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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1917)
iMmtfcjommj Mmitw. VOL. XXXII. Is “Treutlen County” A Local Proposition? The creation of the new coun ty of Treutlen is strictly a local proposition. We do not see why other papers in the state should endeavor to influence public opinion one way or the other. If j it is true that five different grand '■ juries have recommended the creation of the new county; if four representatives have been elected to the legislature on this very issue; if all the present county officials, with one excep tion, are in favor of Treutlen county; if a majority of the coun ty commissioners favor it; if 75 per cent, of the people in Mont gomery county are in favor of it, for the life of us we cannot see why any objections should be in terposed by any one else, —Vi- dalia Advance. It is true, the Treutlen county proposition is of local origin—con fined to a few business men of Soperton, as far as direct benefit is concerned; but the very nature of the scheme brands it as a fake move in which the entire state of Georgia has been observing with interest for several years, the newspapers in particular. ~ln fact, after continuing for a num ber of years, the newspapers have become familiar with the perpetual effort to ruin Montgom ary county—to divide its territory out to this ring or that clan, in cluding the infernal desire on the part of Vidalia to seize the bal ance, and begin a fight for the county seat of Toombs county. Why should not the newspapers be interested? Why should not any honest citizen of Georgia be Interested in a condition affecting not only Montgomery county but Georgia at large—Montgomery county is still a part of Georgia. But whatever the views or ex pressions of the Georgia news papers, pro or con, no outsider has taken a greater interest or meddled with Montgomery coun ty affairs than certain citizens of Vidalia and several of the news paper men who have operated there in the past few years. The Vidalia Advance has at different times devoted more hours and ef fort toward the disruption of Montgomery county than it has spent effort in upbuilding Vidalia, a fact well known to the people of this section and too clear for dispute, and for purposes too plain for doubt. If no outside influence has a voice in the affairs of Montgom ery county, why does not the Vi dalia Advance seek to quiet the effort on the part of Vidalia to gobble up the remnant of Mont gomery county? Why does an element from that place haunt Atlanta every time there is pro jected a move to again cut Mont gomery county? When Mont- Vidalia Man Marries Montgomery Co. Lady. On Sunday, July Ist, at the home of the bride near Uvalda, : Mr. Wm. D. Kavakos of Vidalia and Miss Annie Lee Gordon were 1 happily married. The ceremony was witnessed by a large number i of friends and relatives, Rev. D. A. Lastinger performing the marriage rites. The bride is the charming daughter of Mr. C. F. Gordon, a well known citizen of this coun ty. Mr. Kavakos is a successful business man of Vidalia, being owner of the New York Case. While not a native of this section, his genteel manners and splendid character have won him many friends who congratulate him on winning so fair a bride. They left immediately for a trip to Florida, and on returning will be at home to their friends. Mrs. H. C. McLemore has re- 1 turned from an extended visit to North Carolina. gomery county people have oc casion to transact business in that town why are they constantly an noyed with the silly proposition to do away with Montgomery ■ county and become a part of Toombs? What is this but in cessant meddling, of which our people are tired and disgusted? The editor of the Vidalia Advance has resided in that town long enough, and should be consist ent enough to refrain from pro mulgating a base pack of rot in which Montgomery county is put in a false light—and then suggest that it is a local fight in which newspapers should not en gage. W 7 ho licenses Vidalia to dabble with Montgomery affairs? Whether the editor of the Vi dalia Advance is to be considered an outsider or an insider (but al ready branded a meddler) he is near enough to know something of the affairs of Montgomery, county, and should be honest enough to state facts when re ferring to Montgomery county affairs, a privilege which he would deprive other Georgia edi tors from doing. He knows, and every other man in this section knows, that the majority of the jurymen of Montgomery county reside in the upper section of the county, and that they reserve the privilege of passing recommenda tions agreeable to their own whims and interests. No Mont gomery county representative has ever been elected squarely on the new county issue; in the only vote ever taken on the question, the people expressed themselves as being against Treutlen county. As is well known, nine-tenths of the county officers are from the new county territory nr aligned with the move purely for politi cal reasons, showing very clearly that if the upper section of the county is removed, there willl be nothing left—either for Mont gomery or Vidalia. Seventy-five per cent, of the people of this county are not in favor of giving half of it to Soperton—or Vidalia. If Rev. Mr. McWhorter, self constituted dictator in Montgom ery county matters, has not yet grasped the true condition of af fairs, he is a mental cripple; if he is conversant with Montgomery county affairs, and persists in publishing misstatements, wheth er direct or by treacherous insin uation-poison, which no doubt his Treutlen county friends have rammed down him, he is no longer worthy of public confidence or notice. Montgomery county peo ple are tired of advice from Vi dalia, and do not propose to toler ate it any longer, and the sooner they realize it, the better. Americans to Front A French Port, July 9. —This city was astir today at the pros !pect of the impending departure of the American contingent for | its permanent training camp. Major General William L. Sibert will leave by automobile and will j take up quarters already prepared 1 in a village “somewhere” in! France, which will be within hearing of the German guns, if not within direct range. The troops today hailed voci ferously the prospect of an early i departure. The town took a va cation to visit the camp. Lightning Kills a Veteran. Wellston, Ga., July 5.—J. M. Wheelus, 72 years old, a confed erate veteran, was killed near here this week by lightning. Mr. Wheelus and A. T. Leverette, a companion of about the same age, | were spending the day in Ocmul gee swamp and were fishing 1 when the storm came up. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 12. 1917. Train Kills Unknown Man at Villa Rica. Vill Rica, Ga., July B.—South ern passenger train No. 23 knock ed an unknown man off the main line here yesterday, killing him instantly. He had letters in his pocket directed toW. M. Smith, Smyrna, j Ga., and a few dollars in change. The authorities here telephoned to Smyrna, but could find out noth ing, as he was unknown there. He looked to be about 60 years old and was evidently a painter. NATIONAL GUARD CALLED AUG. 5 President’s Proclamation is to Put all State Troops in U. S. Service. Special Service to Monitor. Washington.—The last step neces sary to make the entire National Guard available for duty in France was taken by President Wilson with the j issue of a proclamation drafting the state troops into the army of the Unit ed States on August 6. To make Cer tain that the purpose of the national defense act is carried out, the procla mation also specifically declares the men drafted to be discharged from the old militia status on that date. In that way the constitutional restraint upon use of militia outside the coun try is avoided and the way paved for sending the regiments to the European front. Prior to the application of the draft, regiments in the northern and eastern section of the country are call ed into the federal service as National Guardsmen in two increments, to be mobilized on July 15 and 25. Many units already are federalized and pre sumably they will be mobilized with the other troops from their states. The Guard from the other states will be mobilized oft the day of the draft. 14 Camp Sites To Be Organized The arrangement was necessary to provide for movement of the regi ments south to their concentration camps without congestion and to the same end the division of states into these increments was revised from the original schedule. The operative date of the draft was delayed until August 5 so that all regiments can be taken into the army simultaneously to avoid inadequacies in the relative rank of officers. Fourteen camp sites for the sixteen tactical divisions into which the Guard will be organized for war purposes have already been se lected and the militia bureau is pre paring the railway routing of the troops to the camps. Seven of the sites selected are in the southeastern department, five in the southern and two in the western. The two others will be in the southeastern department and, until they are approved, assign ment of regiments to camps and di visions cannot be fully worked out. The only two divisions positively assigned are the Nineteenth, including the Cal ifornia Guard, which will go to Linda Vista, Cal., and the Twentieth, includ ing Oregon, Washington and other states in the Northwest which will go to Palo Alto, Cal. Longpond Dots. Special Correspondence. Mrs. E. C. McAllister visited her daughter, Mrs. L. H. Led ford, at Tennille last week. She was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McAllister of Milan, and Mr. Clement McArthur. Misses Minnie and Dollie Wells are attending the summer school in Athens. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McAllister of Milan are visiting relatives! here. Messrs. Lawrence Thompson j l and Albert Simpson visited their I aunt, Mrs. Homer McAllister, last I week. Mr. Lawrence McAllister has returned to his home at Ocilla af ter a visit to relatives here. Mrs. Virgil Bush of Dublin! visited her mother, Mrs. J. C. Johnson, last Thursday. Mr. Clement McArthur visited friends at English Eddy last week. Mr. W. F. McAllister of Co-' llumbia, S. C., has returned after a visit to home folks here. Mrs. W. T. McArthur of Me-' Gregor is visiting her brother, .Mr. J. J. McArthur, this week. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. McArthur ; were visitors at Elza last week. Mr. Carl McAllister was a bus iness visitor to Reidsville last I I < t New Gun to Fire 6,000 Shots a Minute. Syracuse, N. Y., July 9. — A rapid-fire gun, which its inventor declares will fire 6,000 shots a minute, has been perfected by Capt. J. H. Gerner, New York National Guardsman. It is de clared.to be the deadliest gun yet devised. Like the gattling and other guns of that class, rifle bar rels are employed, using stand ardized ammunition. Aside from this, all similarity to other guns ceases. DISTRICT DOCTORS MET YESTERDAY County Organization Gave Elaborate Banquet in Evening. The Twelfth District Medical Society met at The Brewton- Parker Institute yesterday, and a most profitable meeting was had by the doctors. The business ses sion lasted from 2:30 to about 5:00 in the afternoon, after which they were given an auto ride. Prominent visiting physicians were Drs. Geo. White, J. T. Max well and C. T. Usher of Savan nah, who entered into the dis cussions. In the evening a royal banquet was tendered by the members of the Montgomery County Medical Association. This was held in the dining hall and was well attended, most of the doctors having remained. A prominent feature was a paper by Major Eugene Murphy of Au gusta on preparedness. This was said to be most timely, urging as it did the importance of physi cians responding to the country’s call. The need of medical men is being felt by the government. Major Murphy is president of the Georgia Medical Society. His paper was ably discussed by Dr. J. G. Dean of Dawson and Dr. W. W. Pilcher of Warrenton, prominent visitors and former presidents of the Georgia Medical Association. The banquet is said to have been a brilliant affair, a most de lectable menu being served, while music played a most pleasing sea ture of the evening. The society adopted resolutions by which a physician’s practice, should he be called to the front, would be taken care of by his fel low practitioners, half of the fees received being consigned to his family, and his field preserved as far as possible until his return. This was very commendable, showing that the medical men, a* least, appreciate the fact that if a professional man’s field is de stroyed, whether he is in the ser vice of his country, or what not, he has no practice, and conse quently there remains for him nothing but retirement. Ailey and Mt. Vernon are proud to have entertained the Society, and will look forward to a future meeting in their bounds. The next meeting will be held in Swainsboroin the winter. Offic ers elected were as follows: President, Dr. J. E. New, Dexter; Ist vice-president, Dr. J. K. Maloy, Milan; 2nd vice-president, Dr. Franklin, Swainsboro. Tuesday. Rev. Lastinger filled his regu lar appointment here Sunday morning and evening. Mr. H. A. Johnson and mother I visited relatives in Mt. Vernon Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. McAllister were visitors in Mt. Vernon last Thursday. Rev. J. D. Rabun will preach ! here next Sunday afternoon at [3:30 o’clock. Mrs. E. E. Burch had as her guests last week, Misses I/irene and Florence Hughes of Hack ( Branch. | Miss Belle McAllister delight fully entertained the young peo ple Saturday night last. Messrs. Johno McArthur and Mack McAllister were attending to business in Tarrytown one day last week. The Y. W. A. will meet next Saturday afternoon. We invite the young people to come out and be with us. » Can Division and Progress Ever be United—How? WEAK BUT STILL LIVES. The latest reports say that Montgomery county is still on the Georgia map. despite the new county travail through which she has passed during the twelve years past, and notwithstanding the pres jent efforts to again divide the county in half and increase the bur den of debt and strife which have already disgraced and pauperized its people. However many stages through which she has passed, civically, politically and financially, Montgomery county is now at its lowest ebb, with the tide of retrogression still flowing—and un checked. The secret of this horrible state of affairs, with which Georgia is very well acquainted, lies in the fact that her people, abandoning everything that savored of progress, undertook several years ago to divide up the county and give each community a coun ty, carrying the usual quota of offices, an undying mania for which these people would swap their very souls. HAS SUPPLIED ALL DEMANDS. After supplying all demands in sight, as far as territory is con cerned, and with but 374 square miles remaining, with the entire western boundary river swamp a mile wide, a few of the business men of Soperton, a town located in the north central part of the county, have been demanding their part of the county territory. Nine-tenths of the county offices are held by men from or allied with the new county movement; in fact, Montgomery county is ruled by men, as a whole, from the upper section, but this does not satisfy. The court house and jail are at Mt. Vernon, the county seat. With the voting power in their hands, and rejoicing in their political power, conceded to them, these amitious people are free in demanding half of the scant territory, regardless of the financial ruin brought about. THE BURDEN OF DEBT. As a result of dissension, mismanagement or what not, Montgom ery county finds itself about $70,000 in debt, as can be found by an examination of the county records, barring those debts which are not of record, but which are known to attorneys representing claimants now demanding their money. The recently completed tax digest shows a valuation of $2,981,473, a very slight increase over last year, and not at all indicative of progress. Progress can not live in a tax-ridden county. The people may exist, if let alone, but they cannot go forward. ASSEMBLY COULD FAVOR. It is a question whether the Legislature can afford to waste further time with Montgomery county squabbles. Doubtful if there has been a session in twelve or fifteen years in which some Mont gomery county row has not taxed the time and patience of the Leg islature, and at this late hour it is beyond reason to ask this body to undertake to harmonize our people by cutting the county in half and giving one part to one set and the other half to the other. The state of Georgia, as represented in this august body, should not be dragged into the scheme. The Assembly can confer a favor on these disgruntled people by inviting them to abandon the effort to ruin the county for selfish ends. With this done, there may be some hope of progress. Division will not settle conditions; division will not put the county out of debt; division will not harmonize the people; the Assembly has no right to ruin this county simply to please the political element in power; increasing the powers and privileges of the new county element will not help the remainder, who should be entitled to some consideration. BENEFIT OF PARTICULAR SET. If the Montgomery county representative, coming from the new county territory, wishes to promote a deal for his clan, it is no argument for the Assembly to give it to him; if the senator from this district is made the victim of a political scheme, knowing that the better interests of Montgomery county do not require it cut in half, he certainly should not add to the burdens of our people by advocating such a measure in the senate. No matter what attempt at agreement on the line may have been attempted by individuals, the people have already expressed themselves as against Treutlen county, and we must say again, the Assembly has no right to dis rupt Montgomery county, as a party to the most dastardly scheme ever unfolded to the people of Georgia. COUNTY ALREADY RUINED. There is no sense in airing this Treutlen county scandal fur ther, but representing the people of Montgomery county, and as their only medium of expression, The Montgomery Monitor feels it a duty, as it has for years, to expose the devilish schemes hatched out by political clans for their own benefit. The fact that Mont gomery county is already ruined is too clear for further reference. The people, as a whole, no longer have a voice in the matter; if the Assembly sees fit, to protect them, well enough. If the sober-mind ed men of the Assembly are willing to join in the scheme to put this county out of existence, simply for the sake of co-operation with political grafters, and on the say-so of a horde of paid lobby ists, then Georgia is in a sad plight. God save her from ruin; men have so far failed. Cherokee Indian Enlists in Army. Savannah, July 9. A Cherokee Indian has joined the colors through the Savannah recruiting office in the United States army, i His enlistment was accepted con ditionally by the recruiting offi cers, and he was sent to Fort Screven to enter training. He is believed to lie the only Indian in the Southeast to join the army. Blood tests by the army surgeons established beyond question that he is Indian. Red Cross Exercises to be Held Friday. The public is cordially invited to attend a Red Cross meeting of the B. Y. P. U. at the Mt. Ver non Baptist church Friday even j ing, 8 o’clock. This meeting was postponed last Friday evening on account of rain, but the program 'as published last week will beob j served. Sunday School Con vention in Lyons. The Sunday School Convention of the Daniell Association will be held at Lyons on the fifth Sunday in July, beginning Friday before. Mr. Geo. W. Andrews, a well known Sabbath Scnooi worker of Atlanta, will be present to assist with the work, and a large attend ance is anticipated. The Sabbath School is a great factor for the upbuilding of the church, and no denomination can afford to neglect it. Attend the meeting. Sheriff Sale. Georgia - Montgomery County. Will be mild before the court house door In Mt. Vernon on the first Tuesday In Auk., 1917. Un tween t he legal hours of Hale, to the highest bid ler for cash, certain property, of which the follow.ng Ih a complete description: That certain tract or parcel of land situate, ly ing and being in the 12215 t G. M. district of Haiti county and slate, and Uiunded as follows: On the north by lands of Delaney Smith, on the south by lands of Lizzie Allen, west by lands of J. A. Allen and on the east by lands of Lizzie Allen, and bet* ter known an the Elizabeth Allen tract now owned by J. A. Allen and known as a part of his home place, containing 1M acres more or less. Levied ’on and will lie sold an the property of J. A. and Bryant Allen to satisfy a fi fa issued from the su perior court of said county in favor of T. H. Smith vh J. A. Allen and Bryant Allen. Written notice of levy given in terms of the law. This the :ird I day of July, 1917. I. J. Davis, Sheriff. NO. 11.
