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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XX
DEV. SIUS JOHNSON
IS KIMS SPEAKER
L PROMINENT MINISTER AND RO
i TARIAN OF SAVANNAH GUEST
l AT WEEKLY MEETING—ELEC
TION OF OFFICERS.
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Rev. Silas Johnson, pastor of Trin
ity Methodist c h urch, Savannah, and
one of the prominent ministers of the
South Georgia Conference, was the
principal speaker at the weekly meet
ing of the Kiwanis club held Monday
evening. A splendid attendance of
the members greeted this gifted speak
on on this occasion.
Owing to the illness of President
Pattillo, Vice-President B. P. Jack
son presided. A. C. Jenkihs was t h e
winner of the attendance prize,, a
fountain pen donated by E. C. Barss.
To Provide Christmas Cheer.
Joe Hackel, chairman of the com
mittee which will undertake to see
that Santa remembers every cnud m
the city and that the poor and un
fortunate will be remembered, made a
report for his committee, stating that
they were perfecting plans for the cel
ebration. After a discussion, the club
decided that the celebration be financed
by individual contributions from the
members, rather than from the club
treasury.
The Gospel of the Second Mile.
ST Introduced by the acting president,
Mr. Johnson said t h at it was custom
ary for preachers to take a text, and
that he would take his from that pas
sage of scripture which says, “If one
asks you to go with him a mile, go
with him two,” declaring that h is
theme would be the gospel of the sec
ond mile, and applied this rule to the
matter of citizenship, declaring that it
was the duty of every man to go fur
ther in the performance of t h e duties
of a citizen. He paid a great tribute
to the work of Kiwanis and clubs of
” similalr character, stating that they
>, had a great record behind them, not,
a single club ever having given up its
charter, and that wherever t h ey were
organized a better spirit was devel
oped among the business men, due
to their efforts to make a town in
which they lived better in every way.
Mr. Johnson returnee! to Savannah
Tuesday morning.
Annual Election Next Week.
The election of officers to serve the
club for next year will be held next
* Monday nig h t. At this meeting re
ports covering every activity of the
club for the past year will be made.
STEWART IS CHOSEN
SAVANNAH’S MAYOR
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INCUMBENT RE-ELECTED BY A
MAJORITY OF EIGHT VOTES—
EVEN SPLIT ON ALDERMEN—
ROGERS WILL CONTEST.
j. Savannah, Dec. 13.—Mayor Murray
M. Stewart was nominated for mayor
yesterday by eight majority over Jas.
M. Rogers, according to complete re
turns filed this morning.
The Democratic executive commit
tee was scheduled to meet here at
noon today for the purpose of de
claring the results of the primary.
$ At that time the majori y of eight
votes for Mayor Stewart was to be
officially announced. Two contested
votes are excluded from the result.
Contest of the election has been
filed by the Rogers supporters. The
grounds given for the contest was
objection to the substituting of an
other Stewart watcher for one who
had become exhaused in a ballot
booth after more than twelve hours
of vigil.
The compete vote follows:
For mayor: Murray M. Stewart,
5,010; James M. Rogers, 5,002.
Board of aldermen —Gordon Saussy,
5,207; A. W. Morehobse, 5,166; Dr.
Herman W. Hesse, 5,073; I’rank
Sloat, 5,071; W. H. Wright, 5,063;
John L. Cabell, 5,059; J. C. Slater,
5,024? J. P. Wheless, 5,003; Dr. Jas.
M. Carter, 4,966; Devereux Bacon,
4,862; Stephen N. Harris, 4,764; M.
A. O’Byrne, 4,729.
FIRE BADLY DAMAGES
DR. L. H. DARBY’S OFFICE
' Fire, which was discovered about
12:30 Tuesday, badly damaged the
dental office of Dr. L. H. Darby, sit
uated on the second floor of the Ma
sonic building. The entire suite of
offices was badly damaged by smoke,
but the operating room, where the
fire originated, is practically an en
tire loss, including an x-ray machine.
The fire caught from an oil heater.
The loss is a heavy one and was only
partially covered by insurance.
Dr. Darby has arranged to open
a temporary office in one of the other
rooms in his suite, where he can be
found each day.
VIDALIA AUTO CO. WILL
ENTER BUSINESS IN VIDALIA
The Vidalia Auto Co., with E. F.
Thompson as manager, will enter the
local field at an early date. The com
pany has rented t h e Hamilton Duilding
at present occujfled by the McNatt
Motor Co., and will open for business
as soon as the McNatt Company lo
cates in the old home of the Ford
agency on Meadews street.
The new company will handle tires,
tubes and auto accessories and will
maintain an up-to-date filling station.
GA. & FUL TOPUT ON
NEW THROUGH TRAIN
NIGHT TRAIN TO LEAVE AUGUS
TA AND JACKSONVILLE WIITH
THROUGH STEEL SLEEPERS—
FIRST TRIP DEC. 17.
Announcement is made this week
that beginning probably December 17,
the Georgia and Florida Railway will
inaugurate a new train to be known
as the Bonair Special, making daily
trips between Jacksonville and Augus
ta and carrying through steel sleep
ing cars.
The schedule of the train, as an
nounced by the G. & F. officials, is
to be as follows: Leave Augusta 7 ( :30
p. m., arriving Jacksonville 8 a. m.
This train will reach Vidalia at 11:15.
Returning, the train will leave Jack
sonville at 9 p. m., reaching Vidalia
at 5:30 a. m., and arriving at Augusta
at 9:15.
At Jacksonvlle the train will make
connection for all east and west coast
Florida points.
The inauguration of this train is the
carrying out of the promise of the G.
& F. management to give the people
of its line.better passenger service, and
the sleepingj car service to Florida
points should greatly increase travel
over the road. The early morning
train to Augusta will also prove a
great convenience to the people of
this section.
HEMSTITCHING.
Hemstitching and picoting, all thread
furnished, 8c and 10c per yard.
MRS. L. C. GLISSON,
At D. C. Harris’ Store
ts Vidalia, Ga.
JR. B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM.
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Subject: Our churc h and its work.
Part I—Bennett DeLoach.
Part 2—Hubert Darby.
Part 3—Robert Giles.
Part 4—Charles Hudson.
Part s—Mac. Mclntyre.
Part 6—Bobbie Sasser.
Part 7—Katherine Herring.
Part B—Maurine Darby.
The following boys and girls made
a perfect record in the Jr. B. Y. P.
U. during the month of November:
Katherine Herring, Bennett DeLoach,
Richard Herring, Charles Hudson and
Robert Giles.
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VIDALIA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1922
OBSERVE EYE SIGHT
CONSERVATION DAY
SCHOOLS OF GEORGIA ARE TO
JOIN IN ESTABLISHING SEMI
ANNUAL CUSTOM FOR IMPROV
ING AMERICAN SYSTEM.
Aided by representation from Pres
ident Harding’s cabinet, federal and
stale officials, university professors, en
gineers, industrialists and civic lead
ers, the Eye Sight Conservation Coun
cil of America, wit h national head
quarters at 42nd street and Broad
way, New York City, has set m mo
tion a movement for the observance
throughout the country of eyq sight
conservation day in the schools.
Defective vision among children and
workers in the industries has, recent
surveys in numerous towns and cities
have revealed, caused enormous eco
nomic and physical losses, whic h au
thorities' declare can be wiped out by
proper and systematic application of
the principles of eye hygiene.
With the co-operation, among the
other leaders, of James J. Davis, Sec
retary of the United States Depart
ment of Labor, Guy A. Henry, Gen
eral Director of the Eye Sight Con
servation Council, is directing the
campaign which aims to accomplish
vast savings in health and money by
carrying the message, “First Health,
Then Wisdom,” to every city and
hamlet in the land where children
are taught.
Every school in Georgia will be
asked to join in establishing the new
semi-annual custom of eye sight con
servation day, planned as a universal
and permanent x contribution Ito the
American system of education.
The Eye Sight Conservation Council
is enlisting the assistance of commis
sioners of education In every state,
and of superintendents in every county
and school district. Georgia school
officials have been provided with a
complete eye sight conservation day
program. To execute this plan, M.
L. Brittain of Atlanta, state superin
tendent of schools, and county and
city superintendents throughout the
state will co-operate in t h e eye sight
conservation day movement, including
C. B. Gibson for Savannah and Chat
ham county; F. D. Seckinger of Guy
ton, Effingham county; H. J. Arnett
of Sylvania, Screven county; W. V.
Lanier of Millen, Jenkins county; J.
W. Davis, Bulloch county, R. M.
Monts, Statesboro; Theodore Brewton
of Claxton, Evans county; R. E. Roun
tree of Swainsboro, Emanuel county;
M. H. Williams of Metter, Candler
county; J. O. Bacon of Reidsville,
Tattnall county;„T. B. Youmans of
Vidalia, Toombs county; T. B. Con
ner of Mt. 'Vernon, Montgomery
county; R. E. Ward of Spoerton,
Treutlen county; L. L. Lillard of
Wrightsville, Johnson county.
Secretary of Labor Davis m a state
ment issued by the Eye Sight Con
secration Council asserts that care of
the eyes is a national duty.
“In my earlier life as a workman
and in l h e course of my duties as
Secretary of Labor I have come to
know something of the problem be
fore the Eye Sight Conservation Coun
cil, particularly in its relation to men
and women in industry,” says Secre
tary Davis. “It is a problem in hu
man service which its solution means
much to the whole service of Amer
ican life, economic prosperity and hap
niness.. I am convinced that man
kind owes no higher duty to society
and to God than service to childhood,
and that whatever we may be able to
do to aid the citizens of the future
will earn a great reward.”
CARD OF THANKS.
I wish to thank those who gave me
their votes and assistance in the elec
tion Wednesday, and also wish to say
that though I was defeated, I have
no ill will toward either my opponent
or those who gave him their support.
Respectfully,
M. J. RATTRAY.
Miss Emmie Roberts, who has been,
the mainstay of the First National:
Bank force during the dengue and flu,
epidemics, remaining at work while
the president, cashier, assistant cash
ier and book-keeper were off duty
on account of illness, h as finally suc
cumbed to an attack of the flu.
Official Organ City of Vidali*
GREAT WORK DONE
BY GOUNTY AGENT
DEMONSTRATION AGENT HAS
BEEN GREAT HELP TO TOOMBS
s
FARMERS DURING PAST YEAIL
FEW FIGURES OBTAINED.
The following information obtained
from County Agent C. G. Garner con
cerning his work in Toombs for the
year nearly completed will be of in
terest to every wide awake citizen of
the oounty:
j 4,500 hogs owened by various farm
ers have been treated to prevent Cho
lera or other Swine Plague a service
| rendered to the farmers in face of
the fact that many of the most pro
gressive among them had already lost
confidence In the treatment, due to
the loss of hogs, from diseases, after
treatment had been administered im
properly.
Mr. Garner came to this field late
in the Spring but began immediately
to listing hogs for treatment and
through his efforts a State or other
Veterinarian was secured to treat the
animals at much cheaper rate than
the farmers had been paying hereto
fore. The value of such treatment
can be appreciated more when it is
known that the estimate of loss in
hogs before proper treatment, in
Toombs alone, is $60,000.00.
Close figures show that a direct
saving of $802.00 to the farmers was
made possible through Mr. Garner’s
efforts in marketing hogs in the coun
ty by sales, which saving more than
pays the agents salary for services
rendered during a year.
From the sale of one car load of fat
cattle, sweet potatoes and corn, the
farthers of Toombs have, up to date,
realized a saving of $1,434.00.
Orchard demonstrations! have been
made in seven districts of the county
and the assistance of a specialist in
this particular phase of the work was
valuable to the owner.
Arrangements are being made for
fourteen pasture demonstrations
scheduled this Winter and next
Spring.
Mr. Garner has done a great work
among the “Olub Boys”. This fact
was demonstrated by the Corn Club
Booth, the Club Pigs, and the boy’s
knowledge of the best in animals as
shown by the Judging Gontest at the
Fair.
The above informaion is only a part
of the remarkable work our County
Agent ha 9 done for us and will tend
to make us appreciate his genuine
worth in his field.
HEMSTITCHING.
Hemstitching and Picoting. All the
thread furnished. 8 and 10c yard.
MRS. R. M. STANLEY,
At Vidalia Hardware Co. Store,
ts. Vidalia, Ga.
B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM.
“How can I best serve the whole
world”? The church: Its members.
Scripture Matt. 5:13-20—Johnnie
Gry.
A regenerated .-Lurch membership—
Mary Thomas.
A consecrated church membership—
Christ teaches that his fol.owers
should be different from other people
—Alice Moore.
Church members are to be the shin
ing lights and the saving satl of this
world—Kathryn White.
Church members have equal privi
leges—
The terms of entrance are the same
Mrs. Turner.
Paul emphasizes the-equality of be
lievers —Mrs. Sanders.
Church members and their respon
sibilities—
Each church member has the same
responsibility to be loyal to the church
—Mrs. Brice.
Some specific obligations that rest
upon all members of a church —Duffie
Williams.
Church members twice blessed—
Mr. Murchison.
Summary—Mr. Brice.
—Hand painting on ivory and jew
elry engraving free on goods bought
at Walker’s Jewelry Store.
ORPHANAGE SITE APPROVED
BY COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
A committee from the city council
appointed by Mayor Jackson, consist
ing of*W. O. Donovan and T; R.
Lee, together with E. T. Mcßride,
J. F. Darby and S. B. Meadows,
this week visited some of the loca
tions which had been submitted on
which to build the Primitive Baptist
orphanage. This committee was ap
pointed to act with Elder T. E.
Sikes in finding a suitable site for
this worthy institution. These gentle
men gave approval of certain sites
near the city limits on the main high
way towards Lyons.
We trust that immediate steps will
be taken towards securing the loca
tion and that the movement will be
pushed to a reality very soon.
SOUTHERN STORAGE BAT. CO.
LEASES STANDARD STATION
The Southern Storage Battery Co.,
of which C. V. Allcorn is manager,
has elased the Standard Oil filling
station, assuming charge Thursday
morning.
For the present the battery business
and accessory business will be con
tinued at the old stand, the sale of
gas, oil and doping of cars being
handled at the Standard station.
LYNCHING MUST STOP
SAY GEORGIA BAPTISTS
SCATHING DENUNCIATION WAS
ADOPTED—CHURCH’S DUTY TO
SOUND ITS DEATH KNELL—NO
EXCEPTIONS RECOGNIZED.
Atlanta.—The Georgia Baptist con
vention, in session here last week,
adopted by unanimous vote one of the
most scat h ing denunciations ot lynch
ing on record and called upon the good
citizenship of the country, as repre
sented in the churches, to sound its
death knell. Whatever the pretext,
said the convention, lynching is mur
der, barbarous, heathenish and dia
bolical, a cancer on society, and a dis
grace to cizilization. Mobs it de
nounced as a menace to government,
society and t h e church:
The statement was presented by Rev.
L. A. Henderson of Columbus, as part
of the social service report, and is as
follows:
“The perpetuity of free institutions
is conditioned upon obedience to law
and proper respect for constituted
authority. The most barbarous, heath
enish and unchristian form of lawless
ness with which we have to deal is
lynching, or mob violence. It is a
cancer on our body politic, and a dis
grace to our C h ristian civilization.
How any man can muster up enough
audacity to claim Christianity and yet
join a mob and assist or even aprove
the murderously taking away of hu
man life, no matter on what pretense,
or reason, is incomprehensible and pre
posterous.
“The Christian church, surely our
own, must sound the death knell to
anarchy in all its forms; but more
especially when a band of men arro
gate to themselves the right to become
government, court, jury, witnesses, fyid
thus proceed to commit murder. It
is diabolical. It is hellish. It puts
government, society and the church
at the mercy of the hobgoblins of the
underworld. We must admit of no
exceptions. There are none.”
NEW VICTOR RECORDS ON
SALE AT SHARPE DRUG CO.
The Sharpe Drug Cp. announces
that they have secured the agency for
Victor records and will have for sale
all new records as they are issued
each month.
utlons direct to the treasurer of the
association, Prsident W. J. Blalock,
of the Fulton National Bank of Atlan
ta. No matter how small, all sub
scriptions will be grateful received
am.' promptly acknowledged.
The other officers of the association
are, President, Dr. Frank K. Boland,
well known Atlanta physician; vice
president, Dr. Joseph Jacobs, presi
dent of Jacobs Pharmacy Company,
and secretary, Fred Lewsi.
NUMBER 50
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MEMORIAL ASSOCm
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nAS GONE TO WORK TO PLACE IN
THE NATIONAL STATUARY
HALL A BRONZE STATUE 01’ THE
GREAT DOCTOR.
ATLANTA, Ga.—The Crawford. W.
Long Memorial Asociation, organized
under a charter granted by the state,
has gone to work with a determina
tion to complete by January 1, 1923,
the fund necessary to place in the
National Statuary hall in the capltol
at Washington, a life size bronze
statue of Dr. Crawford W. Long, dis
cover of Anaesthesia.
In accordance with a resolution of
congress, Georgia was invited by the
President of the States more
than a quarter of a century ago, to
name her two most distinguished cit
izens and to place memorial statues
of them in what has long been known
as “The Hall of Fame,” in the nat
ional capitol.
In response to this invitation, the
Georgia legislature named Dr. Craw
fort.' W. Long, who discovered Anaes
thesia, and 1 Alexander H. Stephens,
who was vice president of the Confed
erate states. There the legislature
stopped and although the matter was
brought up on several occasions, not
one penny has ever been appropriated
by the state Legislature to place
these Georgia memorials along with
tibose from other states in the Nat
ional capitol building.
Thousands of Georgians who have
visited Washington and' have gone
through National Statuary Hall, have
been embarrassed over the fact that
while practically every other state In
the Union has made use of this priv
ilege; and put there the statues of its
distinguished sons, the space assigned
to Georgia remains vacant.
It is the purpose of the Crawford W.
Long Memorial Association to Co now,
and do at once, what Georgia has fail
ed to do after this opportunity, ex
tending over nearly a quarter of a
century, has been given.
The memorial of Dr. Long should
appeal to every Georgia citizen and in
many instances men and women have
volunteered' their assistance purely
on the ground of state patriotism. Be
sides this, the memorial makes special
appeal to physician, surgeons, and
druggists, because Dr. Long was both
a noted surgeon and a good druggist.
It also makes appeal to nurses, to
patriotic women’s societies and! in
fact to every one who has been re
lieved of suffering through the won
derful influence of Anaethesia.
It is generally believed that in
view of these facts, there will be no
trouble or difficutly in raising the $lO,
000 needed to place the statue. In fact
approximately $2,500 has already been
raised or guaranteed' before the active
campaign was begun.
Those who feel that thrs state duty
should be performed and wish to help
in the work, may remit their contrib-
UOARBlfflir
HAODSIEMAMIir
HAS MAJORITY OF 9G OVER HIS
OPPONENT, DR. M. J. RATTRAY,
IN ELECTION HELD WEDNES
DAY FOR COMMISSIONER. /'
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In an election held Wednesday, Mn
J. F. Darby won out as member of
the board of county commissioners
from the 51st district by a handsome*
majority—96 votes.
Mr. Darby came into the race late,
having announced last week when it
was found that Dr. W. F. Peacock*
who originally offered for the place,-
would not be eligible for the position
on account of his holding the position
of oil inspector for this section.
Considering the inclement weather .
Wednesday, the vote of 350 showed
considerable interest in the race. ' (
The vote for the two candidates
was as follows:
# J. F. Darby, 223^
M. J. Rattray, 127,