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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1920)
VOL. XXXV. GOVERNOR DORSEY SPEAKS TODAY Will Talk on Subject New Banking Institution for Georgia. Montgomery county will have as her guest today Gov. Hugh Dorsey, who will speak at the court house, Mt. Vernon, at three o’clock this afternoon, on the subject of the New Georgia Cot ton Bank and Trust Corporation, of which he is chief promoter. The public is invited to attend the meeting. Local citizens have arranged a brief program for the occasion, and it will be one of in- j terest to all who attend. Interest is being taken in the organization from every section of the state, and the Governor has made quite a number of speeches in behalf of the splendid enterprise. He was to have been at Soper- ! ton this morning, and after his appearance here this afternoon will leave for Lyons, where he is scheduled for an address tomcr- j row morning. His advance agent, Mr. Williamson, was a pleasant visitor here today. Explanation Trouble With Peach Orchard. Following a severe hail storm April of this year, trees of peach, pear, and apple varieties at the Georgia Experiment Station were i examined and it was found that the bark of branches, up lo an inch in diameter, was split or cracked wherever hail had struck. Within a few days the injured bark, and the underlying woody tissues turned brown and appear ed like cankers which are caused by fungi, and bacteria. Young fruits were also injured by the hail and have since developed scars and malformations, which are mistaken by some people for insect injuries-. A second and more serious peach trouble has been observed in two orchards and reported from others. Within the past two weeks trees three and four years of age in commercial or chards have begun to turn yellow. In some cases suckers or sprouts grow from the trunks of the trees below the surface of the soil. On examination it is found that the bark of the trunk from the soil upward is dead or dieing; while , below the surface of the soil the j bark of the trunk and roots is healthy. In most cases the bark of the upper branches is also living, but shows the lack of moisture and food, due to the in ability of the injured tissues to carry these from the roots to the leaves. This injury to the bark of the tree trunks, with the subsequent yellowing of the foliage, is due to the recurrence of freezing tem peratures this spring after the sap had started. Bright sunshine striking these frozen tissues on the south and east sides of the trees caused a so-called “scald ing” of the exposed parts, which resulted in their slowly dieing. This trouble is known as “win ter injury” and altho not common has been observed before in Georgia. The Georgia Experiment Sta tion is assisting the growers in replacing the dead and dieing trees by cutting off the old trees at the level of the soil and bud ding one sprout from each stump to the desired commercial variety. By so doing, use is made of the well established four year old root system, and the time and expense of digging up the stump and setting a new tree is saved. J. A. McClintock, Physiologist. SEED PEAS. —Brabhams. See M. E. Fountain, Mt. Vernon. (Ehp iHrnttgumpry fitotitnr* Longpond Dots. I Special Correspondence. Mr. H. H. McAllister attended the Old Soldiers Reunion in Dub last week. Miss Minnie Wells of Scotland visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Wells, last week-end. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McAllister and son of Scotland spent last week-end with the former’s pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mc- Allister. Miss Mae Carpenter visited j relatives in Alston the first of last week. Little Miss Lucile McAllister is visiting her sister, Mrs. Bendi mire, in Odum. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Goff and son spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of the former’s pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. John Goff, at Alston. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Conner of near Uvalda were among rela tives here Sunday. Mrs. D. Q. Coleman of Uvalda spent last Sunday with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Earl McArthur of Uvalda spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mrs. Mary McArthur. Rev. J. H. Oliver will fill his regular appointment here next Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. Sunday school at three-thirty. Everybody is invited to come. Miss Alma Parker of Uvalda spent last week-end with Miss Willie Gertrude Johnson. I ' Miss Cassie Williamson is visit ing relatives in Mt. Vernon. LOCAL S. After spending a week with her son, Mr. W. W. Grimsley, of this place, Mrs. Lula Grimsley left Sunday to visit relatives at Vidalia before returning to her home in Danville. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mason of Wrightsville arrived Tuesday ; afternoon to spend a few days with the family of Mr. C. A. Mason. Misses Helen and Jane Mcßae and Nell Wilson spent last Sab bath with Mr. and Mrs. Homer Rogers, north of Mt. Vernon. Mr. Vernon Wooten, who has been assistant cashier of the Commercial Bank at Uvalda for ' the past six months, left Monday for Atlanta, where he goes to ac- i i cept a position. Mesdames H. C. Davis and H. V. Rogers are spending the week in Atlanta. Miss Urania Mcßae left Tues j day afternoon to resume her du- I ties at Nacoochee Institute, where she is secretary to the President, Rev. John Knox Coit. Miss Mc ; Rae returned home a few weeks aeo on account of illness. Mr. N. J. Vaughan of Char lotte was among friends in Mt. I Vernon yesterday. “Tohe” has carried enough timber out of the I ‘ Altamaha to bridge the Atlantic j and build footlogs over the Pa ’ cine during his experience as a timber operator. Mr. Otis Rackley, a dental stu , dent in Atlanta, returned Mon , day afternoon to spend the sum mer in Mt. Vernon. His sister, . Miss Lessie Mae Rackley, re , turned with him after a week’s r visit to Atlanta. * Mrs. W. A. Peterson, Mrs. H, ! ■ B. Folsom and Mr. William > Peterson made a trip to Lyons ■ last evening. Dr. P. F. Wells and wife stop j ped over with relatives and friends in Mt. Vernon a few ! days of the past week. They were returning to their home in Philadelphia from a trip to Flori da. Mrs. Wells is a sister of i j Mrs. Theodore Smith, visiting at I the home of Mr. W. C. Mcßae. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAY 20! 1920. If Service Counts, the People Will Say So. That no man in Montgomery county may fail to see the purpose of my candidacy for the Legislature—an appeal which has for some time been before the people—this expression, we trust, will not seem out of place. The demand and the opportunity have met at the very doors of the citizens of Montgomery county, as possibly no other county in Georgia, for representation backed by a record of service and recognized ability on the part of an aspirant for the office of representative whose candidacy is being earnestly present ed to the people on this basis. The very fact that Montgomery county has been well nigh i wiped off the map of Georgia, despite the constant efforts and per sonal expenditures of your humble servant, makes it incumbent lon her people to adopt progressive measures for upbuilding of the remainder; and certainly those who have fought, bled and died in the efforts to preserve the county could consistently be encouraged in present endeavers for its progress, prosperity, and civic rating; among its sister counties. ! Without a record of service, touching every institution in the county, in which the better interests of the people have been fore most, your servant should not ask a compliment of the people, but if they appreciate the principles for which we have fought, and have faith in our ability to keep up the fight for the better interests of Montgomery county, they now have the opportunity of granting our earnest appeal for the simple privilege of serving as representa- i tive in the halls of state. Our fight for the county cost the people nothing; the answer to ! our appeal can cost nothing more than an acknowledgement of our service, voluntarily given. Despite the political turmoil through which this county has passed, and by which the people have been more or less mislead, we still have faith in their desire for harmony and progress. If any man has carried more of the burden of the people of Montgom ery county, standing in the forefront of the fight when the interests of the people have been threatened, than your servant, we should be pleased to hear of him; and doubtless the people would also like to know of their undiscovered benefactor. From henceforth they demand a square deal for all—the poor man and the rich man alike. A man sent to the legislature with his hands tied and obligated to some little clan, is as powerless as a wooden god in a brimstone bonfire. He seeks nothing but the selfish interests of the classes, and as a result of restricted demands, he gets nothing else. He wants nothing else. He is a stranger to the demands of the masses ; —of his county and the state at large—and his activities, if any, j are subject to the dictates of individuals and the whims of commu nities. The demand for trained and capable men in the legislative) branch of our government (essentially first in importance) was| never more pressing. Every progressive county in Georgia is call ing for capable representation in the State Assembly, and Mont gomery will doubtless not allow herself to be made an exception to the rule, in order to serve the needs of politics and private interests. The candidacy of your servant is being promoted by the people of Montgomery county, as a whole, obligated to their interests as a whole, and free from the dictates or demands of any particular Individual or community, and on this basis he asks the support of the citizens of Montgomery county, generally, believing that his ap peal will be granted at the polls in September by an appreciative citizenry. Respectfully, Horace B. Folsom. Miss Gladys McAllister Entertained Seniors- Miss Gladys McAllister enter tained the senior class at the home of her sister, Mrs. R. F. Mcßae, on Saturday evening, the 15th. The spacious porches, living room and dining room were beau, tifally decorated with roses and pot plants. Music was rendered throughout the evening, while the guests enjoyed salted nuts and “proms” on the lawn. At a late hour delicious cream and cake were served. Those enjoying Miss McAllis ter's hospitality were: Misses Myrtie Lee and Sue Lee, Graham. Geiger, Mason, Cochran, Barrett. Messrs. Burk halter, Burch, Lasseter, Cobb, Wilson, Frost, Cowart and Ma son. Miss Tingle chaperoned the Brewton-Parker guests. Miss McAllister was assisted by her sister, Mrs. A. G. Hicks. I : County School Contest to be Held Tomorrow. As announced last week, the Montgomery County School Con test will be held at The Brewton- Parker Institute tomorrow, and will embrace contests in athletics, literary work and domestic sci ence. Prof. Carleton B. Gibson of Savannah, who was to have taken part in the exercises, will, it is understood, not be able to attend. Dr. Brittain of Atlanta and a a number of other prominent educators have taken place on the program. Dinner will be served at the noon hour, followed by the ath letic features. The regular exercises will be followed by a game of ball between the Mt. Vernon and Swainsboro teams, and this promises to be an interesting game. The entire public invited to attend. Oak Grove Dots. . Special Correxpoii'lenoe. Mr. J. T. Walker and wife and Mr. P. H. Daniel and wife atten ded the funeral of the baby of : Mr. and Mrs. Will Braddy Mon-' j day afternoon. Miss Sudie Graham visited ■ Miss Annie Reynolds Monday ' afternoon. Miss Effie Gordon of Charlotte ! was the guest of Miss Gladys , Leggett Saturday and Sunday. j We were very glad to have Mr. | Davis of Uvalda out to Sunday ! school Sunday. We hope he will i visit us again soon. ! j Mr. C. W. Graham and family lof Kibbee spent Sunday at Mr. J. A. Reynolds’. Mr. J. M. Downie is attending the State Democratic Convention " in Atlanta this week. | Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Graham and daughter, Miss Sudie, visited relatives at Rock ledge Sunday. Mr. Frank Mobley was out to 1 ! Oak Grove Sunday. ' Mr. J. F. Daniels and wife and mother spent Sunday at the home of Mr. P. H. Daniels. Mr. Will Graham called to see I Miss Estelle Milligan Sunday. i Mr. Herbert Sharpe and wife of Vidalia were visiting in this section last Sunday. i * HONOR ROLL. 1 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 ance of few or no names (as ;; is often the case) indicates a I shortage of funds in The Monitor I! office. This week: } M. H. Darley, Ailey. ’ J. A. Odom, Vidalia 1. j W. E. Edwards, (col.) Ailey. Mrs. E. J. Wells, Jr., Uvalda. Tarry town. Special Correspondence. Messrs. Bill Thigpen and Mor ris Ricks of Soperton were Sun , day visitors to the city. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Branch spent the week-end with the for-! mer’s parents near Rockledge. j Messrs. J. P. and J. F. Mixon left Sunday afternoon for Atlan ta. They will remain over for the State Democratic Convention which convenes Tuesday, thelSth. Messrs. J. T.. D. G., and G. J. j Warnock and H. Zeesman atten ded the Old Soldiers Reunion at I Dublin last week. j Mrs. Thelma Bussell of Minter | was the week-end visitor of Mrs. R. J. Boyd, Jr. Mr. L. E. Stanford returned f om the sanitarium at Vidalia Sunday afternoon. Mr. Stanford j is much better. Messrs. M. E. Burns, J. A. and C. W. Beck worth made a business trip to Norristown Monday. Mr. and Mrs. H. Zeesman had as spend-the-day guests Sunday Mrs. Glukman and baby of New York, Mr. and Mrs. N. Shiffron. Mr. and Mrs. Hersband and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Simons and Alex Siskin, all of Vidalia, and A. Estroff and Sam Cupple son of Soperton. Rev. W. B. Underwood of 8.- j P. I. filled the pulpit at the Bap | tist church in the absence of the | pastor, J. H. Oliver, who is at- 1 i tending the Southern Baptist , Convention at Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. D. Z. Lindsay have moved to Dry Branch, where they will make their future 1 home. We regret to lose this j splendid family. Misses Bessie Williamson, Ag nes and Lessie Memory of Kibbee were week-end visitors of Miss Ora Hamilton. • Miss Mary Lee Hall, teacher at Poplar Head, was the charming guest of Mrs. J. M. Phillips Sun day. Mr. E. J. Williamson of near Kibbee visited at the home of Mr. B. F. Hamilton Sunday. Messrs. Frank and Tobe Moyej of Davisboro spent kipt week; i withjtheir aunt, Mrs. C. F. Fer-1 rell. Mr. E. L. Harrell of Jefferson ville was the dinner guest of Mr. W. N. Moxley Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dock Anderson of Millen were Sunday visitors to the former’s brother, Mr. R. W. Anderson. Mr. J. M. Phillips was in Vi dalia a short while Sunday. Miss Edna Snow of Cedar Crossing was the charming visi tor to her sister, Mrs. L. E. j Stanford, last week. Miss Mattie Moxley of Zaidee , spent the week-end with her sister. Miss Mettie Moxley. Proper to Use Harrow During Early Growth. In connection with what wej are saying on page 1 about the use of the harrow in soil-prepa | ration, there is another almost j equally important subject we 1 should have stressed if we had had space—the use of the harrow in cultivation. Always until he has tried it, the average farmer thinks that running the harrow over the new- 1 ly planted crop is “going to ruin J lit.” After he has tried it, he finds that the harrow has ruined nothing except the grass. Skim- I ming over the crust of the soil, | the harrow catches the young grass and weed seed just as they are sprouting and finishes them in short order. ’ j Both for its value (1) in provid ing a mulch and properly regu lating soil moisture and (2) for ’ its value in destroying youeg , j weeds and grass and reducing • hoeing labor and expenie, the j harraw should be used ten times as much as it is in croo cultiva tion as well as in the preparation of the seed bed.—Progressive Farmer. B.=P. I. PROGRAM OPENS TOMORROW A Number of Pleasing Lite rary Events Will Mark Closing. The program for the commence ment at the Brewton-Parker In stitute will be given without variation from the general pro gram published last week. Re member that the contests in music and expression will come i off Friday night; senior class ex ercises, Saturday morning; de- I bate, Saturday night; sermon, | Sunday morning; baccalaureate ! address and delivery of diplomas, ! Monday morning. All the morn -1 ing exercises will take place at j 10:30 o’clock, except the sermon 'at eleven Sunday morning. The evening exercises will be 8:30 sharp. The class day exercises for the seniors come otf at a rather un usual hour for such occasions; but for the convenience of some of the class, it was thought best to put it> Saturday morning. The program is as follows: Salu tatory, Nancy Martin; Class His tory, Gladys McAllister; Piano Duet, Myrtie Lee and Roby Ma son; Prophecy, Ethel Graham; Oration, Hugh Burch; Violin Solo, Charlie Will Salter; Essay, Clyde Mcßride; Last Will and Testa ment, Maxwell Lasseter; Violin Solo, Esther Geiger; Funnyisms, Effie Lee Currie; Poem, Sue Lee; Valedictory, Laris Burkhalter. • It is a rrlatter of much regret on the part of those in authority that charges of necessity will be made at the night exercises. | This was brought about by their | not being able to secure judges for the various contests in the near towns. Judges had to be called from considerable distan ces, and this means that the rail road fare will be quite a sum in itself. The charges for Friday night will be IBc for children and j2sc for grown-ups. Those for Saturday night will be governed by the proceeds Friday night and the expenses of the judges. Agricultural Students , are Harventing Grain. Americus, May lti. —Studdht® at thp Third District Agricultural and Mechanical School here have just finished cutting a fine ten iacre field of oats, which, it is estimated will yield 300 bushels of grain. Notwithstanding pre vailing weather conditions, Prof. D. 1). Still, head of the depart ment of agronomy at the college, j states he will save every head of grain cut by the students. As rapidly as the oats were cut, they were hauld into one of the large ; barns erected on the school cam pus by the Third District Agri- I cultural Fair Association, and will be cured there. These huge barns provide ample protection against rain, and by using their numerous openings, sufficient air and sunlight can be introdnced to thoroughly cure the already well ripened grain. Next week the students at the college will begin cutting ten I acres of wheat, alongside the field just harvested, the yield of which, it is estimated, will not be less than 350 bushels. This s wheat will be harvested by ma chinery, the students using a Moline tractor, harvester and binder. Professor Prance and Professor Still will both be pres ent during the harvesting opera -1 tions, and it is expected that a number of Americuß and Sumter | county farmers will also attend, in order to become familiar with the operation of modern machin ery in the harvesting of small grain. Ice for the Season. Am prepared to supply ice, wholesale and retail, during the season. Guaranteed service. H. L. Smith, 56tf Mt. Vernon. NO. 3.
