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VOL. XXXVI
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HUBS OP BIIST WEEK
LARGE NUMBER OF CIVIL AND
CRIMINAL CASES DISOSED OF
AND ADJOURNMENT IS TAKEN
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The August term of Montgomery
County Superior Court adjourned last
Friday, atfer a busy week, a large
number of civil and criminal cases be
ing disposed of. Verdicts were ren
dered in the following cases:
Civil Cases.
Jolyi Robertson vs Bertha Robert
son, verdict for plaintiff.
Murfreesboro Livestock Co. vs G. &
F- Railway; dismissed.
Henderson Newsom vs Carrie New
some, total divorce.
J. H. Dees vs Louvenia V. Spikes
et al, verdict for plaintiff.
Altamaha Fertilizer Co. vs W. M.
Taylor, defendant, Pauline Taylor,
claimant, verdict for plaintiff.
Haynes Shoe Co. vs Mrs. S. C.
Montford, verdict for plaintiff.
T- W. Morris, vs Dave White, ver
dict for plaintiff.
International Harvester Co. vs H.
W. Connell, verdict for plaintiff.
Nora Randolph vs H. V. Thomp
son, dismissed.
Bank of Tarrytown vs Floyd Cal
houn, verdict for plaintiff.
Buckeye Paint & Oil Co. vs E. A.
Fountain and D. A. Fountain, ver
dict for plaintiff-
Citizens Bank of Vidalia vs Geo. W.
Rayford, verdict for plaintiff.
> First National Bank of Vidalia vs
D. A. Fountain, verdict for plaintiff.
Mt. Vernon Mercantile Co. vs H.
W. Connell, verdict for plaintiff.
F. S. Royster Guano Co. vs L. N.
Thompson et al, verdict for plaintiff.
International Agricultural Corpora
tion vs Albert Linton, dismissed.
W- H. Stillwell vs B. A. Smith,
dismissed.
B. J. O’Conner vs James Hicks, ver
dict for plaintiff. '
E. G. Pollett vs J. N. Cannady, de
fendant, J. F. Darby, claimant, ver
dict for plaintiff.
St. Louis Lightning Rod Co. vs E.
A- & D. A. Fountain, verdict for
plaintiff.
D. S. Williamson vs W. H. Hatch
er, verdict for plaintiff.
Fisher, Lowery & Fisher vs C. F.
Ferrell, verdict for plaintiff.
Mrs. Clara Palmer vs J. E. Pal
mer, verdict for defendant.
J- H. Hudson vs Mrs. F. D. Car
penter, verdict for plaintiff.
Criminal Casea.
State vs Arthur Reese, guilty, SSO
or 4 months.
State vs Homer McLendon, guilty,
6 months.
State vs Will Sharpe and James
Blount, guilty, SIOO or 6 months.
State vs Oliver Cooper, not guilty.
State vs Sid Darley, SSO or 3 months.
State vs Otis Harmon, not guilty.
State vs Pat Hall, $75 or 6 months.
State vs Charlie Hicks, nol prossed.
State vs John Willis, guilty.
State vs J. R- Pollett, nol prossed.
State vs Jesse Robertson and Tom
Walker v $l5O or 6 months, SIOO or 3
months.
State vs Abe McKinnon, not guilty.
State vs' Lawson Phillips, $75 or 3
months-
State vs Jim Cason, SSO or 3 months.
State vs Mrs. W. L. Faircloth, nol
prossed.
State vs R. T. Hipp and Ed Barber,
not guilty.
State vs Roy Sears, two cases, 18
months. »
State vs Offs Thigpen, plea of guilty,
S4O or 3 months.
State vs Jim Collins, SSO or 4 months
State vs Sears James, SSO or six
months.
State vs Caesar Cook, SIOO or 12
months.
SPECIAL CHURCH NOTICE.
There will be preaching at the Mt.
Vernon Baptist church won Sunday
next at the morning and evening hour.
The pastor, Dr. J. C. Brewton, finds
that he cannot take advantage of the
vacation generously voted him recently
by eth church, and will therefore oc
cupy his pulpit as stated above.
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NEGRO CAUGHT WITH GOODS
STOLEN FROM SMITH’S STORE
With the arrest Tuesday of Will
Fletcher, employed as shine artist at
the New Vidalia Barber Shop, and the
capture of a large quantity of goods
stolen from the store of Geo. C. Smith
some weeks ago, Fletcher confessed
to the crime and implicated Lester
Rountree, who was also placed under
arrest by the officers- Another negro
is connected with the crime, and offi
cers hope to secure his arrest in a
short time.
Fletcher’s capture came about as the
result of his wearing some expensive
socks soon after the burglary, which
aroused the suspicion of H. V. Pope,
one of the barbers at the shop where
BTetcher worked. Mr.
Mr. Smith of his suspicions and later
when Fletcher’s wife was seen to be
wearing silk hosiery warrants were
taken out and the home searched", re
sulting in the recovery of a number
of suits of clothes and other wearing
apparel. The clothing was badly
damaged, owing to the fact that it
was buried in the ground for several
days following the robbery.
PROMINENT GEORGIAN IS
IN VIDALIA THIS WEEK
A distinguished visitor in the city
this week was Hon. J. A. Perry of
Lawrenceville, Grand Master of the
Odd Fellows of Georgia and a member
of the Georgia Railroad Commission.
He came down Wednesday afternoon
and spent the night here, leaving on
Thursday morning with the delegation
from Vidalia for Moore Chapel, where
the meeting of the 9th Division Odd
Fellows is in session today. He will
return with the Vidalia Odd Fellows
and be present at the meeting of the
local lodge tonight.
Mr. Perry was the speaker of the
occasion at Moores Chapel today.
FORMER BAPTIST PASTOR
TO PREACH AT VIDALIA
Rev. J. A. Dumas, now located at
Reynolds, but formerly pastor of the
Vidalia Baptist church, has been se
cured to preach at the local church
Sunday morning and evening, in the
absence of the pastor, Rev. J. T. B.
Anderson, who is spending his vaca
tion in North Carolina-
Mr. Dumas was greatly beloved by
members of the* church here, and a|
splendid congregation will rro doubt
greet him at both services Sunday.
VIDALIA PRIMITIVE CHURCH
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of the Vidalia
Primitive Baptist church began Sat
urday afternoon and has
through the week. Elder W. W.
Riner of Columbus has assisted the
pastor, Elder T. E. Sikes, in the serv
ices, and the good congregations which
have attended the services have heard
some splendid sermons.
S. S. BUSH HAS LEASED
THE J. A. PALMER MARKET
Mr- S. S. Bush has leased the meat
market formerly operated by J. A.
Palmer at Mt. Vernon and took over
the business the first of the week. Mr.
Bush expects to operate a thoroughly
sanitary market and states that the
market will be open to inspection at
all times.
TO TELL PUBLIC WHAT THE
KU KLUX KLAN STANDS FOR
Dr- Roy E. Davis (t Atlanta will
speak at the city hall in Vidalia this
evening (Thursday) at 8:30 o'clock, on
the Ku Klux Klan and Law Enforce
ment. The lecture will be free, and
ladies and children as well as men
are invited to be present.
Dr. Davis will tell the public the
truth about the Klan, what it is and
what it stands for.
Piles Cured in 6to 1 A Days
Drufiftists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails
to cure Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Instantly relieves Itchirg Piles, and you
can get restful sleep ftfte l - f.r?t e.-nl.rution. *
HEMSTITCHING.
Hemstitching and picoting, all thread
furnished, 8c and 10c per yard.
MRS. L. C. GLISSON,
At D. C. Harris’ Store
ts Vidalia, Ga.
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MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17,1922.
ALAMO GETS NEXT
MASONIC CONVENTION
TWELFTH DISTRICT CONVEN
TION DELIGHTFULLY ENTER
TAINED BY MT. VERNON AND
AILEY ON WEDNESDAY.
Mt. Vernon and Ailey were delight
ed on Wednesday to entertain the
Maso.is of the Twelfth District in their
annual convention. The crowd that
responded to the invitation me»suijj|ti
up well with former conventions of
the order and embraced members and
distinguished visitors from me moun
tains of North Georgia to the sea
board. It is probable that the attend
ance of the higher officials was great
er than at any previous convention.
Grand Master Joe P. Bowden of
Adairsville, Grand Secretary Frank P.
Baker of Macon, Grand Secretary of
the Royal Arch Chapter E .A. Mc-
Han of Macon, Grand Lecturer Guy
Thurman of Atlanta, and Past Grand
Master Robert J ■ Travis of Savannah
and others mingled freely with the
enthusiastic throng.
The program, as called by Master
of Ceremonies Hugh Peterson, Wor
shipful Master of Aural Lodge No.
239, Mt. Vernon, began with the ren
dering of a selection by the Brewton-
Parker orchestra, followed by a quar
tette led by Miss Helen Lee, and then
by “America,” sung by the convention.
The invocation was by Dr. J. C.
Brewton, founder of Brewton-Parker
Institute, in whose spacious audito
rium and beautiful campus the exer
cises were held. A violin solo by
Miss Charlie Will Salter added charm
to the occasion and won much favor
able comment by the assemblage.
The welcome address of Col. Albert
Sidney Johnson was replete with com
parisons of the old-time hospitality of
the South with the latch-string that
hangs out for the 'Masons of every
clime. Judge Eschol Graham of Mc-
Rae responded to the address of wel
come in a few words that were
of thought, and an appeal for law Snff
order as exemplified by Masonry.
The big feature of the day was the
address of Past Grand Master N. H.
.Ballard of Brunswick. Full of the
! organization history and grand work
of the order, the address was mas
terly delivered and could find a hearty
response in the heart of every hearer-
Fortunate were those who could hear
| this distinguished educator and favor
ite son of old Georgia. It -vA,s i
pleasing incident that Prof. Ballard
had been put on the program because
Grand Master Bowden had give no
tice that he could not attend. But he
came in just in time to enjoy the mas
terly effort of Prof. Ballard, and sup
plemented his address with a short
and instructive talk.
The feast of good things prepared
by the ladies of Ailey and Mt. Ver
non and the surrounding country was
the kind that renders orators ‘“too full
for utterance,” and was thoroughly
cnioved by all.
Mr’. Peter V. Rice, superintendent
of the Masonic Orphans Home at Ma
con, and his chief engineer, Mr. J. J.
Adams, were on hand looking after
the interests of the home.
The convention assembled at 2:39
in the auditorium and enthusiastic and
enjoyable talks were given by’ Grand
Master Bowden, Past Grand Master
Robert J. Travis, and Grand Secre
tary Frank L- Baker. The conven
tion was then given over to the dis
trict officers anti the regular routine
of business was carried out. Alamo
was selected for the 1923 convention,
to be held the 3rd Wednesday in
August, and the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
F. B. Wilkes, Covena, W. M.
J. F. Giles, Cochran, D. M.
J. T. Miller, Wrightsville, S. W.
H. B- Hill, Alamo, J. W.
E. L. Hill, Danville, Sec’y.
W*. H. Perdue, Alamo, S. D.
L. W. Fordham, Dudley, J. D.
Max Segall, Glenwood, S. S.
Hugh Peterson, Ailey, J. S-
Following the adjournment of the
pfternoon session many of the dele
gate* left for their homes, many how
ever remaining for the exemplification
of the Master’s Degree, which was put
on by a picked team from Glenwood
assisted by members of the Mt. Ver
non lodge.
HARDEMAN "SAFTOED
TO SPEM AT LYONS
SAFFFLD TO SPEAK ON AUGUST
26TH, WHILE HARDEMAN HAS
SET THE 28TH AS HIS DATE—
BOTH AT COURT HOUSE.
•
Frank H. Saffold of Swainsboro, a
candidate for the judgship of the Mid
dle Circuit, will deliver' an address to
the voters of Toombs county at the
court house in Lyons on Saturday, the
26th instant, and especially invites the
ladies to come out and hear hint dis
cuss the duties pertaining to this office.
His address will occur at 3 o’clock in
the afternoon.
Judge R. N. Hardeman, a candidate
to succeed himself as judge of this cir
cuit, will deliver an address at the
court house in Lyons on the evening
of Monday, August 28th, at 8:30. The
public is invited, most especially the
women of the county being requested
to hear this discussion of their du
ties as voters, in order that they may
be better prepared to take active part
in the affairs of the county.
Both these addresses should bring!
out a good crowd, as both speakers
are among the best in this section and
they will, have something of interest
to say to those who hear them.
PROGRESSIVE FARMERS ARE
INCREASING DAIRY HERDS
Mr. Geo. S. Rountree, cashier of
the First National Bank of Vidalia,
and who believes that through the
medium of the dairy cow a new era
in agriculture fop this section can be
brought to pass, stated Tuesday that
some of the progressive farmers in
this section who started into the dairy
business on a small scale arc pleased
with their financial returns and are
gradually increasing their herds.
Mrs. Bessie Dickson of Higgston,
who has been shipping cream for the
past several months, plans in the near
future to increase her herd to ten,
while Joe Todd of Vidalia expects to
increase his herd to 8. Both these
farmers will buy high grade cows.
HEMSTITCHING.
Hemstitcljiing and Picoting. All the
thread furnished. 8 and 10c yard.
MRS. R. M. STANLEY,
At Vidalia Hardware Co. Store,
ts. Vidalia, Ga.
Toombs County Government.
MONDAY, August 14th, 1922.
GEORGIA—Toombs County:
The Commissioners of Roads and Revenues met in reg
ular session at the Court House in the City of Lyons at
the hour of 9:00 A. M.
There were present their Honors: Dan Odom, (.bail man,
Presiding; W. O. Donovan, F. L. McCullough, C. L. Stan
ley and B. H. Grace, In attendance on the Board; E.
Giles, County Attorney; F. F. Goddard, Clerk, and J. B-
Johnson, Supt. Roads and Bridges.
Minutes of the meeting of July 10th were read and ap
proved.
On motion duly mai.e and carried purchase of Type- 1
writer for Office of Clerk of Superior Court by said Clerk
at price of *IIO.OO was confirmed.
On motion duly rriade and carried payment of bill or
The Lyons Progress for $15.00 covering Bill Heads and
Circular Letter Heads for Clerk Superior Court was or
dered.
V/imberly E. Brown, Attorney-at-Law for Mary Young
and child; Sam Courson, wife and child, appeared before
the Board relative to alledged personal Injuries received
by his clients anc. damages to wagon on account of condi
tion of Caney Ford Bridge over CobbHs Creek, and offered
to compromise said claim for Injuries and damages for the
<-um of $200.00: On motion duly mace and carried matter
• h‘- passed until next regular meeting.
GEORGIA—Toombs County:
In re: L. A. Findley W. L. Find ey, M. V. L. Findley, D
Coe, M. Anderson and J. C. Anderson: Petition to discon
tinue “Wilkes Bridge" Public Road In said County:
Petition in the above stated matter having been duly
flier. In office of the Commissioners of Road/ and Reve- j
tines of said County, and the same being supported by pe’-1
ition of a large number of the taxpayers and rtltlzens m ,
tha area affected, and said petition having been read and 1 ;
dulv considered: IT IB ORDERED THEREFORE, That,
citation an* notice of sale petition be issued and servec j
as provided by Sec. 840-844 inclusive of the Code of Geor
"ia of 1910 and that, as provided by statute, there be a
hearing on said petition at the regtfar September meet
ig of the Boarc of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.
SALESMEN MEET IN VIDALIA
Saturday and Sunday at the New
Vidalia Hotel in Vidalia salesmen for
the American Tobacco Co. in the Sa
vannah and Macon divisions held an
important conference with George A.
Moltz of Atlanta, manager for the
Southern Division. Vidalia was se
lected on account of the fine hotel
facilities and accessibility to all the
salesmen from these two divisions.
Paricipaing in the conference, in
addition to Mr. Moltz, were C- C.
Quinn, manager of the Macon divis
ion, C. A. Burkhalter, manager of
the Savannah division, VV. T. Fryer,
manager of the Valdosta division, and
E. E. Mann, J. J. Holland, A. C.
Arnold, F. W. Thompson, D. W
Smith and E. A. Summered.
GLENWOOD METHODISTS
HAVE GREAT REVIVAL
The sth Sunday in July marked the
closing of revival services at the
Glenwood Methodist church, and we
feel that it was one of the best revi
vals that we have had in this church
in several years. The preaching was
done by Rev- L. E. Brady, the pas
tor, who is especially gifted along
i this line of church work. Many hap
py conversions were in evidence and
the general spiritual condition of the
church was built up.
For something like one hundred
years this church has been calling
through its ministry for better living
and the establishing of high ideals
among men, and we find ourselves ap
preciating more and more the influ
ence of every church everywhere as
the gospel of Christ is preached and
men are attracted 1 and drawn to a life
of right-living 1 , which alone will solve
the problems of our day.
COMMUNICATED.
INTEREST MANIFESTED
IN WALKER CAMPAIGN
A statement by Joe Gaston, cam
paign manager for Clifford Walker,
that reports from all sections of the
State indicate “a great victory” for
the former attorney-general on Sept
ember 13, is one of the principal de
velopments in the race for governor
It was stated that, the women of the
State are taking a deep Interest in the
campaign and that Mr. Walker’s can
didacy has been endorsed by a num
ber of women’s organizations. It was
slated that hundreds of callers and
thousands of letters had been receiv
ed since headquarters were opened.
of Toombs County, Georgia; and that all persons interest
ed In or objecting to the discontinuance of said road b<*
served or notified as provider, by law, and that all such
persons be granted a hearing on their objections, should
any there be, at the meeting of this Board to be held on
the second Monr.ay in September 1922; and H further or*
dered that the Clerk of this Board, and the County Attor
ney be requested to app*y to Hon. K. N. Hardeman, Judg*
of the Superior Court of sain' County for an order modify
ing the Mandamus absolute heref.oflre grantee! requiring
the working of the aforesaid raod and that the Judge afore
said be askeC to hold said mandamus in obeyance pending
the hearing oil petition to discontinue said Wilkes Bring*
Road; arid It is further ordered that nil things provided
by Sec. (140-44 inclusive Code 1910 relative to discontin
uance of public roans he done in this instance.
In open Court this August 14, 1922.
Signed: Iran Odom, W. O. Donovan, It. 11. Brace, F. L.
McCullough and C. L. Stanley, Commissioners of Road*
and Revenues, Toombs County, Georgia. Attest: F. F. God
dart,, Clerk.
On motion duly made and carried Clerk was directed
to apply any funds available to payment of accounts and
outstanding wariants In the order named: Pay-roll Road
and Bricge Department; Clerk Com. of it. Hi R., salary;
Gasoline and Oil Bills: Meat Bills; Salaries of Farm and
Home Demonstration Agents, and others according tt»
their jriortty of date.
Vouchers aggregating $2,970 97 were approved and
passer. for payment when In funds as follows:
GENERAL FUND '
R. s. Wilson, Auto Hire City Court October 1920. . .9.7 S
Walker-Evans *& Cogswell Co., Office Supplies, Oierk
Superior Court 11.8d>
H. O. Dismukes Court House Repairs 8.7 S
Registrars Vital Statistics, Registrations month June 18.btt
C. W. Culpepper, Sheriff, Expenses Lee Currie to and
from Savannah 30.00
| Mrs. M. M. Culpepper, Mea's and Lodging Jury 32.50
E. o. Floyd, Auto Hire Superior Court 40.00
Non-resident Witnesses, Superior Ccurt 66.48
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SAVING SEA ISLAND
Co™ INDUSTRY
EXPERIMENT STATIONS AT VAL
DOSTA AND REIDSVILLE SHOW
LONG STAPLE COTTON CAN BE
GROWN IN SPITE OF WEEVIL.
Valdosta, Aug. 15—Second only in
importance to the main sea island
cotton experiment station in Valdosta
is the station at Reidsville, which is
conducted by the State Board of En
tomology in the interest of the cotton
industry of the state.
According to reports mao- to the
Valdosta station, there is to be found
at the Reidsville station indisputable
evidence that the sea island cotton
industry is to be revived .in Georgia
This information is most gladly re
ceived by the farmers in those sec
tions of the state where long staple
cotton can be successfully grown.
Many farmers who have visited the
Reidsville station declare that the crop
there is fully as good as they ever
made before the coming of the boll
weevil.
This crop has been made possible by
the use of calcium arsenate as recom
mended by the Board of Entomology.
Tn spite of the excessive rains in July,
the boll weevils have been controlled
' and the cotton is well fruited to the
very top of the stalk. C. H. Gaddis,
superintendent of the Reidsville sta
tion, says that the cost as the calcium
arsenate used during the season will
be between three and four dollars per
acre. Another factor which has as
sisted in making the excellent crop
' at the; Reidsville station is that the
variety grown has been carefully bred
by the state board for a number of
years, and as a result there has been
produced a strain which fruits much
earlier, grows a much smaller stalk,
and produces equally as much as the
old and larger varieties.
The Reidsville station is laid off in
blocks of one acre, in each of which
different experiments \yere carried on.
In the middle of the field is one block
wjiich is of the greatest interest. The
cotton in this block has had exactly
the same treatment as tha," in the
others except that no calcium arse
nafe has been used. Ry this block is
quite strikingly shown the value of
using the calcium arsenate, for the
only bolls to be found there are quite
near the ground, the remainder of the
stalkbeing entirely bare of fruit, a
sacrifice to the numerous weevils hav
ing free range on that block.
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