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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. \ _ 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 IS OUR SPECIALTY. t ;; We provide glasses to meet every I defect and give the eye free, easy fj t ;; vision and increase ability for work t ] I ;J or study. | W. E. WALKER, Jr., Registered Optometrist \ I l m , . r » • »• , 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 | ——— I 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. i 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 \ 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. ■♦*»❖❖*»»»***>*»»* I ARE YOU AWAKE AT 1C O'CLOCK SUNDAY MORNING? f + u 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. <[ •; ... <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. ~ | , T SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS . ■ * 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.