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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-02-22
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NEGRO THRIFT INSTITUTE.

The thrift institute for negroes OF
! Grenada. Yalobusha and Montgom-
cry counties, held here Friday and
Saturday of last week, proved one of
the most inspiring and valuable meet
inggs held during the present war
savings and thrift campaign. Fri
day afternoon c. Wilson of Grenada
addressed the negro leaders on Am
%erica's Part in the World War" after
which Hon. Cowles Horton spoke on
Negro Loyalty" On a round table
discussion, led by President Countiss
Of Grenada College, many preachers,
teachers and others responded to the
subject of waking the people up. AT
the night session President Countiss
spoke on War and War Savings
j. J. Smith on "Our Need of Thrift !"
and various members of the confer
ence on the question of lining up the
churches. Saturday there were adj
dresses by R. W. Rogers Of the Uni
versity Of Mississippi: County Supt.
McKibben, Supt. A. B. Campbell of
the Grenada schools, and several
speeches by negro leaders. Supt.
Campbell, who is the originator of the
plan for this thrift institute, deserves
great credit for the success of the
programme and the information and
enthusiasm resulting will reach every
corner Of the three counties repre-
scented.
WIS.,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-02-22
GRENADA COUNTY
SOLDIER CAUGHT IN
TRENCH CAVE

Word has been received that Earl
f. Brown, who is Chauffeur Wagon
er of Battery B., 124th u. S. F. A..
now at Camp Logan, Houston, Texas,
was paifully wounded. and narrowly
escaped death in a trench at the
camp IA few days ago. He was as
sisting in the construction of a pit
fifteen feet deep, when one of the
walls Stabbed from the top to bottom
and feel in, filing the pit waist deep
with earth. Brown was saved from
instant death by the cry of a COM
rade who happened to be passing and
saw the earth begin to move, giving
him time to fly to the farther side of
broke owe Observation-Disclosures
the trench before the huge mass
broke over him, pinning him to the
wall and burying him to the waist.
Help was Immediately at hand and
he was dug out and carried to the
hospital. where it was found that no
bones were broken. tho he was so
badly bruised as to be rendered help
less for a time, and will be confined
TO the hospital for some days, or it
may he~weeks.
Brown is the son of Mrs.
Blanche H. Brown. who lives on a
farm north east of Grenada, and as
he lies on his bed in the hospital he
writes a sunny letter to his mother
describing his accident and making
light Of it as far as possible. He
says he was not KILLED in the trenches
but defeated, captured and wounded"
OK. X.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-02-22
NOTICE OF ELECTION
IN DISTRICT l

The board of supervisors of Gre
NADIA county, Mississippi, having pass
ed on February s., 1918, an order for
a special election in district /. Gre
NADIA county, Mississippi, for the pur-
pose of filing a vacancy in the Office
of supervisors in said district, caused
by the death Of w. a. Odom, and for
the purpose Of electing a justice of
the peace in said district /, caused
by the resignation of B. F. Turner,
and notice Of said order having been
duly transmitted to the undersigned
Election Commissioners for said Gre
NADIA County, Mississippi; Now there
fore. the undersigned Election Com
missioners acting under the author
ity conferred upon them by law, do
hereby order that an election be held
according to law at the precincts in
district No. /, on the 23rd day of
February, 1918, for the purpose of
electing a supervisor and n Justice
of the peace.
Witness our signatures, this Feb
ruary G, 1918.
A. T. IMAM,
A. T. McELWRATH,
Commissioners of Election
977 for Grenada County, Miss
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TYPICAL PLEA FOR EXEMPTION,
honorable compton Board,
Cleveland Mice

Honorable Zemption Board,
Cleveland, Miss.
Kind Surs & Friens:
|. take my pen in han to rite you
bout my war papers. De lawyer what
made dem out didn't DO it to suite me
specks he's a good lawyer anc
mought git you outer truble, but il
show looks lack he's gwine to git ms
IN de army. He show is a poor zemp.
ton glitter, SO l am ritin you myself
to let you no jest how l stans. Ise
done red the war papers thru and
thru keerful and | am dedicated and
can understand and no where / be.
longs at. There aint nary reeson fol-
me to be in de Fust Klass nor in de
Second klass. There mought be one
reason to put me in the Third Klass,
Divishun B on ackkount of my muth.
err. She is AZ year old an lives in
South Kihna an she show pends on
me. l also belongs in Klass Fore
cause l has a wife, kose she's done
uit me an ruined eff with a nuther
niger, but he has de consumption
and when he dies, | no she will be
right back pendin on me. | fines
dat | belongs to every Division in
klass Five cept too as follows to-
wit:
A. Dis Don't ketch me.
B. lse a regular ordained minister
and pastures de Mount Zion Church.
c. Student of preachin on May 10,
Kimball Lake Kullard Skulc. Mr..
Geo. Armstrong will tell you so if
he has got the record in his office.
D. ! belongs to do Salvation Army.
Z. | don't cum under dis head.
F. lse residene alien (not enemy
My forks Gun from Africa.
G. Dis seckshun ketches me strong.
My health is mighty poorly, l Jest
amt fiissically fit, in tack l had de
rumertism awful bad, and l suffers
wild a misery in de chest an l am sub
ject to dizzy spells. l has de paleg-
acy an also l has de heart truble.
An den my feet amt right. dey jest
want stan when days any shootin
goin on.
H. lse not morally fit for de army.
| has been tried in de Circus Coat for
steeling cows an got sont to de pen
for 2 years. Mr.. klark was de persu-
cutin lawyer in dat Coat and he can
tell you bout my MORALS.
|. lse de licensed pilot at de Mount
Zion Church as menshioned herein be-
forur.
An den kind friends l want to call
your speshall tenshun to de lass Sec
shun of de skuses. / am a member
of a r~eckernished inseck what show is
posed to war an work and l klaims
zemption under dis head and ! thanks
you to pleese put me in dis klass.
l here dat Mr.. Cholly Klark is de
persecution lawyer fer de Zemption
Board two and l kindly acks you
gemen not to pay no stenshun to
what he says cause ] don't speck he
has furgot dem cows what ! stole
and dat mought make him prejudice
again me. If dis Board will put
ms in de klass what ! acks for and
what l belongs to ! kin go on in
nv useful ocerpashun but if dey
don't de Doctors show cant do his
heart trubble of mine no good.
Dis leves me well and doing well
and ] hopes it fines you de same. If
you don't git dis letter please lee~S~
no.
Your ~servent.
N. OTTER.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-02-22
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

Under the provisions Of and by viz
tue of the authority conferred upon
me as trustee in two certain deeds
of trust executed by u. S. G. Hender-
son and Eliza Henderson to Gre
NADIA Bank, to secure certain indebt-
edness therein mentioned, and which
said deeds Of trust are recorded in
Book 81, Page 32, and Book 81.
Page 9S, of the record of land mort
cages and trust deeds in the office
OF the Chancery Clerk of Grenada
County, Mississippi, default having
been made in the payment of said
Indebtedness according to the terms
of said deeds Ct trust, and having
been requested by the beneficiary to
execute said trust, J., A.. G. Roane,
Trustee. will on the 4th day of March
A. ID. 1913, offer for sale and will sell
at public auction for cash, to the high
est and best bidder, at the East door
of the Court House in the City of
Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi
pi. within legal hours, the following
described property. to-wit:
M of S.W.A, and VIZ of n.
F.. i. and 3 acres in S. f. corner of
N.W.A, Section II, Township %.
Range 6 East; and f. a of S.W. a.
Section 8, Township %, Range G
East, Grenada County, State of Mis-
sissippi. And the following described
personal property mentioned in said
deeds of trust:
One dark brown horse mule, nam
ed John"
One bay mare, 7 years old, named
Daisy"
One bay mare, A years old, named
Hattie"
One cream %colored mare mule,
named Ida"
One gray horse mule, named Bill
The title to said property is be-
licved to be good but | will sell and
convey only such such title as is vest |
ed in me as such Trustee. Witness !
my signature this the 9Th day of
February, A. D., 1918.
A. G. ROANE,
2-S-3t Trustee.
w. s.. 4
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.
Under and by virtue of the author
ity vested in j.. T. Thomas, Trustee. ]
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in a certain deed Of trust Of record
in the Office of the Chancery Clerk
of Grenada County, Mississippi, in

in q certain deed of trust OF record
Fin the Office of the Chancery Clerk
of Grenada County, Mississippi, in
Book FF, page sos, records of land
| and land mortgage deeds of said
County. executed by w. E. Bousohe to
the said J. T. Thomas, Trustee, to Sc
cure a certain indebtedness therein
mentioned in favor OF w. E. Meirs.
the said j. T. Thomas having been
requested by the holder of said in.
debtedness to foreolose said trust, re-
fused so TO DO, and l having been
legally appointed substituted trustee
in said deed of trust by w. NJ. Meirs.
administrator Of the estate of w. e.
Meirs, deceased, holder of said in
d%ebtedness, which said substitution is
of record in the Office Of the Chan
Gerry Clerk Of Grenada County, Mis-
sissippi, in Book so, Page 41G, REG
ords Of land and land mortgage deeds
of said county and state, and having
been requested by the said W. NJ.
Meirs, administrator Of the estate Of
said w. f. Meirs, deceased, to fore
close said trust deed, NOW THERE
FORE,
l., j. NJ. Windham, substituted
trustee, will on the second Monday in
March, March 18th, 1918, in front
Of the East door Of the Court House
of Grenada County. Mississippi, at
Grenada, Mississippi, offer for sale
and sell, within lawful hours, to the
highest and best bidder, for cash,
tn: following described land in Gre
NADIA County, Mississippi, to-wit:
An undivided 2-5 interest in and
to a certain house and lot in Gre
NADIA, Mississippi, and known and de-
scribed as "Talbert house and lot in
city OF Grenada, near public school
hou.e." and being all the interest
owned by the said w. Z. Bousche.
/ believe the title 70 said property
to be good bu. will sell ard convey as
Trustee only.
Witness my signature, this the 18th
day of February, 1918.
At j. NJ. WINDHAM,
$50 Substituted Trustee
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NOTICE
OF Lands Assessed in Potacocawa
Drainage District of Carroll and
Grenada CourAies, Mississippi.

To All Persons Owning OF Claimin,
IN Interest in the Following Land,
Embraced Within the Boundarie.
of the P~otacocawa Drainage Dis
trict of Grenada and Carroll Coun
ties, Mississippi, More Particularly
Described as Follows, to-wit:
In Grenada County, Missivippi.
In Township 21, Range 2 East, al
of Sections 8, 8 and 10; and all OF
Section IL, less the Northeast quarter
and the Northeast quarter of the
Northwest quarter; all of Section.
Ia, Is and 16 and II; and all that
part of Sections 7 and 1s lying cas-,
of Yalobusha River.
In Carroll County, Mississippi.
First Court District thereof.
In Township 21, Range 2 East, ali
that part of Sections 20 and 20 lying
east of the Yalobusha River; and all
of Sections 81, %, %, 90, 27, 2S,
SO, "a and So; also all that part OF
Sections "a, 25 and 36 lying west
of the foot of the hills.
In Township 20, Range 2 East, all
that part Of Sections / and IL, west
of the foot of the hills, also all Of
Sections 2 and 3 and the northwest
quarter Of Section 4; and all of Sec.
tons 8 and 10.
You are hereby notified that C. W
Mullen, E. Giles and C. c. Mattox,
constituting the Board of Commits.
sioners for the Potacocawa Drainage
District of Grenada and Carroll
Counties, Mississippi, have filed with
the Chancey Court of Grenada Coun-
ty, Mississippi, their assessment OF
benefits and damages which will ac-
cru to the land within the Said dis.
trict by a of the improvement
and lands taken for right of way and
Glitch and levee purposes and all the
lands above described have been as
sessed for drainage purposes in the
said Potacocawa Drainage District,
and that owners Of said lands, if
they desire, may appear before the
Chancery Court of Grenada County
Mississippi, at the Grenada County
Courthouse in the City of Grenada,
in said County and State at nine
O'Clock a. M, on Friday, the LIST day
of March. 1918, at which time and
place, Hon. James G. McGowen,
Chancellor in vacation will meet and
hear all property owners within the
proposed district who wish to appear
and present complaints, if any you
have, against the assessment of the
benefits and damages Of the lands
within the said Potacocawa Drainage
District.
Witness my hand as Clerk of the
Chancery Court of Grenada County,
Mississippi.
This the 2nd day of February,
1918.
NJ. E. POWELL.
Clerk of the Chancery Court
of Grenada County, Mississippi.
LOMAX 4 TYSON,
HOLMES & SLEDGE,
ga Attorneys for District.
~ G G
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WOMAN'S COMMITTEE OF
COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DE-
TENSE ORGANIZED IN COUNTY

In April 1917. the women of Gre
NADIA assembled in mass meeting to
pledge their loyal support to the
Government, and their cooperation
in whatever economic measures might
be i~nauguarted by the Government
from time to time. Even at that
early date q Noman's Committee vas
! organized, with Mrs. S. \. Morrison,
chairman, Mrs. j. W. Willis, vice
chairman and Mrs. II. j. Ray, secre-
tary.
Cn Sunday. February 10th, the
wcmen of Grenada county were cali
ed together to complete the oigani-
zation of the Woman's Committee OF
the Council OF National Defense.
Mrs. S. a. Morrison presided over
the meeting which was held at the
public school building. A well train
e. chorus Of Grenada school girls
sang patriotic airs, after which Rev.
Edward De Miller offered a prayer.
Mr.. De Miller also introduced the
speaker of the occasion, Mrs. Ed
ward McMehee of Como, state chair
man of the Woman's Committee, who
entertained the audience with one
Of the most interesting war talks yet
delivered in Grenada.
Mrs. Morrison then called on Mr..
0. F. Lawrence who very graciouly
came forward with words of encour-
agement and commendation for Wo-
mans War Work, and pledged him
self and his paper to be at their ser
vice.
Supt A. 3. Campbell, county chair
mau OF War Savings, spoke for q few
minutes on the absolute necessity for
thrift and economy, stressing the
large value of small savings. At his
suggestion, a "Woman's War Savings
Club" was organized with Mrs. c. H.
Calhoon president and Miss Jane
Young. secretary. Mrs. McGehee then
proceeded to complete the county Of
ganization of the Woman's Commit
tee Of the Council of National De-
Tense" the following officers and
chairman being elected:
Executive Oficers-County Chair
man, Mrs. S. a. Morrison; Vice Chair
man, Mrs. J. w. Willis; Secretary,
Mrs. H. ]. Ray; Treasurer, Mrs. H.
w. Baker.
Department characterization
ton, Mrs. S. A. Morrison; Food Pro
duction and Home Economics, Miss
Annabel Hughes; Food Administra-
ton, Mrs. D. B. Brown; Women in
Industry, Miss Esther Broadstreet;
Child Welfare, Mrs. w. c. Mclean;
Existing Social Service Agencies,
Mrs. T. J. Brown; Health and. Recre-
alton, Mrs. ]. B. Perry.
Education-Miss Mary C~arothers,
with the following speakers: Mrs.
S. A. Morrison, Mrs. Baker, Miss
| Young, Miss Ward Miss Horn, Mrs.
Whitaker, Mrs. R. f. Jones, Mrs. Ray,
Mrs. Broadstreet, Miss McCleskey and
Miss Duncan.
Liberty Loan and War Thrift
Mrs. c. H. Calhoon.
Home and Foreign Relief-Mrs.
Ben Adams.
Finance-Mrs. J. c.. Wilson.
Publicity-Mrs. Edgar Underwood.
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You Get The Job"

We've been watching you, young man. We know you're made
OF the stuff that wins. The man that cares enough about his future
to study an l. c. S. Course in his spare time is the kind we want in
this firms responsible positions. You're getting your promotion
on what you Know, and wish we had more like YOU"
The boss can't take chances. When he has a responsible job
to I'LL, ne picks a man trained to hold He's watching you right
now, hoping you'll be ready when your opportunity comes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-02-22

SURGEONS agree that in cases
Of Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds,
the FIRST TREATMENT is most in
portant. When an EFFICIENT anti
ceptic is applied promptly, there is
no danger of infection and the
wound begins to heal at once. For
use on man or beast, BOROZONE
is the IDEAL ANTICEPTIC and
HEALING AGENT. Buy it now
and be ready for an emergency.
Price 25c. SOC, $1.00 and $3.50,
Sold by 2nd Class and Corner Drug
Store.
WIS.,
Al kinds of Office supplies ct The
Sentinel ofice-Phone 90. e.,
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Birth announcements for sale at
The Sentinel.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-02-22

The thing for you to do is to
start today and train yourself to
do some one thing better than
others. You can do it in spare
time through the International
Correspondence Schools.
Over 5000 men reported ad-
vancement last year as a result of
their l. C.S. training. Thefirst step
these men took was to mark and
mail this coupon to Scranton. You
can make your start the same way.
shall be glad to lay before you,
without obligating you in any way,
interesting facts about the |. C. S.
method OF training for better Jobs
if you will give me the opportunity.
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Under and by virtue of the author
ity vested in J. T. Thomas, Trustee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-19
Priority Orders for Road
Building Impossible Unless
Highways OF Military Value

| TALLAHASSER July tS.-l Specian
Priority orders for road building
/: material, requiring shipment from one
state 10 another, viii not be granted
by the United States Highway Council
except for roads that are OF a military
value al the present time said lion
N. NJ. Smith, of Orlando. member or
the State Road Departm ent OF Florida.
today to representative OF the Jour
nal upon his return from Washington.
d. c., with State Road Commissioner
William f. Cooke.
These officials Of the State Road
Department We're delegated by the de-
partment TO proceed to Washington
and endeavor to secure, if possible.
priority orders covering materials to
be used in surfacinG the state and
state aid roads. leading from Arcadia,
DeSoto county, to the United States
aviation camps at Dorr snd Carlstrom
Fields, and also for steel for the pro-
posed bridge over the A.salachicola
river. near Chattshoocnee. They left
Florida on the tenth OF July. and re-
turned today. The news that they
bring VIII be OF great interest through
out Florida for it is Official and viii
govern the construction OF any roads
TO be built in the immediate future in
Nilich otnef IMAM local material Will
enter into the construction thereof.
Florida Was Favored.
The Florida delegation was advised
that building materials. especially
steel, were exceedingly difficult TO Sc
cure at the present time, inasmuch as
the visible supply is at present prac-
tically exhausted. However. Messrs.
Smith and Cooke were successful in
having both the above roads and the
Apalachicola river bridge placed on the
preferred list with the assurance that
priority orders covering the necessary
ma terials would be issued as soon as
the materials entering into the con-
struction could be located and be
available.
The United States Highway Council
comuosed Of Mr.. L. ". Page, director
OF the Office of public roads and rural
engineering; Mr.. Kirtley. representing
the director general Of railways; Col.
Uhler, representing the War Depart
ment: Mr.. Humphries. representing
the Wsr Industries Board. and Mr..
Shefield. representing the Federal
Fuel Administration. outlined the
Motley OF the federal government in re-
gard to new construction during the
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CASE AGAINST HUGH
GRAHAM IS DROPPED

When the court Of record was con-
yened yesterday morning, County So
Ecitor VIM. A Blount, Jr.. moved the
court to quash the Information against
Hugh Graham. deputy sheriff, who
was under charges OF manslaushfsr.
The motion was granted. and me
prosecution of Mr.. Graham Of course
was stopped. He was scheduled to go
trial in the court Of record this morn
ing on Indictment returned by the
last grand jury, which Jointly charged
him with having caused the death OF
Jim Lowery, white, on the Ferry Pass
road Ia March last.
The action of the solicitor followed
the acqGittal the night before of Mr.
Bayliss. who was tried, and whose
hearing went over two days. The same
witnesses and the same testimony
would have been used in the case %
Graham. AS this testimony failed to
convict one of the parties. the solicitor
took the position that it was not worth
the effort in pressing it against the
other defendant
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OPEN HOUSE FOR
THE SERVICE MEN

Among the pleasures to which SER
vice men have come 20 look forward is
the open house OF Christ church parish
on saturday and sunday evenings.
since the first Sunday in October
these open meetings for the men Of
the army and navy have proven most
popular on sunday afternoons. having
been inaugurated by the rector. the
Rev John Fl. Brown. who IS now with
the r. NJ c. A. IS religious secretary.
serving at last reports in Ireland. Since
the departure of Mr.. Brown the meet
ings have been continued under the
direction Of the rector in charge. the
Rev Melville Johnson. assisted by
members of the congregation. and So
popular have they become, that re-
Gently open house has been held on
Saturday evenings from 10 II
O'Clock On sunday afternoons the
hours are from TO L.
The committee extends to the men
OF all branches of the service a most
cordial invitation 20 attend these
meetings both on Saturday evenings
aud on SUNDAY afternoons and even
ings. and It is hoped that every man
will feel himself welcome and VIII in
vite other friends of the service to at
tend Tie parish house Is situated
sust in the rear OF Christ church.
which on the corner OF Palafox and
FOX and Wright streets.
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COTTAGE HILL.

Mrs. Doyle and children. Of Pensa-
COLA. ara visiting at the GeaS home
this weck.
Mrs pcro and Miss Williams Spent
last week visiting at the Maxey home
near Csntonment.
Misses Nfathilda Gear and Blanche
Rudd returned from Pensacola sslui'-
day, where they have been studying
sfor the past few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr and Mr.. Cowell
motored to Pensacola Friday. Little
Miss Virginia Bowersox. who has been
visiting her grandparents here for
some time. accompanied them, and
Master William returned with them
for an indefinite stay.
4 shower Monday was greatly APP
preeiated, as it has been very dry
here for some time.
Mrs. Mcdonald returned recently from
months visit with her children and
friends in ohio.
Canning season for fruit is about
over Fortunately the twenty-five pound
sugar law did not go into effect until
the season was nearly over. or much
OF the fruit canned would have been
sugarless. One hundred hounds per
family is none too much for most of
the Cottage Hill families for canning
purposes.
Word was received Wadnesay noon
that Ralph Voris had passed away be-
fore his father could reach him. Ralph
was an exemplary young man and his
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REMIT FINE OF
MARINE SERGEANT

a fine OF s25 and costs, which was
I'M posed several days ago on Marine
Sergeant Cranston has been RENTED.
tb4 recorder taking this action whec
i. was represented by qualified parties
nat the case Of the sergeant had
peen taken up by the authorities at
he naval station. and that disposition
of the case would be made at the bar
racks The sergeant was fined upon
the plea of his counsel. The defendant
was not in court when the penalty was
imposed. but his absence was waived
and testimony from witnesses for-the
city was taken.