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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XX
STATE HIOII
■ HELD DH WEDNESDAY
WALKER MEN OBJECT TO POST
PONEMENT AND HOLD CON
VENTION ON DATE AS ORIG»-
I NALLY SET—RECESS TO 28TH.
I
Objecting to the action of the old
state executive committee in attempt
ing to postpone the state convention
until after the senatorial primary, the
State Democratic Convention met in
Macon Wednesday, in response to the
* request ofc the newly nominated gov
ernor, and declared Walker
the party’s nominee for governor,
elected a new executive committee,
and after confirming the action of the
> old committee in calling a primary for
pension commissioner and senator on
October 17th, recessed to October 28th.
The convention was largely attended,
though few* of the counties carried by
Hardwick sent representation. Chair
man Vereen and Secretary Jordan of
t jthe old committee were' not present,
the convention being called to order
by Tobe Daniels of Troup, one of the
few members of the aid committee at
tending the convention.
Following the election of N. F. Cul
pepper of Meriwether as temporary
chairman, the temporary chairman
made the keynote speech o fthe con
r vention, reviewing the history of the
’ democratic party, paying great trib
ute to thelate Senator Watson, and
defending the legislature for what he
* termed “big-hearted” rather than ex
travagant appropriations.
Maddox Permanent Chairman.
G. E. Maddox of Rome was made
permanent chairman of the conven
tion, carrying w r ith it the chairmanship
of the executive committee for the en
suing two years. The presentation of
Mr. Walker’s name was made by
Orrin Roberts of Monroe, and these
two men are going to be dominating
* powers in the coming administration.
1 Both are collegemates of the new gov
ernor, Mr. Roberts having been Mr.
Walker’s law partner in Monroe. Mr.
Maddox is the son of the John W.
Maddox who represented the 7th dis
trict in congress for a number of
years, is one of the best lawyers in his
section, and is a clean, level-headed
man whom a host of friends have long
wanted to get into politirs. He is
going to be a safe counselor for Gov-
ernor.Walker, as will his close friend,
Orrin Roberts.
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Pledge!' Economical Administration
Mr Walker, in his speech of accept
ance, made an interesting outline of
the policies of his administration. He
declared for extending and broadening
the work of the State Bureau of Mar
kets, for cutting down all expense
possible, for the repeal of the tax
> equalization law, excoriated the perni-
cious lobby which had its headquar
ters in the Kimball House ,and said
he would ask the legislature to adopt
a fair and just system of taxation,
and came out flat-footed for free text
books ofr the elementary grades of
. Georgia’s public schools. He made a
splendid speech and was given a great
} ovation by the convention delegates.
The platform adopted by the con-
vention followed largely the outline of
policies as given in Mr. Walker’s
speech of acceptance.
Women Welcomed In Politics.
The presence in the convention of a
large number of women delegates was
referred to by a number of speakers
who declared that it meant a new day
in the political life of Georgia and that
hereafter no man who did not have
behind him the record of a clean pub
lic and private life could expect to be
i ’elected to an important office in the
state. ,
George Looms For Senate.
Much of the time of the delegates
was spent in discussing the senatorial
race, the Walker men being concerned
in selecting a strong man whom it
was conceded would have Hardwick to
beat. Various suggestions were made
for picking one of the several Walker
men seeking this position, but no
workable plan could be agreed on and
it was believed that the race would
narrow down to a three or possibly
four-cornered race between Govern
or Hardwick, Judge G. H. Howard of
Columbus, Judge Walter F. George of
Cordele, and John T. BoifieuUet of
' Macon.
On every sidb delegates spoke in
TOOMBS COUNTY FAIR, LYONS, GA., OCTOBER 17-21
DEAD NEGRO FOUND ON
THE SEABOARD TRACKS
On arrival of the morning passen
ger train from Savannah Monday
morning the Sheriff was informed by
the engineer that a dead negro was
lying side of the track abjfrnt two miles
east of Lyons near the desinence of
Dan Lewis. On receiving the infor
mation the Sheriff immediately went
to the scene and found that the negro
had evidently been killed and 1 drag
ged to the track to make it appear as
if the train had done the killing.
Several cuts about the head were
found and his skull was also crush
ed.
In searching the body Sheriff Cul
pepper found a piece of paper on
which were the names of two negro
women who lived in Vidalia and the
Deputy Sheriff went to see if he could
find the women. After finding them
he found that one of them was his
wife’s sister.
Webb was last seen in Vidalia Sun
day afternoon where he stated to his
sister-in-law that he was going to
hunt him a job. His home was In
Laurens county near Dublin.
The jury holding the inquest ren
dered the following verdict:
Lyons, Georgia.,
October 2, 1922.
Wp the jury summoned to hold the
insuest over the dead body of Charlie
Weeb, colored, found by the railroad
track near the residence of Dan Lewie
find that he came to his death by
cause unknown to us.
W. A. McNatt, Jr., W. H. Right! B.
B. Newton. W. S. Harden, C W Bugg,
,T T Lewis, J. P. & Ex. J. P.
The Sheriff and his deputies are
working on the case but as we go to
press no trace has been found of the
guilty parties.
REV. W. M. BLITCH GOES
TO LOUISVILLE, KY.
\
Rev. W. M. Blitch, okDouglas, Ga„
one time pastor Centenary Methodist
Church, and now pastor of the Metho
dist church at Douglas, has been elect
ed secretary of The property protec
tion department of the board of church
extension of the Southern Methodist
Church, g
Mr. Blitch said to be one of the
best statisticians in the enjire church
connection, wi! make his report at
the South Georgia Conference in Way
cross in November, and Bishop W. N.
Ainswdrth will then appoint him to his
new place in Louisville, Ky; Mr.
Blitch will leave about the first of De
cember.
Dr. T. D. Ellis, formerly pastor of
Mulberry Street Church, is general
secretary of the hoard of church ex
tension, and during his jfonnection
with the South Georgia Conference he
was associated with Mr. Blitch. Dr.
Ellis nominated Mr. Blitch for the
place. —Macon News.
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BOX SUPPER TO BE GIVEN
AT JOHNSON CORNER
There will be a box supper given
next Friday night at the Johnson Cor
ner School house. The proceeds of
which will be used for the purpose of
equipping a Laboratory for the High
School classes.
An immense crowd is expected be
cause of the fact that the event has
been well advertised over the county.
highest terms of Judge George, all
who knew him praising his ability
and unimpeachable character, and it
was generally conceded that he would
run very strong in South Georgia,
and would also develop a fine follow
ing in North Georgia.
New Executive Committee.
Members of the new executive com
mittee from the Twelfth district are:
A. J. Williamson, Eastman; Peter
S. Twitty, Dublin; J. B. Johnson,
Lyons; Dennard Hughes, Danville;
John N. King, Rochelle; Mrs. C. H.
Kittrell, Dublin; and Mrs. I. H. Cor
bitt, Lyons.
Delegates Attending.
* jDelegates attending from Toombs
and Montgomery counties were:
Toombs—J. B. Johnson, W. O. Wil
liams, G. W. Lankford, W P. C.
Smith, H». R. Yandle, H. T. Newton,
D. W. Anderson, W. H. Harrison
L. H. Darby, W. F. Peacock, and
N. C. Napier.
Montgomery—W. A. Peterson, W.
G. Wiliamson, D. J. Mcßae, J. E.
Mcßae, Herman Meßride, ami F. M.
Mcßae.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5. 1922
12 DISTRICT EDITORS
MEET IN MT. VERNON
NEWSPAPERMEN OF DISTRICT
DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINED
AT HOME OF EDITOR AND MRS.
H. B. FOLSOM FRIDAY.
(From Mt. Vernon correspondence to
tbe Savannah Morning News.)
Mt. Vernon, Ga., Sept. 30. —The
Twelfth District Press Association of
Georgia met in tri-epnial session here
yesterday, being the meeting which
was to have been held on the third
Friday in August, but for the absence
of Representative H. B. Folsom of
the Montgomery Monitor. After in
formal meeting at the office of the
Monitor, delegates were taken to the
home of Editor Folsom, where they
were entertained by Editor and Mrs.
H. B. Folsom and Editor and Mrs.
N. C. Napier of the Vidalia Advance
Weekly papers represented at the
meeting were as follows: Cochian
Journal, T. L- Bailey; Dublin Cour
ier-Herald, Harry Floyd, managing
editor, and Miss Christine Thomas,
advertising manager; Eastman Times-
Journal, Mr. and Mrs. (J. ivi. Meth
vin; Hawkinsville News-Dispatch, J.
J. Harvard; Lyons Progress, H .R.
Yandle; Soperton News, Mr. and
Mrs. H. M. Flanders; Telfair Enter
prise, Mcßae, W. D. Horton; Vida
lia Advance, Mr. and Mrs. N.”C.
Napier; Montgomery Monitor, Her
man Mcßride and H. B. Folsom.
Invited guests attending were Edi
tor L. M. Rhoden and Misses Mar
gie Pearson and Isabel Goffe of the
Tattnall Journal, Reidsville; W. D.
Waller of Hawkinsville; W. W.
Rivers, executive officer of the Boy
Scout-movement in the Twelfth Dis
trict, Dublin, A. F. Sawyer of the
Vidalia Advance.
Covers were laid for twenty guests
and at the noon hour a sumptuous
luncheon was served in the dining
room of the Folsom new residence.
Mrs. Folsom and Mrs. Napier were
assisted by Mesdames F. Lee Mc-
Rae, W. A. Peterson and D. W.
Folsom. The dining room was tasti
ly arranged for the occasion.
The business session was held on
the verandas. In the absence of
President C. D. Rountree, H. B.
Folsom was elected chairman. Many
subjects of interest to the craft, were
discussed, following the welcome ad
dress by D. W. Folsom, formerly
connected with the local paper and
fatherwaf Editor H. B. Folsom. In a
pleasing manner he paid a tribute to
the country editor and referred to the
influence of the press in molding opin
ion and its very vital part in the af
fairs of state and nation.
C. M. Methvin, chairman of the
committee appointed at the last meet
ing o formulate plans for standard
scale of job prices ,made a detailed
report and this was adopted by the
committee to visit Dublin with a view
of adjusting differences in preies
charged by the printing • establish
ments in that city.
Talks wore made by Editors Har
vard, Floyd, Napier, Horton and
othe'rs. Miss Thomas, in a most
charming manner, addressed the body.
President A. M. Gates of the Brew
ton-Parker Institute was schedued for
an address, but on account of car
trouble did not arrive until after ad
journment.. following a morning trip
to Jeffersonville. This was regretted
on account of the general interest in
the school at this place.
Others present were W. A. Pet
erson, cashier of the Mt. Vernon
Bank, Mrs. Alex McArthur Miss
Mary T.ou Peterson and Miss Frances
Folsom.
The occasion was a most ha.pnv ore,
oronounced by jthe visitors ''as the
most successful in the history of the
Association. The by-laws provide
for three metings a year and the next
w»tl he held in Hawkinsville on the
♦ bird Friday in November. The joint
hosts were extensively complimented
on the festivities of the dav. it hav
'■r>c hren ronside-ed unusual to enter
tain the association in a private home
ic was so. grarefuMy done on this oc
casion .
Mss. H. G. Lester and two children.
O. and Martha, of Tamna are vis
iting her sister, Miss Mary Lester.
Official Organ City of Vidalie
WOMAN’S BAPTIST
MISSIONARY UNION
HELD INTERESTING MEETING IN
MT. VERNON LAST FRIDAY—
DINNER SERVED AND SPLEN
DID PROGRAM RENDERED.
The thirteenth annual session of the
Woman’s Baptist Missionary Union of
the Daniell Association was held at 'he
Mt. Vefnon Baptist church last Fri-<
day, and was attended by a large del
egation, with representatives from al
most every church of the association.
In the absence of the president, the
meeting was presided oyer by Mrs.
W. A. Rivers of Glenwood. Mrs.
Threlkeld of Vidalia has been super
intendent.
Following is the program rendered:
Morning Session.
10 :00 Hymn for the year ,How firm
a foundation. Devotional Watch
Word, “God is able.”—ll Cor. 9-6-15.
—Mrs. W. A. Rivers.
10:26 Words of welcome Mrs.
Lessie>_Fox.
10 :2% Response—Mrs. A. D. Woodlh
10 :3b Roll call of W. M. U. Soci
eties. j
10:50Recognition of pastors and
other present. #
1L:00 Brief reports from Executive
Board and minutes.
11 :30 Open forutn —Miss Laura Lee
Patrick.
12:10 Social song—Mrs. A. M. Gates
Appointment of committees.
Announcements.
Qukkt hour—Mrs. T. R. Lee.
12 :ft Noon.
Afternoon Session.
1 :3( Hymn, “On Christ the solid
Rock I Stand.”
Memory verses, promises on which
to build our faith.
1 :45 Message from our Supt. Mrs.
E. K. Overstreet.'- ... •
2:15 Special song, arranged by Miss
Ruth Ranew.
2 :20 Talk on 75 Million Campaign—
Dr. J. C. Brewton.
2:25 How the Campaign blessed.—
1 State Missions—Mrs. J. A. Chivers
2 Home Missions—Mrs. W. T. China
3 Foreign Missions—Mrs. W. J.
DeLoach.
Song, “You,” arranged by Mrs. M.
B. Calhoun.
2:35 Sunbeam demonstration, di
rected by Mrs. J. C. Rowe.
3 :10 Playlet, by Juniors, directed by
Mrs. Fred M. Harris.
3 :40 Reports of committees.
Other announcements.
Consecration service—Mrs. Stanton
Last stanza of “How Firm a Foun
dation.”
4:00 Benediction.
Every number on the program was
enjoyable and beneficial, but the talk
by the Superintendent, Mrs. Over
street, and the state secretary, Miss
Patrick, were especially pleasing. The
ladies of the local societies feel that
they have received special benefits as
a result of the meeting at Mt. Vernon
and that the coming year’s work will
be more progressive and far-reaching
in its scope.
Thdlnext annual session will be held
at Alamo on Friday before the first
Sabbath in October, 1923. Mrs. W.
A. Rivefs was elected superintendent
for the ensuing year. The full list
of officers will he given later.
At the noon hour an open air din
ner was served by the ladeis of Mt
Venon and Ailev, to the delight of
all present.
VIDALIA B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM.
Paul’s prayer^ —Encil Oliver.
Grace and peace the first and best
gifts—Zera Corbin.
Their faith and love—Duffie Wil
liams . ,
Their steadfastness in persecution—
Miss Harvey.
God will punish their enemies—
Atha Corbin.
Them that know not God—Miss Mae
Meadows.
They that obey not the gospel—
Leila Oliver.
The nature of God’s vengeance and
the Christian’s bliss —Mr. Gunter.
Plies Cured In 6 to 14 Days
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT falls
to cure Itching. Blind, Btee«hnjJ or Protruding
Piles, instarittv reties <v ItrhinS Piles, and yen
cun get rest ft. 1 ' sleep after first application. BOc.
MT. VERNON PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH TO HAVE REVIVAL
Rev. F. Rauschenberg, evangelist
of the Savannah Presbytery, will be
gin a week’s meeting at the Presby
terian church in Mt. Vernon Octo
ber 15th, which wil be the third Sab
bath.
This meeting had been planned for
an earlier date, but on account of
conflicting dates in which the evange
list had part, the Mt. Vernon meet
ing was necessarily deferred.
No continued services have been
held at this church in some time and
it is hoped that this occasion will find
the membership and friends of the
church ready to unite in labor and
prayer for a successful meeting.
The church was ably served during
the summer by Rev. W. C. Copeland,
a ministerial student, but since the
resignation of the former pastor, Rev.
F. M. Baldwin, effective June first,
the church has been withouka pastor.
It is understood that a call for a
pastor will be made at an early date.
The officers of the church are re
quested to attend a conference at the
church immediately following Sab
bath school next Sunday, that mat
ters of interest to the church may be
discussed.
METHODIST REVIVAL TO
BEGIN SUNDAY, OCT. Bth.
Revival services at the Vidalia
Methodist church will begin Sunday
and will continue through to the 22nd.
Rev. J. E. Sampley, the pastor, will
be in charge of the services for the
first week, and during the second
week will be assisted by Rev. J. M.
Outler, the presiding elder of the
Mcßae district. Bishop Ainsworth
of Macon, will visit Vidalia on the
19th and will preach at the evening
services on that day.
Preparatory to the meeting, cottage
prayer services are being held in dif
ferent homes of the city this week.
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DR. J. R. HENDERSON DIES
AT SANDERSVILLE HOME
Mrs. J. E. Hunt of Mt. Vernon
was informed last Friday morning of
the sudden death of her father, Dr
J. R. Henderson, at his home seven
miles east of Sandersville. Dr. Hunt
and family left at for Sariders
ville.
Dr. Henderson had, 6een in declin
ing health as a result of a former at
tack, but had sufficiently recovered to
be able to transact business and give
some attention to his affairs. He was
sixty-five years of age, and one of the
best known citizens of Washington
county. Earlier in life he ran a drug
store at Davisboro, but for the past
several years He had been residing on
bis farm, where he died.
Deceased was a member of Sisters
Baptist churcr, and took a very ac
tive interest in church and associa
tional matters. Remains were inter
red in Sisters church cemetery, at
tended by a large number of friends
and relatives. Mrs. Henderson died
several years ago, and he is survived
by a number of daughters.
As a visitor to the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Hunt, Dr. Henderson
is pleasantly remembered by many
friends in Mt. Vernon and Montgom
ery county.
HEMSTITCHING.
Hemstitching and picoting, all thread
furnished, 8c and 10c per yard.
MRS. L. C. GLISSON,
At D. C. Harris' Store!
ts Vidalia, Ga
“UNCLE” CANNIE MEADOWS
REPORTED SERIOUSLY ILL
Friends throughout this section of
“Uncle” Cannie Meadows of Norman
town are grieved to learn that he is
seriously ill at his home at that place.
Mr. Meadows is one of the best
known citizens in this section. His
illness was at first thought to be an
attack of malarial fever, but attending
physicians now think he is suffering
from typhoid, and'his advanced age
makes the members of his family un
easy as to his ultimate recovery.
His son, Mr. Spurgeon Meadowy,
now k>cate<J in Atlanta, was here fori
the week-end at his father's bedside.
Mrs. W. A. Jones left Wednesday
to visit relatives in Atlanta.
NUMBER 40
JURORS DRAWN FOR
neon court
GRAND AND TRAVERSE JURORS
WHO WILL SERVE AT THE NO
VEMBER TERM OF SUPERIOR
COURT.
'ihe following gran<l and traverse
jurors have been drawn to serve at
the November term of Montgomery
Superior Court:
Grand Jurors.
J. C. Clifton, A. H. Mclntyre.
C. A. Mason, Herman Mcßride.
C. H. Calhoun, F. Lee Mcßae.
T. J. Mcßae, D. A. Mcßae.
E. J. Wells, Sr., M. Wilkes.
C. C. Warnock, John D, Taylor.
J. T, Warnock, W. G. McDonald.
H. J. Wright, C. A. Rackley.
H. H. McAlister, W. L. Calhoun, Sr.
C. E. Poore, W. A. Conaway.
B. A. Conner, J. B. Brown.
W. T. McArthur, Jr., H. B. Folsom.
Henry A. Johnson, F. Gibbs.
W. H. Mason, T. C. McArthur.
Traverse Jurors—First Week.
L. W. Beckum, B. L. Morris.
Joe Hilton, Chas. Allmond.
T. B. Conner, W. O. Wolfe.
Arthur Calhoun, J. P. Moses.
J. A. Sharpe, J. L. Adams.
E. F. McGahee, John Blount.
Joe Minton, Geo. S. Blaxton.
W. A. Johnson, T. C. Brewton.
A. D. Hughes, A. J., Dickey.
M. L. Stpheps, D. G. Warnock.
M. H. Sharpe, B. F. Hamilton.
M. A. Rico, P. H. Daniels.
W T . D. Peterson, F. PL Dixon. v
C. L. Jones, O. M. Poole.
B. F. Hart, G. J. Barfield.
J. H. McCaw, A. P. Mclntyre.
C. M. Mqrris, J. B. Brogden.
W. A. Conner, Jr., J. A. Palmer.
A. L. Adams, W. H. Dixon.
A. O. Simpson, S. A. McCaw.
B. S, Warnock, Julian H. Peterson.
Chas. Frizzelle, J. A. Memory. v
H. F. Smith, Dean Brantley.
Traverse Jurors—Second Week.
E. O. Dickson, N. L. Spooner.
G. W. Hamilton, J. T. Conner.
S. V. Hicks, M. H. Darley.
Owen Tharpe, Angus McLeod.
J. W. Adams, J. K. McDonald.
H. G. Wardlaw, J. R. Carr.
T. W. Morris, A. C. Mosley.
W. L. Stephens, W. B. Mathias.
C. L. Calhoun, Peter Johnson, Jr.
C. H. Collins, J. H. McArthur.
H. W. Jackson, F. E. Wardlaw.
R. L. Morris, W. J. Peterson.
J. M. D. McGregor, M. L. Mcßae.
J. R. Kitchens, PL E. Long.
S. S. Calhoun, J. I. Fountain.
S. A. Johnson, A. J. Braddy. •
M. T. McAllister, W. T. McArthur, Sr.
J. Q. Palmer, Homer Johnson.
B. J. O’Conner, W. B. McArthur..
R. J. Boyd, Sr., L. C. Mcßae.
J. M. Philips, S. J. Clark. - .i
D, W. Folsom, H. F. Cowan.
C. R. Conaway, J. W. Ray.
J. B. Conner, K. M. Johnson.
S. L. Morris, L. M. Whitaker.
F, C. McAlilster, C. R. Allmond.
H. G. Walker, M. P. Mcßride.
W. O. Sharpe, A. G. Morris.
A. C. Willis, J. N. McDonald.
M. S. Conner, C. G. Thompson,
B. S. Beaty, J. W. Wardlaw. \
M. J. Brantley, N. P. Moore.
H. W. Biggerstaff, Martin McQueen.
J. D. Langford, C. C. McAllister, Jr.
T. A. Peterson, J. W. Ely.
Theodore Sharpe, H. V. Rogers *
L. T. Johnson, I. M. Morris.
J. Carl Adams, Frank H.'Sharpe.
T.ewis Adams, Oris A. Conner.
Morris, B. R. Snooks.
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M. D. & S. RY. RESTORES
DISCONTINUE*) TRAINS
Effective Sunday, October 2nd,
trains Nos* 17 and 18 mi the M. D.
& S. Railway, discontinued some
weeks ago owing to strike of shop
men, were restored. The putting*
back of these trains is greatly ap*
preciated by the travelling public.
The trains are operated on old
schedule, leaving Vidalia for Macon
at 7:40 p. m. and reaching Vidalia
from Macon at 10:55 a. m.
HEMSTITCHING.
Hemstitching and Picoting. All the
thread furnished. 8 and 10c yard.
MRS. R. M. STANLEY,
At Vidalia Hardware Co. Store,
ts. Vidalia, Ga.
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