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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
PLEASANT UNION NOTES

Mr. j. A. Walker, who has been a
resident of this place for a number of
years, moved to Memphis, He and
his wife took an active part in the
church work. 1t was an impressive
scene at the church last Sunday as
they were bidding good bye to their
friends and especially their Sunday
school classes.
Mr.. j. d. Gates, the peddler, who
has been in bad health and spending
the holidays, will be around on his
regular days if the weather isn't too
bad.
There is much moving in this COM
munity The people are taking adj
vantage of the good roads.
Master Ira Gates, of this place, left
Saturday for a visit to his brother,
Mr.. w. E. Gates, at Drummonds.
Mrs. Reuben R. Gates, who has been
sick, is some better now.
Mr. Harvey Whitworth is having a
brick chimney added to his house. Mr..
W. A. Keltner is doing the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben r. Gates are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j, H. Draffin, of the Idaville vicinity.
The people of this community spent
a very pleasant Christmas.
Mr.. Foley Hill lost fine yearling
heifer a few mornings ago. Mr. Hill
fed the calf. 1t ate heartily and was
found with its neck broken about
three hours later.
There will be preaching at Midwife
the second Sunday in January by the
pastor, Rev. B. w. Covington.
A NEW CONFER.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04

The Covington Milling Co. ship.
1 ped another carload of hogs to St
Louis We 1nesday.
Mr.. John Winford will resume the
duties Of his position as clerk at the
Covington Supply Co. on January 10
Mr.. Henry Walton, of the Oak
Grove yiyinity( has lately made a
number OF improvements on his house,
DIR. {. l.. Hays has succeeded
DIR. L. j. Lindsey as county health
officer and win fill that position while
Dr. Lindsey is absent at Harvard
university.
Miss Lucille Grimsley pleasantly
entertained a number of her friends
at her hcTe, three miles sonth of the
city Thursday afternoon. The pro-
gram consisted of merry games of
various kinds, guessing contests,
story telling and the serving Of SPLEEN
did refreshments.
About 10 young ladies and gentle
men enjoyed a dinner party given at
the home ON Mr.. J. G, Kelly, Of this
vicinity, at 6 o'clock Friday evening
in honor of Mr.. Paul Kelly, of Joplin,
Mo-, who was visiting his father and
family. A most pleasant feature Of
the evening was the quartette singing
of Messrs. Paul and Grady Kelly and
Misses Rub and Nina Kelly
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
TO THE TRUCK GROWERS

Do you know there is money in
growing truck 1t has been clearly
demonstrated ind proven beyond
doubt that we nave the soil that will
produce almost any kind of truck.
The Upton County Berry Growers
association has been success. If you
are not a Tnemb sr, you should be. At
tend the meeting next Saturday, jan
Iuary 6J1:3o p M at the Business
Mems Club! II costs you only $3.50
membership ard you will be entitled
to full benefits and all privileges of
the association. Below we. give you.
some statistics of our success with
berries, beans, Peppers and sweet po-
tatoeS:
We shipped Fl cars of berries last
season, which to aled S,SOS crates, and
which netted growers Sl.5S l-3 per
crate. The gros, amount received for
above berries WIS $14,793.17. Several
thousand dollars were paid to pickers,
thus giving many spending money
who had great need Of it, especially
at the season when money was scarce.
Many of our growers made sufficient
money to make their crop without
borrowing,
Our bean crcn was short and acre
age small. We shipped 768 bushels of
beans, which SOLD for 81 ,428.76. Owing
to the fact that we did not,have car
load shipments, we were compelled to
pay, for express and commission,
$482.07. After all, our net average
was little better than S1,23 per
bushel. The highest price we re-
ceived for beans was $500 per bushel,
and we had to pay $1,25 per hundred
pounds express, making the cost for
express alone bet er than Al cents per
bushel. Had we shipped in car lots,
it would have cost US about 10 cents
per bushel.
We shipped mole than 1000 bushels
of pepper this season--only a few
little patches, just merely experiment
ing. Some Of this pepper sold in
Cleveland, Ohio, for $1.30 per Dushel;
but, as we had tn pay local express
charges, it cost Us over 40 cents per
bushel. After al charges and COM
missions we averaged about so cents
per bushel on all shipments. Pepper
is wonderful in il S production. 1t is
possible to raise $40 bushels from one
acre, and it is light and easy to mar
ket, requires very little work, and
comes in after YOU are through with
your crop.
There will be aided to our hist this
year. tomatoes. let every one take
an interest and make this our banner
year. We probably can bluff the boil
weevil if we raise more truck.
Hoping to see yea next Saturday,
Yours very truly,
Il NJ POLK
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
INTERESTING SERVICES

DR.. r. W. Hooker, of Memphis, in
the absence of the pastor, Rev. C. E.
Wauford, preached to good congrega-
tons in the First Baptist church last
Sunday morning and evening.
The Sunday school has adopted the
custom of having pictures made, and
having them hung on its walls on the
first of each year, of those who have
been perfect in attendance during the
preceding year. There were seven of
these last Sunday who made complete
records, and two of these, Mr.. ]. A.
Ferguson and Miss Effie Wood, had
made complete records for four years
and were voted gold medals by the
Sunday school, these medals to be
presented later Three of the seven
have been perfect for three years and
aspire to the gold medals on the first
of next year.
Another feature of the service was
a birthday song sung by the primary
department to Mrs. j. A. Lanier, aged
'83 years, Dorothy McFadden, aged
five, and number of others between
these ages.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
MISS YARBRoUGH ENTERrAINs

One of the most enjoyable affairs
of the Christmas holidays was a dane
ing party given on Monday evening
by Miss Marie Yarbrough in honor of
her house guest, Miss Evelyn Wynne,
of Mississippi.
The hostess was charming in a
black tulle with Jet trimmings, with
corsage Of pink, orchids, receiving
with Mr.. Harry Price, of Atlanta,
Ca, while Miss Wynne was charming
in pink charmeuse embroidered in
silver, with corsage Of Killarney
roses and valley lillies, receiving with
Mr.. o. B. Boswick, of Memphis.
Amongthose who had the pleasure
Of enjoying Miss Yarbrough's hos
pitality were: Misses Nell .Somer-
veil, Kate McClanahan, Mattilon
Brown; Messrs. Adrian Boyd, 7. O..
Bond, Robert Owen. Humphrey
Keathley, Will Rufin, Dudley Sulli-
van, Pavne Ruffin.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
BRIGHTON NOTES

Miss Ruby Baird delightfully."- en-
tertained at her home Friady evening
to honor her guest, Miss Maggie Nc
Gala, of Memphis. Several piano
and solo selections were rendered, af-
ter which salad course was served.
Those to enjoy Miss Baird's hospital
ity were: Messrs. Leno Morrison,
Stafford Mc;.ister, Ernest Huffman,
Earl Hill, Hugh Smith, Maurice Bo-
lick, Thomas Murray, Sidney Hind
man, Delong McLister, Cleo Huffman,
Mann McCalia, John Murray; Misses
Mary Lee Smith, Mary Plaxco, Mar
guerite Daugherty, Nadine Garrison,
Virgie Dewese, Maggie McCalla,
Clyde Huffman, jamie Dewese, Helen
Fitzpatrick, Florence Smithson.
Miss Lillian McFadden, of Mem
phis, was the guest of Misses Virgie
and jamie DeWese Monday.
Master Morris Huffman, who has
been visiting friends and relatives the
past week, leturned to his home in
Memphis Monday evening.
Miss Bessie Dewese left Friday TO
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Dewese, of
Springdale, Ark,
Misses Nadine Jamison and 0cta-
via Abernathy, of Memphis, spent
last weekend with Mrs. Lula Jami-
son.
Miss Mona Gray Mccullough, Of
Munford, spent Sunday with Mrs. Al
bert Escue.
Mr.. Ben Arnold King returned to
Martin Monday, after spending the
holidays with his parents and friends.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
SHIPPING COTTON SEED
MEAL OVER TO EUROPE

The Covington Cotton Oil mill has
recently shipped several cars Of cotton
seed meal to England. This meal was
sold in car lots at $40 per toly on
board the cars at Covington, In pass
ing, it is well to note that the COM
pany gets exactly the same price for
this in car lots that it is sold for to
the local trade. This meal carries
freight rate of S24 per ton; hence,
when landed in England, it has cost
the purchaser $64 per ton. When The
cost of distribution ana commissions
is added, the ultimate consumer will
pay in the neighborhood of SIS per
hundred pounds for this meal.
The fact is, we do not realize the
great value of this, one Of the by
products of the cotton crop. Cotton
seed meal stands high in its feed
value for cattle and, judiciously used,
has high food value for otter
animals. The agricultural experts
have, for years, been calling the at
tention of the South to its possibilities
and especially to the fact that the
South was shipping away nnto!d
wealth in the form Of fertility of The
soil, and that it lost none Of its value,
or very small per cent, in being
fed to stock.
The local oil company, by selling
this valuable feed at the wholesale
rate to local people, gives them 4
wonderful advantage. The cost to tbs
Englishman is more than double the
cost to our people. 1t is useless to
argue that Y does not pay. The peg
pie of Europe buy this meal for two
reasons--because of its feed value,
and the economy of using it over
other feeds. The South sh;eS this
meal out annually by the millions of
tons, carrying with it untold wealth
in the way of fertility of land and
the profit that should have been madsv
out of feeding it at home,
In our scramble for dollars, we
overlook many advantages that are
ours, and in none do we do this more
than in the use that could and shoul5
be made of cotton seed meal.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04

Have new car of good young mules,
mares and horses; several good grad
err or log mules. All ages, and prices
reasonable. Just below McFadden q
Shelton's. J. N. Hall.
Have just finished taking stock and
in going through we found remnants,
small lots, single pairs and odds and
ends. Come and look them over.
They are cheap. Supply Co.
One hundred dozen fine ribbed
misses fast black hose, all sizes,5 TO
10. Equal in every way to any Zoe
hose. Are fine and smooth and guar
anteed fast black. This is big bar
gain bought from the mill. A few IN
the lot are imperfect. They go on
sale today at 121ae. Supply Co.
Have you seen those handsomely
designed saddles at 0gilvie's? He has
the latest Texas models for men and
boys. New line of brides, strap
goods. buggy harness and lap robes,
We sell the best dividend paying
life insurance policy at the lowest
price. Let us show you. Call o.
phone 81, Garner & Shelton, genera
agents.
]. s. and w. F. Ruffin are again in
charge Of the Cooperative Stores and
respectfully solicit the patronage Of
their friends and the general public
during the year 1917 assuring al that
they viii make prices right.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Union Savings Bank was
held in the directors room of the
bank Tuesday afternoon. The years.
business had been most satisfactory
one. Stockholders, directors and Off
GERS were. therefore. in excellent
spirits. 4 dividend of Is per cent.
was declared
The old board of directors was re-
elected. The board organized by re-
electing the officers, as follows; G. B.
Gillespie, pre- sident; Geo. D. Green,
vice. president; w. M. Simonton, vice.
president; Geo. Harvey, Jr., cashier;
J. M. Polk, assistant cashier, and S.
c. Shelton, assistant cashier.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
SIXTY DOLLARS REWARD

Stolen from my farm on Tuesday
night, January 2, one dark bay mare,
black name and tail, IL years old, due
to foal on May 5, 1917, by jack, little
curl in forehead, foretop about four
inches long, weight about 1000 lbs,
hair on fore legs lighter from knee
down. $40 for any information Lead
ing to recovery; $50 for arrest and
conviction Of thief. M. A. RAY,
Jan, 4, 1917. Covington, Tenn.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
MAsONs INSTALL OFFICERS

Millington Lodge, No. I'll, r. & A..
NJ, installed officers for the ensuing
year on December %, as follows: j.
E. Parr, worshipful master; M. M.
Jennings, senior warden; DIR. Ed
Chambers, junior warden; Geo. Pryor,
treasurer; DR.. G. w. Polk, secretary;
Val E. Williams, senior deacon; ]. A.
Redditt, junior deacon; E. A. Harold,
senior steward; Jos. w. Hill, junior
steward; ]. E. Wilson, tyler
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
ELKs' ANNUAL BALL

The browning event of the social
season occurred Friday night when the
Flks lodge here threw open its doors
Is visitors and the younger social set
is its annual ball. :.
For the occasion the hall was beautl
fully decorated with wreaths of holly,
while earlands of mistletoe, tied with
black and white ribbon, festooned the
hall. producing a most pleasing and
artistic effect. Shades of striped paper
were used over the lights, casting a
soft glow over the well dressed as
enbly
AL / o'clock, during an intermisslon,
refreshments, consisting Of delicious
pickles, coffee, etc, were served the
quests IN the parlors in buffet style.
Splendid music was furnished BY an
0fchesfra from Memphis. The dance
excellad anything that had ever been
4lven before BY the lodge. Many Wis
iinrs were present from Ripley, by
9fsbnre. Mason, Brownsville and
( Memphis
= 49,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
NEW THEATER TO OPEN

Mr.. Ernest Smith, Jr., has rented
the Dixie theater and proposes to
open up there with first-class movie
entertainment on January 10. The
name of the place will be changed to
the Elite and MI. Smith says he will
have the best attractions that can be
secured in the movie line.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
ST. Matthe, Church

Services next Sunday morning at
II o'clock. on
Holy communion andl sermon at A
D. m. Evening prayer and address
BY DR.. McCahe.
All the members are expected to be
present on the first Sunday In the new
year
Everybody invita-
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
First Baptist Church
Chas. E. Wauford, Pastor

Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
Preaching By the pastor at ii a. m.
At Z p. M, there will be union
service held ii this church in the in
terest Of the Anti-Saloon League DR..
]. D. McAlistel, superintendent Of the
league for Ter nessee, will deliver an
address. DR. McAHster is an enter
tanning speakeF and you should not
miss the oppol tunity Of hearing HIM.
You are cord illv invited to attend
this service.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
mr. McALIsTER COMING

DR.. ]. D. McAlister, the superln-
tendent of the State Anti-Saloon
League, viii deliver an address at the
union service at the First Baptist
church Sunday night. Don't fail to
hear him.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04

Great interest is being manifested
in the prayer meeting at the First
Methodist church. The pastor if the
church began a study of Our Lords
Sermon on the Mount at the prayer
meeting Wednesday night, using a
few verses of the 9Th chapter of Mat
thew, speaking on the Beatitudes.
Each Wednesday evening for a couple
of months this will be the subject--a
part of the Lords Sermon on the
Mount. A large congregation was at
the prayer service last Wednesday
night and much interest is shown by
the large attendance.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
First Methodist Church

Sunday school at 9;45 a. m.
Mems class at 10 a. m. and ladies'
class at 10 a. m. Good teachers and
fine fellowship,
The IL o'clock service will be con-
Quoted by the pastor. Sunday is the
monthly communion service and !
shall be glad to see the entire mem
bership present.
Sermon Sunday evening by the pas
tor at Z o'clock.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 7:30 o'clock.
ROBT. A. CLARK, Pastor.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
BLOW FRACTURES SKULL

A colored brakeman, by name Abaid
Parker, about % years of age,struck
his head against a timber Of the over
head bridge south of here at o'clock
Wednesday morning and his skull was
fractured as result.
Parker, who was on an extra north
bound freight, was leaning out from
ia freight car watching hot box,
when he struck his head against the
timber, as above stated. He was
brought on to Coyington, where De
III. w. Sale gave him medical treat
nlent, and he was sent to the railroad
hospital IN Memphis on the 6:la train.
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Wholesalers and retailers all over
the United States are MT guarantee
ing shoes any more. Use our free
Leather tife e il better than !
fbc Bingham ID TIE Entefpf
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04

Have you lookei at that lot Of
welI-broke horses, mares and mule
We have on exhibit on 1t the McSlan
ahan stableg Addison & Go.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
Liberty and Oak Grove

Liberty
Business meeting Saturday after
noon at o'clock.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock Sunday
morning. Installation Of officers ard
teachers for the ensuing year.
Preaching at IL o'clock by the pas
TOR.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04

liver anve here,in town. Albert
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
Topeka GrOcers Also Try To
Prevent Repeat Orders.
Many Buyers, However, Try To
Evade Regulations.
OLD CROP SUPPLY SMALL
Mills Just Beginning on New
Crop Cause of Shortage.
Big Topeka Stores Expect To
Be Licensed Soon.

Topeka tottered on the border of a
sugar famine today. Retailers were
selling only one pound to a person and
no repeats in twenty-four hours.
Dealers however, are optimistic as
to the outcome of the situation. They
cite that the shortage is logical insofar
as this is just at the time when the
old crop is nearly exhausted and the
mills are just starting on the new crop
of cane and beets. AS soon as the
new crop begins to come out of the
mills the condition will be sufficiently
alleviated to insure sugar to every one
in reasonable quantities.
The government expects to look out
for boarding.
Retails today declared that they are
able to obtain only two or three sacks
a day from the wholesalers and job
bers who, in turn, say they have only
a frugal supply on hand.
The policy of selling only one pound
to each person was inaugurated, fol-
lowing a policy of allotting each GUS
toner only three pounds which was
pursued for the last several days. The
one pound packages retail for 10
cents each.
Many Buyers Greedy.
The one-pound sales were violated,
today several times in many stores,
consumers and not the retailers
Women would buy a pound of gran
ulated and return a hour or so later
and purchase a pound of loaf sugar
Several instances were brought to
light where purchasers obtained a
pound at one store and then made
the same purchase at another.
The grocerS are trying to curtail
this violation as much as possible.
They are also getting ready for the
government regulation which was to
go on November 1, but of which they
have received no official notice. They
expect Instructions in few days
which will license all stores doing an
annual business of more than $780,
600 a year.
No Inflated Prices.
The regulations will provide, it is
expected, that all commodities must
be sold at retail prices based on the
wholesale cost regardless of when the
purchases were made. For instance
if a grocer bought a high grade OF
peas last summer for a price lower
than he paid for a cheaper brand
more recently, the better grade would
sell for less than the inferior article
1t is expected that four or five To
peka stores will be licensed. THAI
number are doing the 100000 bust
ness required. The other stores will
be regulated indirectly but just as eff
fective, it is claimed, as the licensed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06

TO MINES
Kansas Coal Diggers Obey
Their Leaders Order.
so of Idle Mines Busy-Other
20 Resume Tomorrow.

Pittsburg, Kan, Nov. 6.-Work
was resumed in the greater part of
the mines in district No. IA this morn
ing in compliance with the order of
President Alexander Howat. Miners
in less than twenty of the eighty
mines which were idle yesterday fail
ed to return to work. Mine worker
officials forecast that these men will
report for work tomorrow.
Call Convention to Decide Strike.
Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 6.-Whether
the $4,000 coal miners of the south
western district, which includes Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkan-
sas, shall go out on general strike,
depends upon the decision OF. the con-
vention of miners of the district to be
held in Kansas City November 12, ac-
cording to Alexander NJ. HOwat, presi-
dent of the Kansas district, United
Mine Workers of America. The call
for the convention was being sent out
to Kansas local unions by Mr.. Howat
today, and he announced that similar
calls were going forward from the Of
fices of the presidents of the Missouri
and Oklahoma-Ar districts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-06
Appointment To Be Announced
From Washington in Week.
Utilize Available Help to Maxi
mum ThruOut Kansas.
DIRECT IT IN RURAL DISTRICTS
Farm Problems Are Most I'm
pOrtant Measures Now.
Agricultural Representatives To
Be Called to Washington.

Kansas is to have a federal labor
administrator. The appointment may
be announced from Washington in the
next ten days or two weeks. 1t is
the purpose of the government to
utilize available labor to the maxi
mum and to determine in advance the
number of men needed and available
for farm labor next spring and sum-
mer.
While plans for government direc-
tion of labor may not be announced
for some time, reports indicate fed
eral plan to direct labor operations
next year in all rural districts. For
the present at least the government
will probably devote its attention to
the labor question mainly affecting
the farm problems.
E. V. Wilcox, representing the
United States department of agricul-
ture, is in Manhattan this week for a
conference with DR.. Henry j. Waters.
president of the State Agricultural
college. Doctor Waters is also presi-
dent of the state council of defense
and is food administrator for Kansas
Wilcox and Doctor Waters will out
line plan for meeting farm labor
conditions in the state next year and
will seek to gather detailed informa-
ton as to the number of men avail
able in each community. The farm
labor problem Is regarded III d SeTlOuS
light by the government and action
will be taken to provide sufficient
labor to plant and harvest all crops.
Survey of Conditions H.
Wilcox will take a general survey
of labor conditions in the state before
returning to Washington. He will
talk to farmers and business men
concerning conditions and will base
his recommendations to the federal
board of agriculture on information
gathered while in Kansas There is
no effort on the part of the govern
meut to conceal the fact thai the
situation is viewed in a serious light.
| For that reason some policy, possibly
| looking toward conscription of Iarm
labor, may be adopted by the govern
ment.
A number of state labor and agri-
cultural representatives will be called
to Washington at an early date for a
| conference concerning the shortage
of farm help. There is little prob
ability that a federal labor admins
! traitor will be named for Kansas Until
| after this conference. Wilcox, how
| ever, may recommend a man for ap-
pointment when he returns to Wash
| ington. The service of the labor ad-
ministrator will probably be similar
! to that of the federal food and fuel
! administrators.