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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1919
Page
2
The Athens Banner urges readers to send funds via express money order or registered letter to boost the campaign amount. It states support will be widespread and aims to reach the two hundred thousand dollar goal, with the newspaper pledging to aid the committee to exceed it.
Hon Thomas J Shackelford of this city named personal representative to President Wannamaker of the American Cotton Association. He travels to speak in cotton states and lobbies Washington officials to secure fair prices for farmers. Georgia led the movement against price manipulation by speculators, with forecasts of rising cotton to forty to fifty cents a pound as banks provide financing and manufacturers accept higher costs. Farmers urged to hold their cotton to realize the higher price.
The Lucy Cobb Institute endowment drive seeks one hundred thousand dollars to free the school from debt and shield it from future financial distress. The Athena institution trains young women for homes and leadership, with alumnae demonstrating loyalty in the campaign. Athens citizens are urged to cooperate promptly.
Washington notes a push to codify flag display rules though no federal statute exists. A National Geographic Society bulletin outlines proper hoisting, display, and handling, including not draping flags over tables, keeping flags away from dust, and correct hierarchy with other banners.
Hon. Thomas J. Shackelford of Athens Georgia spoke as special representative of President Wannamaker of the American Cotton Association to the cotton states bankers association and the American Bankers Association in Linis. His address drew enthusiastic receipt and a resolution endorsing his plan with pledges of support and cooperation. He then departed for Oklahoma City to speak tomorrow.
A boiler explosion at the Attica farm gin of Shackelford Brothers near Athens killed Elijah Howard and injured Obie Denmark. The blast destroyed two gins, damaged equipment, and caused $7,500 in losses. Communications were disrupted as Bell Telephone wires were torn down. The accident likely stemmed from excess water entering the safety device after the fireman built steam.
Washington reports that public participation in financing and possible ownership of street railways is urged as the only path to restore credit and stability in industry. Homer Loring of the Bay State Company urged this before the federal electric railways commission while Henry Ford declined to testify, saying his new gasolined car model is not yet ready.
Honolulu reports a major Mauna Loa eruption on Pawali island. Lava flow now spans about a mile, destroying two ranch houses and extensive forested areas as it advances rapidly.
Washington reports the Senate, without a record vote, confirmed Brand Whitlock’s nomination to be ambassador to Belgium this afternoon. The confirmation comes as part of routine proceedings with no objections noted.
A Seaboard Air Line party led by former president W. J. Harahan toured Athens noting unprecedented growth. Officials highlighted Athens as a regional hub, visited University of Georgia and state schools, and said private ownership return timing may be months away. Stringfellow compared Athens' growth to prior visits, calling new developments continual.
Judge Carl F. Crossley, who enlisted at the war’s start, has returned to Athens and will resume law practice with offices in the Holman building. A University of Georgia law graduate and former justice court judge, he earned a captain’s commission in service with the AEF and is regarded as a capable member of the Athens bar.
Georgia cotton experts warn boll weevil invasion reaches from Chattanooga through Atlanta to Augusta with potential losses near twenty million dollars this year. They urge integrated control, including drastic pre frost destruction of cotton stalks, spring removal of old weevils, and weekly checking of squares to prevent further damage.
San Francisco departs into a walkout as a wage increase order by the shipping board failed to curb labor action in the Bay area. A conference committee from the Bay cities Metal Trade Council reports the strike began at midnight. Washington officials say a broader agreement may still be reached as shipyard workers may accept yard offers without extra government cost.
Washington September 30 The proposal for establishing a council to settle industrial disputes will likely be brought up at the president s industrial conference on October 6 It is not yet decided whether the meetings will be public
A Georgia reader urges steady farming in the face of weevils. He cites the value of small-scale experiments with calcium arsenate, advocates crop diversification to peanuts tobacco peaches and soy, and stresses building permanent pastures and storage for sweet potatoes to ensure a self sustaining farm that can still produce cotton. The tone is pragmatic and hopeful about doing the job right locally.
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