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Vol 21. No 10
BOOSTERS MEET
MONDAY NIGHT
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT TO BE
LADIES NIGHT—“-SONG BOOKS
ARE ORDERED FOR THE CLUB
—PIANO WILL BE INSTALLED.
The Lyons Booster Club met at
the Elebrta Hotel Monday night in
what was considered the most pro
fitable meeting since its organiza
tion.
Several new members were men
tioned and some were present, and
joined in the activities of the Clubs
work.
Col. T. Roos Sharpe was initiat
ed into full membership and made a
splendid speech of appreciation of
Lyons and her interests and possibil
ities.
New song books were ordered
bought for the club and a piano will
be installed in the Elebrta dining
room for the next meeting and a
pianist has been elected to honorary
membership in the club.
Col. T. Ross Sharpe and Mr. J. P.
McNatt were appointed on a com
mitee to notify Miss Vann, our new
county demonstrator that she has
been elected to honoray membership
and would be invited to all the meet
ings as a part of the program for
county work.
Inspirational talks were made by
several on our local problems and a
committee was appointed to look in
to matters that pertain to the wel
fare of the town and community.
Next Monday night is ladies night,
and all the members are looking for
ward to an interesting program, as
well ag a social good time.
UNION NEWS
After a week of cold rain, we are
now enjoying beautiful Sunshine
again.
Mr. Dave Fuller, of Odom Mem
orial, made a business trip in our
community Thursday of last week.
Miss Ethel Harden, who is attend
ing school here, spent the week end
with home folks at Bay Head.
Rev. W. L. Duncan, of Manassas,
was looking after business here last
week.
Mr. Paul O’Neal and Miss Ruby
Hughes attended services at Aimwell
Sunday P. M.
Mr. Neubia Braddy attended the
sing at Mr. Allen Sharpe’s Saturday
night.
Rev. J. E. Small attended our S.
S. and gave us a fine talk which we
all enjoyed.
Mrs. Blount has been on the sick
list for several days. Hope she will
soon be out again.
Mr. Ezra McGill of Center, visit
ed our Sunday School Sunday P, M.
Quite a crowd was disappointed
Sunday night wheh Rev. Powell fail
ed to fill his appointment here.
Miss Clio Right who is attending
school at Vidalia spent the week end
with home folks.
Mr. Perlis' Odom, of South Thom
son, visited Union Sunday afternoon.
Messrs Ezra McGill and Walter
Blount with Misses Lenoa Blount
and Lee O'Neal went motor riding
after Sunday School Sunday P. M.
Rev. J. E. Small was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Holton Sunday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Beadenbaugh,
of Sharpes, called on Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Thompson Thursday last.
Among those from here attended
services at Sharpes Sunday night,
were Mr*. W. J. Holton and Misses
»-lora Qt'Neal and Carrie, Mr. Paul
and Miss Ruby Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Thompson, of
Vidalia, were the guest of formers
parents Sunday.
Last Tuesday Rev. J. E. Small was
the dinner guest of L. E. Tomlin.
I can sell you Black Strop Molas
ses to make your 801 l Weevil Poison
at 25 cents per gallon of 50 to 55
gallon barrels, provided I get your
order in the next 10 ten days. Same
is going to be higher later.
E. O. WTLT.IAMS,
Lyons, Georgia.
The Lyons Progress
DR. AARON OFFERS SODA
FOUNT TO THE LADIES
Dr. I. E. Aaron has offered the
ladies of the churches the use of the
soda fount at the Bargeron Drug
store for one day for the purpose of
raising funds for the improvement
of church property.
The ladies of the Methodist church
have accepted his offer for Friday
March 14th and they have already
appointed some committees for the
purpose of arranging matters for
that day.
• They will sell "ice cream, cake and
candy as well as soda fount products.
They are planning to improve the
front of the church and parsonage
grounds and this generous offer
will give them a good start.
The ladies.from the Baptist church
will be heard from later, and will no
doubt take hold of the affair with a
will.
WESLEY CHAPEL NEWS
Mis s Leola Gibbs spent Monday
with Gladys Parker.
Mrs. Gordon Bradock was the af
ternoon guest of Mrs. Henry Parker
Monday.
Mr. Arthur NeeSmith of Johnson
Corner passed thru our community
Monday morning.
Miss Estelle Brinson has returned
home after spending last week in
Covena, Ga.
Miss Frakie Scarboro and Miss
Gladys were out kodaking Sunday
P. M.
Mrs. Vertie Carr spent Monday
with Mrs. L. N. Underwod.
Messrs Sim and Ed Bland and
Miss Leola Gibbs motored to Ohoo
pee Sunday afternoon.
Misses Lorraine Williams and Sal
lie Gibbs with Mr. Berbert Jones of
Cedar Crossing attended preaching
'at Rock Springs Sunday night.
Mrs. J. O. Dyer and Mrs. Tracy
Williams spent Monday with Mrs. H.
C. Gibbs.
Miss Leola Gibbs and Miss Lor
raine 'Williams made a business trip
to Cedar Crossing Saturday P. M.
Mrs. L. N. Underwood spent Sun
day P. M. with Mrs. Henry Parker.
Miss Gertie Kitchens and Miss
Alyce Johnson spent the week end
with home folks in Ohoopee.
Mr. Charlie Harden was the guest
of Miss Bessie Braddock Sunday af
ternoon.
Mrs. H. C. Gibbs and daughter,
Leola, spent a short while with Mrs.
Cora O’Neal Friday P. M.
There will be an oyster and fish
supper at Parker Schol House next
Friday night, March 7th. Every
bdoy invited.
Mrs. E. E. Brinson and Mrs. H. C.
Gibbs spent a short while With Mrs.
Payne Parker Monday A- M.
Messers Sim and Ed Bland were
the guest of Miss Leola and Miss
Gertie Kitchens Tuesday.
We are glad to say that Mrs. Hen
ry Parker is improving fast after be
ing ill for several days.
Misses Cassye and Estelle Brinson
and Mr. Sebrum Bell of New Branch
were out riding Sunday afternoon.
The sing given by Miss Theo Alex
ander Saturday night was enjoyed
by a large crowd. ,
Mr. Frank Bland parsed thru our
section Monday A. M.
Miss Sallye" Gibbs spent Thursday
night with Miss Gladys Parker.
Miss Gladys Parker and Miss
Frankie Scarboro attended preach
ing at Hardens Chapel Sunday night
Miss Sallye Gibbs spent Friday
night with Miss Cassye Brinson.
Miss Ellen Harden was the after
noon guest of Miss Bessie Braddock
Saturday.
Mrs. M. A. Parker spent Saturday
with Mrs. Henry Parker.
Mrs. Blison Carr wag the guest of,
Mrs. J. B. Parker Saturday A. M.
Mrs. R. E. Boyd, Mrs. Dealas Keen
Miss Ethel Parker, Mrs. Lizzie i
Fulch, Mrs. E. E. Brinson, Mrs. Ema
Futch, Mrs. Mary James were the
afternoon guest of Mrs. H. C. Gibbs
Monday. I
OYSTER SUPPER
There will be an oyster supper
and debate at the Parker School
house Friday night, March 7th. Ev-i
erybody invited.
C. S. MARTIN.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAR. 6 1924
TO THE PROGRESS READERS
We desire every reader of the Progress to give careful at
tention to the Editorial thi a week on
COUNTY POLICE and PROHIBITION
February Grand
Jury Presentments
With the reading of the Grand
Jury presentments for this term of '
Toombs Superior court, there are
offered some timely suggestions and
recommendations.
It is almost certain that the coun
ty commissioners will act on some of
the suggestions, and if they do it
will work some radical charges in :
the county.
There is nothing at this time that
will be worth more than a county
policeman, and the right man will
work wonSers in restricting manu
facture and distribution of moon
shine whiskey.
With two highways across the
county a policeman is needed to pro
tect the traveling public from the
common marauders, from the wild
and frezied driver of the Ford cars,
as well as from the boot-leggers who
follow the highways with his traffic.
The presentments follows:
Grand Jury Presentments
We, the Grand Jury appointed to
serve at the February term, 1924 of
Toombs Superior Court beg leave to
submit to you the following prese
ments:
We, the committee apointed to
examine the books of the Justices of
the Peace and Notary Publics of the
various Miltia Districts find same
properly kept.
J. McMANN
B. F. BROWN
J. C. AUSTIN, Com.
We, the committee appointed to
examine the Court House and Jail
have made a minute inspection and
find the Jail in a clean sanitary con
dition, and we commend the jail or
for condition in which we find the
Jail. We recommend that a lave
tory be place in the North part of
the Jail. We find the Court House
in fair condition but recommend
that heaters be placed in all the
Jury Rooms, in the Offiec of the
Solicitor General and another heater
in the Court Room.
L. S. COX
R. L. SHARPE
P. G. WHEELER, Com.
We, the committee appointed to
examine the County Farm and Con
vict Camp. We find on the County
Farm all necessary implements in
fair candition. We find all neces
sary equipment such as clothing,
tents and bedding for the convicts
in fair condition. We find thirty
head of mules in fine condition also
harness, plows, wagons, and Road
working implements in 'fair condi
tion.
C. R. McCORKLE
W. V. JONES
J. S. ALEXANDER, Com.
We, recommend that Mrs. Juba A.
Hutceson be paid the sum of $6.00
per month as pauper same to be
paid through Mrs. G. W. Meadows,
also Bob Bass be paid the sum of
I $6.00 per month as pauper.
We recommend that SIO.OO per
month be paid to Lonnie Roberts
through Mr. G. F. Sutton till meet
ing of the next Grand Jury and up
on examination by that body that
same be continued if the conditions
warrant it, if not that paymet be
discontinued.
We recommend that $5.00 per
month be paid to Laura Griffin
through Mr. J. C. Austin.
We recommend that SIO.OO per
month be paid to Zach Graham as
allowance as pauper.
We, recommend that County Com
missioners examine the method in
which allowance paid to J. S. and
Mamie O’Neal is beirtr uesd and if
same is being used for purpose of
support of others than the said J. S.
and Mamie O’Neal and dependents
that Commissoiensr discontinue pay
ment to them.
We recommend that Mrs. J. C.
Price be appointed as Member of
The Board of Education of Toombs
County.
We, recommend that in the event
that resignation of J. H. Smith as
member of the Board of Education
of this County be accepted that W.
L. Eferden be appointed to take the
plac*made vacant by resignation of
Mr. Smith.
■We, recommend that Commission
ers of Roads and Revenues erect the
necessary booths at each voting pre
cinct for the purpose of installing j
the Australian System of balloting i
as pjjpvided by Act of The General.
Assajhbly 1922, same to be erected
before the netx election.
Record of Audit of C. W. Culpep
per, Sheriff.
Mr. Culpepper is due the follow
ing amounts to the County:
City Court Fines $615.96
Less payment on same of 111.60
Balance due County City
Court Fines $504.36
Cash collected from Mrs. L. M.
Rowland for tax $107.50
Cash collected from Mr. J. L.
Thompson for tax 336.24
Balance due the County by C.
W. Culpepper $948.10
Sheriff as per audit 1922 Dec. 31st.
Against this balance of $948.10,
Mr. Culpepper claims that the Coun
ty is due him for:
Deeds & Commission on sale of
property for tax 225.24
Unpaid approved vouchers in
favor of C. W. Culepper,
Sheriff 103.05
Total credits claimed $633.29
Leaving a balance due the Coun
ty by C. W. Culpepper, Sheriff of
$314.81 allowing all thees credits.
It apears to this body that no au
dit ofthe records of the office of the
Sheriff was made or 1923.
We recommend that Commission
ers of Roads & Revenues have a com
plete audit made of the records of
the office of the Sheriff immediately
and that amount of shortage be set
tled at once.
We, recommend further that Com
missioners enter suit against the
'bonding company for amount of
shortage of C. W. Culpepper, Sheriff
if the amount of shortage found is
not settled immediately after audit
j is made.
We accept the report of audit fur
| nished to this body by Commissoin
ers of Roads and Revenues as a
whole as information to the Grand
Jury.
We recommend that all County
officers recently elected he required
to furnish bond through some rep
utable Surety Company.
We recommend 'that the Clerk of
this body be paid the sum of Two
Dollars per day extra for his ser
vices.
We recommend that these present- 1
ments be published in the Lyons
Progress and the Vidalia Advance;
and that they be paid Ten Dollars
each for publishing them.
We recommend that County Com
missioners employ Special County
Policeman. We further recommend
that Commissioners hire Mr. J. O.
Bailey as County Policeman.
In taking leave of this Court we
wish to thank His Honor Judge
.Hardeman for his able charge and
and instructions contained therein
which have been of much value to
this body in considering the matters j
brought before us.
Also we wish to thank the Solici-j
tor General Hon. Walter F. Grey for j
the able assistance rendered this
body.
W. P. C. SMITH, Foreman
G. C. BRANTLEL, Clerk.
After being read in open court it
it ordered that these preeentmenta be
P. T. A. MEETING AT
OHOOPEE MONDAY
The P. T. A. held a Call Meeting
Monday afternoon at the school
house with quite a number of the
members present. The object of the
call meeting was for the Secretary
and Treasurer to make a report to
the club in regards to the box sup
per given by the P. T. A. Friday
night, February 29th.
There was quite a large crowd at
tended the box supper from differe
ent parts of the county.
First came the debate, subject
Resolve that Woodrow Wilson was
our Greatest President which was
won by the affirmation, Miss Bert
Rolison.
Second, the boxes were auctioned
off by Mr. W. T. Mayo.
Third, the two cakes were contest
ed, Miss Hazel Meadows winning the l
one given for the most popular girl. :
Mr. Lonnie Rustin of Johnson Cor
ner winning the one given for the
ugliest boy.
We also served sandwiches, hot
coco, with small cakes. We taken
jed in $68.3,0 with $2.82 expenses,
j We deposited in the First National
' Bank in Lyons $65.48. x
We P. T. A. members most highly
appreciate the coo-peration from dif
ferent parts of the county.
Mrs. W. H. ANDERSON.
A WELL KNOWN WOMAN
DIES AT LUMBER CITC, GA.
Mrs. Annie Crawford McLeod
, died at her home in Lumber City,
J Ga., Saturday morning, March Ist.,
I after several weeks illness. She
was the wife of the late Jno. D. Mc-
Leod of Montgomery county. She
was the eldest daughter of the late
Mathew Sharpe of what is now
Sharpes Spur.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at the Methodist
church by her pastor Rev. E. E.
Gardner. She was a faithful and
consistent member of this church
since a child.
She leaves two sons, Jno. D. Mc-
Leod of Atlanta, and Alex McLeod,
of Lumber City, and brothers and
sisters, with a host of relatives over
the country, and among these is a
neice of Lyons, Mrs. Howell C. Mc-
Lemore.
MRS. KATE CURRIE
- TAKEN BY DEATH
HAD BEEN IN THE STATE SAN
ATORIUM AT ALTO FOR SOME
TIME, BUT WAS BROUGHT
HOME SATURDAY NIGHT.
I Mrs. Kate Currie, who has been
i ill at the State Sanatorium at Alto
was brought home last Saturday
night and died on Tuesday morning.
She had been ill for several
j months and was carried to Alto as
j soon as she was able to make the
trip, but with all that medical science
could do, she grew worse until they
saw there was not hopes for her, and
; advised the family to carry her to
j her home where she gave up the
I fight.
j She leaves a host of relatives in
this and adjoining counties. Sever- ■
al brothers and sisters, among them
Dr. J. K. Hall and Mrs. G. T. Gray
j of Lyons.
I Her children are Mrs. Nona Odom, 1
| Mrs. Aletha Middleton of Waverly,
Ga., Frank of Orlando, Fla., Glynn
and Lourania, of Lyons.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home of Mrs. G. T. Gray,
and interment in the Lyons ceme
tery.
BARBECUE AND OYSTER
SUPPER t
There will be a barbecue and
oyster supper at Parker School
i House, Friday night March 7th.
! Everybody come and bring some
! one else with l you.
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filed, and then published as recom
mended.
February 28th, 1924.
R. N. HARDEMAN,
Judge. 1
Subscription SI.OO
TOOMBS COUNTY
TO HEAR SOULE
STATE COLLEGE HEAD WILL
MAKE AN ADDRESS AT VIDA.
LIA, THURSDAY MARCH 13TH
AT 10 O’CLOCK.
When Dr. Andrew M. Soule, head
of the State College of Agriculture
in Georgia, speaks in Vidalia March
13th, Thursday morning at 10 o’clock
with an address aimed at the solving
of farming problems in this State,
■this will mark one of the most com
prehensive farming projects the
Georgia district Kiwanis has ever un
dertaken, and it is believed by Dis
! trict Governor P. T. ,Anderson and
those closely associated with him in
the movement that is going to com
j pletely tie up all the agricultural
j development in this State more
eTosely with the State College and
! with the many members of Kiwanis
in the State who are lending them
j selves to progress in farming.
Georgia Kiwanis sponsors the pro
' gram which takes Dr. Soule to twen
ty-four Middle and South Georgia
points with the message which he is
carrying to practical farmers. He
has the greatest message that can be
carried—is far above any availble
. Georgin in his knoweldge of the
I problems that must be handled this
year, and he is offered in this man
! ner for the purpose of reaching and
enlivening those uponw horn the
■ State will depend for the main staple
crops this year.
It is the hope of Kiwanis, through
the addresses of Dr. Soule, to render
a practical aid in the crop production
of this year, not only in the commun
where he appears, but also
throughout this portion of the State
| The opening address in Fort Valley
Monday morning at 10 o’clock marks
the beginning of the largest single
| farming effort Georgia District Ki
wanis or any other similar organiza
tion has thus far undertaken.
Dr. Soule's Tour
Dr Soule has said that Georgians
are not optimistic as to our farming
conditions and possibilities.’* During
an address in Atlanta about two
weeks ago, he declared that where
as the value of the average yield per
acre in the wheat belt is only sl2, in
the State of Georgia it is $36. A
man raising 100 pounds of cotton to
the acre realizes $36, although the
estimate is not confined to cotton.
Dr. Soule will make a recommen
dation as to an agricultural program
especially suited to this community,
and it will be a happy result if in
addition to a number of farmers
adpoting it to one degree or another,
: some Kiwanian or other prominent
factor would execute the recom
: mendation simply for the purpose of
I experimentation and public demon
sration.
The Kiwanis could hardly have
hit upon a more beneficient plan to
| develop Georgia and cause two
, blades to grow where one now holds
■ forth.—Macon Telegraph.
TO THE EASTERN
STAR MEMBERS
What has become of the Eastern
! Star Chapter that once flourished
I here?
If you dont look out you wi’.l for
! feity our Charter. Why not get to
ther ladies and get this Chapter re
surrected and have a live, wide
awake Chapter?
Nothing is more social, instructive
and fraternal than this order, and
we could have a good Chapter in
Lyons.
TO OUR CORRESPONDENTS
We are very sorry this week that
we had to leave out several articles
that were sent for publication. We
j had to do this on account of engine
; breaking down on Us the first part
of the week, and it was necessary
for us to set only some matter that
was necessary to carry this week.
All articles that were left out this.
! week will be carried next week.