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VOL. XXXV.
SAYS TO HOLD
FOR FORTY
Commissioner Brown Has
Returned Montgomery
Meeting.
Atlanta, Sept. 7. —Georgia cot
ton producers are urged to hold
every pound of their cotton for
40 cents or more, to plant 33 13
per cent of their 1920 cotton
acreage in food and feed prod
ucts in 1921, and to market their
cotton seed on a basis of S6O per
ton, in a statement issued today
by Commissioner of Agriculture
J. J. Brown, who has just re
turned from the meeting of the
American Cotton Association at
Montgomery, Ala.
“I have just returned from
Montgomery where I served as
chairman of the price and acre
age recommendation committee
of the American Cotton Associa
tion,” Commissioner Brown said,
‘‘and this committee recommend
ed 40 cents per pound as to the
minimum price for cotton up to
November 1, with an increase of
one cent per month thereafter
until the entire cotton crop has
been marketed. The Association
approved this action.
“We passed a resolution to the
effect that 33 1-3 per cent of the
1920 cotton acreage should be
planted to food and feed products
in 1921, mainly for the reason
that the spinning world and bear
speculators seem inclined to re
fuse to take our cotton at what it
costs to produce. The manufac
turers may shut down and refuse
to buy our cotton, but they can
not stop eating and the world is
ready and eager to take all the
food and feed products we can
make.
“The Association further rec
ommended a price of S6O per ton
for sound, dry cotton seed, based
on what cotton seed products are
worth today as compared with
other materials.
“Now, I want to strongly urge
the farmers of Georgia to heed
these recommendations. I sug
gest that, in their own interests,
they harvest their cotton as
rapidly as possible, in order to
protect the grade and the staple,
and that they be in no big hurry
about ginning ic. Where they
are compelled to have money,
they should have their cotton
carefully ginned and baled, and
deposited in a bonded warehouse,
using the receipts as collateral
and holding the actual cotton in
their own names, until it reaches
at least the price the Montgomery
meeting recommended.
“This price is conceded by all
to be fair and reasonable. I have
never seen such a determination
on the part of the farmers of the
south to hold out for a price
which will give them some small
profit, at least, above the cost of
production. To sell for less would
mean an irreparable loss; and I
therefore call on the business
and banking interests throughout
the south, to aid us in every way
in their power, in securing this
price which, in view of the cost I
of production, is most reasonable, j
“If we stand firm we will get j
the prices we are demanding and ]
more. If we weaken, the tear
speculators and European spin- j
ners, with their shrewd manipu
lation, will take our cotton at
less than it has cost to produce
it. We must not permit it.”
Card ol Thanks.
I respectfully tender the peo
ple of Montgomery county my
appreciation of their confidence
as expressed at the polls in
Wednesday’s primary election,
in which I was nominated for
representative. Impossible for
me to thank each friend and sup
porter in person, but I shall en
deavor to make my service a
benefit to the people of the coun
ty at large—a service acceptable
to all alike. Respectfully,
Horace B. Folsom.
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Monitor.
Charlotte.
Special Correspondence.
Messrs. Roy Craft and Truman
Gordon visited at Sharpe Spur
Sunday last.
Mr. Erastus Craft attended
j church at Uvalda Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Kavakos
of Vidalia are visiting friends
here this week.
Misses Effie and Ellie Gordon
attended a singing convention
near Hazlehurst Saturday and
| reported a fine time.
j
We are very glad to learn that
Mr. Palmer is improving at this
time.
Mr. Truman Gordon and sis
ters, Efile and Ellie, attended
| church at Uvalda Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Gordon of
Vidalia spent Sunday ydth Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Gordon.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Gordon of
visited the former’s pa
rents here Sunday afternoon.
Miss Voulia Mullis visited
Misses Etfie and Ellie Gordon
Monday afternoon.
Mr. Byron Carter motored to
Hazlehurst Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Poole are
visiting friends near Atlanta this
week.
Preach at McGregor.
The preaching services that
have been interrupted during
the summer by the absence of
the pastor, Rev. F. M. Baldwin,
will be resumed next Sunday,
Sept. 12th at the McGregor
Presbyterian Church. The sub
ject of the morning sermon will i
be “Election.” Preaching in the j
morning at 11 o’clock and in the;
afternoon following the meeting
of the Sunday School at 4 o’clock, j
Everybody is earnestly invited to
attend.
Believe Freezing Storage
Could be Given Wider Use.'
I
That the utilization of freezing j
storage for the preservation of
berries, other small fruits,
tomatoes could be profitably ex
tended is the belief of specialists
of the Bureau of Markets, United
States Department of Agricul
ture. Many ice-cream manufac
turers and canners would be
benefitted by adopting practicable
methods of holding such products
for manufacturing purposes, say
the specialists.
It is pointed out that the pres
ervation of fruits by freezing is
cheaper than canning them, es
pecially when tin containers are
scarce and costly, as at present;!
and that the frozen fruit, held at!
the proper temperatures, has a
more natural flavor than canned
or dried fruit. The experiment
ers found fruit preserved by
freezing to be fully as satisfac
tory as fuesh fruit and superior
to canned or dried fruit for use
in making ice creams and sher
berts, and for cooking into pies,
preserves, jellies, and other
desserts and confections. The
frozen fruits after thawing are
not well suited for eating alone
in a raw state, but are consider
ed very palatable when eaten
before they have t completely
thawed. When used as ingre
dients for desserts and confec
tions test results will be ob
tained if they are combined be
fore they are free from ice.
Peanuts Picked.
Prepared to pick peanuts for
the public. New machine and
satisfaction guaranteed. Thank
ing the public for patronage.
J. E. Calhoun,
Tarrytown, Ga.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1920.
Primary Returns for September 8, 1920
Showing vote in Montgomery county by districts for U. S.
senator, governor, congressman 12th dist'ict, judge and
solicitor Oconee circuit and representative.
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NAMES OF CANDIDATES. j® 4 cI £ £ ®
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a 1 < pl J 5 JS : ps| °
For U. S. Senate:
.John R. Cooper 1 1111 5
Hugh M. Dorsey 83 20 73 34 22 1 2235
Hoke Smith 34 21 20 15 9 11 24134
Thomas E. Watson 49 58 91 77 37 110 88510
For Governor:
Walter R Brown 112 2 16
Thomas W. Hardwick 61 74 72 70 42107 86512
John N. Holder 4 4 14 1 4 41 31
Clifford Walker 100 24 105 41 25 11 23 329
For Congress 12th District:
Roscoe Peacock ! 39 13 35 33 3j 21 35] 179
W. W. Larsen 126 86153 95 69402 80|711
For Judge Oconee Circuit:
Eschol Graham 66 69 74 77 34' 61 46.427
J H Roberts 1 4 7 6 3 28, 32] SI
W. A. Wooten 100 23103 44 35 321 39 376
For Solicitor General:
M H Bover 38 15 33 38 9 45 52 230
M. B. Calhoun 130 88 152 90 62! 77 61863
For Representative:
Horace B. Folsom 139 51 74 29 26 74! 90|483
W. H. Sharpe 29 47 113 98 44 471-251403 *
RE-ELECTED FROM TWELFTH.
....
CONGRESSMAN W. W. LARSEN.
The Use of Tractor
on a One-Horse Farm.
Garden or one-horse tractors
are receiving quite a hit of favor
able comment from a great many
people in the South. There are
several different makes, all of
which are designed primarily for
use on small farms, truck farms,
orchards, etc.
These small tractors are made
to pull one plow bottom only and j
can be depended upon to pull as j
much as one horse will pull, j
However, under favorable con- ;
ditions they will pull much more. !
They have been used quite suc
cessfully on many farms for
breaking ground, harrowing and
cultivating.
These small tractors are also
especially adapted to doing vari
ous kinds of belt work that do
not require a large amount ol
power. They can be so geared
up as to run the churn, cream
separator, grindstone, lawn mow
er, small wood saw and various *
other pieces of light machinery, j
In fact it is on those farms that
have considerable belt work that
such tractors have been found of
greatest value.
The pla<?e, however, where
these tractors are especially i
adapted is on the truck farm, in
| the orchard and on the small j
ifarm, 0.-what might be termed!
the “one-horse” farm. A great
many folks who have from five
to ten or even fifteen acres under
cultivation, find these tractors
especially desirable, because they
can be used to break the ground,
harrow it and cultivate the crop.
In this issue of The [’regress
ive Farmer will be found illus
trations of several of these small
tractors, and the person who is
doing truck farm work, or farm
ing on a small scale will do well
to investigate these small ma
chines, because, ever if they are
small, they are capable of doing
excellent work,
These small tractors cost very
little more than a high-class mule.
They do not consume large quan
tities of gasoliru or oil, and a
great many who have had ex
perience with them contend that
for cultivating a few acres on a
small farm, a few acres on a
truck farm or orchard, the upkeep
is considerably less than the cost
of feeding a mule or horse.
Tractors of this sort nave been
in use long enough to have passed
the experimental stage. They
are an assured success. This
does not mean, of course, that
they will be a success in the
hands of all people or under all
conditions, because, like all other
pieces of machinery, they must
he properly handled under con
ditions lo which they are adapted
in order to be successful.—The
Progressive Farmer.
Higgston News.
Special CoiTL'Hpoiulenoe.
Miss Gladys Thompson left
Sunday night for Alamo, where
she will teach.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Conner
attended the opening at Brewton-
Parker Tuesday.
Messrs. Frank Rowland and
Harry Poe were the guests of
Mr. Dessie Johnson Sunday.
Mr. W. J. Mathias and sister,
Miss Ouida Mae. left Friday for
Statesboro, where they will at
tend school.
Messrs. Claborn Morrison and
Johnnie Wiggins attended Sun
day school here Sunday after
noon.
Miss Grace Conner left Satur
day for Tifton, where she will
attend school.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fulghum
of Tennille are visiting the
former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Fulghum.
Miss Lorena Fulghum left
Monday for Statesboro where
she will enter school.
Among those that visited the
B. Y. P. IJ. here Sunday night
were; Mr. Reuben Adams wit!
Miss Mary Van Dunn, Mr. Fred
Bento,i with Misses Leona and
Lula Mcßride, Mr. Jake Wilkes
with Misses Ola McCullough and
Jennie Taylor, Misses Mamie and
Rosa Taylor and Mary Sallie
Odom, Messrs, Jim Taylor, Join
er Allen, Eugene Frost, John
Burns, Claborn Morris and Hen
ry Canady. Come again.
Mr. Hump Carpenter and Miss
Sarah Smith attended Sunday
school here Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Mather of Vidalia will fill
his regular appointment at the
M. E. church here Sunday after
noon and will continue protract, e<
services through the week.
LOCALS.
Dr. and Mrs. Jas. A. McAll s
ter of Atlanta arrived a few dajs
ago to visit t their parents, Mr.
arid Mrs. .J. C. McAllister.
Miss ([ora Westbrook of Ami ri
cus is visiting Miss Eula Mcßae
Miss Norba Coleman of Macon
is visiting the family of Mr. J.
E. Mcßae.
Miss Theodosia Geiger left
Monday for Pieneview where she
will teach.
Mr. Albert Simpson of Savan
nah spent Sunday with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Simp
son.
Miss Margaret McWhorter of
Vidalia visited Miss Hel :n Lee
last, week end.
The Junior Red Cross was en
tertained at the new park on
Monday of I’ast week by Miss
Frances Watt, assisted by Mrs,
J. H. Peterson. The mothers
of the children were hostess to
the occasion.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John
Truett Sunday, Se|jt. sth. a fine
bov. He will be called Nelson
Edwards.
Miss Juanita Morrison has re
turned to Trion, where she is
teaching.
Col. R. S. Wimberly and fam
ily of Lumpkin, Ga., arrived
Thursday of last week to visit
the family of Dr. Jas. F. Currie.
They returned Monday.
Miss Frances Watt desires to
inform the young people of the
town that the tennis court is now
in order, and they are invited to 1
participate in the game. Net j
and Jialls are kept at tiie horn* !
of Mr. C. A. Mason, near the!
court. ,
Some choic * 'o'is in Mt. Vernon
for sale by J. Wade Johnson, ad. j
WATSON WINS;
HARDWICK LEADS
Larsen, Graham, Boyer and
Folsom Among Other
Winners.
As a result of Wednesday’s
primary election, Thomas E.
Watson will he the next United
States senator from Georgia,
having won 222 county unit
votes. Therefore, there will be
no run-over for the well-known
statesman and author. Mr.
Watson’s .strength was manifes
ted in the April primary when
he carried the popular vote of
Georgia in the presidential pri
mary, and his election to the
United States senate was con
ceded some time ago.
Latest figures indicate the pop
ular vote of the state as follows:
For senator, Watson, 93,475;
i)orsey, (50,801; Smith, 50,751;
'ooper, 842. For governor, Hard
vick, 87,557; Walker, 75,879;
: adder, 33,676; Brown. 2,497.
As between Hardwick and
Valker, a second primary will he
lecessary to decide the governor
hip. Latest figures available
show Hardwick has 190 county
:nit votes and Walker 178 unit
votes. Mr. Hardwick lacked on y
four votes of the required num
ber.
The county unit vote of Govi . -
nor Dorsey was 102 and that of
iloke Smith 32.
Hon. Guyt McLendon w s
overwhelmingly re-elected seer.-
tary of state. Judge Bldodwo h
returns to the court of appeals
>ench. Geo. M. Napier appears
(i lie leading Geo. B. Davis for
ittorney-general.
For at torney-general George B.
)avis carried the county against
ieorge M. Napier 798 to 74
otes. Montgomery county gave
Jr. Davis almost a solid vote,
his being his native section.
For judge of the court of ap
peals Judge O. H. B. Bioodwoith
was given the county over Col.
>orris of Cordele.
Congressman W. W. Larsen, it
, understood, carried every coun
y in the Twelfth district.
The consolidated form given in
his issue, showing the vote in
ach precinct, is very interesting.
The county went for Col. Esehol
jraham by a plurality of 51
v tes. It is understood that Col.
Huberts carried Dodge county,
while Bleckley went for Wooten.
Iraham’s plurality throughout
the circuit will prooably amount
so 800 votes.
Col. M. H. Boyer of Hawkins
ville carried the circuit for solici
tor, the exact figures in which
are not available to date. Mr.
Calhoun carried Montgomery
county h.v a handsome vote.
Considerable interest was mani
fested in the race for representa
ive. Folsom’s lead over Sharpe
was 80 votes. The tabulated re-
reflect some interesting
facts.
Guardian's Sale,
By virtu*- <>f an order from the
Ootiri, us Ordinary of Wheeler
County, Georgia, will be sold at
public out cry on the first Tues
lay in October, 1920, at the
•mirt house door of Wheeler
f'lUnty, On., between the legal
hours of sale to the highest lud
l< r tor cash, the following de
linked land to wit:
A one half undivided interest
in fifty acres of land more or less
ving and being hi the 1843rd G.
vl District (if Montgomery Conn
s', Gu , and bounded on the
north by lands of B. F Palmer,
south and east by lands of Gar
lic Id Burk and on the west by
lands of Mrs. Laura Adams. The
same to be sold as the property
f.Mi-s Mildred Kent, minor by
Wm. B Kent as guardian under
■ rder of < U urt of Ordinary Wheel
■•r Co. Ga., dated and granted at
the June term 1920 of said coun
ty.
This the 6th day of September,
1920. Wm. B Kent,
Guardian fur Mildred Kent.
NO. 19.
