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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
N. C. NAPIER, Editor and Publisher.
.. FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1921.
AN ECONOMIC LOSS.
The Municipal League of Georgia has been
roundly condemned in some quarters, but one must
admit that they are trying to do a great work for
Georgia by arousing the people to the necessity of
utilizing Georgia’s water-powers. From a recent
letter sent out regarding the water power conven
tion for the Sixth and Twelfth congressional dis
tricts held in Macon Thursday, we quote the fol
lowing :
“If you have thought about it, you must real
ize that Georgia is facing a power crisis and in the
next few years will face a fuel crisis. 1 his state
has no coal, oi l or gas, and her water power is her
only substitute for fuel and power. She has abun
dance of that, but it is not developed and it will re
quire years to get it developed. '1 he big question
is to get these powers developed in time to meet
the crisis and to get them developed on a plan that
will make electricity cheap enough for all purposes,
to all classes, and in all sections of the state. Geor
gia needs it for her homes, both in town and coun
try, and she can never become a manufacturing
state without it. Georgia is the sixth state in the
Union from the top in respect to quantity of hy
dro-electric power and fourth from the bottom in
respect to development. It is running waste to
the sea, and we are spending millions for fuel.”
Os all the states of the Union we are close to
the top with regard to quantity of hydro-electric
power and near the bottom with respect to develop
ment. With even a part of this hydro-electric pow
er utilized and power lines threading this section
of the state. Georgia will begin to prosper as she
has never done before.
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DAIRYING.
Under the energetic leadership of some pro
gressive citizens of Ben Ilill and Colquitt counties,
a large number of farmers and business men from
these counties recently made a trip to Selma, Ala.,
for the purpose of studying the development of the
dairying industry in that section of Alabama. They
came home greatly impressed with the money-mak
ing possibilities of this industry for South Georgia.
There is no doubt that the dairying industry,
when properly managed, will be a new source of
wealth for South Georgia. If dairying is profita
ble in Wisconsin and lowa, how much more profit
able can it be made in this section, where cattle can
be pastured practically the year round, thus gre ,ii
reducing the expense of feeding the herd.
This section has become a great hog-raising
section and dairying and hog-raising go profitably
together. There ought to be creameries in scores
of South Georgia towns. The farmer would then
have a steady year-round income from his cream ;
the skim milk could be used to fatten the hogs, and
the cattle would enrich the soil. South Georgia
farmers would then have a new source of revenue
and many additional farmers would be assisting in
breaking away from so much cotton.
TENANCY.
The average time spent on any one farm in the
South by tenants is about one and a half years ;
that is to say our tenant population is, on an ave
age, moving every eighteen months. This contin
uous shifting of our farming population is not con
ducive to any social growth that is beneficial to
our communities. Our schools and churches suf
fer greatly from such exodus. No good work,
educationa 1 or religious, can be done under such
conditions. Leases are nearly always for short
terms, generally for one year, and no inducement
is offered for the improvement of the farm. Our
present form of lease puts a premium upon getting
everything out of the soil and putting nothing back.
To every lease there are four parties: the landlord,
th£ tenant, the community and the land.
Georgia will never prosper agriculturally as it
should until we work out some plan for aiding the
tenant farmer to own a farm. And with the pride
of possession comes a new interest in citizenship,
in the cause of good schools, in soil preservation,
in better methds of farming, m the improvement
of the home; and all these bring prosperity and
contentment.
OPTICAL SPECIALIST TO VISIT
VIDALIA
Dr. C. C. Norris Eyesight Special
ist will visit Page’s one “day only.”
Tuesday May 24th, and can be con
sulted at Page’s Drug Store. So much
depends upon the condition of ones
eyes that it is a ’.vise thing indeed to
know what conditions exist.
Working efficiency never was so
essential and never so impossible
without good vision, ask yourself
gome of the follwing questions:
Do you have constant headache?
Dizzy spell, eyes have itching sensa
tion, floating spots, eyes ache, sting;
how near do you hold things? does
small print blur? Can you see as
clearly as you should? Many other
important questions which limited
space prohibits. Consult Dr. Norris
during his visit to Vidalia and he will
frankly tell you whether glasses are
needed.
Eyes examined, glasses fitted and
adjusted, at Pages Drug Store, one
day only, Tuesday, May 24. 5-21-2 t
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS-
To those who have not made state
and county tax returns, please come
to my office in Lyons at once and
make your return, as I am compelled
to close my books at an early date,
under the state law.
W. C. MASON,
Tax Receiver Toombs Co.
DIZZINESS IS ANNOYING.
AS MANY VIDALIA PEOPLE
KNOW TOO WELL.
When the kidneys are w eak or dis-1
ordered, they fall behind in filtering j
the blood of poisons. As these poi-j
sons attack the nerves, the result is!
felt in spells of vertigo, just asdrunk-;
enness will make a man dizzy from,
the poisoning of alcohol, Dizziness,'
headache, backache and irregularity
of the kidney secretions are all signs
of weak or disordered kidneys, and
should not be neglected. Use Doan’s
Kidney Pills, the home-endorsed rem
edy. Read this Vidalia resident’s
statement :
Mrs. B. F. Eckles, 207 Mclntosh
street, says: “I had a slight attack
of kidney trouble. My back was
sore and lame and at timer I would
find it hard to bend over because the
pains in my back were so severe. I
woul(d also be troubled with dizzy
headaches and black specks appeared
before my eye:, blurring my sight.
I read of Doan’s Kidney Pills and be
gan taking them. After taking four
JUMPING ON DORSEY.
The Advance is not in the least surprised that
every big and little politician in the state proceeded
to jump on Governor Dorsey with both feet follow
ing his address regarding the treatment of the ne
gro in Georgia* It is the way of the politician to
line up with the most popular side. But we are
disappointed that so few of the leading newspapers
of the state have sided with the Governor. How
ever, there has been one exception, Jim Nevin, of
the Georgian, and if every newspaper in the state
would hit as straight from the shoulder, we are
sure the people of the state could be aroused to
give the negro a squarer deal in many ways. Says
the Georgian.
“It is quite beyond me to see wherein the “slan
der” to Georgia lies in the statement that there
have been since 1885 in this State 415 negoes lynch
ed—and only a few of them for the “usual crime.”
And not one trial and conviction of anybody for
lynching.
If that is a FACT, it can not be a “wicked slan
der” to state it. If it is a FACT we shou’d not
be afraid to face it. *
God knows, it needs facing!
These 415 lynchings included not only males,
but females.
That’s an average of one lynching a month for
35 years!
It’s an average of about three lynchings per
county for the time cited.
Is it “slander and falsehood” to state things
like that and to say they need remedying?
It may be mighty poor “practical” politics to
say it, but maybe there are a few of us who are not
concerned forever and eternally and to the exclu
sion of all things else with the “politics” of it.
We are not going to lower our average of one
lynching per month for 35 years merely by pro
testing vehemently tjiat there have been no lynch
ings—or that, if there have been lynchings, there
have not been many lynchings ; or that, if there have
been many lynchings, they were “necessary” lynch
ings; or that, if there have been lynchings, there
also have been lynchings in other States.
Sophistry will not get us anywhere worth whijj p .
pleas in avoidance are not worthy of us, however
commendable confession might be.
If T did not love Georgia so much. I would not
care, perhaps, how many lynchings Georgia indulg
ed, in. Certainly, the line of least resistance in
these matters has seemed to be either to ignore
them, deny them, condone them—or “condemn”
them and forget them. Otherwise, an average of
one a month for 35 years could hardly have been
sustained.
Governor Dorsey says that a record of 415
lynchings in 35 years, without one conviction for
’yaching, is a disgraceful record. It is.
When the Governor cites an exhibit of 135
cases of mistreatment of the negro in Georgia and
says, “to the best of mv knowledge and belief,
these cases are authentic.” surely the exhibit is
not to be disposed of by mere bitter denunciations.
There may he inaccuracies in the Governor's state
ment :if so. point them out. The Governor is only
human. But one swallow never tet rrrrwfe a sum
mer and one or two inaccuracies never yet whoFy
discredited a document like that.
If 10 per cent of what the Governor savs is
true —and quite more than 10 per cent is true. T
think—the net residue of truth still would leave a
situation challenging manhood and clear think
ing of Georgians.
Merelv calling the Governor a “bar and a sGn
derer” isn’t answering him.”
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The President has told the Republican factions
of Georgia that they have got to get togeher if
thev expect to get the plums. It is a safe bet they
will get together.
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Our sister city, Vidalia, Tuesday held an elec
tion for the purpose of voting on the question of
issuing bonds for the purpose of establishing a sew
erage system. The result of the election was an
overwhelming majority in favor of bonds, but just
what the figures are has not been learned.
This is a move which Vidalia has long con
templated taking and now that the people have put
it over, and this great improvement assured, con
gratulations are in order. Your vicinity, with the
conditions as they are at present, shows above all
e’se the progressive character of the citizens, and
with this as an asset, we predict that other valua
ble improvements will soon be added unto you.—
Montgomery Monitor.
THi. VIDALIA ADVANCE, VIDALIA, GEORGIA*
boxes I was completely cured and
have never had any trouble since.”
Price 60c at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—gel
Doan’s Kidney Pilis —the same that
Mrs. Eckles had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
MRS. JESSIE HOOD.
Mr. I. L. Chester was called to
Milledgeville last week by the death
i of his daughter, Mrs. Jessie Hood,
which occurred at that city on Tues
' day, death being due to blood ppis
f oiling, which developed from the
j swallowing of a pin.
The body was carried to i ennnle
Thursday, where the interment took
place at Bethany church.
Mrs. Hood is survived by an infant
daughter, who is now at the home
of her grandparents.
HAIL STORM VISITS THE
CEDAR CROSSING SECTION.
A hail storm did considerable darn
age to crops in the Cedar Crossing
section of the county Wednesday af
ternoon. Some of the hail that fell
was as large as hen eggs, it is said
by citizens from that community.
Many chickens were killed or wound
ed, at one farm house eleven being
killed by the hail.—Lyons Progress.
SCHOOL CLOSING AND
TEMPERANCE PLAY.
There will be a school closing and
temperance play at Normantown on
Friday evening, May 27th, at 8:30 for
the benefit of the Baptist church at
that place.
The title of the play is “Rescued."
Following is the cast of character.' :
Mr. Ellsworth, rich merchant —J.
C. Meadows.
Paul Vance, clerk —Ben D. Patrick.
Hawkins, alias Hart, lawyer—Carl
Mosley.
Morgan, alias Davis, gambler—Ste
phen New.
Phelps, an accomplice—Zach Smith
Sudie, Ellsworth’s daughter—Miss
Alice Johnson.
Kate, Sudie’s cousin—Mrs. Ben D.
Patrick.
Bridget, an Irish maid —Miss Ruby
Mosley.
Full program will be rendered for
the evening. Admission: Adults 25c:
children 10c. Tickets on sale at the
Oliver-Fierce Drug Store, V
Patronage of the public appreciated.
LYONS HIGH SCHOOL
HAS COMMENCEMENT.
Closing exercises of the Lyon? High
School were held the past week.
Sunday morning at school audito
rium Dr. W. A. Huckabee, pastor
of Grace Methodist church, Savan
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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
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. ” The best under
takers insist on its use.
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Vidalia Vault &. Tile Company
MANUFACTURERS
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nah, preached the commencement
sermon.
On Tuesday night, May 17th, Miss
Mosley’s expression class gave a re
cital.
On Wednesday night a recital was
given by the music class under the
direction of Miss Carter, the teacher
of music.
Thursday night Prof. J. C. Lang
stone of Stillmore delivered the class
address to the graduating class.
The graduates from the High
School are Walton Shirah, Gertrude
Willson, Tiny Maude Smith, Helen
McNatt, Mamie Lucile Wimberly,
Laura Mary Pughsley, Edna Gray,
and Antoinette Clifton.
Fresh tomatoes, vegetables and
fruits on hand. Vidalia Candy and
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Try our randies. We make 'hem
fresh every day. Vidalia Candy &
Fruit Co.
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RELIABLE JEWELER
Vidlaia, Georgia