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LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS
Vidalia, Georgia
December 13, 1926.
Dear Santa Claus:-
I am a little girl 3 years old and
I want you to bring me Christmas a
doll and carriage and fruit, candies,
nuts and heaps of other toys.
I have a little baby brother, who is
very sweet and bring him a rattle
and a ball.
Good luck to you, Santa.
Mildred and Fred Mixon.
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December 13, 1926.
December 13, 1926.
Dear Santa Claus
I am a little boy 12 years old, a
triple and can’t walk a step and am
asking you to bring me a train, a
railroad,, air rifle and lots of toys
so that I can sit down and enjoy play
ing with them; also lots of fruit and
candies and nuts. , \
Leon Mixon.
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Vidalia, Georgia
December 13,1926
Dear Santa Claus
I am just another little Mixon boy.
Guess you wonder where so many of
these boys are coming from and which
one is the best. Well, anyway, I’ll
let you judge and see which one you
visit. I want a wagon, hoe and spade,
cap pistol, a ball, lots of toys, fruit,
nuts and candy.
Edward Mixon.
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Vidalia, Georgia
December 14, 1926.
Dear Santa Claus
Here is another boy who asks you
to visit him Christmas and I want
you to bring me a football, stopper
gun, a fire wagon and other toys and
fruits, candies and nuts.
Willett Mixon.
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Vidalia, Georgia
December 14, 1926.
Dear Santa Claus
I’m writing you and want you to
see me Christmas and bring me a
basket ball, air rifle, train and other
toys and candies and fruits.
,„ Woodrow Mixon.
Bydget and Insurance
(ARTICLE 2)
Who;, you think of the varied
nount and conditions governing the
comes of the millions of commer- j
al enterprises, clubs, orders and
imilies of this great country of ours |
ou can readily see that no model
udget can be made to'exactly meet
re neds of all of them but there arc 1
few basic rules which do apply. The
udget that the individual builds from !
le study of these fundamentals may |
ot at first be a perfect structure
ut is a forward step in the right
irection and the very sac tthat it
aquirs some personal thought in- j
reuses its value to the individual.
)ne of the great missions of the bud
get is to set one thinking for oneself,
ealizing the present value of the in
ome to the family and planning for
'n increase in three directions. First,
n the quality and quantity of its
mying power; second, its provision i
or future wants and emergencies;
nd third, an increase in the actual
.mount. A budget encourages one 1
o set a goal, concentrate their en
ergies toward its attainment and final
y to reach it with a heart full of
lappiness and contentment.
Another of its great features is its
3lasticity. Though it shows the way
ind stiffens the resolve in face of the
tempation presented by fads and
fashions it is not so ridged that it
cannot be pulled in a little here and
stretched a little there. Instead of
denying one pleasures it is of the
greatest benefit in helping them get
what they really want. It only sug
gests a little parsimony here to add
an extra dollar to some other and
more worthy purchase.
This sysem is as necessary to the
family who owns their farm, store, |
factory or mercantile business as to
the family who lives on a salary or
-other regular monthly or yearly in
come. Possibly it is of greater value
to the first class because expenses
are much harder to kep track of and
control when there is a whole year’s
allowance in hand and no check on
it Buying is a business and should
be done with just as much thought
and understanding of values as sell- ]
ing.
Some people have the idea that
one owns their home they are auto
matically absolved from all nede of
lceping accounts. They are very
wrong for the pricipal object of bud
geting is mu s tiply keeping account
of the amount due each month for
rent but a guide book to show the
financial condition at all times and
to direct everyone to the stronghold
Vidalia, Georgia
December 14, 1926.
Dear Santa Claus :-
I want a fire truck, a football, a
'“Dizzy Lizzie,” the bucking car; you
can get this at the ten cent stores but
* don’t know where you evan get a fire
i truck. I want some building blocks
too. I thank you very much.
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Vidalia, Georgia
December 14, 1926.
Dear Santa Claus
Bob Willets.
Please bring me a scooter, a doll
and doll bed and “chifforobe.” I
wouldn’t mind having a doll cart in
stead of a “chifforobe,” if I am ask
ing for too much. I want a little
sewing machine too, but my sister
wants one also, so if you bring her
one I can use it. I will thank you
Very much. lam seven years old.
Claire Willets.
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Vidalia, Georgia
Dear Santa Claus :-
Please bring me a pretty doll and
desk and fire works and lots of
things and candy and fruits of all
kind.
MYRL PATRICK.
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Vidalia, Georgia
Dear Santa Claus:-
I am almost 3 years old and am
looking for you to come and see me.
I am writing my letter early so I
can tell the little boys and girls of
Vidalia to write their letters and
send them to my daddy and he will
put them in the paper so old Santa
can see them in time.
I want a little car, a little horn. I
would also like to have a book of
Mother Goose Rhymes and a book of
Bible Stories. I am going to hang
my stocking up too so please fill it.
Don’t forget all of the little boys
and girls in Vidalia because they
want lots of nice things Christmas
too.
With love,
BILLY LEDFORD.
of properity called Systematic Sav
ing. The most popular room in this
tower is that known as Insurance,
for there is exhibited a plan whereby
even the most humble may build fu
ture stability. They may buy poli
cies that will not only be of value to
the dependents of the family in event
of death, but in case of adversity,
they may provide collateral for a
loan and will at all times give pres
tige to ones credit. Most policies
bear dividends and help to carry them
selves and may in old age provide
for the necessities of life. These
things and not merely the recording
of the rent notes is the high calling
And since budgeting is simply
! “keeping accounts beforehand” the
first framework is reared on the
foundation of past experiences. The
co-operation of all the working mem
bers of the family is required. First,
an estimate of the income of the past
year is used to reckon the amount
available for the coming year. It is
easy to find how much was spent by
simply deducting the savings and in
(vestments fro mthis amount, or in
case of a deficit by adding it.
• With that information you are
ready to begin. Make a list of the
necessary expenditures. (a.) Food,
set down amount of weekly or month
ly bills, (b.) Shelter, if the house
is owned the sum of taxes, insurance,
repairs and interest is considered or
if operating expenses include light,
water, heat, telephone, laundry, ser
vant hire, etc. (d.) Clothing—ap
proximate spent previous year and
make allowance for any children who
are starting to school or college, (e.)
Miscellaneous expenses cover pledges
in the church and charity, recreation,
, health and items of like nature, (f.)
And lastly, Insurance, Savings and
Investments. These explain them
selves. If there are other expenses
that cannot be classified under these
heads, or that it would be wiser to
consider separately, an extra column
may be made. Add the estimated
amounts and campare with the avail
able income.
Now take a piece of paper and
with the aid of a ruler draw vertical
lines making six or more columns
and write the above names at the top
jof each column. Divide the amount
of the estimated expenses into month
! ly quotas and apportion it as needed
being just as liberal as possible witli
the I. S. & I. column.
To proceed from this point an>
blank daybook or memorandum pad
may used to put down the nature and
amount of daily purchases. At the
end of each week these should be
grouped to correspond with the col-
Coon Skins Bring
Farmer More Money
Than Cotton Bales
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 13.—There is
more money in coon-skins than there
is in growing cotton. A two-horse
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' strated the truth of the assertion. Re
sult is that he is coon-skinning more
than he is farming.
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One day the latter part of last
week—a prominent business man of
Dawson vouches for the story—the
farmer, who isn’t an extensive agri
culturist, but is well known in his
community and has the reputation of
being thrifty—went into the bank to
deposit a check for $97.50.
Asked in a friendly way why he
was getting money from a hide-dealer
in St. Louis, in a friendly way, the
farmer invited an inspection of the
check. “Look on the check and see
what its for; its written on the face
of the check,” replied the farmer.
And it was: $91.50 for 16 coon
skins. -
“That’s more,” said the farmer
“than I can get for two bales of cot
ton standing out there at my house
today. I tried to sell that cotton to
day, and found that I can get just
about forty dolars a bale for a 500-
pound bale of cotton. That’s less
less than I get for eight coonskins
from these people in St. Louis. I
have sold them 65 coon-skins this sea
son, they have paid me for every one
of them, and I have made more mon
ey than I can possibly make on my
two-horse farm. Just go ahead and
deposit the check. I’ll have another
one to deposit in a few days—and
the two bales of cotton can just lie
out there at home for a while.”
The ads in this issue tell you where
to find that Xmas Gift for Him or
Her.
umns of the budget balance sheet
and the totals transferred to their re
spective places. Subtract from the
allowance as shown there and the re
sult will show the exact financial
status of each department.
By saving these daily account
sheets and comparing them yearly a
great many misetakes may be avoid
ed. They will furnish valuable in
formation regarding prices of cer
tain articles and amounts used, coal
and ood for example. These records
wil lalso make a splendid buying
guide from the standpoint of dura
bility of linens, utinsils, and clothes.
There have been scores of argu
ments as to whether paying cash or
using monthly charge accounts and
paying by checks is the better plan.
I think the success or failure of either
depends entirely on the disposition
of the individual and that a little
thought wil determine the best plan
in any particular case. Perseverance
and the will to succeed will finally
triumph over all obstacles and the
smallest success wil prove the key
to greater prosperity.
Further help and information may
be secured from almost any bank
and splendid booklets may be had free
of charge from all our big Life In
surance companies. If still more
knowledge on the subject is desired
one can find helpful books on the
shelves of any library.
INEZ SMITH WARTHEN
(Mrs. Ober D. Warthen)
Chairman Budget and Insurance
G. F. W. C.
| |jk Telephone 258 I
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W to do with as you please, cultivate the time
jk A,jfjfl thrift habit of Telephoning 258 for your p
Groceries. High quality products will be gj
| GROCERIES j
BARRON W. GODBEE I
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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
Seaboard Puts New
Coaches In Service
Twenty new all steel coaches of
modern construction, beautifully fin
ished, and containing all appoint
ments of the latest type of railroad
equipment of this class are now be
board Air Line Railway Company,
ir.g placed in service by the Sea-
Many innovations have taken place
in the construction of these new
coaches whereby radical departures
have been made from the conven
tional lines along which the majority
cf such cars are built.
Probably the most striking feature
is the ladies rest rooms which have
been installed in eight of the coaches.
These rooms, communicating with
the toilet, are spacious in size, having
a sifa-like seat on one side, and oppo
site a wash basin, morror, and shelf
for toilet articles. The floors are
covered with heavy inlaid linoleum.
In addition to the ceiling light, brack
side of the mirror, assuring ample
illumination. An electric fan on
lights have been installed on either
one wall completes a well arranged
room which is certain to win the ap
proval making use of the facilities of
fered. The coaches which do not
contain this large rest room are pro
vided with an exceptional ladies re
tiring room, in which, is incorporat
ed on a smaller scale, the principal
features of the rest room.
Another noticeable departure from
the usual, is the new color sceme em
ployed in decorating the new coaches.
The übiquitous mahoghany finish has
been abandoned and in its stead
lighter shades of blue, green and oth
er colors have been employed in dec
orating walls and ceilings. Seats
are upholstered in plush of harmon
izing shades.
The floors of the main compart
ment are covered with a composi
tion material while the aisles are
covered by inlaid linoleum, givin a
pleasing effect to the entire interior.
Ample room is assured in the men’s
smoking compartment, considerable
space having been partitioned off for
their- exclusive use. The new
coaches all contain washstands in the
the men’s smoking room.
Window screens have been made a
part of the equipment of the new
cars. They are so installed that the
passenger can easily raise the win
dow and pull the screen in place
without the necessity of calling the
train porter.
The length of the new coaches is
72 feet. The seating capactiy of
those containing a la lies rest room
is 82 while the others provide seat
ing space for 90 passengers. Six
ceiling lights are provided in the main
compartment while thi*ee similar
lights are placed in the men’s smok
ing room. Electric fans have been
installed throughout.
Read the ads in this issue. These
merchants anticipated your wants
early in the season and are ready to
serve you. Each ad mentions only a
few of the many things that they
have to offer.
tils Part in Procession
You know how the Itotarlans do at
their dinners, when they stand up and
tell In what business they are en
gaged. George Marble tells of an un
dertaker, when called on at one of
these meetings who rose and said, “I
follow the medical profession.”—Cap
per’s Weekly.
Her Limit
Landlady (to lodger Just going oqt;>
—“Now, look here, It was three o’clock
In the morning when you mine In the
other night, and . four In the morning
when you came In last night, and If
It’s five o'clock tomorrow morning
when you come In tonight, you can pit
nf> and let yourself In.” —London
Weekly Telegraph.
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Little gifts of vast importance-—-their I
well-considered, careful choice, carries
a mesage of gracious thoughtfulness that
is often difficult to match in gifts of
greater magnitude. Our prices during
this sale are especially interesting.
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Wooden Truyt
Wooden trays, though labor-saving
lilKe sense that they ne«d no clean
ing, are often marred by dishea and
plates that are carried upon them. ▲
troy marked In this way may be re
stored by gentle rubbing with wans
linseed oil. Rub the oil In with a
piece of cotton wool or some other
equally absorbent material.