VOL. XXXVI.
COLLECT TAXES;
CANCEL DEBT
Governor Optimistic Despite
Bankrupt Condition of
Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga., Mar. 7. — When
all taxes in Georgia for the year
1921 have been paid, the State
will have at last reached a firm
financial footing, according to
Governor Hardwick, who id a
statement declared that after
paying all appropriations for 1921,
a balance of almost a million
dollars will have been left in the
'treasury.
Governor Hardwick said that
approximately $1,750,000 was yet
to be paid into the State by the
county tax collectors, and that
the only appropriation for 1921 to
be met was about $1,000,000
toward the school fund. There
is at present $350,000 in the
treasury, he said.
“If all tlje taxes were paid at
once, the State would be in a
most comfortable financial condi
tion,” the governor said. “On a
surplus of thee-quarters of a mil
lion dollars, together with what
what the gasoline tax will bring
in quarterly, we can run very
nicely until the taxes are due
again next year.
“The taxes are a little slow in
coming in, of course. In years
’ before, most of them have been
paid before this time, but I am
sure they will have been paid be
fore April 20, which is the last
day.”
The governpr said that he had
recently borrowed $500,000 to
pay half of the remainder of the
school appropriation, and would
pay the other half as soon
as sufficient money had come
into the treasury. He [pointed
out that he had obtained
this loan at a 5 per cent rate of
interest, payable in September,
with the privilege of paying at
any time. He said this amount
would be paid immediately on the
receipt of sufficient money.
“There is one thing that wor
ries me”, the governor said,
“that is the payment of the
$600,000 due the pensioners this
month. Os course this is not a
1921 debt, and for that reason I
have given orders that the school
funds are to be paid first.
“I think, however, that when
we have receved all of the tax
money I can take care of the pen
sioners, too.”
Junior Class Entertained
By Miss Helen Mcßae.
On Monday evening, at the
home of her mother, Mrs. R. F.
Mcßae, Miss Helen Mcßae enter
tained her class, the Juniors of{
8.-P. I. The spacious living
room and dining room were
thrown ! together and were
decorated with yellow daf
fodils, and yellow jassamines,
and green pot plants, the class
colors being green and gold.
The guests, upon arriving were
served punch by Mrs. N. D. Cobb.
It was in the nature of a prom |
party but many interesting games
were played also.
Music was furnished through
out the evening by Miss Eliza
beth Lee and also tne Victrola:
was played.
At a late hour delicious green
and gold cream and cake was
served by Mrs. Cobb, Misses Lee
and McWhorter.
Those invited were: Misses
Elizabeth Barrett, Helen Lee,
Iris Pierce, Willie Mae Pierce,
Margaret Currie, Goldie Mcßae,
Sara McArthur, Lena Mae Mcln
tyre, Nanie Lou Mclntyre;
Messrs. Williams, Leggett, Mc-
Rae, Kitchens, Olan Stubbs, Tru
man Stubbs, Clarence Smith,
Eugene Smith, McSwain, Davis,
McCrimmon.
The teachers invited were
Miss Elizabeth Lee and Miss Mc-
Whorter and Mr. Dudley. 1
HUrntgomerg fitimttnr.
Old Ladies Ate
Entertained.
domplimentary to her guest for
the week, Mrs. Navie Earl of
Mcßae, Mrs. D. A. Mcßae en
tertained w'ith a spend-the-day
party yesterday.
The guests were chosen from
among the girlhood friends of
Mis. Earl, a native of Montgom
ery county. Those present were
Mrs. Janie Mcßae, Mrs. Elia
Hughes, Mrs. Florence McArthur
and Mrs. Mary McArthur.
It was a happy party of elder-'
lv ladies, each past the three
score and ten mark, yet in active
life and enjoying to the fullest i
extent the opportunity of re- •
hearsing the events of years;
when their hearts were gay and
attuned to the things of youth
and young* womanhood.
It may be imagined that they :
i paid glowing tributes to the days
of long ago, when everything j
! was “just so”, when elegance.:
: and refinement was not robbed ,
[of its beauty by the distracting 1
conditions that now prevail, and j
when the younger set rule the j
npnch and boss the patriarchal, j
How different the days when ;
these ladies were • young, when I
j there were no moving pictures, j
! no automobiles, no gay and giddy
j diversions to rake children away
; fiom their mother's knees, where
1 prayers were said at eventide,
| and where after a genteel foot
i washing, kids were put to bed
jwr • a light supper. Gone are
-t!" d ys that were so different!
jfr : t e present.
on -’sion was no doubt
1 i
:ii .ii ■, ummscenses enjoyed j
;b\ : se ladies in the charming !
little reunion of old friends,
j They were delighted with the
hospitality of their hostess, and
appreciated the visit of their
friend of former years.
Oak Grove Dots.
Special Corre&pondence.
Rev. C. E. McDaniel filled his
appointment here Saturday and
Sunday. There was a very large
crowd out to hear the fine sermon
presented to them.
Mr. J. B. Roberson of Savan
nah was a Sunday visitor here.
Mr. J. T. Walker, wife and
daughter went to Denton Mon
day to the funeral of Mr. Ben
Walker’s son, Claude. He had
been in ill health for some time.
We are in sympathy with all his
friends and love ones.
Miss Annie Reynolds was the
; guest of Miss Gladys Leggett
! Sunday.
The young people here gather
ed at Mr. J. E. Bennett Sunday
night and had some fine music
and singing.
Mrs. M. A. Peterson was visit
ing Mrs. H. D. Legget Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. Branch was visiting Mrs.
Mincy Sunday p. m.
Mr. Roy Wood was the Guest
of Mr. George Reynolds Saturday
night.
Misses Mattie Hugh and Nan
nie Lou Mclntyre of the Sadie
' section were in this section Sun
day.
Everybody remember Sunday
school and prayer meeting and
come. -
Card of Thanks.
We take this method to extend
our Heartfelt Thanks to each and
every one who so kindly aided us
during the illness and death of
our dear husband and father, and
also to the attending physicians:
Dr. R. L. Latimore, Savannah;
J. H. Dees, Alston; M. L. Currie,
Vidalia; M. Morrison, Glenwood;
May God bless them all.
I Mrs. Tom Morris and Children.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAR. 9, 1922.
j Must Build Up the Soil in
Order to Increase Production.
■ I (Written for Montgomery Monitor by D. D. Long)
In this time of stress when all
• farmers are trying to work out
of a depression, it is essential
i that farming as a business should
!be looked upon from a business
j basis.
It is necessary to diversify, for
diversification always has been a
paying proposition even before
the boll weevil came and especial
ly so in relation to the production
[of home supplies.
Diversification, however, is not
the whole'.solution uuless the - yields
of the crops are profitable. It
cannot be expected that a farm
; operator can just diversify and
; expect to work out of this seri
ous situation. It requires more
: than that. It requires that the
yields shall be sufficiently high
to pay costs of production and
and leave a profit. Low- yields
are very often the cause of com
plaint that prices do not pay
: costs of production.
Cost surveys as conducted by
| the United States Department of
Agriculture show that with in
creased yields the costs of pro
duct decreases and that the pro
fits per acre increase. It is ne
cessary therefore to look well to
your yields to determine whether
or not they are profitable.
Assuming that costs of produc
tion for 1922 are about the same
as for 1914, we can obtain from
the Farm Management survey of
Brooks county Georgia by the
i United states Department of Ag
riculture, cost records which are
valuable in determining whether
! yields are profitable.
A yield under 200 lbs. of lint
cotton cost 11.6 cents a pound;
from 200 to 300 lbs. lint, 6.1 cents
a pound; from 300 to 400 lbs. lint
7.8 cents a pound: and for 400
pounds and over, 7.5 cents a lb.
The average costs per acre was
$34 51. The boll weevil will, of
course, increase the cost even if
the cotton is protected. The
census returns of 1920 show that
the average yield of Montgomery
county was 110 lbs. of lint.
The same Government investi
gation shows that the cost of
prodncing corn was as folldws:
Yield per acre Cost per bu.
9.3 bu. 1.26
13.4 . .85
17.8 .73
24.2 .66
Average 14.3 bu. 89c.
Quoting from the above publi
publication “The data also pres
ent indicate that under conditions
found, with corn at an average
price of 75 cents per bushel, it is|
necessary to secure a yield above
10 bushels per acre of corn plant
ed in rows alternating with pea
nuts or about 18 bushels of corn
planted “solid” if a profit is to
be shown when figured by cost
determination methods.”
The average yield of corn for
Montgomery county 1919 was 11.2
bushels according to the census
of 1920. A comparisom with the
above figures reveals at a glance
whether this average yield is j
profitable.
Again quoting from this survey, i
“Oats must yield about 15 bush
els to show a profit at an average
price of approximately 50. cents;]
but when the yield slightly ex-|
ceeds 25 bushels, the cost is re
! duced to 36 cents per bushel. |
The latter yields a good margin
of profit.”
The average yield of oats for '
Montgomery county as reported
by the census of 1920 is 16.1
bushels per acre. From the
above statement is this yield pro-,
fitable? « i
The average cost of producing
peanuts as determined by this
survey was $36 61 per acre.
The average yield was 37 bushels
per acre with a net cost of 99
cents per bushel.
1 j The yield of Montgomery coun
:! ty for 1919 as reported by the
1 j census was 20 bushels. Assum-
I i ing that the average cost of $36.-
>j 31 to be the average cost under
! Montgomery county conditions,
■; the cost of production per bushel
. is automatically decreased as in
i other crops.
The average yield of sweet po
j tatoes for Montgomery county in
[ 1919 as shown by the census re
| port of 1920 was 89 bushels per
! acre. Os all crops this yield ap
pears to be most profitable. The
analysis of cost production shows
that the cost of production per
bushel rapidly decreases as the
yield increased. The profits also
increased with increased yields.
Under 1914 conditions an average
yield of 70 bushels per acre, cost
per bushel to produce 36 cents
and gave a profit of $14.18 per
acre. With a yield of 100 bush
els per acre the cost was reduced
to 23 cents per bushel and the
profit increased to $27.27 per acre.
But when the average yield was
162 bushels, the cost per bushel
was 22 cents and the profit per
acre increased to $65.01.
From the above figures it ap
pears urgent thet that the acre
ege yield of all crops be increased
to a profitable point. The farm
er well knows what it takes to
make higher yield per acre. He
knows the value of good seed,
building up the soil with organic
matter, the intelligent use of fer
tilizers, cultivation, ets. and now
is a good time to practice these
measures to put the farm on a
profitable yield basis.
Some reader has in mind the
question of markets. All mark
eting associations well managed
will certainly help the matter of
distribution and prices. Howev
er, no marketing association will
be able to turn high costs per ;
bushel or pound on account of low
acreage yield into a profit. Mark
eting is no substitute for low
acreage yields and high costs,
nor is it a substitute for good
seed, good fertilizers or good
farming.
But above all consider carefully
if your average yields are profit
able! If not, plan to make them
profitable. If they are, plant to
keep them profitable or to in
crease the profits per acre. Fight
the boll weevil.
Weekly Entertainment
Os Four Square Club.
The Four Square Club met at
the usual hour with Mrs. Mark
Mcßae and Miss Lessie Mae
j Rackley at the lovely home of
Mrs. D. A. Mcßae.
The prevailing decorations
were yellow and green, jasmine
and jonquils being used in pro
fusion.
Refreshments, consisting of
cream and cake, also carried out
this color arrangement.
Rook was the feature of the
i afternoon, Misses Currie, You
! mans and McWhorter tying for
top score.
A short business meeting was
i held duriryg which the club voted
!to present a play in the near fu
ture, the proceeds to go for li
brary equipment in the schools.
The club will meet next with
! Misses'Pinkerton and McWhorter.
.Those present were Mesdames
Cobb, M. Mcßae, D. A. Mcßae,
Misses Brown, Youmans, Doug
las. Rackley, Currie, E. Lee,
Geiger, McWhorter.
M: s Esther Mason spent, the [
week end with parents, Mr. a, id
Mrs. G. V. Mason, in Mt. V r
non. She was accompanied by
( Miss Agnes Memory. i
! Mr. Tom Morris
Died Friday .
The angel of death has once
more come into our community
- and claimed for its victim Mr.
> Tom Morris, who resided one
-jmile north of McGregor. He
- died Mar. 3. 1922, at 10:30 p. m.
* Mr. Morris had been in.declin
ing health for several months
I and had been confined to his
i room thirteen weeks. H ; s death
j was caused by a complication of
■ : diseases, which was beyond
i the reach of medical skill. AI!
• that loving hands and phys’cians
■ could do was done, but to no
■ | avail. He was treated by Drs.
i Latimore, Dees, Currie and Mor
i rison.
•j His death came rather unex
pectedly, as apparently he was
i resting better. He was con
scious to the end and his last
words were, “I am gone” and
died immediately without astrug
gle.
He suffered a great deal, hut
bote it patiently. He was wil
ling to go into the great beyond
and desired that he might pass
away easy.
Mr, Morris was born in M nt
gomery county in 1851, and lived
his entire life in this county and
was well known throughout the
cqunty.
He will be greatly missed in
the home as well as the commu
nity in which he lived. He was
a devoted husband, kind father
and a good neighbor. He pos
[sessed many noble traits' of j
character and was a good man.
He is survived by his wife, six
sons, Messrs. S. L., T. W., I. M.,
A. G., D. E. and J Q. Morris
and one daughter, Miss Belle
Morris, also nine grand children, j
two brothers and three sisters, i
besides a host of other relatives
jand friends.
Surviving sisters are Mrs. Mary
Moore and Mrs. Margaret Darden
of Toombs county and Mrs. M.
H. Darley of Ailey. The broth
jersare Messrs. Angus and I. J.
Morris of this county. Mr. Mor
ris was a son of the late Jesse
Morris. Mrs. Morris was Miss
Fannie Palmer before their mar
riage.
Services were conducted at his
residence Saturday afternoon by
| Rev. B. R. Anderson, of Vi-:
dalia. Mr. G. K Murchison had
cine g(- of his In dy.
Remains were laid to rest near
his residence.
To the bereaved ones we would i
say, weep not as those who have
no hope. “Blessed are the dead :
that die in the Lord. Thy rest
from their labor and their works!
do follow them ” “The Lord I
gave and the Lord hath taken j
! awav, blessed be the name of the 1
Lord.”
Written by one who loved him.
.— |
Joint Post American
Legion Now Organized.
The Burns-Geiger Post Ameri
can Legion, recently organized,
has elected the following officers, |
Post Commander. Guy O. Stone.
Post Adjutant, Ben I. Segall.
Finance Officer, It. L. Thomp
son.
The organization took perma-j
nent form at the meeting iri I
Glenwood March 1, and will be j
known as Post No. 67, the mem
bership of which will be com
i posed of the ex-soldiers of Wheel
er and Montgomery counties.
Charter will be received at once.
This Post is named iri honor of
a soldier. Mr. Burris, of Wheeler
county, and Messrs. Carl and
Harry Geiger of Mt. Vernon, I
who gave their lives in the ser- I
vice of their country.
It has a representative rnern-1
bership, and every ex-soldier of
the two counties should enroll at
once, that the organization may
grow strong and beneficial to the
membership and be a credit to
j the two counties.
BREWTONFARKER
•i WINS DEBATE
! |
Annual Contest With Pied
mont Was Held in
Way cross.
The debating team from Brew
ton-Parker Institute won the de
cision on Tuesday night in the
annual debate held between this
institution and Piedmont Insti
tute, at Waycross, Ga.
Miss Gladys Hughes and Mr.
Tfuman Stubbs were the repre
sentatives from Brewton-Parker.
The speakers from Piedmont In
stitute were Messrs. Jas. Ross
and Oza Davis, both splendid
speakers. The judges in the
contest were Dr. C. W. Durden,
pastor of the First Baptist Church
at Tifton, Judge Memory of
'Blackshear, and Rev. Mr. Webb,
pistor of the Trinity Methodist
Church, Wa
The subject for debate this
year was, "Resolved, That the
5-G-3 Ratio for Naval Armament
for The United States, Greai
Britain, and Japan is Equitable."
The Piedmont debaters had the
choice of subjects, and chose the
affirmative. Their discussions
were more particularly concern
ing the good results to be derived
from disarmament, or limitations
of armament, the benefits of
peace and peace movements, and
the importance of the three na
tions in world affairs. The Brew
ton-Parker speakers, upholding
the negative showed the loss sus
tained by the United States in
1 scrapping ships to be much in
excess of that of the other pow
ers; that the United States had
set the ratio and therefore had
to make a greater sacrifice than
equity would justify; that she
surrendered what was practically
in her possession, the Supremacy
of the Seas; and that the ratio
was unfair further in that the
idemands made upon the United
States to protect her possessions,
her earned maritime trade, and to
maintain the principles of the
I Monroe doctrine were much
heavier than such demands made
upon the other powers.
It was noticeable that the re
huital speech of the Piedmont
debater was against supposed
argument which had not been
offered by the Brewton-Parker
sneakers; while Miss Hughes, for
Brewton-Parker, in giving her
rebuttal speech, answered their
argument by saying that she
Igl .•!!., dm ; t! d •1! the good
things said for peace and dis
armament: but that those argu
nents wore not on the equity of
i the ratio.
This was the second in the
serios of three debates agreed
upon last, year; and Brewton-
Parker lias won both those held.
[t is possible then fore that this
will end the series.
Protracted Services At
Ailey Baptist Church.
There will begin at the Ailey
Baptist church next Sabbath a
revival meeting, to lie conduct' d
by Rev. Rufus Hodges. This
1 meeting will be continu'd
through the week, after which a
simiiiar meeting will be held at
the Baptist church in Mt. Ver
non, also conducted by Mr. Hod
ges.
Montgomery county friends arid
acquaintances of the young min
inister are proud of his success
|in the ministry. He is a former
I student of The Brewton-Parker,
land is a young man of exception
;al character and talent. The
public is cordally invited to at
tend the meeting and in every
manner possible add to the inter
j eat of the occasion.
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