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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
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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.
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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.
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