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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1920)
HTP\e .Montgornery f\or\itor. Musm eveRV thursda official OMAN Montgomery county. Entered at rlif l’< t.irticf in Mt. V< rnon. Oa. an Second-Class Mail Matter. H. B. FOLSOM. Ettar »nJ Owmt. si-5° a Year, in Advance. . .1 • . - I 1 in ndvanca, at the legal rate, »nrt »• th« Uw direct.; unit mu t •« i lmn<l n-t later than W.-drier-lay morninK of the firat week of innertion ’ Mount Vernon. Ga.. Thursday Morning, January 22, 1920. Make 1920 a little hotter from all angles; it will help reduce the cost of living. No reason why it should not be a great year, in the light of experience. No, it is not income tax that bothers us. It is the tax on the constitution to get any income at all that worries the mischief out of most newspaper men. Some of the officials tell us sugar will drop, but as yet none of it has dropped around our home plate except at 2;> per, and still as scarce as hens’ teeth. Do not yell for community co operation and then wait for the other fellew to do the operating. Too much co-ing in evidence and not enough action. It is the constant, material licks that count. The man with his foot set forward is the man who gets some where. If a village aspires to township or city proportions, to such it develops. These nimble-footed imps who carry evil tidings never tell any thing about themselves in their haste to plaster up some yarn on the neighbor. Truly the speed of gossip is almost equal to Marconi’s wireless system when it comes to getting over the ground. Trap a gm-siper and it only adds edge to his tongue. (Notice we say “Ins.”) Let the caravan of Russian criminals be kept on the move, and make it impossible for them to get back to a free and liberty loving country, the ruination of which their very presence por tends. America needs a general cleaning out, and those who can not be deported should be ruled with an iron rod until they are convinced that law and order shall not. be torn down by anarchy and radicalism. Remember, the census man is not a peddler or a bill collector, but rather a servant of the com monwealth who asks your aid in showing the resources, popula tion, etc., of the greatest coun try on earth, of which every American should be proud. Show him all the courtesy possible and tell him anything he asks, from your age on down the line. If you are a maid of some years and do not take to the age matter, just tell him what year you arriv ed and let him figure it out in a whisper. Keep an eye on tin* fellow who seems anxious to get on the water wagon at this late day, when there is nothing but water in sight. This is a favorite game of the toper who, rightly re moved from liquor, endeavors to climb onto the rig at the eleventh hour. This hypocritical activity is already in evidence indifferent sections of Georgia. True, the sinner should return, but when he returns through the mandates of the law, no use in mounting him on public pinnacles us one who j has labored for a principle of right and helped win the tight. • The city of Augusta and the people living along the line of the j Georgia ».V: Florida railroad will ever be indebted to Judge Win. j H. Barrett for his heroic and masterly successful efforts to-1 ward the liberation of the road I from incumbrances which came | near carrying it to the wall. His presentation of the status of the road iti last week’s tour of the line not only reflected his ability I but his steadfast loyalty to the manifold interests touched by it. But for the efforts of Judge Bar rett and those associated with! him, the Georgia & Florida'would j be journeying to the junk shop, i Running a country newspaper may be a one-man’s job, but when the work is finished that man finds that he has done the j work of half a dozen common | men. Even Ben Franklin could not have held out much longer. Sweet potatoes, cabbage and free advice all help some, but they do not get out the rag and pay the ] bills. With more liquor laws than any state in the union, most of them formerly unenforced: more blind tigers; more lynchings than any state; more good people and more lawmakers, territory considered; with a very low education stan dard and yet furnishing some of the brainiest statesmen the na i tion has produced, the state of Georgia must be something of an enigma to the outside world. They wonder at the formula used in Georgia for mixing crime and virtue, brains and imbecility, blind tigers and anti-liquor cru sades—how the wings of angels flap in unison with the hisses of devils, as the old commonwealth moves on under the martial strains of progress and under an exalted banner on which is em blazoned “The Empire State of the South.” > Let the Liquor Law be Strictly Enforced. If the campaign for liquor law enforcement and extension of prohibition, which is now being conducted in the south, is not a 100 per cent success the fault will rest largely with its lukewarm , friends. There is no question that the i vast majority of the people of this country are insympathy with purposes of the movement, but difficulty lies in arousing them to i the immediate and pressing ne cessity for action. The prohibition fight, contrary to the opinion of many persons, including a good many prohibi tionists, has not been won. True, the Eighteenth amendment has been ratified by 45 states and laws to enforce it enacted, but the fi ll uor forces have not given up. They are attacking it from every possible angle—in the courts, in politics and by widespread propa ganda encouraging its violation j to the extent that a return to the open saloon will be welcomed by tin* people as relief from ‘blind tiger’ conditions. The churches of this country are raising huge sums to carry the gospel into foreign lands and, at the same time, the liquor in terests. driven from this country, temporarily as they hope, are planning to set up their plants a longside the churches and schools > in those same foreign lands. Shall these vast sums, which the people of this country have given for missionary work, be paralyzed by the operations of an outlawed traffic from the United States? This is a question every law abiding, law-enforcing citizen should face squarely in this cam paign to combat the liquor force’s . insidious attack on law enforce ment at home and to thwart the well laid plans to defy the law of their own country by continuing their operations abroad. It is not a question of whether you are for or against prohibition it home or abroad. It has gone; beyond that stage. It is a question of whether you believe in upholding the dignity of this country by enforcing its laws and throttling any force that defies it. It but remains for every citizen to do his duty steadfastly and vigorously. Let Montgomery county be ranked as among the foremost in this great i humanitarian movement. THJC MONTGOMERY MONITOR-THURSDA Y. JANUARY 22. 1920. Jury List. The following is the list of ju- i rors drawn to serve at the Feb ruary term of Montgomery Su perior Court, 1920: Grand Jury J B Brogdon J H Williamson FM Mcßae J T Walker E C McAllister J W Calhoun A M Hughes Dewitt Calhoun D A Mcßae J T Brack C F Gordon M D Hughes D H Phillips A P Mclntyre | W H Sharpe J A Hughes E F Clark H V Thompson E Willis Jas M Davis H A Braddy Dennis O’Brien W P Moore W N Clark M E Burns D N Hughes W T Mcßride G W Beckum J A Galbraith C H Goff Petit Jury G W Hamilton H L Wilt J W Wardlaw R E Downie I P McAllister J L Adams Chas Frizzelle S S Calhoun J R Adams H K Carpenter D A Calhoun J L Memory C J Phillips J M McDonald J W Hughes A G Morris J I Fountain C E Poore W T McArthur, Sr AC Moseley J M Richardson H G Martin H A Moses J M Phillips Clifford Mcßride J M Moxley J Wade Johnson P M Moseley H A Odom J M Downie A G Hicks F M Simmons S A Johnson R J Boyd E J Wells, Sr AH Mclntyre Joe Hilton D H Phillips C W Skipper E Dixon J G Wilkes T A Peterson E D Adams C A Mason W L Snow J M McDonald T P McKay Chas D Peterson Notice to 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, must be presented to me within the next thirty days. This the 7th day of January, 1920. I. Milman, 18204 Uvalda, Ga. Dissolution Notice. The firm of H. V. Thompson & Bro., composed of H. V. Thomp son and O. G. Thompson, has this day been dissolved by mutual con sent, H. V. Thompson continuing the business, collecting all ac counts due said firm and paving all indebtedness outstanding against the firm. This the 18th day of December, 1910. H. V. Thompson, C. G. Thompson, Alley, Ga. Fred >L Harris Attorney at Law MT. VERNON, GA. M. B. CALHOUN Atty at Law, Mt Vernon, Georgia Post Your Lands. Open your woodland to the pub lic and soon there will not be a stick of wood or timber on it. Put the public on notice by post ing up printed notices. Get the printed notices at The Monitor office, 10 cents each. Farm Loans lyoans on Improved Farm Lands in Montgomery and Wheeler j Counties. Interest rate 6 per ct. Reasonable commission. I can handle good propositions for col ored people owning farm lands. FRED M. HARRIS, Mt. Vernon, Ga. __ Highest Prices Paid for Live Stock. We are constantly in the mar ket for cattle and hogs. Many years experience qualifies us to offer superior advantages to the producers of this section. We are in position to handle your business in a most satisfactory manner. Get our prices. W. D. & C. W. Peterson, 19192 m Ailey, Ga. 00000000 000000000000000000 000000000^0^0 I Very Heavy Line j Embracing all your needs in reliable merchandise 0 is now on display at our place. It is our aim to 0 supply the public needs at living prices, suited to the strenuous times. Large new stock of 0 GROCERIES, FARM SUPPLIES 1 SHOES, NOTIONS | !We invite particular attention to our Shoe Department. || In this we have bought as advantageously as possible, and naturally we desire our patrons to take advantage of prices -a now in effect in our establishment. (J 1 CARLOAD WIRE FENCING I 0 Just Received. Place Your Orders Now 1 j H HcQueen Corner fit. Vernon, Ga. 0 0000000000000000000000 SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Million Packets Os Flower Seed Free We believe In flowers around the homes of the South. Flowers brighten up the home surroundings and give pleasure and satisfaction to those who have them. We have set aside more than one million packets of seed of beautiful, yet easily grown flowers to be given to our customers this spring for the beautifying of their homes. Hastings’ 1920 Seed Catalogue is now ready. Brilliant cover in natural colors. 100 pages of garden and farm information, profusely illustrated. It’s the one worth while seed book for southern gardeners and farmers. This catalogue is absolutely free to you on request. Your name and address on a postal card or in letter, will bring it to you by return mail. This 1920 Catalogue will show you just how you can get five packets of flower seeds (five different sorts) ab solutely free of cost this epring. Send for this catalogue today without fail. No obligation to buy anything unless you want to. H. G. HASTINGS CO., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Ga.— (Advt.) Blacksmith Wanted. Must have blacksmith for all around work and general horse shoeing. Good wages to right man. Apply at once to W. W. Pierce, 1127tf Mt. Vernon, Ga. Cow for Sale. Jersey cow; ample milk and butter capacity. Good condition. See M. L. Stephens, 0112 Ailey, Ga. Mount Vernon Wood Yard . \V. A. GUYTON, Proprietor ; The Best Grades of Oak and Pine | Wood, Cut to any Dimensions. Ready for the Stove or Fireplace. PROMPT DELIVERY AND FULL riEASURE 'See me for prices. Yards near Mt. Ver*non depot General Hauling. I have facilities for hauling with dispatch. Reasonable terms and prompt service. See me. Harry Smith, 109tf Mt. Vernon, Ga. : ffrer Sal I p - : iS 1 ■ %'■ - ■ H ! l. ■ \ $? pbsMv-- ifJisf-xoi . ; £ . • §y La^l; i ;- ■ ■:: 1 Si Zew&siM |l|k! : H MilsMa Cost W1 ggj next time you need Ogj m 1 a new tire or new tube, EjffJS X try a GILLETTE.Tires t|b| ! feS and tubes made the new im- MB? | S| proved way—the Gillette jgjl m Chilled Rubber Process. Watch fSjg: ! K and see which tire or tube gives 1| 3 you the greatest service value. Sg j 1 In tests of this kind—the only depend- HB able method of d termininjr merit- fil Gillette Tires and T; ;bes are invariably 11 I I A the last to wear out— PI | lowest in mileage . £\&\ cost. The Ciiliette y ! Rubber Proc- j jr _ ess toughens i V vE!.’ ' rubber as I \ ’vKs 1 ironistough \ ® 3 ■-# ened by con ' Ari* ¥ •v* veision into. ' = ted. Gives SeSifeaL luggednew, -Si. resistance that insures , Jf&R ' M bvs\ radical re ■ ' -V:, ex- I ’fij-V?**. »' N&.. ,\ M I ' ! .. ■ - . |i . r -v \ - .fy ?f>V •- - .f : vi. , i Giilettee Mileage is Guaranteed: Fabric, 6000 miles Coro, 8000 miles Solid, 10,000 miles H. C. DAVIS Mt. Vernon. Ga. Send The Monitor the news ■ from your section. j Building Material. Best grades of Rough Lumber, , Framing, Sills, etc., cut on short ; notice. Mill six miles north of Mt. Vernon. See or phone Jas. W. Adams, 1113tf Mt. Vernon, Ga. Corn Wanted. j Will Day $1.25 per bushel for 1 new corn, shucked. See j Cockfield Milling Co., i 1127tf. Mt. Vernon, Ga. Syrup Wanted. | Wanted, 100 barrels Pure Geor gia Cane Syrup. Any size lots from one to lOO.barrels. South Georgia Produce Co. 11272 Vidalia, Ga. Cypress Shingles. I have on hand an unlimited number of hand-drawn number one cypress shingles for sale. See me at once. A. B. Hutcheson, 1016tf Mt. Vernon, Ga. Syrup for Sale. 200 Gallons Pure Georgia Syrup for sale at lowest market price. Willie M. Sharpe, 12114 Rt. 1, Ailey, Ga. House and Lot For Quick Sale. Located at Col lege Hill, Brewton-Parker, Mt. Vernon. Cheap. Two acres of land included. Bargain. See L. C. Underwood, 12114 Mt. Vernon, Ga. 4 For Long Term Farm Loans, SEE A, B. HUTCHESON. I am negotiating some very : attractive Long Term Farm Loans for the best companies doing bus iness in Georgia, with lowest rates of interest and the most liberal terms of payments I have several years experience in the loan business, am located at the county site and believe that I am in position to give you the best terms and as prompt services as any one. If vou need a loan see me before application. A. B. Hutcsheon, Mt. Vernon, Ga.
