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VOLUME XXV
YOUNG MENS’CLASS
OF FIRST BAPTIST
ENJOY FISH DINNER
OUTING IS HELD AT OHOOPEE
RIVER BRIDGE NEAR REIDS
VILLE.
On last Thursday night the mem
bers of the Young Men’s Class of the
First Baptist Church of this cty, ac
companied by their wives and friends
journeyed to Shuman’s place near
Reidsville, where they enjoyed a most
excellent dinner.
The beauty part of this occasion
was that there was no long program
to interfere with the fish dinner, in
fact, there was no program at all.
After the invocation delivered by Dr.
J. C. Brewton, pastor of the First
Baptist church, fish, iced tea, pickles
and cake in abundance were the
main features of the evening, and
their importance was not overlooked
at all by anyone. Everyone present
seemed to enjoy the fry to the fullest
extent. About forty were present,
including wives and friends.
Mr. C. L. Brown Os
Cobbtown Dies After
Very Short Illness
On last Wednesday, June the twen
ty-ninth, the home of Mr. C. L. Brown
of Cobbtown, was saddened by his
death, the duration of his illness be
ing six weeks. ,
Mr. Brown was a truly devoted hus
band and father and will be missed
by his family and many friends, who
extend to the bereaved family their
heartfelt sympathy.
The deceased was a member of the
Cobbtown Baptist Church, and was
fifty-nine years of age at the time of
his death. Mr. Brown was at the Vi
dalia Hospital when he died. Funer
al services were held at the home and
were conducted by Rev. W. M. Kitch
ens, pastor of the Metter. Baptist
Church.
Mr. Brown is survived by his wife
and ten children, there beng five boys
and five girls; the boys are: Joe, of
Wesley, Ga., Lean, Quinton, Arthur,
and C. L.Jr., of Emanuel County. The
daughters are: Mrs. Rena Kennedy,’
of Collins, Ga.; Estelle Coleman, of:
Normantown Ga., and Misses Occa
belle, Lucile and Louise.
The funeral arrangements were in
charge of the McColskey Undertaking
Company of Vidalia.
. Mrs. Louisa Hardeman
Os Near Kibbee Dies
The death of Mrs. Louisa Jane
Hardeman occured at her home near
Kibbee on last Monday, June the twen
ty-seventh after a short illness. Mrs. :
Hardeman was thirty-six years of age
at the time of her death, having been j
born near Ailey, Ga., moving later
to Kibbee.
Interment was at Ailey cemetery
with Rev. S. D. Walker, pastor of the
Kibbee Baptist Church, officiating.
Funeral arrangements were in i
charge of McColskey Undertaking
Company of this city. ’* *
The deceased is survived by the
l following: Thomas J. Hardeman and
L. S. Hardeman.
ESCAPED CONVICT IS 1
CAPTURED HERE BY '
CHIEF POLICE FROST :
ESCAPED FROM BURKE COUNTY
CHAIN GANG WHERE HE WAS
SERVING FIVE YEARS.
Jesse Happus, escaped convict, who
was serving a five year sentence oh
1 the Burke County Chain Gang for
robbery, was captured here Tuesday
night, in a case by Chief of Police
J. B. Frofct. It is reported that he
escaped over three years ago and has
since that time travelled over three
states. A reward of $*50.00 had been
offered for the apprehension of this
■convict. The sheriff of Burke coun
t ty was expected here today to carry
him back.
1 Services at City Hall
T Next Friday Night
Mr H. V. Skipper, of Jacksonville,
THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
FIRST NATIONAL
i DECLARES 28 SEMI
! ANNUAL DIVIDEND
HAS PAID OUT IN DIVIDENDS
SINCE ORGANIZATION $48,-
300.00.
At a meeting last week of the di
rectors of the First National Bank of
this city, the thirty-eighth semi-an
nual dividend was declared, and the
fact that the resources are well bal
anced for safety and service,, is ex
hibited in their regular quarterly
statement published elsewhere in this
issue of the Advance.
Records of the Cashier show Chat
over one hundred per cent has been
paid on every share of the stock of
this institution, the exact amount paid
out in dividends being $8,300.00.
This splendid and substantial state
ment is encouraging for the first half
of the year, with what is locally
known, the best part of the year to
come.
The First National Bank is a Roll
of Honor Bank, which requires that
the surplus and earnings equal or
exceed the capital stock. The bank
is also under the supervision of the
National Bank System and is a mem
ber of the Federal Reserve System.
Another interesting fact is that
$40,000.00 has been added to the
earnings during this time.
Officers of the bank are as folloys:
J. W. Sharpe, President; D. C Pattil
lo and P. J. McNatt, Vice Presidents;
George S. Rountree, Cashier; Mr.
■ Rountree having served this institu
tion since its organization sixteen
years ago; Miss Ernie Roberts and H.
L. Carter, Assistant Cashiers; W. O.
Davis and Norwood Moody, Tellers,
and Mrs. Norma Cochran, Stenograph
er. The directors are J. W. Sharpe,
D. C. Pattillo, C. P. Phillips, P. J. Mc-
Natt, D. C. Harris, John T Ragan and
George S. Rountree.
TWELFTH DISTRICT
MEDICAL SOCIETY
MEETS IN DUBLIN
CONVENTION IS HELD IN NEW
FRED ROBERTS HOTEL IN
j THAT CITY.
I
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! The following program was given
a, the annual meeting of the Twelfth
District Medical Association, held in
Dublin Wednesday:
Invocation—C. D. Graves, D. D.,
Dublin, Ga.
j Address of Welcome — Hon. R. Earl
, Camp, Dublin, Ga.
Response—J. E. New, M. D., Dex
ter. Ga.
“The Necessity of Associating Etiol
ogy. Pathology, and Functioning, in
Classifying Heart Disease”—E. C.
Thrash, M. D., Atlanta, Ga.
“Nephritis, Modern Treatment”—
J. W. Daniel, M. D., Savannah, Ga.
Demonstration of Treatment of
Fractures—Sidney Walker, M. D.,
j Dublin, Ga.
“Diagnosis and Treatment of Per
nicious Anemia”—A. H. Bunce, M. D.
Atlanta, Ga.
“Injection Treatment of Internal
Hemorrhoids”—M. C. Pruitt, M. D.,
Atlanta, Ga.
“Surgical Aspect of Gall Bladder
Disease”—W. A. Coleman, M. D.,
| “Tuberculosis of Joints”—Theo
dore Toepel, M. D., Atlanta, Ga.
J “Poor Surgical Risk”—C. H. Rich
ardson, M. D., Macon, Ga.
I Banquet—B:3o P. M., Hotel Fred
Roberts. _ „ . 1 * r '
1 Address Medical Association—Wm.
IA. Mulherin, M. I)., President Medi
' cal Association of Georgia, Augusta,
Ga.
; Medfcal Legislation—J. W. Palmer,
M. D., Ailey, Ga.
Woman’s Auxiliary of Medical
Association of Georgia
Mrs. T. C. Thompson—Twelfth Dis
trict Manager. Vidalia, Ga.
Wednesday, July 6th, 3 P. M. at the
home of Mrs. J. W. Edmondson,,
Bellevue Road.
Invocation —Mrs. W. E. Bedding
field, Rentz, Ga.,
Address of Welcome —Mrs. E. B.
Claxton, Dublin, Ga.
Response—Mrs. J. E. Mercer, Vi
dalia, Ga.
Business Session.
J Musicale.
Florida, a Second Advent Evangelist,
will preach at the City Hall next Fri
day night. Everyone is cordially in
vited to this service.
DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TOOMBS, THE BEST COUNTY IN THE STATE.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1927.
SENATOR HARRIS
I IS SUCCESSFUL IN
RIVERS & HARBORS
i
APPROPRIATIONS TO BE USED
ON ALTAMAHA, OCONEE AND
| OCMULGEE RIVERS ASSURED.
|
Senator Harris, who is a member of
the Commerce Committee, which has
cnarge of rivers and harbors appro
priations, before leaving for Geor
gia conferred with the Army engin
es rs relative to the work to be done
by them on the Georgia rivers and
harbors during the next year under
the appropriation made by the last
Congress. This is the largest appro
priation evr heretofore received for
Georgia rivers and harbors.
Senator Harris was assured all the
appropriation would be used for the
work attended as follows:
Savannah Harbor, Ga. $700,000
Savannah River below
Augusta, Ga 21,000
Waterway between Beaufort,
S. C., and St. Johns River
Fla. 56,000
Aitamaha, Oconne and Ocmulgee
Rivers, Ga. 27,000
Erunswick Harbor, Ga. 140,000
Siitilla River, Ga 1,800
Flint River, Ga. 45,000
Chattahoochee River, Ga. and
j Ala. 60,000
' Besides these appropriations Sena
tor Harris secured an amendment to
the last river and horbor bill appro
priating money to survey all the
Georgia rivers to find potential water
power as well as navagation and flood
control and this work will be done in
dependent of the appropriation by
the last Congress.
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Ministers’ Association
To Meet Friday At
First Baptist Church
The Ministers’ Association of Vi
dalia will have a special meeting on
Friday morning at ten o’clock at the
First Baptist Church. The topic for
this meeting will be “The Effective
ness of Preaching Today as Compar
ed with Twenty-five Years Ago.”
All of the ministers are urged to be
present.
Toomhs Countv
Singenj To Meet
Announcement has been made to
the effect that the Toombs County
Singing Convention will convene on
next Sunday, which is July 10th.
The singers will meet at Cobbs Creek
church, which is about fifteen miles
south of Lyons.
People are invited and are asked
to carry dinner and spend the day.
SIOO,OOO in 10 Days
Paid to Depositors of
Liquidated Banks
1 More than SIOO,OOO has been dis
tributed to creditors of liquidated
banks in Georgia during the past ten
.days, bringing the total, dividends
since January 1. to $1,382,005.10,
it was announced Friday by A. B.
( Mobley, state superintendent of
banks. Os the total payments com
mon depositors received $889,462.35
and preferred claimants $492,542.75.
I The largest dividend distribution
in the ten-day period was that of the
Citizens Bank of Moultrie, $54,323.72
being paid to depositors. This repre
sented a 10 per cent dividend the
second paid since the liquidation of
that bank began.
j Other dividends paid were as fol
lows: Georgia State bank, Atlanta,
$16,010. representing a 10 per cent
dividend to trust claimants.
Chester Banking company, $6,475.
54, or a 25 per cent dividend to de
positors.
Bank of Cobbtown, $2,366.03, or
a 50 per cent dividend to depositors.
Bank of Cusseta, $9,944.92, or a
10 per cent dividend paid to creditors
of this hank, who to date have re
ceived 40 per cent in dividends.
| Bank of Hamilton, $8,300.48, or a
10 f>er cent dividend to depositors.
' Bank of White Plains, $2,120.35,
or a 5 per cent dividend to depositors.
Miscellaneous payments were $12,-
436.69.—Ga. Review.
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TOOMBS COUNTY
STARTS SHIPPING
SWEET POTATOES
FIRST SHIPMENT MADE IN JUNE
THIS YEAR; EARLIER THAN
USUAL; GOOD PRICE EXPECT
ED; MAJORITY OF POTATOES
SHIPPED THROUGH TOOMBS
COUNTY POTATO ASSOCIA
TION.
The first shipment of sweet pota
toes was made on June 28th through
the Toombs County Sweet Potato As
sociation, this shipment being express
i and of the portorican variety. This
is unusually early for this product,
the early sale being brought about by
| the efforts of this association. Mr.
Moses Coleman, Jr., who is president
of the Association, reports that one
solid carload of portiricans were
loaded for shipment Wednesday of
this week and that another will be
loaded today. The car of portoricans
going in to the southern market, as
, practically all of this varietjy are
sold here, the other car-was of the
famous “Big Stem Jersey” which is
shipped to Eastern markets. All
of the Big Stem being shipped to the
East, they are shiped direct from this
county to Potomac Yards, Va., to di
verting yards, where they are then
shiped to the place that they have
been sold.
The first carload of portoricans
were sold in Atlanta and brought
$2.30 a hamper, delivered. Mr.
Coleman stated that the market was
not open on the Big Stem, but that
a good price is expected. A good
price is expected on the portoricans in
a few days, as there still remains
some of the old crop on the market,
however, they are expected to be off
in ten days. It is estimated that the
acreage is much larger this year than
]dst, but that the yield is off, which
will make the crop about the same as
last year.
Toombs county is the first county
in the United States to put sweet po
tatoes on the market, being follow
ed by North Carolina, Virginia, New
Jersey, Deleware and others.
Mr. Asa Roberts of the firm of
Edward Roberts, Philadelphia, has
been here about two weeks in the in
terest of the market and will remain
throughout the entire season. The
Big Stems are sold through the firm
represented by Mr. Roberts, the sale
of the portoricans is handled locally
by the association. Mr. Coleman
sated that the potatoes would not be
pooled as they were last year, but
that each individual’s potatoes would
be labeled as they received them and
then put in the cars.
The association is getting good re
sults for the growers there being over
100 solid cars in addition to many ex
press shipments made last year, prov
ing very successful, and it is expected
that the majority will sell through
the organization this year
The association have plans under
consideration to erect an office build
ing on the railroad near the shipping
point in order that they might better
handle the shipment of this product.
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Presbyterian Church
i
Sunday School at 10 A. M. on the
Lord’s Day. No preaching because
of pastor’s absence at Aimwell.
Junior Christian Endeavor at 3:00
,p m, -y -7 .1 :t* '
j aImWELL CHURCH
J '
i On the coming Sabbath Dr. Martin-
I dale will preach as usual at 11 A. M.
and 8:30 P. M., at Aimwell Presby
terian church. Members and friends
are urged to attend,
j Sunday School at 3: 30 P. M. and
a hearty welcome to everybody in the
community. Luther Wilkes, Supt.
Be on time!
Christian Endeavor Society at 8:00
P. M. sharp. All the young people
are invited.
The Woman’s Auxiliary meets at
Mrs. Laurie Wilkes’ home on Wed
after the Fourth Sunday, 3:30 P. M.,
Mrs. Seymour Wilkes being the lead
er. All ladies of the church are urg
ed to come.
Rev. W H Budd To
Preach At Center
Rev. W. H. Budd. Presiding Elder
of the Mcßae District, will preach at
NEW VANN TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
TO BE READY FOR OPENING, AUG. 2
mo* m t mmm m■ m m
R. C. HICKS TRAFFIC
! MANAGER G. &F. R.
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
IS SEVERELY INJURED WHEN
CAR TURNS OVER ON RETURN
TRIP FROM MOREHEAD, N. C.,
WHERE HE WENT IN INTER
EST OF TOBACCO MARKETS
I Mr. R. C. Hicks, Traffic Manager
oi the Georga & Florda Railroad,
with headquarters at Augusta, Geor
gia, who was hurt last week in an au
tomobile accident while returning to
Wilson from attending the United
States Tobacco Association’s annual
meeting at Morehead City, will be
obliged to remain in a local hospital
for another, week at least before he
can be safely removed.
Mr. Hicks was right much hurt
when the automobile in which he was
riding was overturned and he suffered
a broken shoulder; an eight inch
scalp wound and a badly twisted
right hip and leg. Mr. Boyd Clarke
of this city, was at the wheel, and
Colonel Zadoc Moore and Mr. Hicks
were Mr. Clarke’s guests on the re
turn trip to Wilson. Messrs. Clarke
and Moore fortunately, escaping with
severe bruises.
Mr. Hicks, Traffic Manager of the
Georgia & Florida Railroad, has been
attending the annual meetings of the
United States Tobacco Association
for a number of years, in the interest
of his railroad, which is an important
factor in the transportation service
of Georgia and is intensively inter
ested in the development and product
ion of the tobacco interests in that
state, where the total sales amounted
in 1926 to 30,093,596 pounds, of
which 20,790.612 pounds were sold
in warehouses reached by the rails of
the Georgia & Florida Railroad, and
shipped to Wilson and other tobacco
warehouse points in North Carolina
and Virginia.
The Georgia & Florida Railroad is
the shortest line from the principal
Georgia Tobacco markets to the prin
cipal destinations in North Carolina
and Virgnia, and operates special to
bacco trains to handle such shipments
in season, besides furnishing traffic
representatives at the various mar
tc take care of the needs of buyers•
and field men and to assure ample
car supply, service and information
to the shippers, furnishing passing re
ports on each individual car.
Mr. Hicks has an extensive perso- !
nal acquaintance and several warm
friendships among the tobacco buy
ers, who, for the past several years,
have gone to Georgia from Wilson
and other North Carolina and Vir
ginia points.
TALMADGE REMOVES
SON OF J. J. BROWN
ABOLISHES BE INSPECTOR’S JOB
I .J. N. SUTTON IS APPOINTED
STATE VETERINARIAN.
I
l Atlanta, Ga., July 6.—Appointment
of J. N. Sutton of Sylvester as state
veterinarian, and abolishment of the
post of state bee inspector, held by
( a son of J. J. Brown, was announced
today by Huge me Talmadge, commis
sioner of agriculture i
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Mr. Button was appointed veteri
narian upon the recommendation of
Dr. A. G Richardson of the State Col*
lege of Agriculture, who has been
acting veterinarian since the resig
nation of Dr. Peter F. Bahnsen.
Brown’s Job
The post of bee inspector, held by
F. B. Brown, was under the state
board of entomology, and paid a
salary of $2,400 per annum. Com
missioner Talmadge regarded the job
as useless, he said.
Two oil inspectors at Columbus
have been replaced by W. A. Han
dricks, who will inspect oil on tem
, porary assignment, it was also an
nounced.
Some men give their friends sure
thing tips o nthe principle that mis
ery loves company.
the Center Church next Sunday aft
ernoon at four o’clock. Everyone is
cordially invited to hear this splendid
man.
MESSRS. VANN AND MORROW,
SALES MANAGERS. ARE AL
READY ON THE JO3 SOLICIT
ING AND ARE VETY OPTIMIS
TIC OVER THE SITUATION.
The large Tobacco W "chouse be
ing built by Messrs. Bernard and
Vann, is nearing comple -: n and will
be ready for the open -g sale on
August the -2nd.
Their warehouse is located on the
Jeff Davis Highway, two blocks from
Church street and is built .back fifty
feet from the main highway, thus
giving ample room for parking teams,
wagons and trucks without interfer
ing with general traffic through the
highway.
The buildng contains approximate
ly 50,000 square feet and has all the
modern conveniences, including show
er baths, etc. The cost of the same
being close to $35,000.00 and is
therefore one of the best, if not the
best, of the warehouses in the state.
Messrs. J. C. Vann and W. D. Mor
row, Sales Managers, are now in the
city, and expect to spend the time
between now and the date of the
opening soliciting trade for their
house which is to be known as Vann’s
Tobacco Warehouse. This firm nas a
wide experience in the sale of leaf
tobacco, being the owners and opera
tors of warehouses in three states.
Mr. Vann talks freely and optimis
tically of the outlook for good prices
and the future of Vidalia as a tobac
co market. He states that had he
not confidently believed that Vidalia
would lead the state in pounds sold
and highest prices he certainly would
not have thought of building such a
large warehouse.
The citizens of Vidalia and the im
mediate section have always felt that
Vidalia would lead all markets in the
state and it is gratifying to know that
this opinion is now held by these gen
tlemen of tobacco experience.
Vidalia sold 3,800,000 pounds last
year, but fully 1,500,00 pounds were
hauled or shiped to other markets on
account of the congestion here oc
casioned by having only one set of
bu yers, but with double sales this
year and an increase of 30 per cent
in acreage in this section Vidalia will
sell at least 6,C00,000 to 7,000,000
pounds. As Vidalia led ail other mar
, kets in price last year the growers of
this section will no doubt market their
crop here, since double sales will take
care of the offerings without conges
tion or delay.
j We welcome this new firm to our
' city and feel that their experience
and efforts will meet with success
and at the same time help msjke
Vidalia the leading tobacco market
of Georgia.
METHODIST BISHOP
TO BE IN VIDALIA
I July the thirteenth is to be a great
'day in Vidalia, with the Methodist
people, for six charges composing the
Vidalia group that is: Vidalia, Lyons,
Uvalda, Mt. Vernon, Altamaha and
Vidalia Ct., are to come together on
that day in a Joint Qt. Conference
and have Bishop Beauchamp preside.
He is expected to bring us a great
message on that occasion and the
people of all this section should try
Ito hear him, for Bishops don’t often
stop in Vidalia. * -
In order to feed the people on such
'on Occasion as this, all are expected
to bring a basket dinner.
The services are to be at the Meth
-1 odist church, and you better try to
be there by 10 o’clock, if you want
to get in and hear it all.
Mr. J. H. Randolph «
Dies in Leesbu g, Fla.
I News reached here of die death of
| Mr. J. H. Randolph, o Fla.
i Mr Randolph died S’ nday afternoon
after a prolonged i ness. The de
ceased will be remr nbered here as
1 the father of Mrs. J. C. Timmerman,
formerly of this city.
Lots of people make a specialty of
pouring ice water on enthusiasm.
Never judg s .nan’s greatr
the opinion his neighbor ha'
Many a man’s wife d’
ly because his eredi.c
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