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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1918)
Zht iMmttrunnm! fttmtttor. 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. NO. 36.
