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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 (Tit? ißmttgmttprg iHmtttur. 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 | 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. NO. 3 2