The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-26
NOTES FROM FLORENCE

for several days since he arrived
from Texas, moving to their fam
lily home in Rankin county. But
every one rejoices that she has so
far recovered that she is able to
stir about the house, and is con-
valescing rapidly at this date. The
strenuous efforts due to packing
up to move is the main cause of
her illness.
Bro. Alliston has about gotten
his residence in good and COM
Portable shape for early occupan-
cy. Last Sunday morning he went
out to Briar Hill church Sunday
school for the first time, and
while he was elected teacher of
his uncle's classic teach it when
ever he can be present.
Concord and Line Greek church
es in Rankin county have called
Bro. Alliston to be their pastor
for 1919; besides, smaller church
es III the county have arranged
for him to preach to them in the
afternoons of the Sundays he is
near them. One Sunday yet re-
mains open to be given to some
other good church who may want
his services.
State Supt. w. F. Bond has pre-
pared list of the teachers of
Mississippi schools who laid down
their work to enlist in some
branch of military service or in
the Y. M. c. A. Among the num-
ber he notes is Clarence Bullock,
of Florence, Miss. We understand
that Prof. Bullock was teaching
in Sunfiower county at the time he
enlisted. Supt. Bond says those
teachers who were doing excel
ent work in their schools should
be given their jobs again when
they get back from France or
from home camps.
The United States Government
appears to be in earnest about
installing aviation mail services
from city to city regarless of dis
tance. Even from Chicago to New
Orleans is one mail route spoken
these two cities are proposing to
prepare landing grounds for air
mail carriers O alight. replenishs
their supplies, deliver mails en-
route, rest the pilots, etc. The
main object in this aerial mail
carrying is to shorten the time
delivering mails. This is certain
ly an age of rapid progress and
of Improvement in every line.
Since labor has become so
scarce and costly, farmers are en-
couraged to use tractors run by
gasoline. The A. & M. College
now proposes to teach farmers
how to understand the makeup of
such machinery and to run a trac-
tor.
Several weeks ago." says the
Pathfinder, printed in Washing
ton City, "the officials announced
that careful record was being
kept of the burial places of all
Americans. who gave up their
lives whie fighting in France, and
that their bodies woud be disin-
tered and returned to America
when the war ended" This is
good news for the parent who lost
soldier son in France. We all
desire, naturally, to have our be-
loved dead in graves at or near
our homes. ''Not long ago." con-
tues the Pathfinder, "Col. Roose-
welt wrote to Gen. March, chief of
staff of the United States army,
with reference to this announce
ment, saying Mrs. Roosevelt and
| wish to enter a most respectful
but most emphatic protest against
the proposed course, so far as our
son Quentin is concerned. We
have always believed that where
the tree falls, There let it lie."
Gen. March will respect Col.
Roosevelt's wishes in this matter.
Quentin Roosevelt died fighting in
the air in France. His enemies
buried his body. When the Amer
lean troops got near enough sew
eral of the friends of the Roose-
velt family found the grave and
placed temporary fence around
it. Col. Roosevelt says he will
visit the grave of his valiant son
after peace is declared, and will
place simple stone at the head
of. the grave; but will not disturb
any protecting material about the
grave. Other parents who may
wish their dead sons bodies to re-
main where they are now buried,
can be gratified by writing to Gen.
Morcb