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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1918)
THE GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS Appoint Treasurer and New Member of Board of Education. State of Georgia—Montgomery County. We recommend that the county commissioners pay Eb. Morris and Lucian Morris, paupers. $35.00 per month each, instead of $25.00 as heretofore. Received Tax Collector’s re port, which shows no special taxes collected since last report. I. H. Hall, Jr., having tendered his resignation as county treasur er to this body, and the same having been accepted, we hereby appoint J. E. Hall county treas urer, and recommend that he be required to give a good and suf ficient surety bond, and that the premium on said bond to be paid by the county authorities. We accept Mr. W. A. Peter son’s resignation as member of the Board of Education of Mont gomery county; and we hereby appoint J. F. Currie as a member of the Board of Education to fill the vacancy made by the resigna tion of said W. A. Peterson. We recommend that a bridge be built across Tiger Creek, on road leading from Soperton to the Louisville road, also that this road be completed to the Louis ville road. We also recommend that all the bridges and fills be repaired all over the county as early as possible. We recommend that the jailer of said county be paid 70 cents per day for feeding each prisoner incarce ated in said jail by said said county. We recommend that these pre sentments be published in the Montgomery Monitor and the Soperton News and that the pub lishers of said papers be paid five dollars each for publishing the same. In concluding our labors and business we wish to extend to our able Judge, the Hon. E. D. Graham, our congratulations and assure him of our appreciations for the able manner in which he has conducted the court and sen timent expressed in his charge. To our able Solicitor, Mr. Wooten, we wish to extend to him our thanks for his courtesy, energy and untiring efforts to facilitate the business of the court and suppress crime within our county. Respectfully submitted, A. L. Wheeler, Foreman. A. N. Gillis G. L. Hughes E. E. Burch L. D. Bird Geo. McLendon G. J. Stanford W. L. D. Rackley W. B. Smith F. B. Mcßride H. J. Wright H. A. Braddy A. T. Miller W. E. Howell D. A. Mcßae J. M. Underwood E. F. Allmond W. J. Hamilton J. R. Beckham F. F. McArthur Green Smith We, the committee appointed by the Grand Jury of Montgom ery county to examine the public records of various officers of the county, certify that we have ex amined all books of officers, ex cept treasurer, and find them correctly kept and all accounts properly entered, etc. We called on Treasurer for his records but he didn’t have them posted so that we could examine same. M. H. Darley, C. A. Rackley, J. H. Gillis, Committee. Georgia—Montgomery County. The above and foregoing is a true copy of the presentments of the grand jury of the August term of the superior court of said county for the year 1918, as of record in the clerk’s office of said county. This the 12th day of August, 1918. M. L. O’Brien, Clerk S. C. M. C., Ga. It is hereby ordered bv the court that the within general presentments be read and ap proved and that the same be pub lished and paid for as recom mended and that they be entered upon the minutes of this court. In open court, this Aug. 9,1918. E. D. Graham, J. S. C. O. J. C. W. A. Wooten, Sol. -Gen. 1 Prepared by Federal Food Administration for Georgia Dealers And Brokers In Cotton Seed, Peanuts And Cotton Ginners, Etc. The following rulings are binding on all licensed dealers and brokers in cot ton seed and peanuts, and cotton gin ners, etc. ‘•Rule 1. STORING FACILITIES MUST BE ADEQUATE. The licensee shall not receive any commodities specified in his license, in excess of his facilities to store same and shall not store on the ground, in any build ing, or other place in such manner that damage or waste will tend to re sult to such commodities from weath er conditions or other causes. “Rule 2. CCTTON SEED NOT TO BE SOLD FOR FEED OR FERTILIZ ER. The licensee shall not, without the written consent of the United States Food Administrator, sell or use cotton seed for feed or fertilizers. (NOTE. —This rule does not prohibit the sale of cotton seed meal for fer tilizing or feeding purposes.) "Rule 3. LICENSEE MUST NOT PAY HIGHER PRICES FOR COTTON SEED, OR PEANUTS, IN ONE MAR KET THAN IN ANOTHER. No licen see shall pay or offer to pay higher prices for cotton seed or peanuts in one market than he pays or offers to pay for cotton seed or peanuts of the same quality in any other market; provided, however, that when zones are established as mentioned in the note to Rule B-8, he rnay pay varying prices in the several zones, but must pay the same price, at all points in the same zone on the same day for cotton seed or peanuts of the same quality. “Rule 4. COTTON SEED OR PEA NUTS TO BE HELD ONLY SIXTY DAYS—EXCEPTION. The licensee shall not stores, keep on hand or have in his possession, or under control by contract or other arrangement, cot ton seed or peanuts for a longer pe riod than sixty days; provided, how ever, that he may store a quantity of less than twenty tons for such longer period as may be necessary for the re quirements of his business. “Rule 5. COTTON SEED OR PEA NUTS TO BE SOLD AT NOT MORE THAN REASONABLE ADVANCE OVER COST. ' r he licensee shall sell cotton seed and peanuts at not more than a reasonable advance over the actual cost to him of the particular ton seed or peanuts sold, without TRUSTEE’S SALE. Georgia—Montgomery County. Under and by virtue of the pow er of sale contained in that certain mortgage executed by Durden Lumber and Timber Company, unto The National Bank of Satan nah, a coiporatioiijdated February 28th, 1917, and recorded in the records of Montgomery county. Georgia, Book 44, pages 25, 26 and 27; and the appointment of the undersigned as trustee there under, which appointment has been filed for record, the under signed as trustee under said mortgage and underand by virtue of the power of sale contained therein, will sell at public outcry at the Soperton saw mill plant, near the town of Soperton, Ga., on the 20th day of August, 1918, during the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m , to the highest bidder for cash, the following property to wit: All of the stock of lumber and timber and wood of every de- j scriptiou at what is known us the! Soperton saw mill plant of the; Durden Lumber and 'limber Go., j located in Montgomery county,! Georgia, near the town of Soper ton. (Said property may be in spected by application to the un dersigned ) Said property is more particularly described m said I mortgage. Terms cash, purchaser paying for title and stamps. Said sale is made to pay the indebtedness secured by said j mortgage to wit: Note dated April 27th, 3918, due ninety days after date, for $62,450 00, and note dated May 27th, 1918, due sixty days after date, for $10,650.- ! 00, both made by Durden Lumber and Timber Co. to the order of | j The National Bank of Savannah, j Note for $24.400 00, dated May ; 10th, 1918, due thirty da\s after ! date, made by F. R. Durden and | H. S. Durden to the order of The National Bank of Savannah and 5 endorsed by Durden Lumber and Timber Company. This August 6th, 1918. Jas. T. McAndrbw, As Trustee under said mortgage. Wanted to Buy. I wish to buy a good farm from 75 to 200 acres in Montgomery county. In reply give full de scription, your best prices and terms to P. O. Box 164, I Mt. Vernon, Ga. ! TIIE MONTGOMERY MONITOR-THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 1918. regard to the market or replacement value at the time of sale. (NOTE. —The United States Food Administration will determine and an nounce differentials, spreads or com pensation to represent the difference between the price paid for these com modities and the total amount any li censee engaged in the business of buying, selling or otherwise dealing in them, as principal or agent, shall be entitled to receive from the sale of negotiation thereof.) “Rule 6. CARLOAD SHIPMENTS— MINIMUM WEIGHTS. All carload shipments of cotton seed or peanuts shall be made in cars loaded to their capacity, unless a different minimum is authorized by special written per mission of the United States Food Ad ministration. “Rule 7. WASTEFUL PRACTICES FORBIDDEN. Every licensee owning, controlling or operating a ginnery, shall clean seed cotton and separate the seed from the lint in an efficient manner. He shall not add to or mix with any cotton seed, any matter which may or may not have been separated in the process of ginning. “Rule 8. UNREASONABLE CHARGES BY GINNERS PROHIB ITED. No licensee owning, controlling or operating a ginnery shall make any unreasonable charge for the service of cleaning seed cotton or separating the seed from the lint. (NOTE.—The United States Food Administration may determine and an nounce the charge lo be made by li censees for performing the service known as ginning.) “Rule 9. A licensee who buys cot ton seed in less than carload quanti ties for sale or shipment in carload quantities, shall buy at a gross mar gin below the carload market price at railroad points, not* to exceed $3.00 per ton. The cost of hauling from distant points to the railroad may also be deducted.” The United States Food Administra tion has not set any price on cotton seed and has not intimated that any such action will be taken. National Food Kitchens in England. There are now in existence in Great Britain 535 national food, kitchens, and negotiations are being conducted with the local authorities for the establish ment of an additional 500. These kitchens have contributed very consid erably toward helping households where the wife has gone to munitions factories or is engaged In other man ual labor because of war conditions. Trustee’s Sale. Georgia— Montpromery County. Under and by virtue of the power of Rale con tained in that certain deed to secure debt made by Durden Lumber and Timber Company unto The National Bank of Savannah, a corporation, dated February 28th, 1917, and recorded in the records of Montgomery County, Georgia, Book 2, page 128, and the appointment of the undersigned as Trustee thereunder, the undersigned, as Trustee under said deed, underand by virtue of the power of sale contained therein will sell at public outcry at the Soperton Saw Mill Plant near the town of Soperton, Montgomery county, Georgia, on Tues day, August 20th, 1918, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. to the highest bidder for cash the following property to wit, all the saw-mill and machinery and appurtenances belonging thereto, known as the Soperton Saw Mill Plant near Soperton. in Montgomery county, Georgia, includ ing Walsh & Weidner boiler plant, commissary building, blacksmith shop, oil house, office build ing contents, storeroom building, artesian well, air compressor, cypress fire tank, duplex pump, carts, harness, locomotive No 4, miscella neous scrap iron, shingle mill building, 3 shingle machines, 2 shingle bolters, 1 engine, 2 twin en gines, 4 engines, saw mandril, carriage and boxes, conveyor chains, shafting pulleys, 53.40 tonH of 35 pound rail, 5 complete sets of log trucks, also all the log carts and personal property belonging thereto. Also eight mules, a description of which is as follows: One black mare mule, 7 years old, one black horse mule 7 years old, one red bay mare mule, one gray head sorrell horse mule, one black horse mule, one black mare mule, one dun horse mule, one dun mare mule. Also six mules de scribed as follows; 1 red bay mare mule with dark stripe down bark, about 7 years old and named Bess; 1 red bay mare mule, round turned, about 5 years old and named Carrie. 1 light l>ay mare mule about 6 years old named Pet, 1 dark bay mare mule, about 6 years old named Kate, 1 black horse mule, about 5 years old and named Tom, 1 ! black mare mule, about 7 years old, and named ; Kitty. Also two mules described as follows: 1 j gray mare mule, 11 years old named Julia, 1 black • horse mule, 8 yearß old, named Jim. Also the 1 lease to the land on which said saw mill is located ! all rights in said land, and the right to locate said mill there. l Terms cash, purchaser paying for title. • Said sale is made to pay the indebtedness se cured by said deed to secure debt, to wit: Note dated April 27th, 1918, due ninety days after date for $02,450.00 and note dated May 27th, 1918, due sixty days after date for $10,650.00; both made by Durden Lumber and Timber Company to the order of the National Bank of Savannah. Note for $24,400.00 dated May 10th, 1918, due thirty days af»er date, made by F. It. Durden and H. S. Dur den to the order of The National Bank of Savan nah and endorsed by Durden Lumber and Timber Company. This August 6th, 1918. J. T. Me Andrew, As Trustee under said deed to secure debt. Sheriff Sale. Georgia—Montgomery County. Will be sold before the court house door In Mt. Vernon on the first Tuesday in Sept., 1918, be tween the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder i for cash, certain property, of which the following i is a complete description: Five acres of land situate, lying and being in the 1687th G. M. district of said state and countv, and bounded on all four sides by lands of J. C. Flan ders, together with dwelling of said Flanders | located in the center of said tract. levied on and will be sold as the property of J. C. Flanders to satisfy afi fa issued by H. C. Davis, tax collec tor, vs J. C. Flanders, for state and county taxes for the year 1917, Levy made and returned to me by I. C. S. Berner, special liailiff, and written notice given in terms of the law. This the 6th day of August, 1918. I. J. Davis, Sheriff. Citation. Georgia—Montgomery County. Ordinary’s Office, Aug. 5, 1918. The appraisers on the applica tion of Mrs. Elizabeth Qdom, widow of J. N, Odom, deceased, for 12 months support for herself and her six minor children having filed their return, all persons are hereby cited to show cause, if any they have, at the next regular term of this court why said appli cation should not be granted. Alex McArthur, Ordinary. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. To the Voters of Montgomery County: I am before you a candidate for | Rt presentative in the coming [ General Assembly, and my candi-j dacy will be subject to such rnlesj and regulations as are provided! for the September primary elec- j tion. Should I be favored with j your support, it will be my pleas- j ure to serve the better interest of the entire county, without regard to section or class. Respectfully, D. 0. Calhoun. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. Haying been solicited by numer ous friends, I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of repre sentative of Montgomery county, subject to the Democratic pri mary. I will appreciate the votes and influence of all the people, assuring them that it will be my purpose to serve them iu good faith and to the best of my abili ty. lam Yours respectfully, J. R. Adams. FOR STATE SENATOR: LLider the rotation system, which has been in effect for many years, the next senator from tlie Fifteenth Senatorial District will be chosen from Montgomery county by Montgomery county voters. I aspire to this honor, and solicit the support of my fellow citizens for my candidacy. As a natiye citizen I will, if chosen by the people, protect every in terest of the county and district at large, looking to its develop ment and progress. With due regard for past favors, I am Very truly, J. C. Calhoun. FOR STATE SENATE. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of State Senator from the Fifteenth Sena torial District, subject to the Democratic primary to he held Sept. 11th, 1918. Thanking my friends in advance for any con sideration they may bestow upon me, I am Respectfully yours, J. B. O’Connkr. FOR SENATOR. To the Voters of Montgomery County; I beg to announce my candidacy for Senator from the Fifteenth Senatorial District, to be govern ed by the rules and regulations provided by the Democratic Ex ecutive Committee of Montgom ery county. While lam grateful for the consideration shown me in the past, in serving my people, i feel that if I should still he fa vored with their support I can be of still greater service. Thanking the people generally for support, I beg to remain Yours very truly, Ellis Hammock. FOR CONGRESS: To the People of the Twelfth Dis trict of Georgia: Subject to rules and regulations of the Democratic Primary, 1 am a candidate to succed myself as Representative in the Sixty-sixth Congress of the United States. If elected it shall be mv con stant purpose and desire to guard the interests of the Twelfth Dis trict of Georgia and the affairs of the Nation with as much active and thoughtful consideration as 1 ! may be capable W. W. Larhkn. j Dwelling for Sale. Seven-room dwelling and large j lot., located in Mt. Vernon. De- j sirable home for family. Large j garden plot. Convenient to school, j One of the most modern homes j in this section. For particulars j inquire at The Monitor office, Mt,. j Vernon. I For Long Term Farm j Loans, SEE A. B. HUTCHESON. I aur negotiating some very j attractive Long Term Farm Loans ! \ for the best companies doing bus- j ] iness in Georgia, with lowest rates ; of interest and the most liberal j terms of payments. I have several years experience 1 in the loan business, am located ; at the county site and believe that | I am in position to give you the ■ best terms and as prompt services ; as any one. If vou need a loan see me before [ i application. A. B. Hutcheson, Mt. Vernon, Ga. JUST ARRIVED! Two carloads of con sisting of the 49(fs and Rig Fours. Also a Carload of Oakland Sen- I sible Sixes —one Roadster in the lot. i Come in and get you one—cars are going to be scarce. United States Tires—lnner Tubes jj; I —Accessories of all kinds. | L. B. GODBEE Dealer for Toombs and Montgomery Counties Chevrolet-Oak land Six VIDALIA, GEORGIA mmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmm I 1 STATEMENT OF fl THE BANK OF SOPERTON | SOPERTON, GA. W At the Close of Business June 29, 1918 gj RESOURCES I Loans and Investments $249,586.80 ra Building and fixtures 21,746.42 jg I Cash, Liberty Bonds, U. S C-ertificateH, Advances on Cotton and JW War Savings Stamps 3fi,068.16_ H Other Resources 2.183. 25 g Total $209,584.63 g LIABILITIES Capital Stock $ 25,000.00 S Surplus and Profits RS DEPOSITS 254,350.11 {S Bills Payable NONE Si Total $309,584.63 £5 a “Safety First, Then Service, f §j Promptness and Efficiency. | § Courtesy Always.” | | OFFICERS | §N. L. GILLIS, President J. B. O’CONNER, Vice-Pres. | E5 J. E. HALL, Vice-Pres. and Cashier §| : gg I. H. HALL, Jr., Assistant Cashier Sj %mrnsss9jam^w^rmmcmjmmms3m UfUfUMf'JfUF* *»'!» I ! j Prompt and Quick ! [Money to Loan on highly improved farm lands in Mont gomery and Wheeler counties. Interest at lowest rates, with privilege of paying j | off* any time to suit borrower. Terms j |of 5, fi, 7,8, 9or 10 years, or 20 years. Ij ! THE CHEAPEST MONEY j i ( Lowest interest and best terms offered, j | Surveys promptly made where applicant ; | has no plats. Special facilities for ah- | | stracting and securing loans. % Write or phone us for Prompt Service : | S. B. Morris & Company MT. VERNON, GA. 2 , ■ 'I [
