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VOL. XXXVI COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO CONSOLIDATION KIWANIS CLUB APPOINTS COM MITTEE TO MAKE INVESTIGA TION AND REPORT AT NEXT MEETING ON THE PLAN. To ascertain whether the public schools of Vidalia could be operated successfully in the event of the abol ishment of the independent system and merger with the county system, a special committee was appointed by the Kiwanis Club Monday night to make a careful investigation and re port back at the meeting next week. On a city property valuation of ap proximately two million dollars, cit izens of Vidalia are now being taxed seven mills for the support of the ‘public school. Valuation on the gest of the county runs much lower and it is estimated that in the pro posed consolidated district the prop erty values would only run about $1,300,000, and with a limit of a ten mill levy for school purposes, a small er sum for the support of the school would be received than at present, while consolidation would require ad ditional teachers and building, making the school considerably more expen sive than at present. The committee expects to look into the proposition thoroughly and make a detailed report next Monday night. POSTMASTER JULIUS PEACOCK ASSUMES CHARGE OF THE VIDALIA POSTOFFICE :•. • - It is now Postmaster Julius Pea cock, of Vidalia, Mr. '"Peacock on Thin sday assuming charge of the lo cal office, succeeding Sanford Darby, who has held office for the past eight fears. Mr. Darby checked out on Wednesday and the office was turned over to Mr. Peacock Thursday morn ing. Mr. Peacock is not a new man to the work, having served as postmas ter at this place' for eight years .preceding Mr. Darby’s term. M. D. & S. ENGINE DERAILED • NEAR SOPERTON TUESDAY The engine of the north-bound M. D. & S. passenger, with Engineer Reddy in charge, was derailed tw'O miles above Soperton Tuesday even ing. The engine struck a cow, re sulting in the engine leaving the track. The w’reck was cleared up Wed nesday morning. NOTICE GIRL SCOUTS. « All Girl Scouts afe requested to meet at the club house Friday after noon at 5 o’clock.* Important busi ness, and refreshments. * ♦»»»»*******»***********»****4»:^h*»<n‘*»»**»***»****j: | | j Ship Your Produce Direct j *:• J* jL 4, Chickens, friers, per pound 30c £ % Chickens, hens, per pound 21c | % Chickens, roosters, per pound 10c | * Egg’s, per dozen 25c | X Green Salt Hides, per pound 9c % <*• Green Hides, per pound 7 1/ 2C * * Dry Flint Hides, per pound lie % + Clear White Wool, per pound 25c * t Wax, per pound 20c ■■ I Tallow, per pound . % 6c + X Honey, per gallon 50c £ We handle everything grown on the farm. % f CATTLE AND HOGS IN CAR LOTS ! 4* « • • • • 4* *B* A trial shipment will convince you it pays. j GEORGIA COMMISSION CO. j * 29 Jefferson Street Phone No. 151 + % SAVANNAH, GEORGIA % V 4* +++++++++++++++++++++*++++*+++++++++++++*++++++++++++ ttmf Mmltm . Lm. a. McQueen honored WITH BIRTHDAY DINNER Mr. M. A. McQueen of Savannah, who has been visiting relatives in this section for the past ten days, was honored with an elegant birthday dinner Saturday at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Eliza McQueen, near Vidalia. All his sisters and their families were present and dinner was served to thirty-one guests. Out of town guests included Mrs. M. A. McQueen of Savannah and Mr. and Mrs. A. S. McQueen of Folkston. VIDALIA BAPTISTS ENJOY PICNIC AT SHAMROCK The annual picnic of the Vidalia Baptist Sunday School was held at Shamrock Spring near Helena last Friday, the outing being one of the most delightful the school has ever had. The trip was made in cais and no accident occurred to mar the pleas ure of the picknickers. - s BOY SCOUT NOTICE. All Boy Scouts are requested to be at the club house Friday night at 8:30. Important meeting and re freshments. SCOUTMASTER. MELON SHIPMENTS STARMHIS WEEK FIRST MELONS FROM THIS SEC TION LEAVE LYONS AND 01100- PEE WEDNESDAY—F. G. CLARKF DISTRICT MANAGER. First watermelon shipments from this section were made Wednesday, 1 car being loaded at and one car at Ohoopee. Cars from other shipping points will leave the last of the week and beginning next week steady shipments will be made from all the shippiing points of the district The .counties of Toombs, Telfair and Montgomery have been grouped in one district, with headquarters at Vidalia, and Mr. F. G. Clarke has been appointed district manager by the Southwest Georgia Melon Growers Association. Shipping points are Helena-Mcßae, Towns, Scotland. 1 Lumber City, and Milan in Telfair. Ailey in Montgomery, Lyons, Vidalia and Ohoopee in Toombs. Mr. Clarke estimates that the dis trict will ship something like 500 cars of melons and says that fair prices are being receiyed for this week shipments, the prices Showing a con siderable improvement over those re ceived the first of last week. The early melons in this section are not > very good, Mr. Clarke says, but the ' late crop is very promising and he ‘ hopes that growers will receive re munerative prices for their crop. MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1922. DANIEL DAVIS MUST SERVE UFI: SENTENCE TREUTLEN COUNTY MAN LOSES OUT IN SUPREME COURT AND MUST PAY PENALTY FOR THE MURDER OF W. H. HALL. d->. . ■ Atlantk.—The Supreme Court on Saturday affirmed the conviction and life sentence of Daniel Davis, promi nent citizen of Treutlen county, who was found guilty of .the murder of William H. Hill, a farm tenant, un der peculiar and unusual circumstan ces. According to the records in the case, Hall owed Davis about S2,(XX) and had no assets, and Davis per suaded him to take out a life insu rance policy of $5,000 and make hint (Davis) the beneficiary to protect the debt. Davis then took Hall in his auto mobile to Soperton, the - county seat of Treutlen county, on some sort of pretext, the record further showing, and on the return journey gave him several drinks of whiskey, into which he had introduced chloral, a poison which produces a comatose condition. The records further showed that Davis stopped the automobile on a bridge, pretended to make some ad justments in the motor and ran the car off the bridge into a creek where it overturned on Hall, pinning him underneath and drowning him. E. E. Coleman, Roy Durden and Wiley Smith were jointly indicted with Davis on a charge of murder, it being alleged that they accompa nied him and Hall on the automobile trip. The death of Hall occurred on September 13, 1920. Davis fought a hard battle for his life, engaging Judge James K. Hines, Frank H. Saffold, A. S. Bradley, Geo. B. Davis, W. J. W’allace, D. R. Jack son and N. L. Gillis, Jr, to defend him. Solicitor General M. H. Boyer, who prosecuted the case, was assisted by R. R. Arnold and the law firm of Saffold and Stallings. The case was taken to the Supreme Court on nu merous technical grounds, all of them being set aside by the court. The case was tried in the Superior Court by Judge Eschol Graham. - MISS ANDERSON COMPLIMENTS VISITOR. Miss Elizabeth Anderson entertain ed at Rook Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Dikes Horsford of Co lumbia, S. C. Other out of town vis itors included Miss Jewel Jordan of Americus, Miss Eva Floyd of Bain bridge, Miss Mary Me Mann of Ce dar Crossing, Misses Maude and Gla dys Sawyer of Johnston, S. C., and Miss Azilee Austin of Cross Hill, S. C. TJie color scheme of yellow and white was carried out in the decora , tions and in the refreshments which i were served. SOCIAL MEETING MISSIONARY SOCIETY. The social and literary meeting of the Missionary Society of the Metho dist church was held Monday after noon on the church lawn.An interest ing program on the subject of Brazil, with Mrs. Nauier as leader, was car ried out, which was followed by re ports from the different superinten dents . At the conclusion of the program a I picnic luncheon was served at the par sonage. # SALMAGUNDI CLUB MEETS WITH MRS. MATHEWS. Mrs. J. W. Mathews was hostess j to the Salmagundi Club Wednesday; afternoon. The home was attract ively decorated in yellow daisies and sunflowers, and following the game an iced salad course was served. Mrs. H. P. Wtllbanks and Mis- Fannie Kate Bland tied for the top score. Rev. J. M. Outler, presiding elder of the Mcßae district, preached at the Vidalia Methodist church Sunday evening and was heard by a splendid ' congregation. Mr. Outler 'stated ’ that the delegates to the conference - w-re loud ift heir praises of the cor ] dial entertainment of the conference 1 by the people of Vidalia. HOG SALE AT AILEY TO BE JED JULY 19 SALE ORIGINALLY SET FOR THE 15TH OF JUNE BUT CHANGED TO LATER DATE—IN CHARGE OF COUNTY AGENT TYRE. | , The co-operative hog sale which was scheduled for June 15th, and which was postponed on account of a lack of, time in which to allow the farmers of Montgomery county to properly prepare their stock for mar ket, will he held at Ailey July 19th. County AgentTyre has worked dili gently on tKe enterprise and no doubt the sale will prove profitable to all who participate. The sale will he Held at thot stock yards in Ailey, and the hogs will he judged by a compe tent man who will have no direct in- i terest in the sale. The stock will be sold to the high est bidder, after being graded, and buyers from ceveral stock-buying centers will be in attendance. Mr. Tyre has urged the owners of hogs to get them to the pens in as good condition as the weather will allow. Care should he exercised to ward preventing the hogs from being overheated at this season of the year; and where hogs are to he carried any distance they should he conveyed in well ventilated crates. Heretofore the co-operative sale has been found profitable, and the out come of this enterprise linden the di rection of Mr. Tyre will be awaited with interest. Os late years a vast amount of stork, both hogs and cows, has been raised in Montgomery, and it has become a valuable addition to the farming interests of the county. Co-operative marketing will bring the farmer more money, generally speaking, than the method of selling alone on an uncertain market and having to confront uncertain ship ping conditions. Ordinarily the co operative system relieves the farmer of extra handling and a multiplicity of transactions before he realizes any thing from his product. SUMMER SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS AT LYONS For the purpose of aiding teachers to take the regular State Teachers Examination on August 4th and sth, I will conduct a school, beginning on July 10th and continuing for 10 days. Special drills will be given in the subjects from which the examinations will be given for the Primary and El ementary Licenses. Special individ ual aid will be stressed. The tuition is five dollars. I have been conducting these schools for fifteen years at Jefferson, Statesboro, Metier and Adel, I have been keeping up with the questions given on the State Exami nations for thedast twenty-five years. The course I give is very precise and a thorough review of the very ques tions that may be asked on the exam inations. For further information, write me, or see me at Lyons, Ga. Very truly yours, 6-30-2 t. G. E. USHER. RUTH HORNE FOUND GUILTY IN MAYOR JACKSON’S COURT Charged with running a lewd house ir Vidalia, Ruth Horne, tried before Mavoi* Jackson Wednesday, was ron vi-ted and fined $l5O or 60 days in jail, and in addition bound over to the superior court. A larirp number ! of witnesses were examined and the i trial occupied the whole dav. Attor ney D. C. Pattillo represented the r ; tv in thq trial, while Attorney C. \V c -art-o anpoored for the defence. Ft’ie! Jackson, charged wi*h disor dedv conduct, was also found vuiltv and fined $75 or 30 davs m : ait. and v.-as also hound over to superior court. TVir defendants gave notice of no oca' to the council, which will he ' n* cnccinl meeting to he held | Friday evening. Rev. R. R. \nderson spent Thurs day in Hazlehurst. Mrs. J. W. Dale left Wednesday for a visit to Augusta. TABLES ERECTED FOR USE OF VIDALIA CURB MARKET The city authorities the past week have had tables erected at the corner of Railroad avenue and Jackson St. for the convenience of the farmers who bring produce for sale at the curb market. The market is held ca,ch Saturday morning and those who visit the mar ket will find a fine display of fresh vegetables, poultry, eggs and fruits on sale. The people of Vidalia are urged to patronize the market. T.ast week the patronage was a disappointment to the farmers and unless a larger vol ume of sales are made it is feared that it will in time cause the discon tinuance of the market. i VIDALIA W. B. M. U. NOTES. | The ladies of the Baptist Mission-! ary Society met at the church Tues day afternoon and spent several very pleasant hours studying anu review ing their mission study book, "Stew ardship and Missions.” Mesdames DeLoach, Murchison,, Lee and Ar mour each took two ,! chapters and gave the summary in a very pleasing and helpful manner. After having stood a good test on the hook, the ladies spent a very pleasant social half hour. Delicious iced punch and \Vafers were served. BIG CHICKEN SALE | AT VIDALIA JULY 51 MRS. L. V. THORPE, HOME DEM ONSTRATOR FOR TOOMBS, AN NOUNCES DATE FOR CO-OPER ATIVE POULTRY SALE. The date set for the co-operative poltry sale at Vidalia, Georgia, Wed nesday, July sth. The farmers of this and adjoining counties will have the privilege of selling their poultry at the highest market price on that date. I wish to call the attention of the farmers to the following information relative to the sale. The poulry will be grader' 'into the following clases: Friers, 2 1-4 pounds and under; stags above 2 1-4 pounds, male or female, but not including roosters and hens; hens; roosters guineas; ducks; tur keys; geese. A regular poultry car will be plac ed on track to accomot'ate the farm ers. It requires 4,500 to 5,000 birds to fill a car, the number depending somewhat, upon the proportion o» friers and other classes. The poultry should he fat as pos sible. The best method of condition ing the birds is to confine them in small enclosures or coops ant. 1 feed corn meal 2 parts, shorts 1 part, with butter milk or skim-milk. This mix ture should he sloppy and fed twice daily, morning ant.' noon, all that the chickens will clean up. The night ration should consist of corn, prefer ably crocked. Give plenty of green feed. The morning of the sale only a nor mal feed should he given, as birds showing wi 1 he discriminated against In the .grading. As the breeding season is over, now is a good time to dispose of surplus males, it should be borne in mind that friers which are rea< y for sale will probably bring a better prlct now than if he’d for future spiles. It is very important that different grad' s of poultry be brought to the sale in seperate containers, as this will fac ilitate we.ghing and loading. Avoid crowding birds in container. If chickens are tied together u:e cloth strings and be sure to allow free olrcu'atfon of blood. Tie like bredes together In small lots. If hampers or other baskets are used provide plenty of ventilation in covers Remember that these sales, like the hog sales, get you the market price for your commodity the day of the sa>. The market on poultry fluctuates Just as it does on hogs, cot ton, wheat or other farm products. Very *ruly you's, Mrs. L. V. Tbcrpo, Home Demonstration Agent, Toombs County. 'FARMER MAKES GOOD PROFIT FEEDING HOGS COLQUITT FARMER MAKES $204 PROFIT ON FORTY HOGS BY FEEDING OUT FOR PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS. Moultrie.—J. W. Coleman, a Col quitt county farmer, made a net profit of $204.75 by feeding out forty pigs for, a period of thirty days, according to figures given out here by County Agent R. A. Stratford. The pigs j when put on corn and tankage weigh ! ed a total of four thousand pounds. | A month later when they were sold 'to the packing houses here they weighed 6,505 pounds, j The pigs were bought for 7 cents a pound, thus costing S2BO. They brought $584.75. The corn and tank age fed to them during the month was worth a little less than SIOO. In case the hogs test hard, Mr. Cole man will receive a premium of one cent a pound, or something over $65. This is just one of a long series of similar experiences which go to prove that there is big money in feeding out hogs in South Georgia, accord ing to livestock experts here. For that reason the statement by L. B. Burk, a special investigator from the Bureau of Markets of the j Department of Agriculture, who spent | several weeks in Georgia investigat | ing the liogl situation, that it would Jhe well enough for growers to try | shipping feeder pigs to the West was | read with astonishmant by those who ! have watched the development of the livestock industry in this section. Incidentally it is stated that the hog receipts at the stock yards here during the first fifteen days of June tire more than 600 per cent larger than they were during the entire month of June last year. They are expected to hold up on practically the same ratio through July and Au gust, during which months in previ ous years the immense packing house here has stood practically idle. MR. BENJAMIN F. CONNER DIED ON WEDNESDAY Mr. Benjamin F. Conner, one of the best known and most highly res pected citizens of Montgomery coun ty, died at his home two miles south of Higgston Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, following a stroke of paral ysis early in the morning. Mr. Conner hud enjoyed good health before being stricken, and was re cognized as a very active man. Since early manhood he took a keen inter est in the affairs of his county. He was a well read man, conversant with state and national affairs, and a most entertaining conversationalist. The deceased was twice married, his first wife having been Miss Mary Calhoun, daughter of the late Thos. FI. Calhoun. His present wife was Miss Mary Cults. The death of Mr. Conner removes a kindly spirit and a man beloved by a large circle of friends. He was a man of intense nature and strong convictions, and yet a m?fn of genial nature. He was of the upright, manly type, and his going : is a distinct loss to the county. He is survived by his wife an 1 two sons, Messrs. Thos. B. and B. A Conner, and daughters, Mrs. F,. O. Dickson and Misses Fva and 1 Lillian Conner. He also leaves one l brother, Mr. J. Cook Conner, but aside from his immediate family there 1 is a large family connection. 1 Mr. Conner was a member of the ' Baptist churl). The funeral services will he conducted by Dr. J. C. Brcw • ton, and interment will he in the Mc ! Crimmon cemetery near McGregor at : three o’clock this (Thursday) after * noon. i t i GEORGIA * FLORIDA HANDLES TRAINLOADS OF MELONS t N Watermelons by the trainload are ' j going north over the Georgia & Flor - ida Railway, for some time now the | road having hauled from 150 to 200 i cars of melons each day. The manai'ernent is being taxed to ’ handle the shipments, but by means of extra trains and double-headers, all shipments as NO. 7.