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Vol 21. No 17
POULTRY CAR
.NEXT SATURDAY
PRICES TO RUN ABOUT SAME
AS LAST CAR —POULTRY CAR
TO RUN AGAIN ON MAY 17th
AND JUNE 7th.
The following card has been mail
ed out by Mr. J. A. Kelley of. Atlan
ta, who will operate the poultry cars
on the Seaboard again next Saturday.
To All Interested in Selling Poultry:
I will operate the poultry car oevr
the S. A. L. from Helena to Savan
nah Saturday morning, April 26th on
local freight train running through
to Savannah that day, taking on
poultry at all agency stations.
The following prices will be paid:
Hens 20c per lb.
Stags (overgrown friers) 20c per
lb.
Friers, 1 to 2 lbs. 40c per lb.
Roosters 10c per lb.
Capons 30c per lb.
Turkeys 25c per lb.
Ducks 15c per lb.
Geese 10c per lb.
Guineas 25c per head.
Poultry will be paid for at the car.
Next cars will operate May 17th
and again June 7th.
Mr. Fanning will start weighing
up the poultry at Vidalia at about 8
o'clock and weigh until the train ar
rives. The train is due to leave
there at 9:30 that morning.
County Agent Garner will start
weighing at Lyons at 8 o’clock and
weigh urttil the train arrives. Train
is due to leave Lyons at 10:30 A. M.
Mr. Will Talley will start weigh
ing at Ohoopee at about the same
time that morning and until
the train arrives there.
Remember—Do not stuff your
chickens that morning with grain, if
you do they will have to be docked.
The rule is to dock a coop of chick
ens 5 per cent of their weight if they
have large stuffed craws. The last
time there were one stuffed coop at
Vidalia, two at Lyons, and one at
Ohoopee. Chickens that are stuffed
that way, often die in the cars and
they always lose heavily in weight,
as it is not fair to stuff them as we
wou'd be selling corn at either 20c
or 40c per pound.
Another thing—Farmers bringing
in chickens for the car are expected
to lead them in the car. You man
not be able to tell vour own chickens
after they are weighed up but can
help carry the crates to the car and
thus save ag reat deal of lost time.
If all hands will help it will be esay
for all. The last time the railraod
peopip had to call in the section gang
to h°lo load. Also the railroad offi
cials who were along jumped in and
carried crates of chickens to the car.
Let= remember that it i« our job and
we have not completed itu ntil we
get thefn in the car.
LTuless the farmers will agTee to do
this it, will be necessary to deduct a
fonaT’ percentage charge from the
chickens and hire help to do this. We
hone the farmers will do this as it
will save them on the price of their
chickens and give better satisfaction
all around. This is very important.
MARVIN CLUB NEWS
Marvin club girls will have an ice
cream supper Friday night, April
23th at Marvin club house. The
proceeds will be used to furnish the
club house.
Please all come, and help us out.
On Thursday April the 17th Miss
Vann met with us and we discussed
plans ter our summers work. Our
club pledged SIO.OO to the Lyons
Chautauoua for next year.
Vann gave each club mem
ber tomato plants which we all
planted, and they are doing nicely.
We expect to plant tomatoes four
different times.
MARGARET LILLIOT, Pres.
BANKS TO CLOSE MONDAY
All banks in Lyons and Vidalia
will be closed next Monday, April
28th. Memorial Day, April 26th, be
iag Saturday. v .
the Inons §jrogreßß
THERE IS A MOTTO IN
MAINE WHICH READS:
“God freezes the water but you
mu&t cut your own ice.” “How
true.” This motto will apply to ev
ery FARMER. The most vital thing
in human life is three esquare meals
a day. The most vital thing in the
life o£ a Nation is food. It is not a j
question of how w r e live—that can r
come later —'but that we live at all. j
Our greatest evil today is that we
are suffering from the plague of our
friends. Shall we sit idly by and let
others do our thinking or shall we
do some thinking for ourselves? We ;
that cultivate the earth are perform- j
ing the greatest labor of man. Farm-j
ing being the most important labor
of Man, then why not make it more
profitable? During 1921 every dol
lars worth we produced on our farms ;
the producer received 31c, in 1922
we received 37c, why was this the
case? For the like of co-operation. !
What we need is Comodity Coopera
tion that will take care of our corn,
peas, beans, hay eggs, chickens, and
such it°ms. We can organize and
pool cur produce and ell ollectively
placing our oroduce on the market
and thereby obtaining a better price
for same. The important thing for ;
every Cooperative marketing signer j
is just to keep in mind the great ob- j
jects of everlasting Justice, we are
fighting for. It may take some
time to reach the goal and we shall
make some mistakes and blunders as
we go along, but we are on our way
and cannot fail. The question now
is are we ready; to take our own bus
iness into our own hands and every
man say, “let’s go to it.” If so it wont
be long until we reach the goal. If
you are interested, drop a car to the
editor of the paper you read this in,
stating I am interested and will be
there when the meeting is called to
discuss the plans. This is a call of
the farmers for us to talk over the
nlans to better our conditions. There
by bettering the general conditions
of our Country. If you are inter
ested d»*oT> a car to the editor and if
■vfe get the support we should the
meeting will be called.
This i« nure’v a Funny's move
ment, Let’s ACT.—FARMER.
TECH STUDENTS AWARDED
MEDAL IN COMPETITION
ATLANTA, Ga. —In the recent
competition of the American Society
of Beaux-arts Architects in New
York, Lee McClure, of Tampa, Fla.,
.and James Whitfield, of Hawkins-
Ga., senior at Georgia Tech, won
high honors and were awarded
medals of the society for work sub
mitted in competition with architect
ual schools of the north and east.
The subject of the competition was
the design of a Venetian Gothic
Palace Facade. It was a so-called
problem in Archaeology involving
the study and design of a particular
type of building of a given period in
the history of architecture. The
drawings were large ones, about
forty or sixty inches.
In, winning distinction in New'
York, McClure and Whitfield have
gained scholastic honors as students
of architecture, University of Penn
sylvania, Caragie Institute of Tech
nology, Columbia, Yale, and other
leading Institutions had student
representatives entered in the con
test. • a
NUMBERS OF VETERANS
WASHINGTON The insurance
policies provided for by the new
soldiers’ bonus will be presented by
the government to 4,293,607 vet
erans of the world war if the bill is
enacted into law.
The house ways and means com
mittee estimates the cost of the bill
at $2,052,000,000. There are other
esimates, however, that of the
Treasury Department going as high
as $3,631,000,000.
The face value of the insurance
policies will be determined by the
amount of service in each case at
the rate og $1 a day ofr home serv
ice and $1.25 a day for service over
seas.
The average amount of the pol
icies will be around SI,OOO. They
will have a loan value after a spec
ified period.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. APR. 24 1924
Booster Club Backing City
Park and Clean-Up Week
An interesting meeting of the
Boosters was held at the City Case
Monday night. The best of fellow
ship and spirit prevailed. In the
absence of Rev. Theo Pharr, presi
dent, Mr. Sam J. Henderson presid
ed.
An impromptu program was fol
lowed, laying the meeting open to
suggestions from individuals. This
proved a very profitable proceedure,
: and several of those present were
| ready with things of timely interest.
Os the several suggestions sub
mitted, the matter of improving the
j city park was taken up and adpoted
as an immediate enterprise to be un
; dertaken by the club. In the light
I of information received from mem
! bers present, and the earnestness
i with which the proposition was con
« sidered, a beautiful city park will
i soon be a reality. A question of
i whether certain of the necessary
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC
RAGING IN VIDALIA
•
Vidalia is suffering an epidemic of
small pox which has been raging for
the last few weeks. Up to Monday
night, 101 cases had been reported to
the city health authorities, but
most of these were among the colored
population of the city. Hhe most
careful quarantine regulations have
■been put into effect and it is be
lieved that the worst has been passed.
The rapid spread of the diesase in
the city was due to failure of the
early sufferers to practice measures
promulgated to prevent contagion
of others. It is stated that the pres
ent type of the disease is a hail one,
but no deaths have- oc cured to date
of the city.
WIFE OF PRESIDENT
BREAKS UNWRITTEN LAW
WASHINGTON—SociaI Washing
ton had a shock the other day that
left it gasping, “What next?” is
breathed, after recovering its voice.
1 “Where will such a course lead?”
All the constrenation and amze
ment was due to the shattering by
Mrs. Collidge, of the unwritten law
that the wife of the president must
not accept hospitality in a private
home. This is on the theory that the
rivalries for the presence of the
First Lady at private affairs might
be embarrassing to her and also that
the acceptance or refusal of invita
tions always would be subject to in
terpretation as political as well as
j social favor.
Unwritten social laws, however, do
' not seem to worry Mrs. Coolidge
Anyway, she wanted to attend a
luncheon given at the home of Mrs.
Willard Saulsbury, where a number
of her friends in the old Senate set
were to be present, and she went.
If it broke a precendent maybe
the precedent ought to be broken,
i She’d try it once, anyway, and see
what happened.
And despite the bated breath with
which the social set viewed her dar
ing, the First Lady still survives and
the government still lives!
LEADERS TELL PRESIDENT
OF PLAN TO ENACT
*
WASHINTON.—The new soldier
bonus hill, providing insurance pol
icies in lieu of cash for world War
veterans, stood Saturday on the brink
of passage by congress.
General debate on the bill in the
senate Saturday afternoon revealed
that it not only had the support of
the Republician leaders, but they had
served notice on President Coolidge
that he vetoed the bill they would
vote to enact it into law, his object
ions notwithstanding.
(An announcement to this effect
was made by Senator James E. Wat
! son, Republician, of Indiana, who is
regarded aa the administration’s
i spokesman in the Senate, j
’materials were available in town arid
the approximate amount of certain
of the work, with some other details,
were referred to a committee con
sisting of C. C. Moseley, Dess Gray
and T. Ross Sharpe, and they were
instructed to report next Monday
night.
(A clean-up, paint-up and health
week was proposed, and met with
instant approval. The Boosters
showed themselves strong for a
clean, good-looking, healthy place to
live. The valuable assistance of the
ladies in such a work being fully ap
preciated, a commitee, consisting of
Messrs C. A. Rogers, Dr. I. E. Aaron
and Mack New, was appointed, to
secure appointment of proper com
mittee from each of the ladies’ clubs,
and man out a complete campaign.
It is believed that this work will be
| prosecuted with enthusiasm and
' happy results.
CITY PARK TO BE
BEAUTIFUL PLACE
The city park is to be made “a
thing of beauty and a joy forever.”
Certain features which have pre
vented the city park from serving
the public as was intended when the
grounds were purchased and the sev
eral improvements made are to be
completely removed and the place
made the most inviting in town, a
place that will cause pride to rise up
4n the heart of every citizen. It is
"already one of the beauty places in
the city, but owning to the low land
fcnd a lack of sufficient drainage, its
use has been limited to a great ex
tent. *
-~*JEbe services of a landscape gar
dener will be secured at the earliest
'practicable date, and under his di
rection, the grounds will be graded,
' 'sewers put in and a complete scheme
will be worked out, covering the en
i tire plot, for trees, plants grasses
fountains and flowers. |A plan of
finanacing the undertaking has been
outline that will assure its success.
1 PROGRAM OF DISTRICT
RALLY AT ROCKY CREEK
Following is given the program
of the District Rally to be held at
Rocky Creek Church, May Ist.
9:30 Hymn for the year—“ Come
Women Wide Proclaim.”
Devotional Service —Mrs. Fulton
Smith of Lyons.
Hymn—“ Jesus Calls Us.”
Words of Welcome—Mrs. H. D.
Youmans of Johnson Corner.
Response—Mrs. J. G. Mosley of
Lyons.
Talk—Seventy Five Million Cam
paign—-Mrs. Victor Herring of Vi
dalia.
Special music.
Message of District Secretary.
‘(A call to Service” —Mrs. A. P-
Thomas of Lyons.
Message of Supt.—Mrs. W. A.
Rivers of Glennwood.
Special music.
Missionary Address —Miss Rhoads
of Atlanta.
Announcements.
Adjourn for lunch.
1:30 Opening chorus —Children of
Johnson Corner.
Devotional—Mrs. Dan Newton of
Lyons.
Message of Young Peoples Supt.
—Mrs. Brice of Vidalia.
Special music.
Mission Study—Mrs. A. D. Woodle
of Lyons.
Consecration service—Mrs. A. L.
Mosley of Lyons.
Adjournment.
The following churches are in this
district: Providence, Hammond’s Mis
sion, South Thompson, Lyons and
Rock Creek. Each church is request
ed to send delegates to the Woman’s
Missionary Union Rally. Rocky
CVeek urges that each church be
represented. Come.
Remember the date, May Ist, 1924.
ALUMINUM RAILWAY CARS
ARE BEING PLANNED
The American railway industry
may be revolutionized by the use of
aluminum passenger and freight
cars, W. W. Atterbury, vice-presi
j dent of the Pennsylvania railroad
told the senate agriculture commit- 1
tee today in urging acceptance of his ,
offer for Muscle Shoals.
lAtterbury declared he would ex
i periment in aluminum cars at Mus
j cle Shoals, if the government ac
! cepted his offer for the water power
! project. His associates in the offer,
| he said, were Elon H. Hooker, and J.
j G. White, both of New York.
If given Muscle Shoals, Atterbury
said, his experiments undoubtedly j
will be successful and eventually
would revolutionize (American trans- j
poration.
Opposition to Ford
As a result of Atterbury’s pro
ppsal, the offer of Henry Ford ap
peared destined to face new opposi
tion. Several members of the com
mittee, including Senator Norris, re
publican of Nebraska, Chairman,
declared Atterbury had made the
“fairest offer of all.” Norris said
’t was “much better than the offer
of Ford.”
“I obtained the aluminum railway
car idea in France when I learned
that the German Zepperlins were
•made from a composition ofalumi
num magnesia”, said Atterbury. “The
material is exceeedingly light and
extraordinarily durable. It can
withstand rough treatment.
“If our offer for Muscle Shoals
is accepted, I plan to devote consid
erable time to research work in an
effort to manufacture an aluminum
car. I have the alloy composition
now.
Lack of Cheap Power
“The only obstacle to date has
been the lack of cheap power with
which to experiment. Muscle Shoals
would make the experimental work
possible.
“If the aluminum alloy was used
in feright cars, it would reduce their
weight by one-half and increase
their loading capacity 17 per cent.
It would greatly increase the hauling
oower of at rain.
“If used in passenger cars, it
• would enable the railroads to carry
30 per cent more passengers to the
car. I feel confident I can perfect
this experiment at Muscle Shoals and
revolutionize the railroad industry.”
Backer* of Project
• Atterbury’s • associates followed
him on the witness stand. Both
White and Hooker condemned the
Ford offer and praised Atterbury’s
proposal to use Muscle Shoals as an
experimental station in addition to
other power operations.
Under his financial arrangement
Atterbury would organize a $1,000,-
000 corporation to operate the gov
ernment’s project for 50 years. All
profits would be turned over to the
government until the federal invest
ment was repaid. Thereafter, the
government would get 75 per cent
of the profits, while the remainder
would go to Atterbury and his as
sociates. He said he expected the
’offer share would amount to sl,-
500.000 a year after the govern
ment’s jp vestment was repaid.
OR. ELIOT IS IN FAVOR
OF EARLY MARRIAGES
Cambridge, Mass.—Dr. chas.
*W. Eliot, president emeritus of Mar
vard University, offered the follow
ing advice in an address to the
student body:
“Do not put off marriage too
much. Do not wait till you think |
vou can offer the girl you want to
marry all the luxuries and priviliges
to which in her father’s home she
was accustimed.”
NOTICE
I have a good many Tobacco
plants ready to set out. Any one
desiring same call on J. H. FIELDS,
1 Lyons, Ga., Route One, Box 9.
I *
DRESS MAKING
Best work at, moderate prices,
promptly done. Satisfaction assui-
I ed. Mrs. J. I. Aaron, Route 2.
Lyons, Ga.
Subscription SI.OO
J. I. NEWTON
MOVES HERE
HIGHWAY ENGINEER TO MAKE
LYONS HIS HOME—SEVERAL
HIGHWAY PROJECTS NOW
UNDER WAY.
In order to be closer to the sev
eral road projects that he has in
charge, Mr. John T. Newton, resi
dent engineer for the state highway
department, has moved to Lyons, and
is residing at the home of Mr. R. S.
| Wilson.
Mr. Newton is in charge of all
! road construction in this section and
S has located as centrally as possible
iin his field. His immediate road
j work is supervision of a section of
the Dixie Highway running east and
west through Toombs county. This
road is more than half completed and
is going forward as rapidly as possi
ble. It is within the city limits i.
the east side, coming from Reidsville.
leaving a link of only about seven
miles to connect with the road al
ready completed at the western
I border of Toombs county. This
section of the road is now good, but
to meet Federal requirements, it is
to be relocated on the south of the
Seaboard railway to avoid certain
crossings and to shorten and straight
1 en the road. This is in line with the
modern policy in road buliding,
which contemplates permanent loca
tion of roads, so that when hard sur
-1 faces are placed on the roads the
1 road beds will be settled and compact
1 and in proper condition to support
the heavy surfacing.
Another road work to be complet
| ed under Mr. Newton is a section of
the Cotton Belt route in the south
ern part of Eamnuel county and
through Toombs. Federal aid will
I provide for a new road from Oak
r Park to Pendleton creek, cutting out
considerable mileage and eliminating
a section of road w'hich is not > n sat
| isfactory condition. This improve
ment includes a new brdige across
j. the Ohoopee river north of Oak
Park, a new bridge for Pendleton
creek and several smaller bridges, as
, well as the approach to the concrete
j bridge across the (Altamaha between
, Toombs and Appling counties. Very
little other work will be necessary
I to make this the most highly favored
( north and south route in this section,
s the rest of it being already in excel
lent condition.
i
, It is also very probable that the
( road leading to Metter from Lyons
will be rebuilt, bringing traffic from
. the Woodpecker route into the Cot
ton Belt Highway at Lyons, making
a shorter road and affording a free
I crossing of the Altamaha.
. Toomhs county is fortunate in be
. ing in the center of road activities
. for this section of the state. The
; road authorities are careful, but far
• seeing men, who have the interest of
. the future of Toombs county citizen
• ery at heart, and are not overlooking
. anything that will aid in making the
. county one of the foremost in the
south and securing the most of sat
isfaction and prosperity for the
people.
$300.00 IN PRIZES TO BE GIV
EN CHILDREN IN CONTEST
Three prizes of SIOO.OO each are
to be given by Georgia Cotton Grow
ers Co-operatie Association for the
best essays on the subject: “The
Value of Co-operatie Marketing As
sociation for IAII Farm Porducts, to
the State of Georgia, Organized on
The Five Year Contract Plan.”
The contest for Toombs county is
to be held at the Lyons High School
building, at ten o’clock, May 17th.
Those eligible to participate in the
contest are: any high school pupil,
any student in the elementary grades
in schools of incorporated towns and
any student in the elementary grades
in the rural schools. (A prize of
SIOO.OO will be awarded to the pupil
from each of the above classificat
. lions writing the best essay.
The rule* governing the contest
may be found elsewhere in this