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VOL. XXXIV.
TWO STATES
AFTER JIGHWAY
Atlanta Prepares to Care for
Reunion of Confederate
Veterans.
Atlanta.—Atlanta, which has long
been the gateway of the South for
railways, is now fast becoming the
gateway for highways; and, in fact,
may with certainty be said to be so
now. The early completion of the “Old
Federal Highway” was all but assured
at Etowah, Tennessee, where perhaps
the largest number of delegates ever
attending the meeting for developing
any single highway in the South, gath
ered. Representatives citizens all the
way from Knoxville, in the counties of
Knox, Monroe, McMinn, Meigs and
Polk, in Tennessee, and Bartow, Gor
don, Murray and Fannin, in Georgia,
were there in euch numbers as to to
tal about two hundred. These were
met by Col. W. T. Testerman, one of
the three state highway commissioners
of Tennessee, and Colonel Valentine,
attorney. The meeting took place af
ter enjoying a splendid banquet ten
dered by the First National bank of
Etowah, and was presided over by J.
D. Hayden, superintendent of the At
lanta-Knoxville division of the Louis
ville and Nashville railroad.
Begin Erection Os Tented City
Atlanta. —The tented city in which
the gray army of Confederate veter
ans will camp during the reunion in
October, is being erected in Pied
mont park; approximately 2,000 tents
will be put up ia this great encamp
ment. The tents, cots and other nec
essary equipment are stored at the
Candler warehouse. The work of
loading it on trains and moving it
over the belt line around to the park
has begun. The camp will be laid off
in streets, and each street will be
named for a Confederate general. Ev
ery tent will be numbered in a con
spicuous manner so that the tenants ,
will have litlte difficulty in return
ing to the one to which they may be
assigned.
State Normal College Opens
Milledgeville.—The opening of the
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
was an event not only for this city, I
but for the entire state. Regular
trains carried extra coaches for stu
dents and two extra trains were run
on the Central of Georgia from Gor
don bringing the girls from Savannah
section and one from Macon. The
“Beauty Special” brought students
from virtually all over the whole
state. The Central had placed the
best equipment in itsj service at the
disposal of the girls, a Dixie Flyer
engine pulling the “Beauty Special”
from Macon to Milledgeville. The col
lege auditorium could not nearly hold
those on hand for the opening exer
cises, which included a welcome ad
dress by Mayor M. S. 'tell.
Smith Estate In Hands Os Woman
Homer. —In the trial here in the
case of A. .C Erwin A. K. Smith and
J. F. Shehane, administrators of es
tate of the late Col. James M. Smith,
of Oglethorpe county, against one of
the most prominent citizens of Banks
county, it developed that all of the
above administrators have resigned,
and that Mrs. Francis Shehane has
been appointed sole administratrix of
the estate of the deceased Oglethorpe
county millionaire. It will be recalled
that there was considerable litigation
just after Colonel Smith’s death as to
who would inherit his magnificent es
tate, and also quite a lot of litiga
tion as to who would act as adminis
trators in windingup his affairs.
The N C Four Driven
By Ford Motors.
The Ford Motor Company has
just received official advice from
the Navy Department that it was
four Ford Liberty Motors—all
built in the Ford Motor Com
pany's shops at Detroit —which
furnished the power that drove
the NC Four to victory in its re
cent record breaking flight across
the Atlantic from Trepassey,
Newfoundland to Plymouth Eng
land, a distance of 4,000 miles.
They were regular stock motors
built during the war as a part
of the Ford Lioerty Motor pro
duction.
Upon his arrival in Lisbon, ;
Portugal, Lieutenant Commander
Read said, “The engines function
ed perfectly all the way from
America to Portugal.” And
American Naval Officers who
thoroughly inspected the NC
Four upon its arrival at Plymouth,
England, stated that the big
seaplane was in even better con
dition than when it left America.
The NC Four flight, which has
meant a triumph for American
engineering skill, also adds
another record to Ford achieve
ment.
Zht mmttiiinnm; Mo tutor*
Ex-Senator D. R. Peacock
May Run for Congress.
Col. Roscoe Peacock, formerly
state senator from the Sixteenth
• district, whose home is in East
man, is touring the Twelfth dis
! trict, in contemplation of enter
j ing the race for congressman
from the Twelfth congressional
, district in opposition to Congress
man W. W. Larsen.
Mr. Peacock resigned the sen
atorship just at the close of the
1917 session to enter the army.
He was commissioned an officer
and saw something over a year’s
service in France. He is a very
capable young gentleman and is
well known throughout the dis
trict. He stopped over with
friends in Mt. Vernon a few
(hours Tuesday.
Damon and
Pythian Society.
Pythian Program.
Song by Society.
Prayer.
Mock Trial—Case of Bailiwick
of Brewton-Parker Institute vs
Maxwell Lasseter Larceny
(stealing biscuits from dining
hall), Judge W. B. Underwood,
presiding.
Arrest made by Sheriff Baxton
Morris, September 24, 1919.
Counsel for Bailiwick of 8.-P.
I: King Evans.
Counsel for Defendant: Rus
sell McArthur.
! Witnesses for Bailiwick: Hugh
Burch, Sue Lee, Lee Rivers, Es
ther Geiger and others.
Witnesses for Defendant: J.
T. Dix, Gladys McAllister, Myrtie
Lee, Margaret Currie and others.
Ukulele Solo—Miss Elizabeth
Brown.
Damon Program.
Impromptu Program.
Reading of By-Laws.
Work Day and Progrm
for Orphans’ Home.
Saturday will be observed as
Work Day for the Methodist
orphanage at Macon. On Sun
day afternoon appropriate exer
cises will be held at the Mt. Ver
non Methodist church, in connec
tion with the regular Sabbath
school exercises.
All the children having inter
ests in this home are expected to
work Saturday and on Sunday
contribute the amount of their
wages to the cause. This ap
plies to all who feel an interest
in the welfare of the orphans at
this home.
The strenuous times have been
felt to an alarming degree by
orphanages, and the public should
respond to the call.
Lost Mule.
Will pay $25 for the return of
a certain Spanish colored mare
mule; left my place Sept. 20.
Had blacks rings around front
legs and across withers; medium
size, about 7 years old. Notify
J. I. Fountain,
Mt. Vernon, Ga.
Public School Work
of Brewton-Parker
Our department of 8.-P. I. has
enrolled one hundred and fifty
two pupils up to date, and many
more are expected when the
county schools begin. Nearly all
books are in the hands of the pu
! pils now and they are ready for
a good years work.
Very few tardies and absences
have been had and we want the
co-operation of parents in keep
this number as small as possible,
because there is nothing that
handicaps a child so as lack of
punctuality and of attendance.
We earnestly request that the
parents visit us as often as con
venient. We have mutual in
terest and need their full co-op
! eration.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 25. 1919.
! Life Sentence
Sheriffs Slayer.
r
1 Guilty of murder with a recom
mendation of mercy was the ver
dict of the jury rendered at 3
o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the
! case of Joe Elmore, charged with
i the murder of former sheriff
Lester Clifton.
The case was called late Mon
day afternoon. A jury was se
cured in less than an hour and
the trial proceeded with. About
an hour was consumed in hearing
the testimony when the court
adjourned for the day. The
i argument of attorneys was con
cluded sometime before noon
Tuesday morning and the case
given to the jury. The jury re
turned its verdict within about
three hours after retiring.
Soon after the verdict was
read Judge Hardeman sentenced
Elmore to the penitentiary for
life.
Besides Solicitor General Wal
ter F. Grey the state was repre
sented by Attorneys I. H. Cor
bitt, Wimberly E. Brown, J. J,
Williams and G. W. Lankford.
The defendant was in court with
out either money or friends, it
appears. Being without counsel
the court appointed Attorneys C.
W Sparks, W. M. Lewis and F.
H. Saffold to represent the defen
dant.—Lyons Progress.
Strickland —Stanfield.
Miss Mattie Lee Strickland,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Strickland of near Reidsville, and
Tal Stanfield of Way cross were
married Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Elder R. H. Ken
nedy, a few miles above Reids
ville. Elder Kennedy performing
the ceremony.
She is one of the most popular
young ladies of this community
and has a large circle of friends.
The groom is well known here.
He is employed by the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway at Waycross. !
The marriage came as a com
plete surprise to the many friends
of the bride here, and all join in
extending congratulations and
best wishes.—Tattnall Journal.
Mr. Stanfield is a brother of
Mrs. H. V. Rogers, residing north
of Mt. Vernon, and is remember
ed by many Montgomery county
friends. Some years ago he
lived in Mt. Vernon.
Spring Hill News.
Special Correspondence.
The farmers of this section are
very busy at this writing.
Mr. Joe Morris and family of
Stuckey were the guests of Mr.
Warren Kinchen Sunday.
We are glad to say that Miss
Irene Anderson, who is in At
lanta for treatment, is improving.
Mr. Robert Wilcox of Lumber
City is spending a few days with
relatives here.
Miss Flah Kinchen and sister,
Mrs. Adams, were in Glenwood
Monday.
Mr. W. S. Miller and daughter
and little son were the guests of
Mrs. Lizzie Clements Monday
afternoon.
The protracted meeting at the
Spring Hill Methodist church will
start Sunday, Sept. 28th. Brother
Swainey of Florida will assist
Brother Mann in the meeting
and if you hear him preach once
you will want to hear him again.
Everybody invited to come.
Lost Pocketbook.
Lost in Mt. Vernon, Sept. 18th,
, pocketbook containing land deeds
and about $13.00 in cash and a
wrist watch bracelet. Finder
will please return to Mary Riser
or Dock Riser and receive a suit
able reward. Dock Riser,
Tarrytown, Ga.
Land Clearing
Demonstration.
Attention is called to the land
. clearing demonstration, to be
5 held on the farm of W. O. Dono
; van, near Lyons, on" the 30th
! inst. These programs have been
* arranged by the State Agricul
tural College, the railroads, and
. a number of farm machiney
. manufacturers, in co-operation,
[ and the schedules and points of
display have been arranged to
; cover practically every section of
the state. Such a demonstration
, in each county would be almost
impossible, but it is hoped the
people of this section will attend.
A similar demonstration will be
held at Helena on Saturday, 27th,
inst.
Every phase of land clearing
will be shown, and a number of
types of machines for the differ
ent classes of work will be
demonstrated. Particular atten
tion is called to the demonstra
tion of the Fordson tractor, sold
by the Meadows-McSwain Trac
tor Co., of Vidalia. This machine
is said to be well adapted to this
section, and it is very probable
that a large number will be put
in use in this section during the
fall and winter months.
Harris Urges Funds
for Georgia Rivers.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 24.
The importance of government
work and appropriation in behalf
of the Ocmulgee, Altamaha and
Oconee rivers was urged upon
the board of army engineers of
the war department today by
Senator William J. Harris. The
board chairman promised that
inspections would be made of the
rivers in the near future looking
towards recommendations for
appropriations by congress.
The board has recommended
that government work on the
Coosa river be stopped because
of lack of traffic. Senator Harris
has protested against this recom
mendation and urged that aid be
extended for at least two more
years before the final decision is
made.
Revival Meeting at
Uvalda a Success.
The revival meeting which
has been in progress at Uvalda
for the several weeks closed Sun
day night. This series of meet
ings was conducted by Rev. W.
W. McCord, an evangelist of
note, assisted by the pastor of
the Methodist church, Rev. J.
M. Hancock.
As a result of the meeting there
were twelve accessions to the
Methodist church. The collec
tion for evangelistic purposes
amounted to $307. The local
pastor was given $175 of this
amount. In addition he was
given a “pounding,” and the
supplies sent in to the family
amounted to about #45 in value
A meeting is this week being
held at the Methodist church in
Longpond, and the pastor is be
ing assisted by Rev. A. G. Brew
ton of the Mt. Vernon circuit.
This will probably close Sunday
evening, unless conditions war
rant its continuance.
To Speak at Uvalda
On First Sunday.
Prof. J. H. Burnett of Mercer
University will speak at the Bap
tist church in Uvalda in the in
terest of the Baptist 75 Million
Campaign at 11 o’clock in the
forenoon and at the evening ser
vices on the first Sunday in Oc
tober. The public generally in
cluding the members of the local
church campaign committees of
the neighboring churches are in
-1 vited to attend these services.
In the evening of the same day
• he will talk at Oak Grove Church.
, Prof. Burnett is an attractive
speaker and his coming is looked
forward to with a great deal of
pleasure. J. M. Davis,
Publicity Director.
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Opening of the Twelfth
District A. & M. School.
* | The Twelfth District A. & M.
j School will open its doors for the
enrollment of students on the
' first Monday in October. A
x limited number of students only
( can be accommodated under pres
ent conditions. Consequently,
I the first applicants received will
,j be given preference. The neces
sary expenses will be as follows:
! Tuition free; an entrance fee of
( i $2.50; books about $5.00; board,
including light and fuel, $20,00
1 per month, payable in advance.
The expense of board can be re
j duced almost to the minimum by
extra work which will be paid for
at a predetermined rate for the
extra hours of service. This
credit for work will be deducted
from the next month’s board.
Make application to the Princi
pal, Cochran, Ga., as early as
possible so that reservations may
be made and board and lodging
provided for.
those who are handling the farm
ers' products, and for which the
farmers are paying most ex
travagently?
We have been under the im
pression that the Bureau of Mar
kets was doing most excellent
work for both the consumers and
the producers, and we are sorry
to learn that some of the middle
men are having their legitimate
(?) business of living off the
farmers interfered with.
We do not belong to that school
of economists, or would-be eco
nomists, who think the middle
man unnecessary. We believe
the real middleman, the efficient
merchant, a necessity, and that
if he is an efficient merchant he
can render a service to both the
producer and consumer, for which
they can afford to pav a liberal
compensation; but we do not
hesitate to state that in our
judgment the farmer is now pay
ing too large a fee for the ser
vice rendered in the handling of
his products.
The Bureau of Markets was
established for the benefit of the
producers and consumers and as
far as we have been able to ob
serve has rendered a splendid
service, which is rapidlv increas
ing in efficiency and value. For
this reason we cannot help hut
view with a certain amount of
suspicion its condemnation by
the Chicago Butter and Egg
Board, as well as the desire of
the cotton merchants that the
activities of the Bureau be con-1
fined to “educational” matters. — i
Progressive Farmer.
THE UNIVERSAL CAB
| n | The Ford Motor Company have !•
I I instructed us to sell the genuine Ford
I j Parts to any and every reliable Garage
f | who will pledge their use in the repair
| | of Ford cars. The genuine Ford Parts
| | are absolutely necessary to the owner
i f of Ford cars that he may get full
j I service from his car. We carry them
| I and so, we hope, in a short time will
I I every reliable Garage. We solicit your
j i service business because we have the |j
Ford Methods, the Ford Parts, the
I | Ford Mechanics ane the Ford prices.
* I Incidentally would be glad to get your
l i order for one or more Ford cars.
I I P. J. McNatt, Uvalda
[market bureau
BENEFITS FARMERS
i ,
; Speculators See No Merit in
Effort to Systematic
Selling.
j At last the expected has hap-
I pened! The good work of the
Marketing Bureau of the United
States Department of Agriculture
has been interfering with the
“legitimate” (?) business of the
i handlers of farm products. Two
l significant reports have recently
I appeared in the public prints.
The Chicago Butter and Egg
■ Board has passed a series of
1 resolutions deploring the inter
ference of the Government with
business, declaring the activities
of the Bureau of Markets as un
necessary and wasteful, its print
ed daily reports as unwarranted
and its weekly reviews as ex
travagant.
Again we hear that at the re
cent meeting of cotton men, at
New Orleans, large numbers of
cotton factors, cotton merchants,
and bankers being present, some
influences brought in a recom
mendation in a report or resolu
tion that hereafter the Bureau of
Markets should confine its activi
ties regarding cotton marketing
to “educational” matters.
It is indeed too bad that those
who take a toll out of all propor
tion to the service rendered in
handling the farmer’s products
should be disturbed in their legi
timate (?) business. Os course,
one-fourth the cotton merchants
at one-half the cost could render
all the service now rendered to
cotton, but it is not the duty of
the producer to support this
splendid body of keen business
men who market their cotton for
them ?
Seriously, they are necessary,
and render a necessary service;
but is not the producer justified
in asking the question, Is the
service rendered equal to the toll
taken? Or, if his products could
not be handled by a fewer num
ber at less expense?
Again, the good people of the
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
are, of course, rendering a ser
vice to the producers; but is this
service eaual to the toll taken?
Is not the fanner paying too
much for the distribution and
marketing of his products?
It is possible that the Market
ing Bureau of the United States
! Department of Agriculture is ex
i posing some of the unnecessary,
' not to say crooked practices, of
NO. 21.