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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XIX
Mass Meeting Os Voters Friday Evening
To Discuss Proposed Bond Issue For Sewers
m EHGIIEER
10 BE PRESENT AND
EMSEM MAP
CHAS. G. EDWARDS OF SA
VANNAH WILL ALSO BE
PRESENT AND SPEAK—
EVERY VOTER OF CITY IS
URGED TO ATTEND THIS
MEETING, AND WILL BE
AT LIBERTY TO ASK ANY
QUESTION DESIRED OF
THE ENGINEER MAYOR
JACKSON TO PRESIDE.
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Mayor B. P. Jackson has ca’l
ed a mass meeting of the voters
of Vidalia to be held Friday eve
ning at 8 o’clock at the city aud
itorium. to hear a discussion of
the proposed sewer bond issue of
$60,000.
Every voter in the city is urged
to be present, ztod an especial in
vitation is given the women, who
will participate in this election.
Mayor Jackson has been con
sidering calling this meeting for
some time, but did not definitely
decide until he learned that Mr.
J. T. Rose, vice-president of the
J. B. McCrary Co., could be in
THE RELIEF OF EYE STRAIN
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defect and give the eye free, easy fj t
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, Some FACTS About
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Here are authentic figures iroin the Ford factory at Detroit. They show you just how many _
Ford cars and trucks have been built each month since January Ist, 1921, and how many have been
sold to retail customer? in the United States. ■ B
| Produced Delivered to Retail Customers K
i January 29.883' * January 57,208
February 35,305 February 63.603 *
<■ March 61,886 March 87,221 H
I Total Production 127,074 Total Retail Sales 208,032
showing that actual sales for the first three months of 1921 exceeded production by 80,958 Ford cars |1
and trucks.
\ Appril requisitions already specify 107,719 additional cars and trucks and the estimated April out- flj i
put of the factory and assembly plants combined calls for only 90,000. la
I These facts clearly show that the demand for Ford products is growing much faster than man
ufacturing facilities to produce, and were it not for the dealers’ limited stocks, which are now be- Si
ing rapidly depleted, many more customers would have been compelled to wait for their cars. It
will be only a matter of w'eeks, therefore, until a big surplus of orders will prevent anything like
prompt deliveries.
If you would be sure of having your Ford car or truck when you want it, you should place your
order now. Don’t delay. Phone us or drop us aj card.
STRICKLAND MOTOR CO.
t • Authorized Ford Dealers
>' PHONE|242 VIDALIA, CA. I
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attendance at this meeting. Mr.
Rose is a wel'-known engineer
and will have with him the map
as drawn by the engineers of the
company and all data which they
secured, and in his address will
go thoroughly into details as t<
the cost, of labor, materials, the
price that may be obtained for
bonds, the size of mains decided
upon, and discuss why it*\vas im- 1
possible to reach every home in
the city.
Mr. Rose will be g’ad to dis
cuss every detail of the work and
will be glad to answer any ques
tions that any interested citizen
feels inclined to ask.
An invitation has also been is
sued to Hon. Chas. G. Edwards
of Savannah, formerly congress
man from the first district, to be
present and address the voters of
the city, and Mr. Edwards has
accepted and will be on the pro
gram for Friday evening. Mr.
Edwards is secretary of the Sa
vannah Board of Trade, and is in
close touch with the situation as
to sales of municipal bonds as
well as the advantages and disad
vantages of sewer construction
at this time, and desiring to have
his advice on the problem that
confronts this city, he was in
vited to be present. Mr. Ed
wards has a large number of very
warm friends in this city and his
address will be heard with much
interest.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1921
PRESIDENT DELOACH
RAHEO DELEGATE
KIWANIS CLUB TO SEND POPU
LAR PRESIDENT TO CLEVE
LAND IN JUNE AS REPRESEN
TATIVE OF LOCAL CLUB.
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At the regular weekly meeting of
the Vidalia Kiwanis Club, held last
Thursday evening, the club voted to
send President W. J. DeLoach to
the International Kiwanis Convention
in Cleveland, Ohio, in June to repre
sent the local club. Presdent De-
Loach will go from here to Atlanta
where he will join the Georgia party
which will have a special train from
Atlanta to Cleveland.
The need of Vidalia for a sewerage
system was again the principal topic
discussed. Mr. C. H. Hudson, one
of the guests of the evening, made
an interesting - talk, telling of many
instances which had come under his
observation where Vidalia had lost
prospective citizens solely owng to
the fact that these parties preferred
to locate in a town which had sew
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age.
Women C*n Vote.
Mayor Jackson announced that af
ter conferring with other attorneys
and making a thorough study of the
local charter and supreme court de
cisions, they were unanimously of the
opinion that the women could vote
in this election. The requirements
for voting are that the voter be 21
years of age, has paid all taxes and
has resided in the state 12 months,
m the county six months and in the
city 90 days. The charter provides
for no special registration for special
elections.
Trying To Arouse Voters.
The committee on Publicity, of
which W. A. Jones is chairman, an
nounced that every effort was being
made to arouse the voters of the city
to the necessity of voting for bonds;
that a large number of business in
dividuals and firms had agreed to
co-operate in taking display space in
the Advance, in the use of window
cards, and that many of the promi
nent citizens of the city had agreed
to deliver three-minute speeches at
Official Organ City of Vidalia
CELEBRATION IT
HISTORIC MIDWAY
OVER 1,500 PEOPLE ATTEND EX
ERCISES AT FAMOUS CHURCH
TUESDAY—JUDGE SHEPPARD'
AND DR. CARR SPEAKERS.
Historic Midway Church yesterday
was the setting of picturesque Memo
rial Day services which were attend
ed by more than 1,500 descendants of
original members of the congrega
tion.
Addresses by Judge W. W. Shep
pard and the Rev. Dr. A. F. Carr
of Savannah, a Lucullian basket din
ner, a tournament of the Liberty In
dependent troop of cavalry, the en
tertainment of twenty-eight girls of
the Savannah Female Orphanage,
and the formation of various com
mittees were the features of the cel
ebration .
It was decided to write a new his
tory of the Midway church tip to the
present day, as the last chronicle of
the church was written about twenty
years ago. H. B. Folsom, editor of
the Montgomery Monitor, and repre
sentative in the Georgia Legislature
from. Montgomery county, was ap
pointed historian.
Rev. A. F. Carr, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Savan
nah. made a brief address on the
significance of Memorial Day.
The contest in the manual of arms
between members of the old Libert
Independent troop proved to be an
interesting one. CorpQ£al._A. Quar
terman carried off the cash prize of
$5 which was delivered by A. S. Way
and then followed a mounted drill
that was much applauded.
A drive to raise funds for the re
painting of the church resulted in
the collecting of $250. There is still
$750 to be collected, the amount nec
essary to complete the job being
about SI,OOO.
Judge Sheppard made his address
’ at noon and gave a brilliant histori
cal sketch of the Midway Church,
tracing its development from early
settlers to recAit ..lines. He told of
the founding of the old Parish of St.
John in 1752, of its burning by the
English during the Revolutionary
War and of the erection of the pres
ent building shortly afterward.
Judge Sheppard related how the
famous covenant was written by the
founders which contained some of
the illustrious names of Georgia's
history, many of tlie descendants of
that covenant being today some of
Georgia's leading citizens. The first
native-born Presbyterian preacher of
Georgia, the first traveling preacher
of the Methodist church, the first
Methodist bishop from the South,
and the first foreign missionary to
the Baptists in Georgia came from
this stock, he stated. Os this stock
alone came two signers of the
Declaration of Independence. Burton
Gwinnett and Lyman Hall; one
President. Theodore Roosevelt; and
possibly Woodrow Wilson; three
United States Senators, John Elliott,
| Alfred Iverson and Augustus Bacon :
! three Congressmen, Benjamin An
drews, John Cuthbert and Wiliam
Schley Howard; four Governors.
! Burton Gwinnett, Richard Hawley,
(Nathan Brownson and Lyman Hall.
More than 1,500 persons from all
parts of South Georgia participated
in the exercises. Hundreds of auto
mobiles were lined up on the high
way, indicating that many had come
from distant places to pay homage
to the church which was built in
17M.—Savannah News.
the Colonial Theatre each evening
up to May 9th.
New Member* Welcomed.
At this meeting four new members
I recently elected to membership were
! given a rousing welcome. They are
1 Messrs. L. C. Outler, Fred Way,
i Clyde Jenkins and P. M. Powell.
The meeting this week will mark
the regular ladies night of the club,
which is held the last Thursday in
each month, and a large attendance
of the members with their wives and
friends is expected. . I
EPWORTH LEAGUE NAMES
NEW OFFICERS FOR YEAR.
At the Methodist church last Sun
day afternoon, the following were
elected officers of the Epworth
League for the ensuing year:
President, A. H. Mcßride.
Superintendents of departments:
First, Misses Ruth Wilson and Ze
nobia Peterson.
Second, Miss Lucile Frederick.
Third, Miss Rebecca Mcßride.
Fourth, Mr. Hal Macon.
Secretary, Mr. Harold Frederick.
Treasurer, Miss Louise Mathews.
Pianist, Miss Claudia Stith.
Era Agent, Mr. Gus Thomas.
WHAT IS CHIROPRACTIC?
Chiropractic is a scientific method
of adjusting the cause of disease
without the use of drugs or instru
ments, and is bated on a correct
knowledge of anatomy. The chiro
practic idea is that the cause of dis
ease is in the person afflicted, and
the adjustment conects the condition
that produces it. The function of
every organ in the body is controlled
by mental impulses which are trans
mitted over nerves. Any impinge
ment of the nerves interfering with
the transmission of mental impulse
results in abnormal function, called
disease. This interference is produc
ed by subluxated vertebrae pressing
upon nerves as they pass out from
the spinal cord. The trained adjust
er is able to locate the point of ob
struction or interference, and by
means of adjusting the subluxated
vertebrae correct the cause, and nor
mal condition, or health, is the re
sult.
i Investigate Chiropractic.
DR. O. A. HUGHES,
CHIROPRACTOR.
Walker Bldg., Second Floor, Corner
Church St. and Railroad Ave., V
Vidalia, Georgia.
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I ARE YOU AWAKE AT 1C O'CLOCK SUNDAY MORNING? f
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I We are at the Vidalia Methodist Church. Here you <>
!! will find a live Sunday School, growing rapid’y, with every ..
department well organized.
f WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US. <[
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<1 A cordial invitation to all —men. women, children, tot <>
][ attend this Sunday School. One hour —10 to 11. Our Mens
’; Class will be an inspiration to you. Now numbers 60 and **
♦ » increasing every Sunday.
VIDALIA METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.
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SEASONABLE
SUGGESTIONS
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Ice Cream Frezers
Screen Wire Cloth
Water Coolers
Plow Hoes
Paints
Shovels
Hoes, Rakes
Garden Plows
Cotton Planters
I Guano Distributors
I And such other goods as you
expect to find at a first class
Hardstore store.
Lee Hardware Comp’y
Telephone No. 16
NUMBER 17
MEWL DM
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY
HONOR OLD SOLDIERS WITH
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES—
GRAVES DECORATED.
Under the auspices of the Thomas
Beckham Calhoun chapter, United
Daughters of the Confedi racy. Me
morial Day was appropriately cele
brated here Tuesday.
Confederate soldiers in this sec
tion, their number now having dwin
dled to but slightly over a dozen, to
gether with their wives, were guests
of honor at a picnic dinner served by
the Daughters at 1 o’clock in the
grove near the Primitive Baptist
church. Following the dinner, the
veterans were gjuests on an automo
bile ride to Tiger Spring, returning
to the city for the exercises held in
the city auditorium, beginning at 3
o’clock, when the following program
was rendered :
"America”—by audience.
Invocation.
Welcome to Veterans —Mrs. John
W. Poe.
"Dixie.”
Reminiscenses—by Veteran C. S.
Meadows.
“Bonnie Blue Flag."
Memorial Address —Rev. W. M.
Blitch.
Solo—“ Break the News to Mother”
—Mrs. T. L. W. MacDonald.
"Star Spangled Banner”—Audience
Benediction —Rev. B. R. Anderson
The address by Mr. Blitch and the
talk by Mr. C. S. Meadows, Sr.,
were greatly enjoyed. Led by the
Boy and Girl Scouts, the audience
marched to the old cemetery, where
the graves of. the honored dead
were strewn with flowers.