The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-10-24

Yards in st. LOUIS, couple Of
weeks ago-all in one train Of %
cars. 1t was the largest single
shipment of hogs ever received
at that or any other yard; and one
single county in Mississippi did
the stunt. Only one pig to q per-
son was sent in that great drove.
The club was organized in Janua-
ry last. Each member pledged to
feed one hog to be included IN
this shipment. It is said this
shipment brought 100000 to the
club. One tenth Of the proceeds
goes to the Red Cross organiza-
ton. Mr.. O. F. Turner, the coun-
ty demonstration agent of Carroll
county, was the leading and NOV
ing spirit in this pig club matter.
He said in substance "if every
county in Mississippi had a good
pig club, 100000 pounds
meat could be sailed down inside
of a year." Now, we ask why not
Rankin county people initiate Car
roll county in this matter? Who
will push out and start a pig club
and persist in the matter to the
end in our county? Who is the
man with "grace, grit and gump-
ton" enough to take hold and
lead the way to Fat-pork-dom in
the county? Must only echo an
swer "Who?" If any man of grit
and spirit wishes to try like Mr..
Turner did, let him write to DR.. S.
A. Knapp, Washington, D. c., for
points.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the Allies and our American pets
are successfully forcing the enc
my out of Belgium and France,
there is no assurance just now
that the war will cease it's terri
BILE destruction, or that the enc
my will lay down their destruct-
i've implements everywhere in the
fighting area before next spring,
if that soon. Large bodies
move slowly" It will take time
to deal with the Germans at the
peace table," even if guns stop
their booming. It's going to take
genuine Yankee shrewdness and
firmness with guns to bring the
German militarist to terms
terms for which we are fighting.
So, then, let no patriotic soul
slacken his or her efforts to sup
port our Government until peace
is finally and definitely declared
throughout the world. Be pa
tient, everybody, for a while yet.
One way to help win this terri
bic war for democracy is to raise
an abundance of food supplies
for home and beyond. Let food
production in farm and garden go
over the top every time. Fight,
or work at some essential enter
prise. Men, women, boys and
girls can all do something to help
in this matter.
We learn that Rev. S. T. Court
ney, pastor Of Florence, Noun
tain Greek and Dry Greek Bap-
fist churches, has committed him
self and his services to the Y. M.
C. A work. He is now awaiting
the call from the Washington au-
thorities to appear for duty, be
that duty what it may. The Bap-
fist people ofthese three churches
would hate to give their good pas
tor up; but they are too demo-
cratic and patriotic in principle
to put the. weight of a fager in
the way of Mr.. Courtney's en-
tering the services of the Govern
ment in some religious work a.
mong our soldier boys on this
side, or the other side, of the At
lantic
With regard to the christmas
packet" to your soldier son in
France, bear in mind, parents or
special friend of the soldier, the
following facts:
First, you must, or will, receive
from your soldier boy a label to
be attached to a carton.
Second, you must present this
label, with your present, to the
Red Cross room, in order to Sc
cure carton in which to store
and shin vour nreSent.