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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. PHILLIPS’ MARKET. TTTTTTTTTT ttvtvtttttttttttvv rtvvt t THE RELIEF OF EVE STRAIN J IS OUR SPECIALTY. IS* ; We provide glasses to meet every 1 I defect and give the eye free, easy m . • vision and increase ability for work» J|p ; j W. E. WALKER, Jr., Registered Optometrist \ j ............ .. ..... . . .» . ... ....... ... . .»..«■ J. J._». ... J. J. J. J. J.J. 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. More than ever we are sure the Ford car is your necessity—let’s have your order today. jj STRICKLAND MOTOR CO. | Authorized Ford Dealers | PHONE 242 VIDALIA, GA. I i * ■ 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. ; 1 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. SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS Bent Foot Plow Stocks 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 Telephone No. 16,’ NUMBER 6 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.