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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1917)
Slip iHmitiiummi iHmtitnr. VOL. XXXII. LIBERTY LOAN CLOSED SATURDAY; A Patriotic Response From County Purchasers is $38,400.00. The second Liberty Loan cam paign throughout the United States closed Saturday night last, with an amount far in excess of five billion, the exact figures of which are not obtainable to date. Through the efforts of the county Liberty Loan Committee, composed of the bankers of this county, the sale of bonds in this county amounted to $38,400.00. This is a representative figure, and reflects credit on Montgom ery county, one of the smallest in the state. Chairman W. A. Peterson de sires to express his appreciation of the co-operation of the people ot the county who have thus shown their interest and patriot ism. In order that the pur chasers may be known, the full list is given as follows: Soperton. By Bank of Soperton and Peoples Bank: Bank of Soperton, C. H. Peter son, Jas. Fowler, A. Estroff, W. A. Tyson, W. Mishoe, W. C. Fu trell, J. E. Hall, Dorothy L. Hall, J. E. Hall, Jr., Mrs. J. E. Hall, I. H. Hall, Jr., B. H. McLarty, J. A. Thigpin, Mrs. Nellie Roach, M. L. Dent, J. R. Fisher, Mrs. John D. Durden, Dr. Geo. M. Barwick, Mrs. G. M. Barwick, Bessie Barwick, Mildred Barwick, Willis Barwick, W. W. Wade, W. T. McCrimmon, B. A. Rowe. Ailey. By Montgomery Co. Bank: Miss Jessie Peterson. Mont gomery Co. Bank, C. D. Peter son, J, B. Brewton, J. A. Stacy, Dr. J. W. Palmer, Jas. Peterson. Uvalda. By Bank of Uvalda and Commer cial Bank: W. P. Calhoun, J. B. Brown, C. C. McAllister, Jr., J. W. Cal houn, H. B. McNatt, H. Groher, H. A. Moses, W'allace Moses, D. K. Hollis, Bank of Uvalda. Mt. Vernon. By The Mt. Vernon Bank: H. J. Wright, Mrs. L. C. Un derwood, M. H. Darley, W. C. Mcßae, Mrs. Alma McQueen, Mrs. Alex McArthur, Mrs. Rosa Simpson, Miss Bessie May Mos ley, John W. Mosley, B. A. Mos ley, J. C. Calhoun, L. M. McLe more, Dr. J. C. Brewton, L. C. Underwood, Mrs. M. B. Calhoun, Hicks Bros., W. A. McQueen, D. A. Mcßae, Carol Hutcheson, E. M. Rackley, M. B. Calhoun, Helen Mcßae, Eula Mcßae, Lucile Mc- Rae, R. F. Mcßae Estate, Mrs. M. W. Lanier, Rev. Frank M. Baldwin, Mrs. J. E. Cockfield, T. H. Cockfield, Lewis W. Abt, Dr. Jas. E. Hunt, H. B. Folsom, Mrs. H. B. Folsom, Chas. A. Abt, John Benj. Conner, Hick Cock field, W. T. McArthur Jr., Ev erett McLeod, C. F. Mcßae, Mrs. F. C. Higgs, Prof. Bunyan Smith, Mrs. M. E. Mcßae, Miss Urania Mcßae, Miss Dorcas Mcßae, Hen ry Mcßae, Wm. Claud Mcßae, H. J. Fountain, Gregory Eugene Hughes, Douglas Malcolm Hugh es, Atha Pauline Hughes, Mrs. Atha Hughes, R. T. Fountain, O. C. Fountain, Mt. Vernon Bank. Colored List: Wm. Hamilton, W. E. Johnson, Rosa Fields, S. C. Murph, I. J. Collins, Ander son Parish, Ellen McLeod, Eva McLeod. Alston. It is understood that the Citi zens Bank bought SIOOO in bonds, for use of the institution and its patrons, the names of the indi vidual purchasers not having been obtained to date. i Local District Sunday School Convention. | The local district meeting of j the Montgomery County Sunday j School Association, held at The Brewton-Parker last Sabbath af ternoon, while not very largely attended, was most interesting. j Talks were made by Mr. J. M. D. McGregor, Mr. J. T. Brack, Prof. J. C. Moore, Mr. W. A. Peterson, Rev. Frank Baldwin and Miss Claude McDonald, each discussing some particular phase of Sabbath school work. This district is composed of Higgston, Ailey and Mt. Vernon districts. Higgston was not represented, and the attendance was composed ! of citizens of Ailey and Mt. Ver non. NOV. SUPERIOR COURT COMMENMES MONDAY First Week for Civil Cases and Second Week for Criminal. Montgomery county superior court opens Monday morning, sth inst., for a two weeks session. The entire first week will be consumed with civil business, and no criminal cases will be tried the first week. In this issue will be seen a calendar of the cases to be tried the first week, some of which have been on the docket for many years. Criminal business will begin Monday morning of the second week. Juries have been drawn for two weeks, as will be seen from the list in this paper. Information as to the criminal business is received by this office through Solicitor Wooten over long distance phone this morning, and is to be regarded as official. Savannah Says No Scarcity of Sugar. Savannah, Ga., Oct. 31. —Sa vannahians now know why the price of sugar did not kite re cently. The Savannah Sugar Re fining Corporation has disclosed the secret when it announced the government licenses both the sugar refineries and the whole sale dealers. With their margin of profit fixed by the govern ment, the retailer buys at a cer tain price. If he sells at an ex orbitant price the government forbids him buying from any of the licensed wholesalers. Thus the retailer who tries to gouge the public is cut off from a sup ply of sugar. There is not a scarcity of sugar in this section, said refinery officials today, and the refinery is taking care of its legitimate territory. Therelis no need to rush out and buy twice as much sugar as is needed be cause that only accentuates the scarcity. The government will see that there is not a dearth of sugar. WAR BREAD AT GETTYSBURG Ten-pound loaf of bread baked on i tbe Gettysburg battlefield. This size : ! of loaf is called war-bread, for It keeps , | In good condition for three weeks, j j Uncle Sum's bakers turn out bread, i that delights the soldiers. j MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1917. KING OF WAR AVIATORS IN THE CLOUDS i J This, considered I lie most remarkable aerial photograph ever taken, shows Captain Guynemer, premier war aviator of France, guarding observa . tion planes, from one of which the photograph vvns made. Shortly lifter the picture was taken Guynemer attacked a German airplane and sent It crushing to the earth, 10,000 feet below. RESOLUTIONS BY COUNTY TEACHERS Pledge Co-operation Toward Upbuilding of County Schools. We, the teachers of Montgom ery county schools, resolve to' adopt and carry out the following resolutions: Ist—That we make this school year the best scholastic year in j the history of this county. 2nd —That we standardize all the schools in said county. 3rd—See that all children from six years of age upward attend j school regularly. 4th—Make an effort to keep these children in school the en-, tire term, especially the High School pupils. sth—That we unite our efforts to stamp out illiteracy, even among the adults. 6th—That we co-operate with the county authorities in consoli dating schools. 7th—That we plant school gardens. Bth—Organize garden clubs in the homes. 9th -Organize a “Home Up keep" club. 10th—That we co-operate with the county agent in all club work. 11th—Organize a “Parent- Teachers" club. 12th—Improve conditions of school house, grounds, water sup ply, etc. Seeing that all are san itary. 13th—Have a magazine table ,and if possible a good library. I 14th—Use a good song book, such as “The Georgia Song Book," and have at least four or five interesting programs or dem onstrations of school work for the public during the term. 15th—That we make prepara tions for the School Fair, to be held this following spring. 16th—That all teachers co-ope rate with each other and with our most efficient Superintendent, Mr. Conner, in all work. 17th—That we vote our hearty thanks to Mr. Martin, Supt. Con ner, Mr. Merry, and all those who have helped to make our in stitute a success. W. D. Grekn, Chm’n, Willie Carithers, Sec’y, Anna Curry, Katie Auld. If you own a car, you need a reliable vulcanizing and tire re pair outfit, such as is sold by the , Mason Grocery Co., Ailey. ad NOV. 4 NATIONAL 00- TO=TO=SU N DAY-SCHOOL I Exercises to be Held at the Several Mount Vernon Sunday Schools. Next Sunday, November the '4th is International Go-to-Sunday j School Day. The last reports 1 from the Sunday School fields in i dicate a probable attendance of | fifteen million on that day. It is said that the average at tendance under usual conditions in the Sunday Schools of Ameri ca, is between ten and eleven ! million a Sunday, and a conserva tive estimate indicates from forty to fifty per cent, increase at tendance. Appropriate exercises will be held at Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian Sunday schools of Mt. Vernon and throughout tne the county. All denominations are working together in this campaign which covers North America. Informa l tion has been received to the af fect that the Sunday Schools throughout Georgia are enthus iastic over the prospect and that many Sunday Schools expect to double their attendance. The Slogan of the campaign is “Everybody invited, everybody welcome, everybody come” and is being broadly advertised. The officers of the Georgia Sunday School Association who are di recting the campaign in this State in co-operation with lead ers holding similar positions in other states and in the provinces of Canada are said to be more than pleased with the present prospect. Hon. Emmett Shaw Speaks Wednesday. In this issue will be seen an an nouncement of the Montgomery i speaking date of Hon. Emmett Shaw of Fort Gaines, who is a ! candidate for the U. S. Senate to succeed Mr. Hardwick. He. will address the voters of Montgomery county at the court ‘house, Mt. Vernon, Wednesday, 7th inst., during the noon hour. Mr. Shaw has before visited this section, and is well known to a number of our people. He is an interesting speaker, and on this visit will tell the people something. Hear him at r.ooon Wednesday. Young People Married Last Sabbath Afternoon. Mr. Carl Adams and Miss Lil lian Beatty were happily married last Sabbath at the home of Judge Alex McArthur, where the young people called for the engagement | with the Judge. The bride is the daughter of | Mr. R. D. Beatty, residing near Tarrytown, and is a young lady of unusual charm and grace. Mr. Adams is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Adams, living north of this place. He is a suc cessful young farmer. These young people have in the I county many friends who wish! them extended happiness and prosperity. PLANT MORE WHEAT j URGES DEPARTMENT Season Drawing to a Close and Need is Very Urgent. Plant wheat and then, more wheat, is the urgent advice of the State Department of Agri culture. This is probably the last time this appeal can be made ! to the farmers of Georgia, for the wheat planting season is at hand. It is high time now to be gin to get the ground—your best ground—ready to put it in. Every farmer should make his start now and see to it that he gets good seed. If there is any trouble about getting seed, writer to the State Bureau of Markets. Daily developments are now confirming more and more strong ly the position the department of agriculture has taken on this question of planting wheat, fall I oats and rye. Georgia needs ev ery bushel of them that can be grown. And these grains may be followed by corn, peas, Span ish peanuts, sweet potatoes or other profitable crops, thus mak ing two valuable crops from the same land within the year. As a ' last appeal, the department ex presses the hope that every Georgia farmer will go to work now and raise just as much wheat as he possibly can. Services Next Sunday At Presbyterian Church. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. Frank Baldwin, at 11 a. rn., after which will be held a congrega tional meeting, to which all mem bers are invited. Sabbath school at 10 a. m For this service a special program has been prepared. It will be in the nature of a combined Rally Day and Go-to-Sunday-School-Day cel ebration, and a full attendance is anticipated. FINDS HER HOME IN RUINS llhvluk learnml that the* Germans ! had retired from her district, thi. I elderly Frenchwoman hastened to her | home to find It a ruin. The photo j j graph wuh taken in the territory re ] ; gained from the Germans In the i Somme region. A Little Resuscitation. fly—Them doctor* Is a-glttln’ better j i every year. Cy—Yep, I see they are going to re- I vivo Shakespeare In New York. PROFITABLE MEET COUNTY TEACHERS Institute Adopts Modern and Progressive Educational Methods. The Montgomery County Teachers’ Institute, held in Mt. Vernon last week by Prof. J. 0. Martin, was one of the most suc cessful in the history of the coun ty. It is not saying too much to j pronounce it a week’s educational | ly rally. Each morning’s work was di i vided into four departments—one teacher, intermediate, grammar and high school. Teachers of these grades assembled and dis cussed informally the problems ! peculiar to each department. Re ports from each department were i heard in the afternoons, supple mented by suggestions and ideas from other departments. Some of the problems discuss ed were: Standardization of county schools; value of the work as presented by Miss Maggie Bailey, emergency county demon stration agent; necessity for ap preciative co-operation between the home and the school; play grounds, and the necessity for teachers who take active part in playing; the inspiring of patriot ism on the part of the teacher. Every idea advanced by Mr. Martin was along practical lines. The teachers resolved to co operate with Superintendent Con ner, making this the banner year. Each teacher is full of en thusiasm, determined to give the best service to the county, and likewise they should receive the ! support of the citizens of the county. The Montgomery county school system ranks among the best in the state, but it can be elevated to a higher plane by unity and effort. State School Commissioner M. L. Brittain arrived Thursday, *and in the evening spoke to a large and appreciative audience at The Brewton-Parker Institute. His talk was considered one of the ablest efforts heard in this section. It was along the line of conservation. Prof. E. C. Merry, one of the most prominent educators in the state, and at one time superin tendent of Fulton county schools, visited the institute Friday. He made a pleasing talk during chap el exercises at The Brewton- Parker in the forenoon. The teachers adopted resolu tions, found in another column. A list of the public school teach ers of the county will be given later. Conservation League Active in Montgomery. 0 The district chairmen of the Montgomery County Conserva tion League met here Monday for final instruction from County Chairman McArthur. Mr. D. S. Barnhill was elected clerk. After organization, the district j chairmen elected their assistant? - , who have been making a canvass 'of the county this week, and as a result thousands have signed the > pledge cards, agreeing to save as much food as possible. As a result of food saved in this country, the United States will be able to supply the Allies with enough food to keep them going until the war is won. A very little amount saved by America will allow a great deal for the suffering soldiers in ! France and Belgium. Uncle Sam | has promised to help them, and you must help him do it. ' ” Stone’s Fruit Cakes and Fresh Groceries of all kinds, and at all times. M. E. Fountain, Mt. Ver non. NO. 27.
