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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1920)
© •©: :© ■ ©© ® ®'s © o'iGm &&■:&& t § I LOCAL - PERSONAL § :© i ;©. ®.©•©■©,© ®’'©/.©"©(®.©i© ©i©©'!©'©z©i. , i Miss Inez Mcßae, principal of an industrial school at Trion, Ga.. arrived Tuesday evening, and will spend the summer with her' mother, Mrs. Janie Mcßae, Mr. W. A. Peterson and family | returned yesterday afternoon j from a ton days visit to relatives' and friends in Cairo. They j stopped over a few hours with j relatives in Ocilia. C6l. Will Stallings of Soperton; was a business visitor here Tues-i day. Dr. J. C. Prewton, Col. M. B. j Calhoun, Pres. L. S. Barrett, of J the Brcwton-Parker institute, j wi re here last Friday. Vidalia! Advance. Miss Cassie Williamson of j Long pond is visiting the family I of Mr. A. M. Hughes. Mr. John A. Thigpen, a promi- j nont business man of Soperton, \ spent a short while here yester-1 day afternoon. Tax Receiver W. L. Snow of Kibbee came down yesterday af ternoon to spend a few hours with friends in and around Mt. Vernon. Little Miss Dorothy Hall is spending this week in Mt. Ver non as the guest of her grand mother, Mrs. A. B. Hutcheson. Soperton News. Misses Lizzie and Emma Morris, residents of the southern part of the county, are arranging to come up and live with their brother, Mr. S. B. Morris. Dr. Rackley returned yester day afternoon from a week’s visit to Indian Springs. Mrs. W. T, McArthur, Jr., and little son were in Mt. Vernon a short while this morning. Mrs. A. G. Browton leiives in the morning for an extended visit to Atlanta and other points in North Georgia. Dr. and Mrs. B. W. JJfawn of Milan spent the first of the week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mcßride. Mrs. Sallie Brewton of Bell- j viHe is visiting friends and rela tives here this week. Mr. J. M. Mox ley, superin-1 tendent of the county farm, sends! in a sample of his Porto Rico yams. 1 This is a very fine variety of I potato, and Mr. Moxley will make; a good crop on the county farm. > Mr. Charles Abt, carrier of the 1 rural route, is oil' on a vacation, 1 and the mail is bei hr carried for l t lie month by T. B.i Hughes. | (ADVERTISEMENT) GEORGIA’S TAX BURDENS MUST NOT BE INCREASES —JOHN A. HOLDER Atlanta. June 2H. Speaker Johu N. I Holder of tbe House of Uepreaeuta lives. i undulate for governor in the turning democratic primary, made a ringing statement in opposition to put tint; any increased burden of taxation upon the people of Georgia, in hl» ad dress at the opening of the 1»20 ses sion of the legislature A service of nineteen years in the legislature and four terms as speuker ot the house, lias naturally made Mr. j lloldei one of the best posted men In Georgia regarding state affairs. In v gorously opposing any im l ease in ; the t !ti tax rate Mr. Holder did not hesitate to plajpose a remedy which, if employed, will provide tor Georgia's J schools and take tare of the states financial needs. Concerning taxation.' here is what Speaker Holder said: ‘‘.Many worthy causes are now kno< king at the door of this legislature fur financial aid 1 am confident that >ou a 11 make earnest effort to meet every just demand In so doing we must give consideration to the people who pay the bills the taxpayers of Georgia. They are already heavily burdened. When they have paid thetr State taxes, county taxes, city taxes, special taxes, school taxes, income taxes, and have responded to the many j patriotic and charitable demands, a great part of their income has been | taken away Irctu them. Mr. Robert McCrimmon, after 1 spending a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McCrimmon, i left Friday for Lincolnton to re sume his duties as assistant cash ier in the bank at that place. He stopped over a short while in Warrenton, where his sister, Miss Irene McCrimmon, is also visit-; ! ing relatives. Messrs. W. H. and F. M. Sharpe of Sharpe Spur spent j yesterday with friends in Mt. ! Vernon. Miss Hazel McQueen of Perry lis visiting relatives in Mt. Ver non, having returned last week with Mrs. H. L. Wilt. Mr. J. M. Moxley, who lives on Mt. Vernon, Rt. 1, was a | pleasant caller to the News office yesterday,—Soperton News. Mr. R. L. Thomas has been ; appointed town marshal to sue- , j ceed Mr. O. H. Morrison, re-! I signed. Miss Marguerite Montgomery, who has been teaching at Trion, jGa., is visiting relatives in Mt. Vernon this week, en route to her home in Virginia. Miss Montgomery was reared in Mt. Vernon, and friends are glad to greet her again. Mrs. Thad Huckabee and son, John 0., of Albany, were the guests of Mrs. J. E. Hall this week. They returned to Mt. Vernon Wednesday to complete a visit to Mrs. Huckabee’s moth er before returning home.-- So perton News. Mrs. E. M. Rackley left Tues day for Atlanta, where she will spend some time with relatives. Mr. M. E. Burns of Tarrytown was a visitor to Mt. Vernon today. Mrs. E. G. Smith was called to Paxville, S. C. , on account of the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Leroy Hill, who has been quite ill, but who is improving. Misses Girlie Westbrook of Americus and Mary Mac Mann of Cedar Crossing are this week the guests of Miss Eula Mcßae. Mr. H. C. Davis and sons, ; Gaston and Monroe, spent a part of last week in Atlanta. They were accompanied by Mrs. J. D. i Johnson of Soperton and Mrs. C. ,T. Thigpen of Orland. Mrs. Davis, who has been under treat ment for some time, is improving, and it is thought she will be able to return home next week. Mr. F. C. Powell of Lumber i City is visiting the family of his 1 uncle, Mr. R. L. Thomas. • Not oni penny more of tax burden should be levied on the property now ! on the tax booka of the atate, and un ; der no circumstances should tha tax rate be made greater than it la today. “Moat of the revenue of Georgia is derived from tux on homes, farms, stork and other visible property of this atate. while we are told that millions of dollars known as Intangible and Invisible property is paying nothing to the support and maintenance of i the state government and its splendid institutions. The additional revenue i necessary for the proper support of all the state s interest should he obtained | from this class of property. i rop conditions in Georgia are not bright but gloomy. With short crops ,and possibly a lower price for the ! products of the farms and field, to gether with the dleturhed and unsat istaclory business situation, the load carried by the taxpayers will be al i most unbearable. They must be eon sidered and thalr burden not made heavitr than it la at present, and in their behalf 1 make this appeal to you All properly should bear its equal 1 share of t(u> tax burden of the state ! The great task before this legislature is to solve this important and mo inentous problem I believe that you will do so. ever keeping In mind the words on the great seal ot the State lot Georgia, Wisdom. Justice and Mod-j e rat ion.” THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1920 McGregor Iterns. Specral Correspondent**. It has been a very busy time with the farmers, but most of | them are nearly up with their | work. Mrs. Kate E. Morris left Thursday last for Charlotte, Tennessee, where she will spend awhile with friends and relatives. Mrs. J. E. Palmer has been visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. L. Morris. We are very glad to see her in ! better health. Miss Vina E. Hooper left Thursday last for her home in Dickson, Tenn. We were very sorry to see_her leave, but hope she will return soon. The two children of Mr. R. M. Rowland, who have been in the hospital at Vidalia, are getting along fine, we are glad to say. The preaching dates of the Mc- Gregor Christ church have been changed from the first Sunday to the fourth Sunday. All are in vited to attend. Bro. Colson filled his regular j appointment at McGregor Sun day. Mrs. S. L. Morris and children were shopping in Vidalia Satur day afternoon. Mr. Tom Morris and son, Early Morris, made a trip to Savannah Sunday. Mrs. JoseDh Palmer and little son, J. D., visited at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. S. L. Morris. Mr. Lee Lowe of Atlanta visit ed friends here last week-end. Messrs. S. L. and Walker Mor ris made a business trip to Sa vandah Thursday. Poplar Head. Special Correspondence. Mr. D. H. Phillips, daughter and son, were the guests of Mr. Millard Phillips Sunday. Mr. Hughie Braddy and family and Mrs. C. H. Graham were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Braddy. Mr. Willie Braddy and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Walker Saturday and Sun day. Miss Annie Warnock is spend ing awhile with her sister, Mrs. Sallie Montford at Kibbee. Mrs. C. H. Collins and children have returned home from a visit to her parents at Manning. Mr. J. P. Cooper made a busi ness trip to Vidalia Thursday. Miss Gladys West was the guest of Misses Atlas and Thelma Braddy Monday. Mrs. Lummie Collins was the guest of Mr. H. A. Braddy Mon day. Mr. Guss Montford and family were the gilests of Mr. and Mrs. j C. C. Warnock. Mr. H. A. Braddy made a busi ness trip to Kibbee Tuesday. An Enterprising Citizen. Mr. Green Brantley, who lives just across the line in Montgom ery county, is our idea of an en terprising and thrifty citizen that any county might well be proud !to lay claim to. When Mr. Brant ley heard of the big celebration to be held here on July 3rd, al though not a citizen of Treutlen ; he at once came forward and off ered cows, hogs, sheep, or any thing else he had to help make the day a big success. Mr. ! Brantley says he believes in do ing things "big.”—Soperton i News. Ice for the Season. Am prepared to supply ice, wholesale and retail, during the season. Guaranteed service. H. L. Smith. 56tf Mt. Vernon. • . Farm Loans Ix)anß on Improved Farm Lands !in Montgomery and Wheeler; I Counties. Interest rate 6 per ct. I Reasonable commission. I can j handle good propositions for col j ored people owning farm lauds. FRED M. HARRIS. Mt. Vernon, Ga. I Complete Electric Light g Plant for the Farm | Do you want things more handy around N, the , house and barn? Put in Delco- & ( 111 Light. It furnishes electric power for ( 5 { T]3l3 operating light machinery. It furnish- % es electric lights for the house and barn. H pumps and forces the water to wher- & ever you want it, and does other work. £§ I With the coming of electricity to the i 8 running or not the storaKe batt ery is farm the farmer has become interested in used The 9to rage battery is simply an the storage battery, a piece of electrical electro-chemical machine consisting of a t© equipment which has undergone very ex- a number of jars filled with a chemical c© tensive development in the last two years. mixture called electrolyte,on which are A good many vears aeo engineers saw suspended lead plates. When current is 3? * y , g “ engineers saw sent through this battery by the generator i that some way would have to be developed a chemical reaction takes place which stores > to store electrical energy generated by electrical energy in the battery. When t mechanical devices such as the electric current is wanted for the burning of a light G generator. This necessity arose from the or the running of a motor, the storage £ • 0 fact that there were various classes of battery supplies it, releasing the electrical ■ electrical service which demanded the pro- energy stored in it while the generator was eg) duction of current in comparatively small running. In this way it is necessary only ar) amounts for intermittent use. One of the to run the generating unit for a farm light- & ok best examples of such intermittent use is ing plant two or three times a week, at <3 the electric service demanded by the farm which times it may run for an hour or so. home. Lights are of course used principal- This combination of the generating unit, £ ly at night, but there are many times dur- consisting of a kerosene engine and gene , ing the day when electric light is wanted rator, with the storage battery makes it 533 §© for a few minutes and there are many more possible for the farmer and his family to ® times when electric current is wanted for have electric service in the home as com the operation of power appliances, such as plete and as convenient as that given to the a* pumps, vacuum sweepers, washing ma- city dwellers by a central power station, Ss 3? chines, churns, etc. If this electric cur- and both the generating units and the <2 rent had to be generated for each of these storage batteries have in the last few years 0© uses by going and starting an engine and been developed to such a high point of 0© J*) generator it wobld obviously be very in- efficiency that they deliver this electric £)) convenient. In order to have current service at a very low cost and with the available at any time whether the genera- greatest of dependability. c;* Write for Catalogue I R. A. MAYER, Dealer § I VIDALIA, GA. I Oak Grove Dots. Special CoiTenpoiuleuec. We are having some pretty weather for killing grass. Miss Annie Reynolds was the. guest of Miss Sudie Graham last Wednesday afternoon. Mr. D. S. O’Brien and Herbert and Ethleene went over to Baxley Friday, returning Saturday morn- j ing. Oak Grove Sunbeam Band ren dered a nice program last ! day afternoon. Mrs. J. A. Reynolds was visit- j ing Mrs. D. S. O’Brien Saturday i afternoon. There was a large crowd out to j Sunday school Sunday. We were : glad to see the visitors. Call . I I again. Mr. Frank Mobley was visiting in this section Sunday. Quite a large crowd went to j Rock Springs to church last Sun day. Mr. Ben Walker and children 1 of Denton were visiting relatives; near Oak Grove Sunday. Messrs. Arthur Register and 1 Frank Mobley and Misses Estelle’ Milligan, Julia and Fronnie Register were out riding Sunday '• afternoon. ■ Mr. McDaniel will fill his regu lar-appointment at Oak Grove next Saturday at 3:00 o’clock and Sunday morning at 11:00. Every body invited to come be with Us. 1 !- i Notice. Georgia, Montgomery County. Town of Mount Vernon. Will be sold before the court house door in the Town ot Mount Vernon, on ‘Tuesday, July 0, j ! 1920, the following described property: One certain black milch cow, long horns, marked j overslope and underbit in right ear, staple fork and underbit in left ear, weighing about five hundred and rtttv pounds, about eight years old. Said cow having , been impounded for a period of j j ten days ami no owner found for ; i the same. This day of ; June, 1920. R. L. Thomas, Chief of Police. I - II COFFINS, CASKETS, AND | CEMENT VAULTS | Ample Provision for Hearse Service f 11; # ' || and Prompt Attention to all Calls « 1 H. V. 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