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Smyrna times., 1920-12-15
NOVEMBER ROLL OE HONOR.
SMYRNA SCHUOL DISTRICT
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF
c. w. w. SCHANTZ, SUPT.
List of Those Pupils With Perfect At
tendance and With Good Atten-

List of Those Pupils With Perfect At
tendance and With Good Atten-
dance Given by their Grades
Smyrna Special School District, c..
w w. Schantz, superintendent, sub
mits the following Honor Roll'' for
the month of November for the Smyr-
ma schools. By way of explanation:
"Perfect Attendance" means-ncither
absent nor tardy any day for whole
month. "Good Attendance" means
present 90 per cent of the time, which
is 18 days out of 20; it permits two
absences and no more in any calendar
month. The list of pupils by grades
who are entitled to honor mention ar;
as follows:
Miss Griffith-First Grade
Perfect attendance-El Elizabeth Ber-
nett, Maud Cole, Evelyn Keiser, Elsie
Rohman, Adella Wiley, Helen Wortz,
Hazel Donovan. Good attendance
Marguerite Burris, Kathryn Clough,
Mildred Cummins, Anne Gardener
Violet long, Julia Robinson, Lydia
Robinson, Fannie Simpler, Edna
Slaughter, Herman Bailey, Ralph Gov
erdale, Herbert Sapp, Nelson Souse
Howard Virdin, Robert Wilds.
Miss RObinsOn-SecOnd Grade
Perfect attendance-George Best
Hazel Boyer, Ralph Burchard, Norman
Collins, Florence David, Hazel Fol.
aker, Anna Roberts Jones. Good at
tendance-Beulah Foraker, Charles
Jacobs, James Pinder, Maud Simpler
Bertha Sparks, Mildred Tucker, Mabe,
Smyrna times., 1920-12-15
Announcement

TO BUY
I have ten ready cash buyers for single
houses in Smyrna and Clayton. and if you
desire to sell yours, and the price is right.
can sell quick.
TO RENT TOWN PROPERTY
I have twenty applicants desiring to rent
houses in Smyrna. and would welcome your
listing with me. Anything you may have in
this line
FARMS
I have listed with me. also, the names of ten
able and reliable farmers, desiring to rent
good farms. Now if you have a farm for
rent, list it with US, and we welcome your pat
ronage.
SMYRNA REAL ESTATE AGENCY
WILLIAM L. A----0.ANTON
Phone 76 Smyrna. Del.
Smyrna times., 1920-12-15

Continued Next Week.1
Smyrna times., 1920-12-15
Sapp, Elwood Nelson.
Miss MattifOrd-Third Grade

Miss MattifOrd-Third Grade
Perfect attendance-Helen Bradley.
Marjorie Bradley, Victor Brown. Nor
ma Coleman, Mildred David, Fred
Gardner, Ethel Keiser, Mary New
some, Lester Satterfeld, Anna Smith.
Marion Speakman, Walter Stevens.
Edward Stoeckle, Anna Thompson,
margaret Wiley, George Wiley.
Good attendance-William Doughten,
Florence Evans, Richard Grey, Frank
Greenwell, William Ho5eon, Carlton
Page, Peat Rash, Violet Rash, Edna
Rheims, Emory Shelton, jeanette
Smith, Galen Spohn, John Staats.
William Stats, Arthur Stokesburv,
Theresa Slaughter, William Smith,
Blanche Truax, Liston Wheeler, Geo.
Smith.
Continued Next Week.)
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25
REVEL IN LUXURY
OF TROPICAL FRUIT
When Car Of Oranges and Grape
Fruit Smash Up in Wreck.

Many citizens of Columbus and vi
cinity, mostly colored and between
the ages of eight and eighteen-but
not altogether-reveled in the luxury
Of dining on grape fruit for the first
time last Tuesday. Because, you see,
one of the cars of the eight in that
wreck on the NJ. & 0. trestle a mile
east Of the station early that morning
had been full OF grape fruit An
other contained oranges and both
oranges and grape fruit were scat
tered by the thousands over the
ground and in bitches along the
bridge. At first no effort was made
to prevent carrying off of this fruit
so early arrivals filled pockets, hats,
paper bags, cloth bags, and anything
else available, full of this golden,
luscious fruit. Of course every ur-
chin, black or white, all sizes, had no
trouble enjoying the oranges but
when it came to grape fruit-well,
it was decidedly different with some
of them. A lanky negro girl about
16 years old was observed in an eff
fort to devour hurriedly the "big
orange she had gotten. She drilled
a hole in the end of it with a stick
and proceeded to take big, long,
delicious suck at the rich juice in
side. Incredulous amazement broke
out all over her face as the bitter
peel came in contact with her tast ?.
then she would take a look at her
grapefruit, turn it over and cautious
ly taste again. Then there were
other experiences of this kind until
the railroad officials prevented the
taking of the fruit.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25
CENSUS COUNT
CLOSES TUESDAY
Work OF Counting City's Popu-
latiOn Is Coming To
Close.

Census enumerators are winding up
their work in the city; in fact it is ne
cessary that they have everything in
shape for their final report to the
District Census Supervisor next Tues
day, January 27, The enumerators
in the rural districts have until Mon
day, February2, in which to count the
last person, farm, animal and the
hundreds of other things that are list
ed for enumeration in their areas
The last person in the city of CO.
lumbus was listed at the close Of the
day yesterday, each enumerator re-
porting that work in his or her ward
was complete and all that remained
was little work on their reports and
they will be forwarded Tuesday to
Mr.. Kincannon, Supervisor of the
Census for the District.
Citizens who have had no enumer-
ator call at their homes and are not
certain that they have been enumerat-
ed should call the enumerator of
their ward. 1t is true that some have
been enumerated without their knowl-
edge, the enumerator after calling at
house more than once is authorized
to get the best information obtalnable
about the occupants from the nearest
neighbor. So, in this way, few
have been enumerated without know
ing it. But it would be we'll to be
certain, as Columbus wants to be
listed on official records with all the
population she rates, Many governs
ment appropriations and all kinds Of
estimates are based on population,
so this is important.
In order that citizens may know
who the city enumerators are they
are again listed: wards / and 2, w. w.
Bush; ward 3, Jack Senter; ward 4,
R. o. Vaughn, wards 8 and g, Mrs.
Alston.
While no information can be given
out by the enumerators, figure Jug
glers have been trying to estimate
the present population, most of them
agreeing on 1000 as conservative
estimate.
Former official census figures show
steady growth of the city's popula-
ton; in 1890 Columbus had 1859,
CASA in 1900, 1888 in 1910 and in
1920--? But if the enumera-
tors get them all listed we will prob
ably know exactly in two weeks or
little longer.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25
COUNCILMAN LOVE FOR
CITY OWNERSHIP.

Councilman Joe. B. Love yesterday
following the announcement Of the
throwing up of the street car line
franchise by the Columbus Railway
Light and Power Co, came out in
favor of municipal ownership of the
Light e. Gas Company, stating that
he would devote his efforts to accom-.
plish this end.
He believes that the city has been
most liberal with the Light Company
and has granted every concession
asked for by the corporation, and
with tic throwing up of the car line
franchise he is Of the opinion that
the matter of municipal ownership
of the utilities should come to an
issue.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25
COLLEGE NAME
CHANGE FAVORED
Bill introduced In Legislature By
MIR. Johnston Meets With Cor
dial Favor BY Members.

Jackson, Miss, Jan. $50 far only
approving comment on the plan re-
presented by the pending bill of SEN
ator Johnston of Lowndes, which is
before the Senate Committee on ami
versities and colleges, to change the
name of the sterling institution at CO.
lumbus, on the Tombigbee, known and
loved by hundreds of it's alumni as
II /. and Co.," is heard. The bill it
self is simple in terms and brief in
phrase, and does not involve any con-
stitutional entanglements. 1t pro-
poses to amend section 2523, chapter
sc, of the Mississippi code of 1906.
by striking out the words "Mississip-
pi Industrial Institute and Cillege," as
used in the cooperating act of March
IL, 1884, and in lieu thereof to substi-
tute Mississippi State College for
Women"
One of the most potent agencies
which is at work in favor of the
change is that splendid student body.
the faculty and alumni, who have en-
joined upon the lawmakers early and
prompt attention to this matter.
In view Of the fact that in the town
of Columbia in the piney woods of
Marion County, which is quite as ven-
cradle as its sister municipality up
state, there is another kind of "in-
dustrial institute" of more recent
creation, which is the state institu-
ton for handling and training of re-
factory, abandoned and delinquint ju-
veniles, established under an act of
1919 confusion as to the two has fire.
quently arisen. This confusion has
brought embarrassment to either the
one or the other of the two schools
or those connected with them, to such
extent as to give rise to the move
ment out of which has grown the
Johnston Estate College for Women"
bill.
The name as quoted in the opening
section of the code chapter pertaining
to the college over which DR.. Henry
WhitGeld presides so ably and effect
lively occurs only in that one para
graph, and the proposed act of 1920.
for all it's statewide significance, will
probably be the one of the shortest in
the sheet acts to be published this
year.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25
WANTS CONSOLIDATION OF ALL
COLLEGES, INCLUDING |. |. AND {.

Representative Sheldon, of Washington county former
Republican of Nebraska resolution the
Legislature providing for the appointment of committee
slider the of consolidating all of the colleges and merg
ing them into great State University Jackson.
The resolution includes the and c. city, the University
of Mississippi the A. and NJ and the College at
Hattiesburg.
Under the resolution provision holding up Of
the work OF the appropriations committee until the
its investigation and reports its findings the Legislature
The resolution is the radical proposition that has ever
been presented to the Legislature affecting educational institutions
movement foot in the Legislature and
by citizens OF Jackson to have the University of Mississippi moved
to Jackson whether the Sheldon plan goes not
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25
CITY PRIMARY
ELECTION SET
CITY OFFICIALS WILL BE
NOMINATED AT REGU-
LAR PRIMARY.
SET FOR APRIL 6
Mayor, Six COunciImen and
School Trustees Will Be
Nominated. Executive
Committee Meets.

Tuesday, April 6, is the day set
for the municipal primary. This
was done at meeting Of the NUM-
cipal Democratic Committee last
Wednesday afternoon at the City
Hall at which the following members
were present: T. J. Locke, president;
George o. Senter, secretary: w. B.
Harrington, julius Marx, and j. II.
Brickell.
A mayor, six counciImen and four
public school trustees will be nomi-
mated at the primary on April 6, to
serve for two years beginning Janu-
ary |, 1921. All candidates for these
offices must file with the secretary
Of the city executive committee
declaration of intention to be a cam
didate and pay fee thirty days
prior to the first primary. This
makes it necessary for all names Of
candidates to be filed with the COM
mittee not later than March 8 next.
The following notice of election
was issued by the committee in ses-
sion Wednesday:
A Democratic primary is hereby or
dered to be held on Tuesday, April
6, 1920, in the Marshals office at the
City Hall for the purpose of nominal
ting mayor, six councilmen for the
City of Columbus, Miss, and four
school trustees for the Columbus
School District. Candidates must
announce and pay fee to secretary
thirty days before election. Unless
candidates file their names with the
committee within the specified time,
they will be ineligible to enter the
election.
The following judges and clerks arc
named to serve at the coming pri-
mary: Judges, r. Z. Mahon, J. NJ.
Morgan and J. r. Randle; Clerks,
F. d. Ellis and Henry Gunter.
T. J. LOCKE, Chairman.
George o. Senter, Secretary.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25
COMMANDERY ELECTS.

Officers for the ensuing year were
elected at the stated conclave of De
Molay Commandery, Knights Temp
lar No. s, on Friday evening, Jan
uary %. They are as follows:
Charles c. Buder, Commander; Will
liam NJ. Horton, Generalissimo; John
B. Williams, Capt. General; Wiley +.
Eubanks, Senior Warden; Cicero l..
Lincoln. Prelate; Frank c. Owen
Treasurer; Warren Alexander Deale
Recorder; Charlie o. Long, Standard
Bearer; James w. Thetford, Sword
Bearer; George Mosby, Warden and
Mike Kerby, Sentinel.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25
QUOTATIONS ON
FARM PRODUCTS
COUNTY AGENT KEEPS FAR
MERS ADVISED ON MAR
KET CONDITIONS.
HOG CHOLERA HERE
Warning Issued Relative to Hog
Cholera. Club Work Is
Making Much Pro-
greSS.

Cooperative shipping of livestock
and other farm products is still ac-
tive in this county, A car load of
hogs will go from here to the St.
Louis market tomorrow, (Monday)
and car of poultry is scheduled for
shipment Wednesday of this week,
Mr.. Paul L. Wells, county demonstra-
tion agent, acting in behalf Of the
Lowndes County Cooperative Ship
ping Association.
For the information of the many
farmers throughout the county who
often ship their products in this way,
Mr.. Wells is quoting each week in
the Dispatch prices on cattle, hogs,
poultry and other farm commodities.
Prices that will be received for the
poultry are: hens and ducks 27 cts.
per pound; cockerels Is cents; geese
20 cents; turkeys 80 cents, and
guinea fowls will bring 25 cents a
pound These prices are f. o. b. the
Southern depot in this city.
The best grade of hogs in the ship
ment this week will bring about
$3.50 per hundred or the car at the
local station with smaller and lower
grade ranging from $12 to SIS per
hundred.
The cattle market is on the decline
at present, according to reports re-
ceived By the agent. and only the
best grade of beef type heifers and
steers are in demand. These are
worth only about $3.50 per hundred
In speaking of hogs Mr.. Wells calls
attention to the fact that cholera is
now raging among the hogs in the
country with disastrous results and
advocates that ali owners Of hogs
have their stock vaccinated at once
as a preventative of infection Of the
disease.
Now is the time to begin prepara
tions for planting the early crop of
Irish potatoes, says Mr.. Wells. The
old crop that has always been held
in competition with the new crop will
be exhausted by the time the new
crop comes in so there is good
Every farmer should plant, if not
large crop, at least an adequate sup
ply for himself with some for sale,
he says.
Renewed activity in the boys pig
clubs is planned for the next few
weeks. Mr.. Kerlin, the state agent
for the pig club work, will be in the
county soon and he and Mr.. Wells
will 60 all over the county stimula-
ting this progressive, and profitable
work.
Quite few farmers have request
ed phosphate and, while he has not
all of car listed and sold, the
agent has ordered car and requests
that those desiring quantity see
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25
THE KIND OF MAYOR CITY NEEDS
SUBJECT OF SERMON HERE TONIGHT

"Thc service at the First Methodist
Church Sunday evening"" said Rev.
Felts, will be of real interest to the
general public. 1t will be a message
by man who has, and can have, no
personal interest to conserve. His
personal interest would perhaps be
better conserved if he were blind to
all that goes on around him, and
dealt in platitudes, grunts and groans,
a little ritualism, little theology, a
little poetry, a littld select plbse,
mighty little Bible, and many hearty
hand-shakes and smiles. He believes
that public office is public trust.
that ballots are much better than bull
let's, that petty politics disgrace many
communities, making all but impossi-
bic the election of men who are really
representative to any office of i'm
portance.
"More, he believes that the Mayor
of any city is looking glass, and
many there be who dress before this
mirror. More than all this, there
comes an appeal from the Government
Of the United States to the clergy Of
the land to help in this time of need
to the. end that men be elected to Of
flee who respect their oath of office
who stand for law enforcement, anC
who are loyal to their Government.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25
SOON READY TO BEGIN DRILLING
FOR OIL. TRYING TO PROCURE CASING

Mr. NJ. II. Snodgress, field repre-
sentative of the Tombigbee Oil & Gas
Company, is out Of the city this week
securing the country for casing and
other fittings and machinery neces-
sary for the completion of the last
details preparatory to beginning act
ual work of drilling for oil on the site
southwest Of Columbus some seven
teen miles.
The big oil boom in recent months
all over the country has caused so
many new wells to be bored that
manufacturers Of this kind of machi-
merry have been swamped with orders.
So Mr.. Snodgrass is having to hustle
around to find what he wants. The
finding of the necessary articles
may lead him to Tennessee, Arkansas,
Oklahoma, Texas, through Louisiana
and back according to Mr.. Sherrod,
president Of the company, but every
thing consistent with good business
is being done in order to get the work
going soon.
Already the derrick is up-one can
see it on the place of Mr.. Collier
Hardy on the left of the Jackson
Highway right at Bethel church. 1t
is an imposing structure so feet high
and substantial-well rather! 1t has
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25
OFF FOR BIG
CHICAGO SHOWS

Mr.. D. n. Robinson, president of
Robinson Motor Car Company ac-
companied by Mr.. Hal Brown leaves
today for Chicago. They will spend
several days visiting the automobile
shows of the Windy City.
Mr.. Brown will remain in Chicago
for ten weeks taking special course
with the American Bureau of En-
gineering to better equip himself for
service in the mechanical department
of the Robinson Motor Car Co.
Mr. Robinson will visit all the auto
mobile centers of the Middle West
for the purpose of obtaining first hand
information on conditions in the auto
mobile industry with the view of
bringing to his patrons in the Colum-
bus territory the latest facilities and
best service known to the automobile
trade.
Mr.. Robinson is regarded as one Of
the most progressive and most sue
cessful automobile men in this section
of the country, and he keeps in close
personal touch with all of the devel-
opments of the industry. He is an
annual visitor to the big automobile
shows of the country and in this way
he keeps intimately informed of all
the latest ideas and developments of
the industry.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25

$4,000 feet Of timber in it and one
piece alone contains more than 500
feet of lumber. Cables are all up
and big windlass is at the bottom
to hoist and lower the drills and cas-
ings with the aid Of the massive crane
that stands out prominent as a part
of the structure.
And when the coal is hauled and
put into the firebox under the boilers
and the engine gets going and the
crane begins its pump-like motions
up and down, up and down, and
down to a depth of 4200 feet on it's
journey. A stream of liquid gold?
Gee it takes ones breath away that
Imagination prospecting as one stands
and gazes at the oil derrick right
here in Lowndes county, Mississippi.
But to come out of it and get back
to facts again. Every Saturday the
directors together with the officials
of the company, meet and discuss
ways and means. Every phase Of the
situation is gone over and they report
that the project is making -
in all lines.
Watch the Dispatch for up-to-the.
minute news Of the Tombigbee Oil
and Gas Company operations.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25

To dismiss the matter by saying that
such a need is not found in this part
of the South is to beg the question
and be blind to a real situation.
One speaker recently said to the d.
A. RS. of this city, she was visiting
woman of national reputation, that
Columbus was rated as the second
most immoral city in Mississippi. Is
it true? If so has the clergy no place
in the fight for morality? This pas
tor has no desire even to bask in the
uncertain light of cheap sensational
ism, or humiliate an intelligent con-
stituency by burning sage grass, but
when there is a real and apparent
need he would deem himself a craven
coward if he did not speak in no un-
certain language to questions Of vita
import to his people and the general
public. 1t is a time for men who
stand for common decency to stand to-
gether regardless of politics, regard
less of petty alliances, or fear Of los
ing a little trade. There is moth
ing personal in the message that
will offend the most sensitive.
There is enough dynamite to Jar the
complacency of the serenest stand
patter in Columbus. A service for
every man who has the interest of his
city at heart
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25
RECKLESS. DRIVERS
IN MAYORS COURT

Speeding, reckless driving and gam
ing were charges against culprits
who had to face Mayor McClanahan
in Police Court Friday morning 9th
er activities of the local police include
the running down Of two negroes
for stealing, one of which was caught
in Jackson through the efforts of
Chief Cook.
The theft business occurred at the
camp of a road construction gang on
the Tuscaloosa road above the water
works. Mr.. Bookout, in charge of the
construction, reported to the police
that two of his hands, Robert Smith
and Avery Smith, colored, had de-
parted from his crew with shotgun,
some harness, brides, lines, etc, that
did not belong to the them. Chief
Cook found where they had tried to
dispose of the stolen property here
and telephoned to the police at Jack
son after learning that the negroes
had previously lived there. The Chief
Of Police in that city notified chief
Cook that one of them had been ap-
pretended and Officer A. Norton
left Friday for Jackson and will re-
turn today with at least ore Of them,
if not both.
George Robinson was arrested by
Captain Hudson on College Street
Thursday for speeding ard fined S5
in the police court Friday.
Ernest Cannon wa; another who
st,pped on the thrortle lttle too
lard, officer Morton halling him as
he footed 'em up along Seventh avenue
and trotted him up before His Honor.
$780," says the judge, adding
quickly "-and COSTS"
Reckless driving along Main street
was the charge registered against
Robert Malone, whom officer Law
renee arrested Thursday. He was
warned that inasmuch as Main street
was only half as wide as it should
be, due to the building of concrete
streets, it was very necessary to be
careful with autos in that highway.
not easily forgotten, the court gave
him a choice of paying a fine of
$500 or serving ten days in Jail. The
city treasury was increased $500.
Another good old game where the
worries clicked music to the ears of a
trio of colored citizens was busted up
Thursday night.
Sam Erwin, Ed Hoskin and Jeff
Hood were all huddeld around table
in cafe down near the NJ. & 0. de-
pot when officer Wood sweetly in
formed them that the Judge wanted
to see them. The next music was
Friday morning as each paid $500
across the desk in elinking silver
coin.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25
WORLD INSURANCE RECORD.

The Life and Casualty Company of
Nashville Of which Mr. B. E. Seal is
the local district superintendent,
claims to hold the worlds record for
the gain in business during the past
year. Mr.. Seal is proud of the fact
that his district played its part in this
phenomenal growth statement of
which appears in this issue of the
Dispatch.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-25

him.
He is also completing the listing
of a car of nitrate of soda which will
be ordered from New Orleans at a
cost of $6S per ton plus freight
charges. He expects to place the
order soon and those desiring this
valuable land improver are request
ed to list their needs with him.
The office of the county agent was
moved last Wednesday from 508 Col
lege street to the place formerly oc-
cupied by Sherrod's grist mill near
the NJ. & 0. Depot.