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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XX
KHANS NEAR OF
til) MANAGER FLAN
SUCCESS OF EASTMAN TOLD IN
COMPARATIVE FIGURES^-CLUB
ASKS COUNCIL TO APPOINT A
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Although it was a great disappoint
ment to the members of the Vidalia
Kiwanis Club that Presdent W. A.
Wooten of the Eastman Club was un
able to be present and tell the Vida
lians of the success Eastman was hav
ing with its city manager plan of gov
ernment, the members listened with
much interest to comparative figures
showing every department of
Eastman city government has made a
much better showing during ‘he eleven
months of 1922 under city manager
than -it had during twelve months of
1921 under the old councilmanic gov
ernment.
These figures have been turned over
to the Advance and will be published
at an early daft.
Club Ward* Health Department.
The need of a health department
that would function, and the strict
enforcement of the city ordinances re
garding open wells was called to the
attention of the club by President Pat
tillo, Dr. T. C. Thompson also in
forming the club that the mosquito
nuisance had been greater this year
than he had ever know r n, and as a
result there had been more malaria,
the dengue fever epidemic also being
attributed to the presence of mosqui
toes. A committee consisting of J.
H. Jackson, F. L. Huie and T. C.
Thompson was appointed to confer
with the city council regarding steps
for the protection of the health of
the city.
Christmas Cheer For Unfortunate.
The club decided to again play* the
part of Santa Claus to the poor and
unfortunate people of the city and to
see that not a single child in tne city
missed having his stockng filled on
Christmas eve. Kiwanian Joe Hackel
was appointed chairman of this com
mittee, whch will report on their plans
at the next meeting.
Bird Supper Enjoyed.
The meeting was held this week on
Tuesday night in order that the mem
bers might feast on quail on toast.
With peor success attending the ef
forts of Mark McLemore and other
hunters of the club, it began to look
Monday as if the bird supper would
fail to materialize, but P. H. Haskins
and W' A. Sawyer, two of the most
successful of Vidalia hunters, came to
the rescue of the Kiwanians and saw
to it that the necessary number of
birds was provided.
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I SENSATION - I
j MAT SALE
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I Beginning :
! Saturday Dec. 9th at
1 MRS. J. H. B. PAGE'S I
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| Hats formerly up to SB.OO at $2.50 :
| Hats from SB.OO to $15.00 at $5.00 :
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| Two Prices Only!! :
| A surprise for the first fifty ladies :
I at this sale. i
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DAUGHTER OF M. F. DAVIS
IS BADLY HURT BY AUTO
Cordele, Dec. 4. —Reports late to
night from the bedside of Annie Ruth,
2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
M. F. Davis, who was run down by
an automobile in front of the family
residence on Twelfth avenue and
probably fatally injured, this morning
state t h at she h a s not fully regained
consciousness it will be several
hours yet before anything definite can
be known.
An examination following the acci- j
dent disclosed a dislocated right
shoulder and a broken rght arm, with
a dangerous wound on the, head, and
other minor injuries. The car t h at hit
the child was driven by Ed Kiser, Jr.
It is believed by those who have in
vestigated the accident that 4t was un-i
avoidable.
SENSATIONAL HAT SALE.
Beginning Saturday, December 9th,
at Mrs. J. H. B. Pages, h a ts for
merly up to SB.OO going at $2.50.
Hats formerly SB.OO to $15.00 going
at $5.00. Two prices only. A sur
prise for the first fifty ladies attend
ing the sale.
OPPORTUNITY TO GET A
BUSINESS EDUCATION
I will be in Vidalia on Monday and
Tuesday, December 11th and 12th, for
the purpose of arranging for and en
rolling students for our school that
will be opened in January.
If interested, write me at Vidalia,
2nd I will call to see you.
J. P. BAKER, Pres.,
Baker Business College.
CM'S COTTON ■
CROP OVER 0,000
CENSUS DEPT. ISSUES FIGURES
FOR GINNING UP TO NOV. 14—
MONTGOMERY COUNTY ALSO
SHOWS GAIN.
Toombs county’s cotton crop con
tinues to grow, figures issued by the
census department showing 8,239
bales ginned 1-n this county up to Nov
ember 14th as compared with 4,968 up
to the same date last year.
The crop in Montgomery county
also' shows a big improvement over
last year, 6,547 bales having been gin
ned this yean as against 3,303 last
year.
The crop in the state as a whole
will be less than it was last year, 681,-
427 bales bav/ng been ginned 1 this year
while at the same date last year the
total was 780,696.
In the main. South Georgia coun
ties show a gain over the yield last
year, while Middle and North Georgia
are having a much smaller yield than
they did m 1921.
HEMSTITCHING.
Hemstitching and picoting, all thread
furnished, 8c and 10c per yard.
MRS. L. C. GLISSON,
At D. C. Harris’ Store
ts Vidalia, Ga.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1922
Refuse Permission To
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Repair Freight Depot
CITY COUNCIL TURNS DOWN AP
PLICATION OF SEABOARD TO
PERMTI REPAIRS ON PLAT
FORM OF FREIGHT DEPOT.
Application of the Seaboard Rail
way for a permit to make repairs to
the platform of their freight depot,
submitted to the city council at their
meeting Tuesday pig h t, was refused
by council, and Agent Fanning was
so notified.
However, members of the council in
timated that if the railroad would
give t h e city some assurance as to a
new depot being built, temporary re
pairs to the present structure might
be allowed.
The sanitary inspector was asked to
furnish the council at t h eir next reg
ular meeting with a list of all open
weills in the city, both used and un
used, with instructions to examine the
waters of all uhused wells and see if
mosquitoes were breeding in them.
Council announced its inteneion of
condemning all wells where mosqui
toes are breeding and of closing all
wells where c ; ty water is accessible to
t h e property owners.
Announcement was made that En
gineer W. H. Cartee of Metter, who
has been employed to make a sur
vey of Jackson street for the pur-
I pose of determining grades for side
| walks, would be in the city next week.
lAs soon as he can make the sur
| vey, the question of ordering side
| walks for this street wfill be acted
lon.
To Try City Manager.
After a thorough discussion o ft he
plan, the members of the council
have decided to try out the city man
ager plan of. government for Vidalia
next year, with City Clerk J. H. Dug
gan in charge of all city departments.
An office assistant will be employd to
handle the routine work now per
formed by the city clerk, under Mr.
Duggan’s direction, and Mr. Duggan
will be put in charge of all .city de
partments and will thus be able to
give a large part of his time to a
close supervision of the city’s affairs.
It is felt that a very great saving
I and economy in all departments can
be made.
HEMSTITCHING.
Hemstitching and Picoting. All the
thread furnished. 8 and 10c yard.
MRS. R. M. STANLEY,
At Vidalia Hardware Co. Store,
ts. Vidalia, Ga.
JUDG E B. H. GRACE WEDS
MISS MYRTIS DEES, UVALDA
Friehds of Judge B. H. Grace of
the Cedar .Crossing section will be in
terested in ihe news of his marriage
Sunday at Statesboro to Miss Myrtis
Dees of Uvalda.
F. L. HUIE NEW PRESIDENT
OF METHODIST BIBLE CLASS
At a recent meeting of the Men’s
Bible class of the Methodist Sunday
School, F. L. Huie was named presi
dent for the ensuing year, succeeding
John T. Ragan, who served so accept
ably the past year. H. F. Barker
was elected vice-president and H. H.
Powell secretary and treasurer.
B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM.
Scripture: 2 Thes.' 3—Johnnie Gay
and Wendell Peacock.
Introduction —Leader.
Praying for the preachers—Duffie
Williams.
Praying that he might he delivered
from wicked men—Cecil Harvey.
Pray that the gospel may be glori
fied—Mae Meadows.
Faith in the Lord and the brethren
—Claude Phillips.
Constancy in our daily tasks —
Withdraw yourselves from every
brother that walketh disorderly—J ._
W. Gunter.
If any would not work, neither let
him eat —Miss Worthy.
The Lord of Peace Himself give
you peace—Eva Hart.
The vision of Peace—Doro*hy Huie.
The Apostle’s autograph farewell.
1 Summary—Leila Oliver.
Official Organ City of Vidalia
DAVE CODE) GIVEN ’
NOE GOIETI VERDICT
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J. A. LUCAS WAS GIVEN $6,000 BY
JURY—GRAND JURY TO COME
BACK-COURT TO RECONVENE
JANUARY 2ND 1923.
Dave Coney, who was indicted for
poisoning his wife by giving her
strychnine was last Friday afternoon
found not gui'lty by a jury after de
liberating on the case for almost an
hour.
J. f A. Lucas Given $6,000
Perhaps the case that attracted
most attention at this term of the
court was that of J. A. Lucas suing the
Seaboard Air Line Railway for $40,000
00 for personal injuries received
while in the employ of the railroad'.
The case was hard fought, both
sides being represented by some of the
ablest lawyers in the state.
Court First Tuesday in January
Owing to the fact that Judge Harde
man had already made engagements
for the next two weeks, the court re
cessed Saturday afternoon until the
first Tuesday in January, w-hen the
criminal docket will again be taken
up at which time the court expects to
try aill cases.
The grand jury adjourned also
without completing its work and will
convene again with the court.
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FARM PROGRESS
MID-CROP SUMMARY FOR SOUTH
ERN STATES SAYS THAT CONDI
TIONS FOR FARM WORK HAVE
BEEN IDEAL.
ATLANTA, Ga. —The Southeastern
midcrop summary is submitted for the
States of North Carolina, South Caro
lina, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and
Georgia.
During the last two weeks condi
tions for farm work have varied from
ideal in Florida to average in Tenn
essee.
Small Grain —Heavier acreage of
sffiall grain have been planted in the
newly infested weevil districts. In
other territory there is not much
change.
In Tennessee there is a reduction
in many section. Germination is
backward, and there are numerous
reports of the Hessian fly. In the
balance of the territory the grain is in
good shape, but needs rain in spots.
As a result of the corn shortage,
oats are going in for teed next spring
and for grazing this winter, particul
larly in Alabama and Georgia. In the
northern counties of Alabama the one
row drill is being operated in many
corn and cotton field's. Oats are be
ing similarly planted in many fields
of north Georgia.
Potatoes —The recent frost killed
the vines in Florida Digging is well
advanced in that state, and about com
pleted in the rest of the territory.
The ground is being prepared for
early planting of Irish potatoes in
Florida.
Truck Crops—The condition? In
Florida is much improved.
Fruits —The cold snap has been a
great benefit in coloring the citrus
fruits. North Carolina reports a very
large crop of apples.
Tobacco —The sale of North Caro
i lina tobacco Is very largely complet
ed. Selling price around thirty cents.
Cotton—The cotton crop is practi
! cal/ly completed to the northern most
1 limits of the belt.
i Peanuts—The price of peanuts has
I gone beyond the hog or oil stage. A
! considerable quantity of nuts intended
for grazing win probably reach the
market. The crop is extremely short.
Livestock—Farmers took advantage
NO PROCLAMATION'
00 PEACH COUNT)
GOV. HARDWICK SAYS NO OFFI
CIAL ACTION IS NECESSARY AS
AMENDMENT IS DEFEATED ON
FACE OF THE RETURNS.
ATLANTA, Ga. —Peach County is a
dead letter so far as Governor Hard
wick is concerned, he announced
Tuesday.
“The law,” said the Governor,
“provides for the issuance of a proc
lamation by the Governor in the event
of the ratification of the constitutional
amendment creating the new county.
It provides for no proclamation and
requires no proclamation in the event
of the rejection of the amendment.
Secretary McLendon has certified to
me that the face of the returns show
Peach County to have been rejected by
about 7,000 majority. Therefore I
shall issue no proclamation.
Whether the Fort Valley campaign
committee for Peach County will in
stitute mandamus proceedings to com
pel Secretary of State McLendon to
decide their contest of the election
was not announced by their spokes
man, Statb Senator Joe Davidson, who
was in the city. He said their plans
were undecided.
Woiild Rest Issue
Attorneys Sam Nunn, of Perry, and
John B. Guerry, of Montezuma, spokes
men for the opposition to Peach Cqun
ty, said they were quite satisfied to
let the matter rest as a dead letter.
“You might say this,, however," said
Attorney Guerry, "that we have found
as many technical defects in the re
turns of counties that were in favor of
on Secretary McLenaon to exclude
these counties from the consolidation
of the vote. To exclude them would
give peach County a majority*of about
| 2,000 votes.
Secreatry McLendon’s final decis
ion, as embodied in a letter by him to
the Governor late Monday, was that
he has no authority to decide a con
test and could do nothing but certify
to the Governor the election result as
shown by the face of the returns.
Peach County as the Fort Valley com
mittee found in the returns of counties
i that went against Peach County. So
if it comes to a real contest, w T e will
I have as much ground to stand on as
! they will.”
j The Fort Valley contest was based
i upon technical defects in the election
! returns of 63 counties. They called
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W. M S. BAZAAR TO BE
HELD ON THE FIFTEENTH
The regular business meeting of the
Methodist W. M. S. was held at the
church last Monday afternoon. After
: the devotional exercises, which were
j led by the president, plans for the
Christmas Bazaar were discussed,
i It was decided that on account ot
' so much sickness in town that the Ra
| zaar would he hcl<l on the 15th, and
j would last only the one day. A_tur-
I key dinner will be served at noon
! and an oyster supper at night,
j Cakes, candies, aprons and fancy
work of all kinds will be on display
| and sold during the day. Unless an
! nounced otherwise later, the Bazaar
j w iH be held in the old Boston Store
building on Railroad Ave.
New Officer* Elected.
At this meeting the following offi
cers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. W. T. Jenkins.
Vice-Pres., Mrs. J. E. French,
j Secretary, Mrs. A. F. Fanning.
!of the clear cold weather from the
j 20th to the 26th to begin the slaughter
ing of their hogs. Cattle are m fair
condition where grazing is still avail
able. There are less feeders in Geor
gia this year.
Labor —A considerable exodus of
farm negroes i’s reported from the re
g'on worst damaged by f be boll wee
vil.
Miscellaneous—'The farmers are re
covering somewhat from the demor
alized state of mind, except in the sec
tion where we had cotton failure. The
high price of cotton ha# eased things
up considerably, thougn the majority
of farmers outside the organization
have marketed their cotton.
NUMBER 49
DR. PEACOCK OUT OF
RACE FOR COMMIS'B
Ml '
LOCAL CITIZEN FINDS HE IS DIS
QUALIFIED FOR THE OFFICE
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER—
J. F. DARBY ANNOUNCES.
Owing to the fact that he. holds a
commission from the state agricultural
department as oil inspector for this
section, Dr. W. F. Peacock, who sev
eral weeks ago announced his candi
dacy for county commissioner to suc
ceed W. O. Donovan, who will not
be a candidate to succeed himself, has
with lrawn from the race.
The announcement of Dr. Peacock’s
disqualification wull be learned with
regret by many of the doctor’s friends
who felt he was splendidly qualified
for this office and were anxious to see
him named to represent this section of
the county.
The election will be held on Wed
nesday, December 13th.
J. F. Darby Announcs.
Yielding to the solicitation of many
friends who have besought him to
run, after learnng of Dr. Peacock’s
disqualification Mr. J. F. Darby on
Wednesday consented to announce for
the place. Mr. Darby is one of this
section’s most successful business men
and if elected will make this district
a splendid commissioner. His an
nauncement follows:
For County Commssioner.
On account of Dr. Peacock not be
ing able to make the race for Com
msisioner, as he holds the oil inspec*
or’s place and is not allowed tq hold
but one office, and after being solicited
by several of my friends, I have de
cided to make the race for Commis
sioner for t h e Vidalia district, and I
would appreciate the support of all
the voters. I realize that I have
plenty of my own affairs to look af
ter, but at the same time I am a large
tax payers and it is to my interest, as
'well as the onther people’s ntierest, to
give a portion of my time to our dis
trict, and I assure the people if elect
i cd I will give the necessary time to
■ the district for it to be properly rep
resented .
J. F. DARBY.
Dr. Peacock Issue Statement.
Dr. Peacock Wednesday issued the
following statement to the voters of
the district:
To my friends and fellow citizens:
Owing to other business arrangements
which will not permit my continued
race for commisr : oner of roads and
revenues from the 51st district, I take
his method of announcing my with
drawal from the race.
In choosing this course it is not
without my profound gratitude and
appreciation to my friends who have
spoken so approvingly of my race.
As I withdraw from the field I under
stand Mr. J. F. Darby enters the
race, and in him I feel we have one
of the strongest business men of the
county to vote for, and tnat we will
make no mistake in electing t.im.
Respectfully, t
W. F, PEACOCK.
Dec. 6, 1922. .A
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Mr. and Mrs. H. K.
and children, Mrs. N. O. Carter, Miss
Ruby Darby and Eloise and Maurine
Darby returned Saturday from Bruns
wick, where they spent Thanksgiving
with relatives.
Cor. Sec., Mrs. J. T. Ragan.’
Treasurer, Mrs. A. Russell.
Local Treas., Mrs. Jas. Bracken.
Chairman of Program' Committee,
Mrs. Geo. S. Rountree. v
Supt. of Social Service, Mrs. C. D.
Williams.
Supt .“of Supplies, Mrs. W. J. Wil- -
liamson.
Supt. of_ Publicity, Mrs. Fred H r .,
Way.
Teacher of Bible Study, Mrs. L. B. ,
Oodbee.
Teacher of Mission Study, Mrs. J.
E. Sampley.
Supt. of Young People, Mrs. Brew«
cr.
Supt. of Children’s Dept., Miss Ju
ia Jenkins.
Supt. of Baby Division, Mrs. N.
C. Napier.
Missionary Voice Agent, Mrs. J. R.
Coombs.
Next Monday the Bible Study class
will meet at the church.