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VOL. XXXV.
CORN FOR USE
AND FOR SALE
Mr. C. L. Allmond Lives at
Home and Stays at
Same Place.
Crop conditions may be uncer
tain at present, but there are yet
signs of prosperity and plenty in
the land. At least, when you
drive by a farmer's home and
hear the hum of the gas engine
and the whir of a grist mill on
the place grinding out choice food
to supply the needs of the farm
and some to sell, it is a good sign
that the owner of the place lives
at home.
The Southern farmer can never
make the grade until he adopts
the plan of making his own sup
plies. Mr. C. L. Allmond, two
miles north of Higgston, seems
to have solved the problem. Be
sides the well arranged farm, he
has a grist mill on the place for
home use and supplies quite a
territory with corn and meal. A
representative of The Monitor,
stopping there , a few days ago,
was delighted (and surprised, of
course) to find in store such a
splendid lot of shelled corn in
perfect condition and ready for
the mill, or for sale, as the needs
of the farm may require. This
is corn brought over from last
year, and after reserving all he
will need on the farm, will prob
ably have two hundred bushels
for sale.
This is the type of farmer
whose foresight and untiring
energy make the country pros
perous, and Montgomery county
needs more Charley Ailmonds in
it to make the wheels of progress
and prosperity move on.
The Dental Association
Meets Vidalia Today.
The Twelfth District Dental
Association is in session in Vi
dalia today, and those attending
from Mt. Vernon are Dr. E. M.
Rackley and son, Dr. Otis Rack
ley.
After the business session the
Vidalia Board of Trade will give
the visitors an auto ride. They
will come to Mt. Vernon, and on
the campus of the Brewton-Parker
Institute, through the courtesy
of Dr. Rackley, they will be given
a watermelon cutting.
The party will probably reach
the campus about 4:30 or 5:00
o’clock, and Mt. Vernon friends
are expected to go out and help
receive the visitors.
Many Heard Hardwick
in Vidalia Friday.
A large number from this sec
tion attended the address of Hon.
Thomas W. Hardwick at Vidalia
last Friday, and many are the
glowing tributes to the occasion.
It was one of his characteristic
speeches in which he caught the
.public ear from start to finish.
Mr. Hardwick was introduced
by Mr. Hugh Peterson of Ailey.
Several thousand people heard
the address at Vidalia.
In the afternoon Mr. Hardwick
spoke to a large and appreciative
audience in Soperton.
Will Not Forget.
Editor H. B. Folsom, of Mt.
Vernon, was a visitor to the city
Monday and while here paid the
News office a pleasant call. Mr.
Folsom is a candidate for Repre
sentative of Montgomery county,
and we are sure that the people
of that county are going to show
their appreciation of his efforts
of the past eighteen years in their
midst by giving him their un
qualified support at the polls on
Sept. Bth.—Soperton News,
j? iflmttp(innrrg itottitur.
Mrs. C. W. Skipper
Died Last Saturday.
) Mrs. C. W. Skipper of Ailey,
after an illness extending over
t several weeks, died early Satur
day morning. She had been
dangerously ill for many davs f
and every effort within medical
- i skill had been exhausted in es
: forls to save her life,
i Besides her husband, four little
i ones are left to mourn her de
-1 parture from a home in which
> she was so vital a part,
i Mrs. Skipper was a member of
I the Methodist church in Ailey,
I I and the funeral service was con
i ducted by her pastor, Rev. A. G.
; Brewton. Remains were laid to
rest in the Ferguson cemetery
• Saturday afternoon, surrounded
i by a large circle of friends and
| relatives. She was a lovable
i woman, and her going away
[ brings sorrow to many hearts.
She represented the highest type
of Christian womanhood, and
will be missed by the community.
Other surviving members of
. j the family are her father, Mr. G.
R. Mason of Ailey, three broth
ers, Messrs. J. T. and W. H.
Mason of Ailey and Mr. G. V.
Mason of Mt. Vernon; her sisters
j are Mrs. W. T. Phelps and Mrs.
'Ruby Grimstead, both of Dublin.
I Mr. Skipper has the sympathy of
the entire section in his bereave
, ment.
1
(ADVERTISEMENT.)
Cochran Bar En
dorses Col. Boyer.
We, the undersigned members
of the Bar, and officers of Bleck
ley County, and the City of Coch
ran, do hereby endorse the candi
dacy of Hon. M. H. Boyer for
the office of Solicitor General of
the Oconee Judicial Circuit. With
entire confidence in his profes
sional ability and integrity, we
recommend his candidacy to the
voters of the Circuit.
Mr. Boyer has lived and prac
ticed his profession at Hawkins
ville, Ga., during a period of
more than 20 years, the greater
part of which time the territory
of Bleckley County lay within the
limits of Pulaski. He is well
known to people, both personally
and professionally, and we have
no hesitation in saying that he is
thoroughly equipped to fill the
office to which he aspires with
I credit to himself, and that the
| affairs of the State will be ably
administered by him.
Mr. Boyer’s large experience
in the conduct of criminal cases
fits him in an especial way for
representing the State as official
prosecutor in matters of this na
ture, with skill, intelligence, and
fairness.
ATTORNEYS:—
J. M. Bleckley.
M. McWhorter.
L. A. Whipple.
C. A. Weddington.
COUNTY OFFICERS:-
R. D. Abney, Ordinary.
J. T. Deese, Clerk Superior'
j Court.
W. H. Jones, Sheriff.
W. D. Porter, Tax Collector.
R. H. Peacock, Commissioner.
B. F. Jones, Sr.. Tax Receiver.
H. E. Harville, County School
Superintendent.
OFFICERS CITY COCHRAN:
J. C. Urquhart, Mayor.
J. D Padgett, Chief Police.
F. B. Asbtdl, City Clerk.
Congressman Larseu
Here on First Monday.
I i
Congressman W. W. Larsen of;
the Twelfth district, well known
to the people of this section, will
address the court visitors in Mt. :
Vernon on Monday, the first day j
of August superior court. He
will probably speak during the
noon hour, and the public is in
i vited to hear him.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 22, 1920.
I
Tarry town.
Special Correspondence
Prof. Warren, principal of our
p school, came in Monday with Mrs.
Warren and baby. We are glad
I to welcome this splendid family
as citizens of our town, and we
j are looking forward to one of the
best schools we have ever had
with Prof. Warren as principal
j and Mrs. Warren first assistant.
Miss Mattie Lou Chivers of
i Soperton was the spend the day
guest of Miss lowne Waller Mon
? j day.
’ ! Mrs. D. P. Usrv and son, D. P.
"' Jr., of Wrightsville is spending
■ j the week with old friends and
in the protracted meeting
at the Baptist church.
II
1 1 A series of meetings began at
} the Baptist church Sunday. The
, i pastor is being assisted by. Rev.
jC. H. Collins, a nineteen year-old
, boy of Roc km art. He is a power
I for a man so young. Five access
' ions to date, Tuesday a. m. Full
I details of the meeting will be
j given next week.
J Miss Lucille Crawford of San
! dersville is visiting her grand
i mother, Mrs. Crawford. .
Messrs. L. E. Stanford and C.
H. Branch and C. C. Adams were
business visitors to Mount Ver
-1 non Tuesday.
Mr. Charlie Abt of Mount Ver
non a few days ago.
Miss Susie Rubidelleand Annie
Ruth Joiner and Mr. Curtis Mixon
and Mr. Smith visited relatives
at Vidalia and Lyons Saturday
last week. .
Sheriff E. E. Burch and son
were here Saturday last.
A very interesting meeting
closed at the Adventist church
Saturday last. The pastor, Rev.
S. A. Monday, was ably assisted
during the meeting by Rev. Good
: of Jackson county, Va. There
were sixteen new members re
ceived during the meeting, 14 for
baptism. The church received a
spiritual blessing. We hope much
and lasting good will be the re
sult of tkis meeting.
Mr. H. Zeesman left Sunday
morning for New York where he
will buy goods for his fall trade.
Mrs. Geo. Miller of Toombs
county is spending the week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. J.
Warnock.
•Editor Folsom was mingling
with his many friends here Sat
urday last.
Special Course
Soldier Boys .
The Y. M. C. A. is spending,
during the year 1920, about three
million dollars in free scholar
ships designed to assist former
soldiers, sailors or marines, who
served in any capacity during the
world war in bettering their edu
cation. Os this amount $90,000.
is to be placed in Georgia, through
the agency of the Georgia State
Committee. ,
Briefly, these scholarships are
available in sums not to exceed
$200.00 for correspondence cours
es with the United Y. M. C. A.
Corsespondence Schools of New
York City, for preparatory cours
es designed to fit men for college,
and for all kinds of vocational
training courses below college or
university grade.
Ex-soldiers or sailors from this
county who are interested may
: call on Mr. T. B. Conner, super
intendent of schools, and he will
! supply detailed information. This
j is a rare opportunity, and should
ibe accepted at once by some
j worthy man with an honorable
discharge.
A safe investment—sl.so in
the county paper.
Uvalda News.
Special Correspondence.
Dr. and Mrs. O. J. Whipple)
and sons, Coleman and Lueien of
I Rochelle have been visiting here
' the past week.
, i
' Mrs. Ivy Harrison and son,
' ; Bobbie, of Jacksonville, Fla., ami
: Miss Bennie Thurmond of Live
Oak, Fla., are visiting their sis-!
i ter, Mrs. Arthur Moses.
.
Miss Vergie Rae Cody of Coch
ran is spending some time here
with her sister, Mrs. John Gray.
Miss Margaret Miller of Fitz
i patrick is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
I I Earle McArthur.
. | Miss Annie Lou Coleman of i
i Lyons visited relatives here last
i week. t
< t
,! Mr. H. G. Martin was a visitor!
j to Valdosta last week.
Mr. Fred Wolfe and sister, i
I Miss Nelle, visited their brother
i in Savannah last week.
Mr. Emmitt Moses was a busi
ness visitor to Brunswick the
first ot the week.
Miss Sara Lou has re-'
turned from Baxley, where she j
visited Miss Alma Parker.
Mr. and Mrs. John Barker of,
Ashburn were here Thursday j
with relatives.
HONOR ROLL.
This department will contain
the names of subscribers who i
have made payments on subscrip- i
[ tion for the week ending with
date of publication. The appear
ance of few' or no names (as
is often the case) indicates a
shortage of funds in The Monitor
office. 'This week:
R. J. Boyd, Tarrytown.
Geo. Fields, (col.) Ailey.
W. W. Grimsley, Mt. Vernon.
Miss Hattiebelle Burch, Atlanta.
A. I). Hughes, Mt. Vernon.
R. L. Thomas, Mt. Vernon.
H. J. Wright, Mt. Vernon 2.
G. W. Smith, Mt. Vernon 1.
J. E Hicks, (col.) Mt. Vernon 1.
D. L. Williams, Uvalda.
W Spooner, Whitewater, Wis.
J. L. Adams, Atlanta.
T. P. McKay, Vidalia l.
Lester O’Neal, Uvalda.
L. L Wolfe, Savannah.
J. R. Cockfiolri, Cades, S. C.
C. W. Ivey, (col.) Ailey.
S. P. Jones, Uvalda.
E. C. Miller, Hinesville.
W. J. Poe, Vidalia 1.
Ira Roberts, Soperton 11. (
Longpond Dots.
Spertnl Correaoondeijce. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Rhoden of * i
Hazlehurst were among relatives 1 '
, _ , l
here Sunday. | j
Mrs. T. B. Hughes and children :
J ! I
j and Miss Alice Thompson of Mt. i
; Vernon spent Saturday and Sun- i
day at the home of Mr. H. H.jj
McAllister.
Mrs. F. I). Carpenter spent last
t
week with relatives near Cedar j
Crossing. ; :
i
Mr. Walter Cain of Charlotte ;.
was among friends here Saturday j I
and Sunday.
Miss Lillie Joe McAllister is 1
visiting her sister, Mrs. S. M. ,
Bush in Dublin. i
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Johnson
and children of Mt. Vernon spent
Sunday here. |
Miss Thelma McAllister is I
visiting relatives at Elza.
A large crowd from here at- ’
tended the Sunday School Con- •
vention at Oak Grove Sunday J
last. I
Rev. J. H. Oliver will fill his I
regular appointment here next !
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock,
and Sunday night at 8. Every
body come.
i
Cows and Hogs to
be Kept Off Streets.
In an election on the question
l of allowing hogs and cows run
ning at large within the incor
' porate limits of the Town of Mt.
Vernon held yesterday, the town
■ went on record against cows and
hogs on the streets (50 to 34.
j As has been stated, the charter
i of the town allows the mayor and
council to determine the matter,
and since the first of the year no
cows and hogs have been allowed
on the streets; but in order to
i get an expression from the peo
ple, the question was put to a
j vote with the above result.
Alston Will Have
|
An Educational Rally, i
I The citizens of Alston have
1 planned an educational rally for
| July 31st, and a number of gen
tlemen have been invited tode-j
liver talks on subjects appropriate
to the occasion.
The Monitor is not informed as
to the exact program or nature
jof the exercises, but among en
: tertainment features will prob
| ably be a basket dinner, water- j
! melon cutting, etc.
The public is to be invited, and
! a pleasant day is in store for all j
who attend. The committee on
program has promised to supply
The Monitor with the order of
exercises in time for publication
j in next issue.
M TRIBUTE TO HI.
i CUM MR
Excerpt From Article in the
Sylvania Telephone
Thp Telephone has been supporting
Mr. Walker, and shall continue to do,
so. He is a clean and capable man, [
and well worthy in- every way of the ;
h'jh office to which he aspires. Wa
do not think Georgia has a purer pub
' 1.. r.itsn today than Clifford Walker.
Let us elect a governor on hia -
' merits —a man whom we know to be |
! true —who has been faithful to every
| private and public trust that has been j
I r. p >sed in him- a man of clean life
und lofty principles, who will be a i
I worthy successor to our present gov- 1
1 ernor and will keep Georgia’s fair I
j bai ner aloft. And such a man wa
j he! eve our people will And in tbn i
Honorable Clifford Walker.—Sylvania
Telephone.
Attention to
Special Tax.
Mr. Editor:—
If you will allow me a small j
space in your paper, I will enu- ;
merate a few of the things tnat
the law requires those dealing in j
to register their names and bus
mess with the ordinary. My *
reason for asking you to publish
this is that many people are un- 1
intentionally violating the law, .
and it is to their interest to know ;
these facts.
The iaw requires them to reg j
ister as well as to pay this special
tax. The following is is a partial j
list subject to registration and
taxation: Automobiles or trucks i
for hire, abstractors, automobile J
agents or dealers, automobile j
garage, bond makers, book
agents, real estate brokers, deal
ers in playing cards, cigarettes
and cigarette papers, (cannot
give the papers without license)
all contractors, house builders,
(of wood, brick, stone, etc.) all
corporations, dry cleaning, insu
ranee agents, junk dealers, live.)
stock dealers, loan agents, slot
machines or punch boards, agent j
or dealer in organs, pianos,
graphophones, phonographs anr
victrolas, peddlers of soap, drugs, 1
etc., monuments, pistols and
cartridges, dirks, Bowie knives,
knucks, soda fount, barbershops,
etc.
We would ask that all parties
who handle or deal in any of the
above, or other articles or pro
fessions coming under the law,
will please register at once, as I
have to make a report to the i
grand jury by the first Monday <
in August. Violation of the above .
is made a misdemeanor.
Respectfully,
J, C. McAllister, j'
Ordinary. '
RECREATION PARK
FOR MT. VERNON
Vacant Lot to be Used For
Rest or Frolic by the
Purpose.
Mt. Vernon will soon be enjoy
ing the benefits of a recreation
park, and this commendable fea
ture comes as the result of the
untiring efforts of a number of
ladies.
The vacant lot recently pur
chased by the hotel company, and
which is not to be used for the
present on account of the Wilson
j home being taken over for hotel
! purposes, has been granted for
j the use of a playground by the
! hotel owners, and this is being
put in shape for recreation.
Miss Fannie Watt, supervisor
of the Red Cross work in this
i section, has had the grounds
i cleared off, and to date one large
swing has been set up. Later
two or more will be erected.
A tennis court has been arrang
ed, and the young fo'.ks have
provided the net, and most of
1 the players have rackets. This
is a very interesting game, and
will be indulged in during the
summer afternoons', as well us
! other games which may be played
on the grounds.
Those contributing to the pur
chase of the swing were Mrs. F.
C. Higgs, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Mason and Miss Watt. For the
purchase of the other swings
the public is invited to make con
tributions to Miss Watt. It is
! possible that the Red Cross will
allow a donation for this purpose.
The grounds are open to the
public, and the young folks es
pecially are invited to enjoy its
benefits. Special features will
he added from time to time. Mt.
Vernon is indebted to Miss Watt
j for her untiring efforts, and the
recreation park will be a credit
to the place. It is hoped the
public will feel disposed to make
, liberal contributions to the cause.
Made Good Record
County Tax Returns.
Tax Receiver W. L. Snow of
Kibhee was. here a few hours
Monday afternoon. Mr. Snow is
jin receipt of a personal letter
from State Tax Commissioner
Henry Fullbright in which he
refers to a very gratifying in
crease in the tax returns of Mont
gomery county, according to the
well-kept digest submitted by
Mr. Snow.
Mr. Fullbright is pleased with
the increase, but calls attention
to the need of raising the tax
values of this county some thing
like 12 1-2 per cent, in order to
produce an increase for general
equalizing purposes of about
$300,000.
This will probably be taken up
with the board of tax equalizers
of the county.
Will Meet in Dublin
Thursday, July 29.
The Twelfth District Executive
Committee met in Dublin yester
day, hut on account of not having
a quorum, no business was trans
acted. This was the result of
inclement weather. The meeting
was adjourned to meet again on
the 29th.
Col. L. C. Underwood and Mr.
H. C. Davis of Mt. Vernon, the
former of whom is secretary,
were present. After a brief ses
sion, the visitors were tendered
a luncheon at the New Dublin
hotel by Congressman Larsen.
Hon. Clifford Walker
Speak Mt. Vernon.
Advices from the headquarters
of Hon. Clifford Walker, one of
the candidates for governor,
state that he will address the
citizens of Montgomery county
at the court house in Mt. Vernon
during the noon hour of superior
court, Aug. 4. The public is in
vited to hear him.
NO. 12.
