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The Montgomery Monitor.
VOL. XXIX.
Contrast in Management
Jeff Davis and Montgomery.
How They Do It in Jeff Davis County.
State of Georgia, Jeff Davis County.
I, Henry Cook, do hereby certify that I am Ordinary of Jeff
Davis County, and as such I have charge of the finances and gener
al business of the county. That the taxable valuation of the prop
erty of the county for 1913 was $1,800,000 and for 1914 is $2,000,000;
that the tax rate for 1913 was $7.50 on the thousand, and that the
rate for this year is $4.50 per thousand; that on average for the
last two years we have had 23 convicts working the public roads of
the county; that we have a first class county warden and _think he
is as good as there is in the State, and we pay him $75.00 per
month. We have good guards and pay them $25.00 per month.
We have two terms of the Superior Court each year and four terms
of the City Court. The Superior Court holds 4 weeks each year
and the City Court holds 4 days each time; superior court fi days
each week.
Given under my hand and official seal, this 23d day of Oct., 1914. |
(Court of Ordinary, Jeff Davis H. Cook,
County, Ga., Seal attached. Ordinary Jeff Davis Co., Ga.
What is Done in Montgomery —or, Not Done.
Montgomery County has more than six hundred thousand dol
lars worth of taxable property more than Jelf Davis County. Jeff
Davis County has more courts, and court expenses than Montgom
ery County. The tax rate in Jeff Davis County, for state and county
purposes was $12.50 per thousand, ours was $22.00 per thousand.
The rate levied for this year in Jeff Davis County is $9.00 for state
and county purposes, ours is $16.00 per thousand. Why can’t we
have a smaller tax rate? Jelf Davis has a competent county war
den for $75.00. Why can’t we get one without paying him $130.00
per month and board for himself and horse? Jeff Davis County
has the same system of courts and road working we have, and these
are the big items of exuense of any county.
Territory Cut in Half, Expenses Increased.
The county authorities during the year 1912, out of what is
now Wheeler County territory and Montgomery, raised and ex
pended $31,903.76, and during the year 1913 out of the now Mont
gomery territory raised and spent $31,991.07, while Jelf Davis
County, during the year 1913, with more courts and an equal road
gang, used only $13,500, or $18,491.07 less than our efficient com
missioners spent. Why is it that we can’t run our county affairs
on a more economical basis? j
A Little Strong on Extra Salaries.
I
In addition to the salaries drawn by the present board of com
missioners, the records of Montgomery county show the following
named commissioners have drawn the amounts below specified for
the purposes therein stated, said amounts having been paid out |
since the last book committee’s report to the grand jury:
1914. R. D. Beaty
Feb. 4, Extra Services, SIB.OO
Apr. 7, Extra Services, 39,75
June 2, Expense to Good Roads Convention, 15.26
June 2, Extra Services, 21.00
Oct. 7, Extra Services, 18,55
$112.56
W. H. Moxley.
Feb. 4, Extra Services, $22.50
Mar. 3, Extra Services, 15.98
Apr. 7, Extra Services, 16.50
June 2, Expense to Good Roads Convention, 20.17
June 2, Extra Services, 25.50
Aug. 6, Extra Services, 43.50
Oct. 7, Extra Services, 24.88
Oct. 7, Extra Services, 14.87
$183.90
A. T. Miller.
June 2, Expense to Good Roads Convention, $20.17
June 2, Extra Servics 43.50
Oct. 7, Extra Services 22.50
$ 86.17:
C. F. Ferrell.
June 2, Expenses to Good Roads Convention, $11.92 $11.92
$394.49
The records of the commissioners show that since January 26,
1914, they have drawn warrants on the county treasurer amounting
to $30,526.09. This does not include the commutation road tax,
and the treasurer’s records do not show that this tax has been col
lected or paid out. JAS. HESTER, Sheriff.
(Ad verti semen t)
GENERAL ELECTION j
NEXT TUESDAY
State And National Election
Combined Under New
Georgia Law.
On Tuesday, Nov. 3d, the gen
eral election for U. S. senators,
congressman, governor, state
house officers and county officers,
will be held. The new Georgia
law combines the elections for
the first time, and the ticket hav
ing also ten amendments to vote
on, makes a very lengthy one.
Being much more complicated,
election managers should note
especially the return blanks, al
ready sent out with the tickets,
and see that they are properly
filled out, as state and national
returns are both to be made.
There are people all over this
county of Montgomery who let;
enough produce go to waste any 1
day to pay the dollar for the 1
county paper that would save
them many times its cost in the
informrtion given about county
atfaii’s.
Honor to a Georgian.
Thousands of friends in Geor
gia and the South were highly
pleased last week at the election
of General P. W. Meldrim of Sa
vannah as President of the
American Bar Association. At
the annual election last year,
General Meldrim only lacked one
vote of being elected over Ex-
President Taft, and the honor
conferred at this meeting is quite
a distinguished one. General
Meldrim is known to all our peo
ple as a gentleman of fine per
sonalty, and the honor that comes
to him from this high source is
bestowed most worthily, and has
been won by him strictly along
the line of his profession, and
not from the caprices of politics.
Georgia is honored in his election
as president of this select body
of intellectual men.
Ginners’ Report.
We are indebted to Special
Agent Kelley M. Johnson for the
! ginners’ report of cotton ginned
'in Montgomery county up to Oct.
18th. The report shows 9,231
bales ginned. This compares
with 8,960 bales ginned up to the
same period last year.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER, 29, 1914.
Slaton Stands Pat
Against Extra Session, j
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 23. Gover-1
nor John M. Slaton made it very
plain to the public this week that
no amount of pressure would
make him call an extra session of
the legislature to enact cotton
legislation, and his friends are
pointing out that the folly of
such an act is shown in the cases
of South Carolina and Texas,
where extra sessions were called
and where they failed to pass
laws curtailing the acreage, de
feating the bills promptly and by !
large majorities. With other
states free to raise all the cotton ;
they desire, Georgia planters j
would be badly handicapped.
Governor Slaton said, in regard
,to the pressure being brought to |
1 bear on him:
“I am constrained to think
that in some quarters the motive;
underlying this movement is not
altogether promoted by a spit it
patriotism. Recognizing the pow
er of the press I am pleased that
the newspapers of the state are
largely against the demand and;
realize that citizens yet have sa- j
j cred rights which must be pre-!
served.
! “Who can advise the governor j
to disregard his oath and call the
legislature together and counsel
them to violate the state’s funda- j
mental law for the sake of tern-;
porary benefit? Who can ask
him to shift the present respon
sibility by placing it on the shot 1-
I ders of the representatives and!
'in contradiction of all honorable j
precedents and obligations, ai -
j prove an act that he feels uncon- j
stitutional in order that he may i
; say, like Pontius Pilate: They
! did it, not I?’’
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Pay Your Taxes.
Tax Collector Currie will be
in Mt. Vernon during court week
and all tax payers may have an
opportunity to interview him.
YOUNG MAN LOST I
HIS ARM IN GIN I
1
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Clarence Mcßae Has Left
Arm Sawn Off Last
Saturday.
Last Saturday about noon
Clarence Mcßae had his left arm
torn off in the ginnery of Mcßae
& Thompson, at this place. Clar
ence had gone into the gin house
just after the noon hour, and
while one of the ginners was
cleaning out a gin which had
been choked up. he, too, grasped
at a piece of lint found in the
i wrong apartment, evidently not
noticing that the gin was in a
different position from that or-;
dinarily employed, or which he
was accustomed to.
The ginner realizing that the
young man was making a fatal
mistake, attempted to warn him, ;
but too late. In an instant his ;
hand was snatched into the fast-;
moving saws. The unfortunate
young man threw his weight !
backward and the girmer also
threw his weight against the j
breast of the gin to prevent itj
from opening up, in which event
the accident would have been fa
til. The arm was snapped off at
the elbow and mangled up to the
shoulder joint.
Clarence was immediately rush- 1
ed to the office of Dr. Hunt, who, j
with the assistance of Dr. J. A.
McAllister, amputated the wound
ed member at the shoulder joint. !
The wounded man is doing well, J
and will doubtless be out in a few 1
days. Having been left-handed, !
the loss of that member will fall j
unusually heavy. However, he
is of splendid physique and ro-!
bust nature, and will be able to
overcome this unfortunate handi-:
, cap. The unfortunate affair is
regretted by many friends. i
I Montgomery County
Teashers’ Association.
The first program of the Mont
gomery county teachers’ associa
tion will be carried out at the au
ditorium of the court house Sat
urday, November 14th, at ten
o’clock. The town and commun
ity people are urged to attend,
and to enter into discussions.
The teachers of the county are
trying to keep abreast of the
times; and if the patrons are to
help them work for better schools
they need professional training
on 20th century methods and
ideals of education. The program
S will appear later.
Become Man And Wife
In Middle Os Road.
I Nashville, Ga., Oct. 26.- Miss
Dona Ray and Daniel Griner were
; married in the middle of the pub
lic highway near here this after-!
noon by Rev. Vj. R. Cats, the 1
ceremony attracting much inter
est from a number of persons
who happened to be passing at
the moment.
I The bride is a daughter of Rev.
I Elias Ray and the groom is an |
! industrious planter living near
1 Nashville.
Camden County Fair
Is Quite a Success. |
Brunswick, Ga., Oct. 24. ;
; Camden county held its annual
fair at Woodbine yesterday and
it proved to be one of the most
! successful ever held. A large
! number of Brunswick people
went over for the occasion. The
i exhibits were unusually attract
ive, especially along agricultural
! lines, which went a long way to
ward showing just what can be j
i raised on Camden county soil.;
j The exhibit of live stock was also
an unusually good one. The I
judges in the various contests j
had some difficulty in deciding
: in many of the cases.
I MONTGOMERY FARMERS
I IN MASS MEETING
I
I
Adopt Lee County Plan and
Organize to Cut Cotton
Acreage.
In com plan ce with the proc
lamation of Governor Slaton,
published last week, a represen
tative number of farmers and
business men of Montgomery
county assembled in the court;
house in Mt. Vernon on Saturday. ■
Dr. J. W. Palmer nominated
Judge Alex McArthur for chair
man and he was unanimously
elected. Mr. J. T. Brack was
elected secretary.
The chairman called on Mr. D.!
W. Folsom to explain the object
of the meeting, and he presented
the matter of the call, explaining
briefly the propositions and the
' urgent necessity of cutting down
I cotton acreage for 1915. The
speaker gave thb two plans, one
of voluntary reduction by the
j farmers, and the other by calling
! the state legislature in extra ses
i sion for passing laws penalizing
i planting over a certain amount.
jThe County Plan was ex
plained. The speaker opposed the
I penalizing plan and appealed to |
the farmers to act volutarily in
j the matter of reduction. A re: -
jolution was offered adopting the
i Lee County Plan, and appointing
five farmers in each militia dis
trict to secure the signatures of
all the farmers to the pledge. |
j After an amendment offerd by
1 Dr. Palmer appointing one rnan
! in each district with authority to!
j appoint four others to assist him, j
the resolution was adopted. The
i pledge was read, which binds
those who join the movement to
: plant not over ten acres to the
; plow,
i The following gentlemen were
The Corn Club Boys
Make Fine Showing.
Handsome Yields by Thrifty Young Farmers.
The Boys Corn Club of Montgomery County has an enrollment
of 93 boys. At the recent meeting here 21 boys were present, 18
bringing in exhibits. As yet The Monitor is not able to give a full
list of the prizes offered, the amounts not having been consolidated
and furnished the paper by those managing the matter, and it will
be given later. The names of the winners, together with their
yields and expenses is clearly shown by the following table. The
county paper has always co-operated with movements of this kind,
and regrets the delay in announcing the prizes, as promised the
boys last week. Boys, get the wheat and oat land ready, while the
prizes are being collected, and keep things moving around the
place.
! Nairn 1 and Addrens of Member No. Bushels Cost Per Profit Per
Per Acre Bushel Acre
Elton Moxley, Soperton, Rt. 3 106.5 88c $67.60
1 Rabun R. Stewart, Mt. Vernon, Rt. 1 69.63 33c 47.63
! Leon Canady, Soperton, No 1 63.5 58c 28.75
Guy Thigpen, Adrian, Rt. 1 61.61 23c 47.2-5
Willie Rowland, McGregor, 60. 28c 42.50
Frank Rowland, McGregor, 57.5 31c 40.00
Lewis Gay, Soperton, No. 1, 55. 48c 30.80
I James L. Memory, Soperton, No. 3, 52 5 46c 30.80
Hilton Keen, Uvalda, No. 1, 46. 38c 29.50
Jeff Godowns, Ailey. No. 2, 47.11 48c 24.36
i Art Guin, Vidalia, No. 1, 43.8 28c 32.44
! Daniel Mathews, Adrian, No. 1, 41.5 44c 23.50
Elza Martin, Tarrytown, 38.8 30c 25.00
Lee Sellars, Mt. Vernon, No. 1, 86. 42c 21.00
I M. C. Carpenter, Ailey. No. 2, 40.5 62c 15.25
O. J. Fountain, Ailey, No. 2, 39.75 63c 15.15
j Leander Morris, Ailey, No. 2, 26. 58c 10.70
Raymond Adams, Kibbee, 26. $1.45 loss, 12.90
The following boys made reports,
but no exhibits:
Ernest B. Register, Kibbee, 34.5 58c 15.45
Alva Adams, Kibbee, 35. 69c 11.00
Horner Morris, Ailey, No. 2, 29.1 60c 12.40
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'appointed by the meeting for the
districts named:
C. A. Holmes, Tarrvtown.
Hugh Braddy, Kibbee. j
Adolphus Jones, Lothair.
James W. Adams, Mt. Vernon.
F. B. Mcßride, Longpond. ;
Hilton Williamson, Tiger.
Henry Braddy, Sopertoh. |
H. C. Davis, Orland.!
After a general discussion of
the cotton problem, and arrang
ing the district lists for signa
tures, the body agreed on Satur
day, November 7th, as the time
for the next meeting, at which
I committeemen are to report on
j pledges signed, and perfect or
ganization.
I A resolution was unaimously
passed calling on Judge E. I).
Graham to adjourn to a later date
the November term of Montgom
ery superior court, on account of
j the busy season with farmers in
sowing winter grain crops. The
: chairman delegated Mr. Folsom
to make known the request of
the body to Judge Graham. The
meeting was favored by Mr. F.
B. Mcßride with his experience
in growing wheat, which was
!quite encouraging. The meeting
adjourned to meet again on Sat
urday, Nov. 7th. J. T. Brack,
Secretary.
J. F. Futch Is
Killed By Pole.
Eastman, Oct. 26.—J. F. Futch,
a prominent citrzen of Milan, was
instantly killed and Dilliard Lu- j
cas, another prominent citizen of
that place, was badly bruised
when the car of Mr. Futch came
in contact with a telephone wire
that was hanging over the road
and forced the telephone pole to
fall across the auto.
The entire force of the falling
pole struck Mr. Futch on the
head, crushing the skull and pro
ducing instant death. Mr. Lu
cas’ injuries are not very serious.
He was rushed to Milan where
he received medical attention.
Mr. Futch was about 50 years
old and leaves a family. The ac
cident happened three miles from
Chauncey at about 2 o’clock this
afternoon.
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: If we have paid that dollar
out of our own pocket for paper,
ink and postage to mail you a
copy of this paper 52 weeks, you
ought to appreciate the opportu-j
,nityyou now have by handing
' in the dollar. j
SUPERIOR COURT
HERE NEXT WEEK
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Judge W. W. Larsen Will
Preside For Judge
Graham.
The November term of Mont
gomery Superior Court will con
vene here on Monday next.
Judge Graham being disqualified
in a number of cases still on the
docket, he has exchanged places
with Judge W. W. Larsen of the
Dublin Circuit, to preside here.
Though quite well known to our
people, this will be Judge Lar
sen’s first appearance here as
presiding judge.
| On account of this exchange
of judges, already arranged for,
and other good reasons, Judge
Graham could not accede to the
expressed wish of our citizens to
postpone the term to a later date.
The first day will be devoted to
civil cases, and on Tuesday, ac
cording to calendar published in
this paper, the criminal docket
will be taken up.
As will be seen, the most im
portant case is the first one on
! the calendar, that of May Dunn,
'charged with murder. It will be
i recalled that a new trial was
j granted in this case because it
I was discovered that there was a
slight relationship between the
prosecutor and the presiding
judge.
The second case set for trial is
that of the state against Richard
Baker, also charged with mur
der. It is possible that court
may he adjourned when the jail
cases are cleared from the dock
et. _
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