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Vol 20. No 48
SUPERIOR COURT
OPENED MODAY
SEVERAL CASES WERE DISPOS
ED OF IN SHORT SESSION
COURT ADJORNED TUESDAY
AT NOON.
The November term of Toombs
Superior court opened Monday morn
ing with Judge R. N. Hardeman
presiding and Solicitor Gray looking
after the interests of the state.
As there being no murder cases
to be tried at this' - term of court,
court was adjourned Tuesday at
noon. Several cases were disposed
of during this session.
W• C. MASON FOR
TAX RECEIVER
ANNOUNCES FOR RE-ELECTION j
TO THE OFFICE OF TAX RE
CEIVER —HAS MADE SPLEN
DID RECORD.
Mr. W. C. Mason at present Tax
Receiver of Toombs County, an
nounces this week his candidacy for
re-elction to this ffice. Mr. Mason
has served the people in this office
for the past eight years, and is a well
fitted man for this office. Mr. Ma
son is well kpown in this county by
everyone as to his ability as Tax Re
ceiver, ar.d the citizens of Toombs
county could not elect a no better
man than Mr. Mason.
Mr. Mason who has put his con
stant and deligent attention to this
office and promises if re-elected to
continue to look after the welfare of
the office in the future as he has in
the past.
Below is his announcement:
For Tax Receiver
Tothe Voters of Toombs County:
I hereby announce my candidacy
for re-elotion to the office f Tax
Receiver of Toombs County, subject
to the rules governing the white pri
mary. I respectfully solicit the sup
port of every man and woman in the
county. In the past I have endeav
ored to administer the affairs of the
office in a manner acceptable to the
people, and if again elected to the
office will have the same faithful
service. Assuring the public of my
appreciation for past favors, and ask
ing a continuation of the same, bas
ed on my record of service, I am
Respectfully,
W. C. MASON.
RURAL CARRIER EXAMIN
ATION JANUARY 12TH.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination to be held at Vidalia, Geor
gia on January 12, 1924 to fill the
position of rural carrier at Lyons
and vacancies that may later occur .
on rural routes from that post office.'
The salary of a rural carrier on a
standard daily wagon route of 24
miles is SI,BOO per annum, with an
addition per mile per annum for
each mile or major fraction thereof
in excess of 24 miles. The salary
on motor routes ranges from $2,450
to $2,600 per annum, according to
length. Separate examinations for
motor routes and wagon routes are
no longer held. Appointments to
both positions will be made from the
same register. The examination will
be open only to citizens who are ac
tually domiciled in the territory of
the post office where the vacancy
exists and who meet the other re
quirement set forth in Form 1977.
Both men and women, if qualified,
may enter this examination, but ap-
pointing officers have the legal right
to specify the sex desired in request
ing certification of eligibles. Wo
men will rot be considered for rural
carrier apnointment unless they are
the widows of U. S. soldiers, sailors,
or marines, or the wives of U. S.
soldier, sailors, or marines who are
physically disqualified for examina
tion hv reason of injuries received
in the line of military duty. Form
The Lyons Progress
| , GOT HIS EYE ON HIM -- .~|
16C0 LOS. OF
PECANS SHIPPED
LAST WEEK BY M. M. COLEMAN,
JR. TO ALBANY, GA.—AVER
AGE PRICE OF FORTY CENTS
PER POUND.
An unsual sight for the people of
Lyons was the shipment of 1600
pounds of pecans from three acres
by Mr. M. M. Coleman, Jr. who lives
two milbs West of Lyons. Twelve j
hundred pounds of this lot were i
shipped by parcel post, making the
largest single shipment of pecans
ever made in this county by one
grower. Mr. Coleman is a member
of the National Pecan Growers As
sociation which has headquarters at
Albany and shipped the lot to them.
He estimates the lot will bring him
an average price of forty cents per
pound which will be the tidy sum of
$640 gross receipts from three
acres.
This is the oldest pecan grove in
the county, as it was planted 15
years ago by Mr. Coleman’s father,
and it at present the largest bearing
grove in the county. Varieties ship
ped were: Schley, Frotscher, Stewart,
Pabst, Increase, Van Deman and
Moneymaker, of which the Schleys
will bring the highest price, as they
are now selling for 65c per pound
wholesale.
Mr. Coleman said he found that he
could ship the pecans by parcel post
fehrper than by express. The pecan
iness is increasing very rapidly
Toombs county and in fact the
county now boasts of a pecan nur
sery which it is will supply
the trees for a large territory sur
rounding this county.
PUBLIC SALE
Will be sold at public outcry to the
highwt bidder on Monday, December
10th. 1923, the following property
—Mules, wagon, hogs, cows, about
200 bushels of corn, hay, and fodder.
Sale will be held at Mrs. Okey Smith
place, about a mile and half from
Marvin Church.
J. B. KIRKLAND,
Dec. 6 Elza, Ga.
1977 and application blanks may be
obtained from the vacancy office
mentioned above or from the United
, States Civil Service Commission at
Washington, D. C. Applications
should be forwarded tothe Commis
sion at Washington, D. C., at the
earliest practicable’date. At the ex
amination applicants must furnish
i unmounted photographs of them-
i 1 selves taken within two years.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. NOV. 29 1923
JESSE L. WILKES, A WELL
KNOWN FARMER DIED MON.
Jesse L. Wilkes, a well-known and
highly esteemed farmer of the coun
! ty died Monday night at 7 o’clock at
| his home on the Vidalia- Lyons road,
i Mr. Wilkes had been in bad health
for some weeks but the end came as
a great shock to his family and
friends. Sitting by the fire Monday
evening he suffered a heart attack,
dying suddenly.
Funeral services were held from
the residence Tuesday afternoon,
i Rev. Shepherd* of Daisy, conducting
the services. The interment follow
ed at the family grave yard and was
I with Masonic honors.
| Besides his widow, Mr. Wilkes is
survived by nine children.—Vidalia
Advance.
NOTICE
On account of various functions
in nearby schools, the oyster supper
at New Branch will be postponed un
til Friday night, Dec. 7, 1923. The
public is invited to attend.
j
C. W. CULPEPPER IN
RACE Fj)R SHERIFF
HAS SERVED AS SHERIFF FOR
COUNTY FOR THE PAST THREE
YEARS AND HAS MADE AN
EXCELLENT OFFICER.
Announcement is made this week
by Sheriff C. W. Culpepper for re
election to the office of Sheriff of
Toombs county. Sheriff Culpepper
has served this county as Sheriff for
the past three years, in which time
he has made the county the best of
ficer it has ever had.
Sheriff Culpepper is an officer
who believes in treating everybody
alike, and when a citizens needs his
assistance, he freely aids him. He
has made a splendid record as
Sheriff, and the county could not
elect a more canable man for the of
fice than Sheriff Culpepper.
He profnises if re-elected to ful
fill the duties of the office to the
best of his ability and skill.
His formal announcement is giv
en below:
For Sheriff of Toomb* County.
; To the Voters and Citizens of Toombs
| County:
I hereby take this method mak
ing my formal announcement for
i Sheriff at subject tothe forthcoming
primary of Toombs county, and if
re-elected I promise to fulfill the
■ duties of the office to the best of
i my ability and skill.
Respectfully,
C. W. CULPEPPER.
REV. PH ARR GOES
’ - 10 SAVANNAH
TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL CON
FERENCE OF THE METHODIST
CHURCH SPLENDID PROG
RESS MADE DURING YEAR.
The Lyons Methodist Church has
just closed a year of progress and
prosperity and the pastor, Rev. Theo
I’harr, left Monday for Savannah to
attend the annual conference, carry
ing a report that will show all the
financial obligations of the church
paid in full and a larger number of
accessions to the membership than
the church has ever had in any one
year. Every department of the
church is thoroughly organized and
plans are in process of execution to
make the coming year one of even
greater progress.
G. A. PHILLIPS FOR
TAX RECEIVER
WAS BORN AND REARED IN
EMANUEL COUNTY HAS
BEEN RESIDENT OF TOOMBS
FOR PAST THREE YEARS.
Mr. G. A. Phillips of near Lyons,
this week makes his formal announce
ment for Tax Receiver. Mr. Phil
lips was horned and reared in Eman
uel county, just across the line He |
moved to Toombs county years j
ago, where he has been a resident of
this county.
Mr. Phillips has a large family
connection in this county and also j
in Emanuel county, and has a large
number of friends in this county.
His announcement follows:
For Tax Collector
To the People of Toombs County:
I most respectfully ask for the
office of Tax Collector, feeling that
I am fully capable of transacting the
duties of the office, if in your gen
erosity, you see fit to grant n.e the
privilege of serving you in this cap
acity. If elected, the duties of the
office will have my strict, undivided
business attention, into which I shall
put forth my best efforts to serve
you faithfully and thoroughly.
Thanking you one and all for your
consideration, placing my candidacy
subject to the rules of the authority
governing primary elections, I beg
to remain.
Very respectfully,
G. A. PHILLIPS.
HOG SALE FRI.
8R1NM66.00
DECEMBER SALE WILL BE POST
PONED UNLESS SPECIAL SALE
IS ARRANGED, AS CHRIST
MAS TRADE IS UNCERTAIN.
The hogsale held here last week
gold 91 hogs, weighing 12,300 pounds
for $766.00 Tops brought 7c per
pound. There seems to have been
a little misunderstanding, as one
farmer brought in 17 head of hogs
on Saturday mornihg instead of Fri
day morning. The sale for Lyons
is the fourth Friday in each month,
as has been advertised in this paper
and Vidalia paper for some time, as
well as carried by letters over most j
of the county. However, enough
hogs came in to make a good car, j
though a little too light.
There will not be a December sale
unless a group of farmers list enough)
hogs to hold a special sale, as the ,
trade near Christmas is so uncertain
that it is prefered to wait until Jan-j
uary, for the next regular sale. The
date will be the fourth Friday in
January, provided the farmers list j
enough to make at least one carload.
NEW BRIDGE BETWEEN
STILLMORE AND LYONS
STILLMORE, Ga.—J. A. Coleman
and J. N. Youmans, county commis- i
sioners of Emanuel county, mfet the 1
commissioners of Candler county,
Claude Williams, Len Hodges, J. L.
Coleman and E. L. Lanier, at Grif
fin’s Ferry bridge over the Ohoopee
river, between Stillmore and Lyons,
to arrange for building a new bridge,
the old one having been condemned.
Arrangements were made where
by Candler and Emanuel would build
a new bridge, and the contract will
be prepared, and work will begin
about the first of the year, it t was
announced. This piece of road form
an important link in the travel from
North Georgia to South Georgia and
Florida.
ANNOUNCEMENT
There will be a Thanksgiving ser
vice at the Baptist Church, on Thurs
day evening at 8 o’clock A special
musical program will be carried out,
and there will be shorts talks appro
priate to the occasion. The public
is cordially invited.
E. n. NEW OPENS
SHERIFF’S RACE
IS URGED BY HIS MANY FRIENDS
TO MAKE THE RACE—HAS
BEEN RESIDENT OF TOOMBS
MOST ALL HIS LIFE.
Friends of Mr. E. H. New an
nounces him this week for Sheriff in
the coming election. Mr. New who
I at the present lives in the lower part
jof the county, the 15215 t. District, j
is one the county’s prominent citi- 1
r.ens. He has been a farmer all of i
his life, and is said to be one of the
i best farmers in the county.
Mr. New was raiesd in this county,
and has made the county a fine citi
zen, living here when the county used
to the be called Tattnall county. He
has a large family connection around j
here and has made friends with ev
ery one, and if elected Mr. New will
I make the county a good officer.
Below is his announcement:
For Sheriff
\
After much solicitation from many,
of the voters and many friends of
the county, and after due consider
ation, I wish to make this my formal
! announcement for the office of
Sheriff of Toombs County. Subject
tothe rules and regulations fixed for
: the forthcoming primary election.
Your support and influence in this
race will be greatly appreciated, and
I promise you my best service if j
elected.
Respectfully,
E. H. NEW. J
Subscription SI.OO
CURRIE HEARING
SEI DEC. BTH
HEARING WHICH WAS SET FOR
NOVEMBER lOth. WAS POST
PONED ON ACCOUNT OF RE«»
CORDS NOT COMPLETE.
A new hearing for the appeal for
a new' trial of Lee Currie will be held
in Louisville, December the Bth.
The hearing which was set for Nov.
ember the 10th. was postopned on
account of some of the records not
being complete.
A representative o* the Progress
was informed by Col. E. J. Giles, at
torney for Currie, that the hearing
would be held on jthis date at Louis
j ville by Judge R. N. Hardeman.
No particulars of the hearing
j could not be obtained.
m
jC; B. NEWTON FOR
CLERK 0F COURT
IS PROMINENT YOUNG MAN OF
LYONS AND TOOMBS COUNTY
—SERVED TWO YEARS IN
WORLD WAR.
Mr. C. B. Newton, better known
; tothe people of Lyons and surround
; ing as “Clint” announces his candi
dacy this week for Clerk of Super
ior Court of Toombs county. Mr.
Newton is one the county’s most
prominent young men, and is known
by everyone.
He was raised in Toombs county#
and has made his home here since
childhood. He served two years in
his younger life in the World War,
where he made a splendid record. At
the present he is employed with the
business of G. H. Mcßride of thi*
city.
Mr. Newton promises if elected to
fulfill the duties of the office to the
best of his ability, and the citizens
of Toombs county would be greatly
pleased in electing him to this office.
His announcement follows:
For Clerk Superior Court
I hereby announce my
for the office of Clerk of Superior -
Court of Toombs County, Georgia,
subject to the rules of the Demorcat— ••
is primary. Your support will be. »
greately appreciated.
Respectfully,
C. B. NEWTON.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our sincerer*
thanks for the many kindness shown
us by our friends in the death of our
beloved husband and father. Also,
the mank beautiful floral offerings:
and especially do we thank our dear
pastor for the consoling and beauti
ful life history he gave of him. Dr.
Peacocok for his tender and never -
tiring ministering unto him and ?Fr.
Barker for the kind words he spoke
of our departed at the grave.
May God richly reward each and.
■ svery one of you.
Mrs. J. L. Wilke? and children.
TAX COLLECTORS SECOND
ROUND.
I will be at the following places:
Blue Rodge, Tuesday,
4th. from 10 to 12. o’clock.
Ohoopee, Tuesday, December 4th.
from 2 to 4 o’clock.
Powell’s Store, Wednesday, Dec.
sth. from 11 to I,o’clock.
Hardens Chapel, Wednesday, Dec.
| sth. from 2 to 4 o’clock.
Durdens Store, Thursday, Dec. 6th.
| from 11 to 1 o’clock.
Cedar Crossing, Thursday Dec. 6ti* ■s.
from 2 to 4 o’clock.
Vidalia, Friday, Dec. 7th all dajr... '
Lyons, Saturday, Dec. Bth all day-*
Normantown, Tuesday Dec.
2 to 4 o’clock.
1 FOR SALE—Good 6 room housg
and 10 lots for $1200.00. Half casft, *'
, balance as rent. S. A. Lynn D2^l
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