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LIFE O PAGIFLC A 3
SEEN BY ATHEMAN
Ensign Warren McClain
Tells of Experiences in
~ Letter to His Mother.
Attempts are being made by the
Tnited States Navy to “capture”
Oahu, the island on which Hono
lulu is located, Warren MecClain,
Athens, says in a letter to his
mother describing life on the bat
tleships on the Pacific ocean.
Ensign McClain tells of the
practice war the Pacific fleet is
having now.
“Monday, February 9, nine bat
fléships, several submarines, and
a flock of destroyers, left San Pe
dro and San Diego bound for the
Hawaiian Islands. It is assumed
that an enemy is in possession of
the islands, so we're heading for
there to recapture it. Our ships
are supposed to be loaded down
with soldiers. The Army, with its
planes, and a few Navy destroy
ers and submarines based on the
jalands are defending Oahu.
“Jor ten days the wind blew a
40-mile gale, the ships bounced
around like buckets — especiallyl
the tiny destroyers. They lookedl
as if they will roll over any min
ute. I've never heard of one doing’
it though. The Army and Navyl
at Oahu knew when we left Pe
aro, but they dom’t kmow which
way we are ‘coming, .So far “theo
retically” the Navy planes havej
destroyed lots of Army planes and
captured all islands except Oahu. |
The Army and enemy submarines
have almost “destyoyed” the Sara
toga, Maryland, “three transports,”
and Army planes have “damaged”’
our ships.
“We hayen't _captured the is
land yet. That’s what we try to-'
morrow again. After the ‘battle’
we all go down to Lgha‘ina;Roads,l
off the island of .Hawail, ~where
we'll stay until March. 8, Then
we sail for .San. Pedro -and. will,
‘ight’ the Atlantic fleet which
will be waiting there for us. :
Naval “Wars” |
“1 have tried to: give .you an
fdea of what the Nevy does.on a|
¢ruise. When an enemy plane
dives on us or an enemy ship|
shoots at us, Army and Navy um.
pired estimate what damage
would likely be done had real
bombs been dropped or real shots |
fired. ‘lf they think the ship;
would have actually been sunk,
then that ship must cease firing. |
After it's all over high Army and
Navy officers meet -in Honolulu!
and aiter a big pow-wow decide
who won the war.
“it's too bad we can’'t go up to
Honolulu because of the Massie
case. There's a big. volcano, 14,-
{OOO feet high, covered with snow |
down at Hilo, we will go there in
two weeks to spend three days.
The largest crater in the world is
there. '
“The water around here is in-|
fested with sharks, so we don't do
much swimming. Our exercise on
ship consists of *playing handball
and deck tennis from about 3 to
6 p. m. daily. The radio is fine.
We still hear Los Angeles sta
tions fine, also the Honolulu sta
tions, :
Movies On Ships
“For the past four days the
ghips have been kept ddrkened
from sunset to sunrise to prevent.
‘epemy’ ships from finding us, s 0
we haven't had movies this week.
Last week we had ‘Cimarron,’
“Cock-Eyed World, ‘Pardon Us/
and lots of others. The vitaphone
out on deck is great. It's fun
sitting out on deck at night down
here in warm climate—out in the
middle of the . Pacific watching
moviee just as if we were in a
theater on land. We ftrade mo
vies with other ships Saturday
when we anchor in Labania
Roads.
. “p've stood watch an average of
7 hours a day since we left in
Main Control (where the ship is
run). I've also spent many hours
in the plotting room running the
Ford Range Keeper — an instru
ment which calculates the range
and deflection to put on the 12
fourteen.inch guns when shooting
at a target. These big guns will
ghoot 19 miles.
“The weather is good but a lit
‘{le warm. Temperature around 75
degrees, Most junior officers are
taking advantage of the two
inonihs away from the U. 8. to
¢ut their hair short and a lot of
the sheiks grow a mustache.
They don't dare go ashore in San
Pedro looking the way some of
therm do here. Mail will come out
‘zxer;e rrom the TUnited States
daily.”
“otton Quotations
Remain Unchanged
. During Past Week
¥ Cotton quotations remained
practically unchanged during the
past week, being marked by only
three points difference from a
week ago, Professors J. W. Firor
and H. ¥. Burch, of the division
of agvicutural economics and
marketing, announced Saturday.
Quotations at this time are 7-B'¢
of a cent per pound lower than
the highest quotations of the pres
ent season, but about 1 3.4 cents
higher than the lowest price for
c¢otton this season. During recent
weeks the trend of cotton prices
despite fluctuations up and down.
¥as shown a slight tendency up
ward. .
. Both buvers and sellers of cot
ton are looking with keen inter.
est at the question “How much
eotton will be produced in 19327
Cotton buving in Shanghai is be
ing disturbed by the Japanece-Chi.
nese conflict, while Japan con.
tinues to huy American cotton.
Turine Jannary New England
mille operated 9 per cent less
spindles during the same menth
the previous yvear. Southern milis,
however, operated practically the
same number of spindles,
Congressman Crisp Manages to Hold Office
Despite Bravery in Facing Tough Problems
; By RODNEY DUTCHER
WASHINGTON.—Bravery, abil
ity and sincerity is a combination
‘not common among the job-hold
[ing politicians of Washington. It
{8 likely to mean defeat in the
next election when the constitu
ency finds out about it. “"But
there are a few such men here
who manage to stay on the job.
Congressman Charles Robert
Crisp of Georgia) usually called
“Judge” or “Charlie,” is one,
Lately he has been getiing a vast
amount of attention because he
becam eacting chairman of the
House Ways and Means commit.
tee when Chairman Collier of
Miscissippi took sick.
He is in command of the task
of devising methods of raising
new taxes amounting to billions
of dollars.
You ¢nd, in checking up, that
Crisp doesn’t seem to have any
enemies at all. Republicans who
have wrangled with him in years
past quickly start telling you that
he has more brains than any
other Democrat‘in the house and
even that he ig the ‘“backbone”
of the house Democrats. Anyway,
Crisp is certainly the “brains” Of
Ways and Means.” *' -
) He might have béen Democratlc'
lfioor leader this year, if, when
party policy seemed to demand a
lnorthern man, he hadn’t with-l
drawn in order to avoid a bitter
intra-party fight. He would do a|
I-lot for his party because he is
sure the country's welfare de-l
pends on it.
Now he serves as a party !ead-’
er without a title and often ad- |
vises Speaker Garner and Leader !
Rainey. He is famous as a pre- |
lsiding officer and parliamentarian; [
'he himself was house parllamen.'
tarian under Speaker Champ!
§Clark. This session he has been |
|of exceptional value in pulling
people out of bad parliamentary
jams, on the floor as well as in
; committee. '
| He has a keen business sense%
iand a genius for getting at essen. |
tials. He studies deeply, warks |
/hard, and is familiar with a wide '
_vange of goverumental problems. |
| *He is consclentions and fair.
' minded, with a liking for compro.!
'mise and conciliation, though he
. sometimes flames into “righteous
| indignation.” More progressive
| than most southern members, le
Many People Are
Taking Advantage
Of “Y” Equipment
(By Y. Mc. A)
" There may be a depression on
econcmicaelly,-and there is no or
ganization that is aware of this
condition more than the Athens
Y. M. C. A, but as to the way
in which the boys and the men of
this community are participating
in the program - of the Athens
“Y,” it seems that good lis to
¢ome out of these times,
Just to review some of the in
teresting things that took place
this past week at the “Y” as in
dicating that where there is a
will there is a way of carrying on.
Not hardly since the war period
has there been shewn more activ
ity that is going on now at the
Athens Y. M. C. A. In addition
to reguriar work, some of the out
standing events of this past week
were:
The Young Business Men's an.
nual banquet held on Tuesday,
George = Washington's birthday,
whoti forty-seven young men and
their lady friends had an exquis
ite banquet wtih good fellowship
and & diversified program that
was most entertaining.
Separate Meetings
The three Hi-Y clubs, known as
the Senior, Junior and the Fresh
man Hi.Y clubs, of High school
boys, had their separate meetings,
on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day afternoons, with a total at
tendance of nine, tweniy-seven,
and seven, making forty-four.
This is a definite religious pro
gram and deals with “where boys
live.”
The basketball leagues ‘have
been creating much interest. The
Senior team has played several
games, some of them being with
out-of-town temas.
The “Y"” Cubs had thirty-five in
attendance .at their class - Friday
afternoon. Their total number has
grown to forty-four. As this pre
age group of seven, eight and nine
year old boys are egtablished as a
permanent department f the Ath.
ens “Y"” work, this group will
soon reach the sixty mark that
has been in the mind of the sec
retaries who have organized this
department.
The permanent membership
committee, of which John L.
Green is chairman, is making fine
progress. They had their regular
weekly meeting Thursday night
with twelve in attendance and
have succeeded in securing quite
a number of new members. Their
slogan for this the fiftieth con
secutive year of life of the Athens
Y. M. C. A. is "every boy and
man in Athens a member of the
Athens ‘Y’ by or before August
21st, when the association will
celebrate - its - fiftieth -year -of
service in Athens,” They say if
you have never been a member be
fore, don’t lel the end of the first
fifty years catch you on the out.
side; that this is the year to join,
The Junior basketball league,
composed of four teams from the
membership of the “Y” Midgets
and the “Y” Wildcats, played an
open exhibition-game for their
parents Friday night.
The Junior Hi.Y club had a
party Friday night, using the
lovely boys’ lobby for their
group games, and later played
several of the large all-inclusive
movement games in the gymna
sium. There were fifty-three
young people present at this par-
doesn’t let his district or sectioi
’ul viewpoint obscure his national
viewpoint, .
‘ Probably his biggest thing in his
i career was his service on the
!'World War Debt Funding Com
‘mission. He presented all the debt
agreements to the house, explain
ing them clearly and effectively.
It was Crisp, outstanding expert
on procedure, who forced through
the rules liberalization by which
| 146 members may now seize bills
lin committee and bring them to
the floor,
When drys objected that it
| would mean a prohibition vote,
{ Crisp, politically dry, said he fa
|vored votes on prohibition as well
as other important issues. Of
lcourse' he is a low tariff man. He
now urges taxes on gas and elec
tricity.
‘His human qualities attract
everyone—from elevator man to
presidents. He is under medium
height, with serious lined face
and quiet dress. Smokes cigarets,
lives in an apartment, says farm
relief to him means getting some
|one to rent his 100-acre cotton
vegetable farm at Americus for a
lnorninai sum.
Takes society moderately: Fav
orite sport: Playing with 4-year
old granddaughter “Ginger” and
younger grandson Charles Robert
in sandpiles or swings under his
pecan trees at home.,
He is 61 years old. His father
was Speaker Charles Frederick
Crisp. Other Crisps were Shake
gpearean actors. The present
Crisp was elected first to fill the
unexpired term when hig father
died. He was then city judge at
Americus from 1900 to 1911.
When Champ Clark was looking
for a parliamentarian an old Ne
gro messenger who had served
Speaker Crisp told him what a
smart boy Charles Robert was.
Clark sent for him and he held
the job until his election to Con
gress in 1914, :
For 12 years no one in his dis
trict has ventured to run against
him.
His recent strong speech for a
balanced budget, in which he
warned of the stiff taxes which
must come and scorned possible
political dangers, brought an ex.
traordinary outhurst of applause
which demonstrated the respect
which everyone has for him.
Credit Expansion
Bill Now is Law;
Signed by Hoover
Washington — (AP) — Hailing
the Glags-steagall credit expan
sion bill as a “National defense
measure’’ . capable of -placing the
resources of the Federal Reserve
benks beyonz any conceivable
raid from at home or abroad,
President Hoover late Saturday
signed it into law.
Immediately after affixing his
signature, the President issued a
statement in its DPraise,
The Chief Executive was opti
mistic Saturday night over its
effects, He saw in the bll)‘s pro
vislons a theoretical credit’ expan
sion of $10,000,000,000 and a pos
sible cudrency expansion of 13,-
500,000,000, '
Believing the series of more
than a sccre of economic blows
from abroag have come to an
end, the President feels with tbe
bill's controlled credit expansion
and a turn in the tide of hoarding
[there will be an end of the con
ditions that have slowed agricul
ture, industry and commerce.
Figures were compiled by ad
'ministrat!un officials = Saturday,
|shorily before the bill was signed
ito show that $100,000,000 of hoard
jed currency has been returned to
|circulation since February 4.
ty. The Ladies Auxiliary of the
.Sga.nish.American War Vesrans
held their regular monthly meet
ing at the “Y” Friday night, too,
and the Auxiliary of the DeMo
lays served the Kiwanis dinner at
the “Y"” on Thursday.
Many Boys Present
Saturday morning at the time
of writing this article, forty.eight
boys of the junior, prep and in
termediate departments had been
down and had -their regular exer
cise ‘and games of various kinds.
The “Y¥ Midgets and the Y
Wildcats are growing rapidly now.
These boys are from ten, eleven
and some twelve years of age
classed as “Y” Midgets, and boys,
some twelve, thirteen and four.
teen, ‘as “Y" Wildcats. There is
room for many more boys of these
ages. They have three classes
weekly and are under the direct
and personal supervision of Dr.
Glenn (entry, physical director.
A matured man from Commerce
put in an appearance &t the “Y”
office one day last week and
joined the “Y,” with the state
ment that Commerce was not too
far away for him to come down
three times a week to get the
health-building and physical ex
ercise he needed, and that was
what he was joining for. Another
men from Gainesville, who was in
need of a first class sweat bath
and massage, discovered this
splendid feature ‘at the “Y,” and
took a thorough one Friday, and
stated that he was going to 'tell
his friends about it. This part of
the ‘Y” work would save many 2
man from the necessity of going
to Hot Springs, Arkansas, annual
ly for just the same beneficial
thing he can get right here in
Athens, if they would but investi
gate and try out this special fea
ture. Well, the old Athens “Y” is
being appreciated in these hard
times more than ever. For it is
about the best, cheap, average
man and average boy's club that
is in existence, and not to make
morey oyt of the member, but to
do him good, -
wooking ,
the Town %%‘
Over 4°o)
» By M.L ST. JOHN «
Ol painting is a hobby ot James
Lay, jr~—~He has one of his paint.
ings in the Lay Service station—
Sam Myerson takes long walks
about the city daily—A brass band
is. being organized here by the
Woodmen of the World—all mu
gicians interested are urged to see
George Robinson, the barber—-he
plays almost any wind instrument.
It is sald that almost any pretty
afternoon you can find TLather
Nelson out at Dean Amis’s place,
playing the rele of the gentleman
farmer—Sam Woods now has the
responsible position of supplying
stamp collectors with odd stamps
which he receives in his interna
tfonal correspondence for the Ro
tary club—So far the children of
Howard Abney, Eddie Secrest,
Cuyler Trussell, and Guy Tiller
have been given stamps from Eng
land, Japan, Jugoslavia, Austria,
Switzerland, -Uruguay, New Zea
land, Chosen, Netherlands, ;ndia.
Canada, Wales, Czecho-slavakia
and Brazil—A picture of George
Washington has been hung in the
postoffice,
“Washington’s English Back
ground” will be discussed by Prof.
W. O. Payne over the University
of Georgia radio at 2 p. m. Mon
day. Prof. Thomas F. Greeén, jr.
will speak on the subject “Counties
and Local Legislation.”
' Paul W. Chapman, state direc
| tor vocational education, will talk
on “A Vocational Birthday” ove:
the Georgia State College of Agri.
culture radio at 1:30 p. m. Mon.
day. "“Girls’ 4-H Club News” will
ibe given by Lurline Collier, state
agent, girls’ 4.H club work; L. v,
Cawley will speak on “Protecting
\ Forest Lands from Fire.” The pro
| gram also includes: J. A. Morton
tenor; Miss Lucile Kimble, planist:
auestions and answers, and dalily
crop and market Information.
|
Fight studenta paraded into a
soda found yesterday, after one
had announced that he was going
to buy himself a pacxage of cigar
ettes.
Among the many ways in which
a postman may become tangled
up is the incident out on Han
cock avenue, where Roberts Rey.
nolds lives within a block of Rob
ert Reynolds, Robert J. Reynolds
Athens, lives at 115 Hancock and
Robert E. Reynolds, Atlanta, stays
at 153 Hancock. Both are students
at the University.
John C. (“Jack”) Eyler, the trap
drummer who played in orchestras
at the Univers.ity of Georgia last
year, is learning a new set of
jokes. Jack, of Savannah, has be.
come a teacher, and is with the
Comer school — and a professor
must have his repertoire of jokes.
Cooperation in the word with
the Lamar Lewis Shoe company.
The entire force, Mr. Lewis, Will
ford Haygood, O. W. Russum, Jack
Rabun and Evelyn Russum all go
to the First Baptist church.
Ran again hampered activitles
at the airport last week. Aspiring
aviators who are learning te fiy
wore kept on the ground by in
;clament weather. Saturday after
noon, however, Ben Epps and John
Burns took several trips over
town. A Curtis, jr, monoplane
stopped at the airport Friday for
gas,
Harris is Chosen
School Supt. in
- Winder Election
' WINDER, GA.~—All thke incum
bents with the exception of the
county school superintendent were
re-elected in the Democratic Pri
}mary of Barrow county last wee, E,
’V. Harris, with 1,384 votes, defeat
ed W. M, Holsenreck, with 822
votes for county school superinten.
dent,
J..C..Ray was electeq to fill the
unexpired term and - for the full
term of county treasurer, an office
which has five aspirants in the
“election. Mr, Ray had 752 votes:
D, W, Maffett, 597; S. C. Potts,
661; S. H, Harrisen, 194, and G. F.
Edwards, 114 votes,
} In the coroner’s office, where the
incumbent Will. Dock Thompson
:was not a candidate, Dock Hardy
was elected, defeating R. P, Adams
1,523 to 687.
~J. H. House was unopposed for
surveyer, an office which has been
vasant since the death of L, A.
House, H. O, Camp, sheriff and A.
‘T, Harrison, clerk Spperior court,
‘were unopposed,
. Results of the other elections fol.
low: Ordinary, D. L. Doster, 261;
Ben C. Hill, 1,242; .C.. W. Parker,
123; tax collectot, L, E. Herrin,
1,670; M, R.:Maynard, 645; tax re
ceiver, Muller McElroy, 1,625; Lee
Roberts, 512,
| The Winder Gun club was being
rorganized here last week, following
Ithe completion of the building and
!equipment of a shooting field, The
'first skeet shoot was held on
:Washington’s birthday, when mem.
|; bers of the Atlanta Skeet club were
' present, Another | shoot was held
i Friday afternoon.:
' Rev. John- H. Wood, pastor of the
Christian church,, broke hs arm
while cranking his ear recently.
Rev. B. A, Caldwvell, editor of the
Walton News, wriill preach at the
Christian church Sunday morning.
THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA
Then |
spend i
your
“ money.
For some one, every day, the biggest news is not on the
front page. It’s not even in the news columns.
There may be an earthquake in Italy or a revolution in
Central America. There may be a hot election campaign
or a millien dollar fire or a metropclitan crime wave.
But for Jim Jones, who has decided to buy a new sedan,
and for Mrs. Thompson, who needs some school-dresses
for little Mary Lou, the BIG news of the day is in the ad
vertisements.
Even the doing of Congress and the big-league base
ball results pale into insignificance beside the news of
something you really want.
The advertising cclumns bring you, each day, sound
information about quality, style and price. They an
nounce new products and new developments that save
time, treuble or exercising.
Consistently advertised goods are safe goods to buy.
Behind them stand the manufacturer and the merchant,
guaranteeing their uniform quality. Read the advertise
ments before you buy.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 1o
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