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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1918)
mrnttgommf HKmtitor. VOL. XXXIII. GENERAL ELECTION ! TUESDAY, STH All Loyal Democrats Urged to Vote—Constitutional Amendments. Too much stress cannot be laid on the importance of Democrats voting in the general election next Tuesday. Not that there is the remotest possibility of any Re publican in this section getting a vote worthy to be counted, but simply to repudiate any effort on the part of ReDublican candidates to inject themselves into the suc cessful Democratic administra tion, under which this country has been saved from ruination during the most critical period'm its history. All loyal should go to the polls and vote Tuesday. It will mean much to the South to have a strong vote polled for the Democratic nom inees, and it is hoped that no Dem ocrat will be mislead by the tricks of the Republicans. The ticket is unusually long, but aside from the state con stitutional amendments, it can consistently be voted straight, without alteration. In many in stances voters are prone to over look constitutional amendments, but this should not be. Men should be interested in the affairs of state to the extent of express ing their choice by ballot on certain laws submitted to them for ratification. Among fifteen amendments to the Georgia constitution three re fer to new counties. To what extent the people of Montgomery county are interested in the other two, we cannot say, but the Treutlen measure, which has been pending for several vears, and which passed the Assemby of 1917, should interest the people of this county. It would be Dem ocratic for the people of Mont gomery county to vote for the Treutlen measure, since, as a matter of fact, the majority of its citizens long since assented to division, in manners too fa miliar for further qiscussion. The Treutlen county bili passed the Assembly by a larger vote than that given any other new county measure, and in this coun ty there has been less opposition than to any new county in the state. The people, as a whole, made no effort to defeat the meas ure, thus agreeing to it; and those who once opposed it, against the will of the people, as it were, have withdrawn further opposi tion, agreeing to the will of the masses of the people. Therefore, it would seem consistent that Montgomery county, as a whole, ■vote for the ratification of Treut len county, not as an incumbent duty, but as Democrats assenting to the will of the majority of the people of the county. Georgia Cane Patch Like a Gold Mine. Thomasville, Oct. 27.—The man who makes plenty of Georgia cane syrup this fall will have a valua ble asset, as the indications are that the prices for that? commod ity will soar above anything that has been asked for it before. Very little sugar cane has been ground yet but the growers are all getting ready for the grind ings, which will begin very soon. The crop is comparatively short, the cold weather of last winter having injured much of the seed cane used for planting. Grady county is the great syrup ceijter of this section and the crop there will be below the average. A few barrels of the new crop have been put on the market in Cairo at 91 cents a gallon, the highest price ever arked for the first barreled syrup. IN THE SERVICE OF AMERICA TO THE END: FOR VICTORY, FOR PEACE AND FOR WORLD-WIDE LIBERTY Longpond Dots. ! Special Correspondence Mr. Fred McAllister of Dublin visited his parents, Mr.and Mrs. E. C. McAllister Sunday last. Mrs. E. E. Burch visited rela tives at Hack Branch Sunday last. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Johnson of Oak Grove spent last weekend with their mother, Mrs. J. C.- Johnson. Mr. Herbert Corbin spent Sun day last with Messrs. W. F. and Earnest Goff of Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnson were the guests of Mrs. J. C. Johnson Sunday last. Miss Johnnie Johnson of the Brew ton Parker spent the week end with home folks here. Mr. W. T. McArthur, Sr., and children, Henry and Sarah, and Mr. Duncan McArthur of Mc- Gregor visited at the home of Mr. C. C. McAllister,Sr., Sunday last. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ergles of South Carolina and sister, Mrs. A. D. Combee, of Charlotte spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Corbin. Mr. B. Hughes of Hack Branch spent Sunday with Claris Burch. Miss Mazie Carswelj of Lizella Georgia came Sunday to begin her work as assistant teacher of the Long Pond school. Two Young Couples Married Last Week. Judge A. D. Hughes has done considerable business in matri monial lines of late, but is still open for additional business. On Wednesday of last week, at his home south of Mt. Vernon, he married Mr. Willis Dowd and Miss Della Lewis. On Thursday, at the home of Mr. W. B. Dowd, he performed a ceremony for Miss Mattie Dowd and Mr. Chas. O’Neal. The groom of the first marriage is a son of Mr. W. B. Dowd and the bride of the second marriage a daughter of Mr. Dowd. Happiness and prosperity ! to the young folks. Industries Board Sends Out Letter Atlanta. —The war industries board lias taken steps looking to the elimina tion of unnecessary returns of goods ty merchants, either wholesale or re tail, in order that the burden on the transportation facilities of the coun ! try may be lightened ars much as pos- I sible and free and unhampered move \ ment permitted to troops and the va ! rious government materials used In connection with the war. Troop Train Derailed; No One Hurt Columbus.—A section of a troop \ train front Camp Perry was derailed near Neal, 60 miles from Columbus, I when two box cars, loaded with troops’ supplies, one sleep(4land four coaches of troops, and tender of engine left the rails. Seven cars remained on the tracks. No one was hurt, and little damage was sustained other than to track. Lawrence J. Blalock Dies Recently Americus. —Lawrence J. Blalock, the oldest practitioner at the bar in Sum ter county and one of the best and most highly regarded citizens of Amer icus, died at his home here. Although he had been seriously ill during seve ral weeks, Mr. Blalock’s death came as a shock to hundreds of friends. Rules Explained On New Registrants regulations govern ing the examinations of registrants be tween the ages of 18 and 46 years, were explained by Major Lyle, chief of the medical department of Geor gia, to the members of the medical advisory board and local registration boards. Under the new regulations, i the local boards are given more au i thority in the matter of rejecting regis i trants. The local board may reject a i man from service even though he has been passed by the examining physi cian. Cotton Ginned. There was ginned in Montgom ery county prior to October 18, 12465 bales of cotton, according to information furnished by Agent Linder of this county. To the same date last year there was ginned in this county 14538 bales, indicating rather a falling off in the crop of this county, as most of the cotton has been picked and ginned in Montgomery county for the season. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1918. French Civilians are Removed by Force. Paris, Oct. 29.—The French Government has protested to Germany concerning the carrying away by force of civilian residents of Laon and has informed Ger many that the repatriation of German civilians from France will be stopped unless the Laon civilians are returned immediately to the keeping of the French Gov ernment. The action of the Germans in carrying off the civilians of Laon, including Mayor Ermant, was in violation of the agreement con cluded between France and Ger many last April. The Germans also carried away 300 French civilians from Furnet. WAR WORK DRIVE NOVEMBER 11 TO 18 Montgomery County Asked to Contribute S3OOO to the Fund. In the United War Work Cam paign Montgomery county’s quota is S3OOO. The drive begins No vember 11th and lasts through the 18th. In most counties the organizat ion has been perfected, but in Montgomery it is sadly lagging. Committeemen have been ap pointed, but only a small per cent, of them have accepted to date. Secretary L. E. Hamlet of Fort Screven, having in charge this district, wires today that a prom inent speaker and a wounded soldier will be in the county Nov. 9th for a series of addresses. If these addresses cannot be arrang ed for a number of points, the speakers will be heard in Mt. Vernon, at least. Literature for hours and places will be forward ed to different sections of the county. The United War Work Fund is being raised at the request of President Wilson and the funds will be disbursed under the super vision of the War Department. It is to be expended thru channels with which everyone is already familiar, though they may not recognize these agencies under the name of the United War Work. The fund of this name is to be used in the work theY. M. C. A., the Y. W. C. A, the National Catholic War Council, or Knights of Columbus, the Jewish Welfare Board, the Camp Community Ser vied, the American Library Asso ciation and the Salvation Army. These organizations have been officially recognized by the War Department and they are now to be financed by the United War Work Fund. Their work with this fund is to go forward with out any relation to any creed or religion or propaganda of any sort. The sole object of these organizations will be to serve the soldiers and sailors. The fund, when raised, will be apportioned as follows: Y. M. C. A., $100,000,000; Y. W. C. A., $15,000,000; National Catholic War Council, $30,000000; Jewish Welfare Board, $3,500,000; American Library Association, $3,500,000; War Camp Communi ty Service, $15,000,000; Salvation Army, $3,500,000. Union Prayer Service at Presbyterian Church. A union prayer service will be held at the Mt. Vernon Presbyte rian church Sunday evening, 7:15, and the public is invited toattend. This is a joint service between the Baptist and Presbyterian churches, and will be in the na ture of a patriotic service. Both churches have services on the first Sabbath, and this is a happy union of the two for the above occasion. PLANTS TO RUN ON FULL TIME HEAVY RAINFALLS ENABLED THE COMPANY TO ISSUE THE ANNOUNCEMENT STATE NEWSJJF INTEREST Brief Newt Items Os Importance Gath ered From All Parte Os The State Atlanta. —All restrictions on the use of electricity for manufacturing and commercial purposes have been re moved by the Georgia Railway and Bower company. This means that more than three hundred plants in Atlanta district and forty other towns in the district whicli have been running on short time since August 12 and ab solutely shut down since September 4 may resume operation at once. II also means that theaters and mov ing picture shows are allowed to run on their regular schedule, and that stores may burn as much light as needed for the conduct of a normal business. The removal of restrictions on the use of electric current was an nounced by Rawsou Collier, sales man ager of the Georgia Railway and Bow er company, after a conference with federal authorities, and the action is made possible by the increased water behind the dams of the company at Gainesville, Tallulah Falls, Cliestatee and Bull Sluice. Within the past week there has been a seven-inch rainfall on these watersheds, and the level of the stream is gradually rising, and will be normal within a few hours, it is expected. Plans Completed For Camp Benning Columbus. —Colonel Eames, com mandant of Camp Benning, announces that the reservation will include 120,- 000 acres. Selden Breck company of St. kouis has been awarded the con tract, and work will begin at once. One big camp designated atr "Fort Ben ning” and two smaller ones will bo constructed. Colonel Eames stated that 31,000 men will comprise person nel of the cantonment. Twelve thou sand these will be student officers and 19,000 officers and enlisted men. The school of small arms at Camp Perry has been absorbed by the in fanttry school of arms here. The first contingent of Camp Perry troops has reached here. Colonel Muma and his staff made the trip through the coun try in-un automobile. The Columbus infantry school of arms will be by far the cream of cantonments established in America. Officers here state that the contract calls for an initial expen diture of over fifteen million dollars. The cantonment is well named "the West Point of the South.” Cane Syrup To Bring High Price Thomasville. —The man who makes plenty of Georgia cane syrup this fall will have a valuable asset, as the in dications are that the prices for that commodity will soar above anything that has been asked for it before. Very littlp sugar cane has been ground as yet, but the growers are all getting ready for the grindings. The crop is comparatively short, the cold weath er '/ last winter having injured much of the seed cane used for planting. Grady county is the great syrup center of this section and the crop there will be below the average. A few bar rels of the new Crop have been put on the market in Cairo at 91 cents a gallon, the highest price asked for the first barreled syrup. Heroes of the Otranto. It is particularly sad that more than two score Georgia boys, four of them from Savannah, should have met death in the sea as the result of a collision of their ship with a friendly vessel, on the very eve of landing in Europe on their way to do their part of the beat ing of the Hun. The men who went to their deaths when the Otranto went to pieces on the rocks off the Scottish coast were heroes as much as men who die in charges along the wooded banks of the Meuse, and they will be remembered and honored for the supreme sacrifice they made. Savannah’s young heroes were denied an opportunity to show what they could do in battle, but the story of how the men of the Otranto faced their doom proves that if they had reached the shore safely and found their wav to the firing line the city of their homes would have been proud of them in the field, as she is proud of their memory now.—Savannah News. Had Moonshine Still Under Canvas Tent. Albany, Oct. 28. —“Little Jack sonville” is no more. Federal revenue agents have wiped it off the map. “Little Jacksonville” was the pet name for one of the biggest moonshine plants in South Georgia, according to information secured from the revenue agents who raided ti. On the place of Ben Sanders, in Baker county, they found one 75-gallon copper still and five 10-gallon stills, all were within one hundred yards of Ben Sanders’ home, the re venue officers state. Thirteen hundred gallons of mash made from syrup and corn was found near the biggest still. Those participating in the raid were Deputy Collectors E. C. Pierce, of Dublin; E. G. English, of Reynouds; S. J. Causey, of Columbus, and S. M. Moye, of Sandersville, and Deputy U. S. Marshal R. N. Westbrook, of Albany. At a store operated by the father of Ben Sanders the officers found in a nearby shed numerous empty syrup cans, wa ter barrels and other parapher nalia for the manufacturing of whisky. In a barn near the store they found, besides empty syruu cans, over 2.500 in number, one 10- gallon keg containing about six gallons of whisky, and four one gallon jugs filled with whisky. The revenue officers have re commended that warrants be taken for both Ben Sanders and A. T. Sanders, who rented from Sanders, the place where the still was found. Neither was on the premises at the time the raid was made, nor could they be located afterward. The still was operated under a big canvas tent. Mr. I. T. Hutcheson of Soper ton Route 1 was a business caller at this office Monday afternoon. Seed Oats lor Sale. Fulghum variety; free from grass and weed seed; $1.40 per bushel at Longpond or f. o. b. Uvalda, Ga. Pbter Johnson, Sr., 10102 m Mt. Vernon, Ga. , »TTVTTVVVTVTTVTVVVTVTTVVV« *▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼• : < | Toombs County l Fair ; : t LYONS, GEORGIA f NOVEVBER sto9] i . I l The Best County Fair in ; ► . : ► Georgia. Full of Interest : f J ► Education, Amusement : \ \ l Do not fail to see it. Tell your friends < [twelve glean shows! [ PLENTY OF FUN FOR ALL : : : Five Days Five Nights ■ [ j j T. Y. WILLIFORD, • j : „ Manager 5 TaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA* UUI NOVEMBER COURT ADJOURNED OVER The Grand Jury Will Meet Monday to Provide Treasurer. The Montgomery Monitor is requested by Judge E. D. Gra ham to announce that the regular term of court for November will be adjurned over on account of the prevalence of Spanish influ enza in this section. However, he will be in Mt. Vernon Monday morning for the purpose of disposing of such business as may come before him in a kind of chambers session. Witnesses, litigants, petit jury men or parties at interest are not require*! to appear at court, as far as the regular session is concerned, as all cases requiring trial by jury will be disposed of at the adjourned term. The grand jury, however, is called to meet for the day only, (Monday) for the purpose of electing a county treasurer to fill the existing, vacancy. In order to make this explicit, the names of the grand jurymen drawn for the November term are as follows: T. L, New, J. E. B. Hutcheson, G. W. Sammons. J. A. Curry, W. T. Warnock, H. W. Warnock, I). O. Calhoun, G. W. Hamilton, M. E. Burns, E. McLendon, H. A. Braddy, M. Hutcheson, H. J. Wright, J. H. Williamson, E. E. Burch, John O’Brien, Jas. M. Davis, It. B. Thigpen, J. D. Cal houn, M. H. Darley, C. H. Goff, W. M. Denton, W. H. Moxley, Jr., J. W. Hightower, F. M. Cal houn, A. P. Mclntyre, J. J. Mor ing, C. W. Graham, Jas. L. Gillis, F. F. McArthur. The Pig Club and the Canning Club contest, also scheduled for Monday, is necessarily called off. It may be held at the adjourned term of the court. Plant Rape for the stock. We have the seed, 35 cents a quart three for a dollar. H. G. Martin’s Drug Store, Uvalcia. NO. 26.
