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the Athens, ga.. herald
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3.1922
incident Is an unusual £te\and Letha Walters. , pro
eKaMjWd-wjtrtBOVttwUsitw^WWittf 'dW’epotwonrTM' frotd
ln '-' attention. production, which Is unusual* 1
: tall of tini 1 final Ctir-'ily picturesque and b^autli
,'heela.
in the Banner or,Herald.. Our,Ba-
pers have a much morejSrtended
country., circulation .than 1 thought
possible. But Jackson was always
a strongjiold ,for the Banner, even
when I owned the paper.
, One of the mbst pleasant inci
dents of my vlait to Jefferson was
to meet my old friend Joftn Ross,
whom ffiave not seen fn To these
many yens. John was an Emory
Speer leader while I was a Can
dler man but"this political dlffer-
ence never .effected onr personal | ahead and will go to work the new
friendship. John Ross said he ad-1 year with hope and energy,
vised Speer, against accepting the] They are going to plant from
federal judgeship and joining the j five to seven acres of gotton to the
Republican party, but told Emory'plow and grow at home every-
that he would come, back and get j thing to feed man and beast. j
any office lie Wanted. Bbt Speer Frank Holden did not make as
replied that it was a life-time job,.much cotton this year as last, but
that, he had a family of all girls,* he made a good crop. The weevil
and had to look to his future. | got a start on his cotton, but he
rset in and foughc tne pest nard
PROGRESSIVE • (and to the finish. Several farm-
farmfp ers in the county who used poison
tA i made frAm one-half to a bale to
1 Mr. Ross for many years held a! The "farmers of Jackson counyt
j prominent county office and are evry much interested in the
. could' never be beat; lie is nowHill mixture of arsenic and mo-
j one of the progressive farmers of lassos, they h$ve read the page re-
tin '’county and owns two line i port of itsi success in the Banner
! placer; I had a moat interesting and Herald, Already several* par-
talk with -my friend .Ross baout.ties are organizing in the county
ithe' agricultural situation, in his to visit Burke and personally in-
,1:, unty for I eould not have met a i vestigace its merits. I told these
•. 5 J ifarmers that I/had, with a party
of leading farmers around Ath-
~ county and
me iuuur aivuiuiuu, ivi uocaouh j -- ■■*•**■ —- — more articles
had a large vtt.ite population and■ our papers Celling what those
was never in the “Black Belt" farmer* aml wyself discovered.
Frank 'Holden, has a contract to*They all sajd they would look for-
i build a section of road in North wa ^d with great interest for these
iCarolina and carried away a bunch ,
of negroes, but when fhe job is. vJA—'L• ,
complete Frank will bring them; HIGHWAY
I back home. Mr. Boss says he does ' our retarn we decided to try
I not look upon this emigrating *he Athens-Jefferson road,. as it
j movement among negroes with ap- about half the distance.,
! prehohson,. for he knows the dar- a **® r K° ,n # a few miles out. of
i K« y an ft* they just can’t stand tho Jefferson we heard such reports
' cold climate up North. He knows a ?out the almost impassable con-
1 of several negroes from Jackson “ition of the road that we turned;
back and came via Commerce.
This is om of the most import
ant highways in Jackson, county,
'rosperity In
Jackson County
. (UY. I\ LARRY GANTT)
Uvaing my stay in Jefferson,^
at Friday 1 met a number of old
Mentis, both citizens of the town
■J -fanners. And jt was gr.atify-
p to hear so many of them say
CHICAGO — Outfielder'^urner
Barber, of. the Chicago Nationals
was released to UrooKiyn In. ex
change for outfielder Hood, retail
ed from Portland of the Pacific
coast league. Hood vr!!l go tv'|A«
Angeles in pgrt payment for Pitch
er Dumovich.
Plaje weak tires on rear
to avoid blowouts on front.
Smear -vaseline over battery
terminals to keep them from rust
ing,
Last British Troops Leavelreland
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; better informed man.
He said some negroes had ex-
odiisted, but not enough to effect , ens »
the labor situation, for Jackson j ™ ov
! county who left and have return -
j cd. Some on his place who moved
away have returned home, and say ---5 * ■ ^
.they will stay now. Many negroes amI 1 do not understand why it is
j loft* for North Carolina to work neglected. About a year ago it was
! with tobacco, but that work gave sa, y that .Mr. John Holden would
ibut and they found themselves J>est _stretch of
J among strangers and without highway m Georgia, and. as a sa.ni-
* money. Mr. Ross says that farm- P* e P er fect road-building. Hu:«i.a
; ers could have held their hands, were set to work grading
I but they did not think they could straightening.tho road, but after
J profitably grow cotton under boll fearing up tho old. bed work was
weebilConditions and so would not discontinued and .ae road left in
feed them. When farmers necd; a far w « rsc foiidition tnan before
these negroes they will be sick of i^, was ffh'Ln a lick and a promise,
the North and glad to return. u coun * y , ^ a< , am Ji8®d to
_. ' _ build a concrete road to the Jack-
* Jl Jff 5 “son/line. The new highway pro-
COTTON _ x jected to take in this stretch of
MpC Ross says they are now con- *® ad and the officials of Jackson
vinefed that cotton can be grown should go to work and improve it.
under the most adverse boll weevil * do no * understand why work on
conditions by the intelligent use ** wa f discontinued and hte hands
of calcium arsenate. This''year has movet * to less important roads,
settled this fact. About three- ~
fourths of a crop can be made and SATPPf^ 1*T7 Fall
at around 25 cents per pound •JCVretCtry rail
farmers can make more money U oa Poot/m
than ever before to our Southern- * iXCoi^ilCU
farmer. Mr. Ross says beginning 1* ■ Dl«
. next year he confidently believes V/CIDiiIGl ilaCC
[a season of great prosperity will
Duties Of Private Busi-
can make of cotton their chief ness Made Resignation
money crop. Instead ■ of having to Npppqsarv Nn «3i,
pay their cotton money out for -Necessary. iNO SUCCes-
imported supplies they will raise SOT Yet. •
everything to run their farms at ;
home an be independent. WASHINGTON — Secretary
Every Jackson county farmer Fall of the Interior department
realizes that a brighter day is willrresign his office on March 4
' Tor die Brat time. In 600 years, southern Ireland is free .-at British
roops. Here Is shown an English regiment unloading Its baggage .from
lorry for transportation to England.
Colonial Xheatre
Tuesday Jan. 9th.
The Selwywn‘s Present
THE CELEBRATED
STAR
OLGA
PETROVA
Personally appearing: in
her sensational success
—The—
(By Olga Petrova)
The thousands of Petrova’s
screen admirers are again prov
ing her tremendous popularity
by the overwhelming demand
for seatf« for her forthcoming
personal appearance in her
brilliant and unusual play “The
■White Peacock.” In everv city
where she has appeared she
has received vociferous ptaise
from capacity audiences.
N»t A -Moving Picture
Price 50c to $2.50
> MAIL
ORDERS NOW
HAND ME THE
HAMMER!
Vhy the
Morning Grouch?
Lordy mercy—there ain’t
any!
- Is that the condition of your
home, too?
The “Machinery and Tools”
classification of The Herald
Want Ads points the way to
all kinds of bargains in house
hold tools, and it will be well
for you to make purchases of
the necessary articles for your
home through this bargain-of
fering medium TOMORROW.
Read “Machinery and
j Tools? Every Day.
Many people awake feeling irritable and nervous—
and are annoyed at trifles they wouldn’t notice at any
other time. ^
This nervous, irritaWe feeling lasts until after they
have had their cup of coffee—sometimes it takes the
second cup.
The reason, for this is simple; theii; nerves are crying
out for the caffeine contained jn the .coffee they crave.
Aijd now, if'this “strikes honjje,” ask yourself ;wby
you should not quit, a habit that makes you nervous
and irritable. ' '
•The Banner-Herald makes it possible for any man*
woman or even CHILD to be PROTECTED.
You CANNOT say that you CAN’T AFFORD IT,
because
IT’S FREE TO REGISTERED READ
ERS OF THE BANNER-HERALD
\ Be your natural self; try doing without coffee for a
week or so—and drink rich; fragrant Postum instead;
Postum is a pure cereal beverage—refreshing and
satisfying, yet absolutely free from, caffeine or other
harmful ingredients.
Postum comes in two forms:—PoSttm (in Yns)
prepared instantly in the cup by the addition-{.f Soiling water.
Postum Cereal (in packages, for those who prefer to make
the drink while the" meal is being prepared) made by boiling
fully twenty qainutes. •
National
Casualty
Company
Bloodworth,
2 months’ sub
scription, at thi
regular rate of
’45c a month.
Postum
Travel v
Accident
Policy
t HEALTH
Reason 33
beveraoe^
" enaiAOE
Made by Postum Cereal Company, Inc.
Battle Creek, Michigan
HwlH
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Clarke county' had arranged to
build a concrete road to the Jack-
son /line. The new highway pro
jected to take in this stretch of
toad and the officials of Jackson
should go to work and improve it.
I do not understand why work on
it was discontinued and hte hands
moved to less important roeds.
Secretary Fall
Has Resigned
Cabinet Place
Duties Of Private Busi
ness Made Resignation
Necessary. No Succes
sor Yet. ; -
WASHINGTON ~ Secretary
Fall of the Interior departtiient
will resign his office on March 4
it Was announced" Tuesday .at, the*
White House. ‘
It was said Mr. Fall’a'
ment was due to the pressure of
jirivate business interests whJiR
he felt should be given a greater
degree fo personal attention thah
has bedn possible while Be his
been a member of the Cabinet. The
question of a'successor ]to Secre
tary Fail is expected to be lett
open some time. i
ident Harding was said Ab
Secretary Fall found " it
tendered him a place on the su-
necessary to retire and to 'haite
preme court. He replied his '’decis
ion to leave public life was un
changeable.
Pledger Funeral
3 O’clock Today
Funeral services for Marshall
Newton' Pledger,, age 79, well
know pioneer Athens citizen who
died at his residence 920 East
Broad street. Tuesday, at noon
were held fron the home Wednes
day afternoon at three thirty
Rev.' B. F. IMof officiated, Rev,
George Stone assisted and Inter
ment followed in the OCortt-e ceme
tery. The following men- acted
as pallbearers: A. G. Dudley,
E. L. Jackson, C. E. Little, H. T.
Culp, R. T. Dottery and J. D. El
liott. — -
Besides a widow, Mn. Mary
Ann Pledger, Mr. Pledger is sur
vived by Mrs. A. E. Andrews, of
Tallulah, Mrs.' Allison Bmdberty,
of Abbeville, S. C., Mrs. E. J.
Holmes, Mrs. J. E. Short, L. O. and
A, F. Pledger, all of Athens.
Petrova’s Fame
In Many Lines
Is International
j . i
‘The White Peacock” with Mad
ama Olga Petrova plays at the
Colonial theatre Tuesday evening
January 9tb.
In woman’s world amt the halls
of theatrical famo there is one
name that stands mu like a rain
bow in a summer’s sky; that name
is Oign Petrova, from newspat
reporter on the London Tl’n
writer, lecturer and authoress,
Irova has won brilliant succ>
Her splendid achiovenr-niu on t.
silver screen ars known In every
city In America as well as the-old
world capitols and now that she
has'returned to,the dramatic si
In the spoken drama -"fhe~W
Peacock” of which' she is the au
thoress, she is adding another Inch
to '.or hrIP’a-ii ■••arei.f. ‘
The “White Peacock” 5s a Span
ish romance that is credited -.v.tli
being a dramatic offering o£ excel
lecco and not without consideralil.
literature \aluo and as played by
Petrova and the original New York
Company, that has been on tour
for over a year, is an offering that
is like a silvery lining in the‘tT
ed dramatic sky, for :bo ;h
this year is not ovor-hurdi-neil W llislffilSc
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1923 License tags
During
JANUARY ONLY
With Every Used Car Sold
We have a number of Used Cars that we will
sacrifice prof its upon—^Everyone an exception
al bargain.' ^ \ '
WE HAVE NOT ONLY PLACED THESE CARS IN
GOOD MECHANICAL CONDITION AND PUT AN UN-
. USUALLY LOW PRICE UPON THEM, BUT IN ADD!-. ..
TION tO THE PRICE BARGAIN WE WILL GIVE TO
EVERY PURCHASER OF A USED CAR MADE FROM
US DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY A GEORGIA
STATE n LICENSE TAG FOR THE YEAR 1923.
HERE ARE ONLY TWO OF THE
BIG BARGAINS
1920 Ford Run-About—newly painted, new tires, 1923 license
tag ^ $175.00
1921 Ford Touring car—splendid condition, 1923 license
tag. $215.00
COME IN AND LET US SHOW YOU
C. A. TRUSSELL MOTOR CO.
Authorized Dealers for Ford and Lincoln Cars and Fordson
Tractors
P.
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