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TF\e Monitor. PUBLISHED EVERY fill RSOAY. OFFICIAL ORGAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Butarad »i fcb« Poafcoffioa in Mt. Vernon, Gft>jwSecond-Cl**# Mail Matter. H. B FOLSOM, Own t and Associate SfflST ; LcMec * ‘“d Publishers. *'-5° a Year - in Advance. MT Legal advertisement* niunt invariably be paid in advance, at the legal rate, and ah the law direct*; and intim be in band not later than Wedneaday morning of the first week of insertion Mount Vernon, Ga.. Thursday Morning, Dec. 14, 1922. Costs little to be your brother's keeper—when he is an active partner in the enterprise. America should enjoy the I growls (if such they L> ) of the | Tiger of France, when it is re membered that five years ago, when Germany was about to swallow the world, the growl of this self-same tiger, together with other colossal figures, put | to flight the most despicable foe! the world has ever known irj physical form. The memory of Wilson, Clemenceau, Lord Geor ge, and others of their type will resound through the corridors of the centuries. This is probably the last visit of Clemencau, and j it is to be regretted that he could not visit the South. Agreeable to the annual session of the Georgia Baptist Conven tion, the Christian Index issues an elaborate edition, in w hich the affairs of the church are elucida ted in very pleasing manner. The last issue of that organ carried a cut of Dr. J. C. Brewton, desig nating him as the founder of the Hrewton-Parker Institute. Dr. Brewton has truly done a great w'ork for the church of this sec tion of the state and for the school bearing his name, and to him should be given the credit of founding the school. He is ripe in years and experience and still in active ministerial work, but as far as the school is concerned, accepted as founder-, president-, financial backer-, counselor- and instructor-emeritus. Within the past few weeks a number of fires have occurred in school buildings, and in instances fatalities have resulted. This in dicates negligence on the part of officials, trustees, patrons or those having to do with the prop er construction and repair of school houses, whether located in the country or in the cities and towns. Os all buildings, struc tures in which are housed great companier of children should he made safe from fire. It may not be practicable to erect fire es capes in fact, such is not neces sary in small one-story school houses in all buildings where other safety factors are brought into play in the construction or arrangement of buildings, but certainly this or other forms of safeguard should be thrown j around the ht th and safety of the school room. Constant fire drills prepare the children for emergencies, and this exercise is worth a great deal, but is not an absolute safeguard for the children. The movement to place in the ; National Statuary Hall, Washing ton, a memorial to «Dr. Crawford W. Long, discoverer of anaes thesia, is a most worthy one. The name of Dr. Long and that of Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia, were some years ago chosen as two sons whose statues should be placed in the Hall of Fame, but no action looking to the erection of these memorials was made until the formation of the Long Memorial Association. The niche in the national capitol' assigned to Georgia remains va-1 cant, and as long as this space is unfilled the outside world will look upon the great state as be ing remiss in its duty and lack ing in civic pride. When the Long statue is erected it will call the attention of the world to the fact that Georgia is proud of the achievement of Dr. Long, and does not wish to see his memory robbed of the great discovery which has ever been a boon to suffering humanity. ► Georgia State 3 ► M £ Tress Expressions. ◄ There are no finer avenues of ! charity and helpfulness open to a generous people than are the I Orphan's Homes. In the appeals for help for them we ought to feel that it is a privilege to con tribute as much as we feel we are able to. Just now provisions are being sent to them and cars are being loaded at different places. Money is also needed to provide clothing for thqlittle ones through the winter.—Adel News. Once in awhile we find a fellow who does not seem to be exactly satisfied with the way we run this paper. We are willing to turn the whole shebang over to any one in this town for one week if they want to tackle it, and see how they come out pleas ing everybody- Swainsboro For est-Blade. We are of the candid opinion that too much prominence is giv en by some of Georgia’s daily newspapers to scandal. Some of them seem to cater to this kind of stuff and delight in filling their columns with Haring head lines of “stolen love” and the es capades of the millionaire class. All of this fills space, but to our mind it has a demoralizing effect on the youth of our country.— Soperton News. The railroads were once con sidered the safest investments for surplus capital and the stocks in many of them were sought by people who had surplus money but conditions have changed and the construction of rail lines has almost ceased. Many of the roads that were built a quarter of a century ago in order to develop sections through which they ope rated have been scrapped and put out of business, while the trunk lines are having a hard time in earning enough money to pay operating expenses and a dividend to the owners. The ad- I vent of the automobile and truck 1 has cut into the revenues of the railroads to a greater extent than had been anticipated and in the course of time may cause many more of them to cease existing j on account of the depletion of revenues —Millodgevi lie News. tmTTTTf»TTT»fn?TmTf»TTmTTTT , m»»tmTTTTTT»T»» : ] | Delays Over * l The farmer no longer has to suffer « l delays in getting advances on improved J t farm lands tor improvements or other i ► demands of the farmer. Finances have < ► taken a turn to the extent of making j Cash Plentiful \ | and we can get it for the farmer at low | t rates ol interest. Our companies are « ► anxious to tend money to farmers who « t may need it. without delays and with t l satisfaction to borrower. If you want < l action, along with cash, say “money” to « ► M \ L. C. UNDERWOOD \ | Ml. VERNON, GA. j I «tltUtlAAAAAiimumAU » 4*ttAUAAmAiAUAAAAAUA • THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR, MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. 1 New Method Control Weevil. Atlanta, Ga.,—The boll weevil, which has done such heavy dam age to cotton crops in Georgia and other southern states, is about to be conquered, according to cotton men here today. Na tional, state and county agencies have joined in the war upon the weevil and for the first time since the menace of the weevil appear ed in the South, it is stated here, there is real promise that it will be curbed in its activities. Perhaps the most energetic campaign of the several being waged against the weevill is that of the United States De partment of Agriculture, which, according to announcement at the state capitol, has turned its experts loose upon the Southern pest and has enlisted in the cam-| paign the aid and advice of ex tension directors, agricultural college presidents and deans of various Southern states. Among the important questions recommended at a conference recently in Washington was that of encouraging the growth of uniform varieties of cotton in communities. Uniform time of planting is another big factor in boll weevil control which has been recommended. The opinion has been expressed that if agreement could be reached by the various interests on uniform varieties and time of planting and the recommendation followed by the growers, one-third of the boll weevil problem would be solved. Cotton, it is pointed out, is a plant that readily adapts itself to changes of soil or climate. One variety, therefore, mav prove valuable through a wude range. One of the big difficulties is the long time that would be required to effect a complete change of variety. An active and aggressive move ment to improve the quality and value of the North Georgia cot ton crop by the exclusive use of choice seed of selected varieties, and by the growing of cotton on a community basis, has been launched in Atlanta bv the cotton contingent of the Atlanta Com mercial FiXchange, representa tives of the Georgia Bankers and Country Bankers’ associations and officials of the State Depart ment of Agriculture. The plan approved which will be put into effect is as follows: 1. To recommend that the farmers plant only tested seed off a tested variety suitable to North Georgia. 2. To aid the planters in ob taining such seed by providing warehousing and shipping facili ties and by arranging credit by I which they can purchase, 3 To put on an extensiveedr cational campaign to fosLer the idea of raising better quality cot ton and to encourage the farmers to raise their crops on a commu nity basis so as to avoid cross fertilization and other evils that result in deterioration. I DIAMOND RING and DIAMOND LAVALLIER 1 i | | Will be Given Away Jan. 1, 1923 f YOUR NAME MAY BE THE LUCKY ONE With every SI.OO Purchase or on Account will put your name in the box. Your Christmas shopping will be made | easy at our place. A good Assortment to Select from. | You want your Christmas Present to be of Quality, and we | have it at a Reasonable Price. It will Pay you to Come | | and make your Selections Early. 1 § * v ' -# 5# i & 1 ft g f WE WILL BE GLAD TO HAVE YOU LOOK j } OVER OUR LINE BEFORE YOU BUY J | Remember Our Place is Headquarters 1 1 for Christmas 1 1 WWWWWMWWMMWWHWWIW MnuMMMMMMWMMtMMWIMMMM i‘ “ 1 W. E. WALKER, JR. j Jeweler VIDALIA, GA. j 1 j City Tax Notice. A tax levy of four mills has: been levied by the Town Council of the town of Mt. Vernon, Ga., for work on the streets of the town and for other improvements of the town. The tax books are now open and all parties owning property in the town of Mt. Ver-1 non, Ga., are hereby notified to call on J. C. McAllister in his of fice at the Court House, make; your returns and pay the taxes. j The Tax books will close on the 20th day of December, 1922, This December 4th. C. A. Mason, Mayor, A, B. Hutcheson, Clerk. Sheriff Sale. Georgia—Montgomery County. Will he sold before the court house door In Mt. Vernon on the first Tues day in Janlo23, between the legal | hours of sale, to the highest bidder I for cash, certain property, of which | the following is h complete descrip- , tiou: Thirty acres of land carved; | from a tract of land situate, iy- j ing and being in the 1781st G M. : district of said county, and bound- j ed as follows: North by lands of 1 Grady Phillips, east by lands of! | Mat hew Phillips, south by lands of Toney Phillips and west by lands of the Margaret Mosley es tate aud w«st by lands of Boston Durden. Levied on and will be sold as the property of Mathew Phillips to satisfy a tax fi fa is sued by H. C. Davis tax collector, vs Mathew Phillips for state and county taxes for the year 1920. Levy made and returned to me by H. H. Adams, L C., and writ ten notice of levy given in terms of the law. This the sth day of December, 1922. E. E. Burch, [ Sheriff. DR. V. M. BARCO Chiropractic Specialist Chronic and Nervous Diseases over Bank of Soperton, Soperton. Ga. Mrs. J. E. Thompson’s, Vidalia At Soperton, Mon. Wed., Friday At Vidalia, Tues. Thurs., Sat. E A STITCH IN TIME : _ - Sounds like sewing, but it is not. 1 It is to remind you to have your Blacksmith and Repair Work t done by the man who does it right and j Living Prices. H. H. JOHNSON |E MOUNT VERNON, GA. ► iAiiAAUAiAiiUAAiiAIiAiAAAAAAAiAAUAAiAAAiAAi I , _ MILLER TIRES Nationally Known for Their Superb Quality FULL FORD EQUIPMENT FOUR TIRES s4a GAS . GREASES . OILS ■ SERVICE See the New Miller Wedge Tread and Get Prices on Our Entire Line DIXIE FILLING STATION Located at Corner Railroad Avenue and Aighway MT. VERNON The Montgomery Monitor and The Progressive Farmer one year for $1.50. i