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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1922
Page
3
The Vidalia Advance is a weekly publication serving Vidalia Georgia as the official city organ. It is entered at the Vidalia post office as second class matter under federal law.
The Vidalia City Council and Vidalia Board of Education study eliminating the independent system to form a county based district with Vidalia as center. A public sentiment petition is sought to urge Representative Lankford to push a special bill. The plan expands the district toward Normantown Center and Lyons, proposes new high school facilities, and aims to provide transportation and equal access to education for area students. It argues this aligns with statewide moves toward county systems and emphasizes developing Georgia’s youth and home as the source of good citizenship.
The Springfield Herald weighs a proposal to have Superior Court Judges preside in districts other than where elected. While noting potential benefits like reducing political influence, the piece warns that personal ties and friendships could still affect judging, despite assurances.
The article extols Georgia products but emphasizes that the state’s most valuable asset is its Georgia raised boys and girls. It highlights regional offerings from Brooks and Houston counties and notes E. E. Mack of Thomasville as a source for Georgia raised stock, praising youth as the state's premier product.
The Vidalia newsroom reports Toombs County has completed its cattle tick eradication program and is officially tick free. The effort, backed by county state and federal officials, aims to extend statewide clearance by next year with fifteen counties still under eradication progress. Spectators note renewed vigor in South Georgia cattle raising and dairying, signaling strong prospects for beef and dairy industries.
County officials plan to begin work at the Tattnall line on a first section of the Vidalia Ly on state highway to avoid two grade crossings. They aim to negotiate later with government authorities on the Lyons to Vidalia segment. The piece defends avoiding grade crossings but notes potential burden on landowners and long-used local roads.
Labor leaders in Savannah recommended Dr. O A Bush of Pelham for the state railroad commissioner post to be decided at the general election. Bush pledged to fight for lower public utility rates, saying many wartime increases should be rolled back. He is a former Georgia legislator and longtime political figure, cousin to Atlanta lawyer Billie B Bush.
An advisory urges Americans to guard against kidney trouble from rich food and uric acid buildup. It promotes Jad Salts a grape lemon lithia mixture taken daily to flush kidneys and reduce bladder irritation, claiming safety affordability and easy use for home health.
Two Kling Klose hair nets with every $1 purchase of toilet articles. Be sure and get yours at Page's Drug Store. Ask Page's Drug Store first.
Driving to Vidalia Saturday night a car carrying Elmore Martin and Vienable Anderson of Fitzgerald and Hal Macon of Vidalia ran off the Gum Swamp Creek bridge near Alamo and overturned. Martin suffered a sprained arm while the others escaped uninjured. The car was badly damaged as the banister was knocked down. The drivers swerved to pass a car and overturned.
This old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifier and iron supplement that boosts energy, appetite, and vitality. It claims the product is iron and quinine in syrup, easy for children, and cites malaria and general weakness as its uses. Available for 60 cents per bottle.
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