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Entered in the Postoffice in Monticello, Ga.,
as second-class matter, in accordance with an
act of Congress,
We had hoped that after the legislature ad
journed cooler weather would prevail. Not so
48 yet.,
Who will feed us if the children quit the
farm? asks some one in a lengthy article in an
exchange. Get to work and feed yourself, say
we.
The trio of city tax assessors are about as
popular as the judges at a baby show, says
Trox Bankston, editor of the Covington News.
We do not know who they are in this instance,
but they have our sympathy.
The date of the Butts county centennial cel
ebration is not far away. Great preparations
are being made for the event which promises to
be one of the most interesting and enjoyable
occasions ever held in this.section of the state.
Louie Morris passed through last Saturday
ir his coach on his way to his mountain home
for the week-end. Now, isn’t it great tc be an
e¢ditor?—Lavonia Times. “We ain’t got no
conch; it’s an old Ford,” replies the Hartwell
Sun editor. But what about the mountain
home, Louie? &l
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The Thomasville Press says this of a class
of what it terms undesirables: Speculative
land sharks are not needed in Georgia. They
thrive on the other fellow’s misfortunes and live
on inflation that ends in a busted bubble. We
need developers who will stand by the old ship
through thick and thin.—The DeKalb New
Fra.
Automobiles have been put to many uses of
late. Comes now the news that an Atlanta
citizen exterminated a flock of rats with the
carbon monoxide from his auto engine a few
days ago. This should be interesting informa
tion to those troubled with rodents and who
have been trying to obtain some means by which
the little pests could be destroyed.
We see in the Grayville (Ill.) Mercury-
Independent, published by our good friend, W.
J. Seil, that one hundred acres of land sold in
that section recently for the sum of $6,500.
Farms may be bought in Jasper county a great
deal less than sixty-five dollars per acre and we
hope that this fact may soon become known
generally, for there are many acres idle here
abouts this year'from lack of labor with which
to cultivate the soil. |
The fall season has opened in Monticello.
Let us urge the people of this good county to
trade with the home-town merchants as much as
possible. A co-operative spirit should prevail
among the people in many ways. If your
neighbor has anything to offer for sale and it is
what you need, buy it. On the other hand sell
him that which he needs if it happens to be in
your possession. Turn about is fair play and
besides it engenders good fellowship and makes
neighbors like one another better.
“Back of the distiller and bootlegger in the
violation of the prohibition law is the man that
buys the stuff they make and peddle,” says the
Milledgeville Union-Recorder. “If it were not
for him there would be no illicit making and
selling of liquor. Because the distiller and
bootlegger are in the business for the money
they get out of it. The distiller and bootlegger
become violators of the law, and the violation
of one law quickly and easily leads to the viola
tion of other laws. The man who patronizes
them encourages violation of law, and violation
of law leads to anarchy and the destruction of
the Government.”
An esteemed contemporary says: “It is
said that the Berry school will receive 1200 or
more applications from boys and girls of th®
rural districts of North Georgia who desire to
enter at the fall opening. This shows the re
markable growth of this great institution and
algo the widespread interest in education
which is taking hold of the people throughout
North Georgia.” A visit to the Martha Berry
school at Rome is a revelation to any one.
This noted organization is self-sustaining in that
everything needed within its gates is grown or
rroduced by the students whose studies cover a
wide range of activities. :
The following cheerful news is being broad
cast throughout the South from Atlanta and
should bring in good returns: ‘‘The Empire
State is on the threshold of its greatest era of
Erosperity. People are coming South by the
undreds of thousands. We want to keep them
in Georgia. Let's get together in Atlanta on
Labor Day for a great good time and good will
revival. Meet your friends from 150 miles
away. Atlanta will furnish free entertainment
every minute of the day. All we ask of you is
tc come with a friendly smile.” That's the
right sort of spirit that will bring Georgia out
of the rut and put it well on the road to pros
perity in a short time. If the citizens of this
state do not pull for it themselves they should
rot expect outsiders to do so. .
THE MONTICELLO NEWS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1925."
scelpbigiaiatan by bt Vet oo edd "‘7, .film’(tq
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The sum of $14,000 was paid recently for a
signature of Button Gwinnett, one of m
gia signers of the Declaration of Independence,
po it is claimed. : % aP
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* One advantage in having trouble of u'{our
own is‘that you haven't time to worry about the
other fellow’s, says an exchange. True, but
somehow some people find time to borrow
trouble. | 4
' Now since the speed limit has been in
creased on the highways of the state the opgor
tunity is afforded speed-maniacs to ‘““do their
stuff” even though the toll of accidents piles
higher. ; Ry
‘" However ardent an advocate a man may be
of the doctrine of independence the time comes
when he must recognize that he must bow to
the laws of nature. He finds it so in times of
flood and fire and drouth and along many oth
er roads which lead him through the shadows
¢f human experience.—Exchange.
. The Route Eleven highway rally held at
Gray Thursday of last week was a great event.
A large crowd was present and several splendid
speeches were delivered. Hon. Samuel Ruth-|
erford, congressman of the Sixth district of|
Georgia, was one of the notables in attenda‘nce.i
Route Eleven is one of the most important high- |
ways of the South. . ‘
A FREE ADVERTISING l
Plenty of folks will bet no conversation canl
ke carried on for three minutes withoui:"‘Flor-l
ida” being mentioned. When you get a place‘
or business advertised like that it is bound to|
progress and prosper.—Athens Banner-Herald.‘
RED RUM-—MURDER!!
' A barrel of whiskey contains something
‘more than an ordinary barrel of the same size;
for in addition to the regulation forty-two gal
lons, it contains:
. A barrel of headaches, of heartaches, of
woes ;
" A barrel of curses, a barrel of blows;
' A barrel of tears of a world-weary wife;
' A barrel of sorrow, a barrel of strife;
' A barrel of all-unavailing regret;
‘A barrel of cares and a barrel of debt; * l
A barrel of hunger, of poison, of pain;
A barrel of hopes ever blasted and vain;
- A barrel of falsehood, a barrel of cries
That fall from the maniac’s lips as he dies;
A barrel of poverty, ruin and blight; l
A barrel of terror that grows with the night. |
" A barrel of crimes and a barrel of groans; |
A barrel of orphans’ most pitiful moans; |
A barrel of serpents that hiss as they pass '
' From the head of the liquor that glows in|
‘the glass.
Beware all men of the glass!—Exchange.
FARMERS, BANKERS AND MERCHANTS
HOLD MEETING IN ATHENS
A general meeting of farmers, busintss men,
bankers, which was held at Camp Wilkins,
Georg'a State Agricultural College, Wednes
day, August 26th, under auspices of the Athens
Chamber of Commerce and State College of
Agriculture, in which the extent of damage to
the thirty-one drouth-stricken counties of the
Piedmont Region was given an estimate and fi
nancial aid was assured the farmers who de
serve aid for the protection of a crop for an
other yegr.
' Since financial aid is assured the farmers
who deserve aid, and since this drouth is only a
temporary affair, the Extension Director for
Georgia, Prof. J. Phil Campbell, gave an esti
mate of the damage done and outlined a pro
gram to be followed by the county agents and
their co-workers in their respective counties.
The estimate of the damage as outlined by
Prof. Campbell is as follows: ‘
“From eight-tenths of a bale to three bales
to the plow is the yield of cotton in these thirty
cne counties this year. }
l “The average amount of corn and other
{grain produced this year will about feed farm
Estock in this area until January first of next
| year. |
i “The amount of corn needed to provide the
tarmers from January to June next year is
about three million bushels.” |
. Many farmers will not have enough corn
and hay to feed their stock till Christmas, and
besides not enough to fatten their swine. Hay
li's also short, while on the other hand; many will
ihave enough to feed them till a crop of oats can
be made and harvested. ,
Prof. Campbell advised sowing of oats, rye,
wheat and cther winter forage crops. ‘“Begin
in September to plant your grain,” advised the
Extension Director.
The basis of a program for the counties in
|this stricken area is to be furnishedethe county
agents so that a farm program can be worked
cut for next year by the leading business men
of this section.
The Georgia Cotton Growers’ Association
President, Mr. J. E. Conwell, asgured the mem
bers of that organization that those who had
played fair could get seeds to plant this fall and
help for next year.
* The Immediate Credit Bank assured support
to those who deserved it and to those who had
received help this year and played honest with
them this fall.
With this assurance there is no need for the
farmers to throw up their hands and surrender
or desert this section at this time. °
The farmers of South Georgia, including
Ware county, Crisp county and others, offered
to gell corn by the car load on credit and asked
for labor now to help harvest their crops.
Men can get work there until Christmas.—Th~»
Walton News. ' ; '
- RAST FLORIDA EACURSION .
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The last ‘excursion from Macon to
Florida this season has been ar-
System .or , September Bsth.
Cheap rates will apply to J.
ville, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Braden
ton, Sarasota, Fort Myers, West
Palm Beach and a number of resort
cities in the interior of Florida, as
well as to the West Coast. Bruns
wick, Ga., comes in for the lowest
excursion fare of $5, while the fare
to Jacksonville will be $7, and a
blanket fare of sl4 to the various
other Florida resorts, except West
Palm Beach, which takes a round
trip fare of $14.50.
The excursion tickets to Bruns
wick and Jacksonville will be good 4
days, and tickets to the more distant
points will be good eight days in
which to make the return trip. Pro
portionate rates will be in effect
from all stations on the Southern and
G. S. & F. Railways between Macon
and the Florida line. No excursion
rates will apply to Miami nor any
other resort on the East Coast of
Florida, except West Palm Beach
and tickets to that' resort will be
routed only via Jacksonville and the
Seaboard Air Line.
Excursion trains will leave Macon
at 11 a. m,, 12 noon, and 11:25 p. m.
of Saturday, September sth, and will
run to Jacksonville where conneec
tions will be made for all points in
Florida. As this will be the lastl
chance to visit Florida this summer
at a very low cost it is expectedl
that a large crowd will show up for
the excursion on Saturday the sth of |
September.—A dvertisement. I
CARD OF THANKS
To those who were so kind 'andl
considerate of us during our recent‘
great sorrow, the death of our be
loved husband and father, F. H. Ma
lone, we. wish' to tender profound
thanks. Especially do we wish to
tender heartfelt thanks to the people
of adjoining counties, to the K. K,
K., to Dr. Pittard for his faithfulness,
to neighbors and friends, also to all
who sent floral offerings.
May God bless each and ‘every
one of you!
Mrs. F. H, Malone
Ima Ruth Malone
- Mrs. R. H. Burford
/ R. D. Campbell |
Leonora Campbell 1
Advertising pays—try it in The!
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Somebody has got to stay here-and keep old Monticello on
the map. Let’s not all of us get the Florida “craze.”
.'We are anxiously waiting to serve you with the best that we
can get gn beef of any kind—Dbacon, both boxed and strips, can
vassed and boiled ham.
If there is any kind of vegetables in town w\e have them.
We also keep fresh celery and lettuce all the time,
If there is anything you need for a party and we haven't il
in stock just place your order with us a day or two ahead and
we will get it ready for you.
We are no further from you than your telephone—so call
number 14. g
J.H. Kelly Co.
y 'PHONE 14 ;
Deliveries 9:30 a. m. — 4:30 p. m.
~THE WISDOM OF A SOLOMON - |
' —THE ELOQUENCE OF A BRYAN
—THE GENIUS OF AN EDISON
—AND THE POPULARITY OF A HENRY FORD ‘
WILL NOT MAKE YOU A SUCCESS EITHER FOR
YOURSELF OR FAMILY UNLESS YOU HAVE— .~ |
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FRANKLIN LIFE POLICIES REPRESENT THE
MONEY VALUE OF A PART OF THE TIME YOU
MAY NOT LIVE.
: MARVIN MOBLEY
General Agent
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Corn Grower in J asper County
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The corn crop of Georgia
will this year average less
than 12 bushels per acre.
Yet, we' are informed that
on average land the yield
can be increased 15 bushels
by growing vetch. With
the addition. of a small
amount of the right kind of
fertilizer the yield will be
even larger. '
We should like to talk this
matter over with every- :
one of our customers (in
cluding those who are
better than average corn
growers). If there is any
chance to increase our
corn yields by a small ex
* penditure all of us are in- :
terested.
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK
OF MONTICELLO
CONSULT THE.COUNTY AGENT