ESTABLISHED 1881,
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
‘GREAT PROGRESS BEING MADE
ALONG ALL LINES IN THIS
STATE.—MANY NEW BUILD
.INGS ARE BEING PUT UP.
Tallapoosa—New waterworks sys
tem to be sonstructed here.
Hazlehurst——Contract let for
erection of Stewart bridge here.
Waycross—Plans under way for
establishment of tobacco re-drying
plant, costing SIOO,OOO.
Waycross—Overall factory to be
established in this city.
Savannah—Addition to be built to
E. and W. laundfy..
Buford—Bids requested for con
struction of new schoolhouse in Sugar
Hill district. _
Waycross—Pineapple Peer Can
ning plant to be established here.
Buford—New filling station being
erected in Buford.
Gainesville—Garnet stones discov
ered in hills near Gainesville.
Lawrenceville—Road to Barrow
county line to be paved.
Buford—Streets of city being
paved with bituminous serface.
Buford—Drake’s furniture store
‘being refinished and improved.
Flowery Branch—Rich gold vein
discovered near Chattahoochee river
here.
Savannah—lmprovements to be
made to St. John’s church chancel.
Lawrenceville—Gwinnett county
pure bred Jersey cattle association
organized recently.
Vienna—Heard store to be opened
as self-service and package store.
Calhoun—lmprovements to be
‘made to several streets of city.
Baxley—Two mammoth tobacco
warehouses opened here recently.
' Blackshear—Work progressing on
construction of new business block
on Main street.
Kennesaw—Work started grading
Dixie Highway between Marietta
‘»amd Kennesaw.
Waynesboro — Cates Chevrolet
Company improving its quarters,
Dalton—American Express Company
extends its service in Dalton.
Crown Point—Addition being built
to Crown Point school.
Lyons—Large potato shipments
being made from this section.
Cordele—Pond Brothers to erect
'sloo,ooo peanut plant here.
Niawasee—Addition to be built
to local school house.
Bowdon—New moving picture the
ater to be erected.
Rockmart—Work under way pav
ing various streets of city.
Georgia ranks fourth in cotton
spinning states in June.
Clayton—Western North Carolina
‘Telephone Company installing new
telephone system here.
iCarrolton—Work to stat soon on
new athletic field here.
Savannah—Fire limits to be ex
tended to industrial section west of
Savannah. ;
Brunswick—Contract let for pav
ing stretch of highway between
Brunswick and Savannah.
Stockton—Stockton consolidated
:school house to be erected here. |
Metter—Black Bear Service Sta
tion opened recently. |
Thomasville—Plans under way for
building $2,000,000 dam in Ochlock
nee river.
Quitman—~Contract let at $86,-
000 for erecting ne whotel here.
LaGrange—Work progressing con
gtructing Chevrolet garage on Broad
street.
Douglas—*Daily Coffee County
Progress” new newspaper established
here.
Doctortown—Plans under way for
construction of $675,000 bridge over
Altamaha river.
Waycross—New auditorium to be
Waycross—Banne rtobacco crop
reported in this section.
Savannah—Repairs being made to
‘Mickve Israel Synagogue recently
burned. | :
Savannah-—Work nears comple
‘tion paving costal highway.
Acworth—l2,9B6 bales of cotton
ginned in Cobb county in 1926.
Reéidsville—Hughland school add
‘ed to consolidation with Reidsville
district system,
" Clayton—Work under way hard
surfacing Rabun county road.
Millen—Watermelons and potatoes
being shipped from here.
LaGrange—Dunson school being
repaired and painted.
Savannah—Lee Roy Myers Com
pany works double shift at its tobac
co factory employing 300 persons.
‘The Industrial News Bureau,
THE MONTICELILO NEWS
The following news item, which‘
appeared in the Fort Meade (Fla.)
Leader under date of August fourth,
will be of interest to Monticello and
Jasper county friends of Rev. A. W,
Mathis, Mr. Mathis married Miss
Virgie Chiffin, daughter of the late
Mr, J. J. Chaffin, and Mrs. Chaffin.
The Leader says: The community
received a blow Sunday morning
when Rev. A. W. Mathis resigned as
pastor of the Baptist church, preach
ing his last sermon Sunday morning,
and asking that his resignation take
effect immediately. )
' It will be hard to find a man as
good as Mr. Mathis to be pastor of
‘the church here. During his stay
‘here he has done a wonderful work
‘and he and his family have endeared
i‘,hemselves to everybody. A pulpit
‘committee is out and it is expected
}that a new pastor will be elected
'soon. Mr, Mathis’s plans have not
}heen announced, but for the present
ihe will take a much needed rest, and
is at present with a sister in Miami.
} The deacons of the church in a
meeting last night passed the fol
‘lowing card of appreciation:
~ “The First Baptist Church, Fort
‘Meade, desires thus publicly and
‘formally to express its deep and
‘abiding appreciation of the wise and
‘loving service of its retiring pastor,
'Rev. A. W. Mathis, and his faithful
wife, who have labored together
most efficiently and patiently during
the past six years for the Spiritual
uplift and usefulness in this com
lmunity. Fully consecrated to the
service, and with a trained and ef
ficient mind they have directed the
affairs of this church, both tem
porarily and spiritually.
“Brother Mathis came to the Bap
tist church a little more than six
years ago fresh from the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary, having
previously graduated from Mercer;
and Mrs. Mathis, after completing
her academic education, went as a
bride with her husband to the Semi
nary, and took the course for wo
men in that institution.
“We shall greatly miss his sym
pathetic service and all-round use
fulness.
“May the Great Head Shepherd
lead them into the ‘“green pastures”
of a wider field, and beside “the
still waters’ 'of a better pastorate.
“We recommend that a copy of
‘these resolutions be spread upon the
church book, a copy furnished
‘the family and a copy sent to the
Baptist Witness, and the Fort Meade
Leader.”
Only a small edition of The News
will be issued next week, due to the
fact that members of the force ex
pect to attend the .annual meeting
of the Georgia Press Association
which will be held in our sister-city,
Eatonton, the early part of the
week.
The editors of this newspaper feel
sure that its readers will not be
grudge them a day or two of rest,
inasmuch as this little let-up from
work will be the only vacation to be
had by them this year, and whether
it is generally known or not, we
are here to tell you that issuing a
paper every week in the year is no
little task—however, it is one of
‘much pleasure and enjoyment for us.
‘But we feel that after a little out-i
ing we will be better equipped men-‘
tally and physically—to give the
readers and patrons an even better
paper than now published. As we
stated before, The News has al
ways pulled for the best interests of
Monticello and Jasper county, and
will continue to do so, ever bearing
in mind that this section of the State
and the people of this grand and
glorious old town and county are the
BEST in the world!
THE EDITORS.
There will be a singing at Mt.l
Zion church Sunday afternoon, be-l
ginning at 2:30 o’clock, Thee News is
requested to nnounse,
The public is cordially invited.
Don’t forget the date—Sunday
afternoon, August 21st,
MONTICELLO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1927,
~ SEASON RECEIVED:
’ Monticello received her first bale!
‘of cotton from the 1927-1928 crop
on Wednesday of this week. \
' The bale tipped the beams at 542
pounds, was ginned by J. 8. Wilson’s
gin, weighed at Planters Warehouse
and sold to E. T. Malone, The price
paid was 23 cents per pound.
The gin gave a cent per pound, as
did the warehouse firm, as a pre
mium, making the average price paid
to Mr. Walker Blackwell, the grow
er, 256 cents per pound,
POPULAR YOUNG JASPER COUN.-
TY MAN PASSES AT GOVERN.-
MENT HOSPITAL IN NORTH
CAROLINA.—FUNERAL HERE.
Announcement of the death of
Howard Lynch, which occurred at a
government hospital in Oteen, N. C.,
Wednesday night of this week, has
caused deep grief to relatives and
lfi‘iends of this splendid young man.
Mr. Lynch was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Lynch, of Monticello,
and at the time of his death was
thirty-one ~years and eight months
of age. For some time past he has
been in declining health. He was
an ex-service man, having served
over-seas.
The body will be brought to this
county and funeral services will be
conducted from Concord church.
Surviving Mr. Lynch, besides his
parents, are three brothers, Mr.
Bernard Lynch, Mr. Frank Lynch
and Mr. Coile Lynch, numerous
aunts and uncles, his grandmother,
Mrs. S. A. Lynch, whose age is 88.
This lady is the oldest person in the
county.
The News tenders heart-felt sym
pathy to the grief-stricken relatives
of this popular young man, who was
beloved by all who knew him for his
many sterling traits of character.
DO YOU KNOW?
The editor of this feature of The
News feels quite certain that the
reader knows all of the quizzes
printed below and should be able to
give the correct answers promptly,
without putting on the proverbial
“thinking cap.”
Here they are:
Set of Questions No. 18.
1. What city in Pennsylvania was
named for two men, and for whom?
2. Give author’s name of “Dic
tionary of the English Language.”
3. Who composed the opera “Tann
hauser?”’
4, Tell briefly something of the
painting “Artist’s Mother.”
5. Who was Zedekiah? 4
6. What is a “copec?”.
7. Name the author of this well
known quotation: ‘“We are most of
us very lonely in this world; you
who have anyone who loves you,
cling to them and thank God.” }
8. Whom did George Washington
marry? :
9. What suggested to Sir Isaac
Newton the discovery of the univer
sal law of gravitation?
10. Who wrote “The Man With
out a Country?”
(For answers see page 7.)
NEW FORD CAR
| s
On page seven of The News today
appears an advertisement of H. C.
Tucker & Brother, authorized dealer
for Ford cars in Monticello; in which
it is stated that the new Ford will
soon he ready for the public.
The appearance of this new auto
mobile is eagerly awaited by all.
Read this advertisement.
SON OF MONTICELLO MAN
GETS SPLENDID PROMOTION
Eugene Middlebrooks, main gazabo
of the Middlebrooks and Lynch gar
age of this city, is in receipt of a let- |
ter from his son, Guy Middlebrooks,
of Savannah, to the effect'that he
has been promoted from yard clerk
in the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
at that point to a position in the
General Superintendent’s personal |
office.
This promotion is well deserved as
T 0 PREACH HERE
Rev. Augustus Ernest, of Juckson.|
will preach at 11 o’clock Sunday at
the Methodist church., Hg will be
pleasantly remembered as a former
pastor of this church, Everybody
is cordially invited, |
The church is being remodeled
with new and up-to-date Sunday
School rooms, but she main audito
rium is still in tact and it is hoped
that all seats will be taken on this
special occasion,
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~ OPENS WEDNESDAY
;’DELAYS MADE IT NECESSARY
i TO POSTPONE OPENING UNTIL
! AUGUST TENTH.—CROP IS IN
: SPLENDID CONDITION.
l JACKSON, Ga., August 10—The
Georgia Pimiento Canners, Ine., will
ibozin operation of its plant on Wed
'nesday, August 10th, according to
iinfnrmation given out here this
week.
It had been planned to start up
this week but for several reasons
t was thought advisable to wait un
til next week to open the season.
! A card to this effect has been
mailed all growers by the company
‘throug‘h Boyd McMichael, field rep
resentative. ;
Pepper is now beginning to ripen
and there should be a considerable
quantity ready when the plant opens
next week. The crop as a whole is
the most promising in the history
of the industry. Plants are loaded
with fine, large fruit and some
bumper yields are confidently ex
pected.
Preparations for the opening of
the canning season are moving for
ward and practically every detail
has received attention. The machinery
has been overhauled and repairs and
adjustments made, belt tightened
and improvements made that will
add to the efficiency of the plant.
The labor is being rounded up.
Between 250 and 300 laborers will
he employed during the season and
the weekly payrool will amount to
some SIO,OOO to $15,000 per week. (
Owners of the factory, growers
and business men are elated over
the encouraging prospects.
The News has been requested to
announce that revival services will
be held at Enon church, in the lower
part of the county, beginning Thurs
day night before the fourth Sunday
in August.
Rev. ‘'Wrycroff, a student at Mer
cer University, Macon, has been en
gaged to do the preaching. He is
a splendid speaker, it is stated, and
everybody is invited to attend and
take part in these evangelistic meet
ings. |
| Rev. J. I. Niblett is pastor at En
on and he is anxious to see large
congregations greet Mr. Wrycroff
at each service,
Bear the date in mind and attend
the revival. '
Mr. J. A. Downs left Sunday for'
Baltimore and New York where he
goes to purchase fall and winter]
goods for his firm, the Benton Sup
ply Company. ; ¢
Mr. Downs is a buyer of wide ex
perience, having represented the
above-named 'business house in' the
markets of the east and north for
many years, and patrons of this
store eagerly await the arrival of the
lines which he is having sent to Mon
ticello., These goods will be sent
‘out as soon as bought and will be on
display at an early date.
every one who knows young Mid
dlebrooks will agree, for he is a chip
off the old block, and bids fair to
outdistance the record of his ‘“dad
dy,” who is “some worker” him
self. :
Friends are extending congratula
tions and as the years pass they will
watch with interest to progress and
success of this splendid young fel-l
low, . ;
' ESENTMENTS OF i
~ THE GRAND JURY
' Monticello, Ga. ‘
. August, 10, 1927.
| We, the Grand Jury, chosen and
sworn before the regular August
term Jasper Superior Court 1927,
' beg to submit the following present
ments: ‘
We wish to thank the County
| Police for the good work they ap
pear to be doing and ask that they
continue in their untiring efforts to
| keep down the handling, selling and
keeping of intoxicating liquors in
the homes, and we also wish to call
attention to an increase in gambling
in the county and ask that they do
jall in their power to suppress this
{ practice, and further that they be
i\m;\' careful in allowing prisoners
{any unusual privileges. |
| We recommend that the ('oum.\"
| Commissioners do the necessary work
(on the public road leading from Mon
-Iticullu to the line of Morgan county
|at once that same may be taken over
;us a part of the Highway System,
| further that we commend the Coun
!t_\' Commissioners for their faithful
services and the good condition in
| which they now have the county as
-1 fairs.
| We appoint E. T. Henceley, J. L.
{ Burney and Geo. W. Newton to in
’\'estigatc the affairs of the county,
|inspect the buildings, ete., and re
iport to the February 1928 term of
{the Grand Jury and that they be
lpaid $3.00 per day for their serv
[ices.
‘ We recommend to the members of
the Georgia Legislature now in ses
’sion that there be no change in the
terms of Jasper Superior Court, but
leave same as they now are.
We wish to thank Judge J. B. Park
for his very able remarks to this
body and the Solicitor General, J.
B. Duke, for his wise counsel and
cofirtesies shown to this body.
We recommend that these pre
sentments be published in the Mon
ticello News and that the usual price
be paid for same.
We attach hereto report from the
February term of the Jasper Supe
rior Court as information, and as a
part of this report.
Respectfully submitted,
L. O. BENTON, Foreman,
D. N. HARVEY, Clerk.
Georgia, Jasper County:
To the Honorable Grand Jury, Au
gust Term, 1927, Jasper Superior
. Court.
Gentlemen :
We, the committee appointed by
the Grand Jury at the February
Term, 1927 to investigate and re
port to your Honorable body on
County propery, and the various
County Offices beg leave to make the
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e e iy
The News is requested to announce
that protracted meeting will begin
at Mt. Zion church on Saturday
evening, August 20th, beginning at
8 o’clock.
Sunday morning’s service will
commence at 11 o’clock, and all who
attend that day are requested to
bring baskets full of lunch, as a pic
nic luncheon is to be served. At 3
o’clock Sunday afternoon a singing
wil be held and this promises to be
an enjoyable event.
All are cordially invited to attend
and take part in these services,
The pastor, Rev. Charles Tucker,
is a minister beloved by all who
known him and the members of Mt,
Zion are anxious to have as large
congregations as possible hear him
at each service,
Remember the date—and if your
membership is there or not—be sure
to lend encouragement to the revival
and pastor by attending. It will
be well worth while.
The News has been requested to
announces the following:
Annual barbecue of Monticello
Klan will be held somewhere on Oc
mulgee river, Wednesday, August
24th. Several prominent Klansmen
will make addresses at 4:30 p. m.
Dinner 7:00 p. m,
Immediately after dinner the
klansmen will form a parade into
and through Monticello. One of the
features of the parade will be a
drum and bugle corps.
NUMBER 20.
BETTER MAIL BOXES
- BEAUTIFY COUNTRY
I
POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT IS
URGING PATRONS TO RE
MOVE EYESORES--MANY OF
THE BOXES ARE UNSIGHTLY.
Co-operating with the movement
sponsored by the various publie
spirited organizations throughout the
country to eliminate unsightly bill
boards and to endeavor in other ways
to preserve the natural beauty of the
countryside the United States Post
:offico Department is conducting a
campaign to replace unsightly mail
boxes and groups of mail boxes in
rural communities with boxes that
- will present an attractive appearance.
.~ There are 44,730 rural mail routes
'in the country, serving more than
450,000 mail boxes. Of this number
the department estimates fully 25
- per cent are blots on the landscape.
Individual boxes are found mounted
on bent, leaning or broken sticks.
They lack paint and name. Where a
number of boxes are located together
| the unsightly condition is magnified.
{ The post office department urges
| each owner of a rural mail box to re
| pair the box, paint it white and paint
ihis name on it in neat black letters
| one inch high. The box should be
i mounted on a neat pole which stands
| erect and which should be on the
} right side of the road in the direction
iin which the mail carrier travels.
{ In places where several families
!have mail boxes at the same place it
| is economical and an improvement in
the appearance of the community to
place all boxes on one board, the de
partment recommends. A simple but
efficient support to be used for the
purpose consists of a board erected
on posts firmly planted in the ground
! and shelf upon which the boxes are
placed about four feet from the
earth. _
The efforts being made by postal
officials toward beautification of ru
ral mail routes have met with popular
approval in many communities. Dis
tricts have been quick to make im
provements when it is seen what
neighboring sections are doing along
the route offices are reporting to the
department, in Washington, that both
patrons and carriers are entering in
to the work in earnest.
following report:
At the Conviet camp we find 25
colored convicts and one white con
vict, 3 of whom are sick and 3 play
ing off sick, (so stated the county
physician.) The county physician was
present at the time of our visit at
the convict camp and stated to us
that the camp was in fairly sanitary
condition; which is also our opinion.
We find the mattresses for the
bunks worn very thin and in need of
being replaced by new ones.
We find 19 mules in- good shape,
except sore necks on some of them.
They need new collars and some col
lars need repairing. ¢
One feed tent in good order, mule
tent in good shape, five hogs and
three pigs. Harness and gear in
good shape but need shelter for same.
We find some hogs at the camp
'not belonging to the county, and we
‘recommend that no hogs be kept at
‘the camp except these owned by the
county.
We find four convict sleeping cars,.
one warden’s car and one guard’s
car, all badly in need of paint.
We find nine trucks and one tour
ing car all in fair condition, six au
tomatic wheeler graders, ten wheeler
graders, one five ton tractor, one ten
ton tractor and Caterpillar 60 trac
tor, all in fair shape except one
tractor and it being repaired, 7 road
scrapers in fair order and one new
road scrape, 2 road drags, one cement
mixer nine wheelbarrows. We
think they need more shovels and
other hand tools and there are not
as many tools of this kind as men,
eight 2-horse wagons, one 1-horse
wagon, seven 2-drag pans, one trac--
tor plow and one mule plow in fair
shape. ;
At the pauper farm we find one
white male, one white female; two
colored males and two colored fe
maleés. White quarters in good shape
but negro quarters need attention.
We find a scarcity of water in the
well and recommend that same be
dug deeper so as to furnish plenty of
watey. We find the stockade going
to ruin for the need of covering, it
being a splendid building otherwise,
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