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Evening journal., 1921-01-25
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OF new CASTLE
Jr. Branch of Women's For
eign Missionary Society
to Entertain Parents
TERM BONDS
WANTED BY COUNCIL
snecIal % he EvenIns Iournal.

Special 10 he Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Jan. 25-Voters OF the
Red Lion and State Road school dis
tricis at the recent election on tho
New Castle 100000 bond issue cast
an overwhelming vote against the Is
sue. Red Lion gave 40 votes against
and ~ for, while Stale Road voters
cast 13S votes against and none for.
The Junior Branch Of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society OF the
Methodist Church has issued invita-
tions 20 the mothers, grandparents
and babies 90 a reception TO be given
by the Junior Branch In the Sunday
school rooms between 23O and l.O
O'Clock next Friday afternoon. The
branch is making arrangements for
"A Wonderful Baby Show" 20 be
given In February for the bcneft OF
the society. Plans for the completion
OF a wOrsted quilt. which has been
knit in 5-lnch squares by children
less than ~ years OF age, with the eX-
ception OF a FEW squares donated by
friends and relatives Of the Junior
Branch will be discussed at the husi-
ness session preceding the reception.
The quilt viii be placed on exhihi-
iion and then sold by the parent or
ganization, the Women's Foreign
Missionary Society.
The Century Club has adopted the
following resolution:
Whereas. Our Heavenly Father
has called home Anne r. Spottswood,
one OF the charter members OF the
Century Club OF New Castle. )
Therefore, be Il Resolved, That In
the death OF Miss Spotiswood our
club has lost a loyal member, who
In sickness and health, had at heart
the interest and welfare OF our club.
THAT In her life, gentleness and
strength were so Joined and bopr 50
covered with mantle Of charity. that
her life was an inspiration and help
10 an who knew her.
"That sensible OF the great loss our
club has sustained we extend 10 the
sister OF our loved member our deep
est sympathy. together with a copy
/ OF these resolutions.
| "Ciunpd
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
Maxwell--Crawford.

Thursday afternoon at Laurel,
Miss, DR.. Victor Maxwell. Of Brook
haven. was married to Miss Edith
Elizabeth Crawford, the accomplish
ed daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Crawford. After the marriage at
the home Of the bride, the happy
couple left for stay on the gulf
coast, after which they will be at
home with the groom's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Maxwell OF Brookha-
ven.
Or. Maxwell viii locate here at
his home-place for the practice Of
bis profession.
From wide circle Of friends and
relatives all good wishes and con-
gratulations go out to the newly
welded who will be cordially vel
coined upon their arflyal' in Brook
haven.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
Farm Bureau Meeting.

Saturday morning at eleven o.
clock the farmers and business men
of the county will assemble at the
court house to attend a meeting of
the Lowndes County Farm Bureau.
The bureau movement was launch
ed in Lowndes county several months
ago. 1t has not functioned as it
should. The men who have been at
its head have put in some hard work.
At the Chamber of Commerce the
movement has been discussed from
every angle.
Saturday the destiny of the bureau
will be determined, largely. 1t is
the duty of every citizen Of this city
and county, and especially the coun-
ty, to be present at the meeting Sat
urday. Your presence, whether you
take an active part in the meeting or
not, is evidence of your interest in
the movement-and it will give en-
couragement to those who are giving
their time and energy to the move
ment.
In other counties and in other
states the farm bureau movement is
accomplishing great things for agri-
cultural development. 1t should be
doing the some thing for Lowndes
county.
Come in to the meeting Saturday
morning. Scores of business non
from the city should go up to the
meeting. Columbus Dispatch.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
Fall Irish Potatoes.

The initial cost of making an Irish
potato crop, that is, the purchase of
seed and fertilizer, is somewhat
greater than is the cost of some 9TH
er Mississippi crops, and is the fac
tor in limiting the acreage. In order
to keep the expense at minimum,
the grower who expects to make an
early crop next spring should put in
an acreage this fall that will not on
ly supply the local markets but in
sure sufficient seed for the spring
crop. Some of the most successful
potato growers of the state have
found that good home grown seed
have given an increased yield as
well as a cheap source of seed sup
ply.
The fall crop should be planted
the latter part of July or first of
August. Thorough preparation of
the seed bed to conserve moisture
and the pre-sprouting of seed are two
essentials for obtaining good stand.
This sprouting can be accomplished
by putting the potatoes in cool,
damp place, or by spreading them in
the shade and keeping them covered
with damp straw. The seed or seed
pieces should be planted deep and the
planting done on cloudy day or
late in the afternoon. SO that the
burrows and seed pieces will not be
exposed to the heat of the sun. Just
before the sprouts break through a
section harrow should be run diaga-
nally across the rows to break the
crust and reduce the height of the
row.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
s r. e. LEE NEWS. .

~ AHE IN Il w o.
: : : I: $ : 4: : I: :: (. & 8 I: . $ .
We have had plenty of rain the
past week that certainly did help
the corn crops out this way.
Miss Maize Lee Cotton has been
very i'll, but seems to be better at
this writing.
A crowd of our young people at
tended protracted meeting at Gum
Grove Sunday and reported a nice
time.
Mr.. Curtis Porter was a visitor in
Mr.. Tom Lotions home Sunday ev-
ening.
Little Chalmers Rushing is visiting
his grandfather and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R.. Rushing, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Smiths home
is frightened by little baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Smith spent Sat-
urday night last with Mr.. and Mrs.
T. e. Porter.
Everybody is getting ready for our
meeting Sunday.
Miss Ollie Mae Dixon spent last
week in Norfield with her brother
Mr.. Wesley Dixon.
Mr.. S. w. Rushing left Monday fol
Natchez after spending last week
with home folks.
Mrs. Lizzie Lewis and daughter
Lucille, were visitors at Mr.. and Mrs
Il. L. Jackson's Sunday night last.
Miss Doris Smith spent last weeh
with her aunt near Liberty.
The people in our community have
canned good deal of fruit.
, Snow Bird.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30

w. N. Taylor, field secretary for
the State Teachers Association has
enough applications for positions III
ed with him by teachers and re-
quests for teachers from county and
city superintendents to cause the be-
lief that no shortage need be feared
next year. On the contrary. there
is considerable overplus of appli-
cants for grade work, largely un-
trained and unprepared aspirants at
tracted by the increases in salaries
that have been made in the past two
years. With the salary increases.
however. has developed demand for
efficiency and the unframed or un-
prepared teacher is finding it in
creasingly 0ifficult to secure the
necessary license and the position.
Mr.. Taylor's books show some UNI
filled vacancies in high schools. the
department Of English threatening
the nearest approach to an actual
shortage.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
~" CONSTRUCTIVE
WORK UNDER WAY
Program Now Being Carried
Out Shows Activity of
Body in State.

The real constructive work of the
Y. M. G. A. is now being brought to
the attention Of the people of Jack
som as it has never been brought
before, by the financial committee
raising the annual financial budget.
A review of the work done by this
organization for the year just past
reveals some marvellous accomplish
ments for the young men and women
of Mississippi.
The records show that among the
high schools of the state last year
the "Y'' had 184 Hi-Y Clubs with
a membership Of over five thousand
boys organized for clean speech,
clean habits and clean athletics,
having as their motto, Service"
The similar organization among
the girls had S6 clubs with mem
bership Of over three thousand.
Over six hundred negroes were or
ganized into Luxis Clubs, similar
to the H-Y.
Through these clubs special cam
paigns were put on as follows:-
One hundred and three Anti
Gambling, lit Anti-Cigarette, 127
Clean Speech, II Clean Athletic, 80
Clean School and Grounds, 2S Clean
City, 81 Library Establishment, 1O2
Go to Sunday School and Church, 15S
Poor and Aged Families Cared For,
~ Prayer Meetings conducted. Three
thousand and sixty-one additional
service tasks were also performed by
the various clubs.
These clubs also held flfty-seven
father and son banquets with an at
tendance of over flve thousand. Six
older boys conferences were held
where the choice boys of the state
met for three days and discussed the
different problems of and received
training in Christian leadership. The
girls had two similar conferences
with an attendance of about two hun
dred.
Aside from the work done in the
schools with the boys and girls, MEM
bers of the secretarial staff visited
every normal in the state, both white
and colored, and organized the teach
ers into mass games and the like in
order that the teachers themselves
would be able to help the boys and
girls better in their plays next ses-
sion.
The summer activities of the boys
are looked after. and during last
year seven summer camps were
held over the state and hundreds of
boys spent ten days out camping
under the best leadership in the
country. Clean cut talks on ! sex
hygiene and clean living are fea-
tured in these camps and clubs
where knowledge of a wholesome
life is put up as a standard. Be
sides the summer camps, a large
number of boys were carried to
Larned, Kansas, for work in the
wheat belt and as result of this
trip many boys came back with
sufficient money to defray large
amount Of their expenses in school
this past session.
This brief review merely deals
with the work done among the
school boys of the state, to say
nothing of the many other activities
which the Y. M. C. A. is engaged in.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
STRINCLESS BEANS
MAY BE GROWN HERE
Mays Food Products, Inc, Want
at Least IS Acres for FaII
Canning.

Mr.. G. B. Perkins, president Of the
Kiwanis Club. who has been active in
doing things for the benefit of the
town and county, has received the
following communication in answer
to an inquiry, which is self-explana-
tory:
Mr.. G. B. Perkins, President Kiwanis
Club. Brookhaven, Miss:
Dear Sir
Answering your kind favor of the
18th relative to having a fall crop of
stringless beans raised around Brook
haven for canning purposes at our
Brooknaven plant, after considering
the matter. we have decided to try
out crop of rs to 100 acres of eth
er Giant StringIess or Burpee String
less Beans if the farmers will con-
tract at least rs to 100 acres at two
cents per pound delivered to our
Brookhaven plant when in the full
snap stage, suitable for canning
We are sending copy of this let
ter to our superintendent. Mr.. o. A.
Wand, at Brookhaven. He will ex-
plain to you and the growers the
kind Of beans we want, and the stage
in which they must be picked. It
will be necessary that we be advised
within the next week or two wheth-
er or not this acreage can be con-
tracted for, so that we can make ar
rangements accordingly.
Thanking you for your interest in
the matter, and awaiting your reply,
we are,
Yours truly,
Mays Food Products, Inc,
p. N. Steinberg.
New Orleans, La, July 10, 1921.
Farmers who desire to try this new
venture are requested to see Mr.. o.
A. Wand at the canning plant at
once. as arrangements should be
made within the next few days.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
Two Open Cotton Bolls
Reported Yesterday

Yesterday was coming out day.
for the family of Old King Cotton in
Lincoln, two debutante cotton bolls
opening their feecy staple to the
kisses of Old Sol on that day.
The first to be reported to The
Leader office was from the farm of
Mr.. w. E. McFadden, one mile west
of Bogue Chitto, reported by the Bo-
lian Mercantile Company of our sis
ter town. The second, reported not
more than thirty minutes later, was
grown on the farm of Mr.. Benson
Lambert, route two Jayess, and was
sent us by John McGrath & Sons, of
Brookhaven.
Both are fine specimens of the cot
ton family, and are to be congratu-
lated on escaping the boil weevil.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
LINCOLN'S ROADS
GOING TO PIECES
Pike County Man Says They VIII
Be Destroyed Soon if Not
Repaired.

Editor Joe Norwood of Magnolia
recently made a motor journey thru
several Mississippi counties of this
section. and Lincoln's highways made
a bad impression upon him. He says:
On the average, the graveled roads
Of Pike County are better maintain
ed than those in Lincoln, Copiah,
Kinds or Madison. This statement
may surprise some Pike County peo-
pie, but it is not an idle boast by a
Pike County man.
Within the last few years, Lincoln
county has built magnificent high
way from Brookhaven south to the
Pike-Lincoln county line. 1t is thir-
ty or more feet, in width, and was
most efficiently constructed. Now,
however, 1T seems to be undergoing
a none the less thorough process of
disintegration, and unless its nu-
merous ruts and holes are filled, and
its eroding embankments restored,
the rains of the coming winter and
spring will almost, if not completely
destroy it.
North of Brookhaven, the gravel
ed highway to the Lincoln-Copiah
county line is some better, but it,
also, is badly in need Of repair.
Copiah county's surfaced roads are
some better than those of Lincoln.
but they also furnish evidence of ne
glect and abuse. Kinds and Madi-
son are in the same class with. Lin
coin and Copiah-like them, they
have built long stretches of expensive
highways and then permitted the
wear and tear of traffic and the de-
struction of the elements to ruin
them.
Much of this road destruction is
caused by heavy truck traffic. Time
and again, we met high-powered
trucks, loaded with three to six tons
of merchandise, which were breaking
the road surface as effectively as if
they had been designed for the pur-
pose.
This is one of the problems of road
maintenance which is vexing high
way authorities everywhere, and it's
solution is imperative if we are to
save our roads.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
Faculty Brookhaven Public School.

More than 1000 Mississippi school
teachers have attended summer nor
mails or taken postgraduate courses
at points outside the state.
This evident determination of
our teachers to more fully perfect
themselves for their life work is
indeed gratifying" says Secretary
Taylor, of the Mississippi Teachers
Association. Many of our teachers
are at the University of Chicago, 9TH
ers are at the Peabody Normal in
Nashville, still others in New York
and New Orleans, and they will re-
turn in time for the opening of au-
tumn school terms more fully equip
ped for their duties"
Aprepos the above statement The
Leader takes pride in giving the
names Of the City School faculty for
the ensuing term and the universi-
ties at which they studied during
their vacation(?)
Following are the names:-
Tulane University-Misses Mamie
Martin, Emmie and Jessie Greer,
Ruth Jones, Myrtle Blue, Mamie and
Lucille Harris, Mrs. M. L. Ross, Gas
previously stated the Misses Harris
received their B. A. degrees from Tu-
lane this summer.)
Peabody - Misses Annie Burns,
Maude Middleton; Mr.. E. E. Jeter.
University of Virginia-Miss Ruby
Parsons.
University of Chicago-Mrs. R. w.
Bee.
University of Colorado Misses
Ruby Newman, Mamie Warnock.
Asheville Summer Normal-Miss
Lula Sasser.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
New Building to Be Put Up.

The alley space between the brick
building owned by Mr.. F. S. Swain,
and the one owned by Mr. D. Alb
rams of Hazlehurst, on the south side
of East Cherokee Street, or to be
more readily understood, the alley
between Furlow's Grocery and the
City Bakery, will be filed by a one
story brick building 10x75, accord
ing to plans of the owner, Mr.
Swain.
Although the hauling Of brick and
sand has just begun, Mr.. Swain has
would-be lessees No definite plans
would-be lesses. NO defnite plans
for the lease Of the projected build
ing have been made as yet, however
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
HOLD INTERSTATE
FARM CONGRESS
Educational Meeting to be Held
in New Orleans September

/ New Orleans, La, July 2S.-.Gov-
ernors Parker of Louisiana and Rus
sell of Mississippi and A. F. Lever,
author Of the Lever act, now a mem-
Der of the Farm Loan Board, are a.
mong the distinguished speakers who
will address the Interstate Farm Con-
gress in this city. Supt. 1917. The
Congress has been called at the sug-
gestion of the governors who believe
the time ripe to better agricultural
conditions in Louisiana and Missis-
sippi.
All railroads entering New Or
leans have granted a rate of one and
one-half fare for the event, and the
hotels have made special rate of
$1.00 per day for registered. Those
attending the congress are advised to
buy one-way ticket to New Orleans
and to obtain receipt from the
ticket agent. This receipt, when pre-
sented at New Orleans will entitle
the holder to half fare on the return.
/. The educational program is as fol-
lows:-
Tuesday, Sept. 13-Governors Day
with speeches by Governors Parker,
and Russell, Mayor McShane of New
Orleans and former Governor Brough
of Arkansas.
MISUNDERSTANDING and Dali
rying-Harry D. Wilson, Louisiana
Commissioner; w. e. Mount, Poncha-
toula, La; Harley Williams, poultry
leader. L. S. u; H. A. Morgan, Con-
zales, La; R. S. Wilson, director of
extension, Mississippi A. & M; ]. P.
Guillot, member Louisiana Legisla-
ture; Charles Herr and George Mil
Ter.
Thursday Market Conditions
Commissioner Black of New Orleans;
Mrs. Meyers and Mrs. Egleston of
the New Orleans Cooperative Store;
Commissioner Kahn of Shreveport;
John Meyer, New Orleans; j. r.
Howard, president American Farm
Bureau Federation; H. F. Kapp, Sec
retary Arkansas Farm Bureau; W.
B. Thompson, American Cotton AS
sociation and A. F. Lever, Farm
Loan Board.
Friday-Farm Production Day
e. R. Lloyd, Memphis Farm Develop
ment Bureau; D. N. Barrow, L. S.
u; ]. c. Pridmore, Shreveport; Har-
ry D. Wilson, Clarence Ellerbe,
Shreveport; DR.. R. o. Young,
Youngsville, La; DR.. w. R. Dodson,
former dean of college of Agriculture
of Louisiana and Stanley F. Morse,
New Orleans.
The entertainment program be-
gins on Monday with picnic at
Spanish Fort, Tuesday, Boat ride a.
round harbor; Wednesday night, So
ciety circus; Thursday night, LIE Fro
lie des Saisons by the pupils of Miss
Josie Corbera's dancing school, fol-
lowed by dancing for guests; Friday
night, old fiddle's contest; Saturday
afternoon, auto races; Saturday
night, frolics at the Lyric Theatre.
Thirteen old fiddlers already have
entered the contest which promises
to be the greatest event of its kind
ever staged in the South. Entries
for the auto races, bicycle races and
motorcycle races and the old fiddlers
contest may be filed with the New
Orleans Association of Commerce.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
Brookhaven Business Man
in Demand as Speaker

Mr.. F. F. Becker of the Brookha-
ven Creamery is in such demand as
a speaker that a list of his engage
ments sounds like Chautauqua itin-
erary though he modestly says that
he has been inclined to avoid publi-
city during the five years or more he
has been building UP the big dairy
industry of which he is heao, know
ing that results and not words are
what really convince.
But now that Mr.. Becker's solid
achievements in the dairy business
have aroused other communities to
the possibilities of dairying, the in
yitations to come and tell them how
are SO urgent they are not to be re-
sisted.
On Thursday Mr.. Becker spoke on
"Dairying" at big picnic at Ed
diceton, and on yesterday at Jayess.
Beginning Monday he will speak
at series Of six meetings at six diff
fesient points in Liberty and Vicinity,
addressing two crowds day, one at
10 a. m. and the other at 8 p, m. A
creamery station has been instituted
at Liberty and there is much interest
there.
Bude has requested Mr.. Becker to
speak on Dairying and Trucking
August 10th, and he had to decline
an engagement at Meadville for Aug
ust because of the previous book
ing for Liberty.
At Gloster, where Mr.. Becker has
given interested audiences the -bene-
fit of his experiences in the dairy bu-
siness, an up-to-date creamery build
ing is in course of construction.
1t is in truth fine constructive
work that Mr.. Becker is engaged in,
and one whose benefits are vouched
for alike by farmers and business
men Of this section.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
Card of Thanks.

We wish. to express our heartfelt
thanks for the many kindnesses
shown us by kind and loving friends
during the illness and death Of our
mother, Mrs. Sarah L. Netherland.
Especially do we wish to thank
DR.. Collins and his associate doctors
for their faithful services, and we
would not forget to thank Mr.. Hart
man, the undertaken, for his kind
favors, and all who contributed the
beautiful flowers and spoke words Of
sympathy and comfort.
Her Children.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
New Shoe Firm to Locate Here.

The brick store building on East
Cherokee street, occupied by Mr.. Sam
Zwirn as a retail merchandise es-
tablishment has been leased by. its
owner, Mr.. Louis Cohn, to the Vicks-
burg Sample Shoe Company.
Mr.. Cohn will remodel the store,
putting in handsome modern glass
front.
The new lessees will take possession
September first. and will conduct a
retail shoe business.
Mr.. Zwirn will continue his bust
ness in a new location.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30
Peculiar Circumstances in
the James Family Burning

Monticello, Miss.-No arrests have
been made, and nothing has taken
place shedding light on the tragedy
that befell Joseph James and entire
family on the night Of July 10, when
they were evidently murdered and
the house robbed and burned. About
500 people met on the hillside place,
where the tragedy took place, a ru-
NOR having gone out that a woman
of McComb, who it is claimed pos
sesses some supernatural powers,
would be there and point the guilty
party. This led many people to go
to the place, but the "seeress'' did
not appear. Robbery was the mo-
tive. and the murderers are believed
to- have been white men.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30

Wilson Lyon, of Heidelberg, Miss,
has been informed by the Highway
Transport Educational Committee of
the Mississippi State Department of
Education, that his essay, Good
Roads and Highway Transport"
written during his graduating year
at the Jones County Agricultural
High School, is the best of those writ
ten in Mississippi, and now goes to
the national committee where it will
be one of 81 considered in the a.
ward of four-year university
scholarship offered by H. S. Firestone
of Akron. o. The District of Co
lumbia, Alaska, Porto Rico, and each
of the states will submit an essay
by High School pupil for the con-
test.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-30


w. H. Bryant has sold his store at
Crystal Springs to his son and has
bought out E. U. Lewis. Mr.. Lewis
will remain in Crystal Springs and
embark in other business. &. C.. Gar
land, who bought the corner lot from
Potter Johnson and the Remington
boys closed the contract Monday for
the brick to be used on depart
ment storehouse that be will erect at
once on this corner. Potter Johnson
will begin this week moving his shop
and In its place will erect modern
brick house on the lot on Jackson
Street south of Garland's. Two 9TH
er brick store houses will be built
in town about September 1st. ]. D..
Perry has decided to build on his
corner lot this fall.