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PAGE FOUR-A ATHENS BANNER-HERALD Published Every Evenlnr Except Saturday and Sunday and on Sunday Morning by Athens Publishing Co, Esrl B Braswell ..., Publisher and @General Manage: B 0 R oo i iae s etz i s BATEOR Bryan C, Lumpkin | . . . 1100 Managine Editof National Advertising Representatives Chas H, Eddy Company, New _York, Park-Lexington Building; Chicago, Wrigley Building; Boston Old South E:fldhég; J. B. Keough Rhodes-Haverty Building, At ta Ga Members Of the Assoclated Press The Asswciated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In the paper, also to all local news slublished therein, All rights of republication of special spatches also reserved, e i ————————————— *ull Leased Wire of the Associated Press with the Lead. ing Features and Comics of the N. E. A. Only One Angle : BY BRUCE CATTON - Evmly time a jobless member of the Dbuilding trades is put to work. a family of four persons is taken off the public relief rolls. This is the estimate of the Federal Housing Ad rriinlstrution: and it emphasizes only one angle of the important new housing drive which the govern ment is inaugurating. Eighty per cent of the building trades workers are out of jobs, according to A. F. of L. figures. Many of them have been out of work for years. In a dis maying number of cases, the task of keeping them and their dependents from starving has had to be shouldered by the government. If it had nothing else to recommend it, then, the housing campaign offers & chance to attack the problem of unemployment on one of its most diffi cult fronts. And yet that is only part of it. You need more than workers to build or repair a house. You need materials—lumber, eement, brick, nails, shingles, hardware, electric fixtures, plumbing fixtures, and so on. Every contract that is let for construction or re novizing of a dwelling is a stimulant for the in dustries which make and sell these commodities. These things need to be ecarried from the Site of manufacture to the place where they are to be used. Railroads, barge and steamship lines, truck ing concerns—all these will share in the revival that comes to the industries involved in rehousing. Then there ig the idle momey in banks—money which lies a dead weight when it is not workin_. Rehousing means loans; loans which, in this in stance, bear moderate interest rates and are guar anteed, up to 20 per cent of their face value, by Uncle Sam himself, and which require no collateral beyond the borrower's ability to pay his monthly installments. Such loans mean that idle money goes to work. to help spread prosperity across the nation. Lastly, there is the householder himself. Perhaps he owns a lot, on which he plans to build his home when timeg are ripe; perhaps he already owns a home, and has deferred needed repairs during the hard depression years; perhaps he would like to do a bit of remodeling to bring his place up to date and give it a better market value. In any case, the housing campaign is made to order for him. By taking advantage of it, he can help not only himself, but his whole community as well. The campaign offers us a great opportunity. It gives us a great chance to revive the whole buildin industry. Once that is done, full recovery will not be far away. It is gratifying to note that beer and liguor reve nues are reaching a very high level, so that federal treasury officials now estimate that Uncle Sam will receive fully half a billion, in taxes during the cur rent fiscal year. One of the arguments most often heard in favor of repeal, a year or two ago, was that legalizing the sale of alcoholic drinks would prove an excellent thing for federal finances. It looks as if it were going to work out that way. Unfortunately, not all the other optimistic fore casts made about the beneficial effects of repeal have been fulfilled. The bootlegger hasn’t precisely been banished from the land, illesal manufacture and transportation of booze is still going on, and alcohol as a social problem remains just about as puzzling as it ever was. We are still a long way from a satisfactory solu tion of the whole difficult issue, 5 Federal Immigration Commissioner D. W. Mac- Cormack announces that the government will seek modification of existing immigration laws, when Congress convenes; and the news points to a reform long overdue. As things are now, it often proves impossible to deport a man whom the country can get along with out very well indeed. Among those who slip” through the net, as Mr. Mac Cormack points out, are men ac cused of homicide, counterfeiting, offenses against the moral code—and, as a matter of fact, practically every crime on the cal2ndar. The loopholes in the law are numerous, and it is precisely the most undesirable aliens who take ad vantage of them. On the other hand, rigid technicalities often com pel the deportation of aliens who would make excel lent citizens. A little revision that would let us keep the good ones and expel the bad ones would be a very good thing. The statemate which has held up Soviet- American negotiations for settlement of all these old debts and claims continues unbroken. So far, no very defi nite details about it has been made public; all that can be ascertained is that the two nations are find ing it impossible to come to an agreement—and un til they do the hoped-for revival of Russian-Ameri can trade cannot begin. 3 : Some of debt is accounted for by loans made to ill-fated Kerensky government, just before the Bol shevik revolution The rest is made up of private claims for property lost or destroyed during the upheaval. It is worth considering whether the United States would not be wise to adopt an exceedingly lenient attitude in connection with these claims. If Russia is prepared to buy heavily from American manu facturers once a debt settlement is reached, we may be losing more than we gain by holding out for a full settlement. Adolf Hitler’s effort to win the adhesion of inhabi tants of the Saar valle}d is easily understandable. This rich mining area, torn from Germany at Ver sailles, is to hold a plebiscite in January to decide whether it shall be returned to Germany or become part of France. The plebiscite gives Hitler hig first chance to ful fill his campaign proimises to restore Germany’s lost territory. Ordinarily. one would assume that a pro-German vote was a foregone conclusion, the inhabitants of the Saar being largely German by blood, language, and tradition. i Yet it is reported that many of them are hesitant about voting to return to the Reich. Hitlerism does not look altogether attractive to them. Manyv are loath to vote themselves into its grip. Onece again, Hitler's violence ardd autocratic rule - may deprive him of the very prizes they were meant o gain. . - Approximately 1,000,000 radios were sold in Ene aand and Wales in 1933. “ nores o s | DISARMING THE GANGSTERS Notwithstanding the restrictions in a ‘great many states as relates to the purch lasing of machine guns, sub-machine guns and fire arms of all types, the gangsters appear to be able to fortify themselves {with weapons of the most modern inven [tion. The gangster, as a rule, is not a brave ,man, but a majority of them are common icowards. If it were not so, a larger per .cent of citizens would be killed. In hold ups and other forms of robbery, the bold ‘ness of the gangster is due to his protec tion of preparedness. In every instance, tthe gangster is armed to the teeth and the general presumption is, the gangster is prepared to protect himself against any and all forms of attack. Siich a condition appears to be general throughout the United States. The boldness of this class of people is not due to bravery, but to the confidence they have in the way of arms. Stripped of their arms they would be left helpless and without nerve to carry on their depredations which are of the most colorful type of banditry. The recent holdup of the armored money truck ip'Brooklyn, was occasioned from the belief that the bandits were better armed than were the men in charge of the car. They had faith in their fortifications, used them and were successful in the ac complishment of their designs. With the disarmament of this element, there will be few cases of hold-ups and other forms of robbery. | PROSPERITY IS RETURNING The newspapers of the country reflect a] return of prosperity and the stabilization of conditions. There is no questior but that the country is better off ioday than at any time since 1929. Florida shows the best signs of recovery of any of the southern states. Tornadoes, loss of fruit and vegetable crops do notl seem to check or hold up the return of prosperity. That state is coming back and at a rapid rate. Reviewing the conditions of the times, the Jacksonville Times-Union says: “Unmistakable evidence of improved business conditions in Florida as compared with a year ago, and the year before, con-! tinues to come to light from pointsl throughout the state, prompting optimistic news and editorial comment by the news papers. Particularly bright spots are found‘ in the Central and East Coast areas, judg ing by the reports emanating from those sections, The Orlando Sentinel, on the oc casion of the celebration of the first anni versary of the NRA, suggested that the barometer of any community is its retail business, and went on to point out the trend in that city.” ~ Georgia, however, is not lagging, but ev ery day there are signs of rapid recovery. 'This state will be one of the first to take its place in the ranks of the recovered states. Good crops and a fair price for all aricultural products, are the essential (things for the return of prosperity and for the rehabilitation of general conditions. BACK IN THE LIMELIGHT For a decade, William D. Upshaw, for-! mer congressman and candidate for the presidency of the United States, has bloom ed out in a new field of endeavor. His chief | aim in life has been the suppression of the liquor fraffic. He has devoted years of his life to the causeqof prohibition. In season and out of season, he has spoken through out the United States in the interest of pro hibition enforcement. While a member of congress, he devoted much of his time and talents to the exposure of the liquor inter ests. Now he is devoting his time and en ergies to the abolition of Communism in this country. In an interview given to the Associated Press, a paragraplr may be of interest: - “But great as are the insidious influ ences of the liquor question there is now something before the American people more ddngerous and destructive than the !liquor traffic, and that is the fatal hospi tality being given in many quarters to the twin serpents of Communism on one hand and the Nazi youth movement, fighting Christianity, on the other hand.” We heartily agree with Mr. Upshaw. There is more danger to the youth of the country from the teachings of the Com munistic party than from barrooms and all the accessories that go along with the old itime custom saloon. In his new field, Mr. \Upshaw can serve his country in the full lest and aid in driving out an element in ;this country that is damaging for the fu iture and its growth and the suppression (of crime that is so apparent on every hand. MAYOR LAGUARDIA’S TROUBLES Administering a crushing defeat to the Tammany Hall organization and rising to power over all opposition, Mayor LaGuar dia now finds himself in a precarious po sition in the handling of the affairs of Greater New York. Since entering office, he has attempted to inaugurate many of the reforms he promised during the cam paign, but so far his efforts have been in vain. The financial side of the administra tion has been in an embarrassing position and a new tax lexy is giving the mayor a great deal of concern. The increase in taxes, of course, is unpopular with thé peo ple, but money sufficient to carry on the business of that city must be raised from some source. The Tammanyites are capi talizing on the tax question and from pres ent indications, the fusion government will not last longer thanthe present term. After all, no doubt, Tammany g-ve to the peo ple of New York a splendid government, at least, the opposition to Mayor LaGuar dia would indicate such a condition. i_ It has been estimated that game animals iin the national forests have increased 40 !per cent since 1926. : Sixty-two pound loaves of bread can be made irom the 42.6 pounds of flour pro duced by one bushel of wheat, THE BANNER-HERALM' ATHENS, GEORGIA A DAILY CARTOON ol T B l seon l \\‘/”pr o N R XARLt g | o b /%3351\‘41 e gol | 'n> 2 4 ‘g.—\*‘&t,} 7 ~ | 7 S AN | . | = é‘«, »:éf(éj /,\ azz .H/ E L LN .Tlo so~ g% - p C]%; ’4‘ ’z‘r‘f f/is, NS s ‘»fi/&i@ i ' B 115 izt AT == (% 28 5 AR e uj S %35421&?:&\ 2 _ 7 J{tz;,l\i_/;@ ,*;v_l‘_ L ]Ul‘n & e WW« {wfim Sy 5% & 09 : . ,/.,.//:w./ \L‘f» :W, :"I"\\ Vfi/ififi—z QK; \ Nl o(N /46/5 =L 25 of 2, @ A | & J e_ - f’:- A& ,’,-‘I,LI _ 4%"“ : —\ S ~;‘f?: ‘,\gf//% "/!((/’ ):Z % g %‘s{ L === /m = S 7 o(R Tedll > - 4/ )} & GVe 2N r \cl’/~ e /4‘_'//',‘o@3";’; T i \'/\ .l =4 > .»y‘f’//"q//”/’ %4‘/ & 0P iiy & y &7 == ‘\(‘ G . . ~\:f-" /\/:: =~ %/ z;}}j (A Wao T> A R\ X @ TR /"' 4-/,4‘ / S» P | Y 23 15l 3— < , !o= 2a5 / 2 7 T 4 i /\\;"’{/ / < e o\ Vo ==~ \ /% 1Y =" =% v =W ISN=2 | ¢ “—-_______WZ/ 7 > 'lvefl; B i s Y, DID ITEVER | Cocs to Wahington t OCCURTOYON .- | " "wen Punaing A Little of Everything, Not Much of Anything By HUGH ROWE What is known as the ‘“old” cemetery, located on south Jackson street, has been al lowed to grow up in weeds and underbrush of many varieties. In thag sacred spot rests the re mains of the ancestors of many Athenians. Here was buried the bodies of pioneer settlers of this place, some of them moving here before the town of Athens was laid out. This property belongs to the University of Georgia, but in the early days of Athens and the Uni- versity, the officials of that insti tution cede to the authovities of the town the right to use the pro perty, so long as it was used for burial purposes. If, at any time the property, for cemetery pur poses was abandoned, then the said property was to revert to Its or»- ginal owners, the trustees of the University of Georgia. As the town grew and in creased in population, the pro _perty proved inadequate to ac commodate the number of bur ials made ‘necessary by the in creased death rate, A half century ago, the city of ficials purchased grounds for a new cemetery, now Kknown as Oconee cemetery. These grounds. in the course of time were occupied and additional property for burial purposes was acquired across the Oconee river, beautified and lots sold to many purchasers. The new section has been practically filled, and as the city grows, the purchase of additional land will become nrecessary. But getting back to the “old” cemetery. The descendants of many.,of the buried in “old” cemetery are citizens of Athens. They desire to see the last resting place of thei. loved ones kept in a presentable condil tion te the eyve and made acces sible for pedestrians to visit ‘around without being met with all kinds of inconveniences calculatea to produce accidents. | Two years ago, the members of the local D. A. R. chapter, provided funds for not only clearing the entire cemetery grounds, but they had the tomb stones and vaults repaired. straightened up and scrubbed in order that the inscriptions might be read, This old cemetery is not a civie charge, but it is a municipal re sponsibility. The mayor ang coun cil or the trustees of Oconee ceme tery, should see to it that thils sacred spot is kept in presentable condition to the public eve. The use of city convicts, for a few davs each year, would keep the *“old” cemetery in order. It is a charge and a responsibility on the mayor and council that should noy be shirked nor delayed. but its reco gnition shoulg become a matter of official record and from two teo thifee times a year, the place shoula be gone over and kept free from weeds and other shrublery of an objectionable character, | We feel free to state that the ~ members of the D. A. R. chap ter will cooperate in the fullest with the municipal officials in keeping these grounds presen®- able to the eye during all sea sons of the year. While. of course, this property belongs to the state University, we do mot believe that these gentle men would insist opn a return of the land, unless the officlals of the ¢ity ignores their duty In keeping up the repairs and improvement of the property. Of all places, reco gnizeq as a municipal responsibi- i Dr. J. T. Wheeler, professor of lrural education at the University College of Education, will go to 'Washington Sunday to aid in plan ning an agricultural program to be qparticipmed in by all yocationat j teachers, it was learnéd here last inight. . { Dr. Wheeler, with other educa | tors from all parts of the country, 'will help the U. S, Department of | Interior office of education and Ithe Agricultural Adjustment ad :ministmtion organize vocational teachers to be of service in pres lenting the facts of the New Deal to the rural people, a letter from 'Wnshington said. The Athenian will be in Wash ington for approximately three egreeks. He will return to the uni ‘versity for the opening of the fall quarter. In New York with Paul Harrison NEW YORK.—Broadway, ,or at least the ten square blceks in the theater district which are gener ously included in the meaning of “Broadway”’, is as busy as a gold rush camp. And just about as sub stantial. Everybody's scrambling for a stake in some bonanza. Producers’ offices, where the as saying is done, are disappointing gcores of the venturesome. Lots of managers are venturing into the fieid with little more than a grub stake. Prospectors for talent are finding plenty of it, and perform er's ask only a chance to work through rehearsaly for nothing, in the hope that the gshows may Atrike it rich. l There even seem to be plenty of ‘ financiers who are ready to chance ilarge sums on, the greatest gamhlei in the world. The odds, judgingi !from past seasons, are about seven {to one that the average angel will |singe his wings, but that doesn’t deter anyone who wants faster action on his money than Wall Street affords. Odds 40 to 110 As nearly as I can calculate, y there have been 110 shows announ loed for the production between now and December, and thirteen of ! them will be costly musicals. Of i these, relying again on percentages, i probably 70 will be flops, and not ! more than ten smash hits. And yet Ilhere are several which seem to : have a reasonably assured future. { Maxwel] Anderson has written an other historical drama, “Valley Forge” which already is being mentijoned, sight unseen, as a good { bet for the Pulitzer Prize. i And then there are those shows : which will bring famous stars to }..m.. e e e e f lity, the “old” cemetery is the most ‘ deserving, Sacred to many Athen ians and a monument to the early !settlers and pioneer builders of ‘Athens. this old cemetery should ihe kept intact and made beautiful E‘\vith walks, flowers and shrubbery, i So much for the “old” ceme | tery and its relation to Athens 1 past history, and for posterity. ! The cost of its upkeep would be a mere song. | Convict labor could be used for ’this purpose, under the supervision ‘nf the city engineer. at a nominal i cosy to the municipality. It is to lh»} hoped that at the next regular i meeting of he mavor and council, consideration will be given to the suggestion and thay work for this improyement will be ordered to} lcommence immediately. Tt is not a matter for petitions or mass 1 meetings, but it is a matter inl which the members of the city council and mayor are vitally in | terested alotg with the citizens of Athens, S e 8 Home, Sweet Home! Ithe Rialto. Fred Stone wil] return fas the leading man of Sinclair | Lewis’ “Jayhawker”. Laurette Tay !lor. long away from the theater Isinc-p the death of her playwright lhusband, now has written a play |fnr herself. In “Spring Song”, Fran |cine Larrimore has found the | seript ghe wanted. Katharine Hep |bunn is to appear in “Pride and !Prejudi(-e, and her unhappy experi ,enoe of last year probably will serve only to sharpen the curiosity |of the customers. Libby Holman jis expected to take to the stage again, but whether in a play or a lmuxi(-al there’s no guessing. Stars Imported While Hollywood was busy raid ing the talent resources of Man hattan, theatrical bigwags were luring foreign stars to New York— with results which should bring out the police reserves on many an opening night. England’s Elizabeth Bergner, France's Lucienne Boyer, and all Furope's Yvonne Printemps are to make their American debuts this geason. The latter will star in Noel ICoward’'g “Conversation Piece”. A famous Gilbert and Sul livan company from London has unloaded its scenery. And Dame Sybil Thorndike (she's .a Dame Commander of the British Empire) is coming for her first American appearance since she played with John Drew in 1910. Owen Davis’ Record The summer theaterg have tried and rejected scores of new offer ings by little-known authors. But veteran dramatists providentially have been prolific.. The modern writing record goes to Owen Davis, who has had more than 60 of his efforts put behind the footlights since he started thinking up intrig ping situations and smart lines back in 1898. Feur of hisg plays were produced in 1919, five in 1922, and four more are to be brought out this year. Sometimes Davis turns out a whole play over a PALACE MONDAY B Another Great Love | = Story by the Author . s of “Grand Hotel” e r E T A woman’s heart torn L ¢ . :’@;\l%“ 'twixtloveandloyaltyl... B © T @ e A See alifetime of emotion- . . efi%“ el M T T B al conflict on the screen! >" E «e g T WYNNE .:...;;' < ~:s:::,__? 3;:;.: ':'::: \73 % '}l G l B S O N NSt ERIC LINDEN in 090 & \ 4 . 1 5 Ad s = NEWS — ~ “THE PEST,” COMEDY !week-end. Once he gtopped a game of golf, turned over his clubs to a friend, gnd rushed back to the club house. When the foursome finish ed the round they found Davis pol | ishing off the first act of a new icomedy. Another dramatist named Dawvis ’(lrving Kaye, and no relative of !()wen) holds another kind of writ ling record. For eleven years he has been batting out plays, and selling options on them too; yet they seldom got into production. lOne ‘'of his scripts, callad “Life i Wantg Padding”, brought ten SSOO ioptions from interested@ producers, '.vet none of them ever stnged the . play. Now Davis (Irving Kaye) |has accumulated so much option 'money that he's gong to put on lune of his owh works. It's called I“lntermission". and has been kick | ing around in the files of the show i shops for five years, e | A paper nail which cafi be driven into hardwood without breaking or - bending is being produced by ' means of hydraulic pressure, \ 8 ; ndering downthe | | @;i' trail to an unkrfimwfl*_ fate — love gave him [ A CSIUEECRTGRY S N\ BUCK. = LT e U ! 7 i - Chapter 7 i'; : 'Whispering Shadow” fz\: DUT Comedy STRAND -Monday and Tuest \aur ese HEOR L) T ey PALACE - Thursday and Fi e —— " Synagogue W Begin Season ) 8 Oclock f Rabbi A g nounced ve¢ ¢ 4 season wil vices at ti S ; L lay night ish New v ‘ lowing S . Monday ev The ra night will by Minimum ; away will he e sic progra The office 5 are, Max Mi et ] ton Lesse) ¢ i Ernest Mijc) 3¢ urer, ‘ A Spanish ¢ Steamboat wit speed of mileg an hour in 1:42 2
