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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
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N. C. NAPIER, Editor and Publither.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1921.
South Georgia can even grow a big small grain
crop.
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Another good resolution —spend your money
at home.
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With some people this is a period of financial
“stingenev. ”
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Vice-President Marshall calls the United States
senate the “cave of the winds.
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Since von can buy cotton cheaper than you can
raise it, why not put at least part of that cotton
acreage in tobacco?
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Inauguration to be Mardi Gras affair! Our
friends the republicans are so glad to get back
to the pie counter they are just obliged to celebrate.
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“Uncle Joe” Cannon has broken all records for
continuous'service in the house. Once king of
“Stand Patters,” Uncle Joe is now chief of “Stick
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ers.
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Will anybodv weep when Martens of the many
initials and varied record leaves these shores? asks
the Savannah News. Not unless bis attorney wept
over the loss of a good paying client.
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“The United States does not desire a war
with Japan, Japan does not desire o war with the
United •Spates,” remarks The Washington 'Star.
Then why in Sam Hill can’t we get together and
stop building super-dreadnaughts and laying super
taxes on the people. It hurts our feelings every
time we see the figures as to the cost of a modern
battleship and realize how many miles of good road
that money would build.
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TIME WELL SPENT.
The Advance acknowledges with pleasure the
receipt of a copy of the Blue Book of Stories for
Character Building by Prof. M.'L- Brittain, State Su
perintendent of Schools. The purpose of the book is
to suggest methods of inspiring a love and desire
for the civic virtues in the hearts of our boys and
girls and conversely a detestation of vice and wrong.
The book has been revised and rewritten by author
ity of the State Board of Education, and copies will
be sent to eacli County and City Superintendent
nnd to the principal of the High Schools, so far as
possible.
The book is a worthy addition to the library
of every Georgia boy and girl. Prof. Brittain
has done a wonderful work for the schools of Geor
gia. but we believe the time he has spent in com
piling this little volume has been best spent of all.
CITIZENS DKhWN TO
SERVE AS U. S. JURORS.
. The following citizens Ifrom this
section have been drawn to serve as
traverse jurors for the United States
court which meets in Savannah Jan.
10th.
R. L. O’Neal. Uvalda; YY. D. Clark.
Uvalda; J. T. YVai nock. Tarry town;
A. P.. Mclntyre, Ailey ; K. A. Rogers,
Manassas; \\'. P. Moore. Ailey; D.
E. Hughes. Ailey.
For service as traverse jurors be
ginning Jan. 17th,'the following have
■been drawn :
T. B. Hughes, Mt. Y’ernon; E. 1,.
Harris, Mt. \ ernon ; J. R. Adams.
Vidalia; J. B. Jones, Uvalda; H. A.
Braddv, Kibbce: K. D. O’Neal, Mc-
Gregor; \V. A. Gillis. Soperton.
TURNIP AUCTION ON
, SYCAMORE CORNER
The Old Granddaddy Turnip Weighed
Eleven and One Half Pounds and
Goes On Trip To Brunswick.
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'Quite an interesting event of the
week was a turnip Auction which
took place on the Sycamore corner
this week when a ioad of turnips was
sold by the turnip to the highest and
best bidder. The old grandaddy tur
nip of the lot weighed eleven and one
half pounds, which being interpreted
into terms of bushels is near a peck.
The big turnips were of the purple
top variety and came from the E. L.
Meadows farm in the county. Not
all the turnips were this large, some
of them weighing eight and ten
pounds and the grower claimed to
have some as small as four or five
pounds in places where the seed had
been Sown too thickly. The largest
turnip vf.ss purchsed by Dr. V. L.
Dai by who was visiting here from
Brunswick, who stated that he would
j?ive it to the Brunswick Board of
Trade.
* To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets 1 It
•tops the Cough and Headache and works off the
Cold. E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box 30c.
SEVERAL CHANGES TAKE
PLACE IN LOCAL FIRMS
There have been several changes
among local firms the past week.
An announcement of interest is
the purchase of the business of the
Boston Store, formerly owned by N.
Seligman, of Dublin, by Jack Mar
ked. Mr. Markell has been in charge"
of the business for sometime past and
is a young business man who has
made a success of the store for the
owners.
Mr. J. K. Schumpert, owner of the
Dodge Bros. Agency, announces a
sale of a half interest in the business '
to Mr. J. B. Brewion, the firm to be'
known as Schumpert & Brewton. |
C. K. Gay & Co. have sold their
grocery and bakery business to Lowe
Bros,, the same taking effect Jan.
Ist.
Mr. Spurgeon Meadows, who sold
the Union Pharmacy to Auld and
Carter last July, has decided he will
not leave Y’idalia and lias brought
hack a half interest in the store, Mr.
Don Auld retiring. Mr. Meadows’
decision to remain in Vidalia will he
learned with much interest by a host
of friends.
COLLEGE SET LEAVE
AFTER PLEASANT HOLIDAY
After a pleasant holiday with
hontefolks, the exodus of the young
folks composing Vidalia’s college set
occurred the first of the week.
Among the departure*, noted were
Miss Gertrude Stitli to the Universi
ty, Misses \ ela Meadows, Abbie
Mathews and Thelma Elmore to
Athens Normal; Margaret and
Bessie McWhorter, Irma Lewis, l.or
aitie Frederick. Mary Ethel Powers
and Lois Culpeper to Milledgeville;
Elizabeth Anderson to Pease Insti
tute at Raleigh, Eula Peterson to
Brenau: Nellie anu Julia Jenkins to
Cuthhert. Abbie Joe Gordon to YY’es
leyan, Catherine Holmes to Cox
College, liter/ and C. B. Sharpe to the
Valdosta Normal.
THE TOBACCO CROP.
We are glad to know that the farmers of this
section are going to put a good acreage in tobacco
for the coming year. With times like they are,
there is need for an early cash crop and we believe
there is nothing that will bring the monetary re
turns that tobacco will. With a good acreage put
in tobacco and an effort made to grow high grade
tobacco, which always sells at a good price, the
thousands of dollars that will he turned loose in
this section in mid-summer will relieve the finan
cial stringency and bring normal conditions back in
this and neighboring counties.
What can be accomplished with tobacco is
shown in the Collins neighborhood, where a number
of farmers last year made as high as S6OO per
acre, and the average for the entire crop in that
community is said to have been $350 per acre. And
Toombs and Montgomery county farmers can do
as well if they will make the proper effort.
The farmer who puts in a few acres in tobacco,
works it hard and intelligently, will not only be
feathering his own nest and fattening his own bank
account, hut will he rendering a splendid service
for his section, as he will he doing his part to put
an end to a business depression which has hurt all
alike.
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SOME FAILURES TO BE EXPECTED.
Bradstreet’s Review of the Year says that it
is hardly to he hoped that the present readjustment
will not go far enough to retire a large number of
those who in the past year and in unprecedented
numbers sought the profits of a business life with
a modicum of business equipment and a deficiency
of ability to succeed.
In other words, as an old travelling man says,
it takes a game chicken to stand the gaff : the domi
necker is quickly put to flight.
We quote further from the review:
“It might be well if we were able to forget
some of the events of our recent “silk-shirt era” of
extravagance were it not for the lessons conveyed
that in the long run ability, education and experi
ence are also entitled to their reward. Perhaps
no better service could he done the American busi
ness man, wage earner or farmer than to hold up
to his eyes the example of battle-torn France,
which in its patient rebuilding of the shattered
fortunes, this year, shows a gain in its export trade
with all hut the very largest
gains in our own. With the experience of some
past years of stress in mind, one is inclined to look
askance at efforts of “medicine men” of both par
ties to offer patent nostrums to the people in the
belief that act of congress will arrest, delay or mit
igate the working out of the great natural forces
now in operation. The patient’s fever seems to
have been broken, and there remains now the pro
cess of building up his strength, for which time and
care are the main requisites.”
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“Let’s go”—to work.
THE VIDALIA ADVANCE, VIDALIA, GEORGIA.
mr. j. w. mcwhorter will
LOCATE AT WINDER, GA.
Mr. J. YV. McYVhorter, toi many
years publisher of the Advance, and
who sold this business on Dec. Ist,
has purchased a half-interest in the
YY'inder New, of YY mder, Ga., and is
now back in newspaper harness in
that city.
The news that Mr. McYVhorter and
his family will leave Vidalia will he
received with regret by all the people
of the town as they had hoped that
Y idalia would still he able to claim
him as a citizen.
Mrs. McYVhorter will probably re
main in Vidalia until spring, when
she and Helen and Charles McWhort
er will leave to join Mr. McWhortet 1
in their new liQtne.
ALAMO HAS BAD FIRE
FOUR RESIDENCE BURNED
Alamo. Ga., —One of the largest
fires in the history of Alamo occured
here last Friday n-'ght when the res
idences of Editor j. H. Gross. I Idel
son. E. M. Auld and Dr. L. P. Ford
ham were burned. The fire was
first discovered in the attic of Editor
Gross home which quickly spread to
the other buildings which were very
close by. YY ith the exception of Mr.
Gross .home everything
was saved from the other buildings.
YY . E. Currie sustained painful burns
on his hands while fighting flames.
AH the property was owned by 1.
Idelsoti who is in Baltimore and is
not known whether covered by in
surance or not. The damage is esti
mated at about $20,000.
Vidalia Buggy Co.
G. K. MURCHISON
FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND
EMBALMER
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VIDALIA, GEORGIA
Day Phone 92; Night Phone oO
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good attendance ati he school for the
fall term and that splendid work was
being accomplished.
YOUR HORN, LIGHTS AND
SPARK PLUG.
And other electrical appliances on
your car can be operated on our Ev
eready Storage Battery without any
difficulty. Consider the advantages
of our electric horn and electric
front light, spark plug, etc. Look
over our large line.
EVEREADY STORAGE
BATTERY COMPANY
Prof. L. S. Bartett, principal of
Brewton-Parker Institute was a re*
cent visitor to the city, and report's
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RELIABLE JEWELER
Vidlaia, Georgia *
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DR. CHAS D. WILLIAMS
Practicing Physician *
Vidalia, Ga.
Office in Post-office Building.
Phones: Res. 84-3; Office 84-2
DR. L. H. DARBY
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EQUIPPED WITH X-RAY OUTFIT
Postoffice Building
VIDALIA. GEORGIA
DR. ELTON S. OSBORNE 9
SPECIALTY:
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
19 Jones Street, East
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
DR. M. L. CURRIE
Office rear of postoffie building.
Furnishes his own medicine and- fills
most of his prescriptions.
Phones: Residence 164; office 151.
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J. E. MERCER, M. D. 4
Vidalia, Georgia
Office Over Union Pharmacy.
Office Hours : 9 to 10 a. m„ 4 to 6 p. m.
Office Phone. 188; Residence 133.
B. P. JACKSON
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Practice Civil anti Criminal Law <
All Courts.
Office in hirst National Bank Bldg.
VIDALIA. GEORGIA. 1
D. C. PATTILLO
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Collections. Estates. Bankruptcy
and Loans.
First Xational Bank Building.
Rhone* 145.