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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XXV
HI SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM
LOSES CLOSE GAME TO EASTMAN
AT THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
THREE REGULARS
OF FIVE ARE OUT
A PART OF GAME
LAST QUARTER OF GAME IS
PLAYED WITH TWO VOSTER
MEN AND THREE SUBSTI
TUTES.
The boys’ basketball team of the
local High School made its last ap
pearance of the season on last Thurs
day night, when they were eliminated
from the 12th District Tournament,
played in Hawkinsville, by Eastman
High School. Although Eastman
won, it was only after the “Indians”
had put up one of the gamest fights
ever staged and after two of the
regular players of the local five had
gone out of the game on fouls and
another because of injuries. In fact,
the last quarter was played with two
regulars and three substitutes. The
l score at the end of the third quarter
* 12-10 in favor of Eastman and
had not these men been forced to
be a different story to tell. However
leave the game, perhaps there would
as it was, fate semed to be against
us and we were defeated fairly and
squarely by the score of 19-18.
There was nothing but praise from
everybody so rthe splendid fighting
spirit that our boys exhibited through
out the game. They never gave up,
even when three of their best play
ers were taken out and were playing
hard when the final whistle blew.
Two features of the playing of
PRISONER IN CITY JAIL ESCAPES
BY SAWING WAY THROUGH BARS
808 LANE, DESERTER FROM U.
S NAVY LODGED IN JAIL FOR
ROBBERY; CAUGHT WITH THE
GOODS; REWARD FOR CAPT
URE.
A prisoner, arrested for theft and
lodged in the city jail on Monday of
this wefek, ,made good his escape
early Tuesday morning from the jail
by sawing through three iron bars
and letting himself down from the
second story windo\y. The man, who
was supposed to have been named
Bob Lane, a deserter from the Unit
ed States navy at Newport News,
Va., when apprehended by Chief of
Police Frost, was in posession of a
line of clothes, including suits, shirts,
shoes and some hardware, which was
later found to have been stolen from ,
the store of Mcßride Brothers at
Alston, near this city. Policeman
Frost states that he was thoroughly |
searched when he was jailed and had
nothing to use on the iron bars. It
M’RAE DISTRICT S. S. TO HOLD
FOUR ONE-DAY INSTITUTES
MORE EFFICIENT WORK IN THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL FIELD THE
REASON FOR THESE MEET
INGS.
In order to better prepare our
selves for more efficien twoiflc in j
the great S. S. field, there are to be ]
four one-day S. S. Institutes within
the bounds of the Mcßae district,
as follows: At Ellabelle, March 8;
Ailey, March 9; Helena, March 10
and Graham, March 11.
r These Institutes are to begin
promptly at 10:00 a. m., and in rap
s id succession able speakers will dis- 1
SERVICE RELATIONS
COUNCIL TO MEET IN
GLENWOOD MAR 9
following is program for
TOOMBS, MONTGOMERY AND
TREUTLEN SERVICE RELA
TIONS COUNCIL.
Wednesday, Mar. 9th; 4 p. m.
2 w he in the course ofhman
l’ Call to order by the president.
2. Welcome— Mrs. Beacham, Post
master, Glenwood.
3. Response, by the present, Mr.
B Tl e ' the service relations council
worth while? What are the bene
fits to be derived from it. M . •
the “Indians” stood out as they have
in several other games of the season.
These were their fast, snappy pass
work and team play, but inability to
locate the basket. The Vidalians
kept the ball the greater part of the
time, but missed shot after shot at
the basket, at times the ball rolling
all the way aroqnd the rim of the
basket only to finally drop off.
Some spectators claim that Vidalia
had two shots at the baske for every
one for Eastman.
This game witnessed the final ap
pearance of five of the local players
who have been vital features in the
success of the team this season. These
are: George Blount (Capt.) Walter
Jenkins (Alt. Capt.) Pi.ul Thompson,
Hampton Reeves, and Clinton Harris.
For the past two years these boys
have figured materially in the V. H.
S. Athletics and and their absence
will be greatly felt for antoher year.
We hate to see them go but wish
them success in whatever they un
dertake after completing their High
School course.
To say that the Tournament was
a success wquld be putting it mildly.
It was more than that. The people
of Hawkinsville opened their homes
in a hospitable way and in general
ran the Tournament off in grand
style. We will all ever be indebted
to the Hawkinsville folks for the
good time we had while there.
The Tournament was won by Per
ry High School, with Eastman com
ing second, Cochran third and Hawk
insville fourth.
is stated by early risers living near
the jail that three men were seen at
the back window about daylight and
it is supposed that these men sent
the saws into the jail by throwing
a string up to the window, as a stick
with some string attached was found
on the ground near the window.
When Lane left here he was wear
ing a blue pin stripe suit of clothes.
He is about five feet, eight inches
tall, weighs about 160 pounds. - He
has a bullet scar over the right eye,
and another on the left ear. He al
so carries bullet wounds in hfs shoul
der, left arm and left leg. One of
his shoulders, the left sags slightly
when ’ e walks and his right eye has
a slight cast in it. He had short
, light hair, brown hat with black
band and black shoes. It is stated
by Chief Frost that he will likely be
I found around the negro quarters of |
any town he may be in and there is j
a reward for his apprehension.
|
cuss the important phases of the S.
S. work in ways that will be very
helpful and interesting to those who
want to become better workers in
this great field of service. i
All the pastors, S. S. Superintend
ents, Teachers and Officers are ex-j
J pected to attend one of these days. ,
jDo your best to help make them
; great occasions. Dinner will be ,
on the groud at all these places.
Yours for better S. S. Workers,
M. A. SHAW, District Supt.
Following is an interesting pro
■ gram that has been made for these
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F, McLarty, Postmaster, Soperton.
5. How can we best secure the co
operation of the postal employees in
the territory to make our council a
real live working council? Mr. Law
rence Williams, Soperton.
6. What is the best method of se
curing the co-operation of patrons on
rural routes for the betterment of
the service? Mr. Barnhill, Glen
wood.
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7. Round table discussion of topics
of Interest.
8. Fix place of next meeting.
Full attendance will be greatly ap
preciated. Don’t forget the date, •
March 9th, and the place, Glenwood,
Ga.
M. L. Stevens, Secy.
DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TOOMBS, THE BEST COUNTY IN THE STATE.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1927.
iMatt Jarts |
ABOUT THE PROSPEROUS CITY OF I
llftalta |
THE VALUE OF TREES jf
(Editorial in Savannah Press) P
17IDALIA, it is announced, has a City Beautiful (?
* Central Committee which proposes to begin S
it activities by the planting of trees in the j
streets of the little city. The Vidalia Advance n
advises that 200 trees have been purchased to $
be used in the furthering of this work. They %
are to be set out along the streets and lawns of $
the town. The committee in the past has put
out something like 800 trees and this year’g
work will run the number planted to 1,000. All &
of this sounds like very excellent work to us.
If the City Beautiful movement in Vidalia $
does nothing else except plant these trees, it will 7}
have done a splendid job. And we are quite
sure it is doing other work equally as interest- g
t ing. We are told that the Central Committee
ft is sponsoring the planting of evergreens and 'j?
ornamental plants and taking over other tasks
& . with the idea of making Vidalia a more attrac- jl
tive place in which to live. jj
51 If this committee will just continuer to func
>) tion along the lines outlined by the Advance it S
5 will soon have Vidalia a town to be envied by Ic
§ its neighbors. The tree planting should be a V
Ks very effective way of making the city more
n beautiful than in the past. There is nothing tv
V thats adds more to the attractiveness of a lot
€ or a street or a city than a tree. And down here m
m trees grow with so little attention. Just plant 4\
them properly and they will take care of them- a
$ selves. The winter seasons are not hard on u
m them and they have about eight months of r
growing time each year. And a tree is such an
asset. It is not only a thing of beauty, but is is $
M useful and in every way attractive. We never ft
/ see a tree in all its maiestry and its beauty with- $
|r out having brought to mind Joyce Kilmer’s
M splendid tribute:
K 1 think that I shall never see jj
u A poem lovely as a tree. . |
J A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed V)
u Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast jjr
P A tree that loohs at God ad day,
M,l And lifts her leafy arms to pray, 7
ft A tree that may in summer wear
fti A nest of robbins in her hair; . A
$ Uoon whose bosom snow has lain; p
<£ Who intimatelv lives with rain. _ gj
Q Poems are made by fools like me, p
Jj| -But only God can make a tree. p
VIDA LI A GIRLS
DEFEAT DUBLIN
GIRLS FRIDAY
FINAL SCORE IS TEN TO FIVE
I IN FAVOR OF THE LOCAL
PLAYERS.
Dublin High girls pleyed Vidalia
girls Friday night in one of the last
games of the season. Vidalia scor
ed in the first quarter and remained
in th lead during the entire game.
Substitutions were made for both
teams, and one Dublin girl was re
moved because of fouls. Professor
' Butler referred. The final score
was 10 to 5 in favor of Vidalia.
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Montgomery County
Singers To Have Meet
Announcement has been made that
the Montgomery County Singing Con
vention will convene on the second
Sunday in March at Charlotte, Ga. !
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'Religious Census’ Os
Vidalia To Be Taken
•
By appoinment the Ministers’ As- !
sociation have agreed that the “Re
ligious Census” be taken as follows:
| In Ward Iby or under Rev. N. A.
Thompson.
In Ward 2 by or under Dr. C. O’N.
Martindale.
In Ward 3 by or under Rev. M.
A. Shaw.
| In Ward 4byby or under Dr. J.
C. Brewton.
The census will be taken in the im
mediate future, preparatory to the
Union Revival Meetings. ,
I
J
GIPSY SMITH IN
REVIVAL AT
DUBLIN SOON
EVERYONE IN THIS ENTIRE SEC
TION ARE INVITED TO AT
TEND THESE MEETINGS.
Gipsy Smith, one of the greatest
evangelists of this country, and es
pecially known over the South in re- |
cent years, will open an evangelistic j
campaign at Dublin March th, and
will preach every night, except Sat
urdays, through March 27th.
All of the Dublin churches' have
united in this campaign, and a
thorough organization of commit
tees is now at work preparing for
the meetings.
A choir of 200 voices, led by a di
rector who will come with the evan
gelist, a special pianist, also a mem- .
ber of the evangelistic party, will J
make the music of more than usual 1
note.
TO UTILIZE THE
APPROPRIATONS
TO W. J. HARRIS
SENATOR HARRIS RECENTLY
RECEIVED APPROPRIATIONS
TOTALING $50,000 TO INVES
TIGATE NEW USES FOR COT
TON.
Washington, D. C., Mar. 3.—lt is
announced that officials of the Cot-
I
ton Textile Institute will immediate
ly begin ca-operation with the De
partments of Commerce and Agricul
ture representatives appointed to es
, tablish the best manner jn which to
a
ADVANCE CONTEST CLOSES ON '
SATURDAY, MARCH 5 AT 3 P. M.
But A Few Hours Left In Whih To Win or Lose The
Chevrolet Coach Worth $750. It Means
$750 For Someone In The List Below
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Last Few Hours To Decide Race Sealed Ballot Box
Now In First National Bank, Where Contestants
Are To Make Thei Final Report
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HOW CANDIDATES STAND:
Mrs. E. Holland, Vidalia 1,395,330
Josephine Taylor, Lyons 1,390,150
Lula Mae Leveritt, Vidalia 1,380 000
Amoret Conner, Ailey 1,044,900
Mildred Reeves, Vidalia §32 150
Sara Causey, Vidali . 655 770
Willie Mae Lord, Vidalia 606 jqq
Ruby Carpenter, Ailey 590,940
Lillie Wilkes, Alston 582 000
Hattie Mae Hilton, Vidalia 519,730
F. H. Barker Made
Assistant Quarter-
Master, Ga. U. C. V.
The Vidalia Camp United Sons of
Confederate Veterans has been sig
naaly honored by the Division in hav
ing a local member appointed to an
important office of the State organi
zation. Orders received here this
week announce the appointment of
F. H. Barker as Assistant Quarter
master for the Division. The order
i 3 signed by Commander Wm‘. R.
Dancy, Georgia Division S. C. V.
The order also calls attention to the
coming encampment which will be
held in Tampa, Fla., on April 5-9.
It is announced that the United
States Government has loaned the
vets all the tents that will be neces
sary for housing such of he attend
ants as may want to use the tents
instead of the hotels.
Plays Sponsored
By Parent-Teachers
To Be Friday Night
“The Old Maids’ Convention” and
j“Ye Skule of Long Ago,” two plays
1 that are sponsored by the local Pa- 1
rent-Teacher Association and Scout j
I Council, and which were scheduled '
for Tuesday of this week and post- •
| poned due to the condition of weath
er, will be Friday night, March 4.
The Bethany Home
Dairy Is Enlarged
It has been announced in this pa- '
per, that the Bethany Home had pur
chased the Hart Dairy stock. This J
waws done to secure a volume of
business, to enable us to better serve j
i the public and to secure-some income
I iwth which to supply the neds of the
Home. I
At present, we are erecting our.
third building, consisting of eight ad
ditional rooms. Our present space
is all occupied and other applicants
are waiting.
We have constructed a milking
room with concrete floor and drain- j
age, with hose pipe for washing. Al
so a milk house, separated from the
barn, with concrete floor and hot
wafer facilities fro cleaning and
sterilizing the bottles. Mrs. Bartlett
I personally supervises this part of the
| work and she is a woman of exper
ience and care. We invite you to
call and se how our milk ie handled.
,If anything should happen to cause *
dissatisfaction in your milk supply,'
please advise us. We mean to treat
you right. Mr. C. O. Bartlett is the
Dairy manager.
T. E. SIKES, Manager,
Bethany Home.
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utilize the appropriations secured by
1 Senator Wm. J. Harris for investiga-
I tion to set up new uses for cotton.
Senator Harris obtained at this
session appropriations of $25,000.00
for each of the two Departments, or
a total of $60,000.00, for the work
of these inquiries, and it is hoped
by the the establishment of new uses
1 for cotton products it may be possi
ble for some two million additional
bales to be utilized in public con
sumption, which result would neces
sarily raise the price of cotton.
LAST CHANCE TO GET
\ GET MILLION VOTES
A five-year subscription to The
Advance (new or renewal) rpresents
15,00 votes.
Twenty six such subscriptions
means 390,000 REGULAR VOTES
and in addition to the regular votes
in each subscription 50,000 EXTRA
votes are issued on “clubs” of $lO.
So twenty-six subscriptions of this
kind, means thirteen “clubs” and
thirteen times 50,00 equals 660,000
EXTRA VOTES.
Therefore twenty-six 5-year sub
criptions mean 390,00 REGULAR
VOTES, PLUS 650,000 EXTRA
VOTES OR A GRAND TOTAL OF
1,040,000.
Haven’t you twenty-six friends
who will help you to win to the ex
tent of a five-year subscription to
The Advance (only $5.00) towards
helping you to win that Chevrolet
Coach worth $750? Twenty-six ad
vertising and job printing coupons
will also count 1,040,000 votes.
Try and see!
, IT IS THE FINAL BURST OF
SPEED THAT WINS!
OPEN LETTER TO
ADVANCE WORKERS
It has been .a real pleasure to
work with the energetic and am
bitious candidates., in The Advance
contest, now in its final stages and
which comes to an official close
Saturday afternoon.
All have shown a commendable
spirit of good sportmanship and fair
play. Their work has been an ac
complishment to be proud of, and we
, feel sure the experiences gained
i during these few weks will be of
i untold value in years to come.
| We are sorry that an automobile
J cannot be awarded to each and ev
ery contestant; that would be our
wish, bht to do so, of course, would
eliminate competition.
Sincerely,
H. ROBBINS,
Campaign Manager.
The climax Saturday.
Six of hard work and an x iety cul
minates in the closing scene Satur
day afternoon at 3 o’clock— March
s—at which time the Advance’s big
subscription contest will come to an
official close, and the most success
ful candidates will claim the mag
-1 nificent prizes headed by that
1 -splendid- Chevrolet- Coach worth
$750.00.
I Are you going to be one to finish
triumphantly with its overwhelming
number of votes or are you going to
be content with what you now have
and see the efforts of these many
weary weeks go to waste and the re
, wards of the contest wrested from
1 your grasp by more enterprising cam
paigners. It is up to you now on
let your opponent beat you to it.
Success in an affair of this kind
depends upon ken judgment and im
mediate action. Throughout all his
i torv, people possessing the faculty
of knowing a good thing when they
I time, have won the good things of
se it, and grasping it at the right
the world (frequently on the last
turn of the cards) while those un
-1 decided and afraid stand back and
talk about what they might have
dene.
The end is but a few Hours away,
yet if you can trust your ow* judg
ment as to your competitors’
strength, based on facts and obser
vation, and lay your plans according
ly, there is time yet to stem the tide
. of defeat, and turn it to sweping vic
ory. - ...
Better Be Safe Than Sorry
This newspaper has urged candi
dates to do their best right alo«g,
but now it wishes to lay particular
stress on the final necessity of look
ing the situation straight in the face
and seeing where it will be neces
sary to put forth your supreme ef
fort between now and the finish if
you would be returned winner of the
, grand capital prize.
Don’t flatter yourself that you al
ready have enough votes to win, for
you haven’t. Don’t think for a min
ute that one million and a half or
two million votes will be enough to
win, for it won’t. There is more
than one candidate in that class
right now, and before the final scene
comes into play you may expect to
see these figures greatly enlarged.
Don’t take a single chance on losing
the prize you most desire. It would
bet better to win by 3 million votes
than fall short a few nundred thous
and—representing a handful
(Continued on Local Pago)
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