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Vol 21. No 13
JOHN H. CLIFTON
• DIES FRIDAY
TOOMBS COUNTY’S FIRST OR
DINARY PASSES AWAY AT A
VERY OLD AGE —SERVED IN
WAR BETWEEN THE STATES.
Judge John H. Clifton, Toombs
County’s first Ordinary died at the
family residence South of Lyons on
Friday March 21st.
He was born March 12th 1839 and
had attained the ripe age of eighty
five years, during all of which time
he lived in the County of his birth,
Tattnall until the creation of the
new county of Toombs and since
that time Toombs County. Mr.
Clifton served throughout the four
years of the War between the States,
being in Company G sth Ga. caval
ry, and surrendering with Johnston
in North Carloina in 1865.
He was quite active in nolitics,
representing the Second Senatrial
District in the State senate four
years before the odpotion of the
Constitution of 1877, and being
elected as the first representative of
this District under the constitution
as adpoted.
In the summer of 1905, when the
first eight new counties were created
he took a very active part in secur
ing the creation of Toombs as one of
these new counties, and the success
ful issue of that fight was due great
ly to his efforts. Upon the organi
zation of the new county in 1906 he
was elected its first Ordinary.
Mr. Clifton was a member of one
of the oldest and most prominent
families of this section and until a
few years ago when his health failed
was widely known and very active in
political and civic affairs in the
county.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Robie Williams and Mrs.
W. E. Brown, of Lyons, Ga. and four
sons, Dr. B. H. Clifton, of Atlanta,
and W. C., M. H. and J. P. Clifton
of Lyons, besides two' brothers and
a number of neices and nephews.
He was buried at the family cem
etery near Marvin Church on Sat
urday March 22nd, the Rev. J. D.
Rabun of Glennville, Ga. conducting
the services at the grave.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
COMPLETES ROAD FILM
“The Road to Happiness”, a mo
tion picture designed to promote in
terest i° better highway has just
been completed at the Ford Motion
Picture Laboratory.
It was produced by the Ford Mo
tion Picture Laboratory in conjunc
tion with the bureau of Public
Roads, U. S. Department of Agricul
utre, the Highway Eeducational
Bureau and the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce and carries
their endorsement.
President Collidge prsonaily ap
peared in one of the scenes, and has
expressed his approval of the pic
ture. He is shown presenting a
scholarship certificate to “Bob Pre
ston” the farm boy hero of the stoiy
who is winner of a prize essay con
test on better roads. The scene was
taken on the White House grounds
and with the President, others ap
pearing in it include members of the
Highway Educational Board of
which Roy D. Chapin is chairman.
Principal settings of the film were
taken around Fairfax, Va., fifteen
miles out of Washington, and the
chief characters were portrayed by
people residing in that vicinity.
Copies of the film are being sent
to branches of the Ford Motor Com
panv in the United States and the
picture will be shown generally.
Highway Commissioners, county en
gineers, road officials, schools and
all interested in the promotion of
improved highways may obtain use
of the film free of charge.
METHODIST CHURCH
SUNDAY MORNING
The pastor will preach on the sub
ject of “What is a Christian, and
who are Christians?”.
Thcmembers are urged to be pres
ent and all others are invited. i
The Lyons Progress
PRELEMINARY TRY-OUT
MUSIC AND EXPRESSION
The Lyons High School prelemin
ary contest for place in the District
school meet, which meets in Wrights
ville, May 25th, was held at the au
ditorium last night by the music and
expression class.
This was a very hard fought bat
tle among those taking part on the
program.
Miss Tippens who has charge of
this department of the High School
was very much gratified with the re
sults, and shows ability in directing
toward sucess.
Following is the numbers render
ed by the class, with those winning
in the contest.
PIANO—
Sous Bois—Staub, Miss Elizabeth
Newton.
Impromptu—Schubert, Maude Wil
son, 10th Grade, First.
Dondo Brillian, Miss Louise Brown
10th Grade, Second.
Humming Bird—Mazo, Miss Eliza
beth Pharr.
Pony Race—Friml, Miss Nilwon
Brown.
EXPRESSION—
Jean DePrez —Service, Miss Mary
Hunter.
|Ann of Green Bable—Montgomery
Miss Nell Wilson, Bth Grade, Second.
Seventeen Both Tarkington,
Miss Gladys Aaron, 10th Grade,
First.
The Night Run of the Overland—
Peake, Miss Francis Odom.
Mother O’Mine —Steele, Miss
Pauline Ivey.
These young ladies will represent
Lyons High School at the District
meet in Wrighrtsville in May, and we
predict for them first place in the
District if they continue to work,
until the contest is over.
A LYONS GIRL WINS DIS
TINCTION IN DRAMATIC ART
Miss PauKne Godwin who is a
student at Brenau college has won
distinction in the Dramatic Art De
partment as the following notice
’ taken from the Alchemist will show.
“The best play of the semester
was presented last Friday night by
the Dramatic Art Class.
The name of the lay was Mrs.
Pat and Miss Pauline God
win of Lyons, Ga. took the part of
Mrs. Pat. Miss Godwin’s Irish Dia
lect was charming.
She shows dramatic ability and we
predict a brilliant future for her.
TOOMBS COUNTY FAIR ASSO
CIATION TO HOLD MEETING
Mr. Wm. E. Estroff, secretary of
the Toombs County Fair Association
has called a meeting for Friday night
at the First National Bank.
All of the stockholders and direct
ors are called to meet with them, for
at this meeting the officers and di
rectors will be elected for the year.
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTI.
TUTE MEETS IN LYONS
Group three of the Mcßae Diet.
Sunday school workers will meet in
Lyons next week, Thursday ,Aprtl 3.
Luneheon will be served at the
church, and all delegates will be car
ed for in the homes of the people.
Sunday school workers from all
over the district will be present.
CHANGES ARE MADE IN S. S.
PROGRAM OF McRAE DIST.
Rev. I. T. Rogers will have charge
of the devotional part of the pro
gram in the afternoon in place of
Rev. J. P. Dickinson.
Rev. W. H. Budd, one of our South:
Georgia ministers who has charge of
one of the most important depart
ments of the churches interest will,
make an address at the closing of
the morning session.
Rev. Budd is one of the best ;
speakers in the conference and has a
message that the world should hear
and heed.
These who know him will be de
lighted to know he is coming to
Lyons.
WANTED—Beef cattle and hogs
FRANK J. PAYNE,
Elefcrta Hotel,
Lyons, Ga.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAR. 27 1924
BOOSTERS FROM LYONS GIVEN
1 ROYAL RECEPTION ON TOUR
WAYCROSS CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE VOTES TO COOPERATE
AND SEND REPRESENTATIVE
* TO ATLANTA IN APRIL.
The Lyons Boosters Club sent out
a delegation to interest the connect
ing counties in behalf of the Cotton
Belt Highway and Altamaha Bridge.
They were met > n Baxley by the
Board of Trade and county commis
sioners and given the assurance of
their hearty cooperation.
The Boosters were shown the
greatest courtesy possible by the
Trade bodies and county commis
sioners and if the spirit was an in
dication of # the interest they will
maintain through the effort to se
cure this Highway and Bridge we
feel sure it will be a certainty.
From Baxley the visitors were ac
oempained to Alma the county seat
of Bacon county, where they were
intertained by the Board of Trad?
and a great deal of interest was man
ifested by the Bacon county people
in this Highway, for it will bring to
them hundreds of permanent people
who will make these south Georgia
towns their home in the future.
Leaving Alma for Waycross a num
her of the representative business
men and county officials accom
pained them on their trip and be
came very enthusiastic for the move
ment.
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The Chamber of Commerce called
a meeting at the Murson Hotel
where the visitors were intertained
in royal spirit.
Mr. Jack Williams, Editor and
owner of the Waycross Joumal-Her
ajld introduced Rev.;_Theo Pharr, who
in turn introduced each of the visit
ors from all along the line.
Gol. Lankford made the first talk,
outlining the plan and giving the
purpose of the meeting.
* Mr. Lankford said that the move
ment was not a fight on any estab
lished Route, but was a plan to make
one more and shorter to Jacksonville
through Waycross.
It is not a movement against
Lanes Bridge, but a movement to
build another bridge for the people
of Toombs and adjoining counties
through which the Highway will pass.
The Cotton Belt Highway runs from
Anderson, S. C. to Jacksonville, Fla.,
passing through Hartwell, Washing
ton, Swainsboro, Lyons, Baxley,
Alma and all intermeditate points.
Shouild the Highway be granted
Toombs and jAppling counties have
agreed to operate a free Ferry
across the Altamaha until the Bridge
is completed.
Prices For Poultry
Car Next Saturday
ABOVE PRICES WILL BE PAID
TO FARMERS NET, AS NO EX
PENSES OR COMMISSION WILL
BE DEDUCTED.
Telegram from Mr. A. J. Kelley
who will operate the poultry car on
the Seaboard next Saturday and buy
poultry at Vidalia, Lyons and Ohoo
pee gives the prices of the poultry
as follows:
Friers 1-2 pounds 40c per lb.
Hens any size 21c per lb.
Stags 2% pounds 18c per lb.
Roosters 10c per lb.
Turkeys 25c per lb.
Geese 12c per lb.
Ducks 20c per lb.
Capons 25c per lb.
Guineas 25c per head.
There will not be any commission
orany expenses deducted from the
above prices so that the farmer will
secure those prices net at the car
door next Saturday morning.
When end Where Vidali*
At Vidalia Seaboard Freight De
pot at 9:45 A. M. the freight train
is due. The train usually stands
there long enough to permit all poul
try that will be there to be weighed.
Ask HJr. Fanning that morning what i
Mr. G. B. Tippens, Chairman
County Commissioners of Appling
county spoke for his county, saying
in substance that the people of Ap
pling county were in thorough ac
coi'd with the plan and would do their
part in maintaing the ferry and
building the road through the Alta
maha river swamp.
Mr. Walker, county Demonstrator
of Bacon county, pledged his county
to active interest in the Highway and
Bridge movement, saying that a del
egation had already been made up
to go to Atlanta on the firht Friday
in April, when the State Highway
Department meets.
Col.E. J. Giles spoke in the inter-j
est of the route as a shortening of
the distance by more than hundred
miles from Anderson to Jacksonville.
About twenty men from Ware
county and the Board of Trade made
short talks pledging their support,
and interest in themovement, saying
they would arrange a strong delega
tion to meet with the others in At
lanta on the date of the Highway
Commission’s meeing in April.
A strong delegation from Lyons
has gone this week to Louisville and
Waynesboro to meet with the Ki
wanis Club and the Board of Trade
of these towns where a meeting has
been called in the interest of the
Cotton Belt Highway and Altamaha
Bridge.
Following is a list of those going
Sowth on the Booster trip: Senator
G. W. Lankford, Col. E. J. Giles Mr.
Dan Odom, Chairman of the County
Commissioners of Toombs County,
My. Wm. Estroff, Mr. J. A. Pughsley
and Rev. Theo Pharr, representing
the Press.
Going north this week were: Mr.
J. B. Johnson, B. M. Brown, Wm.
Estroff and Col. E. J. Giles.
The Boosters Club at the regular
Monday night meeting appointed a
large delegation to make a trip next
week taking in Swainsboro, and on
to Augusta.
A large delegation is expected to
go to Atlanta on April 4th to appeal
to the Highway Commission for the
Cotton Belt Highway and Altama
ha Bridge.
No movement in years has meant
as much to Toombs county as thie
one, and we feel sure that all good
thinking people will get solidly be
hind this movement, that means a
better road and a better bridge
through the best section of the state
of Georgia.
Get ready now to boost roads and
bridges, tourest and settlers, and
the best county and the best section
in Georgia.
time to look for the train and then
go straight to the poultry car and
they will weigh them up rapidly and
give you checks on the First National
Bank of Vidalia where arrangements
will be made this week to pay all of
the checks for any amount of poul
! try that farmers or merchants bring
in.
Lyons
The freight is due at Lyons at
10:35, but since it does not stay here
very long the railroad offcials have
instructed the local agent to weigh
and grade the poultry and have it
ready for the car when it arrives.
This will be done in the freight de
pot. Have your poultry here by
10:30 when the weighing will start.
All of the poultry will be weighed up
and as soon as the train arrives the
man in the car will fill out the checks
and sign them and then the farmers
or merchants can get their money
from the Toombs Couty Bank where
Mr. Kelley will have arrangements
| completed this week for paying all
checks.
Ohoopee
Train is due at Ohoopee at 11:05
at which time the agent, Mr. Will
Talley will begin to weigh and grade
( the poultry that is there. The
SOUTH GA. DELEGATES NAM
ED TO STATE CONVENTION
The state presidential convention
wall be held in the assembly hall of
the Wesley Memorial church in At
lanta on April 23rd.
Mr. Miller S. Bell state campaign
manager for McAdoo has named the
delegates w r ho will attend, and the
Toombs county delegation is as fol
lows: Mrs. E. C. Barrs, Vidalia, S.
P. Darby, Vidalia, Alternates, F. H.
Barker Vidalia, J. C. Meadows, and
Theo Pharr of Lyons.
FOR SALE—White Rock eggs—
SI.OO per setting of 15 eggs. Mrs.
I. H. Corbitt, Lyons, Ga. Al7
agent in the poultry car will fill out
the checks and sign them and the
farmers can then cash them at the
Toombs County Bank oi the mer
chants at Ohoopee will, I am sure, be
glad to cash them for the farmers.
Dont Stuff Chicken* that Morning
Chickens intended for this sale (
should have been shut up and fed
and should have a good feed of wet
mash Friday night, then a light feed
Saturday morning. Be sure not to
bring them to the car with their
craws bulging out as they will have
to be docked in weight. The aver
age hen will add about *4 pound to
her weight and the friers % pound
to theirs, if stuffed, so it will be nec
essary to dock them if they are bad
ly stuffed.
Lets Load This Car
Whether or not this car continues
as a regular proposition on this line
depends on wether or not we sell
them the chickens. They are willing
to pay us the price if we will sell
them the chickens so that they will
have full carloads but they will not
run them if they do not get the vol
ume of poultry. Your county agent,
the Vidalia Kiwanis, the Lyons
Booster Club, and your Home Dem
onstration /Agent, Miss Vann, be
lieves that this car is the best me
thod offered us so far of disposing
of our surplus poultry. This car
will very probably go to New York
and thus help relieve our Southern
markets of their congestion which is
threatening to break them. Lets
Have The Poultry Saturday Morn
ing.
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Money j
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: We have direct connection with \[
: insurance that enables \\
: us to close loans on five, seven «►
[ and ten year terms at this time
[ at a low rate of interest and com-
E missions. We can secure you if
] fifty* per cent of the value of |
: your land and can close the loan |
with no delays. Our commis= ;►
• sions are lower than the regular ||
; loan companies and we can save
\ you time and expense in closing. ::
• We give immediate inspections ::
i and tell you if you can get the
: money\
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MRS. LYNN KILLED
NEAR COELINS
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HIT BY R. L. BRAKE’S CAR
SAVANNAH MAN CLAIMS AC
CIDENT UNAVOIDABLE—DIES
AT OHOOPEE.
COLLINS, Ga R. L. Brade, trav
eling represenaitive for Shuptrine
Company of Savannah, ran down
and killed Mrs. J. G. F. Lynn near
Collins Tuesday morning about 8
o’clock on the road from Collins to
Lynn’s bridge.
Mr. Brake was running from 20
to 25 miles an hour and was pass
ing the school truck operating from
Collins to Lynn’s bridge when Mrs.
Lynn crossed the road ahead of him.
According to Mr. Brake the truck
obscured his view of Mrs. Lynn and
he did not see her until he was pract
ically upon her, making it impossi
ble for him to avoid hitting her.
He imediately called the doctor
and upon the doctors’ arrival took
Mrs. Lynn in his car and started to
the hospital at Vidalia, but she died
at Ohoopee before reaching the hos
pital.
The Ford touring car Mr. Brake
was driving was damaged consider
ably, ruining the radiator, one lamp
and bending the hood. According
to witnesses the accident was un
avoidable.
M. E. CHURCH LADIES TO
GIVE PAGENAT SUN. NIGHT
The Ladies of the Methodist
Church will present a pageant
“The Forgotten Man” at the Meth
odist church Sunday night, March
30th.
This promises to be one of the
best local intertainments of the sea
son in the church world.
It is to be given in the interest of
the Superanuate Endowment Fund
which is being raised all over South
ern Methodism this year.
Everybody cordially invited to at
end this wondeful pbrtrayal of char
acter, worth and value of the old
worn out preachers who have gone
before us and paved the way for the
properity of the present generation.
No admission charges.