The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, June 15, 1922, Image 2

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    The Montgomery Monitor
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THURSDAY, JUNE if, 1022.
SUPT. BRITTAIN TO QUIT.
Stating that he has a growing distaste for poli
tics, State School Superintendent M. L. Brittain
has announced that he will not be a candidate to
succeed himself in the election to be held in Sep
tember. This leaves the field so far to X . H. Bal
lard of Brunswick, who sometime ago announced
his candidacy for this position.
The retirement of Mr. Brittain from active
work with the public schools of the state is a big
loss to our state. Under his administration won
derful progress has been made, and while we be
lieve the people of the state are aroused to the
question of bettering the school facilities for their
children and that the next five years will see mar
velous improvement, yet it will be difficult lo find
a successor to carry on this work with the enthu
siasm. the devotion and wise direction which Mr.
Brittain has brought to this office.
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WHY NOT A COUNTY MANAGER?
The success of the city manager plan in many
cities of the state has caused many papers to be
lieve that this plan could he employed just as suc
cessful by our counties. The Tifton Gazette is
impressed with the city manager plan in Tifton
and believes that the plan should he tried out by
the county. It would take no special legislation,
it says, hut simply action by the county commis
sioners who could employ a competent business
man to take charge of the county affairs and ad
minister them, and hold him responsible.
Discussing the matter further, the Gazette
says:
“This plan has worked well in Tifton, and the
suggestion has been made that it be tried out in
Tift county. It need require no special legislation,
but simply action by the Board of County Com
missioners .
.“As a rule, County Commissioners are business
men and have to look after their own affairs.
They cannot neglect them to attend to the county’s
business without great personal sacrifice and finan-'
rial loss. But they could meet together once a
month or oftener and supervise tire work of a
County Manager, who could he paid a salary com
mensurate with In', ability, and who could devote
his entire time to the county’s affairs.
“The success of the plan would depend on the
character and capacity of the man who was em
ployed ns manager, hut we believe the right man
cotdd save the taxpayers of the county with the
foresight t<> employ him a great deal of money and
have the affairs of the county in much more sat
isfactory shape."
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With the hanks composing the Vtlanta Clear
ing House having agreed to make a loan of five
million dollars to the Georgia Cotton Growers Co
operative Marketing Association, and with further
loans promised from the Federal Reserve Rank.J
the association is now assured that it will he able
to handle the crop raised by the members of the I
association.
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With the election of Mrs. I'rank Lawson of j
Dublin as vice-chairman of the Democratic l-'.xec
ntivr Committee for the Twelfth Congressional
District, the naming of a number of women from I
different counties as members of the committee,
the enfranchised sox cannot say that they are not
being given a heartv welcome into the councils of
the party and a fair share of its responsibilities, t
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for each dollar in cash and that he always worried 4
when he had much cash on haul. f
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MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.
State School Supervisor Smith, who for a long
number of years has been in close touch with edu
cational conditions in this section of the state, does
not hesitate when speaking to a Toombs county
audience to tell the people of their shortcomings
and of their neglect in providing educational op
portunities for the boys and girls of the rural dis
tricts.
Up to two years ago, states Mr. Smith, the
cells of the county jail at Lyons represented a
greater investment than all the school buildings
and equipment in Toombs county outside of the
two towns of Lyons and Vidalia. Tt is hard to
conceive of a more terrible indictment of a people
than this. The school interests in the two towns,
since the towns were incorporated, were steadily
moving forward, but for nearly twenty years the
cause of good schools in the rural sections stood
still.
But that was the condition two years ago.
Since that time we have had the splendid school
buildings at New Branch and at Johnson Corner;
the Lyons consolidated school district will put
hundreds of children in the rural districts in reach
of a splendid grammar and high school, with all
modern equipment, taught by capable and trained
teachers. The people of the Vidalia section are
studying the question of coming hack into the
countv svstem and having a large district laid off
around the town. Ts this is done, another large
group of the hoys and girls in the rural district
will have their educational opportunics greatly in
creased .
And while telling us of our shortcomings of
the past, Mr. Smith is impressed with the awaken
ing of the people of Toombs countv and of their
determination to make up for lost time. He freely
predicts that the next Jive years will see wonder
ful strides in the improvement of the rural schools
in Toomhs enuntv, and that from standing next
to the bottom of the counties in this section in
the educational opportunities afforded the children
of the rural districts, we will he near the top.
Our hovs and girls are Georgia’s greatest pro
duct. and the hoys and girls of the countrv within
the next twontv vears will ho the lenders in every
walk of life. Let us look upon money spent for
our schools as an invstment in hnopv and useful
lives. Let ns not rest content until everv bov and
girl in ottr rural districts is in reach of a thoroughly
modern school.—Lyons Progress.
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DON’T BE A SLACKER.
Collections arc not as good as they should be.
' The reason is that lots of folks who really can pay
won’t do it. They won’t do the decent thing.
This stops the next fellow from paying, and so on
down the line, until the flow of credits is impeded
to an unneecessary degree.
If you owe a man a hundred dollars, and can
pay only five or ten. do the decent thing and pay
that. Oftentimes it’s the spirit that counts for
as much as anything. The spirit of those who owe
us helps some, even when we are unable to collect
that which is our due.
Another thing, if you owe a man an honest
debt, don’t got “raw” when he asks you to pay
him. Remember, he did you a favor to let you
have goods or service on credit —he has a perfect
> right to ask and expect you to pay him.
You should pay promptly. But if you cannot,
, he decent enough to pay every cent you can, and
1 then give a definite promise as to when you can
| pay the remainder.
It does you no good—in fact lowers you in
; the estimation of your creditors every time you
sav mean, ugly things about an account you owe.
Do the right thing—brace up. pay up, get right
with the world: the world will take on a brighter
hue: you’ll love your fellowman a wee bit more,
i- Cartersville Tribune-News.
THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR
GEORGIA GOOD
ROADS ASSOCIATION
ATLANTA, Ga. —Interest in the pas
sage of the $75,000,000 bond issue for
good roads is being manifested
throughout the state in the moFt def
inite and practical way possible—by
applications for membership in the
Georgia Good Roads Association and
the payment of the five-dollar annual
fee, it was announce today by Will
iam E. Keith, secretary of the associa
tion.
“The results from our Invitation to
Georgians, men and women, to join
the Good Roads Association and sup
port the campaign for state bonds for
, state highways has met with a res
ponse even beyond our expectations,’’
said Mr. Keith. “The membership
certificates are being accepted and
the fees paid by business firms, banks
professional men of many pursuits
’ and men and women individually to
an extent which is surprising. The in
vitation to join the association and
thus actively support the bond move
ment went out only two weeks ago.
Every Georgian interested in the bond
• plan for ‘Pulling Georgia Out of the
Mud’ is invited to become a member,
sending the application to the associ
ation, 205 Walton Buildings, Atlanta.’’
More and more support is being
given the bond issue plan by the daily
and weekly press as the time ap
proaches for the convening of the Leg
islature, and many additional sena
tors and representatives are pledging
their support to the proposed amend
ments. Several strongly influential
members of both branches are enthu
siastic backers of the bond issue, be
lieveing it the only system which will
give Georgia complete highway sys
tem within a reasonable time and se
cure the millions of dollars of federal
aid funds.
You Do More Work,
You are more ambitious and you get more
enjoyment out of everything when your
blood is in good condition. Impurities in
the blood have a very depressing effect on
the system, causing weakness, laziness,
nervousness and sickness.
GROVE’S TASTELESS Chill TONIC
restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying
and Enriching the Blood. When you feel
its strengthening, invigorating effect, see
how it brings color to the cheeks and how
it improves the appetite, you will then
appreciate its true tonic value.
GROVE’S TASTELESS Chill TONIC
is not a patent medicine, it is simply
IRON and QUININE suspended in Syrup.
So pleasant even children like it. The
blood needs Quinine to Purify it and IRON
to Enrich it. These reliable tonic prop
erties never fail to drive out impurities in
the blood.
The Strength-Creating Power of GROVE’S
TASTELESS Chill TONiC has made it
the favorite tonic in thousands of homes.
More than thirty-five years ago, folks
would ride a long distance to get GROVE'S
TASTELESS Chill TONIC when a
member of their family had Malaria or
needed a budy-bui!uing, strength-giving
tonic, a The formula is just the same to
day, and you can get it from any drug
store. 60c per bottle.
GEORGIA G. 0. I*. CHIEF
DEFENDED BY FRIENDS
ATLANTA, Ga.—Republicians in
Atlanta, a? well as leaders through
out the state, in communications to
party headquarters here, have come
to the defense of their chief—John
Louis Philips, who is facing charges
in Washington'on a charge of conspir
ing to defraud the government in
handling contracts. Many telegrams
have- been sent to Mr. Philips by
Georgians, regardless of party affil
iations, assuring him of their support
land confidence. Washington dis
| patches received in Atlanta quote the
I Georgia Chairman as follows:
| "Ail my dealings with the govern
' ment are an open book and I have
i nothing to conceal. lam just paying
; the price of being in politics.”
It is known here that Mr. Philips
has referred to the charges on more
than one occasion, as they were first
made a year or so ago. At the time
they were investigated by what is
known as the Graham Commission and
Mr. Philips was given a e’ean sheet.
Local republicians point to the fact
that the charges had been made and
threshed out before Mr. Philips was
placed at the head of the G. O. P.
forces in Georgia. The charges, it is
further stated, were known to mem
bers of the national republioian or
ganization and to President Harding,
none of whom plat ed any credence in
them, and Mr. PhEips was chosen as
the big chips and distributor of fed
eral patronage in Georgia.
666 quickly relieves Colds, Con
stipation, Biliousness and Head- |
aches. A Fine Tonic.
LOOK-REDUCED FARES. * j
Greatly reduced week-end round
trip fares via Georgia & Florida Ry.
good from Friday morning until thr i
following Tuesday night.
Consult nearest ticket agent.
D. F. KIRKPATRICK,
Gen. Pass. Agent.
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Little Girls==
“There was a little girl and she had a little curl
right in the middle of her forehead,” etc.
Well, she didn’t remain a little girl for evry
long. She soon passed the “little curl” stage and
became a woman —and that means a voter these
days, and' maybe was elected to congress. Times
have changed for the women folks. They are
now supposed to be the equal of the men—possi
bly they have always been superior for all we
know, but we do know that every little girl should
• be taught something about modern banking by hav
ing an account of her own. The experience is sure
to be helpful in after years.
THE CITIZENS BANK
OF VIDALIA
Vidalia, Georgia
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[ Enough to Weather
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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. 1
THE BANK OF SOPERTON
CAPITAL $25,000.00 SURPLUS $25,000.00
X. L. GILLIS. President. J. E. HALL, V.-Pres & Crsh.
J. B. O'COX'X'OR. V.-Pres. I. H. HALL, JR., Ass’t Cash.
SOPERTON, GEORGIA
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