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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. ' ——— —————————— rssHrar.rTEsraßßßSßv*. | 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 ( CITIZENS BANK AND BANK OF VIDALIA CONSOLIDATE UNDER NAME OF CITIJENS BANK OF ViDALIA WITH CAPITAL STOCK OF $40,00.00 ; i 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 ' I 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 J - • Express Wagons Pocket Cutlery Table Cutlery Sausage Mills ' - I Velocipedes jg O Lard Cans O . Q Heaters O fy; > Glass -J Etc. t/> Prices to suit the times. * 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. i 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.