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VOL. XXXIV.
ATLANTA WANTS
WORLD’S FAIR
Prominent Business Men of
Gate City Now Behind
Movement.
Ati:i*.ua. —Atlunta should hold a
mighty world's exposition in 11)23 or
1921, embracing all the nations of the
earth in its scope and eclipsing all
previous efforts along this line made
by other cities, in the opinion of Sen
ator Ivan E. Allen, Gov. Hugh M. Dor
sey, Mayor James L. Key, Frederic J.
Paxon and many others. "This ex
position is the next big thing for At
lanta,” declared Senator Allen. To
exploit the tremendous progress of
America in the last few years nothing
can surpass a great world's fair, says
Governor Dorsey. An exposition
should be held in Atlanta in keep
ing with the wonderful development
of the western hemisphere, is the opin
ion of Mayor Key. it is the only
sure way to bring Atlanta in the spot
light of the world and to piace At
lanta in the real big city class, states
Mr. Paxon. Dusiness men of Atlan
ta have adopted the idea without ex
ception as being unlimited in its pos
sibilities and us being the one big tan
gible way in which the wonderful ad
vantages of the South and of Atlanta j
as the Gate City and distributing point j
of the South can be brought to the at- 1
ten lion of the entire world.
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Atlantans Go To World's Meeting
Atlanta.—Nearly fifty Atlanta busi- j
ness men and representatives of At- ;
lanta business firms will attend the |
International Trade Conference which j
will be held at Atlantic City October '
30 under the auspices of the chamber j
of commerce of the United States, ac j
cording to an announcement made at ;
the Atlanta chamber of commerce, j
This conference will be one of the
most important ever held in the his
tory of this country. Five foreign f
countries will send industrial and
commercial missions to the meeting,
which wili be composed of the most
prominent men in those countries. ;
These missions will meet with busi
ness men from every important in- ,
dustrial center in the United States ,
and discuss ways and means of re- j
storing world trade to normal chan
nels. More than three thousand ;
American business men have accepted-, 1
invitations, and it is expected that j
the total attendance will he over the
five thousand mark.
Government To Open Store In Atlanta
Atlanta— The government store,
which will be opened in Atlanta on |
September 2h, will occupy the Ger
ahon building on Stewart avenue, just
c tr of Whitehall street, Col. M. Gray j
Zulinske, supply officer, stated. Ihe
building will have a tot' 1 capacity of ,
38,400 square feet, Colonei Zalinske
said It is tour stories high, and oc
cupies a lot 60x160 feet. A complete
catalogue of goods to he sold in the
government s-.ore will he furnished
through the press. Colonel Zalinske
sn>3 that he received information that
tLe catalogue will he completed in
Washingto on the 13th. and will he
sent to him directly. He will then
give it out for publication so that
those desiring to us the store may see
what they want and have the exact
change ready, which will greatly fa
cilitate the work of those conducting j
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
* The Ford Motor Company have ' *
| instructed us to sell the genuine Ford v
I Parts to any and every reliable Garage j >
| who will pledge their use in the repair \ \
| of Ford cars. The genuine P'ord Parts |i f
I are absolutely necessary to the owner fi' I
I of Ford cars that he may get full I jjl
I service from his car. We carry them |; |
| and so, we hope, in a short time will | ; !|
* every reliable Garage. We solicit your j . : j
I service business because we have the lU|
| Ford Methods, the Ford Parts, the | j
: Ford Mechanics ane the Ford prices. | |
| Incidentally would be glad to get your 1 j
I order for one or more Ford cars. f ~j
I P. J. McNatt, Uvalda I I
atyp Mmxfymnn# Mn tutor.
Successful Term for
Public School Branch.
While a number of references
i have been made to the fall open
ing of the Brewton-Parker, it
will not be amiss to call attention
to the progressive tone of the
public school department, under
the management of Miss Sarah
May McWhorter as principal.
More than one hundred and
fiftv local pupils have been en
rolled to date, and proctically all
of these have paid the usual in
cidental fee. The public school
department is supported very
largely by the towns of Ailey and
Mt. Vernon, and this year the
attendance is up to a high mark.
Miss McWhorter has an able
corps of teachers, and is to be
congratulated on the very promis
ing conditions under which the
fall term opened.
Vidalia Sanitarium Sold.
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The large sanitarium located in
this city has been purchased by
Dr. T. C. Thompson and associ
ates and will be thoroughly reno- 1
| vated and refurnished, and con- j
1 ducted along the lines of an up-
I to-date sanitarium. Dr. Thomp
[ son has recently returned to this
city from an extended experience
at the great sanitarium in Roches
ter, Minn., and is one of the best,
equipped surgeons in the South.
He has recently been to Savan
nah and other points and inves
tigated the sanitariums in those
; cities and feels assured that he !
has one of the best arranged and i
situated institutions of that kind
in the state. The local physi-!
cians of this city and section will
co-operate with Dr. Thompson in
the work of operating the sani
tarium.—Vidalia Advance.
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Tick Eradication Supported.
1 Dublin, Sept. 16. — A strong en
dorsement of the cattle tick erad
ication work now going on in this
county has been given by the
Laurens County Livestock Associ
ation, which has recently been
organized here. This endorse
ment was given as a result of the
recent opposition that has de
veloped against the dipping of
cattle in this county against
which some of the farmers threat
en now to secure an injunction.
I It is claimed by those opposing
the dipping that their cows have
refused to give milk since being
dipped. The members of the
livestook association state they
have never had any trouble with
their cows when dipped, and
think if the owners would use a
little care in dipping their animals !
there would Lie no opposition to
the work.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 1919.
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Special Service
Baptist Church
Special services will be held at
■ the Mt. Vernon Baptist church
1 next Sabbath morning, and the
!! entire membership is urged to
attend. The public cordially in
-1 vited.
The pastor, Dr. J. C. Brewton,
in behalf of the Seventy-Five
' Million Drive, will preach from
' the theme of Church Covenant,
and his discourse will doubtless
' be in the nature of an appeal to
the Baptist people, as was a very ,
' able sermon delivered at this
church by him on the first Sun
day. Dr. Brewton is head of the
! ] work in this section, and is very
j active in its advancement.
Col. M. B. Calhoun heads the
! committee on subscriptions and
Col. L. C. Underwood is chair
man of the publicity end of the
movement for this section. Mrs.
C. A. Mason is chairman of the
ladies’ missionary auxiliary fea
ture.
The Baptist people have before
them the greatest task ever set
lor the advancement of the
church and its various causes,
and one which should enlist the
co-operation of every member of
the denomination. The fund is
stupendous, but the resources
and interest of the membership
is equal to the demands now
upon it. From a financial stand
point this movement, when reali
zed, will put the church in line
for greater results than ever
attained.
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Pythian Notes §
I Proceedings of Regular Meeting Held '<s
by Pythian Literary Society ;jj
ISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSW-
The Pythian Literary Society
held its regular meeting last
Thursday afternoon and render
ed a beautiful and interesting
program, two of the main fea
tures being readings by. Miss
Grace Currie, a member of the
class of 'l9, and Miss Eunice
Burkhalter, also an old student
and now teacher of Expression
for the 8.-P. I. And altho Miss
Burkhalter was a loyal Damon
while in school here, she held
her hearers spell bound.
The following is the program
for today:
Song—By the Society.
Prayer.
Adjective Game—Myrtie Lee.
Piano Solo—Carol Hutcheson.
Reading—Schalah Stephens.
Violin Solo—Willie Allene El
liott.
Chorus—Margaret Currie, Carol
j Hutcheson, Willie Allene Elliott,
Alma Mason, Rosa Cochran,
Catherine Boynton, Dorothy j
Tharpe, and Mattile Martin.
Debate—Resolved: That the I
United States Should Send Troops J
i Into Mexico to Put Down Her
Raids on the United States.
Affirmative: Russell McArthur
and King Evans. Negative: I
William Peterson and Maxwell
Lasseter.
Pen Picture—Esther Geiger.
Notice to Public.
This is to forewarn all parties
against accepting or trading for
i any or all of a series of promis
sory notes, dated June 24th, 1919,
given by the undersigned to |
Barber & Hipp. The series com
prises twenty notes for the sum
of $50.00 each, the first falling
due July 15th, 1919, and two a
month thereafter, on the Ist and
15th of each month up to and
1 including May Ist, 1920, aggre
j gating the sum of SIOOO.OO. The
consideration for which said notes
was given having failed, they
will not be paid, in part or as a
whole. This the 16th day of
September, 1919.
F. Lee Mcßae
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
I
j Colored People
in Celebration.
One of the largest gatherings
of colored people ever assembled
in this section is found in Mt.
Vernon today, and an elaborate
program is being carried out.
The celebration is in the nature
of a welcome celebration for the
colored soldiers of this and ad
joining counties, and several
hundred soldiers are present.
The line was formed out on the
main street and the boys marched
lup to the court house in a very'
orderly manner, preceded by a
colored band from Augusta, !
which had been engaged for the
-occasion.
A number of talks have been
made by colored men, prominent- 1
ly among them Willie Hughes of,
Laurens county. His address is
said to have been very creditable
and the colored people are loud
in their praise of their fellow
citizen. Dr. J. C. Brewton be-!
gan speaking at three o’clock.
Elder Gideon, a prominent mem
ber of the race, of Sylvania, was
the third speaker.
Dinner wan served in a grove
in the western part of the town.
Barbecued meats will supplement i
the supplies brought in by the |
colored folks.
The crowd is estimated at six- i
teen or eighteen hundred, and i
perfect order has been observed.
In fact, the colored people have
acquitted themselves very credit
ably during the day, and the
occasion will doubtless result in
good for them. Theirs is a most
hearty response to a patriotic
call —the only event of its kind ,
held in this section. Rev. Wm. ]
Melton, pastor of one of the Mt. ,
Vernon colored churches, was \
master of ceremonies, and to
him is due very largely the credit;
for the success of the day.
Minister Home j
From France.
Rev. Daniel A. McNeil, for- 1
merly pastor of the Mt. Vernon
Presbyterian church, and for the
past twelve months or more chap- j
lain in the American army over
seas, arrived in Mt. Vernon yes
terday afternoon to spend a few
days with friends.
Mr. McNeil conducted the
prayer services at the Presby- ;
terian church last evening, and
after the regular exercises gave
an interesting recital of his ex-j
periences overseas. Immediately
on reaching France last summer ,
he was ordered to the front,
where he remained the greater
part of the time until the armis
tice was entered into; therefore,
he had opportunity of seeing a
! great deal of actual engagement. '
{of suffering, of turmoil and
| wreck. If he is here until Sun
iday he will doubtless preach.
After the service the pastor,
Rev. Frank Baldwin, presented
I Chaplain McNeil with the service
flag hung in his honor, there hav-:
ing been sixteen of such flags
raised in the Mt. Vernon Presby-)
terian church, representing men
who had been members of either
the church, Sabbath school or
the Christian Endeavor. Col.
Fred M. Harris, as a member of
the Sabbath school, also received
his flag. ,
Land Sale in Wheeler.
A land sale of interest to the
colored people will be held in
Wheeler county on the 25th inst.
Six hundred acres owned by
Frank Nail will be auctioned off
by J. Wade Johnson of this place, j
assisted by his brother, Mr. H.
A. Johnson.
The sale will be conducted at
the colored church grounds at
McArthur, and will probably at
tract a large number of buyers
among the colored folks.
Public Schools Will
Open September 29.
1 The public schools of the coun
ty will open September 29th—one
month earlier than ordinarily.
This is necessitated by loss of
: time occasioned by the epidemic
of influenza last year, when the
schools as a whole were forct d
jto lose time. Thus the public
term for the present scholastic
year will be eight months instead
of seven. Patrons and trustees
are urged to be ready for the
opening date.
This year’s cotton crop will no
doubt be gathered earlier than
j usual, and this should contribute
very largely to the attendance of
I the public schools. No crop made,
1 gathered or lost is worth more
! than an education for the farmer’s !
i children, and any farmer who
farms at the expense of his chil- 1
dren is the loser in the long run.
Put the children in school on the
opening day.
|> Damon Dots 8
| '0 <V)
j Proceeding* of Weekly Meeting ut
j Brewton-Parker Institute, Ml. Vernon
j i®7M@M®l®) ®.®‘®M®?®. !©!
I The following program will be
1 carried out at the Damon Liter
ary Society hall this afternoon:
! Song —Society.
Prayer.
Violin Solo—Vannie Leek Tyler.
Life of Sidney Lanier and one
of his poems —Bill Henry Peter
son.
Vocal Duet —Elizabeth Mcßae
and Nellie Long.
i Hyperbole Game—Tom Cock
i field, Frank Williams, Leland
Stanford, and Lee Mcßae.
Pen Picture- Mattie Hugh Mc-
Intyre.
Vocal Solo—Dolores Anza.
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BANKRUPT NOTICE.
it. the District Court of the Uiti
i toil States for the Southern
! District of Georgia, Eastern
Division, in Bankruptcy,
Notice of application for di*
! charge in Bankruptcy.
| In the matter of W. K.
Stephens Bankrupt, County ol
i Montgomery, Ga.
To the creditors of the above
named bankrupt:
You are hereby notified that
the above mentioned bankrupt
I has filed his application for a dis
charge front ail the debts proyuble
in bankruptcy against the said
W. P. Stephens.
The said implication will he
heard by the Hon. B'»verly I)
Evans, Judge of the United States
; District Court of said division and
district, at the United States
| Court House, at, Savannah. Ga ,
| on the 16th day of Oct., 1919
All creditors of suid bankrupt,
are notified to appear at the time
and place stated, and show cause,
iif any they can, why the prayer
contained in said petition should
not tie granted.
Dated at Savannah, Ga., tins
lbtli day Sept., 1919.
L. M. Ehvvin, Clerk.
Lloyd George Demands
Trial of Ex-Emperor.
Paris, Sept. 17. — (Havas )
Premier Lloyd George is deter
mined to .have it settled that the
peace conference demand from
Holland the handing over of
Former Emperor William, ac
cording to the LeJournal today.
The newspaper asserts that the
Premier, who is planning to leave
Paris today will insist before his
departure upon having such ac- ,
tion decided upon.
The peace treaty with Germany
arraigns William Hohenzollern,
the former German Emperor,
“for a supreme offense against
international morality and the 1
sanctity of treaties’’ and provides
for a special tribunal to try him.
The clause of the treaty dealing
; with this question closes with
this sentence: “The Allied and |
associated powers will address a
request to the government, of!
the Netherlands for the surren
der to them of the ex-Emperor,
in order that he may be put on
trial.”
MAY RUN FOR
THE JUDGESHIP
In an Interview Says Ample
Time for Making His
Decision.
Because his name has been so
prominently connected with the
race for judge of the Oconee
Judicial Circuit, the Enterprise
asked Col. Eschol Graham of this
city for a statement this week.
I Colonel Graham has not decided
as yet what he will do. He stated
it was too early yet to make a
final decision. In the course of
his interview, he said;
“The office of Judge of the Su-
Derior Courts is a high and honor
able position. In the Judge is
' vested great powers and in many
I cases almost unlimited discretion.
It should therefore be filled by a
lawyer of ability and experience
who is essentially honest, fear
less, open minded, fair and im
partial. Having this view of the
office of course it is hardly neces
sary for me to state that it is
gratifying to hear my name men
tioned in connection with the
Judgeship and that I deeply ap
preciate the confidence of those
who are asking me to become a
candidate.
“I can not conceive of a man
importuned as I have been to
run, without solicitation on his
part who would not consider
same. However, the primary is
long off and I feel that we have
ample time to decide the question.
In the meanwhile it is my pur
pose to give the matter due and
timely thought and whatever
conclusion I may reach, whether
to stand for election or not, I
sincerely hope it may be for the
best. - Telfair Enterprise.
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Teachers Meet
Sept. 25-26
The Montgomery County Teach
ers’ Institute will be held in Mt.
Vernon September 25 and 26, and
all public school teachers will be
in attendance.
This institute will be conducted
by Prof. I. C. S. Smith, one of
the state supervisors of educa
tion. Mr. Smith will be welcom
ed by a number of Mt. Vernon
friends who remember him as
having located in Mt. Vernon
sixteen years ago for the practice
of iaw, in partnership with Col.
L. C. Underwood. Giving up the
practice of law, he taught in
Reidsville the year following,
after which he was chosen super
intendent of the public schools of
Tattnall county, a position he
filled very acceptably until last
year when he was appointed to
his present position.
Mr. Smith is regarded as one
of the most successful school men
in the state, and his present po
sition comes as a reward for his
untiring and very successful
endeavors in school work, in a
broad sense as well as in his
regular field. The Monitor joins
his many friends throughout this
section in congratulating Mr.
Smith upon his success, and the
esteem in which he is held by
the state authorities.
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Ginned Prior to September.
There was ginned in Montgom
ery county prior to the first of
September 650 bales of cotton,
las compared wit 1,576 bales gin-
Ined up to this time last year. Thus
the amount ginned in this county
jto September first would appear
Ito be about only 40 per cent, of
last year’s ginning to that date.
Mr. Walter C. Langford of
Uvalda is taking the cotton cen
sus this year.
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