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VOL. XXXVI.
COUNTY PLEDGES !
COTTON QUOTA
Farmers Montgomery Take
Interest in Co-operative
Movement.
Mr. D. W. Watson, one of the
field agents of the Georgia Cotton
Growers Co-Operative Associa
tion, has been in this county for
several weeks in interest of the
movement.
He has been assisted by B. A.
Conner, and they have secured
pledges from farmers of Mont
gomery county amounting to over
1400 bales, while the quota as
signed to this county was only
1278 bales. This is a five-year
pooling plan, by which the grow
ers unite in selling in an organiz
ed manner, as in this way only
can they get the better price for
the product.
Once the movement is explain
ed the farmers readily agree to
it. It is nothing more than a
business proposition, by which
farmers agree to unite in the sate
of their cotton, with a view of J
eliminating the speculator. Or
dinarily it hdfe been a hand-to
mouth proposition with th*e av
erage farmer of the South. He
is realizing this as never before,
and surely the movement will be
a success. There is no reason
why it should not prove very
beneficial to the producer.
The quota assigned to Geergia
is 200,000 bales, and this will be
easily reached. Later the organi-1
zation will be perfected, so that
each cotton producing county will
have its board of directors or
managers, through which sales
.will be made. This board of di
rectors will be in close touch with J
the producer, and he will be
given every advantage of the
pooling plan, not with some iron
clad date for selling, but with a
fixed plan of selling direct and in
amounts calculated to command
the best possible price.
Dentists of Twelfth
Meet at Mcßae.
Dublin, Ga., March2B.—Thurs
day the Twelfth District Dental
Society will meet at Mcßae, ac
cording to announcement by Dr.
J. 8., Donaldson, of this city,
secretary and treasurer of the
association.
A lengthy program of scientific
papers has been prepared for
this meeting, besides the busi
ness session and the public ses
sion, when the mayor of Mcßae
will welcome the visiting dentists
for the session.' Dr. Donaldson
is to make the response to the
various addresses of welcome.
Officers of the association are:
President, Dr. R. Franklin,
Eastman: vice president, Dr. W.
J. Wilkins, Eastman; secretary
and treasurer, Dr. J, B. Donald
son, Dublin.
Large Rattler Slain
By Local Man.
One of the largest rattlesnakes
killed in this section in quite a
while died at the hands of Mr.
R. S. McLendon several days
ago. This mammoth snake,
which was killed with much diffi
culty—because of the fact that
he was interupted while enjoying
a fresh rabbit dinner—was pos
sessed of eleven rattles and a
button and was five feet six in
ches long.
It is rather unusual for a rat
tlesnake to be seen at this earl.”
season, but it is supposed that
the recent high waters had driven
the reptile from his winter quar
ters.
For Sale.
Desirable dwelling in Mt. Ver
non, for sale or rent. Also farm
near Mt. Vernon depot. Write
T. H. Cockfield,
3922 Vidalia.
Mmxtfyxmvrg Mmxtvr.
Bethel News
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Special Correspondence.
Miss Bessie Morris, accompa
nied by her father, Mr. S. L.
Morris, and Dr. M. L. Currie
went to Macon last Tuesday to
have an operation performed.
She is still in the hospital and
we hope for her an early recovery.
Miss Annie Mills visited Mrs.
Make Morris Sunday.
Miss Ila Hamilton, who has
been visiting her grand-mother,
I Mrs. Angus Morris, was called
home last Tuesday morning on
i account of the serious illness of
her sister, Miss Amanda Hamii
iton, who was carried to the sani
jtarium at Vidalia Tuesday night
and operated on for appendicitis.
! She is getting along fairly well
■ at this writing.
Miss Annie Mills spent Monday
night with Miss Emma May
Fountain.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. James
Palmer Mar. 24, a girl. Mother
and babe doing well.
,/ Mr. D. M. Mills of Wadley is
coming Friday after his daugh
ter, Miss Annie, who closes her
school at Swift Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Make Morris
were shopping in Vidalia Satur
day.
The farmers of this section are
planting corn and cotton. Acre
age in cotton will be cut consider
ably.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Pritchett March 25 a girl.
Mrs. Angus Morris, who has
been sick for some time, is not
improving.
Bethel Dickson, who has been
attending school at Higgston,
was absent last week on account
of sickness.
Mrs. L. C. Graham visited Mrs.
Angus Morris Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Graham
and Miss Annie Mills were shop
ping in Vidalia Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Morris
visited Miss Amanda Hamilton
Saturday. She is in the sani
tarium at Vidalia.
Will Oserve
Children's Week.
Atlanta, Ga., March 28, 1922.
—A continent-wide observance of
“Children’s Week’’ will occur
from April 30th through May
7th in interest of the religious
training of all children through
out INfcrth America, as the terri
tory of the International Sunday
School Association.
“Children’s Week’’ has been
observed throughout the conti
next for the past five years, hav
ing been promoted through the
Children’s Division of the State
and International Sunday School
Associations, for the purpose of
reaching more children for the
Sunday Schools, and creating
sentiment for a higher standard
of work in the Sunday schools of j
all denominations.
The program for the week may
include a meeting for parents,
Sunday School leaders and day
school teachers of all children
of the community for the pur
; pose of presenting the need of
the children’s religious education:
a Sunday School Exhibit; a house
to-house visitation of the homes
in the community to get the
names of children not in Sunday
Schools; a pageant or play em
. phasizing the need of religious
education; a children’s festival
of song or story; institutes of pa
rents; and story hours for the
children.
Further suggestions for the ob
servance-of “Children’s Week”
mav be secured from the State
Children’s Division Superinten
dent, of the Georgia Sunday
School Association, 917 Hurt
Bldg. Atlanta, Ga.
666 is a perscription for Colds,
Fever and Lagrippe. It is the
most speedy remedy we know.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAR. 30, 1922.
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i 1 SO CAN WE IN THIS STATE J
County Farm
Demonstrator.
Montgomery county will have
I a farm demonstrator, assigned tc
this county, and he will begin
work Monday morning. Mr. J.
B. Tyre of Dublin, who for ten
years has been demonstrator in
Laurens county, has been em
ployed for the work. His salary
is paid by the Government, sup
plemented by a fund raised by
private subscription from citizens
of this county.
Some time ago Mr. Tyre re
tired from the work, but since,
on account of his ability and ex
perience, the State College of
Agriculture has prevailed on him
to again take it up. He will be
located in Mt. Vernon, subject to
the call of the farmers of the
county at. large; and they should!
feel free to call on him at any
time for the solution of farm
problems,
Mr. Tyre is a settled man of
broad and successful experience,
and it is sure that his work in
Montgomery county will prove
profitable. Prof. J. F. Hart, sta
tioned in Dublin as general agent
foh the several counties forming !
the group including Montgomery,
will continue in the work.
The Monitor congratulates the
county on having secured the
services of a competent man, ev
ien though it was necessary for
j private citizens to guarantee a
part ot his salary. No part of
Mr. Tyre’s salary will be paid
by the county, and the county as
an institution is not responsible
for his coming. Under a very
recent ruling of the supreme
court, no county can legally ap
propriate money tor this purpose,
but it is quite sure, that provis-j
ion will be made for this at the]
next session of the State Assem- j
| bly.
The Monitor feels that, after |
having staunchly advocated a
county farm demonstrator for
some time, its position in the
matter will be appreciated by the
farmers of the county.
Has Liquid Charge for
Restoring Batteries.
Mason’s Store at Ailey has the,
county agency (outside of the
Town of Uvalda) for the Lyve
wyre Liquid Charge, a liquid
preparation for recharging sto
rage batteries in automobiles.
With this process a battery may
be charged in ten minutes, and
is said to be very effective. Car i
owners are urged to try the new
process, as will be demonstrated,
by calling at Mason’s Store in !
Ailey. * 1
To Pay Half
Old Soldiers.
Atlanta, March 28.—Half of
the Confederate soldiers in Geor
gia will be paid their pensions
before the Legislature convenes
in June, but the others must wait
j considerably longer, in the opin
ion of Capt. W. J. Speer, state i
treasurer. No specific date for
\ payment can be set, as that is
fixed by J. W. Lindsey, commis
sioner of pensions, who is out of
the city.
The matter of pension pay
ments was brought to to the at
tention of Capt. Speer by action
taken at a recent meeting of Con
federate veterans in Atlanta,
when there was some agitation 1
for a state convention of old sol
diers to try to speed up pension
payments. This agitation was
increased by a report that there
was sufficient money in the state
treasury to pay all pensions at
once.
Capt. Speer insists that there
is not enough money in the treas
ury to pay all pensions, but he
said he believes half of them
could be paid within the next few
weeks. Under the policy of pay- j
ment, the counties are divided,
j and each pensioner in half the
I counties is paid in full; residents
of other counties being required
to wait. Fulton county veterans
were among the last ones paid
last year, so they are in line for
►early payment this year.
Dr. R. O. Barnes
Will Arrive Shortly.
Information received by a num
ber of citizens indicates that Dr.
R. O. Barnes of the Bureau of
Live Stock Industry, Department
of Agriculture, will be in this
county shortly to take up the
work of treating hogs against
cholera.
! During the past week he has
; been at Claxton. Contrary to
J anticipations, the matter of hay
; ing the services of a veterinary
surgeon, stationed in Montgom
ery county is yet indefinite; and
in view of this; it will behoove
the farmers arid stock raisers of
the county who have stock to be
inocculated to have them ready.
When Dr. Barnes arrives it will
be well to get in touch with him
as early as possible.
i
Porto llica Potato
Plants.
I am prepared to supply the
public with Porto Rica Potato
Plants at the following prices:
1000, $1.50; 5000 at 11.25 per
i thousand; 10,000 at SI.OO per
thousand. F. O. B. Mt. Vernon,
j Immediate delivery. See or write
J. A. Stacy,
|3-30-tf. Mt. Vernon, Ga.
Poplar Head.
Special Correspondence
. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Lacy and
Mr. Robbie Stewart were the
guests of Mr. D. H. Phillips and
family Saturday night.
Miss Atlas Braddy was the
guest of Miss Mary Esther Phil
lips Sunday.
Mr. G. E. West and family
spent the day with Mr. A. West
| Sunday.
We are sorry to report the ill
ness of Mrs. J. T. Jones. We
wish for her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. L. M. Kemp of Hazle
hurst returned home Sunday, af
ter spending a few days with her
relatives near Tarrytown.
Mrs. Lummie Collins was the
guest of Mrs. H. A. Braddy Sat
urday afternoon.
Miss "Mason returned to her
school Sunday afternoon. Her
sister, Miss Alma Mason, came
to spend the week with her.
Mrs. D. H Phillips and Miss
Mattie Phillips spent Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. J. T. Jones.
Mrs. C. C. Warnock was the
guest of Mrs. G. E. West Tues
day.
Mrs. Lummie Collins, and
Misses Thelma and Claudine;
Braddy were the guests of Mrs.
D. T. Phillips Sunday afternoon,
Mrs. H. A. Braddy and Miss
Atlas Braddy were the guests of
Mrs. Jim Price Wednesday after
noon.
Mr. C. L. Jones and family
were the guests of Mrs. J. T.
Jones Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Lympton and family were
guests of Mr. Rus Conway Sun
day.
Mr. D. H. Phillips and family
spent the day with Mr. J. M.
Phillips Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Waters re
! turned to their home, near
Towns, Saturday, after spending
a few days with relatives near
| Tarrytown and Kibbee.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Memory
and Miss Ruth were the guests
of Mrs. D. H. Phillips Monday
p. m.
J. Pope Brown
Died Yesterday.
Milledgeville, Ga., March 29.
J. Pope Brown, superintendent
of the State Farm, died this
morning at 3:30 o'clock at his
residence at the State Farm after
an illness of nearly a month.
Mr. Brown was 66 years of age
and his commission as superin
tendent of the State Farm began
last October. Several years ago
he was a candidate for Governor,
and had served as State treasur
er and a member of the Railroad
Commission. He leaves a widow j
and a daughter, Miss Martha
Brown of Montgomery, Ala.
It was under the administra
tion of Governor Candler that he
was appointed a State railroad
commissioner. Afterwards he
became chairman of the body.
While Hoke Smith was Governor,
Mr. Brown was appointed State
treasurer.
He also served several terms as
president of the State Agricultu
ral Society and was a member of
the Legislature from Pulaski
county for two terms. When he
ran for Governor he was defeat
ed in a close race by Joseph M.
Brown.
Mr. Brown was a graduate of
Mercer University, located at
Macon, and had been one of the
trustees for a number of years.
At one time he was a successful
farmer, ..owning and operating
450 plows in Pulaski and Hous
ton counties.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at 11 o’clock at Haw
kinsville, the old home of the de
ceased, and interment will be in
the cemetery there.
WOMEN REGISTER
IF WILL VOTE
Return Poll Tax to Receiver
and Register Right
Away.
Women being eligible to vote
in Georgia for the first time this
year, and likewise being made
subject to poll tax, has caused
some degree of misunderstand
ing, between the former as a
privilege and the latter as a duty.
The law under which they pay
poll tax of SI.OO per year, be
came effective the latter part of
last year, and is therefore appli
cable to the year 1922, in which
they are forced to return a poll
j tax before the tax
i receiver close the first week in
May, and pay the tax collector
in the fall and before the books
of this officer close December 20,
as heretofore. Therefore, as far
as the ladies are concerned, they
pay no poll tax for last year.
Women within the age limit
are entitled to vote in the 1922
elections, only after having regis
tered according to law. This
This means that they must regis
ter with the tax collector by the
first of May, when the registra
tion books close. Under the pri
mary law the registration books
close six months before the No
vember election, which means
that unless voters are registered
before May they cannot vote in
subsequent elections for that
year, including the state primary,
which is ordinarily held in Sep
tember sixty days preceding the
i general state election in Novem
ber.
Then, if tjie ladies wish to vote
in the state elections this year,
both state primary and general
election in November, it is neces
sary to register with the tax col
lector before the first of May.
This costs nothing, and when
once registered, it carries the
voting privilege upon the pay
ment of taxes required by law.
Ladies do not have to go to the
tax collector’s office to register,
but this may be done by hus
bands, kindred or friends, au
thorized, by the ladies.
Held SuccessfurMeeting
at Baptist Church.
The week’s revival meeting at
the Mt. . Vernon Baptist church
conducted by Rev. Rufus Hodges
of Gravmont, came to a close
Sunday evening.
Mr. Hodgeslpreached with un
usual vigor,, and. spiritual force
during the week, two services a
day, which were well attended
and characterized by the interest
of the public. There were eleven
accessions to the church, ten on
profession of faith and one by
letter
As a result of his coming the
church has received an uplift,
not only in numbers, but in spirit
ual edification affecting also the
town and section. The meetings
were well attended by church
members of other denominations.
Os late years there has existed
very harmonious relations be
tween the three churches of the
town, and doctrinal wrangles are
unknown in Mt. Vernon.
Montgomery county friends
and schoolmates of Rev. Mr.
Hodges will ever hold him in lov
ing remembrance and look for
ward to a time when he may
again be in our midst. As a for
mer student of the Brewton-
Parker, our people naturally feel
a pride in his success as a minis
ter. Figuratively speaking, Mr.
Hodges is a child of The Brew
| ton-Parker and his life and min
isterial success reflects credit on
the school where he received a
part of his education in prepara
tion for his life’s work.
NO. 51.