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VOL. XXXV.
FARMERS WILL
GET FIRST TAKE
Senator Harris Makes Im
portant Change Nitrate
Measure.
Washington, Jan. 5 (Macon
Telegraph Bureau)—The Senate
today accepted the amendment of
Senator Harris of Georgia where
by the Government, under the air
nitrate corporation act, would, in
selling fertilizer to producers
and consumers of fertilizer, give
preference to the farmers.
As result of the Harris amend
ment, the producers of fertilizer
would secure only that portion of
the Muscle Shoals output which
the farmers did not desire. But
for the amendment the Govern
ment could have disposed of the
entire output to producers, had
it so desired.
Cotton Ginned in
County to Dec. 13.
From latest figures received, it
appears that there were ginned
in Montgomery county prior to
December 13 3868 bales of uj: land
cotton, as against 4479 hales gin
ned to the same date last year.
It is possible that the cotton
acreage of the county will be re
duced this year.
Death of Air.
W. D. Griffin.
Mr. W. D. Griffin died at an
eariv hour Tuesday morning at
the home of Mr. R. M. Mullis
near Uvalda, and where he had
been for about a week. Some!
days before, while en route to
visit relatives in the eastern part
of the county, he was taken sud
denly with a form of pneumonia,
and not caring to expose himself
further, with Mr.
Mulli3, and his condition soon
grew critical.
Mr. Griffin was a brother of
Mrs." Frank Morris, and is also
survived by two brothers, L. E.
Griffin Griffin of Florida.
He was sixty-three years of age, j
and throughout hi 3 life was af
flicted with partial hilndness. Os
late years he has spent much
time with his kinsmen in this
county. Remains were buried in
the Adams cemetery, a few miles
south of Mt. Vernon yesterday,
the funeral service having been
conducted by Rev. B. C. Prickett
of Uvalda.
Automobile Ends
Toombs Man’s Life.
C. C. Smith, well known citizen
of South Thompson community,
died in asanitarium Monday morn
ing at Swainsboro after having
been horribly mangled- by an au
tomobile running into the buggy
in which he was traveling on the
road near Swainsboro Friday
night.
The car is said to have been
driven by a young man - ho lives
at Swainsboro. There *rere sev
eral persons in the car. Thp
buggy in which Mr. Smith and
his son-in-law were riding was
wrecked, both occupants being
badly injured, from which Mr.
Smith died Monday morning.
Both men were carried to Swains
boro and given medical attention.
Mr. Smith never gained con
sciousness from the time he was
injured to the time when grim
death removed him, from his
pains. Although bauly injured,
the other man, a son-in-law of
Mr. Smith, is said to have a
chance of recovery.
Mr. Smith was on his way to
spend Christmas with his daugh
ter near Swainsboro. He was a
brother of Mr. Jerry Smith of
South Thompson with whom he
lived. Mr. Smith, who, the past
year or two, sold fish in Lyons,
is well known here.—Lyons Prog
ress.
fUmttgimtmj Hamtor*
Oak Grove Dots.
Special Correspondence.
\ Mrs. Lett of Brunswick is visit
' ing relatives in this section.
Miss Annie Reynolds was the
guest of Miss Estelle Milligan
Friday. afternoon.
j Miss Effie Gordon of Charlotte
was the guest of Miss Gladys
‘ Leggett the latter part of -last
week.
J Rev. C. E. McDaniel filled his
regular appointment here last
Saturday and Sunday. Quite a
large crowd was out to hear him. i
Misses Gladys Leggett and Es- j
.! fie Gordon visited Miss Estelle
. Milligan Saturday morning.
Quite a good many from here!
! went to Hack Branch to preaching
Sunday afternoon. „
Miss Annie Reynolds gave a
sing Sunday night which was en
joyed by the following: Mr. C.
W. Peterson and family, Mr. M.
A. Peterson and family, Mrs.
Milligan and daughter, Miss Es
telle, Misses Effie Gordon, Gladys
Leggett, Sue Bennett, Florence
and Della Hughes, Willie and
Leona Meeks, Charity and Mattie
Branch. Messrs. Will Hughes,
Aaron, Roby and Victor Branch,
B. Hughes, Roy Wood, Herbert
and Herschel O’Brien, Willie
Stewart, Talmadge Jackson, j
Owen McDougald, Chancy and
Dick Wood, Jack Morris, Howard 1
Leggett.
Mrs. D. S. O’Brien and Mrs. j
J. A. Reynolds visited Mrs. Geo.
Milligan Sunday afternoon.
Mr. D. O’Brien and Mr. J. T.
Walker made a business trip to
Mt. Vernon Tuesday,
The people have been quite j
| busy moving last week and this
one.
Mrs. Benton and daughter
spent Saturday with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Bennett.
Mr. H. D. Leggett and wife
spent Sunday with their daugh
ter, Mrs. Love, of Cedar Crossing.
B. Y. P. U. and Sunday school!
next Sunday beginning at 2:30. !
Everybody come and bring some
one with you.
DONALD H. McGIBENY.
Donald H. McGibeny, novelist an 4
traveler, conies with a broLxl back
ground of experience to lecture on j
“Modern Unrest.” This lecture is to
a great extent a study of bolshevism
and what it aims to accomplish.
Mr. McGibeny has given much time
to the investigation of bolshevism, not
! only abroad but in America as well.
| His experiences in Washington in
tracking down the national society of
| anarchists revealed important events
d. h. McGibeny.
J of present-day history. Mr. McGibeny i
; also was able to render invaluable j
service as an officer in the United
I States Intelligence department in
! Europe.
; Mr. McGibeny’* work overseas car
! ried him into the smoky interiors of
i the huts of the French peasants as '
well-as tire grand chateaux of France, j
Tic also knows Germany thoroughly. j
Besides -being a lecturer of unusual
! ability, Mr. McGibeny has received
marked recognition as a writer,
j Mr. McGibeny has traveled exten
sively in Asia and is well acquainted
with conditions there.
' Rev. A. G. Brewton attended
■ I -vj
the Ministers Meeting at Alarrh,
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. I
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 6. 1921.
THE WORLD WITH dT
(%: pLE AMERICAN RED CROSS. \
Skf ■?t:S Public Health Nursing. li&t /
In the midst of Its multifarious war duties the American Hen Cross did
not neglect its obligations to the civilian population at home. Throughout
the conflict it tnalntnined- its Bureau of Public Health Nursing, Instruction in
first aid, home nursing and sanitation, and disaster relief. Particularly in
their work for the babies was effort by public health nurses Important. The
accompanying photograph shows a Bed Cross public hcullli nurse Instructing
a mother in the proper preparation of the baby's diet.
To Lecture at
B.=P. Institute.
The next in the series of enter
tainments being given by the
Redpath Lyceum Bureau at The
Brewton-Parker Institute will be
the appearance of Donald H. Mc
|Gibeny, tomorrow evening, (Fri
day) Jan. 7th.
I This will mark a variation in
I the program, most of the other i
•numbers having been confined to|
musical numbers, and while of:
the highest form of entertain
ment and pleasure, no doubt Mr. j
McGibeny, from his vast store- j
house of experience as a traveler
and student of international ques
tions, will afford an evening of
pleasure and benefit to all who
attend.
Read the synopsis of Mr. Mc-
Gibney’s lecture.
Rev. J. S. Wilder
the “Marrying Parson.”
Savannah, Ga , Jan. 4.—Sa
vannah’s “marrying parson,”
the Rev. John S. Wilder, pastor
of the Baptist on the
South Side, averaged a marriage
a day for the year just closed
with two for New Year’s day.
His greatest record was seven
knots tied in one day. He had
kept almost up to this record the
past ten or twelve years. The
war nor peace nor prosperity nor
stress of more economical times
has had no appreciable effect up- 1
on the demands, he says, on his!
service for performing marriage
ceremonies. Incidentally, his
record for preaching funerals is
not far behind the happier record
of marrying.
Charlotte.
j Special Correapondenee.
We are glad that our school has ;
not started, but sorry that some
j of the children have the whooping
| cough. *
! Mr. Harold Carter, after spend
ing the holidays at this place,]
has returned to L. G. 1., where
he will resume his studies.
Mr. Erastus Craft and Miss
Elbe Gordon were happily mar
ried at the home of the bride
Dec. 25 at 9a. m. After being
congratulated by their friends
they left on the noon train for
Hazlehurst, Atlanta and other
i points.
Miss Winnie D. Smith has re
turned from a trip to Savannah.
Mrs. Audrey Teasley and Miss
Eddie Taylor of Denton were the
! holiday guests at the home of
Mr. W. E. Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dowling
of this place have returned home
after visiting relatives in Wayne
county.
* We are very glad to note that
| Mrs. Dupree, who has been very
I ill, is able to be out.
Gave Barbecue
For Family.
Judge and Mrs. J. C. McAllis
ter entertained their children and
grand-children with a barbecue
on last Wednesday, the twenty-1
ninth.
The barbecue was held near
Mcßae’s mill at this place. About
1:30 the pig all browned delicious- 1
ily was spread on a table which i
] had been erected for this pur
pose. besides the barbecued pig,
I delicious salad, pickles, hot cot
! fee and cake were served,
j Judge and Mrs. McAllister’s
children and grand children are:
Mrs. R F. Mcßae and children,
Dr. and Mrs. J. M. C. McAllister]
and children of Rochelle; Col.
and Mrs. W. C. McAllister and
son of Hawkinsville; Dr. and
Mrs. Jas. McAllister of Atlanta;
Mr and Mrs. S. V. Hicks and
children, Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Hicks and Miss Gladys McAllis
ter all of Mt. Vernon.
Other invited guests were:
Col. and Mrs. A. B. Hutcheson,
Dr and Mrs. J E. Hunt, Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Wright and Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Mason.
"
Changes in Residence
With New Year.
The new year has witnessed
quite a number of changes in
| residences, in which Mt. Vernon
1 families are concerned.
Mr. J. W. Mclntyre and family,
after a residence of over two
years in Mt. Vernon, have return
ed to their home in the Sadie
section. Col. M. B. Calhoun pur
chased the Mclntyre home and
now occupies it.
Mr. T. B. Hughes has moved
with his family out to their farm
south of Mt. Vernon. .County
Warden C. F. Ferrell, who, for
several years, has been a resident
of Tarrytowri, now occupies the!
Hughes home on Washington ,
avenue.
Mrs. Adna Coursey recently j
! purchased the form' r residence
lof Col. Calhoun and will move to
iMt Vernon. Mr. Jonn R. Gray |
land family, it is understood, will;
• also occupy this residence.
_____
Hicks Bros, in
New Quarters.
The Mt. Vernon Auto Co. has
sold its plant to Hicks Brothers,
and the latter firm has moved its
plant into the building owned by
, the Mt. Vernon Auto. Co., south
r of the court house square. The
Mt. Vernon Auto Co., itisunder
! stood, will retire from business.
M. E. Fountain has recently
1 sold a half-interest in his genera!
1 mercantile business to Sheriff E.
E. Burch and sons, and the new
firm will continue the business at]
the same stand next door to the j
postoffice. 1
Tarry town.
Special Correspondence.
I We hope each one will try to
make the New Year more suc
, cessful than the past years.
' Miss Mable Burns returned to
Harrison Sunday to begin her
school again, after spending the
i holidays with home folks.
Among those from here enjoy
ing the turkey dinner at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McDonald
Thursday were Mr. R. D. Beatty
| and family. Mr. B. S. Beatty and
family and Miss Martha Calhoun.
Misses Verna Ray and Jewel
Bramlett were Dublin visitors
Saturday.
i *
I Miss Nellie Wheeler of Kite
was a week end visitor to her un
cle’s home, Mr. A. L. Wheeler.
1 Mr. Cleo Dickens and sisters,
Bertie and Clara, visited relatives
in Vidalia Friday and Saturday.
j Mr. Hardy Warnock, Mr. and
Mrs. James Fowler were among
] our Soperton visitors Tuesday.
Mr. R. J. Boyd, Jr., of Mid
ville visited his parents Sunday.
I Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Beatty at
fended the movies in Vidalia Sat
urday night.
1 Misses Vera and Mabel Burns,
Leila and Mattie Mae Beatty
were guests of Mrs. W. G. Mc-
Donald Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Zeesman an
nounce the birth of a girl, Jan. 1.
Mr. Rufus Wood left Saturday
for Statesboro. We wish him
!success.
Messrs. W. N. and Elzie Mox
ley were Vidalia visitors Monday
afternoon.
Everybody invited to Sunday
school every Sunday afternoon at
3:30 o’clock and B. Y. P. U.
Sunday night at 7 o’clock.
Cheaper Prices Seen
For Summer Clothing.
! Chicago, Jan. s.—The market
for men’s Spring and Summer
clothing was opened in Chicago
today and manufacturers offered
suits much below that of the
Spring of 1920. One of the lead
ing factors in the ready made
I trade quoted the manufacturers’
price of wool suits at $25 com
pared to S4O last fall and *35 a
year ago. Fine blue serge suits
are offered at S3O compared to *47
I last fall and $43 one year ago.
i A standard worsted suit is now
wholesaled at $34 compared to
$45 for spring of 1920. The very
finest worsted suits made in
America are now offered at $53
I compared to SBO, the price last
fall. Fine worsted trousers are
now $9 compared to $12.50 last
spring. Prices for summer goods,
such as mohairs and palm beach
es, range upward from $14.50
compared to *l6 50 last vear.
Buyers from every part of the
country say that they have for
] the most part liquidated goods
; bought at peak prices and from
now on clothing will be retailed
on the new level.
Entertained With a
New Yea’s Dinner.
Mrs. Claude Wright entertain
ed a few of her friends with a
New Year's Dinner on Monday
evening at six o’clock.
The living room and dining
room were beautifully decorated
with pot plants and southern
smilax.
Mrs. Wright was ably assisted
in serving her delicious four
course dinner by her sis er, Miss
Alleen Mcßae.
Mrs. Wright’s guests included
Mrs. J. O. Mcßae, Mrs. A. B.
Hutcheson, Mrs. J. F. Hunt,
]MrB. S. V. Hicks, Mrs. D. A. Mc
|Rae, Mrs. R F. Mcßae and M as
•A.leen Mcßae.
DUROC JERSEY
; SALE TOMORROW
j Local Enterprise Commands
Interest From Broad
r i
j Territory.
The Richmond & McArthur sale
. of Duroc Jersey sows and gilts
, j will at their stock farm
I south of Ailey tomorrow, (Fri
, day) beginning at 1 o’clock in the
I afternoon.
This will be the largest sale of
this kind ever held in this sec
tion, and will attract buyers from
many parts of the United States.
Embraced in the stock to be of
' sered are forty-two sows and gilts
of the very finest type of thor
oughbred registered stock. One
,of the heads of the herd, King’s
, Creator, was bought by the firm
last year for $5,000.
The public is invited to attend.
Lunch will be served at
Col. H. L. Ingleheart of Eliza
bethtown, Ky., and Col. Hengst,
of Louisville, Ky., will serve as
auctioneers. The event will be
one of unusual interest to the
farmers and stock-raisers, and
all should attend.
Made a Director in
Hampshire Association.
Mr. J. E. Hall returned last
Friday from Chicago where he
attended the annual meeting of ,
the Hampshire Swine Record As
sociation held in that eit>". Mr.
Hall’s worth to the association
was recognized by his being
elected one of the three dir ctors
of the association for the ensuing
I the other two dirt c
tors named being Mr. Willie Es
sig, of Tipton, lnd., and Mr.
Depew Head, of Marion, Ohio.
Mr. Hall states that this was
one of the most enthusiastic
meetings in the history o the
association.—Soperton News.
Cowart —Christian.
A beautiful home wedding and
one of unusual interest through
out both Georgia and Florida was
that of Miss Minnie Lee Cowart
and Elmer R. Christian which
I took place Tuesday at the borne
of the bride’s parents, Col. and
. Mrs. L. J. Cowart, at St. Maryp.
| The Rev. J. W. Walker, pastor
, of the First Methodist church,
i officiated.
The home of the bride w« s
( lovely with its decorations of
palms, ferns and cut flowers.
The living room and dining room
, were thrown together and in the
t wide doorway was improvised an
, altar.
t j The bride, who had no atten
dants, was becomingly gowntd
in a tailored model or brown sil
, vertone with accessories to match
and carried a bouquet of bride's
, roses.
Mr. Christian is a member of
, the firm of Christian Brothers,
t prominent lumbermen, of Cocoa,
i j Fla.
Immediately after the cere
mony Mr. and Mrs. Christian
left for points in Florida and will
be at home to their friends at
. Cocoa, Fla., after this week.
Only the immediate family and
a few intimate friends were
present. The out of-town guests
included Mr. and Mrs. A. F.
Cowart of Athens, George B.
r Co a art. of Albany. Miss Elite
I A mow of Savannah, and others.
, - Sav„nnan News.
i For Rent or Sale.
An extra fine 5-horse farm two
miles north of Uvalda, Ga„ for
I sa'e or rent. If you desire to
, purchase, eaty terms can be
, made, For terms of rent or sale,
- see M . V. re n 1 ank, Mt. Ver
i non, or romm i, c ; al Bank, Uval
da, Ga. l-6tf
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