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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
N. C. NAPIER, Editor and Pwbiivher.
FRIDAY, JANUARY >B, 1921.
BUY NOW
The wholesale houses of Vidalia arc preaching
a splendid business doctrine in the advertisements
they are carrying in the Advance.
Unquestionably, the wheels <d industry and
commerce have been slowed .ip by the with
drawal of the public from the market. And yet
with prices in nearly all commodities having reach
ed the bottom, the way to set the wheels of busi
ness going again and to bring back normal times
is for the buying public to resume buying.
If you failed to read the page ad in last week’s
Advance, look up your paper and lead it; read the
advertisement carried this week and watch for the
balance of the series. If acted upon, they will make
an excellent business tonic.
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A REAL CLEAN UP WEEK
The Vidalia Kiwanis Club is heartily in favor
of a Clean Up week for Vidalia, from expressions of
the members at recent club meetings, and their at
titude is to get the city clean and keep it clean.
Acting on this idea, they hope in the early
spring to see a real Clean Up week put on in Vidalia,
when all the business men, all the women of the
city, the Boy and Girl Scouts, will undertake the
job if cleaning up the town hacked by co-operation
from the city authorities, with sufficient carts to
haul off all trash and litter and with rigid inspection
of premises and penalties for failure to put them in
sanitary condition. *
In this connection the Kinawanis Club hopes
to see neat receptacles for trash *nd waste paper
placed in the business section and ihat the business
firms will use these receptacles, rather than sweep
waste paper out on the street to he scattered all
over town
This week, too, might be made a “spruce up”
week. Store fronts could be repainted, business
signs could be touched up, and many little and prac
tically inexpensive things done to make the city
neater and more attractive.
Wo arc going to have a Clean Up week, and if
we will all co-operate we can make it a signal suc
cess from the standpoint of making our town more
attractive and healthful.
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Well. I have been absent for some I
time, but here I come again.
The people of this section are get
ting ready to make another crop.
The school at Bay Head is improv
ing fast. We have a woman teacher
and a man teacher.
Mr. Rod Harden was at home last
week from his job at Savannah.
Mrs. Kate Kve was a visitor at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Ganey.
Mr. Hoke Harden has been on the
sick list, but hope he will soon re
cover.
Mr. Wade Fiveash was at tiie home
Os Mr. Wm. Ganey's last week for
first time in 22 years. We were all
glad to see him.
Mr, Bruce Yoiidel w r as a visitor in
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Prices
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White House Co; fee 45c «•
T Maxwell House 45c
T Sug:|r, ‘pound
'J Lard, 4 lb. buckets 70c «>
i Lard. 8 lb. buckets SL3S <>
I Meal, per peck 35c
X Rice, best, per lb 10c
•X Octagon Soap. .1 bars 25c
| We have Seed Irish Potatoes, |
| Onions Sets and Cabbage . |
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this section Saturday.
Mr. Richard Ganey was the social
guest at the home of Mr. Mack New
last week. (
Arthur Ganey was a visitor in j
Lyons Saturday, i
SWEETHEART. |
DEMOUNTABLE RIM '
ON OPEN FORD CARS
The Lord Motor Company, Detroit,
is now supplying demountable ritns
as optional equipment for its open
car models. This includes spare rim (
and tire carrier, and has been stand
arde equipment on Ford enclosed
models for some time. The charge is
included in the price of sedan and
coupe, hut is $25.00 extra when in
. s'alled on touring cat or runabout.
. Popuar demand >s said to be re- 1
I sponsiiile for the change.
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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
There is good news that comes from Washing
ton to the effect that congress has defeated the ef
fort to increase the membership of the house of rep
resentatives from 435—the preseu number —to a
number near 500
The size of the house of repi esentatives even
at present is so large that it is unwieldy, and it
would have been a calamity if congress had listened
to the plea of those states that ate faced with a
loss of one or more congressmen if the present
ratio is maintained and ncreased the membership
so that no state would have lost representation.
In addition there would have been the expense of
salaries and clerk hire, of fitting up offices for the
new congressmen and the c ountry has escaped the
burden of an annual expenditure "1 something like
a million ..ad a half dollars.
It is realized now that the incr -ase in member
ship made in 1910 should never have been made,
and it is to he hoped that congress now resolves
that a membership of 435 is a maximum that shall
not he passed.
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BACK THE GIRL SCOUTS.
The average man or woman may not know
much about the Girl Scout organization, the com
panion organization of the Boy Scouts. Some of
the things this organization teaches are briefly set
forth in this article clipped from the Saturday
Evening Post:
“If any superior young lady is inclined to turn
up her sophisticated nose at the Scouts, let her get
a copy of Scouting for Girls—the official handbook
of the organization —and discover in its pages the
amazing depths of her own ignorance about the
commonest everyday things, indoors and out, that
every bright girl should have at her finger tips.
If she knows a good thing when she sees it she
will make an effort to join the nearest troop, and
very lucky she will be to get in, for the nominal
dues do not begin to pay the expenses of mainte
nance and administration any more than they begin
to measure the real value of what they buy
“ Any parent or elder brothej who will take
the trouble to spend an hour over Scouting for
Girls will be amazed by the amount of interesting
matter it contains and the skill with which it is
presented, ft is not too much to say that the
brain power behind the Girl Scouts is as great and
as efficient as that behind the average college. It
is a pitv that at present only about ninety thousand
girls can avail themselves of the pleasures and ben
efits that this admirable organization has to offer.”
We are glad that our town is represented in I
this movement. And Saturday they -'r-. roin" to
have a Tag Day with the purpose of aisirg inds
for fitting up the Girls’ Scout room in on - i out
Hut. We trust the business men and citizens gen
erally of Vidalia will respond liberally to the ap
peal of the girls. It is a splendid organization, de
serving of our support, and we are sure no com
munity will make any error when they stand liber
ally behind the Boy and Girl Scouts.
THE VIDALIA ADVANCE. VIDALIA GEORGIA
—LOST—
Somewhere in V idalai or on the
road from Uvald* to Vidaiia, one
leather case nrarked on outside J. M.
H. Inside of case was hill folder with
land deeds, notes and other papers.
It found return tr The Vidaiia Ad
vance office and leceive reward.
J. M. HILL,
Charlotte. Ga.
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Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic is simply
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PHONE 113
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The members cf the litn grade
have twenty stars again for prompt
attendance, making the third time
they have been awarded a half holi
day since school began. This grade
has lost one member, Cecil Spence,
since Christmas. We were sorry, as
we had hoped to have the whole
class to stick to the last.
Work on the contest in ready
writing has been started by the Sen
iors. They have been w writing
themes on the great question of J
“Democracy. ”
The 9th grade enjoyed its first half
holiday last Frida>. It is a pity to
have one or two sorry pupils to ruin
the attendance of a whole grade. All
parents should have sufficient pride
in their children's, work to see to it
that they are never tarcK-.
Ruth Wilson has returned to school
after several weeks absence on ac
count of illness.
Mary Thomas and George Mcln
tosh have been at>: ent this week be- j
cause of sickness.
Wade Carpenter has been trans
ferred to the lOtlV grade.
The 7th grade extends a hearty'
welcome to Neva Sutton, who comes j
to us from Reidsviie.
The second section of the 2nd grade
has made an excellent record in at
tendance. They have not had anyj
tardies in over a month.
The 3rd grade has gotten a star*
every day for the last eight. We j
hope to keep up this record.
The 3rd grade has two new pupils
who are Louis Black and George Ed- j
ward Kitchens. We are very glad (
to have them with us. This grade!
will begin the study of Geography l
Wednesday. Up until this time they
had interesting stories about Geog- 1
raphy read every day by the teacher.:
The new books premise to be just as i
interesting and the children are anx-!
ions to begin this study.
The sth and 6t'i grade boys are!
. interested very much in basket ball. .
After more practice they will play
some well contested rival games.
There will be several additions to
the Girl Scouts from the sth and 6th
grades. These girls seem to be very
much interested and enthusiastic in
anticipation of becoming Scouts.
The 6th grade is now entering upon
the study of the Crusades made by
the Pilgrims of long ago for the re
capture of the Holy Land. This will
lend interest and attractiveness to
i the Modern Health Crusade. They
'begin to understand the significance
of the name.
Win Over Brewton-Parker.
On Friday afternoon the Girls' Bas
ketball team went over to Mt. Vernon
tor a game. It was a beautiful day
and a large crowd was present to wit
ness the game, several cars from here
going over. The first goal was made
by the girls from the 8.-P. 1. but
that was also their last one. while
our team made one after the other
! until fifteen points were scored, the
j final score being fifteen to two in
jour favor.
The girls were ‘in fine trim and
played well. Each one played their'
I respective places with credit to them-
J selves and to the team. The follow
ing girls composed the team:
Elizabeth Poindexter, Lucile Cour
son, Olin Bland, Gertrude Anderson,
i Estelle Poindexter and Maybelle
jStith. Nell W ilson and Lavert Hall
i were substitutes.
On Saturday afternoon, Jan. 29th,
!at 3:00 o’clock, on our court, our
girls will play the girls' team from (
j Claxton High J School. The admis- j
J sion will be 10c and 15c. Show your I
| public spirit by attending the games j
'on the home court and by backing up 1
the home team.
Friday afternoon, Jan. 28th, at 4
•o’clock our boys will play the 8.-P. I.
j team on our court. This will be an
i interesting game. The V. C. 1. team
j has already won tw o games over the
team from Mt. Vernon this season.
. The admission to this game will be
|loc and 25c.
A number of the piano pupils are
planning to go to the concert 'of the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in
Savannah Monday. They will leave
Sunday lmorning, attending church
on Sunday and tnc two concerts on
Monday-, matinee and night, and re
turn Tuesday morning.
The first section of the 2nd grade
was awarded a half holiday Friday
for promptness during last month.
The Junior Scouts had an interest
ing meeting Satu -day night at the
Club House. Aftei a study of parts
of the Tenderfoot test, a number of
games were enjoyed on the lawn in
front of the house.
We are sorry to note that the tru
ant officer has had to look after a
number of pupils this week for un
called-for absences. This responsi
bility rests entirely with the parents.
This first visit has been a lenient one
but it must not be repeated or els£
the matter will be turned over to the
Board of Education for prosecution.
The Snail and the Screw.
It is no doubt true that nearly all
himian inventions have been suggested
by pat oral objects. Fremont of the
French school of mines points out an
interesting example in the case of the
screw, the fundamental idea of which,
he believes, was suggested to primitive
man by the spiral shape of the edible
snail.
It was not the shape of the shell
that suggested the screw, but the spi
ral motion which it is necessary to
give to the body of the snail in order
to withdraw it from the shell. This
at once showed that an object of a
screw shape embedded in a solid pow
erfully resisted attempts to withdraw
it by a straight pull.
Tlie hint was enough, and the screw
became one of the earliest of man’s
inventions.
Not on Supreme Court Rolls.
Daniel Webster, one of the most ac
tive lawyers before the bar of the Uni
ted States Supreme court, never signed
| the membership roll of the court.
Associate Justice John 11. Clarke, a
member of the Supreme court, never
practiced before the Supreme court as
a lawyer, and ids name is not on the
i rolls as having been admitted to the
bar of the court. The same 4s true of
former Associate Justice David Davis,
who, after the Hayes-Tilden contest t
for the presidency, left the Supreme
court to serve as United States senator
from Illinois. But as Senator Davis
he appeared several times before tha
Supreme court. ,