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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
2
The Advance advocates moving the old downtown freight depot to spur growth and goodwill with Seaboard Ry. A citizen committee should meet Seaboard officials to secure a firm pledge to relocate this fall, stressing local business impact and civic unity. Vidalia faces railroad cost pressures but seeks a concrete depot removal date.
In Atlanta last week commemorations of Henry W. Grady, a Georgia journalist, recalled his call for full and exact justice in racial matters. The piece urges reading Grady’s words on solving the race problem with reason and peace, praising his vision of a future where both races walk together.
Rev A R Easters and local leaders warn about itinerant negro preachers who gather crowds on streets near Vialia stirring race tensions. They say church doors open to worthy preachers, but street sermons require permit control by the chief of police and city officials to regulate the practice.
The South Georgia railroad manager received praise from a patron and issued a circular to staff stressing that railroad service equals the product sold. It urges every employee to show courtesy to each patron, noting that good service builds a better railroad and positive public impression. The note also invites adapting the principle to any business.
The Ford Motor Company reports output at about 4000 cars per day in Detroit with May targets of 101125 vehicles. By May 12 the daily total rose to 4092, the highest this year, and projections suggest a new monthly high. About 43000 workers are employed at the Detroit plant.
Henry Ford says workers are in the best condition ever, noting full-time six day weeks and three shifts a day as he discusses factory labor conditions.
A historical note describes Rub-My-Tiem as a powerful pain killer for rheumatism neuralgia sprains and marked soreness. The advert highlights quick relief and broad uses for various aches.
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