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THE MONTICELILO NEWS
ESTABLISHED IN 1881.
REPORTED BIG CAPITALISTS IN
TERESTED IN IMPROVING FA
MOUS RESORT.—SEEK LEASE
FROM STATE FOR 50 YEARS.
The following news item regarding
proposed improvements at Indian
Springs appeared recently in the Ma
con Telegraph, and will be of inter
est to all citizens of this immediate
section:
“A movement is on foot among
«ertain citizens of Butts county look
ing to the development of Indian
Springs with a million dollar hotel
property, if certain provisions can be
made respecting a lease for a term
of fifty years. :
Property Belongs to State. |
“The property it is desired to de
velop belongs to the State of Geor
gia, and is under lease at this time
to T. W. Hooks, of Macon. The
plan, which is a tentative one at this
time, is to make legislative provision
which will authorize the governor to
negotiate in the name of the State an
addition to the present lease of 15
years, for a length of time extending
the whole to 50 years. If this can
be done, interests are said to have
gone extensively into the hotel re
sort business in Florida will in all
probability be interested in the pro
posed Indian Springs development,
for the purpose of making that place
a magnificent all-the-year resort.
The idea in mind is the construction
of a modern resort hotel building of
about four or five hundred rooms,
improvement of the surrounding
property with walks and driveways,
and the parking of the wooden por
tions.”—Monroe Advertiser.
DOWNS SENDS DOLLAR TO
EACH NEW-BORN BABE OF
EMPLOYES OF CENTRAL
SAVANNAH, Ga., August 27.—
‘Two hundred and thirty-three sav
ings accounts for children of Central
of Georgia employes born during the
past year have been started by L. A.
Downs, President of the road, ac
cording to the last issue of the em
‘ployes’ magazine, ‘“The Right Way.”
President Downs takes great interest
in the personal welfare of the road’s
ten thousand employes, and refers to
them as members of the Central of
‘Georgia Family. He urges the prac
tice of thrift and saving. About a
vear ago he addressed a letter to all
employes, suggesting that they start
savings accounts. His interest did
not stop with this, Bt he makes it a
practice, when he learns of a new ar
rival in the home of an employe, to
send from his personal funds a dollar
to the bank of the home town of the
parents, to start a savings account
for the boy or girl. Banks through
out the Central of Georgia territory
‘have co-operated in encouraging this
‘work, and information is that the ac
counts started by President Downs
are being regularly increased.
Magazine Carries Pictures.
“The Right Way” magazine is run
ning a page or more of pictures of
the youngsters in each issue. It is
interesting to note that the new ar
rivals for the year numbered two
hundred and thirty-three. The
Tecord month was December, 1924,
in which twenty-seven fine babies
were born,
CERMANY ASKS RETURN OF
ALL PROPERTY SEIZED BY
U. S. DURING WORLD WAR
WASHINGTON, D. C.—A formal
communication pressing for the re
turn of German property seized by
the United States during the war has
been presented to Secretary Kellogg
by the German ambassador.
No Comment Available.
No comment was available at the
state department beyond admission
that such a communication had been
received and was being considered.
The text has not been made public,
but the memorandum is understood
to point out that, in view of the
status of the operations of the Dawes
reparationss plan and the benefit to
be derived from these payments by
the United States, the time appears
appropriate to take up for settle
ment the question of German prop
erties still held by the Washington
government, |
The average salary of a white
school teacher in Georgia is S6OO a
year. In Louisiana it is sl,loo—
— twice as much, |
Last week’s issue of The McDon
ough Advertiser carried the following
interesting news item:
Despite -the drought that has con
tinued for a number of weeks, quite
a number of citizens produced fine
crops of watermelons. The records
at the office of the Southern Railvny‘
Company show that there have been
shipped from this point during the
past month thirty-five cars of melons
and among the planters to make
shipments were =~ the following:
Messrs W. A. Coker, A. R. Setzer,
Ike Selfridge, Bob English, W. A,
Payne, H. L. Oglesby, D. T. Carmi
chael, J. G. Alexander, Jim Alexan
der, R. L. Stone, Jesse Stone, and
‘several others,
At Least 100 Cars Shipped.
‘ In addition to the shipments over
the line of the railway company,
‘many farmers placed melons on the
‘market by the use of trucks and oth
erwise and many sold large quanti
ties locally and it is estimated that
this immediate territory produced
for sale at least sixty cars, to say
nothing of the crop that was con
sumed for home use. The county,
as a whole, no doubt shipped this
season at least 100 cars.
This is a splendid showing for this
season and in view of the reasonable
prices secured, the watermelon prices
secured, the watermelon erop in this
county has amounted to something
of real value.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Mobley are
spending this week in Springfield,
11l
Miss Capie Perry leaves Friday for
Toccoa, where she has accepted a po
sition as teacher in the Toccoa
school. :
Mr. T.J. Shaw entertained his
Sunday School class at his home on
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Philip Green and little son re
turned to Atlanta Tuesday morning
after a visit of several days with Mrs.
J. B. Cook. Mrs. Green came down
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Tuck
Aiken on Thursday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davidson, of
Eton, were guests of Mrs. Lillie
Davidson last week.
Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Gresham and
family left Tuesday morning for a
trip to the mountains of North Geor
gia. They will visit the former’s
sister in Hayesville, N. C., before re
turning home.
Mrs. Robert Baynes, who came
down for the funeral of Mrs. Tuck
Aiken last Thursday, and who re
thained for a few days with friends
and relatives here and in Monticello,
returned to Atlanta Sunday.
Mrs. W. D. Dolvin, of Sparta, is
with her mother, Mrs, Lillie. Davidson,
this week.
Mr. George Newton was host to the
Methodist Sunday School at a water
melon cutting Tuesday afternoon at
his home near Machen.
Dr. and Mrs, J. A. Brown and Mrs.
R. L. Bailey were among those going
down te Haddock for the annual
meeting of the Central Baptist Asso
ciation this week.
Miss Annie Spears, of Newborn,
former teacher in the school here,
was a visitor to Shady Dale Monday
afternoon.
Monticello and Jasper county were
well represented at the good roads
rally held at Gray yesterday. The
meeting was in the interest of the
new highway Route Eleven project,
and was attended by delegations of
citizens from every county this thor
cughfare touches in Georgia.
A Big Succes In Every Way.
All who attended were loud in
their praises of the genuine old
fashioned hospitality dispensed by
the citizens of Gray and Jones coun
ty. It is said that the rally was one
of the best ever held by Route Eleven
enthusiasts. Speeches were deliver
ed by several prominent citizens of
the State and this immediate section.
An appetizing luncheon, which was
served ‘at high noon by the matrons
and young ladies of our sister-county,
was one of the outstanding features
of the day.
The making of gloves in the United
States employs over 25,000 peonle. [
MONTICELLO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1925.
IN SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON
THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK
FORMER REPRESENTATIVE OF
JASPER LEADS OPPONENTS.
In a spirited but friendly contest
conducted Thursday, August 20th, to
fill the unexpired term of Ordinary
of Jasper county, made vacant by the
resignation of Hon. J. J. Winburn,
Hon. Monroe Phillips was the suc
cessful candidate over two opponents,
Judge A. S. Thurman and. Hon, J. 1.
Niblett. : ;
Candidates Active.
All three candidates were active
during the several days previous toi
the election, although the short time
in which they had to solicit votes
prevented them from making a thor
ough canvass of the county. |
Official Returns by Precincts.
The following tabulated report of
the election tells its own story:
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’ Monticello ____ ______| 51[218[174
SEady Dale ....<.s..] 8. .B &%
LD .si wicavaandd 3 S 0 B
WIRIEE & i diiauet AN B
Henderson & Cook -_..| 0| 6| 0
Thompson & Barnes __.| 6] 77| 9
BeEwell .ooc. Loecil 08
Robinson & Kelly __.___.] 0] 9, 11
Minter & Gilstrap __.__.| 5| 10 8
Martin & Burney -._..__| 5| 16| 7
Johnson & Malone ____| 7 17| b
Gladesville ... .___<:} 36] 8] 0
LEWIOROB ... il snasas O 80N
HNNON ..ol lasLuuL 2008
Smith & Jordan ______| 0| 10| 1
oTR O | Y 1358@
Judge Phillips will assume the du
ties of his new position within the
next few days.
Mrs. Paul White is spending some
time with her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
C. L. Ridley, of Macon.
Mrs. H. B. Ezell, Messrs Lee, Ham
ilton and James Ezell, Mrs. R. J.
Sammons and little Miss Saralyn
Sammons are spending this week
with Mrs. H. E. Torrance, of Hender
sonville, N. C.
Mr. Lundie Brumblelow and Mr.
Thomas Marks, of Miami, Fla.,, ar
rived Saturday for a several days’
visit to relatives. They were accom
panied home by Mr. C. H. Marks,
who has been their guest the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wheeler and
Master Herman Wheeler spent sev
eral days of this week with relatives
at Bradley. ¢
Miss Sadie Anderson, Mrs. J. F.
Anderson and Master Bob Ande.son
spent Monday in Macon. .
Mr. Custer Crawford arrived Fri
day from Athens where he attended
Summer school at the University.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Ridley re
turned home Saturday from Cairo
iwhez'e they were guests of relatives
for several weeks.
- Mrs. U. B. Sammons and young
sons, of Monticello, are guests of
homefolks here this week.
Messrs Ed King and Anderson
King, of Montezuma, spent the week
end with Mr, and Mrs., W. H. Wy
nens,
Miss Jeffie Middlebrooks returned
Sunday from an extended visit to
relatives in Macon, Geneva and Tal
botton.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Sammons and
little Miss Saralyn Sammons spent
Thursday afternoon with Rev. and
Mrs. E. W. Sammons, of Gray. |
Misses Sadie Anderson and Sara}
Fullerton spent Wednesday with Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Anderson, of Gray.
~ Mr, and Mrs. G. W. Bearden and
children and Miss Annie Henderson,
of Monticello, spent Wednesday with
Mrs. C. G. Henderson, Sr., who con
tinues very fl.
Messrs Ralph and Albert Burton
spent the week-end in Atlanta and
were accompanied home by Mr. Tom
Shy who will spend some time.
Miss Amy Lizzie Turner has as her
house guests this week Misses
Frances Page and Ora May Hime, of
Macon; Louise Winters, of Bradley;
Lizzie Ida, Willie Mae and Jeffie
Russell, of Glover’s; Sara Marks and
Grace Waits; and Mr, Carlton Mob
ley, of Gray. ;
Mrs. J. H. Barron spent Wednes
day with Mr, and Mrs. Jack Barron,
of Clinton.
OF MONTICELLO DIES:
REMAINS OF MRS. 1. B. PRINDLE,
- WHOSE DEATH OCCURRED IN
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT,
BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL.I
News of the death of Mrs. I. B.
Prindie, which occurred at her resi
dence in Bridgeport, Conn., Thursday
afternoon, August 20th, at two
thirty o’clock, was received in Monti
cello with much regret by a wide
circle of relatives and friends.
The remains, accompanied by Col.
E. Earle Garlick, of Bridgeport,
reached Monticello Sunday morning
and were carried to the residence of
her grandson, Mr, Leland K. Jordan.
~ Funeral Service Sunday Afternoon
* The funeral service took place at
five o'clock Sunday afternoon from
the Monticello Presbyterian church
and was conducted by Rev. Richard
Orme Flinr, pastor of North Avenue
;Presbyterian church of Atlanta,
‘Rev. Flinn was assisted by Rev. K. J.
Morgan, pastor of Monticello Presby
lterian church, and Rev. Augustus
Ernest, pastor of Jackson Methodist
church.
Mr, William Brazey and Mrs. J. N.
alker sang sweétly “Asleep in
Jesus” and “Abide In Me.”
+ The pallbearers were her sons-in
law, Rev. Paul Kendall, of Atlanta;
Mr. A. H. Jordan and Mr. C. H. Jor
dan, both of Monticello, and grand
s, Mr. Leland K. Jordan, of Mon
‘3&10; Mr. Nevin Jordan and Mr.
orge Jordan, both of Atlanta; Col.
E. Earle Garlick, of Bridgeport,
Conn,, and Mr, Wallace White, of
Atlanta.
The interment was made in the
family lot in the church cemetery
nearby.
The floral offerings were profuse
and beautiful. :
Before her marriage, Mrs. Prindle
was Miss Harriet Newell Scovel, of
Albany, N. Y., having been born in
that city January 22, 1838. She
was married to Mr. N. B. White,
of Monticello, October 28, 1858,
M#%, White died March 9, 1891. Her
marriage to Mr. I. B. Prindle, of
Bridgeport, Conn., took place April
17, 1904. Mr. Prindle died May 11,
1910.
A Beautiful Life Ended.
| There is no language at our com
mand by which we can fittingly por
tray the sincerity of this woman’s
Christian character; and in the ex
perience of a lifetime the writer can
safely say he never met one who
seemed to more nearly walk hand in
hand with God. Conscience guided
her every agt. She was a model of
mental industry, and- as brought out
in Dr. Flinn’s remarks, which were
based on 2nd Kings, 4:8, her hospi
tality, ministry, friendship, afflic
tion, faith and victory were outstand
ing characteristics of her noble life.
Throughout the long number of years
of her sojourn on earth she wielded
an influence the scope of which only
time can weigh. Hers was a beauti
ful life, indeed, filled with loving
kindness for every one. ,
She was one of the pioneers of
Monticello, having moved to this lit
tle city before the War Between the
States and it was here that the best
days of her life were spent. She
was loyal to every movement tending
toward the uplift of the town and
county, whether it was civic or re
ligious. In church circles she took
an active part, so when her last hour
came and the God of eternity called
her to her everlasting rest, it was her
desire that beneath the shady trees
of the church cemetery, the church
she loved so well, surrounded by the
tranquil happiness and contentment
of our people, where the birds warble
their most melodious songs, should be
the eternal abiding place of all that
was mortal of her.
“We bent today o’er a coffined form,
And our tears fell softly down;
With its look of peace, its patient
ace,
And g:ir like a siiver crown,”
The Survivors,
Mrs. Prindle is survived by one
‘daughter, Mrs. Paul Kendall, of At
lanta; one sister, Mrs. George Pierce,
of Albany, New York; and several
grandchildren, as follows: Mrs, E.
Earle Garlick, of Bridgeport, Conn.;
‘Mrs, Wallace White, of Atlanta; Mr.
Nevin Jordan and Mr. George Jor
dan, of Atlanta; Mr. Henry Jordan,
of Miami, Fla.; Mr. Leland K. Jor
‘dan, of Monticello; besides several
‘great-grandchildren.
; ‘Advertising pays—try it in The
News. !
GEORGIAS FORECAST(
ATLANTA, Ga., August 24, 1925. l
—(Special to The News).-—-—Another‘
million-bale cotton crop for the state'
is forecast by the Georgia Co-opera
tive Crop Reporting Service in a rc-’
port released today. A general:
comparison of probable productioni
this season with final production last
season indicates that the southem‘
half of the state will make approxi
mately 26% more cotton, and thatl
extremely poor prospects in the
drought-stricken Piedmont area will
completely offset this increaae-—-l
placing probable production for the
state at approximately last year’s
figure, in spite of the 15% increase
in acreage for 19256.
Drought Hurts North Georgia.
The drought remains unbroken in
the northern half of the state, except
for inadequate local showers, and
further deterioration has taken place
during the period. The outlook is
ivery poor, indeed, in many north
;central and northeastern counties,
where plants have made unsatisfac
\tory growth from the beginning of
'the season; fruiting has been check
ed, shedding has been heavy, and
bolls are small and opening prema
!turely. Northern Georgia (the Pied
|mont section) will make considerably
less cotton than was produced last
[yenr, in spite of a considerable . in
| crease in acreage. Although spot
ted, a better condition prevails in the
northwestern area. Picking is be
coming general over northern Geor
gia.
Good Crop for Southern Section.
In southern Georgia, the condition
'of the crop has changed very little
| since August 1, and a good crop can
be considered safe over most of the
Coastal Plain territory. Total pro
'duction in this area will greatly ex
ceed that of either 1924 or 1923.
801 l weevils have become quite
active, but in this section of the
state the crop is too far advanced
for them to cause very serious loss.
Cotton is opening rapidly, and pick
ing will be completed much earlier
than in several years. Gins are
now running full time in' central
and southern Georgia.
The forecast is based on a condi
tion of 61¢, and an indicated yield
of about 134 pounds of lint cotton
per acre. It will vary from that
amount as conditions are better or
worse than average after the date
of the report.
ON GOOD WILL TOUR
Announcement is made by the
Macon Chamber of Commerce that
a large number of Macon business
men will visit several towns in this
section of the State on Wednesday,
September 9th. It will be known
as the “Good Willi Tour,” the purpose
of which is to cement a closer rela
tionship to Macon by the smaller
towns and cities within a radius of
60 miles.
Delegation Here September 9th.
‘ The Macon delegation will spend
the night of September Bth in Dub
lin. The next morning the motorists
will visit Wrightsville, Tennille, San
dersville, Sparta, Milledgeville, Ea
tonton, Monticello, Jackson and
Barnesville.
A five-minute band concert will be
given in each city visited, brief an
nouncements will be made and ad
vertising matter distributed, it is
stated. |
Jasper County Epworth League
Union meets Sunday at Hillsboro.
There will be an address given oni
League work by Claude S. Bennett,
President of Atlanta League Union,
at 11:30 a. m. Another feature of
the program will be an address in
the afternoon by Dr. B. O. Holtzen
dorff, ex-President of Atlanta
League Union,
We want everyone who is inter
ested in League work to sattend.
. Dinner will be served.
Be sure to come!
REV. J. T. BURDETTE.
Georgia spends $5.34 per inhab
itant on her state and local govern
ment, and 4 cents less on educating
her children,
There are more than two million
more horses in the country than au
tomobiles.
NUMBER 21.
DIST. HIGH SCHOOL
EXERCISES WILL BEGIN AT
9:30 O'CLOCK A. M, IN SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM.—PUBLIC IS IN.
VITED TO ATTEND OPENING.
The Monticello district high school
will open Monday, August 31st, for
the 1925-1926 session. The faculty
has been completed and a good year
is anticipated. The Superintendent
has personally conferred with each
member of the faculty and finds
them capable and enthusiastic over
their work. Each member of the
faculty is a specialist in his or her
line of work.
All Invited to Attend Opening.
All friends and parents—but
especially parents—are earnestly re
quested to attend the opening exer
cises next Monday morning at 9:30
o’clock.
Following is the list of teachers:
Grammar School Faculty.
Seventh Grade—Miss Lizzie Bal
lard.
Sixth Grade—Mrs. M. Stephenson.
Fifth Grade—Miss Lula Belle
Felts.
Fourth Grade—Miss Finney Per
sons.
Third Grade—Miss Eula Hardy.
Second Grade—Miss Mary Ma
lone.
First Grade—Mrs. W. E. Ballard.
High School Faculty
Mathematics and Coach—Geo. T.
Wheeler, A. 8., Emory University.
English and French—Miss Helen
Gibbs, A. 8., University of Georgia.
Latin and Science—Mrs. D. T.
Pye, graduate State Normal School.
Vocational Agriculture—T. C.
Deitz, B. S., University of Georgia.
Music—Miss Gladys Newsom,
graduate G. S. C. W.
Superintendent—R. H. Harris.
OUR MARKETING SYSTEM
IS CAUSE OF LOW PRICES
~ The inefficient marketing system
in Georgia is the cause of the pres
'ent low prices of eggs in this State,
‘according to J. H. Wood, professor
of poultry husbandry at the State
College of Agriculture, who has just
made a study of markets, and sys
tems of marketing in other sections
of the country.
| Eggs Not Properly Marketed.
Last week farmers in Connecticut
‘were receiving sixty (60) cents per
‘dozen for eggs, while at the same
time in Georgia only thirty (30)
cents were being paid. If the Geor
gia farmer had graded and packed
‘his eggs in a regulation container
‘and shipped them to Florida, he
‘would have received 40 to 45 cents
‘wholesale f. o. b. shipping point,
says Prof. Wood. Commercial poul
trymen are receiving these prices, it
is pointed out, and farmers could
also if they would use the same sys
tem of marketing.
~ In Florida, Cuba and the Eastern
cities, the Georgia producer has the
best markets for poultry products
ir the world, Prof. Wood says, and
while the products are as good here
as anywhere, the farmer must learn
to grade and pack properly in order
to compete with producers in other
sections of the country. .
‘ Georgia’s Advantages.
As a poultry producing state,
Georgia has much to boast of. Long
breeding seasons, mild winters, green
food the year around, and a season
far in advance of others.
About $12,000,000 will be distrib
uted in race track purses in the
United States, Canada and Mé%ico
this season.
SPARTA, Ga.,, Aug. 21.—Several
local saw mill operators have aban
doned the use of the old-fashioned
“coffee pot” steam engines and boil
ers combined and are using gasoline
tractors to pull their mills. It is said
that this motive power is much more
convenient now since timber is get- -
ting scarce and it does not pay them °
to put a mill down with steam outfit .
for such a short stay. The mills are.
able to cut ten thousand feet of lum
ber a day with this power. During
the present summer’s drought the
new power has been very convenient
on account of the scarcity of good
water sites.—The Sparta Ishmaelite.