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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XIX
MS MEET
HERUAN. 29m
OFFICIALS FROM SEVEN COUN
TIES WILL HOLD CONFER
ENCE AT VIDALIA ON THAT
DATE
An important conference to study
rural conditions will be held at Vi
dalia on Saturday, Jan. 29th, when
county school superintendents and
boards of ducaLon from seven
counties will gather here.
It is possible that State Superint
endent M. L. Brittain will be on hand
and a number of leading educators
of the state are expected.
County Superintendent T. B. You
mans, who was in.Vidalia Monday is
making plans for the conference and
stated that he hoped to be able to
announce the program for the gath
ering by next week.
B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM
A hearty wecome extended every
one attending B. Y. P. U. by group
3 Sunday evening. January 16, 1921.
PROGRAM
Subject: Stewardship of Time.
The Meaning of Stewardship by
Pastor, Rev. J. T. LI. Anderson.
Scripture lesson by Madge Bland.
Introduction by leader.
Time is Precious in God’s Sight by
Mr. T. W. YVillet, Jr.
Time is precious in Jesus’ sight, by-
Eva Hart.
No. 2 Mr. Jack Johnson.
The purpose of our time. No. 1 by
M iss Pearl Price.
No. 2. Mr. J. \V. Dale.
Special song.
Redeeming the Time by Mr. W. L.
Downs.
Poem by Miss Ruth Peacock.
Lorcne Anderson, Leader.
Mr. J. L. Strickland made a busi
ness trip to Atlanta Monday.
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who lack Ford training. There is a standardized way for making every repair and ad
justment on a Ford car. It is the! cjuicklest,’ surest way; and in all their work our me
chanics follow the methods recommended by the Ford Service School at the Ford fac
tory. The standardized repair jobs are covered by reasonable Ford charges. Thus
you are assured of having your work done properly, promptly and at a reasonable price.
Genuine Fordj parts, Ford mechanics, Ford, special tools and machinery and Ford charges
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NEW I. O. O. F. OFFICERS
ARE INSTALLED
At the regular meeting of the local
lodge of Odd Fellows, the new
officers who will the ensuing
six months were installed. They
are:
S. B. Taylor, Noble Grand;
H. B. Elijah, Vice Grand;
A. F. Sawyer, Treasurer;
P. W. Leverett, Secretary.
This was the first meeting of the
lodge in their new hall over the
Union Pharmacy, which has been
leased for a term of five years, and
the members are greatly pleased with
their new home. The lodge starts
off Ihe new year in fine shape.
JUNIOR B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM
Subject: A P'isherman Who Be
came A Shepherd.
Scripture: John 1:41, 42 by Capt.
Poem: “Loyalty’ by Emory Her
ring.
Peter the Fisherman: by Eloise
Rabnrn.
Peter, the Faithless : by Frank An
derson. ,
Peter, the Witness: Dy- Marie
Price.
Peter, the Fearful: by Delmas
Hester.
Poem: by Jack Meadows.
Peter, the Shepherd: by Ovid
Brogden.
Peter, the Bold and Peter’s Letter:
by Junita Carr.
Capt 3, Jack Meadows.
JR. ORDER U. A. M.
NAME NEW OFFICERS
New officers for the local lodge, Jr.
Order U. A. M., are as follows :
T. J. Ford, Counselor;i
M. F. Hall, Vice Counselor;
J. P. Hall, Recording Secretary ;
S. F.. Taylor, Financial Secretary;
C. D. Humphreys, Treasurer.
The lodge has made arrangements
with Odd Fellows for the use of the
latter's hall over the Union Phar
macy, wfoert meetings, will he. held
tire coming year.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1920
FORGOT ABOUT HIS
MOTHER-IN-LAW
BUGGY OVERTURNS IN CREEK
AND MAN ESCAPES, BUT HE
LEAVES MOTHER-IN-LAW TO
DROWN. y
The most grewsome of all the
mother-in-law jokes has been perpe
trated by a man from this section
named Hamp Smith, according
to reports reaching here from the ex
treme lower part of the county. It
seems that Smith started home with
his mother-in-law. They were using
a mule and buggy in which to travel
and when crossing a stream the
buggy was overturned, throwing the
occupants out of the vehicle. Smith
and the mule were both able to get
out of the water, the man crawling
to the bank, where he was later found
by passersby, hut made no mention
of the mother-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth
Clark.
According to reports, the body was
found later some distance down the
stream by searchers who remembered
that she was with the man when he
left the last settlement.
When asked for an explanation as
to why he did not report the drown
ing of his mother-in-law, Smith is
said to have stated that he had en
tirely forgotten about her.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SERVICES
Services at Presbyterian Church
next Sabbath.
11 A. M.; 7:30 P. M.. and Bible
School at 10 A. M.
Come all with a prayer first . for
yourself and for the congregation
and one for the pastor. Your presence
will he helpful.
B. R. Anderson, Pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES.
Subject—The Light of the World.
"Music:'
Offertory—Prelude form the First
Suite, Handel.
Beyond the smiling and the weep
ing, Bonar-Adams.
Messrs. MacDonald, Turner, Phil
lips and Walker.
Evening: Subject—Consecration.
Music —Offertory: Prelude.
Solo—Mr. N. S. Meadows.
A cordial invitation is extended to
everybody to attend these services.
■ Strangers in the city will find a cor
dial welcome.
J. T. B. ANDERSON. Pastor
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MEH HERETO 1910
DOCTORS WILL BE ENTERTAIN
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—INTERESTING PROGRAM TO
BE GIVEN.
The Tri-County Medical Associa
tion, recently organized by the phy
sicians of the counties of Toombs,
Treutlen and Montgomery, will meet
at Vidalia next Wednesday after
noon at the Vidalia Hospital.
Dr. J. W. Palmer, president of
the state board of medical examiners,
will he present and make an address,
and a number of members are on the
program for a discussion of interest
ing clinical cases.
The visitors will be entertained at
a six o’clock dinner given in their
honor by the Vidalia Hospital.
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM
VIDALIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
There have been many changes in
the student body in the opening of
school this spring. A number of the
children have moved away while
others have come to fill their places.
The mid-term examination told on
; those who have done little studying
during the fall. Parents have been
notified of failures and should co-op
erate with the faculty in bringing
about better work on the part of
those pupils or else the grades will
he repeated.
There is no need for a normal hoy
or girl to remain more than one year
: in the same grade. Somebody is fall
ing down some where in their duty,
if it is the child’s fault the trouble
i should be removed immediately. If
■ it is the fault of parent' or teacher,
now is the time for them to get to
gether for the spring terra is ahead
and many mistakes can be, adjusted
in thallength of time. No parents
can say at the- end of the year they
were unaware of the failure of their
children for monthly reports are
t sent out and quarterly statements
are mailed to those parents whose
- children are failing in High School.
Some of the grammar school teach
- ers are using this method also.
This beautiful weather has been
appreciated hy th- whole student
body, at the recesses the campus is
filled with groups of children in play
> supervised by teachers. The recesses
• are as important periods as any
- class periods in the day. Children
■left to themselves in large numbers
r can never play successfully arid
many errors can he avoided when
• properly supervised.
The principles of team work, fair
ness, loyalty and quick thinking can
be developed on the play grounds
better than anywhere else. When
left to themselves the f avored few
have the privilege of any equipment
at hand: Consequently each teacher
has certain groups to direct and a
much improved spirit is developing
on the grounds*
The equipment for the play grounds
is very meager. Only those things
have been each grade
or group bought for themselves. The
basket-ball season will soon be over
and then baseball will be the order
of the day. Efforts will be made to
equip the team with ■ full outfit.
Tennis and Volley Ball give oppor
unity to many pupils who do not
care for the more strenuous games,
j Already plans are being made for a
.court for each of these games.
track has been started, so
possibly a winning team will go up to
Hawkinsville in April to represent
Vidalia' in the District High School
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! RECORD BUSINESS LICENSES
The highest business license ever
(paid in this section will be collected
Iby the city clerk of Vidalia when the
management of the local pool room
! pays his assessment for doing busi
ness in this city. The next schedule
of taxes s£ts the amount for pool
room as SISOO and the owner of the
j local pool room, Mr. Ferris, is doing
business right on, having signified
j his intention of paying the high tax,
1 which in addition will have such
j trimmings as the state, county and
■government licenses imposed upon
this class of business.
Then, the city will collect a “Hot
Dog” tax from this place, a refresh
ment stand being run in connection
M. D. A S. ENGINE
DISLIKES ROUND iaBLE
Saturday while on the round table
back of the South Georgia Product
Co., an M. D. & S. engine, conceiving
a dislike for the round table and tired
of the monotony of steel rails, left the
track and headed straight for a stall
in Ragan & Stewart’s lumber shed.
Going thru the soft earth was too
heavy for it and the engine came to
a halt before reaching the shed. It.
required many hours hard work on'
the part of the crew, before the en
gine could he hauled back on the
track and put hack to work.
The accident was due to the air
brakes in some way becoming releas
ed.
CHURCH JOINS FAMILY
IN BIG CELEBRATION.
Honoring 40th Anniversary of The
Marriage of Elder and Mrs. T. E.
Sikes of Vidalia.
The congregation of the Vidalia
Primitive Baptist church joined with
the children and relatives of Elder
and Mrs. T. E. Sikes in celebration
of the 40th anniversary of their mar
riage Sunday. Th- members of the
family and relatives attended servi
ces at the church Sunday morning,
when Elder Lamb delivered an in
teresting sermon. Afte) - the serv
ice, dinner was served on tables ar
ranged under the irees in the church
yard. At 2:00 in the afternoon, the
congregation reassembled in the
church, when Elder Sikes related
some of the expeiiences of their
married life, and Miss Mildred Gei
ger, the oldest of "the 11 grandchil
dren, read an original story of the ;
courtship and mariiage.
Following the service at the church
relatives gathered at the Sikes hoqic
and before the supper hour Ettfer
Sikes read to his children and grand
children a paper relating much fami
ly history and filled with helpful ael-!
vice to the young.
All the children were present—C.
R. Sikes and family coining from
Glennville, Mrs. H. F. Geiger and
family. Savannah; Mrs. E. T. Ag
ate, Toronto; Mrs. E. L. Cadwell
and daughter, Ociila; M. H. - Sikei
and family, Cadwell; Mrs., A. G.
Oliver and family, Gtennville; Mrs.
T. W. Willets, Jr., and family, Vida
lia; S. O. Sikes and family, Glenn
ville; Mrs. W. B. Cowart and fam
ily, Collins; Miss Joyce, Vidalia, this
being the first, time in. twelve years
that the family had been reunited.
Other relatives present included
t'Mrs. Emma Clements, Scotland; Mrs
| Lizzie Vaughan, Chaiincey; J. F.
Sikes, Alamo; Mrs. S. E. Young,
Chauncey: Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Dug
gan, Chester; Mrs. B. B . Jackson,
Cadwell; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rivers
and son, Cadwell; Elder W. A. Lamb.
Kite.
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DUROC SALE OF RICHMOND Sc
McArthur rs well attend
ed AND FORTY HEAD ARE
QUICKLY SOLD
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The sale of 42 pure-hred Duroc
hogs, held last Friday at the farm of
Richmond & McArthur near Alley
waS largely attended ahd fair prices
realized for the animals sold. Prices
ranged from SBO to SSOO, the latter
price being paid by Dr. Bahnsen, of
Athens, for a.splendid sow, the total
of the sale being $6300.
The sale drew nearly two thousand
people from all oevr this section, and
was one of a number of sales being
conducted by the Georgia-Florida
Grand Champion Duroc Circuit. A
number of buyers were present from
Kentucky and lowa and the hogs less
thin one year old brought good
prltes. most of them running into
more money than all the cotton pro
duced On a one-horse farm in this
SfCtioti 'would yield the planter.
The firm of Richmond & McAr
thur fed the crowd at noon with a'
barbecue and the. occasion resembled
an old-fashioned picnic until the
auctioneer got to work, when the 42
head of hogs were promptly bought
in by eager buyers.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
RENAMES OLD OFFICERS.
Enjoy* Prorperou* Year and Declares
Stiai.fanual Dividend of S Per Cent
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Banlc
held Tuesday, reports showed
bapk had enjoyed a prosperous year
and the directors declared a semi
annual dividend of 5 per cent.
Old directors—W . O. Donovan, D.
C, Pattillo, Geo. S. Rountree, J. W.,
Sharpe, L. D Williamson and C. P.
Phillips, were re-elected, and former
officers, VV O. Donovart, president;
Jos. W. Sharpe. vice->president; Geo.
S. Rountree, cashier; T. W. Willets,
Jr„ and Miss Emmie Roberts, assist
ant cashiers; Hal Macon, book-keep
er, were m.med to serve the bank
for the ensuing year. ,
NOTICE TO TEACHERS
OF TOOMBS COUNTY,
There will be a special examina
tion held in the Lyons school build
ing on January 22nd, 1921, for the
benefit of those teachers who have
not certificates or who wish to take
the examination. ■’
T. B YOUMANS,
l-21-2t. County School Supt^