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The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
BAPTIST co. S. S. NORMAL
AT BIG SPRINGS CHURCH

Beginning August 1st and running
for 5 days, we are to have our Coun-
ty Sunday School Normal at Big
Springs Church where the Sunday
School Manual and other books will
be taught by well trained teachers
furnished us jointly by our State
Convention Board and Sunday School
Board.
Every Sunday School Officer, teach
er and prospective teacher who pos
sibly can should avail themselves of
this wonderful opportunity of i'm
proving their talents as workers in
our great Sunday School work. The
people of Big Springs are ready and
willing to entertain all who will come.
So come along for 5 days real study
of our Sunday School work The
only cost is the price of the text
books.
For any further information write
T. T. GOOCH, Oakland, Miss.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
HYMENEAL
cRocKER--BRooKs

Miss Lorine Brooks, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Brooks, well known
railroad people of this city, and s. C.
Croker, an employee of the Illinois
Central Railroad, were united in
wed,ock by the pastor of the Baptist
Church Sunday at the noon service.
This was surprise wedding to the
congregation and the pastor. Just
as DIR. Wayne Alliston dismissed the
service in stepped the bridal party
and marched right down to the altar.
The entire congregation, while pre-
pairing to leave, discovered that a
wedding was to be held. All were
invited to remain. Mr.. and Mrs.
Croker left for st. Louis, Chicago
the Great Lakes and Canada for a
few weeks, after which they will re-
turn to their future home at jackson
Tenn.
The Herald extends congratulations
to the happy couple and wishes for
them a long and serenely happy mar
ried life.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
NEWS FROM ROUTE FIVE

There was large crowd at Bethel
Sunday to enjoy the fine singing and
good dinner.
Miss Ida Mosby spent the past
week with her sister, Mrs. r. T. Wick.
The dance given by Miss Addie
Mae Brewer Saturday night was
greatly enjoyed by all who attended.
Misses Vera and S. t. Mosby bad
little bad luck Saturday night.
Mr.. Mace Brewer is at home for a
few days visit He is on his way to
the delta.
Mr.. Carmicaf and family have the
sympathy of the entire neighborhood
in the loss of their barn, and the pro-
visions contained therein, one night
last week.
The Misses Mosby visited Addie
Mae Brewer Sunday.
Mr.. Jim Wess Stephens and wife
visited Mr.. M. T. True Sunday.
Mr.. Ross Cardwell was a business
visitor in Coffeeville Wednesday.
Everybody come out to Sunday
School at Brewers Chaple every Sun
day afternoon.
Best wishes to The Herald.
"SUNBURNED KITTEN"
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15

MISSISSIPPI PARDON
BOARD MAKE REPORT
Yalobusha County Convicts
Receive Favors--Some
Do Not

Acting Secretary Macy Dinkins
of the state pardoning board last
week made public report on the ac-
tion taken during the session of the
board. 25 convicts were granted
freedom and II petitions were re-
Jected. None from Yalobusha Coun-
ty were granted a pardon. The pc
tition of o. X. Haley serving sem
tence for manslaughter, was rejected.
This means that the case can't be
brought again before the board under
a years time. The case of Mack
Barton serving a sentence for n.ur-
der, also was rejected. L. D. Haynes
up for manslaughter, was placed on
the meritorious list, and will prob.
ably be granted pardon at next
session of the board.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
LovEJoY NEWS

We were glad that we had nice
rain Sunday.
Miss Violet McGee spent Sunday
with Miss Corinne McCullar.
Miss Jack Ware is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Williamson this week.
Everybody seemed to enjoy the
cream supper at Mr.. Vernon William
sons Friday night.
Mr.. Claude McCullar and son,
Bluford visited Mr.. Cary McCullar
Sunday.
Messrs. Leland Lakey, Lex Magee
and Misses Violet Magee and Corine
McCu,lar drove to Courtland Mon
day morning.
Mr.. John Robert Magee and sister,
Waive, visited their grandmother the
latter part of the week.
Miss Glennie McCullar is visiting
friends at Coffeeville this week.
Miss Corinne McCullar was visi-
tor in Oakland last week.
Mrs. Clarence McCullar and chill
dren are visiting Mrs. Daive McCul-
lar this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Lakey visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Magee Friday.
Messrs. Lonnie Magee and Ira
(Red) Collider visited Mr.. Vernon
Williamson Friday night.
Miss Irene Magee is visiting rela-
tives at Pisgah this week.
Miss Lucille Williamson spent Sun
day with Miss Blanche Rowsey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bluford McCullar
spent last week with their tarents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude McCullar.
Misses Howard and Lillian William
son, Clyde Mars and Coreen Willing
ham left Sunday for College Hill
where they viii be il school five
weeks.
Everybody come to the ball game
next Wednesday and Saturday at
JACK and JOE"
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
WOMAN HITS STRAIGHT FROM
SHOULDER AT NON-ADVER-
TISINC MERCHANTS

What's the use of me advertising?
Everybody in this town knows me
and my store"
The Pine Bluff (Ark.) Advertising
Club offered prize of $25 for the
best essay on "Why l Buy Outside of
Pine Bluff" A woman, Mrs. Robert
Rogers, won the $25. Notice how
she gives it to the local merchants,
straight from the shoulder. She
wrote:
zone reason why I buy outside
Pine Bluff is the lack of advertising
among the merchants.
"The people of today buy through
advertising in Pine Bluff and out.
We have catalogues sent with des-
criptions of goods, and while there
may be just the same in Pine Bluff
we don't know where it is or who has
it. The merchants sayI "Why don't
you look for it? Here we are at
your service
"True enough, but we all follow
the advertisement columns, and a
good many times are led out of town
by papers and catalogues of other
cities.
"Take the working girls, and there
are many of them, who have not the
time to go from place to place hunt
ring certain articles. We have the
catalogues and papers before us, and
know just where we can get the ar
ticles wanted. So we sit down and
order certain things sent on approx
al, and one satisfactory purchase
makes another.
''This is much easier than spend
ing time and energy hunting from
store to store for articles that are
neither displayed or advertised
Another reason is incompetent
clerks. No merchant would think of
having an unframed bookkeeper OF
stenographer, and yet we have to put
up with unframed sales-people, some
even lacking courtesy, others in
knowledge of goods. Why not have
meetings where the salespeople could
hear good lectures on selling goods.
Every customer is different. One
should learn how to approach pros
pective customers.
Courtesy sells as much goods as
advertising. Another thing, so few
know how to show their stock. For
instance, in place like Pine Bluff
should say nine-tenths of the GUS
toners are known to the salespeople
Yet we go in and are misled instead
of being shown what is within our
means. We are shown some very
handsome, high-priced articles or
else something too. cheap, and we
come away dissatisfied.
We then pick up a paper Or cata-
logue from another town and see just
what we want and order it. The mail
order houses try to please and there
by catch good deal of the trade that
might be kept in Pine Bluff"
Another thing this essay proves.
There's no good in saying: "There's
no use in advertising to women,
they'll shop around anyway" This
woman didn't, and the fair presump-
ton is that hundreds and thousands
of her sisters in Pine Bluff end other
towns are following her example.
It's the advertiser who gets the
business, locally as well as national
ly.-Exchange.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
FIRST COURT DISTRICT GRAND
JURY MAKES FINAL REPORT

Tuesday the grand jury made
final report and were discharged for
the term. The report follows:-
Coffeeville, Miss, July 6, 1921.
To the Honorable Greek L. Rice,
Circuit Judge of the Seventeenth Ju-
dicial District of the State, of Missis-
sippi.
We, yodr grand jury sworn, en-
paneled and charged to inquire in
and for the body of the First District
the regular July, 1921 Term of the
Circuit Court hereof, beg leave to
make this our final report:
We have examined AZ witnesses
and have returned into open Court in
the hands of our Foreman true
bills of indictment, twelve. or more o.
our number having concurred in the
finding thereof.
We have examined into every form
of lawlessness coming to our knowl-
edge, and in every case where the
proof warranted we have returned in
dictments.
II is the opinion of this body that
the Board of Supervisors are reck-
lessly spending money and would
recommend that in these times. when
it is so hard for-the tax payers to
pay their taxes, that the Board should
recognize the Importance of retrench-
ment in County affairs, aGd more
carefully consider the best interest
of the citizenship in all matters where
money is to be expended.
1t has come to our notice that the
Board is paying more for number to
certain individuals than other people
are charging, this we suggest is
wrong, and should not be practiced
in the future.
We desire to thank the Court for
the splendid and instructive charge
delivered to us at the beginning of
our labor, which has been very help
full throughout our deliberations; we
also thank all officers for promptness
in which they have served US.
Having completed our delibera-
tons, we now beg to be finally dis
charged.
Respectfully submitted.
A. A. BRYANT.
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
NOTICE

Having sold my interest in the
Thorne & Nations Grocery to Mr..
Sam Nations and desiring to settle
and close up Immediately the bust
ness of the old firm, / respectfully
ask all parties knowing themselves
to be indebted to the firm to kindly
make payment to me a. once. Kind
ly give this notice your immediate
attention and settle without delay.
All accounts must be settled by Au-
gust 1st. All accounts remaining
unpaid after August 1st will be plac-
ed in the hands of an attorney for
collection. / don't want to make
you any additional cost nor trouble
and if you settle at once you will
save both, and will appreciate your
promptness.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
BLAME THE DANCE HALL
That is Principal Cause of Downfall
of Girls, According to Poll

PONCA CITY, Okla, July TO-
The causes of the downfall of girls,
.atSwhat ages they fall most frequent
ly, and to what extent the home is to
blame, form the interesting parts OF
"a QUESTIONABLE, national in its scope
which has just been completed by
Rev. E. C. Cameron, pastor of the
Christian Church at Fairfax.
81 tried to cover the entire United
States," says Mr.. Cameron in an
nouncing the results of his question
naire, which was sent to homes that
receive fallen girls and care for
them, "and | did succeed in eliciting
responses from "a states"
The QUESTIONABLE shows 82 per
cent of girls in receiving homes were
15,> 16, IL and Is years old.
years old, which would seem to be the
years old, which would sem to be the
most dangerous age.
Five per cent were under Is years
old.
Two per cent were more than 20
years old; the oldest reported was 26
and the youngest IL.
Of the total number it is estimated
that 36 per cent plus were dance hall
habitues and 28 per cent plus owe
their present condition to the dance
hall.
Each superintendent of home was
asked to give remedy, and the an
swers summed up as follows:
Forty-four per cent favor aboli-
ton of the dance hall.
Forty per cent suggest better super
vision of such places.
Nineteen per cent blame poor
homes.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
ANOTHER /. c. RECORD

The Illinois Central and the Yazoo
& Mississippi Valley railroad smash
ed another monthly record in June
by operating its 1878 trains on 90. /
per cent of schedule time.
These figures officially announced
show how thoroughly the operating
department. of the Illinois Central
works. Few railroads in the United
States can make as good showing as
does the Illinois Central in operating
trains month in and out on perfect
schedules.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
FIRM

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
mercantile firm of Thorne & Ma
tions, composed of J. w. Thorne and
Sam c. Nations, have this day dis
solved partnership in said firm. Mr..
Nations will continue the business in
the same old stand and has assumed
all obligations of the said firm Of
."horre & Nations. J. w. Thorne
keeping all accounts due said firm of
Thorne & Nations up to this date.
We desire at this time to thank the
friends and patrons for their liberal
patronage during the past and hope
they will continue to be as generous
in the future with Mr.. Nations, the
successor to the old firm.
Dated at Water Valley, this, July
1Sth., 1921.
j. W.. THORNE.
SAM c. NATIONS.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
DEATH OF LITTLE SARAH ELIZA.
BETH BOYDSTON

Sarah Elizabeth Boydston the
sweet little 21s year old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Boydston died
Monday after short illness of colitis.
The funeral services were conduct
ed Monday at the home and at the
grave by Rev. Wayne Alliston, burial
was made in Oak Hill Cemetery.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
vARpAMAN AT OLD FIELD

Senator James X. Vardaman is
billed to address the people of Cal
houn County at Old Field school
house, miles south of Banner on
Wednesday, July goth. The people
are planning on making the event a
great day and will have barbecued
dinner and other enjoyable features
for entertainment.
All are invited to attend the big
picnic and speaking
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
BRocK--CARDNER

Mr.. Joe Brock of Oxford and Miss
Edna Gardner of Taylor, have an
nounced their marriage which oc-
Cured on Thursday, June 80, at the
home of Mr.. I. w. Hargis at Oxford.
The young people kept their we'd
ding secret and their announcement
this week was a most pleasant sur
prise for their many friends.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15

ESTRAYED-From Orwood, Miss,
Sunday, July 10TH one large setter
bird dog, black with white shoulders
and fore legs-answer to name of
Rex" Finder return to w. L.
jackson at the Water Valley Motor
Company's Office, Water Valley,
Miss, and receive reward.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many
friends who were so sweet to the en-,
tire family during the illness anc
death Of our father, and we especially
appreciate the beautiful floral offer.
inga.
MRS. s. P. BROWN, ct al.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15
ENGLAND AND IRE
LAND NEGOTIATING
PEACE SETTLEMENT

Jan Smuts, Who Brought Rap
id Developments in Peace
Situation, is Considered Man
of the Hour in Great Britain
VIII Probably be Chair
man of Peace Council.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-15

CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Evening star., 1921-01-21
For Sale, q Jail!

Notwithstanding the large amount
of liquor consumed in some cities and
sections and the extent to which the
prohibition amendment and the en-
forcement act are violated, the fact
remains that in some parts Of the
country the drought is real and un.
mistakable. The truth is that drink
ing is on the decrease. although in
some places the number Of hospital
cases and arrests for intoxication may
have increased. Every little while
an evidence appears. The other day
the town jail at Wausaukee. Wis,
having fallen into disuse. was put up
for auction, and Joseph Jejois bought
it for $50 and will use it for wood.
shed. This Jail has been in use for
thirty years. but since the advent of
prohibition 1t has been without ten
ants, and the town thought it was not
Jejois' price it was evidently not much
of jail, but. like the grave in Ham
let," it served. And now that 1t had
ceased to serve for lack Of use it
was an incumbrance.. better wood.
shed than a prison. Wausaukee at
tributes this decadence of it's Jail
strictly to the dry law. And there
are many other communities in this
country that have had the same ex-
perience. although they may not have
sold their jails.
Evening star., 1921-01-21
Our Merchant Marine.

An American merchant marine
means increased American foreign
trade. The absence Of American bot.
toms has explained the small volume
of that trade. But now that such bot.
toms are in being. the expectation is
that America will figure with her
products prominently and proftably
in foreign markets.
In order for this expectation to be
realized. however, it will be neces.
sary for those bottoms to be operated
in a thoroughly businesslike way.
The bare possession of the bottoms
will not suffice.
1t is our own fault that the sea
carrying business is new to US. We
are beginners in field where we
should now be veterans. But better
late than never. And having begun,
we should explore the field, and learn,
and apply, the rules of cultivation.
We need to know as much as can
be learned. Our leading competitors
Great Britain and Japan-are pow
erful nations and accomplished traders
Their merchant marines are entirely
fit and up to date. and operated with
great success. In order to compete
with them successfully we shall have
to hustle.
Both the English and the japanese
are justified in looking out diligently
for their own interests. We must
copy them in that. We must look out
at all times and IN all things for our
interests, and never forget that there
is no altruism in trade" AS a sea
carrier we are in fast company, and
must show our speed.
Evening star., 1921-01-21

friends are shortly to meet at Kansas
City Mo-. for that purpose, they have
Mr.. Murphy's permission. This is a
free country.
He is not going to Europe. His
health is good. and he does not need
an ocean voyage.
He has not begun to think about
next falls mayoralty race. 1t Is too
early.
He has no intention of resignins
the leadership of Tammany Hall. He
is still on the job. and expects to re-
main so. Tammany's interests are
uppermost in his thoughts.
We have then. by his own admis'
sion. Mr.. Murphy in health. at the
head Of Tammany. devoted still to
Tammany's interests. and ready to
take up the mayoralty proposition
when the time comes.
The New York mayoralty contest
will be the most interesting contest OF
this year. Tammany's fortunes are
at a low ebb. The republicans not
only swept the big town in November,
but they have the enrolment for
next falls race in their favor. They
are in full control in state affairs,
and Mayor Hylan is under q heavy
fire. And yet Tammany must make
an effort. There is little in the
larder, and the braves must be nour.
ished.
Evening star., 1921-01-21
Marion Drops Out.

After a sway of seven months,
Marion. Ohio. loses it's place in the
news columns of the daily press. With
the departure of it's most distinguish.
ed citizen. it resumes the even tenor
Of its modest way. A good town,
with its name now fixed permanently
in history.
The front porch feature of Mr..
Harding's campaign was well con-
Quoted, and some notable addresses
by the candidate were delivered un.
der his own vine and fig tree. Prob.
ably. too. the result at the polls would
have been in his favor If he had not
stirred beyond the town limits. The
country. almost unsolicited, was with
him.
But pressure changed his program.
He could not resist the appeals from
the outside; and SO he went on jour-
neys and spoke in q number Of states.
Everywhere the people turned out in
enormous numbers to hear him, and
afterward pumped for him at the
polls.
He visited states normally demo.
cratic. and swept them into his sack.
Missouri gave him hundred and
twenty thousand plurality; Tennessee,
twelve thousand; Oklahoma. nearly
ten thousand: Maryland. sixty thou.
sand, while Kentucky lowered her
democratic figure to less than four
thousand.
BY and large, it was a great cam.
paign. pitched by Mr.. Harding in a
key Of argument and conservatism.
He essayed no stunts. He attacked
nobody. He promised no miracles
but kept his feet on the ground. and
adjured. everybody else to do like
wise. t
Evening star., 1921-01-21
The Typhus Menace.

immigration Commissioner Cami.
netti, just returned from Europe, ex-
presses q fear that in consequence Of
the great project for migration to the
United States this country will be
soon affected by serious influx Of
typhus-infected aliens. One Of the
results Of war has been the breaking
down Of European sanitary safe.
guards and in consequence much high
ly infectious disease prevails in those
centers from which large numbers
travel westward to find refuge in
America. The commissioner fears
that our ordinary precautions against
the importation of dangerous diseases
will not sufllce. In the case of typhus
particular care is essential. This is
a filth disease" that thrives in con.
gested quarters among those poorly
nourished and living without regard
to the rules Of hygiene. 1t spreads.
however. from such centers in a wide
radius. II 1t should find lodgment in
New York, for example. in those sec
tions mostly occupied by the newly
arriving immigrant it might reach
thousands Of people. OF course. the
danger Of spread is not an great in a
city like New. York. Or any other
American city for that matter, as in
a densely congested European cen.
ter. especially of the south central
portion Of the continent. where sani.
tation is normally poor and since the
war has been lamentably neglected.
Nevertheless. 1t Is undesirable that a
single case Of this disease should en-.
ter. Mr.. Caminetti's warning should
cause an immediate strengthening of
the barriers at all immigration points
against this as well as all other dis.
eases. This is q consideration to be
taken into account in connection with
the immigration bill now pending in
the Senate.
Evening star., 1921-01-21

gan and Ohio will gain 2 each. and
Connecticut. New Jersey, North Caro-
lima. Texas and Washington 1 each.
The plan now adopted will surely pre-
vent congestion in the Hall Of Rep
resentatives. The addition Of 4S new
members would not have added to the
efficiency Of the House. BY the plan
now favored there will be a shifting
Of political power somewhat. as the
size Of the House is reflected in the
size Of the electoral votes of the
states. 1t remains for actuaries to
work out the net result as it affects
party prospects.