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Walter R. McDonald Candidate
For Railroad Commission
Walter R. McDonald, the blind legis
lator from Richmond county, is a can
didate tor the Railroad Commission of
Georgia to succeed Hon. C. Murphy
Candler, who Is not offering for re
flection. .
At the age of thirteen, a poor boy
on his father’s small farm In Richmond
Oounty, near Augusta, the youngest of
»even children, he was suddenly strlck
fn with, total blindness. Realizing that
Se light of dajr had been forever
birred from his vision, the young farm
er boy set out to win an education
and with a determination to serve his
state in spite of his handicap of blihd
ness. Having advanced only to the
fourth grade In common school, and
knowing that his family was unable to
£ve him an education, he set to work
id, by his own effort, working during
sohool terms and vacation, earned and
paid for his education, graduating from
fee University of Georgia in 1914.
Bincse that time he has successfully
praotlced law in the City of Augusta,
Where he is considered one of the
Ablest of the younger lawyers of that
Sotkra. McDonald Is now In his early
trtieu.
Mr. McDonald is a man whose cheer
fulness is an inspiration to his friends,
qt whom there are thousands. As an
Owtdence of his popularity and ability
the voters of Richmond County have
ttrr three suooesslve terms Bent him to
the State Legislature over opposition.
j BIG FISHfDAY AT {
j Haskins Mill Pond I
| 5 Miles South of Vidalia *
| Pond has not been dreaned in 4 years. !
| PLENTY OF FISH. |
! FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Bth. f
$1.50 Per Person Charged
P. H. HASKIN |
J Vidalia, Georgia $
Miss Beulah Hart left Wednesday
fer Pavo, where she will teach the
coming year.
Mrs. W. A. Hart and Mrs. Will
Carr left Wednesday for a visit to
several days to Collins.
I Ernest C. Wimberly’s I
■ Platform for Representative I
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H 1. Repeal of the tax equalization law, or advalorem sys- (2) reducing the extravagant salary that is being paid practi- K
■ tem of taxation, substituting in lieu thereof a graduated in- cally all of our state officers; (3) having biennial sessions of B
Hj come tax, which will tax the real wealth of the state, the the legislature, one meeting of that body every two years;
H enormous incomes of corporations and high-salaried individ- (4) preventing all useless and extravagant appropriations.
uals, thereby removing the almost unendurable burden from 4* -A modern- up-to-date public school in all rural dis- fl|
B the shoulders of the farmers, who have always borne the tax tricts, at not one cent excess taxation. B
B burdens of the state, and placing it on the large incomes of 5. Free text-books in every public school. £9
B the country, which are not being taxed but deserve to bear the 6.P01l tax balloting law, which gives a person the privi- gg
fl tax responsibilities. lege of voting if he has paid poll tax. ( gs
B 2. A state regulated marketing system, providing for Note: A rumor has been circulated that lam against the B
B markets in every county of the state, where a farmer can interests of the common schools. That is why have in-
B market any crop that he may grow, and not at the price of a eluded number “four” in my platform. And I wish to add B
(jfc few speculators or individuals,*but at the nationally quoted that if I were a traitor to my state, county and to humanity, B
S market price » very probably I would adopt such an idea; but since I am not, B
B 2. A reduction of the expenses of the state government 1 am most emphatically in favor of a modern, up-to-date pub- %
B by (1) abolishing all useless and unnecessary state offices; lie school in every rural district. M
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I Very Respectfully,' |
I Ernest C. Wimberly. 1
Walter R. McDonald.
In the legislature, he has made an
active, efficient and able member.
Mr. McDonald's host of friends
throughout the state confidently pre
dict his election, and, if elected, Geor
gia will have a capable and efficient of
ficer and the people of Georgia will
have, In this self-made, blind man, an
honest and true public servant.
VIDALIA LODGE K. OF P.
Meets every Tuesday night in hall
on Railroad Ave. Visiting brothers
always welcome.
J. B. TODD, C. C.
T. R. LEE. K. of R. A- S.
THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
* + *ne\vs + notes l from + our ‘ +
* NEIGHBOR COUNTIES. *
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BOY S< OUTS RETURN FROM TRIP
—CLUB MEMBERS TAKE SHORT
"“COURSE—HOG SALE SEPT. 15—
KIWANIS CLUB ORGANIZED.
fMetter Advert* ser)
The scouts of Metter have return
ed from an eleven dayp’ camping trip
down near the coast, about twelve
miles from Savannah, at the Boy
Scout camp of Savannah. The Sav
annah council of the B. S. A., Boy
Scout camp of Savannah. The camp
site, and also loaned the boys a tent
and cots. The trip was made through
the country on a Ford truck, the boys
carrying most of their supplies.
There were eight scouts from Metter
and about twenty scouts from Savan
nah at the camp. Mr. F. W. West
scout executive of Savannah, and
Scoutmasters Stafford! and McCumber
were also at the camp.
(Tattnall Journal)
Seventy-five Tattnall club boys and
girls left this county Monday after
noon for Douglas to take the short
courses offered in the agricultural
school in that city. They will be gone
a week, expecting to return here Sat
urday.
The trip yas made in automobiles
and trucks, one of carry
ing thirty-five.
The party is in charge of A. B.
Hursey, County Agent, and Miss Mag
gie Bethea, County Home Demonstra
tion Agent.
This is the first time so large a
number has gone from this county to
take these short coupes and is the
result of the educational work that
has been done by the county agents
with the club members.
(Soperton News)
Mr. J. E. Hall, proprietor of the
Hall Hampshire Farm, located one
mile from Soperton, is advertising a
pure-bred Hampshire hog sale to be
held at the farm on Friday September
15th at one o’clock p. m.
In this sale will be included forty
head' of sows and gilts of the Hamp
shire breed as good as can be found
in the United States, as Mr. Hall has
always kept his herd up to the high
est standard of perfection as far as
pure hogs go. His is constantly add-
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1922.
into his already large herd!, in which
he has some of the best blood lines
of the Hampshire breed.
(Swainsboro Forest-Blade)
One of the greatest and best for
ward! moves ever made by Swainsboro
citizens was made last Firday night
when the Kiwanis organization was
perfected here.
The Swainsboro organization is
composed of our best citizens and bus
iness men, young and old 1 ; and the
majority of our most reliable and
successful business and professional
men are enrolled as members of the
organization.
A delegation of Dublin Kiwanis
came over last Friday and 1 rendered
the Swainsboro people material and
valued aid in perfecting the organiza
tion.
WEEKLY COTTON LETTER
By
Savannah Cotton Factorage Co.
(Ail inquiries promptly answered.)
Cotton has had an up-hill fight dur
ing the past week. Many conferences
have been held in an effort to settle
the rail and coal strikes, but little
has been accomplished. Several soft
coal mines have re-opened and are
producing approximately 60 per cent
of normal, hut the anthracite people
have failed to agree. Latest advices
from rail centers are that no agree
ment is yet in sight.
Weather news is unchanged!, the
West being too dry and the East too
wet. 800 l weevils, army and boll
worms continue to take their toll.
Many private Condition Reports have
made their appearance since our last
week’s letter was written. Most of
these reports indicate a condition of
57 to 60. If our advices are correct
we believe the Government’s official
condition on next Friday at 11 A. M.
will be around 56 to 57. A figure less
than 58 should cause the market to
advance. No doubt fluctuations will
be narrow until the condition report
is issued.
While foreign conditions are bad,
reading between the lines we see
signs of a better demand 1 for cotton
abroad. American mills should take
6,510,000 bales of the 1922 crop. If
the total yield does not exceed 10,000,
000 bales it will be very easy to dis
pose of 3.500,000 bales to Europe, as
this is nearly 50 per cent less than
was exported last season.
Let us repeat: Don’t be scared in
to selling much. If any, cotton for less
than 25c. Savannah buyers are now
paying 25 to 30 points off October for
Middling, with dry old crop cotton
bringing a premium.
COUPLE MARRIES AND
WILL GO TO SCHOOL
AMERICUS. Ga.,—Paul Shirah, of
Plains, will not be lonely during his
first college year as he had feared.
The reason is he will be accom
pained by his winsome young bride,
formerly Miss Thelma Lansford, of
Americus. The young couple were
marrried here August 1 by Justice of
the Peace J. N. Carter. They plan
ned to keep their wedding secret until
after the groom had completed a col
lege course. The bride decided that she
might take on a little adltional educa
tion herself. As a result they will
matriculate together this Fall at a co
'ed institution. Shirah is the son of
Rev and Mrs. Jason Shirah, his father
being pastor of Plain’s Methodist
Church. The bride ip the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lansford, of Americus,
and an unsually pretty girl, possessed
of many charms. Announcement of
; the marriage came as a surprise to
friend? and relatives alike.—Macon
Telegraph.
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+ AIMWELL NEWS *
Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Odom, of Lyons,
visited. relatives here Sunday after
noon.
Misses Mary and Ina Peterson, of
' near Petros, spent the week end the
| guests of their sister, Mrs. Henry
| Wilkes.
W. S. Morris made a business trip
to Macon last week.
Several from around here attended
meeting at Manassas Sunday.
Mrs. W. S. Morris spent Sunday with
relatives at Ailey.
Miss Mary Lee Dickerson, of near
Union, spent a few days of last week
with her sister, Mrs. Wilson Wilkes.
Remember the protracted meeting
will begin here the second Sunday in
September. The pastor will be assist
ed by the Presbyterial Evangelist.
Let us all remember these services
and attend.
MAIiIER 14. Mvi>U2iALD FOR
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER,
Walter R. McDonald, well known
Legislator from Richmond County,
who has been a lawyer In Augusta
since his graduation from the Univer
sity of Georgia a number of years ago,
is a candidate for the Railroad Com
mission to succeed Hon. C. Murphy
Candler, who is not a candidate for
reelection.
Mr. McDonald is one of the best
known men in the State. He has rep
resented Richmond County in Legis
lature for the past six years and has
always been elected 1 oVer strong op
position. He hap made a splendid
Legislator and his vote on all the big
questions of the day has always been,
cast in the interest of the people.
At the age of thirteen years Mr.
McDonald was suddenly stricken
blind. This great calamity, however,
did not deter him from his early am- •
bition to become a lawyer. He attend
ed' the Academy for the blind at Ma-
I con, the Pennsylvania School for the
Blind and Brown College, and after
completing his course in these schools
i he was a student at the University of
; Georgia, grauating in law. Since his
| graduation he has practiced law in
' Augusta with great success. <
Mr. McDonald has made his own
way in the world. He has worked for
everything he has accomplished. He
is married' and has two children. His
friends in every section of the State
are rallying to his support. Travel
ing in a Ford automobile, driven by
his wife, he has been in more than
one hundred counties of the State,
and has called on hundred's of people.
It is believed by his supporters that
he will be elected by a big majority.
DR. HALL MOVES TO LYONS.
It is interesting to know that Lyons
is to have another member of the med t
icai profession. Dr. J. K. Hall of
Cedar Crossing is moving his family
in the downstairs apartment of the
old Windsor Hotel in which place his
office will also be located.
It is not necessary to introduce Dr.
Hall to the people of Lyons for he is
known all over Toombs and! this sec- '
tion of Georgia for his excellent
character and knowledge of his pro
fession. Dr. Hall is a brother of Mr.
S. A. Hall who also lives here.
—Lyons Progress. -