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ATHENS COTTOMy MIDDLING .. .. .. ..19%e PREV. CLOSE .. .. ..19%¢ VOL. 96. NO. 276. GRID TITLE GAME HERE THURS. AING GEORGE'S PHISIGIANS - AOMIT ILLNESS 18 SEROUS Lord Dawson, Personal - . . Physician to King, P - Sends Letter to Cabinet r . o Wednesday Telling of Hiness. LONDON —(UP)—- A letter from the King's physician, Lord, taw son of Peénn, submitted to the cab. ine’ Wednezday and ordered Hulbe lished, €aid that the King was suf fering from in lammation—corgesn. tiop—of the right lung with ex teusive plastic plearisv on the right side. : There must be angiety, the letter sald, dne to the infection ' which na urally must be serioune. The condition of the o However, was somawhat improved- ugd vhe ctter pointed ou” that <h2 King's streng h had been maintecinols s, Lord Dawson stutt‘%‘.‘ffiit the ill nesd hus far was being controlled and its force lessened and that he hoped I's duration would be cur tailed, The letter served to allay public nervousness which had been stimu. lated by the sac that the King's physician had returned to the Pal. ace eariler in the afternoon than had been the custom, 1t was around 3:00 p. m. when the doc org left the Palace after their second visit. A Zew minutes latet a royal motor car took the Queen, Princess Mary and the Duchess of York for their usual as érnoon drive. Cardinal Coarne, Archbishop of Westminster, issued o notice garp- HSTLY P e s G PTy offerad in all ~Roman = Catholic chupches, for the speedy recovery of the King. Begause of the illness of the King, ‘he Frince of Wales has caneelled his Avican goodwill tour dand s returning home with his younger brother, the Duake of Gloucester. It was unders ood that the Princs had taken this action entirely on his own initiative and that it was not the resul . of any message re calling him io England, PRINCE LEAVES s LONDON, England -—(UP)—An o'f'efal bulletin. issued at Buck ingham Palace at 11:00 a. m, Wednesday said: “The King passed a quieter night. Temperature and general condition remains as before. ‘ “Signed: “STANLEY OF HEWIAT. “DAWSON OF PENN.” The phrase “strength maintain. ed” constantly carared ‘n all the bu’leting on the King's progress was authoritatively described asg “all important” and it was point. ed oput that the inclusion of the phrase 'n Tuesday n'‘ght’s bulletin showed the King was holding his own. Tuesday’s night official bulletin said: “The King passed a disturbed day. H's temperature was some what lower than the correspond. (Turn to Page Seven) e ee i Dr. J. Sprole Lyons, 0f Atlanta, Makes S . n Thanksgiving Talk Pilgrims of 1628 Compar ed with that of 1928 in Y. M. C. A. Service 'in Chapel. By J. T. CARLTON (Student in Henry W. Grady Schoel of Jounalism) “Two Pilgrims—the Pilgrim of 1628 and the Football Player of 1028" was the subject used by Dr. J. Sprole Lyons, D. D, LL. D, pastor of the First Preshyterian church of At'anta in speaking at the gecond annuai Thanksgiving sorvice, snonfored by the Unuver sity of Georgia Y. M. C. A, held in the University chapei Tuesday night., A 'large crowd was pres ent. The program was oveaed by the congregation joining in the sng ine of the Doxology followed by scripture reading by Guerry Har ris of Valdosta and prayer by Fryor Fitts of Atlanta, Mrs. Hugh Hodgson, sang a solo, and Mr, Hugh Hodgson vlayed an organ prelude and postlude. Dr. 8. J. Cartedge proncunced the bevedic tion, Rufus B. Jennings, presi dent of the Y. M. C. A., presided, and Chancelor C. M. Snelling in troduced the spealicr, Ilustrates Mesage A picture on the front of a may azine wag used by the speaker to illustrate hig comparigon of the (Turn to Page Seven) THE BANNER-HERALD Dally and Sunday—l 3 Cexts s Wesk. Associated Press Service. United Press Dispatches. FEOERAL COURT 10 CONVENE MONDAY FOR DECEMBER TERM HERE ] Federal Court will eonvene herc next Monday, December 3, for the Decemter Term. Judge B. S, Deaver of Macon. judge of the Middle District United States Court, will preside. W. A. Bootle of Macon is Acting Distriet At torrey. Walter Grace, assistant district attorney will try the crimine' cases. | Court will convenc at 10 o’clock, | The Grand Jury will not be in ses¢ion. The partial ¢alendar for the first three days of Court was anngunced today by V. G. Haw king, deputy U. 8. Clerk. Monday, December 3rd Tom Fullbright, violation Na tional Prohibition Act; George I. Jaccbs, violation National Proh! bitiecn Aet; U. T. Almond, viola tion Prohibition Act; Burin Fields ; violation National Prohibition Ast; Pone Manders, volation National violatien National Prohibition Act; J. W. V. Fergerson, violation Na tional Prohibition Aet; Henry | Brawner, violation National Pro hibition Aet; Ben . Thorntn, vio lation National Prohibition Act; Clifford Amason, violation Sec. 226, 1. C. ‘l’ A(r}dreW B. Cieveland, Sec. 195, i . Ve + Will Mayfield, vinlation Nation al Prohibition Act; A. E. Griffeth, violation National Prohibition Act; ]Sara Statum, violation National ‘ Prohibition Act; Prince K. Erwin, ! violation Prohibition Aect; T. D. A. Pitman, violation National Prohi bition Aect; John Gibbs, violation ; National Prohitition Act; Wil | (Turn to Page Eight) l | | ) \ i | | ! { ] 1 ! ! l j ‘ b i | KEY WEST, FLA, —(UP)—Leo. | nard Flo, 26 year old flyer who was ! forced down here when but 100 | miles from Havanna, the goal of his : altempted non-stop flight from | Walkerville, Ontavio, planned to | continue to the Cuban capi al b-'-.l fore nvon Wednesday. f o was forced down at ullhk‘ Tuesday, seventeen hours after he took of. from the Canadian airport | in a state of near exhausion and | was taken to a hospital, 2 Excessive use of caffine 'uhlvtb! was blamed. | e e I ety ! I' g i | NEARING COGTA l i { U/'S. 8. MARYLAND, ENROUTE | TO COBTA RICA —-(UP) < The | Maryland approached Cape Blanco ' Wednesday morning and ‘he fina! stretch of the (ulf of Nicoyan ln' I'unta Arenas, Costa Riea, the fourth stop of President-elect Her- ' bert Hoover's goodwill iour of La.|{ tin-Amevrica, } - Arrival was pianned in the mid- | ‘orenvon, It was thought that ‘ Hoover party might b able to make the four hour journey to Say “-»‘wu the canital, by rail. The fact that no official advanees had been roceived to the contrary from San ! ‘ Jore wa inteppreted as indication { im;‘r the railway might be sufficient. | Iy repaired to permit passage of a | . pecial train from Punta Avenas to | 'san Jos ] E The Maryland left Corinto, Na.| [ wagua at 2015 p. m, Tuosday 'l'l:o-l entire party was enthusiastic over l h great reception and tribute given Hoover by Nicaragua. ) King’s Doctor SR e A ' 5 he G iR e Y RRes St e AR T Sy R 3 SRR o Py % QU e e ety W o R 8 B s ‘:’ ¢ e i o 2, Se T R B s e . S B e SEeTUEE etd LE L PR ee P | e e R R ’,,}"‘-, s | B 0 ol R R ‘ “\ ! ; ¢ 3 RIAS : B ealn e Bttt ot e Lord Dawson of Penn, persona shysician to King George V, is at tending the famous patient al Buckingham palace. London. Hi is one of the most famous doctor: in the British Empire. e G s Prince in Afri rince 1n Atrica €D Badons U o fil epe @‘O? 940 f% AN % - A\Q)& ) é‘“; " Q\_Jjji [\w ’ 2 NN N H, M 4//;06 oy LAKE .’ e VICTOQI (,7 ) “ 1y 2 n ¢ )/ < \_;. r 7 0 \.\/ b . @ \ @ ‘74' - The cross on this map shows where the Prince of Wales was hunting big game in the heart of darkest Africa when his father, George V, fell ill in London. The prince shot several lions. Nairobi is the largest nearby town. oI Only a light vets was polled ie the city primary Tuesday whea five aldermen and executive com mitteemen were named. Robert Seagraves was named from the First wara. e received 14 votes. Albert E. Davison wais named from the Second ward and received 17 votes. J. H. Rucker was named from the Third wavd with 14 votes. Claud Crymes was ramed from the Fourth ward with 27 votes. A. M. Ceater was named from the PFifth ward with 30 votes. W. B McCombhz ifrgm the First ward, K. A. Hill from the gecond ward, Thos. I. Green from the Third ward, J. H. Lumpkin from the Fourth ward and L. L. Lester from the F.fth ward were named on the executive committee. | R ——— | FACE FILIBUSTER FROM START WASHINGTON — (UP) Gon. | gress will start gain next Monday : just where it left off last May-—i : v fret and o fillibuster & With only four days lrnminm.-! be“ore the opening, leaders who s ually know what will be done, con. fegsed Wednesday their complete | inability to diagnose the l»-L’.i»jl:lH«,»xl‘ gltuation facing the new congress, ATHENS, GA.,, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1928, / . s Fool R * Here are the Facts About the Boys Who Will bel & . Battle for the Championship Here Thursday The following is a list of the players on the Athens. High gquad with their position, age, weight, height and number of years on the team and their playing numeral: Ne. Name Pos;fiuu;_ Age Year Height Weight I—Hamilton, K. (¢) — Tackle = 18 3 .10 151 2—Moorehead .. .. ..Tdckle %- 17 g 5.11 195 3—Barrett .. ...l Conoeß i‘ 19 3 5.11% - 168 PRI Y o L 154 GJORnBOD.. s . caic AR Y 1 5.8% 143 7—Corniejson .. .. ..Gnard t. 18 1 H. 7% 168 9--Meahs .. .. .... FecEeas 3% 1 5.10 143 10--Woode .. . .. ..Guesl ¥, 37 1 511 152 11—Jomes . n. .. .o B RT ABC. @ b.ll 146 12—Costa, ‘L. J... . ..Center 3 .16 2 H.lO 165 18—=Dudley ...... i v Ent 16 1 6.1 185 14—Crawford .. .. .. End ¢ 419 1 511 144 16—Pra.ther .. i .. v BEh .} 17 1 5.11 150 16—Maxweall V. ... MR 18 2 H.lO 156 17—Browhl .; .+ ‘ve -0 16 1 nlO 100 18— Bishop ':s i, es +.CRENETE: 2T 3 5.11 160 —BROZers .. o . oo B} 17 OJi4n 1068 ~—Boush- .. v us s BNEEE 17 6 150 —Pittard .. .. i e SR 17 5a% 187 ~Costa. L. H. . .. 800 . 18 5.7% 137. —Welchel .. .. ..i Guerdst 17 0.7 %% 1656 —~Knowles i .. L.% QB 17 5.7% 130 —Dean.. .. L W JaTseie E 19 6.10% 150 ~Davil .. .. L 5 R g 5.3 146 ~—Abney .. .. . ..Gusre® -16 5 175 ~=CRMO Loy ‘_ 14 549 144 —Hamilton ... .. .. .. Eng B 15 R 144 SoEhaN L o oBN 1 5.10 18¢ —Smith .. .. .. ....Cuard 16 144 1 . ST e & oty Athens Turns its Attention to the Pilgrim | | Fathers While Children Make Inquiries - About Why the Mayflower Came Over | T e G - i e Atliens, especially that section of the population _which frequents. the %;nmar Schools, is think ing and inguiring ahout Yhe Pilgrim - Fathors this* week and tomorrow will chserve the custom which| was inaugurated back in the 1620’s of thanking God | for the blessings of the day. @ i Last week, when the Thanksgiv ing season began (¢ open up, the minds of chi'dren weve turned te the adventures ors sthe Pilgrim Fathers, and many a youngster learned for the first time that this country hasn’t existed from the beginning of time but its devel opment iegan in the seventeenth centeury when a greup of Old World people landed at what was to he known a 3 Jamestown and the Pilgr m Fathers guti off the May flower at Plymouth. | Pride of Country “ For the first time, pride of the country began to develop in con nection with an understanding of the part the turkey gobbler has plaved in national history and the relation of cranberry sauce to the role .of the turkey. Now that un folding young minds have grasped tue s.gnuicaunce of the turkey and the Pilgrim Fathers and, while looking at schccl-made coored drawings of a strutting gobbler loucly proclaimed love for their country’s rocks and rills, never aoein wil' they be able to sing “America” without a vision of that strutting turkey goibler. And, in later life, very few will Le able to resist the temptation to siana at atvention, heaud uncover ed, npon sight of a turkey gobbler, before wielding the axe to cut off his neck. | This is the ceason when con scientious teachers and parents struggle under tho difficu’ty of trying to relate the exrloits of the -Pilgrim Fathers or niagmfy ing the cruelty of the Indicns. Bat it all paes together, turkeys, Indi ang, log cabins, “My Country 'Tis ¢f Thee”. cranberry sauee, the M. 1. ST. JOBN It is usually the idea that when one thinks of Thanksgiv ing that the dinner is the firet thing to flash on his mind, kut not so on this Thanksgiving, for the unde feated teams of Athens High and Gainesville High are to battle for the unofficial state championship right. here in Athens' own backyard. Since the Georg'a Bu'ldogs are traveling to Birmingham, this Athens-Gainesville game will be the main entertain ment for the day. ‘Many fans, from far and wide, will witness this clash tomerrow, A letter from Rich ard Martin, old Athens High grad, expressing his sorrow that this year he could not be present at the annual “Turkey Day” hattle was read to the students in chapel Tuesday morning, Richard is now go- . Mayflower and the Pilgrim Fath ers. All of them make np Thanks - giving, at least for the young. ) And sometimes the old cannot re ., sist the spirit of the day. - According to custom, very few .Ibusiness houses and public places x‘will ie open Thursday. The posi office will observe the regular | hol.day schedule, the banks will be - closed, the city schools will close -itoday until Monday, the Univer { sity shuts down for a day, Lugy t v od the Teachers College will also observe the holiday per | iod, | | Stores Closed l | Announcement was made Tues |day tnac the stores wiil be closed | all day Thursday and housewives got in their orders for Thanksgiv ‘n~ dinners in time for deiivery today or towmight The picture shows will be open Thanksgiving however, in order that the pullic ~av enicy the holiday with that form of entertainment. At the Palace theatre John Gilbert will he ster*ing in “Masks of the Devil” Many automobile excursions are plarned for Thanksgiving. A rroun of Athenians wil! attend the Georgia-Alabama game at Bir mingham, others will go to tha Teck-Auburn game in Atlanta and a tremendous crowd 1s expected to j turn cut for the Athens High-| Ganesville High game on Sanford Field here Thursday afternocn. = Seme of the churches have held Thanksgiving services since Mion day and the University thaaks giving service was held Tuesday night when Dr. Sprole Lyoas of Atlanta delivered a very int:cost ing address. ] EVE OF BATTLE | ing te school in New York. ‘ While he was attending high | school he was the star trom- | bonist of the band, and he was f always on hand at the games. | Word was also received that | Johany Lambert, outstanding | tackle of last year's state | championship team. has start { e¢d from his home in Alabama to attend the game, but is not sure as to whether he will get any farther than Birming ham. No doubt a great battle will take place tomorrow as both l teams afo dnfident of vie- { tory. As it happens, both clevens' greatest boast is in | their lines, although both | hackfidlds Jare ®wery danger- ! cus, Thix is the second sea- | son that no team has pierced the Athenians’ “line for & rcore, while Gainesville claims » ¢Turn to page three,) i Bally and Sunday--18 Cants 8 Weelk. Wale’s Brothers 1 . ¥@\ 3@\ g 3 \ s SRR o s R Lo PR S R S PO RN L, o e Sl 0 . 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DENVER MAN /IS " MURDFRED IN | HOSPITAL ' DENVER, COLL(:). = {AP)-~Rob. ert K. Fvans,' Desver policeman, confined in the " Denver * General Hospital by wounds ‘received in a zun fight last week . with' an uni. dentified "mah ‘yhich cost the life of his companion, Policgman Harry Ohle, was shot and killed.as he lay in bed Wednesday by Miss Parice |l{in,:. a nurse’ at the hospital. ! Miss King tuen turned the gun, on herselt, SHe'ls wot ‘expeeted to live Y l -—-o--l‘.-.;._.._ ! ¥ BIE MEETING HERE | | { S Grand Chancellor R. A. Den-} . mark, head of the Grand Domain lof Georgia, Kn'ghts of Pythias,| ‘wus the guest of St. Elmo Lodge | | 0f Athens at its regular meeting | Monday night. i | ‘A large and representative ' gathering of members of the'local | lodge greoted the Grand Chancel ' lor, who brought a message of ’Hw grow'ng interest of the mem bership of Georgia in the varfous activities of the order. He ‘men. tioned especially the mother and child welfare work newly under taken by Pythian'dm. John Gamb'e, Past, Chancellor Commander of the local lodge, de- || livered a short address of wel- || come, : The Urand Chancellor and a 1 team made up of Athens Kn'ghts |1 conferred the first rank on a|] ' ¢lass of candidates. 1 l Chanecellor Commander Tal. || madge Allen and K, of R. and S. | Norman Nickerson . stated that | this was the best uttended and | most enthusiastic meeting held in | some tlme., ol ¢ g SCH Tbebumbn i 1 ‘A B.G 7%y Single Copies 2 Cents. § Cents Sunday. | Facts About the Thanksgiving Game ‘ WHO: Athens High vs. Gainesville High | WHERE: Sanford Field. ; WHEN: Thursday, 3:15 p. m. | ADMISSION: SI.OO. i REFEREE: Howell Hollis (Georgia) . . UMPIRE: Jack Curran (Georgia) HEADLINESMAN: Hollis (Georgia.) l BY VALCO LYLE S R Undefeated in the past two seasons and with ]the second consecutive state championship within | their grasp, the Athens High School football team icompleted preparations Wednesday afternoon m£ the crucial game of the season Thurfiay afterneon lon Sanford Field against the undefeated Gainesville f Hig'h “Sehaol elaven. WOy eo oy R Y< . < | . The game will begin at 3:15 and the price of ads { mission will be SI.OO. B BULLOOGS OFF FOR ALABANA CANE 78 PUYERS LENE AT 850 WEDNESOAY | g The Gecrgu Du'ilogs, 26 strong, 'left over ‘the Seaboard at 8:50 . Wednesday - morning for Birmine | ham: where; they encounter the Crimson Tide of Alabani Thurs day afterncon in the annual game vetween the two Scho;ls. Bobby, star Bulldog halfback, 'may not. be_able to play against the Alabamiaus due !0 the seriovs illness of his *father at k. 3 home lm Americus, Georgia. Bobby left Tuesday to be wiih his father, missing the final serimmage for | the Red and Black Tuesday aftei- | noon. A telegram from Amer.cus late Tuesday’ stated that Mr, Hook’s condition wa= not any bet ter. He is sufferiig with an at tack of acute indigestion, .it is said. » ’ Manager Cra.g -Barrow, aecom panied Hooks to Americus. 1f the condition of Hook’s father per mitg, he and the, Bulldog man ager will travel on to Birmingham for tha game. 4 ’ The final' seritomage for the Bulldogs before the annual Thanksg.{,ng battle "was = held Tuesday ' afternoon. The first string ‘eleven was pitted agdinst a strong fresh eleven. The de {ensive tactics of .the varsity did not look o ‘well for the first few minites of , the workout, but thev final"y got the Sig guns in smooth runving order and stopped the frosh onslaught, but only after the latter had scored twice, starting (Turn to Page Seven) i eI OTAL OF 603 l SALVATION ARMY A total of 603 people bave con tributed to the Salvati~n Army Home Service appeal up to date and there are a number of vros pects yet to be heard from. AL’ ready more than $2.600 has been pledged and over 45 percent of, this amount has bean cash, Major F. W. Whitney, who has ('hargs' of the campaign, stated that he wanted to close the hooks hy Dec. ember the first, and urges those who' have not sent in their vou. | tributions .to do so at omce, 1 THE WEATHER: Slightiy warmer with pmb,ab‘!?; showers Wednesday night. Thurs day warmer. v s | One of the largest crowds ever to witness a high schoel football gafse in Northeast Georgla is expee ed to see the two undefeated teams ,of this section battle for suprémaecy ‘Thanksgiving. No other game being played in the surrounding . erriory, and a large crowd ‘of out of town fans are expecwd?fi: ‘tend. The Gainesville High Schoel student body is coming enma ses, and several hundred fans :rom ;g Hall Coumity city are coming tco, it 'is announced. i,,}.ifi« Coach Fi tiard is bringing one of the best teams to Athens tha has been moulded at Giinesvflhff L 'p:tst three years. it is ‘said. hey have one of ‘he best lines in the ’sl:lt(-, This does not sound so good from a local standpoint, but A‘h?w has a good line too, so things d?fi # lock quite €0 bad after all, + 735 2N Playing Last Time =.l Eleven players on the Red ' * White squad will be playing” fo# the'r last time Thursday, These afé ii{enneth Hamilton, captain, Harry Barrett, Crawford, ends; Harlowa Jones, Howard Praither, ‘f‘f{";{ 'Maxwell, Mor on Hodgson and agk Rogers, halfbacks; John Browh, fullback; and Young Pishop. and. ’, {Turn to Page Two) = | rage L T FIRST PRESBYTERIA 0 EALARGE SUNDA SCHOOL BULOMe At the morning service at the First Presbyterian Church on :'a'“ Sunday the Pastor, Dr. E. L. 13’: : stated that the Sunday Schasi hai grown to such an exteni in i i lutt.c"dunco during the past year that. additions to the building had. {to he made or the Sehosl wouwd l have to remain at a standstill: | that even at pregent there was an ’ombarrussment in accomodating i those who came. g ' John White Morton, t { of the Building Fund, ork that the Trustees at ‘a ent meeting had decided to go el with the Building Prop%ufl, [construet the Sunday School building which was contemplased =-me nmonths ago; and requedte all subscribers to the Fund to make every effort to pav ti p subgeriptions by Jan. 1,19%* that the work might be carried on without delay. It seems t!ut’* the original program three things: 'wero proposed: Tivst, to‘pnreh:z: and nay for the lot to the resp rof the church; second, to verhanl ‘the precent Sunday Scheol rioms i and third, to construct a b g to the rear of the church. first two items of this program | were carried out admirably, aie | the third'must now be donajn, ¥ ‘llo\'o. the congstion, e et PO