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VOL. XXXII.
MAN AND WIFE j
FALL IN RIVER
A Dangerous Accident On
Lammon’s Ferry Flat
Tuesday.
Nothing but Providence seems
to have saved Mr. and Mrs. Cle
land Warnock from death by
drowning at Lammon’s Ferry
Tuesday afternoon, when the car
in which they were riding plunged
head first into twelve or fif
teen feet of icy water.
The younger Warnock, with
his wife and father, Rey. Eli B. j
Warnock, were returning to their
home in Wheeler county. The 1
Warnock car was first on the flat,
and having occasion to move up
in order to make room for an
other car, he seems to have giv
en the machine such an impetus
that it dashed off the flat, break
ing the guard chain.
As the car plunged under the
water, Mr. Warnock seized his
wife, and almost by superhuman
effort broke from the car, with
the curtains up, and succeeded in
getting in touch with the flat be
side the wreckage.
The elder gentleman had got
ten from the car before it enter
ed the flat, otherwise his pres
ence in the car under the water
would doubtless have made the
affair a fatal one. Cars were
rushed down to the ferry, and
the unfortunate people were hur
ried here for treatment. Mrs.
Warnock suffered intensely from
the cold, besides minor injuries.
The accident occurred at two
o’clock and the unlucky travelers
were able to return home on the
night train. The car was hauled
out during the afternoon. Mont
gomery county friends of the
family will be glad to learn that
the unfortunate affair was not
more serious.
Continued accidents at this
crossing make more imperative
the demands for a bridge. With
every safeguard thrown around
it, the place is none too safe, and
travelers are urged to be exceed
ingly careful. It is at least safe
for all occupants of a car except
the driver leave to the car while it
is entering or leaving the flat.
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
FOR MONTGOMERY
Will Aid in Advancement
of Every Cause of the
Government.
Every county in the state has
a Council of Defense, the duty
of which is to aid the govern
ment in every way possible in
the furtherance of correct infor
mation regarding the war status,
of interest to the people of the
county, in particular to the fami
lies of men in the service; to ad
vance the sale of bonds and sav
ings stamps; to co-operate with
the Red Cross, and to develop
patriotic sentiment.
The Montgomery county Coun
cil is composed of Mrs. J. C.
Brewton, Judge Alex McArthur,
T. B. Conner, Carl McAllister,
and H. B. Folsom.
A meeting of the Council will
be called shortly for the purpose
of organization and entering into
the work. There are now pend
ing several matters to which at
tention will be paid by the Coun
cil as soon as the work can be
outlined. The local Council an
ticipates the co-operation of the
public in any plan or method
looking to the advancement of
the cause represented, and to
this end invites information or
suggestions from the public, that
the work may be more effective
and more comprehensive.
J. E. Shumpert Dead.
Mr. J. E. Schumpert, cashier
of the Citizens Bank and one of
the pioneer citizens of Vidalia,
died at his home there Monday,
Mr. Schumpert was well known
throughout this section, being in
terested in many of the enter
prises of Vidalia.
He was a member of the Meth
ist church. Remains were buried
in Vidalia, with Masonic honors, j
Tuesday.
Longpond Dots.
Special Correspondence.
Miss Nellie Johnson of Hamil
ton, Ga., is spending some time
with homefolks here.
Miss Dollie Wells of Darien
spent the holidays with relatives
here.
Mrs. Ophelia Leverett of Vi
dalia is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. A. W. Mobley.
Miss Carry Brinson of Cochran
visited Mrs. T. C. McArthur last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McAllister
of Statesboro were pleasant visi
tqrs here last week.
Miss Annie Johnson, of the
State Normal at Athens, is spend
ing the holidays with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. John
son.
Mr/and Mrs. Southwell Mob
ley have returned to their home
at Elza, after a visit to relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McAllister
of Scotland visited relatives here
last week.
Mrs. T. M. Corbin and children
have returned from a visit to
relatives at Wadley.
Mr. Fred McAllister has re
turned to Charleston, S. C., after
1 a visit to his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. McAllister.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Goff visit
ed relatives at Tarrytown last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Moses of
Lumber City spent Christmas
with relatives here.
Mrs. Nease of Savannah is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Cath
erine McAllister.
Miss Minnie Wells has accepted
a position in Hazlehurst and will
leave in a few days.
Mr. J. W. Sharpe and son, Ira,
of Vidalia were business visitors
; here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McAllister
spent Tuesday with their daugh
ter, Mrs. T. M. Moses at Lum
ber City.
Messrs. Henry and Monroe
Bush of Dublin visited friends
and relatives here last week.
Mrs. Milton Fletcher or Amer
icus is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. Mobley.
On Thursday night last Miss
Mary Louise McArthur delight
fully entertained in honor of her;
cousin, Mr. Earl McArthur of i
Uvalda. Music by Mrs. B. A.
McArthur and Messrs. A. S. and j
Peter Johnson was very much
enjoyed. Dancing and many j
pleasant games were enjoyed,
after which a course of fruit and
cake and hot chocolate was serv
j ed.
Those enjoying the occasion
were Misses Belle, Agnes and
Sarah McAllister, Gertrude John
son, Dollie, Clara and Minnie
Welle, Nellie and Annie Johnson,
Mary Lou and Lollie Downie and
Mary Louise McArthur and Mes
srs. Henry Johnson, Mack Mc-
Allister, Homer Johnson, Albert
Sidney Johnson, Thurston Jones,
DeWitt Calhoun, Earl McArthur
and Peter Johnson.
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
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 3, 1918.
FEDERAL TAX OFFICER !
TO MONTGOMERY
Will be at Court House, Mt.
Vernon, From February
18th to 28th.
In a communication received
by this paper Collector of Inter
nal Revenue A. O. Blalock an
' nounces that a federal income
tax officer will be sent into this
county on Feb. 18, 1918, and will;
be here until Feb. 28. He will
have his office in court house in
Mt. Vernon, and will be there
every day ready and willing to
help persons subject to the in- 1
come tax make out their returns :
without any cost to them for his
servicts.
How many income tax payers j
will there be in Montgomery;
County? If you can guess how
many married persons living with
his wife or husband will have net
incomes of S2OOO or over, and
how many unmarried persons
will have net incomes of SIOOO,
or over this year, then you known
The Collector of Internal Reve
nues estimates there will be 450
taxpayers in this county.
Returns of income for the year
1917 must be made on forms pro
vided for the purpose before
March 1, 1918. Because a good
many people don’t understand
the law and won’t know how to
make out their returns, the gov
ernment is sending in this ex
pert to do it for them. But the
I duty is on the taxpayer to make
himself knowm to the govern
ment. If he doesn’t make re
turn as required before March 1,
he may have to pay a penalty
ranging from S2O to SIOOO, pay a
l fine or go to jail. So if you don’t
want to take chances on going to
jail, you better call on the income
tax man. If you are?not sure
about being subject to the tax,
better ask him 'and make sure.
Whether you see the income tax
man or not, you must make re
turn if subject to tax.
Os course, persons resident in
other counties may, if they want
to, come and see the income tax
man, who will be at court house.
The Collector suggests that ev
erybody start figuring up now
his income’and expenses so as to
be ready with the figures when
the expert arrives. Expenses,
however, don’t mean family ex
penses, money used to pay off
the principal of a debt, new ma
chinery, buildings, or anything
like that. They mean what you
spend in making your money
interest, taxes paid, hired help,
amount paid for goods sold, seed,
stock bought for feeding, rent
(except for your dwelling), etc.
Income includes about every dol
lar you get.
Men Who Failed to
Return Questionnaire.
The following is a list’of Mont
gomery county men, some white
and st>me colored, who have fail
ed to., answer and return the
questionnaire, as recently sent to
all registered men from this
county.
If a man has failed to supply
his address, after removing from
the county, he is not excused.
These men, unless duly excused,
1 will be dealt with as the law di
rects:
Daniel Johnson, Alston, Ga.
Chas. Edward Jackson, Soper ton,
Ga. T. W. Holmes, Hawkins
ville, Ga. Shade King, Alley,
Ga. Seaborn Gordon Ricks, So
perton, Ga. Win. Stephens Car-!
roll, Tarrytown, Ga. Noah Mc-
Rae, Uvalda, Ga. Walter Brown, 1
Ailey, Ga. Dave Seed, Mt. Ver
non, Ga. Henry Lee, Jr., Soper- 1
ton, Ga. Ira Graham, Rockledge,
Rt. 1. Eddie Anthony Wilkes,
i Vidalia, Ga. Majoy Byrd, Still
more Rt. 3. Willie Floyd, Green
: ville, S. C. Geo. Linton Brant-
I ley, Tarrytown, Ga.
' ARRESTS GERMAN FOR
TREACHEROUS WORK
'
Tampered With Torpedoes
so as to Destroy Their
Effectiveness.
New York, Dec. 31. —Paul
I Hennig, a naturalized German,
who has been employed as fore
man in a Brooklyn factory en
gaged in the making of torpedoes
| for the United States govern
ment, was remanded to jail with
out bail in federal court here to
day charged with treason.
Hennig, authorities say, su
perintendented the assembling of ;
1 the gyroscopes which control the
course of the torpedoes. Accord
ing to District Attorney France,
! some of these gyroscopes have
| been found “maliciously muti
lated.” This was done in such a
way as to render useless the tor
pedoes in which the gyroscopes
were installed.
“Not only would these torpe
does have been worthless as
weapons, but it is possible they
would have proved engines of de
struction for ther own users,”
said the district attorney.
Hennig came to the United
States in 1908 and was naturalized
in 1916. Naval inspectors, it
was stated, have had him under
close observation for several
week, imperfections in the parts
of the gyroscopes which were as
sembled in Hennig’s department
having aroused suspicion.
The gyroscope, which has been
termed “the brain of the torpe
do,” is of such intricate con
struction, authorities say, that a
defect which could be detected
only by an expert, would divert
the missile from its course.
In the indictment it is charged
Hennig “maliciously and traitor
ously aided Germany” by equip
ping torpedo gyroscopes with im
perfectly fitted bearings, and
wheels which were found to be
cracked. District Attorney France
declared emery dust, an abrasive
which would disable the delicate
gears of the gyroscopes, also was
found among some of the as
sembled parts.
Hennig, authorities declare, is
a highly skilled mechanic and
holds patent rights on a number
of torpedo-control and propulsion
devices.
When arraigned befere Federal
Judge Veeder in Brooklyn, today,
Hennig pleaded “not guilty.”
He was ordered held without bail
until January 2.
Columbus Lad Killed
by Falling Shotgun.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 29.—Mar
ion Cooper, aged 14, son of M. C.
Cooper, a well-known plumber of
Columbus, was shot to death this
afternoon with the shotgun of
his companion, S. C. Massey, Jr.,
about the same age. The acci
dent occurred about four miles
east of the city. The two boys
were picking up lightwood knots
to start a fire to make coffee.
The shotgun of the Massey boy
fell to the ground and the con
tents were discharged, the load
taking effect in the head of the
little Cooper boy, killing him in
stantly.
Blew Atlanta Safe
After Hauling Away.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 31.—Evi
dently deciding it would be un
wise to blow the safe in a down
j town grocery store which they
burglarized early yesterday morn
i ing. the thieves took it out and
loaded it on a motor truck and
. hauled it away. Whether they
have got into it yet is not known,
but when they do, and if they
do, they will find the magnificent
sum of $l5O to reimburse them
for their trouble and expense and j
risk.
I
Parker-Williams.
A marriage which came as
quite a surprise to their many
friends was that of Miss Helen
Parker and Mr. Lawrence Wil
liams, both of this place. They
l were married on Tuesday after
i noon in Milan by Rev. Franklin.
Miss Parker is the attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. S.
Parker, and has made scores of
friends since moving here, who
will learn with interest of her
marriage. Mr. Williams has been
living here for about a year, and
holds a prominent position with
the Ford garage here.
They will . make their home
! with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brown
for awhile.—Telfair Enterprise.
Mr. Williams is a son of Mr. H.
H. Williams of this place, and is
to be congratulated on having
won a fair bride. Both bride
and groom are young. Their
marriage came somewhat as a
surprise to friends and relatives,
it is understood.
SOLDIER BOYS HOME
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Mt. Vernon Represented in
Several Deparments of
the Service.
A number of Mt. Vernon sol
dier boys were home on furlough
during the holidays, some remain
ing only a few hours and others
spending the week with relatives
and friends here. They were:
Lieut. Jas. A. McAllister of
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
John Abt, medical corps, At
lanta.
Troy Mason, Camp Sheridan,
Montgomery, Ala.
Carl Geiger, marine corps,
Quantico, Va.
Albert Simpson, coast artillery,
Fort Screven.
Mark Mcßae, Camp Wheeler,
Macon. Accompanied by H. C.
Dumas,
Mt. Vernon is glad to be rep
resented by so gallant a set of
young men, in almost as many
different departments of the ser
vice. May they prove true to all
the nation’s demands.
From President’s Message.
M Let there be no misunder
standing. Our present and im
mediate task is to win the war,
and nothing shall turn us aside
from it until it is accomplished.
Every power and resource we
possess, whether of men, of mon
ey, or of material, is being de
voted and will continue to be de
voted to that purpose until it is
achieved. * * *
“We shall regard the war as
won only when the German peo
ple say to us, through properly
accredited representatives, that
they are ready to agree to a set
tlement based upon justice and
the reparation of the wrongs
their rulers have done. * * *
“When this intolerable Thing,
this German power, is indeed, de
feated and the time come that
we can discuss peace-when the
German people have spokesmen
whose words we can believe and
when those spokesmen are ready
in the name of their people to
accept the common judgment of
the nations as to what shall
henceforth be the bases of law
and of covenant for the life of
the world —we shall be willing
and glad to pay the full price for
peace and pay it ungrudgingly.
We know what that price will be.
It will be full, impartial justice
justice done at every point and
to every nation that the final set
tlement must affect, our enemies
as well as our friends.”
School Opens Tuesday.
The Brewton-Parker Institute
opens Tuesday morning for the
spring term. Prospects for a
very successful term will mark
the opening after the Christmas
‘ holidays. Let every pupil be in
(place when the roll is called. i
COMMISSIONERS
TO IMPROVE ROAD
Met Tuesday and Reorga
nized—Elected New
Officers.
The Board of Commissioners of
Roads & Revenues met Tuesday
in the first session of the year.
Organized by re-electing the fol
lowing officers and employes: J.
L. lx)wrey, Chairman of Board;
A. B. Hutcheson, clerk; L. C.
Underwood, county attorney; Dr.
J. E. Hunt, county physician; S.
J. Elliott, keeper of building and
waterworks.
Clerk Hutcheson was appoint
ed county purchasing agent. All
supplies for the county will be
bought by Mr. Hutcheson, trans
actions to be approved by the
■Board. This will have the effect
of systematizing matters, in that
it will concentrate the county’s
business.
M. Bridges and J. K. Cart
wright, ferrymen at Bell’s Fer
ry and Troup’s Ferry respective
ly were re-employed for the year.
Lammon’s Ferry, under a special
arrangement, will be maintained
by Wheeler county.
Mr. J. M. D. McGregor was
appointed to succeed Mr. E. J.
Wells on the Board of Tax Equa
lizers. Mr. McGregor is one of
the best men in the county, and
friends trust that he will accept
the place.
The Board will begin work at
once on the highway running
north and south through the coun
ty, connecting up the Uvalda
road with that running to Town’s
Bluff on the Altamaha. This
connects with a newly made road
from Hazlehurst. A ferry is be
ing installed at this place, and in
a few months the new route will
be open for traffic. This road,
which is already in good condi
tion, passes up via Uvalda, Mt.
Vernon, Soperton, and will be
continued to the Laurens county
line, beyond Orland. This will
be a modern highway and one of
the best pieces of road in Geor
gia. The county commissioners
are to be congratulated on the
plan of constructing improved
roadways entirely through the
county.
It is probable that the road
from the Toombs to the Wheeler
county line will be improved lat-‘
er. As far as practical during
the year each commissioner will
have have the use of the convict
gang in his section.
Week of Prayer is
Observed in Mt. Vernon.
The week of prayer is being ob
served in Mt. Vernon this week
despite the cold weather. The
special services began at the Pres
byterian church Sunday evening.
Tuesday evening the service was
held at the home of H. B. Fol
som; last evening at the home of
Mr. J. E. Cockfield; and this
(Thursday) evening, 7 o’clock,
will be held at the residence of
Mr. H. A. Simpson. Tomorrow
evening will be held at the home
of Mr. W. J. Stephens.
The week of prayer is observed
as a union service, all the pastors
participating, and the public is
invited to attend. The demands
for prayer were never greater,
and those not in sympathy with
the plan are out of harmony with
the needs of the church and the
country-out of harmony with
God, through whom only the
country can hope to gain peace,
liberty and salvation. Go to
prayer meeting, to church, and
and align yourself with the only
army capable of defeating the
great arch enemy of mankind.
How would a slice of good old
summer time go now? But then
it is not far off.
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