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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1920
Page
4
A compact year 1921 glance quotes South Georgia optimism about grain and tobacco crops. It critiques financial stinginess, notes Vice President Marshall slamming Congress, and comments on tariff and war talk amid calls to divert funds to roads and domestic needs.
The Advance notes receipt of the Blue Book of Stories for Character Building by Prof. M L Brittain Georgia State Superintendent of Schools. It aims to inspire civic virtue in boys and girls and deter vice. Revised by authority of the State Board of Education, copies go to county and city superintendents and high school principals.
The piece urges farmers to plant tobacco as an early cash crop to ease financial strain. It notes Collins neighborhood yields up to 600 dollars per acre and an average around 350 dollars, urging Toombs and Montgomery counties to follow suit for regional economic improvement.
Bradstreet's Review of the Year warns the current readjustment may not retire many who sought profits with limited ability and equipment. It notes the value of education and experience, cites France’s postwar rebuilding, warns against patent nostrums, and urges America to return to productive work. Let's go to work.
Citizens from this section have been drawn to serve as traverse jurors for the United States Court meeting in Savannah January 10. Names include R L O Neal Uvalda W D Clark Ovalda J T Warnock Tarrytown A P McIntyre Riley E A Rogers Manassas W P Moore Riley D E Hughes Riley. Additional jurors for January 17 include T B Hughes Mt Vernon E L Harris Mt Vernon J R Adams Vidalia J B Jones Uvalda H A Braddy Kibbee R D O Neal Mc Gregor W A Gillis Soperton.
A turnip auction at Sycamore corner drew attention as a farmer from E. L. Meadows farm offered purple top turnips. The largest bulb weighed eleven and a half pounds and was bought by Dr. W. L. Darby visiting from Brunswick who planned to present it to the Brunswick Board of Trade.
Bre LAXATIVE BROMO a0 QUININE tablets claim to cure a cold in one day. Each box bears the signature of the above. The advertisement hints at quick relief and asserts effectiveness without providing clinical details or sourcing.
Over the past week several local business changes emerged. Jack Markell now owns the Boston Store business in Dublin, while J E Schumpert sells half of Dodge Bros. Agency to J E Brewton. C E Gay & Co sells grocery bakery to Lowe Bros. Union Pharmacy remains with Auld and Carter after Spurgeon Meadows reverts to a half share.
After a pleasant holiday with homefolks Vidalia's college set began leaving the area. Students headed to universities and normal schools including Miss Gertrude Stith to the University Miss Vera Meadows Abbie Mathews Thelma Elmore to Athens Normal Margaret McWhorter Bessie McWhorter Irma Lewis Loraine Frederick Mary Ethel Powers Lois Culpeper to Milledgeville Elizabeth Anderson to Pease Institute Raleigh Eula Peterson to Brenau Nellie Jenkins Julia Jenkins to Cuthbert Abbie Joe Gordon to Wesleyan Catherine Holmes to Cox College Inez and C B Sharpe to Valdosta Normal.
J W McWhorter long time Advance publisher buys half interest in the Winder New at Winder Georgia and returns to newspaper work there He and his family will move from Vidalia with Mrs McWhorter remaining until spring before joining him in the new home Helen and Charles McWhorter also to move to Winder Georgia
A major fire in Alamo Georgia last Friday night destroyed four residences including those of Editor J H Gross Iidelson E M Auld and Dr L P Fordham. The blaze began in Gross attic and spread to nearby buildings. W E Currie suffered burns while fighting the flames. The owner I Idelson was away in Baltimore and insurance status unclear. Damages estimated around 20000 dollars.
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