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Vol. 101. No. 280,
Augusta Defies State Law Against Liquor
Athens Merchants Optimisic As Christmas Shopping Rush Starts
BUSINESS REPORTED
10 BE BETTER THAN
THAT OF LAST YEAR
Seasonal Buying Rush Has
Started Earlier, Athens
Merchants Say
MORE MONEY SEEN
Present Trade Gain Is
Expected to Be Start
Of Steady Recovery
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(NOTE: This article was
compiled jointly by the fol
Jowing students in the Henry
Ww. Grady School of Journal
ism at the University of Geor=:
gia: Lovick Adams, Maurice 7
Bernardik, M. F. Miller and
Helen Johnson).
That business conditions in and
around Athens are much Dbetter
than at this same period last year
is the concensus of opinion among
merchants here,
“The prospects for Christmas
business are excellent,” was the
statement made by M. G. Mich
ael, head of the Michael depart
ment store' organization.
With a busy buzz of business
going on about him to confirm his
words, R. H. Gloyd, manager of
the J. C. Penney store, held that
business this year at this time is
far ahead of the same period lastl
year.
“There is no comparison at all,”
he added enthusiastically, - ‘
In Advance
That Christmas _buying _is at;
least two weeks in advance of thei
usual rush, is the belief of R. L. |
Whitelock, manager of the Athens
F. W. Woolworth store.
“We look forward to an unusual
to meet the greater gift buying,”
he said further.
“Indications are the best since
1929 Bob Gunn, proprietor of
Gunn's men's store, stated. He |
based this opinion on past experi-1
ence and upon the plans of the
present national administration.
A 1 the Athens Sporting Goods
store a group of college boys and |
some elementary’ schoal children
were found running an electricl
train. Right in the middle of them
all was Proprietor Williand “Bill”
Chaney,
25 Percent Better
“Busihess is 25 percent. better
this year,” he said enthusiastical-‘
ly, after being dragged away from
the train and the group. He be-!
lieves that this Christmas will be!
about the biggest in the last fourl
years,
“Business conditions are much
better than they were at the be
ginning of Deecember last year,”
said Lee Morris, of the Lee Morris
men’s eclothing stor@ 'on Broad
street.
‘Looking forward to a large
Christmas demand,” he continued,
_We have increased our stock by
25 percent as compared with the
same time last year.”
Optimistic reports come from |
other merchants on Broad street. |
“We loko forward to an unusual- I
Iy, large Christmas rush and we
have on hand a 50 percent greater
stock to meet it than we had last
vear,” reports Abe Link, manager
Ul Southern Department Stores.
Slight Lull
~ A slight lull in sales character
:f“‘-'i to a few days previous to the
“ristmas rush has been noted by
;‘““_"r:x] merchants but they all are
Joking forward =to the largest
Christmas sale in several years.
! A 2ood many farmers come into
our store” said W, H. Baird, of
i““"’ls department store. ‘“They
‘fi‘:' more money than they had
45t year, They aren't spending
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HOLLYWOOD —(AP)— After a
chaperoned ‘‘trial honeymoon”,
F.f; Dorsay, French film actress,
and Maurice Hill, son of a Chicago
manufacturer, were married yes
terday in a ceremony attended
only by Miss Dorsay’s managers,
Vernon D. Wood and Roland
Becker, and their wives,
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" GARDEN CLIIR HEAD
Mr. Stanley Hasting Ad
dresses Club on ““Roses”
At Final 1933 Meeting
Mrs. Thomas Hubbard McHat
ton was elected president of the
Athens Garden club at the final
meeting of the year Wednesday at
the Georgian hotel.
Other officers neminated were
Mrs. Garnet Daniel, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Miiton Jarnagin, cor
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Another War to Reduce Ad Valorem
Tax on Farm and Other Real Estate
\ By TATE WRIGHT
Acting Secretary ‘Treasurer Asso
ciation County Comigsioners of
ieorgia
The intangible property owner is
not paying his just proportion of
the tax load and is largely respon
sible for the unjlist burden of taxa
tion falling upon the farm and real
estate owner.
In the latter part of 1932 a Con
stitutfonal almendment purporting
to be an act to 'classify intangibles
for taxation but in reality an Act
to exempt intangibles from taxation
was submitted to the vote of our
people and defeated. The proposed
legislation was no more than an
experiment at the ' expense of the
counties and sub-divisions for the
benefit of public utility companies
and owners of stocks, bonds,
money, notes and accounts that
would have enforced increased
taxes on the aready overtaxed farm
lands, real estate, and homes.
Thig amendment would have ex
empted all money, mortgage notes.
franchises, capital stock and other
intangible property by denying the
right to the tounties, cities and
school districts to tax such proper
ty.
~ The Act would have resulted not
only in increasing the taxeg of
those unable to pay but would
have exempted those able to pay.
~ Those argulng in favor of this
amendment say that intangibles
could be lured on the digest or that
the owner of intangibles could be
lured into making fair return, pro
vided intangibles were classi¥ied
and the tax rate was materially re
duced, that the then tax rate on
intangibles (which is practicallv
the same as it is now) was confis
catory. Was it any more confisca.-l
tory than the 'then and now taxl
rate on visible property? Isn't it
true that intangibles were then |
and are now returned at a percent
age of its real value for below the
returns made on real estate and
visible property? .
If the owner of intangibes re
turned as much ag 5 per cent of
their real value they would be pay
ing to the counties of the state,
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.M. FINANGE
CAMPAIGN REAGHES
52 065 WEDNESDAY
Report of Workers At
Supper Meeting Shows
$5,935 Needed
SELL MEMBERSHIPS
Ladies of First Christian
Church Prepare Supper
For Thursday Night
The annual finance campaign
for the Young Men’s Christian As
sociation moved $492 nearer the
goal of SB,OOO with the repory of
workers at the supper conference
Wednesday night showing a total
of $2,066 raised in two days of
canvasging. A balance of $5,935 re
mains to be raised before the drive
ends,
Thirty-five workers were pres
ent at the supper conference Wed
nesday night when ladies of Em
manuel Episcopal church prepared
and seryed a delightful meal un
der the chairmanship of Mrs. Will
Erwin.
Reports showed 59 subscriptions
collected . Wednesday for a total of
$492. Division Y and A, with M. S.
Hodgson and Dr. N. G. Slaughter
as respective managers, tied for
the attendance prize at the supper
and the cake was divided between
members of the two divisions.
Prizes Awarded
The money bag prize for the
largesy amount reported at the
conference went to the team of
Huggins and Braswell, who se
cured $lO9 during the day. The
team of Gene Lumpkin and Lanier
won the shoe soles for reporting
the larget number of subscriptions,
11. Division C again won the red
feather by turning in the best all
round report.
Report by divisions showed Di
vision Y with 8 subscriptions for
s4l; Division M, 19 subscriptions
for S6O; Division C, 16 subscrip
tions for $213; Division A, 16 sub-
scriptions for $169.
Rev. D, €. Wright, reetor: of
Emmanuel church, was introduced
at the supper and was added to
the division of E. R. Hodgson and
Cuyler Trussell.
With abouty one-fourth of the
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in the state in 1932, .66 of 1 per
cent and to the state, on a basis of
5 mills, . 25 of 1 percent, or a total
of less than 1 per cent to the coun
ties and to the state. Likewise if
the owner of intangibles were to
return 10 per cent of their real
value (and certainly none would
claim that more is being returned)
they would be paying to the county
and, state 1.82 per cent or $1,82 on
each $1,000.00.
On the above basis, if the
owner of real estate is re
turning 60 percent of its value
he is paying from 12 to 6 times as
much tax ag the owner of intangi
bles.
If teeth were put into the law
requiring intangibles to be returned
an equal basis with other proper
ty, ad valorem taxes could be sub
stantially reduced.
The legislature c¢an require that
all intangibles be earmarked in
some way that will prevent this
‘class of ~property from escaping
taxation. For instance, it could be
required that the notes on which
all mortgages and security deeds
are given to secure be returned
for taxation before they are entit
"led to be recorded.
| Why adopt some ridiculously low
irate under the guise of luring in
tangibles on the digest for taxa
tion?
~ The state, the counties, and oth
er sub-divisions should receive
more revenue from intangibleg than
they are now collecting, not less
There is not objection to the state
classifying this property and tax
ing it exclusively provided it is
adequately taxed and a proportion
of this revenue is allowed back to
the counties amnd sub-divisions.
Provided further - that intangibles
are taxed in a fair and equitable
way in the same proportion that
real and personal property is taxed
If this is done ad valorem taxes
on visible property can probably be
cut in has and governmental ser
vices betiter , maintafned, Again
there would be no objection to the
state taxing intangibles exclusive
ly provided the people had some
assurance that the state would
take care of its governmental func.
Athens, Ga., Thursday, December 7, 1933.
Monument In Honor Of
William H. Crawford Is
Unveiled Wednesday
Completion of Shaft at
Crawford Marked By
.. Exercises .
OVER 5,000 ATTEND
Covernor Talmadge And
Senator Russell Are
Principal Speakers
CRAWFORD, Ga~With a crowd
of more than 5,000 persons stand
ing through a drizzling rain for
twe hours and a half, a monument
erected in honor of William H.
Crawford was unveiled here yes
terday, after talks by Governor
Eugene Talmadge, Senator Rich
ard B. Russell and other promi
nent persenages of the state.
The recently = erected shaft of
Crawford is located in the center
of town, and it was around the
memorial that the crowd collected
to commemorate the ‘historic deeds
of one of Georgia’s most famous
sons.
The program was half an hour
late getting started due to the fact
that Governor Talmadge did not
arrive from Atlanta until 11:30,
It had been. raining for several
hours, but the skies seemed to
brighten temporarily as the exer
cises got under way.
Senator Walter George and Hugh
Howell, secretary of the state
Democratic executive committee,
who were supposed to be on the
proggam,'were‘ unable to be pres
ent because of pressing business.
Main Talk
In the main speech of the exer
cises, G@Governor Talmadge had
high praise for the man in whose
memory the occasion was . being
observed. He used an historic
| background for his remarks, and
compared the deeds of William H.
ICrawtord with those of other fa
mous men in history.
The governor was introduced by
Judge W. W.' Armistead of Craw
ford, who praised Governor Tal
madge for the manner in which
he had carried out his campaign
pledges.
Senator Russell opened the pro
gram with a sbort talk in which
he gave a fitting eulogy of William
H. Crawford, praising him partic
ularly for nis honesty in public
dealings. “Mr. Crawford handled,
billions of dollars of the people’s
money “while secretary of the
treasury, and he never took one
cent of it,)? Senator Russell de
clared. He added that Crawford’s
(Continued on page eight.)
ROOSEVELT CALLS
LYNCHING MURDER
Rebukes Those in ‘“High
Places or Low” Who
Condone Lynch Law
WASHINGTON.—, (AP) —Pres
jdent Roosevelt is convinced the
nation will not tolerate lynch law.
Speaking to the Federal Coun
¢il of Churches of Christ in Am
erica Wednesday night, he made
plain his belief that America seeks
a government of its own “that will
be sufficiently strong to protect
the prisoner and at the same time
to crystalize a public opinion S 0
clear that government of all kinds
will be compelled to practice a
more certain justice.” #
The younger generation, the
President added, *“is nqt content
with preachings against that vile
form of collective murder—lynch
law.”
In a rebuke, softened only by his
failure to mention mnames, Mr.
Roosevelt condemned “those in
high places or in low who condone
lynch law.” Governor James
Rolpzl of California recently gave
verbal approval to the lynching of
two kidnapers at San Jose.
' The judicial function of govern
ment, the President reminded his
listeners, is the protection of the
individual and tHe community
through quick and certain justice.
That function, he added, in many
places fhas fallen into a sad state
of disrepair.”
“It must be part of our program
to re-establish it,” he said.
Turning to a common objective
of church and state, President
Roosevelt described it as “a more
abundant life.”
“From the bottom of my heart,”
the President said, “I believe that
this beloved country of ours is
entering upon a time of great
gain. That gain can well include
a greater material proserity if we
take care that it is a prosperify
for a hundred and twenty million
human beings and not a prosper-
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GIRL IS SLAIN IN |
MINISTER’S HOME
WILLMAR, Minn-—(AP)—A 17-
year-old . high school girl was shot
‘to death in a minister’s home
‘Wednesday night and police Thurs
day were seeking a jealous suitor. |
‘The body of the girl, Ruby Haug,
daughter of G. C., Haug, presi
dent of the State Bank of Pen
néck, near here, was found, cover
ed with bhoards, in bushes, L 0 feet
from the home of Rev. W. C.
Binson, where the slaying took
place. Five shots had pierced her
body, but officers said they be
lieved the first shot had killed
her. ’
The Rev. and Mrs. Binson, with
whom the girl lived, while attend
ing school, were not at home but
heir three children were playing
upstairs. !
John, 10, the eldest, notified po
lice, who said they were seeking
Lyman Solmonson, 31, who had;
been warned to cease his atten
tions to the girl. She had com
plained last week, police said, that
he was “pestering” her. |
RITES FRIDAY FOR
WILLIAM SNELLING
Dr. E. L, Hill, Br. ). C.
Wilkinson to Conduct
‘Services at Residence
Funeral services for William
Morton Snelling, 42, who died at
the regidence of his parents, Chan
cellor Emeritus and Mrs. Charles
Mercer Snelling, late Wednesday,
will be held Friday afternoon at
4:00 o'clcok at the residence on
Hull street.
The services will be conducted
by Dr. E. L. Hill, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, assisted
by Dr. J. C. Wilknison, pastor of
the First Baptist church. Inter
ment will be in Oconee Hill ceme
tery by Bernstein I'uneral Home
and members of the family will
serve as pall-bearers.
. Mr. Snelling had been in ill
health for a number of years,
growing out of his seérvice as a
lieutenant in the United States
navy during the World war.
A verdict of “death from gun
shot wounds self-inflicted” was re
turned by the coroner’s jury which
held an inquest this morning at 10
o'clock. On the jury were Coroner
J. ¥'. Shepherd, Dr. J. C. Holli
day, foreman; Dr. H. M. Fulli
love, Marion Conolly, Frank E.
Murray, E. C. Potts, W. Milton
Thomas, and George Nash, bailiff,
Many Friends Here
Though he had spent many
years away from Athens during
the time he was a student at the
Naval Academy and while he was
in his government's Service, Mr.
Snelling had a wide circle of
friends to whom his death will
come as a distinct shock. A feel
ing of deeest sympathy is extend
ed his family in their bereave
ment;.
Mr, Snelling is survived by his
widow and infant sen; another
son, William Snelling, jr., by a for
mer marriage; parents, Chancellor
Emeritus Charles M. Snelling and
Mrs. Snelling;# brothers, Dr.
Pinckney W. Snelling, Hartford,
Conn.; Charles M. Snelling, jr.,
Greenville, S. C.; Dr. Albert M.
Snelling, Athens; Dr. . David B.
Snelling, medical advisor to the
Civilian Conservation Corps; John
R. Snelling, Macon; Robert E.
Snelling, University of Georgia
student,
Mr. Snelling attended the Naval
Academy at Annapolis and was
one of the most prominent stu
dents there. He graduated with
high averages in his classes and
saw serviee as a naval lieutenant
in the World war. He was first
assigned to the U. S. S. Connect
icut under Admiral Sims and later
with the Nevada under Admiral
Strauss. For several months the
Nevada was one of a number of
American ships patrolling the Irish
Sea.
He saw service also in Haiti,
being sent there with the U, S.
navy detachment to put down a
rebellion, Taking charge of a pla
(Continued on page eight.)
ARNOLD RESTING WELL
» ATLANTA, Ga—(AP)—O. H,
Arnold of Athens, former Clarke
county representative in the state
legislature, operates on for appen
dicitis, was reported Thursday
afternoon to be resting well at the
Crawford W. Long Memorial hos
ROOGEVELT TRYING
10 QUELL TROUBLE
IN RECOVERY PANKS
Peek Reported Ready to
Quit AAA Because of
Interference
CODES TRANSFERRED
NRA Now Has Control of
All Except Commodity
Codes for Farms
WASHINGTON,—(#)—A, Presi
dential move move designated to
end tension in the Agriculture de
partment kept Secretary Wallace
busy Thursday figuring out how
many codes would be transferred
from his jurisdiction to that of
Hugh S. Johngon, NRA dhief.
The new step was announced by
the White House shortly after
George N. Peek, farm administra
tor working under Wallace, was re
ported to have said that he would
Jesigned unless ‘“radical members
of the brain trust left agricultural
adjustment administraton alone.”
As a esult of wa yisit Peek made
to the White ~Howuse, and .presi
dential telepone talks with Wallace
and Johnson, it was decided that
all codes under or before the AAA,
except those involving persons who
actually process farm commodities,
would be. transferred to the NRA,
Bigggest or these, Wallace said
before making His survey, would
be that covering wholesale and re
tail food dealers.
“The whoesale and pretail dry
goods dealers arve. already under
NRA,” Wallace said, “So this
transfer is just natural. I haven't
any idea how many other codes
will be involved until I check.
He added, however, that al
though his department would be
willing to ‘give up the distilling,
brewing, rectifying, blending and
other ligquor codes, “I'm afraid they
stay with us.”
Both Peek and Stephen T. Early,
a presidential secretary, denied
that the farm administrator had
gone to the White Holuse tg discuss
his resignation.
Ted Shawn Recital
To Be Presented
Tonight at 8:30
Presenting a program of dances
executed entirely by men, Ted
Shawn, who has been hailed
throughout the warld as America’s
greatest dancer, psssted by six
men dancers whom he has trained,
and Jess Meeker, pianist-composer,
will appear the Physical Educa
tion building of the University of
Georgia tonight at 8:30, under the
auspices of the Dance club.
Dances of purely masculine de
rivation will be presented. They
are built on the information gain
ed by Shawn in a careful study of
what is masculine and what is
feminine in motion. ¥
“When you see a football - team
shifting with perfect precision, or
a spectacularly executed double
play on the baseball field, or a
basketball team passing the ball
with uncanny ability, you are see
ing men dancing,” he says; ‘“for
rhythm underlies all = successful
achievement in the athletic
world.”
Even in his choice of music for
“abstract” dance compositions,
Shawn has chosen music which is
definitely masculine in its quality,
such as the Polonaise of Edward
MgacDowell, the Brahms Rhapsody
(Op. 119 No. 4)—music strongly
(Continued on page eight.)
Parents Fail to Understand Their Role,
Atlanta Psychiatrist Tells Clinic Here
Parents today fail to understand
the role of parenthood—they fail
to understand that the parent is
made for the child and that the
child is not made for the parent,
Dr. W. W. Young, Atlanta prac
tising psychiatrist, said Wednes
iday night when he spoke to a
large audience at the University,
as the first speaker of the night
series of clinic lectures, under the
‘sponsorship of the University clin
ic and Phi Chi honorary Psychol
ogy fraternity.
Speaking on the . preventing of
major social evils, Dr. Young said
that the time to take care of those
peonle ‘who are maladjusted—the
criminal, the delinquent, the de
pendant, the poverty-stricken, in
sane and neurotic —is in their
childhood before their maladjust
ment becomes irreparable. He
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tor of the Athens First Baptist
¢church, who Wednesday was re
jelected chairman of the executive
,committee 8f the Georgia Baptist
converltion for next year.
BRAZILIANS FETE
AMERICAN FLIERS
Lindbergh Finds Ship Has
Damaged Wing, Keeps
Plans Secret
NATAL, Brazil,—(#)—Natal, ac
customed as 1t is to feting fliers,
admittedly had a problem on its
hands Thursday in the matter of
honoring—or trying to honor—Col
onel and Mrs, Charles A, Lind
bergh.
The smiling taciturnity with
which the Americans responded to
cheers from throngs that hailed
them on their arrival Wednesday
from Bathurst, Gambia, Africa,
continued to mask their plans and
movements,
The wusual rumors flew the
rounds: flights into the interior,
hops along the coast—and even a
grand tour skirting the continent.
But there was neither “yes” nor
“no” from the flying couple of
ficially,
So, Natal had to be content with
occasional glimpses of “Lindy” and
MAnne”’ going sto and from the
British consulate — there is . ho
United States consul here—and ot
speculating, apparently ground
lessly, upon their future move
ments, /
Having from time to time greet
ed other United States aviators,
Natal had come to consider them
all very agreeable, very communi«
cative, R
-But this one—this “Lone Eagle'
~said nothing,
Col. Lindbergh Thursday in
spected his monoplane and found
its left wing damaged.
He wwas out in the harbor long
‘before noon, engaged in a person
al sexamination of the big, red
ship. “Air France,” the French
international flying company
which operates in South America,
immediately offered its repair fa
cilities to the Colonel, who is
technical adviser for the Pan-Am
erican airways, the American In
ternational Flying company.
‘While her husband labored on
the plane, Mrs. Lindberhg took
the opportunity to do a bit of
sightseeing. Mrs. Scotchbrook, the
wife of the British consul at
whose home the flying Americans
are being entertained, accompan
jed her on the tour of the his«
toric city.
nings of this maladjustment are
invariably in childhood, and the
proper handling of the children
can avert any such occurence.
For this reason, Dr. Young ad
vocated strongly the nursery school
“By sending your child to nur
setry school,” he said, “you prepare
him in a social way for the larger
social organization which he must
meet and cope with in later life,
You teach him to play with other.
children, he forms associations
here, he learns independence,
“Children are accidents,” Dr.
Young said, ‘“for the most part“
born hit or miss into a world of
emotional stress for ‘which they
are in no way prepared, and the
strange thing to me is not that
there is so much maladjustment,
but that there are so many peo
ple who are uljum. And ‘tt‘b,a
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REVOLT OF AUGUSTA
JGANST DY LIWS
OPENS CONTROVERSY
Ceorgia City Votes to
License Liquor Dealers
Despite Law i
OTHERS WATCHING
Attorney Ceneral Declines
~ To Comment; Sheriff
. Not to Act
ATLANTA—(®)—The old histor
lc city of Augusta, Ga., voted
Wednesday night to license liquor
despitel Georgia’s bone dry pro
hibition law which forbids posses
sion, sale or ownership of any
‘thing containing more than one-g
half of one per cent of alcohol. ,fi;
The spirit of local option in
the face of the state’s® dry ltfi-x
tute has been manifested by secores
of cities licensing the sale of beer.
Atlanta was the first big eity in
the state to take such a step un
der the leadership of Mayor James
L. Key, long time prohibition foe.
Augusta, Savannah, Athens and
other municipalities followed sult,
after they were convinced that
Governor Eugene Talmadge would
not interfere.
On Second Vote !
After a first ballot deadlock the
Augusta, councilmen passed the
ordinance 8 to 6 on the second
vote. Councilman S. E. Wall voted
wet on the second ballot and broke
the tle, %
The ordinance permits sale of
alcoholie, vinous and malt bever
ages. A S3OO tax was placed on
retailers and a SI,OOO tax on thl.‘fe
salers of alecohollc drinks, whil
vinous and malt beverages may be
sold for SSO retail license and
S3OO for wholesalers. C o
President R. Lee Olive, of the
civil service commission, who in
effect is head of the police and
fire departments, said “no concern
in Augusta will sell liquor as far
as I can help it.” He said heflfi}l
confer with lawyers. Olive said it
was his duty to uphold the laws
of the state as well as the ecity
and “the. question in my mind is
which is the highesy duty.” .
Dry leaders promised repudia
tion at the polls wheti they were
informed of the passing of the
liguor ordinance, 0 A
Mrs. A. Maude - Heath, local
women’'s christian temperance
union president said “so X
will be done” and “now is th
time for real action.” i
Calls It “Absurd” =
Dr. R. L. Henry, & phyflm?
and L. L. Rushton, a business
man, were among those suggesting
that councilmen who voted the
measure saould be omsfl:eclf'nfiv;hf
W. A. Tyson, president of th
Protestant Ministers Association,
said the measure was “absurd.”
Rev. E. C. Sheridan, hgad of
the consolidated forces for prohi
bition in the Atlanta and Augusta
districts predicted “the stfohgest
sort of opposition to the measure”
from drys and said “they will go
to the fulles¢ extent to see’itdoes
not become effective.” e
A; Atlanta, Attorney General M.
J. Yeomans declined, to comment
on the action of the Augustd coun
cil. Governor Talmadge was hunt
ing along the Georgia coast.
The liquor license is a pti‘f;fibf
the general license law. It reads,
alcoholic beverages, sale at. retail
S3OO, wholesale, SI,OOO. Another
section provides: Bevemgea‘,__j‘%('
and vinous, sale at retail SSO,
wholesale S3OO. wha
; No Restrictions =
There are no regulatory proviss
ions placed about the sale and no
restrictions. 5 Sy
. Just how Augusta Yguor Q;efl‘
ers expect to get the “legal” brand
is a secret which they are keep
ing closely guarded. i
Augusta is on the Savannah
river which is the bOnndflwlsfl
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