15 Apr 1922
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1922
Page
1
The article describes Mississippi farmers facing boll weevil damage and planning September cotton sales while debating methods to fight the pest. It notes cotton quality, ginnery investments, and farmer actions to sustain yields, including equipment and feed practices, with emphasis on market timing and potential profits.
Athens prepares for next week's superior court with the McClure brothers charged in an autos collision that killed McClain near Mitchell's Bridge. The defendants, vocational students at the University of Georgia, are alleged to have been intoxicated. Also set for trial are three Negro defendants James Edward and Charles Daniel and Andrew Hudson indicted for murder of Columbus Farley.
The Georgia Association for the Advancement of Education Among Negroes will hold its next meeting in Columbus April 19 to 22. The group, made up of educational religious and fraternal bodies across the state, has promoted school improvement and built Rosenwald schoolhouses. Dr Moton of Tuskegee Institute will give the principal address. a chorus of a hundred voices will perform and a Fort Benning luncheon is planned.
Hugh Hartly Carithers two weeks old died Friday morning and was buried at four o'clock Friday afternoon in the Carithers burial ground Madison county. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs E M Carithers of 693 Boulevard two brothers and two sisters.
The passage notes that animals eat every pound of straw and urges farmers to visit Mr. Smith to learn from his operations at Hla farm ia about two miles thia side of ta in Madison counts. The text suggests practical farming insights can be gained from observing his methods.
Judge Samuel W. Sibley recessed the federal court Friday until Monday. Prohibition cases dominated the docket with several sentences imposed. Dock Dickerson of Rabun county pled guilty and fined. James Pritchett received four months. Henry Farmer of Stephens county was found not guilty. Traverse jurors for next week were named, list includes Lillian Grimes, Wm. Jones Sr., Geo. Brooks, Edward Sledge, and many others forming the panel.
Hoytef Welchel formerly of Comer and a University of Georgia graduate who led the class of 1914 as baseball manager visited Athens Friday afternoon. An honor graduate, he served as an officer in the regular army in the ABF. Welchel is now part of the Moultire bar and was welcomed by friends. Also noted is Prince Axel of Denmark as captain of the large motorship Asia.
A religious magazine writer praises the work of Dr Wilkinson and Rev Jennings while urging Baptist support for Athens students mirrored by the Macon focus. He notes an interdenominational Bible conference in Athens drawing many students from state institutions and argues local churches should address spiritual needs of these students.
The Athens Board of Health decreed the abolition of surface closets at a called meeting. Dead time is June 1. noncompliant owners face prosecution. After May 1, anyone more than 200 feet from a right of way without a sanitary system will be charged. Those in sewer zones failing to connect by June face penalties. Installations of sanitary can closets or septic tanks must be done by June 1. Officials will seek large fines and arrests until compliance. Some homes have remained connected to sewers for over 20 years.
San Francisco officials announce a plan to deploy armed yachts and warplanes to curb cross border bootlegging flooding Pacific coastal towns with thousands of gallons of liquor monthly. The proposal, discussed by William B. Hamilton and Millard T. Hartson, will be sent to Secretary Mellon after Hamilton travels to Washington.
In Bailey vs Seaboard, the Bailey driver sues for 1200 dollars alleging damage after a Seaboard crossing collision near the Normal school. The court recesses until Monday as jurors fail to reach a verdict by midnight. two panels will be dismissed and new panels called.
Cobb Superior court sessions in Marietta will hear A. H. Gilbert and George H. Sessions on charges of embezzlement and misuse of funds of Marietta Trust and Banking Co. Shortage cited at 293000. Judge Humphries of Atlanta expected to preside. hearings may extend midweek.
King Constantine was seized by a sudden illness at noon Thursday while touring the Greek war front. He recovered somewhat as physicians reported, though exhausted after the attack. Princess Elizabeth, wife of Crown Prince George, is sick with typhoid fever and resting at the palace with abnormal temperature and pulse.
Announcement of Hon Clifford Walker as a candidate for governor in opposition to Governor Hardwick is expected about the first Sunday in May, reports from Atlanta indicate. Walker, a Monroe citizen, recently visited Athens and did not deny gubernatorial aspirations. He is supported by a broad base of friends across the state, with weeks earlier denying a report he would not run and stating he was urged to consider the race.
In Derry and Verry, reports from a trial and a sentencing describe a husband beating his wife with a broom size stick and later with a public safety item, a woman set ablaze as bystanders watched. separately Lucius Mallory was found guilty of murdering Laura Taylor in a robbery motive case and faces hanging May 26, with $10 found as theft evidence.
Judge Andrew J. Cobb and Dr. R. P. Brooks, fresh from Savannah where they attended the Georgia Historical Society’s annual meeting, suggest Athens as the likely site for the 1923 convention. The society, with about 800 members, typically meets in Savannah every other year, and a strong Athens interest could secure the event here, a first for the city.
Augusta announces the World wide Baraca-Philathea Convention will be held in Jacksonville from April 20 to 23. The secretariat says preparations expect 500 Georgia delegates with a helpful program planned.
The Atlanta district reports improved economic health as March data show growing willingness to work and steady gold reserves at 77.9 percent of deposits. Banks remain liquid, farming remains focused on future crops, and overall U S industry shows resilience despite textile strikes and softening cotton prices.
Two more golf tournaments are being arranged at Clovertilly links after the Morton Hadigan championship finals. The Governor's Cup starts April 21 with entries closing April 19. Handicaps are being published now for the 26th match. Memorial Day features a medal score event with prizes for top net score and nearest grow score.
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