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ESTABLISHED 1881.
ATLANTA, Ga., August 10.—
Scores of insane folks, including a
number of white women, have been
committed to county jails and locked
in cells fit only for criminals since
‘the Georgia State Sanitarium was
forced to close its doors on account
of extreme overcrowding, Governor
Hardman was told this week in mes
:sages from county ordinaries.
These protests were accompanied
by pleas that some prompt action be
‘taken by the general assembly to pro
‘vide more ‘space at the Milledgeville
:sanitarium, in order that these un
fortunates be given opportunity for
medical treatment such as can only
be provided at-a hospital equipped
or handling mental disease cases.
Dr. R. C. Swint, superintendent
of the state sanitarium for years,
paid a visit to Governor Hardman
and added his plea to that made offi
«cially by the board of trustees.
“Confining an insane man or wo
man in an ordinary cell is harking
back to the dark ages, when such un
fortunates were believed to be pos
sessed of devils and chained to the
well until they died,” said Dr. Swint.
“While I know that in Georgia jails
every possible care of them will be
taken, it is very little that can be
done for them, and there is no possi
ble opportunity for the scientific
medical treatment they demand.
“Hygenic surroundings, fresh air,
entertainment to divert their minds,
and skilled medical treatment are ab
solutely essential for restoring such
.-persons to normal condition. At the
:state sanitarium we have been able
to send home a very large proportion
of patients received, because we
could begin treating these cases in
the early stages and were equipped
for the work. Patients confined in
~jail cells can only grow worse. Some
who might quickly be improved may
Jbecome incurables as a result of such
«confinement.” .
The sanitarium trustees are urg
ing that additional quarters be pro
wvided, preferably by erecting a sep
:arate sanitarium for the 1,700 pa
tients which would make more room
for the white men and women. The
limit of 5,000 patients within the
walls was reached a short time ago,
_and since then none have been admit
. ted except as vacancies occur through
deaths or discharges.
Down in southeastern Arkansas,
-particularly in Chicot, Ashley, and
Desha. Counties, there is an abun
dance of fish and game. Deer and
turkey abound, as well as the less
thrilling but more profitable fur
bearing animals.
Chicot County is in the extreme
southeastern portion of the state. A
great portion of it is lowland or
swamp, containing two or three
drainage ditches and a chain of beau
tiful lakes. Among these are Lake
Chicot, which is eighteen miles leng,
a mile wide; Macon lake at the head
named is a lake between the levee
and the big river, and a marvelous
place for white perch, crappie, black
and striped bass, when the river is
in its banks. It may be easily sur
mised from this list of attractions
that this section of Arkansas is a ver
itable mecca for the true—as well as
the untrue=-sportsman.
When the Arkansas River broke at
Pendleton in the last days of April,
some eighty miles above the district
above described, the flood poured
down from the north and covered the
lowlands. It was in the first days of
May that the water reached the ter
ritory with which I am here concern
ed, and thousands had to leave their
farms which had just been made
ready for planting. The majority of
these refugees were brought to the
town in which I was located and
placed in Red Cross camps. This
town stands on a ridge of peeuliar
formation that runs several miles
down into the state of Louisiana. It
is a red clay ridge some fifty miles
long and from a half mile te a couple
of miles wide. This very formation
presents to me a riddle, as it stands
in the heart of the bottom district,
surrounded by black, flat land on all
sides. ~
On the east side of this ridge runs
Bayou Macon with a considerable
swamp, while on the west side lies
Boueff River and its extensive bot
toms. Both swamps, of course, were
inundated, leaving the ridge as the
THE MONTICELLO NEWS
ATHENS, Ga.,, Aug. 10.—~—An ef
fort will be made by the Chamber
of Commerce to sell here between
sixty thousand and one hundred
thousand pounds of tobacco grown
in Ogfethorpe county this year, it
was announced by C. C. Thomas,
secretary-manager of the Chamber
of Commerce.
Several Oglethorpe county farm
ers have raised tobacco this year and
according to Mr. Thomas the tobac
co is of excellent quality. Mr.
‘Thomas went to Lexington Wednes
day to see if arrangements can be
‘made to bring the tobacco to Athens
‘for sale. The Chamber of Com
‘merce will make arrangements to
have buyers who are now in South‘
Georgia come here and inspect the
Oglethorpe county tobacco and ar
range for a public sale. |
Secretary Thomas believes that if
Athens can arrange for a market for
the Oglethorpe county tobacco it
may result in an increase in the pro
duction of the crop in this section.
NEW HOPE REVIVAL
COMMENCES SUNDAY
The editors of The News have
been requested to announce that a
series of revival meetings will begin
at New Hope Methodist church Sun
day morning at eleven o’clock and
will continue throughout the week
with services twice daily—eleven
o’clock in the morning and eight
o’clock at night.
Rev. J. T. Burdette, pastor, will do
the preaching and it goes without
saying that the revival will be one of
the most successful in the history of
that church, for Rev. Burdette is a
hard worker aand untiring in his ef
forts to build up the religious atmos
phere wherever he labors. For the
past several weeks he has been as
sisting in revival meetings at other
churches on the circuit and will be
amply fortified with strong and
logical sermons when he starts the
New Hope meetings.
A cordial invitation is extended to
everybody to attend.
only land out of water for miles, with
the exception of a few strips of
levees in the bottoms. Most of
these levees had been washed away,
but a few strips stood, offering ref
uge for the wild animals that dwelt
in the hazardous swamp.
It is instinctive for forest-dwell
ing animals to be familiar with the
high spots of their territory. They
must know their altitudes or perish
when the floods rush down on their
peaceful, shadowy haunts. And sel
dom is it that a deer drowns. This
animal is an able swimmer, an un
canny traveler, and a geographer par
excellence. He knows where he will
go in case of fire, flood or huntsman,
and he gets there with uncommon
verve and dash. It might be said
that he progresses by leaps and
bounds. :
When the flood waters struck
Boueff bottoms, deer and turkey
made for the drainage ditch levees.
The turkeys were at a decided advan
tage, being equipped with aeronautic
appliances. The deer, however, suc
ceeded in reaching the high spots of
the leve systm, and fortunately, too,
for the lower and weaker sections of
the barricades crumbled away. The
rush of the water was mighty and
death rumbled in its seething cur
rent. ‘
In some mysterious way the game
warden of the distriet in which I was
located learned of the presence of a
herd of deer on a certain portion of
levee. They were there without
food, of course, and it was up to some
one to feed them or let them die and
wash away in the pitiless current.
I am not a deer-hunter, but a lover
of the historic and proud forest
rangers and guilty of a certain senti
mentality for them.” The warden, a
fellow named Crabtree, asked me to
accompany him on the trip out to
feed them,
. In a fairly good skiff with an out
board motor and loaded with several
bushels of corn and some salt, we
pushed off on the back-water just af
ter noon of a lazy warm May day.
After a couple of hours of travel in
a maze of currents and cross-currents
we reached the general territory we
ditch, having followed the drainage
dicth for five or six miles into the
dense swamp.
Quail and turkey were plentiful,
on drifts and little knolls that stuck
out along the canal, attesting the for
(Continued on page 8.)
MONTICELLO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1927.
A REAL FARMER |
i LIVES IN HART
‘ The following interesting write—up‘
appeared in last week’s issue of The |
‘Hartwell Sun:
) “Mr. Noah J. Ridgway, who lives
in Hart county near Canon, is one
of our most progressive farmers. He
believes and practices the most prac
tical policies and methods in the con
duct 6f his business. He is a farm
er, indeed. He has made as high as
two thousand bushels of corn and
has old corn now to sell. He has in‘
cultivation this year one field of cot
ton, containing about 100 acres, thatl
with the present outlook he expects
to get at least 100 bales.
“Mr. Ridgway believes in raising
cattle, hogs and sheep. He has put
on the market an average of one
hundred dollars’ worth of sheep an
nually for several years.
“His hogs have taken the premium
at the State Fair, some of them
weighing as high as 700 pounds. He |
has hams in his smoke house from |
hogs killed in 1925. (
“During the last few years he has
removed the pine stumps from a
large acreage of his land permitting
him to use successfully the most im:
proved machinery.
l “Mr. Ridgway, during our delight
ful interview, didn’t even mention
the drought that has been so preva—]
lent in all this section the last fewi
vears, While he was evidently, as
well as others have been, the victim
of hardship and disappointment, he‘
belonged to the class who had' the
ability and energy to overcome. |
“Mr. Ridgway’s happy dispositionl
and pleasant social contact makes}
one feel glad that there is hope yet
for a brighter day.” }
|
DO YOU KNOW?
These questions are rather easy,
we think, and the quiz” editor feels
sure that the reader will experience
little difficulty in answering them.
This “Do You Know?” game is very
fascinating, to say the least of it,
and it is a source of much enjoy
ment and pleasure in preparing the
questionnaire each week. If you do
not take our word for it, then try it
yourself.
The knowledge tests have been ap
pearing in this newspaper for the
past seventeen weeks and at the
present time it seems that they may
continue for seventeen more, pro
vided the readers do not grow
weary of them.
Reiterating, there are no prizes
offered in this contest but you may
gcore yourself with ten points for
each correct solution.
Try these on your cut-glass fly
swatter,
Set of Questions No. 17.
1. Who is Secretary of Com
merce?
2. What is a steelhead?
3. Complete this from Longfel
low:
“The gentle wind, a sweet and pas
sionate wooer, |
4. What and where is Silesia? ‘
5. Who is said to have fiddled
while Rome burned? . ‘
6. Who was known as America’s
“plumed knight?”
‘7. Give derivation of expression,
“red letter day.” ;
8. For what do the abbreviations
“D. V.” stand?
9. What place is known as the
“Insurance City,” and why so
called? - .
10. Give next two lines after:
“Jeet us then be up and doing,
With a heart for every fate,
(For answers see page 8)
ELEVEN TRAFFIC RULES
i
Here are eleven rules for automo
bile drivers that may save loss of limb
and life:
1. Don't try to scare locomotives
with your horn.
2. A road hog roots up macadam
with his nose.
8. Our roads are wide and smooth
—don’t burn them up. d
4. Death is so permanent—take
a minute or two at these dangerous
railroad crossings.
5. Tragedy in seven words; speed
increases, death ceases, rest in pieces.
6. Horse sense as well as horse
power should enter.into the operation
of motor vehicles.
7. Live to ride another day by
obeying signs—they mean what they
say. ;
' 8. Drive with care; you may meet
a fool. i
9. A reckless driver is a criminal.
10. Keep your hands on the wheel
—llet your girl hug herself,
11. The three H’s—hootch—hug-
Iglntg—hnfa—-:ontmflhpqrcont of the
L SR
THRILLING GAME!
One of the best baseball gumeJ
ever played on the local lot was that |
on Tuesday afternoon when Mon-|
ticello dusted off Shady Dale, the
score being 3 te ). .
Wright and Lloyd fur Shady Dale, |
and Homer Jordan and Sauls and
Allen for the locals, constituted the |
batteries. . ’
It was a veritable pitchers’ battle |
from start to finish, Wright having
a slight edge over the opposing twirl~s
er.. Jordan yielded four hits and
Wright gave up only three, one ofi
them being for three sacks. Thisi
wallop was made by Jordan, who{
played the finest game he has ever
participated in. On one oécasionl
“Shorty” brought the glad-hand
from the populace by pulling off om-}
of ye shoe-string catches of a foul
’betwcon home-plate and*the initial
ihu;:. In his effort he executed an
‘acrobatic stunt, coming up with the
{horsohide after a few somersaults.
{This Jordan lad is a hard-worker and
his playing Tuesday elicited much
favorable commeni. #ie is the “cat’s
!whiskors," say we.
Wright was right, too, in Tues
day's fracas, pitching a remarkable
game. If he had been given the
proper support by his teammates, in
all probability the game would still
be in progress, as both clubs appear
ed to be on equal terms as to the
playing qualities. Mr. Wright is a
port-sider and hails from Monroe.
He is a “sweet” pitcher, and is good
to behold.
It would be unfair not to say that
all the players, on both teams, put up
splendid ball and those who witness
ed the fracas would like to see these
teams again line up against each
other ere the season wanes.
We believe that Jasper county is
entitled to the ‘“banner” this year in
sofar as court affairs are concerned.
The present term of the superior
court lasted only two days, the
reason being due to the fact that
there were not enough cases to keep
the wheels of justice grinding long
er, A record that should -cause
levery citizen of the ceunty to be
proud of Jasper, for it speaks more
eloquently than may be done in any
other way for the peace, happiness
and contentment of the people with
in the borders of this great common
wealth.
Court—two days!
That is just fine. It becomes
more so when it is recalled that a
few short years ago two weeks were
required to dispose of the work be
fore the court, at least the most im
portant cases (many of them having
to be postponed for various reasons).
If this record keeps up, Jasper
county will not have any need of
court sessions, for about all the
court officials will have to do is to
come to Monticello as a matter of
form.
And in making this splendid
record, a lot of credit is due to
Judge Jameés B. Park and his able
assistants—Solicitor General Jos. B.
Duke, Clerk of Court, Hon. Thomas
P. Pound, Sheriff William F. Per
sons, and the other attaches, who
have oiled the wheels of justice in
such a manner that the machinery
moves off promptly at the first
sound of the genial Judge’s com
mand that court is in session, ready
for the business before it.
Yessir, all of the people of Jasper
have a just right to be proud of this
record. And in order that the ‘“ban
ner” may remain in our midst, let
everybody assist the officials in
keeping order within the borders of
the county by obeying the laws to
the very letter.
“COURTESY MAIL BOX”
The postmaster of Houston, Tex
as, has set an example that would be
timely for postmasters’ throughout
the country to emulate. He has had
installed in congested sections of
that city what he terms “courtesy
mail boxes” for the convenience of
the public on account of the crowded
condition of space for parking auto
mobiles, In commenting on the con
venience afforded the public by the
erection of such mail boxes, the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, says:
“Not only is a movement on foot
to improve the appearance of the ru
ral mail box, but Houston, Texas, has
installed a new kind of city mail box
for the convenience of motorists. It
is not necessary for motorists to
GREAT SUCCESS!
i I
The News is gratified to stat«-l
that the series of revival gervices at!
Sardis Methodist church, which com-e
menced several days ago, have bccn,
splendid successes in every way.
Large congregations have heon‘
hearing Dr. Elam Dempsey, presid-]
ing elder of the Oxford District, in
his discourses twice daily——-sermons'
that were unequalled in logic, 010-‘
quence and profit—and it is to be re
gretted that the series had to be}
closed Wednesday in order to permit
Dr. Dempsey to go to Salem Camp
Ground, in Newton county, to open
the camp-meeting which commences
at that historic place today. l
A great time is in store for every
il)ody who attends the camp-movting!
‘this year, for, in addition to Dr.
Dempsey, who will preside at the)
services, a list of noted ministers
‘i\vill be present to preach to the p(‘o—!
ple. |
! Dr. Dempsey is one of Georgia‘si
ioutst;mding ministers and his visit,
to Monticello and Jasper county at
this time has been a most fortunate
one and he will take with him to the
' Salem meetings the prayers and
i\\'cll-\\'i.\'lws of everybody who knows
| him.
! Ai i s
| A large shipment of a wasp, a
lpumsite of the Japanese beetle, was
lrecoiwd from Korea during June.
The parasites were shipped as adults
!in specially prepared tins containing
supplies of water and food. The suc
|cess of the shipment was remarkable,
according to the Bureau of Entomol
ogy of the United States Department
of Agriculture, as 80 per cent of the
parasites came through in good condi
tion after being 20 days en route.
The wasps were used in part for im
mediate colonization and in part for
propogation, the latter resulting in
the production of about 15,000 eggs.
The parasitized beetle larvae bear
ing these eggs were transferred from
the laboratory at Riverton, N. J., to
the field, where, under normal condi
tions they are able to develop into
adult wasps. Some wasps of this
species are being colonized on Long
Island, where they are being used in
work against the Asiatic beetle, an
other injurious introduced pest.
leave their cars in order to deposit
mail in this “courtesy mail box.” It
has an opening facing the street into
| which mail may be dropped by per
sons seated in a car. A forty-foot
“no parking” zone keeps drivers who
have no letters to mail from parking
near the box.
“It is obvious that this innovation,
supplied by Postmaster Nichols, of
Houston, has a relation to the traf
fic problem as well as to the motor
ist’s problem of saving a few min
utes of valuable time. Much of traf
fic congestion in business districts
| is caused by cars cruising around to
!find a place to park. If the motor
|ist with a letter to mail did not have
to find a parking place, it might
make a difference, however slight.
“At any rate, Houston is so pleas
ed with its new mail box that First
Assistant Postmaster-Gen. Bartlett
has recommended the idea to other
cities. Should the recommendation
be adopted, the new type of box
’would be certain to win the approval
of absent minded motorists who for
get about letters they have to mail
until after they have started their
cars.”
Such a system of mail boxes for
this city would be timely and a con
venience that would be welcomed by
the public. No doubt, Postmaster
Smith will view such a suggestion
favorably and use his utmost efforts
‘to have boxes located in some of the:
'most prominent sections of the city
where traffic is congested. To say‘
the least, a courtesy mail box, near
v in front of the postoffice would
prove a great convenience to the pa-l
trons of that office. The parking
‘space in front of the local postoffice
is usually occupied and many patrons
are forced to park a considerable dis
‘tance from the office when they have}
‘trariuctiona to make or mail to be
dispatched or to be received from
their boxes. |
Such a request to the Postmaster
General, in our belief, would bring
' favorable action authorizing the es
ltablishment of such mail boxes in
congested sections of the city. Should
Postmaster Smith so desire, no doubt
'the Chamber of Commerce and the
Imayot and council would co-operate
%n the fullest to secure such a conven
ience for the public.—Athens Ban
ner-Herald. L T
NUMBER 19.
Rats are probably decreasing in
numbers in the United States, says
the United States Department of
Agriculture, although their decrease
is only beginning to be apparent.
The chief factors responsible for any
decrease are present-day sanitary re
quirements and modern building,
which make it increasingly difficult
for rats to find food and shelter; a
national urge against all unneces
sary waste; and a better understand
ing generally of the relation of rats
to human economy.
Furthermore, as facts relating to
the spread of communicable disease
have become better known, more
general interest in rat control has
been stimulated, more effective
means of destroying rats have been
developed, and information regard
ing these methods has been widely
distributed. Farmers’ Bulletin 1533-
F, ‘“Rat Control,”” prepared by
James Silvert of the Biological Sur
vey, and just issued by the depart
ment, contains many suggestions for
the control of rats on the farm and
in the city.
Permanent exclusion of rats may
be brought about by rat-proofing
buildings and other structures com
monly inhabited by the rodents; by
removing any possible shelter; and
by cutting off their food supply. De
tails on methods of accomplishing
‘these objectives are discussed in the
‘bulletin, as well as such control
methods as poisoning, fumigating,
:trapping, and use of deterrents.
Although getting rid of rats is
largely an individual problem, rat in
festation has a serious effect on the
whole community, and organized
control effort is highly desirable. A
person who allows rats to increase
on his property until they menace
the entire neighborhood becomes an
object of public concern, and a city
that permits its refuse dump to
serve as a breeding place for hordes
of these pests is committing a grave
injustice to its population. Ridding
a whole community of rats can best
be accomplished by organized ef
forts of all the citizens. The de
partment will gladly assist such or
ganizations through the Biological
Survey, in planning, organizing, and
prosecuting antirat campaigns by
furnishing preliminary plans, gen
eral instructions, sample copies of
posters, and other publicity material
and, where possible, the personal
services of a leader.
A copy of the bulletin may be ob
tained by writing to the United
States Department of Agriculture,”
Washington, D. C.
NEW ROCKY CREEK
REVIVAL IN PROGRESS
A great degree of interest is being
taken in the revival meetings now in
progress at New Rocky Creek Bap
tist church.
Rev. “Bud” Burdette, pastor of
Peachtree Heights Baptist church of
Atlanta, is doing the preaching and
large congregations are hearing him
in his strong discourses. Rev. Bur
dette is a cousin of Rev. J. T. Bur
dette, pastor of the Monticello
Methodist Circuit, so we have been
informed, which within itself is as
!surance that he is a good preacher—
for our Burdette is one of Jasper
county’s most popular and capable
‘ministers. He has been laboring
‘diligently amongst the people of the
circuit for several years and is doing
a wonderful work in the Master’s
Kingdom. 80, the people of New
Rocky Creek community are for
tunate in securing a Burdette to do
the preaching during their revival
meetings.
CEMETERY AT FELLOWSHIP
TO BE CLEANED OFF FRIDAY
The News is requested to announce
that the cemetery at Fellowship
church will be cleaned off next Fri
day, August nineteenth, and those.
who are interested will please be on
hand to help in the work.
Remember the date—Friday, be
fore the third Sunday.
SERVICES AT FELLOWSHIP '
| CHURCH SUNDAY, AUG. 21
" This newspaper has been request
‘ed to state that the regular monthly
services will be held at Fellowship
church on Sunday, August twenty
first, with Elder James Adams, of
‘Monroe, conducting same as usual.
~ The hour will be eleven o’clock
‘and everybody is cordially invited to
attend the services. e
