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VOL. XXXVI.
COTTON DIRECTOR
FROM MONTGOM'Y.
Twenty-five Counties to be
Represented by Man From
Montgomery.
The nominees for the board of
directors of the Georgia. Cotton
Growers Co-operative Association
have been selected, and the peo
ple of this county will be in
terested to know that both
nominees for the Fifteenth
District are Montgomery
county men —Mr. W. T. jVlcAr
thur and Mr. J. M. D. McGregor,
both of Ailey. This is quite an
honor to these men and to Mont
gomery county, since the Fif
teenth District represents a total
of twenty-five counties. The
counties in this district are
pling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan,
Camden Candler, Charlton, Chat
ham, Effingham, Emanuel, Ev
ans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Johnson,
Liberty, Long, Mclntosh, Mont
gomery, Pierce, Tattnall,
Toombs, Treutlen, Ware, Wayne
and Wheeler.
Several weeks ago each mem-!
ber was sent a blank card on
which he was asked to place the
name of a desirable person. La
ter the organization committee
held a meeting and after consid
ering the number of votes lor
each man and looking into his
general standing, selected two
men from each district as nomi
nees, one of which will later be
elected by association members
of the respective districts. The
ballots for this purpose have al
ready been sent out to the mem
bers and must be returned to
headauarters on or before Satur
day, April 29, on which day the
districts’ directors will be defin
itely announced.
for Increasing
Dairy Industry in Laurens
Dublin, Ga., April 23. —An in
tensive campaign for increasing
the dairy industry in Laurens
county is now being pushed by
the Chamber of Commerce, aided
by all classes of business.
Two banks in the city, the First
National and the Southern Ex
change, the only banks in Dub
lin, have notified 4he farmers!
they will aid them in purchasing
the very highest grade of milk
cows at cost, and are ready to
extend this help to any farmer
who wants to get into the dairy
business.
A movie program emphasizing
dairying, with some strong pic
tures on its program, is being
given at some school house,
church or smalltown in the coun
ty every night now, in connec
tion. with the county health com
missioner, Dr. O. A. Cheek, who
is adding some health films to the
program also.
April 28, H. S. Mobley, dairy
expert with the farm bureau of
the I. H. C., is to make an ad
dress to the farmers of Laurens
county at Dublin on the subject
of dairying. The local creamery
is advertising for cream and
everything is asking for more
milk and more butter.
Free Delivery.
Fish and Beef!
This is to inform our patrons
that we are making free delivery
of fresh meats and fish, both in
Ailev and Mt. Vernon, bought
from the City Market. All phone
calls answered promptly and the
public is supplied with the
very best. Let us serve you.
W. A. Smith,
£23tf. Mt. Vernon.
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Reunion Held Monday
at the River Bridge.
There was held on last Monday
near the river bridge a reunion
picnic for the older members of
the McQueen family. Ihe event
was prompted by Mr. M. A. Mc-
Queen of Savannah. After the
several members gathered at
the river, and after spending a
short and pleasant time relating
remembrances, a nrjost enjoyable
lunch was spread.
Those who attended were Mr.
and Mrs. M. A. McQueen of Sav
annah, Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Smith of Vidalia. Mrs. F. C.
Higgs and daughter, Miss Bessie
Higgs, of Mt. Vernon, Mrs. i
C. L. Allmond, Mrs. J. A, Mc-
Queen and daughter Miss Maden-:
na McQueen, of Higgston.
Pension Checks Will Soon
j
Be Sent to the Ordinaries. I
Atlanta, Ga , April 24. (Macon 1
Telegraph Bureau) Governor;
Hardwick today broke good news
for the Confederate pensioners of
the State. After a conference,
with the treasury officials, and a
recapitulation of statistics, the
Governor announced that ar
rangements have been made to
send out checks for the first half
;of the 1922 pension list on Me
j morial Day. Commissioner J.
W. Lindsey today began work on
that list and, while the checks
possibly will not reach all the:
ordinaries in the State by April
26, they will be in the hands of
the larger number of them on
that day.
An equally gratifying an
nouncement which came from the
Governor’s office is that the pay
ment will be made regardless of
the $321,000 which is to be turned
into the State treasury so soon as
the remittitur can come from the
United States Supreme Court in
Washington in the oil inspection
case, that court’s decision sus
taining the State law, releasing
the fund which has been accumu
lated in trust for more than a 1
year. The receipt, therefore, of;
that money will make a fund
available for other purposes, and
*it is the Governor’s purpose to
immediately apply it to repay
ment of the $500,000 short loan
which the State is carrying, and
which the Governor negotiated
with the understanding that he ;
could take it up at any time, al
though the loan was made at a
remarkably low rate of interest.
Sophomore Class is
Delightfully Entertained.
On Monday evening, April 24,
the Sophomore class was very de
lightfully entertained by Misses
Ruby and Frances Rackley at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. E. M.
Rackley.
The house was beautifully deco
rated with roses. The games of (
“w!nk” and “selling the thirri- \
ble” and “proms” were enjoyed
by all.
During the evening delicious
cream and cake was served by
Misses Ruby and Lessie Mae
Rackley and Mr. Johnnie McNatt.
After every one had tired of the
games, music was furnished by
Misses Goldie Mcßae, Geneva
and Nellie Long, which was en
joyed by all.
Those present were, Misses
Lessie Mae. Ruby, Frances and
Clyde Rackley, Goldie Mcßae,
Sara Morrison, Jane E. Johnson,
Adelaide Martin, Ruth Conn,
Janie Mae McQueen, Zelma
Downs, Nellie Long, Geneva
Long, Elise Fountain. Messrs.
Gaston Davis, Monroe Davis, Lo
ranzo Downs, R. D. O’Neal,
Hovvhrd Ennis, Johnnie McNatt,
Tommy Harrison, Wm. Harrison,
Eugene Smith, Jefferson Go
downs and Herbert McCrimmon.
By a Sophomore.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, APR. 27, 1922.
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Notes Public School Grades.
i
Grade Honor Roll
Josephine Anderson, Mary Bess
Cummings, Sarah Frances Cal-;
! houn, Lucille Conpell, Mary;
Maude Garrett, Corinne Hard-1
mon, Mary Jones, Juanita Me-'
Gahee, HelenJMartin, Mary Liz- !
i zie Thompson, Oris Yeomans, j
Sara Velma Thompson, Charlie;
j Burch, Walter Dickson, B. F.
Fort, J. W. Grimsley, Jack John-!
son, Cecil Rackley.
Second Grade Honor Roll —
Maria Anderson, Manelle Bra
dy, John Ben Conner, James
Hester, Elizabeth Kitchens, Da-,
vid Mcßae, Quinelle Mcßae, and
j Helen Snooks.
Third Grade Honor Roll—
Juanita Avant, Edward Blount,
Lucile Darley, Harlow Johnson,
I Clay Wilt, Stella Will Palmer.
Fourth Grade Honor Roll
Katherine Snooks, Edna Earle 1
Smith, Elizabeth Frizzelle, John
nie Peterson, Carter Peterson, .
Frank Tarver, Nelle Burch, j
Claudia Smith.
Fifth Grade—
The fifth grade enjoyed a pic
nic at the brick yard last Mon
day. We had a nice lunch and j
the boys furnished plenty of i
j good lemonade. Eugene Smith, j
Truman Stubbs, and Misses Helen !
Lee and Lillian Conner added a 1
great deal to our pleasure by sug- J
gesting and playing games with
us. Every one enjoyed the out
ing a great deal and will look for
ward to a like occasion.
Agri. Exhibits
On the Screen
Mr. J. B. Tyre, County Agent,
has arranged to put on a series
of moving pictures at the follow
ing places on the dates named.
Mt. Vernon, Wednesday, May !
3, 8:30 p. m. at the court house, j
Uvalda, Thursday, May 4, 8:30 ;
! p. m. at the school house.
Higgston, Friday, May 5, 8:30
p. m. at the school house.
Tarrytown, Saturday, May 6,
8:30 p. m. at the school house.
These exercises are all free and
are of the highest agricultural j
types. Everybody, both old and j
young, are urged to attend and;
"see these exhibits. Poultry reels.
, will be shown, also potato grad- j
ing, livestock and many other
reels of an agricultural nature.!
This will be operated by an ex-1
pert from the State College of i
Agriculture.
Every boy or girl who does not;
belong to the pig club, calf club,
poultry club, potato club, or any
other club of an agricultural;
nature are asked to have his or|
her name and address writteTi j
on a slip of paper, and stating
the kind of club they wish to (
belong, and hand this to Mr. ;
Tyre after the show is over.
“Trial of the Robbers.”
On Sunday evening at 8:30,
under the auspices of the B. Y. j
P. U. of Brewton-Parker, the!
“Trial of the Robbers” will be j
presented at the auditorium.
Col. Calhoun will preside as the
Judge; Col. Underwood as the
prosecuting attorney. Col. Harris
| defends the prisoners, and Col.
Peterson acts as clerk. Sheriff
Burch in his usual manner acts
as custodian of the prisoners,
who are C. E. McDaniel and
Nellie Long.
Everyone is invited. No ad
’ mission fee is charged.
Laundry.
We have the agency for the
Ideal Laundry at Macon. Leave
packages at store. Prompt ser
vice. Mt. Vernon Mercantile Co.
4134.
i Honor Roll
Louise Currie, Lucile Conn, Joe
i Underwood, Roy Sammons, Lu
j cius Brady, Nina Salter.
By Louise Currie.
Sixth Grade Honor Roll
Willard Burch, C. B. Cum
mings, Marguerite Johnson, Ruth
: McCrimmon, John McGregor,
Daniel McSwain, Louise Poore,
:H. V. Thompson, Gleo Minton,
j Nina Graham, Ben Conner.
j Seventh Grade Honor Roll —
Cora Conn, Charles Hicks,
Schalah Stephens.
We are going to have examina
tions this week, and expect to
make some high marks. Geogra
phy and English will be finals.
We are glad to have Frank Me- i
Rae back with us again. He was i
absent all of last week.
! In Arithmetic we are having
! square root. Most of us like it.
The free term closes next week,
but we hope every one will come
' on. By Rosa Daniels and
Ernestine Underwood.
Mrs. McWilliams of Savannah
spent a few days of this week
with her grand-son, Edwin Steel,
a member of the seventh grade.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams,
| Miss Eunice Burkhalter, and Mr.
Laris Burkhalter, all of Reids
i ville, spent last week-end with
| Mrs. L. S. Barrett and Miss Lil
! lian Douglass.
Miss Cassie Youmans spent
last week-end the guest of rela-;
fives in Soperton.
Mother and
Daughter Week
“Mother and Daughter Week”,
jointly promoted by the Inter
national Sunday School Associa
tion and the National Board of
l
| the Young Women’s Christian As
sociation, throughout all America,
; will be observed this year May
1 14 to 21.
A most attractive program,
outlined in every detail, has
been prepared for this week,
and is being issued in Georgia
! through the State and County
| Sunday School Association young
I people’s workers. The program,
las outlined, may be carried out
in part or in full, by both city
and rural communities.
Beginning with Sunday, May
14, which is recognized every-
I where as “Mothers’ Day”, three
; services have been arranged,
jfor the Sunday School hour, one
! for the morning service and ser
mon, and the evening service
iand sermon, which is designated
as old folks’ night.
Monday is community day;
Tuesday, home night; Wednes
day, mid-week prayer meeting;
| Thursday, visitor or chum night;
j Friday, mother and daughter
: banquet; Saturday, recreation
; day; and Sunday, May 21st, Girl’s
or Daughter’s Day. The program
Tor this Sunday includes a special
! worship service in the Sunday
j School, morning worship service
and sermon centered about the
daughter, and a special girl’s eve
ning service at regular church
hour.
The program for the week may
be secured from the State Young
People's Division Superintendent,
at 917 Hurt Building, Atlanta, or
the County Young People’s Divi
i sion Superintendent, T. B. Con
ner, Mt. Vernon. Anv Sunday
School desiring a program for
“Mothers’ Day” may secure one
by writing to the State office for
same, if the whole week’s pro
gram is not carried out.
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Highest prices paid for chick
lensand eggs. Mt. Vernon Mer
jantile Co.
Minstrel to be Given
Brewton-Parker Soon.
All of the people of this vicini
> ty will be very much pleased to
learn that Mrs. Tyler is making
preparations toward presenting
to the public, sometime 'in the
near future, at the Brewton-Park
er auditorium, another minstrel
llt will be remembered that Mrs.
i
Tyler acquired consiberable fame
as a coach last fall by giving a
similiar performance. With more
experienced talent, an even bet
ter attraction (if such could be
possible) is to be expected. The
exact date, which has not as yet
been definitely arranged, will be
announced later.
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Mr. W. R. McDonald
Speaks in Houston Co.
Perry, Ga., April 24.—W. R.
McDonald. Augusta blind man,
who is a candidate for Railroad
Commissioner to succeed C. I
Murphy Candler, who is not a
candidate for re-election, ad-!
dressed the voters of Houston J
county at the noon recess of
court here today in the interest!
I
of his candidacy. Mr. McDonald
was accompanied to Perrv by his!
wife, who is aiding him in his!
campaign.
Mr. McDonald advocated the
i
Railroad Commission holding
i meetings in each Congressional
district in the State during the
year to hear the complaints of
the people, rather than holding
all sessions in Atlanta, asatpres-,
ent..
I He was given a respectful
hearing and imjde many friends
hei e.
8.-P. Institute Has a
Strong Baseball Team.
Prof. W. H. H. Dudley, coach j
of the Brewton-Parker baseball;
team, officially protested the i
game played between S. G. C. '
and 8.-P. I. on April 21 in which 1
the two teams battled for eleven 1
innings with the score tied. It
was at this time that the final
move was made. S G. C. was
in and had one man down when
the batter hit to Jenkins, 8.-P.
I. pitcher, who threw the ball to
third base, and the decision there
resulted in Brewton-Parker’s
team being called from the field.
On Tuesday afternoon 8.-P. I.
won a one-sided game from the
Vidalia High School team on the
home diamond.
The feature game of the season
will be played on the local grounds
Saturday, April 30, between Nor
man Park and 8.-P. I. Due to|
their recent defeat at the hands'
[of the locals, the score of which >
was Bto 7, the Norman team is
coming with a determination to
win, while.on the other hand
Brewton-Parker is just as de
termined to make a clean sweep
of the series. Both teams have
made wonderful improvements of
late, so every one can feel as*
sure iof a real good ball game.
The game will be called at 4
o'clock.
Real Estate Association
Honors Mt. Vernon Man.
Mr. J. Wade Johnson leaves
Friday for Macon to attend a
meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Georgia Real Estate
Association of which he is a
member. The Association is a
state organization of which prac
tically every real estate dealer is
a member, and the fact that Mr.
Johnson is a member of the Ex
ecutive committee speaks well |
for this section and shows that
he is highly esteemed by hid|
fellow members.
! MEMORIAL DAY
j OBSERVED HERE.
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' Fitting Program Carried Out
at the Cemetery on
Yesterday.
I A very striking observance of
Memorial Day was held hereunder
the auspices of the local post of
the American Legion. The mem
bers of this organization formed
in front of the court house and
jin military formation marched
over to the town cemetery, where
i lies several noble sons of our be
loved Sou hland, who, back in
! the Sixties, fought for a lost, but
j just, cause; and where also lies
i two sons of the late World War,
j Judson Carlton Geiger.and Harold
I Clifford Geiger, who gave their
all towards shattering the des
perate onslaughts of the brutal
enemy. After inarching to the
cemetery a very touching pro
gram was rendered.
The ceremonies were opened
with prayer by Prof. L. S. Bar
rett. Following, in a well pre
j pared and well delivered address,
Mr. Ben I. Segall paid a glow
i ing tribute to the deceased vet-
I erans of the World War. Prof,
j Barret, in an able address, fur
i thered the tribute by including
1 the Confederates. Wreaths of
! beautiful flowers were then
i placed upon the graves of the
renowned heroes by members of
the legion and students of the
local grammar school. The
legionaries resumed formation
and as a final tribute fired the
appropriate number of volleys,
, and sounded taps. This com
j pleted a program which brought
remembrances to the hearts of
several who can recall the strug
gle and strife of the Sixties, and
carried the thoughts of every one
back to the dark days of but few
years ago, when it» seemed as
though our own native soil would
be invaded. May these native
heroes always be rewarded the
I memories which they so right
' fully deserve, and may the same
I spirit which prompted them to
l stake their lives in defense of
our beloved Southland and United
States forever prevail.
Record Bond Sale Made
in Cairo School District.
Cairo, Ga., April 2(5. — A new
high record for bond sales in this
section of the country was es
tablished here yesterday when
$(50,000 in Cairo school district
bonds were sold to the Trust
Company of Georgia, of Atlanta,
at the equivalent of 106. The
premium amounted to $3,625,
I with all accrued interest, and
i with a provision that the Trust
I Company pay for the printing of
! the bonds.
Bidding for the bonds was un
usually spirited, there being a
number of bidders here in per
son. The sealed bids were all
rejected and the trustees then
called in the bidders and auctiori
ied the bonds. The price paid is
much higher than has been re
corded in this section during re
cent months, though several is
sues have brought as high as 102.
The issue was authorized here a
few weeks ago by a 32 to one
majority. The trustees this af
ternoon accepted a plan for the
building and construction work
will be begun as early as possible.
Potato Plants.
Porto Rico Sweet Potato
Draws, from carefully selected
stock and treated against disease,
now ready for delivery, at the
following prices: 1000, $1.50;
5000 at $1.25 per 1000; 10,000 at
[sloo. per 1000. E. F. Clark,
4134 Alston, G*.
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