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VOL. XXX V.
WILL ORGANIZE
FOR PROHIBITION
Meeting Here Last Sunday
and Others Planned for
Next Sabbath.
Exercises looking to the organi
zation of this county in the cam
paign for prohibition extension
were held at the court house
Sunday afternoon last, and the
meeting was attended by a very
representative assembly.
The'meeting was presided over
by Mr. J. M. Davis of Uvalda,
director of the work in Montgom
ery county, and the principal
address was delivered by Dr. W. :
W. Webster of Dublin. Mr. R.
B. Love, district organizer, was
also present and outlined the!
purpose of the campaign for
raising funds of furthering the i
work of prohibition enforcement
and educational development in
line with it. The campaign be- :
gins tomorrow, and it is hoped j
that Montgomery county will fall ;
in line and contribute toward the j
fund being raised for a very I
necessary purpose.
On Sunday, 18th, similar meet
ings will be held at Uvalda,
Alston, Ailey and Tarrvtown, i
each addressed by representa
tives of the Anti-Saloon League.
These meetings will all be held j
at 3-o’clock in the afternoon, and
the people generally are urged
to attend and take part in the
work.
A more complete summary of
the work will be found on the
second page of this issue. The
Monitor is willing to contribute
both time and space for the cause.
Drawing Near
to Ratification .
Washington. Jan. 11. —Demo
cratic senators today discussed
the series of counter-proposal ad
vanced yesterday by the republi- j
can senators advocating ratifica-;
tion of the peace treaty which
were in answer to the compro-■
mise reservations put forth sev
eral days previous by the group
of democrats led by Senator Ken
drick of Wyoming.
There were no formal meetings
of the democratic senators during
the day to take up the republican
counter-proposals, many of mi
nority members desiring time to
consider the conference of which
the proposals would be the sub
ject.
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebras
ka, leader of the administration
forces, said he had not seen the |
republican counter-proposals but;
expressed sympathy with any ■
movement having to do with
bringing the two dominant fac
tions together.
Democratic leaders generally
while pleased with the concessions
made by the “mild reservation”
republicans asserted that a more
pronounced spirit of compromise
must be shown before any agree
ment could be reached.
Some of the democrats said on
ly the change in the republican
reservation program of the last
session providing that the senate
qualifications would not have to
be adopted affirmatively by other
powers, met with their entire
approval.
Republican senators of the
group vocating ratification await
ed some reply from the democrats
before proceeding furthur with
negotiations looking toward a
compromise.
The two compromise proposals
were considered as having post
poned the threatened calling up
by Senator Underwood democrat,
Alabama, of his resolution pro
viding for a formal conciliation
committee.
iJlimtrurotm? itomtor*
Uvalda News.
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Special Correspondence
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Langford
were week-end visitors to Swains
boro last week.
Mrs. Sykes of Bellville is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. W. R.
Phillips.
Mrs. C. R. Baggett and little
daughter, Jeannette, are spend
ing a while with relatives at
Swainsboro.
Mrs. Anne Fuaua of Ailey is
the guest of her sister, Mrs.
William Calhoun.
Mrs. T. M. Sharpe of Florida
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Avant.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McClelland
and son, Kenneth, of Dexter were
! visitors here Monday.
Mr. R. L. O’Neal spent Sunday
at Lyons with his mother.
Mr. J. J. Moses spent last
week in Savannah, where he
: served on the United States jury.
'
Little Miss Mary Grantham has
returned to her home at Douglas
after a visit to her sister, Mrs.
; Will O. Wolf.
Mrs. E. Leggett spent Monday
: at Mt. Vernon.
Bruin Easy Victim For Hunters
Valdosta. —A report from Fargo in
! dicates that even the bears that in
test the Okefenokee swamp have gone j
to drinking moonshine, and that al i
1 least one of the biggest animals in j
the swamp lost his life last week j
as a result of his bibulous habits !
Hunters who bad tracked ttie big bear
at various times for several months
hit on the idea of placing a bucket of
buck from a moonshine still near the
animal’s haunts in the big swamp,
and alongside of the bucket a steel
bear trap. The bear soon found the
buck and drank the whole lot. He
wound up the debauch by stepping in
the trap, and when the hunters found
him he was drunk as a lord and
helpless as a baby.
Plan Auto Highway Brunswick-Macon
Brunswick. —As the result of a large
and enthusiastic good roads meeting
held at Jesup and attended by good
roads enthusiasts and county ofifcials
of a number of counties along the pro
! posed route, initial steps were taken
! looking to the building of a liard-sur
I faced automobile road all the way from
| Brunswick to Macon, connecting al
* the Central City with the Macon-At
| lanta highway, and thus affording a
j paved road from the capital to Bruns
! wick. More than fifty representative
citizens of Glynn, Camden, Waynes,
Appling and other counties interested
attended the meeting, and State High
way Commissioner Neel was also pres
ent.
Many Delegates Coming To Atlanta
Atlanta. —More than 150 delegates
attend the 1920 convention of the Tri-
State Water and Light Association
of Georgia and the Carolinas, which
will be held in Atlanta on May 18-
20. W. F. Stieglitz, with offices in
Columbia, S. C., is secretary of the
association and, with the assistance
of Rawson Collier, of this city, he
will be in charge of -the convention
| program. The announcement that this
j convention has been assured for At
| lanta has been made by the Atlanta
| convention bureau.
Stone Trustee Os Home For Soldiers
Thomasviile. —Judge John F. Stone
| of Grady county lias been appointed
1 by Governor Dorsey a trustee of the
old soldiers’ home in Atlanta to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
the late Judge C. P. Hansell. Judge
Stone is well known in Thomasviile
and all over this section of the state
and his appointment gives general gat
; isfaction.
$130,000,000 Exports From Savannah
Savannah. —Total figures of the ex
f ports passing through the port of Sa
vannah .for the last six months, as
1 compiled, approximate $130,000,000 in
value. These figures are from the
custom house figures for five months
and estimates for December. Novem
ber exports went over $34,000,000, the
leader of the eleven months consider
| ed. September led in imports to the
value of a million and a third. For
five months the exports amounted to
more than $93,000,000, and imports to
less Ilian $5,000,000.
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Box Supper.
i There will be a box supper at
■ Swift Creek School Friday niirht,
> Jan. 23.
Every one invited. The pro
ceeds will be used for the benefit
of the school.
( Principal.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 15. 1920.
Will Erect a
j Ford Station.
Mr. P. J. McNatt of Uvalda
has recently purchased a part of
the Folsom lot on the court house
square, and will at once erect a
handsome structure for his auto
■ mobile business.
Mr. McNatt is special agent
for the Ford car, and his new
| building will be one of the most
modern in this part of the state,
to be used as a service station,
sales rooms, etc. He will in
stall the most modern machinery
obtainable, and the new building
will not only be a credit to Mt.
Vernon, but to Montgomery
county. Mr. McNatt is a very
{successful business man, of un
bounded energy, and Mt. Vernon
welcomes him to the town.
Work on the new structure
will commence in a few days and
rushed to completion.
Box Supper.
The public is cordially invited
to attend a box supper at Ruth’s
Chapel school house Friday night,
Jan. 23, at seven-thirty. The
proceeds of the occasion will go
toward the improvement of the
school. These affairs are very j
enjoyable, and a full attendance!
is looked for.
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County Primary Thursday, Jan. 8, 1920
Tabulated Form Showing the Vote Received by Each
Candidate at Each Precinct, According to Official Returns.
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CANDIDATES » S» 5 § * r
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FOR ORDINARY 1 ' i
J. C. McAllister 173 101 71130 113 120 185 893
FOR CLERK OF COURT
D. M. Currie 47 46 28 73 29 50 70 343
* J. E. Mcßae 132 56 46 57 84 70 116 561
FOR SHERIFF
James Hester ' 84 51 23 65 39 23 61 346
E. E Burch 94 51 51 64 74 96 126 556
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
Jas. I. Palmer 51 60 35104 40 4 6 300
H. C. Davis 87 28 23 16 54 70 32 310
C A. Rack lev 39 13 16 9 18 45 148 288
FOR TAX RECEIVER
A. D. Hughes 18 27 15 9 4 36 67 176
Geo. W. Coleman 20 29 16 55 62 5 17 204
W. L. Snow 34 19 13! 54 37 9 1 14 180
.O. H. Morrison 96 17 16 2 2 26 26 185
J. G. Morris 10 10 14 9 7 42 63 155
FOR SIJPT. OF SCHOOLS
A. B. Hutcheson 92 30 14 64 70 39 90 399
T. B. Conner 83 69 59 63 43 80 95 492
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR
S. B. Morris 77 9 10 11 21 128
J. Boh Carr 32 3 52 87
FOR CORONER
Dr. R. H. Mobley 24 1 4 69 98
E. L. Hammock 44 44
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Alston News.
i Special Correnpondence.
Rev. J. H. Oliver filled his reg-;
ular appointment here Sunday, j
; There was a good atteneance and
seven new members added.
i! Mrs. J. E. Braswell has return
| ed from a visit at her brother’s.
Charley Braswell and Willie F. !
! Goff recently made a >trip over
. the river to see their girls.
Mr. M. D. Kirland came home 1
Saturday night.
We have preaching three times
. a month. Sabbath school eVery
Sunday afternoon at 3:30.
+
Mr. Neal Hughes of the Hack
Branch section was in Alston on
business Monday.
Mr. Pool, from was
a dinner guest at the home of
Bro. Ray and family on Sunday
last.
Mrs. John Goff and children
‘ visited at the home of her son at
Longpond Sunday.
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Lost Hour.
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Male Hampshire, about two
years old, marked smooth crop
and cross nick in each ear. A
suitable reward paid forinforma
t tion leading to recovery. Notify
H. J. Wright,
.' 115tf Mt. Vernon, Ca.
Railroad Meet
in Vidalia.
Members of the Board of Trade
of Augusta will arrive in Vidalia
4p. m. tomorrow, for the pur
pose of discussing with the citi
zens of this section plans for
maintaining the Georgia &
Florida road, which is being ad-!
vertised for sale February 3.
After March Ist the road will
revert to the owners, but just
what effect this will have on the |
proposed sale cannot be deter
mined. There is still a lot of out
standing receivers’ certificates,
the most of which will doubtless
be taken up at an early date.
Unless this is done the road will
be sold, and possibly dismantled.
A large number of business
men from the lower part of the
county will meet with the Board
members from Augusta in Vi
dalia tomorrow afternoon. The
Monitor has given a great deal
of time to the matter and has
kfcpt in touch with the trend of
the affair. A party from Mt.
; Vernon will join those from
[Alston and Uvalda tomorrow
| afternoon.
Notice to the Public.
This is to notify the public that
I have purchased the H. Hersh
bein stock of goods at Uvalda,
! Georgia. Outstanding claims
against H. Hershbein, if any,
1 must be presented to me within
the next thirty days. This the
i 7th day of January, 1920.
I. Mii.man,
18204 Uvalda, Ga.
From Mr. Davis.
The people of Montgomery
county have again shown their
confidence in my administration
of the office of tax .collector by
nominating me for another term.
While in the service of the i e >ple
I shall serve them as faithfully
as my experience and qualifica
tions will permit.
Respectfully.
H. C. Davis.
From Mr. Hughes.
I desire to return thanks to my
' fellow citizens who supported me
for tax receiver. The fact that
I did not receive sufficient votes
to entitle me to the office does
i not lower my estimation or friend
ship for the people and my appre
ciation of their token of confi
dence received at the polls.
Very truly.
A. D. Hughes.
Longpond Dots-
Special Correspondence.
Miss Miriam Chapman of
Hazlehurst visited her sister,
Miss Ruth Chapman, last week
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Johnson
and daughter, Jane Ethel, of
Uvalda visited Mrs J. C. Johnson !
Saturday nsght.
Mrs. John Goff and sons, Wal
! ter, Leroy and Jariot, of Alston,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Je9se Goff
Sunday last.
i Miss Annie Johnson of State
Normal School, Athens, Georgia,
returned home Monday on account
of sickness.
Mr, J. C. McAllister of Mount'
Vernon attended preaching here
Sunday last.
Rey. A. G. Brewton filled his
! regular appointment here Sun
day last.
Sunday School next Sunday af
ternoon at 3 o’clock. Everybody
invited to attend.
The Husslers Society of the
Longpond School will hold its
regular meeting next Friday af
ternoon at 3:30 o’clock and the
following program will be ren
dered :
Bible Reading-Thelma Mc-
Allister.
Prayer by school.
Song by school.
Recitation—John Hilton Car- 1
pen ter.
Jokes—Tom Mobley. 1
Recitation—Ruth Gillis.
Wonder Whys--Marie Mobley.
Play - By fifth grade.
Recitation —Eloise Johnson.
Pen Pictures—Lizzie Carpen
ter.
Adjective Game-Beatrice Mc-
Allister.
Recitation—Julia McArthur.
Prophecy —Madge Corbin.
Song —Eighth grade.
Recitation —Archie Johnson.
Duet—Anna Gibbs and Willie
Clark.
Recitation—Robert Lee Mc-
Allister.
Song-Miss Chapman’s pupils.
Recitation—Carl Johnson.
Talk —Prof. Johnson.
M. and T.
State Crops Valued At $613,000,000
Atlanta. —Georgia produced over six
hundred million dollars' worth of agri
cultural products exclusive of live
stock in 1919, almost three times the
total of the last census year and
more than at any time In history, ac
cording to the crop summary of the
co-operative crop reporting service by
the union agency of slate and federa'
depart merits of agriculture. Tills Is
more than fifteen million dollars
greater than in the previous year, it
spite of tlie worst crop season In *
decade and record boll weevil damage
The year has been marked agricultu
rally by the placing of minor crops
such us tobacco and sugar cane, on a
commercial basis, and in a large nuin
her of counties. The season of 191?
had already seen peanuts and velve'
beans become principal crops. Wftt
the wide spread of the boll weevil fur
ther diversification is expected. In
deed, the ravages of the insect caused
heavy abandonment of cotton earlj i
in the season, and this was largely re j
placed by food and feeu crops.
Among other features of the report
are the huge totals reached by sweet
potatoes, pecans and sorghum. A»
expected, the peach crop ran well ovoi
fifteen million, becoming one of the
runking products. Though the yeai
was not particularly favorable for tliie
fruit, tiie large number of new grove*
gave an unprecedented total. Many
important facts can be discovered by
study of the figures, particularly when
, this is placed on the simple basis of
valuation per acre. Peanuts, sorghum
sugar cane and sweet potatoes give
■ splendid returns which will compare
very well with cotton. This suggests
the use of these and other crops uaed
with them in rotation as a solution ol
the problem of what to do now that
the weevil has come. The estimate*
are derived principally from figure*
of a corps of local correspondents ol
, selected and trained men numbering
from ten to thirty to the county, re
; vised by the crop reporting board at
: Washington and the local field agent
j They are based not only od estimates
hut on surveys of many thousand
1 farms. For the major crops, they ar<
usually within four or five per cent
of the truth, with a still closer esti
■ mate on cotton. Any one in'erestef
can secure a copy of this summary
upon application to th« local fielt j
agent. i
INEW OFFICERS
FOR ML VERNON
New Officials Give Promise
of Progressive Town
Admistration.
In a town election held in Mt.
Vernon yesterday Col. Fred M.
Harris was chosen mayor with
out opposition, and, the following
councilmen were elected:
J. E. Mcßae, E. M. Rackley,
T. B. Hughes, Troy J. Mason, H.
C. Davis and C. H. Wright.
There were two tickets before
the voters of the city, the name
of Col. Harris heading both of
I them. Citizens listed on the
other ticket were C. A. Mason,
C. B. Cummings, J. E. Hunt. W.
C. Mcßae, J. I. Fountain and H.
L. Wilt.
There were 71 votes cast. The
highest vote received on the
winning ticket was 48, and the
highest vote received by any
individual on the losing ticket
was 27. The lowest vote received *•
on the winning ticket was 44, and
the lowest vote received on the
losing ticket was 23.
The new administration, it is
understood, is pledged to a num
ber of very important improve
ments for the place, including a
light and water plant—two enter
prises greatly needed, and In the
realization of which the new
body may take laurels to its
crown. Success to the new ad
ministration.
The Winners
in Primary.
In this issue will be seen a
tabulated report on the primary
of the Bth inst., as taken from
the official consolidation.
The winners are J. C. McAllis
ter, without opposition, for ordi
nary. J. E. Mcßae, clerk of
court. E. E. Burch, for sheriff.
H. C. Davis, for tax collector,
(leo. W. Coleman, for receiver.
T. B. Conner, for superintendent
of schools. S. B. Morris, for
county surveyor. Dr. Robert
Mobley for coroner.
The race for tax collector and
also for tax receiver was very
close, and the final returns show
some very interesting figures.
Mr. Jas. I. Palmer, one of the
candidates for tax collector, on
account of alleged defects or
irregularities having to do with
the returns from Alston, has
filed notice of contest, and this
proceeding will doubtless be
heard by the county executive
committee on the 22d inst.
Card From County
School Superintendent.
I desire to express my appre
ciation for the generous support
given me in the recent primary.
We consider that an endorsement
of our policy which has been that
|of serving the people as a whole
i and not being subservient to the
wishes of any faction or clique.
We hope to have the co-opera
tion of all the people in promo
ting the educational interests of
the county, and trust that we
shall not only succeed in main
taining the standard to which our
school system has been raised,
but also in advancing our educa
tional system so that it will
eventually be second to none in
our state. 9J Again thanking the
people who supported me, I beg
to remain
Yours very truly.
T. B. Conner,
• C. S. S.
From Sheriff Burch.
For the strong support given
my candidacy for re-election to
the office of sheriff in last Thurs
day’s primary I desire to express
my gratitude. During my incum
bency of the office it shall have
my best efforts, and in the pre
servation of order and furthering
the better interests of the people
I still invite their aid and sympa
! thy. Very trnlv,
E. E. Burch.
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