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VOL 21. No 25
T. F. Calloway, Evangelist and
A. G. Turk, Singer, Coming
SERIES OF MEETINGS TO BEGIN
AT BAPTIST CHUCH THE FIRST
SUNDAY IN JULY AND CON
TINUE ABOUT TEN DAYS.
T. F. Calloway, a noted and effec
tive evanyelist of the Baptist church,
and A. G. Turk, a strong director of
church music, are to be at the Lyons
Baptist church for a series of meet
ings beginning the first Sunday in
July.
Rev. Calloway is a State evange
list for t\ie Georgia Baptist Conven
tion, and is rated as one of the most
successful Baptist preachers in the
evangelistic field. Calloway meet
ings are said to be noted for their
board lines. His labors are for the
whole community and his numerous
strong friends are found among ev
ery denomination.
Mr. Turk is a co-worker, with Rev.
Calloway, giving all of his time to
Caloway revivals.
Baptist people and people general
ly who are familiar with Rev. Callo
way and his work are looking for
ward to a great meeting.
Special Meeting
at Baptist Church
The pastor has received notice
from Rev. J. P. McGraw that he,
with a company of workers, will hold
a service at the Baptist church next
Wednesday night, June 25.
Rev. McGraw is engaged in enlist
ment work which covers nearly all
church activities, and a very profit
able meeting is looked for. Among
others, he is accompained on this
trip by a Chinese preacher who will
have a pars in the program.
Baptist people are urged to attend
and the attendance of the public is
earnestly solicited.
automT
CAUGHT HERE
CAR STOLEN IN WEST GREEN
SUNDAY MORNING BY NEGRO
WAS RECOVERED HERE SUN
DAY AFTERNOON.
Thomas Walker, a negro, was ar
rested here Sunday afternoon and
carried to’ Coffee county jail for
stealing an automobile belonging to
Dr. L. L. Denton at West Green.
The visor had been removed from
the car, and part of the radiator cap
broken off and the mica broken out
of the back lights to disguise the car
when it was recovered by the owner.
The car was stolen from Dr. Den
ton’s garage about 3:30 o’clock Sun
day morning, and after driving over
streets to delude his pursu
ers, Walker drove directly to Hazle
hurst, thence to Town’s Bluff and
Lyons. Discovering the theft early,
Dr. Denton was able to trace the car
to Hazlehurst where he lost track,
going as far north as Helena. Re
turing home by Town’s Bluff, in
quiry was made at the ferry where it
was learned that a negro fitting the
description of the suspect and in his
sock feet, checking with the tracks
about the garage, had ponded a pistol
for passage, stating that he was going
to see his mother who was sick, and
would return and dereem the pistol.
Dr. Denton, with Sehriff Evans of
Jeff Davis county, who had poined
him at Hazlehurst, drove straight to
Lyons, and arrived just in time to
see his car roll in town, with Will
Hicks under the wheel. Wi'l was
glad to explain that he had borrowed
the car from Walker about three
miles ot of town at a negro gathering
and wou’d be glad to accompany the
officers and point out hi s friend.
Walker soon began his retiurn to
Coffee county with official company.
Site Inons jJronress
TWO BEARS FOUND IN
LOWER PART OF TOOMBS
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While fishing on the lower part of
Cobb’s creek last Saturday, Mr. I. H.
Corbitt, one of Lyons’ professional
anglers, had the rare fortune to find
two hog bears. Mr. Corbitt was reel
ing from the bank when he heard the
palmetto rustling near him, which he
thought was caused by hogs. How
ever, when the bears began to swim
across the stream in their flight, the
manner of their swimming attracted
his attention, and they swam out on
the sand bar on the opposite side in
full view.
Cooking School to
be Held June 23-25
1A three day cooking school will be
held in Lyons High School Auditor
ium, June 23-25, under the auspices
of Toombs County Co-operative
Club. It is one of series of schools
which is being held in every County
in the State under the auspices of
some organization working with the
County Agent aTl d the State exten
sion department in agricultural and
home economics.
Once the west was wild, but time
have changes and with them, the
west. Today the western states are
among the most progressive in the
Union. They are carrying on edu
cational work among their inhabit
ants along even more expensive Trines
than is common in other localities.
Both Montana and Wyoming have
State extensions departments in ag
ricultural and home economics, and
| these subjects are delt with very
i thoroughly in there excellent State
i *
j Universities.
Full of enthusiasm which is char
acteristic of these Westerners comes
Miss Ruth Sweat, who will assist in
directing the cooking schoo’.
Miss Sweat is a graduate from the
Montana University where she
specialized in home economics. On
concluding school she worked for the
1 State Extension Department, doing
home economic works in various
plubs in the State. Later she taught
Home Economics in the University of
Wyoming. Her training in these
fields has been very thorough and
her experience wide.
Ir. addition to this she has an ex
ceedingly likeable personality which
makes her very popular with those
woh attend her classes.
AU the efub women and club girls
have a special invitation to at'.end the
Cooking School.
Boosters to Hold
Meeting Monday
Probably the most important
meeting of the year for the Boosters
Qiub will be heTd next Monday night.
Besides being ladies night, business
of the utmost importance will be
brought before the club in regards
to the Good Road Meeting, and the
ALtamaha Bridge and “free ferry.”
A splendid program has been ar
ranged by the committee and the sup
per will be furnished as usual by the
Auxiliary to the Boosters Club, and
that is a guarantee that they will be
weiil fed.
You will miss the time of your life
if you do not attend. Every Boost
er is expected to be on hand.
FIRST COTTON BLOSSOM
BROUGHT TO PROGRESS
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The first cotton blossoms of the
season was brought to the Progress
office Monday by Mr. ,A- R- Kick
liter. He states that he was un
aware, that his cotton was so far ad
vanced until walking out Sunday he
found plenty of blooms.
While merchandising is Mr. Kick
liter’s principle business, he is suc
cessful farmer. , ■
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JUNE 20 1924
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TELLS YOU WHEN YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES.
VERY FEW READERS OF THE PROGRESS ARE IN ARREARS
—YOU MAY BE ONE OF THAT FEW.
YOU WILL WANT THE PROGRESS, SO DON’T LET YOUR
SUBSCRIPTION LAPSE.
The Progress is carrying more news than ever before.
It is going to more people than at any time in its history.
It is the medium through which your County Farm Demon
strator and Home Economics Agent send you their valuable mes
sage every week.
Through the Progress they send their message to more than
a thousand farmers and farm homes, many more than they could
see personally in a solid month of visiting, thus multiplying the
results of their labors for you.
It has a weekly news department that reaches around the
world, bringing you items of interest from every part of the
globe.
It is seeking to present the*news and problems of the day
without fear or favor to individual, sect or party.
It is fighting for Toombs county and endevoring to represent
her worth to the world.
The Progress is for you if you are for Toombs county.
Let’s make a strong pul 1 , a long pull, a pull together.
Republician’s Ticket Is
Coolidge and Dawes
GENERAL CHOSEN AFTER LOW
DEN’S REFUSAL TO RUN
UNIQUE SITUATION IS ENDED
AT LAST.
CONVENTION HALL, CLEVE-
I|\ND, 0., June 12.—CotHidge and
Dawes is the Republioian ticket for
1924.
President Coolidge’s nomination
was accomplished with only a ripple
of dissent from Wisconsin and North
Dokota, bu,t the namination> of his
running-mate came only after the
convention had once chosen Frank
O. Lowdeh, of Illinois, and been forc
ed by his decliniation to choose an
other —Charles G. Dawes, the “hell
and maria general.”
After a short race with Herbert
Ho-over, who came into the baloting
after the declination of Lowden,
Dawes galloped off with the nomina
tion.
Motions to make it unanimous and
by acclamation were distributed only
from the dissents from Wisconsin and
North Dakota.
In a brief and spectacular fight in
which William M. ButT er, President
Coolidge’s campaign manager, had
said to Senator Reed, of Pennsylvania
“It must b e ‘Hoover,’ ” and Senator
Reed replied, “It cant be done, it
must be Dawes.” The Dawes sup
porters, after the declination of for
mer Governor Lowden, of Illinois,
marshalled their forces and put the
general across for the nomination. j
Dawes Accepts Nomination
MARIETTA, 0., June 12.—Briga
dier General Char es G. Dawes to
night accepted the nomination for the
vice presidency.
“I accept the nomination by the ,
Republican party for the vice presi
dency,” he said in a formal state-,
ment, when informed of his nomina- (
tion by the Associated Press. “I
deeply appreciate the honor confer
red.”
The vice presidential nominee had
returned to his old home here this
week to attend the fortieth reunion
of his class at Marietta College, from !
which he was graduated. He re- J
mained here to visit with his sister j
and friends.
EMANUEL COUNTY SINGING j
CONVENTION MEETS JUNE 29
The Emanuel County Singing Con
vention meets at the court house,
June 29th. Come and be with us.
Bring your lunch and song books.
We are looking for the best singing
we have ever had.
Gome! Yours* for better singing.
C. M. HALL,
Sec. and Treas.
MRS. SARAH J. STEWART
IS CLAIMED BY DEATH
Mrs. Sarah J. Stewart, who has
been in il’ health for a number of
years, died on last Tuesday night, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. E.
Oribbs of Elza. She was buried in
| the Lyons cemetery on Wednesday
!at noon, the funeral services being
I conducted by Rev. A. D. Woodle,
' pastor of the Lyons Baptist Church,
I of which she was a member.
1 Mrs. Stewart was 76 years old, and
surviving her are one brother, F. M.
Turner, two sisters, Mrs. Janie Winn
and Miss Addie Turner, all of Hawk
insvMle. Two sons, J. R. Stewart of
Lyons, and Tolbert Stewart of Elza,
i One daughter* Mrs. D. C. Cribbs of
Elza.
Experimental Kitchen
To Be Conducted
I
l
i
i An experiment kitchen is to be
opened by Miss Vann, Home Dem
onstration Agent, at the Odom store,
next to Harry Talley’s for the pur
pose of assisting and instructing the
ladies in canning and preserving.
Miss Vann states that she has
had many request for information an
instruction in this line of work, and
has decided that in this way she can
render a real service to the town
j ladies. Her country club work is
' taking nearly all her time as she has
it scheduled, apd she will be able to
devote only her spare time to the ex
perimental kitchen. However, she
is desirous of helping everywhere she
can, and is not willing that a mom
ent be wasted.
The ladies who have problems, or
who wish to learn new and better
methods and new ways of turning
surplus into things of value for the j
table are requested to communicate
with her for her schedule and plans.
SEN. HARRIS ANNOUNCES
FOR RE-ELECTION
The many friends and suporters of
! Senator William J. Harris in Toombs
I county wiH’ read with interest his an
-1 nouncement for re-elction to the (
Senate, in this issue of the Progress.
Senator Harris asks the support
of the voters on his record as a sen
ator, and enumerates some of the
work he has accomplished during his
present term. Few senators have
labored as constantly and as effect
ively for the things that directly af
fect his constituency as has Senator
Harris, and he has been that success
ful that he is able t<> place before the
voters an enviable record of accom
plishment. ; ~ ....
Landscape Gardener Makes Plans
Beautiful Court House Grounds
TWO ROW COTTON DUSTERS \
BOUGHT COOPERATIVELY
13 two row Woodruff Cotton
Dusters have been bought for the
farmers at a saving of S2O each for
farmers through a cooperative order
that the county agent assisted in.
The manufacturers have just agreed
to ship the local dealer 5 of these
dusters to keep for three weeks to
be returned at the end of three
weeks. Farmers wanting this make
of machine should see Mr. Geo. Mc-
Bride at Lyons at once and secure |
one at cost. This arrangement will
terminate in a short time and buyers
thereafter will have to pay the full
list price.
Ernest C. Wimberly
Announces for Rep.
Ernest C. Wmiberly, Representa
tive of Toombs County in the Geor
gia Legislature, announces in this is
sue that he will make the race for
reelection.
Mr. Wimberly has capably served
the people during his career in of
fice. (Although his first term, and
the youngest member of the House,
he has made a name for himself and
the County for his diligence and
ability in putting thru wise legisla
tion, and obstructing unwise legisla
tion.
The announcement runs as fol
lows:
Knowing full weV, on account of
my experience and the numerous
friends I have made during my term
in office, that I can serve my people
to a great I hereby an
nounce for reelection to the House
of Representatives subject to the
primly to be held Sept. 10.
Thanking you very much for your
j kind and generous support in the
| past, and trusting that you shall sle
| fit to render the same favor at the
next election, I remain,
Respectfully yours,
ERNEST C. WIMBERLY,
Representative.
MRS. WILSON WILLIAMSON
DIES IN GRANITEVILLE, S. C.
Mrs. Wilson Williamson was buried
I last Sunday at the family cemetery
ground in the Williamson settlement.
Funenal'l services were conducted by
Rev. Theo Pharr, of the Lyons Meth
odist Church.
Mrs. Williamson died in Granite
ville, S. C., after a short il'ness, and
was brought back to her old home
for burial.
She leaves a host of relatives and
friends to mourn her untimely going
away.
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Premium List For
Toombs Co. Fair
The Toombs County Fair to be
held at Lyone October 7 to 11 will
be the scene of the greatest aggrega
tion of Toombs county’s best pro
ducts ver brought together. The
premium list, carried elsewhere in
paper is calculated to attract
Toombs county people and incite
them to the highest endevor in com
peting for the numerous prizes.
Theb road policy of generosity |
which characterizes the premium of
ferings will be noticeable in alf the
Fair (Association activities ths year.
Negotiations are under way with one
of the largest carnival companies of
the country which will likely be com
peted in a day or two, bringing to the
fair extraordinary entertainment of
this kind.
With the excellent agricultural
propects in the county and the inter
est that is certain to be taken in this
couny-wide enterprise, Toombs coun
ty is going to have the biggest fair
ever held here. _ Aw
Subscription SI.OO
WHILE HERE PLANS WERE MADE
FOR THE CITY PARK AND
JOHNSON CORNER SCHOOL
GROUNDS ALSO.
The ladies’ Co-operative Club, a
county-wide organization has again
demonstrated its va’.ue in securing
the services of a landscape gardener
"to make plans for the development
and beautifying of the court house
grounds.
| Last January, Miss Vann, Home
j Demonstration agent, acting for the
Co-operative Club, requested to Ex
tension Department of the State Col
lege of Agriculture for the services
of a landscape gardener. Her re
quest was granted, but as there is
only one man, Mr. Harvey, at the
College for this kind of work, it was
unlikel y tha,t he could some at afiy
early date. Miss Vann met Mr. Har
vey in Savannah last week, and after
urging her case, he consented to re
turn with her and do the work.
Viewing it a s an opportunity, Miss
Vann left her work in Savannah un
finished, and brought Mr. Harvey to
Lyons. While here he made plans
for the City Park and Johnson Cor
ner school grounds also.
The plans outline for the court
house grounds will make it one of
the beauty spots of the county. iAn
artistic arrangement of trees, pflants
and shrubs so disposed as to blend
in harmonious form and color, mak
ing a picture setting the beautiful
courthouse occupying the center of
the gruonds, is a brief description of
the plans. The work will be dvided
into several sections and assigned to
respective clubs or organization*.
1 Each club will be made responsible
; for the development and care of its
i particular section. This will pro
j vide and interest in the county
i grounds that will be county-wide. It
jis also believed that the interest will
Ibe maintained as the clubs will be
j viewing with each other as to which
department is best maintaned.
NEGROIoiwCT
IVDROWNED
ESCAPER FROM COUNTY GANG
LAST WEDNESDAY AND WAS
CHASED INTO PENDLETON
CREEK BY DOGS.
Bill Graham, a life termer sent up
from Chatham county and assigned
to the Toombs county gang, was
found in the run of Pendleton creek
Tuesday morning, hanging against
some Hogs.
Graham escaped from the road
gang last Wednesday, and was chas
ed in the direction of the Duncan
Odom place, going into the creek
I just back of the farm, where the
trail was lost by the dogs. He has
1 been hunted at every suspected place,
Captain Johnson going to Chatham
county in search for him, and he was
believed to have made a complete
get-a-way.
He was found by Messrs John
Coleman, Dr. McCall, I. H. Corbitt
and P. S. Hagan, a fishing party.
As Graham was wearing shackles,
it is supposed that he tried to swim
across the creek in his fight from
the dogs and was drowned.
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Methodist Revival
In Full Progress
The revival services at the Metho
dist church are attracting consider
able interest. While the attendance
is not as large as was hoped for, Rev.
May is preaching some very strong
sermons, the effect of which will tell
more in future that is indicated
by the unemotional but firm atmos
phere that characterizes the roeet
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