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Vol 21. No 11
DEATH CLAIMS
EASONCOILINS
AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF ILL
NESS OF PNEUMONIA DEATH
COMES EARLY THIS MORN
ING.
Mr. T. Eason Collins, a well known
young man of Lyons died last Thuxs
day morning after a weeks illness
of pneumonia.
Mr. Collins was just about forty
years old and has lived in Lyons for
several years, making his home here.
He was a popular young man and
has many friends over the county
where he is known.
He leaves a widowed mother,
three brothers, Mr. Neal Collins of
Savannah, Mr. Joe Gorins of Colum
but, Ga. and Mr. Aultman Collins of
Lyons. One sister, Mrs. A. C. Saf
fold of Vidalia, Ga.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. J. H. Sampley of Vidalia
and Rev. Theo Pharr of Lyons.
Interment in the Cemetery of
Lyons.
MISSIONARY UNION INSTITUTE
The Southeast Division of the
Georgia Baptist Women’s Missionary
Union will hold an institute at Doug
last, March 27-28. Following is the
program:
“It is not what a man is or has,
but how he uses it, that is the final
test of living.”
First Day, Thursday, March 27,
10:30 a. m. —
Music, quiet and reverent.
Hymn, “Come Women, Wide Pro
claim.”
“In Quietness and Confidence,”
Mrs. E. L. Tanner.
Greetings from Douglas Women’s
Missionary Society, Mrs. G. D. Gray.
Response, Mrs. Ed. Jarman.
Recognition of visiting txrethem
and sisters.
One minute mesage from division
officers and chairmen.
Division secretaries, Mrs. E. R.
Carswell, New Sunbury Association;
Mrs. L. E. McVey, Dodge County
Association; Mrs. C. A. Ryals, Tel
fair Association.
Division chairmen, Mrs. Mary
Stacer, White Cross work; Mrs. R.
W. Eubanks, press; Mrs. W. G.
King', personal service; Mrs. H. »L.
Wiliams, mission study; Mrs. B. H.
Tanner, stewardship.
Division young peoples counsellor,
Miss Mamie Lee.
Recognition of all superintendents
and associational officers.
“The Gospel in Song,” (special)
Douglas.
“Stewardship and Tithing,” Mrs.
B. H. Tanner.
Thursday afternoon —
Two special conferences: Super
intendents and all Women’s Mis
sionary Society workers, with Miss
Laura Lee Patrick, presiding; Young
Peop'e’s workers, with Miss Julia Al
len, and Miss Mamie Lee Miller.
3 o’clock, reassemble in autditor
ium of church.
“In Quietness and Confidence,”
Mrs. W. J. Neal, state president.
Message, Mrs. W. C. James, presi
dent. Baptist Women’s Missionary
Union of Southern Baptist Confer
ence.
Missionary message, Miss Emma
Leachman, home board represneta
tive.
Evening, 7:30 o’clock —
“Voluntary,” Mrs. Austin Reiser.
“In Quietness and Confidence,”
Miss Laura Lee Patrick.
“The Gospel In Song” Swainsboro
choir.
Steropticon lecture on China,
Mises Catherine Bryan, special music
by Swainsboro choir.
Pa*geant, “The Call of the Cross,”
presented by Douglas Young People.
Special music, Swainsboro choir.
Friday, March 28, 10 a. m.—
“In Quietness and Confidence,”
Miss Emma Leachman.
“Press Work,” Mrs. R. W. Eu
bank.
“Our Index — At Home and
Abroad,” Louie D. Newton.
“Completing Our Campaign
Pledge,” Miss Laura L. Patrick.
“Gospel In Song,” (special) Doug-
The Lyons Progress
CITY OF LYONS NOW HAS
EXCELLENT WATER
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The following, letter from the
.State Board of Health speaks well
for the splendid water we have in
Lyons.
We have heard, so much about the
water supply, and now comes an of
ficial report. Read it and tell it,
'till all the world knows we have good
water.
Mr. F. F. Goddard, Pres.
Lyons Ice & Cold Storage Co.,
Lyons, Georgia.
Dear Sir:
I wish to make the following re
port on samples of water collected
February 27th:
Samples Nos. 703 and 704 as list
ed, both show at this time a very ex
cellent water.
I am enclosing results of analysis.
Yours very truly,
H. C. WOODFALL, Director.
W. A. R. WILKES CLAIMED
BY DEATH SUNDAY MORN.
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Mr. W. A. R. Wilkes of the Aim
well community of Toombs county
died .last Sunday morning and was
buried at the Aimwe’.l cemetery on
Monday afternoon.
. Mr. Wilkes suffered a stroke of
paralysis several w'eeks ago, and
gradually grew worse till death
claimed him last Sunday.
He levase a wife and several
children.
A GOOD TIME TO SAVE
Estroff’s Sale is the climax of a
good year of business in Lyons, and
theyare now affording the public an
opportunityto save some real good
money, for their stock is not a SALE
stock of goods bought for that pur
pose, but a real bona fide sale of
first class goods and the Progress is
willing to underwrite everything
that they are offering in these bar
gains.
Somehow the store does not look
like a regular bargain counter sale
of cheap goods, (ninety eight cents
beingthe usual price of this kind of
sale), but a first class dry goods
store, Tilled with opportunities.
The sale we are informed will not
last but a few days, giving them an
opportunity to change their manner
ofsales from the credit to a cash
system.
I
NOTICE
March the 7th 1924 the District
Singing Convention is ordered off
until the sth Sunday in March for'
the purpose of meeting with the Tat
tnall County Convention at Reids
ville, which we all have a cordial in
vitation.
Respectfully,
W. M. SMITH, Pres.
Real linen handkerchiefs at 10c
each—Estroff’s Cash Raising Sale.
las.
Friday afternoon.
The quiet hour.
“The School of Missions and the
Church,” Mrs. H. L. Williams.
“Personal Service,” Mrs. W. G.
King.
“The Margaret Fund,” Mrs. L. C.
Durham.
“White Cross and Hospital Work,”
Mrs. Mary F. Stacer.
Special music, Dopglas.
Message, Mrs. W. J. Neel.
Evening, 7:30 o’clock —
“In Quietness and Confidence,”
Rev. R. L. Wyatt.
Special music, Douglas.
Processional of all Young People.
Message from Young People’s
leader, Miss Julia Allen.
“Missionary Message to Young
People,” Miss F. Catharine Bryan.
Benediction, Mrs. W. C. James.
The Daniell Association is urged
to send as many as will go.
All delegates will be entertained
free. Please send names to Mrs.
J. L. Oockhran, Douglas, by March
24, or sooner if posible. All dele
gates are urged to go for the first
session and stay through the last. If
anyone has anything that w'ould add
to the interest of the exhibit room
please take it with them or send to
Mrs. C. R. Tanner, Douglas.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAR. 13 1924
URGE AUDIENCE DEARS DR. SOULE
AE VIDALIA THURSDAY MORNING
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HIS TALK WAS DEVOTED TO
THE THINGS THAT THE COL
LEGE OF AGRICULTURE WAS
DOING FOR THE STATE.
A large audience of* farmers and
business men from all sections of
Toomhs county heard Dr. A. M.
Soule at the City Hall, Vidalia, Ga.,
Thursday.
The speaker was introduced by
Mr. Druedn of Graymont, Ga.
Dr. Soule is one of the greatest
educators in the south, and has pos
sibly done more for the agricultural
interest" of Georgia that any other
man living.
His speech was filled with optim
ism from begining to end and all
who heard him were filled with a
spirit of determination to succeed in
spite of the hinderances to the crops.
His talk was devoted to the things
that the college of Agriculture is
doing for the state, and there is no
doubt but this school is one of the
greatest assets of the state or na
tion.
Dr. Soule spoke at large on the
great subject °f “Leadershiy,” say
ing that every community was de
fendent of at rained leadeT and if
this was lacking the people would
suffer from lack of vision, and said
the College of Agriculture was de
veloping just this kind of men And
women for the growth of the county
and specifically for the farmers in
terest. r
He said that a trained man or wo
man was a sure guarantee of suc
cess to the county employing trfem.
The next great thing Dr. Soule
Boosters Hold
Regular Meeting
LADIES NIGHT POSTPONED ON
ACCOUNT OF DEATH OF MRS.
MOSLEY—NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
TO BE LADIES NIGHT.
The Lyons Booster Club met Mon
day night at the Elebrta Hotel
where an interesting program was
rendered.
Several new members were pres
ent, and among these Miss Vann, our
County Demonstrator, and Miss Tip
pens, Music Director for the Booster
Club.
A fine half hours was spent in
songs and a spirit of fellowship was
manifested that will count for good
to the Club and to the whole coun
try.
Col. Harris of Louisville Ga. was
the guest of the Club, and made a
interesting and instructive as well
as inspiring talk on the Cotton Belt
Highway and Altamaha Bridge move
ment.
Col. G. W. Lankford made a re
port on his trip to Atlanta in Tegard
to this “Good Road” movement, and
his route and plan for the Booster
trip south on the 18th and 19 th of
March.
Mr. J. B. Johnson w r as made vice
chairman of the North bound Boost
er trip and the committees are to
have a get-together meeting at an
early date for the purpose of com-,
pleting plans for the trip.
Next Monday night will be given
PROMINENT AIMWELL FARM
ER DIES TUESDAY MORNING
Mr. Jno. L. Gibson, a prominent
farmer of the Aimwell community
died }ast Tuesday morning at 5:30
o’clock of pneumonia after an ill
ness of several days.
Mr. Gibson was a splendid citizen,
and a good farmer, and his death is
a distinct loss to the community.
He leaves a wife and seven child
ren ; five boys and two girls.
He was buried in the Odom bur
ial grounds two miles southwest of
Lyons. Funeral services were con
ducted by Rev. Theo Pharr, pastor
of the Lyons Methodist church.
touched on was “Survey,” saying
that it was impossible for any one
to know just what was needed on the
market of the country unless a sur
vey was made to determine how
much was grown, and in this way a
balance could be made as to product
ion and consumption.
He said that Tennessee was selling
hundreds of oar loads of chicken and
eggs to Atlanta, Ga. while we were
content to let them come in and take
our market from us.
He said first of all let every farm
er have cows and hens in sufficient
quantity to furnish the family with
plenty of fresh eggs and milk, saying
that there are three hundred thous
and underfed and under nourished
children in the state.
Dr urged the importance of
a community Hatchery, saying no
greater asset could come to any com
munity than a public hatchery where
farmers could hatch all surplus eggs
and put the chicks on the market.
Three of the county Corn Club
boys were introduced to the aud
ience and a statement of their work
was made from last years report.
Some interesting things were learn
ed from this report, showing that
the highest yield was 100 4-10 bu.
per acre.
Miss Vann, our efficient county
Demonstrator was present with sev
enty three of her Club Girls, and Dr.
Soule called them to the front and
they were introduced and created a
great deal of interest.
In Dr. Soule has made a wonder
ful impression where he has pone and
has left a fine spirit of optimism
among the farmers.
over to Ladies Night, and a genuine
good time is anticipated.
Seaboard Operate* Poultry Car
A telegram was received by the
Lyons Booster Club from the Inter
state Commerce Commission that a
new traiff was granted Thursday by
the commission, permitting a puoltry
car to be started at Americus and
stop at each station from here to
Helena during one day’s run of the'
local fright; then to make the trip
from Helena to Savannah the next
day, buying poultry all the way.
This move was started by the Sea
board Air Line officials in an effort
to help solve the problem of market
ing of the poultry in this section
and has been actively pushed and
developde by Mr. Bagwell, superint
endent of the Savannah division, and
by the agricultural department of
the railroad who have had M. M.
Connor working on developing the
details of the plan for several months
This is an innovation in this sec
tion and is one of the most con
structive developmets ever made to
ward solving some of the marketing
problems of farm produce.
This will give poultry from this
section an outlet to all of the larger
markets through Savannah snd At
lanta as the buyer who has arranged
to be in this car weighing and paying
for the poultry has a capacity of ten
cars of poultry per week and in fact,
hand’ed one-half million dollars
worth of poultry last year.
HONOR ROLL PRIMARY
DEPT. OHOOPEE SCHOOL
Primer: Authur Meadows, Irvin
Webb, Wilson Thorpe, Myrtice An
derson, Catharine Rolison, Hettie
Blalock, Nettie Blalock.
First Grade: Waunell Kitchens.
Second Grade: Odom Anderson,
Nora Lee Bowen, Thelma.
Mrs. Jessie Wade, teacher.
PIE SUPPER
The club girls will give a Pie Sup
per at the Parker School Thursday
night, March 20th. Everybody is
invited to attend.
BLACK .STRAP MALASSES
OBTAINABLE lsHc GAL.
Farmers deairing to buy black
strap, molasses in barrel lots for use
of poisoning boll weevils can do bo
by sending me a check for SI.OO for
each barel ordered. We have a
price of 19 Vi cents per gallon deliv
ered Lyons, but cannot guarantee
that we will be able to hold that
price open very long. If you want
to buy yours this way send in your
order at once with your deposit. The
molasses will be shipped in April
and is all right for making a mixture
to apply to the cotton when it is
small, if you want to do that, but
will not do to eat or use in any way
for human consumption.
Send your order in at once and if
we don ot get the carload made up
in time this price we will do our best
and get the best price we possibly
can for good molasses. Sen your
order to County Agent, Lyons.
HENRY FORD ACQUIRES
THE NITRATE PLANT
Henry Ford has at last won his
fight for the Muscle Shoals Nitrate
Plant in the House of Representa
tives by a vote of 288 to 142.
After two years of bickering on
the part of party political hopes
and promises, Congress has at last
come to reason and votes to turn this
plant of war time waste into a man
ufacturing concern that will mean
millions of dollars to the South each
year.
It is to be hoped that the Senate
will act speedily on the subject and
turn Mr. Ford loostf on this SIOO,-
000,000 waste.
Os course this action has to be ap
proved by the Senate and the Secre
tray of War before any action is
final.
Mr. Ford guarantees to manufact
ure enough Nitrogen to make 2,000,-
000 tons of commercial fertilizer.
“THE WREN” TO BE GIVEN
BY NEW BRANCH PUPILS
On Thursday night March, a play
“The Wren” will be given by the
High School pupils of New Branch
School. The following day, Friday,
March 21, will mark the closing of
school with a picnic. Rep. Ernest
C. Wimberly will devlier an address
The public is cordially invited to at
tend both occasions.
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'MRS. MOSfIEY
DIESMAI
HER DEATH WAS DUE FROM
OLD AGE AND WAS NOT UN
EXCECTED—REMAINS TAKEN
TO OLD FAMILY CEMETERY.
Mrs. Mary C. Mosley died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. I. A.
Williams Sunday morning at eleven
thirty, after an illness of several
months. Her death was not unex
pected, for she was just wearing out
andthe end came as peacefully as a
babe goes to deep.
She was seventy-six years of age
and has lived all her life in this sec
tion of Georgia and Toombs county.
She leaves eight children and a
host of grand children to mourn her
going away.
Those living are: C. C. Mosley,
postmaster of Lyons, W. S. and J. L.
Mosley, prominent farmers of
Toombs county, and L. S. Mosley, of
Jesup, Georgia. Four daughters,
Mrs. C. S. Meadows of Savannah,
Mrs. W. T. Mayo, of Ohoopee, Mrs.
J. I. Aaron and Mrs. I. A. Williams,
both of Lyons
Shewas carried out to the old fam
il burial place in Emanuel county,
Monday afternoon and laid to rest
by the side of her husband who pre
ceeded her by several years. Fun
eral esrvdces were conducted by her
pastor, Rev. >A. D. Woodle.
MR. J. H. SMITH RESIGNS AS
MEMBER OF COUNTY BOARD
Mr. J. H. Smith has resigned as a
member of the County Board of Ed—
! ucation and Mr. Walter L. Harden
! has been appointed in hisp lace.
The last Grand Jury recommended
this action, and Mr. Smith’s resigna
tion was accepted by the State Supt
erintendent of schools, Mr. Ballard.
NOTICE
v The Tattnall County Singing Con
vention meets at Reidsville in the
Court House the fifth Sunday In
March. We ask all the Toombs Co.
singers to come and be with us, to
gether with all others.
J. C. PURCELL,
Vice President.