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VOL. XXXIV.
THREE WILL j
CONTROL ROADS
Other Important Items State
News of General
Interest.
Special service to Montgomery Monitor.
Atlanta.—ln the enactment of the
highway commission law, the general
assembly takes a step forward in the
direction of state wide development.
Never before in Georgia's history has
a measure of such state-wide interest
received such overwhelming approval
and so little opposition to its fouada
mental provision as was manifested
in the course of this bill through the
legislature. There were differences
of opinion as to certain details mani
fested in both houses, hut they were
ironed out with ease and dispatch, ’
so that the legislative sentiment in ,
favor of the act may be said to be
almost unanimous. In both houses
the main controversy over the meas
ure hinged upon the number to com
pose tbe commission to be created.
The question was, whether the com
mission should consist of three quali
ified highway system executives, rep
resentative of the northern, central
and southern part of Georgia, respect
ively; fully empowered to administer [
the highway affairs of the state; or,
whether it should be composed of thir
teen members. That was the issue
before both houses. It was fought out
to a finish, the small commission plan
conclusively defeating the other in
both houses. Besides the road bills
there is a number of constructive
school measures. One of these gives
the common schools 50 per cent of the
revenue of the state. This measure is
expected to settle the constantly re
curring squabble between the com
mon schools and the higher institu
tions of learning supported by the
state, as to their respective shares of
the public funds.
Factory Report For State
Atlanta. —At least sixty-six of the
150 counties of Georgia not only offer ,
excellent opportunities for manufac
turing and business enterprises, but
are willing to bid for them by in
vestments of home capital, and, in
many cases, free factory sites. This
information was developed through a
- detailed survey of the sixty-six coun
ties made by the Southeastern Exhib
it Association through its executive
committee composed of .1. C. McAu
ii'fe, Augusta; Homer F. McClatcliey,
Columbus; Hugh Rowe. Athens; L. P.
Hillyer, Macon, and T. Walter Jones,
Albany. The survey revealed that cit
izens in the sixty-six counties are
ready to invest $6,961,560 in the stock
jf industrial and business enterprises
to be located in those counties and
which are said to be urgently needed
and in addition the citizens offer a
total of $1,191,600 in cash contribu
tions, free taxes and free sites for
such enterprises. The total capital es
timated to establish the contemplat
ed enterprises is $14,370,500.
Georgia Units Rapidly Organizing
Atlanta.—That the national guard in
Georgia is being rapidly reorganized as
't is possible for this task to be per
formed, is the statement which comes
from Adjutant General J. Van Holt
Nash, to whom all applications for lo
cal militia units are sent. The order ,
from the war department authorizing ;
the formation of national guard or
ganizations under which the same
conditions as before has just been
made public. Since that time Gen-!
eral Nash lias been in commnuication J
with former guard members in many
towns, all of whom assure him that
they are companies
of guardsmen.
Government To Sell Wagons
Atlanta.—The surplus property di
vision of the office of the director of
storage, war department, is offering
for sale under sealed proposals 191
escort wagons, located at Atlanta, the
bids for which will be opened on the
morning of September 4, at the zone
supply office. Transportation building.
Atlanta. The wagons weigh 2,140
pounds, and have a hauling capacity
of 5,000 pounds. The inside meas
urements of the body are, length, bot
tom, 9 1/2 feet; top. 10 feet; width,
40 inches; depths, 27 inches.
Won Two Prizes
Selling Delco Lights.
Mr. R. A. Mayer of Vidalia,
salesman for the Delco Light
Products in this section, in a com
petitive contest for volume of
sales, recently won a gold watch
and SSO in cash as a reward for
his success.
The contest was limited to the
month of July. In the Savannah
territory, which includes this
section, over fifty-two plants
were sold. Mr. Mayer’s sales
amounted to SIO,OOO. The Delco
people put out a most creditable
electric plant for home use, and
Mr. Mayer is to be congratulated
on his success.
t Mmxtsxw
Make Thrift The
Foundation of Success.
Real prosperity consists in pro
ducing an abundance for every
body and making good use of it-
To consume it all would be ex
; travagance. To consume a rea
sonable amount and save the
rest so as to accumulate capital
to employ people and so increase j
their comfort would be the bestj
possible use of the resources at
our command.
This is the meaning of the
Thrift program which the Govern
ment has put on and of the or
ganization of Savings Societies
throughout the country.
It is said to be a fact that after
all great wars there is a period
of extravagance at the very time
when there is the greatest need :
for industry and economy to re
pair the frightful losses caused
by war. The Government is try
ing to overcome this tendency by
the organization of Savings So
cieties.
At the same time it has started,
through the Departmeut of La
bor, a campaign to encourage
home owning and home building.
This is a very important form of j
Thrift. It has been greatlv aided ;
by the organization of Building \
and Loan Associations, of which j
there has been a great develop
ment in the Eastern and Middle i
States during the past thirty
years. Very few of the Southern
States have any considerable
number of these Associations.!
Only Kentucky, North Carolina I
and Louisiana cut any figure in ;
their development. This is un-'
fortunate, because the South-j
eastern States have a majority j
of rented homes, where Eastern j
and Middle States have a majori-;
ty of homes occupied by owners.
This section is also behind the
Eastern and Middle States in the
matter of Savings banks, al
though there hss been a con
siderable growth in the last few
years.
There is no section of the coun
try that needs Thrift as much as
the South and that is why a tre-1
mendous effort is being made by
the organization of Savings So
cieties to establish the savings
habit among the people.
To accumulate th.e “nest egg”
for a home building fund or for
any other good purpose there is
no medium of accumulation so
convenient as the War Savings
Stamp, which increases in value
each month.
Senator J. C. Calhoun
Very 111 in Atlanta.
Advices from Atlanta announce
the very serious condition of Sen
ator John C. Calhoun, who was
stricken Tuesday with a form of
paralysis, following an illness
with which he has suffered at
times during the year.
His brother, Col. M. B. Cal
houn, was notified in time to
leave on the evening train Tues
day and Mrs. J. C. Calhoun went
up yesterday morning, and a
number of other relatives are
with him. Mr. Calhoun is one
of the best known and most in
fluential citizens of Montgomery
county, and friends throughout
this section hope for his recovery, i
He has been constantly at his
post of duty during the entire
session, and the strain was prob
ably too much for his physical
condition. News from his bed
side will be looked forward to
with interest by a host of friends
and admirers.
Missionary Society.
The Ladies Baptist Missionary
Society will meet at the Mt. Ver
non Baptist church Monday af
ternoon, 5:30 o'clock. The mem
bers and ladies invited to attend.
Mrs. Clifford Geiger,
President.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 14, 1919.
Cases Tried
Last Week .
The following is a list of cases
disposed of during last week’s
session of Montgomery superior
court:
CIVIL CASES.
Lewis Roberson and M. B. Cal
( houn, administrators C. H.
Peterson, vs Jacob Beckworth;
verdict for plaintiffs.
J. B. Brewton vs Jacob Beck
worth; ver for deft.
Citizens Bank of Alston vs A. D.
Hughes, adr.; ver for plff.
W. F. Glosson et at vs Uvalda
Uvalda Bank; ver for pill’s.
Mrs. Vela McDonald vs W. G. j
McDonald; ver for plff.
Vidalia Chemical Co., vs F. M.
Phillips, elmt., ver for plffs.
D. K. Hollis vs L. S. Adams; ver
for plff,
J. R. Morris vs A. J. Hilton; dis
missed.
Home Fertilizer & Chemical Co, j
vs N. A. Adams, Jr., and G.
W. Adams, Jr.; ver for plff.
Mt. Vernon Bank vs Lawrence
Williams et al.; ver for plff.
Neeley & Wilcox vs A. T. and
K. M. Johnson; ver. for plffs.
11. B. Braddy, Jr., vs G. W.
Love; ver for pllf.
CRIMINAL CASES.
State vs Jas. Burke -unlawful |
shooting another; three years.!
Stoke 9 Farmer—unlawful drunk-1
enness; three mos. or S3O. Paid
fine.
I Joe Foskey —making whiskey;
i twelve mos. or serve nine mos.
| and SIOO fine.
Jack Phillips—concealed weapons;
six mos. or three mos. and SIOO
fine.
The November term, it was
l announced, will last two weeks,
and sufficient jurymen have been
drawn for the occasion.
Better Prices For
Southern Raised Hogs.
Atlanta, Aug. 11.—Better
prices for Georgia raised cattle
! and hogs are expected to follow
a Governmental investigation
being made at this time accord
ing to Senator Wm. J. Harris,
who is here for a couple of days.
It was Senator Harris who started
the investigation.
“Complaints have been made
by stock growers in Georgia that
the packers paid them from 3to
5 cents less per pound than was
paid in the West,” said Senator
Harris. “The reason assigned
was that peanutfed meat was not
as firm as cornfed and did not
command as high a price.
“I offered a resolution in the
Senate, which was adopted, di
recting the Federal Trade Com- j
mission to make an investigation j
and ascertain whether or not this
Southern meat was being sold by
the packers at a lower price than
Western meat, and whether there
is any good reason for discrimi
nation. Several investigators are
now in Georgia looking into the
matter.
Pension Notice.
Those who are entitled to Con
federate pensions under the new
law, widows and veterans, are
invited to call on Ordinary J. C.
McAllister and file their applica
tions at once, that the roll of
eligibles may be completed as
.soon as possible. This notice re
fers to the enrollment and not to
the period of payment of pen
sions, it being understood that no
payments can be paid to those
whose claims are not properly
filed.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to take this method
of extending a word of apprecia
tion and gratitude to those who
ministered to us during the re
cent illness and death of our
sister, Emma McAllister. Even
in affliction we cannot forget the
kindly aid and sympathy of our
friends and neighbors.
Respectfully,
The Family.
A1 iss ft\ cA llister
Died Saturday
Montgomery county friends
were grieved last week to learn
of the death of Miss Emma Mc-
Allister at Ocilla, where she had
. recently been carried for treat
ment.
The change did not seem to
benefit her, and death came Sat
urday last. Miss McAllister had
not been strong in many years,
j and despite the cares that came
in her way, she bore it with that
| fortitude and grace so character
istic of women of her type; her
life was busied with the happi
j ness of others, and she seemed to
forget that she, too, was frail
and enfettered with cares that
attach themselves to the frail
; body, despite the stout heart and
ready hands outstretched for the
welfare of others.
With an abiding faith in God,
j her life was an exemplary one,
full of good deeds as she scatter
ed sunshine over the paths of
others. Miss McAllister united
with the Methodist church at
Longpond in 1880, during the
pastorate of Rev. J. W. Flanders.
She was a daughter of the late
• J. W. McAllister, who died many
years ago, and Mrs. Catharine
McAllister, whose death wa9 re
> corded June 6. Immediate mem
bers of the family are her sur
! viving brothers, Messrs Lawrence
and Sam McAllister of Ocilla;
Carl C. and Millard McAllister of
Longpond; her sisters, Mrs. A.
L. Nease of Guyton; Mrs. L. R.
Nease of Lumber City; Mrs.
Jehu Cook of Ocilla.
The funeral service was con
ducted at the Baptist church, on
account of its seating capacity,
Sunday afternoon by her pastor,
Rev. J. M. Hancock of Uvalda,
and the remains were interred in
the family cemetery. Many
friends and relatives were pres
ent to pay the last tribute of
respect to one who had long held
a place in their hearts, and who,
at the call of the Master, had
laid aside earthly ties for the
Heavenly.
0
Presbyterian Pastor
Returns This Week.
Rev. F. M. Baldwin, pastor of
the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian
church, wno has been at Mon
treat, N. C., for the past month
attending the Bible conference, is
expected home the latter part of
the week. He is now at States
ville, N. C., visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Conway.
Regular services at the Pres
! byterian church next Sunday by
the pastor. The subject for the
morning discourse will be “Some
Lessons FYom the Life of Andrew
Carnegie.” In the evening he
will talk on “Lessons Learned at
! Montreat.” The public cordially
! invited to attend both services.
Mt. Vernon friends will be glad
to welcome Mr. Baldwin home.
He is a very active man, and the
month’s outing will doubtless
prove of benefit to him and re
new his vigor for the fall work.
Figuratively speaking, he has
been on the mountain top and is
now ready for the plains.
Difficult to Calculate.
Hardly worth while to figure
prices at one place against those
of another. All are agreed that
the top notch is reached in
America, and all are ready for
the reaction in the grub market.
If congress can bring down the
price of rations, it can be pardon
ed for almost any ordinary short
coming. Prices are unduly in
flated, hut it will require time for
the excessive profits to leak out.
| War is no longer an excuse for
thievery.
I
Refused To Sell State Property
Atlanta. lndorsing a proposal to
J lease two parcels of property in tlu»
city of Chattanooga belonging to tho
Western and Atlantic railroad the
1 house of representatives disapproved
I of tlie suggestion to sell these parcels
o£ land as contained in a bill by rep
. resentative Mclntyre, of Thomas. The
affected consists of the Eastern hotel
• building and the Southern Express
company building in the Tennessee
city. Both these properties are located
Just across the street front tho West
ern and Atlantic terminals in Chatlu
[ nooga, in the business district. The
Western and Atlantic leasing commis
sion and tlie slate railroad commis
sion have recommended tlie sale oi
; these parcels, declaring that they can
not be leaseii advantageously. The Mc-
Intyre bill, as originally drawn, car
ried out this recommendation, but an
amendment adopted provides that
, hotli properties shall he leased for not
I more than live years. The railroad
commission is to have charge of tho
■ leasing, since tlie Western and Atlan
tic commission goes out of office on
December 27, 1919.
Better Education Bills Are Passed
Atlanta. — Educational interests in
(lie slate were given a helping hand by
the senate when that body passed two
educational hills. The first by Sena
tor Steed amends tlie constitution so
as to allow tlie state lo issue bonds to
the amount of $3,000,000 for the pur
pose of paying teachers ’ salaries
promptly. Tlie other by Senator Eld
ers creates a Georgia illiteracy coin
mission to work in co-operation with
the stale board of health in an effort
to stamp out white adult illiteracy in
the state.
Jessup To Be Peimanent Camp
Atlanta. —Indicative that Camp Jes
sup is to remain in Atlanta is the
announcement by tlie civil service
comndssion that competitive examina
tions will lie held for more than one
hundred vacancies as assistant instruc
tors in the motor transport corps at
Camp Jessup. Examinations will also
lie held at Cam]. Holabird, Baltimore;
Camp Norm.iyle, San Antonio, and
Camp Boyu, El Paso. Tlie salaries
range from $1,500 to $2,400 per year.
Shriners To Flock To Savannah
Savannah. —More than 2,000 visiting
members of (lie Mystic Order of tlie
Shrine are expected in Savannah on
Monday, September 1, to attend (lie
great ceremonial to be put on by Alee
Temple. Divans and uniformed bod
ies from the sister temples in Georgia
Florida, South Carolina and Alabama
tiave intimated their intention of be
ing present.
No Sugar Shortage In Georgia
Atlanta. —A telegram received by
Governor Dorsey seems to dissipate
tlie possibility of a sugar shortage
within tin- near future. According to
this message, which comes from the
Louisiana sugar committee, llfteen
carloads of sugar have been secured
through the l). S. equalization hoard
and will be sent f o. b. New Orleans
for $8.82 net cost per 100 pounds.
Farm For Rent.
Seven horse farm, Wheeler
county, at Ochwalkee on S. A. L.
Ry., ample buildings, good land
with good pasture for stock, good f
farm for general crops and stock
1
raising. Will rent for one or
more years at annual cash rental.
See me at once.
Mrs. J. B. Geiger,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
■
I MOUNTED ON PNEUMATICS it is capable of any speed the ;jj
' law allows—and with full load.
ELECTRICALLY STARTED it conserves the time, as well
as the energy of both driver and truck. ;i|
ELECTRIC LIGHTS permit speed with safety at night.
THESE THREE FEATURES first, incorporated in a motor |:
truck by Reo, have changed all standards of hauling, have j;
speeded up business in a thousand lines and made this Reo :j:
“Speed Wagon” known as the world’s most efficient, most :j;
economical and most dependable motor truck ever built.
I Price $1625, Delivered. :j:
L. B. Godbee, Dealer
VIDALIA, GA.
,! REMOVE COWS
FROM STREETS
tj
Their Presence is Reflection
on the Dignity of Mt.
, Vernon.
i
i Mt. Vernon has an ordinance
against the running at large of
hogs on the streets of the town,
and this is being enforced, as it
should be. For some time the
1 small boys, acting under the
proper authority, and superin
duced by a small fee, have been
i looking after the hogs in a most
admirable manner. A stray hog
i does not remain in sight over five
minutes, under the present re
gime.
' hut the cows! The damage
: done by the cows is ever greater,
iin some respects, than that by
1 the hogs. Droves of cows con
, tinually on the main street and
sidewalks reflect on the civic
' dignity of the place; it drives
trade from the town. No man’s
i buggy or wagon containing feed
or supplies is safe for a minute,
and hundreds of dollars worth of
stuff are destroyed every year
by cows on the streets of Mt.
I Vernon.
The owners of the cows do not
care; the merchants and business
men do not seem to mind the loss
to them; and the town authorities
certainly have not the interest of
the place at heart, otherwise this
flagrant nuisance would be abat
ed. The country people who
trade at this place cannot afford
to keep a guard around their
vehicles, hence their inclination
to shun the place. Under such
, conditions Mt. Vernon cannot
prosper; it cannot outgrow its
’ present village tendencies unless
such nuisances are removed.
Meeting at Alston
Begins Next Sabbath.
On account of a misunderstand
ing, it was last week announced
through The Monitor that Rev.
W. W. McCord would begin a
protracted meeting at Alston last
j Sabbath, 10th inst.
The date should have been
Sunday, 17th inst., and the meet
ing will probably last, a week or
more. Rev. McCord is a minis
ter of unusual force and his ef
forts in other fields in Georgia
have been crowned with success.
The people of the Alston commu
nity are invited to attend all ser
| vices.
I Shingles for Salt*.
No. 1 Yellow nine shingles, $0
per thousand; No. 2, $4. Mill
two miles south of Alston.
W. ii. Jones,
7313 m Alston, Ga.
NO. 15.