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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
N. C. NAPIER, Editor and Publisher.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29. 1921.
VIDALIA.
(From the Dublin Courier-Herald.)
A forty-mile flivver trip, and return, in one day, over
some of the worst roads in Georgia, has its compensa
tion —if your destination happens to be Vidalia. Even
the flivver did not like the idea of leaving so soon, for
it busted a cam shaft or something on the return, after
breaking several flivver speed records and the physical
dignity of an eminent Dublin divine trying to reach the
“capital" of Toombs county before anything of importance
happened.
Although visiting the city of Vidalia as a member of a
local business organization, we were impressed by cer
tain things not directly connected with the purpose of the
meeting.
First of all, it is apparent at once to the visitor that
Vidalia people have never lost what we had almost come
to believe was a lost art—the art of generously making
the stranger feel at home. These Vidalia folks are sports
—in the best sense of the word. We saw them lose a
base ball game without rancor. Their own umpire made
some rather lurid decisions, but those Vidalia fans stop
ped argument with a smile and bought the members of
the opposing team bottled pop, because, as we heard one
man say, “Son, T know you haven’t any money in your
base ball clothes.” They “ragged” their own players
good-naturedly and sincerely applauded every good play
of the Dublin performers. At that they will probably
win the next game unless Dublin is mre than careful.
This same generous spirit showed itself again at the
banquet given the visitors from Dublin in the evening.
Their chairman refused to permitl a Vidalia member to
try for a prize and virtually gave the speech making end
of the program over to the visitors. Can you imagine a
Dublin delegation being treated like that in—say, well
some other towns in this congressional district? We
were completely disarmed at the start. Dublin has had
to fight, and not always successfully, for nearly every
thing we have, and we have come, perhaps, to expect
too much of pride, jealousy and opposition in our deal
ings with sister cities. But if Dublin went to Vidalia to
boast, they stayed to learn, and came away to boost—
Vidalia,
This spirit seems to have helped Vidalia in a material
way. They have in Toombs county the best soil in Geor
gia, which means the world. No better than that of
Laurens—but just a? good. We saw the best cotton and
corn on this trip we have seen anywhere. They have a
tiobacco warehouse in Vidalia as large as any single cot
ton warehouse in Dublin. We heard, merely heard, but
we know it’s there, of one of the largest patches of culti
vated dewberries in the South, and it is making mone;
for the owner. They evidently have not overlooked the
value of advertising, for one of their citizens has invented
and patented a moving display advertising stunt for which
he has been offered some unheard of amount of money
sayt fifty thousand dollars. They are on to all the new
wrinkles in intensive farming and at that don’t mind to
boost a good thing from away from home—fr instance
(Seeslin’s ice cream.
They have a swimming pool—just erected—which cost
around tjen thousand dollars and looks like it cost more.
This natatorium beat® anything of the kind we have i
ever seen outside of the very large cities. There is noth
ing in Atlanta to touch it.
Vidalia has been hard bit bv the financial depression, 1
but fires and failure® have been conspicuous by their ab
sence. They evidently have a set of business men who
believe that hanging together in times like these will keep
COFFINS and CASKETS
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them from hanging separately—financially at least.
They believe in keeping thingb^moving—justf now they
arc busy moving the Seaboard freight depot, largely in
order, we suspect, to get a new one. We hope they are
successful.
And lastly, they have om* of the cleanest edited news
papers in Georgia. Like the name of their paper, we and
every other Duhlinite who has been the recipient of their
generous hospitality, hope Vidalia will continue to Ad
vance.
We reproduce the above because it will be read
with much p'easure by the people of Vidalia, and
because it is a fine tribute to the progressive citi
zenship of the town.
Vidalia has oflate built up a reputation for
fine and generous hospitality and all over South
Georgia it is known as a fast-growing, hustling,
progressive town. This is a reputation worth
working hard to secure, and once attained, worth
continued effort to hold, for it is impossible to es
timate how such a reputation will ulimatelv con
tribute to our growth.
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THE RIGHT WAY.
Mayor Jackson and a number of citizens of
Vidalia had a very pleasant conference with Super
intendent E. C. Bagwell, of the Seaboard Railway,
last week with reference to the removal of the
freight depot. They were informed that while
the railroad was in sympathy with the desire of
Vidalia to see the depot moved, and while the rail
road hoped in the next two or three years to build
a new and commodious freight station outside the
business district, there was little chance for any
thing to be done at this time. However, Superin
tendent Bagwell promised to come back to Vidalia
in the near future for a moj;e careful study of the
local situation, and it is hoped to have other dffi
cials of the Seaboard present at this conference.
The city officials are going after this in the
right way. The friendship of the Seaboard means
much to Vidalia and the Seaboard officials want the
good will of the citizens of this section. Vidalia
does not want to be unreasonable, for the railroads
are having a struggle for their very existence. Yet
the removal of the depot means much to us and it
is hoped at this coming conference that a tempo
rarv location can be secured and agreed upon, to
which the removal of the present depot would not
entail any great burden upon the railroad. Such
an arrangement would make it possible for the rail
road to defer building its new freight station until
it is able to build, and would also make it possible
for Vidalia to start the important civic work of im
proving Railroad avenue.
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ADD ANOTHER COURSE.
1 he South Georgia bill of fare is growing every
year, almost every season—and there are several
seasons every year is South Georgia. The menu
is adding item by item to its “infinite” variety.
New things that add to the widely various lists of
good things to eat, raised in this climate on South
Georgia soil, are always welcome. This is an old
new product—the Himalaya berry. In recent
weeks the Morning News has had a sumber of
news items of the appearance of this berry in grat
ifying quantity and excellent quality in various
parts of South Georgia. The latest report is from
the Vidalia, Toombs county, Advance:
“J. C. Meadows of Normantown is very proud
of a Himalaya berry vine which he has in his yard
Up to the present time Mr. Meadows has picked
forty quarts of berries from the vine, and the yield
will go at least sixty. —Savannah News. /
THi Vk&ALIA ADVANCE, VIDALIA, GEORGIA,
ILLITERACY 111
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TOOMBS COUNTY
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r CENSUS FIGURES SHOW 11.8 OF
POPULATION OVER 18 YEARS
1 OF AGE ARE ILLITERATE—23.B
1 OF NEGROES ILLITERATE.
The census department lias just is
-1 sued* a bulletin on illiteracy in Geor
> gia, showing that 15.3 per cent of
1 the total population over 10 year® of
1 age are illiterate, the percntage for
the native whites being 5.4 and for
the negroes 29.1.
The department defines an illiter
ate as a person over 10 years of age
who is unable to write either Eng
lish or any other language,
p Figures for the countie? in this
section are given below:
County Total Nat. VV. Col.
! Toombs 11.8 7.0 23.8
. Treutlen 15.9 7.9 29.9
' Montgomery 17.7 7.8 28.7
/Emanuel 13.5 5.1 24.6
| Evans 11.6 2.6 26.7
Candler 11.0 4.6 20.3
Tattnall 10.5 5.2 26.7
Wheeler 11.9 6.5 21.4
MELON GROWERS ARE
GETTING GOOD PRICES.
Heavy shipments of melon® are
passing through the local railroad
yards every day and it is reported
that splendid prices are being re
received by the growers.
Very few melon® were planted in
this section this year, but a number
of local farmers are discussing plans
for a good acreage next year, and it
is probable that there will be a large
number of carload® shipped from this
section in 1922. The growers in ,
Southwest Georgia are w r ell organ-1
ized. the shipments being handled
through one central agency and as a
result good prices are being receiv
ed for the product.
—LOST—Ladies gold wrirt watch
with Lancet movement, black ribbon
attached, lost at ball ground or be
tween there and town. Finder wili
please return to Mrs. H. K. Murch
ison and receive liberal reward.
SUNDAY
EXCURSION FARES |TO
Savannah and Tybee
JUNE STH TO SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1921.
FARE AND SCHEDULE FROM VIDALIA:
LEAVE 6:55 A. M.; FARE TO TYBEE $2.50; TO SAVANNAH $2.00.
Eight per- cent war tax to be added to the above.
Returning, Train No. 13 will be held at Savannah unil 6:15 p. m.
Tickets will be honored only on train®! scheduled to stop at stations
as shown in Division Time Cards.
Subject <o withdrawal without notice.
For additional information apply to ticket agent nearet you.
Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.
C. W. SMALL, D. P. A., J. E. BEST. T. P. A.,
Savannah, Ga. Savannah, Ga.
tmbhn ofSchdiMtmit tk B m. Emblem of Sousjasaori
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The steady demand for Buick today the result of Buick’s
20 years’ consistent, reliable performance everywhere.
A ride in a 1922 Buick will c onvince you that! Buick perform
ance is even better than the Buick reputation. You won’t real
ize until you try it how comfortable and beautiful it is; how easy
it is to operate; how accessible the mechanism!
New series and prices effective June Ist!, 1921.
Model 22-44 Three Passenger Roadster $1495
Model 22-45 Five Passenger Touring 1525
Model 22-46 Three Passenger Coupe 2135
Model 22-47 Five Passenger Sedan 2435
Model 22-48 Fotir Passenger Coupe 2325
Model 22-49 Seven Passenger Touring 1735
Model 22-50 Seven Passenger Sedan 2635
CHRISTIAN BUICK CO.
Vidalia, Georgia
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WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT, BUICK
WILL BUILD THEM.
COITBACI LET FOB
1 SCHOOL BUILDING.
r ! TRUSTEES OF JOHNSONS CORNER
> SCHOOL OI.STRICT HAVE GIVEN
5 OCT CONTRACT FOR THE NEW
SCHOOL BUILDING.
Wednesday the trustees of the
■ Johnson Oorner Consolidated School
1 district let the contract for the erec
-1 tion of the new school building to
r J. T. Ragan & Co., of Vidalia. The
r contractors agreed to begin work at
the earliest date possible, and the
construction of the building will bi
rushed and every effort will be made
to have it ready for the beginning of
the fall term.
The building will be modern in
every respect and the plan has been
. approved by the state board of edu
j cation and can be easily added to in
7 future years as it becomes necessary.
i The Johnson Corner school will be
7 the second consolidated school dis
! trict in the county, last year several
7 districts having been
1 in the New Branch district and a
splendid building erected.
—Lyons Progress.
A VIDALIA MAN’S EXPERIENCE.
Can you doubt the evidence of this
Vidalia citizen?
You can verify Vidalia endorsement.
Read this.
A. F. Sawyer, 104 First street, Vi
dalia, says: “Some years ago I had
an attack of kidney trouble. My
back was very lame and sore and my
kidneys were weak and irregular in
I action. I heard of Doan’s Kidney
! Pills and got a supply and when I
had finished flaking them I was en
tirely cured of this troube. t have
used Doan’s on a few occasions since
as a preventive and have always re
ceived the same fine results. Doan’s
surely are reliable.”
Price 60c at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mr. Sawyer had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
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It WATCHES,
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W. E. Walker, Jr
RELIABLE JEWELER
Vidlaia, Georgia
State of Ohio. C Ly of Tolec*'
Lucas County, ws.
Frank J. Cheney makes or h hat he
is senior partner of the irm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Ca'-vrr'i that cannot be
cured by the use of lIALL’f.. CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK CHENEY.
Sworn to before rr.<- and subscribed in
my presence, iliic 2th oav of December,
A. D. 18S6. A. YV. .REASON,
(Seai) N Jtary Public.
Hall’s Catarrr Medicine a taken in
ternally and acts thiousth ,he Plood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
tor testimonials, free
F. J. CHENEY & CO roledo, O,
Sold by all druggists 75c.
Hall’t Familj < o r ccnFtnatlotx.
Colds Cause Grip and Idhtema
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove the
cause. There is only ooe "Btromo Quinine."
E. W. GROVE'S signature on boa. Me.