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All The New. Os Toomb. and Surrounding Counties
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’ Telephone Number Twenty-three.
A Blessing
This is the gospel of labor—ring it,
ye bells of the kirk;
The Lord of love came -down f*brt
above to live with meA who work,
in the thorn— cursed soil;
This is the rose that He planned, here
Heaven is blessed with perfect rest,
but the blessing of Earth is toil.
—Van Dyke
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Midville Visitor
Is Complimented
One of the prettiest morning par
ties of the season occured on Wed
nesday morning at the home of Miss
Louise Mathews when she entertain
ed with bridge complimenting Mrs.
Louis Slade, who arrived Monday
for her home in Midville to be the
guest of Miss Louise Mathews and
Mrs. J. W. Slade of Atlanta.
Larkspur in pastel shades and
white oleanda were used throughout
the living and dining rooms as dec
orations.
Those invited to meet the honoree
were Mrs. C. W. Findley, Mrs. Hal
Macon, Mrs. A. C. Jenkins, Mrs. Ros
coe Ledford, Mrs. A. L. Vann, Mrs.
Cannie Meadows, Mrs. A. Rushing,
Mrs. Mark Mathews, Miss Catherine
Godbee and Miss Lula Mae Leveritt.
Barf ield-Sammons
Announced
Mr. W. D. Sammons, of Kibbee,
announces the marriage of his daugh
ter, Miss Addie Sammons to Mr. El
lis Barfield of Kibbee, on Sunday,
April 24th, 1927 at the home of Mr.
W. B. Hilton, who performed the
ceremony.
Tabernacle Baptist
W. M. S. Holds Meeting
The W. M. S. of the Tabernacle
Baptist Church met at the home of
Mrs. E. Holland on Monday after
noon. As this was the social meet
ing, a delightful program was render
ed, after which several interesting
games were played.
Mrs. Holland, assisted by hsr moth
er, Mrs. W. H. Sasser, served a de
licious iced course.
All members are urged to be pres
ent at the regular business meeting
Monday, May 2, at 4:30 o’clock at
the Tabernacle.
Mr. Earl Smith has returned from
a business trip to Statesboro.
Dr. H. A. Deen has returned home
after a business trip to Macoji.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Moses of
Miami, Fla., were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Moses on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gilstrap motor
ed to Hazlehurst Sunday.
Mr. E. C. Hodges of the McNatt
Motor Company of this city was in
Augusta Tuesday on business.
Mr. Purvis, President of the Geor
gia & Florida Railroad was a business
visitor to the city on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gunter an
nounce the birth of a daughter on
Friday April 22.
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Mrs. A. Rushing has returned !
from Augusta where she has been
the guest of relatives.
Mi\ Henry Fleer left Sunday for
Chattanoga, Tenn., after being the
guest of friends in this city.
Messrs. H. P. Willbanks and I. J.
H rrell were business visitors to
Kibbee on Monday of this week.
Messrs. Richard Wilson, Joe Hack
el, H. Skurow and Troy Shuman !
were visitors to Savannah on Monday. |
Mrs. 0. P. Hartley and Mrs. Earl |
Ryals of Alamo were the guests of !
Mrs. M. H. Hall one day recently.
Mrs. M. A. Carter and Miss Mar- \
garet Carter have as their guests 1
Mr. and Mrs. Will Carter of Orlando, j
Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Harrell had as
their guests for the week-end Mr. R. |
S. Harrell and Miss Cora Lee Harrell
of Sandersville. [
Mr. Ober Warthen, Mr. Benton
W r arthen and son, Billy Warthen,
spent Friday in Davisboro as the
guests of their mother, Mrs. Warthen.
Miss Mildred Mathews has returned
home after a most delightful week
end in Dublin as the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. V. L. Chappell.
Mrs. E. M. Newton and Mrs. Wat- I
son Peacock left Monday for Adrian
and Swainsboro to be the guests of
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Iciends and relatives for a few days.
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1 Miss Lucile Hodges of Atlanta ar-
I tived last week to spend sometime
. as the fcuest of Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Hodges.
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, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Odom have as
. their guests, their son and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hudson of San
dersville.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hall and little
. [ son, Marion, were visitors to Sanders
. ville and Tennille Thursday and Fri
i day of last week.
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Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Holton have
• returned from Macon where they
have been the guests of relatives for
sometime.
Mr. and Mrs. Willian Stubbs and
, little daughter, Ann, of Savannah,
are visiting Mrs. Stubbs’ parents,
Rev. and Mrs. M. A. Shaw this week.
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Miss Eula Lee Peterson has re
turned to the Wesleyan Conserva
j tory of Music, Macon, after being the
delightful week-end guest of her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Willbanks.
Mr. W. A. Jones and Mr. E. L.
! Meadows have returned home after
j attending a joint meeting of the Ki
wanis clubs of the Eastern Division
in Louisville.
Mr. and Mrs. N. N. Ricks were the
, guests of friends and relatives in
Macon for the week-end.
Mrs. F. H. Word has returned to
her home in Fitzgerald after spend
ing a few days here with Mr. F. H.
Word.
Mr. and Mrs. - Herman McArthur
have as their guests for the the week
end Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Harrell and
children. Mr. and Mrs. Harrell will
i leave Monday for Bainbridge where
they will make their future home.
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Mrs. Hattie Dooley, Miss Lucile
Reviere of St. Augustine, Fla., and
Mr. Geo. Mathews, Jr., of Miami,
Fla., arrived Wednesday afternoon
by motor to be the guests of Miss
Louise Mathews and Mr. Geo. Math
ews, Sr.
• 1,1 Rev. and Mrs. M. A. Shaw, Mrs. J.
C. Williams and Mrs. G. F. Granade
attended the District Woman’s Mis
sionary Society of the Savannah Dis
trict Tuesday. Mr. Shaw is one of the
Conference officers and had a part [
on the program.
Mrs. Ober Warthen accompanied
by Mrs. A. J. Brundage, Mrs. Ros
coe Ledford and Mrs. L. B. Godbee
motored to Claxton on Monday after
; rKjon. Mrs. Warthen, who is state
chairman of Budgets and Insurance,
addressed the Claxton Woman’s Club
at that time.
Mr. A. C. Jenkins, manager of the
local Delco-Light and Frigidaire
sales agency has returned from Day
ton, Ohio, where he went to attend
a convention of sales agents. Mr.
| Jenkins was awarded a special prize
at this meeting of a bag containing I
SIOO.OO in gold coins. This prize
was awarded all of the Delco agencies
where sales for the year had amount
ed to fifty thousand dollars of more.
Rev. S. R. Sheriff and Mr. Lynn B.
Kent, who conducted a revival ser
vice here for the past three weeks,
left on Monday of this week for Chi
cago, 111. They announced before
leaving that they were scheduled to
be “on thfe air” from Station W. M.
B. 1., Chicago, on Thursday evening
j of this week. Mr. Kent to sing and j
Mr. Sheriff to make an address.
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| The following will be read with in- 1
I terest by many in this city and !
i throughout this section:
“The Orange Drug Store is fortu
| nate in obtaining the services of Dr. i
iJ. H. B. Page, a registered druggest j
| of twenty years’ experience and un- J
doubted ability. Dr. Page, who has
charge of the prescription depart- ;
I nient, is also registered in the city of
; Washington as a manufacturer, and
has several patents on medicial prep
i arations.”
1 The above was cliped from “The !
! ArCadian” a paper published at Ar
i cadia, Florida. Dr. Page, until a
short time ago, was associated with i
his son, Royal, in this city.
Tobacco and Potatoes
Planted In Toombs
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[ Lyons, Ga., April 25.—W'hile the
sections south of us are complaining
that their stands of tobacco and sweet
Mrs. Roicoe Ledford, Editor
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potatoes are ragged, due to the
drought, Toombs county, has had
enough rain to enable getting good
stands of both and they are looking
fine. Most of the farmers have com
pleted setting- tobacco and early
sweet potatoes. Tobacco looks good
and is uniform in stand. The acre
age has ben greatly increased this
year.
The Tabernacle
Baptist Church
Sunday School at 10 A. M. Dr.
L. H. Darby, Superintendent.
Preaching by the pastor each Sun
day at 11 A. M. and 8 P. M.
The B. Y. P. U. meets each Sun
day at 7P. M. P. F. Phillips, Presi- ,
dent. A good program will be ren
dered by these young people. Please
encourage them by your' presence.
The Woman’s Missionary Union
will meet at the Church on Monday
at 4:30 P. M. It is hoped that all
the ladies of the church will become
members of the W. M. Y. U.
A cordial invitation awaits every
one who will attend any of the ser
vices. Come and give us a chanee
to help you.
Sincerely*
D. S. GRINDLE, Pastor.
Rountree Park Now
Open To The Public
Due to the fact that both white
and colored people wish to visit the
Rountree Park, arrangements have
been made whereby the white people
will be there at one* time and the
colored at another. The Park will be
open on Tuesday, Thurs
day and Friday afternoons an<j even
ings to the white people. Much
amusement may be found here for
past time. We will mention a few
of the things found here: Gila Mon
ster, Aramidelo, Horned Rattler,
Deer, Bears, Wild Cats, Monkeys.
Good boats for boating. Come out
and enjoy yourself.
Adv. ROUNTREE PARK
State Tax Exemption
Means Bettor Farms
I Atlanta, Ga., April 28.—“ The
small farm, intensively cultivated by
the owner and his family and watched
as carefully as any other business en
terprise managed by its owner, will
be the salvation of Georgia agricul
ture,” was the opinion expressed by
James H. Thomason, of Des Moines,
lowa, who caled at the Atlanta Cham
ber qf Commerce this wek to express
his aproval of the proposed state tax
exemption law for small farmers.
“I have traveled all over Georgia,
studying conditions effecting a com*
pany which sells the greater part of
its products to farmers,” said Mr.
Thomason. “In my opinion, the ten
ant system is the greatest trouble
you have.
“No employee takes the interest
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THE PHOTOGRAPH ABOVE SHOWS THE BEAUTIFUL BUICK COMBINATION AMBULANCE AND
HEARSE OF THE McCOLSKY UNDERTAKING COMPANY of this city. This combination car, the very last
word in fast, luxurious ambulance service, and also the best in the way of a hearse, was received recently and put
into service by the above named undertaking company. This job is constructed on a special chassis built by
the Buick Motor Company and the people of Vidalia and this entire section are fortunate in having this new ser
vice of this kind. The McColsky Undertaking Company may be reached in the day over phone No. 80 and at
night over phone No. 66. . _
tHE VIDALIA ADVANCE
in building up a business that the
owner will take. No renter keeps
j up a house and lawn and garden as
the owner will. No farm tenant will
look to the future, because he expects
to move as often as possible.
“I can see no reason why a Geor
gia farmer can’t make a profit a lot
easier than an lowa or Kansas farm
j er. His land is just as good, his
j growing season is longer, his climate
j better, his cost of living is less. But
] he neds a system of co-operative
marketing, in order that raising di
-1 versified crops can be made profita
ble.
! “I believe that exemption of one
hundred acre farms from state taxes
j will be an important factor in break
! ing up Georgia’s big and Unprofita
ble plantations into small farms. The
owners are anxious to sell, and the
better class of tenants are anxious
to buy.
“Even if the new owner has only
I a small equity in his farm, he will
have the pride of ownership and will'
try to put something into the land,
i He will work harder and think hard
er, and he will make it pay, somehow, j
“If Georgia will advertise to the I
nation that she wants more farmers
and will welcome them to the state,
I know of hundreds who will leave
the Middle West, where land is
scarce and high-priced, the winters
long, the taxes high. State tax ex- j
' emption will be a tremendous “sell- |
ing point” for such a campaign of i
advertising.”
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MRS. W. M. STEPTOE
On April 13th the home of Mr. and
Mrs. M. Parker was made sad when
i the Death Angel entered and took
their mother Mrs. W. M. Steptoe into
a brighter clime, beyond the cares
and troubles of this life.
I Mrs. Steptoe was bom the 9th of
November, 1846 and was married to
. i Mr.. W. M. Steptoe December 29th,
'1863. Mr. Steptoe died February
28th, 1917.
To this union was born eight child
ren, of whom five are living: Mrs.
W. M. Rivers, Swainsboro; Mrs. W.
H. Spell, Quitman; Mr. W. J. Steptoe,
Lake City, Fla.; Mr. J. T. Steptoe,
St. Augustine, Fla. and Mrs. M. Park
jer. of this city.
i Fifty years ago Mrs. Steptoe join
jed the old line Primitive Baptist
Church and has lived a consistant
j Christian life through all these years.
‘ The funeral services were conducted
by Elder P. H. Byrd, pastor of the
j Vidalia Primitive Baptist Church.
The esteem in which the deceased
was held was established by the large
{number of sorrowing friends who
came to pay their last tribute of re
spect.
Mrs. Steptoe was a good, old-fash
ioned mother, and was loved by all
who knew her. During her sick
' ness, all was dor. > for her that could
have been by her family, friends and
physician, but God said, “It is
enough” and called her to a higher j
life.
Farewell, dear mother until the day J
when each of us be caled away.
We’ll try to meet you on the shore
and be with you evermore.
ONE WHO KNEW HER.
-—Send your Panama Hat to us— !
We clean 'em. We make them look
like new. Sanitary Pressing Club. *
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a large part of the money stays in the
town helping it to get ahead. Some
of it goes for local taxes. Some of
'it is contributed by merchants to
j home town causes, or invested in
home town enterprises. This money
i helps build up the community, and we !
all benefit from it. Thus the dolars
] that you spend at home give you a
rebate in the shape of home town
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tween the two hotels. 21-28-
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To avoid the most of fires here* -
and all fires hereafter—Keep your
j heart right with God.
The half of it has been sees,
by the shoe shop fire I lost a hundred
and ten dollar sewing machine.—Brit
tian’3 shop shop. ltp.