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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1921
Page
4
A compact notice lists daily and Sunday subscription options for various periods plus reminders to report late deliveries. The piece comments on press strikes, local news rights, and snippets about Mexico, Georgia, and Birmingham’s anniversary as well as German paper salts and press association outings.
A U S Department of Agriculture statement says Georgia faces a farm labor squeeze as money to hire and trade dries up. The text notes widespread currency withdrawals, reduced collateral value, and a looming harvest risk as laborers depend on farmer families and warehouses hold surplus produce.
The Georgia Supreme Court upheld a ruling that funds from annual motor vehicle license sales be distributed under the state highway law rather than the motor vehicle law. The case involved counties Butts Berrien Henry and Haralson seeking mandamus to force distribution by post road mileage.
The Fair Association will distribute 10 pies valued at 50 dollars each to 10 Barrow county boys next Monday morning. Boys from each district attend the courthouse for a drawing to select recipients. The event, reported by the Winder News, highlights county efforts to raise local boys through pig clubs supported by the State College of Agriculture and livestock shows.
The Jefferson Mills president in Atlanta advocates expanding operations to process Georgia raw cotton into finished goods for sale within the state. The plan aims to save freight and profits by avoiding shipment of cotton abroad and reimporting finished products, addressing perceived inefficiencies in sourcing Georgia cotton.
Anelo Williams writes a mountaineer tribute praising Clayton and its residents. He notes rural temperance, independence, weekly Fourth of July celebrations, free spirit, God fearing values, and timeless beauty of mountain women with rosy cheeks and starry beauty.
The Ocilla Star notes letters from bankers, railroads, and the treasury department offer no money or passes. The piece frames this as an old game of trying to get something for nothing.
A Cincinnati brewery is placed under receivership with control transferred to a court-appointed receiver. The move concentrates operation under one man while other stakeholders face the loss of shared beer distribution and profits.
The Savannah News notes that along with State War records, Treasury Department files hold much of the great war story and suggests some records may appear in citizens tax receipts.
Harvard experts report January 1921 figures showing farmers earning 132 for same products that yielded 100 in 1914 while clothing dealers gain 212 for the same quantity. Metals chemicals and all commodities rise above 100 with farm products lagging behind overall inflation.
A column recounts several failed experiments from a man testing gasoline and trolley lines, a bull dog, and a train crossing, plus a note on an Atlanta showing and a Georgia woman earning over four thousand dollars selling vegetables to Kamper’s in Atlanta. It also mentions opinions on politics and federal jobs in Georgia.
A reflective poem by D. G. B. contemplates pride in family lineage. It argues virtue lies in reciprocal respect between past and present, asking whether ancestors would honor present actions if they could view them. It contrasts inherited vanity with mutual esteem across generations.
A quiz recap lists yesterday's answers on topics from Palmer Cox and the Brownies to opium, pimento, and the scarlet pimpernel. New questions ask meanings of H in William Hattieon, largest western city, ent, in 12, bairn, cairn, condor home, Bab el Mandeb strait, dodecagon, and lasso versus lariat.
The Census Bureau reports March cotton consumption reached 437,933 bales, up 20,325 from February, with lint and linters totaling 427,925 and 37,991 respectively. Public storage and compresses held 5,235,360 lint bales and 294,250 linters, while March imports were 27,287 bales and exports 375,180. Spindles active in March numbered 14,688,964, down slightly from March last year. USE GEORGIA PRODUCTS.
A historic company defends its public mission and cites projects from Lumpkin Street to the Normal School as boosting city land values and services. It notes passenger shifts to autos eroding streetcar revenue, while acknowledging civic debts and donations during war bonds and Red Cross drives.
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