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VOLUME XXV
'Fourth Successful Week of Vidalia Tobacco Market
“Gold Leaf” Business Review a Feature of this Issi re
The “Gold Leaf’’ review in this
edition is devoted to a brief resume j
of Vidalia’s leading enterprises which '
* make up the business fabrics of the
town today. These firms have co-op
erated to place Vidalia in the posi
tion she now enjoys as one of the
most progressive towns of its size in
Georgia, as well as one of the state's J
outstanding and growing tobacco
markets.
These home firms have been a
potent factor in the development of j
is community and have shown their
lb yalty to the town in periods of
adversity as well as through times
of prosperity, and are deserving of 1
the support and hearty co-operation
of every public spirited citizen who
is interested in Vidalia’s future
Some of Things That
Make A Good Town
Put a peg of prosperity into your
community by staying with it.
Always greet your neighbors
with a grasp of confidence.
Criticize in the spirit of God
speed.
Say a good word if it hurts. Re-
ember that those who insist on
’hanging themselves will do it if
given enough rope.
Give your neighbor a right to
an opinion as long as he keeps it :
to himself.
Discuss questions involving your
better welfare instead of arguing
with them.
Apply the golden rule, regardless
• of consequence.
Back up your churches and rela
jfPtive affiliations. You will feel bet
ter, and besides be setting a good
example for the young people.
Give the young people plenty of
pleasure, but see that you known
what they are doing.
Failures reflest on the entire
town. See what you can do *' keep
your neighbor on top of the water.
Don’t let him drown.
Let’s have more handshakes and
arm in arm conferences, with a good
will parting. It adds to that day’s
events.
Let’s break the shell and step
Lout. The world is wondering what
we are going to do next. Let s
show ’em. —The Nashville Herald.
WANTNED —Boarder, apply 107
Thompson stret. Below Dixie ho
tel. J .F. Sutton. 2tpd.
SPECIALS FOR
Saturday and Monday
25c can Turnip .20
. Greens ...... k
-25c bottle Manchuria 2Q
Cherries
. 20c bottle Manchuria 14
• Cherries
Only r
50c Heaser Cocoa, .38
1 pound
1 Gallon Statey 65
Syrup
30c Rosedale 24
Peaches
15c Lye Horminy 12
For
5 Boxes Gold Dust .20
For
5 Boxes Sunday, Mon
day Soap
10 lbs. Blue Rose .70
Rice
6 boxes 5c Matches 20
For
Phone 27
WARTHEN GROCERS.
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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
growth and development.
The write-ups contained in this j
review describe briefly some of the .
characteristic features of these en
terprises and embody information
which will be of interest to the
older residents of Vidalia and
Toombs county as well as to new
comers and visitors. ** "
Every effort has been made to give
the reader a comprehensive idea of
the progress made in all lines of
local business endeavor.
vv e hope 'that this feature will not
only prove interesting, but also a
rather clean, legitimate statement of
facts enabling our readers to gain
additional knowledge of Vidalia’s
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affairs.
Presbyterian Church
(CITY HALL)
If you want to live a healthy holy
life, growing in Christly graces, and
exercising honor for good on those
you are thrown with, come to our
Bible School at 10 a. m., Sunday, and
you will find it a big help to that end.
At 11 a. m. Dr. Martindale will
bring a message most needful on
“Christ’s Conditions to Discipleship,”
the offering being for church sup
port and Synod’s Home Mission
Work. At 8:30 p. m. he will preach
on “The Need of the Hour—-Practic
ing Christianity.’ Everybody, espe
cially traveling men, tobacco buyers
and sellers, most cordially invited.
Here’s a chance to show your love
for Christ and His world.
On Wednesday, 8:30 p. m., the mid
week service will be held at Mr. D.
E. Brumfield’s home, led by the pas
| ton on “Conscience as a Motice—
Power in the Work.” Acts 4:11-23.
Members and firends are most wel
| come. Let us do nur best to make
j this a fine meting, both coming and
. bringing others.
Whatever your calling, remember:
money gained at the expense of
righteousness on Sunday or on other
| days—is bad business.
VIDALIA COTTON OIL CO.
IMPORTANT LOCAL INDUSTRY
In this feafure story of Vidalia
we desire to bring out the value of
the service and the qualities of the
various concerns that operate in this
erriory and for this reason we deem
it proper to give commendable men
tion to the activities of the VIDALIA
COTTON OIL COMPANY. It is
such concerns as this that make a
liver, betfer city and w r e are more
than glad to refer them to our
readers.
This entrprise was established in
1903 by Mr. W. T. Jenkins and dur
ing these years has played an im
portant part in local development
and has become one of the communi
ty’s most important and most neces
sary industries. They operate an
eight stand ginnery with every facil
ity for rapid and efficient service
and enjoy the patronage and friend
ship of a large number of the farm
ers of this section. They also oper
ate several other gins located at
Soperton, Normantown, Lyons and
Elza.
Their oil mill plant is modern in
construction and equipment and is
devoted to the manufacture of cot
ton seed products which are shipped
VIDALIA CHEMICAL CO., ASSET
TO TOOMBS COUNTY FARMERS
The splendid array of concerns of
Toombs county bear ample an 1 for
cible tsstimony to the exceptionable
enterprises of progressiveness of oiu
business men, and ths staunch qual
ities untied with the highly favor
able agricultural resources of the
county render th efutur progress of
the eommunity a matter of abso
lute centainty. In referring to the
representative enterprises of Toombs
ccuntv mention is due the VIDALIA
CHEMICAL COMPANY.
This institution was originally
founded more than 22 years ago uy
George N. Matthews, Sr., and is one
of Vidalia’s pioneer enterprises that
has contributed to the development
cf this section. They have survived
through both good and bad times and
today they operate the only mixing
plant in the odty. The plant is mod
SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN VIDALIA
DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF TOOMBS, THE B EST COUNTY IN THE STATE.
TOBACCO SALES
RECALLS STORY
OF LONG AGO.
STORY IS TOLD THAT WIVES
WERE BOUGHT FOR 120 LBS.
OF “WEED.”
ATLANTA, GA., August 25
Georgia tobacco growers who now are
receiving good prices for their pro
duct—a crop valued approximately at
$15,000,000 annually—are recalling
a story that a Virginia colonist, be
tween the years 1619 and 1621 could
secure a wife for the trifle of 120
pounds of smoking leaf. • • •
Yet such was the case, according
to historical records. This opportu
nity was offered by the governing of
ficials who made a business of im
porting groups of young women
from England to feather the plant
ers’ nest.
Ninety maidens “young and un
corrupt” comprised the first ship
ment to arrive at Jamestown. The
settlers flocked to the landing place
and chose their mates with no fur
ther preliminaries than a nod, a smile
and “ Are you willing?” The mar
riage ceremony was performed im
mediately on the spot. Ninety men
returned to their cabins on one
eventful day with brides whose first
names they hardly knew.
The experimental cargo proved so
successful to all concerned that
several similar transactions were
consummated in the years that fol
lowed. The 120 pounds of tobacco
required each planter that took a
bride was to cover the cost of the
young woman’s transportation across
the sea, tobacco being the legal ten
|der of the colony at thetime.
One hundred and twenty pounds of
| tobacco, of the kind that has been in
j evidence on the floors of the tobacco
warehouses in South Georgia since
the season opened, brings a fraction
less than $27. The average price of
Georgia tobacco, according to recent
sales, is above $22 a hundred pounds.
to all parts of the United Spates and
other countries bringing outside
money to Vidalia. T4*e fact that this
is a local industry, using raw pro
ducts produced in this section and
manufacturing products which are
shipped to other sections of the coun
try, should be given the support of
all local people.
This is an enterprise that is of
distinct value to the merchants and
farmeis of Toombs county in as
much as it furnishes at home market
for cotton seed as well as a large
weekly pay roll, nw>st of which is
ispent wish Vidalia merchants and
thus aids in the development of the
town and country at large. Regular
employment is given to a large num
ber of workmen.
The VIDALIA COTTON OIL COM
PANY has for its officers W. T.
Jenkins, president; W. T. McAr
thur, Vice-»Presideni and Chess
Abernathy, Manager of whom are
well know-n business men and the
public generally. They have always
been counted as friends of the
farmers of this community and it has
always been their policy to co-operate
in any movement to their advantage.
ern in construction and equipment
and is devoted to the rnbanufacturi
of high grade fertilizers. This is an
enterprise that is of distinct value
tc the farmers of Toombs county, in
asmuch as it furnishes them with
high grade fertilizer at a minimum
j cost and at she same time keeps the
j farmers money at home.
; TThe gentlemen at the head of this
-firm are: Mr. Strabhar, President;
Mr. George N. Matthews, Sr., Vice-
President; and Mr. Mark W. Mat
thews, General Manager. They ar.'
j well known in Vidalia and therefore
need no introduction in these cci
jumns. They are of that type of pro
! gressive business men who always do
their full share in every undertaking
for the betterment of the communit"
and are counted among the most
- alert and progressive men of the
icity.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1927.
Georgia State
Fair Ma king
Plans for Opening
SAVANNAH, GA., August 25. '
There is much to be done towards ,
getting the Georgia State Fair in
shape for the eighth season, October
24-29. This need does not shown
itself on the surface, work has
been started on getting the build
ings ready for exhibits. New roofs
will be put on the main exhibit
buildings. These have been worn in
places since erection in 1920.
It is absolutely necessary to have 1
all department structures water
tight because of the large quantity
of valuable goods brought for dis
play during Fair week. The tract,
seventy-five acres in all, is fenced.
This fencing also will be put in first
class repair as protection to the
outdoor property and animal ex
hibits. 1
President Thos. A. Jones an
nounces the appointment of Gordon
Saussy, Esq., as director in charge
of racing, and T. Pratt Wright, De
puty Sheriff, an experienced horse
man, as Superintendent ,and active
ly in charge of getting up the week’s
card. This year all turf events will
be restricted to animals in Georgia
and South Carolina and President
Jones is endeavoring to get as many
horses as possible form Georgia
be arranged as soon as entries are
farms. Events of the program will
lined up.
With a few weeks 5,000 copies of
the premium list will be off the press
giving full particulars of various
departments and requirements for
qualifying exhibits. These, too. will
be given wide distribution among
farmers in outlying territory.
you can obtain ten regu
lar full-Blze Marivonne (.1
$1.98 and the coupon be- v^jj^gfpl
low or the one left at
your home. This Is the
manufacturer’s method vs Iff
of advertising. After this M jft
Initial demonstration, the g jPJ|
Individual items will be
«n sale at our store
test them and even \lftl
you are not satisfied, *
DEE V T PHARMACY,
Vidalia, Ga.
;New Chevrolet
• Zone Sales Offices
Are Created
Creation of a new Chevrolet zone
sales office, the 20th to be opened
I 1925 and the 43rd now established
I of which have parts distributions de
pots providing the public with quck
er and more efficient survice, was
announced today by H. J Klingler,
general sales manager of the Chev
rolet Motor Company.
The new zone, located at Port
land, Me., is the ninth to be estab
lished since the first of the year, ac
cording to Mr. Klingler, others hav
ing ben opened at Columbia, S. C.;
Salt Lake City; Richmond, Va.; El
Paso, Tex.; Charleston, W. Va.;
Wichita, Kan., and Seattle Wash.
“The rapidity with whiph new of
fices have been opened this year de
notes a generally healthful condi
tion of business throughout the
* country,” Mr. Klingler said. “It
will be noted that our new offices
are located in every section of the
United States, an indication that
conditions are uniformly good, which (
augurs well for the fall outlook. 1
Further evidence of this is contain-1
ed in the fact that Chevrolet sales
for every month this year showed a
substantial gain over th esame pe- (
riod last year, and August sales for
the first ten days indicated that we
will have the best August on record.
By the middle of the month factory
production will have exceeded the
etnire output of 1926.
■ “Our policy is to place new zone
offices wherever the growth in car
i sales warrants it. With this in mind
we get a new index of the enormous
increase in production and sales of
Chevrolet by noting that in 1925 we
had only 23 zone offices and an an
nual output of 519,060 units. To
day we have 43 zone offices and our
factories are planning to turn near
ly one million cars this year..
“The new office at Portland, gives
us a network of wholesale points in
every section of the country, ex
tending from Portland, Me., to Jack
sonville, Fla., and from Seattle,
Wash, to Los Angeles, Cal., with
i many intermediate points such as
largo, N. D., El Paso, Tex., and Co
lumbia, S. C. The last two additions
to the list were at the Northern ex
tremities—Portland and Seatle.
j “Towns which acquire new zone
[offices benefi considerably by their
j own sales manager and an assistant,
a parts and service mnger, a sale 3
promotion manager ,a car distribu
tor, an office manager, an account
jant, five to twenty field representa
! tives, and a large clerical force
| adequate to handle many thousands
|of business each year.
“In addition to the sales udties
executed at these zones, they prove
lof still further service to the pub
| lie untfer our present plan that makes
I many of them also parts distribution
I centers. At 24 of the 443 zones
{provision has been made for the es
! tablishment of parts depots, each one
I to carry from $500,000 to $500,000
j worth of parts, and bringing to the
i communities in which they are lo
; cated a business of these propor
tions. This will obviate the delay en
tailed when-, new parts have to be
forwarded from the factory, and will
assure Chevrolet owners everywhere
of instant service on new parts or
replacements.
PLANTING TREES
Seventy-three million trees were
planted duripg; the past year. For
ty-two states are trying to make up
for their wastes of forests, and
among these which have made the
best showing are Pennsylvania,
which has planted 27,916,029 new
trees; New York witji 22,000,000,
ar.d Michigan with 10,900,000. The
state appropriation in Pennsylvania
was $1,203,485.
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FOURTH WEEK OF TOBACCO
SALES PUT VIDALIA IN THE
LEAD BY A GOOD MARGIN—
SEASON TO CLOSE NEXT
WEEK.
Th fourth week of the local tobac
co season is nearing an end, in fact,
the sale of Friday will mark tho close
of the fourth week leaving only
one other weeks sale of the present
season.
Figures furnished from the ware
house indicate that Vidalia will net
only be one of the major markets ol
the state this season but is the
market, unless other markets run
along after the closing date and build
up to them figures set by the home
warehouses.
In point of prices, it seems that
the Vidalia houses have satisfied 1
clients from all over this section of
Georgia and from other state as well.
Good coofon grades have said well
above expectations running this week
in the thirties while tips and off cur
ings have sold unreasonably well,
but any percentage of low grades of
course brings off the general aver
age to some extent,
i The five million pound mark has
been already exceeded and the next
’ weeks sale will go on to pof this fig
ure which will make the figures for
the Vidalia market probably close to
'six millions or probably a shade
•
more.
j The economic importance < this
' much tobacco averaging above
twenty cents per pound is being felt
! all over the section and especially at
this place while all checks are
| dared and thepay roll for the hand
ling is being spent. *
| This season opened with the ad
dition of a large new house, makibig
three sales houses which operated at
a profit here all during the selling
weeks. Each new season as it opens
will bring new development here ill
' fact rumors have been current dur
| ing this week relating to new sales
houses proposed for next season.
Two of these rumors look as if they
may devlope into a pair of new
houses, each of them as large as any
of the present sales prices. Other
probably ifprovements for next sea
son include the expansion of thd
Vidalia Warehouse to cover larcdi ipA
ready owned by this company, and
which will hold an additional twelve
thousand feet of floor space. It is
said that the Vann Warehouse is to
' build their other unit next season
also. Plans for this unit have been in
existence since this first entered the
Vidalia territory ,and tho present
house was erected with a view of
making the additional uoit a reality
as quickly as needed. It has been
clearly demonstrated this season
i that two sets of buyers cannot handle
the enormous volume of tobacco
which is to be marketed at Vidalia
during the coming years and the
tobacco men of the place have al
ready made representation to the
tobaccco houses for additional buy
ers for the coming season.
j
GEORGIA, Toombs Gounty:
In the Superior Court of Toombs
1 County:
| For good and sufficient reasons
made known to the Court. The
Court has ordered adjourned to re
convene in an adjourned session on
the 12th day of September 1927, afc
10 o’clock A. M., the August Term
of Toombs Superior Court. Ordered
, further that all gr;> :d and traverse
jurors summoned to appear at the
regular August Term of the court be
and are hereby ret uired to appear
for service & such adjourned term
for the week beginning September
1927.
This August 22, 1927.
R. N. HARDEMAN,
J.ulge S. C. M. J. G
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Miss Kntb. 'e Jones return:'
home thic we * om Cordele alt *.*
spending un: s as the gues£
iof Miss Ruby St . 2.
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