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The citizens of Crisp county appeal for
your vote against the proposed amend
ment to the State Constitution authoriz
ing that county to mortgage itself by is
suing $1,250,000 worth of bonds with
which to build power plants and engage
in the sale of power as a commercial
entcrprise. On Tuesday, November 2,
scratch on your ballot the words:
“For ratification of amendment to Article 7, Sectien 7, Paragraph
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Dr. R. D. Sherrill has purchased the entire interest of
Dr. Kahn and the firm is now known as R. D. Sherrill
Optical Company. 36 NORTH BROAD ST., ATLANTA.
Dr. Sherrill will be pleased to see you at the above
address. As he is unable to make regular visits to Monti
cello, he has made arrangements so that any one needing
glasses can come to his office at the above address with
small expense.
See Mr. O. E. Wells, who will explain in detail.
MONTICELLO, GEORGIA
ASPARAGUS A PROFITABLE
CROP IN SOUTHERN STATES
Asparagus is becoming one of the
most important crops grown by farm
ers in the neighborhood of Southern
SPECIALS!
To better show our appreciation of
your trade we have made some special
counters with
SOME REAL BARGAINS!
Be sure to see them.
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes, for all the family;
Underwear, Outing, Sheeting, Sweaters,
Blankets, Spreads, Shirts, Overalls, odd
Coats, Pants---all at prices that you will
appreciate and all NEW GOODS. Let us
show whether you buy or not.
McElheny & Smith
Monticello, Georgia
Railway Stations in Aiken, Edge
field and Saluda Counties, South
Carolina.
Williston, in Aiken County, is the
most important shipping station, with
about 5,000 acres of asparagus with-
THE MONTICELLO NEWS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1926
in a radius of 85 miles, nearly all of
which is_shipped from,Williston. The
growers are well organized in the
South Carolina Asparagus Growers’
Association, which handles the mar
keting of the crop. Shipments by
the Association in 1926 amounted to
118,664 crates, which sold at an
average of $3.06 per crate net to
‘tho grower at his shipping station,
‘making an aggregate return of $361,-
689.70 to the members of the As
‘mcintion, of which it is estimated
‘that not less than $200,000 represen
ted clear net profit to the growers
over all costs of production, harvest
ing and marketing. Careful accounts
kept by a grower near Williston show
that, after charging out every item
of expense, his net profit in 1926
was at the rate of $561.00 per acre.
Asparagus from this territory
comes on the market early in the
season when it commands profitable
prices. Heretofore, it has been the
practice of the growers to quit cut
ting when the Jersey asparagus comes
on to the markets in the eastern
cities about May 1. Plans are now
under way to continue cutting for
about three weeks longer and to sell
the late asparagus in markets where
it will not come into competition
with that from New Jersey, thus ad
ding substantially ts the profits of
the South Carolina growers.
In 1922, a canning experiment
was made at Williston and about
16,000 cans were put up, a large
proportion of which was sold to
Southern Railway Dinin‘ Service{
and proved to be unexcelled in quali
ty. Canning was not continued nt‘
that time for the reason that growers |
could obtain better prices for fresh
asparagus than a cannery could af
ford to pay. Since then there has
been a substantial increase in acre
age and plans are now being con
sidered for establishing a cannery
than will take care of all of the as
paragus that cannot be shipped at“
top prices and which will can other
products that may profitably be pro
duced in that locality. —Exchange.
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~ Locomotives with three cylinders
‘are being built for several railroads.
| There are more than 100 varieties
of wild cherry but only five are cul
‘tivated for fruit. .
A fresh-water well only a few
yards from the seashore which al
though its level is below that of the
sea, is affected by the tides, yet is
not contaminated by the salt water,
is one of the sights at Longport, N.
J.,, 4 few miles south of Atlantic
City., The well, according to Paul
Schureman, in the Geographical Re
view, has shown a rise and fall of
about sixteen feet., When first drill
ed the water gushed as high as four
teen feet above the ground, but in
creased drilling in the vicinity hnl
caused the water to drop as much
as thirty feet below the surface. The i
water is always sweet and has long
been used ‘for town consumption.l
but the flooding and ebbing tides
cause the water to rise and drop in
the well. After several years’ study
it was found that the weight of in
coming tides on an underground
stratum of clay caused the latter to
bend and force fesh water from
underground sources higher in the
well, while ebb tides lessening the
weight, had the reverse result.
Gossiping wives are put in jail in
Custrin, a little Belgian town. On
the complaint of husbands house
wives who leave their morning work
to hang over the back fence with the
neighbors can be committed by the
authorities to the town bastille. Nu
merous complaints are made by hus
bands who invoke this revival of an
old law to keep their wives in hand.
—Exchange.
Aviators making long distance sea
flights are greatly assisted in keep
ing their course by radio communica
tion with passing ships.
Do not suffer your child to be ex
posed to measles, whooping cough.
scarlet fever and other contagious dis
eases. The older the child, the lese
danger; the older the child the
fewer complications and deaths. Do
all you can to prevent its catching any
and all of the so-called child=ep's
diseases. |
The smug self-satisfaction of most
American towns as to their healthful
pess is the reckless folly of ignor
ance. .
Registration often prevents lMtiga
tion.
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A uniform practice in keeping official records of births,
marriages and deaths —called Vital Statistics —is im
! portant to all citizens of a State. Without such ‘“‘Birth
and Death Bookkeeping”’ proper certificates cannot be
: obtained, and the lack is often a very serious matter.
A birth certificate is frequently needed to prove a child’s
‘ age in connection with schooling or working papers;
or to establish the right to inherit property. A death
' certificate is indispensable in settling insurance or pen~
/ sion claims, and is often necessary evidence in settling
'q estates and in othér important matters.
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/ Complete and accurate recording of the dates and
causes of all deaths helps to prevent disease and thus
promote good health and lengthen life. Such a record
. enables a community to compare its own condition of
y health with that of other places, so that it may improve
. its situation and avoid troubles which have threatened
: neighboring towns. It guides industry in selecting
" healthful locations for factories and shops, and helps
8 home-seekers choose safe places to live. ‘
No community should permit a human life to be
begun unrecorded or to end without official registra
+ tion of when and why. g
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METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
DR. G. W. H. MURRELLE
DENTIST
(Office over Benton Supply Co.)
Open Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
from 8:30 A. M., to 6 P. M.
1 Monticello, Georgia
. Pro gTess
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and Approval
‘ For Dodge Brothers, Inc., 1926
already stands out on the calen
dar as a year of unprecedented
progress and success.
From January to date sales have
exceeded any previous year's
total by a margin at once im
pressive and sighificant.
New engineering records have
been established by a succession
of major improvements extend
ing back to the first of the year.
: Never has Dodge Brothers
Motor Car ranked so high in
public favor. Never before has
it so richly deserved the world’s
good will,
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MONTICELLO, GEORGIA
Donee BROTHERS
MOTOR CARS
DR. S. J. SMITH
DENTIST
; Office hours 7:30 to 6:30
Office in Benton building-—over
Cawthon’s Restaurant
—Telephone 108—
Monticello, Georgir