The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-16

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Tenn. 80
Farm for Sale.-92 acres, 60 acres
in cultivation, Al acres of good second
bottom land. Good houses and good
water. Eeasy terms. Apply to N. M.
Robins, 57S E. Chester, Jackson,
Tenn. 80
Marshal Walker says that there are
several negroes hanging around
Brownsville with no visible means of
support and utterly worthless, who ere
always helped out of trouble when ar
rested, by some white man. This is no
time for idleness and vagrancy and
the white man who comes to the as
sistance of such negro is placing
himself in an unenviable attitude, one
deserving of censure.
Families who bought sugar during
July for Canning and preserving pur-
poses may buy not exceeding rs pounds
additional during August upon afr
davit approved by the county food adj
ministrator and if their July purchase
Of such sugar was not as much as rs
pounds enough more may be bought to
bring their whole purchases for the
two months up to so pounds. Anyone
buying more than allowed or using
canning sugar for other purposes is
guilty of boarding and will be subject
to severe punishment. Householders
should not use more than two pounds
per person per month.
The Woodland consolidated school
will open next Monday, August 10.
All schools throughout the county are
opening from one to two weeks earlier
this season in order to get in part of
the session before cotton picking time.
Because of the scarcity of labor, many
farmers will be forced this year to
take their children out of school for a
few weeks during tn cotton picking
season. This will, in most instances,
bring on the necessity of closing down
schools for that length of time.
Report comes from Memphis that a
move is on foot to make the West
Tennessee Normal military training
school for young men who may be in
Guided in the next draft, which, it is
now thought, will take in all between
the ages of 10 and as. 1t is said that
there are about 1900 youths in Shelby
county who would be eligible to this
school. That being true, other young
men from neighboring West Tonnes
see counties, would stand little chance
Of getting in unless dorminory facili-
ties there are greatly enlarged.
News has been brought to the school
board that in a few sections of the
county Grape shooters have broken
open school houses and used these
buildings for their unlawful games.
Officers and citizens owe it to their
communities to protect school prep
erty from such depredators. It is the
duty of every good citizen to protect
school property just as our churches
are protected. Both are absolutely es-
sential to the moral uplift Of any com
munity.
On last Friday morning, as Morris
Stuart, Stanley Alexander and Misses
Maude, Ira and 0dell Stuart were COM
ing into Brownsville, they came upon
"a car which had halted because Of
some trouble. AS they turned to pass
around this car, their car skidded and
Stanley Alexander was thrown out
Ir the fall his head struck a telephone
pole and he was rendered unconscious
for several hours. After receiving
medical treatment he was taken to his
home south of Hatchie. Latest reports
are to the effect that he is rapidly re-
covering.
Marshal Walker caught a number
OF white men and negroes shooting
Craps in the rear of the negro
January's pool room on East Main
street, Sunday afternoon. They were
taken before Recorder Parker where
fines of $3.50 each assessed against
them. What do you think of that?
White men, mixed up with negroes, on
Sunday at that, in Craps game.
Here's fine material for the army, in
so far as relieving the community of
undesirables is concerned. We didn't
get the names, but they ought to be
known to the public.
Ernest Porter, Jesse Porter, Ben
Wilson, Ray Fresh and ]. o. Stratton
are the names of five white boys about
10 years old, who were taken in by
Marshal Walker Wednesday under the
charge of vagrancy. They were tried
before Recorder Parker, fined $40 each
and on failure to pay or make bonds,
were all sent to the county work house
with the exceptin of Stratton, who
made his escape. The two Porter boys
gave Alamo as their home. Their ia
Their was communicated with, but said
that he couldn't do anything for the
boys. Wilson claimed Tulsa, Okla, as
his home, Fresh halls from somewhere
in Pennsylvania, Stratton was from
Kentucky.
Jesse Gillian of Eurekaton brought
to Brownsville Wednesday two negroes
charged with entering the home of a
Mr.. Marshall Of that community on the
night before. Mr.. MarshalPs daugh-
ters were disturbed by the negroes who
had entered their room. One of the