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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
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VOLUME XXV
GYPSY SMITH HOUR AT FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH; CAPACITY
AUDIENCE AT NOON TUESDAY
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J. T. RAGAN’S CAR
FOUND MONDAY
IN SAVANNAH
ANOTHER CAR STOLEN SOME
TIME AGO FROM NEAR PLAZA
CAFE ALSO RECOVERED.
According to reports received here
Monday from Savannah, the Chevro
let coupe which was stolen last week |
from J. T. Ragan of this city, has (
been recovered in that place. The i
car was not badly damaged and was |
found parked on one of the main ,
streets of the city. Officers there,
reading the tire cover sign on the
rear of the car called the Chevrolet
dealer at this place and identified
the car. -* •„ . i i ~<■>!%»« >
Local officers also recovered a
Chevrolet touring car last week, this
one having been pulled out of Tiger
■ Creek near the Toombs and Emanuel
county line. This car is said to have
been the one stolen some three weeks
ago from in front of the Plaza Case
here, and for which search has been
made since that time. This car was
reported by motorists who could just
see the top of the car above the water
and it is thought that the car was run
in the creek during higher water,
which kept it from being visible until
the creek had run down.
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REV. ETHERIDGE
IN REVIVAL AT
CLAXTON, GA.
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THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCE
MENT IS FROM CLAXTON EN
TERPRIZE; MEETINGS ARE OF
UNUSUAL INTEREST.
Unusual interest is being mani
fested in the revival at the Claxton
Methodist church. Rev. Herbert Eth
eridge is indeed an unusual preacher.
One reinorked that his preaching re
called Sam Jones. Rev. Etheridge
has conducted 254 revivals. In only
seven of these did he fail to have
congregations that more than filled
the house. Despite the fact of a
large auditorium, Claxton is not go-.
ing to be one of those rare exceptions.
Marked interest is manifested at each
service, and each congregation is
larger than the preceding one. The
singing, is another splendid feature of
these services. Rev. Mr. Stanaland
is an able master at the art of sing
ing and getting people to sing. Aided
by a splendid choir and orchestra he
is providing music that is one of the
great features of the meeting.
Rev. Mr. Etheridge will preach at
both services Sunday. At the even
ing service specific announcment will j
be made as to what services, if any,
will be held next week. Those wish
ing a seat Sunday night will need to
come early to avoid the ‘inconveni
ence of hunting a place to sit.
Sunday school Sunday morning at
10:30. We are looking for every
member and visitor tfiat can possibly
come.
Every
DOtvlC Ddioou* and RefretHing
sterilized
Come, visit our
JL plant. Note how
clean it is. See the
many operations
Iwtmu that sterilize the
bottles and seal in
the goodness.
Sp-jkjL V 7 million
a day
COCA-COLA BOTTLING
COMPANY
Phone 176
Vidalia, Georgia
IT HAD TO BE GOOD
70 GET VHEREJTJ^
, J
EVANGELIST COMES
HERE FROM DUBLIN
| WHERE MEET IS ON
ACCOMPANIED ON TRIP HERE
BY SEVERAL DUBLIN PAS
TORS. BRINGS AN INSPIRING
MESSAGE.
i ~
Through the joint working of
| Messrs. C. O’N. Martindale, Royal
Page and Geo. S. Rountree, the great
j Evangelist, Gypsy Smith, Jr., came
j over from Dublin with Rev. J. C. G.
' Brooks, Rev. Dougald Mclntyre and
| Mr. H. W. Bailey for a special serv
ice at noon this past Tuesday. The
auditorium of the First Baptist
Church of this city was crowded to
the limit by High School pupils and
in and out of town people by twelve
o'clock.
After prayer by Rev Royal Page I
and preliminary exercises under Dr.
J. C. Brewton, Rev. C. O’N. Martin-
D. D., introduced the evangelist,
after a brief mention of the commun
ity-wide Revival and Evangelistic
movement now on. Gypsy Smith,
who is a thoroughly educated minis
ter, read First John, chapter 5, and
preached a heart-searching mesage
from the sth verse: “Who is he that
overcometh the world, but he that
believeth that Jesus is the Son of
God.” His theme was “Believing in
Christ, Or What is Faith?” In which
he very graphically and tellingly
traced the steps in real faith; show
ing that it consisted in: I.A knowl
edge of the facts about Christ, and
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DIRECTORS OF THE
VIDALIA TOBACCO
WAREHOUSE MEET
PRESIDENT’S REPORT IS HEARD
AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS
ELECTED.
The Vidalia Tobacco Warehouse
Company held their regular annual
meeting at the office of the company
or. March 15th. The president’s re
port was heard and a board of di
rectors was elected. The directors
for the new year include S. B. Mead
ows, E. L. Meadows, G. N. Mathews,
M. W. Mathews and W. A. Jones,
a director’s meeting which took r'
at the same time, S. B.
re-elected president and general n|t
ager and G. N. Mathews was
ed vice president. Plans were dis
cussed for enlarging this popular
warehouse when the additional room
is needed in which to conduct the
business. The company owns a
piece of land adjoining the present
warehouse on which a large addition
, can be builf.
HI SCHOOL GLEE
CLUB TO PRESENT
“MARY WAKE UP”
THIS PLAY IC CONSIDERED THE
BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
OF THE YEAR.
On Friday evening of this week,
the 18th, the High School Glee Club
will give the operetta, “Mary, Wake
Up.” There are twenty-five partici
pants in the play and this is consider
ed the biggest musical performance
of the yean.
During khe first part of the pro
! gram the entire Glee Club will sing
! several numbers.. The Scout Or
chestra furnishes music on the pro
gram also. About iifteen of the '
young students in the music depart
ment will give two folk dances as j 1
part of the rhythmic exercises and |.
these will be accompanied at the 1
piano by Eula Hatcher and Dorothy *
Brewton.
The performance will begin at 8 (
o’clock. The charges for admission
will be thirty-five and twenty cents. !
THE LEON MOYE
MEDICAL ASSO. TO
MEET THURSDAY '
The Leon Moye Memorial Medical |
DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TOOMBS, THE B EST COUNTY IN THE STATE.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1927.
I Man Karla |
( J ABOUT THE PROSPEROUS CITY OF I
| Malta I
This space for a period of six weeks has been $
used with but one idea in view, namely: to sell
J “Vidalia to Vidalians.” J?
u Today’s space will be used to tell of an in- ft
l stance in which a Vidalian shows beyond a $
f shadow of doubt that he is thorouughly sold on A
j) the city, as it is, and at the same time displays $
an abiding faith in the future of our little city
? and the details form the story of one of the most |
r important developments that has taken place u
w in Vidalia during the past decade. jg
(l The Advance is authorized to announce that
f Mr. J. F. Darby, one of Vidalia’s leading citi- 7
jf zens, who recently aquired through purchase $
tJ and otherwise, several parcels of land on the 7l
Jv North side of Railroad avenue at Mclntosh »
W street, will in the near future improve the entire SI
parcel, which includes the old First National Oj
§ Bank building on the corner and reaches West W
& a distance of one hundred a£d twenty-five feet, ft
jY The improvements will include the construction K
V of a two-story building just East of the bank J
iR buildinfs, which will conform to the architec- £
&l ture of the other building and the two buildings 79
M now on the East end of the tract of land will be j
1 remodeled to conform to the general appear- g
u ance of the new building. n
Mr. Darby announces that he will use the cor- d
J ner building in which to conduct a private bank &
K ingi business with which will be combined a
/. building and loan department. The building (l
(| and loan department will be conducted along S
aggressive lines as it fits in with the lumber and J
4 building material business conducted by Mr.
Darby. - * —* •- , jp
\ The second building will be used as an under
-4 taking establishment, with Mr. J. Herman Me- £
{? Colsky in charge. Mr. McColsky formerly re
y sided in this city and is well known here. He is M
[? thoroughly equipped for this line of work, hav
§ ing had yeaTs of experience in the business and 4
if being a graduate embalmer. The other stores f
ft are occupied at this time, and it is quite likely fl
y that the present tenants will not be disturbed.
ft The upstairs story of the first two buildings
d will be outfitted is office buildings and should
prove popular, as the location is desirable and
| those having the future good of the city at heart “a
of the prospective tenants. P
Mr. Darby is especially fitted to conduct a J
banking and, building and loan business, having jL
.id years of banking experience and having 5
ouilt over a hundred houses in this city and in S
other sections on terms such as will be offered u
a in the building and loan department of the pro
& posed business. r?
j The announcement of this department, com- t!
ing at this time, will be of especial interest to \
(t those having the future good of the citv at hart 4
& as residence property is at a premium just now, §
r many houses being Used by two families and no w
m vacancies being reported. There is a heavy de- jf
I mand for residence accommodations and this jjp
J fact bespeaks a success from the beginning of
any business calculated to Temedy this shortage. ft
/ The bank will be the second bank in Vidalia, $
(r and should have a successful start as on former
occasions three banks were prosperously engag
€ ed in business here. K
The Advance wishes Mr. Darby success in his |
d development, but this story is not written as an t)
U advertisement for either him or his business, but Jr
V as an indication of the fact that Vidalians are g
W becoming sold on their town and its opnortuni
/} ties and to show that there is no especial need jj
of outside capital with w r hich to develop the city
fr but just a will on the part of our own citizens to %
| place their own earnings and income at work in |§j
0 the Best Little Town in South Georgia.” jy?
Association, which is membered by
doctors from three counties, includ
ing Toombs, Treutlen and Montgom- (
ery, held a meeting at the Vidalia
Hospital on Thursday evening of this
week, Dr. T. C. Thompson being host
to the organization.
SPECIAL SERVICE
CENTER CHURCH
There will be special services at
Center Church Sunday at the morn
ing hour, 11:30. Everyone is urged
to come to this service.
Royal Page.
THOUSAND PECAN
j TREES PLANTED ON
BANK PROPERTY
; TREES ARE FURNISHED IN THIS
DEVELOPMENT BY MR. J. B.
BREWTON OF THIS CITY.
The Georgia State Bank, owner of
| the big farm on the South Thompson
road, has completed setting a thous
and pecan trees on this farm, Mr. J.
B Brewton furnishing the trees to be
used in this improvement. The trees
> VIDALIA GIRLS
ATTEND TWELFTH
DISTRICT MEET
FINE SPIRIT OF SPORTSMAN
SHIP IS MANIFESTED DURING
GAMES PLAYED AT COCHRAN
TOURNAMENT.
The tournament of the Twelfth
District, which convened in Cochran
the 10th and 11th, was declared a
great success by all who attended.
Every game was pleasant, manifest
ing a fine spirit of sportmanship.
From the coaches, players and rott
ers came praise for the splendid man
ner in which the tournament was con
ducted.
The cordiality and hospitality of
the Cochran people made a perfect
tournament. Cochran should be
complimented on the excellent enter
tainment given the girls.
Friday night the Vidalia-Rochelle
game was played. Our girls played
well and did their best fighting. The
game ended 1616 in favor of Vidalia
High.
I At the colse of the tournament on 1
. Saturday night the following had won
the four highest places:
First place, Cochran A. & M.; Sec
ond place, Eastman; Third place,
Cochran High; Fourth place, Vidalia.
The all-district team was selected
by the coaches from the fourteen
teams represented. The girls were:
Vidalia Blount (Guard)
A. & M. Lane (Guard)
Eastman Mullins (Center)
Eastman Mullis (Center)
A. & M. Jones (Forward)
Cochran Hi Randitte (Forward)
IMPROVEMENTS
DEVELOPMENTS
IN REAL ESTATE
WALKER BUILDING UNDERGO
ING IMPROVEMENTS: RECENT
, LY COMPLETED HOMES OCCU
PIED; HOME AND FILLING
I STATION BEIN GERECTED.
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. The building at the corner
‘f of Railroa. venue and Church street
1 haß undergone a brightning-up pro- j
i |ceß* this week; all the offices on the J
j i second floor having been repainted
4 j and the upstairs of the building
slightly remodelled to make it more j
| convenient for the tenants. This ,
| building occupies one of the most
j important corners in Vidalia and the
- offices are occupied continually.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Darby have
'moved to their new home on Wer
, j theim place, and their old home on
Jackson street is undergoing some )
1 remodelling to make it suitable for [
two apartments, and as soon as the f
work of remodelling has been com
pleted, the apartments will be occu
pied.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman McArthur
j have completed their home on Dur
, 'den street and moved in last Week.
I ' The home on Jackson street vacated
i by the McArthurs was recently pur
, ; chased by Dr. J. H. Dees of Alston.
| A filling station and store and a
•dwelling house are being erected on
< \ the Jeff Davis Highway just to the
'east of the city, but outside the city j
limits, on a plot of land recently I
I acquired by the builder of the new
station aw) residence.
I are of standard varieties and the fact
' that the thousand tres have been put
1 out on t'h : * "’•operty enhances the
i value con Si,., bly. Just what the .
bank plans for this piece of property I
l is not known, but it fronts on one of |
the main highways of the county a»id \
one that will no doubt be paved ih
i the near future, with frontage on
each side of the highway, which
makes it a desirable place for sub
dividing into small tracts for truck
I farming or for a fancy residence sec- j
’ tion.
I STREETS OF CITY I
BEING IMPROVED
NEW MACHINERY
i,
SEVERAL OF CITY’S STREETS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN GREAT
LY IMPROVED SINCE ARRIVAL
OF NEW STREET WORKING
MACHINERY. .
The one-man street building equip- «
ment f*irchased by the city govern- i
ment which arrived last week has )
TOBACCO BEDS -
SHOWING U P
WELL REPORT
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AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE OF
KIWANIS CLUB REPORTS CON.
DITION OF GROWING WEEI>
BEDS HAS BEEN SATISFAC
TORY.
The Agricultural Committee of the
! Kiwanis Club reports to the club
that conditions for growing to bacco
bods have been ideal and that the
Toombs county beds are showing up
well at this time. A specimen of the
plants from the farm of E. L. Mead
ows brought to Vidalia on Monday
of this week was large enough for
planting. The average planting sea
son in this section is around March
20th to April Ist, and by this date,,
practically all plant beds will be
raedy for planting. The fact that
dog wood is in full bloom and that
flying ants have made their appear
ance is said to be a harbinger of
spring and no fear is felt for the
tenders plants on account of cold
weather.
'Judging by plant beds, fertilizer
purchases and forward plowing, it
is said that three thousand acres will
be planted in Toombs county this
season and that if. proper care is
taken to grow and cure top grades
the prices will be good. It is also
reported that prices on low grade
tobacco are unsatifactory and will!
probably be so at the selling time in
this section, so a warning to grow
and cure high grade tobacco is in
order at this time.
The fact that two sets of buyers
will be sent to the Vidalia market
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TAX EXEMPTION >
“DIRT FARMERS"
BEING APPROVED
MANY COUNTIES HAVE APPROV
ED TAX EXEMPTION FOR Ilf.
DUSTRIES AND OTHERS ARE
PLANNING ELECTIONS FOR
! THAT PURPOSE.
Seventy-five Georgia counties have
approved tax exemption for manufac
turing industries and a dozen others
: are planning elctions for such exemp
! tion <
Why not state tax exemption for
the leading industry in almost every
county—agriculture?
That the proposal of the agricul
tural committee of the Atlanta
, Chamber of Commerce a state; tax
1 exemption for ten years es the first
[ 100 acres of cultivated land! and the
i implements and live stock thereony
will be adopted by the next session of
the General Assembly is indicated
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been put into operation by the streets
and lanes committee and the work
done by the machinery is said to B®
highly satisfactory. West Meadowsr
street, west and north Railroad ave
j nue, and Mclntosh and Jackson
! streets have been worked, the ma—
! chine scraping off the rough spots
| and cutting ditch lines in apple pie
order. The work is snappy enough
but wfll be speeded up as soon as the
engineer on the machine has become
used to the work of his engines.
There are fifteen miles of streets
in Vidalia, and when the paved sec
tion is taken out of consideration, it
jis said that the machine in use will*
,be ample for working the other
J streets as often as needed and for
'scraping them after each rain.
Other machinery used this week
for the first time included the sweep
er, which is equipped with a sprink
ler and uses mule power, this ma
chine automatically bringing alf the
trash to the curbline where it is :
| gathered up in wheelbarrows and re-
I moved by carts. The work done by
this machine is accomplished early
i> n the morning before automobiles
are parked in the which
would interfere with (he operation.
The city, is expecting a power fire
siren which has been purchased and
reported to be on the way. This
whistle will be installed at the power
plant and will be operated by elec
tric power. The system of signals
will be enlarged so that fires may be
located to a more exact site than
could be done with the old wildcat
whistle, which only signalled for the
four wordb of the city.
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