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Vol 21. No 20
CHICKEN CAR
NEXT SATURDAY
THIRD CAR TO RUN ON SEA
BOARD FROM AMERICUS TO
SAVANNAH —GOOD PRICES TO
BE PAID.
The third roun of the Seaboard
Poultry Car will be made Saturday
morning, May 17th. The train is
due to leave Vidalia at 9:30, Lyons
at 10:30, and Ohoopee at 11:05.
Weighing of chickens will start at
each place at 8 o’clock, and must be
weighed up by the time the train is
due to leave. Prices as announced
by the buyers, Mr. J. A. Kelly, of
Atlanta, are:
Hens 20c per lb.
Friers, 1 to 2 lbs. 40c per lb.
Stags, overgrown friers, 15c per lb
Roosters, 8c per lb.
Turkeys 15c; guineas 25c per head
capons 30c per lb.; ducks 10c;
geese 7c. The season for turkeys,
geese and ducks has passed and they,
of course, do not bring much now.
The above prices for hens and
friers continue to hold good and to
k offer our farmers a cash market
right here at their loading point.
' Friers are due for a drop in the near
future ,so any fanners having some
that are ready to sell will certainly
not make a mistake in selling them
here at the cars.
Toombs County came third last
time as a county in weights of poul
try loaded and in cash receipts,
though Lyons came second as a point
in weiyht of poultry received and
first in cash received. We want to
see the lounty step up into first
plade this time and hope to be
able to announle that fact after the
car ha s passed. The county that
came second last time beat us by 14
pounds.
Remember, as usual, not to feed
the chickens heavy with grain that
morning as they will die enroute if
you do, and besides we are selling
chickens, not corn. Those who do
bring in stuffed poultry will have to
suffer a dock of 5 per cent in weight
of the chickens. The reasons for
doing that is as stated, the poultry
often die when they are over stuf
fed and they lose in we’ght even if
they do live. Often a chicken that
has been overfed will never come
back on feed before the car reaches
its destination and the buyer then
loses more than the original weight
of corn in the chickens craw.
All ready for Saturday. The
farmers turned in and helped us load
the poultry as good as we could ask
the last time, and we hope that will
be continued this time as we must
have help in getting the poultry in
to the car.
CITY SCHOOL BOARD
ELECTS FACULTY
PROF. USHER TO RETURN AS
SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE
ENSUING YEAR —ALL TEACH
ERS NOT ELECTED.
A meeting of the city school board
was held last Thursday night, at
which time, Mr. G. E. Usher was re
elected as superintendent for the en
suing year. Mrs. Usher was also
elected as 7th grade teacher at this
meeting.
At another meeting of the board,
held Monday night, Mr. D. C. Cor
bitt was re-elected as principal of
the school for the next year. Miss
Milholland, another of the high
school teachers, was also elected. The
grammar school teachers re-elected
were: Miss Ruth Moore, 4th grade,
and Miss Maggie O’Neal first grade.
On acount of pressing business
matters, election of the remaining
teachers was deferred until a later
date.
It isu nderstood that Miss Van
Brackle did not stand for re-election,
as she is going to Peabody Institute
to take further studies. Miss You
mans is planning to teach in North
Georgia and Miss Gillis may not
teach next year.
Jpw Jtjonß progress
JOHNSON CORNER SCHOOL
TO CLOSE THIS WEEK
t
This week marks the end of the ;
most successful year of the Johnson
Corner consolidated school. The
largest attendance of its history was 1
• enrolled, and the work accomplished
i surpassed that of any previous year.'
jlt is a school that is characterized I
by harmony and enthusiastic support
of the entire community, a school
that the entire county is proud of.
The splendid building, erected only
| two years ago on a scale calculated to
take care of the school for many
years to come, has had its capacity
exceeded, so that even the cloak
rooms have to be used for class
rooms.
Professor Eason and a large sac
! ultly of competent teachers have put j
their hearts and lives into the work, j
and given the children their best of
sympathetic labor and tutilage.
Johnson Corner community is to be
congratulated for the accomplish
ments. It is the result of men who
have vision and dare to undertake
what their harrds find to do.
A*splendid program, which will be
1 found in another place in this paper,
•yvill be rendered Thursday and Fri
day nights. A feature of the pro
i gram will be the awarding of prizes
! to the sucessful contestants in a sub
scription campaign in that communi
ty for the Progress. The school lib
raray will receive quite a nice sum
of money from the Progress as a
result of this campaign.
HOME OF PIERCE WALKER
GOES UP IN FLAMES SUNDAY
The residence of Pierce Walker at
Johnson’s Corner was completely
destroyed by fire Sunday night about
nine o’clock, while Mr. and Mrs.
Walker were away from home. The
entire house and furnishings were a
complete loss, the fire being discov
ered too late for anything to be re
moved.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker left home
; early in the afternoon, leaving a few
live coals on the hearth, and passed
by again late in the fternoon, merely
j stopping but not going in. They
went to Marvin to attend some church
exercises. Soon after leaving Mar
vin, Mr. Walker discovered the fire,
but did not believe that it was near
j his home until he had got into the
village, when it was already in ruins.
A very regretable feature is the
loss of a number of very valuable
and highly prized wedding presents.
Some insurance wag carried on the
home but none on the furnishings.
L. D. CLARK SERIOUSLY
BURNED LAST WEEK
While fighting fire in a tract of
saw-mill timber Friday afternoon, L.
D. Clark, a saw-mille operator, was
severly burned, the burn covering
his entire face. Mr. Clark was try
ing to put out the fire in a turpen
tine box, throwning sand therein,
| which splashed the burning tar all
over his face, completely blinding j
i him, so that he had to be led out of
| the woods. It was thought that he j
had lost the sight of both eyes, but
| after removing the tar, which had
sealed his eyes, his sight soon return-!
ed, and is believed not to be injur
-1 ed. While having suffered a good
deal, if no complications set in, Mr.
Clark will be out in a few days.
JOHNSON CORNER SCHOOL
CONTEST NEAR CLOSE
Just a few more days and the
Johnson’s Corner Subscription Con
test will be over. Come on quick
j with those subscriptions. We are ,
| told that a surprise at the last mom
ment may come. So get busy with
j your “subs.”
The prizes will be on display next
Friday night, and the winners will
be rewarded. Lets make it interest- 1
ing.
Johnnie Bert Smith 6000 points
Gladys Sutton 5250 points
Charlotte Johnson 4250 points
Lilliam Curry 1500 points |
Elma Spell 1500 points
Horace Smith 1500 points
Nannie Bell Mann 1000 points
jLucile New 1000 points
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAY 15 1924
BOOSTERS CLUB MEETING MONDAY
DEVOTED 10 CLDB HOUSE PUNS
CLUB TO MEET REGULARLY AT,
THE CITY HALL EACH MON
DAY NIGHT—LADIES’ AUXIL
IARY TO SERVE MEALS.
The regular meeting of the Boos
ters Club Monday night was given to
consideration of plans for the com
munity house which the Club pro- (
poses to build in the city park. Mr. j
Dan Odom, chairman of the com-j
mittee to which this matetr had been
referred, reported that he had locat
ed a source from which could be
obtained a sufficient quantity of cy
press logs with which to construct
the outer walls at a very reasonable
figure. It was also stated that com
plete plans of the building were not
yet available, and it was decided to
Limit the cost to approximately
SI,OOO. The information submitted
as to costs indicated that this sum
would be ample to provide the biuld
ing desired.
After arriving at approximately
definite figures as to cost, a com
mittee, consisting of W. T. China,
Mack New and S. J. Henderson, was
appointed to receive subscriptions
from members of the club to the
amount of SSOO. This amount will
McAdoo Nomination Within 85
Votes of Two-Thirds Majority
CLAIMS 648% VOTES; OVER 100
MAJORITY—AL SMITH WILL
HEAD OPPOSITION WITH
ABOUT 125 VOTES.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 12.
David Ladd Rockwell, of Chicago,
manager of William G. McAdoo,
presidential campaign, last night
issued a tabulated statement claim
ing 648% votes for McAdoo in the
early balloting in the New York con
vention, or as he pointed out, with
in 85 votes of the . two-thard’s re
quired to win in the nomination.
Preference States
“Thirty-three states and terri
tories, with 920 convention votes al
ready have expressed their prefer
ence,” said Mr. Rockwell. “In
these states, Mr. McAdoo won or
divided the delegation from 27, los
ing only six completely to his entire
field of opponents, who were favor
ite sons in most cases.
New York Included
“The states that have acted have
given Mr. McAdoo 436% delegates
against 387 for the combined op
position, headed by Governor A1
Smith, New York, with slightly more
than 125, including New York’s 90.
Others Favorable
“Seventeen of the remaining
states and territories are known to
be favorable to Mr. MejAdoo. These
states have a total of 180 votes
which added to the 436% already
won by him, will increase his total ,
to 616% votes.
“In the five remaining states that i
are classified as doubtful Mr. McAdoo |
is assured of not fewer than 32 votes j
bringing his total to 648% or over
100 more a majority of the conven
tion.”
CARD OF THANKS
We take this means to express our
appreciation of the kind considera
tion and sympathy of our many:
friends in our bereavement in the
death of our little son, Ralph.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarance A. Odom.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary will serve supper to the
Boosters Club at the City Hall each Monday night at
8:30 oc’lock. Each member who will not be present is
required to notify S. J. Henderson by noon Saturday,
otherwise he will be provided for and a draft drawn
f>r the amount. On Ladies’ nights drafts will cover
two meals.
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be paid in, and the actual construct
ion started as soon as detailed plans
can be completed and the material
plated on the ground.
Mr. Dan Odom reported for the
Ladies’ Auxiliary that they are now
prepared to serve meals to the Boost
ers each Monday night. Temporary
■quarters have been provided at the
City Hall. Each plate will cost
Seventy-five cents, and all profits
accruing to the Auxiliary will be con
tributed to the balance of cost of
Club House and city park work.
Continuing the report from the
Auxiliary, Miss Vann stated that the
biscuits would be hot next Monday
night at 8:30 o’clock sbarpe, and the
number of biscuits would be determ
ined by the number of Boosters who
do not notify the proper official by
12:00 Saturday that they will not be
present. This will be l adies’ Night,
and every Booster is expected to at
tend and bring his wife or lady
friend.
Mr. S. J. Henderson, acting chair
man, submitted the question of an
advertising campaign for the city.
After a short discussion he appoint
ed G. H. Talley, S. J. Brown and J.
P. McNatt as a committee to work
out a plfcn and submit it to the club.
1 BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF
SAVANNAH IS PUBLISHED
The Progress has just received
from the Savannah Board of Trade
a copy of +he Savannah Red Book, a
commercial directory and buyer’s
guide of that city.
i -This is the first comnrehensive
' business directory ever published in
Savannah and includes the names of
all corncerns and individuals (white)
I engaged in business there. There
are over four thousand listings
J grouped under their various classes
iof business or profession. Manu-
I facturers, wholesale jobing houses
i and agencies are listed in one sec
tion, while all retail!, professional
and service lines comprise another
section. The principal feeture of
the directory is a classified list of
all goods manufactured or whole
saled in the city.
The Red Book is prefaced with
general information and statistical
matter on Savannah, together with
some interesting aerial photographs
showing port and terminal facilities
of Georgia’s principal port city.
The directory was complied and
published under the supervision of
the Publicity Committee of the ;
Board of Trade, George A. Mercer, 1
Chairman. Mr. Mercer is also
Chairman of the Publicity Commit-,
tee of the Georgia state organiza
tion of real estate men.
Copies of te SAVANNAH RED
BOOK may be obtained by address
ing the Board of Trade, Savannah,
Ga.
NOTICE
The Boosters Club having provid
ed a temporary home for their own
Club and this Auxiliary, at the City
Hall, the Auxiliary will be ready
Monday night to begin serving them
super. The serving comnvitee will
prepare a good menu and will have
it ready promptly at 8:30 o’clock,
Monday evening. Those to be serv
ed are urgently requested to be pres
net promptly at 8:30 as the table
will be ready promptly at that hour.
MRS. TOM TARLOR DIES AT
VIDALIA HOSPITAL FRIDAY
Mrs. Roxie Taylor, age 44, wife of
Mr. H. Thomas Talylor, a prominent
farmer just out from Lyons, died
Friday afternoon about two o’clock
at- the Vidalia Hospital. Mrs. Tay
lor had been in the hospital just a
week, differing from acute Bright’s
disease. She was the daughter of
; Emanuel Davis.
Mrs. Tay’or is survived by her
husband; five sons, Arland, Ernest,
j Ezra, J. M., and Troy; and four
I daughters, Josephine, Lucy, Eunice
1 and Frances, her seventeen months
! old baby.
j Mrs. Taylor was a lovable char-
I acter, and leaves a host of friends to
j morn her going.
Interment took place at Vidalia
I cemetery Saturday afternoon.
WOMANS’ CLUB AUVILIARY
TO THE BOOSTERS CLUB
This Auxiliary was organized in a
; spirit of co-operat'on and heipful
; ness toward every organization in the
1 city which loves it and seeks to sos-
I ter its best interest along every line,
] because the ladies realized that the
j prosperity of the city demanded the
i combined strength of all her citi
zens if she were to realize her ideal*
and aims of righteousness, cleanli
ness, morality, education and beau
ty. Combine these five elements
and the financial success of the city
,is assured. No city can be prosper
ous whose aims and endeavors are
not for the putting down of sin and
the raising up of righteousness.
“Seek ye first the Kingdom of God
and his righteousness and all these
things shall be added unto you.”
The Auxiliary stands first for
righteousness, because she desdres
the prosperity of her city and real
izes that without morality she can
j not grow. She stand for morality,
i Sodom and Gomorrah were beauti
| ful well-watered plains, yet because
of the immoral practices of their eit-
I izens, God wiped them from the face
l of the earth and their names went
i'down in ignominy and shame. A
! prosperous town must be a moral
I' town.
I The Auxiliary stands for cleanli-
I nes, because no people can be happy
! or prosperous whose bodies are weak
| ened from ill health. When the
' physicial powers are weakened by
j disease and suffering, the mental
i powers, being in sympathy with the
j physicial powers, are naturally weak
| ened. No city whose citizens are
1 physicially and mentally deficient
can be happy and prosperous. The
citizens of a city cannot be well and
strong if her vacant lots, streets and
alleys are allowed to be made cess
pools from the drainage of kitchen
sinks, and bath-rooms, where swine
wallow, creating typhoid fever germs
mosquitoes and flies who find their
way into uncreened houses, and
: crawling the food, deposit the germs j
!of disease, and death. Truly has
j John Wesley said, “Cleanliness is
next to Godliness.” The Auriliary
stands for the eljnination of the cess
poo’s of sickness, death and destruc
tion.
The first step in making a city
beautiful is in making it clean and ■
wholesome —sanitary. If you would
have a beautiful town make it a ;
clean town. Her business streets,
alleys, vacant lots and back yards
should be clear of rubbish, old pa
'pers, tin cans, anything that is of
fensive to the eye or nostrils. No
matter how much grass or flower
■seed we sow and cultivate, nor how
many shade trees we plant on the
lawns, parks and streets, there can 1
be no real beauty without cleanliness'
■and there can be no real cleanliness j
so long as the conditions described
above are allowed to exist.
The Auxiliary has organized to
help the Boosters to eradicate the
objectionable and foster the desir
able.
The Woman’s Auxiliary will meet
the first Tuesday in each month at
the City Hall until the Club House
is completed. All the ladies in the
city who are in sympathy with the
plans and ideals outlined above are
eligible for membership on the pay
ment of one dollar when she pres
ents herself for membership.
Mrs. FULTON SMITH,
Subscription SI.OO
SUPERIOR COURT
MONDAY WEEK
REGULAR MAY TERM TOOMBS
OOURT WILL CONVENE MON
DAY WEEK WITH JUDGE R. N.
HARDEMAN PRESIDING.
The regular May term of the
Toombs Superior court will convene
Monday week, May 26th, with Judge
R. N. Hardeman presiding, and Wal
ter F. Grey, solicitor looking after
the interest of the state.
It has not yet been learned wheth
er court will run one ot two weeks.
Below is a list of the Traverse
Jury for this term:
H. Hitchcock R. A. Hall
O. D. Warthen J. T. Tyson
J. M. Mixon M. L. Williamson
W. A. S. Dowd H. M. Taylor
M. C. Dickerson H. T. Stanley
R. F. Scarboro M. J. Carr
C. V. Allcorn W. L. Durden Jr.
C. J. Phillips H. C. McLemore
F. W. Stanley J. P. Edenfield
F. D. Durden J. M. Meadows
N. Clifton T. H. Cockfield
N. A. Dees Peter Clifton
J. D. Crosby H. A. Turner
J. A. McDilda T. H. Sapp
E. L. Conner D. E. Odom
W C. Clifton S. J. Bland
L. A. Findley J. W. Curry
A. P. Thomas E. H. New
J. F. Darby R. L. McGill
R. S. Sharpe J. L. Thompson
W. A. McNatt Sr. E. T. Mcßride
E. W. Clifton D. R. Gordy
j S. J. Henderson F. W. James
Tjee Tapley G. W. Wilson
J. K. Hall Jofin A. McLeod
.J. I. Aaron F. R. Rabun
F. C. Shuman W. F. O’Neal
J. S. Bland E. C. Banks
J. W. Gunter H. A. Threlkel
E. G. Floyd T. J. Ainsworth
P. D. Wing J. B. Partin
SENATE PASSES BILL
FOR U. S. EXPENSES
WASHINGTON, May 10.—A bill
appropriating $68,342,447 for the
Departments of State, Justice, Com
merce and Labor for the fiscal year
beginning Ju’y 1, 1924, was passed
Saturday afternoon in the Senate
without a record vote.
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DARING FLIERS
ESCAPE UNHURT
REACH A TRAPPER’S CABIN AF
TER SEVEN DAYS WALK
BEACH THREE DAYS BEFORE
BEING RESCUED.
Cordova, Alaska, May 11.—Mirac
ulously escaping death after crash
ing against a-mountain peak in a fog
and completely wrecking the former
flag-plane Seattle, one of four
United States army globe encircling
cruisers, Maj. Frederick L. Martin
and hi s mechanician, Staff Sergt.
Alva L. Harvey, were safe tonight at
Port Moller, 100 miles west of Chig
nik, Alaska, on the Alaska peninsu
la, according to a wirelss message
received here from that point via St.
Paul Island.
The two aviators, who escaped
unhurt from their splintered plane
on the mountainside, were forced
down one hour and a half after leav
ing Chignik for Dutch Harbor, Un
alaska Island, shortly before noon
April 30. They rescued a few of ’
their records and food rations from
the debris and started on a long
tramp down the mountainside to
ward the north Pacific ocean shore
line.
After many harships they reach
ed a trapper’s cabin, on the southern
tip of Port Moller bay last Wedes
day morning and found food and a
warm place to sleep. They were ut
terly exhausted after a seven-day
tramp under severe weather condi
tions and rested two days in the ca
bin. Yesterday the fliers walked t»
the beach and early today flashed
the first message of their safety to
the world after being reported miss
ing ten days.