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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1920)
VOL. XXXIV. TWO MEETINGS COTTON BANK Governor Calls a Conference to Discuss Ways And . Means. Special Be. vice to Montgomery Monitor Atlanta.—There will be two impor tant meetings within the near future of persons interested in the success of the Georgia Cotton Bank and Trust corporation. Governor Dorsey has called a meeting in Atlanta to be held at the state capitol of those who have subscribed stock. The purpose of the meeting will be to determine how soon the stock shall be called in and in what manner and also to discuss w'ays and means of arousing greater interest in the plan, particularly among farmers. A week later a big boosting meet ing will be held in Macon on Febru ary 24 to which all who are inter ested in the bank project, whether they are subscribers or not, will be Invited. The governor’s original plan con templated the subscription of the 21,- dOO shares of stock by explaining the advantages to the farmers and busi ness men of each county without the usual costs of promotion. So far practically nothing has been spent and more than $700,000 have been subscribed. In order to expedite sub scriptions so that organization may eb perfected this spring, it may be found necessary to get up a prospectus which will give the public an idea of what a financial institution, special izing as the one contemplated, can accomplish. Planning Birthday Observance Atlanta. —A unique and fitting na tion-wide church observance of Wash ington’s birthday will be held this year in connection with the Inter church World movement. February 22 falls on Sunday and on that day will culminate the Inter-church four week educational campaign in "stew ardship”—that is, the doctrine that God is the owner of all things and that the man who possesses anything | is but a steward accountable to God for that possession. Representatives of various churches, at a conference held in New York city, designated Feb ruary 22 ae "Nation-wide Stewardship Acknowledgment day.” Move To Prepare For Rail Strike Griffin. —A meeting of the busi ness men of Griffin was held last week to the conditions arising from the widely predicted strike on the railroads, and while faith in the ex ecutive department of the government and confidence in the railroad man agement was expressed, it was decid ed that all energies be mobilized for the purpose of taking care of the sit uation in the event a strike is to be realized. Coal merchants and whole sale dealers were urged to secure am ple supplies and truck-owners were urged to organize for the purpose of handling freight. At the same time an urgent appeal was sent out to other counties to promote the construction of such roads as will be necessary to carry traffic in the event railroad traffic is blocked. It was decided that all counties between Macon and At lanta be appealed to to proceed with the least possible delay in getting reads in condition for this heavy traf fic. Spalding county has already in augurated a movement to this end. No More Operations At Grady Hospital Atlanta. —Grady hospital officials have announced that there will be no more operations at the hospital ex cept in eases where it is necessary to operate to save the life of the patient •r in any other circumstance where an operation is imperative. The num ber of surgeons at the hospital has been depleted by the reign of flu, and they state that ether acts in such a way on the lungs as to cause this j dread malady. Until the cessation of the large number of cases, they re port, it will be necessary to curtail the number of operations. | What Say People of Montgomery County? Editor H. B. Folsom over in Montgomery county is a candi date for the legislature. Mont gomery should show its appreci tion of his splendid services in her behalf in the past to let him make the race unopposed.—Vida lia Advance. Missionary Society. The Ladies’ Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will meet Monday afternoon with Mrs. W. C. Mcßae. The ladies are invited to attend. Three o’clock. ahr Mm ttgommj iMomtnr. Uvalda News. Special Correspondence. Mrs. Dan Gordon and baby of Vidalia were week-end guests of Mrs. H. D. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Dess Gray of Lyons were visitors here Sunday. Dr. Hall of Hall’s Sanitarium, Hazlehurst, was a business visi tor here Friday. Mr. John Edward Moses is at home sick, from Oglethorpe University, Atlanta. He is im proving now. Mrs. Clifford Mcßride and Mrs. Dan Martin of Alston spent Fri day with Mrs. J. W. Calhoun. Mr. Wm, Calhoun, DeWitt Cal- j houn, Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Mob- ley attended the funeral of Mr. j Henry Calhoun near Lumber City last week. Mrs. W. M. Moses and Mrs. Earle McArthur were visitors to Mt. Vernon Saturday. Mr. John Kennedy is at home from a business school in Macon, on account of illness. Mr. and Mrs. Lester O’Neal! spent Sunday at Lyons. The Epworth League Social | given at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. -M. Moses Friday eve ning was a delightful occasion. The livingroom and dining room were attractively decorated with ! flowers and red paper hearts, which carried out the valentine idea. On arrival the guests were served {iunch. Music and many j interesting games were enjoyed | throughout the evening. .Later orange crush and sandwiches were served. All the members of the League and several other guests were present. Georgia Will Have Largest Power Plant. Georgia will have the distinc tion of having the largest power station in the southern states when work on the Tugalo river, just above Toccoa, has been com pleted. This work, which has just been started by the Georgia Railway and Power Company, will cost about four snd one-half million dollars. It will take from j four to five years to complete it. Although immense plants of the company, supplying power i through out the whole of North Georgia, have been in operation for many years, it is stated in Atlanta that the new plant will generate more power than all the other plants of the company com bined. This means that Georgia, already looked upon as an electric hub, will be more than ever equipped to furnish power to all manufacturing plants and enter- 1 prises, that may be brought to the state. Engineering officials predict that as a result of the unlimited electric power provided, many manufacturing interests in ‘ different parts of the country will cast their eyes southward as never before. A railroad track leading from Tugalo station on the Southern railway, just above Toccoa, is now being placed by the power company. This track will be used to transport material from the main line of the Southern to the Tugalo river, where the im mense dam across the river will be built. This will put Toccoa in the cen ter of the electric region, not over ten rfiiles from the largest power station in the south, with the Muscle Shoals on one side and Tallulah Falls on the other and the immense new plant to the west. Mules for Sale. Four head of good mules. See at once. W. W. Pierce, 212tf Mt. Vernon, Ga. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 1920. NOW MAKING PLANS FOR PUBLIC SALE OF HOGS. Field Agent W. W. Webb of the Georgia Bureau of Markets arrived in Mt. Vernon Wednesday of last week and spent several days in this county promoting live stock sales and discussing with ! the farmers better plans and methods for farming and stock raising. On account of continued rains, only two sales were held, a cow sale at Alston and a hog sale at Ailey, and these could not be con ducted on the established plan as used by Mr. Webb on account of adverse conditions. At Alston cows were sold at $6.50, a price higher than had obtained in that section for some time. At Ailey the highest price offered for hogs was $12.75 for No. 1 and one cent a pound less for each grade downward. It is understood that cows sold at Ailey for an average of six cents per pound. Mr. F. Lee Mcßae. Mr. J. T. Walker, Mr. 1. A. Stewart and j others took an active interest in arranging for the sales, but little could be done on occount of rain. Mr. Mcßae will build a grading pen in Mt. Vernon (doubtless near the ginnery) at once, and a j grand sale will be held within the next thirty or forty days, the date to be announced through the paper in time for the farmers of this entire section to bring in their stock. This will be followed by j sales in different parts of the county. At this sale the highest market price will be obtained through competitive bidding, and the seller will be paid cash at the bank. ! Mr. Webb, as an employe of the state, and as a disinterested party, ! grades the stock and gets the buyers to attend the sales, and in i this manner the market is brought directly to the farmer’s door and that without any expense to him. Mr. Webb is president of thq Georgia Peanut Growers Associa | tion, and while in the county last week met a number of farmers, stock raisers and business men, most of whom remerpber his ad ! dress at the court house last August. He finds in Montgomery ! county more fat native cattle than in any county in Georgia, and | says this section is better prepared to fight the boll weevil than any part of the state. Later he will return to the county and superintend the con -1 struction of a sweet potato curing plant, besides spending some ! time with the farmers of the county at large, The farmers are re quested to watch for the announcement of his coming through The 1 Monitor. Enjoying an intimate acquaintance with Mr. Webb and knowing of his successes and his unselfish ambition to be of service to to the farmers of Georgia, The Monitor again takes occasion to j commend him to the people of Montgomery county. Requests sent to this office for information coming through the department represented by Mr. Webb and intended for his personal attention will be forwarded to him without charge to the farmer or : stock raiser. This offer is made by the county paper in order to be of more service to the farmers of Montgomery county. Ernest Smith Dies in Atlanta . Ernest W. Smith, the seven teen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Smith of this place, died at the Tech hospital, Atlanta, last Friday, 13th inst., about mid night. The young man contrac ted pneumonia about r two weeks before his death, and this devel oped into the most violent form, resisting all human efforts and tie almost superhuman strength and will of the young man. His 1 father was with him during the greater part of his illness. The funeral party arrived in Mt. Vernon Saturday ’afternoon. The honorary escort, chosen from among the class-mates of their deceased fellow, was as follows: Joseph R. Craig, Greenwood, S. C.; J. W. Moore, Atlanta; B. H. Wells, Kissimee, Fla.; L. L. At well, Houston, Tex.; Duke Otto, Houston, Tex.; Newton Norman, Savannah; Robert Wilson, Lyons and Ben J..O’Conner, Kibbee. Funeral services were held at ■ the Mt. Vernon Baptist church, of which the young man was a member, Sunday afternoon, and ! the body was laid away in the new city cemetery. The service was conducted by Dr. J. C. Brew ton, the pastor, and was attended <by a concourse of sorrowing friends. The escort served as pallbearers. They left in the late afternoon for Atlanta with the consciousness of having lost, a dear friend and one of the most popular students at Tech. Ernest was the first student to die in the new hospital after being taken over by the state. Non-resident members of the family attending the service were Messrs. E. R. Smith of Ellaville, Ga., and T. L. Smith of Mullsns, ,S. C., uncles of the deceased. Surviving members of the family are Mr. and Mrs. Smith, parents, a brother, Mr. H. L Smith of this place, and sisters, Mrs. Flora Hill of South Carolina, Miss Alma Smith, Savannah, Miss Winnie Smith and two younger sisters. Thus again one of our choicest boys is laid away on the hillside, taken from the bloom and prom ises of life, snatched away from loved ones and friends—all through a Divine plan we cannot fathom. The bereaved family ! have the sympathy of many friends. Suspension of Public Schools. At a conference of Dr. J. W. Palmer, Dr. J. H. Dees and School Superintendent T. B. Con ner here yesterday afternoon, it decided to have the public schools of the county close until March Ist on account of the prev alence of influenza throughout the county. Thto order was put into effect immediately. 1 The above gentlemen, mem bers of the County Board of Health, will appeal to the Board !of Education to make no deduc tions in the salaries of the teach ers for the suspended period. This is a wise order, and if neces sary to extend it further there should be no objection. The public function scheduled to be at Epping school house Saturd y, attended by several representatives of the state school departments, is necessarily post poned. _ United Btates To Condemn L«. I Atlanta.—Under the provisions ui the Weeks forestry act, a suit will be filed shortly In the United States district court tor the northern district of Georgia to condemn 990 acres of land in the mountains of Rabun coun ty which Is to becomte a part of the national Appalachian forest reserva tion. The land was recently offered for sale to the government, hut due to defective titles condemnation by the government will he necewsary. The 990 acres are in three tracts; are owned by the George W, Muyller Bank Fixture company of Atlanta, George Level, et al., and C. 11. Stone, et al. The purchase price of from $2 to $5 per acre, has been agreed upon by all parties concerned in the transaction, and no oppositfon to the condemnation will be raised when the suit is filed in court. Assistant District Attorney Gordon M. Combs is now pre paring papers. Over one hundred 1 thousand acres of land, fifty thousand of which are in Rabun county have already been acquired by the gov ernment under the Weeks act, | provides for forest preservation. Newnan To Get New Pumping Plant Newnan. —The water and light com mission of this place has Just placed an order for a pumping plant con sisting of a 200-horse power gasoline engine and a pump with a capacity Jof 1,000 gallons per minute. It will he ins tailed at the pumping station at an approximate cost of SG,OOO. The steam boilers and pumps which have ; been in use for twenty-six years have been condemned, and this new outfit is being Installed as an emergency pump, which insures the citizeqs of Newnan against a water famine, ae 1 was very near the case last summer when one of the steam pumps was put | out of commission. | Tarry town School. Special Correspondence »j Dr. Wheeler of Kite spent Sun -1 day night and Monday with his i brother, Mr. A. L. Wheeler. Dr. J. C. Williams of Soperton was in town Monday. ! Mr. Chas. H. Branch was a ■ business visitor to Soperton Mon , day. Miss Vera May Burns, who was taken sick with typhoid fever on the 28th of December, is still con fined to her bed. Mr. Shade Wheeler of Kite was in town Monday as the guest of i his brother, Mr. J. S. Wheeler. i Miss Mabel Burns, literary teacher at Kibbee, returned Mon day after a week’s illness at home. Mr. J. T. Warnock has been ill for several days. Rev. J. H. Oliver, the popular pastor of the Baptist church, filled the pulpit Saturday and Sunday, preaching two excellent sermorfs. Mr. S. T. Simons was confined to his room Saturday and Sunday with mumps. Messrs. Newton Moxley and Everett Calhoun were week-end visitors to Macon. Mr. Claxton of Kite, one of the most popular insurance men on the road, was in town Monday. Miss Mattie Moxley of Zaidee spent the week-end with her sis ters, Mrs. Lindsay and Miss Metter Moxley. Messrs. L. E. Stanford and Chas. H. Branch were business visitors to Dublin last Thursday. Dr. Grimes of Metropolitan has located in town for the practice of medicine. He has an office in the Alpha Drug Store. He is re ceiving a cordial welcome. Miss Mary Conner was a visitor to Soperton Saturday. Messrs B. S. Beatty, J. F. Mix on and Everitt Calhoun went to Vidalia Friday evening to a patri otic picture. Mr. Dave Canady of Dublin was mingling with his friends here Monday. The Baptists are planning to do some much needed repairs to their house of worship. Little Miss Marguerite Craw ford of Sandersville is visiting her grand-mother, Mrs. B. V. Crawford. Mr. Collon has sold his interest in the Mixort & Ladson Mercan tile Co., to Mr. J. F. Mixon. Mr. Ladson has moved with his fami ly out to his farm near Mr. J. P. Mixon’s. Mr. Dan Wiggins of Higgston i was here Sunday. Mr. Laurence Williams of So perton was a business visitor here Saturday. Mr. Wyley Thigpen of Soperton was a business visitor here Mon ' day. J Mr. Robert Ruis, a former bar ber here, has accepted a position with the new Sammons Shop at Soperton. We regret to lose him as a citizen. Mrs. M. W. Calhoun of Soper ton was a church visitor here Saturday. T. R. First Round. I will be at the following plat es oh the dates named for the pur pose of receiving sate and county taxes for the year 1920: Mt. Vernon, Feb. 23, 9t012 m. UValda, 24, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Alston, 24, 1 to 4 p. m. Higgston, 25, 9a. m. to 12 m. | Ailey, 25, 1 to 4 p. m. Tarrytown, 26, 9 to 12 m. Kibbee, 26, 1 to 4 p. m. W. L. Snow, Tax Receiver. Chief O. H. Morrison is distri i buting street summons this week. iSTRONG FACTORS ! IN FARM LIFE « Ladies Given Recognition on Program Big Cotton Meeting. The farm women of Georgia and the South are to be recognized ias vital factors in the future de • velopment of the organization 1 work in the American Cotton Association, according to state* ments made at the national head i quarters of the association in ! Atlanta. At the coming conven tion of the association at Mont , gomery, Ala., March 9-12, two sessions of the conference will be devoted to discussions of sub jects relating to the home and firesides. Hundreds of farmers ' wives and daughters are expected to be present at these special • sessions to hear addresses from I some of the most prominent women speakers of the South, and to perfect their permanent I organization. The convention will be devoted to the discussion of broad eco nomic measures of reform in the ' future baling, handling, ware housing and marketing the cotton crop. Questions also relating to cotton acreage, production and consumption of cotton and the imperative needs for greater areas planted in food and feed crops will be discussed. Major Devereaux F. McClatch ey, state director of the Georgia Division of the American Cotton Association, who with Harvie 1 Jordan, national campaign direc tor, is making arrangements for i the big Montgomery convention, says it will be the greatest get i together conference of farmers and business allied interests ever before held in the South. Geor . gia will be well represented, dele gates now being named by chair men in every county in the state. Longpond Dots. Special Oorreupcmdenee. Misses Pearl and Cassie Wil i liamson are visiting friends and relatives at Hazlehurst. i Mrs. C. B. McAllister of States • boro visited relatives here last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Cumbee of : Charlotte were among friends and relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bendimire of Odum are visiting at the home of Mr. H. H. McAllister. Mrs. S. M. Bush is visiting relatives here. Mr. Collie Johnson and Miss 1 Lizzie Yeomans visited friends here Sunday last. Miss Ruth Chapman spent the week-end at the home of Mr. P. b. Mcßride. i Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hughes visited at the home of Mr. J. S. Williamson Sunday last. ; HONOR ROLL. This department will contain the names of subscribers who 1 have made payments on subscrip tion for the week ending with date of publication. The appear ance of few or no names (as is often the case) indicates a 1 shortage of funds in The Monitor ■ office. This week: A. K. Walton, (col.) Higgston. Mrs. J. D. McCullough, Sav. C. E. Mcßae, Athens. C. R Palmer, Mt. Vernon No. 1. J. E. Mcßae, Mt. Vernon. H. L. Wilt, Mt. Vernon. For Sale. Cheap. A Good Horse, Buggy and Harness. Would trade for other property. See S. 0. Milligan, 2194 Rt. 2, Mt. Vernon, Ga. i .. NO. 41.
