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Vol 21. No 14
THIRD ANNUAL
PEACH FESTIVAL
The Third Annual Peach Blossom
Sestival at Fort Valley has passed
into history. New records of at
tainment in the beautiful, new
glories of accomplishment of the
commercial, unusual throughout; the
annual festival of Manch 27th mark
ed the dawn of a new era of the
peach industry in Georgia.
More than 35,000 visitors, from
every state and clime, flowed into
the hub of the peach-growing coun
try of Georgia and partook of the
festivities in true holiday fashion,
enraptured with the scenes of beauty
and awed at the stupendousness ot
the whole affair. Truly it ■das a
gala occasion.
From the opening of the festivi
ties with the concert given by five
enlarged bands on through the clos
ing event, the great historical pag
eant, “The Peach of the World” the
day was crowded with delightful sur
prises and entertainment deluxe.
The morning was devoted to music
exhibition flights by army aviators,
an imposing parade of gorgeous
floats representing various cities of
Georgia, special drills by crack mil
itary companies and speeches by
Maj. General David' C. Shanks, Com
mander Fourth Corps Area U. S. A.
and Governor Clifford Walker.
Promptly at noon an old-fashioned
Georgia Barbecue was served. Plan
ned to a nicety, every guest was am
ply served with precision and dis
patch, denoting careful planning and
hard work on the part of the com
mittee in charge. 450 hogs, 25
cows, 50 lambs, 4000 gallons of
Brunswick stew, 5000 loaves of
bread and 3000 gallons of coffee
were used in this mammoth spread.
The entire afternon was given over
to pageantry. “The Peach of the
World’* depicting the modest begin
ning of this present-day king of all
fruit inthe Orient 2000 yards B. C.;
» its gradual spread to Japan and In
dia, Persia, Greece, Italy and France
England, Belgium, Holland and
Spain, Mexico and its final enthrone
ment in America occupied the stage
for more than three hours. More
than 700 persons blended their tal
ents in this artistic creation.
From the Coronation of the King
and Queen of Peachland on through
the final scene of the “Peach of the
Future”, episode followed episode in
splendid order and arrangement.
Colorful beyond description, each
\ scene adding to the beauty of the
whole, the story of Georgia’s pride
was unfolded amid glorious surround
ings and with the clearness of a
summer mom. The future disclos
ed Georgia reveling in a sea of blos
soms.
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Fort Valley’s Peach Festival is an
institution, highly-fitting and worthy
an event, purely Georgian and a
splendid contribution to our own
Georgia.
SECOND QUARTERLY M. E.
CHURCH TO BE APRIL BTH
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The second quarterly conference
for the Lyons charge will be held on
Tuesday night April Bth.
This is a very important depart- j
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mert cf the churchs work and every
member should be present.
See your Steward and find out if
your are paid up for the month, and
for the first four months of the con- [
ference year.
One third of the conference year
is past and if you are interested in
the church and its work, you will
wan to know something of plans and
pror " c s of the things the church is
doing, so come out, Tuesday night
April Bth at 8 o’clock.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this method of express
ing our heart felt thanks to the good
people of this community for the
many kindness shown us in the rec
ent illness in our family and the
death of our beloved daughter, and
sister, also Dr. Youmans for his
faithful service. May God’s richest
blessings rest upon each and every
one. •
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Reynolds and
family.
The Lyons Progress
LAMP THAT FOUND TACK IN
BABY’S LUNG WAS EXHIBIT
The smallest and the largest in
candescent electric light bulbs ever
made were on exhibition at the rec
ent'convention of the Oklahoma Util
ities Association. The smallest builb
wa s the indentical lamp used by sur- j
geons in Philadelphia in operating
i on a bay’s lung a few months ago sot
the removal of a tack that the child
. had inhaled. This lamp is about
one-fourth of an inch long and its
j filament can be discrened by the
! naked eye with difficutly. The lar
( gest lamp will develop 100,000 pan
delpower and is lighted with a 120-
volt, 250 ampere circuit. It is the
largest made, and is used exclusively
■ in movie studios. It generates so
much heat that when it is in use it
has to have six electric fans blowing
| upon it to keep it from becoming
too hot. Each globe of this size
, cost? S3OO. Its operating cost is
about $3.00 per hour. Its filament,
drawn into the size used in 25-watt
, lamps, would supply ,55,000 of them.
GENERAL MARKET CONDITIONS
1 March trading abroad was not up
’ on a satisfactory' basis. Consider
! able volume was recorded, but much
of this was on consignment, which
only adds to the present accumula
( tion in foreign centers. Foreign
exchange was a material factor in
’; lessening trade, but there is an op
timistic hope that the report of the
Dawes Commission will materially
strengthen and steady all foreign
j moneys.
’ | Domestic industrial conditions dis
; played on adverse tendencies that
’ noticeably affected meat consump
| lion. The advent of the Lenten
Reason has caused a lessened demand
particularly in industrial centers,
! where foreign labor is empolyed, and
in the larger cities.
Figures recently released by the
'■ |U. S. Department of Agriculture
’ ( show that 1923 meat consumption
I was the highest since 1908. Should
> this rate continue during 1924, with
‘ what is conceded to be reduced pro
! duction, producers w'ho stay in the
I game will surely prosper.
' JOHNSON CORNER CLUB NEWS
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■j Miss Vann met with the following
ladies on Thursday, March 27th, in
the school auditorium, and organized
a Womans Club.
Mrs. H. H. Mann, President.
Mrs. J. B. Rushing, Vice Pres.
Mrs. H. J. Eeason, Sec and Treas.
Mrs. H. D. Youmans, Cor. Sec.
Mrs. W. C. Smith, Mrs. G. P.
Walker, Miss Maymie Tarver, Mrs.
W. L. Mincey, Mrs. Alferd McCabe,
| Mrs. W. W. Ansley, Mrs. T. C. Hay
slip, Mrs. J. V. Jeffers, Mrs. J. T.
' Jones, Mrs J S Banks.
The ladies seem interested in the j
prospect of a club and appreciate
Miss Vanns’ assistance.
Since the school is of most im
portance to our community as a
i whole we voted unanimously to help,
j put it on the accredited list as our
! goal for thi s year.
First Thursday in each month at
1 3 o’clock is our regular time for
j meeting.
IN MEMORY OF ALLEN BOWEN
On Tuesday morning, March 25th
just at nine o’clock a precious and
j useful life was ended. Mr. Bowen
was just sick a short time, his death
being unexpected. He was 62 years'
of age and was loved by all who
knew him.
He leaves seven children, fourj
girls and three boys, to mourn his,
going away.
Weep not dear ones, for he is rest-!
ing on that heavenly shore, where
pain and death shall come no more.
Birdie Harden.
RIPEN BANANAS BY GAS
The banana shortage which has
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been sung from coast to coast is be-j
ing relieved by manufactured gas.
Much of the imported fruit is quite j
green when received in the U. S. and
must be reponede by artifical me
thods.
Gas heat, because of its ease in
manipulation is applied to the fruit
jto induce the ripening. A tempera
ture of about 80 degrees is suffi
cient to ripen the bananas.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
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LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. APR. 3 1924
STOCKHOLDERS OF TOOMBS COUNTY
FAIR ASSOCIATION HOLD ItllliC
FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER SET
FOR DATE TO HOLD FAIR—S.
J. HENDERSON IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT.
The stockholders of the Toombs
County Fair Association met at the
New Lyons Pharmacy on Wednes
day night for the purpose of electing
officers and laying plans for this
year.
1 The following officers and direct
; j ors were nominated and elected un
amimously. S. J. Henderson, Pres
'lident, "B. F. Brown, Vice President,
1 Wm. Estroff, Secretary and Treas
• urer and A. L. Mosley, Correspond
i ing Secretary, H. T. Newton, G. H.
• Talley and C. A. Rogers, directors.
• I The first week in October was
I selected as the date of the fair.
» With the cooperation of County
| Agent Garnpr and Demonstration
•; Agent. Miss Vann the directors plan
- to even surpass the great fairs we
i have had for the past two years and
i endeavor to make fair of 1924 the
- largest, the best, in the history of
i, Toombs County. To do this the
l splendid cooperation of the people
-of Toombs County will be needed the
: fair directors feel that this will be
f given.
l Meetings will now be held regular
ly and plans made for the fair week
3 by week.
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- MR. AND MRS. R. L. PAGE EN
i TERTAINS BIBLE CLASS
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, The Bible Class of the Baptist
1 Church have disconered the Fountain
of Youth. The class comes together
• once every three months and spends
> an evening playing games, singfing
i and eating. No child celebrating hi 3
1 sxith birthday enjoys the occasion,
i forgets every responsibility and en
- ters into the games with more pep
> and enthuisasm than we do. ,After
spending the evening enjoying all
these good things and forgetting the
I cares and worries that meet us on
every hand, we certainly feel refresh
r ed and can assume our tasks, with
i renewed energy and happier souls.
| The Bible Class of the Baptist
Church Sunday School was enter
tained in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Page last Friday night. Prompt
ly at seven thirty, the guests began
to arrive and soon forty-five were
present. The reception rooms were
beautifully decorated with pot plants
When the guests had vrived the
ladies chose partners and soon ev
erybody was playing old time games.
Cross questions and crooked ans
! wers, spelling match, and the fun
i niest contest, each person was given
a picece of paper with a picture on
it and had to tell or do something so!
the people inthe room could guess
, what you represented. Mr. Mac
New had the picture of a bee, he j
illustrated what he represented by
stinging Mr. W. P. C. Smith. Mrs. i
A. L. Mosley and Mi's. Usher made
splendid supervisors of the games
always changing the game before any
one got tired o 1 .t.
After playing for several hours
they were interrupted by the an
nouncement, “come to super.” All
marched into the dining room and,,
there on the dining table were plac-j
: ed beautiful red apples, oranges, |
pound cake and ice cream. (We
most forget to grace it, as all child-,
ren forget when they are using Sun- j
day manners.) After feasting in j
j these good things we, marched into'
'the living room and listened to a,
beautiful talk given by Mrs. Smith,
teacher of the class, Rev. Woodle
and Pharr.
Everybody felt young and happy.
We sang “God Be With You Till We
Meet Again,” and promised ourselves
we would attend Sunday School reg-j
j ular.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our many
thanks to our friends for their kind
ness to us during the illness and
death of our Beloved Father. May
God’s richest blessings be with each
and ever one.
Andrew J. Bowen.
THE SECRET OG BAKING GOOD
BISCUITS
The ability of a housewife as a
cook is very often judged by the
biscuits she makes, but they are
really very simple to make. If the
materials used are of the very best
the recipe followed carefully and
measurements are made accurately,
only a little experience is required
to produce excellent biscuits.
The principal requirements in
i making baking powder biscuits is, of
course, that a reliable brand of bak
ing powder is used and used correct
ly, that the ingredients be mixed
quickly, and not so much as to make
a tough biscuit. Too stiff a dough
should also be avoided.
All breads are divided into two
classes—
1. Quick Breads
2. Yeast Breads
Quick breads are made in a short
dr time than is required for making
yeast breads, and are generally ser
ed hot.
(A quick bread requires the follow
ing ingredients: flour, a liquid, salt
and a leavening agent. To those may
be added some other Ingredients, not
necessary, but often desired, such as
shortening, sweetening, flavoring and
j eggs.
There are some points to emphas
ize, which cannot be repeated too of
ten.
When mixing fat into a dough
such as biscuits, it is preferable to
add the fal in solid form and mix in
! to the dry ingredients, either with a
knife or with the tips of the fingers.
Although it is possible to make a
good soft dough using a spoon sot
mixing, the beginner, however, must
be careful not to stir the dough so as
to toughen it as is often the case
with, the first biscuits a person
makes.
; Sweetening, raisins, currants, and
spice are often added separately or
combined and added to biscuit dough
after part of the milk is added,
j Baking Powder is used in place of
' yeast, to make a flour mixture rise.
When the mixture is of lipuid and a
i good, plan, straight flour, and is
stiff enough to knead, it is called a
dough. Bread dough, biscuit dough
and pie dough are examples of this
degree of stiffness.
A biscuit dough can be used in
making many delicious variations.
By adding grated cheese to flour, a
delightful change to serve with salads
is the result. Rool these biscuits
thinner and cut smaller than the us
ual biscuits. Thinly rolled biscuits
dough sprinkled with sugar and slic
ed bananas, rooled and baked as a
jelly roll, makes an excellent dessert.
Serve with a lemon sauce.
Tiny, thin biscuits may be split,
buttered and served with tea, while
larger ones may be served with
I breakfast or luncheon. In order to
j utilize left over biscuits of this kind,
j they may be split, and toasted or
1 dipped quickly into boiling water and
1 baked in a quick oven until the sur-'
face is dry.
When you bake, do hake good bis
suits—don’t waste time on inferior
products. A good flour and a reli-;
able baking powder, a hot oven, atrd
your family will appreciate your ef
forts. Try these recipes:
Baking Powder Biscuit*
4 cups pastry flour
4 level teaspoons baking powder '
4 level tablespoons butter or lard
1% cups milk.
1 level teaspoon salt.
Sift flour once, then measure, add i
salt and baking powder and sift
three times, rub in shortening with,
fork or spoon, add milk, mix light-;
fully, turn out on a well-floured
board and roll or pat one inch thick,
cut and hake in quick oven (450
d. F.) fifteen to seventeen minutes.
This recipe is based upon the use ,
of Calumet Baking Powder.
Coffee Cake
4% cups pastry flour
4 level teaspoons baking powder
4 tablespoons sugar
3 rounding tablespoon butter or
lard
2 eggs
1 1-3 cups milk
Fagenat at m. e. church
PROVES GREAT SUCCESS
The pageant presented at the
Methodist church last Sunday night
was pronounced by those attending
as being the best protrayal of the
“Forgotten Man” that has even been
witnessed in Lyons.
The church wishes to thank all
those taking part in presenting this
marvelous portrayal of the old worn
out preacher and his experiences on
the “Forgotten List.”
MOONSHINE STILL CAPTURED
NEAR LYONS SUNDAY NOON
At last the revenue men have
started to work on catching stills in
Toombs county when United States
Marshal George B. McLeod and
Chief of Folice Frist of Vidalia drove
, into town Sunday afternoon with
two stills. One was a 350-gallon
copper still, the largest ever seen
j around here.
A smaller one of 75 gallons was
[ also brought in. Both stills were in
i the same place about four miles of
Lyons and are reported to have been
built in a vault so tight that it re
quired the officers almost all day to
j tear it up with axes. One of the
j stills was hot but no one was at the
, still on arrival of the officers.
ANNOUNCEMENT
There will be an entertainment at
i the school house at Ohoopee, Ga.,
Friday night, April 11th. Subject,
“Resolve That the Mother Influence
j is More Greater in the Home Than
' That of the Father.”
Then the school will render a play
> which will consume to this.
The P. T. A. members will then
! serve sliced cake and pie, ham sand
wiches and other good things to eat.
We will also have a “Beauty Con
! test, Cake Walk,” etc.
The public has a cordially invita
. tion.
Remember the date, Aprilllth.
SPECIAL NOTICE
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i Notice is hereby given that speci
: sic or BUSINESS TAXES for year
i beginning April 1, 1924 are now due.
If not paid on or before April 10th
cases will be made against all par
ties for doing business without a
license, and penalties imposed as
provided by ordinance.
By order Mayor and Council.
F. F. GODDARD,
City Clerk.
Lyons, Ga. March 27, 1924.
NOTICE
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On Wednesday evening April the
| 9th, Rev. Theo Pharr will preach to
the colored people of Lyons &t the
; First Baptist church, colored.
The decacons cordially invite all
their own members and will expect
them to attend.
They also invite all the white cit
izens of Lyons to come and worship j
with them. They have made special j
arrangements for seating them, and I
will appreciate a visit from all the
good people of Lyons.
IRVIN KIRKLAND.
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FOR SALE —I have about two;
tons of Sikes Pedigreed Cotton Seed,
also about one ton of Half arid Half
Cotton Seed. Will sell at SI.OO per
bushel. See me for your cotton
seed. J. W. CURRIE, Lyons, Ga.,
Route A. AplOp
1 level teaspoon salt.
Sift flour, then measure; add bak-|
ing powder, salt and sugar; sift three,
times, chop butter in with spoon,
beat egg whites with half egg-shell
of water added to each until stiff,
then add yolks and beat in; add
milk and beat all together; turn in
to two square pans and spread even;j
brush top with milk. Spread with j
the following:
% cup flour ' 1
Vi cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter.
Mix flour, sugar And cinnamon;
rub butter in until it is crumbly;
spread thick on top of cake; bake in j
moderate oven 30 to 35 minutes
at 325 d F. |
This recipe is based upon the use
of Calumet Baking Powder.
Subscription SI.OO
JOE COURSEY TAKEN
BY DEATH MONDAY
Mr. Joe Coursey, one of the
wealthiest and most progressive far-
I rrers of Toombs county, and in this
| section, died at his home about three
miles north of Lyons Monday about
twelve o’clock. Mr. Coursey had
been sick for some time and his
death was not unexpected.
At one time Mr. Coursey was tax
collector for Tattnall County when
this county was a part of Tattnall.
He was 66 years old at the time of
his death.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, who was Miss Mamie Odom;
I one brother, Emmet Coursey, and
three sisters, Mrs. John Clifton. Mrs.
Willie Wilson, and Mrs. Ira McLe
more.
Interment took place in Lyons on
Tuesday afternoon.
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LYONS WATER SHOWS
SAFELY FOR DRINKING
The following letter from H. C.
Woodfall, Chief Engineer of Atlanta,
addressed to Mr. C. P. Odom, shows
that Lyons water supply is safely fog
drinking purposes.
Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. C. P. Odom,
Lyons Ice & Coal Co.,
Lyons, Georgia.
Dear Sir:-
I wish to make the following re
port on samples of water collected 6n
March 25th:
Samples Nos. 1058 to 1060 as
listed, show at this time a water
which can be salefly used for rdink
ing purposes.
Yours very truly,
H. C. WOODFALL,
Chief Engineer.
FOR A GREATER WESLEYAN
After 88 years of unfailing service
to the State of Georgia, Wesleyan
College has found it necessary to ask
from its alumnae and friends one
million dollars for a new plant which
will be adequate to care for the in
creasing educational demands being
made upon the institution. The
cause is one deserving of the sup
port of every man and woman who
believes in keeping open to the girls
of Georgia the right kind of an ed
cational opportunity.
Because of lack of room in tlie
present buildings, it was necessary
to turn away over 300 appplicants
for admission during the past year
alone. Some of these girls were
able to go elsewhere to get the edu
cation they so eagerly sought, but
all too many of them will never re
ceive the training that would have
enabled them to be of greater ser
vice to themselves and to society. It
was hard for the College to turn
them away, but already there are
three girls living in rooms built f r
two and to care for more was a phy
sical impossibility.
In Wesleyan, Georgia possesses
the oldest college for women in the
world ancNby providing the funds
needed for a Greater Wesleyan the
state will be able to boast of having
not only the oldest but also one of
the best. The present campaign is
a challenge to the citizenry of the
state and to the alumnae of the Col
lege. Every effort should be bent
to make the movement a success and
the Greater Wesleyan a reality. The
girls of Georgia must not be depriv
ed of an opporuntiy to secure a high
er education in a Christian institu
tion.
EASTERN STAR HOLDS MEETING
The Lyons Chapter O. E. S. held a
meeting in the Masonic hall last
Monday afternoon endeavoring be
create some interest in the dead
Chapter.
They have called a meeting for
Tuesday night April 7th, at which
time they will elect officers for the
Chapter and arrange for Grand
Chapter which meets in Macon May
26th.
Every member is requested to be
present Tuesday night, for if the
Chapter is to live it will require all
the interest and energy of all th*
members.