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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01
GRENADA MAYOR HERE.
Says Good Prospects for Food Crops
In Grenada County.

Mayor 3. F. Thomas. of Grenada.
Miss. is in the city. having arrived
Yesterday for conference with Hon.
p. NJ. Harding with reference to the
new food regulations recently issued.
Mayor Thomas is county food ad-
ministrator of Grenada county, and
states that he is urging the fan mers
of that section in every possible way
to increase food production during
the present year.
There are fine prospects for an
abundant corn crop this year. Mayor
acreage in wheat and oat crops. Po-
tatoes will also feature as one of the
principal crops.
Mayor Thomas is well known
throughout the state, having served
as Grand Master Exchequer of the
knights of Pythias Lodge for the
past thirty years. Despite his ad-
vanced age he is yet active. and has
assumed an important part in pro-
noting the present war program.
The above from the Nicksburg Her
aid of Feb. 23, shows that Maj. Thom-
as is undertaking to post himself as
to what is to be required OF him as
county food administrator and that
he means. so far as he is able. to
see that the governments orders are
carried out.
The Sentinel feels sure that the
many friends of Maj Thomas appre-
ciate especially the personal refer
ence to his long service as an officer
in the Grand Lodge of Pythians He
has always taken a great pride IN the
work of that Order and there are
none who know Maj. Thomas who will
not readily give him praise for doing
his best in anything he undertakes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01
A MIDNIGHT FIRE.
Not Only Burn. Residence ard Store
But a Horse.

On Tuesday night about n1idnieht
the store of w. l.. Handy in vest
Grenada was found to be cn ire.
The fire company responded al once
but the flames had gotten such head
way that it was impossible to e<tin-
guish thine. The fire spread from
the store to the dwelling which was
attached to the store and from there
to the grist mill and the saw IN ano
thence to the barn. 4 horse was
caught in the stable and bprne! to
death. 1t is thought the fire or;gi-
mated in the Kitchen. Only the store
and contents were partially cOvt,.ed
by insurance The total loss NIB.
ably $4,000 while the insurance vas
only about one fifth of the amount.
Mr., Handy and family have the syn1-
pathy of the community in their
heavy loss
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01

Washington. d. c.. Feb. 26.-The
following cable from Milan, Italy,
was received to-day at the National
Headquarters of the American Red
Cross:
THE Red Cross has this week add
ed new and picturesque Branch TO
its many activities in Italy by send
ing two Rolling Canteens" to the
Front. The object of these Can
teens, which are really kitchens on
wheels is to furnish hot food to sol
diers in first line Trenches. Two
New York men have charge of these
first Rollig 4 Canteen Units. Lieut.
Si..l,iinet e,,Buiman and Lieutenant
Edward Mickey. A farewell recep-
ton was given to departing Officers
in the presence of the American and
Italian Officials at the Red Cross Rest
House. here in Milan. Four additional
Rolling Canteens Units will be sent
out next week.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01
WHAT AN ACRE DID
IN LESPEDEZA.
Melted $4,000. Besides Furnished
Hay and Grazing.

Mr.. J. =. Brooks planted last year
on his farm few miles south of
Grenada slightly less than one acre
in Lespedeza. He got eleven bushels
of seed out of the crop which he sold
at $3.50 per bushel. In addition to
this he got fine crop of hay and used
the land for pasturage. This is a
record that is hard to beat and it
must not be forgotten that the work
and attention given the lespedeza
crop was far less than would have
been required had the land been in
cotton. There is another thing, too,
in connection with working land in
lespedeza, it is fine fertilizer.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01
WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY
EXERCISES ARE HELD
City Colored School Appropriately
Celebrates Feb. 22.

On the. afternoon of February %,
the colOred city school had some ap-
propriate exercises which were attend.
ed by several of the white citizens
of the community. Prof. Campbell
was present and made one of his
splendid War Savings and Thrift
Stamp addresses which seemed to
find responsive chord in the hearts
and the minds of the colored teach
ers and children present. A Thrift
society was organized which was
named for State Director of War
Savings, Mr. J. T. Thomas. Intelli-
gent steps were taken to do real
work along this line.
Miss Anna Bell Hughes, County
Home Economics Agent. was present
and made one of her splendid talks
on food saving. She not only talked
but gave easy and simple ways where
by what she was telling her audi
ence could be done. That night a
regular program was rendered which
sought to inculate patriotism and
loyalty.
The white citizens present in the
afternoon were agreeably surprised
but highly pleased at what the Do
mestic Science and Manual Training
departments of the colored school
are doing. There were marked evil
dences of some valuable training.
Rev. H. H. Buckingham, the prin-
cipal, is thoroughly alive to his du-
ties and is doing very faithful and
efficient work. This week he begun
gardening and trucking with his
school. Grenada may we'll look for
ward to some excellent results from
the Grenada colored school.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01

Mr.. Tatum's friends put up a good
fight for him and he has every rea-
son to be proud of the race he maize.
He had served the town two terms
previously as mayor and the result
of this contest shows the difficulty
in coming back That Sip Tatum
is kind hearted, clever and .t.uly
accommodating man, none will ceis.-
say. There are few men more read,
to do an oblieing act or to perform
a service for those in real need of
help than he, but it seems that just
1T this time the voters thought that
there was something lacking in him
that his opponent possessed.
Mayor-elect Brown is a somewhat
remarkable man but indeed a movie,
in politics. This being the first time
that he ever engaged in a real no
litical battle. He had served as al
derman and had also been. defeatsf
for membership on the city council.
He is a stalwart citizen and has al
ways openly espoused the cause of
morality in government and st.,od
for the enforcement of the law he
has been true wherever tried and bis
experience as business man. il is
believed Is Just what Grenada neAl.
, at ,his tinot. me Sentinel believes
that Mr.. Brown will do his best to
render Grenada faithful, efficient and
effective service and that his official
services will meet the approval of the
best thought of the community.
The election is over and nobody
in Grenada is sorry. 1t is time now
to close up ranks and march on to
other and more important things.
There has been nominated good
council, men who will unfalteringly
do their duty, SO there is nothing so
far as municipal officers are con-
cerned to frOwn about. Everybody
together for better town and for
more business enterprises.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01
WARNING FROM
AGRICULTURAL
DEPARTMENT,
Onanswersble Reasons Assigned WIZ
South Should Double Its Energie,
to kai,e Food Stuff. This Section
Must Not Only Feed Itself But
Win Be Drawn or for the World

Washington. D. C.. February 23.--
II the South neg!ccts this year In
pr"Vide her own food and feed. she
Is iikely "a suffer serious piiva.ion.
ana she viii put q burden upon the
Nation which may prolonp the war
an" even lmperi our victory" saws
Clarence Ousley, Assistant Secretary
OF Agriculture.
Il am aware that these are strong
words continues Secretary Ousley.
Eut they are none too strong. /
am not expressing an alarmist person
al opinion. | am seeing through the
eyes Of ~ agricultural colleges and
.oi county agents in nearly every ag-
rlcultural county. have recently
crossed the continent from the At
lantic TO the Pacific. | have studied
the reports gathered by the depart
ment's $4,000 representative and As
many more employees Of the agri-
cultural colleges ! have considered
the conclusions Of the international
Institute Of Agriculture at Rome
which has reports from all the world.
The plain. hard truth is that with
40 million people withdrawn from
productive industries and engaged in
the business of destruction. it is not
humanity possible for production on
the whole To exceed normal demand
The question is whether production
can equal necesSitious demand
England. France. and Italy must
be sustained OF .hei' populations
can not stand the strain. They have
been ON >canty rations for more than
three years The chief cause of Rus
sia's collapse was hunger Soldiers
can not fight when their wives and
children are starving
'"Secretary McAdoo has given warn
ing that transportation may be lack
ing in 1918. to haul food and feed
to States and communities that do
not provide for themselves. Many
cattle have been sacrificed in the
drouth regions of the Northwest and
the Southwest during the last few
months, because railroad ears could
not be obtained as needed Military
movements must have first consider
alton, and military movements will
| De lre:t ter in 1918 than i'm 1917. The
, ,ii.lt od,s;.aG TO- ii. farmer Is Not
what product will bring the highest
price. hut what products will insure
food for his family and feed for hi
live stock. and the answer is:
vegetablc GARDEN a milk COW. q brood
SOW. poultry flock. ample corn. oats.
peanuts. etc. and then as much cot
ton or tobacco as he cam cultivate
well.
at is the highest demand of pa
triotism it is the frs, requirem ent
of living-that i'm 1915 every State
every CUM! ever! "ViE E''''"i ''it .'''oU' lN,;
cry l''' me- me- ne as "e"''! ''''-'''''' '''''''
ing HS 'oSSlo'e'
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01
ICE TO BE SOLD ONLY FOR CASH

Beginning March it is our purpose
to sell ice only for cash. This means
everybody and we hope that our
friends and customers will readily CO.
operate with us. The financial con-
ditions that confront us as well as
the balance of the country compel US
to take this step. BY this we do not
mean that we will not sell Ice Books
but these must be paid for on deliv-
cry.
CITY COAL AND ICE co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01
RED CROSS NEEDLES
AND MACHINES BUSY

The ladies of Grenada do not abate
one bit in their interest and enthusi-
asm in Red Cross work. The sewing
room over the Grenada Bank is alive
with workers every day and every
thlng possible is being done by these
noble women to bear their part in
the burdens of the war. On Wednes-
day 1873 different garments were
snipped to the Gulf Division Head
quarters at New Orleans.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01

The Sentinel but espresso the
sentim ent of the community III eX-
pressing regret'a AT the removal of the
II. W. Darby Lumber Co. to Mem
phis, fact which was Indicated in
last weeks issue by Mr.. Darby'S card.
This firm has had Il remarkable sue
cess. Mr.. Darby thought that he
could reach larger field by going
to a larger city. Ii is hoped that
his calculations will be realized. He
is a splendid man and deserves very
great commendaton for his accom-
phshmentS. He was reared At Tilla-
tobia but his earliest experience was
with a saw mill. an experience which
stands him well in hand at the pres
ent time His sales-manager. Mr.
+. A. Brewer, is a capital character.
He takes the same interest in the
business Of the Darby Lumber Co.
as if il were his own. He knows how
to- do things and does them. He
knows how to make friends and to
keep them Mr.. Brewer will not
remove his excellent family to Mem
phis until after the closing of Gre
NADIA Public schools Miss Gladys
lnman, who has been chief stenogra-
pher for the firm for the past year,
also went to Memphis and will be
with them in their new quarters in
the Bank of Commerce Building.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01

On and after this date will close
my Market on Sunday. have de
cided that if cant make living
by working six days week ! had
better quit, SO kindly let me have
your orders Saturday night SO | can
deliver same before Sunday morning
Thanking you for your business in
the past, and asking for the same
in the future.
j. L. NORWOOD.
S17 The Rolling Market
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01
W.S.S.--
MOODY COUNTY DIRECTOR.
Named to Look After Public Ser
vice Reserve Work

Mr.. T. f. Moody has been named
to look after the Public Service Re-
serve work in Grenada county, hence
those who desire to enlist for work
in the ship yards or in any of the
other places where the Government
is specially needing workers just
now, would do well to communicate
with Mr.. Moody. He already has
a number of applications and they
will no debut continue to pour in.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01
-W.S.S,

Mr.. R. ID. Sharp, of the Headquart-
ers Company at Camp Beauregard,
was called home this week on account
of the illness of his mother. He is
looking fine and expresses himself as
all the soldier boys do about army
life. Donald is fine young man
and his host of friends wish him ev-
cry success.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01
3O3

Provinces majority, 220.
Mr.. Provine has well trained
mind and in many respects is one of
the best equipped men in the county
and it is therefore fair presump-
ton to state that the public may rely
upon him for intelligent and useful
service on the board of supervisors.
He has well defined ideas about mat
tiers in general and is not unmindful
of present economic conditions and
can be relied upon to go slow in. con-
tracing further obligations that re-
quire the expenditure of public funds
at this juncture. Mr.. Provine is a
progressive farmer and stock-raiser
and he should give the same thought
to the county's affairs that he does
to his own.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01
PROvlNE CHOSEN SUPERVISOR

At the special election held last
Saturday to elect supervisor in dis
trict one, Grenada county, there were
two candidates, C. c. Provine and A.
Olson. Mr.. PrOvine was elected and
had many votes to spare. The vote
at the three precincts was as follows /:
C C Provina Olsax>
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-03-01
NOTICE.

CITY COAL AND ICE co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
Freakiish Plays
Enliven Match
On Golf Links

P1NEHURST, N. c., March z.-Mrs.
Dorothy Campbell Hurd, of Pittsburgh.
and John D. Chapman, of Greenwich,
played against Mrs. Chapman and Alex
ander Ross, the Detroit and Pinehurst
professional, at Pinehurst to-day. the
match being featured at the start by
an incident CT decidedly unusual va
riety
Chapman and Ross started off with
lengthy drives for the first hole on the
championship course, and when Chap
man smote his ball with a spoon for
his second shot it reached the green,
struck the flag and came to rest a toto
from the cup for an easy on this par
5 hole Then Ross played his second
shot. and his forlorn hope grazed
Chapman's ball, where it lay on the
green, rolled gently up against the pin
and left him with an one-inch putt to
halve the hole.
The records reveal no other occasion
on which eagles havebecn made on this
hole by two players in the same match,
and 1t is an open question whether this
freak of golf has ever been duplicated
IN IT'S entirety on any course.
Continuing the match. Ross reached
the turuin 35 and came nome in 36 for
par II, despite s o the par thir-
teenth. Mrs. Hurd kept up the good
work she has been doing on the cham
pionshlp course of late by going out in
30 and coming home in 43 for an 49,
two strokes behind her record fgre of
81. made on this course last week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
SPOTS Shoots
Two Straight
In Succession
J. P. Donovan Also Performs
Brilliantly at Traps of
the n. Y. A. c.

me record string of siXty-tive shoot
ers, and the keenest battle Of the sea
sen for the high gun honors, were the
outstanding features at the Travers
Island traps yesterday. Two clay-rock
experts finished level for the high
scratch gun. They were r. L. SPOTS,
the eX-amdteur champion, and J. P.
Donovan, the actual score for both
being 96 breaks out of the possible 100.
II anything the work of SPOTS was
trlle more meritorious as he shot
"stralghts" in his first two races, and
this means that he hit fifty birds with
out miss. Of course, the day was
good and the light was excellent. the
two things that contributed much to-
ward the success Of the whole shoot
In order to decide the ownership of the
prize shoot-of was necessary This
was cleverly won by Donovan.
An evidence that the entire string Of
shooters is getting on edge is given
by the scores of fifteen others, all of
whom beat an actual tally of 90. Two
tied for second place with o. These
were w. B. Ogden and J. II. Wander
veer, while Dan Mcmahon and B. Ell
dred hung up tallies of 90 each George
J. Corbett, W c. Bowers and "Zack"
Rogers were abreast with 90.
Fifteen Tie for Prize
For the high handicap gun no fewer
than fifteen tied for the prize with full
TALES of 100, and there was no way of
deciding the ownership of the medal
except by shoot-off A race of %
birds was ordered, and the winner
turned up in Richard M. Owen, who
made a perfect score.
In the minor races "straights" count
except for the accumulation cup, where
all with perfect scores of Is are cred
tied with legs. For the Travers Island
cup q. M. Thomson was in splendid
tettlc, rafting out the twenty-five
without miss and securing the first
leg of the month on the cup.
Two hit straight for the Haslin cup
K. l.. Spots and w. B. Ogden. and legs
were chalked I'D for them The veteran
u. NJ. Lembeck was the straight" hit.
ter for the club cup, and he secured the
leg All with full tallies of rs were
credited with legs on the accumulation
cup. K. L. SPOTS and G.. NJ. Thomson
were the leg winners in the New York
| A. c. benefit cup
The summarizes:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
zeal lum Bar; Cal lum Bar;
Dai hog, Dai hog, Dai Dai Hog %!

The Chinese crew which jim Rice is
training at Columbia together with his
varsity and freshmen boats is pro-
crossing as rapidly as the first year
crew. at least. K. S. Kwong, the first
member, has been chosen stroke and
captain. Guerra Everett, son of the
postmaster of Shanghai, is manager,
and Fred NJ. Plaisted, once rowing
champion of China, is taking the yell
low men under his especial tuteiage.
The yellow boat viii be entered By
Coach Rice in the annual spring re-
gatta on the Hudson, with the varsity,
junior varsity and freshmen crews
Unless the Japanese students in the
university form crew to conquer the
Chinese, the chief opponents of the
latter win be the first year men.
According to Plaisted, who teaches
the Chinese in their own tongue, they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
Fordham Plans
To Put Second
Nine on Diamond

1t was decided yesterday at Ford
nam University to have a second
nine this season. Although freshman
baseball teams have been organized for
a number of years, it is several sea-
sons since a second combination has
represented the Maroons. No call for
candidates will be issued. as there will
be enough material from those PLAYERS
who try for but fail to make the var
sity.
The decision to have another team
TINS season was reached after a meet
ing of the alumni advisory board last
week. AT the meeting it was suggested
to organize another nine, which would
primarily play only military teams
Games with other mines, however, will
also be secured. Thus Fordham will
be able to accommodate camp teams
when the varsity is engaged.
Frank Mcmahon, assistant manager
of baseball, will book the games for
the team.
The baseball candidates are having
strenuous daily sessions in the gymna-
SUM. The battery candidates, how
ever, are the only ones to derive anv
real benefit, on account of the small
space. and all hands are eagerly await
ing the first diamond practice The
pitchers are now beginning to send
them across with speed and deception.
Abbott, who came out for the outfeld,
has been shifted to catcher
The alumni board will hold a meet
ing this week to decide on several foot
ball games for next season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
State Chess Champion
Wins Adjourned Game

Oscar Chajes, New York State chess
champion, was successful yesterday in
his adjourned game with J. W. Brunne-
mer from the fifth round Of the New
York State Chess Associations masters
tournament at the Brooklyn Chess
Club, winning after ninety-four moves
and ten hours Of play. Brunnemer was
at his best and he'd the state cham
plon al bay throughout the two long
sessions. but the experience Of the old
er player told in the end.
Chajes thereby tied with A. Kupchik,
the winner OF the other section, for
first place, is points in advance Of
r. ]. Black and A. Schroeder, the other
Two Contestants who qualified for the
final round with totals of 3ls points
each. Chajas and Kupchik, on the
other hand, won against all Of their
FIVE opponents, winding up each with a
total Of 60
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03

are very quick to learn. largely be-
cause of their initiative powers. They
must be shown exactly how to follow
through with a stroke, however; telling
them how being practically useless.
Their chief difficulty lies in learning to
row in rythm. Each man tries an in
dependent stroke unless watched very
closely.
K. S. Kwong, the captain, was the
first Chinese to try the machines. The
exercise appealed to him so strongly
tf at he persuaded several Of his friends
tc come out. Thus the sport has be-
come somewhat OF centre of the
Chinese national feeling at the uni
verslty twenty o. the eisnty-iive stu
dents having come out for the crews =
y i1rst boat has been chosen and a veil
ADOPTED which sounds somewhat as fol.
lows: Cal lum bar; Cal lum bar; Dai
Eos. Dai hog; Dai, Dai hog" Manager
Everett translates this as columbia;
Columbia; University, University; Uni
University"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-03
West Outclasses East
In Pinehurst Horse Show

PINEHU RST, n. c., March 2.-There
were 12l entries for the thirteen classes
comprised in the programme of the
first annual Pinehurst horse show,
which as held at the racetrack here to-
day under the auspices of the Pine
hurst Jockey Club Contenders from
the Middle West outclassed the big
field in many of the events and won the
majority of the frsts.
The blues and prizes in the principal
classes were awarded as follows:
=, Roadster class Observation-Disclosures T.. driven by
Miss Hce1 Morton. Chicago; second. Fair Rob
srta, driven by James Townsend Russell, IT, OF
Washington. "
Roadster class tpacersl-Aristote driven by
Miss .Jeannette Reid. OF Chicago
Childrens class-1'he Princess ridden BY Miss
Betty Riclnen. Of Cleveland and Bannie ",
Saddle horse c!ass IS entries)-Bannie v
ridden by Lambert Splane.
Hunters class performance and conformation)
-Melos, shown b. q. \. Nibbs. of Calgary
Best riders in pairs-Mrs Evelyn Spencer. Of
Denver on Fanchon. and Mrs. j. F. Bausher OF
Montclair. Firehy
Hunt-rs-Sam. ridden by Miss Helen Morton
four perfect hurdles OF five.
Gated saddle horses-Tat,ers ridden BY Mrs
Donald Parsons OF Youngstown