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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 h. \