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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE VOLUME XIX ucal ms Tl RECEIVE CHARTER THURSDAY NIGHT TO BE BIG EVENT FOR LOCAL CLUB—EL ABOJATE BANQUET TO BE SERVED AT COLONIAL. Tonight (Thursday) is a big event for local Kiwanians, this being the date set for the presentation to the club of its charter i>y District Gover nor R. S. Wessels, of Atlanta, and every club in the state being in vited to send a delegation to join in the festivities. The dining room of the Colonial Hotel has been secured for the oc casion and at 8:30 o’clock an elabor ate banquet will be served the visit ors and local Kiwanians and their ladies. Covers will be laid for 225, over 100 gues.s being expected. The Eastman Club, which stood sponsor for the organization of the Vidalia Club, will have perhaps the largest delegation, while Dublin, Augusta, Savannah, Macon, Hawkinsville, Cor dele, Waycross, Dawson and Colum bus will be represented. The program for the evening is as follows: Song, America. Invocation, Rev. j. H. Mather, East man. Piano Duet, Mrs G. S. Rountree and Mrs. W. J. DeLoach. Awarding Attendance Prize.. Solo, Mr. N. S. Meadows. Kiwanis Roll Call Song, Dawson (quartet. Address of Welcome, Rev. J. T. B. Anderson. Solo, Miss Alice Napier. Response to Welcome Address, Judge C. W. Griffin, Eastman. Solo, Mr. W. W. Long, Eastman. Impromptu Remarks, by Visiting Kiwanians. Song, Dawson Quartet. .Presentation of Charter, District Governor R. S. Wessels, Atlanta. | THE RELIEF OF EVE STRAIN I IS OUR SPECIALTY. j: We provide glasses to meet every § *! defect and give the eye free, e a sy •• ;; vision and increase ability for work *; or study. ' | W. E. WALKER, Jr., Registered Optometrist \ f ♦ * ,*■ * » • »• ■*. .?.*•'*#» j • I ■ THt UNIVERSAL CAR THE FORD TRUCK For the farmer this one-ton truck' U just what is wanted. 'I here are so many ways in which it fills in profitably' in the; activities of farm life that i t now is really a neces sary part .of farm equipment. For the truck farmer, for the contractor, for all the mul tiplying wants of our diversified city life the Ford one-ton truck answers and is more profitable than any other truck oil tlie market. If you have any doubts investigate. Get our booklet from the dealer, telling about what Ford trucks have done. Take the endorse ment of the strong merits ci the Ford truckfrom the users, never mind what we say; lis ten to the men who own and use the truck. And back of that Ford tiuck is that splen did “Ford After-Service” which insures the constant, daily operation of your truck. B Let us have your order without delay, so that we can make reasonably prompt deliv- j erv. We can only get a limited number each month. STRICKLAND MOTOR CO. | Authorized Ford Dealers I • ■ PHONE 242 VIDALIA, GA. I DEATH HAS CLAIMED MRS. SUSAN R. DARBY Mrs. Susan R. Darby, aged 67, the wife of Mr. P. T. Darby, died Fri day about noon at the family home on Durden street. Mrs. Darby had been in declining health for about a year. Besides her husband, she is sur vived by two children, Postmaster S. P. Darby and Miss Eflfie Darby. She also leaves two sisters and four bro thers. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Meth odist church, of which the deceased had long been a devout member, Rev. W. M. Blitch officiating. The in terment was at the Pine Crest Cem etery. Messrs. Job Smith of Bethlehem, Bud Smith of Talbotton, brothers of Mrs. Darby, and Mr. Wesley Bell of Bethlehem attended the funeral but the other brothers, Green Smith of Bethlehem, Will Smith of Atlanta, ’and her sisters, Mrs. Omie Ross of Statham, and Mrs. Amanda Wil liams of Winder, were unable to be present. Solo, Miss Bedeli, Eastman. Acceptane of Charter, Mr. W. J. DeLoach, President. Song, "Goodnight, Kiwanians.” The banquet will be served by Ki wanians and Mrs. F. C. Omberg, of the New Vidalia Hotel. The menu follows: Grape Fruit au Maraschino Celery Heart, Iced Queep Olives Salted Almonds Consomme of Squabs in Cups Broiled Spanish Mackerel, aux Fine Herbs Potato Bangonle Roast Turkey—a la Brasse French Peas en Custade Potato Rosette Salad Demi Devil Sandwiches Berenice Beaten Biscuit Frappe au Kiw-.nis Assorted Cakes Demi Tasse Neufchatel .Chees Salt Wafers Cigars i Cigarette I • •' ■ • VIDALIA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. FEBUARY 25, 1921 CATTLE DIPPIII6 STARTS MARCH IST SCHEDULE FOR DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF COUNTY AN NOUNCED—D. P. SHARP, L. S. McDILDA, J. P. DEES AND L. J. EDENFIELD INSPECTORS. Cattle dipping in Toombs county will be resumed Tuesday, March Ist, and with proper cooperation on the part of the people it is believed that by July Ist, the people of the county will see the end of this rather irk sme job, but one absolutely necessary to free the county frm ticks. Dr. Hugh F. J. Arundel, U. S. Vet erinary Inspector, announced that D. P. Sharpe, L. S. McDilda, J. P. Dees and L. J. Edenfield have been select ed as inspectors, and schedules will be observed as follows: Vidalia District—D. P. Sharp In spector March 1 Normantown March 2 Williamson March J Donovan March 4 McLeod March 5 Sharp March 7 Vidalia March 8 Haskins March 9 J. H. Odom March 10 Meadows March 11 McDilda March 12 Taylor March 14 Lyons Blue Ridge District--L. S. McDilda Inspector March 1 Brewer March 2 J. Clifton March 3 Jarrell March 4 Rolinson March 5 Sharp’s Chapel March 7 D. Odom March 8 Mosley March 9 T. Kight March 10 Bazemore March 11 Findley March 12 Anderson March 14 McKenzie Cedar Crossing District—J. P. Dees Inspector March 1 J- Grace March 2 Alexender March 3 H. Mann March 4 Harrison March 5 Waxhill March 7 Osborn* Mach 8 Oakdale March 9 -- - - Wing March 10 E. Grace March 11 McGill March 12 Thompson March 14 ... .Cedar Crossing. J. Jones High Point District, L. J. Edenfield Official Organ City of ViiaK* FIRE DESTROYS HOME OF H. L. BURKHALTER I —■ l Fire early Sunday morning destroy ed the dwelling on Peacock Street oc cupied by H. L. Burklialter. Mr. Burk* khalter was alone in the house at the time, Mrs. Burkhalter and children having gone to spend the weekend in Dublin. He was awakened by coals dropping on his bed. The fire depart ment responded quickly to the alarm and soon had the flames under control not however before the house was practically gutted by the flames. Some of the household goods were saved, Mr. Burkhalter estimating his loss at S2OOO, of which SISOO was cov ered by insurance. The dwelling was owned by R..T. Cooper, of Macon, and was insured. There had been no fire in the house since Friday and it is presumed de fective wiling was the cause of the fire. Small Blaze At Dixie Hotel Sparks from a flue caused a small blaze on the roof of the Dixie Hotel Monday fcbout noon, but the flames were extinguished before any serious damage was done. PARENT-TEACHER CLUB TO HOLD MEETING MAR 4. The next meeting of the Parent , Teacher Club will be held at the usu al place Friday afternon, March 4th, ; at 3:30 o’clock. Every member is i urged to be present. ( The following program will be ren dered: Topic: Playgrounds. “The boy without a playgrgound is father of the man without a job.”— Joseph Lee. Director—Mrs. T. W. Willets, Jr. The need and advantages of play -1 grounds*—Mrs. J. C. Timmerman. Paper: The National Playground 1 Association —Miss Louise Harte. Playgrounds as a check to crimi -1 nality:—Mr. J. B. Stanley. ' Piano duet —Mrs. W. J. DeLoach and Mrs. T. R. Lee. Hostess Committee: Mrs. T. E. ’ Sikes, Mrs. W. J. DeLoach, Mrs. 1 S. L. Keinp, Mrs. J. A. Gay. Mrs. ' J. O. Rountree, Mrs. C. B. Stan ; ford, Mrs. Chas. D. Williams. Mrs. Geo. L. Thomas. Mrs.' A. A. Darby. : Mrs. W. B. Thompson. Mrs. Ab ■ bie Thompson. Mrs. J. R. Stith. i PROGRAM COMMITTEE. i - I VIDALIA MONUMENT CO. RECEIVES BIG ORDER. r The Vidalia Monument Co. has suc ‘ ceeded in landing a $4,400 order. It 1 was placed by MA Varnes as Ha -1 zlehurst, and Mr. Yeomans left Sun ; day night for Canton and Tate to I select stock for this and other or-* ders. As soon as the shipment is received they will go to work on this order, which will require considerable time for completion. LOUIS SHIFRIN MAKES SETTLEMENT WITH CREDITORS. In the U. S.! court at Savannah Saturday an order was passed accept ing a compromise offered by Louis Shifrin to his creditors, each credi tor agreeing to aeccpt 25 per cent of his account in full settlement. Mr. Shifrin oocned for business Monday morning. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our sincere j thanks and deep appreciation to our friends and neighbors for their many kind expressions of sympathy and | favors shown us during our hour of bereavement. Most sincerely, THE HARRELL FAMILY. Inspector March 1 Newton March 2 Sanders March 3 Weidencamp j March 4 W. C- Clifton Marchs Arch Smith March 7 Mack New March 8 Powell March 9 Stanley March 10 E. H. New March 11 Mrs. Smith j March 12 Currie I March 14 Kirk Long Dipping will follow regularly at I all vats every fourteen days after j above dates until the citizens are no j tified further. The law makes dipp ing compulsory, and should an owner fail to dip his catilc, provides that the cattle be dipped and quarantined lat owners expense. The hours of dipping are from sun rise to noon. I MARY PLEAS OE WY HEARD ; SPECIAL TERM OF CITY COURT ! HELD MONDAY AND HEAVY FINES ASSESSED JURORS j DRAWN FOR MARCH TERM. At a special term of the city court held at Lyons Monday for the pur pose of hearing picas of guilty, fines in excess of S2OOO were imposed by , Judge Corbitt. Pleas were entered in the lollow-- ing cases: Sherman Mosley, poisoning fish, 3 months of $35. Lee Todd, poisoning fish, 3 months or $35. J. Coombs, gambling, 6 months or SIOO. Azar Ferris, gambling, 12 months or S3OO. Lula Edwards, colored, possessing liquor, 10 mnths r S3OO. Robert Jennings, colored, possess ing liquor, 8 months or $250. Henry Odom, colored, gambling, 12 months or SSOO. Charley Patterson, colored, gambl ing, 8 months or $250. George Poole, colored, gambling, 8 months or $250. Juror* For March Term The following citizens have been drawn for service as jurors at the March term of the city court; W. H. Galbreath, M. V. L. Fidley, Geo. Craft, W. C. Clifton, E. L. Mc- Dilda, B. F. Brown, J. R. Love, C. J. Spell, T. B. McDilda, L. G. Moody, A. A. Webb, Geo. S. Rountree, G. Lane, D. R. Gordv, B. F. Wolfe, C. B. New ton, R. A. Smith, A. J. Thompson, J. E Thompson, D. Coe, W. H. Morris, M. E. Clements, J. W. Moseley, G. W. Wilson, J. C. Paulette, R. L. McGill, M. C. Collins, C. J. Phillips, R. S. Mix ! on, F. W. Stanley, J. A. Geiger, O. O. I Hamilton. J. A. Morris, M. S. James,- G. H. Talley, A. T. Page, J. W. Rol linson, E. L. Connor, P. O. Fiveash, G. S. Spell. W. D. Clark, K. D. Smith, L. B. Godbee, W. L James, J. C. Bar gcron, Sr., F. M. Lumley, E. G. Floyd, M. M. Williamson. EVANGELIST BLACK AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Evangelist Black at '-.Presbyterian church Sabbath morning. Come. The friendly and unfriendly come. The meeting will not last long, a week, but this will be long enough to be " saved. Bro. Black is a nun of wide perience, acquainted with the Bible. Begin with the meeting. Come seek ing good and helping all you can. Be courteous and kina to the stranger— This man of God. PASTOR. 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 I NUMBER 8 AN ANCHOR MEETING OF THE EPWORTH LEAGUE. I r Sail around to the Methodist churcl* Sunday evening at 6:30 and Anchor for a 1 while at the League. Subject; How to make our lives steadfast. Leader—Mrs. W. T. French. Story of how “Stand up, stand up for Jesus” w'as written, t followed by singing'-of the hymn. Scripture texts on steadfastness by sevfcn Leaguer. Scripture lesson F.ph. 6:8-10’ Talk by leader. Male quartet—My anchor holds. Prayer. One minute tall:, by five young meii. Hyunn: “I’ve anchored my soul.” One minute talks by five young la dies. Hytrin—•‘‘l need thee every hour.” Qpe minute testimonies from the Leaguers. Hymn—“ Take tlie name of Jesus.” League benediction. , t . '' L " ' THE HICH SCHOOL TEAM TRIMS GRAYMONT-SUMMIT. Last Friday afternoon the High school team boosted their record for the season by a victory of \2 to 9 oveT the Twin City team. The fact that this was the second game between these teams greatly enhanced the interest and both teamj* put forth especial effort. The score of the first game was 16 to 14 in our favor, and thus the victory gives us two out of three games with this team. The game was very close un til near the end, first one team and then the other being in the lead, but our boys surpassed their opponents in the last half of the game. Peacock was the star player for the local team and Me Bride also did some sensational playing. Saffold and Her ring also upheld their eputations as | steady, safe players and Vann was lan excellent guarJ. The co-opera tion of our boys was-splendid. It is not known whether the sea son Is closed or not, but future an nouncement of games will be made if others are played. SENIOR B. Y. P. U. TO ( HAVE MISSIONARY MEETING. Subject—Life at Dr. I. T. Tichenpr. Introduction —Leader. Birth and early years—Miss Estelle I Stith. Conversion arid first sermon—Ruth Darby. Missionary for .he Indians—Claude Phillips. Pastor and teacher —Mary Downs. Home mission secretary Mary Thomas. Fields of work, parts one and two— Bertha Willets. Parts three and sou Peak. Dr. Tichenor's crowning—Mrs. j tides. Conclusion.