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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1919)
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. < 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.
