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LYONS—
A Good Tow* In
A n(i A greater TOOMBS.
Vol 19. No 46
GODDARD RESIGNS
AS BOARD CLERK
ikSI(i >ation TO TAKE EFFECT
TODAY NOT. 16—WILL BE SUC
fEEDE® BY MR»„G. C» BRANTLEY
_to enter lumber business.
At the meeting of ‘he county com
missioners held Monday Clerk F. F.
Goddard tendered his resignation as
clerk of the board', the same to take
effect today, November 16th. The
*>mmtssioners accepted the resigna
tion and named Mr. G. C. Brantley,
former county school superintendent,
as his successor.
Mr. Brantley is a prominent citizen
of Lyons and no doubt he will make
the county a very efficient* employee.
Mr. Goddard states that he will en
ter the lumber business at Vidalia
with Mr. John R. Miller under the
firm name of Miller-Goddard Company
His many friends in Lyons hope for
him success in his new field and! are
glad to know that he will continue to
reside here.
Mr. Goddard has served the county
very efficiently as clerk from time to
time since 1912.
PIE SUPPER AT MARVIN
SCHOOL FBI, NIGHT NOV. 84
There will be a pie supper at Mar
vin School house on Friday night.
November 24th. A program will be
given preceding the selling of tho
pies.
The proceeds will be used to paint
the Marvin church.
Everybody ia invited to attend.
IRMISTICE DAY WAS
quiet DAY IN LYONS
Armistice Day was celebrated very
pta in Lyons, owing to the fact that
he event came on Saturday the local
banks remained open and closed all
jay Monday.
The local stores and 1 the Post Office
were closed Monday afternoon for the
accasion.
COTTON
Get more for your cotton. Consign
It to Savannah Cotton Factorage Co.,
Savannah, Ga. This company will
make liberal advances on both selling
tad holding cotton. Their weights,
trades and round lot prices wlil please
m.
MRS. FELTON MAY YET TAKE HER
SEAT AS DNITED STATES SENATOR
SHF. MAY SERVE A TUBE BEFORE
JUDGE W. F. GEORGE REACHES
WASHINGTON WITH NECESSARY
CREDENTIALS.
ATLANTA, Ga.—That there still is j
I* Probability of Mns. W. -H. Felton !
serving a few days in the United j
Slates Senate—the first woman to
Pave that distinction—was indicated j
r er e tonight by developments in con- I
ne ttion with making the election of
gaiter F. George, former justice of
Lhe State Supreme Court, a matter of
official record. |
Mrs Felton was appointed by Gov.
Hardwick as ad interim senator suc
ceeding the late Thomas E. Watson,
until a successor is elected by the
people.”
Mr. George was nominated in a
special Democratic primary on Oct.
I’ anc. his nomination confirmed in
the general election on Nov. 7.
The votes cast in the general elec ■
tion are now being counted at the
plate capitol. When the count ia
completed the ballots will be consol
idated at a conference between the
Governor, secretary of state and the
comptroller general, after which the
election will be officially declared,
poliowing which the Governor will is-
r tte a certificate of electon to Mr.
George, it is necessary for him to
av e that document to be sworn in at
Washington, according to information
the office of Secretary of State Mc-
The Lyons Progress
BIRTHDAY DINNER
The Birthday Dinner given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs*. J. H. Fields on
last Friday, November 10th, in honor
of Mr. J. H. Fields, sixty seventh
birthday, was enjoyed by a large
crowd.
Rev. Goodman, of South Carolina,
preached a good sermon at twelve
o’clock which proved very interesting
to the crowd. At one o’clock there
was a very enjoyable dinner served,
and everybody seemed to be well sat-
I isfied when the dinner was over, as
J there was plenty of good things to eat
for everybody that had come to this
celebration.
The day was spent very enjoyable
with all those who were there, and
all seemecJ well pleased of coming to
this event. Mr. Fields also enjoyed
the day very much, and was, very glad
to have his friends and relatives meet
with him once more.
Among these attending were Mr.
and Mrs. John Youngblood, Mr. Geo.
Wiley McCleod, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Moore, Mrs. Alice Mclntyre, Miss Bell
McClaude, Mrs. Talton Darley, Mr.
Cannie Darley, Mrs. Rabun and
daughters, Miss Annie Hendricks, Mrs
F. T. Darley and baby, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Fields. All of the visitors wish
ed Mr. Fields many more happy
birthdays.
DURDENVILLE NEWS
Mr. and' Mrs. W. L. Durden, Jr.,
made a business trip to Lyons and
Vidalia Monday.
W. A. Morrison, of Savannah, was
attending to business matters here
Friday.
A larfge erwod attended the party
the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Jor
dan Thursday night of last week.
Bruce Little, of Lyons was in our
village Sunday. %
J. P. Sanders, of Elza, was in our
village Sunday.
E. R. DeWitt made a business trip
to Lyons Saturday.
Jeff Moye, of Baxley, was in our
village Sunday.
Aaron DeLoach, of Glennville, was
attending to business matters here
Saturday.
A large crowd from here attended
the oyster supper at Ohoopee Friday
night.
Alma Smith and Nannie Bell Mann,
from Johnson Corner, were in our
midst Saturday.
Mrs. H. H. Mann was In our village
Friday afternoon.
Lendon. Delay on the part of about
a dozen counties in sending in returns !
has sjowed down the counting, it' was ,
stated tonight, and the work probably ,
will not be completed before Monday, j
the date set for the convening of the
extra session of Congress. Gov. Hard i
wick is in New York on a vacation '
trip and has indicated that he will not
return until next week, but it is un
derstood he made arrangements for
the issuance of Mr. George’s election
certificate before his return if the
count is comp’eted. |
The understanding among state
house officials, is that Mrs. Felton’s
term as “ad interim senator” does not
end until the successor named at the,
polls actually is sworn in and that if
she presents herself in the Senate
next Monday before Mr. George ar-,
rives with his credentials she is en
titled to be sworn in and serve official
ly until he arives armed with the nec
essary credentials to take his seat.
Dr. Howard Ferton, son of Georgia’s
woman sentor, stated tonight that in
the event circumstances necessitated
Mrs. Felton’s appearance in Washing
ton next Monday she would be there
having entirely recovered from a re
cent illnees.
Judge George when apprised of the
situation regarding the counting of
the ballots declared he would inter
pose no objection to Mrs Felton being
! sworn in provided it would not con
' flict with legal procedure tn. such
I
. ca?.©J*.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. NOV, 16 1922
MS 10 HAVE FIRST COOPERATIVE
CHICKEN SALE WEDNESDAY NOV. 22
MRS. THORPE URGES ALL WHO
HATE CHICKENS OR TURKEYS
FOR SALE TO COMMUNICATE
WITH HER AT ONCE.
Next Wednesday, November 22nd,
Lyons will have the first cooperative
chicken sale of the year. Mrs. L. V.
Thorpe, County Home Demonstrator,
will put on the sale and she requests
all who have chickens or turkeys for
sale to be sure and communicate with
her at once as the date for the sale
is not far off.
COnON IS AGAIN
CALLED KING
COTTON FACTORS, DEALERS,
GROWERS AND AGRICULTURAL
LEADERS BELIYE THAT IT WILL
REACH 3« CENTS SOON.
ATLANTA, Ga., —That cotton is
king again is acknowledged on every
hand among cotton factors, dealers,
growers and agricultural leaders
generally who have been in Atlanta
during the last few days. At the Cand
ler Warehouse, perhaps the largest
cotton storage depot in the southern
states, covering sixteen acres, where
cotton men from every part of tho
South may bee seen, it is generally
conceded that the fleecy stapile is
shooting upgrade and by the end of
year will hover around the 30 cent
mark. Frank Inman, Atlanta cotton
man and officer of tre Cotton Storage
Finance Company, which leased the
1 Candler warehouse from the multi
millionaire soft drink manufacturer,
sees nothing but millions for the
Southern farmer in the skyrocketing
of the cotton market.
One of the statistical-minded re
porters of the local newspapers has
calculated that at the advance of cot
ton over last year’s price the en
hancement in every county in every
state in the South will enable the av
erage grower to leap from his wagon,
if he so desires, into an automobile
in most cases paid for in the differ
ence he wiH receive for his cotton
this year over 1921.
If the price is sustained through the
fall business men predict that pros
perity will return to Georgia except
in those sections where the boll wee
vil has left no cotton to be marketed.
In many sections of the state where
there is a crop—though a short one—
the whistles, it is pointed out, ought
to blow again in full blast.
Cause of Prosperity’s Delay
Gentlemen in Atlanta who surround
themselves with economic charts and
business compasses declare that the
failure of prosperity to stage a come
back during the last two years has
been on account of the disparity ex
isting between what the farmer has
been getting and what other class of
workers hav e been getting. They say
that any kind of prosperity that be
-1 gins elsewhere except on the farm is
artificial and inevitably collapses
Hence the nervous and unstable con
ditions since May 1920. Joel Hunter
of Atlanta an unusually clear econo
mic thinker has steadfastly held that
the South and the rest of the nation
1 would not recover from the business
slump until the farmer’s dollar became
worth as much as anybody else’s do -
lar. Now that the farmer’s, dollar is
! coming into its own again, it is time,
according to business men here, to
expect business generally to show a
spurt.
1 Cotton, it is claimed, is the life of
business in many sections of tbe State
: a nd the South. It makes business
hum in the cotton mills, keeps the
stores running, fills the toly grounds,
populates colleges and pays doctor
biHs. Bred (s the staff of life, but
cotton buys bread. That it has as
! cended to the throne again Is cause for
rejoicing, according to agricultural
leaders, but they say the growers
should not lose sight of tUs 4e ß ir»bii-
All arrangement have been made,
inoluding poultry car, and buyers
will be here and all who have any
poultry in the sale are assured of the
highest market price. The price will
be exceptionally good because of the
fact that Thanksgiving time is near
and there is a good demand for poul
try at this time of the year.
Mrs. Thorpe states that she is de
pending on the ladies to cooperate
with her and make this the best sale
ever held in Toombs county.
The poultry car will be located on
the side track here at Lyons and every
convenience will be provided for those
who have any of the above for sale.
CROP REPORT BE
GIVEN BY RADIO
RADIO MEANS MORE TO FARMER
THAN OTHER WALKS OF LIFE.
TOSTS LESS THAN A PHONO
GRAPHS. NO NEW RECORDS.
ATLANTA, Ga., —Radio within a
year will bring to most farmers the
information and nearness of the out
ride world they have been so long de
prived, radio experts here point out
toady.
At the present time the government
is making a very definite use of the
radiophone in broadcasting crop and
stock market reports, weather repor s
and news items of general interest to
tho farmer especially. Very instruct
ive health lectures furnished by the
•medcal authorities at Washington are
being broadcasted regularly from a
number of the country’s largest radi
ophone stations.
Another agency which has brought
j the outside world nearer to the peop e
of the South is the Atlanta Journal
and its able editor, Mayor John S. ,
Cohen. The Journal, rcoggnized as i
one of the best known newspapers in j
the southern states, andw hich holds
its own with publications of a nat
ional character, installed a radio ou’- ,
fit of immense proportion and at con- j
sidrable expense which as. been op
erated for several months with great
success. It has contributed much to
the entertainment and instruction of
the people of Georgia and the South,
as the paper has spared no expense
in providing concerts and distributing
important news through its radio.
While radio Is very instructive and
highly entertaining to people in c.ll
walks, of life, yet, experts here de
clare, the radiophone means more to
the farmer, .perhaps, than to any other
j class of citisens. The Atlanta Jour
nal, recognizing this fact, has urged
the erection of radio outfit's, in rural
sections.
Farmers Find Radio Valuable
Before the coming of the radiophone
the farmer, agricultural Jeaders show j
was entirely isolated from enjoying j
the entertainments within reach of i
city folk and was also ignorant of the j
latest market quotations with which
he was intensely Interested so as to
know the best time to sell his pro
duce Now with a radiophone
receiver the farmer can be just
as quickly well informed of the im
portant information as the city dweL
lers and can enjoy the world’s best
entertainers and musical artists while
sitting around his fireside or resting
in an easy chair—and furthermore he j
can get all the news, and entertain- j
ment free of charge, if he owns a
raidophone receiver.
When one ralies that perfect rad
iophone costs less than a first class
phonograph, is jwt as easy to oper
ate, and cpsts less than phonograph
to keep it going and there are no new
records to buy but a constantly ebang
ing program the only logical thing to
do, agricultural leaders point out, is
|to install a raidphone outftt.
1 ity of keeping it there. They declare
that orderly and sensible marketing
may not have been whooly responai-
We for the re-ooronatlon of the king,
but orderly and sensible marketing
1 has undoubtedly been of muck awiet
ance,
CHRISTMAS ANNOUNCEMENT
The Near East Rellief is preparing
its annual Chirstmas letter to the peo
ple of Georgia.
It is a time when the heart grows
meSlow and the spirit is full to hope
and chedr. Children look forward to
this time with longing eyes and cer
tain hope that Santa Claus will not
forget them.
Those who receive thW appeal—-let
us beg of you not to turn it down, but
on the impluse of your generous na
ture enclose a GIFT, and together
with thousands of others make it pos
sible to carry on the Near East Relief
work among the thousands of orphans
in Armenia and the Near East.
“If you’re had a kindness shown.
Pass it on.
‘TwKst not meant for you aloue,
Pass it ou.
Let is dry another tears.
Let is dry another tears,
‘Till in heaven the deed appears,
Pass, it on.”
All contributions should be made
pr yable to the Near East Relief, 409
Georgia Savings Bank Building, At
lanta, Georgia.
LOST —Somewhere In Lyons a Gold
Bar Pin with the word Bobbie engrav
ed on it. Reward if returned to Bob
bie McLeod, Lyons.
ROUND ABOUT NEWS
The farmers are all very busy grind
ing cane.
The entertainment at the home of
Mr. Victor Higgs Friday night was
greatly enjoyed.
We are sorry to note the illness of
Mrs. Duncan Odom. Hope she will
soon be well again.
Misses Leona and Emmie Rhea
Simons and Edna Elkins were the
1 guests of Mis? Annie Coursey Sunday.
The sing given by Miss Littie Pow
ell Thursday night of last week was
enjoyed by aIJ present.
Messrs James Ethridge and Elzie
Smith attended the box supper at
South Thompson Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Elkins spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Simons.
We are sorry to note the illness of
Mrs. Sarah Rowland. Hope for her a
I speedy recovery.
The sing given by Miss Mary Lee
Dickerson Saturday night was great
ly enjoyed.
WANTED—Someone to work up
eight acres of cane, into syrup on
shares. I will furnish everything ex
cept labor. W. G. Dickerson. ltp^.
HOG SALE HELD AT LYONS LAST
FRIDAY WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
W. G DICKERSON ELECTED TREA&
OF THE LYONS LITE STOCK
SHIPPING ASSO. OTHER SALES
WI.LL BE HELD SOON.
Lyons’ fifth hog sale was held" last
Friday by County Agent C. G. Garner,
for the Shipping Association. These :
were hogs that had been listed with j
Mr. Garner during the 'time that he
was having the sale pens 'built, so
the sale was held without any a<Jver
tising.
The farmers present ejected Mr. W.
G. Dickerson, Treasurer of the Lyons
Live Stock Shipping Association. The
fee of 10c per head, which is taken
out es the sale of the hogs to cover
bedding the car, labor, telephone
messages, telegrams and such inci
dentals will be handled by the Treas
urer altogether..
Mr. Dickerso* stated Saturday that
a complete record of each sale will be j
made out in. » loose leaf record book
and left on the desk in the County
Agents office In the City Hall for re
ference by any onei ntereated. These
sheets will show exactly how much
each shipper received for his hogs,
exactly what was spent for expenses
in a carefully itemized statement.
Funds left on hand at the end of the
season will be returned to the farmers
if there be any. So far ith as taken
all of this amount to cover the ex
penses.
The st.le LsU 132 hog.i weighing a
THE LYONS PROGRESS
A Progressive Paper In A
Progressive Town—
LYONS, GEORGIA
Subscription SI.OO
JURORS FOR NOV.
SUPERIOR COURT
GRAND AND TRAVERSE JURORS
DRAWN TO SERVE FOR NOVEM
BER TERM TO CONVENE FOURTH
MONDAY IN MONTH.
The following citizens of Toombs
county- havd been drawn to serve as
Grand' and Traverse Jurors for the
November term of Superior court
which convenes the fourth Monday:
GRAND JURY
P. G. Wheeler T. R. McSwain
G. C. Brantley R. L. King
G. L. Lane W. B. Hart
W. T. Jenkins A. J. Thompson, Jr
B. W. Griner W. W. Stanley
Jesse M. Meadows B. F. Brown
S. H. Stanley L. N. Brown
L. S. Cox E. M. Wimberly
R. L. Page J. S. Sutton
J. C. Price T. L. Ne^
John A. McLeod Mack NeW
J. B. Jones J. M. Davis
S. J. Brown H . C. Sharpe
W. P. C. Smith R. L. Sharpe
H. C. Gibbs S. W. Hill
TRAVERSE JURY
L. E. Gil strap N. H. Hill
M. M. Williamson F. L. Huie
J. P. Edenfield E. Durden
T. C. Smith R. D. Williamspn
Dr. I. E. Aaron W. W. Anderson
S M. Hall J. K. Hall
E. W. Clifton E. L. Connor
W. L. James John R. Gray
C. J. Spell R. H. Rockett
W. W. Stanley J. R. Poo9
H. R. Garrett I. W. BrogdVm
F. F. Goddard C. V. Allcorn
A. R. Kicklighter C. H. Mclntyre
J. I. Aaron A. H. C. Mann
S. T. Stanley W. J. Muchison
C. C. Mosley C. P. Autry
R. A. Kitchens J. W. Sharpe
J. C. Kemp H. C. McLemore
M. J. Durden C. L. Dickerson
A. H. Hardy. Jr. W. L. Durden, Jr.
M. J. Carr J. L. Johnson
J. L. Thompson G. W. Madd<ox
R. B. Cowart W. T. China
Dess Gray J. F. Darby
H. K. Lanier A. F. Fanning
W. K. Kersey Lamar Jones
D. E. Odom L. S. Edenfield
A Good Physic
When you want a physic that is
mild' and gentle in effect, easy to take
and certain to act, take Chamberlain's
Tablets. They are excellent.
total of 17,555 pound's brought In by
dieven owners. Among those selling
fn this sale were Messrs G. F. Morris,
W. A. and W. G. Dickerson, J. M.
Wilkes, Geo, Davis, E. W. Clifton. T.
O. Walker, E. M Wimberly, Q W.
Thompson, N: B. Braddy. The high
est bid was by an Alanta firm who
bid $7.05 per hundred pounds for No. 1
hogs with l-2c off to the grades, and
roughs 2c under tops. This brought
in a total of $1,110.72 to the farmer?
of this section.
Mr. Garner states that other sales
will be held just as fast as enough
hogs- are listed with him to make up
a car. Winter prices is now 2c per
pound higher than it was last year
which looks much better for the pro
ducers. No. 1 hoga, mixed feed, were
bringing T l-2c dellverec! in Atlanta
Friday, so that above price is very
close to their delivered price. Hog?
properly graded and sold will always
net the producer more In lots like
these than they will sold out In drib
bles.
STOCKHOLDERS JfEETWO
All the stockholders, of the Toembs
County Fair Association are request
ed to meet at the City Hall Wednesday
night, November 22nd at o'clock.
At this meeting preparations for a
fair in 1923 will be discussed and all
officers will also be elected. Tt !'•
very important that all stcckbo derss
prAn'nt,
b. F. Brovra,