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VOL. XXXIV.
FALLING SHELTER
KILLS YOUNG MAN
Martin Morris is The Victim
of Fatal Accident at
Higgston.
Our entire community and the
surrounding country has been
made sad by the death of one of
our dear boys, Martin Morris.
While returning from Vidalia
last Friday afternoon he was
caught out in a storm and after
driving his car under a shelter at
Higgston, the shelter blew down
on him and it is thought that he
was instantly killed. He was
found shortly after the storm un
der the shelter dead. His brother,
Thomas, was hindered by the
storm and did not leave Vidalia
until after the storm. He was
in another car and came on just
in time to see his dear dead
brother taken from the fallen
building. The body was removed
at once to his home by Messrs.
Floy Johnson, Rufus Todd and
Thomas Morris.
Martin was seventeen years old
in November. He was just in
the bloom of youth. It seems so
hard to think one so young and
so promising must be taken from
us, but God in His infinite wis
dom saw fit to take him from us.
So let us say, “Not our will, but
Thine be done."
Martin was one of the most
cheerful and most obedient chil
dren I have ever known. I have
had the pleasure of having him
in school about four terms, the
first being when he was about
nine years old. He was never
the boy to cause me the least bit
of trouble. He was loved dear ly
by all his school mates and teach
ers. The concourse of sorrowing
friends that attended his funeral
and the beautiful floral decora
tions testified to the great love of
his many friends.
Funeral services were conduc
ted by Dr. Brewton of Mt. Ver
non, and the remains were laid
to rest in the Ferguson cemetery. I
He leaves a widowed mother, 1
Plants Cotton
at a Time
Here's a money - saving once, dropping a single seed
item we want to call to your at a time equai distances
attention right now. Plant- apart in the row.
ing one cotton seed at a time Come in and look at the
at regular intervals gives special shaped saw tooth
you just as big a yield as type picker wheel used on
when seed is planted in these planters. The teeth,
bunches, and just think of shaped liked those on a gin
thp saving in seed. saw, deliver from the hop
per without injury the exact
Such planting does not quantity of seed you want
require any extra work or *> whee J
any expensive machinery. without clogging or
Just use one of the John choking . It puts the
Deere Two- Wheel Riding the ground just as you
Planters which we have want it. These advantages
for sale. With this planter, mean a bigger crop, seed
you can plant two rows at saving and larger profits.
Don’t overlook the tact that these Cotton Planter •
also handle corn, cow peas, beans, etc., and can
he equipped with fertilizer attachment. Coma
in and inspect them.
Heavy stock of Plows, Planters, Distributors,
Syracuse Plows and Parts, at Reduced Prices.
H. V. THOMPSON AILEY, GA.
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Young People Married
in AbbevillejjSunday.
Coming somewhat as a surprise
to their friends and relatives was
the marriage in Abbeville Sunday
afternoon of Miss Lucille Mcßae
of this place and Mr. W. Taylor
Stuckey of Dublin. Miss Mcßae
is the eldest daughter of Mrs.
Mamie Mcßae and the late R. F.
Mcßae of this place and was a
; student in the Georgia Normal
and Industrial College in Mil
ledgeville. At the time she was
visiting at the home of Dr, J. M.
C. McAllister at Rochelle.
But for reasons best known to
■ the young folks they drove over
i to Abbeville Sunday afternoon
and began life as man and wife,
after a courtship covering the
■ past few years. Mr. Stuckey is!
. a young business man of excep
tional qualifications and well
known in this section. He is at
present employed by Black’s
Pharmacy of Dublin, where they
will make their home. Mt. Ver
non friends extend congratula-
I tions and best wishes.
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Reno, the Magician at
’ 8.-P. I. Thursday, April 1.
Constituting the last number of
the Redpath Lyceum’s series of
numbers for the season, Reno,
the Magician, will appear at The
Brewton-Parker on the evening
of Thursday, April Ist.
This has been an excellent
series of entertainments, and the
closing number will no doubt
measure up to a high standard,
and will doubtless be greeted by
a large audience.
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Mrs. Alice Morris, one sister,
Josephine, one brother, Thomas,
and many other relatives and
friends to mourn their loss.
! May the Lord bless all of them
aid help them to bear their
I
j trouble is my prayer.
His Teacher,
1 Vina Hooper.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MARCH 25. 1920.
How Would You Like to Harvest Two Crops
of Corn a Year as They Do in the Philippines?
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No, reader, this corn was not grown
by one of our local farmers! It wasn’t
grown in the United States, even. It
was grown in the faroff Philippine Is
lands by Filipino schoolboys. Two tine
crops of corn a year are produced in
the Islands.
The Philippines are doing some won
derful things in the agricultural line.
The Philippine government has tine ag
ricultural schools throughout the Is
lands, and the Philippine legislature,
composed entirely of Filipinos, is each
year making larger and larger appro
priations for this important work.
The slapie food of the islands is rice,
hut corn is coming right along in popu
lar favor. Its use was given great im
petus in the last year because of a rice
May Try Currie
Toombs County .
Vidalia, March 20.—An appli
cation for change of venue for
I Lee Currie, who is in Savannah
jail, charged with the murder of
Burley Phillips, was denied by
Judge R. N. Hardeman in the
Toombs Superior Court this week.
A large number of witnesses
were examined and the prepon
derance of the testimony was
hat there was no danger of
Currie’s being lynched should he
oe brought back to this county
for trial and that he could secure
a fair trial. The plea of Currie,
through his attorneys, Giles &
Sharpe, was that on account of
the strong feeling against him in
the county, he would be in danger
of being lynched should he be
brougl t back to Toombs county
and that of this feeling he could
not secure a fair and impartial
trial. It is not known whether
any other move will be made to
keep-Currie from being tried in
this county. His trial will likely
be called for next week, as the
criminal docket will be taken up
’ Monday morning and the presid
| ing judge has declared that court
will continue until the docket is
cleared.
Longpond Dots.
Special Cnrrespomlcnce.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wade Johnson
and children of Mt. Vernon visi
ted relatives here Sunday last.
Mr. Harley Johnson and chil
dren visited at the home of Mrs.
J. C. Johnson Sunday last.
Mr. Herman Hughes of Alston
visited friends here Sunday last.
Mr. Frank Mobley visited his
brother, Mr. Southwell Mobley,
of Tattnall county last week-end.
Misses Elizabeth and Essie
Harris and brother, Threntori, of
Uvalda visited friends here Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Gertrude Johnson enter
tained a number of friends last
Saturday night. Those present
were: Misses Belle McA Ulster,
Ora Mobley, Sara Lou Avant,
Alma Parker, Essie and Elizabeth
Harris, Marv Ethel Moses, Clara
Naomi and Esther Wells, Madge
Corbin, Cassie Williamson. Clyde
and Frances Rackley. Messrs.
Vernon Wooten, Johnnie Johnson,
Threnton Harris, Herbert Allen,
Austin Kennedy, Hubert Corbin,
Bennie and Joe Henry Wolfe,
Mack Mobley, Lamar Wells,
Mack McAllister, Albert Sidney
and Peter Johnson and Mr. C. A.
Rackley.
shortage. Other important Philippine
crops are hemp, sugar cane, cocoanuts,
coffee, tapioca and pineapples. Lum
ber is also an important Industry.
There are hundreds of thousands of
acres of land lying idle in the Philip- j
pines, which have a greater area of
fertile land than Japan— in spite
of the fact that the population of the
Philippines Is 11,000,000 while that of
Japan Is around 55,000,000. There Is
every reason to believe that some day
the Philippines will have a population
as large us that of Japan today. The
rillpiuos are the only Christian people
In the orient, ami their young men are
working night and day to prepure
themselves for the responsibility of
citizenship in the Philippine Itepublic,
which they believe to be near at hand.
Remuneration
Subject A stain.
Atlanta, Ga., March 20.
Government renumeration for
former service men in the war
with Germany and earlv action
by congress on the bonus meas
ures pending before that body is
strongly urged by Brigadier A.
W. Crawford of Atlanta, com
mander of the Salvation Army in
the Department of the Southeast
in a statement issued Saturday. I
While Brigadier Crawford is
not particularly committed to any
form of renumeration for the
soldiers he declares his experi
ence with former service men,
thousands of whom including
many who were disabled have
been aided by the Salvation Army
throughout the country, con
vinces him that in thousands
of cases government aid in some
form is absolutely essential while
in hosts of others it would serve
to make better and substantial
citizens
“The government should do
something for the millions of men
' to whom it entrusted the Salva
-1 tion of the republic." says Brig
adier Crawford, “and it should
not be put off by government red
tape until the war with Germany
has become ancient history and
the men who took part in it are
i bent, with age.
“It. is immaterial to me what
form the government, bonus takes,
whether it is a lump sum, a soo
bond for each month’s service,
a land grant, or a loan at small
interest for buying a home or a
i farm.
I “However, if I have any choice
at all, I believe I lean toward the
i loan for a home or Farm. This
! would encourage men of a roving
disposition to settle down and
, 1 give them something definite to
■ i tie to. which they might not be
; able to obtain with years of hard
j toil.
1 “I believe this would do more
I to allay unrest than any other
tlone thing. Whether a man in
t, i vested in a home or a farm it
! would be his, or would be his in
, | a few years with ordinary iridus
i try, and would give him some
i! thing to work for and insure him
? against want in his old age,
; “Many former servicemen feel
discouraged because they almost
have to start life anew. The
, | vast majority of them left good
, 1 jobs and good prospects for ad
, i vancement in their chosen call
, 1 ings aud many of them have been
/ i compelled to start again at the
. bottom. By a land loan the
government would furnish them
Missionary Institute
Uvalda Baptist Church.
There will be held at Uvalda
Baptist church on April 15, 16, 17
an Institute for the purpose of
giving information for the Wo
man’s Missionary Societies and
their auxiliaries. We trust that
each church, whether organized
or not, will send representatives
that they may get information,
inspiration and enthusiasm.
The ladies of Uvalda are mak
ing preparations and desire and
expect you to come. We will
have with us Miss Rhoades to
represent the Young People’s
work, a converted Indian and
his wife to speak for us one
evening, and Mrs. Willingham
one evening.
Watch next week's paper for
full program.
Mrs. J. 11. Oliver.
Supt. Daniell Association,
Will Soon Award the
Contract for New Hotel.
i The building committee of the
! Mt. Vernon hotel company, it is
understood, will shortly award
the contract for the new hotel.
The matter has been under ad
visement for some time, but on
account of the absence of some
of the members of the committee,'
the award of the contract has
necessarily been deferred.
A number of bids have been
received.
Singing Convention Will
Meet at St. Catharine’s.
The next meeting of theTreut- ■
len County Singing Convention
will be held at St. Catharine’s
Primitive Baptist Church on the
first Sunday in April, 1920. The
public invited to attend.
G. W. Sammons,
Secretary.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to extend our sincere'
I thanks to our many friends whoj
were so kind to us in the death,
of our darling son and brother.
Mrs. Alice Morris
and Children. '.
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with a splendid nucleus for a new
start.
“But whatever form the re
muneration takes there is no
question as to its wisdom and
should not be - !delayed until the i
men who forsook all to defend j
their country’s very life come to
feel that the hurrah of wartime j
• came from the lips alone.”
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MAN DROWNED
ACCIDENT
The Towns BlufTFerry Sank
During Sudden Squall
Friday.
Hazlehurst, March 19.—One
negro man was drowned and two
traveling men from Savannah
seriously injured tHis afternoon
when the ferry at Town Bluff,
twelve miles from here on the
Altamaha River, was swamped
in midstream by heavy winds.
The name of the negro, who
was driving a car for the Savan
nah men, was not learned and
attempts to recover his body have
so far failed. The other occu
pants of the machine, D. Waits
and H. Betdler, are in a hospital
here in a serious condition. These
men, with the operator of the
ferry, were rescued by relief
boats, but the negro could not
be reached.
An automobile belonging to a
party of women tourists from
Philadelphia was on the ferry
and was also lost. The women
were not on the ferry, waiting
until the boat had crossed and
returned for them. They got
into a car with another tourist
party and left for the other ferry
before their names were learned.
The accident occurred in the
middle of the stream which is
badly swollen and over half a
mile wide at this point, and both
cars are considered lost.
I Those familiar with the river
at this point say the attempt to
make the crossing was ill advised.
The stream has been rising and
was running very swiftly. The
ferry is about fifty feet in length,
is suspended against a cable and
towed by a motorboat. It is be
lieved the crossing would have
been effected but for a squall that
came up about the time the mid
dle of the stream was reached.
| The wind threw up tremendous
, waves, which quickly swamped
the flat boat and it went to the
• bottom.
' As soon as the peril of the
■ ferry was realized from the shore
! rescue boats put out. The negro
floated down the stream and dis
appeared before he could be
reached. The search for his
body continued this afternoon.
The ferry is owned by the
counties of Jeff Davis and Mont
gomery, and is a favorite short
cut for tourists from Florida
1 bound north.
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