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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29

pumpkins, cord-wood, or anything
else you have to sell, at fair marke
price. Now, good neighbors, com
across. Subscribe for The Dispatcl
and do not cheat the editor by Dor
rowing and reading your neighbori
Dispatch.
From what we could see and hear
the Trade Days in Columbus were 1
great success. One thing we want t.
take notice of is this, when Columbus
business men take notion to put on
stunt, they can do so. They can
give man Several hundred dollars
to defy death in the air, and can put
over trade boosting trips, ETC., when
ever they feel like it. Now we are
not scolding the business men for do
ing these things We think they are
right in doing these and even greater
things. And among them you might
give us country folksea "Hitch-Lot."
A few days ago, one of my neighbors
went to Columbus and forgot to take
his pocketbook along. The truth of
the matter is, he did not carry his
purse with him because of the fact
that it was empty. He said he was
afraid to go into one of those places
to put up his horse and buggy for
fear the owner would tell him he did
not do credit business, and he
thought he could find a place to hitch
somewhere, but the first place he
went to there was a sign that bore
the legend, "No Hitching Allowed;
by Order Of the Mayor" So he drove
on, and every place he went there
was already animals hitched or one
of the anti-hitch signs. And so, after
driving all around and through the
town in an unsuccessful effort to find
a place to hitch, it got so late he had
to go back home without attending
to the business he came to town to
Another good neighbor of
nine last week said to me: "Oh, Mr..
Ruralite, | want you to keep after
hose Columbus people until they give
is a Hitch-Lot." This party was
ady, and she said, ooh, how hate
o go to town and have so much
rouble to find a place to hitch. One
ime | had to hitch to a telephone
support wire" So, Columbus folks,
'ou see why am still after you peo-
lie about our Hitch Lot. could go
IN telling you one thing after
but it looks like | have said
nough on the subject. | have been
fter the Chamber of Commerce, and
ave appealed to other agencies and
organizations, but so far as / know
othing has been done in the matter
+ providing a Hitch Lot. But l am
ot discouraged | am after you and
will continue to be after you until
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
BORDER SPRINGS

Everybody is rejoicing over the re.
freshing showers of rain we have had
of late. The crops and gardens were
suffering for rain, but now every
thing is in fine shape
The people of this section have a
most cordial invitation to come to
Klondike Springs on Saturday, July
End, to attend a picnic to be given
there on that date. There will be ice
cream, lemonade and cold drink
stands, so don't forget to bring along
plenty of money and baskets well
filled with dinner. There will be
music free to all, and the men and
boys are planning to have base ball
game somewhere near the springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Walls and their
granddaughter, little Miss Minnie
Adkins, spent the last weekend with
relatives and friends near Unity
Grove, Ala.
Mr.. j. M. Conner made business
rip to Vernon on Friday of the past
week, and was entertained at dinner
in the home of Mrs. J. G. Mattox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Groves and lit
lie daughter, Sarah, were shopping in
Columbus last Friday.
Mr.. Joel Marshall had the, misfor
tune to lose fine COW by death last
week.
Mr.. George Landing, of West
Point, who has been attending A. and
NJ. College, spent the last weekend
with his sisters, Mrs. Alice Gallop
and Mrs. Mary Huff, in this section.
Masters Hunter and James Groves
spent Friday very pleasantly with
Master Cecil Conner.
Mr.. James Henry Conner and Mr..
George Landing spent Friday of last
week in Columbus.
Mr. Connie Baxter spent part of
last week with relatives near Klon-
like Springs.
Miss Pearlie Robertson and her
aunt spent one day of last week with +
Mrs. E. c. Partain and Miss Minnie
Belle Partain.
Mr.. j. M. Conner, Mr.. ". H. Con-
Ter, and Mr.. Grady Huff were trans
acting business in Columbus few
lay ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Conner spent
Sunday very pleasantly with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Smith and Mr.. and Mrs.
Berry Gallop.
Mr.. S. W. Stanley and Mrs. S. c.
Stanley spent Sunday afternoon with
he latter's sister, Mrs. Rebecca
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. West and little
son, T. B., of Mormon Springs, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Martha Huff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Miller, of near
Caledonia, spent Sunday with Mr..
md Mrs. ]. T. Baxter.
Mrs. f. C. Partain spent Sunday
With Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton Partain at
.one Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Partain spent
Sunday with relatives at Lone Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Partain, Mrs.
ella Caine, and little Miss Hilda
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29

Game spent Friday afternoon with
Mrs. E. c. Partain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Adkins and two
children spent Sunday afternoon in
the homes of Mrs. Rebecca Smith and
Mrs. Etna Hankins.
Master Harry Partain spent Fri
day night with Mr.. and Mrs. L. l..
Partain in the New Salem section.
Mr. j. T. Baxter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Partain, and Master Harry
Partain We're shopping in Columbus
last Saturday.
Mrs. Etna Hawkins and son, Master
l.. A. Hankins, spent one afternoon
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
Rumblings Round
Rural Hill

We are still dry around Rural Hill
Only light local showers, but oul
crops seem to have held up exceeding.
y well, it having been nine weeks
since we have had anything like q
good rain. However, we are still hop.
ing that we will get a good soaking
tain soon.
Mr.. Gillian, Of near Kennedy, is
among the visitors in our burg this
week, making glad the home of his
laughter, Mrs. Oscar Weathers. Mr.
Gillian had some good things to say
,bout our community, which he con-
5iders one of the finest sections in the
south.
Mrs. Mary Moore, of Golden, Miss,
who will be remembered as Miss
Mary Perkins, is bringing smiles to
he faces of the old folks at the home
If Mr.. and Mrs. d. p. Perkins.
Our Rural Hill Base Ball Team
crossed bats with Mount Vernon last
Saturday, with a victory for our boys.
The score was Is to 5. This is six
straight games for our boys, with
the seventh to be played at Rural
Hill next Saturday at four o'clock,
Following is the lineup of our team:
Mark Lowery, Captain; c. w. Lo-
gan, Ross Griffin, Park Harris, H.
Massey, J. w. Eubanks, William
Kidd, Edward Logan, Early Cook, F..
Estes, S. Barksdale, S. Leech, William
Burk, NJ. N. Franks, Manager. We
want game of ball for the Fourth
of July with any of the nearby
teams, and the manager will be glad
70 take the matter up at any time.
We are further authorized by our
team to send out broad challenge to
any and all-the Retailers, Chero-
Colas, Caledonia, and on around the
eircle. All we ask is square deal
and two-thirds of the gate receipts,
If we win, and one-t third if we lose.
We do not boast that we can win
every game, but will say that we
will do our best to make it inter
esting for any team that will play
us. SO let's hear from the managers
Of some of the teams.
Mr.. Leon Cox is at home on a short
visit. Leon is another one of our
Rural Hill boys who is making good.
Last Sunday was Children's Day
at Tabernacle. Our young people
gave US quite a nice program, and
showed that they had been carefully
trained. After the exercises, Brother
Bonner preached to the children, the
sermon being interesting and enter
tanning to the young folks. After
the sermon, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
and Mr.. and Mrs. Speed brought
their babies forward to be christened,
which beautiful rite was performed
In an impressive manner.
We have received numerous compli- /
nents on our dream, all of which we
appreciate very much, but we do not .
ike the way some of our friends are
reating US and The Dispatch. One .
# our neighbors, after reading our
etter, told another neighbor about it .
md loaned him the paper This man
oaned the paper to another neighbor,
md so on until the paper had reached
he fourth family, and it is still ON
he 90. Now. good neighbors. how do
-ou expect The Dispatch editor TO
i've If YOU all do him that way2 We
AVE offered you every opportunity
q take our paper. We have stated
hat II YOU wanted The Dispatch and
.idn't have the ready cash, we would
aka chickens, eggs, hoop-poles, .
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29

Of the past week with Mrs. Mary
Adkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Greer spent
Sunday very pleasantly with Mr.. and
Mrs. Enloe Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Jernigan
spent one day last week with Mrs.
Matte Duncan.
Mrs. Stella Duncan spent one day
of the past week with Mrs. Mary
Belts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robbie Duncan and
Mrs. Mary Belts made a business trip
to Columbus one day last week
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29

abundance that it will never be nee
essary to despoil any more good agri
cultural communities.
1t was with such vision of wha
the dairy COW means to a cOmmunit!
that we deliberately set about in 1911
to induce the farmers Of Pettis Coun
ty, Missouri, to develop milk.
The story of how the business mel
and farmers put their money together
and started this development has beer
Id too often to need repetition here
You are interested only in the re
suits obtained. For years ano years
both business mul and farmers haC
been taking occasional filters" in OF
and mines. Generally the "unex
pected" had happened and the invest.
or was left far poorer and apparently
not much wiser. In che year a single
individual induced the people Of Pet
It's County to "invest" in oil to the
extent Of quarter of a million dol
lars. In dividuals put in as much as
thirty thousand dollars. It's all gone
Our corporation gave them an oppor-
tunity to Invest in something that
would develop their own community
and at the same time be a tangible
asset that they could have the pleas
ure of watching develop If all could
have been as wise as these few men
and the entire quarter of a million
dollars had been invested in various
kinds of live stock, IN an organized
way, we would now have the most
wonderful live stock country in Ameri-
ca, and what is more these investors
would still have their money.
One thing we said to the farmers
when we asked them to lease these
cows was that they would produce
more profit than the cows that they
owned. The last COW testers report
on these cows showed that we told
the truth for the pure bred COWS our
company plJced on :helr farms pro
dueed thirty-fve per cent more profit
above feed cost than the farmers
cows on whose farms shcy were kept
We said, you will be better farm
ers if you will handle pure-bred cat
tie Nine men out of twenty-five
who have these cattle have either
built new barns or remodeled their
old barns since our corporation
brought in these cows. Four have
built silos Two have bought milking
machines. Very few had alfalfa. Now
all but two or three have it and they
are growing soy beans or other le-
gumcs until they can arrange for it.
We said, 1T will make better
dairymen out Of our farmers There
had never been a cow testing associa-
ton in Pettis County previous to 1917
when these cows were put ~. There
has been one in continuous operation
since except for a short time during
the war when no tester could be had.
There had never been an A. Z. o. re-
cord made IN the county. In the last
two years more than fifty cows kept
by about twenty different farmers
have made records. Two farmers are
now doing semi-official testing. Men
in the county now hold third place in
the state record for milk production
in the full aged class and third place
p butter production, also fifth place
in butter production in this class
They hold fourth place in butter pro-
duction in the senior four-year-old
class. second place in the senior three
yesr-old class. and fifth place in the
junior two vear old class. There is
friendly rivalry between breeders TO
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
OIL WELLS VERSUS MILK WELLS

If "gusher" should break forth o.
your farm | know you would be wilt
with excitement. Your whole com,
munity would be almost as badly eX-
cited. In fact, the whole country
would be in a turmoil People, good
bad and Indifferent, would rush in
land would soar in price. What com
munity would not wish for such great
good fortune?
Let me say to you after much med
itation that if you have a good agri-
cultural community this would be
about the most unfortunate thing that
could happen to it. Let us draw a
picture Of what the results would be.
A few people would make great deal
Of money. They would move to New
York or Chicago to spend it. The
rank and file would exc out Il mere
existence. The morale and the NOR
ais of your peaceful community would
be gone. In few years, maybe tul,
maybe fifty, but some day in COM
paratively short time, the last drop
Of oil will have been pumped out of
the last well. The people will leave
like rats from a sinking ship. The
countryside will be dotted with I'M
slightly derricks and miserable shacks.
From these shacks will come thin,
sad faced, anemic children-not the
kind that our citizenry is made Of.
Your agriculture will be gone and
your country, like a squeezed lemon,
will be thrown on the garbage heap.
Suppose, instead of discovering oil,
your community discovers milk. No
one will become very rich but all will
be prosperous and contented. Your
land will be beautiful with waving
corn and sweet smelling clover and
alfalfa. Instead of derricks, silos and
windmills will rear their heads; in
stead Of shacks, red barns and beauti-
full homes will beautify the landscape.
Homes that will send forth red
checked, happy children are the
future hope Of America, for they are
the kind that never wave a rcd flag.
Instead Of the land becoming uneless
it will become more and more fertile
until in ten, twenty, or fifty years it
will have become so fertile it can sup
port a population almost like a city.
Generation after generation can come
forth and be proud of their heritage
and hand il on to their children, en-
HANGED in value and usefulness.
] am reciting neither idle fancy nor
prophecy but actual history Go with
me to Indiana, Oklahoma, or Texas
and will show you the one picture.
Go with me 10 Wisconsin and / will
show you the other. II you had a
magic wand, which would you choose
for your community?
] am not mindful Of the necessity
and great value Of oil. realize that
the worlds commerce would be great
~ retarded without it. However. ]
would call your attention to the fact
that many thousands Of people have
lived and died without ever even hav-
ng suspected its existence. No people
have ever lived without milk. The
last drop Of oil could 20 Up in smoke
tomorrow and we would continue to
live. II the last source Of milk should
be eliminated the human race would
disappear from the earth in one gene
ration. Therefore, ] say that the milk
wells Of the good old black and white
COW are Of more importance than all
the oil wells q the world. 7 sincerely
hope that the wells now IN existence
wiil continue to bring forth such an
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29

you provide the Hitch Lot, or until,
in the fullness of my years, death
overtakes me. And you can call me
"Hitch-LOt" if you SO desire,
instead of
RURALITE.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
Nmv
Ship and sail under
the Stars and Stripes to
all parts of the world

THEREwas long period when
i it was not true, but today il
Is proudly true once more -
trade and passenger routes are
so established that you can ship
your goods, or you can sail, to
any part of the world under the
Stars and Stripes.
The program of routes is being
carried out with an eye TO the
future as we'll as present needs
of American exporters and inn
porters and all American pros
perity. See that the ships you
use arc owned and operated by
American citizens or by the us.
Shipping Board.
Operators of Passenger
Services
Admiral LING, u State Street, New
York, n. I.
Natson Navigation Company! 70
So Gay Street, Baltimore, Md.
kiunson Steam Ship Line, 81 Beaver
Street, New York. y. I.
New York and Porto RiooS. S. Co,
! Broadway, New York, y. Z.
Pacific Mail S. s. Co, IS Broadway,
New York, n. I.
u. S. Mail s. s. Co.. IS Broadway.
New York, n. \.
Ward Line, GNev York and Cubs Mail
s S Coz Foot OF Wall Street,
NeN York, y. I.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
SHIPS FOR SALE

10 AMsriess eifEsss osiy)
Steel stsamers. beth oil snd eosl
kuruers. Also wood stsamers, weed
kulls and ocean eeina tuss. Furthsr
iniornation obtained hy request
For saiIinsS Of passenger
and freight ships 10 al
parts Of the tcorId and all
other Information, Wrifs
any Of the above lines o.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
Free use Of
Shipping Board films

Use Of Shipping Board motion picture
films. four reels. free on request Of any
mayor, castor, postmaster. or orssni-
=ation A great educational picturs
OF shirs and the sea Write Tor INFORM
stio1 10 "a. Laue. Director lnforrnstiua
Bureau. Rom OIL. 1919 r Street.
n ". Washington, d. c
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-06-29

il really looks like money is wasted
it is so used, the actual tqxpayer
has right 10 kick not out OF the
harness entirely. but just enough to
let il be Known that an error has
been made and that repetition
should not be in order.
On next Monday If not then,
pretty soon thereafter, the Granger
county court will make a tax levy
for the present year. So fan as the
writer knows or believes, there is
not a'member of this body bit that
wants to 10 the best possible for the
county as \ whole, hence 1t is neces-
sary that each one study carefully
the situation up one side aid down
'tother-and cut out all unnecessary
appropriations, making the levy as
low as can be. When this is done,
the patriotic citizen will be satisfied
and the Stacker will continue to
slack, but what of it? To satisfy
the whims Of people is not the bust
ness of legislative or judicial body,
but to satisfy conditions IS its sacred
duty.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-06-29
Defiance

member of the first Continental con-
gress, which met in Philadelphia in
September, 1774. This meeting brought
him into national prominence Silas
Deane of Connecticut wrote to his wife
about Henry, HE is lawyer and the
completest speaker have ever heard"
1t is not generally known that in
the first organization of the RevOlu-
tionary army in Virginia, the chief
command was given to Patrick Henry.
However, he saw no action because
the committee of safety made it easy
for him to resign.
He was an inspiring and prominent
member of the second Continental con-
gress. In the Declaration of Rights"
passed by the Virginia convention in
June II, IT'S, It's interesting to note
that the declarations having to do with
political and religious rights were
drafted by Patrick Henry. This CON
ventioh drew up constitution and
elected Henry governor
AS governor a second time he had
the opportunity to prove his undying
loyalty to Gen. Washington when some
few people plotted against the supreme
commander as head of the armies.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-06-29

The house of burgesses of Virginia
% which Patrick Henry was member
sent into a committee of the whole
an May 20. 1865, to consider the Stamp
aet, seven resolutions were introduced
an that occasion, which brought forth
n, Bloody" debate. Five were passed.
Moses Colt Tyler in his life of Hen
u. writing Of the orators defense Of
sAe, resolution says, Reaching the eli
max Of a passage Of fearful invective
cR. the injustice and the impolicy of the
Stamp act, he said in tones of thrilling
sssemnity, Caesar had his Brutus;
lnarfss the First, his Cromwell; and
George the Third CTreason, shouted
fAe. speaker. Treason treason rose
ffem all sides of the room. The Or
stor paused in stately defiance till
sfaesa rude explanations were ended,
soG then, rearing himself with look
md bearing of still prouder and fiercer
determination, he so closed the SEN
3ence as to battle his accusers, with
art in the least flinching from his own
position, )-and George the Third may
arefit by their example. If this be
treason, make the most of it,"
Hs was elected from Virginia. to be
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-06-29

The subject of taxation raising
money to meet public expenses is
always a subject open for discussion
at all times of the year and at any
place where people assemble. 1t has
always been thus; it will ever be.
Not many people pay taxes willingly
Just why, no one seems to know, nor
does one try to find out.
A man will pay his merchant, his
doctor, his lawyer in fact, he will
make haste TO pay anyone TO whom
he is justly indebted, but this same
fellow will beat" railroad or
street car conductor nearly every
time the opportunity presents itelf;
and really, he seems to think it
smart. just why folks too-are
Built that way is rather pulling. A
man wants good schools, appreciates
good roads, and desires above all
things else to have the officers of
the law keep the country clean So
ciafly and r,orally-make it fit
place TO live in-but when the fid-
der is to be paid, he kicks turns
hOlshevist, except, perhaps, to let
his whiskers grow.
In a country like ours where pro-
erosion and possession are ever the
watchwords -rnoney, lots of money,
IS necessary, and it should be paid
willingly. But,to man up tree,
as Uncle Postum Watson use,l to say,
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-06-29
LESSON FOR JULY 3
THE EARLY LIFE OF SAUL.

LESSON TExT-Acts n:Ss: Dsut st-s:
CT. IL Tim 3:14, Is.
GOLDEN TExT-Today II ye win hear
his voice. harden not your hearts.-Heo'
81, g.
REFERENCE MATERlAL-Deut t:s
10. 6:Sl-25: Josh. 4:2o-A.
PRIMARY TOPIC-When Saul Was .
Boy.-Acts 22:3: Deut 6A-S
JUNIOR TOPIC-When Timothy Was .
Boy-ll Tim. 3.14-15.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Jewish Boy Life.
YOUNG PEoPLE>AND ADULT TOPIC
-Sauls Early Training and Education.
We are now entering six months
study of the life and teachings OF one
OF the greatest men who ever lived. (
I. Saul's Birth (Acts II :39).
His parents belonged to the tribe of
Benjamin and were Hebrews of the
Hebrews" that is, Jews who have not
become contaminated In their ancestry
through intermarriage with the Cen
tiles (PhiI. 1861.
/. Time OF. It Is impossible to deter
mine the exact year OF his birth, but
the probability Is that 1t was practI-
cally the same as that Of Jesus. He
was a young man" when stephen was
stoned (Acts 1851. young man" may
mean any age from twenty to thirty.
About go A. D. In the Roman prison
he calls himself "Paul the aged" (Phi-
lemon 81. This distinction would hardly
be appropriate for man under sixty.
z. Place Of ". BY. Tarsus, the cap
ital OF the Province Of Cilicia. Repre-
sentative business men came here from
all parts of the world. 1t was a self
governing city which made citizenship
therein honorable. Besides, it was one
of the three great educational centers
of the Roman empire. Gods provi-
dence ordered that the apostle to the
Gentiles should be born In city where
he would encounter men Of every class
and nation, making him broad In his
sympathy and tolerant in his dealings
with others.
u. Saul's Home Training (Deut. q:
40; CT. ii Tim. 3:14. 15).
He was brought up In pious home
(Phil. 800. In the passages cited