it not with me ia ngainet me.—Luke 11:23.
It is the enemy whom we do not suspect who is
the most dangerous.—Rojas.
THE RETIREMENT OF TUNNEY.
Gene Tunney. world champion prize fighter, has
retired from the ring for good end all time, after
fighting his way to the top round in professional cir
cles. He is not the ordinary type of prize fighter;
he is refined, educated and a mnn of splendid char
acter and integrity. He has accumulated a fortune,
and if he never earns another dollar, he will have a
sufficiency to provide for all his needs the rest of
his days.
Prize fighting is a brutal game; it is demoralizing
to the public as well as to tne fighters. Few men
who have made the ring their business or profession
have risen above the lowest ebb in life. The history
of practically every champion shows that in the end
they have come to want and destitution, dissipated
and depraved. Tunney, however, has an opportunity
to rise above the conditions that have followed many
before him and if he will use his money wisely, he
can accomplish a great deal of good for himself as
well as for the public. Now, that the championship
mantle of the world hangs on an American, it is to be
hoped that legislation will be enacted prohibiting
any such exhibitions of brutality in this country.
Prize fighting should not be tolerated and now that
no one seems to be in the class with Tunney, the
sport, if it may so be termed, should be abolished and
such contests prohibited by law.
SUGGESTIONS FOR KEEPING COOL.
At this season of the year, the people fret, com
plain and grow excited over the condition of the
weather simply because it is not as cool as the fall
season. If the seasons were all of the same tempera
ture, the country would soon become devastated arid
the inhabitants forced to migrate. The following
suggestions, if followed, will aid materially in 1 reliev
ing citizens who are addicted to the habit of com
plaining;
Don’t overeat. 1 I
Drink plenty of cool water, but avoid ice water.
Do not exercise violently.
Take the weather calmly. Fretting and worrying
merely makes it worse.
Bathe often, but avoid, too cold water.
Avoid alcoholic drinks.
Suppose those who come under the classification
of complainers adopt the foregoing suggestions and
see if their cases do not improve. It is needless to
criticise or complain, the weather will not change to
suit every whim desired by the unreasonable per
son. Hot weather is seasonable and unless the cli
mate remained so for several months each year, this
would be an undesirable country In which to live-
SKY-SCRAPERS ARE IN ORDER.
A New York architect remarked the other day
that 100 story office buildings will be relatively
common in a few years.
From the structural viewpoint there probably are
no obstacles. It has been demonstrated pretty thor
oughly that designers can make steel girders go to
almost any height
But there are grave objections to the 100-atory
skyscraper that we doubt very much if it will mater
ialize.
Traffic congestion in our major cities is almost; un
bearable even now. A monster building of 100 sto
ries would treble it. It would concentrate too many
people in one spot The result would be Hit addition
to the traffic stream that would simply paralyze
things.
Cities of the future should aim at diffusion of
downtown workers, not concentration. The 100-
story skyscraper would be fine to look at but it
would be a distinct menace to. the city that built it.
GETTING READY FOR BUSINESS.
Prospects for a record breaking business in Ath
ens this fr.ll were never more encouraging. The mer
chants are buying unusually large stocks of merchan
dise and preparing to meet the increased demands
from the consumer.
It will soon be lr.ying-by time and unless all signs
fall, crops in this immediate section will be the most
bountiful of any in yearn. Besides, the fanners are
devoting much attention to poultry and dairy prod
ucts. These accessors to th.o farm have grown to be
of vast importance and very remunerative. -Many
farmers in this section are selling enough by-products
to support their families. At the curb market, the
sale of vegetables, chickens, egos, butter and other
produce has shown large increases over the sales of
last year. The curb market has proven a boon for
the farmer that has enabled him to live at home and
to become independent of debt or buying “on time,"
and paying a high price for the actual necessities of
life.
The return of normalcy in all lines of business may
be expected this fall and the most prosperous year
in the last decade is assured.
If the bill of Representative Howard, of Nebraska,
passes, “lame dock” senators and congressmen will
bo barred from lobbying around the capitol. It is ah
loged that manv of these ex-office holders receive
large fees for their services in securing the passage
of important legislation, for this or that interest
There is no need for commenting on the weather.
It is here to stay for some time and, we might as well
Lnake the b§s* of it, fc-v -■ . - .
bs held on Taetd., August ft. at "DEAD” SIAN TELLS ’of profanity came from the interi-
the usual hours at Harwell and j A SCORCHING TALE or of the car. Investigation re-
__ .veaied the corpse-to be very much
The Hobron Bapt st Sunday M0NACA P . _ A suonosed alive, He told the troopers th it
School Convention wlal meet at 1 , muhala, ra. — A supposed . ... .. ...
Meadow church in Madison county dead man cut loose with some * |>»d ™P. .
near Danlelaville in 1929, the body scorching language here recently advice of the troopers Chief
accepting an invitation from the when he found himself being cart- of Police Gilroy of Ali«uippa ar-
chuich at the annual se,s!on at fd toan undertaking establishment rested a suspent on a charge of
Mllltown Hart county on last in a hearse. The “body” was fou id drivm- while intoxicated and fail
Wednesday { on the Colona highway by state ing to stop and give assistance.
The 64th annual session of Hart- trooper*, who called the undertak-j -
well camp meeting will begin next **• ... . . . J nt0
Monday night, July 30th; and pros,
pects point to a large attendance!
Wfth every tent occupied. J
A Buick touring car and 24 gal
lons of liquor were taken by Dep
uty Sheriff Curtis L.- Kay and hJs
son, Howard Gay, late Thursday
night on the Bankheal highway
Bio.
Suddenl ya most eloquent line operation! 44 different muscles.
ECHOES FROM OGLETHORPE
The largest still found in a long
time was destroyed Bowling-
Green district by the sheriff. It
was a complete steam outfit with
almost Unlimited capacity and had
evidently been on operation but a
short while. One hundred gallons
of corn liquor were found on hand
and 2.000 gallons of beer ready for
distillation. The plant -had evi
dently been -n operation that day.
John Hemphill and a brother-in-
law, Martin, both white, were ar.
rested at their home near the still
and brought to Jafl.
Hon. Hamilton McWhorter was
brought home Sunday from the
piedmont sanitarium. Atlanta,
where he had been for several
weeks for treatment of his injured
knee.
The brother and sisters and
friends of Mr. (Pope A. Bush were
Indeed shocked when a telegram |
came Tuesday announcing his
death that day >in Tampa, Fla.
Even as yet we have no report
of boll weevil Infestation to any
very damaging extent.
THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE
Sketches by Bessey; Synopsis by Branch**
All boys like to have places where they can keep their
possessions. This stand is very handy. You need three
boxes, each 11 inches deep, 15 inches wide and 25
inohes long. The size i* not compulsory, but be sure the
boxes are alike in dimensions. Two top boards will be
needed, half an inch thick and a little wider than the
boxes.
I, HU. tv«u» ftf-M,. ,f ft, 193M.
DID IT EVER OCCUR
TO YOU?
A Little of Everything and Not
Much of Anything.
By HUGH ROWB
Cuyler Truasell, newly elect-
ed president of the Chamber of
Commeroe, hat commenced
preparations for an aetivo pro- j
Oram to be inaugurated lm- *
mediately.
There are many matters of im
portance to be taken up by the
Chamber of Commerce that wall
lead to reviving an Interest !n
the organization as well as bene.
. ficlal to the community. Mr. Trus-
* sell proposes to bring every mem.
t her into line of action and place
upon them some of the responsi
bilities of booming and building a
greater City. He fs expecting the
members to become volunteers and
ATHENS TEN YEAR8 AGO
August 2, 1918 .
Cotton: Nominal.
Weather: Local rains tonight
and tomorrow.
By Associated Press: Crushing
pi the German lines north of the
Ourcq river, the- allies on Thurs
day carried their former positions
between Hertennes and Fere-en-
Tardenols. The exact location of
the new line Is not given Jn the
early despatches from the battle,
fields, but it is said that the al-
Jles have established themselves
on the high ridges between the
Ourcq and the AJsne and domi
nate the whole western section of
the battle area.
On the French front In France:
The battle on the front north o:
the Marne resolved Itself during
the night and this morning into
almost a general retirement of the
enemy north of the Ourcq, with al-
AROUND ATHENS
*7 T. LARRY GANTT
not stand back and wait to be lies pursuing the Germans wjth the
drafted. It la a work In which
every member should have an In
terest and only through service can
there be accomplishments worth
whl'le. If you have not reported
to the new president, do so at
once and assume your task. Your
aid and cooperation ia needed,
There art many projects of
vital .importance to Athens
that can be worked out
through concentration of the
forces. A few should not be
expected to bear the entlro
burden.
Monthly meetings, aa proposed
by President Trusscll, will prove
beneficial to the organisation.
There la nothing so helpful to any
organization «■ the bringing of
the members together and letting
them get acquainted and learn to
know each other. It encourages
them to work and take an in
terest jn every movement fostered
by the organization. We are look,
ing for a most successful year for
the Chamber of Commerce and. if
It does not prove ao—tben the
membership ta responsible and not
the president.
greatest zeal and success.
Paris: Allied troops celebrated
the fourth anniversary of the war
by a victorious resumption of the
offensive to the surprise of a
great many- who had believed the
battle had entered into one or Its
periodical spells.
/ iMiC.n. Julian Erwin arrives next
week to visit Mrs. Howell Erwfn.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lipscomb
have returned from Atlanta.
Miss iMaude Cheney is at Clay
ton for a stay of several weeks.
Misses Mamie and Lola Ether.
Idge have returned from a visit
to Jefferson, j. I -
-BARBS
By TOM BUIS
While other communities are
securing Industrial and manu
facturing enterprise*, it dost
not follow that Athene Is bar.
red from such enterprises.
President Angell of Yaye says
political platform is nothing but
hot air. He forgets, however,
that many politician* can blow
both hot and cold.
A' house is being built in Gars
Jnd., Without a bit of wood In it
anywhere. Ah! Solving the prob
lem of the creaking mldnigh
stair!
The national chewing gum hill
for 1927 was 958,000,000. Thj
There ia a reason of sufficient fjg Urc8 must be woefully short.,
importance for some of the new q>j,e telephone operator who gavo
Industries bftfng located in other U8 onc number this morning had
cities. It should not be taken di«- • more than that right In her
couragelngly. but It should • pep” m outh.
us up to going after them in the
right way. To secure new enter- ( American wmoen are beautiful
prises, a syetom of information' savages, aays a viscount visiting
muat be prepared to present our America for the first time. Let
advantages In an Intelligent man- ’ him marry one and become a
ner eo an the outsider can readily 1 savage himself the first of every
aee Juat what we have to offer. A mon th when the bill come in.
Vinner or a luncheon and a ride:
over thd cHy will not get us new | An orlghal copy of Chaucer
industhao. With these people, brought $20,000 the other day.
who are serious about locating m And not a smutty book, either.
Reading the strong letter of Dr.
John D. Mell urging the ministers
of his denomination to'keep their
pulpits clear of pol'tfes, we are
reminded of a conversation
once had with Dr. C. W. Lane, the
beloved and honored old minister
who for many years filled the pul
pit of the First Presbyterian
church. It was during the Speer-
Candler campaign, when the vot
ers were more derided than they
are 'today over the nomination of
Gov. Smith for the Presidency. I
was supporting Candler through
my paper. The Banner-Watchman,
and making a hard fight for his
lot In Athens held a meeting and
nomination. The Candler suppor.
each agreed to see a certain num
ber of voters a.id urge upon each
the importance of casting his bc.1-
lott for the democratic nominee,
where we were not a member of
his church. Dr. Lane was oir goud
friend so we placed him on our lb
to interview. The election was
only two days off when we met
Dr. Lane on the street and toll
h'm not to forge* to vote. The
doctor told us he did net know
t.iere was an election pending a*
he never read pollf cal articles, but
only the ^oral news in our ptper
io learn wh" was In trouble or -111.
tress and where he might be able
to do some good. Dr. Lane said
he left such matters as politics to
ill* laymen and oth»*r »*ooil citi
zens and never permitted such fsw
Rifes to pervade his pulpit. He had
alt he could do to look after his
church and others whom ht might
In some way help.
He wanton to draw hli members
closer together and nothing,so die-
tnrbed the harmony of and devido
hid members as to eject poPUrs
onto the pnlplt. Athens wss the
first town In the south to vote out
jiquor and bar-rooms. Dr. Lane
did vote the prohib'tton ticket, but
its advocates could never get him
to refer to the election In his pul
pit.
We have not yet lost hope in
_ 1 being found in Franklin county.
"The Oglethorpe Echo says: “A
telephone message from his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hugh Hardin, of For
syth, Saturday brought the good
news to Hon. N. D. Arnold that
Mr. Hardin had probably Joj’ned
the ranks of the oil magnate. R
is said that while Mr. Hardin was
drilling an artesian well on a large
t’mbered tract of land he owns in
South Georgia Instead of the drill
finding water after having been j
sunk several hundred feet H had
struck oil. HJh place is in a re
gion where considerable prospect
ing for o>l has recently been done,
and it may be. as his friends here
hope, Mr Hardin “hit the pool’' In
the bowels of mother earth. If so J
Georgia bids fair to have a native
Rockefeller. Future developments
will be anxt'ously anticipated by
the many here who know and
esteem Mr. Hardin.”
The Hartwell Sun says: The
Georgia Cotton Growers’ Associa.
tion are going to handle ’.he vetch
seed !n the state this year and
will handle all that are sold in
Hart county. They have bought
large lots of seed and have had
them tested by a representative of
the Georgia State College of Agri
culture. iMr. South, the represen
tative of the Association in this
section slated that the price would
be 11 l-2c in 200 pound bags and
12c 1n 100. pound bags delivered
Carrollton. It is possible that there
might be a slight change in these
prices hut It •* understood *:hat
they will not exceed these prices.
For the legs you need
stripe 31 inches tong.
There are four lege, each
requiring two stripe,
which are joined.
Besides the lags there
are four stripe the same
length which are inside
support*, or facing
strips.
SPECIAL
Elbcrto Peaches for canning de
li Tf red to jrour home tor 50
bushel.
COSTA’S DELICATESSEN
Two of the boxes are placed upright, one crosswise.
Mark carefully tho places where your two shelves will
bo placed to they will be correct. Study the picture be
fore you start to nail and you will see how the boxes
are placed. Fasten on the four legs and the strips
after you have nailed the boxes together. A .
c—I,,..tt»cuu*.(Next: A Cigar-Box ViolmJ^
In commenting on the Govern
ment exaggerated acreage figures
a writer in Cotton and Cotton Oil
News aays: “Upon critical exami
nation, there ia more to be seen
i the
acreage figures than ap«, (S
in the surface. With them
tha South, all rests with the loca
tion we have to offer; the sur
roundings and conveniences. It we
make the proper showing. Athens
b bound to secure some of theae
Industries that are now coming to
set tion o* uxe to an;.*.
It ar depend* on the way.
you write It. Hora's a society
Item from a New Yrk Ex-
change:
Mrs. Mey Bex and her two chil
dren, Arnold and James Bex of
it Wesley atenoe. will tail on
.the S. 8. Berengaria Monday for
Southampton. England, to visit rel
atives and also for pleasure.—Port
Cheater <N. Y.) Dally Item.
"I understand that Gladys
Gadalotte married • man who
made a sudden fortune <n oil.”
‘’Yes, and be disgraced her while
they‘were op their honeymoon.'
"How waa that r*
“Gertrude wanted the other pas.
renters to think an ocean voy
age waa an old story to them, when
her husband right off pointed to
ft rat 9t piarntf «n4 uW
A German scientist is trying to
obtain foods from wood. America
alaready has managed to get drink
out of it.
GOAT GETS “ARMY’S"
NANNY— OR A WEEK
NEW YORK —It all began when
Billy Goat waa loaned to Company
F 18 th Infantry to supply atmos
phere in the re-enactment of tho
Battle of Fleville on Governors Is
land. Billy waa used to complete
a scene in a French village.
Then Billy took French leave
and the entire post was as
signed to capture Mm. But Billy
bested the army for a week before
Corporal Quinn assembled his
squad and announced “that goat
has got nanny knd we’re going to
getthera."
They finally cornered their gout
under the island dock. BiUy cried
“Kamerad" and for puishment
eras tied to a captured German
siegt gun until the return trip to
his Staten Jslpnd owner*
pears on tho surface. WHh them
the Government Included a com
ment which attracted almost as
much attention as tho figures
themselves. It said that the re.
ported stand of cotton is 6 per
cent below the stand reported at
the same time last year. K would
seem that this diminishes the Im
portance of the acreage increase
by Juat that much. In the second
place. It la questionable Just how
much of the undeniably heavy
abandonment that wiR take place
this year had been finally marked
off the books on July 1 and how
much .is still to J>e reported. To
Judge by the reports of poor
stands and fodl fields, abandon
ment hereafter will be heavier
than normal, which, according to
the 20 year average, is 3 per cert.”
Week-End Sales at Lesser’s
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
ALL SUMMER DRESSES
SMust Be Sold at Once
PURE LINEN DRESSES
Cl QC Here for quick clearance—Linen Dresses In one-
•** I itfw piece style; long sleeves 16 to 44 and short sleeves
16 to 50. White and colors. The linen alone will cost you about
$3.00. This sale Friday and as long as’they last on Saturday—
$1.95. 150 dresses to go at this price.
$25.00 NAVY GEORGETTES FOR $9.95
Most all small sizes but a few large dresses left. Sold for $15.00
to $25.00. Must haye room for new Fall dresses so CQ QC
these and all pastef shades go out at «**w«Uv
Peggy Paige Summer Dresses Included At This Price.
It appears that rotton farmers
over the Athens territory mint
this summer suffer other pests
than the boll weevil,. The striped
cotton beetle, one ot the prate
which the Oeorcts farmer bed
thought relegated to the pest, has
remustered Vs forces In tha state.
It wet Indlcmted Tuesday st the of
fices of State Entomologist E. Lee
Worsham.
$6.95 FOR DRESSES UP TO $15.00
Here you will find some remarkable values—Navy Georgettes
and Flat Crepes, Pastel Georgettes, Washable Silks. Most ail
are sizes 14 to 40, so we must clear the racks as Mr. Lesser goes
to New York nSxt week for large Fall purchases. $6.95
Be sure to see these wonder values at
8UN a A VS FROM HART
Last week Hart county shipped
two more tote of wheat to Macon
end Atlanta,
The first car o (wheat front Kerf)
county was shipped the Macon,
concern several wraha ago. bring-1
Ins* tllrhilr nnr tJUMY I
LESSER’S APPAREL SHOP
278 Clayton Street
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