The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-11-06
BLACKGUM HALL

with the Caledonia School, has re
tanned its identity and will for som,
years be a neighborhood center wher,
the people can hold political or so
ciaT meetings independent Of any
other community The house is large
and comfortable, with a wen Of gooC
water in the yard. Some aotable days
have been enjoyed by our neighbors
at this place and they are 10th tc
acknowledge that anv other place OF
school will be Of greater benefit to
them and their children than New
Salem.
The present term Of the New Salem
school has made a splendid start and
both teachers and pupiis seem de-
/ termined to make it q success, iudg-
ing by the hard work they are doing.
Last Saturday night the patrons
and neighbors met with the school in
Hallowe en- party and a most enjoy.
able affair it proved From Black
gum Hall the laughter Of the fun
makers could be heard, the amuse-
ment was after this fashion;
An apple was suspended by a
string and the person who could bite
il il off the string was to eat the apple.
MIR. Clifton Cook was the winner as
his was the only jaw that could
grapple the apple.
A cracker contest by Ed. Cole
/ Malcomb Swanzy, Carl Burnett and
Hampton Dodson. They were to eat
so many crackers in a given time.
Some choking was the result and
Hampton, the smallest OF the four got
on The outside Of his crackers first.
Then came MTss Christine Dodson
who was TO drink glass of water
with spoon while Milton Andrews
eat so many crackers. Milton got
badly choked; Will Christin drank the
water and easily won the prize.
Mr.. Vavarly Cole acted the part OF
an lrishman to perfection to the de-
light Of the audience.
The most laughable Of all the
laughs was a laughing match between
Miss Audie Cole and Mr.. Rosco
Freeman. Rosco is an overseas sol
der and brought laughing back from
France. So he won the prize.
A friend said to me the other day,
Il saw. girl and boy leaving New
Salem Church one night and both
were smoking cigarettes and ! never
was so badly shocked well, my
good sir" said !, "You need not be
shocked at that for the girls and their
mothers have been legally clothed
with all the rights and privileges of
men and boys except one, to wear
pantaloons. she has right TO smoke
not only cigarettes but cigars as we'll.
She has a right to cuss, chew tobac-
co and spit as high as any man. She
has already assumed the right to
preach and nine-tenths Of the Sunday
School teachers are women or girls.
Yes, sir, they are teaching the men
and boys. Paul says .ssufFer not the
women to teach men but the older
women teach the young women"
If some folks learn at Sunday
School to conduct themselves as they
do, the lessons are having a bad eff
feet. Some folks are putting the
Sunday School ahead Of the church.
They carry or send their children to
Sunday School and as soon as Sun
day School is over the children are
sent home and do not hear the preach.
ing. Especially is this true in the
towns. The children are not getting
a fair show in spiritual training when
they are taught to esteem the Sunday
School above the church.
There is to be a general moving
and changing Of homes in Tins vicinity
this winter. Mr. Hayes has made a
deal with Mr.. Keaton of Columbus
who is to move on the West farm at
New Salem. Mr. Zeph Cole who has
been on this farm for two years is to
move to the Brown farm, two miles
away.
Mr.. Elsie Smith, one Of our best
young men is to soon move to Mr..
Carey Cookies Maloom Hill farm in
the prairie. Mr.. Cooke is one Of the
best men in the prairie and when TIVE
slch good men get in business to-
gether success will be had.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith have many
friends around New Salem who re-
greet to see them leave but their best
wishes follow them.
Nearly all the fall chickens have
lied with the sore head and the .
Christmas friers will be scarce. Some
few men are suffering with the sore
head also II is of a mid form how
ever, and no deaths have been report J.
ID.
II has been suggest ted that the
States pass laws making it a felony
o wear a mask. This S a direct war
IN the Ku Klux Klau. But it would
,e hard on a fellow that bad to carry
lis sore head in a sling Every one
Who wears a mask is not a Ku Klux
,ut some times a worse varmint,
wolves in sleeps clothing. 81
Mr.. J. W. Edmonds Of Caledonia.
n planting his tururs in July, got
Ornate seed mixed in with the turnip
eed and a few tom4t5 plants came
Ip with the turnips The tomatoes ]
ia their best 10 get ahead Of the
rost but failed 10 rnen. Mr.. Ed