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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1920)
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. i 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. l 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. - County Primary Thursday, Jan. 8, 1920 Tabulated Form Showing the Vote Received by Each Candidate at Each Precinct, According to Official Returns. - - - | I.H CANDIDATES » S» 5 § * r D 3 3? § 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 i . 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. -B. E. Lost Hour. t 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. NO. 36.
