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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XIX
IB DECIBE Oil
SM HIGHWAY
SPECIAL MEETING OF -COUNTY
BOARD TO BE HELD MONDAY
TO DISCUSS MATTER.
Owing to the absence of Commis
sioner McCullough and the fact that
Chairman Odom was called away by
illness in his family, little business was
transacted by the county commis
sioners at their meeting at Lyons on
Monday, but a called meeting will be
held next Monday.
A Mr. Parker, from the State High
way Department, was present at the
meeting and took up with the board
the matter of Toombs county contin
uing the state highway which is now
under construction in Montgomery
and carrying it on to Lyons. It is
hoped to have a lull board present
at the meeting next Monday and it
is‘probable that definite action on
this important matter will be taken.
With state and government aid a
splendid highway is now being con
structed across Montgomery county,
and the State Highway Department
is anxious that Toombs county ex
tend this highway at least as far as
Lyons the coming year.
At the meeting next Monday the
boad will also make plans for tick
eradication work this spring.
The board voted to join the 12th
district highway association, which
is composed of the county ommission
ers of all counties in the 12th congres
sional district, and a meeting of the
association will b? held during the
spring and plans for highways con
necting every county seat in the dis
trict will be discussed.
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.
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
About Ford Cars —Solid Logic
The Ford car has been furidamentally right from the beginning. That fact made it “The Uni
versal Car.” It has always led in lowest first cost as well as in lowest cost to maintain and operate.
Runabout, Touring Car, Coupe, Sedan, Truck and Fordson Tractor—we have them all and will
make reasonably prompt delivery.
Simplicity has ever marked the designing and building of Ford cars, trucks and tractors. Henry
Ford and his engineers have always striven for simplicity, with strength. The success of the Model
•*T” Ford car and a great part of the Ford Motor Company’s success has come from an early under
standing and appreciation of that principle in motof car construction. The fewer the parts in a car,
fewer the parts to go wrong. When that simple truth is carried out in producing a car, as it is in
Ford cars, trucks and tractors, the result is bound to be a simplicity of design and building that
means simplicity, durability and economy of operation. t
This simplicity of construction proves itself in the ease with which Ford cars, trucks and trac- t
tors are driven. Four million, five hundred Ford cars in daily service proves ever\ claim we make.
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COUNCIL ORDERS
SEWER SURVEY
J. B. McCRARY CO. TO MAKE A
SURVEY AND GIVE ESTIMATE
OF COST—WORK UNDER WAY.
At the meeting of the city council
held Monday night, a contract for a
complete survey of the city for
a sewerage system was entered into
with the J. B. McCrary Col, the same
to include an estimate of cost and full
specifications. This survey was made
by this company some years ago, and
work has already started to bring
the map up to date and it is thought
same wall be completed within the
next two weeks.
While no definite action was taken,
members of the council expect at an
early date to order an election for
sewer bonds in the event inat tiie
cost of sewering the city, is not too
great and does not lun too close to
the limit of the city's bonded indebt
edness.
Members of the council met with
J. T. Rose, vice-president of the Mc-
Crary Co., last Friday and had quite
an extended conference with him as
to sewerage costs at this time and the
low costs of doing the work this year.
Other Business.
G. W. Leveritt was named sani
tary inspector by the council and will
enter upon his duties at once, coun
cil being determined to keep the city
in good sanitary condition during the
coming year.
M. A. Russell was elected chief
of the fire department, with John T.
Steptoe as assistant. Considerable
new hose was also purchased by the
city.
The street committee was instruct
ed to let the contrac for curbing
and guttering on Railroad avenue, an
agreemen having been entered into
between the city and propetry owners
some time ago. by which the cost of
the work was to be divided.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBUARY 11, 1921
Farmers Increasing
Dewberry Acreage
Vidalia Only Section in Georgia Going in for Cultiva
tion of This Luscious Berry—Experiment Being
Watched—Will Prove Great Money Crop.
That Vidalia is destined in time to
be the center of a great dewberry
growing section is the firm belief of
F. M. Connor, development agent for
the Seaboard Air Line Railway, with
headquarters at Coruele, who spent
Wednesday here looking over the
fields of local farmers who are_ in
terested in this industry.
Started three years ago by A. S ;
Blount, with a seven-eights acre
tract set in dewbetries of the Lucre
tia variety, the acreage has been in
creased until now there are 18 and
three-fourths acres in the Vioalia sec
tion set out in this berry, and Mr.
Connor says the prospects for a
splendid yield this year are very fine.
He is watching the crop with much
interest, and says if the local farm
ers have a successful year, the acre
age will be increased to a point be
yond 60 acres, which will make it
possible for the growers to ship in
carload lots.
The eighteen and three-fourths
acres in dewberries in this section are
divided as follows:
A. S. Blount. 6 acres.
M. J. Blount, 3 acres.
S. B. Meadows, 3 acres.
Dr. John Meadows, 3 acres.
Leader & Rosansky, 1 acre.
John Lee Meadows, 1 acre.
Willie Carr, 1 acre.
Sam p. Carr, three-fourths acre.
The growing of dewberries has
proved a profitable maustry In North
and South Carolina and is expected
to prove a great money crop for this
section, as the South Georgia berries
wil get on the market two or three
weeks earlier than the Carolina crop.
, Last year Mr. A. S. Blount, from
seven-eights of an acre sold over $450
worth of berries. A much greater
income per acre than this is common
in the Carolinas, says Mr. Connor,
and he believes this will in time be a
great industry for this section.
Seventeen hundred plants to the
acre are required, but the entire cost
of setting out an acre, together with
the cost of the plants, will not run
over $35. The vines begin to bear
the second year after they are put
out, but do not reach maximum pro
duction until about the fourth year.
Wires must be stretched over the
vines, thus making the berries easily
Official Organ City of VidaHa
INCOME TAX DUE ON OR
BEFORE MARCH 15TH.
You must file with the government :
on or before March 15th. 1921. a re
turn df your income for 1920.
If you are not married and your 1
net income for 1920, from salaries,
wages or any other source, amounted
to SI,OOO or more.
If you are married and your net
income, together with that of your
wife and minor children, from wages,
salaries or any other source amounted
to $2,Q00 or more.
The Collector of Internal Revenue
‘for the district in which you live will
give you a form for making your re
turn. Failure to make a return and
pay the tax on time is punishable by
heavy penalties.
Will be at post office, Vidalia, Ga.,
Feb. 14th and 15th to assist you.
MR. R. W. OLIVER BADLY
HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
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While driving imo town Wednesday
evening about 7:30, a touring car
crashed into the buggy occupied by
Mr. R. W. Olivtr and two daugh
ters, Mifcses Leila and Norma Lou,
all being thrown to the ground. The
young ladies escaped unhurt, but Mr.
Oliver was rendered unconscious.
He was removed to the Vidalia Hos
pital, where it was found that he was
badly hurt, his left shoulder being
badly bruised and his face cut. Mr.
Oliver was resting fairly comfor a
bly Thursday morning.
The car is reported to have turned
at the Darby Lumber Co. and to have
returned to town by a circuitous
route. The driver of the car is not
known at this time. The car is said
to have been goin' at high speed.
IMPORTANT MEETING
OF EX-SERVICE MEN.
Comrades ;
You are earnestly requested, one
and all, to be present in Lyons on
Wednesday. February 36th, at which
time a party of five men, represent
ing the following Governmental De
partments, to wit: Bureau of War
Risk Insurance, Federal Vocational
Board, Public Health Department,
National and State Headquarters of
the American Legion, will be present
for the purpose of giving informa
ton and renderng any aid that might
be desired in regard to the above de
partments. A meeting for the fu
ture plans of the American Legion
will be held at the school auditorium
at 8 o’clock p. m. i.o which the public
is cordially invited.
If you don’t know your rights un
der the reent ruling of Congress in
regard to ex-service men, or are con
templating filing application for pub
lic health assistance, it is your duty
to be present.
This is your first, and will be your
last, opportunity of hearing these
propositions discussed by these men
who come direct from Washington
for your benefit. If you fail to hear
them it will be your loss.
Also at the same time and place
will be discussed the Ladies Auxili
ary, to which every mother, wife,
sister or child a member of the
American Legion Is eligible; therefore
the ladies are earnestly requested
■ to be present.
808 TOOMBS POST NO. 27,
AMERICAN LEGION.
G. H. Williams, Commander.
T. Ross Sharpe, Adjutant.
Dr. J. W. Palmer of Ailey was se
riously injured in an auto accident
Tuesday, another car running into the
doctor’s car, and breaking several of
his ribs and resulting in other minor
injuries. Dr. Palmer states that the
other car was approaching him on a
curve, but the driver was looking to
the rear and this account the col
lision was unavoidable.
picked and possible for the ground to
he cultivated. The berries from Mr.
Blount’s vines last year, Mr. Connor
declared, were as fine as he had ever
seen.
TELEPHONE COMPANY
TOJAISE RATES
RAILROAD COMMISSION GIVES
BELL CO. RIGHT TO INCREASE
RATES IN ALL TOWNS.
By a vote of three to two the Ga.
Railroad Commission Saturday issued
an order granting nearly all increases
in exchange rates sought by the Bell
Telephone Company in all towns and
cities served by it in Georgia. The
increases allowed wiJJ give the com
pany an increased revenue of approx
imately $900,000 a year on its esti
mates, which is about $50,000 a year
less than the company requested in
its petition.
New rates allowed in Vidalia and
Claxton are:
Budneti:
1 party line, $3.90 per month.
1 party line, inward, $2.50 per month.
2 party line, $3.30 per month.
4 party line. $2.70 per month.
Extension (W or D) $1.50 per month.
Reside nee:
1 party line, $2.40 per month.
2 party line, $2.10 per month.
4 party line, SI.BO per month.
Extension (W or D) $1.25 per month.
New rates for Lyons and Lumber
City are:
Business ;
1 party line, $3.25 per month.
2 party line, $2.75 per month.
4 party line. $2.25 per month.
Extension (W or D) $1.50 per month.
Residence:
1 party line, $2.00 per month.
2 party line, $2.00 per month.
4 party line, $1.50 per month.
Extension (W or D) $1.25 per month.
The new rates will be effective on
March Ist. The increase to be paid
by subscribers in Vidalia is about as
low as any other po ; nt in Georgia, the
larger cities standing the greater part
of the big boost. Vidalia subscribers
' have been given splendid service un
der the management of Mr. H. A.
Turner and the local exchange has
been kept in splendid shape.
EPWORTH LEAGUE PRO
GRAM FOR SUNDAR.
Following is the program for the
Epworth League meeting Sunday
evening, beginning at 6 o’clock :
i Opening song—To the Work.
Prayer.
Bible lesson, led by Mrs. C. D.
Williams.
Song—Stand up for Jcstis.
Three minute talks on League work
—Barron Godbee, W. L. Downs, Geo.
S. Rountree.
Special music.
Reading—Rebecca Mcßride.
Closing prayer.
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SUGGESTIONS
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Ratchet Plow Stocks
Hame Strings
Singletrees
Double Trees
Collar Pads Back Bands
Plow Lines Heel Pins
Clevises Collars
Bridles Hames
Shovels Spades
Rakes Forks
Hoes
Lee Hardware Comp’y
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KIWAIIANS STAND .
UNITJOR SEWERS
THIS IMPORTANT MUNICIPAL
IMPROVEMENT DISCUSSED AT
CLUB MEETING.
After hearing tw > engineers discuss
the probable cost of a sewerage sys
tem for Vidalia, and being told that
the city had a maigin for bond is
sues of something like SBO,OOO, and
listening to different members of the
club in a plea for this important mu
nicipal improvement, the Vidalia Ki
wanis Club at its meeting last week,
without a dissenting vote, endorsed
constructing a sewerage system for
Vidalia, and appointed a committee
to confer with the city council and
inform them of the belief of the mem
bers of the club that the coming year
would be a splendid time to vote the
bonds and install a sewerage system.
The club mixed some fun with its
serious discussion of municipal prob
lems. President DeLoach called the
attention of the club to the fact that
T. W. Timmerman, a popular l>ach
elor, was soon to become a benedict.
Then the row’ broke out. The un
married Khvanians wanted to send
him to the bone-head table, because
as they said, it was decidedly bone
head for any man to get married whe“
times were so dull; on their part the
married set wanted to give him a
seat at the b-h tabie because he had
deferred such a step so long. The
president allowed each side to sup
port the motion for such reasons as
they saw fit, and the vote was unan
imous and a serious row averted.
"“Sewers for Vidalia” was the topic
for the evening’s discussion, and club
members on the program were Coun
cilman Burkhalter, D. C. Pattillo, T.
L. Stephens, of the Stephens Engi
neering Co., of Dublin; and T. J.
Rose, vice president of the McCrary
Co., Atlanta, the latter two being
guests of the club, and they discussed
; at length the ease of sewering this
city as well as the low cost at the
present time.
In his talk to the club, Mr. Rose
. exhibited a map of the city made some
years ago and said he believed a com
plete system reaching the home of
every white resident in Vidalia could
be put in for $60,000. Sew'erage con
struction, he said, was largely labor
cost, and he suggested that if sewers
were built that the construction take
place during the summer time when
local labor could be used and thus
keep the money at home.
The attendance prize, a box of fine
cigars donated by the Sou. Ga. Pro
duce Co., was awarded J. B. Warthen.
W. T. French was the silent booster
for the evening.