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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE]
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N. C. NAPIER, Editor »nd Publi»her.
FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1921.
BURKE IN LINE.
The grand ,jnrv of Burke county recently in
session made the following recommendation:
To improve the health of out county, to
keep down contagious and infectious diseases,
and especially to better the health and physical
condition of Our school children, we recommend
that a health officer he employed whose duty it
shall be to take care of these matters as pres
cribed in a recent hill enacted into haw by the !
General Assembly known as the Kllis Health j
Bill. Thi s action of ours according to.the pro
visions i»f the law will have to he taken up by
the next grand jury and favorably recom
mended by them before it shaP become opera
tive in this county. It has also been brought
to our attention that it might be several years
before a competent man can be secured to fill
this position, as they are extremely scarce, so
we feel that it is just as well to get in line so
we can be among the first to be served.
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The progressive counties of the state are fast|
falling mio line. and it is only a question of time
until every county will either have a full-time health
commissioner, or a part-time commissioner divid
ing his time between two or more counties. YVe
hope to hear the grand juries of Montgomery and
Treutlen speak out in favor of the three counties of
Montgomery, Treutlen and Toon.bs employing a
health commissioner to serve these territories.
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Farmers in the New Branch community are
keeping up their good work. At a recent meeting
a large number of the farmers entered into an
agreement to fatten a certain number of hogs and
have them to market in September. The saie wu
be held co-operatively and shipments will be made
in carload lots. And it is safe to say that these
farmers are going to get a much better price for
their porkers than if they went at it the old way
and each sought out a buyer and sold his hogs. The
Georgia farmer is tht» salt o{ the earth, and when
he learns to co-operate with his neighbor, he will
soon be making two dollars where he has been only
making one.
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And speaking of several counties uniting to
employ a health commissioner, the press dispatches
recently Carried an announcement of a farm dem
onstrator being employed by three counties oi ;
South Georgia, the agent's time to be divided be
tween the three counties and each county to pay a
pro rata part of the expense. If we must econo
mize. would it not be better to have the services of
a demonstrator for part of his tune, than not at
all ? Treutlen at present has a demonstrator, and
the way the farmers'of that county are stirring and
going in for diversified farming, that county prob
ably considers a full-time demonstrator a splendid
investment and would not divide time, even if it
meant a reduction in expense. However, since .
Montgomery county has no demonstiator, it is
possible that this county might like the idea.
As we remarked some weeks ago, a farm dem- '
onstrator or a health could serve 1
these three counties as well as one official serves a
large county like Laurens, in the case of a large «
county there being more people to be served a.,
more territory to be covered than in the combina 1
tion of the three small counties.
NOTICE OF FELECTION.
To the Qualified Voters of the City
of Vidalia, Georgia:
You are hereby notified, that in ac
cordance with an ordinance neaeted
by the Mayor and Council of the
City of Vidalia, Ga., passed April 4th,
1921, an election will he held Tues
day, the 10th day of May, 19,21. at
which will be submitted to the qual
ified voters of said City of Vidalia,
Ga., for their determination the ques
tion whether bond® shall be issued
by said City of Vidalia, Ga., in the
amount of SixtyJ Thousand (soo,ooof
Dollars, principal, for the purpose of
producing funds with which to es
tablish and construct a system of
Sanitary So wet • in said city.
Said bonds shall be known as San
itary Sewerage Bonds, and shall be
in the amount of Sixty Thousand
($60,000) Dollars, and of the denomi
nation of SI,OOO each, and to be num
bered 1 to t)0, both inclusive, and the
principal to be paid as follows: Bonds
in the amount of $2,000 to be paid
one day before ttie expiration r
twelve months froth the date of is
sue, and bonds in the amount of
$2,000 to become due and payable
each successive twelve months there
after as per nutnbci, so that the last
of said bonds amounting to $2,000
which shall be numbers 59 and 60
shall become due and payable one
day before the expiration of thirty
(30) years from the date of their is
sue. Said bonds shall bear interest
at the rate of Six (6) per cent per
annum, which said interest shall be
due and payable and shall be paid
semi-annually on the first days of
July and Januaryy of each year.
Said election shall be held at the
Council Chamber in said City of Vi
dalia. Ga„ and the polls for said
election shall be open at 8:00 o’clock
A. M. and close at 4:00 o’colck P.
M. All those desiring to vote in fa
vor of issuance of Sanitary Sewer
age Bonds shall do so by casting bal
lots having written or printed there
on the words, “FOR SANITARY
SEWERAGE BONDS,” and those de
siring to vote against the issuance of
said Sanitary Sewerage Bonds shall
do so by casting ballots havipg writ
ten or printed upon them the words,
“AGAINST SANITARY SEWER
AGE BONDS.”
Dated this the 6th day of April
1921.
B. P. JACKSON, Mayor
City of Vidalia, Ga.
I. J. HARRELL,
M. J. RATTRAY,
G. L. JOHNSON,
J. F. DARBY.
H. L. BURK HALTER,
Councilnten, City of Vidalia^
Georgia.
TAX RECEIVER’S 2ND ROUND.
Every F'riday in Vidalia.
Every Saturday in Lyons, at the
court house.
All court week beginning March
21st, at court house till Thursday af
ternoon .
Monday, March 28th, Harden’s
Chapel, 10 to 1.
Same day, Johnsons Corner, 2 to 4. |
Tuesday, March 29th. Cedar Cross-j
ing, all day.
Wednesday. March 30th, Hardy’s'
I Store, 10 to 2.
I Same day, C. N. Walker’s, 3to 4.
Thursday, March 31st, Cowan’s
Chapel, 10 to 2.
Friday, April Ist, Vidalia.
Saturday, April 2nd, Lyons.
Monday, April 4th, Spring Head,
: 10 to 1.
| Same day, Durden’s Store, 2to 4.
i Tuesday, April sth, (Jhoopee, 10 to 1
Wednesday, April 6th, Normantown
> 10 to 4.
Third, And Last Round.
Monday, April I,', Harden’s Chapel,
: 10 to 1.
Tuesday, April 12, Cedar Crossing,
10 to 4.
Wednesday, April 13, Hardy’s Store,
10 to 2.
Thursday, April 14th, Cowan’s
! DIVIDENDS OF HEALTH AND PROSPERITY.
We take it that every citizen of Vidalia is in
terested in his home town ; that he wants o see it
grow and prosper; that he wants to se it become
a healthier and better town in every way. If there
is a voter in Vidalia who has not such ambition for
lhis home town, he is unworthy to be a citizen.
We assume, too, that every man who is oppos
ed to issuing bonds to Guild sewers is honest in his
views and is taking this position because he con
scientiously believes that it is for the best interest
of his town not to vote bonds at this time.
Meeting on this common ground, let us sit
down and reason together about what is best for
our town.
There arc “some who oppose sewers because
i they believe it would mean additional taxes. Out
!of taxes ’ast year the city has paid for an addition
Ito the school building and for extensive improve
ments to the light and water plant. These im
provements have cost in the neighborhood of fit
teen thousand dollars. To issue sixty thousand
dollars in sewer bonds would mean that at the end
of the first year we would have to pay the interest,
$3,600, and pay off one $2,000 bond, making $5,600
the sewerage system would cost us the first year.
We ought to be able to pay this, amount and con
siderably reduce our tax rate for this year.
Whatever our tax rate is, the man who owns
SI,OOO worth of property irf Vidalia wou’d only pay
j 52.80 tax as the result of sew'ers; the second year
I this would be reduced to $2.74, because one bond
would have been paid, and the third year the figure
would come down to $2.68, and so on.
But this is not taking into consideration any
growth of the city and a consequent increase in the
taxable values. We believe with sewers this city
would enter upon a period of spleTtdid growth, and
lour tax values would rapidly increase. Nor is it
taking into consideration the fact that with sewers
our water plant would get on a paying basis and
should be able to take care of the bonds for sewers,
just as at the present time the electric plant is earn
ing enough money to take care of the bonds issued
to build that plant.
Taking these things into consideration, the ac
tual cost of sewers will be small; much of it will
he paid by new citizens who wiM move to Vidalia
in the next five or ten years; much of it will be
paid by an income from the wate plant. But even
if it cost us $2.80 on the thousand for the next 30
years, it would be worth it from the standpoint of
health insurance and an investment for the progress
and development of our town.
And there are others who say they favor sew
ers but sav this is no time to sell bonds. If this
year is no time to sell bonds scores of cities and
counties are making a colossal mistake. Atlanta
l;as voted an eight million issue; Savannah is fig
rrii g on three million of bonds; Marietta has al
ready voted a big issue, and county after county
has voted bonds for roads. We believe our bonds
can bes old at a fair price, but if they can’t he, we
know our city council will not s°ll them at a sac
rifice. And if we waited a decade, we could prob
ably never find another year when a sewerage sys
tem could be put in at as 'ow cost as it can be con
structed this year.
We repeat, if you are interested in your home
town; if you want to see it grow and prosper; if
you want to see it become a healthier and better
town in every way, you should vote for se\yers.
Sewers will pay dividends of health and prosper
ity that will compensate every citizen, rich or poor,
many times over for the small amount of taxes he
will pay because of this issue of bonds.
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Swainsboro is enjoying a veritable huildin
boom. We wonder how much*of it is due to the
fact that this city recently put in sewerage?
rHE VIDALIA ADVANCE, VIDALIA, GEORGIA.
Chapel, 10 to 2.
Same day, Blue Ridge School
House, 1 to 3.
Friday, April 15th, Vidalia.
Saturday, April 16th, Lyons.
Monday, April 18th, Ohoopee, 10
to 2.
Tuesday, April ICth, Normantown,
10 to 4.
Wednesday, April 20th, Spring Head
10 to 1. «
Same day, Mt Moriah Church,
2 to 4.
Court house, Lyons, from April 20
to May 10. It is very important that
all state and county tax be returned
by the date last named.
W. C. MASON,
Tax Receiver. T. C.
PRICES STILL HIGHER
THAN THEY WERE IN 1914.
it is interesting to compare prices
prevailing today wfth prices in 1914,
before the war broke out and the in
flation started. It it also interesting
to give in this connection the prices
of a year ago, when everything war
at the top notch.
j In 1914, and April of that year,
j timothy hay was quoted in western
markets at from seventeen to eight
een dollars. It is now selling at from
twenty four to twenty six dollars. In
April 1920 it was thirty seven to thir
ty nine dollars.
Lard, now quoted at $11.05, was
quoted at $10.52 in April 1914. It was
$20.37 a year ago.
Pork, quoted now at SIB.BO, was
$20.80 in April 1914 and $36.60 a year
ago.
Ribs are now quoted at $10.60 where
as they were $11.12 in 1914 and $18.62
a year ago.
Oats are lower by one cent a bushel
than in April, 1914.
Corn" is lower by 8 cents a bushel
than in April, 1914.
—We handle the celebrated Willard
Storage Battery; none Letter.—Sou
thern Storage Battery Co.
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\lr. and Mrs. j. M. Blue spent}
Sunday with relatives in Vidalia.
Several from this section attended;
the birthday dinner at the home of
5 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Wheeler in
t the North Thompson section.
Misses Neita Mac and Oree Sharpe
l spent the week-end with relatives in
Collins.
Mr. Judson Fulmer of the North
Thompson community spent
t night wtih Mr. Quince Sharpe.
) Mr. F.schol Sharpe amended serv
ices at North Thompson Sunday.
The singing at the home of Mr. A.
A. Sharpe Sunday night was enjoyed
j by a large crowd.
Messrs. Pat and Lee Sharpe and
Jesse Baker attended services at
j Hughes Chapel Sunday.
Messrs. Bishop Morris and Edgar
Coleman of near Center attended
Sunday school at Hughes Chapel Sun
day afternoon.
Misses Emmie and Nora Blue
spent Monday night with relatives in
j Vidalia.
> Mr. M. C. Dickerson of Union was
in this section Satuiday.
r Mr. Ely Smith and sisters. Misses
, Anna and Ida, were in Vidalia shop-
T ping Monday.
I NOBODY'S DARLING.
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The many telegrams from all sections of the country re
ceived by Buick during the past few weeks asking for imme
diate delivery of Buick cars tell a significant story.
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They prove the confidence of the public in Buick. Re
flected in the placing of these Buick orders at a time when
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sales are being made upon the basis of greater relative values
and actually demonstrated worth.
In many cases this active buying is* stimulated by a
realization of the periodical shortage of Buick cars and a
desire to insure delivery.
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Since January Ist, regular equipment op all models in
cludes Cord Tires.
Since Jan. 1 regular equipment, all'models, includes cord tires
CHRISTIAN BUICK CO.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA
The Sunken Grave
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Nothing can be sadder than a grave that is no longer a mound. The
inevitable has come to pass —the weight of the sodden earth has
i crushed in the last protection. It helps nothing to close the imagin
ation to what happens then ! Yet there is not the slightest necessity for
this barbarous, unsanitary, old fashioned method of burial. The Norwalk
Vault —at little cost —will protect absolutely and forever. Cement and
steel, waterproof and airtight, it seals in plain sight and becomes one solid
piece of masonry that literally “Lasts through the Ages. ” Tlie best under
! takers insist on its use.
i Ask Your Dealer or Write % , v
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Vidalia Vault & Tile Company
MANUFACTURERS
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} Charlie Wilkes of Savannah spent
(Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
; Mrs. W. A. R. Wilkes.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Martin of Al
ston and Mrs. M. L. Currie of Vi
dalia were visiting relatives here on
Sunday afternoon.
Jake McLeod of the Sharpe Cluu
el section war a visitor here Sunday.
Messrs. Grovie Thofnpson and Bill
Wilkes, with Misses Ruby Wilkes,
Thelma and Marilu Gibson, attended
servicer at Center Sunday.
Miss Rhoda Nobles has been on the
sick list, but is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Taylor and Mrs.
Tom Taylor and children spent Wed
nesday with relatives, in Emanuel
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Kli Chavies spent the week-end
with his mother near Reidsville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McNatt of
Lyons visited relatives here Sunday
Grovie Thompson visited friends in
this section Sunday.
Mrs. Renie Odom is visiting rela
tives at Ray City.
Lois Wilkes spent Saturday and
I Sunday with friends near Sharpe
| Spur.
j —For Sale—Two Registered Poland
'China boar pigs, about five months
• old, from splendid blood line. Will
} take cash or farm produce. See A.
|F. Sawyer at Advance office.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (TaMettJlr
st ope the Cough and Headache aad woirheoff the
Cold. E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 30c