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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-03-25
LOCAL AND Personal.

Mr. NJ. Il. Kidd has Il handsome
,ow chunmy roadster.
Miss We've Ogle>by is in Hosston
..;s week visiting friends.
Mr.. Ransom Curtis. of Shreveport.
.0eut Saturday night and Sunday here
Mrs. \. Kelly w;S called to Cotton
,,,,or last week by the illness of her
sister. Miss Cole.
Mr. Harrison Crouch. of Shreve-
80, spent the weekend with his
aother. Mrs. Florence Crouch,
AFR. and Mrs. Allie Taylor. and
rttle Mike. of Gillian. spent the week.
I'D with Mrs Taylor's mother, Mrs
Ray Bailey
Mr.. Dick Wright. of Shreveport.
!. Spuding Il while with his father.
Mr. NJ. c. Wright. while recuperating
trom his recent accident.
Mrs. John CarStarphen came in
,,t Thursday to spend Il while with
nor nareuts. Mr. and Mrs. J. Perry. but
"a. recalled to RuStOn Sunday by the
illness Of her husband.
Mr.. Ed Burt. Of Benton. Parish
demonstration Agent. made an inStruc-
.ro talk to the pupils Of our school Oh
.he agricultural clubs. Efforts are
.o,,y made to organize the pupils here.
Police Juror J. +. Many went to
SHREVEPORT Monday. The RosSier and
caddo police juries held joint session
!, tle city that day, with engineers,
n regard to the caving Of Red River
rear the traffic bridge.
Bricks are being hauled to the lot
where the house formerly owned by
Mr. left Hudson was torn down. The
ot has been purchased by Mr.. Brown.
n oil well driler. and he has had it
filled in preparatory to building.
Misses Annie Lou Sentell. Abilene
Cornish and Rita Sanders came home
from Ruston last Saturday for Il short
v,catioIi between terms. They are
xudeuts in the Louisiana Industrial
Institute and were due to return to
Ruston yesterday.
Mrs. W. +. Bell gave IN informal
dance last Friday evening for Il few
Il the high school pupils. Those pres
ont were: Miss Ruth Herndon IN d
Mr. Alvin Adair. Miss Hazel Swindle
and Mr.. Fred Cornish. Miss Eula King
Miss Nell White and Mr. Sherburne
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brother. Mr.. Luther Burks, so as to he
on hand to give medicine.

brother. Mr.. Luther Burks, so as to he
on hand to give medicine.
DIR. ]. Il. Hall. of Rocky Mount. is
attending the Luther Burks family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Goodwin are
spending a few days ut the home of
Mr.. Jep Fletcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry WeStbrook
contemplate moving to one of the big
oil fields in the near future.
Mr.. J. l.. Northcott is riding in IL
new buggy. He couldn't run the Ford,
so he got ii buggy to ride in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Burks spent
Saturday night and Sunday ut the
home of Mrs. Burk'S father. Mr.. Tom
DemOSs.
Mr.. Cedric Booker has been ut home
the past few days. He has had EN-
ployment as Il truck driver near Mindell
for an oil company.
Mr.. Jep Fletcher and two daughters
spent Il few days ut the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Goodwin. on Botlcau. They
returned home yesterday.
The wind and rain of last Thursday
night played havoc with the telephone
lines out OH line four. -FRECKLEs.
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was not discovered until almost five
o'clock.
Miss Lurline Bush has been on the
sick list for over a week.
Mrs. VOss. of Dixie Cross Roads
community. who has been In bad health
for some time is gradually improving.
The Plain Dealing High School
defeated the Red Land Scllool at basket
ball last Saturday, with a score OF
IL to $.
The monthly examinations in our
school are finished for the seventh
month"; only two more months re-
manning.
Alvin McClena CHEN. Of Shreveport.
who Is now with the TranscOntinental
Oil Company. will have his headquart-
erS here for the present.
-Messrs. Perry. stroud. Red Thomp-
son. Roy Bolinger. John and Elmer
Walker, Harry. Lyles. Emmett and
JENNA Wycle. Tom Caldwell. \. Heif-
| ner. Floyd Lyon and DIR. Lyon went to
Shreveport Tuesday to attend the Ma
sonic meeting.
Mrs. William stroud. Of Dixie,
came over last Thursday In the car
with Mr.. Hinkle stroud. who had been
attending court in Shreveport. She
remained until Sunday afternoon with
her sister. Mrs. Clark. returning home
with her son. Mr.. Ansel stroud. who
came for her in a car
Miss Floy Newlin. Of Robinson,
Ills. has been visiting her father at the
Gray Hotel. She is making her first
visit South. having visited her brother
in Waco. other Texas points. and stop
ping for few days in Shreveport with
Mrs. Us. Watts She left yesterday
for her home. stopping Ell route In Tex
urkana. Ark.
The young people had IL most en-
joyable dance Wednesday night. Levi
sons Band furnished the music. Among
those dancing were Miss Ethel Cornish
and Mr.. Ben James, Miss Abilene Cor
niSh and Mr.. Hirschel DenlOss, Miss
Carrie Barnett and Mr.. Eden$ '('hes'
] hire. Miss Hazel Swindle and Mr.. Fred
Cornish, Miss Lillian Smith and DIR
Mcclellan. Miss Mayme 7. Burt and
Mr.. Charles Herndon. Miss Margery
Young and Mr.. Lester Lowe. Miss Floy
Newlin and Mr.. Alvin McClenashan
Misses Maggie Fenet. Nine Mct'aughey
Edna Winston. Sadie Winston. Rit;
Sanders. Eula King and Aladge Wyche
MeSsrs Leon LuSk. DIN Machin. Car
Perry. Nj. Il. Kidd. William Meares
Buck DenlOSS. Willard King and Pau
McC;auglley: MesSrs. W. ID. Smith
Jewell Simmons limbo lvey and Mas
tin Henderson. of Benton. and Mr.. RO!
Adair. of Dixie.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Red L0nd.

Tuesday. March 23-We're having
real spring nOw-at last.
Miss Ruby Allen spent the weekend
in Haughton with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. 4. harrington spent
Sunday ut Bradley. Ark. with relatives.
Miss EStelle Dodson spent Saturday
night and Sunday in Plain Dealing
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Boggs We're guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. 4. J. Rogss.
Of Plain Dealing.
Mr.. l.. +. Johnson. of Shreveport. is
here for few days visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Johnson.
Misses Robbie ID. Stewart and Mary
King and Messrs. Sanders and Dewey
Goodwin attended the show in Plain
Dealing Saturday night.
Miss Robbie ID. Stewart. one of the
Spring Hill teachers. spent Saturday
and Saturday night with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. \. W. Stewart.
Little Misses Lucille and Floriene
Butler. of Spring Hill. visited their
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. n.
Goodwin. the past weekend.
Misses Mamie Mae New. Myrtice
Rog..s and Trela Barnett. and Messrs
Luther Barnett and Floyd Denmon
| were visitors to Plain Dealing Sunday.
The annual school meeting was held
Saturday evening, the following trustees
| being elected for the ensuing year
MeSsrs. J. h. Keoun. u. J. Barnett
Luther Goodwin. Dolphus johnson and
G. w. Robertson. PAT.
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Plain Dealing Department

Sentell. Miss Maggie Fenet and Mr..
Paul Mctiaughey.
-Sherburne Sentell spent Saturday
and Sunday in Shreveport with friends.
Mrs. Sam Sentell motored over
Sunday from Dixie with Mr.. .Ansel
Stroud
Mrs. X. l.. Arnold and family are
now established in their new home in
Shreveport.
Mrs. J. :. Gray spent last Thurs
day in Shreveport with her daughter,
Mrs w. h. Boggs
MIR. \. w. Sentell went to S4lreve-
port Sunday to birthday dinner with
Mrs W. l.. Dickson.
MIR. Charles Floyd is in Shreveport
assisting in the building of the home
of Mr.. Brooks VanHorn.
Miss Ney Kendrick. who Is teach
ing at Yellow Pine. spent the weekend
with her mother. Mrs. \. Kendrick.
Mr.. Alton keoun came up last Sat
urday from Shreveport, where he is at
tending school. to spend the weekend
with the family.
The teachers of the Presbyterian
Sunday School met at the church
Monday to arrange for Il workers
Council and Teacher Train Class.
John Love, jr.. Of Hughes Spur.
| suffered Il very painful injury yeSter-
day by having IL silver of steel from Il
wedge fly off and stick in his knee.
Mrs. Bessie Newton. of Mindell.
accompanied by her children. came over
Thursday to see her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T. Many. She returned home
Saturday.
{ MIR. and Mrs. Glenn Curry and
three children motored UP from Shreve-
! port to spend Sunday with Mrs. Gray.
| MIR. Benton Boggs came up Sunday
afternoon. taking back his little son.
! Curry. who was with Mrs. Gray.
Mrs. Mollie $. Keith was so unfor.
tunate as to fall last Thursday and
fracture her hip. She was taken to /,
Shreveport sanitarium Friday. Mrs.
Frank Collins and Miss Lucille DemoSs
went down with her. She is reported
as doning nicely.
Mrs. Cornish gave dinner Sunday
for her daughter. Miss Abilene Cornish
| Besides the honoree. there We're ut the
table. Misses Ruth HerndOn. Hazel
Swindle, Nellie White. Ethel Cornish
Paul Mct;aughey. Alvin Adair, Ben
James and Fred Cornish.
Mr. and Mrs. McEachern and baby
Of Mooringsport. and Mr.. and Mrs
Mckinney. Of HOsSton. and Drew
Keldrick motored up Sunday to set
their mother. Mrs. Amelia Kendrick
Drew Kendrick remained for visit tt
recuperate from a recent illness.
i -Fire of unknown origin III the
Purcell lumber yard destroyed the
lumber shed. with all the lumber. foul
bales of cotton. oils and paints and al
the machinery. There was no insur
:lnce LOSS, about 5000. Mrs. Gray:
house and that of Mrs. Bolton were
endangered for quite Il while. The fir
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Pleasant Hill.

Monday. March 22.-The farmers are
taking advantage Of this spring wea-
ther-planting corn. seed cane and
burning off new ground.
Mrs. :. J. DeAIosS Is now able to
UP some.
Mr.. l. \. Gleason has had another
dry kiln erected.
Mr.. Il. +. Gleason has gone to
Shreveport to-day.
Mr.. :. l.. DeAIosS and family visited
Mrs. Caleb Mckinney Sunday.
Miss Matte Morrison has been visit
ing her sister. Mrs. Il. l.. Burks.
Miss Iona Gleason visited Mrs. b.
r. Gleason last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Clay DeAioss was very III few
days last week, hut is much better now.
Mrs. Beulah Dennis was recent
pleasant guest Of her daughter, Mrs.
l. \. Gleason.
Mrs.. Enmette DeAlosS and Miss
Matte DeAIosS were shopping in Ilail,
Dealing Friday.
Mr.. Tom DeAlOSS. ST.. Is making his
home with his son. Mr.. Tommie
DeAlOSs. at present.
Mrs. ID. ]. Gleason spent last Friday
and Saturday with her daughter. Mrs.
Luther Burks. who Is i'll with influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Regger Rance, OF
Bolinger. We're visitors Mt the home OF
their father. Mr.. j. ID. Gleason, Satur.
day night and Sunday.
Master Martin Bell -Bnrks has been,
confined to his home for several days
with fever. " ALT.
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Plain Dealing. Route z.

Monday. March 1..-The carpenter
work OH Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Barnett'>
new house has been completed. They
will move into it this week.
Mr. :. H. Hendricks has come back
to make a crop. ...
Mr.. J. L. Malone is OH the melu!
Hope he will improve fast.
The Heifner School will close the
last Of April. Well all lie sorry to
Zee it end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Malone spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. ]. T..
Malone and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. CovingtOn spent
Sunday very pleasantly with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wash Malone and family.
Mr.. w. q. Barnett and family have
returned to this community and will
make crop OH Mr.. Brooks place.
Hope the weather will he better In
the future than during the recent past
50 the farmers can 90 ahead with their
| wtrk.
Mr.. and Mrs :. W. Malone. Mr.. L. \
PockruS and daughter and Mr.. Gus
Morgan spent Sunday with Mr.. Ell
| wood Morgan.
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Plenty of Hope.

Seems to be a big run ut the mo-
vies.' commented Yorick Hamm. Il
wonder if | could make good:"
Don't see why not. declared Ham,
let Fatt. Hire litter of puppies ana
ii trik mule. and with your acting
ability you're bound to make good
LOuisrilIc COWriCr-.JOuFWdI.
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Church Announcement.

Hear DR.. E. Il. Perryman at the
Plain Dealing Baptist Church Friday
ut eight p. IN. and sunday ut eleven
a. IN, and 7.45 p. III. Dr. Perryman is
one of Americas greatest preachers.
You are invited to hear him.
l.. 4. MATERNE. Pastor.
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Using. creating the impression that
certain merchant is always playing
the game and running his business In
an enterprising way likely to attract
the public.
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His Occupation Gone.

BrOrn-That burglar client of yours
doesn't seem very grateful to YOU for
getting him acquitted.
.jORrx-He says l proved him 80
innocent that his pals daren't trust
him with big jol,.-LOndDH .iRsrfrs.
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~ Learn to say. " l saw your adj
yertiSement in the BOssIER BANNER
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Five or six MULE COLTS from my
farm near Plain Dealing. Branded
on jaw. Any information leading to
the recovery of these mules will be re-
warded. Address - Plain Dealing. La.
It'll :. ]. Caldwell,
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Estrayed or Stolen

From my place. near Plain Dealing.
dark lay PONY. blind in left eye: in
thin condition. Also Il dark brown
MULE. below medium size. somewhat
gray about head. Return or send i'll
formation to X. {. PURCELL. Plain Deal
ing. Liberal reward. 1921
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Lost

On the Plain Dealing and Red Land
road. between the Plain Dealing Bank
and Red Land. Il pair of gold-framed
SrETACLES. In case. Reward to-
finder. Address :. NJ. MATLoCK. Plain
Dealing. La. Route l. Box II. I1t-pl
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Phillips Hill.

Monday. March 2.-The Ivan
SclloOl will close In about two weeks
more.
MIR. Lucian Burks Is hauling logs to
the saw mill.
Mr.. Percy Northcott spent Sunday
night in Cotton Valley.
Mrs. Kate Rurks spent last -Wednes-
day ut the home Of Mr.. Luther Rurks.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Luther Burkx and chill
tlren were among those down with
Influenza last week.
Mr.. :. \. Morrison Is breaking
ground and stripping cane = getting
ready to plant.
Mr.. Sam Rurks spent several nights
Of last week Il the home Of his
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Mlller'S Bluff.

Monday. March 22.-Farming Is well
under way in this community.
Mrs. Nora Arnold il suffering from
an attack of rheumatism.
Mr.. Billingsby was indislWSed Friday
and Saturday Of the past week.
Miss Sylvie Cobb was visiting In
Ialkeport the past week-end-a guest Of
her father and mother.
Mrs. Scarborough Is guest this
week Of Mrs. f.. \. WoOdy-while SHE
il collvaleScing from an attack Of
lumlago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Young and family
were visiting ut the home of Mr.. aMi
Mrs. {. X. Scarborough Saturday aud
Sunday last.
Mrs. Harry Bailey was visiting in
Plain Dealing Saturday, ii guest Of
her father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawson Morgan.
Mrs. Winh;lm land little daughter,
Doris) was visitor Monday Of last
week ut the home. Of her brother
and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Scar.
borough. who reside south Of Plain
Dealing.
W. j.. the little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John English. Il up and out again
otter an attack Of n'easles. BETH.
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Wanted-One more good subscriber.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-12-01
Prominent Man
Shot to Death

Ardmore, Okla, Nov. 26.-Jake
Homany republican national commit
teeman from Oklahoma and million
aire promoter, died this morning at
a private sanitarium. He was shot
through the body last Sunday in his
apartments in a local hotel.
In a statement, DR.. Harry, his ply
sician, said that Homan died from
the effects of "heart attack" af-
ter apparently having recovered from
the bullet wound. 1t is a very mys-
terious case.
A warrant has been issued at the
instance of the country attorney
charging Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon, a
cousin of the millionaire by mar
riage, with shooting Hamon with
intent to kill" 1t is believerd she
fled to California. Hamon, stag
gering into a nearby hospital said
that he was accidentally shot while
cleaning a revolver.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-12-01
Want SUNDAY LID
PUT DOWN TIGHT

Atlantic City, N j., Nov. rs
A campaign about to be inaugurassd
by the Lords day alliance of New
Jersey for a puritanical Sunday Szs
given the approval Sunday of IhH
house of bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church. The program IN
its tentative state was submitted 10
day to the bishops in session heT&.
The campaign, if succesSsuE.
would result in the closing of an
stores on Sunday, prohibit the play
ing of all games, stop the running
of trains and she publication Of alA
newspapers.
The house of bishops today rerrTv-
ed a communication from Frank GI-
more, executive secretary of the Acc
tors Equity association, expressing
on behalf of that organization inAeS
nation at the stand taken by the
Methodist church with respect tn
dancers and dancing masters, and
inquiring if persons in the thestri-
cal profession are equally barred
from membership in the MethosAss
church.
The church soon i'll begin a Ra--
tion-wide appeal for candidates far
the ministry, it was announced. Tia
present shortage" in ministers wss
said to be unprecedented.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-12-01
Japan Begins to
Show Her Teeth

Washington, Nov. 26.-Japan Is
preparing to carry the fight against
the California alien land law barring
japanese land ownership into the
United States supreme court, ac-
cording to information reaching
Washington today. 1t is reported
that the japanese government will
shortly institute proceeding and the
japanese officials believe that they
can make it a strong case in an ef-
fort to have the California legisla-
tion set aside.
The treaty negotiations between
Washington and Toxic is in its final
stages, but the belief is growing
that this agreement won't settle the
status of Japanese immigrants to
America.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-12-01
PUNCHEON CAMP

Puncheon Camp, Nov. 81
Pfof. Elvin Merrett and ID. s.
} Hamilton attended the teachers
institute at tShiloh on Friday
Il. O. Ruth and family have
moved to their new home at
Washburn
Mrs. Will Clapp spent a few
days at Knoxville last week
Uncle Claiborne Acuff, VIII ose
name appeared in one Of the late
issues of The NEWS, is seriously
sick and not expected to survive ;
also his daughter, Mrs. Braz Dyer
of Washburn. is not expected
to recover from flu
Faris Rush and family have
moved to the property formerly
occupied by Mrs. j. o.. Seymour
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Branson of Harbi-
sons Roads, came to see her bro
ther, Rufus Rueker, who with
his wife and children took their
departure for Phoenix, Arizona,
last Friday. They expect to
make that place their future
home
o. r. Acuff has accepted a po-
sition with the knoxville Rail.
way and Light Co
Mr.. and Mrs. L. g. Acuff wer G
the Sunday guests of II. N. Wal
Ter and family
Pascal Seymour of Fountain
City, is visiting relatives here
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ruth of
Washburn, spent Thanksgiving
with Rev. A. J. Hopson and fam
ily
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-12-01
REAL LAVTEST
FOR COOKE COUNTY

Newport, Tenn, Nov. 29--The law
is to be enforced rigidly in Cooke
county according to Coroner George
C. Duncan, wealthy hardware. deal
er, who automatically became sher-
iff of Cooke county Saturday night
when Chancellor Charles Hays
Brown of Knoxville, sitting by special
appointment Of the supreme court,
ousted Sheriff John Holt from Of
flee for alleged failure to enforce
the state liquor lays and suppress
illicit Adistilling and transportation
Of liquor. Coroner Duncan stated
Saturday night after assuming the
duties of sheriff that he was con-
templating the deputizing of forces of
citizens to blockade the roads lead
ing into the Upper Cosby and Lick
skillet regions of the county where
the illgal manufacture of liquor is
alleged to be done.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-12-01
TIMES NOT GETTING BAD

down and as they fell, with the
certainty oflower dividends than
during the old pro6teeriug days
when net earnings were no good
unless they were at least 30 to SO
per cent. it was only human ma
ture to howl. We are now hear.
ing the dismal howling Of the fel
lows who know that they must
soon submit to competition--the
life of trade-and to reasonable
profit.
The fact is that business is
keeping up. Our exports are
still large-they increased the
last two months over previous
months. Bank clearings are only
small percentage below flush
1919, notwithstanding that prices
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-12-01

wholesale prices, anyway, have
gone away down from 1919, mean
ing that less money is passed in
transactions of equal size. Mon
ey rates are receding.
Prices are lowering normally,
all are agreed. But they won't
go down to pre- war figures for a
great many years, it ever. And
the man and woman who won'l
buy shoes and clothes and other
necessities until the prices sink
to pre- war figures will have tC
emigrate to where clothes and
food and other necesSaries are
nnt needed Such person i,
only doing his best 70 bring on {
panic and bld Zines for him
self.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-12-01


James will be glad to know that
they will again reside in this
Community
Friends of Mrs. B. F. Moore
will be glad to know she is i'm
proving
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Bdtemdn, a sOu
The friends of Mrs. b. f. Moore
are glad to know she has recov.
cred after a sh0rt illness
Several people Of this cpmmun
ity are attending a revival at
Blackwell's Branch church con-
Quoted by Rev. Hodges
Mrs. Presha Roach has returned
home after "a visit with her sister,
Mrs. Mary Moody of Rutledge
J. F, Bridgewaters is moving
into his new homethis week
Mrs. j. H. Galyon and Mrs.
Carl Satterfield and little daugh
ter. Irene, spent Monday with
Mrs. W. 7. Sheperd
The teachers of Central Point
school attended an educational
rally at Young High School, Shi'
lob on Friday
J. Fl. Galyon and Henry Bride
waters made a business trip to
Morristown c2 Friday
Edward, the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. H. Cameron is very
ill at the home of Mrs. W. T
Shepherd
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-12-01
Public's Money WasteA

New York, Nov. 27.-Petty gr4fse
waste of public money and alleges
corruption of the United States shfp-
ping board employee by contraetsrU
at Norfolk, Va, was testified to be-
fore the congressional committee
today by Harold Hanes, junior ex-
aminer for the shipping board.
Among the Irregularities told Of
were the payment of fortyeight Dol
lars for fifty One-cent hinges, gifts
of expensive watches and fifty dol
lars in cash as Christmas presents by
the Virginia Iron Works and tse
Union Iron Works of Norfolk to tlnE
shipping board auditors.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-12-01

Notwithstanding all the rumors
of closed shops, less employment,
reduced wages and the like, re-
justment of our national econo-
mics is proceeding normally. No
organization has its finger on the
pulse of affairs--not even the
general government--as com.
pletely as the Federal Reserve
Board, and the Federal Reserve
Board says that defation is pro.
ceeding as it should without any
indication of a panic.
We all know that prices were
far too high. Even steel, the ba
sic industry next to farming, was
twice as high as it ought to
be. These prices had to come
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-12-01
Jamaica Ginger Under Ban

Washington. Nov. 81 Jamaica
ginger came under the prohlbi-
tion ban tonight. Orders issued
by Commissioner Williams of the
Internal Revenue Bureau, eifec-
tive in ninety days, class tlncture
of ginger whether sold as Jamaica
ginger, extract of ginger or by
whatever name known, as an al
coholic preparation fit for use OF
beverage purposes and subject to
prohibition regulations.