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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XXV
DR. J.E. MERCER TO I
LEAVE THS WEEK
FOR JOHN HOPKINS
DR. MERCER GOES TO BALTI- \
MORE HOSPITAL TO TAKE A
POST GRADUATE COURSE.
Dr. J. E. Mercer will leave this
week for Baltimore, where he goes
to take a post graduate course at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mrs. Mer- j
cer and little Miss Margaret will ae- i
company him on the trip. Upon his
return to Vidalia, Dr. Mercer will I
have his offices at the Vidalia Hospit- .
al where he will assume duties as
house physician. He will also do i
general office practice at that place, l
but his duties as house physician will
take up most of his time and will j
necessitate his giving up the greater
part of the general practice which he
has done in this section for the past
nine years.
Dr. Mercer is president of the Hos
pital, having been connected with the 1
institution for the past eight years.
The new addition which is now be
ing completed, will afford enough
room for an additional number of j
house patients and the work that he
is to assume will take practically all
his time at that place, except for of
fice practice and consultations.
FIRE COMPLETELY
DESTROYS HOME
OF MR. J.F. DARBY
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUN
TEERS DO GREAT WORK AFT
ER REACHING SCENE.
The J. F. Darby home on Jackson
street, occupied Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Darby and Mr. and Mrs. Henry,
was completely destroyed by fire of
undetermined origin on Wednesday '
morning between the hours of eleven
and twelve. The fire had gained such
rapid headway, that when reached,
it was impossible to save it. The
home below it on Second street, oc
cupied by Mr. J. B. Frost and family,
the home of Mr. Mark Mathews and
that of Mr. W. L. Darby, were in
grave danger, but due to the good ,
and faithful work of the members of !
the local fire department and those ,
citizens who volunteered, were not I
damaged. The. furnishings of the ,
home destroyed were all saved.
The fire fighting done was equal
to that of many large cities, but the j
lack of adequate equipment handi- ;
caps the department fighters.
It is reported that the home will be
rebuilt in the very near future. Mr.
J. F. Darby had occupied this home ,
until only recently, when he moved ;
to his new and beautiful home on
Werthiam Heights.
MR J. W. VANN OF I
THIS CITY HAS NICE i
BELL PEPPER CROP
i
Mr. J. W. Vann, an enthusiastic
and progressive farmer of this city,
who is much enthuiased over the idea r
of “more cash marketable crops,” is
not only experimenting, but from a
visit to his large crop of bell pepper,
has exemplified by the growth of ,
this crop, that it can be made a mar- !
ketable crop; the stalks are thrifty,
full of blossoms and fruit.
This section needs more crops that
can be marketed, and it seems that
the one referred to will mean profit
to those here who undertake it.
MR. B.D. BLITCH
OF STATESBRO
TO LOCATE HERE
MR. BLITCH COMES HERE TO
MANAGE THE UNITED 5 & 10
CENT STORE RECENTLY LO
CATED HERE.
Announcement is made in another
section of this issue of the change in
managers by the United Five and
Ten Cent Store.
The present manager, Mr. Sumner,
has been transferred to Hazlehurst,
wheer he goes to open another store
for this company, who are opening
chain stores all over South Georgia
and other sections.
The new manager, Mr. B. D. Blitch,
comes to this city from Statesboro
very highly recommended, he having
'MORE BUILDINGS
ARE STARTED IN
CITY THIS WEEK
NEW GARAGE BEING BUILT AND
LEADER & ROSANSKY BUILD
ING BEING REMODELED.
Among the construction work start
ed in Vidalia this week is a garage on
Jackson street, which O. D. Warthen
1 is building for the use of the Bragg
! Garage. The building will be of
I
i tile with something like forty foot
! frontage on Jackson street and ex-
J tending back to the Peterson build
j ing which will form part of the back
! wall. The building has been taken
j on a long lease and will be occupied
1 as soon as finished.
Work was also started on the
Leader and Rosansky building, which
j is to be cut into another third with
' a new front and which it is said will
1 be occupied by the Atlantic and Pa
cific Tea company. This work will
be done to match the building which
was recently remodeled for the Unit-
Jed Five and Ten Cent store. It is
also reported that the other store in
this building which is now occupied
by the Leader & Rosansky store will
also be remodeled at this time.
SHUMAN-HARRIS
GET AGENCY FOR
GOODYEAR TIRES
MR. R. T. SHUMAN ANNOUNCES
THAT THEY WILL HAVE EX
CLUSIVE GOODYEAR LINE.
FRANCHISE HAS BEEN GIVEN
THEM.
Announcement that the Shuman-
Harris Motor ompany has obtained
! the agency and franchise to handle
Goodyear tires, tubes and accessories
in Vidalia, was made today by Mr. R.
T. Shuman, manager of the firm.
Mr. Shuman has been in business
in this city for fifteen years and is
known to pratcically everybody who
drives a car. With the obtaining of
the complete line of Goodyear tires
iin avariety of types and prices—a
j price for every pocketbook—the
| Shuman-Harris Motor Company will
J of course extend complete tire serv
i ice including curb and inflation help.
J “The reason we are adding the
Goodyear line, ’’declared Mr. Shuman
j“i sthat the ready acceptanr f the
’ name ‘Goodyear’ upon tires lias been
j built up through more than a quarter
of a century of quality products
merchandised through Goodyear deal
j ers in a most satisfactory way to car
| owners. The service element, help
ing the customer to get the entire
I mileage out of his tires, has meant
j a lot in repeat business.
\ “The Goodyear line has added this
I yar the new All-Wether Tread tire
| which is probably the greatest addi
tion to the tire line-up since the
, change was made years ago to cord
| tire construction. The new tire has
wonderful traction, a marvelous car
cass free from shoulder breaks, be
cause it is made of Supertwist fabric,
used only by Goodyear; non skid fea
tures that are new; a tread that is
tough and long-wearing—also one
that does not cup in service.
“Besides this, it is the best appear
ing tire from every standpoint, and
car owners want it because they
know it improves the appearance of
their cars.”
NO PREACHING AT
METHODST CHURCH
SUNDAY MORNING
SENIOR EPWORTH LEAGUE TO
HAVE CHARGE OF THE NIGHT
SERVICE AT 8:30 O’CLOCK.
On account of the pastor’s absence
' in Macon in attendance upon the Pas- j
tors’ Scvhool, there will be no preach
ing service at the Methodist church
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. At
8:30 o’clock Sunday evening, the;
Senior Epworth League will present i
an Anniversary Program. Mr. Barn
hil of Glenwood will be the speaker
oji this occasion. Every one interest
ed in this great work is urged to at
tend.
been prominently connected with
civic and church affairs of that city.
Mr. Blitch cordially invites you to
visit this store.
DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TOOMBS, THE B EST COUNTY IN THE STATE.
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| A COMMENDABLE INSTITUTION S
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P• The Advance is authorized to announce fej !
& that the addition and Improvements at the $
2 Vidalia Hospital, which have been in con- <4
?/ struction for the past three months, are $
jj about finished, and at the completion of the
u' project, the public is to be invited to the in- rji
stitution for an inspection trip through the
7j entire plant |
u Although the Vidalia Hospital has been U
c operated here for a number of years there |
f are quite a citizens of this section and some f\
j) even in Vidalia who do not know the ex- rjj
% tent of the work accomplished at this hospi- % ,
*3 tal nor the scope of the plant itself 3
$ The building, when completed, will con-
ji tain sixty-five rooms, including operating E |
It rooms, X-ray room, dininghalls, diet kitch- jl
2 ens, offices, reception rooms, laundry, boil
er rooms and storage rooms. The roof is of if
lj metal and the construction of the new addi- /I
j? tion is of load bearing building tile and h j
% concrete, while the most of the old part of $ J
el the building will be given a coat of concrete g
i $ over metal lathes which will enhance its ap
ipearance and make it more nearly fire
proof & i
In the new addition, every room has a g
connecting bath and is fitted with steel fur- 3
niture, wall lights, closets, fan socket and a $
call bell. All rooms are well lighted and
well ventilated, being outfitted with two «
outside windows and transoms. The doors A
are oversize, so that the beds, which are a
mounted on rubber coasters can be rolled n
in and out without disturbing the patient. $
The upstairs rooms are served by four stair- &
ways and an elevator. Modern Frigid-
aires have been purchased, electric laun- a
dry machinery and another modern elec- jj
trie sterilizer. A heating system is being I
installed, which will make the entire build- M
comfortable in cool weather and electric
fans will temper the warm days of summer. |
The hospital here is recognized by the 4
citizens of this place as one of the main as- [r
sets of the town. The fact that it can main- ij
tain the service it renders has been due to 7
the confidence and support of the Vidalia 3)
citizenry. Many of the rooms have been a
furnished by different organizations and \\
citizens of this place as well as organiza- Jg
tions of nearby towns. J?
That the plant can be operated by elec
trical machinery and the patients be accord-
§ ed the conveniences contingent is due to the {j
% fact that the Georgia Power company, a g
' b citizen wherever they serve, is maintaining |
I fj a night and day current and the power or
-1 (k ganization has been offering intelligent co- W
K operation with the hospital management. <5/
2 In addition to this co-operation, Mr. W. A
*1 W. Barr, who is Division Manager of the a
power company, who recently visited the
v> hospital, stated that he was authorized by [$
1 the home office to make a substantial en-
!dowment to the institution. This news will 2
no doubt be read with appreciation by ev- A
ery friend of the hospital at this place and in
the surrounding territory from which the 2
hospital draws its clientele jfi
Mr. Barr further stated that the size of
the building, the scope of the work done
there and the equipment of the surgeons
and physicians who conduct the place was ,jj£
considerably above his expectations and the
Editor of the Advance is sure that the citi- 9.
zens of the home town of the hospital will %
be agreeably surprised at what they will S
find when they go for the opening inspect
ion at the completion of the building pro- H
„ ject. The date will be announced in a sub- % j
i $ sequent issue of this paper.
MR. EARL SMITH
OPENS BAKERY
j IN STATESBORO
BAKERY BUSINESS HERE TO BE
CONTINUED AND OPERATED
AS IN THE PAST BY MR. IRA
! SMITH.
Mr. Earl Smith, a member of the
well known firm of Smith Bros. Bak- ,
ery of this city, recently purchased a
bakery business in the city of States
boro, of which town he is now a resi
dent.
The Smith Bros. Bakery of this
, city is well known throughout this
VIDALIA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1927.
entire section for Us quality products
and also the desire of these brothers
to give service as well as quality.
Vidalia feels a loss in the going
away of Mr. Smith. His going re
moves from the activities of civic as- j
fairs an enthusiastic supporter. His
church and fraternal connection here
I was most prominent.
I Statesboro is indeed fortunate in
' having Mr. Smith enter the bakery I
business there, and with him goes the
j well wishes of everyone in this entire \
city and section. However, Mr. Ira
Smith will continue to operate the
Smith Bros. Bakery here, giving the <
same service and quality as in the
past. The local plant has just been
equipped with Frigidaire facilities. i
MRS. ANNIE COWART
OF NEW SMYRNA, FLA
DIES THURSDAY A. M.
! DECEASED IS DAUGHTER OF MR.
AND MRS. I. N. ROUNTREE OF
THIS CITY.
Telegraphic reports to the city
this morning told of the death of Mrs.
: Annie Cowwart, of New Smyrna,
! Florida, who died this morning at
seven o’clock. Mrs. Cowart is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Roun
tree of Vidalia and is survived by her
! husband and five children. Further
| information as to funeral arrange
ments, etc., could not be learned be
j fore going to press.
Miss Juanita Thompson
Will Be A Maid At
The Savannah Carnival
It was announced Monday by Mr.
, Geo. S. Rountree that Miss Juanita
Thompson, the attractive daughter
S of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Thompson of
| this city, had been chosen to act as
maid at the Water Carnival to he held
in Savannah June 10 and 11.
| Miss Grace Pughsley, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Pughsley of Lyons,
will be the Toombs County Queen and
Miss Gladys Stanley of Lyons will
also act as maid.
The Kiwanians of Savannah will
sponsor the Toombs County Queen
and her maids.
j Misses Thompson, Pughsley and
; Stanley will leave for Savannah on
Thursday, June 9.
What could be more interesting
j than a “NIGHT OF LOVE?” Vitma
I Banky and Ronald Coleman.
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Lindbergh _/-• < 3fis 'l 3 lane
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1 Here is the happy CharLs Lindbergh in Pali-: with of
a flight around Eiffel Tower, in his monoplane, “The Spirit of St. Louis.’*-
Europe has taken our youthful and intrepid air man to its heart as he plans
vacation “hops” to the different capitals. Lindbergh’s love for his plane,
which carried him from New York to Paris, in 33 Vt hours, is shown wheS
in speaking of the feat he always says “we”—meaning plane and self.
THAT LINDBERGH BOY FROM 54
LITTLE FALLS, MINNESOTA
Adventurous American youths get thrills and education knocking
around this big, varied America, looking for their proper place in the world.
Such is Lindbergh.
i He was brought up in Little Falls, Minn., a hamlet six thousand strong.
With his father, a representative in Congress, he knew Washington. He
went for two dissatisfied years to the University of Wisconsin, a gangling
boy, disregarded by the college fraternities. He tried in vain to scrape
together the money to pay for finishing a flying course in Nebraska. He
took to parachute jumping in Montana for a living.
He adventured alone in an old rowboat down the Yellowstone and
Missouri Rivers to St. Louis. He enlisted and learned flying in the Army
Air Service at Brooks Field, San Antonio.-
He flew the air mail by day and night between St. Louis and Chicago,
once parachuting to safety when his plane stalled in a fog.
He got men of means to finance the “Spirit of St. Louis.” He per
sonally supervised its construction in the Ryan air plant at San Diego.
Unheralded and unsung, he boarded the new plane and jumped, in one
hop, fourteen hundred miles from San Diego to St Tr. : j s> j n another day
he flew the nine hundred miles from St. Louis to New York, and then,
. over-night, the thirty-six hundred miles across the sea to Paris.
“The thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.” Longfellow sang.
“This boy of divine genius and simple courage,” Ambassador Herrick
cabled to President Coolidge from Paris.
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR GOOD ROADS
MEET IN SAVANNAH
FIVE GOVERNORS F AVE AC
CEPTED INVITATIONS TO AT
TEND FIFTEENTH ANNUAL
CONVENTION OF U. S. ROAD
ASSOCIATION.
Everything is in readim ;s for the
Fiftenth Annual Convention of the
United States Good Roads Association
of the Bankhead National Highway
Association that will mee* In Savan
nah, June 6-11. The program will
consisit of practical speeches on road
building, road maintenance, road fi
nancing, beautifying of highways,
marking of highways, and will be
instructive and enthusiastic.
The sessions of the convention will
be held in the Municipal Auditorium
of the City of Savannah, which has
ben arranged and decorated for the
occasion.
The participants will be some of
the most distinguished good roads
advocates in the Nation, according to
statement of Director General Roun
tree, who has been here in Savannah
for the past three months, arranging
the details, publicity and plans for
this meeting.
The following governors have ac
cepted invitations to attend the Con
vention; Gov. Clifford Walker, of
I Georgia; Gov. Bibb Graves, of Ala
! bama; Gov. J. E. Martineau, of Ar
, kansas; Gov. W. J. Fields, of Ken
| tucky; Gov. J. G. Richards, of South
! Carolina. In addition to the five
governors, several United States
! Senators, and twelve ongressman, and
! a number of state highway engineers
and commissioners, as well as mayors
I
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NUMBER 25.