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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE VOLUME XIX HERRIHENT MARES / MIS CLUB NEW MEMBERS SENTENCED TO “BONE-HEAD” TABLE FOR DE LAY IN JOINING CLUB. The regular weekly meeting of the Vidalia Kiwanis Club held at the New Vidalia Hotel last Thursday evening was marked with good-fellowship and merriment. Two new members were received into the club, R. M. Stanley and T. W. Willets, Jr., and they were promptly sentenced to seats at the “bone-head” table for failure to recognize a good thing more promptly and delaying signing on the dotted line. George Rountrre, 0. D. Warthen and J. L. Strickland were unable to get off their dignity sufficiently and persisted in calling some of the older members of the club “Mister,” and were also assigned seats at this table. County School Superintendent T. B. Youmans was a guest at the meet ing, as was J. L. Joel of Jackson vile. The club membership now num bers fifty-five, and several other bus iness men who neglected to come in as charter members are expected to join the club this week. Plans for the charter presentation were discussed and when the date is set all Kiwanians will declare a legal holiday and devote the day to the en tertainment of their guests. At the meeting tonight, Vidalia’s needs will be discussed by a number of members and a constructive pro gram covering the spring months Will no doubt be adopted. ENCAMPMENT MEETING. There will be a special meeting of Century Encampment Lodge No. 100 at the Odd Fellows hall on the first Monday night in February and all members are urged to be present. G. W. I-EVERITT, C. T., W. C. JOINER, Scribe. I THE RELIEF OF EVE STRAIN IS OUR SPECIALTY. AMfck ;; We provide glasses to meet every ♦ 1! defect and give the eye free, easy /? * • ;; vision and increase ability for work [ *' j: W. E. WALKER, Jr., Registered Optometrist \ f ? * AAA J. A .t. .t. .1. .f. .t. .1. .f. aJ. XJ. a A J-A A A No Change In Ford Prices For Several Months We recently received the folloiwng letter from the Ford Company, with the request that it be given publication. Several inquiries have recently come to us concerning the likelihood of another reduc tion in the price of our cars, and as these inquiries no doubt emanate from prospective purchasers, we want to state again with greSt emphasis that Ford cars are already be # a' * ing sold at a figure actually below cost, and for an indefinite period another reduction or change in design is entirely out of the question and not at all contemplated. You c»n, therefore, give assurance to prospective purchasers of Ford cars that now is their real opportunity to buy below cost and obtain delivery. Every one is familiar with the heavy demand for Ford cars in the Spring and this year will be no exception, as in * spite of conditions, business is already rapidly accumulating, so that many who desire Ford cars will be obliged to wait perhaps until mid-summer for delivery, causing consid erable inconvenience and possibly financial loss, particularly to commticia, customers. STRICKLAND MOT^o Authorized Ford Dealers PHONE 242 IDAI ’ . LARGE BANK MERGER TAKES PLACE IN DUBLIN. One of the largest bank mergers that has taken place in the state in some time was announced in Dublin Tuesday when the First National Bank of Dublin and the Dublin and Laurens Bank issued statements that the two had been consolidated. All liabilities of the Dublin and Laurens Bank were assumed by the First Na tional and all assets were taken over by that bank. Ail depositors in the Dublin and Laurens Bank are asked to transfer their accounts to the First National, where, they will be given the same service and banking strength that' the Dublin and Laurens gave them. In other words, the business of the Dublin and Laurens Bank has been consolidated with the First Na tional Bank, and the business of both banks will be handled by the First National from now on. w scoms to HIVE IM Dll CITIZENS TO BE AKSED TO CON TRIBUTE TO WORTHY CAUSE ON SATURDAY JAN. 29TH. With a determination to surpass the record of the Boy Scout Tag Day last year, when the sum of $lB6 was given by the people of Vidalia, the local troop of Girl Scouts will have a Tag Day on Saturday, January 29th, and stores, offices and residences will be visited and every person will be given an opportunity to contrib ute to this worthy cause. The Girl Scouts are anxious to fit up their club room in the Scout Hut and the money realized from Tag Day will be used for this purpose. The local troop is in a flourishing condition and with many needed furnishings for their room in the Hut, they will be in position to greatly en large their sphere of usefulness and it is hoped the girls will meet with a generous response from the people of the town. VIDALIA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 21, 1920 SLOGAN OF BUY NOW SOUNDED IN GEORGIA BUYING NOW THE THINGS THE PEOPLE NEED WORKS TWO WAYS FOR GOOD. Atlanta, Jan 19. —Buy Now is the slogan in many Atlanta establish ments and with many people. Leal merchants, mare than ever before, are advising that every one buy now the things they need. Ju*t at present, according to close observers in b usi ness circles, the wheels of commerce are sluggish, business is dull and peo ple are hesitating. "So long as we deliberately culti vate this spirit there will be a con tinuance of these things, and as soon as we open up and forget, things will promptly right themselves,” said a prominent Atlanta business man. The Buy Now campaign is attract ing attention in numerous places. As pointed out by those who are push ing the movement, buying now the things they need now, it opens up the trade lines and will set the wheels of manufacture in motion, which in turn will start commerce booming in many directions. To buy now, as one Jocal merchant explains, one doe.: not have to rush out and buy recklessly or extrava gantly. That, he says, is just what is not wanted. But to go out, he says, and buy the things that one re ally needs, all doing this, will start some things and all things. According to Atlanta merchants, buying now the things the people need will empty the shelves of the re tailer, send him io the jobber and manufacturer for more stocks, start the manufacturer to producing, and that will mean buying the raw mate rials, cotton and other necessities, and start cars carrying merchandise all over the country. If all Georgians and Southerners were to start out today and buy the things that they need now 1 , there would be no such thiig as a depres sion anywhere of any kind, say busi ness men in Atianta. “The way to do this is for us to go to it ourselves,” said a passing citizen who overheard the conversation between a group of merchants and the correspondent of this newspaper. SHAD SEASON NOW OPEN. The Shad season has now opened and we have made arrangements to have shipments from Savannah reg ularly. Phone your orders to 143. PHILLIPS’ MARKET. Official Organ Gty of Vidalia MEDICOS WEE MEET IN VIDALIA 1 i TRI-COUNTY DOCTORS NAME VIDALIA AS THE PERMANENT ’ MEETING PLACE. *. • Vidalia whs selected as the perma nent meeting place for the Tri-Coun ty Medical Association at the meet ing of the doctors held Wednesday evening at the Vidalia Hospital. The physicians (also adopted the group plan as recommended by Dr. Palmer, each member of the association to select some branch of medicine as a specialty, agreeing to give special study to this subject and to takf the post-graduate courses in this line. The great advantage of this plan will be that within the hounds of the association there will be one member who has specialized in a certain line of study and where consultation needed for a particular case the phy sician who has specialized in a cer tain line will be called. The physicians were guests of Drs. Mercer and Thompson for this meet ing, an elegant six o’clock dinner be ing served the doctors and a few' Vi dalia citizens who were guests at the meeting, following the dinner, Dr. I. E. Aaron, the president, took the meeting in charge. Dr. J. E. Mercer told of an in teresting clinical case, following which there was discussion by Drs. Palmer, Currie and Thompson. Dr. Palmer then gave a scholarly address on the progress of medicine .stating that physicians were the only profession trying to put themselves out of bus iness. Dyththeria, smallpox, mala ria, typhoid, hookworm and many other diseases had been •conquered and the spirit that animated the med ical profession was to prevent hu man suffering and sickness. m There were thieves and charlatans that had broken in upon the medical prq/fession, and Dr. Palmer dwelt at length upon the chiropractic doc tors and told of the facts about the chiropr,.ctir school, short time of study required, and said that the peo ple should demand that the man who handles human life should have the - ,sanie educational qualifications as the regular physician. A constitution and by-laws for the association were adopted and Vidalia was selected as a permanent meeting place of the association. Resolu tions on the death of Drs. Rountree and Mobley were adopted and a com mittee consisting of Drs. Palmer, Moye and Thompson were named to draft suitable memorials of the life of each of the deceased. Dr. Council, of Mcßae, Dr. Nelson, of Alamo, Dr. Harris, of Collins and Dr. Bell of Reidsville, were elected honorary members of the association and the next meeting was fixed for the third Wednesday night in Feb ruary to begin at 7:30 o’clock. Drs. Barwick, Williams and Meadows were asked to read papers at t-.e next meeting. Present at the meeting were Drs. M. D. Council of Mcßae, T. H. Nel son, Alamo; W. W. Odom, Lyons; J. C. Harris, Collins; E. F. Thomp son, Soperfon, F. O. Bell, Reidsville; I. E. Aaron, Lyons, O. B. Moye, So perton; G. M. Barwick, Soperton; J. W. Palmer, Ailcy; H. G. Kennedy, Collins; J- E. Hunt, Mt. Vernon; J. M. Meadows. J. E. Mercer, T. C. Thompson, M. L. Currie, L. H. Dar by, F. L. Huie, Vidalia; E. M. Rack ley, M-t. Vernon: Messrss. D,. C. Pat tillo, W. J. DeLoach, Geo. S. Roun tree, N. C- Napier, Vidalia. MRS. RIDDLE ENTERTAINS SUNDAY SCHOOL CLESS. Mrs. D. W. Riddle entertained her Sunday school class at her home on Jackson street last Friday afternoon | from 3 :30 to 5 :00. After many games were played in the parlor and library the guests were ushered into tl*e din- J ingroom where delightful refreshments ] were served, after which they played more games on the lawn. Those present were Georgia Mae I Whitaker Mdurine Darby, Hazel j Shuman, Eliose _ Mcßride, Juanita Thompson, Dorothy McGlohon, Gus sie Lee Coleman, Dorothy Huie, Ola Price, Olive Horton, Marie Price, Eu delle Faulk, Jessie Mae Hall, Eliza beth Strickland. Alberta Coleman, Mildred Herring. Ethel Roberts, Eu !a Lee Peterson. Tcssie Mae Shuman, 'i nie Retie W baker, Katherine • e- c - r " AT BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY, JANUARY 23. Morning: Subject—Consecration. Offertory—Op 34, No. I—Chopin. Today the Savior calls —Messrs. MacDonald, Turner, Phillips, Walker. Evening: Subject—Salvation. Offertory—Song without words— M endelssohn. Solo—Mr. N. S. Meadows. DEATH CLAIMS HIJJ. ERENCH END CAME TO PROMINENT VI DALIA CITIZEN FRIDAY EVEN ING-FUNERAL SUNDAY Mr. J. E. French, aged 64 years, long a prominent Vidalia citizen and pioneer wholesale merchant of the city, died last Friday afternoon at his home on Jackson street, after a lingering illness of several weeks. Mr. French had been a semi-invalid for a number of years and a short time ago suffered a stroke of paraly sis, and for many days had been grad ually sinking. Funeral ‘services were held from the Methodist church, of which Mr. French was a leading member, Sun day morning at 11 o’clock, every seat being taken by sorrowing friends who gathered for a last ‘tribute to their fellowtownsnian. Showing the esteem in which he was held, no services were held at the Baptist and Presbyterian churches at the morning hour. Rev. J. M. Mather, of Eastman, preached the funeral sermon, touch ingly relating many incidents sjbow ing Mr. French’s devotion to this church and loyalty and helpfulness to his pastor. Rev. J. G. Harrison, of Columbus, spoke briefly of Hit spot less life of the deceased ami how he had learned to love him during close association as a neighbor many yea*s ago. “The Lord is My Shepherd” was sweetly sting by Miss Agnes Thomas, the service being concluded by Rev. W. M. Biitch in a beautiful prayer of thankfulness for Mr. French's noble life and example. The interment followed at the Pine Crest cemetery, the grave being covered with the floral offerings of friends and neighbors. Mr. French moved to Vidalia in 1909, establishing the first wholesale house here, and by fair and upright business methods had built up a splendid business- He was devoted to his church and had long been on the board of stewards, where he served with untiring zeal and devot ion. Before moving to Vidalia, his home had been in Plains, a large num ber of old friends showing their love SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS m Express Wagons Pocket Cutlery Table Cutlery Sausage Mills < Velocipedes , JO Lard Cans CJ Q Heaters Q * Glass 2 -J Etc. I W Prices to suit the tin s. I Quality right. I » ' I Lee Hardware C ip’y I Telephone No. I6| NUMBER 3 men proves 1 MONEY CHOP PER ACRE VALUE LAST YEAR WAS $222, WHILE COTTON WAS ONLY $20.66 PER ACRE. Tobacco growing in Georgia, if given proper attention, can be made 'the most profitable of all farm crops, says Tobacco Agent B. L. Ring of the Southern Railway System’s De velopment Service, commenting on the report of the United States De partment of Agriculture and Geor gia’s State Department of Agricult ure, showing that the per-acre value of tobacco last year in Georgia was $222.60, while that of lint cotton was only $20.66. Mr Ring, who has had years of experience as a practical to bacco grower, has prepared the fol lowing suggestions for the benefit of the tobacco growers of Georgia: It has been demonstrated that to bacco growing in Georgia is profita ble and when given proper attention is the most profitable of all farm crops. There were some failures last year, due to preventable causes. In every instance where results were unsat isfactory the cause was due to either late plnting, insufficient quantity of fertilizers, allowing suckers to take up the growth which should go into "the leaves, pulling the leaves when too green, packing down in improper order after curing. To be successful it is absolutely necessary to prepare for more plants than will be needed so that none but strong plants of uniform si2e may be used. It should be transplanted early in April. Eight hundred to a thousand pounds of high grade fer tiliser should be used per acre and put in drill several days before the plants are set. Judgment should be used in top ping as to the number of leaves each plant can support. After topping the suckers should be taken off once each week so that the growth will go in to the leaves. Tobacco should be thoroughly ripe before housing and curing and judgment used in packing away in proper order after curing. Bud worms which attack the small leaves in the buds are the most dam aging of the insect pests, but are eas ily controlled if sprayed with a solu tion of arsenate of lead as soon as the first small worm is noticed. for him by attending the funeral services. He 'is, survived by his widow, two sons, Messrs. W. T. and Herbert French, and one daughter, Mrs. W. T. McArthur, jr. He also leaves two brothers, Mr. VV. B. French, of Glennville, and Mi. jas. E. French, of Plains.