The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-28

from Tunica yesterday and spent
the day with home folks.
Caps" many friends are de-
| lighted to know that he is doing
we'll in the delta, and that he and
his family are enjoying splendid
health.
Hon. ]. c. Robinson, Of Pisgah
was here Monday, attending
chancery court. About two weeks
ago Mr.. Robinson had the mis-
fortune to receive a fall from
which he sustained q broken
leg, bat he Is getting along very
well with the aid of crutches.
A large crowd of friends
gathered at the A. G. Baker
home Sunday. where a big wild
turkey gobbler, killed by Tom
Berry Baker. was enjoyed. More
than twenty people, not includ-
ing the home circle, were there
to partake of the feast.
Before you spend money for
yourself, stop and think whether
your country can afford to have
you spend that money. Every
dollar saved helps twice, first
when you refrain from spending
it for non-essentials, and again,
when you lend it to the Nation.
Mrs. w. H. Muh has stored
her household goods and will
leave in a few days for Baton
Rouge, La, where she will
spend a few weeks with Mr..
Muh before going to New Or
leans where she will take a
complete course on the Linotype
machine, at the branch Office
of the Mergenthaler Linotype
Co., in that city. Mrs. Muh has
been valued employee of this
newspaper since the first of the
year, and her services are given
up with sincere regret.
Sidney Stapleton, who has
been in Jackson for several
months in the employ of the
Cumberland Telephone & Tele-
graph Co., was severely injured
yesterday in an automobile acct
dent. A party of young people
had started off on a days picnic
trip into Rankin county, when
the car in which Mr.. Stapleton
was4iding, turned turtle, and in
his efforts to save a young lady
from injuries, was himself badly
mangled, sustaining a broken
rib and ugly gashes about the
face and hands.
On Saturday, April 5th.. there
will be a meeting OF all the men,
bers of the Rankin County Farm
Loan Association at the Court
house to arrange about getting
abstracts and for secretary of
association and other incidental
expenses. The Federal Land
Bank has approved practically
all the loans but this business
will have to be attended to be-
fore loans can be made. W. E.
Mcintyre and A. j. McLaurin
are the local attorneys for the
Bank and parties who are unable
to attend this meeting should see
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Corley re-
ceived letter yesterday from
their son. Cecil Corley, who is
now in France, being one Of the
first boys from Rankin county to
volunteer and go over. He has
been in several fierce battles, and
states that he is now use to
them, and don't mind it very
much. He is having a grand
time, and is looking forward with
much pleasure to the day when
they shall march into Berlin to
take possession of the Kaiser and
his belongings.
w. H. Barnes has been ap-
pointed director for Rankin
county for the United States
Public Service Reserve, and is
now ready to receive applica-
tons from all parties who have
some mechanical ability and
wish to serve in this branch of
the service. Men are badly
needed at this time in the ship
building yards. Good salaries
are paid, and The probability is
that those who enlist from this
section will be located near
home. Mr.. Barnes will gladly
furnish all information to those