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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
MURRAYITES STIRRED UP
OVER THE TOWNS MORALS

Murrayites are NIGHTLY stirred up
over their towns morals, particularly
Indoor SPORT" namely, gaming. For
improving the Social conditions ,of
their "city" they have organized a
league to suppress such occupations
and pastimes as "craps," bootlegging
and other vices.
Several mass Smeetings have been
held at the court house to register
protest against the laxity of law en-
forcement in Murray, and to formu-
late plans of abetting the officers of
the town and county in apprehending
law breakers. They also plan to
give local publicity ito all convictions,
as a means of diminishing crime.
Two secret committees, composed
each of ten men, who are leading
Murray citizens, their names only
known to the organizers of the Bet
ter Citizenship League, have been ap-
pointed, who will keep watchful eyes
on the towns morals.
j F Boyd is president of the new
league, 7 H Stokes, secretary. Muir
ray is a town of some 5000 people.
The last meeting of the league was
attended by seventy-fve.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
One Happy Old Man That Doesn't
Lay Claims On Patent Medicines

There is one contented man in
Paris. He is, therefore, happy
man, whom it rs a pleasure to meet.
He says he is seventy-fve summers
young. The man is Rev P P Pull
len, whom everyone calls, Brother
Pullen."
Brother Pullen is frequent visit,
or to the schools. The children are
always glad to see him and listen e.
qually attentively to his war stories,
his admonitions, or his scriptural
readings. He has presented the high
school with picture-a token of in
terest, as he has neither children nor
grandchildren in school.
He is frequent visitor at The
Parisian office, where he is always
welcomed, because he has an unsel-
fish interest in community happen
lngs, in people in general and old
soldiers in particular. He always
comes in with CHEEKY bit of news,
and invariably wearing a ready smile.
why, I'm a-getting along all
right" Bro Pullen always affirms.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
PEDEN HILL COLORED SEC
TION is VISITED BY FIRE

Peden Hill, for several hours Fri
day night, was blaze of excitement,
and a general confusion reigned.
1t was a confagration that lighted
up this, one of the most densely pop
ulated colored districts of the town.
One cabin belonging to J W Aclin.
was worth around $400 and was oc-
cupied by Richardson Boiling and
wife, was full ablaze before the fire
alarm sounded. 1t burned to the
ground. The cabin next door, oc-
cupied by lone old colored man,
named Tiggs, was the property of
Mrs A L E Morton. 1t was very
badly damaged, but the Tiggs negro
saved all his household effects, where
as, those of Boiling We're burned.
1t is thought that the fire started
from coal oil lamp in the Boiling
cabin over-turning when no one was
at home, all having gone to the
SHOW"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
Local Stores Preparing; Extra
Clerks for Christmas Shoppers

Local stores, preparatory to the
final onslaught of Christmas shopping
which is anticipated this year to
break all records, have supplemented
their usual clerk force, with several
extra ones, who have made their ap-
pearance behind the counters this
week. These new clerks are rapidly
becoming acquainted with the stock
and learning many "tricks of the
trade" that will later assist shoppers
In purchasing and facilitate the in
dividual stores handling of the large
volume of business.
Mrs Dale McSwain is added Ito
McSwain Bros personnel. Mrs 0 E
Tatum will assist the force in War
ren's Jewelry Store. Mr. Jim Daniel
will be at Hollands for the HOLIDAYS.
Charles Jenkins is at Trevathan's:
Mrs Guy Poyner and Miss Keren
Spaulding are serving customers at
Weinbaum's; Misses Ruby Love and
Grace Puckett are extra clerks at
Miss Fannie White, Joe
Broadway, Eli Wynns, Burton Price,
and Mrs E S White have increased
The clerk force at McGehee's Variety
Store.
The groceries too, are planning for
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
NEW AUTOMOBILE LICENSE
PLATES ARE HERE; BLACK
WITH ORANGE BACKGROUND

Nineteen twenty-one automobile H.
cense have arrived at Clerk Dale's
office, but will not be for sale until
the clerk receives further orders from
the state department.
The new numbers are black on a
vivid orange background and can be
unmistakably told from the black and
grey of 1920.
License for 1903 automobiles have
been issued from the clerks office the
past twelve months, also license for
81 trucks. This brought in a total
revenue of some $14,753.69, fifty per
cent of which will be expended on the
county roads, the other fifty percent
going to the state highway depart
ment, and a portion of it ultimately
returning to state highway work in
this county.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10

I'm not a-fearing this winter" he
said recently. 81 have plenty of
meat in the smoke house, and meal
for bread. If you'll come out to nv
house some day, I'll give you a good
square dinner-backbone, and spare
ribs, and good country sausage"
Brother Pullen says he never fails
to get up at four o'clock every morn
ing, and that he goes to bed at sew
en- o'clock, which he says is "the right
time to go to bed". He thinks his
splendid good health is partially at
trlbuted to getting good rest.
Il have sweet, good little wife,"
this friendly little man told us one
day. "She and | live alone and get
along mighty well. We get I'D at
-four o'clock, milk the cow, and have
all the house cleaning finished before
six. l made $156 off of that one
cow last year, and $26 off her last
month"
A kind, sweet, good old man! One
who loves his neighbors, and is thank
full for his hfe's portionl How few
there are like Bro Pullen.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
Hundreds of Letters to Santa
Sent in Care of The Partisan

Who says Old Santa Claus NOT
coming this year with bigger load
OF toys and goodies than ever! What
heart even of stone could deny the
sweet yearning, winsome requests in
these little letters And Santa's
heart is soft and big.
Of course Santa Claus is coming
on Christmas eve, precious children.
No blizzard nor cold north wind can
keep him away, because he wireless
ed this office this week that he had
abandoned his airplane and automo-
bile for 1920 and would make the
rounds this year in the old reliable
sleigh with its "eight jolly reindeer"
The Partisan wishes it could print
all the sweet little letters received at
the office this week, but we have room
for only few. Every one of the
26O letters received this week, though
will be sent direct to Saint Nicholas.
and he is certain to answer the re-
quests of all his good little girls and
boys.
The following little missives are
full of childish hope and Christmas
cheer. Read them d-Mr-Stick-in-the
Mud and see if they don't make your
pulses beat little faster and make
you glad that Christmas is coming.
Dear Santa Claus (care The Paris
ian Office,) | want book satchel and
a train too that you wind up and
some books too. want play auto
a blue one with tank on the back
and an Erector set and a gray tank.
want a Sandy Andy too. Please
bring these things with some nuts,
fruit and candy. Lots of love. Jo-
seph Howard.
Mr. Santa Claus, Partisan Office,
Dear Mr. Santa. You are a good |
old fellow and l love you so, and if
you please, drop around the Barton
Flats on Christmas eve night and
leave me, dolly and a picture ma
chine, and everything else you see
that looks like me. Goodbye until
Christmas eve night. Mary Eliza
beth Rhodes.
Dear Santa, please bring me a
Train and little Track for it to run
on and please bring me a % Rife
md few more toys, please as have
not got me no papa to get me any,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
NEW OFFICERS ARE
NAMED BY MASONS

Masonry in Paris has enjoyed the
biggest year ever in 1920. More
work has been accomplished, and the
lodge No. 1OS F. & A, NJ, has pros
pered unprecedently. This lodge,
has now 1872 members. During the
past year, which closed December G.,
when new officers for the ensuing
year were elected, fifty-eight degrees
have been conferred.
The Masonic Lodge Rooms in the
Rogers building are commodious, and
have added TO the activity and eff
cheney of the order.
The appended list of officers chos-
en- at the lodge meeting Monday
night, are; C A Hunter, w. NJ; C S
Johnsonius, S. w. DIR George Nc
Swain, j. w.; DIR R A Fox, Chaplain;
J l. Holland, Treasurer; VIM Turner,
Secretary; C A Doherty, S. D.; H A
Dudley, J. D.; Dale BjcSwain, S. s.:
DR. J D Weldon, J. s.; j D Parker,
Tiler.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
DIRECTOR
DIVISION EXTENSION
c. E. Brehm Is New Assistant AT
University of Tennessee In
Schoenfelds Place.

c E Brehm, for the past three and
a half years Marketing Specialist of
the Division of Extension was recent
ly chosen assistant director of the
Division, which office was made va
cant by the resignation of William A
Schoenfeld early in the fall.
Mr. Brehm is well known through
out the state and is very popular with
extension workers, farmers and the
general public. During the past
few years, and especially the past
year, the marketing of farm products
and livestock has been one of the
hardest problems the farmers have
had to face. In assisting farmers
through the county agents, in solving
these problems, Mr. Brehm has shown
marked ability. He is largely re-
sponsible for the development of CO.
operative marketing Of farm pro-
ducts and livestock in Tennessee and
the method has enabled hundreds of
farmers to realize thousands of dol
lars more for their products without
increasing the cost to the consumer.
Last spring he directed the county
agents in organizing and conducting
a series of cooperative wool sales.
which disposed of the bulk of the
wool crop in Tennessee at prices a.
bove those received by growers in
many other states and at "a big prof
it to the farmers over what they
would have received had they sold
their wool individually.
Coupled with his business and his
marketing ability, Mr. Brehm has a
broad knowledge of all phases of far
ming and livestock production. As
assistant director he will have super
vision over all the county agricultu-
al agents employed in the various
counties. His popularity with the
agents and his knowledge and vision
IT agricultural development in Ten
nessee indicates that he will make an
lble assistant to Director Charles A
Aeffer and that improved farming
md rural life will be further extend
ID IN the state by the county agents
lnder his direction.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
BIG PURYEAR MERCANTILE
FIRM INCREASES CAPITAL

Application for extended charter
privileges have been applied for by
the Crawford -Gatlin Company of
Puryear, one of the largest mercan-
tile business establishments in West
Tennessee, outside the metropolitan
towns. The stock issue will be in
creased from $4,000 to $75, 900. An
important detail, following a recent
meeting of the directors and stock
holders, is the addition of Mr. B A
Roberts to the personnel, he having
also taken stock in the firm. Mr. Rob
erts will take the position in the
store formerly held by Mark Brisen-
dine, who has gone to Wingo, KY, to
the store there.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
HIMELHOCH is BACK FROM
EXTENDED TRIP TO RUSSIA

B Himelhock, a former Paris resi-
dent, now merchant of Humboldt,
returned last week from several
months visit to his native land, Riga
Latavia, a country that was part
of the old Russian Empire.
Mr. Himelhoch left the United Sta
ties on July the fifteenth, and landed
again in New York, November 2sth,
having travelled over 10000 miles. He
should have many interesting things
to tell about his trip to his boyhood
home, and the actual conditions in
Russia today as he saw them.
His brother and his sisters four
children accompanied him Ito 'tthe
land of the free" Mr. Himelhoch
has many friends in Paris.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
BUTTER PRICES DECLINE
SAYS NEIGHBORING PAPER

The appended announcement of
the decline of butter at Mayfeld.
which is quoted from the Daily
Times, will be envied by Paris house
wives this Christmas cake-baking
time:
sButter is much more plentiful than
it has been for some time and much
of it was brought to town today and
sold for prices ranging from 35 cents
to 45 cents a pound. This is quite
a drop from sixty and seventy cents,
which has been paid in the very re-
cent past.
One of the main causes for the
drop in price is the consequent de-
cline in feedstuffs.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
men NEEDED FOR
HIGHWAY SURVEYS
Work Mapped Out For Coming Years
In This State Require More En-
gineering Detail.

The below explanatory announce
ment will be of valuable interest to
number of young men here, who
nave had any engineering expe-
rience:
Before the war highway depart
ments were organized to expend
comparatively small sums of money.
With the development of the high
way program these department have
been expanded to many times their
former size. There is hardly high
way department in the United States
that does not need a larger number
of trainedAengineers. In Tennessee
the Highway Department has given
employment to all engineers who
have qualified by taking their exami-
nation and who were open for en-
ployment. The program will be
futher expanded during the next five
years and still more engineers will
be needed.
The probable need in Tennessee
will reach between 25 and so men
annually to take care for expansion
and to replace men who go into 9TH
er lines of work. The engineering
colleges are not furnishing graduates
fast enough to meet the needs. 1t
takes four years to give high school
graduate sufficient training to enter
the engineering profession. There
are hundreds of men, however, thru
out the United States who have been
in the engineering profession for
many years and who, if they had
small amount of highway training,
could shift into highway work.
The University of Tennessee is
undertaking to give highway train
ing to engineers who desire to go in
to highway work. Its course is of
six weeks duration lasting from Jan.
10 to Feb. 20, 1921. The work is
given in cooperation with the Ten
nessee Department of Highways, the
attempts being to satisfy the needs
Of the State of Tennessee.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
TRUSTEE SOON TO
HAVE TAX BOOKS

Clerk Dale now has the tax books
ready to turn over to the trustee,
having been delayed several weeks
on account of the primary delay of
the state board to certify the assess
ment, which on all property not in
Guiding railroads and public utilities
totals $16,953,10O. 1t is thought
that the county board will have certi-
fied the books by the middle of the
week and that they will be in the
trustees possession, and available for
the tax payers to begin paying their
taxes by the fifteenth of December.
Certainly this year, property hold
ers should not postpne tax paying.
The county is badly in debt and in
need of funds. Many county war
rants, particularly school warrants,
cannot now be cashed.
The tax to be collected will amount
to $167, ,232.99.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
MUTT AND JEFF INTERESTED
LARGE AUDIENCE AT DIXIE

Another musical comedy that in
terested an hundred percent of Paris
theatre-goers was staged Monday
night with Mutt and Jeff as the prin-
clpals of well-planned musical plot
featuring the said renowned charae-
ters at the races.
The comedy was good and UNDER
standable; the selections of Bud
Fisher, the cartoonist, perfectly com
pleted, and the musical numbers were
the best here this season, with a bevy
of good looking chorus principals and
wardrobes. The stage
settings were more elaborate than
the Dixie audiences have been ac-
customed to viewing, and in all the
show was good one.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
EARLY AND LATE
CHRISTMAS BUYING
PREVAILING HERE
Unsettled Conditions As To Price
Situation Forces Buyers To
Hold in Allegiance.
GENERAL OPINION SAYS
BUYING TO BE HEAVIEST
More Available Gift-Givers This Year
Than. Ever; Wages Have Not
Been Reduced.

Although many people here have
been trained to the advantage of
early Christmas shopping, and al
though several stores have to date
sold more Christmas goods than they
did up to and including December
twenty-fourth, nineteen and nine
teen, numerous shoppers, account the
uncertain price conditions, are wait
ing the last call for Christmas buy-
ing. Merchants who are unprepar-
ed for the final big rush with extra
clerks, ETC., will find themselves not
able to handle the business that will
come to them.
Flocks of country people were here
Saturday and Monday looking the
situation over' and going home to
examine the family budget and plan
the exact filling of the family stock
ing. Many, however, purchased
christmas goods.
People WILL buy at Christmas.
There is no gainsaying that. The
fact that Warren's Jewelry Store, who
are constant and consistent advertis-
ers have already sold more jewelry
for Christmas this year than they
have including any Christmas eve be-
fore, is an obvious argument that
Paris will enjoy it's usual liberal gift
buying, also in other lines.
This has been a great wage earn
ing year. Bank deposits belle the
fact that all the money earned has
been spent. Much of it has been
waiting to change hands at Christ
mas time.
Never before have Paris merchants
displayed such broad gift selection
rs they are showing this year. Gift
.aryland has been transported ito
many of the stores. Toys, in partic-
liar, are in the local shops in the
'reatest variety since before the
var.
Children are expecting the usual
"Watchful. waiting" in
'lg business, can't rob child of one
# its few happy Yuletide's. The
1orld and parents are too human.
lager faced little kiddies, who twin
ow shop" around the square follow
ng school hours each day, gazing
nth hopeful longing at the toys and
pretties," know that Santa is COM
lg to Paris this year with the usual
ulging and over-fowing stockings
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
MOCK TRIAL TO Be
GIVEN BY FACULTY
Atkins-Porter School Students Ap-
pear in Court Proceedings; Ad-
mission is Free.

Atkins-Porter faculty are to appear
in a unique and attractive little play,
"The American Girl On Trial" given
Tuesday afternoon, December Ia, at
the court house.
Much interest has centered in the
rehearsals of the play, which was
chosen for presentation because of
its appropriate application to present
day conditions, and because of the
message the plot conveys. Partic-
ularly have the students of Atkins
Porter and Lee been anxious to see
teacher" on the stage, and will swell
the audience on next Tuesday after
noon.
The play takes the place of the
Parent Teacher meeting on that day.
Admission is free. School patrons,
Parent Teacher members and all
school interested citizens are invit-
ed. a
Miss Inez Burch displays her fin
ished technique and talent of ex-
preston in the leading role, "The
Girl" who is accused bv
Miss Doran, grammar teacher at At
Kins-Porter, of frivolity and failure
of duty to the soldier of the world.
The scene and action of the play in
clude an actual court room, with
Miss Clara Carney Roach, Atkins
Porter principal, as judge, and At
students as a jury.
Counsel for defense is represented
by Miss Nichols; court clerk, by Miss
Essie Walters. The American SOL
der is taken by Ed Cole Tayloe, the
Spirit of Patriotism by Miss Edith
White. Witnesses against the de-
PENDANTS ae, Mrs Hagler, English
Girl; Miss Jane Johnson, French
Girl; Miss Marion Ray, Oriental
Girl; Miss Katherine Porter, Russian
Girl.
The climax of the play follows the
:harge of the judge, the jury's ver-
iict, and the appearance of the God
less of Liberty, Miss Sylvia White.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
RYE'S CONDITION
SLOWLY IMPROVES

Reports from Gov Tom C Rye, who
has now been at the home of his
daughter, Mrs John Nolan in Nash
vile, for two weeks, having been car
ried there from Memphis where he
was seriously injured in an automo-
bile accident October 81, are that he
Is resting well and that his condition
is favorable.
An X-ray examination of the left
leg, which was broken, showed when
the plaster cast was removed at Nash
vile, however, that the bone had not
yet begun to knit. Gov Rye is at
tended at Nashville by DR. Sanders.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10

thing. My papa is dead. | am a
little boy IL years old, and | will love
you always. Your dear little friend,
johnnie Rushing. "~
Dear Santee, l want you to bring
me a toy horse, train, horn, can
dy, nuts and fruits. | want drum,
tricycle., aside, bali, and set of
tools. Well l guess l have got about
all you can carry to one little boy.
Sincerely, John Wesley Covington,
age 5 years.
Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me
bicycle tire Please bring me some
story book Please pring father a
necktie Please bring mother some
candy Please bring Jack some boy
scout books Please bring me some
fire crackers, rolman cannons and
hang them on the tree. Please bring
me B B gun. From Billy Holman to
Santa Claus, goodbye.
Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me
a doll with hair and a doll bed and
doll drsser and desk and som
appl and anything else you have
70 bring I will be glad to get but
iont want to be selfish l want other
to have some things too.
Mary Lois Young.
My Dear Santa, as it is nearly
christmas / must tell you the things
hat l would like for you to bring
ne. l know you will be getting lots
IT letters from little boys and girls
tut please don't overlook mind. First
want doll that opens and shuts
Ter eyes. and I want some candy, |
pples, oranges, bananas, nuts and
parklers. l will try to be good and
Continued on last pape)
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
TEACHERS MEET FRIDAY
WEEK TO DISCUSS VITAL
MATTERS OF INTEREST

Prof Powell Riekman, president of
the Henry County Teacher Associa-
tion announces there will be a meet
ing of the county teachers at the
court house, Friday, December II, at
loo p. m. to discuss matter of Vi
tai importance to them and to their
communities.
The day will be given by the county
board of education, only to those
teachers attending the meeting and
answering the roll call.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
CHIROPRACTOR SPALDING
is LOCATING IN THIS CITY

DR. Stuart Spalding, chiropractcr
and nerve specialist, announces that
ne has opened an Office in the Nat
ional Toilet Building, over the Wes-
tern Union office, and that he will
be indefinitely located in Paris.
He has practiced his profession in
Chicago, Cairo, Murray, Mayfeld, Pa
ducah, and other points. DIR Spald-
ing says that he has treated patients
from almost every state in the union,
and that two years ago in Mayfeld
ne adjusted 120 people in single
day, breaking the record of any 9TH
er chiropractor in this country.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-10
MRS. KIRKPATRICK OPERATED

Mrs. Ada Kirkpatrick, the popular
and efficient superintendent of the
Hoyland Hospital, while on a viist
this week to her father at Nashville
was taken ill, and had to undergo "a
slight operation at the Protestant
Hospital there.
She is improving nicely and ex-
pected home the first of next week.
Miss Ruby Pierce is capably super
intending the hospital in the absence
OF Mrs Kirkpatrick.