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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1922
Page
4
An essay argues that nearly every railroad station in the South already has cotton gin and shipping platforms, and outlines future community equipment for farming areas. It lists wagon scales, a grist mill, a dairy creamery, hog and cattle pens, sweet potato warehouses, and grain elevators as needed facilities to boost farm prosperity and town wealth.
The piece laments the disappearance of boyhood shanty building in cities due to lumber scarcity and shrinking backyards. It recalls how shanties were crafted from scraps and lessons in construction, arguing their loss harms youth development and family peace, while noting broader social changes and odd digressions.
Athens files from 1895 report Solicitor General W M Howard as candidate for senator from the thirtieth district after Senator Long. Elbert county likely to back him as a brainy young forward in Georgia politics. Personal notes list Judge Hamilton McWhorter, F H Kroner, Hal of Greensboro, W H Tayloe, S H Sibley, R B Hodgson, Charles H Phinizy, with updates on eye injury to Andy Coleman and Rotarian Hodgson's civic standing in Athens.
In the postwar era the South shows steady gains with rising crops and better prices. Athens plans major street paving on Broad street to alleviate congestion, while the Rotary Club under Morton Hodgson coordinates a fall campaign. The article notes improved rail, trade, and credit conditions alongside optimistic national and foreign reports.
Dr J A Pirkle reports a 250 acre broom corn crop worth about 200 per ton this season. Hundreds more acres planned for Walton next year. Morgan County ships feed and forage by carload as crops fail. Progress Day set for Monroe on September 20. Mrs Geneva Criawell of Walton dies by suicide. Marriages include Florence Wofford with Frank Andrea Lille Mae Sorrella with Weldon Morris. Morgan County Fair opening planned soon.
Larry Gantt notes drought harming corn after heavy rains with a possible small cotton crop. He sees fine corn fields and an excellent pea crop for hay. Aideful price relief at 23 cents per pound could help farmers cash wise, as home-grown supplies may stockpile higher than since the Civil War era.
A vintage advice feature claims ills of women affect home life and that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restores health and happiness after doctors fail. The piece urges paying for the remedy and cites letters from women readers.
Athens schools prepare for the 1922-23 term with many buildings updated and staff changes. High School to add classrooms and new instructors, while rural and grammar schools expect attendance gains due to cotton harvest needs.
San Francisco dispatch reports Hiram Johnson secured the Republican renomination for the U S Senate by a margin over 65 000 votes based on returns from 5 751 of 6 695 precincts. Early tallies show Johnson leading Moore with substantial margins.
James A. Perry announces re election raising claims of constructive work for farmers and transporters. He cites lower utility costs, transit and rate reforms, and elimination of the base point system to equalize shipping rates nationwide. Perry notes his role as a former president of the National Association of Railroad Commissioners.
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