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About Athens banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1933-current | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1934)
PAGE SIX W to Visitors o nts, Citizens Alike ?‘],'{A;(Congnueu ¥rom Page One) oy T . ——— ?'mwn rapidly since its founding, Wh one 0f the handsomest _church buildings in Athens. Rev. isupley R. Grubb, pastor, is active i:’!‘h {chflc as wen as church circles, l“the Christian Endeavor soci e?;hcre is considered one of the _best in the state. | "Ciosely tied up with the history of ‘Athens is the Emmanuel Epis copal church, one of the earliest to be establishea nere, The building which it first occupied is still| stahding, St. Mary's chapel on Oconee street. Rev. David (‘adyl fWiright is the rector, and Bishop | Mikell, of Atlanta, is a frequent visitor. ‘ The Christian Sclence society . meets each Sunday at the Georgi an hotel, with other special gath ;erings during the week. The Free & Will Methodist church, which oc ® cupies a red brick building on §Oeonee street, has services at reg . ulagintervals. ® The Synagogue recently cele i»bmted jts 50th anniversary. Rabbi . A.'Shusterman is rabbi at this « temple,. the congregation of which & includes . practically every Jewish ‘ family in Athens and the sur " rounding territory. ~ Father James E. King is pas " tor at St. Jogeph's Catholic church, which is active in many enter prises, the‘ charity work being - well-known. : . a CITY OF ATHENS 1S IDEAL LOCATION TO BRING UP CHILDREN (Centinuea rrom Page One) authority to pass and enforce nee+ essary rules and regulations for the protection of Public Health,, ¢ A physician, Dr. W. W. Brown, well trained in Public Health, is employed as full timé Health Of ficer. In addition to this twa nurses, Misses Gertrude Shepherd and Maude Byrd, and a meat and milk inspector and city veterinari an, Dr. H. B. Hodgson, as well as sanitary inspectors, are ‘employ ed by the Board of Health. A bac teriological laboratory is maintain ed under the direction of Miss Loulse Storey, whose entire time is given to this work. This laboratory furnishes assist ance to physicians in the diagnosig of communicable diseases, routine examinations, the water and milk supply of the city, and distributes vacgines and seéra used in the treatment and prevention of dis eases. X Atheng offers many civic and; recreational activities for its cm-‘ zens, The Athens Country elub has one of the finest golf courses| ‘n the state. laid out by Donald | toss, famous golf architect, this| course has been the scene of nu merous tourneys and exhibition matches by famous players, includ ing Bobby Jones. The Y. M. C. A has a modern building and equlp-l ment, and furnishes ideal oppor tunities for the boy and man, and.‘ the Y. W. C. A., with ity impres sive building, gymnasium, and swimming pool does the same for the girls and women of the city. The American Legion post is at present sponsoring a park and playground project, and the first awimming pool and park is expect ed to be completed sometime be fore September. People acquaint ed with pools throughout the coun try have declared that this swim ming pool will he the finest south of the Mason and Dixon line when completed. Tennis courts are conveniently Jocated at both the Athend andi Cloverhurst country clubs and the University ecampus. The Clover hurst club, like the other, bhoasts an 18 hole golf course wtih a beau tiful lake. i Paved highways connect Athens with practically every part of the country. A direct federal route rung from New York through Ath ens down to New Orleans, and paving of routes going to the coast and Florida will be completed this fall, making the city the center of a network of roads giving easy ac cess to all parts of the South and the nation. WE DELIVER PROMPTLV! Phone us for Beer, Fruit, Cold Drinkg and Cigarettes JOHN PETROPOL 515 Broad St.—Phone 9120 J. G. BEACHAM ENGINEER Superintendent Water Works Superintendent Streets RADIO SERVICE Tubes Tested Free ¢ @ ALL WORK GCUARANTEED! Wallace Moore PHONE 1116 140 W. CLAYTON ST. | CLARKE COUNTY 1S ONE OF WEALTHIEST ¥ 2 ‘2 P " IN ALL OF GEORGIA | pewTE : } (Continuea From: Page One) ‘; Negotiations to secure air-mail through Athens are under-way now ’:md it is believed that they will be concluded favorably on comple }liun of the air-port being built by 'the county and the government, {Clarke county was selected as one lof the limited number of places in Georgia to receive special allot mentg from the government to conclude this project, and when [ completed the air-port here will be | one of the most modern in the istate. | In the rural sections of the | county, outstanding work is being done by Home Demonstration agent |x\nn Dolvin and County Agent Luke Watson. Regular meetings are held each week and under the direction of these trained workers, the standards of Clarke county are kept high. Fome improvement woork is being stressed and the farm houses in the county today bear little resemblance to the av erage farm home, being modern in every respect, with well plan ned grounds and gardens. Athens Is divisional headquar ters for Rural Rehabilitation work for 33 counties in North Georgia, with Miss Ruby Thompsor and J. H. Wood as divisional direc tors. -As a result, Clarke ecounty ig taking the lead in the rehabili tation work, much good having al ready been accomplished. Dairy cows and beef cattld are being distributed mow, and the first mules bought in ‘the state under the rehabilitation plan were bought and placed in Clarke county. (Clarke county c¢ontains the city which is the Bth inland cotton city of the world, Athens and the county being a focal point for cot ton growers in an area of over 70 miles. The county has always taken the lead in this field, being theg first county north of Savan nah, Ga., where cotton was ever grown. The county is traversed by through highways, and Commis gioner C. H. Strahan is Georgia’s outstanding road enthusiast, being knotwwvn as “The Father of Good Roads,” a title arising from' his be ing the first chairman of the state highway board. Lo . LV, 73 W crnoa, elB L rornge | ] Wnu Y : i -: l W= = 7 i i al-, ) 3 \ e e Swimming Suits B Tennis Rackets ' Tennis Ballg, fl_‘f Golf Clubs . . . . . Golf Balls s @ Stationery--- ‘ “With Name or Monogram” ~ POPULAR FICTION : NEW FICTION - : “ SCRAP BOOKS : Stamp Albums . . . . Stamps l ; ik D Greeting Cards--- For All Occasions NEW GLASS PICTURE FRAMES Very Special . . . . See Them! The McGregor Co. CLAYTON STREET—PHONE 727 Athens Co-Operative Creamery To Enter | New Quarters Soon I The Athens Co-operative Cream | ery is starting off its fifth year by lpreparing new quarters on the cor | mer ot Hancock and Hul] streets lto be ocecupied in the early Fall. The building there is to be Tre 'modeled and equipped with the most modern machinery available to make it one of the most-up to-date creameries in the state. Incorporated and founded in }July. 1930, under the Cooperative Marketing Act of Georgia by a group of dairy owners to provide ‘an outlet for their products, this creamery today supplies approxi- mateiy 60 per cent of the dairy products consumed in Athens. President of the corporation 1s Dr. H. M. Fullilove, secretary Henry H. West, treasurer, Dr, W. H. Cabaniss, and these three, with L. M. Sheffer and A. P. Win ston comprise the board of direc tors. Other members are Mrs. R. W. Holman, E. O. Cabaniss, Har ris Thurmond, P. H. Durden es tate, and J. Phil Campbell. Approximately 600 gallons of milk is provided daily by the 300 Jersey cows, tuberculin tested and practically all registered, which comprige the herds of the mem bers. All the milk,is Grade A, is supervised by the ecity, and tested weekly. The milk sold is pasteur ized, with the exception of that from . Dr. Cabaniss’s herd, which is sold raw. ¢ The surpluy cream, with sweet cream brought from non-members, is used in the making of Better Maid butter, the demand for which far exceeds the supply. Some of this is sold-in the Atlanta market and some, without salt, is used by several ice-cream plants in the making of their product. Cottage cheese ig also a specialty, which is available at all times. Germany and Austria have an annual beer consumption of 14 gal lons to the person. NEWLY FURNISHED— —COURTEOUS SERVICE THE DIXIE HOTEL Exclusive for Commercial Traveling Men ; W. A. Abercrombie, Mgr. COURTEOUS EFFICIENT SERVICE You can depend upon our men to move your house furnishings without damage. We have modern equipmenh Merchandise packed for rail shipments. TRANS-COUNTRY HAULS ADAMS TRANSFER COMPANY —PHONE 656— Athens, Georgia i THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA ~ Modern Methods; { Ranking Is High (Continued From Page One) el i Magdelyn Glenn, principal, and Chage street, Miss Mary Lou Wier, principal. Miss Pattie Hilsman is principal of the Junior High school. These schoois have faculties which are far above the average, the majority of them having col lege degrees. Others, who have only junior college or normal school diplomas with educational certifi cates, are working at the Univer sity in their spare time to com plete requirements for their college ssheep-sking. Those who have al ready received their degrees con tinue to study, however, and somé of them alreaay ‘have their Mas ter’'s degree. This constant study and contact with the educational center of the state provides the teachers with new ideas and meth ods—a distinet advantage to the pupils they teach. For the benefit of students who work, are unable to finish High school, or who have finished High school but are unable to attend college, an Opportunity school is </ R AN ¢t JB /A Electic Fans—CG. E. $3.95 to $35.00 Century—s%s4.6o to $35 — — -PHONE 491 Electrical Supplies EPPS ELECTRIC COMPANY 133 N. Jackson St. conducted at College Avenue school with Mrs. R. Poole Zachary as principal. Here business subjects are taught, as well.as English and Manual Training. Citizens, old and young, are given a chance to prepare themselves for secretarial’ positions or other useful occupa tions in the business world. This school is a part of the city school system, and its services are fur nished its students at a small reg istration fee. - Besides the city schools, there are two other institutions for the boys and girls of Athens: Mary Ann Lipscomb Elementary school, run by Mrs. T. R. Weems,-and the University High and Element ary schools. Mary Ann Lipscomb school is the elementary depart ment of Lucy Cobb'lnstitute, and still functions through the sixth grade, although the Institute itself i# now closed. It lis a private school. The University schools are open to the publie, and is assisted by the county, many boys and girls, from the county being brought by MAKE YOUR MOTORING MORE ENJOYABLE BY USING THE TWINS OF POWER ROCO D TIOLENE MOTOR OIL 100% Super-Pennsylvania AT ALL BLUE AND WHITE COURTESY ‘ SERVICE STATIONS W. B. RICE, Agent PROGRESS hasn’t marked time . ussdny §OOPSIO v Nl K 4 | M\ : \"%I ol -5 VA /s S L NV i‘z?‘fii j‘;m 5 el ’\*"" sl WO GEORGIA POWER COMPANY buses to attend. Under the super-'r vision of the School of Education, both the high and elementary schools set high standards in edy cation, introducing many !nnqvg: tions and modernizations ~before they are generally accepted. Miss Kate Hicks is principal of the Elementary school, and Miss Annie V. Massey is principal of the High ‘School. , The c:csual visitor will be sur prised at the. cultural aspects acs cented in the curriculum and ex tra-curricular work of all these schools. Musie, literature, and a.rt[ all play important parts in the | studies of Athens school children, and mdny adults would be put to shame at his lack of know]edge| beside some of these students. | Princess Beauty Saion CROQUIGNOLE PERMANENT COMPLETE SPECIAL $3.00 1385 PRINCE AVE. PHONE 9205 EPRESSION couldn’t stem the movement of in- Ddustry to Georgia—where wealth of natural re sources, accessible markets, efficient transpor tation facilities, beneficient climate, low con struction costs and intelligent labor combne to furnsh unexcelled production advantages. During the four years from 1930 to 1933, in clusive, a total of 131 new manufacturing plants came to Georgia, locating on the power lines of this company. These plants represent invest ments of more than slo,ooo,ooo—they give employment to more than 5,000 persons—they distribute approximately $4,000,000 annually in payrolls. : 3 The year 1933, as compared with 1932, % % showed a gain of 30 per cent in the number of Bl new industries in Georgia, a gain of 40 per cent fEI in the amount of money invested by them and @ 2 gain of 90 per cent in annual payrolls. This e march of industry to the South and to Ceorgia, ‘gl e believe, will continue at an even faster pace. s The Ceorgia Power Company, ’/1 with low-cost, dependable electric i/l power adequate for any demand which may be put upon it, stands & ready for future growth—as it has il been ready to meet industrial ex pansion in the past. MADISON AVENUE SERVICE STATION J. B. WILLIAMS—HAL HARDMAN WOCO PEP . 4. . TIOLENE Specialized Lubricatioh——WasHingflPolishing Cars Called for and Deliver'ed—Phqne 300, Athens, Ga. BARBECUE OLD COLONIAL STYLE! ikl STY While in the City Visit Our Street Car Lunch Counter . . .. All Kinds of Sandwiches and Drinks . . . Curb Service COLONIAL BAR-B-Q 260 N. THOMAS STREET L~ : ‘We Put Style A\ — e 3 \ : As Well as Wear Al , \\( : ’ In Old Shoes . . R = A Y N j%A —When ‘we repair your & AR - @ ) shoes they will not only RS / look smart but you can be j & R assured they're going to V..ot P i last a good long time. Our g 7 L g werk s thorwuch For 28 Years We've Served the Trade in Ath ens and Northeast Georgia . . . We’re proud of being Athens citizens and ‘of ‘having an active part in its business industries and civic life. : LADIES—YOU CAN SAFELY SEND YOUR FINEST SHOES TO US. WE REPAIR THEM AND RETAIN THEIR GRACE AND STYLE LINES. il et TWO SHOPS TO SERVE YOU 455 E. Clayton 151 East Clayton Phone 621 Phone 717 e 'MARTIN BROTHERS Where You Can LIVE —As Well As Profit | The same general advantages that favor industry in Georgia favor the home-marker, too. An all-year climate that is innocent ‘ of hot-or cold extremes, excel lent educational facilities, pro gressive population — these, among other factors, add to liv i ing satisfaction. ’ And in the matter of electric I service, Georgia homes on the ‘ lines of this company (serving ! more than three-fourths of the i state’s total area) enjoy one of | the lowest rates in the nation. g Because of that, people USE | electric service in Georgia. In | 1933, Georgia homes used an ; average of 803 kilowatt hours ‘ annually. In the nation as a | whole, only 604 kilowatt hours } was the annual average use. SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1934,
