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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1921
Page
4
The Athens Banner lists its publishing details with The Associated Press credits and ads a subscription rate schedule effective July 1 1921. It specifies daily and Sunday editions with weekly and monthly rates and notes advance payment requirements and automatic discontinuation at expiry.
The governor presents a pay as you go budget and tax reform, urging abolition of useless boards, while warning some boards still serve essential functions. He argues for new revenue measures to fund state departments and predicts a tax law built on his proposals, with legislature backing a capable Georgia government.
The piece argues young people should learn to live within means and avoid extravagance. It cites high wages and rich resources in the United States as prompting false ideas of necessity, warning that ownership of autos and luxury clothing is often defended as not extravagant while living modestly is demanded of others.
The author argues extravagance in luxuries reveals national spending waste. He urges recasting budgets and cutting nonessential items to avert widespread disaster.
Governor Hardwick’s plan to abolish the Department of Archives and History is debated. The cost is about seven thousand dollars annually, and while the state librarian could assume the task, it would require extra pay and may not save funds. Support stresses careful, competent work to preserve Georgia’s records.
A collection of satirical observations on human plight in heat and the treatment of working horses. It critiques drivers who whip fatigued horses, notes heedlessness over cruelty, and touches on politics, gender roles, and social foibles with dated wry humor.
Washington July 8 a 2.9 percent drop in June employment compared with May is shown by a Labor Department survey of 1 428 firms employing about 1 600 000 workers All industries except food textiles leather liquor beverages stone clay glass and tobacco show declines Peoria Illinois records the largest decrease among industries
A humorous short verse urges brevity while promising a笑 plot to spark happiness. It then presents a vignette titled The Lesson of Failure where a man invites Failure to a private conference and learns its secrets to begin anew and chase success.
Miss Mary Alice Hughett of Dublin Virginia says she found relief from long standing ills after using Cardus prescribed by her mother. She reports improved appetite and energy and notes the product helped her condition.
The report notes a 36.9 percent increase in trial centers with more workers. The south Atlantic states show improvement as paper mills boost employment. Atlanta records the largest rise at 16.7 percent, among twenty six cities reporting higher payrolls.
A compact study aid listing questions and answers on geography history and civics. It covers states capitals presidents and notable terms with ten earlier items and ten new prompts for study.
Georgia moves to authorize gross income taxation on public utilities and industries. The bill, backed by Senator Alvin Golucke and Representative George Carnwell, aims to replace ad valorem with uniform gross earnings taxes and new exemptions, guiding state finances while addressing bonded debt.
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