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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1921)
VOL. XXXVI. MONEY IN SIGHT FOR VETERANS Money Forthcoming as Soon as Warrants Can be Issued. Ordinary McAllister has re caived from the governor’s office a communication of extreme in terest to the Confederate Veter ans of the county. The last General Assembly of | the Georgia Legislature passed a ’ bill providing that the governor may sell in advance rent war rants on the rental of the State Road (the W. &A.) This case was tested by the Supreme Court and the decision, handed down a few days ago, pronounces the act legal. There- 1 fore, it will be only a few days, i in all probability before Christ- • mas, when the Ordinary will be j able to make payment to the | Veterans of this county. The pension commisioner has his clerical force preparing the warrants and they will be sent i out to the various counties at once. When the Montgomery county warrants arrive, notice will be given in The Monitor. Citizens Bank Alston Has Closed Doors. The Citizens Bank of Alston, which was organized in 1911, has closed its doors, and is now in the hands of the State Superin tendent of Banks. Auditors are now checking the J books of the institution, and in a j few days a liquidation agent will i be placed in charge. Whether the bank will reopen for business, The Monitor is not informed. lattice From Ordinary Regarding Annual Returns To Guardians and Administrators: The law has been changed, and you are now required to make annual returns to the Ordinary January first, instead of July first, as heretofore. Observance of the change will facilitate mat ters in many instances. J. C. McAllister, Ordinary, j Profit Division HOLIDAY SALE BEGINS THURSDAY, DEG 15 We are Overstocked—not with shelf worn odds and ends, but with High-Class Merchandise. If the people will help us reduce this Enormous Stock, they are wel come to a Goodly Share of the Profits. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES NOTIONS, HOUSE FURNISHINGS HARDWARE These are some of the principal items which are offered the public on the profit-sharing plan. No traps or schemes to offer, but just a Plain, Open, Sweeping Opportunity to buy the Necessities of Life on a Liberal, Co-Operative Plan, and in keeping w ith the times. Common living demands economy. BEGINS THURSDAY COME EARLY Nothing Charged. Cash Gives You the Reduction D. A. Mcßae Store MT. VERNON atlj? iiflmtnr. MEETING OF PARENT-TEACHERS, j ' ! The Parent-Teachers Associa te held its regular meeting at the auditorium on last Friday. The following program was pre sented: Silent Night—7th Grade. Spirit of Christmas—Miss Ma rie Brown. Vocal Solo— Mrs. M. B. Cal-! houn. Piano Solo—Margaret Currie. Christmas Carols —Quartet. Christmas Giving —Mrs. R. C. Edwards. Jingle Bells —Ukulele Club. After the business session de-1 lightful refreshments were serv ; ed by the entertainment commit-: tee. j i Those present were: Mesdames! S. V. Hicks, A. ,G. Hicks, D. A. 1 i Mcßae, F. M. Harris, H. L. Wilt, jj. Wade Johnson, C. H. Wright, J. E. Hunt, Julian Peterson, M. L. Stephens, M. B. Calhoun, E. O. Dickson, Jessie Tyler, and Misses Brown, Pinkerton, Yeo mans, Currie, Lee, Beddingfield and McWhorter. We wish that all patrons would attend these meetings. They are j helpful and result in much good. Tax Collector’s • Last Round. | I will be at the following places on the dates named for the pur- I pose of collecting state and coun i ty taxes for the year 1921: Charlotte, Dec. 12, 9 to 11:30 a m Uvalda, Dec. 12, 12 to 3 p. m. Sharpe Spur, Dec. 13, 9 to 11:30 a. m. Alston, Dec. 13, 12 to 3 p. m. Higgston, Dec. 14, 9 to 11:30 arr McGregor, Dec. 14, 12 to 1. p m. Ailey, Dec. 14, 1:30 to 3 p. m. Tiger Bridge, Dec. 15,10 to 11:30 a m Kibbee, Dec. 15, 1 to 3 p. m. Tarry town, Dec. 16, 9 to 3 p. m. Mt. Vernon, Dec. 17, 19, and 20, when books will close. Yours very truly. H. C. Davis, T. C. M. Co., Ga. MT. VERNON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. DEC. 15, 1921. Bethel News 1 Special Correspondence. Brother Ralph Griffin filled his regular appointment at Bethel and preached an interesting ser mon. His subject being Conse cration. He will preach here ‘January 1, 1922. All invited to attend. t ■Miss Annie Mills, who is teach ing at Swift Creek School, spent the week end with home folks : in Wadley. Miss Miss’Mary Malone, who is teaching at McGregor, and Mr. Carson Mitchell attended preach ; ing here Sundry. Mr. S. L. Morris and family, J also Miss Mary Malone and Mr. Carson Mitchell were the dinner! guests of Mr. and Mrs" Make Morris Sunday. A large uumber of nice hogs j have been killed in this section, j > during the past week. I All are invited to came to our! Sunday School which meets at! 2p, m, Come and let us spend one hour studying God’s work. > » Brother Barfield will preach here Dec. 25, at 3 p. m. just after I Sunday School. Mr. and Mrs. Make Morris j were shopping in Vidalia Satur-! day. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hilton are i 1 planning to move to Savannah j jsoon. Miss Annie Mills will render a j ! Christmas program at Swift j | Creek Dec. 23, in afternoon. j Mr. A. J. Hilton spent Friday with Mrs. Make Morris. We are sorry to report Mrs. Newell Dixon on the sick list. [ Hope for a Speedy recovery. Are Subject to Special Tax. The following is a summary of the special tax Act, passed by, the General Assembly oflGeorgia \ and approved August 15, 1921, ! reference being made to such j items as are’calculatedlto affect citizens of Montgomery county. Parties engaged in such on Janu ary Ist are required to register with the Ordinary, payment of special taxes to be made'to the tax collector. Failure to so regis ter and pay subjects the party to indictment for misdemeanor. All persons beginning such business after the first of January are re quired to register and pay tax in full for the year. Abstractor of titles $25.00 Automobiles—dealers or soliciting orders for 27.50 Automobile garages 5.00 Automobiles for hire 5.00 Barbershops 10.00 Book agents 5.00| Real estate dealers 25.00 Playing card dealers 25 00 , Cigar dealers 5.00 Cigarettes and papers 25.00’ Corporations (according to capital) Pressing clubs 5 00 Insurance agents 10 00 Lightning system dealers 25.00 Lightning rods 50.001 Live stock dealers 10.00 I Loan agents 25 00 Slot machines and punch boards 10.00 Musical instruments 10.00 j Peddlers (drugs, soaps, etc) 50.00 Pistols and cartridges 35.00 Photographer 10.00 Pictures and frames 15.00 Soda founts 5.00 Hotels, for each room .50 Monuments and tombstone dealer 10.00 Cases and restaurants 5.00 Undertakers 10. (X) Ferries 25.00 All who have not paid special I taxes for the year 1920 will please ' do so at once. Yours very truly, H. C. Davis, T. C. 1 Oak Ridge News. J Special Correspondence We are very sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. C. L. Moore, j who died Friday p. m. at her ;home near Moultrie, Ga. She was a former resident of Mt. Vernon. She is survived by her husband, one child Miss Annie Laurie Moore and numerous rel atives and friends. The remaips i were laid to .rest near Moultrie Sunday p. m. We sympathize with the bereaved ones and may the richest of God’s blessings rest upon them all. Mr. I. L. Ladson and his sons' G. M. and J. E. Ladson of Moul-j trie, B. Ladson of Dublin, W. B. Ladson of W’illacoochee and Colon Ladson of; near Tarry town all i met at their old home, near Mt. Vernon, Sunday en‘route to Lib ! erty County, where they will en | gage in a big deer hunt. We | wish them a good time. i Mr. George Thigpen and fami ly of Stuckey spent a few days with his brothers, J. E. and Bob Thigpen. Mrs. F. M. Barrington is still ion the sick list. Hope she will 1 soon recover. Mrs. W. P. Moore called to see I Mrs. Wiley Taylor Sunday p. m. Mr. W. P. Moore left Saturday p. m. for Moultrie to attend the | i funeral of his brother's wife. Mr. F. M. Barrington and little son, Marvin, made a business j trip to Ailey and Mt. Vernon Saturday. Master A. J. Price spent Sun day night with his cousin. Lad j son Moore. Ask Bond Issue for State Roads. Mr. J. N.[Stephens, Third Vice President of the Georgia Associa ! tion of County Commissioners, attended the annual meeting in ; Macon yesterday of the State 1 Highway Development Associa tion. The purpose of the meeting was to permanently organize the association, with a view of enlist ing co-operation toward building up sentiment in favor of a $75,- 000,000 state bond issue, to be used in connection with Federal aid for a system of statewide highways for Georgia. The meeting was held in the city autitorium, and Hon. J. B. Daniel of LaGrange was elected chairman. Vice-Presidents are Morgan Thompson of Hawkiris ville, J. M. Twitty of Brunswick, W, J. Satterfield of Cannon, Mrs. E. A. Thornton of Atlanta, Mrs. Orville A. Hark of Macon, Mrs. jc. E. Battle of Columbus. Under the Federal allotment Georgia’s share would be52,000,- 000 annually. The executive con.mittee, to be appointed by the chairman, will consist of one citizen from each congressional district, who will have power to appoint a secre ! tary and a committee to push the [work in each county of his dis-j ! trict. The 1922 session of the Georgia: Assembly will be asked to pass a i constitutional amendment which: will be submitted to the voters j of the state at the November: election for ratification. There is cor siderable sentiment iri fa-! vor of the bond issue. This is the solution of the road building problem. The county, under the present system, which does not, or eannot, raise sufficient funds to match Federal aid is not build ing a permanent system of pub lic roads. * , 1 Montgomery was one of the first South Georgia counties to seek Federal aid for public road building, and this has resulted in the highway running east and 1 west across the county. j MR. K. H. GARNER died Sunday; Mr. K. H.\Garner, a well known citizen of the county, died lat his home six miles north of Mt. Vernon, at an early hour Sunday morning. For some time he had suffered with a cancer,({which, beginning on one hand, had spread upward to his shoulder .'and had reached his body in malignant form. Mr. Garner was a man of quiet orderly bearing, and ' lead an honest life. He had the good i will and esteem, of his neighbors and his going is a blow to the community in which he was a beloved figure. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. C. R. Palmer. Funeral services were held 'Tuesday afternoon*by Dr. J. C. Brewton of the Baptist church, of which deceased was a member. Remains were buried in the \ Cooper cemetery. Mr. Garner was about sixty years of age. Oak Grove Dots. Special CoiTVapomleucti. Mr. D. O’Brien left Tuesday for Appling county for a few j days. Mr. J. A. Reynolds made a business trip to Ailey Tuesday. Miss Annie Mae Richardson gave a candy pulling Tuesday night of last week. It was en joyed by all present. Mrs. A.*J. Graham visited Mrs. I). O’Brien afternoon. There was a large crowd at the cane mill Monday night. Mr. Will Hughes was in Mt. Vernon Monday and Tuesday. Miss Annie Reynolds gave a sing Sunday night. It was at tended by a large number. We are practicing every few days for our Christmas program. We are not planning a very long program, but hope to have a good one. The children are expecting Santa Friday. Our prayer meetings on Wed nesday nights are still progress ing nicely. Little Ethleen O’Brien spent Monday night with Ida Belle Reynolds. Sunday school next Sunday at 2:30. Everybody come and be with us. A Select line of Christmas toys on display at McCrimmon’s Store. THE UNIVERSAL CAB Pride of Ownership The Ford Touring Car has brought to the farm homes ij of the country more real pleasure, comfort and con- \\ venience than perhaps any other one thing. It has enabled the farmer and his family to mingle : with friends, attend church, neighborhood functions, and enjoy the many pleasantries that abound in ; j country life. Truly the Ford car with its low cost of operation and maintenance, its usefulness and efficiency, has been a boon to the American farmer. Your order should be placed at once if you wish to avoid delay in delivery. McBRIDE MOTpR CO. UVALDA, GA. LOSES ARM IN MILL ACCIDENT I . I Mr. Frank Mobley is Victim of Accident Johnson’s Mill Tuesday. Mr. Frank Mobley, son of Mr. I and Mrs.fA. W. Mobley of Long ; pond, L suffered a very painful I accident at the sawmill of Mr. W. A. Johnson Tuesday. The I unfortunate young man was taken to Vidalia after he had received attention from Dr. Moses, who was called to the scene of the accident, and he'is in a very precarious condition, according to reports. The mill is located on the Mos es land near Dead River. The young man attemptedito put on I a belt attached to the sawdust I conveyer or somersimiliar part of the machinery, whenihis left arm was jerked off above the joint and his shoulder lacerated. Mr. Mobley is a veteran of the late war, havingljserved in the Coast Guard Artiilery, trained at Fort Screven, and saw overseas service. He is an energetic, pop ular young man, and the misfor tune which come to him is regret ted by a largejnumber of friends. Will Issue Booklet on * Marketable Crops. Athens, Ga., December 13. — The State College of Agriculture, under the direction of Dr. Andrew M. Soule, is preparing an educa tional booklet on the markets situation in Georgia. The book will be distributed throughout Georgia by the county agents. The work takes up the ques tions of crops being raised now and how they are being market ed, and also what should be rais ed and how if could be marketed. The booklet is strictly an educa tional publication, and, like the other work of the agricultural college with reference to market ing, is designed to help Georgia farmers. Santa Has Arrived. Santa Claus has come to the Mt. Vernon Drug Store! See the table at the left of the door—something for father, mother, brother and sister. Look at thfc list: Baskets, Doll Clothes, Blotters, Needle Books, Pincushions, Tie Hangers, Scrap Books, Possible Histories, Crocheted Work, Sten ciling. Napkin Rings, Post Cards, Xmas Booklets. Come while the best is there. Merry Xma«! NO. 36.
