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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XXV
TWO STORY BRICK
BUILDING ERECTED
ON CHURCH STREET
MODERN BUILDING TO BE CON
STRUCTED; TO B EOCCUPIED
BY R. H. McNATT; WARTHEN
TO MOVE.
It is announced this week that a
two-story brick building will be
started immediately on Meadows
street, adjoining the corner at Mead- ;
ows and Church. This building will
be erected by Mr. S. B. Meadows and
has been leased to R. H. McNatt,
who will move his grocery business
to the new location. It is also an
nounced that 0. D. Warthen will
move his grocery business to the store
on Church street now occupied by
Mr. McNatt. Mr. Warthen is owner
of the place on Church street. No
announcement has been made as to
the intended use of the building to be
vacated by Mr. W T arthen on Railroad
avenue. The erection of the new
k store on Meadows will leave just
one vacant lot in the west half of
this block the lot being the property
of Mrs. E. 0. Meadows and this lot
will have the advantage of two story
wal lprivilege on each side. It is re
ported that this lot will also be im
proved in the near future.
FIRST BARN OF
TOBACCO REPORTED
CURED; NEW CROP
FIRST BARN OF NEW TOBACCO
CURED COMES FROM FARM OF
DR. L. H. DARBY; SHOWS A
GOOD GRADE.
' A barn of tobacco from the new
crop was cured this week from the
farm of Dr. L. H. Darby, this being
the first curing reported from the
new crop. Th tobacco upon inspct- |
ion after curing showed a good grade j
and bespoke a desirable crop of to- |
bacco for this season. Many crops
are now ready for cropping, the lugs
being ripe. Flue manufacturers and
furnace builders are busily preparing :
barns for the new season which
I will be in full blast before the first
*of July. It is thought that the mar
keting season will open in Georgia
on July 26th and that the tobacco
will come on the market at once when
it is opened.
While some of the crops in this
section are ragged on acount of poor
stjmds, the greater part of the crop
is in fine condition, and the crop
will average thb usual tonnage pep
acre unless some calamity hits it
during the next two weeks. Ware
housemen here have been assured of
two sets of buyers. The two old ware
houses are being put in shape at this
time and work is being rushed on the
new warehouse on T irst street for
the use of Bernard and Vann, who
enter business at Vidalia this season
for thfe first time. It is estimated
that the Vidalia market will handle
eight to ten million pounds of tobac
co this season, which will make it one
o fthe most important markets in the
State. Dr. L. G. Hardman, governor
elect, has been invited to 'V idalia to
preside at the opening of the tobacco
season this year, and will no doubt
attend if his other engagements can
be arranged.
, “NO-FENCE” or
’ “FENCE”ELECTION
FOR JULY SIXTH
In a short while the citizens of
Toombs county will have have the op
portunity of voting on the Question 1
of “No-Fence” or “Fence. The ,
election has been called for July the :
6th, this year. This subject has been
discussed pro and con for several!
ve ar« and on last year there was only
a smal lmargin between the votes
the no-fence almost carrying. It is
being talked of much this year and
» a. the election day approaches much
interest is being manifested in this
question. All those interested should
vote.
Mr. Brogden To
Build Two Homes
1 Among the construction work now
nrogress in this city is two dwell
ed of five rooms each on Oconee
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IGLENWOODMANTO
HEAD FORTY AND
EIGHT OF GEORGIA
GUY O. STONE IS CHOSEN TO
SUCCEED BASIL STOCKBRIDGE
! OF ATLANTA.
Guy O. Stone, of Glenwood, was
elected Grand Chef de Gare of the
Forty and Eight of Georgia, at the
annual meeting and election held
;at Hotel Savannah at noon. Mr.
| Stone succeeded Basil Stockbridge, of
Atlanta, who has held the position
during the past year.
Leslie E. Daughtry, Grand Chef
de Train, who was next in line for
the highest state office, refused to
permit his name to be considered
for election as Grand Chef, and,
following his refusal, Mr. Stone was
nominated and elected.
His Record
Mr. Stone was a first lieutenant
in the aviation corps during the
World War, being attached to the
Italian forces, where he saw many
months of service as a patrol. He
has been an active worker in the
Forty and Eight and the American
Legion since their organization, and
last year was the junior vice comman
der of the American Legion in Geor
gia.
PROMINENT TOOMBS
LUMBER MAN DIES
Lyons, Ga., June 22.—R. M. Gar
butt, 67, died here this morning fol
lowing a long illness. He was one
of the largst land owners in the coun
ty and has been an extensive lumber
operator for years. At one time Mr.
Garbutt and Mr. W. O. Donovan
operated th Garbutt and Donovan
Short Line, a lumber and freight rail
road from Lyons to the Georgia and
Florida Railroad at Oak Park. He
| operated a big lumber mill here for
1 years.
Mr. Garbutt was a member of the
Summertown Masonic Lodge. About
a year a go he joined the Primitive
Baptist church here.
He is survived by his widow, for- j
merly Mrs. Fantiie Oates, three sons, ]
G. A. Garbutt, Savannah; R. M. Gar-j
butt, Jr., and C. A. Garbutt, of Lyons j
and a step son Earnest Oates of Ma-;
con. One daughter, Mrs. R. D. Me- i
Lcod, Lyons, and a step daughter,
Mrs. Gould Moseley, of Vidalia, three
brothers, Wilie Garbutt of Valdosta; j
Wadley Garbutt. Fitzgerald; Henry
Garbutt, Douglas, and one sister, Mrs.
Hannah Rountree, Swainfsboro, alec
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survive. 4
He was widely known in busiaess
over Georgia. Interment will be to
morrow at the Lyons cemetery, Rev.
Ben Wilkerson, pastor of the Lott j
Creek Primitive church, will preach
the services.
E. L. Meadows Goes
To Morehead, N. C
Interest Warehouses
Mr. E. L. Meadows, representing
the tobacoc warehouses at this place,
left on Tuesday night for Morehead,
N. G., where the buyers and ware
housemen will hold a two-day ses
sion, with a view to organization for
the new season of tobaco business in
Georgia.
'At this meeting the opening date
for tobacco warehouses will be set
and buyers for the various markets
in the state will be allowed by the
buying houses.
Dr. Fred L. Huie
Opens In Modern
New Offices Wed.
Dr. Fred L. Huie entertained his
clientele and friends on Wednesday
evening of this week at his new
building on Meadows street, which
has just been completed and at which
time it was officially opened. The
building is arranged especially for
the needs of Dr. Huie and is a com
pact affair, with a most convenient
and attractive interior and a pleasing
exterior. He is outfitted with three
operating rooms, all of them being
equipped with power instruments of
I the latest type.
Heights. These houses are being
built by Mr. J. M. Brogden, for him
self.
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DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TOOMBS, THE B EST COUNTY IN THE STATE.
LARGE CROWD
ATTENDS MASS
MEETING TIJES.
i JUDGE R. N. HARDEMAN OF THE
MIDDLE CIRCUIT DELIVERS
ELOQUENT ADDRESS OF EVE
NING.
The mass meeting Tuesday night at
the City Hall was attended by a large
crowd. This meeting was the begin
ning of a series of meetings to be
' held at the City Hall monthly, and
are known as “Citizenship Meetings.”
These meetings are sponsored~by the
civic organizations of Vidalia, and,
■ as previously announced, are non-po
litical, with no special motive in view,
only that of “Good Citizenship,”
which is of vital importance to this
i or any other city or community. It
is the plan of the organizations spon
soring this movement to secure in ad
dition to a musical program, a speak
er of note to talk on this special sub
ject, making the occasion enjoyable
as well as beneficial to all.
Before the principal address on
i Tuesday evening, the audience was
delighted by several musical numbers
by the Merrymakers orchestra, fol
• lowing which those present joined in
three vocals selections, singing first,
“America,” immediately following
this the audience was delighted with
two solos rendered by Mr. W. E.
Walker, which were highly enjoyed
, by all.
Judge R. N. Hardeman ,of the Mid
dle Circuit was secured to deliver the
principal address of the evening. Af
ter an introduction by Mr. Geo. S.
Rountree, Judge Hardeman brought
those present a mesage of inspiration
and helpfulnes.
DOCTORS MUST
REGISTER UNDER
NARCOTIC ACT
THE LAW PROVIDES THAT ALL
PERSONS WHO IMPORT, MANU
-1 FACTURE, PRODUCES, SELLS
j OR DEALS IN, ETC., SHALL
j REGISTER.
i Over five thousand doctors, dmg
j gists, manufacturers, and others
j whose duty it is to register under the j
| Harrison Narcotc Act will have to do ,
so between now and July the first, ,
or be delinquent in their registration
and become subject to the legal pen
alty for failure to register.
'The law provides that “Every Per
son who imports, manufactures, pro
duces, compounds, sells, deals in, dis
penses, or gives away opium or cocoa
leaves, or any compound, manufac
ture, salt, derivitive, or preparation |
thereof, shall register with the Col- j
lector of Internal Reverfue and pay
the special tax provided therefor.” j
If you engage in any of the above
you must re-register and pay the tax
or be subject to the penalty.
Blank forms have been mailed to
all taxpayers of recofd, but failure
to receive these blanks does not re
-1 i lieve the taxpayer of responsibility
! for registration, and if you did not
! receive the blank forms write the Col
! lector’s office for them. The forms
1 should be executed completely and ac
! curately, and returned to the offices
of the Collector of Internal Revenue
in Atlanta, Georgia. Personal checks
cannot be accepted in payment of this
i special tax. Certified or cashier’s
checks, postoflfice money orders, or
cash should be used, but do not send
cash through the mail. If you do
it, will be purely at your own risk,
j List the inventory of the narcotic
goods that you have on hand. If you
have no narcotics on hand then indi
cate on the blank form ‘ NONE.
The taxes to be paid for registra
tion are as follows:
,! Importers, manufacturers, or com
’ | pounders, per annum $24.00
Wholesale dealers, per annum 12.00
' Retail dealers, per annum 6 - 00
, Hospitals, per annum 1-0°
i Physicians, dentsts, vetrinary sur
geons, and other practitioners,
who lawfully distribute, dispense
give away or administer narco
tics, per annum 100
Paregoric and other narcotic prep
r crations —manufacturers of or deal
j ers in such narcotic preparations
f (persons who sell preparations of any
f kind containing a narcotic drug in a
quantity exempted from payment of
- stamp tax) must register and pay a
? fee of SI.OO.
Our three districts of the United
States Court have oa their dockets
VIDALIA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1927.
ROBT. GILES GIVEN
IST PLACE IN MUSIC
DISTRICT CONTEST
WARD DUVALL OF ATLANTA
AND ROBERT GILES OF THIS
CITY TIE FOR FIRST PLACE;
IN SETTLING IT IS GIVEN TO
ROBERT.
In settling the tie between Robert
. Giles of Vidalia, and Ward Duvall,
of Atlanta, in the South Atlantic
District contest of the National Fed
e-raion of Music Clubs, held at Rock
Hill, South Carolina, first place was
given to Robert Giles of this city and
second place to Ward Duvall of At
lanta.
In the district contest Margaret
Perry won second place in musician
ship with a mark of 96, first place
to South Carolina, with a mark of
97%. Robert Giles won second place
in piano, first place going to South
Carolina.
The contest was by far the best
held in the South Atlantic district, all
the pupils playing splendidly. The
nationally famous judges found much
to commend, Mr. Whittington of New
York, being especially impressed with
the musical quality of Robert Giles’
playing, and he predicts for this tal
ented young pianist a bright future
in the musical world. And in this
conection the many interested friends
of Robert will be pleased to know
that his playing and sound musician
ship secured for him an invitation
to become a pupil of Dorsey Whit
tington, who only accepts advanced
and exceptional pupils. Mr. Whit
tington considered him one of the
two best contestants in the South At
lantic contest, the other being an 8-
year old boy from Florida.
A delightful feature of the conven
tion was the beautiful concert given
by Mr. Whittington’s New York pu-
I pils, all of whom played with great
finish and exquisite pianoism.
Os interest to patrons and friends
of the pupils of Mrs. Giles, of this
city, is the awarding of the medal for
general excellence to Virginia Hud
son, who excelled in faithfulness and
accomplishment. Elizabeth Mead
ows’ record was a close second. In
view of the high quality of the work
of the entire class, and with she many
i outstanding achievements by the mem
j bers throughout the year, these rec
ords are to be highly prized.
NEW BRANCH
SCHOOL FACULTY |
HAS BEEN ELECTED
THIS WILL BE SECOND YEAR
PRESENT FACULTY DURING
WHICH SCHOOL HAS MADE A
j GOOD RECORD.
At a recent meeting of the Board
of Trustees of New Branch High
school teachers were elected for the
new term. They are to be B. . Jack
son. Harrison, Ga., principal; Mrs. E. j
• W. Clifton, Lyons; Miss Abbie Phil-1
lips, Vidalia; Miss Nellie Evans, Wood
cliff; Miss Wynama Hartley, Alamo.
| Students attending New Branch |
school will have the advantages of a .
good music aYid expression depart- 1
ment, it is said, at the same rates
charged during last term.
This school has been going forward j
for the last two years. It has a ,
building of taste and beauty to care ,
for the children. It is the largest |
rural school, and the third largest■
schoool in the county. New Branch j
ir said to have been the second con- j
solidated school in the state.
This will be the second year fori
the present faculty during which the ;
school has made good records and t
another successful year is expected, j
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| If you imagine that this is a cold,
t unsympathic world, tell people that
you have a cold and listen to their
t suggestions.
Only after a public favorite has be
( come a “has-been” does he begin to
realize the emptiness of applause.
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! entirely too many cases arising from
r violations of the Harrison Narcotic
i Law, and many of these cases are ;
f against some of our reputable citi
i ' zens. It is dangerous to neglect or
postpone this registration. It must I
I be done by July the first. Why not
s do it now?
FRIENDS ANNOUNCE MR. T.R. LEE (
AS CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR FOR
COMING FALL ELECTION OF 1927
PRESIDING ELDER
ANNOUNCES SERVICE
OF THIRD ROUND
MEETS IN VIDALIA JULY THE
13th AT TEN O’CLOCK. BISHOP
W. B. BEAUCHAMP.
Reidsville, Ga., June 20.—Rev. W.
H. Budd, of Macon, missionary sec
retary of the South Georgia Confer
ence and presiding elder of the Mc-
Rae district, has just issued the fol-1
lowing annuncements concerning the 1
quarterly conference for the third
round:
Group No. I—June 29, at Mcßae,
to include Mcßae, Helena, Lumber
Cty, Cedar Grove, Chauncey, Alma,
Rhine, Jacksonville and Eastman.
Bishop W. N. Ainsworth will'
preach, the meeting to open at 10
a m.
Group No. 2—June 30, at Baxley,
meeting at 10 a. m., Bishop W. N. j
Ainsworth, of Macon to preach, and
to include the following charges: Bax
ley, Baxley Circuit, Hazlehurst, Gra
ham. Surrency and West Green.
Group no. 3—to include Vidalia,
Vidalia Circuit, Lyons, Mt. Vernon, ,
Uvalda, and Altamaha, meets at Vi- 1
daila July 13 at 10 a. m., Bishop W.
B. Beauchamp, of Atlanta, to preach. ,
Group No. 4—to meet at Claxton
July 14, at 10 a. m., Bishop W. B.
Beauchamp, of Atlanta, to preach.
To include Claxton, Glennville, Reids
ville, Hagan, Cobbtown and Pem
brooke.
At each of these meetings educa
tion will be discused at the morning
sessions and the quarterly conferenc
es will be held in the afternoon, with ,
big dinners at the noon hours.
Dr. Budd has also announced the '
Tattnall county meeting for August
25-31 with Dr. W. A. Shelton, of Em
ory University, Rev. J. P. Dell, pre
siding elder of the Columbus district,
and Rev. John S. Sharp, of Colum
bus, as the preachers. Rev. Sharp
will have charge of the youg people’s
service at 9 o’clock each morning.
The services here include prayer |
meeting at 7 o’clock, young people’s ,
service at 9 in the morning, preach- ■
ing at 11 a. m., 3p. m., and 8:30 p.
m. This is one of the largest attend
ed camp meetings in the state.
TOBACCOMEETING
AT COASTAL PLAIN
EXPERIMENT STA.
VISITORS WILL HAVE OPPOR
TUNITY OF MAKING COMPARI
SONS OUT IN FIELD OF THE
DIFFERENT FERTILIZER EX
PERIMENTS.
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A representative gathering of to-
I bacco growers coming from points
throughout South Georgia is expected
at the Coastal Plain Experiment Sta-1
, tio v n at Tifton Friday, July Ist. Be-1
ginning at 10:00 o’clock specialists I
from the Experiment Station and the
State College of Agriculture, will
show the growers through the tobac- '
co experimental fields where a large 1
number of experiments are in pro-!
gress that are of interest to every
one growing tobacco. Such practi
cal subjects as soils, fertilizers, va
rieties, cropping systems, disease con
trol and various steps connected with
j growing a quality of tobacco that will
| command a good price will be dis
i cussed. The visitors will have the
i opportunity of making comparisons
1 out in the field of different fertilizer
treatments, the principle varilies<
! groVn side by side, various rotations ■
|or cropping systems, the effects of
lime, cover crops, etc.
For the past six years the Coastal
Tlain Experiment Station has
conducting tobacco experiments in ■
cooperation with the State College
of Agriculture and the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. During this
time much information has been ob- j
tained that has been of benefit ,to the
grower. It has been the custom each
year to invite the growers to inspect,
1 the experiments where opportunity
is offered to discuss the practical
points in growing tobacco. The #rop
j has been retarded this year on ac
count of the extended drought, but
i the recent rains have brought out the
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PRICE IS ANNOUNCED
AS CANDIDATE FOR
COUNCIL AT L ARGE
CANDIDATES HAVE AN VOUNCED
FOR THE THIRD AND FOURTH
i WARDS ALSO; AND MORE AN
NOUNCEMENTS EXP-'CTED AS
MUCH INTEREST IS BEING
TAKEN.
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Beginning on last week with an
announcement from the Third Ward
‘by Air. Chester Shuman, a progres
sive busines man of this city, other
announcements will be found in this
I issue of the Advance, in fact, things
ere beginning l to pick up in’this line,
: much interest is beng aroused over
the coming Fall election for Mayor
and Councilmen, there being three
I councilmen and a mayor to be elect
ed.
The friends of Mr. T. R. Lee, a
well-known and prominent business
! man of this city, have announced
him for Mayor, his announcement ap
pearing elsewhere in this issue. Mr.
Lee is a man of sterling worth, a
splendid business man, and is well
and favorably known, and if elected
jto this place will make a capable
Mayor, and those who seek his elec
tion will have no regrets for their
| efforts in the race.
From the Fourth Ward, several
names have been mentioned for Coun
cilman, but only one announcement
comes from that ward so far, this
being that of Mr. P. T. Fulmer. Those
mentioned as possible candidates
from the the Fourth Ward are: Jim
Beasley, G. B. Page, M. H. Fountain
and several others.
The friends of Mr. J. C. Price, with ,
his consent, have announced him as
a candidate for Councilman-at-Large,
and several other names have been
mentioned as timber for this place, •
but no other definite announcements,
j Mr. Price is a long resident of this
city, a capable business man, a man
who has the interest of the town at
heart and a man who will make a
Igood and reliable councilman. j
i It is thought that Mr. Geo. L.
Johnson, the present councilman front
i the Third Ward, will make the race
for re-election. •
Several names have been mention
ed as prospective candidates for the
place of Mayor, and it is thought
that the present incumbent, Mr. S.
P. Darby,, will make the race for re
election.
It is said that the Women’s organi
zations of the city are interested this
year in the outcome of the munici
pals and reports from the city clerk’s
office indicate that the women gen
erally are preparing for voting, by
registering their names in the new
. register. All voters should not fail
|to do this as the Board of Registrars
'will take the official list of voters
form the new register and those
whose names are not formally on this
book will not be considered legal
, electors in the approaching election.
Dr. V. L. Darby To
; Open Offices Over
Deen’s Pharmacy
••'■a* i
Dr. V. L. Darby is opening to the
public a suite of well equipped of
fices located over Deen’s Pharmacy
in this city. Dr. Darby announces
that he will have as his office assist
ant, M>iss Elizabeth Thompson, who
was formerly associated with Dr. J.
E. Mercer.
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Many a man’s unpopularity is due
to his attempt to wear a misfit man
tle of greatness.
—
Some men are constantly trying to
lower the record for mer ness. J
Never tell a man th t his boy look
■ like his mother if he wes you mon
ey.
growth to such an extent that the
meeting promises to be an interesting
one from the standpoint of making
comparisons of d •’Nrent treatments,
methods, etc. It . expected that the
meeting w ii be largely attended by
, tobacco growers, county agents and
others interested in growing this
crop.
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