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VOL. XXXVI
BE MANY CO-OPERATIVE
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HEAVY SHIPMENTS TO BE MADE
BY TOOMBS AND MONTGOME
RY COUNTIES—GRADING PENS
TO BE BUILT AT VIDALIA.
According to the plans of County
Agent Tyre of Montgomery county
and County Agent Garner of Toombs,
there will be a number of co-opera
tive hog sales in these two counties
this fall, the opening sale for Toombs
county being held on September 19th
at Lyons, followed by a sale in Mont
gomery county on September 20th at
a place to be announced later, with
the first sale at Vidalia being held on
September 28th.
The offer of the Georgia & Florida
Railway to erect grading pens on its
line at Vidalia has been accepted by
the Toombs county authorities and
material is now being placed on the
ground for these pens and everything
will be in readiness for the first sale
in September. The new county grad
ing pen at Lyons is also expected to
be in readiness by the date of the
Lyons sale on Sept. 19th.
Dealers and farmers report that
there are a large number of hogs on
the farms in these two counties and a
large number of sales will be held
during the fall and winter.
HEMSTITCHING.
Hemstitching and Picoting. All the
thread furnished. Prices reasonable.
MRS. R. M. STANLEY,
At Vidalia Hardware Co. Store,
ts. Vidalia, Ga.
WAGONS, WAGONS.
Just arrived, big shipment of wagons
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| The Vidalia Tobacco Warehouse, bonded, is now |
i open for the purpose of receiving and storing cotton
I for farmers. Being a concentrating point, Vidalia |
i offers to the farmers and buyers low freight rates i
and the lowest storage charges in this section. Be
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$ fore you arrange for your storage, confer with us. j
| We also have the contract for handling cotton |
! of members of the Georgia Cotton Growers Co-oper- i
lative Association in the following counties: |
Toombs, Montgomery, Wheeler, Treutlen, Jeff Davis |
Bacon, Appling and Evans. |
| Any information desired by members of the |
| association will gladly be furnished by either writ
i: ing or calling on us at the Vidalia Tobacco Ware- J
•' house. |
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MISSIONARY DRAMA TO BE
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
On next Sunday night there will be
given at the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian
church a Missionary Drama entitled
"We Never Knew.” The different
characters will represent conditions in
about thirteen different countries as
they exist today. This dframa is in
tended to make you acquanted with
conditions and also to enlist your in
terest in the cause of missions. This
is not a play in the light sense of the
word, but a drama that will impress.
You are welcome to attend.
NEXT CO-OPERATIVE HOG
SALE FOR MONTGOMERY
The people of Montgomery county
are urged to keep in mind the date of
the next co-operative hog sale, which
will be held on September the 20th
The place of holding the sale has not
as yet been decided upon, but it is
a certainty that the sale will be held
and the place announced in the near
future.
The farmers and stock raisers are
earnestly requested to begin at once
the preparation of their stock for the
special sale, and thus reward them
selves the highest prices.
MRS. SHUFFLEBARGER
HOSTESS TO CLUB.
Mrs. R. E. Shufflebarger enter
tained the Salmagundi Club Wednes
day afternoon. Yellow flowers were
used for decorations, and following
the game of rook, at which Mrs. J.
B. Warthen made top score, a dainty
ice course was served.
Out-of-town guests present were
Mrs. Stubbs of Louisiana, and Miss
Ila Mae Cannady of Valdosta.
HOME FOR SALE.
I am expecting to leave Vidalia.
Make me an offer on my home on
corner Fourth and Green streets, Vi
dalia J. A. SMITH,
8-24-4tx Vidalia, Ga.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1922.
COTTON SEASON THE
EARLIEST IN 10 YEARS
MONTGOMERY AND TOOMBS TIE
FOR FIRST HONOR—THE FIRST
BALES COMING FROM BOTH
TO VIDALIA LAST FRIDAY.
With Montgomery and Toombs ty
ing for the honor of the first bale
of cotton for the season of 1922-1923,
one bale from each of these counties
being marketed in Vidalia last Friday,
July 28th, the opening of the new cot
ton season is the earliest for ten years
past, according to Chess Abernathy,
of the Vidalia Cotton Oil Mill Co., at
whose plant these bales were ginned.
T. B. Youmans of near Center
church raised the first bale for Toombs
county, his bale being delivered to the
Georgia Co-operative Cotton Associ
ation.’ O. B. Braddy of Kibbee was
the Montgomery farmer securing the
first bale. His cotton was bought by
the Dixie Cotton Co. at twenty and
a half cents.
With the opening of the cotton sea
son Friday, cotton has been coming
in at many different points and some
twenty-five or thirty bales will prob
ably be marketed in Toombs and
Montgomery counties by the close of
the week. The hot weather is caus
ing cotton to open rapidly.
Condition 70.8 Per Cent.
The government report issued Tues
day gave the condition of the cotton
crop at 70.8 per cent, indicating a
yield of about 11,000,000 bales. Fol
lowing the issuance of the report the
market gained about a cent and a half
per pound.
HEMSTITCHING.
Hemstitching and picoting, all thread
furnished, 8c and 10c per yard.
MRS. L. C. GLISSON,
At D. C. Harris’ Store
ts Vidalia, Ga.
VIDALIA IS NAMED AS
CONCENTRATING POINT
FOR COTTON OF CO-OPERATIVE
ASSOCIATION FOR 8 COUNTIES
IN THIS SECTION WILL USE
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE.
With the naming of Vidalia as the
concentrating point for cotton of the
members of the Georgia Cotton Grow
ers Co-operative Association for the
eight counties of Toombs, Montgom
ery, Wheeler, Treutlen, Jeff Davis, Ba
con, Appling and Evans, and the nam
ing of W. T. McArthur, Jr. of Ailey
as agent for the association, plans are
rapidly maturing for handling the sev
eral thousand bales of pool cotton
which will originate in these counties
this year.
Mr. McArthur has secured the Vi
dalia Tobacco Warehouse, which has
a capacity of 5,000 bales and is one
of the best warehouses in this sec
tion. Mr. B- A. Conner of Higgston
will he warehouseman in charge.
According to instructions sent out
to member farmers in this territory,
cotton is to be shipped or delivered
to the warehouse, where it will be
weighed and marked and sample sent
to headquarters in Atlanta, where it
will be graded. Cotton will be held
here until sold and shipped out by the
association, but pending its sale, farm
ers can borrow up to 60 per cent of
market value of the cotton from the
association.
Will Do General Warehouse
Business.
Mr. McArthur announces that in
addition to handling the cotton ot the
Cotton Growers Association, he will
do a general warehouse business. Low
rates will be made for storing cotton,
and as the warehouse is bonded, farm-
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WALTER J. POE PROMINENT
FARMER, DIED WEDNESDAY
After an illness covering several
months, death came Wednesday after
noon to Mr. Walter j. Poe, a piom
inent farmer of Montgomery county,
at his home on the Mt. Vernon-Vida
lia road- Mr. Poe had been sick
since early spring.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at 4 tfclock at the Vi
dalia Presbyterian 'church, conducted
by the pastor, Rev. B. R. Anderson.
The interment followed at Pine Crest
cemetery.
Mr. Poe was one of three brothers
who came to this section from North
Carolina about twenty-five years ago,
John W. Poe surviving him, the other
brother, T. G. Poe, having died
about two months ago. He leaves a
wife and three sons, Cliff A. Poe,
Cecil Poe and Harry Poe.
MRS. M. C. ALLMOND DIES
AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS!
Mrs. Annie Allmond agen 50 years,
widow of the late M. C. Allmond,
who died on May 6th, passed away on
Friday afternoon at the family home
in Vidalia, after a lingering illness.
Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon at 3 o’clock from the Metho
dist church, being conducted by Rev.
J. E. Sampley, the interment follow
ing at the Ferguson cemetery.
Mrs. Allmond is survived by three
sons, I.oy Allmond, F,. G. Allmond,
Jr., and Dennis Allmond- She also
leaves four sisters, Mrs. H. C. Har
den and Mrs. Gray Chandler of Sa
vannah, Mrs. L. S. Wynn of Staes
boro, and Mrs. A. E. Caraway of
Cornelius, Texas.
ers can borrow money on cotton that
is stored with him, and as Vidalia is
a concentrating point, with reshipping
privileges, low freight rates can be
obtained for shipment to factories or
for export. l
FIRST DIST. MASONS
TO MEET IN VIDALIA
ANNUAL CONVENTION WILL BE
HELD WITH VIDALIA LODGE
ON SEPTEMBER 6 OFFICERS
OF THE CONVENTION.
The annual meeting of the Frst
District Masonic Convention will be
hefld at Vidalia on September 6th, and
members of the, Vidalia lodge have
already named committees to look af
ter the details of the meeting. A
large attendance is expected and the
gathering is expected to be one of
the best in years.
The officers of the district associ
ation are as follows:
Worshipful Master, S. E. Hollings
worth, Sylvania.
Deputy Worshipful Master, John L.
Travis, Savannah.
Senior Warden, L. M- Mikell,
Statesboro.
Junior Warden, R. J. Dailey, Met
ter.
Senior Deacon, W. C. Hodges,
Hinesville.
Junior Deacon, A. T. Morris, States
boro.
Senior Steward, F. L. Httie, Vidalia.
Junior Steward, F,- D. Wells, Sa
vannah .
Third Steward, W- S. Winn, Guy
ton .
Secretary, R. F,. Riggs, Statesboro.
Tyler, John Joiner, WoodclifTe.
Chaplain, J. A. Pinkston, Metter.
The office of treasurer is vacant, J.
T. Lane of Brooklet, who was treas
urer, having recently died-
Mrs. J. E. French and Miss Mary
Lester spent the week-end in Savan
nah, guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
French.
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