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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
N. C. NAPIER, Editor and Publisher.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1921.
GEORGIA’S OUTSTANDING NEED.
Georgia’s outstanding need, according to State
School Superintendent M. L. Brittain, greater than
a’l the rest combined, is sos the rearrangement of
our financial system so that the state can pay its
educational hills without delay. Mr. Brittain tells
us that ‘when the public schools began in 1872
they commenced their work in January and provis
ion was made to pay for them with the taxes com
ing in the following December, and the state has
been behind for'this eleven months ever since.
There was never any chance to remedy the
situation, for the legislature would never leave a
balance from appropriations each year until the
State could get on a cash basis. We have been
like the cotton farmer—incur debts in the spring
to be paid from the cotton crop gathered in the fall.
And the rural school teacher has been given hardly
a living wage and then has had to wait months and
months for the pay that a rich state has slovenly
withheld.
We agree with Mr. Brittain when he says
that the office of county school superintendent
should be taken out of politics. Under the pres
ent law, Mr. Brittain says, “some good men have
been elected, but there are counties that have not
made progress and will make none until their
boards of education are authorized by law to se
lect for the rural children, as well as for those of
the cities and qualified professional men and
women from everywhere as superintendents. Tt
looks like a fair proposition for the people to elect
this official, but it is just as unbusinesslike and fool
ish as o select a bank cashier or railroad engineer
by popular vote.”
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MIDSUMMER CHEER.
The farmer has had a rather strenuous year
of it. There was, first, the great financial disap
pointment—when his crop for the past season only
yielded a fraction of the monetary return he had
expected. Next, there came the problem —and it
was a real problem—of financing this year’s crop.
After that he struggled with drouth and boll wee
vil for a while. But in the midst of all this, he
kept ’working, having the consolation of knowing
that he was doing his part, come what may.
The Southern farmer is about to have a little
breathing spell just now—the first he has had in
a long time. The mid-summer, calling for its
little season of relaxation, is at hand. There are
peaches and watermelons to be disposed of, barbe
cues to receive attention, fish-fries to be properly
encouraged, big church meetings to be attended,
neighborhood social duties to be discharged—all
in that lay-by season when the farmer, having done
his bit, watches the sunshine, the rain and the soil
working in harmonv, carrying his work on to com
pletion.—lndustrial Index.
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The editor of the Manufacturers Record has
•discovered that advertising was well known in the
early Biblical times, and to prove it he cites Num
bers 24:1-I—“Come, therefore, and ft«will advertise
thee,’’and Ruth 4:4 —“And I thought to advertise
thee.”
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AT LOGGERHEADS.
Editor C. D. Rountree, of the Wrightsville
Headlight, has been up in Atlanta and finds from
the gossip over the political mess arising between
the State College of Agriculture and the State De
partment of Agriculure that there is “vile con
tempt’’ somewhere among the higher officials of
the two concerns. There is a deep controversy
going on, one wanting to what the other
says and does.
“Now, that’s a pretty pickle for these two de
partments to get in when they are supposed to be
contending for the same results and fighting to
meet the same identical ends. Brown and Soule!
That’s the main thing you can hear around the
legislature. These two fellows have been at log
gerheads long enough and it is hoped that there
will be something done to stop it. Put one or
both of them out, clean up and start over, is 'what
we say about it. Real reform, not personal con
troversies, is what we want, need and must have.”
The jea’ousy and rivalry between these depart
ments has been going on a long time and it may
be that Editor Rountree’s prescription would work
a prompt and permanent cure.
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BRIDGE PARTIES.
Bridge parties are very fashionable in South
Georgia this year, and they have been largely at
tended, and in every case, says the Waycross Jour
nal-Herald, there has has. been a prize won Dy the
public at large. Firsrt there/was the Lane Bridge
over the Altamaha, throwing together two great
sections of the state. Soon afterward Moore’s
Bridge over the Canoochee not far fom Claxton.
More recently the bridge over the Altamaha river
at Darien was opened to the public and about the
same time the magnificent new bridge, the dream
of years, over the St. Johns river at Jacksonville
was formally presented to the public. Then the
Baker-Mitchell county bridge spanning the Flint
river at Newton was a great event for Southtwest
Georgia and was celebrated with appropriate cere
monies and what mas perhaps the biggest barbe
cue dinner ever served in Southwest Georgia. And
over about Sylvania there is talk across the river
with Carolina of another bridge over the Savannah'
to bring the Palmetto State and the Cracker State
into closer communion Awhile at Savannah the old
project of years is still being dreamed and talked of
—for a fine bridge at that point between the two
states. And for the past year or so, since the
real highway work has been under way, there have
been bridges built over many streams all over the
southern part of the state.
And another notable bridge party will be the
one to be given this fall by “Mother” Montgomery
and Wheeler counties, celebrating the completion
of the great concrete and steel span over the Oco
nee river and a long stretch of marshes. Truly
1921 will prove a great year for bridge parties in
South Georgia.
Bridges mean better roads, and good roads
lead to better bridges, and these spell progress and
fast development for our section.
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According to the figures compiled by Tuske
gee Institute for the first six months of 1921, there
were 36 lvnchings in the United States, as com
pared with 12 lvnchings for the same period in
1920 and 29 lynchings for the same period in 1919.
Mississippi led in the number of lynchings, having
10, Georgia being second with nine.
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‘•PISTOL” McLEOD, COLORED
KILLED NORfH OF LYONS.
Pistol McLeod, a negro living on
I. Q. farm four miles north
of Lyons, died Monday night
as the result of gunshot wounds in
the abdomen. McLeod is supposed to
have been 6hot by his wife, who fled
following the shooting and who has
not yet been apprehended.
Late Monday afternoon McLeod and
his wife were seen to pass the Cole
man place and a short time after
wards the report of a gun was heard
and McLeod was found in the road
with a gaping wound in the abdomen,
dying within a short time. Tracks
showed that another man was present
at the scene of the shooting and
Tuesday morning Sheriff Culpepper
arrested Will Huffin, the brother of
the dead man’s wife, and placed him
in jail. The dead man’s wife fled
immediately after the shooting but
the officers expect to have her under
arrest in the next few days.
LEROY OLIVER DROWNED
IN SWIFT CREEK THURSDAY
Leßoy Oliver, a well-known resi
dent of Lyons, was drowned in Swift
Creek shortly after noon Thursday.
The tragedy occured near the county
farm.
Oliver, in company with H. L.
Brown and Wilson Coleman went in
bathing shortly after noon. Shortly
after plunging in, he called for help
and sank before assistance reached
him. The water was deep and muddy
and it was fully twenty minutes after
he went down before his body was
found and brought out.
Help was summoned from Lyons
and the body was rushed to the of
fice of Dr. McLeod but efforts to re
sustitate the drowned man were un
availing.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and four children, also by his
widowed mother. His father, W. C.
Oliver was killed in an accident at
a local gin a little over a year ago.
MRS. KATHERINE FOSKET.
DIES SUDDENLY AT YIDALT^A
Mrs. Katherine Foskey, wife of Mr.
Arthur Foskey, telephone operator at
Johnson Corner, died suddenly Wed-
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 $2.60.
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 trainsl scheduled to stop at stations
as showm in Division Time Cards.
Subject to 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.,
I Savannah, Ga. Savannah, Ga.
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its dependability for twenty years. *
You don’t need so try out a Buick for dependability.
That is universally known. But you should try out a Buick
to realize its'comfort, its power how, easy iti s to operate.
There’s rea v pleasure in driving a Buick.
New series and prices effective June 1 si*, 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 y
Model 22-48 Four Passenger Coupe 2325
Model 22-49 Seven Passenger Touring 1735
Model 22-50 Seven Passenger Sedan 2635 *
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nesday afternoon at Vidalia as she
was preparing to board the Seaboard
train for Lyons.
Mrs. Foskey had with her her five
months old babe and Mrß. J. R.
! Coombs, who happened to be at the
! station Wednesday evening, took
; charge of the little babe and had the
body of its mother removed to her
home, where it was prepared for
burial.
The remains were taken to Soperton
Thursday afternoon for interment.
A GOOD MOVE STARTED
FOR TOOMBS COUNTY
The New Branch Farmer’s Club
will not hold their regular meeting on
July 19th at their school house, but
instead will meet with the farmers
of the Johnson Corner community. On
July 23rd. at 3 p. m., they will meet
with the farmers of the Cedar Cross
ing section and On July 30 will meet
at Hardy’s Store at 3p. m. All farm
ers are urged to attend these meet
ings and bring your family.
The purpose of thetee meetings is
to get the farmers to work «ad -elp
each other. The New Branch farmers
! have been organized for about a year
and have obt lined good lesults
throug their club. ?t will be a great
benefit to anv community to organize
and co-operate. They can ship to
gether and demand better prices for
their products, and discuss problems
that will help each individual; such
as regulating their acreage, the kind
of seed to plant and the kind of stock
to raise to the greatest advantage.
CARRIERS ATTEND STATE
CONVENTION IN SAVANNAH.
Messrs. J. B. Todd and J. D.
Todd of Vidalia and W. H. Morris
of Lyons attended the State Rural
Carriers Convention in session in Sa
vannah last week. Mr. J. B. Todd
was honored by election as sergeant
at arms of the organization.
Atlanta was selected as the site of
the next convention.
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Constipation. It relieves promptly but
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W. E. Walker, Jr
RELIABLE JEWELER
Vidlaia, Georgia
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Lucas County, sa
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ha
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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
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cured by the use of HALL’S CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 6th day of December,
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Hall’s Family °”ls for constipation,
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