Newspaper Page Text
VOL. XXXVI.
SPOKE TO FARMERS
MONTGOMERY
Profitable Meeting Held at
Court House in Mount
Vernon Yesterday.
Yesterday at noon Montgomery
eounty citizens had an opportu
nity ot hearing several speakers
in the interest of improved forms
of agriculture for the year 1922.
Exercises began at the court
house just before the noon hour
and lasted until two o’clock in
the afternoon.
First speaker on the program
was Prof. G. V. Cunningham of
the Extension Division of the
Georgia College of Agriculture.
Mr. Cunningham outlined a di
versified crop system, for the
sake of the example, applicable
to the one-horse farmer, in which
he showed the number of acres
of several valuable crops which
could be grown to an advantage
by the small farmer. In this he |
advised a very small acreage in
cotton, if any, but laid stress on
food crops, to include peanuts,
sweet potatoes, oats, etc. Neith
er did Mr. Cunningham or the
other speakers advise against*
planting cotton, but any referen
ces to cotton carried with it the
idea of not planting more than
could be handled to an advan
tage and kept free from the boll
weevil.
Mr. Cunningham has been with
the College of Agriculture or
connected with its extension
work for many years, and was
pleasantly remembered by many
of our people as a former visitor
to Montgomery. In the course
of his remarks Mr. Cunningham
strongly stressed the importance
of a county agent, whose activi
ties would be of great benefit to
the farmers.
Mr. D. D. Long of Atlanta, of
the Soil Improvement Committee,
spoke at length on the adapta
bility of soils to certain crops.
He referred to the low acreage
in cotton and corn in this section,
yet paying a tribute to the fer
tility of the soil of South Geor
gia. In the main his was a dis
cussion of the ways and means of
controlling the boll weevil. He
pronounces the dusting process
with calcium arsenate the only
effective remedy for poisoning
the boll weevil, and in detail j
.gave instructions for its applica
tion. Dusting a field of cotton
where the weevil had not appear
ed and dusting a crop ninety per
cent, eaten up by the pest were
stated as unnecessary. In the
first case the weevil would ncs
get the effects of the poison and
in the second case the insect had
already destroyed the cotton.
He laid particular stress on the
importance of planting early ma
turing varietiess proper fertilizer
for certain crops, etc. His talk
was thoroughly interesting and
his answers to many questions
asked were clear and beneficial.
During the discussion the ques
tion having arisen as to the puri
ty of calcium arsenate, being
sold by many different firms, and
how the farmers using same may
be assured of the genuineness of
the article sold them. In order
to clarify the situatation Repre
sentative Folsom took occasion
to refer to the State Department
of Agriculture, which, under a
resolution passed at the last ses
sion of the State Assembly, is
empowered to buy calcinm arsen
ate, in bulk and sell to the farm
ers of the state at cost. The
sum of 110,000 was set aside as a
revolving fund with which to
conduct the transaction. There
fore, as stated by the represen
tative, the farmers of the state
are directly assured of the proper
article ifcbought through the De
partment of Agriculture.
3ifp fKmtfgrmtprg iMomtor.
Will Oppose
Soldier Bonus. \
i
Atlanta, Feb. 8. ~ Atlanta’s!
Chamber of Commerce directors j
went on record this afternoon as!
opposed to the proposed national 1
legislation authorizing a general j
bonus to soldiers who served'
in the United States army during
the recent world-wide conflict.
The referendum on the bonus j
question was taken at the request!
of the United States Chamber of !
Commerce, which organization
is requesting the same action
from all Chambers of Commerce
throughout the country in an en
deavor to learn the sentiment on i
this question of the public in
every section.
However the board of directors
w T ent on record as favoring aid to
the ex-service men by giving
them an opportunity to cultivate
the soil, to enable them to build !
homes, and to acquire vocational
education. Four individual ques
tions were voted on. three of
which were favored and one dis
approved.
I : :
~ln this connection it may be
stated, further, that the Com
missioner of Agriculture, who,
by virtue of his office, is head of
the Department of Entomology, i
is empowered to contract with a
firm, who shall give a $25,000
bond while handling the contract,
thus insuring fair treatment to
the farmers. Under the con
tract, just made by Mr. Brown,
commissioner, calcium arsenate
can be had at 9 cents per pound;
whereas, a year ago it was sell
ing for 18 to 22 cents per pound.
The cost of using it per acre is
therefore less than fifty cents,
as the flat price of nine cents per (
pound will prevail.
Mr. F. M. Conner, industrial
agent of the Seaboard Air Line
railway, gave a summary of the
melon growing feature of farm
ing, marketing, etc. The farm
ers of this section have never
planted melons very heavily, yet
this soil is well adapted to cer
tain varieties. Last year the
melon crop was very profitable
in,certain sections of the atate,
and doutless will be planted very
heavily this year. Mr. Conner
answered a number of questions
relative to fertilizer, cultivation,
etc. He does not advise cuttiug
the vines back, but rather Culti
vate to ends of vines and elimin
ate all but twp of the more
| thrifty melons in order to gain in
growth and volume of fruit.
Melons, and in fact, most pro
ducts of the fruit and, vegetable
line can best be sold through an
organization, in which the buyer
is more or less inclined to accept
the grading of the association.
Mr. Gus Hill, representing the
Georgia Cotton Growers Co-op
erative Association spoke through
the remaining period of the pro
gram, and while limited in time,
gave a very interesting outline
of the work of the Associaton,
the purpose of which i 9 to organ
ize the cotton farmers against]
speculation and adopt a plan by I
which they can pool their pro
duct and sell direct. The state
will be divided into twenty dis
tricts. Mr. Hill is a young farm
er of Texas, where the plan has
been in effect for several years,
and where it is pronounced a suc
cess. Mr. Hill having talked in
limited time, will be in Mt. Ver
non again Thursday afternoon,
2:30 o'clock, and the farmers of
the county are asked to meet him
at the court house for a full dis
cussion of the plan, looking to an
organization in Montgomery
county.
Taken as a whole, the meeting
was a pronounced success, as evi
denced by the fact that the audi- j
ence sat throughout the period j
from twelve to two o’clock.
Similiar meetings are being held
at Alamo today, and tomorrow
j the party will be in Metter.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEB. 9, 1922.
Notes Public School Grades.
i First'Grade Honor Roll —
Walter Dickson, J. W. Grims
! ley, Jack Johnson, Malcolm Pe
i terson, Sara Frances Calhoun,
Mary Bess Cummings, Mary
♦.Maude Garrett, Vernon Hicks,
Mary Jones, Juanita McGahee,
Helen Martin, Mary Lizzie
; Thompson, Lovie Sammons, Orie
Yeomans, Sarah Thompson. We
hope all our mothers will be pres
ent at our Parent-Teachers meet
ing Friday afternoon, 4 o’clock.
! Second Grade'Honor Roll —
Helen Snooks, John Ben Con- j
ner, David Mcßae, Quinelle Me- 1
Rae, James Hester.
Third Grade Honor Roll—
Juanita Avant, Stella Will
Palmer, Edward Blount, Cuba
Lee Sandifer, Clay Wilt, Willie
Joe Adamson, Harlow Johnson.
The Third Grade boys and girls ]
had a contest in * reading last
week. The grls made the higest
mark.
Fourth Grade Honor Roll— i
Thomas Calhoun, Edna Earle j
j Smith, Katherine Snooks, Nelle !
1 Burch, Johnnie Peterson, Carter
Peterson.
Fifth Grade—
The freeze the week before
examination prevented the pu
pils making as good records as ]
usual. A few, however, made i
above 90 in the different studies. |
The boys and girls are contesting j
this week to see which will have j
the fewest tardies. We are plan- j
ning a treat for the winner. J
Honor Roll—Louise Currie, Nina ;
Salter, Lucius Brady, Roy Sam-|
mons and Lila Martin. ;
Epping School News.
Special Correspondence.
Mr. Ovid Graham spent last
Saturday night with Mr. Claude
Phillips.
i
Messrs. John' Q. Palmer and
Henry Joyce went down near
Vidalia Saturday to get some
cattle.
The inclemency of the weather
has cut down our average, but it
is hoped that a moderation of the
weather will bring it up again.
Mr. Chess Moxley made a busi
ness trip to Mt. Vernon last Sat
urday afternoon.
Mr. Claude Phillips and Mr.
Raymond Joyce made a quick
trip to town Monday afternoon.
The School is learning Kipling’s
<‘lf” and they are taking an es
pecial delight in it, too.
There is much interest display
ed in the Library. No one can
realize how they miss a library
until t4iey get one.
Mr. Jimmie Adams made a]
business trip to town Monday.
Mr. Claude Canady was in Mt.
Vernon Saturday afternoon.
i
Miss Victoria Palmer is visiting
her brother in Mt. Vernon this
week.
Lost Hog.
Hampshire'boar; two years old;
weighs?about 250 lbs.; unmarked;
long-bodied. Information lead
ing to’recovery wili be'suitably
rewarded. . Mcßride Bros.,
294 Alston, Ga.
Services Sunday.
Regular services Mt. Vernon
Sunday. 11:00
a. m.I and 7:30 p. m. Subject,
morning hour: True to Heavenly
Vision. Subject,"evening: The!
Minus Sign. Sunday School, 3:30
; pTm. W. A. Peterson, superin
tendent. Come thou"with? us:
we willjdo'thee’good.
L. E. Brady,
Pastor.
Sixth Grade—
We had six tardies last week.
We want less thap that this
j week. Attendance is good, but j
some of the children who live
at a distance seem to have a hard
time getting here on time.
We are reading today “The
, Lady of Shalott” and expect la-;
ter to read more of Tennyson’s
poems.
i
Seventh Grade—
The Seventh Grade regrets
that Barnie Price has been out
of school thia month. He is a
good student and well behaved.
I In our punctuality contest the
; girls won week before last and
j made candy one afternoon after
' school, but last week the boys
and girls tied with a record of
three tardies each; and we shall
have a party some afternoon this
week.
Our reports are to be given
oqt this week. Some of us failed
because of being absent so much.
| Those making the highest mark
lin each study are: Arithmetic,
! Schalah Stephens, 100; Geogra-
Ipfcy, Schalah Stephens, 100;
English, Schalah Stephens, 99;
History, Cora Conn, Edwin
Steele, Schalah Stephens, 98;
Spelling, Gregory Hughes, 94;
Agriculture, Cora Conn, Schalah *
Stephens, 97.
J Regular attendance helps won
derfully in making these fine
| grades.
I Come to see us whenever you ;
! can. We need you.
Remember, boys and girls, our
i regular Sunbeam meeting next
| Monday at the Baptist church.
; Listen for the bell and come.
Four Square Club
Held Meeting Monday.
The Four Square Club met on
last Monday evening at the home
of Miss Theodosia Geiger, Miss
Lillian Douglas, acting as joint
hostess.
The living room was beauti
fully decorated with vines from
which hung red hearts, sugges
tive of Valentine. This sugges
tion was further carried out in
the place cards and refreshments
; which consisted of heart shaped
cream and cake. After playing
a few games of rook, the club
members attended the Glenwood
-8.-P. I. basket ball game.
Upon their return a short busi
ness session was held. It was
moved and seconded that the
Club present a miscellaneous
programme in the near future
A committee, Misses El. Lee,
Beddingfield, and McWhorter,
was appointed to make further
plans.
The Club regrets having Miss
Whatley leave, but wishes for
her much success in her work in
Birmingham.
The entire Club membership
was present, and adjourned to
meet again with the Misses Lee.
Pecan Experiment Station.
Washington, D. C., Feb. B.—A
bill carrying $25,000 for the es
tablishment of a pecan experi
ment station in Georgia under
the Department of Agriculture
was introduced today by Senator
William J. Harris. Several sec
tions of Georgia have presented
claims to the department for
such a station, but the depart
ment advised 'Senator Harris
that it had no!appropriation with
which it could either purchase
lands for such a station and equip
and maintain it. The bureau
wouldKse!ect*'the site after in
bill cannot? be')!secured immedi
ately, Senatorll Harris'mayfoffer
it us anjaddition? to.the'agricu!-
tural appropriation bill whichjwill
be taken up soon.
Presbyterians
Meet Vidalia.
Rev. L. R. Scott of Valdosta,
Presbyterial manager of the Sa
lvannah Presbytery, announces a
meeting at Vidalia tomorrow ev
ening, 10th inst., to which lay
men and members of the Presby
(terian church are especially in
vited.
The meeting will be held at the
Vidalia Presbyterian church, be
ginning at seven o’clock in the
evening, and addresses will be
delivered by Dr. J. B. Ficklen,
Synodical Manager, Covington;
Dr. J. R. Sevier, Augusta; Dr.
D. P. McGeachey, Decatur.
Similiar conferences will be held
during the month at Savannah,
Waycross, Tifton, possibly other
points, but as far as this immedi
ate territory is concerned, Vidalia
will be the point to which the
several Presbyterian churches of
this section should send repre
sentatives, and the churches of
Hack Branch, McGregor.and Mt. |
Vernon are urged to send as i
many representatives as possible
One of the chief features of
the meeting will be to stimulate
renewed interest in the Presby
terian Progressive Program.
' The every member canvass
throughout the Preebyterian
church in Georgia is to be held
March 12th, and at this meeting
the duties of laymen and mem
i bers will be set forth and the j
work given an impetus calculated
to push it to a successful conclu
sion.
Vidalia is a point easily reach
ed, and it is hoped by the pastors
and officers that a large attend
ance will be had from local
churches, not only the officers
but the members. Lunch will be
served at the church before the
opening of the program.
First Round of
Tax Receiver.
I will be at the following points
on the dates named for the pur
pose of receiving state and coun
ty taxes for the year 1922:
Alston, Feb. 22, 9t012 m.
Uvalda, F’eb. 22, 1 to 4 p. m.
Higgston, Feb. 23, 9 to 12 m.
Kibbee, F’eb. 24, 9 to 12 m.
Tarrytown, F’eb. 24, 1 to 4 p. m.
Ailey, E’eb. 25, 9 to 12 m.
Mt. Vernon, F’eb. 25, 1 to 4 p. m.
Please meet me promptly.
G. W. Coleman, T- R.
I Spring Millinery |
Miss Bessie Higgs wishes to an- tj
nounce to the ladies of Mt. Vernon |
and Montgomery county that she
will re-open her Millinery parlors in . gj
Mt. Vernon, at her former stands g
date of opening to be announced §■
later. As formerly, she will carry '
a modern line of Millinery. She |
desires to express her appreciation js'
of former patronage, and ask the §
continued support of the ladies. §
LADIES MUST RETURN
POLL TAX
Recent Statute Makes This
- Requirement Effective
January First.
Tax Receiver G. W. Coleman
. desires The Monitor to call atten
. tion to the statute requiring la
dies to return and pay a poll tax
, in the State of Georgia, under an
, Act passed in 1921.
; Under the old law (and inci
, dentlly before the ladies were
allowed to vote) all male inhabi
tants of the State between the
ages of 21 and GO were required
to pay a poll tax of SI.OO. This,
at the last session of the General
Assembly, was amended by
striking out the word male, so
that a levy of poll tax will apply
to both male and female, as
stated in the section in full as
follows:
“Upon each and every inhabi-
I tant of the State between the
J ages of twenty-one and sixty
years on the days fixed for the
return of property for taxation a
pqll tax of one ($1.00) dollar,
which shall be for educational
! purposes, in instructing children
in the elementary branches of an
English education only. Provi
ded, this tax shall not be de
manded of blind persons, nor
crippled, maimed or disabled
I Confederate soldiers. ...”
Thus, it would appear that la
dies returning property for taxa
tion may answer yes to the qyes
tion “Are you subject to poll
tax,” as given on the blank; and
those not returning property in
their name for taxation may re
turn poll taxes on the proper
blank for that’purpose, provided
by the tax receiver.
| It may be suggested that it is
: not necessary for a lady to con
j fer with the tax receiver (how
ever glad he may be to see them)
but the return of a lady's poll
tax can be made to the receiver
by some male member or frier d
of the family, as in the case of a
man making returns of property
owned by his wife or some lady
member of the family.
* * —*
Residence For Sale.
Seven-room residence; large
lot; outbuildings, etc. Well lo
cated in Mt. Vernon; low price.
I See at once W. W. Pierce,
294 Mt. Vernon, Ca.
NO. 44.