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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 Continued on Local Page 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. „ I 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. * » f . 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. ! * i '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 o • Last Few Hours To Decide Race Sealed Ballot Box Now In First National Bank, Where Contestants Are To Make Thei Final Report o 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. si r ~ - - - 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) NUMBER 12