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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
4
The Athens Banner outlines subscription options for Clarke County readers. Rates shown include yearly at 1.00, six months 60 cents, and three months 25 cents with payments in advance. Remittances may be sent by express, post office money order, or registered letter.
A local business note urges merchants to advertise constantly to banish dull summer months. It predicts brisk trade through January and February, driven by cotton prices, University Summer School influx, and steady consumer spending. Shops urged to stock new items daily to attract customers.
Clarke county votes on a 260000 bond issue matched by federal funds for paving roads. The plan promises no tax increase, and the present tax income should retire bonds as due. A majority of registered voters, two thirds of the last election, must approve. Campaign committees urge turnout and unity for bonds and good roads.
Nationwide improvement reports reach Atlanta Augusta and Athens with talk of major contracts soon. Builders say material and labor costs stay high as supply remains tight yet demand for homes stores and factories compels continued construction.
Athens faces strong demand from new residents for at least two large apartment buildings and several store rooms. Vacancies or new spaces could attract tenants, boosting commerce. The proposition urges investors with money to consider building, claiming solid returns and city growth benefits. It calls on all concerned citizens to give serious attention to real estate development.
The government inaugurates a plan to provide farms to returning soldiers. They may pay over forty years after improving the land with no interest until then. Lands unsuitable for cultivation are being drained or irrigated to ensure farming viability. Soldiers will gain employment, good wages, and a path to owning a farm after cultivation reaches standard.
A revival style address gazes at the heavens and proclaims that He will come again and conquer death. It speaks of the promise that those who live and die in faith shall also live and be glorified with love, life, and power. The message emphasizes triumph through Christ and the eternal pledge of victory for believers.
County Tax Collector Mallory reports at the county officers meeting that bonds for roads and schools, replacing convict labor, and cleaning up crime after prohibition are top priorities. Sheriff Sweat touts Ware county gains. War ren contemplates a bonds program. Baldwin previews a $60,000 city bond and a $200,000 roads link to the Macon route.
Athens officials received a Georgia proclamation urging cooperation with the Boy Scouts during June 8 to 14. Gov Hugh M Dorsey urges local Citizens Committees and volunteer leaders to back expansion of the organization and support its youth programs. The note seals on May 29, 1919.
A humorous verse guides a naive baker through mixing flour water salt and yeast with playful actions. It ends with burning bread, a scramble to rescue it, and finally a trip to the bakery for a replacement loaf.
Discharged soldiers who did not receive five cents per mile may obtain mileage forms at the Red Cross Room on the second floor of the Court House during office hours. The note mentions luncheon plans at Miss Margaret Morton’s home with Lucy Cobb girls as guests and discusses public sentiment on prohibition and road building efforts, noting a push for permanent, brick or concrete roads in counties.
Athens reports a labor shortage hindering farmer roving efforts and delaying cotton growth. A ten year average yield per acre and a national 12 percent drop are noted. Georgia planted acres fell from 64,432,000 in 1918 to an estimated 4,888,000 this year. Data from the U S Department of Agriculture is provided for the past ten years.
At a recent mayor and council meeting the proposal to rent two wards of St Marys hospital for charity patients was rejected. Tax return revisions were referred to the mayor and finance committee. Aldermen Davison and Duck motioned for a civil service commissioner, but the vote postponed until the July regular meeting. George T. Fedgson of Atlanta is visiting family nearby.
Atlanta eyes a real estate rebound as May permits top 1 million dollars with a push to organize a chamber of commerce backed group to build five thousand dollar homes for easy payments. Suburban and semi central vacant properties rise with West Peachtree activity showing profits for several operators.
Revival services are in progress at West End Baptist Church conducted by Rev Higgins of Covington. Meetings start at 8 30 every evening for two weeks and all are invited. Water bills have been mailed to Athens consumers with many paying at city hall treasures office on the first floor instead of the second floor as before.
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