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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
4
Substantial humor and small notices mix weather quips and civic musings from Athens. Subjects include unpaid carrier collections, crop talk, rising costs, and stale headlines about rain and mud. The item touches on local officials, politics, and street improvements amid wry social commentary.
Southern Bell has spent 24 000 in six months to upgrade Athens plants including the exchange office and cable lines. The expansion reflects growing demand, more phones in thickly settled areas, and longer distance calls. The system has grown from 400 lines ten years ago to over 1 500 today, marking Athens' rising commercial and social importance.
The Savannah Morning News argues for replacing solicitor generals with county attorneys paid a fixed salary up to 5000 dollars a year, replacing fees. It notes a near two thirds vote in the House and predicts reconsideration or passage next session, citing concerns about fee-driven prosecutions and current overpayments in some counties.
A critique surveys South Carolina politics, tracing decay to ballot corruption from Reconstruction era and lingering racial tensions. It argues corrupted elections hollow leadership, praising past figures like Calhoun while lamenting a modern lack of great statesmen and moral standards.
The legislature turned down a tax equalization bill and a later proposal to shift lawmakers to biennial sessions. In the quiet season merchants unload bargains, signaling a timely chance to buy money-saving goods for later use.
An Athens real estate firm notes a large number of houses rented at 15 to 25 dollars monthly. The ad signals growth in the city as the Banner prints frequent clearance sales by local merchants.
Special to the Banner reports post office inspector C T Stewart meeting Lawrenceville postmasters to train them on managing postal savings banks as openings near August 1 are planned for Duluth Suwanee Lilburn Auburn and Grayson.
Athens Ga speaker R B Lawrence defends Deaf sign language against Dr Dunbar Roy of Atlanta advocating oralism for Atlanta public schools. He cites California governor and Bell family as supporters, urging adoption of sign language for deaf students and criticizing oralism advocates.
A compact roll of events dated July 719 includes Salem witch trials touchstones, births and deaths of notable figures such as John Schulze Stephen Hopkins Samuel Colt and Edward P Roe, and historical milestones like Taiping ending and Quebec’s 300th anniversary.
The obituary notes Rober A. Pryor born July 19 1828 in Dinwiddie County Virginia became a lawyer then a newspaper editor in Petersburg and Richmond. He served Greece on a diplomatic mission and was elected to the 36th Congress before resigning to join the Confederate military rising to brigadier general.
Postwar items remember General Pryor turning to law in New York City and serving on the New York supreme bench. Congratulations pour to Augusta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz on her 98th birthday and to Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha on his 28th. Sociologist professor John Graham Brooks is cited at 66 and Justice Julian W. Mack at 45.
The Walton Tribune endorses Hon. S. J. Tribble of Athens for re election as congressman from the Eighth district. Tribble is praised as a hard working congressman with a strong record and national prominence. The Tribune pledges support for his re election.
Banner readers see results across Southern Memphis Montgomery Birmingham Nashville Albany Jacksonville Savannah Macon Columbus Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia Chicago Brooklyn St Louis. Note: matinee for ladies only Colonial 4:45.
The regular summer term of Oconee county superior court will convene at the Watkinsville courthouse next Monday morning with Judge C. H. Brand presiding. Several important cases are slated for hearing while farmers are busy with work, and the judge will dispatch urgent matters quickly. Candidates for solicitor general have stated they will be present, with one or two speeches planned during court week.
A columnist urges housewives to seek daily outdoor sunlight and fresh air to stay healthy and beautiful, recommending Chamberlain's Tablets for bowel health. The piece also notes a third labor exchange opened in Tokio with government push for other Japanese cities to follow.
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