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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
2
The Advance outlines plans for Vidalia including a new high school building a Seaboard freight depot move the paving of the business district sidewalk construction and a merchants association to expand trade and a professionals group to assist farmers in marketing crops.
The Waycross Herald-Journal lauds a multi-county civic plan endorsed by The Progress for Lyons and Toombs County. It calls for courthouse area beautification, a shaded avenue to the courthouse, a consolidated county school, farm and home demonstrators, and a county health commissioner to combat disease and improve health. The plan is praised as modest practical and fully doable.
There is good news for pensioners as payments are set for the first of the year. County war warrants may be used to pay taxes, offering a channel for settling tax obligations.
A brief note reports that state convict rolls are increasing rapidly, signaling growing incarceration rates and shifts in crime trends.
Toombs County tax collector reports the third and final tax collection cycle is not overburdening the office. He notes steady receipts and manageable workload as notices go out and payments continue.
The Vidalia community urged Superintendent Bagwell to choose a new depot site for the Id freight facility over constructing a depot at the current location, signaling a preference for relocation over upgrading the existing site.
In South Carolina farmers harmed by boll weevils need business community support to find markets for cotton alternatives. Bankers and merchants are aiding with loans and guidance, but markets must be created by commercial experience and local organization. A strong local advocate can greatly help neighbors with practical advice.
The piece urges farmers to shift to dairying for steady weekly income. It cites growing interest, beginnings of shipments, separators sold, and plans to establish a Hawkinsville creamery. Readers are urged to raise feed, milking a few cows, and market butter fat to creameries for consistent profits. It notes Bill Biffem’s Savannah Press column on quail when available.
The year 1921 marks notable progress as the cattle tick problem is declared eliminated, reflecting advances in livestock health and farming practices.
Terrell county farmers plan to plant 100 acres in strawberries this fall and winter. An article by Martin V. Calvin argues soil and climate favor strawberry culture, cites county yields, advises planting windows, frost protection, soil prep, fertilizers, and recommends Buback No. 5 and Celestial varieties for family and market use.
I offer my Vidalia home on Kenworth street for sale on easy terms, furnished or unfurnished. Interested buyers may contact H. A. Kennard at 501 South Ist street Albuquerque New Mexico or see Mrs. Luther Dent in Vidalia.
New York statisticians project life expectancy reaching 100 by 2047. Red Cross experts cite historical gains from 35 in 1910 to 39 in 1920, with life spans widening from 18 in the Sixteenth century to about 82 by the Eighteenth, predicting further growth.
Quick cough relief promises from Hayes Healing Honey plus Grove's Open-Trate Salve for chest cold croup and throat irritation. The two remedies are sold together in one carton for 35 cents and advised for children with a cold.
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