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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XXV
VIDALIA LED STATE LAST WEEK IN LBS. SOLD
PROSPECTS BRIGHT TO LEAD THIS WEEK IN AVE. PRICE AND SALES
TOBACCO SALES
• IN FIRST WEEK
BREAKS RECORDS
10,345,353 Pound. Os Tl« Weed Are
Sold For $1^36,319.87.
"With a compilation of the total
sales and prices paid for the golden
leaf for the first week of the Georgia
season which opened Tuesday
recrds for the first week of pre
vious openings have been shattered.
The fgures reveal that the growers
received $1,836,319.87 for 10,345,-
353 pounds of the weed. The leaf
offering for the first week of the
season was of the poorest quality,
which is always offered first, and
growers are predicting that the sale
to follow will be the greatest in the
history of growing tobacco in this
state.
The prices on all the markets av
raged 18.50, which is exceptionally
good considering the quality of the
/first offerings. Individual sales on a
"number of markets brought around
$1 a pound and numerous sales were
recorded where the leaf brought be
een 75 cents and $1 for a consid
-able number of pounds
The sales for the first day on all
the markets totaled 3,654,450 pounds
which sold for $810,745. The sales
on the opening day of the market
this season broke all records for any
previous opening day. The sales for
the last day of the first week also
topped the 3,000,000-pound mark.
The growth of tobacco in this state
i? confined to about 60 South Geor
gia counties and with approximately
15,000 farmers participating in the
sales The total acreage this year Fri
day was estimated by the United
States department of agriculture at
71000 acres, which is the largest that
has ever been planted, and with the
poundage for the first week going
higher than was anticipated experts
in the belt are now prediciting that
the crop will in all probability be near
60,000,000 pounds, and will be sold
for an average price of 20 cents per
pound.
Tobacco growing in Georgia is
f gradually usurping the throne of
“king cotton,” and farm experts in
the state say that within the next
three years the golden leaf will be
the principal money crop in the state
instead of second place. The growth
of the industry has been phenomenal
as the growing of tobacco on a com
mercial basis ware only started three
years ago
While experts declare that the
weather during the growing period
of the leaf this season has injured
the quality of the crop, others main
tain that this injury has been con
fined to local acreage and is not gen
eial over the belt
An air of prosperity now pervades
South Georgia that is in evidence ev
ery year when the “weed marts” are
open.
STATE TAX
EXEMPTION WOULD
BRING FARMERS
IVAN ALLEN, OF ATLANTA, GA.,
POINTS OUT ADVANTAGES OF
TAX EXEMPTION.
Atlanta, Ga., August 11—State tax
exemption of the dirt farmers on 100
acres of Georgia land, together with
the fact that the State has no income
tax and the further important fact
it has no inheritance tax, can be co
ordinated into tremendous impelling
motives that will direct the footsteps
cf the best farmers of the nation to
Georgia in the next five years, accord
ing to Ivan Allen, Atlanta business
man and former state senator.
! GEORGIA SOIL IS
I TO BE FAVORED
STATE FOR INDUSTRY
l
IT ALL DEPENDS HOW ACTIVE
WE ARE IN CLAIMING OUR AD
j VANTAGES.
Atlanta, Ga., August 11. —Manu-
facturing and industrial enterprises
are looking to the South for locations
and development, reports received
here state Georgia is said to be one
of the favored states and with the
proper amount of work and the dis
semination of information every sec
tion of the state can secure its share
of these new industries prospecting
for locations, it was pointed out here.
Atlanta manufacturers today point
ed out that cotton mill men in the
East realize the economy and the ad
, vantages possessed by this section for
their plants and a greater portion of
them may be expected to move here.
It is predicted that nearly every cot
ton mill located in Massachusetts will
be, in a few years, located on south
ern soil, in the Carolinas, Georgia
and Alabama.
“It all depend* how active our peo
ple are in presenting our claim, and
advantage.,” .aid an Atlanta manu
facturer. He declared that Georgia
can be made the manufacturing cen
ter of the South as well a* the best
agricultural state.
MRS. McARTHUR’S
i BROTHER DIES IN
CHICAGO HOSPITAL
OVER DOSE OF SLEEPING PO
TION IS FATAL TO DR. R. C.
CHASON.
The following will be read with
deep sorrow, Dr. Cbason being a
brother of Mrs. Herman McArthur
o’ this city. *
i Chicago, Aug. 6 —Dr. John Ran
dolph Chason, 28, hospital interne
who came to Chicago fro mGeorgia,
died in the county hospital Saturday
from an overdose of sleeping potion.
Funeral at Brainbridge
Brainbridge, Ga., Aug. 6. News
was received here Saturday morning
of the death of Dr. Randolph Ofcason,
128, in Chicago. Dr. Chason, A. B.
graduate of Mercer and student of
the University of Arkansas and an
interne at a Chicago hospital, was
prominently connected throughout
the country, being a son of the late
Dr. Jeff Chason.
The body is expected to arrive in
Brainbridge Sunday night and fune
ral services will be held Monday.
Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. R. F.
Wheat, Mrs. W. L. Wilkinson, Mrs.
H. G. Hell, all of Brainbridge; Mrs.
Herman McArthur, Vidalia; Mrs.
Preston Jackson, Tampa, Fla., and
one brother, Webster Chason, of
Quincy., Fla.
Funeral Os Howard
Dixon Held Saturday
Howard Dixon, age eighteen, who
was fatally wounded last Friday mom
ng. dieng almost instantly, was buried
last Saturday, the funeral services be
ing held at the home of his grand
father, Mr. Willis, with Rev. Royal
Page officiating. Interment at Far
gerson’s cemetery.
Mr. Dixor. was a resident of Eman
uel county, having moved there from
Montgomery county where he was
born.
Pall bearers were: Emmett Mosley,
Julian Mosley, Robie Hardy and Ed«-
die Morris. McColskey Undertaking
Company ip charge.
SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN VIDALIA
DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TOOMBS, THE B EST COUNTY IN THE STATE.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1927
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Just Dying of Curiosity- - By Albert t. Raid
_____ i- l - .
Mr John R. Miller
Buried In Savannah
V
Mr. John R. Miller died at fire home
of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Wil
liams last Monday morning at the age
of sixty-three after several years of
illness.
! Funeral services were held at the
residence Tuesday morning with Rev.
M. A. Shaw, pastor of the Methodist
officiating, being assisted
Dr. J. C. Brewton, pastor of the Bap-f
tist church.
i After the funeral services here the
deceased was carried to Savannah,
he ibirh place of Mr. Miller. Inter-j
was in Bonaverture cemetery. In adi !
'tion to his wife, Mr. Miller is survived
by the following: Mrs. Charles Wil
liams of this city, one son in Govern
ment services, Mr. Ralph Miller, Mr.
<O, M. Miller, of Texas, Mr. Wißie
Miller of Bartow, Fla., and one sis
ter.
McColskey Underairing Company off
his ciy m charge of he funeral
Flying School * Marm
Mildred Doran, Michigan school
teacher, who flew from Detroit to
California and is now making,
ready for a flight to Honolulu for
» $35,000 pr»7jc
mi*
ration ©f I
h-c <Alost
izing C
Chevrolet 1
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ad conditions—
ormance of the
pou meet!
t away with the
m city streets —
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w r ith wide open
them on the steep
•n the roughest
" room and make
action of this re
lobile. Study its
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Large Potato
Brought Advance
Mr. Sam Taylor of this city brought
to the Advance office this week an
extra large sweet potato. This pota
to was of the Porto Rico variety and
weighed six pounds.
®Miss Margie Joiner
Passes At Normantown
The death of Miss Margie Joiner
iotcured art the home of her mother,
PMrs. Cannie Williamson, last Sun
j day after-only several days of illness.
The funeral was held in this city
Monday morning with Rev. Blount,
pastor of the Normantown Baptist
j church officiating. She was a mem
iber of the Baptist church.
The deceased is survived by her
| mother, Mrs. Cannie Williamson, Mr.
Herman Joiner, Mrs. L. B. Meadows,
of Normantown, and Thomas Joiner,
Mr. Theron Joiner, Miss Mildred
Joiner of Americus, Ga.
McColskey Undertaking Company
of this city were in charge of the fun
era! arangements.
Edison Today
A special camera study of Thox
A Ed ison as he appeared this week
at Department of Commerce offices,
.where he discussed the rubber in
dustry—in his attempt to find a 1
plant substitute Mr Edison was
80 Feb 11.
powerful j
with 3-spj
sturdy sir!
Note the |
Quality sea
of f he beat*
fora drive j
Dc that—aj
hundreds 4
that here is
value in th
motive indf
—from evi
world’s fint*
SFS
SECOND IN THE .
AVERAGE PRICE
FIRST WEEK SALE
Vidalia Leads Markets
Os Entire State
Wednesday and Thursday
GOVERNMENT REPORT SHOWS
VIDALIA MARKET LED STATE
IN SALES AND RAN SECOND IN
AVERAGE PRICE PAID TO THE
GROWERS.
With official report showing that
this market led the markets of the
entire state in total sales and running
i second in average price paid for the
weed, prospects are now that Vidalia
will lead not only in total sales sold
this week but will top all markets in
average price. The sales this week
have been heavy and the product is
! bringing a good price.
Monday Sale*
290,000 pounds of tobacco was sold
l in Monday’s sale at the local sales
; houses; average price being $22.16.
Better grades were offered Mondday
Ithan has been coming and the prices
responded. A big line of tobacco of
Bulloch county sold for over a thirty
cent average. Planters are hampered
somewhat by weatehr conditions just
; at the present tame which keeps the
volume of sales below expectations, j
Vidaila Led in Sales Monday
The sales on the local market
passed the three-quarter of a million
j passed the dcmfw fw mfw zfifl zfiflflfl
pound mark with a total of 803,000
; | pounds for the day’s trading The
jleaf was sold for an average price of
,22.16 cents per pound and brought
.to the growers $190,230.70. This
market was only 22,000 pounds under
the on the opening day.
Blackshear which has been vieing
' with this city for the first honors in
the tetal number of pounds sold, it is
said took second place Monday with
600,235 pounds. It is also stated that
Blackehear topped the local market
for the highest average price, however
by only three-tenths of a cent. The
The growers are jubilant over the
prospects of this season’s crop which
is now being estimated at around
000,000 pounds by the government,
boosting the acreage figures to 71,-
000,000. Also the planters of the
weed are anticipating the crop to av
erage well above the 20 cents mark
as the quality of the leaf is vastly
superior to that which was first sold.
Sales are far surpassing those made
for the same period last year.
Vidalia Lead* Market* Wedneiday
The Georgia tobaco markets Wed
nesday experienced one of the heavi
est days to date this season. The
quailty of the leaf offered was of the
first grade and all the markets with
the exception of the one located in
Quitman paid an average price of
over 20 cents a pound. Several of
the markets stopped the 25 cents
mark for sales that went over the
100,000-pound mark.
The local market again took the
lead for the highest number of pgjiind
sold w’ith sales totaling 798,000 ll>s.,
enriching the growers to ths extent
of $190,402.80. I ■
I [I
Helena To Play fheir
| Last Game Here |
Friday afternoon
WM*m tgjt I
Announcement h; ' b'lfm ihaii* by
the of tlft Jo|jM
club that hmu Friday *Aug
ust 12th, Helena with $ their Well
i known all-star team will play their
last garni fqr the seasßn yvitb the
■>. Til's x be a
good game a : Helena has a. jai&iup
outfit an.? are '•oming hgre jjjrith ihe
intention cf wi . this game.
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