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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XXV
INFORMATION FOR
QUEENS AND THEIR
ATTENDANTS GIVEN
TO THE COUNTY QUEENS AND
THOSE HANDLING THE SELEC
TION OF COUNTY QUEENS IN
THE VARIOUS COUNTIES.
Please see that visitors from your
en the following information, through
county to the Water Carnival are giv
the local papers and any manner you
may see fit.
Visiting automobiles will not follow
their respective queens in the parade.
Bull Street South from Oglethorpe
Avenue to Victory Drive has been
reserved for automobiles from the
various counties sending queens to
the carnival. In this way they will
witness the parade and not see just
one float, as was the case last year.
Officials of the Parade Committee
will be stationed along Bull Street to
assist in parking visiting cars.
All visiting cars must be parked on
Bull Street not later than 11:00 A.
M., June 10th in order to be counted.
Official counters will start at 11:00
o’clock and these cars not parked on
Bull Street at 11:00 A. M. will not
be counted.
A cash prize of SIOO will be given
the county queen whose county has
the greatest numbers of ears parked
on Bull Street at 11 A. M. June 10th,
based on the ratio of county popula
tion. In other words, a cuunty of
twenty thousand population must
have more than twice as many cars
parked in Bull Stret as a county with
ten thousand population in order to
win the prize.
In order to facilitate the counting
cf cars it is requested that each visit
ing county placard the name of their
county in the front of their carse.
Official souvenir programs will be
given to visiting cars that are parked
on Bull Street, which will give full
information about all events of the
Water Carnival. These programs
will contain pictures of the County
Queens, (whose pictures were in our
hands at time of going to press), and
will be an interesting souvenir of the
1927 Fourth Annual Water Carnival.
Escorts of the Queens and Atten
dants will meet the young ladies at
Tybee following the Queen’s Banquet
at the Tybrisa Dining Room at 8:45
P. M., June 10th, and escort them to
the Queen’s Ball on the Tybrisa Pavil
ion at 9 :00 P. M. t
The Queen’s Ball will be informal,
owing to the season of the year.
The Queens’ Banquet will be at
tended by Queens, their attendants,
float sponsors, public officials and
Water Carnival officials.
In order to cnotrol the crowds, a
small entrance fee will be charged on
Tybrisa Pavilion for Beauty Contest
and also for Queens Ball, later on in
the evening. A small fee will also
be charged for the seats in the munic
ipal stadium for witnessing the Mara
tine Pageant. All other seats are
free.
The public is cordially invited to
all events except the Queens’ Ban
quet.
Contract Is Let For
Filling Station Corner
Church and Meadows
A contract has ben awarded the
John T. Ragan company for the erec
tion of a flliing station, which will
be built for the account of Foster
Thompson on the Sechinger lot at
the corner of Meadows and Church
strets. This is an excellnt location
for any business and the fact that it
is to be utilized will be learned with
interest in Vidalia. The station will
occupy th entire front end of the
lot which faces forty feet on Church
street. It will extend back along
Meadows street for sixty feet to an
alley. The Sechinger property, it is
said, included a lot on the west side
of the alley, having twenty feet
frontage, but no improvement for
this tract has been announced.
“Sky-High” To Be
Given Here June 17
Miss Mox arrived Wednesday from
Millen to coach the play, “Sky-High
which will be played by local talent
under the auspices of the Bronte
. Study Club on Friday, June 17 at
| the City Hall.
The cast of characters will be an*
■ pounced later.
GEORGIA POWER
CO. WINS FORBES
SERVICE CUP 1927
THE FORBES MAGAZINE OFFER
| ED CUP FOR SEVERAL YEARS
AND COMPETITION HAS BEEN
j UNUSUALLY KEEN THIS YEAR.
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Atlantic City, N. J. June B.—Con
stant efforts to promote the growth of
the State, co-operation with every
community in attracting new enter
prises and the policy of “Being A
Citizen Wherever We Serve” have
won for Georgia Power Company the
Forbes Public Service Cup for 1927,
announcement of the award was
made here today before the annual
meeting of the National Electric
Association. The Georgia Power
Company was presented with the
, cup and certificate of highest award
in a competition participated in by
electric light and power companies
; from all over the United States.
The presentation was made by B.
C. Forbes, editor of the magazine and
accepted by P. S. Arkwright, presi
dent of the Georgia Power Company.
In making the presentation, Mr.
said quite a number of companies en
| tered exhibits in the competition, but
that the one submitted by the Geor
gia Power Company was unanimously
selected by the judges as the best of
fered. The exhibit was in four vol
! umes, and it detailed the public re
lations work done in building up
friendly understanding and co-opera
tion between the general public and
the company.
The Forbes magazine has offered
the cup every year for the past sev
eral yars, and comptition has been
unusually keen to capture the honor.
The judges selecting the Georgia
Power Company’s exhibit as the best
submitted, were: Bruce Barton, of
Barton, Durstine and Osborn; Thom
as F. Logan, Lord and Thomas and
Logan Incorporated; J. C. McQuiston,
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
I turing Company; T. J. McManie, Gen
jeral Electric Company; P. L. Thomp
i son, Western Electric Company, and
Mr. Forbes. All of the judges are
recognized authorities on advertising,
particularly on public relation adver
tising.
! The judges were unanimous in
their decision that the exhibit of the
Georgia Power Company was the best
, submitted. Second place was award
'ed to the Pennsylvania-Ohio Power
and Light Conmpany, and the third
place to Rochester Gas and Electric
Corporation.
i In an extensive article on the an
nual award, Johnson Heyward, has
the following comment to make on
the award, in the June issue of the
Forbes Magazine:
“In 1926 the Georgia Press Asso
ciation adopted resolutions commend
ing the company for constructive
j work in behalf of the State.
“H. M. Atkinson, Chairman of the
Board of the Georgia Power Com
pany was presented a loving cup by
the Georgia-American, as being the
citizen preeminently valuable to the
| community during 1925.
“When the company sought per
-1 mission to consolidate a number of
companies into a unit, the Public
Service Commission received 225 let
-1 ters from editors, business men, bank
ers, lawyers, chambers of commerce
and mayors, telling of the company s
good service and fair dealing and
urging the consolidation be ap
proved.
“The Georgia Power Company in
its internal affairs is guided by the
policy that in making any employee
a more intelligent, careful, consider
ate and dependable worker it is cer
tain to make him of more value in
helping to build public good will to
ward the company.
i “In the company’s files are many
voluntary letters from outsiders
praising the workers. Street car
conductors, meter men, clerks and
minor executives all come in for their
share of praise.
“The company offers to co-oprate
with every community it serves in
attracting new enterprises. It pre
pares literature descriptive of the
towns advantages and attractions and
provides expert and experinced ad
vice for the campaign. This is in
addition to wok it conducts on its
own account for attracting new busi
ness to Georgia.
“It advertises frequently in maga
zines with nationwide circulation,
telling of the facilities which Georgia
offers.
{ “As a result Georgia now has nine-
DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TOOMBS, THE BEST COUNTY IN THE STATE.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA THURS DAY, JUNE 9, 1927.
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Back Row: Juanita Thompson, Katherine Phillips, Margaret Taylor, Marie Hilton and Ruby Schwalls
k. Middle Row: Marion Godwin, Katherine Joiner, Annie Saffold, Lucy Poe, Maurine Darby, Ethel V)
Walker and Katherine Jones. Bottom Row: George Dean, Clinton Harris, Hampton Reeves, Walter $1
(V Jenkins, George Blunt and Paul Thompson.
NORMAL SCHOOL AT
STATESBORO HOLDS
ITS GRAD. PROGRAM
FORTY-THREE STUDENTS ARE
GIVEN THEIR DIPLOMAS LAST
EVENING.
Statesboro, Ga., June 7. —Forty-
thre students were graduated last
evening from the Georgia Normal
College. Dr. Gordon G. Singleton,
of the state department of education
delivered the literary address.
Senator Howell Cone, member of
the board of trustees of the institu
tion, delivered the diplomas and
awarded the honors and medals.
Honor Students
Besides awarding the diplomas,
fifty certificates from the state de
partment of education were awarded
those who had completed the amount
of training required. Miss Ada Lou
Rowe of Claxton won the Bunts cup
for the best contribution of the year
on some story relating to Georgia
history. Dr. Bunts, formerly a citi
zen of Bulloch county, has been giv
in gthis loving cup for the past three
years. Miss Rowe also won the gold
watch given by the Smith Jewelry
Company.
Miss Helen Cone of Statesboro won
the five-dollar gold piece offered by
the Statesboro Womans Club for the
best short story written during the
year.
i•‘resent at the graduation exercises
were a number of alumni and parents
of the students. Prof. Z. S. Ander
son, the newly elected dean, was pres
ent and made a short address at the
completion of the graduation exer
cises.
Large Crowd
Despite the rain the large auditor
ium was filled. This completes the
third year of the school’s service as
a teachers’ training institution. Presi
dent Guy H. Wells,, in closing
brought out the ract that the enroll
ment of the school, had grown from
120 last year to 229 during the term
just finished. Quite a number of
new teachers were announced for
the coming year.
Summer School
The summer school, which begins
June 13, has already been filled.
The dormintory space has been re
served and a number of homes in the
have been secured to take care of
the late registants. Reservations
have already been made for over 300.
It is expected the enrollment will
reach near the 400 mark.
teen industries the company can
claim the credit of bringing into the
State.”
PAT NAPIER TECH
j STUDENT WINNER
OF TRIP TO PARIS
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FORMER VIDALIA YOUTH MAKES
, HIGHEST MARK IN FRENCH AT
TECH, ATLANTA.
The many friends of “Pat” Na
pier, formerly of this city, but now
of Atlanta, will be pleased to learn
i of his splendid success made in col
lege. Pat left Atlanta Monday for
j New York where he will sail Friday
jof this week for Paris on the S. S.
Hampshire. This trip abroad is
given as a prize for the highest mark
made in French, having made 96 the
highest ever made in French at Tech.
MRS. GEO. TYSON
KILLED BY AUTO
HEAVY CAR DRIVEN BY SON
PLUNGES FROM ROADWAY AT
McLEMORE BRIDGE ON THE
j OHOOPEE RIVER SUNDAY.
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Mrs. George Tyson was killed in an
automobile wreck which occured at
McLemore’s Bridge on the Ohoopee
a short distance south of Norristown
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Tyson and son, Rosby,
were en route home from Norristown,
where they had attended the Baptist
Association. The lad was driving the
car, a heavy roadster. At this point
the bridge is approached on a sharp
curve, and in making the turn the
car struck the bridge railing on one
side and swered to the opposite side
1 and plunged over the embankment,
a fill of about twelve feet.
In the crash Mrs. Tyson was fatal
ly hurt, a number of bones having
been broken. She did not regain
consciousness, and died half an hour
later. Mr. Tyson and son were not
seriously hurt.
Mrs. Tyson was about firty-two
years of age, and besides her hus
band, is survived by three children,
two sons and daughter. The boys
are Rosby and Ray and the daughter
is Ruby Tyson. She was a daughter
of the late Joe Palmer, and is surviv
ed by her mother, the widow of the
late J. H. Pierce. She leaves four
brothers and two sisters—Messrs.
Jim, John, Iron, Newt Palmer, and
Mrs. Ben Bell of Hazlehurst and Mrs.
Vena Pridgen of Vidalia. Mrs. Ty
son was also a half-sister of Mr.
George Palmr, Mrs. J. B. O’Conner,
Mrs. Ed Moore and Mrs. George Pal
mer of the Kibbee section.
Remains were interred in the Mt.
Vernon cemetery Monday aftrnoon.
The funeral service was conducted by
Rev. Dan Walker and Rev. C. O’N.
Martindale of Vidalia and Rev. T. M.
Bell Hazlehurst. The untimely
Heavy Rains This
Week Help Crops In
County and Section
i The cotton crop in Toombs and
surrounding counties was not suffer
ing for want of rain, in every section
there is a good stand of cotton, but
the tobacco and corn were beginning
to need rain, and with the heavy
rains several days this week, the
prospects are for the biggest tobacco
crop ever. Reports from other
counties are that they have had suf
ficient rains to save the crops.
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! Presbyterian Church
Come to the Bible School Sunday
at. 10 A. M. with a fully prepared les
son and a heart hungry for God. and
you’ll get a blessing and be a bless-
j ing ’ l
No preaching here Sunday morn- |
irg on account of pastor’s absence
at Aimwell Church.
I Junior Christian Endeavor at 3:00
!P.M. as usual. Parents, see that all
i your children go.
1 On Tuesday at 4:30 P. M. the
Woman’s Bible Study Circle under
Mrs. Martindale’s leadership, will
have its regular meeting at the
Manse, and all of our ladies are
urged to attend, and on time.
Wednesday at 8:30 P. M. the mid- |
week service will be at the Manse, i
led by Dr. Martindale; study Luke J
22:1-16, and note “Christ’s Deliber
ate Purpose to Sacrifice Self for
Others’ Salvation.” Members and
friends are most welcome. Let us
all earnestly pray that we may have ,
more of a self-sacrificial spirit for
others than we now have.
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Rev. M. C. Jones To
Preach Here Sunday
Rev. M. C. Jones, of Statesboro, j
will preach at the Lyons Primitive ,
Baptist Church next Sunday after
noon at four o’clock and he will also
preach here at eight o’clock Sunday •
night, at the Vidalia Primitive Baptist
Church.
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Interior Plaza Case
Being Redecorated!
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Among the improvements and de
velopments now going in the city is
the redecorating of the interior Os
the Plaza. The building is being ,
painted throughout. New and mod
ern lighting fixtures have been put
in.
death of Mrs. Tyson is deplored by i
a large number of relativs aned frinds I
—Montgomery Monitor. I
GIRL SCOUT NEWS
FROM SCOUT CAMP
HOUSTON FACTORY
It was a jolly bunch of girls, thirty
six strong, who left Vidulia in May
1 26th for a week’s out ng at Camp
| Houston, near Perry. Wearing the
| official uniform of Girl Scouts, the
regulation khaki-colored dress and
they excited favorable comment as
,we passed through the to ns on the
way.
Manned by the most ca f ble Scout,
Mr. Downs, and captained by the
most efficient Scout, Miss Neese, the
camp this year was truly the best one
of all. The true Scout spirit of
cheerfulness and helpfulness was
i demonstrated at all times, and it was
a real joy to be around these young
girls. Their freshness and invigor
orating youth was inspiring an to
hear them repeat their Scout Laws
by day, and to see them live by
jthei rlaws was well worth anybody’s
> time and observation. Four sponsors
of the movement accompanied the
girls to camp and it was a treat to
see them “obey orders’’ in whatever
way their daily routine called for.
The following paragraphs, each
one written by a Scout, give you
, some idea of the camp schedule, and
, just ho wthe different appealed to
them.
“Swimming”
(By Esther Hackel)
7 A. M.—Just when you arc ready
to turn over and enjoy another half
hour’s sleep, there comes the sound
lof ? A cat’s yeawling?—a baby’s
crying??. No—even worse than that
| yea, even worse than a fat man try
; ing to skate. Indeed it is far worse
! than missing the last step—and you
| ask what this terrible ordeal is?
Why it is nothing but the “whistle,”
(the official bugle) blowing for the
morning dip in the camp “Frigidaire”
otherwise known as “the pool.” Ohl
eh! Its cold!! Just like a lump of
ice! But oh! how delicious and re
freshing! You feel like a new person
after the dip. You feel just like you
could lick Gene Tunney and never
think anything of it!
i Then comes the regular program
1 ; until 11 o’clock, when again we go
| swimming, but this time we try the
lake. This is a wonderful place,
I even though the turtles bite you?
toes some times. There are two div
| ing platforms and these are used to
the nth degree. Also there is a big
1 wheel in the shallow part which pro
vides much amusement for the young
Scouts. Helen Wilson and myself
| w ere the named instructors of swim
| ming and Gertrude Ederle herself
i couldn’t have done better, but then,
! we found the Scouts such apt pupils.
Several girls learned enough of the
art to manage themselves very well
indeed while on this outing.
At 4 o’clock comes the third tim€i
for making merry again in the lake.
And need I say sunshine? Those who
came to camp with a complexion like
“peaches and cream” left with their
! faces and arms speckled like a guinea
i egg or red like a ripe tomato. Some
■ however were fortunate enough to es
! cape with a pretty coat of tan, graci
ously donated to them by Father Sun.
Ho Hum! Just when the Sandman
is making his round and your eyes
are gettin gheavy, there comes again
the call of the whitle and the desire
to splash in the cold water. For
a few moments nothing can be heard
, except the ohs! and ahs! and ows!
Its so cold!! “this water is so cold
1 it makes the North Pole feel like the
Sahara! But this is not for long.
For we came scrambling out at the
last blow of the whitle ready to wage
war on enemy “mosquito” with the
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