The Columbus dispatch., 1920-12-01

III the fall than they ever had before,
the banks of the county were carrying
large individual deposits and nobody
wanted to borrow any money. Dur
ing the season of 1917-18 cotton prices
went up and the farmers again turned
their attention to raising this COM
modify, losing money each year, but
trusting that the boil weevil would
let them alone and they would make
an average crop. The year 1920 has
been "deadener" and now the farmer
is repenting that he ever planted a
seed last spring. With short crop
in this county, the price way down
below cost of production, the farmer
is left to fight one of the hardest bat
ties since his existence. 1t has been
when he could use his teams in haul
ing lumber, but there is nothing of
the kind doing now, and his predica-
ment is pitiful yet sympathetic. Sooner
or later he will again diversity and
raise livestock, then he will prosper,
but not until then can he get out Of
| the mire.
Thanksgiving day passed quietly in
this county, no casualties occurring tc
mar the pleasures of the occasion
Union services were held in the Bap.
tist Church at Carrollton and were
participated in by prominent citizens
and church workers of the town anC
community. A special program pre-
pared for the occasion was one of thu
crowning features of the day and wa'
thoroughly enjoyed by the large mum
Der Of people present.
Mr.. E. w. Pridmore, of Ethelville
was a business visitor in Carrolltol
on Tuesday Of last week, having com'
down to deliver the ballot box Of thei
special election the previous day whel
they voted almost unanimously th'
special three mill school tax on them
selves for the benefit of the Ethelvill'
school. There was only one dissent
ing vote with twenty-three in favor o
the tax. McBee school district ais,
voted on the question the same day
which went unanimous for the meas
ure.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Powers, o
York, spent several days of last weel
with Mr.. Powers parents, in the Pin
Grove section.
Mr.. A. S. Murphy and Mr.. Sam J
Love, of Aliceville, were transactinl
business in Carrollton one day tn
early part of the past week.
Miss Evelyn Upchurch has returne
from Camden, Ark, where she spen
two weeks with her friend, Mrs. c. II
Nabers, who sustained painful injurie
in an automobile wreck about thre
, weeks ago.
Mr.. George M. Collins has purchas
ed what is known as the Sam Phillip
place just outside the northern limit
Of the Carrollton corporation. This
one of the most valuable homes an
farm in the county, well located an
! in close touch with a good school an
churches.
Mr.. Ed Turnipseed, of the Archie
, community, was mingling with Can
] rollton friends last Wednesday.
Mr.. Frank Moore has rented tn
. home recently vacated by Mr.. W. I
j Strother and with Mrs. Moore will OF
cupy the same in the near future.
At meeting of the directors of tn
J Bank of Carrollton recently held !
. the offices of the institution Mr.. y
! Johnson, formerly private secretary
J Congressman viii Bankhead wa
elected cashier to fill the place Of Nj
] W. H. Strother resigned. Mr.. Johr
! son is well fitted to fill the position
which he has been elected and h
friends are predicting success in II
! new position.