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VOL. XXXIII.
CHANGES URGED
IN TAX LAW
Commission to Hold Hear
ings at Several Points
This Month.
Special service to Montgomery Monitor.
Atlanta. —Recommendations that the
legislature be given power to fix the
rates of taxation on property and that
a slate tax comsission of three mem
bers be established will be made by
the special tax commission of the leg
islature to the people of Georgia at six
public meetings to be held during
April. A tentative program contain
ing the result of the investigations
conducted by the tax commission dur
ing the past few months has been pre
pared. The committee has figured out
how to increase the state’s revenue by
taxing businesses and professions that
have escaped under present laws, and
increasing the taxes on some proper
ties. A program for the public meet
ings has been given out and is as fol
lows: Macon, April 14 to 15; Gaines
ville, April 16 to 17; Rome, April 18
to 19; Savannah, April 21 to 22; Way
cross, April 23 to 24; Albany, April 25.
The general public will be invited to
attend these meetings and to give
their ideas and recommendations on
any phase of the tax situation.
Thomasville Offers Airplane Landing
Thomasville. —The committee from
the city council in charge of securing
a suitable landing place for airplanes
have reported the finding of what they
consider just the place wanted. It is
beyond the Albany branch of the At
lantic Coast Line railroad and consists
of a field a thousand feet long and two
hundred and fifty feet wide. When
rolled and sodded it would be all that
could be desired, in the opinion of the
committee. The land was recently pur
chased by the city and the greater part
of it could be used for the landing
place. It will be inspected by proper ,
authorities who will be notified at
once.
Child Welfare Exhibit Held
Milledgeville.—The second annual
child welfare exhibit was given by the
mothercraft class, which is composed
of the 200 members of the senior class
of the Georgia Normal and Industrial
college in the auditorium in Atkinson
hall. The exhibit covers the different
phases of mother, infant and chilS
care. It consisted of wail charts, mod
els and practical demonstration in the
care of babies, preparation of food,
mesaurements, made by the students.
Ben Hill County Sheriff Killed
Fitzgerald.—Deputy Sheriff George
Gorminy of Ben Hill county was shot
and instantly killed by an unknown
negro near here. The deputy and
three other officers had surrounded a
negro cabin about four miles west of
this city where it was reported that a
“skin” game was in progress. On their
approaching the cabin several negroes
ran out and opened fire on the officers.
Uvalda News.
Special Correapondenue.
Misses Bernice Jones, Cora
Brizendine and Birdie Dees of
Cedar Crossing were guests of
Mrs. Frank Partin during the
Chautauqua.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McAllister
and little son, of Scotland spent
Sunday with relatives here.
Mesdames S. A. and J. K. Hall
of Cedar Crossing were guests of
friends here during the Chautau
qua.
Mr. L. W. Youmans of Swains
boro visited his daughter, Mrs.
W. C. Langford, Monday and
Tuesday. He was accompanied
by his little grand-daughter,
Margaret Cheatham.
Mr and Mrs. A. H. C. Mann
of Cedar Crossing attended ser
vices here Sunday and were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Phillips.
On Monday, April 7th, to Mr.
and Mrs. Emmett Moses were
born twin daughters.
Mr. Cobb of Atlanta was a
guest of Mrs. W. B. Langford
and family Sunday.
Uvalda and surrounding vicini
ty thoroughly enjoyed the Rad
cliffe Chautauqua, which was
here on the 4th, sth and 7th.
On Sunday Dr. Gay, director of
the Chautauqua, delivered two
splendid sermons to large congre
gations.
A great deal of interest was
taken in the Sunday school rally
held Sunday afternoon, and we
believe both Methodist and Bap
tist schools will be benefitted as a
result of this meeting.
Zln y Mminamtm iJtoutur.
in the: service of America to the end: for victory, for peace and for world-wide liberty
Will Make Tests to
Find Proper Feed.
Atlanta, Ga., April 2.—What
is the best and most efficient food
for creating “hard" pork? That
is a problem, and an important
one, which it is proposed to solve
through tests which have just
been determined upon through
co-operation between the Georgia
State Bureau of Markets and the
Georgia Experiment Station at
Experiment.
As the result of a conference
between Director H. P. Stuckey
of the Experiment Station and
Director L. B. Jackson of the
State Bureau of Markets, it has
been determined to secure 80 pigs
weighing from 70 to 80 pounds
each, divide them in lots of ten,
and feed each lot a distinct and
separate ration.
In this way it will be possible
to make a careful test of eight
different varieties of hog feeds,
and the result will be noted both
in the aggregate weight of the
hogs and the quality of the pork
produced.
These hogs will be kept in dif
ferent enclosures at the Experi
ment Station, so that there will
be no possibility of their getting
any but a known food and a
known quantity. In this way it
can be determined exactly what
a given ration will do. The re
sults of these important tests
will be given to the farmers of
Georgia in a carefully prepared
bulletin, as soon as they are com
pleted.
Took a Flight
in Aeroplane.
From a letter received by a Mt.
Vernon friend from Rev. D. A. |
McNeil, formerly pastor of the
Mt. Vernon Presbyterian church,
the following extract, dealing
with his first experience in aero- •
plane flight is taken. It is a
vivid account of flight and is
very interesting. Mr. McNeill
is with the 64th Infantry, Seventh <
Division, and his address is l
American Postoffice 793, A. E. F.
“Toul, France,
“March 14, 1919.
“Today! The most awfully
wondrous and glorious day for
me! To satisfy my pride and
curious desire, I threw away
twelve—perhaps sixteen—thous
and dollars. I simply put my life
in the hands of a stranger, a man
whom I had never seen before.
This is what happened: The roads
with their Q. M. C. trucks and
various other vehicles became
strings with bugs on them. The
houses in several little villages
drew themselves closer to the
rivers. The trees went down
into the ground until their trunks
were hid, and their boughs joined
hands. The sun grew colder. In
a moment the whole earth turned
sideways on my right. Then as
suddenly it faced me, and before
I could think twice, the heavens
had taken the place of the earth,
and I started toward it at the
rate of one hundred and thirty
| five miles an hour. The heavens
were straight ahead, almost!
Soon we were on the level, four
thousand feet high. Earth so far
| below and heaven seemingly no
nearer. But on! on! we rode.
Miss Liberty! She kept her wings
beautifully spread on the nothing
which surrounded us. At the
will of the pilot she made towns
draw near quicklv and be gone
just as soon. Then too, she,
when at a convenient distance,
would raise one side of a town
till it was at an angle of forty
five degrees. Just for fun she
would make them stand on edge.
Can you imagine the delightful
sensation produced by having a
city suddenly stand on edge and
face you and then as quickly level
herself without disturbing the
mind even of her people? And
while they turn about to please
you, you have no desire whatever
to come upon them suddenly,
even from above. You are wil-
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. APRIL 10. 1919.
TRAINED NURSE FOR
TOWN OR COMMUNITY.
The Chautauqua has come and
gone. No aggregation of enter
tainers can visit a town without
leaving impressions, lasting and
beneficial in the main, of course;
but certain features are calculated
to impress the public mind with
I
such force as to produce perma
nent benefit.
The series of entertainments, !
varied in nature and composition, ;
brought some features from (
which lqsting good should come
if the ideas contained therein are 1
carried out by the town and sec
tion. We could not suggest that
the public mind retain every
thought or principle enunciated
from the platform by trained lec
turers; we could not suggest that
music and mirth find lodgment in
the minds of all hearers; but
when there is brought directly to
the attention of our people ideas |
which they should retain and put
into practice for the general wel
fare of the community, we take
the liberty of advocating their
adoption.
We approve the plans suggest
ed by Miss Maltby, the Red Cross
nurse, as given in her lecture and
the demonstration following it
not that our endorsement would
please the lady, the Radcliffe
people, to whom she has been
assigned for the season, or the
cause of the Red Cross, or any
other outside demand—but simply
for what it would be worth to
this town and section as a safe
guard of the public health and!
comfort and convenience to those
in need of expert ad vice and capa
ble assistance.
Miss Maltby suggested Dlans
by which the smaller towns,
separately or jointly, could em- 1
ploy a trained nurse, at a fixed
salary, or whose salary would be J
partly raised by contributions
which she may receive from
those able to pay. Her entire
time would be given to the work,
in whatever form it may come,
and in a hundred ways the train
ed nurse—really a necessary
auxiliary to the medical proses- 1
sion —would be of benefit to the
entire community.
The war as no other factor, has
shown the absolute need of safe-!
guarding health, and today the
trained nurse is the staunchest
advocate of ways and means of
effecting this. Hygiene is being
taught in the public schools, of
recent years, but its effects have
not to any great extent found
place in the homes. The trained
nurse, in visiting the home, would
ling to give the towns, roads,
rivers and mountains the “once
over” and then pass on. You
desire to take your first “stand”
in the open field.
“Now that is just what I did.
My pilot was an experienced
“bird.” He made a gentle dive
for the field in front of the dome.
When the wheels got in the mud,
I got out and lifted one wing a
little bit. I walked to the dome
and as I did I saw my Liberty
wings strut on wheels to her nest.
Then I gave my friend his big
skin coat, his wind shield and
goggles and his sky-punching cap.
I found myself alright, nothing
like star-dust in my eyes, and no
cold feet. My heart was some
glad. I took my pilot’s hand and
said, “Sir, I thank you many,
many times. But come and write
a few words in my little book.”
He did so. Then I backed in un
der my trench coat, and looking
at the cross on my service cap, I
got under it and walked away;
glal that it was all over, and
j while I saw that there was “much
! room higher up” 1 was none the
| less certain that I could do more
• good on the ground.”
have these principles put into
practice, as they should be.
Miss Maltby is not a book-agent
or a crank on personal or hygienic
ethics; she is a Red Cross nurse
of many years experience, and
• those who failed to hear her lec
-1 ture, Saturday afternoon missed
something of material value to
| the community.
Looking to the adoption of a
modern plan of protecting human
life, along the lines suggested,
! asking that the authorities (the
' medical fraternity no doubt con
curring) consider the matter, we
'give herewith a list of govern- 1
ment bulletins and other publica
tions suggested by Miss Maltby.
The first two, it will be seen are
furnished by the government;
the others are sold by the pub
lishers at the prices named.
Prenatal Care. Infant Care.
Child Care—By Mrs. Max West.
These free government pamphlets
may be had by sending a postal
card ordering them to: Children’s
Bureau, Federal Dept. Labor,
Washington, D. C.
School lunches —by C. L. Hunt.
Os interest to parents sending
their children a distance to school.
Farmers’ Bulletin, No. 712 Dept.
Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
Books on Sex Education. How
Shall I Tell My Child —by Mrs.
Wood Allen Chapman. For pa
rents of children 6 to 12 years.
Revell Publishing Co,, New York
City. Price 30 cents
i The Mother’s Reply—by Nellie
M. Smith. American Social Hy
giene Association, New York
City. 10 cents.
From Youth Into Manhood —by
Winfield S. Hall, M. D. For boys
1 13 to 18 years old. Association
Press, New York City. 50 cents.
Keeping in Condition—by H.
H. Moore. For boys 13 to 18
years old. MacMillan, Publisher,
New York City. 75 cents.
Origin of Life. For girls 12 to
16 years. Grace Ellis, Central
High School, Grand Rapids,
Mich. 25 cents.
! The Three Gifts of Life—by
Nellie M. Smith. For girls 12 to
116 years. Dodd, Mead. Publish
ers, New York City. 60 cents,
j For Girls and the Mothers of
Girls —by M. G. Hood, M. D.
For young women. Bobbs-Mer
rill, Publishers, New York City.
$1.25.
The Rational Sex Life for Men
—by M. J. Exner, M. D. For
young men. Association Press,
Publishers, Ne*w York City. 50
cents.
Waycross May Have
Candidate Governor.
Waycross, Ga., April 6. —When
asked for a statement in regard
to his probable candidacy for
governor of the state, Hon. John
W. Bennett said, “I have no
statement to make at this time.”
The friends of Col. Bennett all
over the state are urging him to
consider seriously making the race
for governor and it is pointed out
by many of them that he would
be an easy winner for several
reason 8.
Some of the reasons advanced
are, his strong political influence
in the state, his ability to fill the
position with honor and the fact
that Southern Georgia should
: supply the man to fill this posi
tion, at least once in every fifty
years. The people of South
Georgia believe that the time is
coming soon when some of the
“state pie” will be distributed
among the people of this section,
, not only with reference to state
i offices, but to state institutions
. as well, and Waycross is looking
J for some of the first honors.
Mount Vernon Will
Entertain Presbytery. J
The spring session of the Sa
vannah Presbytery will be held
in Mt. Vernon next week, the
opening session to begin Tuesday
evening, 15th inst. At this hour
the retired moderator. Dr. George l
Bitzer of Valdosta will deliver the
sermon from the subject: “The
League of Nations a Call to the
Church of God.” The public is
invited to attend. Regular busi
ness sessions will be held morn
ings and afternoons, preaching
in the evenings, for three days,
the usual limit of the session.
On Wednesday noon there will
be spread on the grounds near
the Presbyterian church a basket
dinner, and to this the public is
invited.
Wednesday afternoon will be
given to the discussion of home
missions, conducted by Dr. W.
Moore Scott of Savannah. Dr.
Scott is soon to leave Savannah,
going to Arkansas to take up the
work of state missions of that
I
state.
Mt. Vernon has entertained
the Presbytery a number of times !
during the past few years, and
feels honored at again having in
her midst this body of able min
isters and laymen.
Franklin Killed
in Tennille.
Sandersville, April 7. —Only one
arrest has been made so far in
the killing of S. O. Franklin at
Tennille Sunday morning but
officers expect to have Harvey
Blount, who is alleged to have
fired the shot that caused Frank
lin’s death, in jail by tomorrow
night or during Wednesday at
the latest. J. A. Whitsell of
Oconee is being held here as an
alleged accomplice and it is under
stood a preliminary trial will be
demanded as soon as Blount is
arrested.
Relatives of Blount were here
today conferring with attorneys
and it was reported tonight
Blount would surrender immedi
ately. No inquest was held to
day, as investigation showed
there were eye-witnesses to the
shooting. Franklin, who died at
a local sanitarium without re
gaining consciousness, was one
of the most prominent business
men in this section.
Reports of the shooting differ
in some respects but it appears
from all accounts that Franklin
and Blount became involved in
an argument early Sunday after
leaving a restaurant near the
depot and that Franklin struck
Blount across the head, Blount
firing one shot, which went
through Franklin’s brain.
A few years ago Franklin or
ganized and operated a bank at
Matthews, Ga., later going to
Marianna, Fla., where he was
auditor for a short line railroad.
Three years ago he returned to
Tennille to take over the business
of his father, who died. The
victim of the shooting at Tennille
was 38 years old, and is survived
by his widow, three children, his
mother and one brother, all of
Tennille. The funeral service
will take place tomorrow after
noon.
Blount, whose arrest is momen
tarily expected by county authori
ties, is a farmer living between
] Wrightsville and Harrison. He
is married and has six children.
Concprt at McGregor.
There will be an ice cream sup
! per and victrola concert at Mc
j Gregor Friday evening, April 11,
i the prooceeds of which will go
jto the benefit of the school at
this place. The public is invited
to attend.
(Miss) Vina Hooper,
Teacher.
ANOTHER CALL
FOR CLEAN UP
The Town Authorities Urge
Further Activity on
Part Citizens.
The town authorities ask The
Monitor to again call attention to
the matter of cleaning up the
town. The days recently appoint
ed for this were only observed
by a very limited number, and
the town is not yet in perfect
shape —in fact, it is far from it —
and unless further steps are taken
by owners, the authorities will
be forced to take the matter in
hand.
Many of the merchants have a
practice of sweeping trash and
litter out of the front doors on
the main streets, hence it proves
unsightly. Trash of this sort
should be placed in boxes, by
rights through the back doors,
and if not burned should be cart
ed away. Another rotten and de
testable practice on the oart of a
few is the habit of placing trash
on the premises of others, even
where some effort has been made
toward a clean ud.
So, if the citizens will not clean
up as a matter of pride, decency
and precaution against disease,
then let the town authorities have
it done at the expense of the
property owners. Such indiffer
ence and glaring negligence has
for the past century contributed
to the lethargy of the place.
Mt. Vernon is well located
high, dry and healthy—and the
town should present a better
appearance than it does. The
Monitor is not blaming any one
in particular—except those who
persist in keening the trash
around, and until this practice is
abandoned, it may be referred to
again.
State May Have More
Railroad Troubles.
Atlanta, April 7. —Whether the
State of Georgia and the Nash
ville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Railroad are going to have to go
into the courts to fight the efforts
of the City of Chattanooga to
condemn a large part of the rail
road terminal properties in Chatt
anooga will hinge on the outcome
of a legislative committee session
in Nashville on Weenesday night
of this week.
Chairman C. M. Candler, head
of the Western & Atlantic com
mission, and Attorney Ed. Mad
dox, special counsel for Georgia
in the case, will go to Nashville
on Wednesday to appear before
the joint committee from the
Legislature of that state. They
will be joined in that city by
Attorney Fitzhu Hall, general
Counsel for thb Nashville, Chatta
nooga & St. Louis Railway, and
Attorney John M. Tye, who will
represent the interests of the
| Nashville, Chattanooga & St.
: Louis in respect to its own prop
| crty and as lessee of the Western
i & Atlantic.
The Chattanooga Chamber of
| Commerce is the principal mov
ant in urging passage of a special
condemnation act by the Ten
nessee Legislature, and at a re
cent meeting in Chattanooga the
declaration was made that the
bill would very likely be passed.
I In reply to this, the president of
the Nashville, Chattanooga &
St. Louis Railway gave notice
that his road expects to “fight it
to the very last ditch.”
Georgia’s interest in the matter
is the protection and preservation
of approximately one-half of the
Western & Atlantic terminal
property in Chattanooga. It is
to this Chairman Candler will
i devote his entire attention in his
presentation to the Tennessee
! Legislative committee.
NO. 49.