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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XIX
THIEVING GANG HAS
BEEN BROKEN UP
COUNTY OFFICERS MAKE NUM
BER OF ARRESTS AND IT IS
THOUGHT MEN GUILTY OF
NUMEROUS BURGLARIES.
With the arrest last Wednesday of
Dan Wilkes, of the Tiger creek neigh'
borhood, by Officers Mallard and
Fields, and the finding of a large
quantity of stolen goods in his home,
followed later in the week by the
arrests of Duber Williamson, Aleck
Blaxton, Mitcham and Fes
tus Williamson, and the finding of
other stolen goods, county officers
believe they have broken up the
gang which they think is respon
sible for a large number of burgla
ries-in Vidalia during the past sev
eral months.
All the men arrested are now in
pail at Lyons and will be tried at the
August term of the Superior Court.
For several months past there
have been a number of burglaries in
Vidalia, stores being groken into,
cars entered and tires and other ar
ticles of value taken from cars that
were parked in the streets, and the
county officers have been working
hard to break the gang up. With
the arrests made last week and a
considerable part of the stolen goods
recovered, the officers are being
highly complimented for their excel
lent work.
CHEAP RATES.
Every Sunday, July 17th to Octo
ber 2nd, inclusive, the Georgia and
Florida Railway will sell round trip
tickets between all stations in their
line in Georgia at one and one-fourth
fares for the round trip, limited re
turning good on all trains arriving
at original selling point by noon
Monday.
H. W. WATSON, G. P. A.,
Augusta, Georgia.
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Notice of Reduction in Ford Prices
The following prices on Ford cars are
effective June 7th, 1921, f. o. b. Detroit:
Touring Car - - $415
Runabout' - - - $370
Chassis - - - $345
Coupe - $695
Sedan $760
% ( Ton Truck Chassis $495
No change in Tractor prices.
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STRICKLAND MOTOR CO.
Authorized Ford Dealers
PHONE 242 VIDALIA, GA.
MATERIAL ARRIVING
FOR SEWER WORK
The first shipment of material for
the construction of Vidalia’s sewer
system has been received and heavy
shipments are expected in the next
few days, and it is hoped to start
work at a very early date.
Mr. Williams, who is connected
with the J. B. McCrary Co., is in the
city and will have charge of the con
struction work.
ISAAC M. GRAY.
Isaac M. Gray, aged 74, passed
away at his home near Baxley June
16th. Mr. Gray was formerly of
Montgomery county, having resided
there until the past few years, and
raising one of the most highly es
teemed families of that county. Mr.
Gray. was married in 1871 to Miss
Rosa Sharpe of Montgomery county
and to this union were born seven
children, all of whom survive him,
Oscar D. and Hiram S. Gray of
Baxley, Mrs. Geo. J. Stanford of
Mt. Vernon, Mrs. Geo. Gray of
Uvalda, Mrs. C. W. Love of Athens,
Mrs. Hilton Williamson of near Vi
dalia, Miss Susie Gray of Baxley, al
so he is survived by hi? wife.
COMPLIMENTING
MISS JUEL DARBi.
A beautiful affair for the bride
elect, Miss Juel Darby, was the party
given by Mrs. H. K. Murchison and
Mrs. Lee Darby at the home of the
former on Saturday afternoon. An
interesting contest of making words
from the names “Darby-Carter” was
enjoyed by the guests. Using the
same name?, acrostic wishes were
made for the bride. After this, a
game of heart dice was played.
White and pink were the prevail
ing colors, carried out in the garden
flower decoration of the rooms, in the
refreshments and ices, cake? and
mints, and in the dainty powder
puffs given as favors.
Punch was served by Mrs. J. H.
Jackson and Mrs. S. P. Darby.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 1921
TOBACCO SEASON TO
OPENJOLT 2GTH
J. A. WARREN, MANAGER OF THE
LOCAL WAREHOUSE, REACHES
CITY—SAYS PRICES FOR TOP
GRADE WILL BE GOOD.
Mr. J. A. Warren of Durham, N.
C., who is manager and one of the
lessees of the Vidalia Loose Leaf To
bacco Warehouse, arrived here this
week to attend to the necessary de
tails of opening the Vidalia ware
house, which has been scheduled for
the 15th of this month. Mr. War
ren states, however, that the firm?
who send buyers ior the Georgia
bright leaf are not quite ready at
this time for the opening and most
of them wish the opening dates to
be postponed until about the 26th of
this month, and if this date is agreed
upon by the Georgia warehouses it
is quite likely that the date will be
set forward this extra week. Be
fore coming to Vidalia, Mr. Warren
had made a trip through Virginia and
North Carolina, where mort of the
big tobacco companies have head
quarters, and since coming here he
ha? made inspection tours over this
section and reports that the pros
pects are for a fair crop ants that
the grades will be well above the
average in the territory. This is
very encouraging to the tobacco
planters as the demand at this time
is only for the top praties. it ap
pears that a considerable amount of
the tobacco crop has already ma
tured and some of it has already
been cured, this portion now being
ready for marketing as quickly as
the' buyers arrive. The weather has
been favorable to maturing and gath
ering the crop and with continued
favorable weather for four weeks
the tobacco yield will be satisfactory
in this section.
Mr. Warren states further that
the Georgia tobacco crop is expected
to yield this season about seven or
eight million pound? and that this
volume will be divided among about
nine markets, which will average to
each market less than one million
pounds of sales. It is said that a
warehouse, to secure a corps of buy
ers, should market over a million
pounds, and the small yield in the
state will result in one of three
things: *
First, a generous increase in acre
age : enough in fact to bring the vol
ume up to fifteen or twenty million
Official Organ City of Vidalia
SON OF T. J. FORD IS
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
“Buster,” the young son of Mr. T.
J. Ford, had a narrow escape with
his life last week when he was ac
cidentally shot by one of his broth
ers who was playing with a 22-cali
ber rifle.
The little fellow was removed to
the Vidalia Hospital and an X-ray
photograph showed that the bullet
had passed within an inch of the
base of the brain and close to the
spinal cord. The little fellow recov
ered rapidly from his wound and was
to leave the hospital Tuesday.
VIDALIA BASEBALL
TEAM DISBONDED
DIFFICULTY IN SECURING THE
GAMES CAUSES BACKERS TO
END SEASON MUCH EARLIER
THAN WAS EXPECTED,
Due to the difficulty of securing
games with teams in this section, the
Vidalia baseball team was disbanded
last Friday, after a victory over the
Claxton team here on that day by a
score of 12 to 2. Most of the play
ers left Saturday for their homes.
Local enthusiasts are diseasing
plans to have Manager Thrasher or
ganize a team from local amateur
players and it is hoped this can be
done, so that the baseball enthusiasts
can enjoy some good ball for the re
mainder of the season. The sug
gestion has also been made that a
formidable amateur team could also
be secured by combining the best
talent in the towns of Vidalia and
Lyons, and it may that something
may be worked out along this line.
The team, since starting to playing
the latter part of May, has played 36
games, winning 27, losing 9 and play
-1 ing one tie, a twelve inning contest
with Statesboro. The record of
the games won and lost is given b
low:
Qames Won.
Vidalia 5; Mcßae 4.
Vidalia 17; Alamo 7.
Vidalia 9; Baxley 0.
Vidalia 7; Claxton 6.
Vidalia 8| Eastman 3.
Vidalia 13; Hazlehurst 3.
Vidalia 12; Statesboro 7.
Vidalia 10; Stillmore 9.
Vidalia 5; Hazlehurst\l.
Vidalia 13: Claxton 2.
Vidalia 1; Claxton 0.
Vidalia 12; Hazlehurst 8.
Vidalia 6; Claxton 5.
Vidalia 2; Stillmore 0.
Vidalia 6; Statesboro 5.
Vidalia 1; Statesboro 0.
Vidalia 2; Uvalda 1.
Vidalia 12; Dublin 1.
Vidalia 6; Statesboro 2.
Vidalia 9; Claxton 0.
Vidalia 13; Claxton 2.
Vidalia 8; Millen 4.
Vidalia 7; Statesboro 5.
Vidalia 8; Mcßae 6.
Vidalia 18, Wrightsville 5.
Vidalia 4; Darien 0.
Vidalia 13; Statesboro 5.
Games Lost.
Claxton 6; Vidalia 2.
Kastman 5; Vidalia 2.
Stillmore 6; Vidalia 5.
Mcßae 4» Vidalia 2.
Mcßae 6; Vidalia 5.
Wrightsville 8; Vidalia 6.
Statesboro 8; Vidalia 0.
Statesboro Vidalia 4.
Metter 4; Vidalia 1.
Tied—Vidalia 3; Statesboro 3—12
innings.
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! Second, a reduction in markets suf
ficient to leave the volume of each
market large enough to pay the buy
ers for their organizations to come
to Georgia. '
Third, to withdraw buyers from the
Georgia markets and the planters
?hip their crop to warehouses in the
other sections that will make a spe
cialty of handling the bright tobacco
that comes from the Georgia bright
leaf section.
It is said that the Vidalia market
will be assured this season of at
least a million and a half pounds and
that the grade will be of the most
desirable to the buyers. This fact
will assure this market of plenty of
buyers and the planters of good
prices.
DUBLIN HOST TO
LOCAL KIWANIANS
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BALL GAME WON BY DUBLIN
ITES BY SCORE OF 9 TO B—AN
ELABORATE BANQUET AT THE
NEW DUBLIN FOR VISITORS.
Headed by W. J. DcLoach, presi
dent of the Vidalia Kiwanis Clutv
about thirty local Kiwanians and
their ladies, journeyed to Dublin on
Thursday of last week, where they
were royally entertained by the Dub
lin Kiwanians.
The party left the New Vidalia Ho
tel at 2 o’clock and reached Dublin
shortly after four. A large recep
tion committee met the Vidalians at
the New Dublin and everything pos
sible was done for the comfort of
the visitors.
The ball game was played at the
fair grounds and with Lennon and
Turner doing the battery work for
Vidalia, and with the locals playing
errorless ball, for the first three in
nings the game was fast and snappy.
However, in the fourth inning a fine
crop of errors was harvested, and
the local players became winded and
gladly agreed to calling the game at
the end of the seventh inning, with
the score 9to 1 in favor of Dublin.
Following the game, the visitors
were given an auto ride to interest
ing} points about the city, meeting
again at the New Dublin for the ban
quet. Covers were laid for 150, and
P. S. 1 Twitty, president of the Dub
lin club, acted as toastmaster.
The welcome address was deliver
ed by Judge J. S. Adams, Mr. D. C.
Pattillo responding for the Vidalia
Kiwanis Club. Mayor L. Q. Stubbs
spoke on “Why We Love Vidalia’
•id the Vidalians who remembered
the aid given by Mayor Stubbs in
the ?ewer campaign, gave him a
great ovation. President DeLoach
responded to the Mayors talk - and
told of the inspiration the Vidalia
club had received from the visits of
the Dublin club and how they appre
:ated the splendid hospitality shown
them. Mis? Fannie Blitch gave an
appreciation from the Vidalia ladies
and charmed the diners with a de-
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When Buying Hardware
Cultivate a habit of econ
omy, but not stinginess. You know
that below a certain price it is im
possible to manufacture
GOOD HARDWARE
of any kind. When you have an
article offered for less than we ask
for it, it is inferior. We do not
handle shoddy' stuff, but our prices. 3
will compare favorably with those I
of any other. I
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THE M. D. & S. RAILWAY
RUNNING MELON SPECIAL.
'I he M. D. & S. Railway is ope
rating a watermelon special train
from this point every day now, the
train usually carrying from fifteen
Jq forty; cars.
The melons are originating in this
section of Georgia, most of them
coming from Seaboard points be
tween here and Savannah, and the
fruit as seen thgoruh the vents in
the cars are of good size, showing
thirty to forty-five pound average.
It is said that he large melons are
in demand in he east and north and
that the Georgia melons, which are
noted for their lusciousness, are be
ing bought at a very satisfactory
price, the Florida crop having been
shipped out before the melons from
this section were ready, leaving the
markets open for the shippers from
this territory.
IN HONOR OF
MISS ESTHER PEARSALL
Mrs., Leighton Tillman entertained
at seven tables of Progressive Rook
last Friday afternoon «in honor of
her house guest, Miss Esther Pear
sall. -The beautiful home was at
tractively decorated in yellow and
whitp cut flowers, the same color
scheme being carried out in the re
ments. Punch was served by
Mrs. H. P. Willbanks.
Monday evening Miss Claudia
Stith entertained at fdur tables of
Progressive Rook in Miss Pearsall's
houor. Cut flowers were used for
decoration and at the conclusion of
the game delicious refreshments were
served.
lightful reading. Miss Blanche Neel
of Macon, accompanied by Miss Eula
PefersoH of Vidalia, rendered a num
ber of beautiful solos.
The guest prizes, a box of cigars
and a silver mesh bag. were drawn
by A. C. Jenkins and Mrs. H. Lie
Burkhalter.
Following the banquet, many lin
gered for dancing, Vidalia being
reached in the “wee ?ma’ hours” of
Friday morning. All who made the
trip declared they were never more
royally entertained and that the Dub
lin Kiwanians left nothing undone
to show them a great time.