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Vol 21. No 21 LYONS LEADS IN POULTRY SALE THIRD POULTRY CAR RUN LAST SATURDAY OVER THE SEA BOARD —NEGT CAR TO RUN JUNE 7TH. Another highly successful poultry car was operated over the Seaboard Saturday from Cordele to Savannah- The Seaboard Air Line passed through twenty-eight towns buying chickens on a cash basis. While the volume and value of the business done Saturday was not quite as great as that of the train operated April 26, it was sufficient to show that the farmers in this section have entered chicken raising with a high spirit and that they intend to keep to the hen program as long as there is a ready market for this products. From the side of the car, f which was in charge of several officials of the Seaboard, the farmers were paid in cash $5,240.29 for total of 22,- 136 pounds of hens, friers, roosters, stags, turkeys and ducks. This vol ume is not quite as large as on the trip in April, these figures being 39,- 520 pounds for $8,108.65. The men who were in a position to observe the geeral effect of the bus iness transacted at the car in the various towns stated last night they are convinced that the poultry busi ness is on the eve of a permanent basis and they are confident the bus iness will continue on a steady foun dation. The train on this trip was in charge of E. C. Bagwell, super intendent; W. T. White, develop ment agent of the S. A. L.; and R. F. Welchel, representing the state bu reau of markets. They are highly pleased with the amount of birds brought to the car for sale. Lyons, with a short lead, headed the list of twenty-eight towns with a total of 2,907 pounds, equivalent to $672.28. The other cities com pleting the list of the four highest places were Helena. 2.717 pounds $592.30; Collins, 1,957 pounds, $582. 96; and Rochellq, 1,943 pounds, $429.78. |u One of the noticeable features of pthe account kept of the entire trip is that Collins registered a big score on friers, the farmers there selling 1.009 pounds while the people at Lyons sold bens amounting to 2,211 pounds. Helena hold the lead in turkeys, selling 30 pounds of these. There was also a little business in ducks done at this station. MASONS HAVE GALA MEET (At the regular meeting of the Lyons Masonic Lodge, held Wednes day night, Messrs R. L. Page, Dan Newton, Jones Bargeron, Howard McNatt and Pat Godwin were raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason. Rising Sun Lodge team of Reids ville. rated as the second best Blue Lodge team in the state, yielding honor to but one other, an Atlanta team, together with the assistance of some members of the lodge, conferred the degrees. After the first section of the de grees had been conferred, the body adjourned to the City Hall, where an elaborate barbecue was spread, and to which the Masons addressed themselves earnestly for a half hour. The degree work was perhaps the best ever done in Lyons lodge. GLEASON COTTON CO. BUYS THE JNO. FLANNERY CO. ... , SAVANNAH, Ga., May 12.—1 t was announced on Friday afternoon that the John ,Flannery Company, for a half century cotton factors in Savannah, is to go out of business. Effective now, it is announced, the John W. Gleason Cotton Company takes over the business and cotton on hand of the Flannery Company and will take care of the needs of ; the customers of that firm. The Flannery Company was one of the best known factorage firms in the South. » J! he 3T//OWS |f rogms THREE STUDENTS OF JOHN SON CORNER WIN PRIZES Commencement exercises of John son Corner school were concluded last Friday night with a play entitled “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” effectively rendered by a large num ber of the pupils. This story, though simple to read, is interesting and difficult to portray, and the splendid success of its rendition indi cated the excellent capabilties of the pupils of the school. They played to an overflowing house, the spacious auditorium hard ly affording standing room. This was the second and last night of the exercises, following a success ful presentation of a play entitled “Home Ties” on Thursday night. The program was concluded by the awarding of prizes to the three successful contestants in the Pro gress subscription campaign put on ■ by the school three weeks ago. The Campaign was a warm one and was thoroughly enjoyed by the centest ants. Final!reports gave the successful contestants the following standing: Gladys Sutton, 15,250 points, van ning first prize. Lillian Curiie, 8,500 points, win ning second prize. Johnnie Burt Smith, 8,000 points, winning third prize. The prizes were awarded by the school. The campaign was in the interest of the school library, it getting a per cent, of the receipts, and netted the library fund $35.75. The Progress now has a splendid circulation in Johnson Corner com munity. TOBACCO CROP EXCELLENT IN TOOMBS A thousand, eight hundred acres of the beat tobacco, for this season, ever grown in Toombs county are a feature of the agricultural progress of the year. The tobacco crop is generally distributed throughout the county, on land selected by exper ienced tobacco farmers and expert tobacco demonstrators, showing that Toombs county soil is peculiarly adapted to this highly remunerative crop. One of the demonstrators, having charge of perhaps the largest acreage in the county, reports that the best tobacco lands he ever saw are to be found in Toombs county. It thus appears that tobacco is one of the leading crops to be adopted South Georgia farmers in their plans of diversification made necessary by the boil weevil, which has made cot ton such an uncertain crop. While the crop at this season is slightly later than last year, on an average, due principally to late seed ing, it is better than it has ever been in the middle of May. Everyone of the six demonstrators in the county is enthusiastic about the prospect of a large yield of a good grade of tobacco. Some of the farmers will start to laying by their tobacco crops this week, and all ploughing wall son be i finished. The Georgia crop is far bhead of the old tobacco states, according to tobacco men, and the quality and volume per acre promise to compare ' as favorably when the crop is mar-1 keted. The crop in most states is j much later than usual, according to ! one of our demonstrators. A great many tobacco planters have already come to South Georgia from North Carolina and other to-I bacco states, and have met with such success that an influx of ‘hese ex-: cellent people may be expected with-; in the next few' years. They ap preciate the soil and climate as of fering superior advantages for the crop that will make it more profit able here than in any other section.: A particular advantage is the earli ness of the crop, which usually has some advantage in price. A proclamation by the Mayor, set ting aside next Thursday, May 29th, j as clean-up day for the city of Lyons has been issued. On this day, the entire city should be renovated, and every bad prospect removed from view, as well as every (insanitary condition corrected. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAY 22 1924 SNOWED UNDER Such an avalanche of subscriptions have flooded the Pro gress in response to our new subscription campaign launched this week that we will not be able to begin mailing copies to anything like all new subscribers until the next issue of the paper. On account of this condition, all those who have received our subscription offer are urged to reply at once so that they may not be disappointed in not getting the paper next week. The Progress has a great mission in its field, prompted by a desire to be of the greatest service to the people. In order to be of the most service, the Progress must go into every home. To make this possible, we are making the liberal offer you have just received. The Progress thanks its people and patronage for their gen erous support and promises to live up to their reasonable expec tations. Boosters Hold Best Meeting Os The Season Last Monday Night MONDAY NIGHT BEING LADIES’ NIGHT, IT WAS LARGELY SO CIAL ONLY PRESSING BUS INESS TAKEN UP. - - _ • The Boosters Club meeting, held ’in the Auditorium at the City Hall Monday night was the best meeting i the club has every had. Being La dies’ Night, it was largely social, and i only pressing business matters were taken up. The Hall, wrilh its long tables bur dened with generous and most de lightful supper, and filled with a gleeful crowd of Boosters and mem-j bers of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, made an inescapable impression upon en tering that took one right into the happy atmosphere and spirit of the occasion, which were sustained throughout the evening. The Hall I had been made ready for the Boost , i -ers and, vdth the excellent lighting ! I and ventilation with which it is pro | sided, a most cheery and exhilerating ; environment lent to the meeting a . | touch that completed its success. : | A supper which justified the ex ! pectations of the most ardent advo : vates of the work of the Ladies’ Aux i iliary was prepared and served by a ; ! committee consisting of Mrs| S. J. 1 Brown, Chairman, Mrs. W. T. China, Mrs. C. C. Carrolton, Mrs. I. H. Cor - FORD SALES PASS THREE QUARTER MILLION MARK Car and truck deliveries alone show increase of 102,158 over last year. May has opened with a bigger demand for Ford products than any month so far this year, the Ford Company announced here to ! day. i Ford retail sales in the United States during the first ten days of May averaged 8,385 daily* exceeding j the last ten-day period of the record- I breaking sales % in the month of April and indicating the continued ; upward trend of the market. Figures just compiled show' a total of 757,023 Ford units retailed to cus tomers from January Ist to and in cluding May 10th, of which Ford car and truck deliveries alone show a ' gain of 102,158 over tKe same per il od a year ago. With the increases already attain j ed this month and with the present I outlook for business the company anticipates a new high sales figure i in May. > STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! Tuesday, May 27th, is “Stunt Night”. Some of the leading or ganizations and some of tbe most prominent citizens are going to pull off stunts. A prize of five dollars j will be given to the ones having the best stunt. Come and See who wins the prize. You will be highly entertained for the small admission of twenty-five I cents and thirty-five cents. I The proceeds will be used on the Park on Railroad Avenue. Do your bit to beautify Lyons by attend ing the “Stunt Night” entertainment at the School Auditorium next Tue*- ! day night. bit and Mrs. Edd Clifton. Only ex pert culinary knowldege and a fitting sense of the what and how of things could make such a meal possible, and in this particular especially, these ladies have thoroughly established themselves in the high regard and esteem of the Boosters. They seem to have discovered whatever philoso | phy there is in the little couplet: “The shortest route to men’s hearts, I find Is byway of mouth, or I mistake mankind.” A very agreeable feature of the evening was a vocal solo by Mr. Wal ter Pharr, rendered in his usual ex ] cellent and effective way, wdth Miss Juel Johnson, accompanist. Essential reports of committees were made but not discussed. A new' feature of Ladies’ Njght in (troduced at this meeting was a con test for the ladies, in w'hich some lady present is awarded a prize from the Boosters. In this first contest, Mrs. S. J. Henderson was the winner • and received a pair of silk hose. This j'wi?rt>e a regular feature hereafter. I Mrs. Fulton Smith, president of the | Auxiliary, announced that the com mittee assigned to privde refresh ments for the Boosters next Monday night will be composed of Mrs. Dess Gray a? chairman, Mrs. F. F. God dard, Mrs. J. K. Hall and Mrs. C. W. Culpepper. PROGRAM OF EXERCISES OF LYONS PUBLIC SCHOOL Sunday Morning at eleven o’clock at School Auditorium —Sermon by Rev. Theo Pharr. Monday Evening, eight-thirty— Exercises by Music Class. Wednesday Evening, eight-thirty —Exercises by the Graduating Class and address by Hon. George H. Carswell. All these exercises are free and ; the public is most cordially invited to attend. COURT NOTICE This is to notify all parties con cerned that there will be no civil • cases tried at the forth coming term of Superior Court to be convened at Lyons, on the fourth Monday in May, 1924, except default verdicts and cases where both parties are ready for trial. All criminal cases, and bond cases especially, will be tried at this term of court. By Order of the Judge, R. N. Hardeman. E. F. PARKER, Clerk, Superior Court, Toombs C unty. NEGRO MINISTREL AND TOM THUMB WEDDING Do you want to see yourself as other see you? Then come out to see the Tom Thumb Wedding given by the little folks. Do you want to hear the latest joke told on you? Then don’t misS| the Lyons High School Ministrel. Lyons High School Auditorium, Friday evening, May 23rd., at 8:30 sbarpe. Admission 15 and 25 cents. COLLINS AND EDENFIELD HELD BY SHERIFF Wilson Collins, who was arrested about two o’clock Sunday morning by Sheriff Culpepper on suspicion, Monday morning confessed to having part in the stealing of a Ford auto mobile and an oil tank which was stolen from R. A. smith a week ago, according to Mr. Culpepper. Collins and Elton Edenfield, his supposed accomplice, were arresetd at Lyons Sunday morning, about two o’clock and placed in the county jail, after deporting themselves in a sus picious manner in the streets. It is said that they were trying to get in to the store of Mr. Clarence Odom, who lives in the same building, and told Mr. Odom, when he came to the door, that they were hunting gaso line. They were taken to the sheriff’s home by Mr. A. J. Huggins, and were placed under arrest after having made several conflicting; statements as to their actions business. They first reported that their car was a mile and a half from town, but it was later found ia the : front of F. M. Smith’s home. With I the car was found a quart fruit par of liquor. The engine number had been removed from the car, which appeared to be a omparatively new car, together with the fenders, body and radiator cap, and these were dis placed with a home-made body and old rag over the radiator. There was no license tag on the car. (A bundle of thirty-nine keys was taken off one of the men, it is said, and there were key 8 that would unlock many of the places of business in town. Sheriff Culpepper preferred •charges of driving an automobile with out license and posessing liquor, and held them until Monday. Edenfield made bond, leaving ColMns in jail, after which Collins became anxious, and told the sheriff a long and com plete story, verifying Mr. Culpepper’s susoicious from the outset. They will probably be tried at the j May term of Superior court. JUNIOR-SENIOR RECEPTION A very delightful evening was spent at the home of Mrs. G. W. Lankford, on Friday, May 16, when i the Juniors entertained the Seniors I of Lyons High school. The beautiful lawn of the Lank ford home was charmingly decorated, the winding pathways among the shrubs and the conveniently lo cated settes, rugs and heaps of sofa pillows serving to atract the joyous, and gaily dressed, young people on leisurely strools neath the rays of the smiling moon. Intermingling with the laughter of the girls and boys could be heard the music from the Victrola or piano. Punch was served on the lawn by Misses Elizabeth Oliver, Vivian Brown, Mary Sumner and Mary Elma Aaron. These charming little j ladies also served a delicious ice I course later in the evening. The guests included Misses Mary Hunter, Louise Brown, Tommie Lil Mason, Annie Lou Coleman, Lizzie | Kate and Eunice Coursey, Elizabeth Newton, Robbie Inman, Maude and ! Rebecca Wilson. Evelyn Wimberly, Mary Frances Woodle, Gladys Aaron 1 Cleo Stanley, DeEtte Aaron, Florence ’Johnson, Gladys Stanley and Ruth Moore. Messrs Alfred Newton, Lin ton Inman, Loyd Jones, Winston Ivey, Spencer Mcßride, Ray Peacock, Alvin Sawyer, Harry Sutton. James Inman, Estell Coursey, Walter Phan- Happy Brown, Winston Jarriel and Bvron Jarriel. Paul Jones, Lynwood Thompson, William Oliver and George Lankford. PROCLAMATION Whereas, it is necessary for the health and civic pride of the City of Lyons that the residents of said City see that the streets and other places are cleaned and beautified, Therefore, I, R. L. Page, Mayor of the said City of Lyons, do hereby proclaim Thursday, May the 29th., j be, and the same is set aside as clean up day, for said City, and all the residents are requested to give said day for the betterment of the City. This the 20th. day of May, 1924. R. L. PAGE, Mayor. Subscription SI.OO A FINE PROGRAM TO BEJENDERED HON. GEORGE H. CARSWELL ..TO DELIVER BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS—G. W. LANKFORD TO DELIVER DIPLOMAS. Commencement exercises of Lyons High School will begin Sunday morn ing with commencement sermon to be preached by Rev. Theo Pharr. Monday night, Miss Tippins’ music class wall give a recital in which an elaborate musical program, includ ing instrumentals and songs and in terspersed with readings, will be ren dered. The graduation exercises will fol low on Wednesday night. Numbers | will be rendered by each member of the class, which indicate an unusu ally interesting program. Hon. George* H. Carswell, one of Georgia’s present outstanding and effective legislators, will deliver the baccalaureate address Wednesday night, and diplomas will be delivered by Hon. G. W. Lankford, member of the local school board and state sen ator from this district. The members of the graduating class are Miss Louise Brown, Miss Tommie Lil Mason, Miss Annie Lou Coleman, Miss Mary Hunter and Mr. Alfred Newton. IN BAPTIST CHURCH CIRCLES A. D. Woodle, Pastor There was no preaching at the Baptist church last Sunday, due to the absence of the pastor, who was in Atlanta attending the Southern Bap tist Convention. Next Sunday the pastor will | preah at Pembroke. The Womans Missionary Society | held its monthly meeting last Mon i day afternoon. Food for Thought To stay away from church is a vote !to make the church fail. The failure of the church would he an awful ca lamity to any community. It would corrupt moral life, disrupt our social order, endanger business interests, and threaten life itself. Are you willing to assume responsibility for such calamities? If not, do your duty by your church. Where is your wandering boy? Perhaps he would e at church if you had set him a good example by at j tending, and magnifying the church. The boy who is tied to the church is | not likely to go astray. | God is your father. He asks you : to meet him at church. “I was glad when they said unto me, let us ?o into the house of the j Lord.”—Ps. 122:1. YANCEY CLUB Miss Vann met with us on Friday May the 16. Our members and of ficers are as follows: Blanche Reynolds, president. Lola Mae Stroud, vice president. Alice secretary and treasurer. Carrie Lou Smith, corresponding secretary. The members are as follows: Vel ma Smith, Marie Stroud. Marie Stan ley, Easter Hardy, Eveleyn Rey nolds. We are looking forth for a nice club. Next meeting will be June the 20th. Carrie Lou Smith, Cor. Sec. NOTICE! LOOK! Everybody having relatives and friends buried at Hardens Chapel are urgently requested to meet here on Friday, May 30th, for the pur pose of cleaning off the cemetery. Please bring tools as will be needed and a lunch for dinner, as we expect to be there all day. Don’t forget to come. CLOSED FOR SEASON We will not accept any more meab for curing until next fall. Lyons Ice & Cold Storage Co,