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Vol 20. No 19
■HEN SALE
I HfREJWAY I7TH
II m , k will be held ddkb the
I u sn< ES OF the LYONH BOO.ST -
I F KS (I I B WITH ASSISTANCE OF
the two county agents.
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I Th „ C hickea sale at. Lyon? May 17th
I I which will also include eggs, is the
I I first chicken sale for Lyons and will
■ begin a series that will be held reg
s lularly under the auspices of the Lyons
| I boosters (’lob. and with the assistance
I of Mrs. L. V. Thorpe the Home Dem
[ I anstration Agent and County Agent
H Garner.
I Farmers having chickens they wish
I 1 1 0 j,ut in this sale may feel absolutely
I safe to do so. Bach farmer will be
I I given a ticket by the weigher and
I I g-ador just as fast as the chickens are
I I weighed and classed. He can them
I I take tiii' ticket to the banks aind cash
I I it and go home if he wishes.
I Mr. MC. Gay, of the State College
■ I of Agriculture, will he here to assist
lithe local county agents with the sale
I I and that assures that it will be a suc
|lre-s. The local business men are all
|l behind this move and are doing every
11 thing in their power to make this mar
■ ket a success.
The Grades of Poultry Are As
Follows
Broilers or Friers 1 to 2 lbs.
I Stags 2to 3M: lbs. or in the case of
■ | young roosters until the buttons start
| forming for spurs.
| Roosters and Hens. Broilers or
| friers which are not classed as the
I same on the markets will of course
I bring the most. Stags arnd hens us-
II ually bring around the same price and
| that wil Ibe second prize. The
I roosters of course will l>e cheapest.
It is a good idea for several neigh
-11 bors to bunch together and send their
KI poultry bn. one wagon from a commun
I ity thus saving time and expense.
The business men have agreed to
I put up prizes for this Bale as follows:
I For the farmer brining in the largest
I number of pounds of poultry of his
I own $2.50 in gold. For the fanner
I bringing in the most eggs of his own
I $2.50 in gold.
I INTERESTING GAME
I PLAYED TUESDAY
MARRIED AND SINGLE WEN PLAY
EIRST GAME OF THE SEASON ON
TUE.S AFTERNOON—TO START
PLAYING REAL BALL SOON.
One of the most interesting games
of base ball that has ever been played
in Lyons, was the one played on last
Tuesday afternoon between married
and single men. The single men con
sisted of the regular ball team that
expects at anearly date to begin to
I P’av «ome professional ball this year.
Ar,d as the married men were pick ups
of the town, they were out-classed
some, but they played some good ball.
The game was interesting, as well as
being comical.
The score was 9 and 3 in favor of
the single men. but much credit must
be given to some of Lyons old married
men, for they are real ball players,
but are out of practice.
The manager of the local team says
that he hopes to able to get a game at
an early date, for the benefit of the
base ball fans here.
JUNIOR AND SENOR GLEE
CLUBS TO PRESENT PLAY
On next Friday evening. May 7th.
at 8:30 p. m. the Senior and Junior
Glee Clubs win present the play call
ed "Princess Chrystianthum”, opera
* n 3 acts, at the school auditorium.
As this play is being put on by the
W®e Clubs, we all know what
tney are, as they have proved their
success in local talent plays, and it is
honed that a large crowd will attend.
The admission will be 25 and 35
cents. r fPSfIVi
Bveiiybody’s business is nobody's
1 iness niv buriness is Stove Repair
ing. Phone No. 175, Vidalia Ga. My 24
The Lyons Progress
’ Examination Day is Here *
DUBLIN MAN DIES
UNDER HIS AUTO
TURNED OVER ON HIM—C. L WAL
KER MEETS (AN UNUSUAL DEATH
NEAR VIDALIA ON MONDAY
NIGHT.
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DUBLIN, GA.—The body of C. L.
Walker, of DubWn, reached the city
Tuesday morning from Vidalia where
he was killed in an automobile acci
dent Monday night.
Ftinerafl services will be held Wed
nesday afternoon at his late residence
here and interment will be in North
view Cemetery. Mr. Walker waa on
his way to Dublin when his car ran off
a small Bridge about three miles out
of Vidalia. It turned completely bot
tom side upwards and pinned him
fast in the driver’s seat, his head on
the ground, his feet sticking up again
st the floor boards.
Gasolene from the feed pipe under
his feet, and acid from the storage
battery also under his feet, both pour
ed down in his face, and it is thought
these caused his death.
His body had no broken bones, and
comparatively few bruises. Three
small boys found the car overturned,
saw a man's hand sticking from un
der it, and heard a groan from the in
side of the car. They ran for help,
but ten minutes later when the car
was lifted. Mr. Walker was dead. (He
was about 34 years of age, leaves a
widow and one child, his mother, one
sister and five brothers. He was well
known, all over this section of Geor
gia, w'here he traveled a good deal in
an automobile.
STILLMORE LAD LOSES LIFE
IN BALL GAME ACCIDENT
Sherman Warren, a Stillmore lad
who was struck on the head by a ball
pitched in a game with a team from
Vidalia Tuesday afternoon at Stillmore,
died early Wednesday morning as a
result of the injury'. The news of h»s
death was received with the keenest
regret by members ci the team from
Vidalia and prostrated Gus Thomas,
who was pitcher of the team.
Thomas was pitching for Vidalia,
and Hope DeLoach catching. While
young Warren was at the bat he at
tempted to elude a fast ball but f£>t
in the way of the ball, which struck
him just behind the ear. The blow
staggered him, but DeLoach caught
him and assisted him to a seat. In a
short time the boy seemed to be fully
recovered and while he did nit agam
enter the game, at the conclusion of
the game he is said to have mounted
his horse and rode homeward. Du
ring the night he is said to have com
plained of his head hurting him, and
death follower early Wednesday morn
ing.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY, MAY 101923
ODOM BUILDING GUTTED BY
FIRE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A fire which started about 11:00
o’clock in the u-pper story of the two
story brick building owned by Messrs
Claude and Clyde Odom, completely
destroyed the upper story. The lower
floor wa-s not burned very much, but
was damaged by water.
The lower floor was occupied by
the Grocery store of D. R. Hughes.
The Bradley Bankrupt Stock was
stored in the upper part of the build
ing, where the fire started.
It is not known ’how the fire start
ed, but wa« well under head way when
the fire department got there. On
account of the water pressure being
not good, the fire got well started,
and it was thought at once the whole
block would be destroyed. The Vidalia
fire department was called out for
assistance, but the fire was checked
HER DAY—Sunday, May 13th.
\ INVITATION TO MOTHER'S DAY
Are you bhie and discouraged? Come to the Mother’s Service
at the Lyons Methodist Church Sunday morning at 11:30, May 13th.
It is surprising what a load of worry and strain a church
service will lift from one shoulders. You will not believe tt until
you have tried. Just try it next Sunday, and see if it is not true.
On Mother’s Day every one should go to church.
This is the day that is set apart in commemoration of Mother,
—YOUR MOTHER.
There w ! ll be Special Sermon on Sunday morning.
In the evening an elaborate program will be put on, and will
consist of readings and special songs.
Flowers will be pinned on you at the church (for your Mother.)
when they arrived.
Both the building and stock of
goods were partily covered by insur
ance, but was not enough to cover
the damage.
WESLEYAN NEWS NOTES
MMss Mildred Rogers will represent
Mrs. Young J. Allen in the Wesleyan's
part in theCentenal Pagant next
Thursday. Mis. Aleen was a Wesley
an graduate who went as a Mission
ary tes China.
Miss Helen. McNatt was one of the
five girls who Mr. John M. Butler,
who was here to see his sister, Miss
Gertrude Butler, took to ride and to
dinner last Wednesday.
Miss Helen McNatt, Ruth Daniels,
Eloise Hall, Gertrude Butler, Morris
Whitworth, Elizabeth Foy and Eliza
beth Bussey, were guests at a buffet
supper, given by Mrs. Mamie Bussey
at her home in the city.
J. D. MALLARD NAMED TEMPORARY
SHERIFF DV ORDINARY HAGAN
APPOINTMENT MADE BY ORDIN
ARY HAGAN FOLLOWING FAIL-
I RK OF SHERIFF CULPEPPER TO
GIVE BOND RKQIIKED.
Following the withdrawal last week
of the surety company from the bond
of Sheriff Culpepper and the failure of
Sheriff Culpepper to make a satis
factory bond for the faithful perfor
mance of the duties of the office. Or
dinary Hagan, as required by law, last
week named J. D. Mallard, of Vidalia,
to serve as temporary sheriff until a
special election could be held and a
new sheriff named to fill'out the un
expired term.
The announcement of the decision
of the surety company to withdraw
from Sheriff Culpper’s bond and the
effort of the sheriff to make a person
al bond that would be satisfactory to
the county comnxsioners became
known last week and developments
were awaited with much interest.
Saturday was the last day given the
sheriff to file a satisfactory bond and
when he was unable to comply with
the law’s requirements, Ordinary Ha
gan announced the selection of J. D.
Mallard to serve until a special elect
ion could be held and the new official
could qualify.
The election is expected to bring
out a number of candidates for this
important office. Owing to the fact
that the election will come within the
next sixty days, the campaign will be
short.
Among the well-known citizens of
the county being spoken of as candi
dates are J. D. Mallard, Enoch New,
M. L* Clark, Billy Rpll, J. E. Thomp
son, Harry Brown, A. S. Odom and
Frank Bland.
Election June 20th
Ordinary Hagan announced Wednes
day that he had decided to call the
special election on Wednesday. June
20th. The notice of the election will
appear in next week’s paper.
Ordinary and Mallard Enjoined
Acting as counsel for Sheriff Cul
pepper, Attorney W. E. Brown and A.
C. Saffold on Wednesday secured a
restraining orden from Judge Harde
man at Louisville. This order en
joins the ordinary from administering
oath to J. D. Mallard as sheriff and
from accepting a bond from him. Mr.
Mallard is also enjoined from filing
•bond with the ordinary.
The hearing on the restraining or
der will be held at Louisville on Mon
day, May 14th.
Mandamus Also Sought
The attorneys also sought to man
damus Ordinary Hagan to accept the
bond tendered by Sheriff Culpep
per, and a hearing on this petition
was set by Judge Hardeman at Louis
ville for May 19th.
Given Ten Days To Fi'e Bond
O /dinary Hagan Wednesday inform
ed a representative of thus paper that
the surety company which was on
Sheriff Culpepper’s bond filed a peti
tion writh the governor asking to be
relieved. The governon then issued
an order, which was served on the
sheriff on April ' 24th, giving the
sheriff ten days from date of service
in which to file a new bond with the
o dinary. This ten days expired on
May 4th, and on May sth, when no
satisfactory bond had been filed, Or
dinary Hagan issued an order declar
ing the office vacant and appointing
J. D. Mallard to serve until an elect
ion could be held.
DRILLING GOING ON
STEADILY AT MeBAE
The oil operations in this section
were held up the biggest part of la*t
week, but were resumed om Monday
morning of this week. The casing
which was set last Thursday was al
lowed three days ia which to dry
since all these casings are set in ce
ment. Since drilling was resumed
this week, though there is no unus
ual developments to report.
The promoters seem as enthusiastic
as ever over the prospects of discov
ering oil in this vicinity, and every
day there comes to us new stories or
other oil concerns trying to get a
foothold in tlrs terriotry for the pur
pose of searching for oil.—Telfair
Enterprise.
Subscription SI.OO
KILLED MAMMOTH GATOR
NEAR MOUNT VERNON
The alligator season is on, but or
dinarily the gators are few and Bar
between in this section, and really,
there is little doing in the gator bus
iness.
Mr. Clnude Wright killed one in a
swamp field Monday morning that
measured seven feet arad t-n inches,
and was said to be one of the largest
ever seen around here. It is prob
able that the gator was changing his
location, aaid during the course of his
rambles, had gotten penned in by the
field fence. —Montgomery Monitor.
WOMEN REQUIRED
TO PAY POLL TAX
IF THEY DESIRE TO QUALIFY
AND VOTE SAYS STATE AT
TORNEY GENERAL NAPIER IN
OPINION.
j
ATLANTA, Ga. —Attorney General
George Napier, in reply to an inquiry
from the tax collector of Fulton coun
ty, has held that all women in the
state are compelled to pay poll tax
from the year they were eligible to
vote, or from the age of 21 years, if
(they reached that age after the year
jof their eligibility.
In other words, poll taxes must be
| paid for 1922 before women can reg
i ister and become qualified voters thi*
year, and each yeor thereafter the
poll tax must be paid
The opinion does not mean as some
have construed it, that $2 must be
paid this year at the time of registra
| tios, because the 1923 poll tax does
not become due and payable until
after their registration will have
j closed, but H does moan that a poll
! tax for 1922 must be paid.
The question was raised by the
Georgia League for Women Voters
growing out of the fact that alfl wo
! men 21 years of age or more were
not required to pay a poll tax last
year, but rather only those women
who desired to qualify themselves t<f
vote were required to make that pay
ment. That provision in the taw
tloe.s not mean though, the attorney
general holds, that a woman may
elect to register and qualify in a par
ticular year, and pay the poll tax sole
ly for that year, but im any year when
she desires to register and become a
voter she must pay the poll tax from
the year she could by law have become
eligible to vote, or from the age of 21
if reached after* that time.
FLORIDA PLAN TO
BE DEMONSTRATED
ON THE FARM OF Wui. ESTIiOFF
NE A R I. VO NS—D E MONSTRA I'UTN
WILL BE IN CHARGE OF MR. F.
M. CONNOR.
The S. A. L. Railway Development,
thru Mr. F. M, Connor, Development
Agent, Cordele, Ga. wiill demonstrate
a two-acre plot of cotton under the
Florida Method on the farm of Wm.
Estroff, near Lyons. The Seaboard ih
furlsnhing the Calcium Aresenate for
this demonstrat’on. The Florida Pla»
conaits of stripping of the first few
squares about the 10th of June. The
exact date to be determined later.
Then giving a thorough application of
Calcium Arsenate immediately after
wards. By doing this we rid the two
acre plot of the first eggs and first
weevils/
The co-operation of the county
agetns, the bankers, civic clubs, far
mers and business men is asked in
this work. We will be especially glad
to have everyone interested see thi#
plot and know what is being done.
From time to time we propose to caH
farmers meetings at this plot.
Accurate date will be kept on the
remits obtained. ,