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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
7
The Athens county commission approved a resolution to keep the present courthouse property intact for the education of the county, to be transferred later to educational interests if a new courthouse is built downtown. Citizens are urged to support the July 11 election and attend rallies and meetings.
Mr Inman Gray pleaded guilty to speeding under the automobile ordinance and faced a fine of one hundred dollars or three months imprisonment. He gave notice of appeal to council, to be heard at the next regular meeting. John Northcutt also appealed yesterday and will be tried in the same manner.
Atlanta ministers vow to fight the commission form of government, warning it could bring Sunday baseball and centralize power. A revised charter would cut council and board sizes, empower the mayor, and possibly reduce salaries for police, fire, and teachers. The public votes on commission or revised charter.
London report states Professor Theodore W. Richards, head of Harvard University chemistry, received the honorary Doctor of Science from Oxford University on June 20.
Washington June 20 Dr C M Morgan named dairy agent by the Southern Railway to aid dairy industry development across the southeast. He will oversee the territory along the railway under the land and industrial department, bringing extensive dairy and veterinary training and service in livestock programs from Iowa State College and the U S Department of Agriculture.
Atlanta June 20 Special The fitness and health of General Clement A Evans are a deep regret to thousands across the south. Suffering since 1909 from a grip relapse he has unable to do strenuous work and now lies bedridden with muscular rheumatism. Governor-elect Smith has arranged for Obear to act as assistant adjutant general during Evans illness.
Committee members and district chairs gathered at city hall with W F Dorsey presiding. Officers elected include W Dorsey as chairman Aaron Cohen secretary J T Anderson vice chairman and Billups Phinizy treasurer. A rally and push to retain courthouse property for educational use were planned with county commissioners urged to adopt a resolution. Public invited to Saturday night event.
Miss Sallie May Crow, a Davison Nicholson employee, was injured stepping from a moving railway station car near her home at Hoyt and Jackson. She was knocked unconscious, later carried home by carriage, with injuries to shoulder head and chest. The physician’s assessment was pending.
The Southern Poultry Association will hold its regular monthly meeting at city hall Friday evening. A splendid program is planned and all members are expected to attend. Committees have done much work and reports will be presented. Arrangements for the fall show are underway and Athens is hoped to host the most successful poultry exhibit in the South.
Judge C. H. Brand will convene the western circuit court at the county courthouse at 9 am to admit to the bar the senior law class of the University of Georgia as they receive diplomas. The list includes Adams Savannah, Nettles Alabrook Spartanburg S C, Broach B. Bd Campton, Brooke Alpharetta, Brough ton Madison, Carter Jr. Atlanta, Cook Valdosta, Cornett Athens, Dobbs Powder Springs, Fort Jr. Mt. Alry, Franklin Barnesville, Gignilliat Savannah, Heath Girard, Walvern Hill Atlanta, Carter Eatonton, Jones Rome, Lanham Rome, Lameden Santee, Mangum Augusta, Oliver Cedartown, Palmer Millen, Sibley Milledgeville, Strickland Athens, Wright Rome.
The Banner reports two recent auto tax tags issued by the state for two dollars appear to be machine errors. Owners may claim tags 7707Ga and 6316Gs at the Banner office between 2 pm and 6 pm with no questions asked.
Mrs M J Yerby longtime Winterville resident died yesterday at her home. Funeral services will be held at 9 am today from the Winterville church with Presiding Elder W L Pierce of Athens officiating.
The 68th annual session of the Medical Society of North Carolina opens in Charlotte with three days of programs. Elaborate papers reports and addresses will cover medicine and surgery. A special conference on hookworm discussion is planned after regular sessions.
The afternoon prize announcements delighted attendees as Hon. Harold Hirach of Atlanta presented awards. Winners included three junior gold medals for Phi Kappa literary society by Dunlap of Gainesville Freeman of Newnan and Monganstern of Atlanta, and three freshman gold medals for trustees prizes to Cooper of Sylvania Funkenstein and LeRoy Michael of Athens. Silver Georgian cups went to D A Russell for best essay and poem and Benton Walton for best short story, with Russell Patterson of Athens earning the drilled man gold medal. George Taylor Northen of Atlanta won the Robert B Park prize for best oration. Roy Cooper of Augusta earned the sophomore declaimer cups. Twenty prizes remain to be announced after graduation.
The University of Georgia led the state in pharmacy licensure after a state board exam at Indian Springs. Only two Georgia men earned pharmacist licenses, one by a narrow margin. the other, a seasoned Philadelphia graduate, scored just shy of the top. Georgia’s newly formed pharmacy department showed solid results.
Forsyth Ga June 20 to help remove teacher scarcity in Georgia the college offers a year long normal course for young women aiming to teach in common school grades graduates of Kpeslovitt are in special demand and have proven successful in teaching roles
New York June 20 Robert C Ogden the millionaire philanthropist marked his seventy fifth birthday today He began as an errand boy in Philadelphia earning 150 a week In 1885 he joined John Wanamaker and rose to wealth as a Wanamaker partner In recent years he has been active in education initiatives in the south
The nation paused to extend hearty congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Taft, who have enjoyed twenty-five years of marriage, sharing in the joy of a long and happy union.
Trustees approve a resolution to strengthen ties between the medical college at Augusta and the University of Georgia. A bill will be introduced next session to formalize closer relations. The Joseph E. Brown loan fund report shows forty two Athens students and nineteen Dahfornega students received aid this year. Faculty changes include S. V. Sanford taking a year leave for Europe and Salyer promoted to adjunct professor. Gratitude expressed to Major W. E. Simmons and Gov. Henry McDaniel for financial leadership. A campus water main proposal is referred to the Drudentia committee.
Special dispatch from Atlanta notes Governor-elect Hoke Smith will pursue a legislative program focused on agriculture and rural schools, state demonstrations, and county farms in cooperation with the national government. He also backs an anti lobby bill, a highway commission, and reforms to retain teachers at the state agricultural college.
The Clarke Rifles, a crack infantry company of the state militia, are now attached to the Fourth regiment with headquarters at Columbus, moving from the Fifth. A battalion of four companies may be brought to Athens for a week of camp and target practice, with drills to focus on shooting. Col. Pomeroy of the Fifth plans to inform Capt. Arnold of the Athens company of the decision after consultation with captains.
Representative E K Christopher of Hall proposes a measure for the next legislature to widen the grand juror oath. It would require jurors to report all known crimes to the grand jury and to prosecute offenders. Christopher favors the change and may sponsor the bill.
Georgia politics weigh road planning under central control and possible changes to convict separation. Governor Smith backs January 1 inauguration, biennial sessions, and reforming automobile licensing. temperance groups plan liquor bills, citing brewer activity and public safety concerns.
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