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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1919)
VOL. XXXIII. TAX VALUES SHOW DECREASE Many Celebrations Planned for Savannah During the Month. Special service to Montgomery Monitor. Atlanta. —Figures compiled by J. Walter McCraw, secretary of the tax commission of the legislature, show that the percentage of assessment on all properties in Georgia, show a de cided decrease from the 1912 assess ments, and consequently a loss of tax revenue to the state. Here are some of the figures concerning several di visions of property as compiled by Mr. LeCraw: All property in Georgia, 1912, valuation, $2,382,600,5666; assessment, $842,352,343; percentage of assess ment, 36; 1918, valuation, $4,258,919,- 048; assessment, $1,079,261,333; per centage, 25; real estate, 1912, valua tion, $904,983,602; assessment, $431,- 829,671; percentage, 47; 1918, valua iton, $1,620,698,188; assessment, $569,- 394,457; percentage, 36; farm imple ments and machinery, 1912, valua tion, $23,176,865; assessment, $lO,- 150,799; percentage, 43; 1918, valua tion, $41,428,646; assessment, sll,- 780,344; percentage, 28; live stock, 1912, valuation, $106,429,447; assess ment, $43,264,896; percentage, 40 ; 1918, valuation, $190,242,632;" assess ment, $57,969,275 ; percentage, 30 ; railroads and public service corpora tions, 1912, valuation, $465,990,386 ; assessment, $138,021,114; percentage, 29; 1918, valuation, $717,625,192; as sessment, $160,278,855; percentage, 22. Many Centennials For Savannah Savannah. —Savannah is preparing to celebrate the centennial of the sail ing of the first steamship to cross the Atlantic and to observe other big events the latter part of April. It has arranged for the week beginning April 20 to stage a series of entertainments and celebrations in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of the Savan nah Theater, the second or third old est playhouse in the United States, the 179th anniversary of the founding of the Bethesda Orphans’ Home and the one hundred anniversary of the building of the Independent Presbyteri an Church upon its present site. There will be a number of special guest* entertained during the week. This list will include the governor of Georgia, who has accepted an invitation to at tend, and it is hoped to have the two United States senators from Georgia present. It Is also expected that there will be some one on hand to represent the president of the United States. The honorary committee In charge of the big event consists of Governor Dorsey, Jobephuse Daniels, secretary of the navy; W. C. Redfleld, secretary of commerce; Senators Hoke Smith atm. W. J. Harris, Hon. W. J. Overstreet, congressman from the First Georgia district, and W. 11. Pleasants, the pres ident of the Ocean Steamship Com pany. Mother of Dr. Brewton Died in Reidsville. Mrs. J. B. Brewton, mother of Dr. J. C. Brewton, of this place, died at the home of her son, Mr. H. J. Brewton, in Reidsville, on the Bth in9t., after a prolonged illness. She was in her 89th year, and until recent months had enjoyed very good health. Having contracted a form of ery sipelas in one of her feet, her closing days were very painful, but despite her suffering she bore up well for one of her age. During the past few years she has visited her son, Dr. Brewton, and was known to a large number of Montgomery county people. She was a devout Christian, strong in the faith, and her saint ly life closes without blemish, with a long record of kindly deeds. Mrs. Brewton was the widow of the late Jonathan Brewton, one of the most prominent citizens of Tattnall county. Her surviv ing children are Dr. J. C. Brew ton of Mt. Vernon, J. B. Brewton of Claxton, H. J. Brewton of Reidsville, Mrs. Sallie Collins of Cobbtown and Mrs. Maggie Oliff of Statesboro. She leaves fifty grand-children, seventy-two great grand-children and one great great grand-child. Remains were interred in the Hagan cemetery, in which many members of this large family are buried. The funeral service, attended by a large number of relatives and friends, was con ducted by Dr. B. F. Elliott, pastor of the Claxton Baptist church. Mmxtar. IN THE SERVICE OF AMERICA TO THE END: FOR VICTORY. FOR REACE AND FOR WORLD-WIDE LIBERTY Millen Now Quiet After Much Bloodshed. Millen April 15.—One of the negroes supposed to have been killed in Sunday’s race clash has been found alive on the place of Inman Bell, a white planter in Burke county. He is slightly wounded. It is said that he was not connected with the actuul shooting, but ran as the posse approached and was fired upon. His name could not be learned. The total dead have been re duced from seven to six with the finding of the negro. He was believed to be dead in the Ogee chee swamp. The situation is absolutely quiet. Negroes have returned to their work all over the county and acting as if nothing had happen ed. The widow of Edmond Scott, the negro, whose arrest started the trouble, is quoted as having said Scott brought the trouble on. “I tried to get him not to carry a gun to church with him, but he would,” she is reported to have said. Louis Ruffin, Joe Ruffin’s son, is still at large. His arrest is the only development in the case ex pected. and officers believe no trouble will come from that. RE-INVEST ALL YOUR BOND DIVIDENDS Idterest on Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds Was Due April Fifteenth. Atlanta, Ga., April 14.—The Treasury Department ha 3 advis ed every holder of bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan to reinvest the half-vear interest which is due tomorrow, April 15th, in Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps. The Government’s thrift campaign offers Liberty Bond holders, particularly the holders of single bonds and small lots, an opportunity to place their Liberty Bond interest immediately at: work for the Government at a lucrative interest rate. Liberty Bond interest coupons, as such, do not earn interest. They are the interest. Invested in War Savings Stamps the interest will earn four per cent compounded quarterly, will be safely invested, and will be always available for a pressing need. The bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan, which pay six months in terest tomorrow, earn at the rate of 4 1-4 per cent. Two cou pons from SIOO bonds of this issue will more than buy a War Sav ings Stamp, costing this mortfh 14.15. In five years the War Savings Stamp will be worth $5.00. A single coupon from a hundred dollar bond of the Fourth issue will more than purchase eight Thrift Stamps, or half the number necessary for exchange into a War Savings Stamp. Through the Postoffice Depart ment the Treasury Department has arranged that Liberty Bond interest coupons will be accepted as cash in the purchase of Thrift Stamps or War Savings Stamps at any post office. A Motor Party to Milledgeville Sunday. A number of Mt. Vernon peo ple formed a visiting party to Milledgeville Sunday as follows: Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Rogers, Miss Beatrice Stanfield and Mr. H. W. Cockfield. Mr. Jas. F. Currie, Misses Grace and Margaret Cur rie, Master Langley Currie and Mr. D. W. Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hicks, Mrs. Mamie Mcßae and daughter, Helen, and Mr. J. C. McAllister. Misses Katharine Currie, Eileen Tvler and Lucile and Eula Mcßae of this place are students of the G. N. & I. C. at Milldgeville. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. APRIL 17. 1919. Savannah Presbytery Held Session in Mount Vernon. The semi annual session of the Savannah Presbytery met at the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian church Tuesday evening, and will remain in session until this (Thursday) afternoon. A sermon by Dr. G. L. Bitzer, of Valdosta, the retiring modera tor, marked the opening session, invariably a devotional meeting. Dr. Bitzer talked from the theme: “The League of Nations a Call to God’s Church,” and from it delivered an eloquent and strong talk, portraying the havoc of war and seeing in the league of na tions a unity from which will come lasting peace if hacked by Christianity for all people. Following the devotional exer cises Tuesday evening, Mr. S. P. Quarterman, an elder of the First Church, Savannah, was elected moderator. Rev. Robert M. Mann of Fitzgerald is the stated clerk and Rev. Henry Rankin of Dor chester is permanent clerk. Regular business session held yesterday morning, followed by a sermon by Dr. A. L. Patterson, just defore the noon hour. Dur ing the noon recess dinner was served in the justice court room of the court house, the weather forbidding an open spread on tables erected on the church grounds for the purpose. It was pronounced a bountiful dinner, and was enjoyed by a large crowd. Wednesday evening was de voted to a general discussion of missions. Dr. Scott, superinten dent of missions of the Savannah Presbytery, made his annual re port, which reflected the work of a number of years, and in it was shown in detail the status of the churches composing this Presby tery. Dr. Scott having recently accepted the superintendency of Synodical missions of Arkansas, will leave for his new post in June, after a most efficient ser vice of eight years as superinten dent of that Dart of the work in this section of the state. Other speakers of. the evening were Mr. B. D. Brantley of Black shear, Dr. Patterson of Savannah and Dr. Bitzer of Valdosta, mak ing the service a strong appeal for mission work, as one medium of upbuilding the churches of the bounds. This year’s meeting has been unusually well attended, by both ministers and elders. Pastors of several of the churches are still engaged in army and Y. M. C. Atlanta’s Loan Quota $11,000,000 Atlanta.—-Secretary Glass having au thorized an insue or four bullion five hundred million dollars of short-term notes for the Victory Liberty Loan, the quota for the Sixth Federal Reserve District will be one hundred and forty four million dollars, it is announced by officials of the Liberty Loan organiza tion. On this basis, it Is estimated that the quota for the city of Atlanta will be $11,000,000. The quotas for all counties In the Atlatna district will be worked out and announced later. In the Fourth Liberty Loan, the quota for this district was $192,000,000 and At lanta’s share was $14,000,000. The dis trict subscribed two hundred and sev enteen million dollars to the fourth Issue and Atlanta took approximately eighteen million dollars. It had been expected It hat the national issue would be five billion or more and the an nouncement from Washington caused some little surprise in official circles. Macon Meeting For Good Road* Macon. —Following a session lasting throughout the day, during which good roads history for Georgia was written, the organization of the Georgia High way association was perfected here, and a road building platform which argues well for the future of the road building Industry in this state was adopted. The officers elected wer: Leland J. Henderson, Columbus, pres ident; H. R Fund, Augusta, vice pres ident F. Roger Miller, Macon, secre tary; N. G. Bartlett, Dublin, treasurer, and F. H. Abbott, Waycross; Oscar Mills, Atlanta, and I. J. HofTmeyer, At bany, executive committee. Vice pres idents are to be chosen by local or ganizations for each congresslonaal u-atrict of the state. A. work, and for other causes there are vacancies: but reports as a whole reveal progress and spiritual development. On the invitation of Rev. B. R. Anderson, pastor, the October session will be held with the Vi dalia Presbyterian church. Dr. Scott preached the noon sermon today, and was heard with interest and profit. At the morning session was held a con ference on the state of religion, in which the various pastors or elders told of the work of the church and Sabbath schools in their charge. Rev. G. L. Bitzer, D. D., was chosen at this morning’s session to succeed Dr. Scott as chairman of the committee on home mis sions. He is well qualified for the work, and under his manage ment this branch of the work should prosper. Mrs. Stubbs of Douglas, while not an accredited representative of her church, of course, has la bored so faithfully for its growth, a mention of her visit cannot be overlooked. She is a shining ex ample of the consecrated church worker, and as a result of her labors the Douglas church, while at times during the past few years, without a pastor, has con tinued in an organized and active form. She no doubt proved an inspiration to the Presbytery. The following ministers were > present: B. R. Anderson, Vidalia. F. M. Baldwin, Mt. Vernon. G. L. Bitzer, D. D., Valdosta. J. C. Blackburn, Darien. R. M. Mann, Stated Clerk, Fitzgerald. A. L. Patterson, D. D. Savan nah, (Hull Memorial.) Henry Rankin, Permanent Clk., Dorchester. VV. Moore Scott, D. D., Savan nah, (First Presbyterian.) I). F. Sheppard, Daisy. The following elders were pres ent: J. L. Wilkes, Adel. B. D. Brantley, Blackshear. F. W. King, Dorchester. J. L. Hinson, Erick. C. J. Martin, Flemington. D. N. Hughes, Hack Branch. I. P. McAllister, McGregor. D. J. Mcßae, Mcßae. W. C. Mcßae, Mt. Vernon. S. P. Quarterman, Savannah First, Moderator. L. L. Daughtry, Valdosta. E. B. Carnes, Vidalia. J. H. Gillon, Waycross First. Charlotte. Special Correspondence (Too late for laat week.) The people are busy planting their crops this week. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Griffin of Hazlehurst were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Glos son Saturday night and Sunday last. Misses Lizzie and Emma Morris were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McCoy Tuesday. Mr. Dewey Brantley, Prof. Walter Morris and Misses Tommie and Clara McCoy and Allie Adams motored to Bell's Ferry Sunday last. Mr. Eugene Mullace and Miss Eudell Gray were out driving Sunday. Sunday school every Sunday at three o'clock. Everybody invited. Notice to Debtors and Creditors, Georgia—Montgomery County. All creditors of the estate of W. R. Adams, late of said county, deceased, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said es tate are required to make im mediate payment to me. This the 7th day of April, 9.119 J. R Adams, dt Ex. Estate \V. R. Adams. Miss Mary McCrimmon Died at Advanced Age. Miss Mary McCrimmon died recently at the home of her broth er. Mr. W. C. McCrimmon, of this place, with whom she had made her home for many years. Miss McCrimmon was seventy-six years of age, and for some time had been in failing health. Dur ing her closing days she was in tensely ill. Her condition re ceived the care of a number of physicians, but to no avail. Remains were interred in the family cemetery at Lothair, where sleep her parents. The service was held in the Lothair Methodist church and the service was conducted by Rev. Sampley, pastor of the church. The occa sion was witnessed by a large number of friends and relatives. Besides her brother, Mr. W. C. McCrimmon, deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs. Wilcox of Fitzgerald. The sympathy of many friends is extended the bereaved family. MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEETS IN ATLANTA Dr. J. W. Palmer of Ailey Presiding as President of Association. The seventieth annual session of the Georgia Medical Association is being held in Atlanta this week, the opening events having begun yesterday. The big medical meet ing will close Friday evening. Stress will be laid on the cure of cancer, and on this subject some of the moßt eminent authorities in the United States will appear. In order to make this a universal campaign for the control of can cer in its primary stage, the pub lic is invited. Clinics will be held during the three-days session at, F’ort McPherson. Dr. J. W. Palmer of Ailey is president of the Medical Associa tion of Georgia, an honor of which his many friends are proud. Dr. Palmer takes high rank in the medical profession of Georgia, and it is quite certain that no other young physician in the state has enjoyed as much distinction at the hands of his colleagues. About sixteen years ago, and not many years after he began prac tice, he was chosen secretary and treasurer of the Association of Seaboard Air Line Railway Sur geons, an office which he still holds. This organization is com posed of the surgeons of the en tire system, and is one of the largest and most influential in the South. For tbe past eight or more years Dr. Palmer has been a member of the State Board of Medical Examiners, now serving as president of that body. As president of the Medical Association of Georgia, Dr. Pal mer is filling the highest position within the gift of the medical fraternity of the state, a distinc tion given to but few men, and serving in the double capacity as stated is a distinction never con ferred upon a Georgia physician. Thus it has been demonstrated that a physician, though practic ing his profession in the country, as it were, can still climb to heights not reached by the man of ordinary ability. The Monitor joins his South Georgia friends in congratulations, feeling him worthy of unstinted praise. His record is one of which any physi cian may well feel proud. Dr. Palmer is a native of Johnson county, but having resided in Montgomery since early manhood, this county naturally claims him as one of her own. He is a self made man, therefore his record is all the more preiseworthy, and the honor conferred upon him is an attestation of his merit as a j physician and as a worthy Geor gian. !new president BREWTONPARKER Dr. Brewton Retires After Years Active Interest in School. At a recent meeting of the board of trustees of The Brewton- Parker Institute, the following faculty was elected for the coming term: L. S. Barrett, president. H. L. Batts, vice-president. Miss Mary Brewton, Miss Clara Barrett and Miss Maude Sewell, j teachers for the literary depart ment. Miss Elizabeth Lee, piano, j Mrs. W. V. Tyler, voice and stringed instruments. The head of the expression de partment will be supplied later, as well as another instructor in the literary department. Prof. P>arrett takes high rank as an educator, and under his supervision the school bids fair to prosper. Dr. J. C. Brewton, who is one of the founders of the school, retires from active con nection with the institution, but will no doubt still serve in an advisory capacity. His entire time will henceforth be given to the ministry. The public school department will elect teachers later in the summer. Local Pupils Attended Contest at Cochran. A number of pupils of The Brewton-Parker Institute attend ed the Twelfth District High School Contest in Cochran Satur day, most of them as visitors. The Brewton-Parker was repre sented in the contest by Miss Helen Lee, expression, and Miss Maggie Brewton, piano. The local boys having won out in preliminary debates, did not en ter at Cochran, but will be allow ed representation at the final meet in Athens. Those attending the meet at Cochran were Prof. H. L. Batts, Misses Claude McDonald, Georgia Belle Smiley and Alethia Smith of the 8.-P. I. faculty; Francis Brewton, Russell McArthur, Bill Henry Peterson; Misses Lee and Brewton, contestants; Misses Gladys McAllister and Elizabeth Mcßae. It is quite probable that The 8.-P. I. will have representatives at Athens during the summer meet, its debaters having been successsul in the Twelfth district contests. Mrs. Mary McMillan Dies Near Scotland. Mrs. Mary McMillan died at her home a few miles from Scot land, in Wheeler county, late Tuesday afternoon. She was 86 years of age at the time of her death, and was sick only a short time before the end came. Mrs. McMillan was one of the most widely known citizens of this section, having a large family connection in this county. She was a good consistent member of the Methodist church, having united with the church early in life. She will be greatly missed by many, as she was loved by all who knew her. Her husband, Mr. William Mc- Millan, preceded her to the grave by many y ears, having been killed in the Civil War in 1863. She is survived by five children; Messrs, Solon, Dan, Will and John W., ind Mrs. Hurtz, also several /rand children, great grand children, and great, great grand children. Mrs. J. J. Hinson of his city being her grand daugh ter. The funeral and interment will take place in Wdeeler county cemetery.—Telfair Enterprise. NO. 50.
