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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XIX
KIWANIS CLUB f
TO DISCUSS SEWERS
IMPORTANT MUNICIPAL IM
PROVEMENT WILL BE DIS.
CUSSED THURSDAY NIGHT.
Pleased with the report of the om
rnittee appointed to see if something
could not be done to put Railroad
avenue in better shape, and after
hearing why Vida'ia should have a
real Clean-up Week, and deciding
that it would be best to put it on in
the early spring, The Vidalia Kiwanis
Club J instructed the program com
mittee to put Sewers down for dis
cussion at the meeting this week, at
the same time asking Mayor Jack
son to invite a representative from
the McCrary Company to be present
and give the club members a rough
estimate as to the cost of sewer
ing the city at this time.
The attendance prize, donated by
the Vidalia Pharmacy, was won by
W. J . Murchison Forty-eight lof
the fifty-five members of the club
were present.
The club instructed W. L. Downs
to carry a message to the Girl Scouts
that the Kiwanis Club would aid in
their drive for funds, each member
pledging $1 as a Tag Day contribu
tion .
The Why of a ciean-up for Vidalia
was discussed by Dr. Thompson, Dr.
Rattray gave his leasons for having
the occasion in tnc early spring, and
W. L.Downs had many suggestions
to make as to How.
On the suggestion of J. B. War
then, a committee was appointed to
take up with the express company
the matter of securing express deliv
ery for Vidalia. Under the topic of
"For the Good of Vidalia'’ many mem
bers had suggestions to make which
they thought would be helpful.
Feb. 24th was accepted by the club
as the date for the charter presenta
tion and President DeLoach named
the following committees, who will j
1 THE RELIEF OF EYE STRAIN t
IS 00R SPECIALTY. |
We provide glasses to meet every tj f
V, defect and give the eye free, easy/ *
«• vision and increase ability for work I ' 1 *
* W. E. WALKER, Jr., Registered Optometrist \ f
Fordson Tractor Prices Reduced.
Mr. Edsel B. Ford, President of the Ford Motor Company, gives out the following statement:
“The price of the Fordson Tiactor has been reduced from $790 to $625, effective immediately.
“This price change has been made possible through lower osts of materials ana the fact that we
are now located in our new Trator .Plapt with greatly increased economic manu.acturing facilities
in immediate onnection with our foundry and machine shops and large blast furnaces where iron is
poured directly from the ore, giving us maximum efficiency with the power to reduce cost of produc
tion, and down omes the prie in line with our ppolicy to market our products at the lowest possible
figure without in any way affecting our high standard of quality.
"We are particularly pleased in beingg able to bring about this big reduction in price at this time
because the farmer needs all the help we can give him and this big cut in price will be the means of
pplacing a valuable power unit within t'lie reach* of practically every one of them, not to mention in
dustrial and commercial concerns which likewise have benefited through' its use and are already
realizing. Jo a much greater extent, itswalife as a power and hauling unit. But particularly has the
Fordson Tractor proved a most valuable factor in the saving of farm labor, at tr.e samae time in
creasing the per acre crop yield as well as making possible a utilization of previously uncultivated
land, to say a nothing of removing no end of drudgery.
There is no question that the use of machine power on the farm is the greatest advancement
made in the development of agriculture,’not only in money saving and money making results, as K
well as raising the standards of living, on the farin to a much higher level, but because of its proved |
value in making every type of land more productive, and consequently our desire to place the Fordson S
within the reach of all. fi
“There is no change in the present' Ford Car and Truck prices, which are already at the lowest g
possible figure, -and now with rock bottom reached on the Tractor price, a further reduction in the fi
price of either the Car, Truck 01 Tractor is out of the questioh ;in fact, the big price cuts have been Q
made in anticipation of ontinuous maximum production and increases may be necessary before long
if a large volume of new business is not obtained. Therefore, present prices of Ford products can
not be guaranteed against possible increase.”
Ask for the book, “The Fordson at Work,” which will be supplied free of cost. Let us demon- ■
strate the value of the Fordson on your farm, inyour factory, lumber yard, coal yard, or in any gen- 1
eral hauling or power work you have to do and let us have your order for a Fordson.
STRICKLAND MOTOR CO.
Authorized Ford Dealers
PHONE 242 VIDALIA, GA.
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| NEW PENSION LAW FOR
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
j Attention of all ex soldiers who
j served in the war with Spain at home
or abroad, or those wl/o saw service
in the Philippine Insurrection or the
China Relief Expedition, and their
widows. The late Congress passed
laws of the utmost interest to the
soldiers, and if they will send name
and address to Walter S. Buchanan,
National Aid-de-Camp, Army and
Navy Union, Route 2. Louisa, Va.,
he will be glad to advise them fully
as to their rights under the new law.
Prompt action will mean the possible
saving of money, as the pension com
mences from the filing of the claim.
Mr. Buchanan wishes to assist his
comrades in every possible manner.
Write him and enclose stamp for a
reply.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
One of the leading watch makers
in the state, 37 years at my watch
bench, and just lots of work on hand,
but always room for more. Fine
watch and clock repairing a specialty,
and we are a house of responsibility,
and all work guaianteed to go out
first class, and will hold up if treat
ed as should be. If you never tried
us, do so and be convinced. Thanks
for past favors.
R. J. ANDERSON,
Jeweler, Vidalia, Ga.
have the occasion in charge: >■
House —J. T. Ragan, chairman; W.
A. Jones, Joe Hackel, J. C. Timmer
man, Chess Abernathy.
Program—W. L. Downs, chairman ;
L. H. Darby, H. H. Powell, J. L.
Strickland, L. B. Godbee, T. W.
Timmerman.
Reception—D. 0. Pattillo, chap
man; O. D. Warthen, W. T. Mc-
Arthur, Jr., J. W. Dale, C. S. Mead
ows, Jr., W. T. French, VV. Cf. Don
owati, F. ,C. Ombergp Dr. T. C.
Thompson, J. B. Brewton, Royal
Page, C. A. Po«. '4s
Entertainment (Stunt) —N. C- Na
pier, chairman; Geo. S. Rountree,
T. H. Cockfield, J. B. Warthen, J.
|E. Schumpert, A. F. Fanning.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBUARY 4, 1920
Two Local Banks
Are Consolidated
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CITIZENS BANK AND BANK OF VIDALIA CONSOLIDATE
UNDER NAME OF CITIJENS BANK OF ViDALIA WITH
CAPITAL STOCK OF $40,00.00
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At a meeting of the stockholders!
of the Citizens Bank and the Bank of!
Vidalia held last Thursday, plans
which had been worked out by the
officers of th.ese two financial insti
tutions for a merger of tfie two
banks were ratified and approved,
the merger taking place Tuesday,!
Feb. Ist, when the books and cash
of the Citizens Bank were transfer
red to the Bank of Vidalia, where
for a short time the new bank will
be housed. Extensive improvements
will be made in the Citizens Bank
building, and as soon as they are
completed the new bank will make
this its permanent home.
The name of the new institution
will be The Citizens Bank of Vidalia.
The Bankers I rust Co., financial
agent for the Bank of Vidalia, will
be retained as financial agent for
the new bank.
The Citizens Bank had a capital
stock of $50,000, while the Bank of
Vidalia was capitalized at $15,000. In
the consolidation, $25,000 of capital
stock will be liquidated, and the new
bank will have a capital stock of
$40,000.
Both banks bad a splendid list of
customers and have been successfully
managed, but it was felt that the
consolidation would mean a stronger
institution for Vidalia and one that
would be able to do more for the up
building of this section, and by the
saving of a duplication of much ex
pense, would make the stock of the
consolidated institution far more at
tractive as an investment.
The Citizens Bank had the honor
; of being the oldest bank in Toombs
county, having been organized in
’ 1901, while the Bank of Vidalia was
organized in 1903. The consolidation
will give the new bank total re
sources of over a hSlf million dol
lars. and it starts business with de
’ posits in excess of $300,000.
! The directors of the new bank are
- W. T. McArthur, J. F. Darby, J.
! B. Brewton, W. T. McArthur, Jr.,
! W. T. French, L. M. McLemore,
W. A. Jones, T. J. Ainsworth, M. W.
• Mathews, L. B. Godbee, H. T. Mc
! Bride. F. L. Huie, C. W. Hamilton.
Officers were named as follows :
VV. T. McArthur, president; J. F.
Darby, vice-president; J. B. Brewton,
Cashier; H. H. Powell, assistant
Official Organ City of Vidalia
EDUCATORS Mil
HERE SAIUROAI
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE HELD
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HERE BY STATE OFFICIALS—
SCHOOL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED
School officials from the seven
counties of Toombs, Treutlen, Laurens
Montgomery, Wheeler, Jeff Davis and
Tattnall counties met a number of
state representatives here Saturday
for an important conference on the
' school problems, th : s conference being
one of a series of eighteen which
have been held over the state the
past month.
The session in the morning was
1 held at the City auditorium, at noon
the party adjourn>ng to the Jackson
1 Hotel, where dinner was served. The
' *fternoon session was held in the hotel
r ...
dining room.
Talks were made by each of the
officers of the state board on the
1 work under their special supervision.,
r and Mr. Duggan, r ural school agent,
discussed many of itie problems
which were peculiar to this branch
1 of educational work. After the talks
there was an informal discussion
' along different lines of the work, the
school superintendents present be
' ing asked to give an outilne of their
plans for the coming four years and
how they expected to accomplish
r them. The . round-table discussion
’ was found to be veiy helpful and the
1 school experts were called on for ad
-5 vice about a number of perplexing
1 problems.
New Educational Work
One of the newest phases of educa
tional work in Georgia is that of in
dustrial rehabilitaion, of w'hich F. E.
Land is supervisor l tns department
undertakes the same work among
civilians that the army is doing for
’ ex-soldiers. Every person prevented
by a physicia! handicap from earn
ing a living is given an opportunity
to take some course which will en
able him or her to engage in some
' useful and remunerative occupation.
’ The training will be given as far as
1 possible in the home locality of the
disabled person, the state board con
tracting with some educational insti
tution on behalf of such a disabled
person. Sometimes such contracts
are made with public schools, some
times with endowed private school
and sometimes w ; th industries or
business establishments. The state
pays for such training, with the ul
timate aim of returning such disabled
person fitted for vocational civil em- j
ployment and with the satisfaction of
being a wage-earning citizen.
-"Mr. Land asked all who were»pre-i
ent to put him in communcitaion with
any person who through accident or
disease hand been disabled and who
might be interesteu in some course
of training which would make him
self-sustaining.
State Officer* Pretent
Among the state officers present I
were I. S. Smith, state supervisor, M.
IL. Duggan, rural school agent, F\ E. J
Land, state supervisor for industrial j
rehabilitation, E. A. Pound, high
I school inspector, J. T. Wheeler, sup-:
ervisor of the Smith-Hughes agri- j
cultural adeucation work. W. B. Hill, j
supervisor of negro education in j
Georgia, and Miss Caro Lane, of the j
Georgia Normal and Industrial Col
lege extension work.
Attending the conference were
Commisioner Z. Whitehurst, D. M.
King, Miss Emma Perry, Miss A.
, Whtehurst, Dublin ; J. A. Youngblood,
Adrian; H. D. Joiner, Dudley; W. H.
, Yeomans, Collins; W. A. Wood, Man
jassas; Commissioner J. O. Bacon, I.
jS. Smith, John Boswell, B. S. Fitz- 1
; Patrick, Reidsville; Commissioner J j
!P. Tomlinson, Alamo; W. G. Roun
cashier. Paul Powell has been em
ployed as book-keeper. W. A. Dick
! inson will be associated with the new
bank for the next two or three months
j but further than that he has made
no definite plans for the future. |
TEACH HORSE-LORE TO GIRL
STUDENTS SAYS FILM STAR.
Horsemanship ought to be in the
curriculum of every college in the
country, acording to Edith Johnson,
the winsome star who supports Wil
liam Duncan in ‘'l ighting Fate,” the
newest Vitagfraph chapter-play, by j
Arthur P. Hankins and Albert E.
Smith.
Miss Johnson was graduated from
Vassar, full of hook knowledge but
ignorant of bow to handle a horse.
Then she went into motion pictures,
and found herself seriously handicap
ped. So ‘she took an intensive, la
borious course in riding, until after
many near failures she was an ex
pert astride.
“Every girl ought to ride,” says Miss
Johnson. “Tt’s the finest sport open
to them.”
Miss Johnson gives a thrilling ex
hibition of her marvelous skill on
horseback in the first episode of this
serial—“ Fighting Fate,” to be shown
at the Colonial Theatre, Friday, Feb.,
18th. Don’t miss it.
MR. GEORGE WESTBERRY
LOSES HOME BY FIRE.
The hpme of Mr. George Westberry
on First street was destroyed by
fire early Monday morning. The
blaze started in the kitchen and at
the time of its d.scovery the back
part of the dwelling was in flames.
Some of the household goods were
saved. Mr. Westberry carried some
insurance.
During the fire some well-meaning
citizen turned some chickens out of
the coop to save them from burning,
hut the distracted fowls flew into the
fire.
tree, Cobbtown; Commissioner G. N.
Yarbrough, Hazlehurst; Commissioner
T. B. Conner, Ml. Vernon; T. B.
Youmans, W. J. DeLoach, W. L.
Downs, Mrs. W. J. Poe, Vidalia.
Miss Mattie Tyedson, of Barns
viHe. commissioner for Laurens county
and the only woman commissioner in
the state, also attended the meeting,
having missed the conference in her
section.
Address Meeting At Rock Spring
Following the- adjourment of the
conference, Stiperxisor Smith, M. L.
Duggan and E. A. Found accompani
ed County Schooi Superintendent
Youmans to Rock Spring, where a
meeting had been arranged to discuss
the matter of school consolidation,
and where the state officials made
splendid talks or. this subject, recit
ing what had been accomplished in
other communities where several
weak shools had been consolidated
into one strong schol.
Superintendent Youmans was great
ly pleased with the meeting and be
lieves that a great deal of good was
accomplished in forwardirffc the
matter of school consolidation »i
that section.
SEASONABLE
SUGGESTIONS
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Express Wagons
Pocket Cutlery
Table Cutlery
Sausage Mills ' - I
Velocipedes jg
O Lard Cans O
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Q Heaters O
fy; >
Glass
-J Etc. t/>
Prices to suit the times.
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Quality right.
Lee Hardware Comp’y
Telephone Nc. 16
NUMBER 5
GEORGIANS HIP
6,000,000 HEAD
TICK ERADICATION MAKES NOT.
ABLE PROGRESS IN 1920-NOW
121 FREE COUNTIES.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30—Approxi
niately 6,000.000 ca.tle were inspected
or dipped in Georgia last year and
tick eradication made noteworthy
progress. The new State-wide law
was in effect and greatly strength
ened the efforts of progressive stock
men and inspectors. One provision
of this law is that when a cattle
owner fails or refuses to disinfeet
his cattle regularly and properly they
are to he dipped at the owner’s ex
pense. This section of the law was
enforced in fifty-eight cases. Costs
totaling $1,585.65 were paid by the de
linquent dippers in redeeming their
cattle. The law is now better under
stood by cattle owners and will, it is
believed, be even more effective dur
ing 1921 than in the season just com
pleted.
Although tick erndiction is not ac
tively conducted during the Winter
months, because ticks breed less in
cold weather, preparations are al
ready being made for tne 19r.i season.
An aid which is expected to become
very valuable is the support of the
work by the county commissioners
and courts, many of which have made
liberal appropriations for tick eradi
cation and aie taking an interest in
seeing that their money is effectively
spent.
In notifying the United States De
partment of Agriculture of these con
ditions. W. M. Mackellar, inspector
in charge of tick eradication in
Georgia, is optimistic. He looks for
rapid progress of the work. The area
released from quarantine during 1920
included seventeen counties, contain
• ing 7,016 square miles. This added
i to the area formerly cleaned up
, makes a total of 121 tick free coun
ties, representing 73 per cent of the
area of the State. It is noteworthy
also that the 121 Georgia counties re
. leased from quarantine since the be
ginning of tick eradication, July 1,
1906, is a greater number than has
been released in any other State.
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TOWN OFFICERS NAMED
FOR NORMAN TOWN
! A election was held last Saturday at
I Normantown for the purpose of elect-
I ing town officers for 1921, with the
following result:
Ben D. Patrick, Mayor.
D. J. New, I.inton Mullis, N. M.
i Williamson aud A. N. Price, Coun.-
■ cilmen.
i D. S. Kotli, Clerk.
T. A. Rockett, Treasurer.