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THE MONTICELLO NEWS
ESTABLISHED IN 1881.
SI,OOO OFFERED FORI
VHIIE IS A SPLENDID CHANCE
FOR SOME INDUSTRIOUS JAS
PER COUNTY FARMER TO
.EARN SOME “PIN-MONEY.”
~ Mr. H. Lane Young, executive
‘manager of the Citizens and South
ern Bank, Atlanta, Athens, Augusta,
Macon and Savannah, Georgia, of
fers, through the Agricultural Com
mittee of the Georgia Bankers'
Association, one thousand dollars
«cash to the one who raises the high
est }idd of corn on five acres in
‘Georgia in 1926; provided that blnh‘
in not less than 75 counties offer
'small prizes in contests for five
acre high yield of corn in their re
spective counties. The five acres of
each tontestant must be in one
patch. |
Mr. Young requires that contests
on five acres for high yields of corn
.be conducted in not less than 75
«wounties because he wants it shown
‘all over the State that high yields of
«<orn can be generally grown at a
profit on most farms. The bankers’
agricultural committee expects that
bankers in 150 counties will' enter
this contest, each with 50 to 500
contestants.
The object in making this early
:announcement of the contest is be
«ause there is yet time to sow a
wover crop on the land and cover
«rop will reduce the cost per bushel
of producing the ‘corn. Thé one
thousand dollars will not be given
for a high yield that has cost more
than the market price of the corn.
Mr. Young Once A Farmer.
Mr. Young was born on a Geor
gia farm and lived and worked on
one until he was 20 years of age.
Sinceé that time he has kept watch
of farm conditions through Georgia
:and in other States. He is convinced
_that it is absolutely ressential to tlze
prosperity of Georgia farmers that
<ach should raise enough corn to
supply home needs.
The average yield of corn in
‘Georgia in the past 50 years has
“been 12 bushels an acre, a yield
worth less than the cost of produe
‘tion. It is eéxpected that this con
test will bring out yields of 59 to
100 bushels an acre on 50 to 500
farms in every éounty, at’s cost per
bushel much lower than the market
price of corn shipped into the State.
. In an appropriate and fitting man
ner Monticello observed Armistice
Day when a delightful program was
rendered in the court room audi
torium. The exercises began at 11
o'clock and every seat in the vast
hall was occupied, many being forced
1o stand.
Judge A. S, Thurman, in his usual
gracious manner, presided as master
of ceremonies.
Prior to the invocation by Rev.
W. H. Cooper, “America” was sung
after which all joined in the “Pledge
to the Flag.” The nexd number was
a speech, “The Unknown Soldier,” by
Master William Popers
Greetings from the Monticello
Kiwanis Club, by Mr. R. H. Harris,
‘president, followed.
Capt. W. A. +Reid, veteran of
Confederate States of America, next
‘brought greetings from the Confed
erate veterans to World/ War
‘veterans, his message being beautiful
indeed. Capt. Reid at all times is
‘a gifted speaker and on this oc
casion he was at his best,
Mr. Duke’s Spooel\l Well Received.
~ Miss Finney Persons, one of Mon
‘ticello’s gifted singers, sweetly sang
“Great God of the U. S. A.” after
‘which Major Jos. B. Duke, orator of
she day, delivered a very eloquent
address, telling of the causes lead
ing up to the great World War.
‘Mr. Duke paid beautiful tributes to
‘George Washington, Woodrow Wil
son, the Women, especially Mothers,
and World War soldiers. His ad
«dress was one of the best ever de-
Tlivered here and at the conclusion he
‘was given a great ovation. '
After a song, “America, the Beau
“tiful,” sung by the audience, Rev.
K. J. Morgan pronounced the bene
diction. A
A barbecue dinner, -elegant and
appetizing in all its appointments,
‘was tendered to World War veterans
and wives and widows in the P.-P.-
0. building, by the Memorial Asso
ciation, L
RELATIVES OF AGED WOMAN
NEARLY WRECK HOUSES IN
SEARCH FOR SEVENTY THOU.
SAND DOLLARS IN ARKANSAS.
HUNTSVILLE, Ark.—ln the
heart of the isolated Ozark hills far
from the railroads, the movies and
other forms of civilization, “Aunt
Ann” Hawkins lived alone for many
years in her mountain home.
Her few neighbors and her many
relatives called her a miser.
| Trusted Ne One.
Like so many of the Ozark
mountaineers, she trusted no one,
and openly voiced her hatred' for all
her relatives, saying she hoped they
never would get a dollar of her
money.
They found her dead the other
day. : |
There was no .will but much
wealth, for her father had left her
$70,000 in cash in 1895 and for
fhirty years she has spent almost
nothing.
The funeral was no sooner over
than relatives began to swarm to
the little mountain home to claim
their share of “Aunt Ann’s” fortune.
The relatives soon found that
“Aunt Ann” in her efforts to keep
relatives from getting her money had
hidden it all over her home and lit
tle farm. .
A great money *hunt began at
once.
Gold Hunters Are “Wreckers.”
The house and farm are almost
wrecked, but the hunt for gold con
tinues. So far about $3,000 of the
$70,000 believed secreted on the
farm, have been found.
The money was hidden in every
conceivable place.
When the great eight-foot walnut
mantelpiece was removed from the
wall gold worth $1,300 tumbled out.
The native stone hearth was torn
up and beneath it was found a can
of gold. An old gourd in the
kitchen, when emptied of string,
netted $75.
" Coins worth $129 were found in
the cellar.
Cotton Yields Gold
A sack of old ginned cotton was
worked over by hand and gave up
many gold pieces.
Excitement prevailed when some
one found an old pocketbook con
taininge $7,000 in bills—but this
proved to be worthless Confederate
money. .
More gold was found in the crev
ices of an old four-poster bed on
which “Aunt Apn” died.
In an old porch two ancient gold
bracelets, beautifully carved and un
doubtedly the height of fashion in
colonial days, were found.
Court Takes a Hand.
The search for gold is being made
under the direction of a court with
the provision sthat all of “Aunt
Ann’s” relatives must share equally
in whatever wealth is found.
Immediately after her father’s
death in 1895 “Aunt Ann,” then 51,
refused to let any of the relatives
come on the farm.
Her father’s threshing machine lies
today where he left it more than 30
years ago. R,
“Aunt Ann’ once sold a copper
kettle to a revenue agent for S2OO,
He gave her a bogus check and after
that she refused to allow anything
to be removed from the farm.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH .
“The Little Church With A Big
Program.” /
Announcements for Week Com
‘mencing ‘Sunday, November 15th:
~ Sunday School: 10 o’clock.
_ Morning Worship: 11 o’clock.
~ There will not be an evening serv
jce at this Church. The Pastor
urges all members to worship at the
Baptist Church in the evening.
Intermediate Society of Christian
Endeavor will meet at the Manse
Monday at 7:30 p. m.
Midweek Service on Wednesday
at 7:30. {
Junior Society of Christian En
deavor meeting on Friday afternoon
at 4 o’clock, at the Manse.
- Choir Practice (at the Manse) at
7:80 on Friday evening.
“Maklnlg life count for God
makes” all one does count,' It
invests deeds with value, It is
easy to waste time, but the time
.:ipont in doing what God wants
~ done is never wasted,””—James -
I Vance. ¢ 4
. REV. K. J. MORGAN, Pastor,
MONTICELLO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1925.
ATTENTION, VOTERS OF MONTICELLO!
Let every voter in Monticello, who is interested in the pro
gress of their own home towxi, remember to show their interest
by' going to the polls and voting in the election called by the
Mayor and Council to be held-'on the 20th day of November—
one week from today. :
This election is to vote to exempt from taxation for a period
of five years all textile and manufaotur‘ngtplants which might
locate in the city of Monticello.
MISSTATEMENTS REGARDING CONFEDERATE
MEMORIAL EFFECTUALLY REFUTED BY FACTS
MONROE, Ga., November 5, 1925.
—Ernest Camp, Director of Public
ity for the Stone Mountain Memorial
Harvest Campaign, Thursday issued
the following statement to the press:
In view of certain statements made
by the retiring President of the
Georgia Division U, D. C. at the re
cent State convention in Sanders
ville, the following facts are set
forth for the benefit of the public:
The Stone Mountain Confederate
Monumental Association holds a
deed to a strip of ground on Stone
Mountain 1000 feet wide and ex
tending into the mountain approxi
mately 1000 feet, the tract compris
ing about twenty-eight acres. From
time to time statements have been
made by uninformed persons thnt,'
this deed was made to the Daughteu!
of the Confederacy, but this it nor.|
the case, as evidenced by a copy 'of‘
this instrument, now in my posses
sion, -l
At the August meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Auocin-i
tion, Mr. Augustus Lukeman, the
;sculptor, officially advised that the
Association had sufficient space on!
the mountain to finish the entire
;monument, and any statements to
the contrary are therefore erroneous.
\ . Books Are Audited.
Some of the uninformed have said
}that the Association has never kept
accurate accounts of its affairs or
audited its books. This is far from
‘correct. The Audit Company of
the South was engaged in the fall of
1923 to audit the books of the As
sociation every two or three months.
iThe Audit Co. of the South is one
of the mpst prominent and reliable
firms of certified public accountants
in Atlanta. It has carefully audited
the books and accounts of the Asso
ciation every two or three months
since 1923 and made its report to
the business manager and executive
committee. |
1 have in my possession copy of a
letter from Mr. Chas. J. Metts, pres
jdent of the Audit Co. of the South,
in which he says in part: “Since
1923 we have audited the books and’
‘accounts of the Stone Mountain Con
federate Monumental Auociationi
practically every month. We hereby‘
certify that all income of the Asso
ciation has been properly accounted‘
for and the proper vouchers were
found for all disbursements.” |
Another Audit Made. ‘
In addition to this, in the spring of
1925 the executive committee of the
Association employed the, firm °ll
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company
DEATH OF
l g
~ MRS. MKINEEY
Or} Saturday evening, October
81st, Death entered the home of Mr.
and Mrs. B. D. Lawrence and bore
away the spirit of Mrs. Lawrence’s
grandmother; Mrs. Lou MecKinley.
At the time of her death she was 89
‘years of age.
In 1860 she was married to James
Ezelle, of Pike county, and to them
was born one child. Mr. Ezelle was
killed in the War Between the
States. Seven years later she was
married to john McKinley, of Butts
county. ‘
“Grannie,” as she was called by}
every one, was a true Christian, do
ing all she could to make every one
happy. It was a joy and pleasure
to serve the God she so dearly
loved. During her life she knew
what toil and hardships were. But
she was always happy and contented
and all during her sickness she was
never known to complain. Her life
was .one of patience and endurance
and may her children and grand
children strive to follow ‘in her
footsteps. For we know “Grannie’s’
spirit has gone Home to the dear!
to make a thorough and exhaustive
}mdit of the Association’s affairs.
This is one of the most celebrated
auditing concerns in the country. A
cdpy of their report is in my pos
session and states that every penny
of the Association’s funds were‘
",p*operly accounted for, |
. Uninformed persons have also
made the charge that the Board of
Directors, the executive committee
and the officers have conducted the
}lffairn of the Association in an ex
travagant manner. Peat, Marwick.
Mitchell & Co. were especially in
structed to make careful investiga
tion and if they found any extrava
gance to report it. They reported
that they found none whatever,
l Some have had the idea that the
Daughters of the Confederacy un
dertook in the beginning, to con
struct this great monument to South
ern valor, but such is not the case.
Efforts were made upon several oc
casions to get the organization to
undertake the movement, but each
time it was declined, not for any
lack of patriotic zeal or interest, but
because they were reluctant: to as
sume the great responsibility and ex
pense.
Small Chapters Outvoted.
The report of the retiring presi
dent, enbodying some of the above
answered charges, was endorsed at
the recent State convention, although
it did not represent the majority sen
timent of the Georgia U. D. C.
Through their peculiar manner of
voting, the Atlanta and Macon chap
ters have several times the voting
strength of the smaller chapters and
for this reason they were able to
dominate the convention, although
there were strong protests from loy
al delegates from various sections
of the State.
Following this action the decision
was made to mail copies of the retir
ing president’s antagonistic, report
to the U. D. C. chapters- in other
States of the South. Protests against
this plan to place obstacles in the
path of the Memorial movement are
coming in from every quarter of the
commonwealth, and it is earnestly
hoped that it may be avoided.
The Fulton U. D. C. chapter, of
Atlanta, the Henry D. McDaniel
chapter, of Monroe, and the Laura
Rutherford chapter, of Athens, have
met and passed resolutions dissent
ing from the action taken at San
dersville and expressing complete
faith in the Association officials.
lOther thapters in the State are ex
pected to take similar action,
On Monday morning his honor,
Judge James B. Park, of Greens
boro, opened the regular November
term of the Jasper superior court.
Solicitor General Joseph B. Duke, of
Eatonton, is present to look after
the State’s interests. ‘
Grand Jury In Session Two Days.
The grand jury with Mr. Leland
K. Jordan as foreman and Mr. W.
’A. Lane as clerk adjourned Tuesday
afternoon after two days’ session,
there being very little business to
come before that body at this term.
At the hour of going to press
court was still in session. ‘
—— e ]
God that gave it.
To her children, grandchildren,
relatives and a host of friends, we
say: Weep not for we know she is
at rest. 4
5 A Friend.
Some of us wish they’'d talk less
at Washington about reducing next
year’s taxes, and give us back some
of that we paid last year.—Daven
port Democrat,
DIES IN FLORIDA
REMAINS OF FORMER MONTI-?
CELLONIAN, WHOSE PASSING}
OCCURRED IN COCOA, WERE
INTERRED IN THIS COUNTY.‘
News of the sudden death of Mr.!
Edgar E. Price which occurred at his'
home in Cocoa, Fla.,, about three“
thirty o’clock Sunday afternoon, was‘
received in Monticello with regret]
by a large number of relatives and‘
friends. 1
Shooting Probably Accidental. |
It is thought that Mr. Price came
to his death by the accidental dis
charge of his pistol which he was
cleaning, the bullet entering the
side just above the heart and rang
ing upward through the shoulder
blade. No one was in the room with
him at the time. No cause could be
ussigned why he should end his life
as he was in his usual good spirits a
short while before the pistol was
discharged. He had planned two or
three trips to nearby towns for the
following week and on Saturday
‘night before leaving his place of
‘business purchased two neck-ties
which he intended wearing on the
visits he expected to make.
Mr. Price was a resident of Mon
ticello for several years, having been
reared in this county. He was a
barber by profession and had lived
in Cocoa for about three years.
He and his wife were visitors to
Monticello a few weeks ago.
Highly Esteemed Young Man.
Mr. Price possessed many §x
cellent traits of character and was
highly esteemed by all who knew
him. He was a member of the
Monticello Baptist church, and was
in the thirty fourth year of his age
at the time of his passing.
He was a Shriner, with member
ship in the Al Sihah Temple at Ma
con, as well as a Knight of Pythias,
having joined that secret order at
Jackson during his residence there.
The remains were brought to
IMonticello. arriving here Wednesday
morning, and the funeral service
was held at Bethel Church at 11 o’-
clock, being conducted by Rev. J. J.
Winburn, of Jeffersonville, who was
assisted by the pastor, Rev. A. D.
Coile, after which the interment
was in the Williams cemetery near
the Payne homestead.
Funeral was in charge of R. M.
Persons, local undertaker. .
The deceased is survived by. his
widow, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
C. Price, of Atlanta; three brothers,
Mr. Frank Price, of Monticello; Mr.
J. C. Price, of St. Augustine, Fla.;
Mr. Durwood Price, of Atlanta; one
sister, Mrs. Forrest Moon, of . At
lanta; one aunt, Mrs. Will Gresham,
of .Macon, and one uncle, Mr. Wil
liam Waits, of Jackson.
Honorary Escort.
An honorary escort in the person
of Mrs. B. E. Champion, was furnish
ed by the various organizations and
friends of the deceased in Cocoa to
accompany the remains and era.
Price to Monticello, showing ' the
high esteem in which Mr. Price and
his wife were held in that city.
The News has been requested so
announce:
There will be a community sing
ing at New Rocky Creek church
‘Sunday afternoon, November 15th.
~ Everybody cordially invited.
HESSIAN FLY DISASTROUS
TO KANSAS WHEAT FIELDS
Reports received by the United
States Department of Agriculture on
damage done by the Hessian fly to
the 1925 wheat crop show that in|
Kansas alone this insect reduced the
crop by at least 40,000,000 bushels.
The situation is still very alarming
and there has been a determined ef
fort on the part of farmers in many
counties to follow the program rec
ommended for Hessian fly control.
There will be a service at the
Mount Olive Church next Sunday
afternoon (Novembdr 15) at three
o'clock.
Friends and visitors will be very,
cordially awelcome. p
NUMBER 32.
OVER ONE MILLION BALES IS
ESTIMATE AS OF NOVEMBER
1, STATES CROP REPORTING
SERVICE IN ITS FORECAST.
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 9.—An indi
cated cotton production for Georgia
of 1,150,000 bales of 500 pounds
gross, is the estimate contained in
the cotton report, as of November 1,
released today through the Georgia
Co-operative Crop Reporting Serv
ice. Yield per acre is placed at
158 pounds. The forecast is based
on probable yield per acre, percent
of the crop picked and ginned, con
dition of crop at time of harvest,
abandonment, ete., reported by
about 1,200 correspondents well dis
tributed over the State.
Yields Are Better Than Estimated.
Reports from growers in prac
tically all parts of the State empha
size the fact that yields are turning
out better than they estimated
earlier in the season, although it is
true that very low yields were
realized in many north-central and
northeastern counties, where drought
damage was worst,
Less than 1% of the total crop
was reported by correspondents as
remaining in the field on Novemi
ber 1, Of course, more than that
remained to be ginned, due to the
lag between picking and ginning.
However, because of the unusually
early season and favorable harvesting
weathe‘r, the Georgia crop was near
er all ginned on November 1 than in
any previous year at that date on
record, Census report ginnings for
the State on November 1 amounted
to 1,113,000 running bales, which
will give a slightly s imaller figure
when converted into equivalent bales
of 500 pounds gross weight. Last
year after November 1, 219% of the
crop, or 217,000 bales were ginned;
after November 14, 11%, or 111,000
bales; while after December 1,5%,
or 54,000 bales, was ginned, as the
\remuindet of the crop. Ginnings
‘after these dates in 1923 follow:
‘November 1, 20%, or 128,893 bales;
November 14, 11%, or 69,875 bales;
and after December 1, 50, or 30,-
850 bales. .
KIWANIS CLUB
After an interesting business ses
sion at their regular Tuesday lunch
ecn, the Monticello Kiwanis Club had
a short Armistice Day program, thus
remembering the day with the mem
bers of the club who are World War
Veterans.
Judge James B. Park, introduced
by Judge A. S. Thurman, brought
a fitting tribute to the boys in a
few but eloquent words. The pro
gram then consisted of a group of
readings, camp poems from Harry
Webb Farington’s “Rough and
Brown,” introduced by Miss Kate
Tolleson. “Bill Hodge,” a tribute
to a pal, was read by G. S. Ballard.
“The Backwoods Exhorter,” no cam
ouflage, but the real stuff, was
given by O. F. Holland. “Sergeant
Sampson,” who dreamed of serving
and giving, was read by R. R. Kelly.
These readings were followed by
Personal Experiences, interestingly
told by J. N. Walker. Several songs
were on the program, ‘“Onward
Christian Soldiers” being used as the
last number. e
SHADY DALE NEWS
Mrs. W. W. Perry and children,
Dorothy and Clayton, left last week
to join Mr. Perry in Atlanta, where
they will make their home in the
future.
Mrs. E. L. Semple returned Sun
day from a few weeks’ stay at her
home in Miami.
Miss Grace Rawls, primary teacher
in the school here, will spend this
week-end at her home in Dublin.
Messrs Hal! Lynch and F. F.
Davidson came up from Miami last
week, and are spending a few days
at their home here, ;
~ Luther Mobley, who is attending
school in Decatur, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. C. Mobley,
Prof. C. T. Edwards, Mrs. F. F.
Davidson and Miss Grace Rawls, of
the school here, attended the Teach
ers’ Meeting in Monticello Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Tucker, of
Monticello, were visitors to Shady
Dale Sunday afternoon.
Miss Jennie Mae Mobley spent the
week-end with her mothgr, Mrs. N.
D. Mobley.