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pAG.E FOUR THE ATHENS DAILY BANNER. ATHEN8, OA. FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 22. 1921. THE ATHENS BANNER Published every morning except Monday by Tbe Athena Publishing Company. Athens, Ga. Entered at the Athens post-office as second-clan mall matter under the act of Congress March 8, 1879. Member of The Associated Press. ' The A-soclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use tor publication of all news dispatches to It or not other wise Credit'd In tills paper, and also the local news pub lished herein. All rights ot republication ot special dispatches are also reserved. Member of the Audit Bureau SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Effective July 1, 1921, tbu following subscription rates for tbe Daily Banner and Its Sunday Issue will be In force. ILII# Httnner, one month Daily Danner, 3 month* $1.76 Dallj and Sunday, one week 18c Daily and Sunday, one month 76c Daily and Sunday, 3 months $2.26 friimduy only, one month 26c Sumiiv only, 3 months 66c Rumlltv only. G month* $1.26 Sunday only, 12 months $2.60 NOTE—-All subscriptions are payable In advance ana papers will be discontinued promptly at date of expira tion. subscribers to tbe Sunday Banner who are paid tr ndvaijce to.the Sunday Herald will have tbelr sub scription^ . xtended at tho old rates for such duplicate payments. NOTE - Tho above rates apply to both city and mall aotwcrihcrs. r- ~r— t problef siinilai bad cd dition ing to| let#napy s who w#uldF not i offorel. What is. need Pellagra Situation in the South Tho recent report of the United States public health service on the subject of the pellagra menace in the Southern States is well wprthy of consideration. It reveals a condition in this part of the country that we ha<J no^ dreamed of and that even now we hope is not so Bad as painted by this governhidnt bureau. Pellagra is the result, of lack of proper food, Jt is stated by this board that not less than one hundred thousand cases are i in tiie South and that at least ten thouand of these will be fatal. . It gives as the cause the falling prices of cotton that have re sulted in the loss of credit by the tenant farmer and a consequent necessity for him and his family to live on a starvation diet. This diet may be all right if balanced with other ipods, but by itself it is not sufficient to keel a person in health and pellagra is alniostfevenrtitfiejfie result. If ill this be true that is told by this board, t then • it is' timd the people on the Soutli who have means were up and doing febmetling to relieve those who are ihus hard lirtesed. and 4 wbo, haven’t enough to propeiw feed thejf families. It is, a hard • to wbrk outfit? is true, for it is not to a famine and hot similar tc a dition among paupers. This cjn xists among people who are not go- s know about it and direct help if it were now in the South is enough money,to properly handle crops and to enable the fanners to get somewhat on their feet again. If the Southern farmer could be given just enough financial help to catcji toe hold again, he could work him self up all right He needs just a little more assistance now to enable him to get on his feet. He is adring no charity. He wants ‘ a better chance to work and to ac complish things. <*■ ■ ■ Moye Efficient Relief For Veterans. The ^republican administration promises much feyef tp the disabled veterans of the and to all soldiers carrying gw surance! It is hoped that these HI be fully carried oui and the the consolidation bill by con- cates that such will be the case. The*war risk insurance business was a new business for the United States govern ment. | It was a gigantic business taken up . and carried on with little previous prepara tion f^r it. The relief of the disabled ve terans' was another big job that was in a large .measure a disabled veterans was another big -job that was in a large mea sure ? new kind of governmental work. 1 hat much delay, was caused and that there was inadequacy of preparation and ineffi- .eiencyj iq handling many, questions there can bet no 1 doubt. But much of that was to be exrfectedr Now that all the brush has been cut away and the worR is somewhat familiar to those in charge, there is no good reason why im provenieqte should not be made. Thef great criticism of the past has been the terrible delay jn all these branches. It is clattaejl that the mew bill will elimnate all tlijs. , It is planned to consolidate the bureaj of war-risk insurance, the federal board! fqjr -vocational • education, and the JiospittJUjation units of the public health servief under the direction of a single new agency, the veterans bureau. . e has been much division of respon- sibilijland authority and whenever such a condflon exists there can be no very satis- . / factory results achieved. This division and fie duplication of work has given rise to tns most widespread complaint and in many Instances it has required more than a year for a disabled soldier to be attended handling of tubercular patients. The new | 'l bill provides for the much more satisfac tory and efficient handling of all cases where hospital treatment is needed. And it is said that recently there has been a no ticeable increase in these cases, it appear ing that the results of war are now crop ping out more perceptibly than just after the close of hostilities. While the central agencies will be con solidated, the exact opposite will be accom plished in the field. There will be more and more substations established so that it will be easier for the disabled men to get at the headquarters through which they will have to bring their applications and through which they will have to be handled. It is expected that this will also greatly ex- pediate matters and make the service much more satisfactory. In order to make the war risk insurance business easier on all parties, it is proposed that risk premiums be accepted through postoffices. The necessary machinery for carrying this into effect wil lbe worked out and provided. This is a most worthy movement. The veterans of the great war have suffered no end of inconvenience from the government that really was trying its best to help them but doing so in a cumbersome and vexa tious manner. ’ There is nothing too good Answers to Yester day’s Kwiz. 1. —A ilk anil tine linen wedding la the observance of the twelfth wen ding anniversary. 2. —A crystal wedding celebrates the fifteenth anniversary. 3. —The pleura ia membranous lin ing of the chest cavity and covering of the lungs. 4. —Caracas is the capital of Vene zuela. v 5. —Parchment is made from pn*'/ pared goat and sheepskins. 6. —rThe popijlar. name for Missouri is the Bullion State. goober is a peanut. stylus of the ancient Ro- matis was the-pen or pointed instru ment'with which they wrote on waxed tablets. 9. —The pericardium is the sac in which the heart is enclosed. 10. —The Sault .Ste Marie ship canal connects Lake Huron and Lake Su perior. world era m <.| ‘ Jfc pro; nil passaJ gress fud for the boys who left home at the call of country and went to the front under Old Glory. The thousands who lost their hefilth, who lost their limbs, who lost much of-the better opportunities in life in order ,to serve their country in her hour of need should not be forgotten. The best that the government can provide should be theirs. The best of hospital facilities and plenty of them should be provided. And the government can do nothing better for the disabled than to train them for useful callings in life so as to make them self-sup porting and hot place them in the class of mendicants or beggars, A Plea for Nature Study It was an interesting incident when a 15 year old Washington boy named Jimmie Bradley appeared before a Congressional! committee to plead f'-- nature sttidv iri -the schools. What the kids usually demand is less work. When they begin to come in asking for more, it must be that some branteh of , true, for it is not knowledge has been presented to them that appeals powerfully to their natures. Such is a tremendous asset in a school course. It might easily be the means of waking iqrmany backward children.. If you get an indifferent boy interested in investigating birds and flower s and stones, hsi mind 4s aroused to the desire for more knowledge. He will begin to want more information about many other things, and thus uncon sciously will be fitting himself for life. If the children want nature study they should have it in every school in Athens and every where else. EDITORIAL COMMENT r- J GEORGIA CANE IN FLORIDA * ,u ** r fcooMrn which operates a largo plant at Palatha, Fla., hat made arrangements to invade South Georgia for an additional supply of cano. It la under stood that the concern has already made contracts with a number of growers around Ray City for thoir outlie crop the coming season. The frelght^-rate on tho cane from Ray City to Palatka la reported to be aucli as will per mit both the buyer and seller to handle this cane to an advantage. It Is believed that the concern will contract with other South Georgia growers for «B|MMBMiAnlng imiod, thus taking to Florida a product that might just ** well be manufactured In south Georgia."—Valdosta Times. It would be decidely better and more In accord with the natural order of things to have the can coming this way to prevent the product going over the same ground twice. It ought to be good economy to send the cane to Savan nah, provided the sugar refinery Is operating, because it la on the way to the markets when the surplus sugar can find tale. However, no great injury can come to any one because a Florida concern has the enterprise to come Into Georgia and pay high enough prices to get our farm products. Turn about Is fair play, and we bring enough oranges and grapefruit from Florida to sell Florida some Georgia cane. NEW QUESTIONS. 1. —What in a mahout? 2. —Of what Central American coun try Is San Jose the capital? 3. —Of what Central American coun try is Managua the capital? 4. —*What is the Sunna? 5. -^-Who was George Fox? 6. —What is a china wedding? • ZorWhat is a silver wedding? o*—What is the popular name for the state of Montana? 9. —What is ophiology? 10. —What is horology? PROSPEROUS TOWNS AROUND ATHENS (Continued from Page 1) Shannoii Is editor and publisher ot the paper, which Is . a popular one both because of the excellence of us columns and the reverential regard In which the people hold tbe editor. Editor Shannon has been at the helm of the News for the past twenty four years and through his fearless condemnation of evils which threat fned the community and because ot his devotion to duty and community welfare he has endeared himself to the hearts of his readers. He id a man of strictest Integrity and high moral standing and, too, a man 01 high Ideals. The Commercial Observer Is edited The Ice man Is craxy about the heat Raising railroad ratas baa rated buatness. A hen In the city la worth two in the country. T A man oaf of work regards any job as a vacation. “*--jth«F The nation < cauaed most wars la Imagination. Th# trouble with the prodigal sun Is it returna too often. Lenlne'a real name la "Illitch.” Russia should scratch Tbs film trust seems Illusions. to have been puiiis a few extra A wife's permanent wave Is flue; but we need a per manent wife wave. .adrertlalng Is useful, it is not necessary for the toou brush manufacturers to feel they must advertise tnalr product by leaving a lot of bristles in your mouth •very time you clean your teeth. Mndphl Impression of the July Fourth celebratl in was tnat patriotic youo- American lost interest In th< Obser vance as soon as tbe people were all woke up In the morning aa soon as tbe people ware all woka up In ng and could not be disturbed' any more. Tbe deep Interest manifested by the politicians in the lng at heart ith^Xregter, interests ot his B^me city. y'He Js a man well .knotto* In newspaper circles through out the state and during 1917-19 he served as president ot the Georgia Press association. Editor Hferber has but recently re Tom Washington. Ga„ where IA attendance at the Georgia association ‘convention, and er?be'was one‘Of the 1 speakers to address the convention. Tbe subject of Mr. Harber’s address was, "Home Sidelights ‘on the Florida fleeting ot the National Editorial Association." Mr., Hafber Is thoroughly conver sant .Jritb .the-affairs of Commerce, sociall) and otlierwlse, and Is a most entertaining talker. There are tour banks at Commerce, the Northeastern Banking company, with a capital of $100,000, organized in 1902. Officers of the bank art: Dr. L. G. Hardman, president, and C. J. Hood, cashier. The First National bank, organized about 1905, capital $50,000. Judge W W. Stark, president; J. B. Hardman vice president; G. L. Hubbard, cash' ier. The Commerce Bank and Trust company, organized 19220, capital $100,000. G. T. Rice, president; O. Walton, cashier. The private banking establishment of E. B. Anderson. There are upwards of fifty stores doing business at Commerce, most ot which', carry on a general merchandise and supply business. Among the leading merchants of the city are: The Willlford-Burns-RIce Co., general merchandise; Montgomery general merchandise; Harbcr Mer chandise Co., W. Y. and G. J. Har- her, proprietors, general merchan dise; .Bheppard-Davis-NIx Co., general merchandise; W. D. Mann. T. 1*. Wright, Nix Brothers, the Claude- Lo$t Co.: M. T. Sanders, furniture and undertaking; the Little-Ward furniture and undertaking; the hardware concerns of Hardman Hardware Co. and the Truitt Hard ware Co. There are three drug stores, the Hardman Drug Co., the Commerce Drug Co. and L. J. Sharp & Bro. Garages and filling stations are tne following: Ford Agency, W. B. Klee, manager; Bulck Agency, Mr. Martin, manager; the garages of C. E, Jack- son. 8. N. Edward* Bolton Motor Co., A. D. Bolton, vsfctger; tfe Harber’s Garage, James Westbrook. m$ n»g»r. Alton.Hood operetta a battery sta tion. | A moving picture theater furnlsnes amusement for. the people of Com merce on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights of each wee*. Schools and Churches. There are'four churches at Com merce. The Pitsbyterlah, Rev. J. A Simpson, pastor;'lhe Methodist, Rev Irby Henderson,. fiastor; the First Baptist, Rev. W. L. Culbreatb, pas tor, membership 475, and the Madi son 8treet Baptist church, Rev. U. H. Collins, pastor, membership about 200. * The school at Commerce Is an ad credited high school. About 700 pu plls attend this school. There are eleven grades. Prof. H. B. Csrreker Is superintendent of the school and lias held this position for tbe past seven years. Prof. N. G. Long Is prin cipal and there are fourteen teachers. The building Is a two-story brick one and represents a financial outlay of approximately #50,000. Soc’al and Fraternal Organizations. Tho ladles of Commerce are organ ized into a Ladles’ Improvement of lte over school conditions and affairs concerning the social life of tbe com munity. There are also organizations of tffe Daughters of the Revolution and of tiie United Daughters, of the Confed eracy. The fraternal life of the city Is rep- lesented In .Masonic, Knights of Py thias and Odd Fellow lodges. Hudson Lodge No. 294, F. and / M.. has an active membership. It officers are: J. D. Waddell. W. t*- T. J Syfan, S. W.; A. D. Bolton, . W.; c. if. Scoggins, secretary. Commerce Lodge No. 75. Knights ol Pythias, has as Its officers: K Nix, C. C.; P. W. Sheppard, K. R. and S. Harmony Grove Lodge No. 30, I. O. O. F„ has a membership of about 26U. Its officer? are: P. T. Harrington, N C.; R. C. Nix, secretary. City Board of Trade. The Commerce Board of Trade has not of recent months been very ac tive, but It Is now beginning to show evidence of renewed life and will un doubtedly push ahead with plans for the further Improvement of the city and tile bringing of It to take Its stand among the factors In Georgia life. Mr, L. L. Davis, one of the leading citi zens of Commerce, is chairman of the hoard of trude. Municipal Officers. Officers of the city of Commerce arc: Hon. W. W. Stark, mayor; coiincllmen, J. L. Duson, L. L. Davis, Claude Montgomery, T.' J. Syfan, A. P. Harrlss and T. C. Hardman. THE''CHEERFUL CHERUB I skouted to a. diyUrit Kill . I + eckond fc>7xcU tk« word# I #^id — How aociakle tK'k.t Kill would be To a-nx-wer -jometkmq el#e in*tea.d. IWC»"1 Before You Shop In Athens Tomorrow Shop First In The Banner. It Will Pay To Try It EVERY MORNING THE ATHENS BANNER Is Delivered By Carrier In COMMERCE, GA. And into many of the prosperous homes of tl towns and neighborhoods. 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