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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1917)
iMmttgmttrnj Mmxtar. VOL. XXXII. COUNTY BANKERS PROMOTE LOAN Organized Tuesday and Will Advocate Purchase of Federal Bonds. At a meeting of the various bank cashiers of the county held in Mt. Vernon Tuesday evening, there was perfected an organiza tion for promoting the second Liberty Loan, which became ef fective throughout the United States on the Ist inst. It is the purpose of the county organization to promote the work of securing subscriptions to the fund in each part of the county represented by the several banks. As is commonly known, the sec ond loan will be three million, as a minimun, with five million worked for and hoped for by the government. These are twenty five year bonds at 4 per cent., in several denominations. To date it is said that there is held in Montgomery county only $2,800 of the first loan, and the second should be ten times that amount. Montgomery county is in what is known as the Atlanta district, and the allotment for this district is minimum, $80,000,000; maxi mum, $135,000,000. This is the work of the government, —of the people,—and can be aided by every man, even men of moderate or small means. It is the safe est investment on earth, non taxable, and better than gold in your pocket. In next issue will be seen a display ad. setting forth the plan and advantages in full. Look for it. The bankers interested are Messrs. J. E. Hall, Bank of So perton; »R. E. Ward, Peoples Bank, of Soperton; D. E. Holli man, Bank of Tarry town; J. H. Peterson, Montgomery County Bank, Ailey; H. L. Wilt, assist ant cashier, Mt. Vernon Bank;E. S. Martin, Citizens Bank, Alston; J. B. Brown, Commercial Bank, Uvaldaand D. K. Hollis, Bank of Uvalda; W. A. Peterson, cash ier, Mt. Vernon Bank, chairman. Applications for bonds and in formation in full should be made to any of the gentlemen named. The public serves its country best by prompt action. New Road Notice. Georgia—Montgomery County. Office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, Montgomery Coun- V, Oct. 2, 1917. J. T. Moxley, N. T. Henry, J. D. Simons, Jr., W, M. Phillips and others having made applica tion for the opening and estab lishing of a new public road, com mencing at a point, near the resi dence of N. T. Henry, and run ning in a southerly direction over the lands of said Henry, to the lands of Mrs. Maggie E. Simons and passing her residence on the south side, thence over the lands of C. J. Adams, thence running the land lines of D. H. Phillips and S. A BellfloVer, thence fol lowing the land lines of J. D. Si mons, Jr., and W. M. Phillips. Sr., thence along the land lines of J. 'i'. Moxley and Albert Phillips, thence over the lands of the Rob erts estate, intersecting the old Swainsboro road near the Willis school building, the length of said proposed road to be about two and a-half miles. The reviewers appointed to lay out and survey said proposed road having filed their return, notice is hereby given said new road will be granted on the first Tuesday in November, 19i7, if no good cause be shown to the contrary. J. L. Lowrey, Ch’m, A. B. Hutcheson, Clerk. Auto Crank Found. Found on public road and left at Monitor office detachable auto crank. Owner may call and re ceive same on payment of ad. The Boli Weevil in Montgomery County. That the boll weevil is in Mont gomery county cannot be doubt ed by those who have seen the real pest. Mr. C. A. Rackley, living in the southern part of the county, has on his place every evidence of boll weevil, which has destroyed about a third of his cotton crop this year. Mr. Rackley recently brought to this office a bottle containing a dozen or more weevils, as well as a number of bolls and forms which have been killed by them. When stung by the weevil the boll is forever dead and drops off or fails to mature. Mr. Rackley is one of the best farmers in the county, and he, as well as other well-informed men, realizes that cotton cannot be pro duced as a main crop with the existence of such a pest, and that there is but one remedy —plant more food crops. Any man who doubts the existence of boll weevils in Montgomery county should visit Mr. Rackley’s plan tation. Church Notice. Dear Brethren and Sisters: We wish to have you all at services at the Mt. Vernon Baptist church Sunday next. Come prepared to make the best offering to the Lord for State Missions you can. We want to raise our apportion ment at the morning service. This can be easily done if each one of us will do what we ought to do. J. C. Brewton. Cars for Sale. One Baby Grand Chevrolet and two Fords —)one Roadster and one Touring). See at once. G. A. Sammons, 1042 Soperton, Ga. MRS. JANIE M’RAE PAINFULLY INJURED Through a Fall, her Right Hip Dislocated—Very Serious. Tuesday evening Mrs. Janie Mcßae, while about her house hold duties, tripped and fell, and as a result sustained a fracture of her right hip. Drs. Palmer and Hunt were called immediately, and after rendering all the aid possible, Mrs. Mcßae is resting as easily as such a condition would war rant, the pain being severe in the extreme. While very active and well preserved, Mrs. Mcßae is advanced in years, and such an accident, her friends and rela tives, fear, will have a very seri ous effect on her. She is one of the most beloved ladies in this section, and her misfortune has brought sorrow to a host of rela tives and friends. Latest reports from her bed side indicate that she is doing as well as could be anticipated, and a large circle of friends join the family in hoping for her recovery. Citation. Georgia— Montgomery County. Ordinary’s office, Oct. 1, i 917• J. T. Pipkin, as administrator of the estate* of Mrs. Martha Ha ley, deceased, represents that he has fully discharged the duties of his said trust, and prays for let ters of dismission. This is, there fore, to notify all persons con cerned to show cause, if any they can, on or before the first Mon-, day in November, next, why said administrator should not he dis charged. Alex McArthur, Ordinary. Fresh groceries cost no more than stale goods. We carry noth ing but the best and most relia ble in the grocery and fruit line. Fresh vegetables at all times. Mason Grocery Co., Ailey. ad MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1917. LUMBER FOR ARMY AND MERCHANT MARINE if W _ • - • .v.v. v.v.-*%iK-xv.v&:£vXvwaw:<v:vW'Wv.v Tile West is supplying must of the lumber for Hie liuildiug of the mer chant lleet and the {treat cantonments for the new draft army. This huge raft of Oregon pine logs, 60(1 feet long and o 2 feet wide, Is towed 1,000 niilos from an Interior point on the Columbia river in Oregon, via the Pacific ocean to San Diego, Cal., where It is converted into lumber for the use of the United States army and for shipbuilding purposes. The lumber is distributed throughout the Southwest. U. S. OFFERS REWARD' MILITARY DESERTERS All Who Failed to Respond to Call Subjected Usual Courtmartial. More than 2,000 men in the state of Georgia will be subject to arrest and court-martial as de serters, under the recent orders of Provost Marshal General Crowder, unless they report either in person, by letter or by wire to the adjutant general’s of fice by October 2. Os this num ber, it is said, between 500 and 700 are of the city of Atlanta. This became known Saturday, when the adjutant general’s of fice began preparation of notices which will be sent at once to lo cal boards citing men who faiied to respond to the call of the local boards for physical examination to report to the adjutant general not later than noon October 2 for orders to go to Camp Gordon. The names and addresses of these men are on file in the ad jutant general’s office, and the names of those who fail to report will be made public after Octo ber 2. Such men will then be subject to arrest by any official, either state or federal. District Attorney Hooper Alexander stat ed Saturday that he will be pre pared to round these men up and bring them to justice as soon as their status as deserters is fixed by failure to report by October 2. The men who have been cited to report are those who failed to show up at their local boards for examination after they had been called. At the end of ten days after their notices had been sent out these men automatically lost their privilege of a claim for ex emption, and were certified to the district board as being sub ject to call for service. The dis trict board then automatically forwarded these names to the adjutant general’s office. The adjutant general’s office has held these names until now. The instructions now going to the local boards is a call of these men to report for military ser vice. Failure to find these men means, of course, that others must take their places to make out the state’s quota. No effort will be spared to locate such men as fail to report to the adjutant general. Under the ruling of the provost marshal general, each man failing to report is branded as a deserter, and the provost marshal general has offered a re ward of SSO for each such de serter arrested and taken to the nearest army post. In addition to such as may fail RED CROSS BRANCH FOR MT. VERNON Dublin Ladies Here Tuesday to Direct the Local Organization. On the solicitation of a number of Mt. Vernon ladies, a party composed of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Pollard, Mrs. E. J. Biaekshear, Mrs. Thos. Gibson and Mayor Peter Twitty of Dublin were here Tuesday, when a branch of the lied Cross was organized. Meet ing was held at the court house, and Rev. F. M. Baldwin of this place acted as chairman, welcom ing the visitors. Col. Twitty ex plained the plan and scope of the work, supplemented by talks from the visiting ladies. After organization lunch was served. Mt. Vernon is very grateful for the kindness of the Dublin visitors. A thorough can vass for membership will be made by the committee. This is a work in which all can join, and it is hoped that Mt. Vernon will do a liberal share in providing for the comfort of those who are doing our fighting. The initial membership was very encourag ing, and should reach at least 100 within the next few days. Pythians to Give Plays on the 15th. On Monday evening, 15th inst., the Pythian Literary Society of The Brewton-Parker Institute will present two plays—“ Ba rbara” and “Per Telephone.” The young folks will be aided by Miss Young, of the department of Ex pression; while short, they will be unusually interesting, and are calculated to draw a full house. The Brewton-Parker orchestra will have a prominent part on the program. The proceeds of the entertainment will go toward equipping the Pythian hall, and the occasion is worthy of the pa tronage, of the public. Admission, adults, 25 cents; pupils, 15 cents. Play begins at eight o’clock. to report by October 2, the ad jutant general’s office has a list of the names of some twenty five men in Georgia who already come under the classification of “deserter.” These are men who did respond to the first call of their local boards for examina tion, and were certified for ser vice, but failed to report when they were called to enter service. These men are already subject to arrest and court-martial. Their names will be made public with the names of other men who may become deserters through their failure to report to the adjutant general.—Atlanta Constitution. Varnadore-McAllister. Invitations have been issued to the marriage of Miss EttaVarna doe and Mr. Charles Brooks Mc- Allister. the event to be celebrat ed in Warwick at the home of Mrs. Henrietta Story, grand mother of the bride-to-be, Wed nesday noon, October seventeen. Miss Varnadoe is a former stu dent in The Brewton-Parker In stitute, and has in this section many friends and admirers. Mr. McAllister is a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McAllister of Long pond, and is well and favorable known throughout this section. I The marriage of this popular couple will doubtless be the cul mination of a friendship began during their school days in Mt. ! Vernon several years ago. :©: ©©©©©© <§ Damon Dots |> © G Proceedings of Weekly Meeting at ... © G w: Brewton-Parker Institute, Mt. Vernon G ,Cv ©©‘©©©©©©•©■©©'© © The Damons held their regular meeting in the Damon room Sat urday last. After song and prayer, reading and adoption of the minutes, the following pro gram was successfuly rendered: Improvements in our speech— Clement McArthur. Piano Duet Elizabeth and Gol die Mcßae. Jokes and wants —Herman Mann. Reading—Eileen Tyler. Vocal Quartet.—Bertie Lou Ad ams, Claudia McDaniel, Eileen Tyler and Cadie Belle Adams. Reading of our by-laws Les sie Mae Rackley. We were glad to enroll the following new members: Hob son Gutherie, Robt. McCrimmon, Janie McQueen and Aletha Clan ton. L. M. 11. LOCAL POSTOFFICE CENTRALACCOUNTING Stamps and Supplies for All County Offices Will be Handled Here. The Mt. Vernon postoffice has been made the central-accounting postoffice of Montgomery county. This order means that all stamp ed paper and stamp supplies will be dispensed from this office throughout the county. It embraces also the handling by this office of all postal ac counts, reports being made di rect to this office and by it for warded to headquarters. There is to be rio change in the method of handling money order busi ness. The new order becomes ef fective as soon as proper blanks can be obtained from the depart ment. Other offices of the coun ty will doubtless receive complete instructions immediately. Administrator’s Halo. Georgia Montgomery County. Under and by virtue of an or der granted by the Ordinary of said county, will be sold before the court house door in said conn j ty, between the legal hours of j sale, on the first Tuesday in No vember, 1917, to the highest bid,* derffor cash, 8(5 acres of land more or lens, situated in the 1507 G M. district of said county, and bound ed as follows: On the north and j east by lands of \Y’. T. McArthur, j south by lands ot M. B. Peterson) and on the west by lands of J. C. Carpenter. Sold as the property of the estate (if John R. Carpen ter, deceased. This the Ist day of October, 1917. J. C. Carpenter, Adr., Estate of John It. Carpenter. Mr. G. V. Mason, the furni ture man, has just received two carloads of new and tasty furni ture. See him. ad. COLORED SOLDIERS LEAVE SATURDAY The Local Board Announces Second List Subject to Call. Montgomery county’s first quota of colored recruits who were to have left yesterday will not go until Saturday morning, according to information just re ceceived by the local board, the ! certified list not having been re ceived in time to notify the men. The list contains the names of i seventeen men, who have been notified to meet the board at the court house in Mt. Vernon at 5 o’clock Friday afternoon. Later the colored people will give some ; form of exercise for them. They | will remain here Friday night, I prepared to meet the board early Saturday morning, in time to 1 leave on the 6:22 eaetbound train ; for Vidalia, where they will take the M. I). & S. train for Macon, en route to Atlanta. The list is as follows: Frank Wilson, Jas. ! Phillips, Will Smith, Simon I*. ! Conner, Frances Cook, Pleas ! Lane, .John H. Ross, Griffin Gri per, Remus Washington, Sinclair ! Ryals, Since Guyton, July Joyce, James McDougald, Carey Lane, ■ Dunn Tapley, Reuben Collins and ! Braddy Raker. The local board has also re ceived a list of men who are sub ject to call, and who are request ed to remain in touch with the board, that there may be no de lay in responding when the call is received from the district board: Leon R. Meeks, Willie Brown, G. W. Martin, Lee Andrew Ad ams, Henry Reed, Joe King, Jas. Wood, Willie Solomon, Ed. Jones, Thos. Beasley,i Willie James, Dave Seed, Frank Collins, Clar ence Cartwright, Cleveland Bruce Miller, Henry Bradley, Geo. Wil lie Betha, Willie D. Waller, Julius Fleming, Henry Hoke Sharpe, Levi Wilson, Joseph J. Dowd, James Earnest Stokes, Ben Stan ley, Lamar Davis, Will Wadley and Harry Holmes. This list is posted at the court house, and, according to the rul ing of the authorities, constitutes a notice to the men, all of whom have been passed on and made subject to call, to be in readiness to respond on short notice. Uvalchi News. Special Correspondence Mrs. It. C. Hogan and son, Calhoun, and Miss Lucile Mc- Clelland of Dexter spent Sunday and Monday with relatives here. Mr. arid Mrs. Dess Gray of Lyons visited here Monday. Mr. Lewis L. Wolfe of Mill town is at home for a few days. Miss Minnie Abt of Eastman was the week-end guest of her sister, Mrs. S. A. Lynn. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. C. Smith and children and Mr. DeWitt Osborne of Lyons were visitors here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dillion of Mur freesboro, Term., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Langford. Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Moses and Mrs. Emmet Moses were visitors to Vidalia Monday. Mrs. W. B. Kent is spending the week with parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Calhoun. Miss Bertha Coleman of Lyons is the attractive guest of her sis ter, Mrs. Jim Gibbs. Mrs. Mozingo is visiting Mrs. B. C. Anderson. Texas Rust Proof Seed oats, $1.35 per bushel, and Georgia Seed Jive for sale by M E. Fountain, Mt. Vernon, Ga. ad. NO. 23.
