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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.
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