About The Athens daily herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1912-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1923)
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 UkZ - - --- -■ ' ' ; 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 t ■ 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 .... - - 1 * 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- . 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