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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-04
MRS. L. L. scRUccs MOVES TO COAST

The Sentinel speaks what is in the heart
of Grenada when it states that the COM
munity deeply regrets that Mrs. L. L.
Scruggs' health has made it necessary for
her to rent her property on Margin Street.
the grand old home of Capt. John Powell,
and move to the Mississippi coast perhaps
permanently. Mrs. Scruggs has known and
been a part of the life Of Grenada since her
girlhood. Her resplendent virtues of gentle
ness. kindness and true womanhood have
more and more manifested themselves and
while she goes away regretfully. she can
take consolation that Grenada even more
genuinely deplores her removal and that the
real love and esteem of the community will
follow her to her new home East Beach.
Biloxi 60
: with Mrs, Scruggs also goes her niece
that lovely woman, Mrs. @. D. Hall and her
three children, whom Grenada also regrets
to lose as citizens. The attractiveness OF
the Scruggs home has been greatly enhanced
during the past few years since Mrs. Hall
became a member of the household. She is
just one of those lovely women out of whose
countenance beams beauty and loveliness
of character. and whose life stamps her as q
jewel among womanhood. Z
The Scruggs home has been rented to Mr..
E. A. Humphreys of Greenwood who will
move to Grenada within the next few weeks.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-04
EDITOR GUEST OF ROTARIANs
Greenwood Rotarians Serve Luncheon
Honor of MIR. Fletcher.

The writer chanced to be in Greenwood
on Tuesday of this week and had been there
but a short while when he received tel.
ephone invitation through his son. Elicit
| who is in business in that thriving delta
city from Mr. J. S. Love. active vice presi-
dent of the Greenwood Bank and Trust
| Company, to be the guest of the Rotarians
! of Greenwood at a luncheon to be served that
| day at which Mr.. T. b. Fletcher. who greatly
pleased many in Grenada with his Chau-
/ tauqua address, was to be special guest.
The invitation was accepted and the luncheon
greatly enjoyed.
| The function was had in the Memorial
| building erected through the efforts of many
| good women of Greenwood in honor of those
who wrote and made the imperishable his
tory of the Confederacy. There were per-
| haps plates for seventy FIVE. splendid
menu was had which was served by a num-
Der of young ladies'. Mr.. Love acted toast
master and was as felicitous in this artful
task he is erudite in banking problems
The speech of the occasion was made by
Mr. Fletcher who entertained and held the
rapt attention of his audience for nearly
three quarters of hour. As interludes,
several selections were sung. which were
products of Greenwood composers, one to
the tune of Coming thru the rye. one to
the tune of Aud lang syne' and the third
to the tune The long. long trail" Subse-
quently three yuong ladies sang. Don't give
me apple pies the rendition of which
brought forth the most rapturous applause.
were the facial features of the young lad
les when they used the words don't give me
apple pies" indicating that they had been
rather tortured sour pies.
II was a splendid locking body of men
gathered around the festive board. stalwart
men. men at whom only eursory glance
would give a ready answer 10 one of the
main sources of Greenwoods prosperity and
dev eIopment. And it IS perhaps proper here
to say that such festive occasions are now
rarely had for hiiiarity and digressions from
well ordered paths Of conduct; they are re-
garded as. occasions when men should forget
thems elves and their individual affairs and
enterprises and counsel together for the
public veal and for the uplift of their COM
munities in general.
Mr. Love. as many no doubt remember
was bank examiner for several years with
at Hattiesburg. 1t was m
deed fortunate for Greenwood that she had
banking talent with that keen perception |
and foresight to draft him for operating |
capital in that city. He rs splen- |
did citizen and the writer does not believe !
that the people OF the delta viii be long IN |
placing him at the very front rank of its |
very able banking talent.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-04
MOoNSHINERS HAVING HARD TIME

l~JscHSoN Mss. Nay 2es--~ont huntire<
and twenty "n1oonshine" stills we-e raldec
and destroyed in fortyfour counties IN Mis-
sissippi from February l TO May 26, 1920
according TO report issued today at the
office of Major w. Calvin Wells, Federal Pro
hibition Director for Mississippi
Only three gun fights occurred during the
raids c. r. Williams, alleged Georgia
''noonshiner'' was shot and killed by A. ).
Campbell. deputy sheriff. near fernando, De-
soto county, who was raiding a big still with
Federal Agent Whitehead Agent Love.ace
shot and wounded Abner Polk who. officers
,.er1orted. resisted arrest at still Agent
Whitehead exchanged shots with an uni
Identified moonshiner in Monroe county.
The leading raiders during the reported
period were Jasper Boykin, Federal Prohi-
bition Agent in Charge. Jackson. Miss. who
directs the field men; John L. Boyd. Roland
I.ovelace and Claude B. Allen, of Jackson
Ellie S. Chapman. of Utica; Glenn w. White
head of Oxford Jacob +. Green. of LeakeS-
Vile and James G. Buchanan. of Newton.
According to the report of Agent Boykin
issued at the office of Director Wells, Holmes
county yielded the greatest number of stills
at 9. The stills captured and destroyed IN
other counties follows:
Madison. Monroe. Simpson and Wayne,
3 each: Harrison z. Clarke 6. Jefferson Davis
;; Scott and Washington ! each; Attala
Greene. Newton and Winston. each
Two stills each in Calhoun, Choetaw, De-
soto. Forrest. Kinds. ZONES Pearl River.
Rankin Smith, Sunfower and Yalobusha.
One still each in Alcorn, Benton, Carroll.
Chickasaw. Claiborne Clay. Covington. kem-
per Lamar. Lawrence. Lef1ore. Lincoln.
Lowndes Marion. Perry, Pike. Prentiss. Tate,
and TaIlahatchie.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-04
THE 1920 cHAUrAuoUA MEET.
Was a Big Success-To Return 10 Grenada
in 1921.

The Redpath Chautauaua concluded it,
| 1920 engagement of five days in Grenad.
last Tuesday night. The town was evi
IDENTIFY pleased with the engagement ant
The guarantee required by the Chautauqua
management is $4,000, and the necessary
hauling to and from the depot Of its tent
and paraphanalia. With the guarantee goes
400 tickets which the guarantors have the
privilege of Selling to reimburse them TO,
the guarantee.
The matter of underwriting the business
end of the Chautauqua meet. is a question
alone for those who are willing to get be-
hind it. UnQuestionably there is much that
is educative on the Chautauqua programs
the influence is uplifting and it may truth
fully be said that it is the evident intent
Of the management to make all features OF
the programs square with all that is best IN
local conditions as well AS to lend inspiration
and encouragement to the biggest and best
of national problems.
The program for this year better
than last Most people delighted with
the nlusical features and the lecturers seem
ed to have struck a popular chord and to
havS won the paudits of their hearers. DR..
Parker. the initial lecturer was good and
what he said calculated to awaken the
best impulses. Many were especially pleased
with Mr. Thos b. Fletcher. who spoke Sat
urcay night and again Sunday night. The
Wi err did not hear him here but did hear
him in Greenwood. But the abest and best
lecture was that of Judge SchoonoVer OF
Kansas Friday afternoon. His subject was
Get Acquainted" and particularly did he
urge that men should get acquainted with
the boys and young men of the community
He told much of his personal work among
the boys of his town and of what he mad
been able to do among them. He tod oil
ha wing gone to store one morning to hunt
janitor and of little waf, boy about
twelve years of age, crawling out from under
the counter of the store and asking that he
might do his janitor work. He took the
waif gave him place to sleep in his Of
fee. fed him at his table and 1T was
beautiful indeed to follow him as this lad
developed into manhood The lad, too. be-
came a lawyer and was the means of saving
Judge Schoonover from defeat in the state
conve ntion of Kansas which nominated him
for Judge Of the court of appeals.
Judge Schoonover is pleasing and force
full speaker and is just deliberative enough
to remind of old time oratory and to
add charm to what he is saying. His lee
ture was a powerful plea for the busy man
to turn aside TO look after the business OF ,
making better men ont OF the boys and the /
young manhood of their communities.
Of course Grenada is glad that she is to I!
have the Chautauqua another year. Those :
who felt inclined to underwrite the next /
years. meet ere 20 he commended on the 1
phi Saat moved them in the natrer- There
we're many good citizens who did not feel
hat it was incumbent them to guarantee :
any other business against loss. but now
hat it is coming again. they will of course
il and at least aid those who got /
behind the guarantee.
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xer living prices.
GRENADA COUNTY VOTES
BY LARGE MAJORITY FOR
HARD SURFACED ROADS
Every Box Carried For Bond Issue.

The special election ordered for districts
\ j. 2. and of Grenada County to determine
whether or not road bonds equal to 10 per
cent of the assessed value of the property Of
the four districts was held June 2 and the
proposition approved by every precinct
| in the four beats, the majority for the issue
being about 7 to l. The matter of road
building is therefore squarely up to the care
and judgment of the board Of supervisors to
which body is committed the sacred and
spending this money. The people showed
their confidence in the board This paper
feels that it the taxpayers that
the board will be equal to the responsibility
imposed upon it. The spending of $780,
600 is an easy matter but wise and judici-
Gus expenditure is no easy matter Unfortu-
nately the supervisors, like almost every 9TH
er set of officials who are charged with the
duty of contracting for public work and
spending public funds, confronted with
what is almost a sentiment. in that every
body seems to think that it is well nigh
legitimate to gouge the county, the state
and the general government. But the people
of the County have unmis takably registered
their vote for permanent road building. roads
that can be used in wet well in dry
weather.
The result of this election indicates that
the citizens of Grenada County are anxious
thai their county be rated one of the
foremost sections of the state. The bond
issue will amount to approximately 100000
to which the federal government IS expected
to add like amount. The Grenada County
Good Roads Association. composed of lead
ing citizens, waged an active compaign the
past month to endeavor to convince the
voters that Grenada County should have
hard surfaced highways.
The movement to put over the bond issue
had the cooperation of nearly every pro-
gressive citizen of the County but it is not
amiss to say that Mr.. Kemp Mattingly,
member of the board of supervisors from
district L. gave the matter great deal of
personal attention and is due much praise
for his energetic efforts to make the propo-
sition go.
The following is the vote by precincts:
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-04
THE COUNTRY WEEKLY.

In announcing the discontinuance of the
West Chester Village Record. which first
came into existence in 1909 the Ches ter
and Deleware Federalist Senator Larry
Eyre, its owner. is quoted saying that
"the day of the weekly is past and with
the scarcity Of help in the job printing de-
partment. | decided to give up both" Thus
passes an institution which was establs he'd
in Thomas Jeferson's day but which. judg-
ing by its first name, was bitterly opposed to
him in politics. Now, after checkered
career OF IL years. it is snuffed out as un-
cpncerredly as if it were only a new pubiica-
tion started a few weeks ago.
Is the Chester county Statesman right in
his dictun' that 1.-The day of the weekly is
past?" In confirmation of his statement
it is to be said. in addition to the Vilalge
Record two other county weekfes, each
over o century old. in Allentown. the
other in Bradford, have recently given up
the ghost. Changed conditions and the
high cost of living had proved too much for
them.
If the American country weekly is really
doomed that is really serious matter for
very considerable proportion of our popu-
lation. We feel inclined to doubt, however.
Honorable Larry's assertion. 1t is not i'm
probable that in rural districts large
secured, their competition may prove fatal
to the leisurely weekly and that many
of these must succumb. In more sparseIy
populated districts. however. where com
rpunication is slower and the daily paper
less accessible. the old reliable weekly must
still continue to be the chief source of in
formation and inspiration to many millions
of persons. 1t fills field which nothing
else supply in its wealth Of neighbor
hood news. In their particular province
there are many country weeklies which
might well serve models to ambitious dali
les because of the thoroughness and the re-
liability with which they CLEAN that which is
Of most interest to their readers. They are
unsurpassed in their way. and it is impossi-
bic to imagine intelligent and progressive
communities existing without them.
We regret the passing of the Village Rec
crd. which in. its day was a household in
stitution in Chester county. and we would
regret still more to see Mr.. Eyres rather
pess imistic prediction true. Long
live the well-edited country weekly! There
is only thing better, the well-edited
daily paper. There must be plenty of room
for both in the United States.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-04
COTTON STATES MERCHANTS ASSOClA
TION TO MEET IN MEMPHIS
IN AUGUST.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. June S.-The 1920 con
vention of the Cotton States Merchants As.
.sociation will be held in Memphis August
10, IL, and 12. Committees already are
busy working out plans for the entertain
ment of the several thousand merchants
who are expected in Memphis during the
three day period.
The Cotton States Merchants Association
was organized in 1914 to promote better
spirit of cooperation and community feeling
between merchants of the cotton producing
states. More than 10000 bankers, manu-
fscturers, merchants and planters, have af-
filiated with the organization and the 1929
meeting-the seventh annual convention
promises to exceed in worth and pleasure
any of those previously held. ,.s
The program will be replete with subjects
of personal interest to every member pres
cnt All expenses incident to the conven-
ton is borne by the Memphis hosts.
Officers of the association are: ". n.
Maxwell, Stanton, Tenn. president; ). ~.
Brown. Olive Branch. Miss. vice president
of Mississippi w. B. Pace, Mammoth Spring,
vice president for Afkans9e; and William
Tucker, Ripley. vice prssidest for Tennessee
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-04
PERFECT ORGANIZATION.
Delta Printing Publishing Cooperative
Association Is Reality.

GREENWOOD, Miss. June 1.-The Delta
Printing Publishing COOPERATIVE Associa-
ton, the organization of which was begun
last November. was perfected in this city
at the Elks Club today. The following
officers were elected to serve for the ensuing
year: NJ. W. Sharp, Ruleville. pres ident
Sumter Gillespie, Greenwood. vice president
f. Lawrence, Greenwood, secretary and
treasurer. o. F. Lawrence of Grenada. Walk
er Wood of Winona, J. l.. Gillespie of Green
wood. M. w. Sharp of RuIeville were desig-
mated committee on bylaws and constitu-
tion. The territory covered by the organi-
zation is outlined as being all of that sec
ticn Of the state west of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad and north Of Washington. Hum
phreys and Holmes counties.
Hon. John G.. Mcclure of YaZoo City. one
of the veteran newspaper men of Mississippi.
has the honor of being the first honorary
member of the association. conferred upon
him by election today. The association COM
prises an initial membership of about Is or
20 printing and publishing concerns.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-04
BANK EMPLOYEES SURPRISE THEIR
CHIEF.

Mr.. j. I. Thomas. president of Grenada
Bank. passed his 60th mile post last Satur-
day, May 20. and while he had said nothing
about the event that was no doubt revolving
in his mind he took both Retrospective
and perspective view of himself, undoubtedly
thinking, too. every thoughtful, conten-
plative mind does. that the years had sped
! by all too quickly and determined TO try
to make amends in the years ahead for
what he had failed to do in the spring time
| of the past.
The employees of the Grenada Bank were.
| too. thinking of Mr.. Thomas three score
| him about it. they determined sometime
since to give him a surprise birthday party.
| The intiators were Miss Estelie Rollins and
Mrs. w. Z. Smith; they suggested it to the
other bank employees and from Grenada the
message carried to those at the various
branch banks with the result that they all
came and Joined most heartily and cheeringly
in the party. When these out-of-town bank
officials and employees began to arrive, Mr.
Thomas doubt speculated at some length
as to the purpose of their mission as he was
wei aware that he had not called them to
Grenada. In due time the information was
impaired to him that they had come to en-
joy his 60th birthday with him and to con-
graduate him on having reached this mile
post well preserved and so full of many
good deeds. The suggestion came then that
the party repair TO the directors room up
stairs over the Bank where the evening
could be spent unmolested from the business
world who might chance to have matters
to talk over with the bank head.
On entering the directors room. Mr.
Thomas was greatly surprised to that
feast had been prepared and that beau
tifully decorated table contained. among
many other things, large cake upon which
there were sixty candles all aglow each SEEM
ing to burn into the very atmosphere the
spirit of the occasion which was freighted
with love, admiration and esteem and thous-
ands of good wishes for the future. The
table and the beauty of all the arrange
ments largely the work of Mrs. Smith
and Miss Rollins-everything was so ap-
propriately done and fitted in beautifully
and at each plate was pink carnation with |
fern tied with pink ribbon. The decorations |
were pink and white and althogether the pic |!
ture one to excite the envy of the gods. !
Besides the. bank official and employees, !
were Mr. Thomas immediate family includ- |
ing his two stalwart sons Talbert and his |
wife. a bride of few weeks. and Wilmur
Those resent-C. A. Torbert, Alderman
J. w. McClintock. Bezoni; L. r. Curtis. !
Calhoun City; w. F. Lambert. Charleston !
]. l.. McCracken, Louis Vile J. p. Johnson.
Francher. Noxapater; J. NJ. Clark. Oakland: &:
F. A. Enochs, Vardaman: +. z. Bays. Wood
and; L. b. Bays. Houston; B. c. Adams,
]. c. Fair. a. N. Rayburn. Misses Ethel
Hollis, Annabel McAilister Estelle Rollins.
Mrs. Willis E Smith. It. Thomas. W. JSfT
Thomas and Fred Sanford.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-04

Think of it! Tom Mix is coming to town
q, lasso a train and climb aboard it as it
fljes at the rate of so miles an hour. Also
to save lady fair. he is going to ride his
GREAT horse Tony up and down a monster
stairway, regardless of his neck. and up 8
hirh Are escape. Il sounds breathless-and
It will be, il Tom Mix does half the things
he il scheduled to do in the advance report
If his Rough Riding Romance - the WI
lam Fox production in which he Win appear
at the opera house next Wednesday. eRough
Riding Romance is the story Of a princess
who, when in peril, calls for aid upon .
knightlys cowboy, enacted by Tom Mix. He
res cues her and also wins her royal heart
n Mix lives up to the stunt promises for
this picture he is going to beat his own
remarkable record.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-04
STORE BURCLARIZEp
Heath Brothers Store Eenter q Ast Sunday
Night

! Sometime last Sundas 'hght. a burglar OF
burglars entered Heath Bros. store or rather
| the show windows and took about $500
! worth Of goods consisting Of shoes and sam
pie clothing. Unless the burglars have mis- j.
| matched feet, the shoes will hardly be of
| any value to them the shoes taken were
of different kinds and not matched in num-
bers, only one of pair being on display. The
show windows do not open into the main
store. big lump of coal used to
smash the window which made a break large
enough for man to crawl through whereby
he could lay hands on what display.
Evidently the burglar afraid of being
, apprehended If he tarried long. he only
grabbed what was in sight and made a way
lest he fall into the hands of the night po-
lice. The Cant bloodhounds were phoned
for and were hand by / o'clock Monday
and were carried to the store at once where
they seemingly struck several trails that led
into different parts of the town Late in the
afternoon they were followed to the house
of Clarence Murphy. colored man working
at the depot and who has heretofore borne
a good reputation. His house and trunks
were searched by officers but no trace of the
Stolen goods were found. however it was
deemed best to arrest Murphy which was
done and he gave bond in the sum of $500,
for his appearance Saturday. June 5. 1t is
not generally believed that this negro is
guilty had any knowledge of the crime.
The total loss to Heath Bros. including the
broken window. is about $4,000.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Western
Union messenger boy was crossing the rail
road trestle at the foot of Green street when
he saw negro youth come from under the
trestle. The negro.s actions created sus-
pcion in the mind of the boy. SO he went
under the trestle to inspect with the result
that he found several articles taken from
Heath's store hid away under some of the
bridge pillars. The messenger boy did not
know the negro and as yet his identity has
not been determined