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VOL. XXXIV.
$8,600,000 FOR
BUDGET OF STATE
Report Passed Almost With
out Change, Creating
Record.
Atlanta.—The state appropriations
bill, as prepared by the budget and
investigating committee, was adopted
by the house appropriations commit
tee, with but one amendment, which
provides the bill ehall apply only to
1920 and 1921, instead of permanent
ly. George Carswell, chairman of the
committee, presented the measure and
told of the work of the budget and
investigating committee during the
last nine months, which was marked \
by the efforts of evory member to
keep the appropriations safely within
the state’s income. The revenue of
the state for 1920 was estimated at
18,600,000.
Representative Anderson 0,.' Jen- :
kins proposed an amendment to the
bill to provide that the appropriation 1
for common schools be raised to $5,- j
000,000, but finally withdrew it, with !
the understanding that the commit- j
tee would adopt another amendment !
proposed by Mr. Johnson of Bartow, !
to make the law effective only for j
1920-21. The appropriations bill pro- ]
vides that the schools receive $4,000,- j
000, an increase of half a million over i
last year’s figures. Several increases I
were made for various state institu- I
tions, principally SIO,OOI in the appro- j
priation for Georgia Tech, jut these J
were offset by cuts in other appro
priations.
Rail Mechanics Will Meet
Atlanta. —A convention of delegates
representing more than 17,000 workers !
in all railroad mechanical trades in
the southeast will be held in Atlanta ;
July 15, when a vote will be taken to i
decide as to whether or not the ma- !
chinists, boilermakers, blacksmiths, i
sheet metal and electrical workers and j
other allied crafts will strike against
the railroad administration because j
their demand for 90 cents an hour i
have not been met. It is understood i
that the convention in Atlanta is one j
of many that are to be held in the j
United Slates by the above railroad !
trades, and that should the demands of
the men be refused a strike is likely
to be called all over the country.
General Lewis Gordon Commander
Atlanta. —Major General Edward
Mann Lewis has assumed command
of Camp Gordon, having proceeded
directly from New York to Atlanta af
ter arriving back from “overseas,”
where he served twenty months with
the American expeditionary forces.
“I am well pleased With the assign
ment,” said General Lewis. “I com- j
manded southern troops throughout i
the war, the Thirtieth division, and I
know that there are no better soldiers
anywhere.”
Teachers Examination.
The regular state examination j
for teachers will be held Friday I
and Saturday, August Ist and
2d. Examination will begin Fri
day 9 a. m. Please let those
who contemplate taking the ex
amination or renewing be present.
T. B. Conner, C. S. S.
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Three Schools Vote
Against Consolidation.
-Patrons of Violet Hill, Kemp
and Hancock schools took a vote
on the question of consolidation
on the sth, with a result against
: consolidation of the three schools.
I The vote stood 33 to 24 against
' consolidation, even after the sen
timent in favor of consolidation
seemed to have been in favor of
uniting the three schools on one
central or convenient location,
thus eliminating a certain per
cent, of expense and putting the
school affairs of that section in a
more progressive basis.
The school authorities, after
exerting every effort toward
uniting these schools, regret the
outcome.
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Notice of Local Legislation.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that
| there will be introduced in the
present session of the Legislature
iof Georgia a bill, of which the
; following is the caption:
An Act to amend an Act en
: titled “An Act to incorporate the
; town of Uvalda in the county of
Montgomery, State of Georgia/’
approved July 22, 1910, so as to
give said town of Uvalda the
| power and authority to contract
d ibts and issue bonds of said
: town for the improvement of
said town and for all purposes
'under the limitations of the
Constitution of the State of Geor
gia applicable to municipalities;
and to authorize the mayor and ;
council of said town of Uvalda,
in their discretion, to levy a tax
for school purposes upon all the
property, real and personal,
within the limits of the said
Town of Uvalda, and for other
purposes.
Delco Will Advance
After August First
The Delco light people have
announced an approximate in
crease in price of their famous
little plants, effective August Ist.
j Mr. Mayer, of Vidalia, the sales
man for this part of Georgia,
says however, that he will ac
cept orders prior to August Ist,
for later delivery, at the regular
price. The Delco is one of the
most complete lighting plants in
! existence, and seems to have
given universal satisfaction
Many of them are in use in this
county, and sales are rapidly
increasing. Mr. Mayer will take
pleasure in showing the Delco to
those interested in home lighting
plants.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 10. 1919.
Elect County Commissioners
> by Vote of the People.
There has recently been prepared for introduction into the
C present Assembly of Georgia a bill. reorganizing the Board of Com
missioners of Roads and Revenues "of Montgomery county, and the
of this .county, and the senator from this district
• have been instructed to have it enacted at once, a course which they
, will doubtless pursue. Reorganization of the county’s controlling
body is necessary, bv reason of the fact that the county has recent
ly given away another half of its territory, which has been presided
: over by five men in the capacity of county commissioners and, com
mon consent agreeing that three men are now sufficient to steer
• the old hulk along for a few years. The former acts are of course
> repealed, made up as they were of a patchwork of irregular and
. unsettled sectional whims, the result of the chaotic conditions which
have prevailed in Montgomery county for the several years past, j
The present territorial status makes the change necessary, as far as !
’ numbers are concerned, and it should also make necessary a j
l change in system, in which the common people may have a word. '
> In some respects the new bill, which has doubtless been un-j
known to but few outside of Mt. Vernon, as far as its provisions'
are concerned, is conservative; its provisions in the main are cor
rect and deserve the confidence and support of the people of the j
county —if they ever expect to unite on any measure looking to
their well being as citizens. But the new bill again deprives the
people of a voice in choosing the county commissioners, the body
having in charge the county’s every vital interest as far as govern
■ ment is concerned.
We do not purpose a discussion of former bills of this nature,
, enacted as they were under conditions differing very materially
from the present, with the county’s tenable area reduced to less
than 175 square miles, and when nothing short of ring-rule and
political monopoly reigned supreme—in fact, reduced Montgomery
■ county to its present deplorable status. It is to guard against such
conditions as have prevailed that we take occasion to put the
people of the county on notice that their common rights are again
offered on the altar of individual interests, in the provisions of the
1 new bill making the county commissioners elective by the grand
jury, instead of by the direct vote of the people —as they should be.
In support of this Democratic theory, we have but to point to re
sults of former years, and to unsavory conditions which arose as a
result of former grand juries having been made a political clearing
house, serving more sectional and individual whims than public
satisfaction. To follow the old regime is but to invite a continu
ation of the strife and dissension and greed for individual rights,
factors which have contributed largely to the downfall of this
county, as any intelligent citizen will agree. There is no reforma
tion as long as you continue to operate under the same system re
sponsible for chaos and general dissatisfaction. In its new form,
scant territory and small population, Montgomery county should
get back on Democratic principles of government—rule by the
people for the people, leaving off forever the idea of having the
county run by a few individuals, grand jury dickerings, and county
site caucuses, or limited to the agreement of less than a dozen
local citizens, by whom it is understood, the new bill was authorized.
The new bill rightly divides the county into three road districts,
as follows: District No. 1- Mt. Vernon, Ailey and Higgston G.
M. districts. District No. 2—Longpond G. M. district. District
No. 3 Tarrytown, Kibbee and Tiger G. M. districts. The new bib
names the present three members of the board as successors to
themselves, until the expiration of their terms. Mr. Hutcheson
until January 1, 1920; Dr. Dees until January 1, 1921. Mr. Calhoun
until January 1, 1922. After which their successors will be chosen
py the grand jury of the last court in the year preceding term foi
which they may be chosen, one every three years. Provision i.-
made for a SIOOO bond, and the body is made amenable to the grand
jury, carrying out its dictates on a two-thirds vote of the lattei
oody. A member of the board may be clerk, at a salary of not over
SSOO per annum. There is provision for a county attorney and
other necessary provisions are included.
Now, let it be understood, The Monitor raises no objection t<
the present personnel of the county commissioners, and will not in
che future raise personal objections to any member of that body.
They have never given us cause for such, and we shall continue to
appreciate their friendship, and endeavor to co-operate with then,
as in the past, as far as they allow. These men are doubtless hand
ling the county’s affairs in a creditable manner.
But, having on former occasions advocated a free-and-abov<
board privilege for the people of Montgomery county, we shall con
tinue our fixed policy and maintain our position, for the people, re
gardless of events. The Montgomery Monitor is the only medium
which ever openly championed the cause of the people, whethet
appreciated or not. If the people of Montgomery county fail tt
to appreciate our position, then we advocate their cause purely as a
matter of principle. Therefore, we say again, that the plan oi
electing county commissioneers by the grand jury in the face oi
past events, is a farce, projected on the people of this county with
out their consent, and by special legislation in which they have not
been consulted. Will the bill pass? Why yes, unless people de
mand their rights. This has been the history of Montgomery coun
ty, and it will continue to be as long as the common people sit
around and cater to the dictates of a handfull of men authorizing
special legislation contrary to the wishes of the people.
No board of county commissioners of this county has ever paid
any attention to grand jury recommendation, and never will—after
using this authority as a medium of official service. This is a sham,
pure and simple.
The people of Montgomery county, under the new order, should
elect the county commissioners; and they can if they will assert
themselves. There is no demand for special legislation which de
prives the people of this rignt, and they should protest against this
bill, right now, otherwise there is nothing to do but submit to it
without whimpering. This bill should have been submitted to the
people of the county through the county paper, instead of being
rustled off to Atlanta before its chief provision—election by the
grand jury —could be discussed by the people outside of Mt. Vernon.
j| Let Montgomery county get down to a Democratic basis—once
! and for all time.
Ailey.
(Intended for la*»t week.)
Mrs. C. G. Thompson and little
daughter, Carolyn, are visiting
i relatives in Sparks, Ga.
Miss Adine Stanford is visiting
1 her grand-mother, Mrs. N. E.
' Allcorn, of Savannah this week.
Little Miss Charlie Peterson
has returned from Vidaliaafter a
short visit with her aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. James Riddle and
little son of Jacksonville, Fla.,
are visiting his mother, Mrs. J.
A. Riddle.
Miss Ethel Graham and her
mother are spending awhile at
the home of Mrs. M. L. Steph
ens.
Miss Myrtie Lee of Claxton is
the guest of Mrs. M. L. Stephens
this week.
Mr. Homer Williamson is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Doster Hum
phrey of Dublin.
Miss Roby Mason has returned :
home after a short visit with
relatives in Vidalia.
Mrs. Dan Mcßride and children
, of Vidalia spent Sunday with her|
sister, Mrs. Charlie Frizzelle.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mcßride
of Lyons spent Sunday afternoon
with relatives here.
I
j Entertained a Party
of Atlanta Folks.
Recently Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
*; Mcßae entertained with a house
I party the following company of
; Atlanta friends:
’ Mrs. Mary Palmer and daugh
■ ter, Miss Helen Palmer, Mr. J.
■ B. Wood, Mr. Dean, Mr. Geo.
Wright, Miss Ella Garrison and
Miss Lillie Myers. This happy
! party came down in cars and
spent three days at the hos
i pitable home of Mr. Mcßae.
! Notice of New Districts.
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! Georgia Montgomery County.
Notice is hereby given to the
public:
That by order of the Commis
; sioners of Roads and Revenues of
| said county, granted on the 6th
day of May, 1919, that certain
Georgia Militia Districts lines
were changed, so as to include
and embrace the territory as
shown below in two districts
respectively, and known as Tarry
town G. M. District and Kibbee
Tiger District; the territory em
braced and included in the Tarry
town district being as follows:
The district line around the same!
beginning at the south-east cor
ner of said 1654th G. M. district!
where the same intersects the
territory composing the old 1668th
G. M. district and the 16915 t G.
M. district of said county and
running from thence a straight
line in a northern direction along
the old line dividing the said
1654th G. M. district and the
said 16915 t G. M. district until it
intersects the Treutlen county
line, and running from thence a
southwesterly course along the
Treutlen county line to the Bar
wick Bridge on Red Bluff Creek,
thence down Red Bluff Creek to
the Oconee river to Adams Land
ing to where the same intersects
the 1843rd G. M. district thence
along the line of the 1343rd G.
M. district along the channel of
Little Cypress Creek to a point
where the 1343rd district line
leaves said Little Cypress Cr ek;
thence along the line between
1343rd G. M. District and 1654
G. M. district in an easterly di
-ection to where the line strikes
the western corner of the 1668th
}. M. district,; thence a southeast
:ourse along the line of the pres
et 1668th G. M. district to the
Tarry town public road; thence a
northeast course along the old
1668th G. M. distric line to the
Louisville public road; thence
north along the Louisville public
•oad to the 1668th district and
1654 district line; thence a north
•asterly course along the line di
aiding the 1654th G. M. district 1
and 1668th G. M. district to the
oeginning point, so that all the
emaining in the county of Mont
'omery after the creation of
Treutlen cojnty, in the 1654th
]. M. district and and the 12215 t |
i. M. district and all the terri
tory west of the Louisville Public
road now in the or formerly in
che 1668th G. M. district is in
cluded in the Tarrytown (1654th
1. M. district) of said county.
And the lines around and em
bracing the territory in the Kib- i
'“r Tiger district being as fol-1
lows:
beginning at Wickstrom’s
Bridge on Pendleton creek where
he Montgomery county and
Treutlen county lines intersect
laid creek and running from
hence a southeasterly course
dong the dividing line between
laid Montgomery and Treutlen
:ounties to the district line di
viding the 1654th G. M. district
from the old 1691stG. M. district;
ind running from thence a south
erly course along the old line be
tween the 1654th G. M. district
ind the old 16915 tG. M. district
of said county, until it strikes
the old 1668th G. M. district line;
chence along the line between
the 1654th G. M. district and the
old 1668th G. M. district line in a
southerly course until it strikes
the Louisville public road; thence
along the Louisville pubi c road
in a southerly direction until it
strikes a point where the old
1668th G. M. district line leaves
said Louisville public road; thence
southeast along a straight line to
* the northwest corner of the 1561
G. M. district; thence east along
j the line of the 15615 tG. M. dis
trict and the 16915 t to the Toombs
county line; thence in a northerly
direction along the line dividing
Montgomery and Toombs coun
! ties to the point of beginning.
MANY COUNTIES
BUILDING VATS
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Practically All Georgia Coun
ties Will Eradicate the
Cattle Tick.
The activity of the campaign
I against the cattle-fever tick in
r j Georgia is shown by the fact that
] a number of counties in which
active work is not yet begun are
preparing to build dipping vats
this year and to do other prelimi
nary work in order to prepare for
an aggressive fight against the
cattle parasite. The field office
Jat Atlanta of the Bureau of Ani
mal Industry, United States De
partment of Agriculture, received
more applications for assistance
in vat building early in the sea
i son than it was able to care for,
i but efforts are being made to
i meet all demands,
i' Practically all the counties
scheduled to do systematic eradi
; cation work this year finished
their preliminary arrangements
in April, and began systematic
dipping. Reports from Georgia
describe the headway that is
being made as very satisfactory,
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Spring Hill News.
Special CorreHpomlcuce,
Rev. G. N. Rainey, pastor of
the Methodist church, began a
revival meeting at Towns last
Sunday morning. Rev. Swainey
of Florida is helping him. Rev.
Swainey has been to Towns before
and everybody is glad to have
him again.
| Mrs. Lizzie Clements was a
pleasant caller in Spring Hill last
Friday.
Mrs. David McGahee of Ander
sonville, Ga., is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Gordon Rountree of
Flowertown.
Mrs. M. J. Anderson and
daughter, Ruth, were the guests
of Mrs. G. N. Rainey last Friday.
Mr. Junius Pope returned home
last Tuesday from Texas, where
he has been in camp for some
time.
We are glad to say that Mr.
Frank Youngblood who has neen
sick for sometime, is some better.
Miss Flah Kinchen was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. E. E.
Hart, last Monday.
I Among those who attended
preaching at Towns Monday
evening were Mr. E. E. Hart
and children, Miss Flah Kinchen,
Mr v W. S. Miller, Ella Mae and
Lee" Moody Miller. Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Ramsey and Miss Lois
Clements.
i Sunday school at the Methodist
church every Sunday afternoon.
Everybody invited to come.
New Charges Are Assigned.
Savannah, July 4.—The Savan
nah Presbytery at its meeting
today accepted the resignation
of Rev. B. R. Brown, pastor of
the Metter church and placed in
his charge the churches at Mcßae
and Erick, to which he had been
called. Rev. H. A. Hertwig,
i from Winston-Salem, N. C., Pres
i bytery was accepted into the
j Savannah Presbytery and the
i calls of the Swainsboro and
Statesboro churches were accep
ted for this minister
The call of the church at Way
cross for the services of Rev.
Julian S. Sibley was approved
and the church authorized to
prosecute the call before the
Mecklenburg, N. C., Presbytery.
Thornweli G. Winter was received
as a candidate for the ministry.
He is from Brunswick and will
take seminary work.
Uvalda Citizens Plan
To Amend Charter.
The Town ot Uvalda gives no
tice of its intention to amend its
charter through an Act to be
passed in the present session of
the Assembly, so as to give the
'own power to contract debts and
issue bonds for the improvement
of the town. The amendment
will also carry with it the neces
tary power for the authorities to
levy tax for school purposes.
Uvalda is a growing town and
s to b? congratulated on its for
ward moves. Every town needs
tn adequate school system, and
such is not had without effort and
co-operation on the part of its
citiz?nry.
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