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VOL. XXXIII.
COMMENCEMENT
BREWTONPARKBR
Literary Address Delivered
by Judge Walter W.
Sheppard.
In advance of the commence
ment exercises at The Brewton-
Parker Institute, a number of the
pupils in the special departments
will give recitals, to which the
public is invited.
On Monday afternoon, May 5,
Misses Margaret Currie, Carol
Hutcheson and Elizabeth Mcßae
will appear in recital. These
exercises are scheduled for six
o’clock.
On the following Monday, 12th,
the following seniors will give
their recitals in piano and violin:
Miss Maggie Brewton, piano;
Miss Claudia McDaniel, piano;
Miss Charlie Will Salter, violin.
Friends of the young folks are
invited to attend.
The commencement program
proper will begin Sunday, May
18, with the commencement ser- j
mon at noon by Rev. H. D.
Johnson.
Monday, May 19, Senior Class
Day Exercises, sp. m. Enter- i
tainment by special departments,
9:30 p. m. 12:00 noon—-Trustees j
meeting.
Tuesday, May 20, 12:00 noon—j
Literary Address and Award of i
Diplomas—Judge W. W. Shep-;
pard.
Details of the program will be
announced through The Monitor
later. The public is expected to
attend all exercises, which prom
ise both pleasure and profit.
Editors Plan Big Meeting
Atlanta. —Plans for the annual meet
ing of the Georgia Press Association,
to be held this year at Monroe, on
July 15 and 16, were discussed at a
meeting held at the office of Hal Stan
ley at the state capitol. Paul Har'uer,
president of the association announced
that this looks like the biggest year in
the history of the editors’ organiza
tion, which includes the heads of most
of the weekly papers in Georgia, and
which recently was opened to daily pa
per representatives also. “The old
members who had dropped out are
coming back and applications for new
memberships are being received,” he
said. "The editors found out what
they missed by not being at W rights
ville last summer, and they all want
to go to Monroe this year.” The ed
itors and their wives wil reach Mon
roe the morning of Monday, July 15,
and will be given a reception that
night at the Walton county courthouse
with addresses. Business sessions will
be held Tuesday morning and after
noon. Only newspaper topics will be
discussed. Two speakers from out
side Georgia well be on the program
—one speaking on journalism and the
other on advertising.
Liberty Loan Drive Under Way
Atlanta. —America’s fifth Liberty
Loan campaign—the Victory Loan—
has begun and the people of the coun
try will be invited to lend Uncle Sam
the money to pay the war bill —the
price of peace. The general sentiment
of the South, as reported by zone and
county chairmen to the officials of the
district headquarters in Atlanta, is in
readiness to “finish the Job.” That
is the eprincipal argument used by th*
Victory Loan workers where argument
Is necessary. “Finish the Job,” they
6ay. "That boy over in France, oi
keeping watch on the Rhine—he would
like to cast aside his gun and climb
out of the muddy uniform and come
back home to his job. But he knows
he must first finish his work there
And that’s what we at home must do."
The South’s share of the $4,500,000,000
Victory Loan as represented by the
Sixth Federal Reserve district is *144,-
000,060. In the fourth loan it was
$192,000,000, and the district went jvell
over that.
Plan Community Meeting*
Waycross. —The Waycroas and Ware
county chamber of commerce,
through its rural relations commit
tee, is planning a series of community
meetings in different parts of the
county for the purpose of bringing the
citizens of the town and the citizens
of the country in closer personal touch
with each other, not in a business way
alone, but in a social way as well.
At a recent meeting of this commit
tee it reached the conclusion that the
spirit of co-operation and harmony be
tween the rural lections and the towns
are not what they should be in this
country; this ought to be remedied,
and. if it ought to be remedied, It can
be stopped.
Wirt liflniamttmj iHfattiinr.
IN THE SERVICE OF AMERICA TO THE END: FOR VICTORY, FOR REACE AND FOR WORLD-WIDE LIBERTY
A Week’s Meeting
At Baptist Church.
Dr. J. C. Brewton, the pastor,
began a week’s meeting at the
Baptist church here Monday, and
the services will doubtless be con
tinued through next Sabbath.
At the outset Dr. Brewton an
ticipated assistance. Rev. R. J.
Mincey of the Baptist church at
Mcßae having been expected,
but this minister, as well as oth
ers, not being able to come, the
pastor will continue the work
alone. Dr. Brewton preaches
with undiminished vigor and
spirit, and through his efforts the
meeting cannot fall short of suc
cess.
Services are held at five o’clock
in the afternoon and nine in the
evening, and the services are
well attended. The entire public
is cordially invited to attend the
meeting throughout the week.
A Mt. Vernon Man
Marries in Americus.
One of the biggest and most
pleasant social social surprises of
the season was the marriage of
Mr. George G. Stanford of this
city to Miss Catherine McKenzie
of Groveland, Ga. The wedding
took place Sunday afternoon,
April 13, at Americus, Ga.
Soon after the ceremony the
young couple boarded a train for
Hurtsboro, arriving here Monday i
morning, when the surprise was
sprung, as Mr. Stanford left
Saturday afternoon “to see his
mother” and his friends were
none the wiser.
Mrs. Stanford is a most charm
ing young lady of the blonde
type, and her personality assures
her of a cordial welcome in our
midst.
Mr. Stanford came to Hurts-!
boro several months ago as acting
freight agent for the Seaboard j
railroad, and during his short |
residence here has made many
friends who wish him much sue- j
ccss, and congratulate him on
winning so lovely a bride. —The
Hurtsboro Tribune.
Mr. Stanford is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. J. Stanford of this
place, and is a young man of
exemplary character. His many
friends in this section extend con
gratulations and best wishes.
Some time ago he was stationed
at Groveland, where no doubt
met the fair lady who is now his
bride.
Presbytery Passed a
Pleasing Resolution,
The following resolution was
adopted by Presbytery in session
here last week:
That, The Presbytery of Sa
vannah expresses its high appre
ciation of the continued cordial
hospitality of the people of Mt.
Vernon. It is always with pleas
ure that Presbytery accepts the
kind invitation of the Mt. Vernon
church, and we hope that the in
vitation will be repeated in due
time. May “God be with you
till we meet again. ”
Robt. M. Mann,
Stated Clerk.
Peavy the Painter.
Mr. F, C. Peavy, the painter,
has just finished a nice job of
painting on the residence of Mr.
J. Wade Johnson on College
Heights, and is now employed on
other work around the city.
Mr. Peavy and family reside at
Glenwood, but contemplates mov
ing to Mt. Vernon in the near
future. He is a painter of many
years experience, and has execu
ted quite a lot of work in this
I section.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. APRIL 24, 1919.
Victory Loan Campaign
Now on in Full Blast.
; The fifth Liberty Loan, more
appropriately known as the Vic
tory Loan, began Monday, 21st,
and will continue through the 10th
of May. Secretary of the Treas
ury Carter Glass expects the full
issue of four and a half billion
dollars to be taken by the Ameri
can people, according to the fol
lowing memorandum, which gives
the principal facts relative to the
last offer of bonds by the govern
ment:
j Amount of issue:
$4,500,000,000.
No over-subscription will be
accepted. Subscriptions up to and
including SIO,OOO will be allotted
in full; those in excess of that
amount will be received subject
to allotment. *
Date of issue:
May 20th, 1919:
Maturity:
May 20th, 1923.
Interest dales:
The first coupon will be dated
December 15, 1919, and the inter
est will he payable June 15, and
December 15, thereafter.
Interest rates:
4 : i per cent. Four-Year Con
vertible Gold Notes, convertible
any time during their life, at the
option of the holder, into 3f per
cent. Convertible Gold Notes
which in like manner will be con
vertible into the 41 per cent Gold
Notes.
Tax exemption:
The Notes bearing 4 3 4 per
icent. interest will be exempt
from State and local taxes, ex
cept estate and inheritance taxes,
and from normal Federal income
taxes. The notes bearing 33 4
; per cent interest will be exempt
I from a!! Federal, State or local
Uvalda News.
V
Special Correspondence
Miss Mary. Lou MeNatt has re
turned from a visit to her sister,
Mrs. H. G. McAllister, at Scot
land.
Miss Juel Cody of Cochran
spent part of last week with her
sister, Mrs. John R. Gray.
Mr. Miller has returned from
Hazlehurst, where he has been in
the sanitarium for the past seve
ral days. His condition is still
quite serious.
Miss Susie Gray spent Sunday
with relatives at Mt. Vernon.j
Mr. G. L. Yotimans of Vidalia
was a guest of his cousins, Mr.
iand Mrs. W. C. Langford, Satur
' day.
Mrs. Hiram Johnson and little
daughter, Jane Ethleen, spent
part of last week with Mrs. Dan
Gordon of Vidalia.
Miss Bennie Thurmond of Live
j Oak, Fla., is visiting homefolks
here. She has just returned
from a trip to Washington,
D. C., Baltimore, Md., and other
points.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Martin of
Alston are still quite ill.
Miss Mary Zeesman of Tarry
town spent Sunday with relatives
in Uvalda.
On Tuesday, April 15th, a son
was born to Mr. and Mrs. John
; R. Gray.
Mrß. P. M. Moseley entertain
ied her Sunday school class of
little folks with an Easter egg
hunt Sunday morning.
Mrs. J. H. Kennedy has return
!ed from a visit to her father, Mr.
Findley, near Lyons.
Mrs. Wallace Moses has gone
to Forsyth to attend the graduat
ing recital of her sister, Miss
Helen Smith, at Bessie Tift
; College.
taxes except estate or inheritance
taxes. /
Redemption:
These Notes will be redeemable
; at the option of the United States
on June 15 or December 15, 1922,
at 100 and accrued interest. *
Chairman W. A. Peterson, who
has wmrked faithfully and suc
cessfully as the head of former
! campaigns in Montgomery coun
ty, announces the quota for this
; county at $51,700.00, apportioned
the several districts as follows:
Ailey, $0,650,000.
Higgston, $5,600.00.
Kibbee, $3,850.00.
Alston, $6,000.00.
Uvalda. $9,700.00.
, Mt. Vernon, $11,200.00.
Tarry town, $6,000.00
Tiger, $2,700.00.
County Quota, $51,700.00.
This is really a small apportion
ment for this county, notwith
standing its restricted area, and
no district should fail to complete
its quota. Montgomery county
contributed its share of men to
ward victory, and the same spirit
which prompted response to the
call to the battle front should in-
I spire unreserved action in the
matter of making a final loan to
defray expenses of the conflict in
which America figured so promi
nently.
i To most people the short term
bonds are very agreeable. See
j the sales committee, or go to your
I bank and make application at
once for every dollar’s worth you
may be able to buy.
Public occasions will be held
later in the campaign, but it is
unwise to wait for further expla
nations or appeals. It is a duty
incumbent on all, and the patri
otic citizen will do his full duty.
Air Service Plans Aerial Mail Routes
Atlanta. —Announcement of plana
now in the hands of army officials of
this city was made concerning steps
to be taken in the near future leading
to the establishment of aerial mail
service for Georgia and this section of
the South. Several days ago the
air service, co-operating with other
brunches, agreed by letter from Major
Earle S. Schofield to Colonel Bailey,
to dispatch several aeroplanes to this
section of the country to stimulate
recruiting and aid generally in ac
quainting the public with that inter
esting branch, providing suitable land
ing fields could be obtained. Major
Schofield explaned the landing field
| situation thoroughly to Colonel Bailey
1 and the latter set to work immediately
to enlist the aid of the cities of south
ern Georgia to furnish the fields.
Market Bureau Aids Hog Raiser*
Atlanta. —The state market bureau
announces the completion of its in
vestigation into marketing conditions
of Georgia hogs and desires now to
get in touch with Georgia hog raisers
who are able to ship, either individ
ually or in co-operation with neigh
bors, iiogs in carload lots, informa
tion of material advantage to the hog
raising farmers is now available at
the bureau.
Butts County Sheriff Die*.
Jackson. L. M. Crawford, sheriff
of this county since 1910, died at his
home here following an illness of sev
eral months. He was 44 years of age
and a native of Butts county. Mr.
Crawford was one of the most promi
nent and popular county officials in
Georgia. He served as president of
county officers’ association and was a
member of the Butts county exemp
tion board.
i Southern Vet* May Go To Savannah
Savannah. An invitation to the
’ United Confederate Veterans to hold
| their 1919 reunion in Savannah, ex
-1 tended by the mayor of the Georgia
city, is being seriously considered by
Commander in Chief Van Sant, Fort
Worth, Texas, and the three depart
mental commanders, Captain JarneH
liuncan, assistant adjutant general of
the veterans.
Federation Os Labor Bupport* League
Brunswick. Resolutions pledging
support to Presidi nt Wilson and the
league of nations, as the only means
of bringing about permanent peace,
, were adopted as one of the first acts
of the annual convention of the Geor
ge Federation of Labor, which con-
I vened hem.
Farmers Union Meeting
Rosemont School House.
President J. H. Mills and Sec
retary A. J. Fleming of the Geor
gia Division Farmers Union will
address the citizens of the Rose
mont section at the school house
in that neighborhood tomorrow
(Friday) in the evening. They
will discuss matters of vital in
terest to the farmers of Treutlen
county and those of Montgomery
adjacent to that neighborhood,
and the public is invited to hear
j them.
Exercises begin at eight o’clock,
and the ladies are especially in
vited to attend. These gentlemen
have had several conferences
with National President Chas. S.
Barrett since his return from the
Peace Conference, and the public
will be given the benefit of Mr.
Barrett’s views and an insight
into his activities while abroad.
WOULD BOND STATE
FOR GOOD ROADS
Would Pass Legislation for
Bonds and Taxation
Automobiles.
Atlanta, Ga.. April 21.—A state
highway system that reaches
every county seat town in the
state, and giving each county its
just share and proportion of high
ways, is provided in the Andrews
bill, which will be introduced at
the next session of the legislation.
Judge T. E. Patterson, chairman
of the Highway Department, has
analyzed the measure and gives
it his unqualified endorsement.
The author of the bill is Colonel
Walter P. Andrews of Atlanta,
former state senator, who has
been devoted many years to the
subject of good roads and is
recognized as an authority on the
subject.
The bill provides for a bond
issue of thirty million dollars, to
be known as Georgia Road Bonds.
They are to bear interest not ex
ceeding 5 per cent annually, and
shall be free from any tax or
other charges leviable in Georgia
or in any other state, arid are to
be retired in twenty years.
The Highway Commisssion will
be representative of the whole
state, there being a member from
each congressional district. The
chairmati of the commission will
he a competent engineer, who
will supervise the work of con
struction and maintenance. 11 is
salary is fixed at $6,000 a year,
with traveling expenses. The
salary of the commissioners wil)
be $lO a day and traveling ex
penses while in the discharge of
their duties.
Under the bill special taxes are
to be levied by the general as
sembly upon motor vehicles of
not less than 60 cents per horse
power for passenger vehicles:
$4.00 each for motorcycles, and
$25 per ton capacity for trucks
and tractors using pneumatic
tires, and double this amount
upon trucks and tractors when
solid tires are used, annually.
The special taxes will be first
applied to the payment of interest
on the road bonds and the princi
pal as it may fall due.
Vidalia Young Man Killed.
Vidalia, April 20. —Earl Bland,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Bland, of this city was killed in
an automobile wreck at Fort
Barancas, near Pensacola, Ida.,
and his body was brought to Vi
dalia, reaching here today and
was buried in the cemetery in this
city. He was in the regular army
and his term of enlistment would
have expired the latter part of
this month. He was about 23
years of age and had just returned
from service in France when the
unfortunate accident occurred.
He was one of the most popular
young men ever reared in this
city and his unfortunate death is
deeply deplored by all.
ARMY TANKS
FOR MT. VERNON
Will Give a Demonstration
Seaboard Depot This
Morning.
As a stimulant to the sale of
Victory Loan Bonds, the govern
ment has allowed the use of a
vast amount of fignting machin
: ery, and this is being carried to
i different sections of the country
iin order that the peoDle may see
and learn something of the imple
' ments used by the boys in France.
Chairman W. A. Peterson of
the county organization has just
| been informed of the coming of
I a number of army tanks, which
are to appear at the Mt. Vernon
depot today (Thursday) at 11:30
o’clock this morning. The tanks
were most effectively used against
the Germans, and they are the
wonder of the world for stability
and force. The smaller tanks
carry guns of the machine gun
type and the larger ones are fitted
with small cannon.
While here this morning the
tanks will tie put through a sys
tem of maneuvers for the pleas
ure and instruction of the specta
tors, and to miss it will be a mis
fortune. Be at the Mt. Vernon
depot when the special train
arrives, and hear the lectures
and demonstrations.
Then, as a patriotic American,
proud of the achievement of our
boys, and having the welfare and
1 future peace of the world at
heart, be ready and willing to do
your part toward paying the cost
of victory and peace. The pur
chase of Victory Bonds will help
do this. The United States ap
: preciates your good will and your
! sympathy, but just now it will
appreciate more the loan of your
dollars at a good rate of interest.
Married in Lyons;
Live in Tampa.
Last Friday, at Lyons, Mr. Col
quitt Peterson of Tampa, Fla.,
■
and Miss Birdie Hughes of Mt.
Vernon were happily married.
The bride is the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hughes,
residing near the depot. Mr.
Peterson was reared in this coun
ty, but for many years has been
living in Florida.
After spending a few days
with relatives here, they left for
their home in Tampa, where Mr.
Peterson is foreman in a govern
ment machine shop, converted
into a shipbuilding plant, and
with which he has been associated
for several years.
Mt. Vernon friends extend con
gratulations and best wishes.
Gave The Monitor a
Sack of White Crest.
The Monitor pantry has just
been supplied with a sack of
White Crest flour, the gift of
Mr. H. C. Davis, who has the
agency for this famous brand,
and of which he is selling vast
amounts. The Monitor family,
like many others in this section,
had before used White Crest, but
this sack seems a little over the
standard. In fact, our appetite
has recently been so fed up, it
would truly be a household calam
ity to do without it.
But the story is not told, for
according to Henry’s promise,
another sack will be ready when
our supply is exhausted. Thus
matters look good for the summer
around our shack. White Crest
seems to be the flour for those
who want the best to be had in
this section, and when White
Crest biscuks appear on the table,
all members of the family answer
roll call.
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