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VOL. XXXVI
WILL NOT BUY
CALC. ARSENATE
Board Entomology Issues a
Letter to Farmers of
Georgia.
The Georgia State Board of En
tomology, in a meeting held Wed
nesday, December 13th, passed
the following resolution:
“A complete canvass of the
situation has convinced the Board
that the present market quota
tions on white arsenic, the raw
material from which calcium ar
senate is made, have no justifica
tion in point of fact. It is ob
vious that these high prices are
due solely to the manipulation of
the market in an effort to obtain
every cent possible from the
Southern farmers.
“The Board does not feel jus
tified in purchasing, and will not
purchasn calcium arsenate at
prevailing prices. Moreover, while
the Board does not in any way
assume responsibility for advis
ing anyone who wishes to, not to
buy calcium arsenate, it does not
recommend that the general pub
lic purchase it at the present pric
es.
“The Board is still bending
every effort toward making a
contract which will provide cal
cium arsenate at a reasonable i
price, but in the event it fails to!
secure a price which, in its judge
ment, will be fair and reasonable
to the cotton producers it will de
cline to make a contract for the
year 1923.”
Georgia State Board of
Entomology.
J. J. Brown, Chairman.
R. C. Berkmans,
T. G. Hudson.
Died at Cuthbert.
Cuthbert, Ga., Dec. 20.—Mrs.
F. G. Branch, wife of the presi
dent of Andrew College, died
shortly afternoon Tuesday as the
result of an illness lasting several
weeks. The burial took place to
day at Fort Valley. She was ac
tive in church and civic work.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
last meeting of the Board of
Commissioners of Roads and Rev
enues of Montgomery County for
the year 1922 will be held on
Friday, Dec. 29.
A. B. Hutcheson,
Clerk.!
Petty’s Cotton Seed is Given First Prize
Product Grown on Dawson Farm is Ranked Highest at
Southeastern Fair in Atlanta.
Dawson, Ga., Oct 23.—Petty’s
improved toole wilt resistant cot
ton seed, grown and improved on
the H. A. Petty farm, has won
another distinction of note, hav
ing been awarded first prize at
the Southeastern Fair, which was
neld in Atlanta during the past
week.
Petty’s seed have heretofore
won the distinction having rank
ed first in the 1921 cotton varie
ty test held at the Georgia State
College of Agriculture, with, re
gard to yield of lint cotton per
acre; also having ranked first in
yield acre in the 1921 cotton va
riety test held at the Coastal
Plain Experiment Station near
Tifton. On the farm of the
Georgia State College of Agri
culture, some thirty odd varie
ties of cotton were used in the
test, Petty’s improved toole hav
ing ranked first.
We have the above seed for sale. See us
at once if you want these prize winners for
your 1923 cotton crop.
D. S. & W. G. WILLIAMSON,
UVALDA, GEORGIA
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No Regular Paper
For Week Dec. 28.
According to custom, no regu
j lar issue ot The Monitor will ap
pear for Christmas week, hence
next week’s paper, December
28th, will be issued in short form,
carrying only the legal advertis
ing.
Correspondents should not pre
pare letters for this week, but by
all means begin the new year
with full letters from every sec
tion of the county. This adds in
terest not only to the paper, but
to the community represented.
No section of the county should
deprive itself of this privilege.
A merry Christmas to all.
Lick up the holiday feasts, sub
scribe for the county paper, and
begin the pew year right.
Elected Commissioner
in Toombs County.
In an election held Wednesday
#
Mr. J. F. Darby won out as a
member of the board of county
commissioners from the 51st dis
trict by a handsome majority—96
votes.
• Mr. Darby came into the race
late, having announced last week
when it was found that Dr. W.
Peacock, who originally offered
for the place, would not be eligi
j ble for the position on account of
his holding the position of oil in
spector for this section.
Considering the inclement
weather Wednesday, the vote of
350 showed considerable interest
in the race. The vote for the
two candidates was as follows:
J, F. Darby, 223, M. J. Rattray,
127. —Vidalia Advance.
Electritity From Wind.
London, Dec. 18.—A plan to
harness the winds and make them
produce electricity for rural dis
tricts has been presented to the
ministry of agriculture. The
scheme involves the erection on
hill tops of low buildings from
the sides of which will project
huge wings. These wings will
be shun by the wind horizontally
just above the ground.
Proponents of the plan assert
that unlimited amounts of elec
triciry can be obtained in this
way at a minimum cost. Gov
ernment officials are testing the
scheme and if it proves feasible,
lit is planned to build several of
! the generating stations in out-of
! the-way districts.
Mr. Petty began improving his
cotton'in 1916 or 1917 by the sin
gle stalk selection method, being
very careful records on
the different plots’and having his
cotton ginned on a private gin on
the H. A. Petty farm, thereby
keeping hisjseed absolutely pure
as he did not gin for the public.
Mr. Petty has continued the
above method until now, his suc
cess is quite evident and the de
mand for Petty’s improved cot
ton seed is much greater than the
supply available and he cannot
fill the orders received for seed, j
His cotton has made a very
creditable showing in all sections
planted. Mr. Petty has made
shipments of his seed, not only
out of the State of Georgia but
out of the United States and in
to China and Italy.
MT. VERNON, GA , THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1922.
Local Notes From Public School Grades.
First Grade Honor Roll —Sara
Brady, Frances Frizzelle, Daisy
Peterson, Margaret Snooks, Car
olyn Thompson, James Blount,
Thos. Conner, John L Robison.
Letters Second Grade —
Mt. Vernon, Ga., Dec. 19, 1922.
Dear Santa Claus:—l am a little
girl seven years old. Igo to j
school at the 8.-P. 1., and am in |
the second grade. I try to learn
my lessons. Won’t you please j
bring me a doll, carriage and a
ball. Do not forget the other j
children. I have many friends, !
and I want you to bring them a
lot of things. Your little girl, j
Sarah Frances Calhoun, j
Mt. Vernon, Ga., Dec. 19, 1922. ;
Dear Santa Claus:—l am a little
girl, eight years old, attending
the Brewton-Parker. and in the
scond grade. Would like a doll, i
a carriage and some fruit and
many other things. Do not forget
the other little children.
Your dear little girl,
Lucile Conner.
Mt. Vernon, Ga., Defe. 19,1922.
Dear Santa Claus:—l am a little
girl eight years old. and in the:
third grade. I have been work- j
ing hard in school and have been
on the honor roll every week but
one. Won’t you please bring me
a doll, ball and some good fruits,
candy and nuts. But don’t forget
the other little boys and girls, j
Give them pretty things too. We
want them to be happy on Christ
mas day.
Your own little girl,
Manelle Brady.
Mt. Vernon, Ga., Dec. 19,1922.
Dear Santa Claus:—l am a little
boy eight years old, in the third \
grade. I go to school at the
Brewton-Parker Institute. I hope j
Death of Miss
Nina Morrison .
Miss Nina Morrison died Mon
day afternoon at the Vidalia Hos
pital, where she had been carried
for treatment, following a severe
illness.
She was the second daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. M. Morrison,
and throughout her life had
suffered affliction.
Remains were interred in the
Mt. Vernon cemetery Tuesday
afternoon. The funeral service
was held at the Mt. Vernon Pres
byterian church, of which she
was a member. The service was
conducted by Rev. B. R. Ander
son. of the Vidalia Presbyterian
church, Rev. L. E. Brady of the
Methodist church and Dr. J. C.
Brewton of the Mt. Vernon Bap
tist church, attended by a com
pany of friends and relatives.
Deceased is survived by her
mother and father; two brothers,
Clarence and Charles Morrison;
and two sisters, Mrs. B. M. Fus
sed of Abbeville and Mrs. Ben
Powell of North Georgia.
Reared in Mt. Vernon, this
young lady was dear to a large
number of friends in this section.
Despite her affliction, she was of
a happy mood and took an inter- j
est in the affairs of the place and i
the companionship of those with
whom she was associated.
Those who knew her will ever
remember that she looked for a
brighter day, when she would
enjoy pleasures and opportunities
which, in large measure, were
jnot hers in life. We remember
her musings how she gave ex-1
pression to those scenes which
she longed for—how radiantly
she seemed to hope for the things
which would have pleased her on
earth.
And while the scenes she knew
on earth seemed wrapped in
gloom, she is far removed from
them —from suffering and long
ing—and as the soul which has
taken flight to the home prepared
for the just and the pure in heart, ;
her earthly desires have been a
thousand times fulfilled—she has
found repose in the light of the
Living God.
1
I
you will not forget the children,
and make them as happy as we
are. Make them happy with toys.
Please bring me a base ball, some
fireworks and an air rifle, as you
are a dear old man.
Your own son,
David Mcßae.
Mt. Vernon, Ga., Dec, 19,1922.
Dear Santa Claus:—We are hap
py because we know that you are
jon your way to see us. Next Sun
day night you will find all of our
stockings hanging by the chim
ney with care, and we hope that
when we open our eyes on Christ
-1 mas morn we will see our stock
j ings filled to the top with things
that will make us boys and girls
happy, such as rifles, drums, balls
and bats, ten pins, pencil boxes,
fireworks, story books, dolls, doll
1 beds and fruits. Please remem
ber the other little boys and girls.
Wishing to you and all a merry
Christmas, Your little friends,
The Fourth Grade.
Fifth Grade Honor Roll —Nell
Burch, Thbmas Calhoun, Jeff
Mcßae, Annie Morrison, Johnnie
| Peterson, Katharine Snooks and
Frank Tarver.
Sixth Grade Honor Roll —Alice
Shaw, Ijlell Gates, Nina Salter.
Seventh Grade Honor Roll —
Marguerite Johnson, Ruth Mc-
Crimmon, Willard Burch, C. B.
j Cummings, Ralston Geiger, John
McGregor. Others are doing very
good work, but were absent or
tardy. We have learned two
beautiful poems by Henry Wads
worth Longfellow —“The.Day is
Done” and “The Builders.” The
banner comes to us this week,
our record being one hundred per
| cent. It is fine to have no tardy
| marks against one. We shail
| hold it if possible.
New Officers
Masonic Lodge .
At the regular communication
of Aural Lodge No. 239 F. & A.
M., held last Saturday, the fol
lowing officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year:
Herman Mcßride, Worshipful
Master.
Hugh Peterson, Jr., Senior
Warden.
Chas. Frizzelle, Junior Warden.
Fred G. Brewton, Senior
Deacon.
S. J. Elliott, Junior Deacon.
J. E. Mcßae, Secretary.
J. C. McAllister, Treasurer.
J. H. Martin, Tyler.
J. R. Kitchens, Senior Steward.
J. Carl Adams, Junior Steward.
The officers will be installed on
the evening of December 27th,
and officers of Glenwood Lodge
will be invited to conduct the in
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stallation.
An oyster supper will be served
the members before the installa
tion. Members who anticipate
attending the affair should notify
j the committee on arrangements.
During the past year the Lodge
has taken a new growth, and
this will doubtless be continued
under the new administration.
Hon. Hugh Peterson, Jr., if the
retiring worshipful master, and
he is a zealous worker for the
advancement of the order.
I
Goes on Deer Hunt With
Governor-Elect Walker.
Athens, Ga., Dec. 19. —James
H. Dozier has just returned from
a deer hunt down about Darien,
where he was a member of the
party in which was Governor
elect Clifford N. Walker.
Mr. Dozier declares that the
hunt was very delightful and in
cidentally that all the members
of the party, including the Gov
ernor-elect, enjoyed the outing.
Cures Malaria, Chills and
000 Fever, Dengue or Bilious
Fever. - J
Entertained Four Squares
With Rook and Salads..
•
Misses Mary Mac Mann, Esther
Geiger and Gladys McAllister
were charming hostesses to the
Four Square Club at their last
meeting at the lovely home of
Mrs. Duncan Mcßae. Rook was
played until a late hour, Misses
Douglas and Currie tying for top
score. A delicious salad course
was then served, the hostesses
being assisted by Mrs. Mcßae.
Those present were Mesdames
A. M. Gates, N. D. Cobb, F. M.
Harris, R. M. Brown of Sanders
ville. Misses Brown, Combiss,
Douglas, Currie, M. Peterson, J.
Peterson, Lee, Burkhalter, Mc-
Whorter, Geiger, Mann, McAl
lister, and Mrs. D. A. Mcßae.
Tarry town.
Rev. T. J. Barnett preached
two excellent sermons at the
Baptist church Sunday to a splen
audience.
•
Mr. John Lee Meadows of Vi
dalia was here a few days ago.
Mr. Willis a prosperous farmer
of Zaidee has purchased the stock
of goods of Mrs. J. N. Pittman
and will open up a grocery busi
ness in the Pittman old stand.
We extend to him a hearty wel
come.
Messrs. J. M. Philllips and
Hudson Waters were business
visitors to Soperton Monday.
Miss Bell Wilkes of the Zaidee
section spent the week-end with
.Misses Zada and Jessie Jackson
Mr. Luther Waller of Uvalda
spent a few days with homefolks.
Messrs. B. S. Beatty, Paul and
Everett Calhoun, W. B. Cadle,
F. M. Simons, M. E. Burns and
Prof. C. A. McMillan were visit
ors to Vidalia Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Powell and
daughter, and Mr. Stewart and
wife of Gillis’ Springs were Sun
day afternoon visitors to the city.
Mr. Robert Ituis spent several
days of the past week in Atlanta,
returning Monday.
Mr. Grady Wyatt, manager of
Middleton’s Lake, spent the week
end with friends here.
Messrs. M. L. Adams and H.
W. Biggerstaff of Kibbee were
here on business Tuesday a. m.
Christmas is here. It always
brings with it joys and heart
aches. Oh, for a sane, sober
holiday.
This scribe wishes to extend to
the Monitor force and all readers
of these lines our best wishes for
merry Xmas.
I I Cannot Dispute It jj
Pure food makes pure blood and pure
blood sustains healthy bodies. No O
man, scientist or quack, can dispute it
Our Meats Prove it
Fresh and Cured Meats \
|| Fresh Fish and Oysters \\
| and Table Delicacies \ \
Shipment of Fresh Bread Daily
SANITARY HARKET $
S/S. Bush MT, VtRKOV, GA. §
BIRTHDAY PARTY
TREUTLEN HOME
The Sixty-Fourth Birthday
of Mr. M. R. Davis
Celebrated.
An affair which brought joy
and happiness into the hearts of
many was the celebration of the
anniversary of the sixty-fourth
birthday of Mr. M. R. Davis last
Sunday at his home, six miles
west of Soperton. The affair
was very much a family reunion
and about two hundred relatives
and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Da
vis were present. Those who at
tended declare that a home well
j known throughout Treutlen and
adjoining counties for its rare
old time Southern hospitality
more than lived* up to its tradi
tions.
The occasion was one long to
be remembered. At the noon
hour the guests were invited out
into the yard, where under fall
ing autumn leaves, a feast was
spread that brought to mind the
old expression “fit for the gods."
There was barbecue, Brunswick
stew, oyster stew, chicken, pies,
cakes and many of those eatables
for which this section has been
famous for half century or more.
All of the children and many of
the grand-children were grouped
around the table with Mr. and
Mrs. Davis.
Col. Will Stallings introduced
Rev. J. L. Ivey, pastor of the So
perton Baptist church, who of
fered a prayer for the life of this
venerable man and his gentle
wife and returned thanks for
the sumptuous spread.
You can talk about hard times,
boll weevils, etc., but no evidence
of it was around this old South
ern home. Fine hogs and sleek
cattle down in the meadows,
several hundred pure bred chick
ens feeding on the grain in the
large fields surrounding the home
made a picture that would make
any cooped-up town man want to
go to farming.
It is out of the question to des
cribe the beautiful table which
was so artistically arranged.
They not only gave the guests
that which tempts theinnerman,
but something better—something
that every man and woman could
take home with them—something
that they could cherish. It was
that warm Southern hospitality
which our Southland is famous
and noted for.
We sincerely trust that Uncle
Marshal may be spared yet many
more years and that each succeed
ing anniversary may bring joy
and happiness into his life.—So
perton News.
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