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VOL. XXXVI.
MUST RETURN
POLL TAXES
Majority Ladies Delinquent
in Observing the Poll
Tax Law.
Tax Receiver G. W. Coleman
formally closed the receiver’s
books yesterday, according to no
tice. He finds, however, that,
while a number of ladies have re
turned poll taxes, which, under
the law, is reauired, a large num
ber have not responded, either in
person or through male relatives
who are odinarily empowered to
do this for them.
On several occasions The Mon
itor has called attention to the
statute requiring the return of
poll taxes on the part of women
(white and black) between the
ages of twenty-one and sixty.
Under the law, a woman occupies
the same status as a man in the
matter of paying taxes and vot
ing. Tax return and payment is
necessary. Registration and vot
ing is not compulsory; and again,
if a lady wishes to vote, she must
register with the tax collector.
The tax, either poll or ad valor
em, is returned to the tax re
ceiver, and all taxes are paid to
the tax receiver, and all taxes
paid to the tax collector. It is
very noticable that a large per
cent of the colored women have
registered and returned poll tax.
While the tax receiver’s books,
under the law, were closed yes
terday, Mr. Coleman has left
with the ordinary and tax collec
tor, in Mt. Vernon, a supply of
blanks for the ladies, and these
may be filled out and sent to him
up until the middle of June.
» This, of course, does not refer to
the return of ad valorem taxes,
which should have been returned
before the close of the books;
otherwise delinquents are subject
to double taxation.
Again, to make it clear, a lady
does not have to vote if she
chooses not; but, if under sixty
and over twenty-one years of
age, she must return and pay a
poll tax of SI.OO, and this applies
to rich and poor alike.
Tarry town.
Special Correspondence
Mr. J. J. Atkins of Norman
town, one of our former B. Y. P.
U. member, attended B. Y. P. U.
here Sunday night.
Mr. Willie J. Phillips and sis
ter, Mary Esther, visited rela
tives here Sunday.
Mrs. R. M. Newsome has re- j
turned home after visiting her
sister, Mrs. H. A. Montford, of
Kibbee.
Mrs. F. M. Simons and Zelma
Burns attended tent meeting in
Soperton Monday afternoon.
Messrs. Emmett Simons and i
Clinton Calhoun of Zaidee were
in town Sunday.
Mr. J. E. Beatty of East Point
is visiting his daughter Mrs. |
R. J. Boyd Jr.
Col L. B. Lightfoot of Adrian
was in town Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. R. D. Beaty was a business
visitor to Vidalia Monday.
Miss Martha Calhoun is spend
ing a while with relatives in Oak
Park.
Miss Lessie Mae Crawford left
last week for an extended visit
with relatives and friends in Kite.
Mr. Blanco Mixon, who has
been in Deland, Fla. for the win
ter, has returned home.
We are glad to note Mrs. G. J.
Warnock, who has been seriously
ill, is much better. We hope she
will continue to improve.
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DR. ROBERT L. FOX
DIES SUDDENLY.
Brunswick, Ga., April 27.—Dr.
Robert L. Fox, one of the best
known physicians and surgeons
in this section of the state, was
found dead in his automobile by
Mrs. Fox at an early hour this
morning.
The announcement of the death
of the well known physician cast I
gloom over the city.
Dr. Fox performed an opera-1
tion on a patient at the city hos- j
pital last night at a late hour.
He had not returned home up to
an early hour this morning and
Mrs. Fox telephoned the hospital
and was informed that he had
left the institution. Becoming
alarmed she walked to the ga
rage in the yard and found her;
husband dead, his body partly
out of the machine. It is thought
he had been dead for two or
three hours.
Death was due to an aneurism
of an artery, and it is believed
that this, a tumor through which
bl id passes, was caused by a
| bullet wound received by Dr.
Fox se : 1 years ago when Mon
ro Phillips, local business man,
Jw< nt on a i mp&ge, killing seve
ral and wounding about thirty
people. Dr. Fox was struck in
i the back of the neck by a bullet.
The deceased was born in St.
Marys, Ga., forty-eight years
ago, and had attained a wide
reputation as a surgeon since his
graduation from Columbia Uni
versity, He is survived by his
widow, one brother, Richard Fox,
of Darien; four sisters, Mrs. B.
T. Sinclair, Darien; Mrs. D. H.
Meldrim, Mrs. E. D. Lattimore,
Mrs. David S. Ceggs, iSavanna .
Funeral services will be held
here tomorrow morning and the
remains will then be carried to
| Savannah for interment tomorrow
afternoon.
For a number of years Dr. Fox
was a resident of Mt. Vernon,
and was beloved by a large circle
of friends, this being the former
home of his wife, who is also re
membered by many friends as
Miss Alice Beugnot.
During his stay in Mt. Vernon
Dr. Fox enjoyed a large practice,
; aside from his work ais physician
to the Hiiton & Dodge Lumber
Co., who operated an extensive
plant at Ochwaikee.
His skill as a physician was un
questioned, and his qualities as a
man endeared him to every one
; with whom he came in contact.
He was a man of reticent na
-1 ture, but enjoyed the champion
ship of those whose aims and
purpose were like unto those
virtues and characteristics which
seem to have been born in him,
and in his life he exemplified the
| loftiest ideate and sentiment.
He was a man who enjoyed
i broad knowledge without appear
ing-effusive; he was a scholar, !
thoroughly ripe, yet was never
known to advance his individual
idea above those of his feliow
men who were less fortunate.
Like some fragrant herb or
bloom, giving forth its fra-
Igranceonly when bruised, his
charming manner and expressions
were never heard except when j
there seemed to be a call for it
on the part of those who appre-i
ciated the charm of his life and ;
the truly classic nature with
which he was blessed.
Mt. Vernon and Montgomery
county friends will mourn the
, untimely death of this man, j
whose life was brought to a close
as the result of the attack of a
mad assasin. Strange fate that
Dr. Fox should have had his ca
reer interferred with in such a
manner, in the midst of a life
filled with good deeds, with his
highly trained mind and skilled
hands ministering to the needs of
his fellow men. His was a lova
ble nature, and we shed a tear
| that he lives no more.
MT. VERNON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAY. 4, 1922.
Program District Sunday
School Institute May 16-17.
The Mcßae District Sunday School Institute will be held at the
Methodist Church in Mt. Vernon May 16th and 17th, and a large
attendance is anticipated from the district at large as well as from
I other points in the state. It is planned to make it the largest and
most effective institute ever held in the Mcßae district.
In addition to talent drawn from the district, there will be pres
ent to take part on the program a number of prominent Sunday
school workers from different parts of the state, representing the
i different branches of the work. The exercises will be found very
j interesting as well as instructive.
Ailey will take a very prominent part in entertaining the guests
;of the occasion. The exercises are to be held in the Mt. Vernon
‘church on account of its capacity, but Mt. Vernon and Ailey are to
be joint hosts to the visitors. The public is invited to attend
the exercises. Each of the ninety Sabbath schools in the district
will send one or more delegates, and preparation for their entertain
ment is under way.
The following program will be observed:
Tuesday
Morning Session
10:00 Devotional—Rev. C. C. Hines, Helena
10:15 A Word of Welcome—Rev. L. E Brady, Mt. Vernon
10:25 Response—Rev. I. L. Llewellyn, Helena
10:35 Organization and Enrollment
10:50 Address—“ The Sunday School, the Layman’s Privilege and
Opportunity” —Mr. J. G. Jackson, Macon
j 11:20 The Young People—Adult Department of the District—Mr.
A. W. Pullen, Mcßae
11:35 “Reaching Men for the Sunday School” —Mr. Wade Watson,
Baxley
11:50 Address —Rev. S. C. Oliff, Quitman
12:20 Round Table Discussion.
12:30 Adjournment.
Afternoon Session
2:00 Devotional —Demonstration of an Organized Bible Class in
Session —Conducted by Rev. Oliff and Mr. Pullen
2:20 The Intermediate-Senior Department of the District—Rev.
H. L. Pearson, Hazlehurst
2:30 Address—“ Preventing Leakage in the Int.-Sen. Dept.”
Rev. H. C. Jones, Blakely!
3:20 Round Table Discussion.
3:30 The Circuit Sunday School Institute—The Director
3:45 The Elementary Department of the District—
Mrs. J. A. Harrell, Eastman
1 4:00 Address—“ The Elementary Teacher and Her Work.”
4:30 Elementary Institute —Conducted by Mrs. J. A. Harrell
Evening Session
8:00 Devotional —Rev. L. E. Brady, Mt. Vernon
8:15 Address—“ The Importance of Spiritual Qualification for the
Teacher —Rev. M. R. Heflin, Mcßae
18:40 Address—The Powerful Word—Prof. G. E. Rosser, Wesleyan
Each speaker is requested to strictly observe the time Limitation.
Wednesday
Morning Session
9:30 Devotional—Rev. J. E. Sampley, Vidalia
9:40 “Our Training Schools” —Rev. J. D. Smith
9:55 Teacher Training Round Table
10:10 The Missionary Department of our Sunday Schools—
Rev. C. G. Earnest, Baxley
10:30 Address—“ Why Missions in the Sunday School” —
Rev. M. A. Shaw, Graymont
11:00 Round Table Discussion
11:15 Relation Between the Home and the S. S.—
Mrs. J. S. Clark, Helena;
11:35 Song Service
11:45 Address—“ The Teacher’s Parable” —Prof. G. E. Rosser
12:30 Adjournment
Afternoon Session
2:00 Devotional —Demonstration of Opening Exercises of the Sun
day School —Conducted by Mr. S. B. McCall, Reidsville
2:15 Address—“ The Business End of the School”
Rev. A. H. Robinson. Vienna
2:45 Worship in the Sunday School —Rev. J. P. Wardlaw, Eastman
3:10 “How to Make a School Go” —Mrs. G. S. Rountree
3:30 “What our School has Done” —Report of Delegates—
Mr. S. B. McCall, Reidsville
4:00 Our District Standards, Goals and Program for the Year-
Director
4:20 General Round Table Discussion
4:50 Business Session
5:00 Adjournment.
District Organization
Rev. J. M. Outler, Presiding Elder—Chairman
Rev. I. L. Llewellyn, Helena —Director
Rev. J. D. Smith, South Georgia College—Secretary
Mrs. J. A. Harrell, Eastman—Elementary Superintendent
Rev. H. L. Pearson, Hazlehurst—lnt.-Sen. Supt.
Mr. A. W. Pullen, Mcßae —Young People-Adult Supt.
Rev. C. G. Earnest, Baxley—Missionary Superintendent
Rev. J. D. Smith, Mcßae —Teacher Training Superintendent
Congress Appropriates
Funds for Roads.
Washington, May 1. —By a
vote of 239 to 31, the House to
day passed the Dun bill authoriz
ing an appropriation of $65,000,-
000 for road building for the year
beginning July 1, next, and $75,-
000,000 for the year thereafter.
Under the provision of the bill,
which now goes to the Senate,
1 the fund would be used in con
nection with State aid appropria
tions. Representative Dunn,
Republican, New York, in charge!
of the measure, explained that j
since the cost of road building
decreased since the war, the Fed
eral share was limited to $12,500 j
a mile for the year ending June;
30, 1923 and thereafter SIO,OOO j
i a mile. J
■ Miss Currie Entertains
The Four Square Club.
Miss Catherine Currie enter
tained the Four Square Club at
the lovely home of her parents,
Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Currie, on
last Monday afternoon, assisted
by Miss Margaret Currie.
Delicious punch was served
during the afternoon.
After many games of Rook,
Miss Lillian Douglas making
highest score, cream and cake
were served by the Misses Currie.
Those present were Mesdames
■ Cobb, Tyler and Misses Douglas,
Bedirigfield, E. Brown, Pin
i kerton, Marie Peterson, Jessie
j Peterson, McWhorter, Margaret
(Currie and Catherine Currie.
(ROBBERS BLOW
POSTOFFICE SAFE.
The safe in the Mt. Vernon
, postoffice was blown at an early
1 hour Tuesday morning, thought
by those who heard the report to
have been about two o’clock.
Immediately after the report, a
car was heard to drive off from
the postoffice.
The safe was completely de
molished and the contents scatter
ed about the room. The loss
amounted to about SSO in stamps
and money, the amount of money
j being small. The contents of the
safe seem to have been placed in
a mail pouch, together with a lot
of official papers.
It is thought that the mail
pouch, together with some of
the papers which would be of no
value to the robbers may have 1
been dropped in this section, and
should they be found may be re
turned to the postoffice at this
place.
The postoffice at this place was
i robbed in a similar manner about
five years ago. No clues are ob
tained as to the identity of the
robbers, whose work reflected
some skill in shattering the safe.
! Entrance was gained by prying
: open the front door of the post
office. _ _
Attending Meeting of
Medical Association.
Dr. J. W. Palmer is this week
attending the annual meeting of
the Medical Association of Geor
|gia, which is being held in Co
lumbus, where extensive prepar
ations have been made for the
medical body of the state.
The program as announced in
the daily papers is a most elabor
ate one, and will be attended by
a large number of physicians
of the state, together with many
prominent visitors from other
sections of the United States.
Montgomery county friends of
I Dr. Palmer, former president of
j the Association, are delighted to
! see him accorded so prominent a
place on the program. This eve
ning will be given a cabaret
banquet at the country club, and
all living ex-presidents of the As
sociation are expected to attend.
A beautiful button, bearing the
seal of the Association, the date
of service etc., will be presented
to each former president. This
will be known among the physi
cians as the “badge of service”
to the profession in Georgia, is
the highest tribute in the gift of
the organization, and can, of
course, be worn only by those
who have served in the honorable
capacity of president, Dr.
Thrash will act as toastmaster
and Dr. Boland will make the
presentation of the buttons in
behalf of the Association as fol-1
lows:
W. F. Westmorland, 1894-96
Geo. H. Noble, 1896-97
J. B. Baird, 1901-02
W. P. Nicolson, 1904-05
W. Z. Holliday, 1905-06
H. H. Martin, 1906-07
M. A. Clark, 1907-08
T. D. Coleman, 1908-09
T. J. McArthur. ' 1909-10
E. C. Davis, 1910-11
Ralston Lattimore, 1913-141
W. S. Goldsmith, 1915 16
J. D. Dean, 1916-17
E. E. Murphy, 1917-18
J. W. Palmer, 1918-19
E. T. Coleman, 1920-21
E. C. Thrash, 1921-22
A series of public educational
talks before civic organizations
will be given by the following;
j physicians: Dr. E.. E. Murphy,
Augusta; Dr. M. A. Clark, Ma
con; Dr. M. M. Hull, Atlanta;
Dr. W. R. McCall, LaGrange; Dr.
Geo. R. White, Savannah; Dr. J.
I W. Palmer, Ailey, and others.
I MONTGOMERY HAS
i' COTTON DIRECTOR
.
Mr. W. T. McArthur, Sr.„
on Board Co-operative
Association.
Mr. W. T. McArthur, Sr., Mc-
Gregor. was recently elected one
of the directors of the Georgia
Cotton Growers Co-operative
Association. Mr. McArthur will
represent the Fifteenth district,
composed of the counties of Ap
pling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan,
Camden, Candler, Charlton, Ef
fingham, Chaham, Emanuel, Ev
ans, Glynn, Jeff Davis. Johnson,
Liberty, Long, Mclntosh, Mont
gomery, Pierce, Tattnall, Treut
len, Toombs, Ware, Wayne and
Wheeler.
Twenty directors were elected,
and each one represents a district
composed of from one to twenty
| eight, and each district has sign
ed up approximately 13,000 bales
of cotton for co-operative selling.
Mr. McArthur is one of the
most successful farmers of Mont
gomery county, and probably
plants on a larger scale than any
man in this section. His is a
broad experience in cotton pro
duction and dealing, and he
should make the Association a
valuable man on the directorate.
J. E. Conwell, who has been
manager of the campaign since
the middle of January, was ap
pointed as a director by L. B.
Jackson, director of the State
Bureau of Markets. A. M. Wil
kins of Comer, was named direc
tor by J. J. Brown, State Com
missioner of Agriculture. One
more director remains to be ap
pointed by Dr. A. M. Sewell,
president of the State College of
Agriculture. Under the terms
of the association cotton contract,
these three men are named to
represent the interests of the
public.
“The Board of Directors will
compare favorably with the di
rectors of any bank in the state,
in my opinion,” declared W. T.
Hanson of Smyrna, chairman of
the Committee on Elections,
which was in charge.
The new directors meet Friday,
May 5, in order to perfect their
organization and take in charge
all the affairs of the association.
At that time, the organization
committee will be relieved.
Montgomery Superior
Court in Session.
Montgomery superior court
convened Monday morning, and *
will probably run through the
second week. Judge Eschol
Graham is presiding assisted by
Solicitor M. H. Boyer.
Judge J. R. Carr is foreman of
the grand jury and Mr. Clifford
Mcßride clerk. This body has
| been active in the discharge of
| business brought before it, but
will probably conclude its labors
tomorrow.
A list of the cases disposed of
will be given next week.
Graduating Recital by
8.-P. I. Pupils.
There will be given at The
Brewton-Parker Friday evening
a graduating recital, in which
Miss Willie Carelock, reader.
Miss Beverly Salter, pianist, and
Miss Margaret Salter, violinist,
will be the performers.
Friends of the young ladies and
the public are invited to attend.
Exercises begin at 8:15. Gradu
ating recitals by the pupils are
always enjoyable and reflect the
! thorough training received.
Countv School Superintendent
T. B. Conner, who has been ill
for the past month, is now able
to resume his duties. 2
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