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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1922)
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. iM OWAN MONTOOMMY COUNTY. | Entered at the Poatofflcf in Mt. Wren. Ga, as Second-Class Mail Matter. j H. B. I-OLSOM, Owner and Idiior, sl*§o a Year, in Advance sdvertiiteraontd must Invariably be paid in idvancn, at tin Irynl rate, and an tbe law directs; and must be in band not later than Wednesday morning of thetirat week of insertion Mount Vernon. Ga.. Thursday Morning, February 23, 1922. Let Women Serve on Local School Boards. Tomorrow afternoon there will be held throughout the county an election of trustees of tL public schools, and certainly it will be hoove the patrons of the several schools to choose as trust# s those having at heart the ad vancement of the educational in terests of the boys ai d girls of the county and the develop ment of the public school system as a whole. The office of trustee tints not carry with it any material re muneration; in fact, it imposes a res|>onsihility which is ordinarily undertaken only by the patriotic! and self-sacrificing citizen, The individual who serves that he may foster some private interest is not worthy of the sui port of his feljow patrons. / It has been suggested that, in view of the qualification of the women to vote and hold office in the state, they form at least a part of the membership < f local school boards. This suggestion does not carry with it the ideal that women should run the pub-; lie school affairs of the state or thrust themselves into politics; merely for the novelty of doing, for there are spheres in which she can more gracefully and more profitably acquit herself. The Mohitor has nev< r advo ' rated woman suffrage, hut with the Federal amendment allowing such ratified by a suffice nt num ber of states to make it effective throughout the Union, we feel that it is no longer in order for the women of Georgia to refuse to accept the privilege C"iif rred on them as citizens having equal rights with men. There are positions, elective and appointive, entirely unsuited to the tastes and talents of the ladies; hut granting tl ■ fitness of many women for certain pub lic positions, as any fan numb (I man is forced to concede, we see no reason why one or more la dies should not be honored with trust' eships on* the local school boards, not merely lor the sake of conferring honor upoi a lady and bringing her into public no I tice, but lor the sake of placing on the board one or mm-,' mem bers whose training, aptitude and natural sympathy piece tin m closer to the children ai d their needs during the formative p ri od. Naturally, we do not believe the women of Georgia will ev< r attempt to rush into pqbl office. Broadly speaking, public office .is not suited to women, arid like wise women are not si. tod to office. But, as stated, tl • art positions in which she e; n vein materially aid a vital can.; and! education is a cause in w Ifioh sin is raturally interested, and b\ her efforts, when oflßcia \ allow ed, can elevate to higi r and! n ore potential degrees of pro ; gross and benefit. The child mind and conditions b« st suited to its dcvc’opmen* have a place in the nature anti inclination of womankind; then, why not allow these g« tie spit its of extended vision and exalt 1 ideals Jo have a voice mutters affecting tbe w• lfa:< >f tK> \ >. l l of the lard? They are capable, and if so inclined, on their own initiative or through the desire; of patron -of the pul! e scL !s why not a lady serve a* a mem her of a local srhi oi >ai <i Again, we do not m. an that every local school board mid have as its executive head a ladw This is not necessary, unless tin occasion should arise in some particular case. But acting in an advisory capacity, injvhichj she is an artist and pastmaster, again we say let her have a trial in a position for which she is by nature well suited. ffTTfTTVVTWmfTVmTVfV* *• 1 ► Georgia State t 3 l Press Expressions. | • tUAAAAAUAAAItAkiitAUi* l S wains boro Forest - Blade: — Some people seem to have the idea that they can live any kind of life, do any. kind of deed, swindle their neighbor all they can, and do any and everything ; that suits their fancy and still be respected citizens and get to heaven in the end. Well, they I can't. Springfield Herald: President Harding has declared against primaries, saying the Convention plan was preferable every time. IJorr’t know how the convention plan works in the north, hut down south they are altogether one sid'd. Here conventions are always dominated by the politicians and the masses have no say. The primary is best with us as it guarantees a say for every person that can vote. Eastman Times-Journak—Suc cess is right ahead of us, but it moves tot) rapidly for the laggard | to catch it. Butler Herald; Every new item of expense adds new tax burdens, The soldiers’ bonus bill, and we believe the boys are entitled to it, will mean if passed that we are again taxed to raise the bonus. Southeast Georgian: Savan nah is about to help herself to a bridge across the Savannah river. As we have our hands full of bridge propositions down here we cannot help her any, but wish her good luck. A bridge that near Savannah and the coast will increase travel this way. Brvan Enterprise:—The presi dent of tbe Georgia Retail Food Dealers said in Savannah the other day that no lower prices for groceries were insight. He j said he would not he surprised if; the prices are not increased. Yet we are told every day that the cost of li\ing is coming down. Low Price Products; High Cost Merchandise. Farm products have dropped in price to such an extent that farmers are no longer able to hope for a reasonable profit from their labors under existing con ditions. . At the same time they are still paying high prices for what they are forced to buy. As a result of this unwarranted condition farmers are now de manding that the government fix a fair minimum price on sugar, wheat, corn, cotton, and wool, in order that they may be justified in tilling their soil beyond what is necessary for their own con sumption. Manufacturers, transportation companies and laboring classes ire all organized and are able to keep prices of their products and labor up. The farmer is but poorly organ- I iced, hence he besomes the goat and holds the bag. The hardest working man of! j them all is the most poorly paid, j t here is justice in the demand. ! Eastman Times-Journal. NEW MEAT MARKET. This will inform my former patrons ami * the public generally; that I have opened a Modern Meat Market Feb. ‘2O, in building \\ it It the Meat Curing Plant. The patron age of the public is respectfully invited. J. A. Palmer. MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1922. Oak Grove Dots. | i Special Correspondence. (Too late for last week.) Mr, P. H. Daniels and wife ,and Mrs. J. T. Walker were vis iting their daughter and sister, Mrs. D. O’Brien of Baxley, last I week. Mrs. J. A. Reynolds was the guest of Mrs. C. W. Peterson Monday of last week. Mr. J. E. Bennetand Mr. A. J. | Graham made a business trip to! I Appling county Saturday, return ing Monday. 4 Rev. C. E. McPaniel delivered a splendid sermon here last Wed nesday night. Mr. Will Hughes gave a candy; pulling some few nights ago. It was attended and enjoyed by a . large number. Miss Annie Reynolds was the i guest of Miss Sudie Graham Sun day. Mrs. A. J. Graham is on the sick list this week. * We hope she ; will soon be well again. Mrs. J. T. Walker was visiting Mrs. Graham Sunday afternoon. Mr. J. A. Reynolds and son, . Felton, were in Mt. Vernon and , Ailey Saturday. Mr. Dan Lett of Brunswick ■ was in this section a few days ago. Miss Gladys Leggett spent Sunday night with Mrs. J. E. Bennett. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood were the day guests of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hughes Sunday. Everybody come to Sunday school next Sunday at 2:20 and also prayer meeting on Wednes day night. Advocates Jail Sentences Certain Divorce Cases. Macon, Ga., February 20. From his pulpit in the First Bap , tist church last night, Rev. Dr. i W. R. Owen, the pastor declared that the guilty party in a divorce case should be given a jail sen tence. "If a man steal SIOO we put him in jail,” said Dr. Owen. “If he wrecks a home and breaks a heart and ruins the future life of children, we grant him or the wife a divorce, and he still is a leading citizen. Try a jail cure for both men and women who are guilty parties in divorce pro ceedings and divorces would have the same stamp of disgrace that obtained in other years.” Dr. Owen touched on the local record of the divorce mill. He showed that in one year’s time the number of divorce cases that came before the superior court of Bibb county —February terms of 1921 and 1922-have fallen off from 64 cases last year to 34 this year. “1 believe in some divorces be inggranted,” said the minister. “The New testament teaches that for infidelity on the part of man or woman the innocent par ty has the right of divorce and remarriage. I think that for such trifles as incompatability of temper, desertion or much so-call ed ‘cruelty’, that separations are advisable, but without the privi lege of remarriage. The public holds in its hand the power to so ; ridicule easy divorce, or as some one has called it, ‘barnyard mor ality,’ that public opinion would hold in disgrace the divorce who had flimsy grounds for ‘striking another bargin.' and on the other ! hand, public opinion would stand behind the wronged party in a divorce granted on Biblical ] grounds. Thank God, but five 1 states have better divorce records i I than Georgia, and that hardly a j single divorce is granted to a I couple that lives in the country.” ■ . Fred M. Harris Attorney at Law MT. VERNON, GA M. E. CALHOUN : Atty at Law, w ' i % Mt Vernon, Georgia Armour’s Fertilizers. The big crop kind. Farmer’s should buy them to insure good yields. It cuts the cost of grow-1 ing. Get them now, from A. B. Hutcheson, Mt. Vernon, local agent. orChas. H. Smith, Mcßae, 2 2-4. Highest Prices Paid %for Live Stock. We are constantly in the mar ket for cattle and hogs. Many years experience qualifies us to offer superior advantages to the producers of this section. We are in position to handle your business in a most satisfactory manner. Get our prices. W. D. & C. W. Peterson, 9192 m Ailey, Ga Citation, Georgia—Montgomery County. E. J. Hadden, administrator of Mrs. Belle McDaniel, deceased, represents to the court in his petition, duly filed and entered on record, that, he has fully administered Mrs. Belle Mc- Daniel’s estate. This is, there fore, to cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, why said administrator should not be dis charged from his administrotion and receive letters of dismis sion on the first Monday in March, 1922. J (J. McAllister, Ordinary. Citation. Georgia—Montgomery County. M. B. Calhoun, administrator of M. D. Hughes, deceased, repre sents to the court in his petition, duly filed and entered on record, that he has fully administered M. D. Hughes’ estate 'i'll is is, therefore, to cite all per sons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, why said admin istrator should not be discharged from his administration and re ceive letters of dismission on the first Monday m March, 1922. J. C. McAllister, Ordinary. | The Need of § Is k _ I 11 4 Suitable I i| I Come to Us 1 § I Stationery | # | business or enterprise small or great—whether g 4I > | < M ► a peanut stand, privately owned and operated by i) 11 niodest individual of limited means, or a mam- \ \ moth corporation financed by extensive capital and under O I the management of trained business men—cannot success- [I fully exists without appropriate Stationery. The business $ $ man is judged by the stationery he uses. If he uses none, \ j he suffers the consequent losses. f $ We have studied the needs of the public, and for many years it has been our business to supply all classes with high G $ class stationery suited to the needs of the individual user \ \ THE nONTQOiTERY MONITOR \\ MT. VERNON, GA, 1 COFFINS, CASKETS, FUNERAL SUPPLIES | ill We Carry at all Times a Full l|| and Complete Line of Coffins, Caskets and Funeral Supplies, including Metallic i Lined and all Metal Caskets. FREE HEARSE SERVICE i We Pay Strict Attention to All Details SUMNER & SAMMONS ,I • i : Phone No. 25. SOPERTON, GA. j Enough to W eather Any Storm ♦ IT is in time of business readjustment that the real value of a bank foundation is shown. Our Resources have been conserved in prosperous days for just such a readjustment period as this and with the added advantage of our Membership in the Federal Reserve System we are better equipped to serve you now than ever, | THE BANK OF SOPERTON Capital $25,000.00 Surplus, $25,000 00 N L. GILLIS, President. J. E, Hall, V.-President and Cashier J. B. O CONNER, Vice-President. 1. H. Hall,|Jr., Assistant Cashier SOPERTON, GA. ■■■" 11 11 ■"■ ——— ■—— ■■ ■ ■ ■ I. M
