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Newspaper
Vidalia Advance
Location
Vidalia, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
2
State School Superintendent M. L. Brittain announces he will not run for re election in September. N. H. Ballard of Brunswick is the remaining candidate. The notice lauds Brittain�s admin as advancing school facilities and predicts great progress in the coming five years.
The Tifton Gazette urges counties to adopt a city manager style system without new laws. A county commissioner board could hire a competent manager, set a salary, and oversee county affairs, meeting monthly to supervise, aiming to save taxpayers money and improve county governance.
Banks in the Atlanta Clearing House have agreed to a five million dollar loan to the Georgia Cotton Growers Cooperative Marketing Association. The Federal Reserve Bank also promised further loans, ensuring the association can handle its members' crop.
The article notes Mrs. Frank Lawson of Dublin elected vice-chairman of the Twelfth Congressional District Democratic Executive Committee and several women from various counties named as committee members. This signals a welcome for enfranchised women into party councils and responsibilities.
State School Supervisor Smith urges Toombs county listeners to fix long neglect of rural education. He cites jail costs vs. school funding, notes rapid rural school gains at New Branch and Johnson Corner, and foresees five years of great rural progress as Vidalia weighs rejoining county system. He calls investment in schools an investment in bright futures.
Readers urged to settle credit accounts with decency and promptness. The piece stresses paying what you owe, honoring promises, and avoiding hostile behavior when settling debts to preserve trust and curb credit flow issues.
Georgia residents show strong interest in a 75 million dollar state bond plan for highways by joining the Georgia Good Roads Association and paying a five dollar annual fee. Willam E. Keith reports wide backing from business firms professionals and individuals as lawmakers near a legislative session.
A historic health tonic claims to purify the blood and enrich it with iron and quinine. Marketed as a non patent medicine, it supposedly boosts energy appetite and color, cited as a family favorite for malaria or body building, priced at 60 cents per bottle.
Atlanta Republicans and state leaders frenetically back John Louis Philips facing Washington charges of conspiring to defraud the government in contracts. Telegrams of support flood Georgia officials while national figures and President Harding reportedly held the allegations in doubt. Local GOP members note the Graham Commission found him clean, and he remains the party head and patronage distributor in Georgia.
Greatly reduced week end round trip fares via Georgia and Florida Ry. good from Friday morning until the following Tuesday night. Consult nearest ticket agent. D. F. Kirkpatrick, Gen. Pass. Agent.
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