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THE MONTICELI.O NEWS
ESTABLISHED IN 1881.
FESTIVAL A SUCCESS
VISITORS FROM ALMOST EVERY
STATE AND CLIME WITNESS
ED FORT VALLEY’S GIGANTIC
PAGEANT LAST THURSDAY.
. (Special to The News)
The Third Annual Peach Blosgsom
Festival at Fort Valley has passed
into history. New records of attain
ment in the beautiful, new glories of
accomplishment of the commercial,
unusual throughgut; the annual fes
tival of March 27th marked the dawn
of a new era of the peach industry in
Georgia. «
More, than 35,000 visitors, from
every State and clime, flowed into
the hub of the peach-growing coun
try of Georgia and partook of the
festivities in true holiday fashion,
enraptured with the scenes of beauty
and awed at the stupendousness of
the whole affair. Truly it was a
gala occasion. '
From the opening of the festivities
with the concert given by five en
larged bands on through the closing
event, the great historical pageant,
“The Peach of the World,” the day
was crowded with delightful sur
prises and entertainment deluxe.
. The morning was devoted to mu
sic, exhibition flights by army avia
tors, an imposing parade of gor
geous floats representing various
cities of Georgia, special drills by
crack military companies and speech
es by Maj. General David C. Shanks,
Commander Fourth Corps Area U. S.
A., and Governor Clifford Walker.
Promptly at_noomsan old-fashioned
Georgia Barbecue was served. Plan
ned to a nicety, every guest was
amply served with‘precision and dis
patch, denoting careful planning and
hard work on the part of the com
mittee 'in charge. 450 hogs, 25
cows, 50 lambs, 4000 gallons of
Brunswisk stew, 5,000 loaves of
bread and 3,000 gallons of coffee
were used in this mammoth spread.
The entire afternoon was given
over to pageantry. “The Peach of
the World,” depicting the modest be
ginning of this present-day king of
all fruit in the Orient 2,000 years B.
C., its gradual spread to Japan and
India, Persia, Greece, Italy and
France, England, Belgium, Holland
and Spain, Mexico and its final en
thronement in America occupied the
stage for more than three hours.
More than 700 persons blended their
talents in this artistic creation.
From the coronation of the King
and Queen of Peachland on through
the final scene of the “Peach of the
Future,” episode followed episode in
splen&id order and arrangement.
Colorful beyond description, each
scene adding'to the beauty 'of the
whole, the story of Georgia’s pride
was unfoldedyamid glorious surround
ings and with the clearness of a sum
mer morn. The future disclosed
Georgia reveling in a sea of blos.
soms, ;
Fort Valley’s Peach Festival is an
institution, highly-fitting and worthy,
an event purely Georgian and a
splendid contribution to our own
Georgia.
The Heffner-Vinson Stock Com
pany, which commenced a week’s en
gagement here under canvas Monday
night, is measuring up to every claim
made by the management and recom
mendations from other towns in
which the company has played in the
recent past,
All of the members of the company
are artists in their respective places
and are ladies and gentlemen in con
duct., {
The tent, which is claimed to be
‘water-proof and comfortable, is the
best one we've seen in many a day.
It is very durable and well handled
and is reinforced by a curtain which
circles the entire interior. The ar
rangement of the orchestra on an
clevated stand at the side of the
stage adds considerably to each per
formance.
Besides the splendid plays, both
drama and comedy, the troupe pre
sents specialties between acts. An
abundance of clever acting, singing
and dancing, together with tuneful
musi¢, makes each performance well
worth while. g
- Taken as a whole, the Heffner.
Vineon Stock Company is one of the
best companies which has ever visited
MOI/!TICELLO FLOAT WINS
THIRD PRIZE AT PEACH
T BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
At the Peach Blossom Festival held
in Fort Valley Thursday of last week
Monticello’s float was awarded third
prize, an honor of which every citi
zen of this town feels proud.
When it is taken into consideration
that there were many floats from
other towns in the parade on that
day, the trophy won by the bevy of
beauties who represented “Monti
cello Peaches” is the more highly
prized. %
The float was indeed a thing of
beauty, the body being covered with
white peach blossoms with sprays of
green peach lesvu‘lon the sides and
ends. In the ontér a large basket
with handles in *=qlh effect, covered
with pink blossc™s, held the living
peaches. These were dressed in soft
pastel shades and held pink Japanese
umbrellas. The words ‘“Monticello
Peaches” appeared on the sides of
the float. .
Miss Finney “Persons, who won
second place in the popularity con
test, stood in the center and was sur
rounded by Miss Irene Alexander,
who was the successful contestant
for the honor of representing “Miss
Monticello” in the wonderful pageant
which followed, Miss Hardy Stevens,
Miss Joyce Henderson, Miss Bessie
Pope, Miss Minnie Walker and Miss
Vida Thurman. i
The committee in"charge is due
the thanksof all for their splendid
work and is to be congratulated on
the success achieved. )
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
The usual services will be held at
this thurch Sunday April 6th, con
ducted by the pastor.
There will be no night service at
this church on account of the union
services to be held at the Presby
terian church.
At the second quarterly confer
ence held last Sunday afternoon Mr.
J. F. Benton was officially installed
as Superintendent of the Sunday
School and Mr. J. A. Downs elected
Trustee, filling the vacancy caused by
the death of Bro. R. A. Malone.
Our protracted services will begin
Sunday morning, April 13th, and at
the opening service Brother Belcher,
missionary to Brazil, supported by
the Sunday Schools of the Oxford
District, will preach. This should be
a very interesting sermon and all
should take advantage of the oppor
tunity of hearing this talk. Dr. W.
J. Deßardeleben, pastor of Payne
Memorial church, Atlanta, will con
duct the services during the meetings
to follow, being assisted by the pas
tor, Bro. Ernest.
A warm welcome awaits all—don’t
forget the hour.
Sunday School 10 A. M.
Morning church services, 11 A. M.
Evening church services, 7:45 P.
M.
fiid-week prayer serviges, 740 P,
M., Wednesday night. *
OIL EMULSION AS
A DORMANT SPRAY
For the last few years consider
able interest has been manifested by
orchardists, especially by peach
growers, as to the use of oil emul
sion as a dormant spray for the con
trol of San Jose scale. The Georgia
Experiment Station has prepared and
used a few of these sprays; and the
results have been very satisfactory.
The self-emulsifying oils are pre
pared very easily, and have given ex
cellent control of scale at the Exper
iment Station. The price per gal
lon of spray material is higher when
gelf-emulsifying oils are used than
when the different ingredients are
bought and the spray made at home.
The amount of dilution necessary,
for ready prepared oil sprays, varies;
but is always indicated by the manu
facturer of the particular brand
used. We have used these sprays on
peaches, apples, and plums with sat
isfactory results.
If several hundred gallons of spray
material are to be used, the home
made material is much cheaper, and
is also effective against scale. Use
an inexpensive lubricating oil (red
engine) oil that may be bought from
local dealers for about 20¢ per gal
lon, together with. some material
that will cause it to emulsify (mix
with water). Several materials have
been used for this,’ but either fish
oil soap or casein is probably the
e e e bttt
Monticello and while this is their
initial engagement ‘here the crowds
attending each night have been large
and well pleased.
MONTICELLO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1924,
County School
+ Meet April 11
Tell all of your friends to meet
you one week from today at the
County School Meet. Come, bring
your basket and all the family.
A committee from the local P.-T.
A. will be in charge of the dinner.
They will receive your baskets in the
sixth grade room. Each individual
will put out their own lunch.
Make this the greatest day of.its
kind that has ever been in Jasper.
All together, “let’s go!”
Program
The literary events will begin in
the auditorium promptly at 10:00 o’-
clock a. m.,, Monticello time. The
program will be as follows: :
1. Singing Contest.
2. Recitation.
3. Declamation. '
4. Story Telling.
5. Spelling Contest.
The ready-writers’ contest will be
held at 10:30 o’clock in the 7th
grade room, Miss Lizzie Ballard
will be in charge.
At 10:00 o’elock the athletic pin
contest will be held in the ball flats.
Mr. Kirby will be in charge of the
committee. }
NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION
Two distinet methods of incu
bating the eggs of the domestic fowl
are in use, one, commonly called the
natural method, the hen, is one; the
other, commonly called artificial in
cubation, in which heat is fmnished
in some manner other than the hen.
Advantages of Natural Incubation
The advantages of natural incuba
tion lies in the fact that where a
small number of eggs are to be
hatched and where first cost is only
considered, it is more economical.
To install a small incubator for
small hatches would cost, from fifteen
to twenty-five dollars, whereas the
same number of eggs can g; hatched
under hens with but little initial
cost.
Disadvantages of Natural Incubation
There are many disadvantages to
natural incubation. It is not always
possible to have sitting hens on hand
to set. If a large hatch is desired
early in the Spring, it is practically
impossible to depend on the hen.
There is also danger in‘the hen leav-,1
OAKWOOD POULTRY
Mr. W. C. Afexander, manager of
}Oakwood Poultry Farm, located on
R. F. D. Number 1, Monticello, com
pleted setting and filling his incu
bators last week. The Oakwood
Poultry Farm has an incubator ca
pacity of nineteen- hundred and
eighty (1980) eggs. Eleven hun
dred Leghorn eggs are set, the bal
ance are.B. C. R. I. Reds, Owen
strain.
From less than two hundred layers
the farm is getting around a hundred
and thirty-five eggs per day. On a
fertility test the eggs tested 92% %
fertility. The breeding stock is in
fine shape. W
best. The formulas are as follows:}
f Formula 1.
Engine ofl Lo oo uasis 8 aallons
Fish-oil soap -......_..__ 2 pounds
Wobsy . itnouiliaiuine L Silon
. or ‘
Formula 2, ‘
Sngine ol Loalialloduic e ¢allom‘
Calgium caseinate ..._._. 6 ounces
WO cveodlivinsuniee X llon
In the first formula the ingre
dients must be heated to boiling to
properly mix. In the formula they
may he mixed cold. In either case
the materials are thoroughly stirred
together, then pumped from one
container to another under 100 lhs.
of pressure three times, or until a
perfect emulsion is obtained, An
emulsion will be obgined much
quicker if the materials are pumped
throngh the spray nozzle, and the
(Continued on page 8.)
DINNER AT 1:00 O’CLOCK
The athletic contest will be held in
the ball flats at 2:00 P. M.
Just after the athletic events are
completed the crowd will gather in
the Auditorium where the winners
will bd? announced and prizes
awarded,
Prizes
The following business houses of
Monticello have agreed to furnish
prizes for the individual events of the
Jaspex; County Field Day:
Benton Supply Company
Persong-Phillips-Oxford Co.
Monticello Hardware Company
l Harvey Hardware Company
Lucian Benton Company
l C. D. Jordan’s Pharmacy
' Furse Drug Company
Robinson, Kelly Company
Jordan & Company ‘
Cohen Dry Goods Company
D. B. Benton’s Sons
W. T. Hatfield & Company
R. Jordan & Brother.
Remember to send me the names
of the pupils that are to enter the in
'dividual events, Would like to
complete the list as soon as possible.
| DENNIS D. STILL.
ing the nest at any time; as the
period of broodiness may cease. The
hen is never absolutely under control
of man; she has a will of her own;
hence the poultry man at best cannot
be certain of definite results.
Advantages of Artificial Incubation
The chief advantage of artificial
incubation lies in the fact that it can
be absolutely regulated by man.
Eges may be hatched any time of the
year. Regulation of moisture, tem
perature, and ventilation ecan be
made. The element of chance is
practically eliminated. The incu
bator is cheapest in the lonf run.
Disadvantages of Artificial
Incubation !
Fertility of eggs prove better un
der a hen. Of course this lies in
how yon run your incubator, hence
the difference. Artificially brooded
chicks need more care than those
brooded by a hen. Artificially
brooded chicks are more liable to
disease. The percentage of loss is
greater than the hen’s chicks.
~ REMARKS -
, i
' All those schools” which have
agreed ‘to attend and take part in our
field day exercises will. be given a
holiday on April 11th, but those
which have not agreed to do this will
be expected to go on with their regu
lar routine of work on that day. So
far as I at present know fourteen of
nineteen schools have applied for
representation on our programme,
' The occasion promises to be the
best and the most enthusigstic that
|wv have ever had. Mr. D. D. Still,
’who is laboring untiringly to make
the day a complete success, requests
the teachers to send him at once the
names 0f all their selected con
testants and to specify just which
contest each will enter. Much con
'fusion may thus be avoided.
A month ago I asked the teachers
[throughout the county to send me a
dollar each to have their names en
tered as members of the G. E. A.
‘Twelve from the school at Monticello
'and four from the county at large
‘have compliad with this request up to
the present time. Where are the
others? Are they to be weighed in
‘the balance and found wanting?
Wm. D. CORNWELL.
SUNDAY. NIGHT
Union servites, which are held the
first Sunddy night in each month,‘
will be held at the Presbyterian
church Sunday night, beginhing at
eight o'clock.
All are cordially invited.
FORMER MONTICELLO
~ BANDMASTER TO CONDUCT
CONCERT OVER RADIO
Monticello, Ga., March 31, 1924.
Mr. F. L. Penn,
Fditor Monticello News,
City. * *
Dear Sir:
As a radio fan, I am sure you will
be interested in the enclosed pro
gram covering the broadcast of sta
tion WSB, operated -by the Atlanta
Journal, for Monday April 7th, com
mencing at 9 p. m., eastern standard
time. |
In addition to that part of the pro-|
gram rendered by the band organ-i
ized from the personnel of the Cen
tral of Georgia shops at Macon, I am
sure that the five minute message
from our president, Mr. Downs, will
be equally or more interesting to all
that “tune in,” whether they live in
the territory served by THE RIGHT
WAY, in the state of Georgia, or
within the ultimate range of the sta
tin broadcasting.
I personally know that Mr. Downs
always has something good to say!
when he faces a visible audience and
believe that he can address an in
visible congregation as well and will
be equally interesting. ]
Professor Dean, the instructor of!
the Central band, will be remember-'
ed as a f.ormer instructor of the Mon-i
ticello band and the able leader Off
the “Old Gray Bommet” organization
during the world war. ‘
~ If your space in the April 4th is~|
sue of The News will permit of any,
publicity of this program, I can as
sure you that I, as well as others)
who receive the broadcast, will appre-l
ciate your kindness and co-operd
tion. ;
Yours very truly,
I. T. WELLINGTON, |
Agent C. of Ga. Ry. Co.{
Radio Program of Central of Georgia
Night at WSB Station of the
Atlanta Journal
“ 1. Central of Georgia Band of
Macon, Georgia.
a March, “Stony Point.”
b Overture, “Festal.”
2. Vocal Solo, ‘“Mandalay”—R.
M. Sisterhemn, Assistant to Auditor,
Savannah, Ga., (accompanied by
Mrs. Sisterhemn).
3. Cornet Solo, “Apollo” by W.
C. Dean, leader of band.
4. Central of Georgia Shop Band.
a (March, “Hanover.”
b March, “New Annapolis
Trumpet.”
5. Five Minute Talk by L. A.
Downs, President of Central of Geor
gia Railway Company, Savannah,
Georgia.
6. Central of Georgia Shop Band.
Overture, “Petite.”
7. Trombone Solo, ‘“Jollity Pol
ka,” A. T. Ponder.
8. Central of Georgia Shop Band.
‘“America.”
(Those receiving the above are re
quested to write J. D. McCartney,
Assistant to the President, Central
of Georgia Railway Company,
Georgia).
M. H. S. DEBATING TEAM GOES
TO DISTRICT MEET.
On last Friday night our two de
bating teams made a mighty clash
with their opponents. Our negative
team debaters met Gray's affirma
tive in Gray, winning the decision.
The M. H.sS. affirmative debating
‘team had as their opponents the Zeb
ulon team. This decision was also
‘won by the Monticello team.
" The Monticello High teams, both in
Gray and Monticello, made very im
pressive speeches and especially did
they show strong on the rebuttal,
which in itself is evidence of thor
ough preparation. When the boys
and girls of M. H. 8. go for a thing
you can count on them going strong.
Of all the High Schools of the
Sixth Distriet whe took part in the
debl'te Friday night Monticello made
the second highest score, Griffin
winning eight points while Monticello
Hight School made seven,
The negative team that repre
sented M. H. 8. in Gray were D, T,
Pye and Leonora Campbell, The af
firmative team that debated Zebulon
in Monticello were Annie E. Benton
and Luetta Smith. A team will be
gelected from the above to represent
M. H. 8. at the District meet whieh
it to be held in Jackson April 17, 18,
19th. Monticello team will debate
Griffin at that time for the District
championship.
Try s “want” ad—it pays!
NUMBER 52.
- IN CONGRESS RACE
I
MAJOR BEN FOWLER, OF MA
CON, IS A CANDIDATE, AND
SAM RUTHERFORD MAY RUN,
ACCORDING TO REPORT.
| . R
~ Two well known public men are
prominently mentioned for congress
from the sixth district to succeed
Hon. J. Walter Wise, of Fayetteville,
who has represented the sixth district
for the past twelve years.
Major Ben J. Fowler, of Macon,
veteran legislator from Bibb county
and former officer during the World
War, is an avowed candidate for the
place held by Congressman Wise, ac
cording to current reports. Hon.
Sam Rutherford, of Forsyth, member
of the general assembly from Monroe
county, is prominently mentioned in
connection with the race for con
gress.
It is not known at this time
whether or not Congressman Wise
will be a candidate for re-election.
He was named to succeed Judge
Charles L. Bartlett, who represented
the sixth district in congress for
twenty years, and has been re-élect
ed every two years since that time.
He has defeated some of the strong
est men in the district. His oppon
ent two ‘years ago was Judge J. J.
Flynt, of Griffin. Congressman
Wise is one of the strongest men who
ever represented the district in con
gress and is widely popular with the
voters in all counties of the district.
The sixth district is composed of
Bibb, Butts, Clayton, Crawford,
Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Jones, Jas
per, Monroe, Pike, Spalding and
Upson counties.
The development will be watched
with a good deal of interest by the
voters. The primary will not be
held for several weeks yet, but the
campaign is one that is sure to arouse
*een interest.—Jackson Progress-
Argus.
;
STORES CLOSING
’ AT SIX O'CLOCK
| The stores. and business concerns
of Monticello commenced Tuesday
the yearly practice of ¢losing their
‘doors at six o’clock each afternoon
during the week except Saturday.
~ This custom, which has been in
vogue for a long number of years,
proves very satisfactory to the people
and it affords the proprietors and
employees much needed rest and
recreation, more especially during
the sultry days of the “good old
summer time.”
It is gratifying to think of the
support that you people have shown
on previous Field Days. We are
only hoping that you will show the
same intercst this year, This.is the
day when we all could get together
for a real good time.
You good women are requested to
bring a basket and be with us all day.
Serve your dinner at the school. Re
quest that the ones in your family
that have to work to arrange to come
to the school for dixbner.
You business men, why not close
your stores for the noon hour—1:00
to 2:00? This will enable the good
women to be with us all day. Come
and eat with us.
: DENNIS D. STILL.
Revival services are now being
conducted at Andrew Church at
Smithboro by the pastor of the M. E.
Church and the Rev. W. N. Hill, of
Atlanta, There seems to be much
interest manifested and we are sure
that this will be a gréat meeting,
The services through the week
start at 8:15 p. m.
The services Sunday will be held
at 11:30 a. m. and 8:15 p. m.
Rev. Hill is one of the best evan
gelists in the South, having preached
in twenty-seven states during the
fiftéen years of his ministry. He
has conducted services at the Monti-.
cello M. E. Church, having been here
during Rev. Dixon’s. pastorate:
The public is cordially invited to
these services at Andrew. N
hk
'Phone us when you have a visitor,