Newspaper Page Text
THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XIX
BIG BARBECUE
FOR JULY 4TH
- •
BIG CUE TO FEED 5,900 TO 8,000
PEOPLE BEING PLANNED BY
VIDALIA BUSINESS MEN FOR
THAU DAY.
A big Fourth of July celebration,
with the main event a free barbecue
sufficient to feed 5,000 to 8,000 people,
has benn determined on by Vidalia
business men the past week.
Monday committees were appoint
ed to canvass the town and a grat
ifying response was met with, not
only on the part of the business men
but from farmers in this section as
well.
Full plans for the day are now be
ing worked out by committees and
these will be announced later, but
people who come to Vidalia to spend
the Fourth will find much doing for
their entertainment.
The baseball team will play two
games, one in the morning and the
other in the afternoon. At noon the
free barbecue will occur, and then
a large part of the crowd who come
will want to take a swim in Vidalia’s
modern swimming pool. Other en
tertainment features for the crowd
will be announced later.
LOCAL MEN INAUGRATE
TRUCK LINE SERVICE
Messrs. Abbie Vann and Sig
Holmes are at the head of a truck
line service which will make regular
schedules from Vidalia to neighbor
ing towns.
Contracts have been signed up with
local shippers and regular schedules
will be made to neighboring towns,
and the proprietors are confident
they can give first class service, make
quicker deliveries and greatly reduce
loss and damage on shipments.
—— % : 7 •
I THE RELIEF OF EYE STRAIN f
IS OUR SPECIALTY. |
| We provide glasses to meet every t
| defect and give the eye free, easy m *
| vision and increase ability for work Wff £
% or study. *
| W. E. WALKER, Jr., Registered Optometrist \ I
A ***
»»»■:■ •» » * ***
_ _ ■'
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Notice of Reduction in Ford Prices |
The following prices on Ford cars are 9
effective June 7th, 1921, f. o. b. Detroit: I
I Touring Car - - $415 |
I Runabout - - - $370 1
| Chassis - -.-- 5345 |
I Coupe - $695 |
I Sedan $760 |
I Ton Truck Chassis $495 N
I No change in Tractor prices. |
| STRICKLAND MOTOR €O. j
I Authorized Ford Dealers. j
I PHONE 242 VIDALIA, GA. I
WOUNDED MEN BID
FAIR TO RECOVER
The condition of Tom Tippett,
Cicero Mathews and Fred Mathews,
who were dangerously wounded in
a shooting affray near Sharpe Spur
on the 6th, is consideratbly improved
and physicians now feel that all the
wouded men have a fair chance to
recover.
Tippets and Fred Mathews are at
the Vidalia Hospital, while Cicero
Mathews is at his home near Sharpe
Spur.
EPWORTH LEAGUE PROGRAM.
Subject—Our aged ministers.
Song service.
Prayer.
St6ry of Paul %s revealed in Phil
emon—Geo. S. Rountree.
Scripture readings—Five Leaguers.
Reading—Rebecca Mcßride.
Vocal duet—Mrs. Mcßride and
Mrs. Napier.
Who are our supeiannates?—R.
T. Mcßride.
One minute quotations—Six Lea
guers.
Forgotten man a parable—Wade
Linder.
Conscience reflection?—Mrs. R. R.
Price.
Reading—Abbie Mathews.
Offering. '
League benediction.
JUNIOR MISSION BAND
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS.
The Junior Mission Bano of the
Presbyterian church held their elec
! tion on Sunday afternoon, the follow
ing officers being named for the en
suing quarter, to take office on June
19th: *Egbert Anderson, president;
Margaret Jones, vice-president; Vic
i toria Cromartie, secretary; Katherine
«
; Jones, chairman program committee;
Lucy Poe, music committee ;Katherine
Jones and Ruth Cromartie, visiting
committee; Mrs. J. F.. Mercer, di
■ rector.
MARGARET JONES, Sec’y-
VIDALIA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 15, 1921
ram co. ceis
SEKICNIIKI
WORK ON CONSTRUCTION EX
PECTED TO BEGIN EARLY IN
JULY AND WILL BE RUSHED
TO COMPLETION.
Following the sale last week of the
issue of $60,000 sewer bonds recently
voted by the city of Vidaia to an
Atlanta concern, at a price netting
the city 96.25, the city council last
Friday let the contract for the con
struction of the sewer system to the
J. B. McCrary Co., also of Atlanta.
Work will begin when the issue
is favorably passed upon by attorneys
for the bond purchasers and as soon
as material can be ordered and laid
down. It is believed that work can
be started by the middle of July and
it will be pushed rapidly in order to
give employment to local labor that
will be available as soon as crops are
laid by, which will be used for the
major part of the work.
Under the terms of the contract
entered into with the McCrary Co.,
the company guaranteees that the
cost will not be in excess of $51,400.
and they are to be paid a per centage
of this figure for supervising the con
struction. However, all expenditures
are to be supervised by the council
and the contract stipulates that if the
work is done at a lesser figure, the
city is to pay only actual cost, plus
the percentage to the McCrary Co.,
for superintending the work.
Several changes in the survey as
originally drawn have
the principal one being on Durden
street, which will be sewered from
Fourth to Sixth. Even with this in
crease in the work, the cost of the.
system has been reduced from $55,900
as originally estimated to $51,400.
and it is hoped that even these fig
ures can be considerably reduced.
Mayor Jackson and the members
of the council make a thorough in
vestigation as to the working of this
contract and in every case cities that
■ had installed sewers under this con
• tracjt felt that they had save Tia con
; siderable sum of money. Such *was
; the experience at Swainsboro, city
■ authorities there estimating that the
• McCrary Co. had saved them about
' $15,000 in the construction of their
' system.
.. —For Sale-Beautiful pansy blos
soms. 5 cents per dozen. Duffy;
Williams, 115 West c t., Oconee Hts.
Official Organ Gty of VidaMi
POSTOFFICE OFFICIALS
NOW SPORT REVOLVERS.
You need not be unnnecessarify
alarmed if one of the postoffice em
ployee approaches you with a big
revolver strapped around his waist,
for he is but obeying an order of
Uncle Sam put into effect some time
ago.
Army revolvers have been issued
to all offices, and all employee? who
handle valuable mail are required to
either wear the revolvers and have
them where they are quickly reached.
SMITH PITCHES
HIT GAME
PRETTIEST GAME OF THE SEA
SON PLAYED AT CLAXTON OT
TUESDAY, VIDALIA WINNING
BY SCORE OF 1 TO 0.
*>%► • •
With SmiHh on the mound for Vi
dalia and giving up but one hit, the
Claxton fans Tuesday, at Claxton,
saw the prettiest game of the sea
son, the score being one to nothing
in favor of Vidalia. Butler was un
able to catch, owing to an injured
huger, and Brown did the receiving
for our boys.
The Claxton team plays a return
gpme in Vidalia Wednesday after
noon (today) and a great crowd of
rooters is expected to be on hand.
Thursday the team ges to States
boro for a game, and will play Stiff
more on Friday at Stillmore.
Vidalia 1; Claxton 0.
Score: R H F.
Vidalia—ooo 001 000 1 5 0
Claxton —000 000 000 0 1 2
. Batteries: Smith and Brown; Thomas
and Durrence.
Vidalia 12; Hazlehurtt 8.,
Score n H F.
Vidalia—o4o 21)1 14x 14 12 6
'
Batteries: Smith and Butler; Meeks
and Holton.
Vidalia 5; Stillmore 6.
Score R H E
Vidalia —002 002 <X)I 5 8 5
Stillmore —001 200 005 6 9 4
Retteries: Smith, Taplev. Btitler,
Brown; Hudson. Foster, Coleman.
B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM.
Subject—What can the Bible do -
for me?
Scripture—Birdie Palmer.
Prayer.
The Bible helps the Christian to
know himself—Robert Saffold.
Poem—Lorene Anderson.
The Bible will help us in our daily
! living—Ruth Peacock.
| The Bible helps the Christian when
j he is tempted—Mr. Sanders.
The Bible comforts the Christian
! in time of trial—Mr. Armour.
i
The Bible teaches the Christian
what his duty and privileges are while
: on earth—Eva Hart.
Tt is necessary to know the Rible —
T.onella Hudson.
EVA HART. Leader.
SANITARY INSPECTOR
DOING FINE WORK.
! , .
Sanitary Inspector G. \V . Leveritt
j j is quietly doing some splendid work
|in safe guarding the health of the
city, and those who are familial- with
the excellent work he is doing say
j that his employment by the city au
thorities was one of the best moves
tha\t could have been made.
Mr. Leverjtt is urging local raar
|,ket> to use every possib!e ( precaution j
j ■ in the handling of fresh meats, and
j is meeting with snlendid co-oueration
j in his work. This week he inspected
| local dairies and called attention to
several things which the proprietors
promised to remedy at once.
I NOTICE TO HOG AND
CATTI E RAISERS. j*
I pay the highest market n
I price for cattle and hogs. Car- R
load shipments going every ci
Thursday. Located at tlje Na- *
tional Stock Yards. fi
See me if you have cattle or B
hogs to sell. S
J. E. THOMPSON, 1|
j . VIDALIA, GA. j
mm .. sz&sasavazsgmms
DISTRICT DOCTORS
MEETIN VIDALIA
BUSINESS AND SCIENTIFIC PRO
GRAM AT CITY HALL—KIWAN
IS CLUB TO GIVE BANQUET TO
MEDICOS TONIGHT.
With a good attendance of mem
bers, the 12th Congressional District
Medical Society is in session in Vida-,
lia today, convening at 2 o’clock in
the city hall for a business and sci
entific session.
Following this session the doctors
will attend a motion picture exhi
bition at the Colonial Theatre, the
film being entitled “Unhooking the
Hookworm,” and having been prepar
ed by Dr. O. H. Cheek, of Dublin.
The management of the Adams Nat
atorium had invited the doctors to be
their guests for a swim in the' new
pool, and every effort was made to
have the pool ‘ ready by today, but
owing to the delay in receiving some
necessary material it was found im
possible to have it ready.
At 7:50 this evening the visitors
be the guests of the Kiwanis Club at
a banquet to be given at the New
Vidalia Hotel. W. J. DeLoach, pres
ident of the club, will preside and
there will be a number of interesting
addresses.
The progrant for the scientific and
business session is as follows:;
Invocation—Rev. W. M. Blitch.
Address of welcome on behalf of
•the City of Vidalia —Mr. D. C. Pat
tillo.
Address of welcome on behalf of
Tri-County Medical Society—Dr. J.
W. Palmer. Ailey.
Response to addresses of welcome
—Dr. J. F,. New. Dexter.
The heart in pneumonia—Dr. F.
O. Bell, Reidsville.
Paper by 1,. H. Darby, D. D. S..
i Vidalia.
1 Cancer control—Dr. G. R. White,
. Savannah.
What we know about cancer.—Dr.
T. C. Thompson, Vidalia.
Presentation of two orthopedic
cases, showing the importance of
early recognition and treatment of
foot troubles. —Dr. Theo. Toepel.
<.-> *><• *:«:» ♦>*;—■>•> ♦»* * *•**> <**l* *> ■<• •> •> v -* ❖ •> •>
f X
A f'
THE YOUNG MENS BIBLE CLASS %
f *
i OF THE BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL t
I I
& Invites you to join them. Meets Sunday morning at 10:00. £
One hour in worship and studying God’s word. T
.£ Come. welcome awaits you. ♦
| . m I
I SEASONABLE
SUGGESTIONS
Ice Cream Frezers
Screen Wire Cloth
Water Coolers I
Plow Hoes 1
| Paints I
I Shovels 1
I Hoes, Rakes I
I Garden Plows 1
Cotton Planters p
Guano Distributors g
And such other goods as' you I
expect to find at a first class i
N Hardstore store. I
Lee Hardware Comp’y I
•] Telephone No. 16
NUMBER 24
COUNTY EQUALIZERS
ISSUE WARNING TO CITIZENS
__ 0
Teh board of county equalizers now
’’in session in Lyons have issued a
warning to citizens of the county who
have failed to make their tax returns.
All who fail to have their returns
"in the hands of the receiver before
the board completes its work will be
doubled taxed.
The board is composed ot Messrs.
J. M. Meadows, B. F. Wofe and J.
W. Linder and they expect to be
session about two weeks longer.
SECURES CIVIL SERVICE
POSITION IN WASHINGTON
Pierce Holmes, who graduated trom
the University of Georgia law school,
left Sunday for Athens where on
Tuesday he received his degree.
From Athens Mr. Holmes will go to
Washington, D. C., where he will ac
cept a civil service position.
During his stay in Washington Mr.
Holmes expects to take post-grau
ate work in law in one of the splen
did law school in that city.
METHODIST S. S. TO
PICNIC ON FRIDAY
The Vidalia Methodist Sunday
School will have their annual picnic
Friday, and will spend the day at
Pendleton creek near Lyons.
Trucks and autos will he provided
for all and the members of the school
are requested to meet at the church
Friday morning between 9:30 and 10
o’clock.
Atlanta.
Cancer of the womb and its treat
ment with Radium. —Dr. G. T. Ber
nard, Augusta.
The Georgia Workmen’s Compen
sation Act. Its medical aspects.—*
Dr. C. W. Roberts, Atlanta.
Pseudo-Medical Cults. —Dr. J. W.
Palmer, Ailey.
j The X-Ray and its uses. —Dr. W.j
C. Thompson, Dublin.
Report of fracture of femur, fol*
lowed by false joint.—Dr, M, £j
’ Pruitt. Atlanta. < i
F.lection of officers.
Dr. F. B. Claxton of Dublin is
president of the society. Dr. T. E.
Blackburn of Swainsboro, vice-presi
dent, Dr. T. C. Thompson, Vidalia,
second vice-president, and Dr. J. H
. of Dublin is secretary-treasurer.