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VOL. XXXIV.
A PROGRESSIVE
LOCAUNDUSTRY
The Hardwood Plant G. V.
Mason & Son Employs
Many Men.
It is an established fact, beyond
question, that industries giving
employment to a number of men,
add very materially to the growth
and development of a town or
section where located. The town
enjoying the trade from a manu- j
facturing plant is a thriving
town. Money is kept in circula-1
tion, and as a result every citizen, j
whether business man or not, is
benefited by the activity of any i
industry in which labor is em
ployed.
Mt. Vernon has never been
surrounded by any large manu
facturing plants—in fact, there
have been but few in the county
—and yet there is ample room for
others. The sawmill and turpen
tine industries have well nigh
passed, and yet with the passing
of these, on the former scale,
there yet remains enough materi
al for years of activity.
This fact is well demonstrated
by the sawmill and stave plant of
G. V. Mason & Son, located a
few miles north of this place,
where a large number of men
have been given renumerative
employment for the past two
years. Recently The Monitor!
man had occasion to visit their
plant and was delighted at the
activity in progress. Few realize
that this little plant, operating in
a section that was thought to be
gleaned of its resources, has in
the past few months given em
ployment to as many as one hun
dred and twentv-five men, many
of them highly skilled workmen,
at one time.
Even now, with very bad con
ditions still prevailing this firm
has on its weekly payroll over
seventy-five men. Their stave
mill, cutting both pine and hard
wood staves, resembles a beehive,
with the bees swarming. Materi
al, thought to be almost worth- j
less, is worked up into merchant
able products bringing a good!
price, and practically every piece |
is saved and converted into either
lumber or staves.
During the past few months,
with high water in the swamps,
they have been cutting pine, but
will doubtless be able to resume
hardwood operations in a few
days. They have several hun
dred thousand staves ready for
the market, and they will be
moved as rapidly as cars can be
obtained. Lack of cars have
handicapped them very badly
in the past few months, to
gether with the high water, but
they have been able to overcome
such obstacles by perservance
and constant action.
The Mason plant has given em
ployment to a large number of
men, most of whom have given
their trade to Mt. Vernon, and ,
as a result the merchants and
business men have been greatly
benefited by the presence of this
progressive industry. They have
installed some new machinery,
by which their output is almost
doubled, staves being cut faster
than they can be moved from
the machinery to the yards or
cars.
This firm has been able to se
cure enough timber to operate on
for auite a while, and it is hoped
that better.conditions will favor
their operations.
Editor H. M. Flanders of the
Soperton News was a pleasant
caller at this office Monday af
ternoon. After the recent loss
of his building and outfit Mr. i
Flanders is now occupying his
new building in Soperton and is
issuing the News in his usual
good form. !
3 lift Dlimtgmnrry iUmttfcir*
Col. Robert Williams
Dies in Swainsboro.
Col. Robert J. Williams died
here last Friday morning at 8
o’clock. Col. Williams was the
most prominent lawyer in this
section of the state and the most
j widely known among the legal
profession.
He was sixty-five years old and
had practiced law here for about
forty years. His opinion was
recognized by the bar and courts
as authority in matters of doubt.
The people of the county re
posed the greatest confidence in
him and he was known far and
i near as the “straight” lawyer.
He leaves a wife, four grown I
; daughters and one son, also a
lawyer by profession.
The remains were interred at i
the City Cemetery Saturday af
ternoon, and all business was
closed during the services, busi
ness people and others attended,
paying their last respects.—
Swainsboro Forest-Blade.
Build Bridge
ha wk ins \ Hie.
On last Thursday Commissioner
Thompson awarded the contract
for the construction of the bridge
across the Ocmulgee river at this
place.
I There were three bidders for
;this contract and the concrete
part of the work was awarded to
the C. T. Dawkins Construction
Co., of Mt. Vernon, Ga., for
$46,130.00 and the moving of the
present steel part of the bridge
and the new steel work was
awarded to the Pensacola Ship
Building Co., of Pensacola, Fla.,
for $176,942.15. These two bids
making the bridge cost $223,072.-
15 plus the engineers’ fees.
Among the out of town persons
present, and who are interested
in the building of the bridge were
Mr. C. A. Cunningham of the
Good Roads Supply Co., Atlanta;
Mr. Crossland, Federal InsDector :
for the Southeastern territory,
Mr. Parker, Engineer for the
:12th District, and Mr. W. R.
I Neel, State Highway Engineer.
■ Mr. Neel was very much pleased
| with the bid and stated that it
was a great deal lower than he
had expected. He also stated j
that the bridge at this place |
would be the last contract let for ;
sometime, or until prices became ;
normal or more settled.
Commissioner Thompson is to I
be congratulated upon securing
from Mr. Neel, an additional
$20,000 to be used in the con
struction of the bridge and known
as Federal Aid Project No. 87.
I Work on the bridge will begin
at an early date.—Hawkinsville
Dispatch and News.
HONOR ROLL.
This department will contain
the names of subscribers who
have made payments on subscrip
tion for the week ending with
date of publication. The appear
lance of few or no names (as
is often the case) indicates a
shortage of funds in The Monitor
office. This week:
Will Mcßae, (col) Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. C. Peterson, Tampa, Fla.
S. C. Spauldiug, (col) Mt. Vernon.
F. D. Roberson, (col) McGregor.
J. B. Johnson, Higgston.
W. 11. Harrell, Vidalia.
J. C. Carpenter, Ailey.
J. F. Daniel, Uvalda.
C. W. Graham, Ailey.
G. W. Kennedy, (col) Higgston.
J. B. Baker, (col) Tarrytown.
! Herman E. Kelly, Uvalda.
' Lizzie Thomas, (col) Uvalda.
jj. T. Langford, Ailey.
j A. J. Dickey, Vidalia.
A. J. Adams, Soperton 3.
,C. W. Fields, (col.) Uvalda.
1 G. S. Blaxton, Vidalia 3.
F. Gibbs, Ailey 1.
Mrs. Flora Conner, Ailey 2.
; K. H. Bennett, Daisy.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAY 6. 1920.
Longpond Dots.
Special Correspondeuee.
Mr. and Mrs. George McCrim-1
- mon and children of Mt. Vernon
, were visitors here Sunday.
i Miss Miriam Chapman of
Hazlehurst spent the week-end j
! with friends and relatives here.
Mrs. George Hester and baby,
of Hazlehurst are visiting her
' parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wil
-11 liamson.
i| i
i Messrs. Henry and Albert Sid
| ney Johnson and Misses Ruth
\ Chapman and Mary Lou Downie
; were visitors to Hazlehurst Sun
| day last.
Mr. J. Wade Johnson and chil
| dren of Mt. Vernon visited at the
j home of Mrs. J. C. Johnson Sun
l day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Johnson
and children of Mt. Vernon were
visitors here Sunday.
I Mr. T. M. Corbin made a busi
ness trip to Soperton last week.|
Rev. A. G. Brewton will fill
his regular appointment here
next Sunday afternoon. Every
body come.
Miss Nora Lou Bland of Cedar
Crossing spent the week-end at
the home of Mr. F. D. Carpenter.
Mr. H. G. McAllister of Scot
land was a visitor here Friday.
Mr. W. H. Burke of Cedar
Crossing visited at the home of
Mr. F. D. Carpenter Saturday.
Messrs. Smith and Strickland, j
Misses Moore and Tegan of
Reidsville were visitors here
Sunday afternoon.
Pie Supper at McGregor, j
There is to be a pie supper at
the ‘McGregor school house on
Friday night, May 14th. The
public is cordially invited to
attend. The ladies are invited
to come and bring a pie each. '
The gentlemen areinvited to come
prepared to buy the pies.
Come and help a good cause.
Proceeds to be used for the im
provement of the school.
Vina Hooper, Teacher.
F itts—M c Allister.
Mrs. R. W. Ryckeley announces
the engagement of her sister,
i Miss Tessie Fitts, to Dr. James
:A. McAllister, both of Atlanta.
The wedding will take place'
I the latter part of June. No
i cards.
Dr. McAllister is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. McAllister of this
place and has been practicing in j
Atlanta for six or seven years, j
He has high rank in his proses- j
sion and a man of model charac- j
ter. Montgomery county friends i
will await with interest the,
opportunity of meeting the
charming lady of his choice.
j
Wanted.
1
Full time Life Insurance Sales
i man. Would consider part-time
l; if applicant is interested beyond j
•; monetary standpoint. Free trip!
;to California first part of next j
I year if qualified. Strictly first-j
, class Company and one of the {
strongest in the world. Agents
must be of the same calibre.
Answer X YZ, Monitor office, j
giving three references, occupa
j tion, age, etc.
Pension Money in
Hands of Ordinary.
Those who have not received
: their pension funds for the year,
should call at once on Judge J. C. j
McAllister and receive same.
The funds must be paid out prior
to May 15, according to the an
nouncement of Judge McAllister.
As stated last week, applica
tions filed this year will not be
passed on in time for payment
i this year. i
Oak Grove Dots.
Sueeul CorreitpontUmoe.
j Mr. Jim Walker of Denton is
visiting in this section.
! Miss Gladys Leggett gave a
sing Saturday night, which was
| enjoyed by the following: Misses
Estelle Milligan, Annie Reynolds, j
Sudie Graham Florence Hughes
1 and Estelle Peterson. Messrs,
i Henry Thompson, Willie and Jim
j Graham, Owen and Ed Mc-
McDougald, Dick Wood, B. Hugh
es, George and Felton Reynolds, j
Hoke Peterson, Aaron Victor and |
Roby Branch.
Mrs. Mattie Mae and Charity
Branch were visiting Miss Annie
Reynolds Monday morning.
Mr. Herman Clark called to
i to see Miss Gladys Leggett Sun- j
, day afternoon.
j We were very glad to see such
a large crowd out to church Sun- i
day. Wish every one could have
; heard the good sermon Mr. Mc-
Daniel preached.
Miss Annie Reynolds took din
-1 ner with Miss Gladys Leggett
Sunday.
Misses Estelle Milligan and
Sudie Graham and Messrs. Aaron
Branch and Arthur Register went
to Mt. Vernon Sunday afternoon.
Miss Annie Reynolds was ac
; campanied home Sunday by Mr.
Owen McDougald.
| Mr. Walter Lawrence and fam
i ily spent Sunday at ths home of
Mr. J. A. Reynolds.
Quite a large number are going
from this section to court this
! week.
Our Sunday school is improving i
very much. We hope to see a
large crowd again next Sunday.
Oats and Cabbage.
Mr. Henry Johnson, one of the
most progressive young farmers
in the county, living in the Long
pond section, sends to this office
a sample of his oats and cabbage,
j The oats are unusually well
developed and he will have a
large yield. The cabbage is of
the Jersey Wakefield variety,
well headed out. Henry needs
an assistant to look after the
biscuit department and superin
tend the chicken ranch.
Too Little Attenlion
Paid to Auto Tires.
The average motorist is inclin
ed to pay entirely too little atten
tion to his tire equipment, in the
opinion of Hicks Bros., local
j Firestone dealers. This is due,
he thinks, largely to the confi
dence inspired by the many re
finements of manufacture and
!the higher quality of the product
generally in recent years.
"Every motorist should give
his tires the same frequent in
spection and attention which he
gives to the rest of his car,”
says Mr. Hicks.
“There are many things to be
|considered in this connection.
: In the first place the selection of
tires is often the cause of subese
quent difficulties. The correct
application of tires whether de
mountable or detachable or both
I —whether straight-side or clinch
ier—should also be studied.
“Sometimes an inner tube is
1 partly ruined from deterioration
i before it ever gets out on the !
' road. An unnecessary exposure
|to oil and grease, the all-too
common overloading of machine
jor tire, jamming on brakes, dis
regard of cuts and bruises—these !
are only a few of the mistakes
of which many of Us are heed
lessly guilty.”
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
I hereby announce my candi
dacy for the office of representa
tive of Montgomery County in
| the next General Assembly of
! Georgia in the State primary
election to be held on September
Bth, 1920, subject to the rules
and regulations prescribed by the
proper authorities of the demo
, cratic party.
i W. H. Sharpe.
R. Morrison
Died Monday.
Mr. Roderick Morrison, after a
severe illness, covering several
months, died Monday morning at
Vidalia, where he was carried
’ about three weeks ago for an
operation. The operation, it is
understood was a success, but on
account of advanced age the
; chances of ultimate recovery
were against him.
Mr. Morrison was seventy-five
: years of age and until recently
’ enjoyed the benefit of a strong
constitution.
Besides his wife he is survived
i by three daughters, Mrs. Clifford
| Geiger and Mrs. J. Wade John
' son of Mt. Vernon and Miss
, Eunice Morrison of Glenwood and
( one son, Mr. Latimer Morrison,
of Glenwood, the latter two of
whom are children by his second
marriage.
Remains were interred in the
cemetery at Glenwood Tuesday
afternoon, witnessed by a large
number of relatives and friends.
The funeral service was conduc
ted by his pastor, Rev. A. G.
Brewton, of the Methodist
church, of which Mr. Morrison
had been a member for many
years. Mr. Morrison was a man
of quiet manners, and many will
sorrow at his passing. He was
an honored Confederate Veteran.
LOCALS.
I
Miss Urania Mcßae, connected
with Nacoochee Institute, is at
home for a few days after a brief
illness. Her mother, Mrs. W. C.
Mcßae, returned with her, after
i spending about two weeks at
Nacoochee.
Messrs. F. M. and J. E. Mcßae
and Mrs. R. F. Mcßae spent a
part of last week in Macon, hav
ing carried Mrs. Mcßae’s car up
for repairs.
Mrs. J. E. Mcßae is visiting
relatives in Savannah this week.
Dr. Jas. A. McAllister of At
lanta spent part of the week with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
McAllister, and other relatives in
this section.
Mr. E. O. Hicks of Savannah
spent Sunday with the family of
his mother, Mrs. Alice Hicks.
For several years he has been
located in Jachson ville, but for
the past few weeks has been
superintending the construction
of a new ice plant in Savannah.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Bodeeker
returned last week from a visit
to Macon. They were accom
panied home by Mrs. Lula Shell,
mother of Mrs. Bodeeker, and
Mrs. Coleman, who spent several
days in Mt. Vernon.
Messrs. John M. Hughes of
Alston and J. C. Clifton of Uval
da were among callers at this
office Monday afternoon.
Mr. B. F. Southwell of Vidalia
is spending a while with the fam
ily of his daughter, Mrs. A. W,
Mobley, at Longpond. He is the
friend of our childhood days, a
gentleman of the old school.
Mrs. W. S. Miller of Springhill
is visiting friends and relatives
in Mt. Vernon this week.
Capt. M. I). Hughes of this
place and Mr. G. W. Mclntyre
j were Montgomery county vet
jerans attending Memorial Day
exercises in Vidalia April 26th.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. McLemore
and little daughter of Lyons visi
ted friends in Mt. Vernon yester
day afternoon.
Miss Helen McWhorter of Vi
dalia, after spending the latter
part of last week with friends
here, had as her guest on return
ing home Miss Nell Cockfield of
Mt. Vernon.
MAY TERM OF
SUPERIOR COURT
t 1—
I Judge Hardman Presides.—
Will Run One Week
1 Only.
i !
. The May term of Montgomery
superior court began Monday
, morning, and the first three days
, were taken up with the trial of
civil cases.
,i Judge R. N. Hardeman of the
, Middle Circuit is presiding. His
. charge to the grand jury Monday
j morning was regarded as a mas
terpiece, and was thoroughly
I j appreciated by those present. It
was given in a pleasing, conver
sational style, vet covering all
points of the law and was most
comprehensive in scope and
meaning. It was indeed a strong
appeal for law observance and
civic righteousness and develop
ment, well worthy of being heard
in any courtroom in the state of
Georgia.
The criminal docket was taken
up this morning, and after the
trial of a few cases court will
doubtless adjourn for the term.
There being a pressing demand
for labor on the farm, it is quite
probable that the second week
of court will be postponed. A
list of the business disposed of
this week will be given in next
issue.
Junior C. E. Will
Meet Twice Monitor.
The Junior Christian Endeavor
met Monday afternoon for re
organization. The following of
ficers were elected:
Willie Mae Pierce, President.
Fred Stoker, Vice-President.
Elizabeth Mcßae, Secretary qnd
, Treasurer.
Regular meetings will be held
on the second and fourth Sunday
i afternoons.
They will have an entertain
ment feature at the home of Mrs.
R. F. Mcßae Monday evening,
and their young friends are in
vited to attend.
Organizations of this character
afford very fine training for the
young folks and they should be
encouraged by the older ones.
Citation,
Georgia— Montgomery Gouuty.
A. D. Hughes, administrator of
. Mrs. Sarah J. Wilkes, deceased,
represents to the court in his pe
tition, duly filed and entered ou
record, that he has fully adminis
tered said estate. This ie, there
fore. to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show
cause, if any they can, why said
administrator should not be dis
charged from his administration
and receive letters of dismission
on the first Monday in June, l.»20.
J (’ McAllister, Ordinary.
Enters the Race
For Representative.
In this issue will be seen card
of announcement of the candidacy
of Mr. W. H. Sharpe for repre
sentative of Montgomery county,
Mr. Sharpe is a mem tier of one
of the older families of this
c )unty, and has ever been re
garded as a man of perfect
character.
Mr. Sharpe is a conscientious
gentleman —believes in the right
thing, as his record shows —and
has a large number of friends in
this county.
Mr. Angus McLeod has return
ed from a social visit to Dublin.
Mrs. E. D. Adams is with her
i mother in Liberty county, Mrs.
iJ. C. Norman, who is critically
; ill.
Tee for the Season.
Am prepared to supply ica,
wholesale and retail, during the
season. Guaranteed service.
H. L. Smith.
|s6tf Mt. Vernon.
NO. 52.
