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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE VOLUME XXV STATESBORO GIRL CABLES THAT SHE IS SAFE IN CHINA MISS HALL SAILING FOR HOME, . SHE TELLS FORMER EMPLOY ER. Ga., Mar. 30.—A three wb'rd cablegram received this morn ing by Hinton Booth, local attorney, from Miss Mamie Frazier Hall, now ! in Shanghai, China, has relieved the j suspense which her family and friends have felt for her safety. These words read. “Sailing Eu r rope April,” and in there is the as surance that the Statesboro young woman is safe and that she is re turning home next month. Christian Worker This cable was in response to a ca ble sent her yesterday by Mr. Booth, in whose office she was formerly em ployed. Miss Hall has been in the employ r>f the China Christian Educational Association for the past two years, wer term of service would have ex tended another year but for the trouble which has made necessary her leaving China in company with other foreigners. Record Size Turnip Brought in This Week What we believe to be the record | in large turnips grown this season, 1 was shown here this week when Mr. Ira Coleman, a progressive young farmer of this county brought to the 'Advance office a turnip of the pur ple top variety weighing ten pounds. I *Dr. C. W. Findley Is To Return From Chicago Next Month Dr. Cleveland W. Findley, who for the past few months has been in the city of Chicago attending and eye, ear, throat and nose college, states in a letter received, from him this week, that he will complete his specialty ggwork there the first of April. How ever, Dr. Findley states that before » returning to this city he will go from J I Chicago to Rochester, Minn., where f he will for several days attend the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Findley, while in Chicago, has been studying under Dr. Bicks, a very famous specialist, who is widely known, stating that this training has , been very profitable indeed. Dr. Findley while here, enjoyed a wide practice as a medical doctor, and with this new course which goes ! with his profession, will better equip , him to serve humanity. His many: friends welcome his return. DEATHSUMMONS , J. B. POURNELLE BROTHER OF MRS. LORD AND MRS. *TANNER DIES IN ARI ZONA. Mrs. W. H. Tanner and Mrs. P. C. Lord, of this city, were advised yes terday in telegrams of the death of ► their brother, John B. Pournelle, in Phoenix, Ariz., where he has been for a year and a half. Before going to Phoenix, Mr. Pour- held a position with the Central jf Georgia Railway in Savannah. >v<,Bt of his life was spent in Dublin, Ga., although he was born in Sanders ville. He was 32 years old at the time of his death. Two years ago he mar mied Miss Sue Jenkins, of Chipley, Ga., who was with him at the end, as was also his mother, Mrs. M. W. Pournelle, and his sister Miss Hattie. He is survived by his widow, moth er and father, four brothers, and five sisters, two of whom live in Macon, Mrs. W. H. Tanner and Mrs. P. C. Lord; Miss Hattie Pournelle, of At lanta; Mrs. H. F. Freemon, o/ Toombsboro; M. J. Pournelle, of Sa vannah; Mrs. F. M. Watters, of Youngstown, Ohio; L. E. Pournelle, Vidalia; C. H. Pournelle, of Jackson- j ville, Fla., and W. B. Pournelle, stu- | dent at St. Louis. Several nieces and j nephews survive him, four of whom live in Macon, Miss Lois Lord, Mrs. F. C. Etheridge and H. B. and Mar -■ yin Tanner. mT she body will reach Macon Friday /ind the funeral will be held at St. Jes< ph's Catholic Church, the hour to j bA announced later, as the plans are j complete.—Macoa Telegraph. ADVERTISE GEORGIA POTATOES IN DINING CARS, SAYS HARRIS MAKES SUGGESTION TO PRESI DENT OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY Washington, March 30.—Senator Harris of Georgia wants dining cars of railroads running through the • South to advertise Southern sweet I potatoes and other products of the South. In a letter sent to Fairfax Harri son, president of the Southern Rail way, and to other Southern railroad presidents, the Georgia senator says: Advertise “In traveling through the North west, I found that the potatoes and apples of the country were adver tised on the dining car bill of fare. “I hope you will pardon me for suggesting to you that you adver tise on the bill of fare on the dining cars of your system, going through the South the sweet potatoes and other products of the South. 90 Par Cent “Niniety per cent of the sweet potatoes in the United States are raised in the South, and if the peo ple from the North and East, travel ing through the South, could have potatoes prepared in different ways to which the Southern people are ac customed it would largely increase I th edemand in the North for sweet 1 potatoes. This would not-only help i the farmers who grow the potatoes, but th erailroads in hauling the freight.” Blue Goose Case Has New Owners Ellis Parmelee, owner of the Blue | Goose Case on Newcastle Street, sold the establishment on Wednesday to ! James A. Drumps and Gus Belios, of Vidalia. The new owners have clos ed the establishment pending exten sive alterations and improvements. They will entirely renovate the in terior and move the kitchen to the front of the building, conducting one of the new “cooking in plain sight” ; style of restaurants. i j The sale was handled by Frank 1 Peterson, of the Fleming and Parker agency.—Brunswick Pilot. j Splendid Program At Ailey Baptist Church Monday A. M. April 4 ! l I The following program will be ! presented at the Baptist church Ail- ! ; ey, Ga., Monday morning, April 4th: j Song—Jesus Shall Reign. Devotional, 1 John 5:1-17—Mrs. A. M. Gates. Prayer. Hymn. Recognition of Superintendents and visitors. .j 10:25, Welcome—Mrs. McDaniel. I Welcome from Methodist Society, —Mrs .J. A. Atacer. • Response—Mrs. Gunter. * j Roll Call of Societies, each re sponding with report on progress of Standard of Excellence. Vocal Solo—Mrs. M. B. Calhoun. 10:50—Message of District Secre- | tary. i'jjHH 11:30 —Missionary Talk. 12:20 —Conference of Methods. 12:50—Announcements. % Closing prayer. Afternoon Sohg—The morning light is break ing. Devotional —Bro. Rittenhouse. Quartett —Pythians. Young Peoples’ Work—Miss Adine Stanford. Music by local Sunbeams and Y. W. A. , Consecration service. Each church in the District is urg ed to send a, representative. f . • Her Limit Landlady (to lodger Just going out) —“Now, look here. It was three o’clock j In the morning when you came In the other night, and four In the mmil*: j when you eaine In last sight, and if : It’s five o’clock ?©n.-;»rrow morning wh«u y<s> *ofc-iC fn tonight, voti can sit j gp ■ and let yourself In.’’—London i Weekly Telegraph. Literature la History All that mankind has done, thought, gained or been. It Is lying as In magic j preservation In the pages of books, j | They are the chosen possession of men. j i —George Eliot. DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TOOMBS, THE B EST COUNTY IN THE STATE. I iflnrp Jarta | ABOUT THE PROSPEROUS CITY OF 1 It ft alia | o ft I ft A constant stream of inquiries have been ft ft, coming to various parties in Vidalia so rsome $ weeks, asking about the physical peopraphy of jp j] the place, the natural and developed resources $ and for any other information, general in nature ft and particular in some cases that may be avail- t it a^^e * j\ m It has been suggested that this week’s column $ € be devoted to a compilation of facts probably ft well known to the citizens of this place, but 4 J which may be used as a handy schedule in an- ft ft swering inquiries of a general nature to which Jr £ may b eadded anything of a special nature that ft f may be desired. -7 ift The size of the place, established by school a population, water consumers and a recently com Jji r piled religious census of the white population, ft ft fixes the number of inhabitants at thirty seven 4 J hunrded. $ ft] The temperature carries a mean average of ft m 5 degrees, ranging from a short hundred in the Jo £ summer to a snappy 20 in the winter, very few j£i inhabitants remembering a greater spread in the ft S high and low than these figures, but for the most & h part the summer temperatures run around the J J eighties and the winter temperatures are in the jt $ salubrious sixties. 7/ 2 The land is rolling, well drained naturally, j yj there being a stream running away from the city I 1 ft} at every one of the four corners of the corporate It ft line. This natural drainage is aided and abett- M ed by an up-to-date sewerage system, with tanks ft ft in four sections. ft ft] Railroads radiate in five directions from the ft ft union station in the center of the city and good ft) ft dirt roads cover the territory like spider webs, 1 % one of these roads having the distinction of he ft ing a Federal aid road. S [ft The Public School here has a faculty of twen- A j ty-thiee teachers and is an accredited secondary jft ft High School, with eleven grades and depart- / ft) ft ments, which specialize in usic, Oratory, Domesy/ ft It tic Science, Art and Athletics. * ft | \ Retail stores, of every kind are no farther ft ■J. than the telephone, and banking facilities are (J reasonable and staple. - . '/) The county government has shown a disposi- -g % tion to grant free taxes to new industries for a $ Jv period of years and the city government is rea- ft ft 1 sonable ir> 4 he matter of taxes for both old and P new ir ’.... ‘es. * s® § The Vidalia Hospital ranks with the best, as l % do the surgeons and physicians in charge of the f) • m institution and those doing a general practice in ft Ijj the section. In fact, all the professional men ft j v the place are well equipped generally and are k highly ethical. o The hotels number four with about one hun- 4 ft dred and twenty-five rooms, which are augu- (3 ft mented by a number of boarding houses. Res- V) ft taurants flourish in different parts of the city /jf if, and fill their part in feeding the hungry. /ft ! ftj There are over a thousand dwelling houses, \ft over a hundr edstores and over five hundred I ft | / buildings classed as specials. The specials in- J 4, I jP eluding schools, churches, warehouses, garage.y ft and barns. ft Practically every vacant down town piece of ?< Sft real estate has cha«ged hands in the past year, ft I ft which indicates the disposition of both buyers ft ft and sellers so change ownership of property if ft a trade can be made which is mutually benefic- jl P ial, this disposition being of great value to busi /> ness men, who find their business needs calling ft for more space or different quarters. The city government is composed of a Mayor \ ft and five Councilmen, the Mayor being elected ftj 0 for a term of two years, w T hile tw r o Councilmen y? ft} are elected for tw r o years and three are elected f? for three years. The School Board is elected Jft j by the voters, but the city employees are elected &- by the board of Mayor and Councilmen. The Advance will undertake to furnish any ft 1 % special information relative ti the City of Vida- S j i Ift lia to any inquirers of good faith. ft i dj The churches were established early and have ; grown with the place, there being two Baptist, ft ! | a Methodist, a Presbyterian and two Primitive ft Baptist churches, as w r ell as several churches for %\ ft the colored population. All the churches have first class church plants, except the Presbyter- a! ft) ion congregation, who contemplate building a ft new church in the near future, meantime using ft) | ft the municipal auditorium for a place of worship. ft , j!v) (Continued on Back Page) ft VIDALIA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1927. MISS CORNELIA HOLTON DROWNS SUNDAY MORNING IN OHOOPEE RIVER: SEARCH IS CONTINUED Third Carload Sale Sellers Cabinets In Eight Months Now On Elsewhere in this issue of today’s paper will be found an announce ment from Gunter Furniture * Com pany, which calls attention to the mighty Sellers Kitchen Cabinet Sale, which starts with a “bang” Friday ( morning of this week. Summer is knocking at the door, and people are going to lessen the burdens of the kitchen, not only in the summer time, but in all seasons, therefore, they,, after seeing this cabinet, are going to purchase one, because it shortens the hours in the kitchen. Those that have given the cabinets a try-out, praise the Sellers and from its use realize a great sav ing in many ways. The popularity of this cabinet is exemplified in the fact that this is j the Third Carload Sale by the Gun ter Furniture Company in the short ( space of eight months. Read the extraoridinary announce ment in this issue, and learn of the many fre articles that you receive by buying on e of these cabinets, and then visit this store and give Gunter a chance to explain the many impor tant features of this time saver. ALSTON MAN BUYS 95 BALES COTTON STAPLE IS OBTAINED FOR WAL THOUR & LIPPITT, SAVANNAH FROM R. L. O’NEAL. I Uvalda, Ga., March 30.—K. M. Johnson of Alston, bought today for the account of Walthour and Lippitt, Inc., Savannah, from R. L. O’Neal, of Uvalda, ninety-five bales of cot- | ton, weight, 46,678 pounds, netting Mr. O’Neal $5,579.48. Mr. O’Neal is a large planter, and Mr. Johnson is a large cotton buyer. Mr. Johnson bought several other bajes today from other parties. TOOMBS FARMERS BUSY I Lyons, Ga., March 29.—With three new houses being constructed here and five more being planned of which two have arranged for their contractor, Lyons is growing in spite of the reduced financial condition that swept the South due to the cot ton price - drop last Fall. larmers; have about finished planting their I corn crop and are turning toward 'cotton this week. Others are sett ting otu tobacco, while a few are set ting out a few rows of real early j sweet potatoes, though (Jie main crop of Big Stem Jerseys will be set beginning April 10. Fanners are up with their work and going into the year with their work in better shape than in many years. Presbyterian Church (CITY HALL) Let us make our Sunday School j hour the best in attendanee yet this spring, 10 A. M. Come with a heart \ full of prayer and a head full of 1 ! knowledge and and handfull of , change for the Lord. } Just one preaching service Sun- j t day, with observance of the Lord’s Supper, 11 A. M. by Dr. Martindale, j as the Union Revival Campaign opens !at the Vidalia Tobacco Warehouse Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock and ! night at 8 o’clock. Be sure and make j this our service a good one by your ;helpful presence Junior Christian Endeavor at 3:00 P. M. as usual. Tuesday, the Local Circle of the Woman’s Auxiliary will meet at Mrs. jJ. E. Mercer’s, and all our ladies j ! are expected. When the Revival starts Sunday j ! lets put in all the Vime and strength 1 iwe have to make it count for God and righteousness from start to Sin- j ish. ! Reason’s Great Help We ought to call In reason. Ilk* a : food physician, ns h liplp In misfor tune —Epictetus. AT LATE HOUR TODAY BODY HAD NOT BEEN FOUND i AS WE GO TO PRESS WE LEARN ' THAT BODY HAS NOT BEEN FOUND AND THAT ALL EF FORTS TO LOCATE BODY CON TINUE. < _____ After hearing of this awful trag edy Monday, citizens of Vidalia sub scribed SIOO.OO to and in the search for the body of Miss Holton. In addition to those that are assisting in the work of rescuing the body, it is estimated that people who gather ed there to witness the scene number ed fifteen hundred. It is learned’ i that more hose has ben received and into service so as to enable the div | ers to reach the deper recesses of the river. j A diver from Kehoe’s Iron Works,, ol Savannah, is searching beneath the surface of the river at Nail’s. Dam a point between Lyons and Reids ville, for the-body of Cornelia Hol ton, 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and! Mrs. A. E. Holton, who was drownedi on Sunday. Many A.si.t in Search- Scores of men from the country side are assisting in the search, for the body. Many automobiles: line; the banks. The river is being drag -1 ged and many kinds of apparatus are being used in the work. The 1 Search has been going on without in terruption, since Sunday. Many who have visited the scene* I report that the grief-striken father paces the river bank, a pathetic fig ure,* awaiting the recovery of the body. He expresses again and againt the hope that the body will be found 1 ,, and is ever encouraged by kindly ex- I pressions fro mthe citizens who are assisting in the search. Miss Holton, one of a large fam ily of children, was preparing to* qualify as a school teacher, and was: dearly beloved by her parents. The* loss has been taTfcen very heavily by them, and has aroused the sympathy/ of the section where she was known' as a pretty and splendid young wo man. The fatality occured on Sunday morning when Miss Holton w*as out. boating with her cousin, Bernice- New, aged 15. Their small boat was carried over the dam and they were j thrown into the swift waters below j it. It is learned that young New made valient efforts to save Miss Holton, but without success. It is reported that a little brother of Miss Holton,- whom they had promised to give a ride, saw his sister (frown. He is said to have been standing ©a; the bank awaiting their /eturn with tfife boat when the tragedy occured, and is his sister sank for the last time she waved him a farewell, giving him a mesage for her father. „ . . ✓ COLONIAL THEATRE Vidalia, Georgia - Program Week of April 4 Manday and Tuesday, April 4 and 3 “STRANDED IN PARIS” With Bebe Daniels and Ford Sterl , ing. Comedy, “BUSTER’S NAR- Wednesday, April 6 y “HARD BOILED” With Tom Mix and “Tony,’’the one land only. Also “TOPICS OF THE I*Y.” Thursday,- April 7 “MEET THE PRINCE” The romantic drama of a Russian Prince who flees to America to es cape the Reds. Then what? Also Bth chapter of “HOUSE WITHOUT A KEY.” 4 Friday, April 8 “SHIPWRECKED” i With Joseph -Schildkraut and Seena j Owens. Plenty of action. Also Bth chapter of “HOUSE WITHOUT A j KEY.” . Saturday, April 9 , “THE SONORA KID” ] With Tow Tyler and His Pals. Pt'r |of action out West Comedy, “FI :D ’Away” and “AESOP’S FABLES.” {Coming, Ronald Coleman and Vilma -1 Banky in that immcrtal picture of Harold Bell Wright’. “THE WIN NING OF BARBARA WORTH.” Watch for it! NUMBER 16.