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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-03-11
WOLFE AND TATUM ITEMS.

All Of the farmers are progressing
nicely with their blowing They are
undecided about planting cotton
Some say they are not going TO plant
any. and some are. But they are go
F:rS' N essr:esss ms tssest "a hofas,,
such as potatoes. corn, bears, peas,
vegetables. etc.
Miss Mary Smith Dent the week
end with Miss Vessie Brown, of Rose
bloom.
Lacy Curry was guest at Mr.. R.
L. Whites Sunday afternoon.
Misses Myrtle Turner. Ruby Cur
~ and Glen Turner spent Saturday
at Mrs. S. T. Tribble's.
Mrs. W. p. Cox and sister, Miss
Bertha, were in Grenada Saturday,
shopping.
Mr. Hayden Blo6dworth spent the
afternoon at Mr. p. L. Turner's, Sun
day.
Mrs. lula Talbert made business
trip to Grenada Saturday.
Mr.. L. g. Rounsaville and family
went to Grenada recently.
Mr.. S. p. Tribble and family spent
Sunday at Mrs. W. c. Keelin's, of
Rosehloom.
We have services every first Sun
day at Rosebloom. Everybody is
urged to come. Held by Rev. Cores
Mr.. Lacy Wilson and Byron Curry
made trip to Grenada Saturday.
Misses Lottie and jamie Cox and
two brothers. Charlie and William.
spent Thursday afternoon at Mrs. S.
P. Tribble's
Mr.. Henry Carpenter, of Murhes-
boro, spent Wednesday with Mrs.
George Lane.
Clinton Tribble spent Sunday with
julius Turner of Centerpoint
Manley DuBoise went to Rose
bloom Saturday.
Mr.. Clinton Thomerson went to
Mr.. Sidney Wolfe's Sunday after
noon.
Miss Mary Smith and brother,
Henry and little niece. Lille Belle
Lane, spent Sunday afternoon at Mr..
NJ. L. DuBoise g..
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LOCAL LIGHTS WILL SHINE IN
AMERICAN LEGION MINSTREL
American Legion Promises All Gre
NADIA Theater-Goers Much Fund and
Pleasure in "Hoop-La" Minstrel

Three hours of furious fun and
frolic" is the promise to patrons OF
the American Legion Minstrel Hoop
La" to be staged at the Opera House,
matinee and night, Monday, March
14th. Rehearsals have been strenu-
ously under way for the past week
and the director is whipping into
shape a production that bids fair to
be the talk of the town for months
afterward. Pep and ginger have
characterized the daily practices
principals and choruses have entered
into the work with enthusiastic spirit
necessary to make the show the sue
cess it deserves to be. The remand
err of the time before the opening
performances will be devoted to
rounding off the rough edges and
putting on the finishing touches to
make "Hoop-La" the biggest thing in
home talent affairs in the history of
Grenada.
A large block of advance tickets
have already been disposed of by the
committee in charge of the work.
There will be no seats reserved for
the matinee, but those wishing to at
tend the night performance, may
exchange their advance tickets for
reserved seats at Fatheree's Drug
Store, Saturday, March 18TH.
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SCHOOL NOTES.

The Parent Teacher Association
met last Thursday with good attend.
ance. Plans were made for April
and the association expects to have
musical comedy at the Opera House
for April 1.
We greatly appreciate the visits of
the pastors of the various churches
during the absence of Mr.. Rundle.
1t has been announced that Miss
Allie Myrtle McGlade has the highest
average for the senior year and is
valedlctorian of her class. Miss Ir-
ma jackson is salutatorian. The
grade Of the former is 90 and that of
the latter 90.
Mr.. Rundle has returned from At
lantic City, where five thousand
prominent educators have been in
session. He had a most enjoyable
tnp and is full of increased vigor for
his work. While in Philadelphia he
visited Independence Hall, the grave
of Benjamin Franklin. and the birth
place Of "Old Glory, the room where
Betsy Ross made the first American
flag. In this city, he was a guest in
Green's hotel, where Benedict Ar
mold had his wedding feast.
Mr.. Rundle also had the pleasure
of attending the inauguration. He
remarked that the saddest sight that
he witnessed was that of the broken
President Wilson, as he was almost
lifted from his car at the Capitol
steps.
Reporter.
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CELEBRATES soTH BIRTHDAY

Mr F. 8. Gentry. of McAllister,
Okla, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Nj.
G. Gentry, at the home of her son and
daughter, MIR. and Mrs. H. w Baker,
in Grenada. This gracious mother
celebrated her four score birthday
Tuesday, March 8. 1t was indeed a
day that meant much TO the two sons
and daughter and son-in-laW. end one
in which this good woman no doubt
looked back over the years which are
past and into which many hallowed
memories crowded themselves, yet
the period unquestionaly seemed a
short one and perhaps hard for her
to realize that she had been blessed
with eighty years. 1t was a happy
for the family to have gathered to-
gether and in the years to come this
Oklahoma son will be more and more
glad that he journeyed all tie way
from his western home to be present
on this eventful day.
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BEREAN CLASS.

The Becean Glass of the Baptist
Sunday school is steadily increasing
IN interest and attendance. Last
Sunday We took the banner in the
Senior department with grade OF
95 per cent. We were mighty glad
to welcome the return of some mem
bers Of tire class who have been con-
spicuous by their absence for some
time
Several Of US received post card
greetings last week from our former
teacher, Mrs. Ellis, who is now in
Muskogee, Oklahoma. Although she
Is no longer with US in person, we
still have her interest and prayers
which we greatly appreciate.
This class is wide awake socially.
too. One of the most recent and en-
loyable functions was the social at
the home of Mrs. J. B. Perry on Main
Street. We were delightfully."- enter
tanned with music, games and stunts,
It'll 80, when we were served with
most delicious refreshments. Our eff
flcient hostess was ably assisted by
Mrs. E. B. Ray. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
certainly know how to make their
guests have good time. We all en-
JOY going there.
Reporter
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THE DANCE MONDAY NIGHT.

Quite large number of young
ladies and gentlemen of Grenada and
other nearby towns were in attend
ance at the dance given Monday night
March 7th, at Hardy Hall. The dane
ing commenced about ten O'Clock and
joy reigned supreme until the break
of day. Johnson's Jazz Band, Of
eight pieces, from Memphis, were the
music-makers for the occasion and
the excellence of the music they
made was attested by the encores
that were given each piece. Among
those present were: Miss Ruth Her
ron, Of Coffeeville with Sam Garner;
Miss Isobel Poittvent, of Shelby with
William Wright; Miss Eunice Jones,
Of Grenada with Scott Heron; Miss
Mildred Polk. of Charleston with
Max Weinstein; Miss Edna May Har-
rison. of Charleston with Phil Thorn
ton; Miss Mabel Denman, of Charles
ton with Sam Polk, Jr.; Miss Lillian
Easter, Of Grenada with Robertson
Daley; Miss Sidney Se:le Crawford,
Of Holly Springs with Henry McGee;
Miss Margaret Ogletree. of Holly
Springs with Robert Mullins. Miss
Evelyn Sparks, of Jackson with
James Middleton; Miss Ho-tense
Stoner, Of Greenwood with William
Lockard; Miss Rebecca Weaver, Of
Greenwood with Veno Vernon; Miss
Edith Roseborough, of Senatobia with
Emerson Farmer; Miss Frances Me-
Leod, OF Grenada with Campbell Nc
Lean: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Proyine,
of Charleston Miss Gladys Bankston,
of Carrol.ton with J. P. Brooks; Miss
Olga Bates Moore, of Car-ollton with
Leo Martin; Miss Helene Wright, Of
Grenada with Red Green; Mrs. Lewis
Jones with r. w. Jones' and Miss
Pauline Wright with Mr.. Dcwd
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HON. w. A. WINTER WEDS.

Hon. w A. Winter stole a march
on his friends when he claimed the
heart and hand OF Miss IneZ Parker
March ,, the ceremony being said at
the Chisca Hotel in Memphis whittier
the couple had gone not to escape
any parental objections, but for the
purpose no doubt of taking their
friends unaw2rv ard 10 e.s< ape the
fluctuations usn>iIy SO generously
shoWered upon n bride and groom.
Nj Winter IS a product Of Gre
na(l.- COur1y, being q member of one
OF the oldest and U9oSt prominent
families of tse caarty. He IS well
educated ana widely read. He has
"a, analytiff-l srlUd. - seel &
honor, {. clear thinker, honest III his
judgments and resoiute IN his pur-
poses. With his Image and his
training, ne could hardly be less than
an elegant gentleman and q good
man. He has had the honor Of being
twice elected 10 the lOwel. house of
the state legislature from this county
without oppoSiiioI4 and IS regarded as
one OF the most usefui and ablest
members Of the present aW-making
body which IS composed Of what is
generally recognized as some Of the
ablest men IN Mississippi. He will
meet any duty or obligation from q
conscientious viewpoint, and the fair
and lovely young woman who has
committed her destiny 20 his hands
may rest assured that ne will literal
ly live up TO bis marriage vow to
honor, love and protect her.
Mrs. Winter taught school at Gore
Springs and later at Holcomb. She
was reared near Big Creek, Calhoun
County, and her pan ents are among
the best and most prominent citizens
Of that community. She is endowed
with those domestic virtues which
the grandnothers of the present gen
Grafton thought was woman's chief
adornnent and these, with her charm
of person and culture of mind, ad-
mirably equip her for the duties of
q good wife.
The Sentinel joins in congratulate
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Winter and wishing
them life Of unalloyed JOY.
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METHODIST CHURCH
SERVICE NEXT SUNDAY

Sunday School at 9:45, H. H.
Heath. Superintendent
11:00 Sermon by the pastor, Own
ership or Possession" 4 sermon on
Stewardship.
1880 Sermon by the pastor.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
evening at 80.
A most cordial invitation is extend
ed to all.
The Methodist Sunday School con-
tinues 70 grow. The departmental
meetings are crowded almost to the
limit. In few days the arrange
ments for enlarged quarters and i'm
proved equipment will be completed
and still better departmental and
class work can be done.
The annual meeting Of the Wo-
mans Missionary Society has been in
session at OkolOna this week. The
Grenada District has won the banner
again this year. The following
ladies from Grenada were in attend
ance on the Conference: Mrs. A. w.
Stokes, Mrs. J. A. Roane and Mrs. J..
W. Nooner.
VIM. ". WoollarG.
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A SINGER OF NOTE.

Miss Lillian Chenoweth, of Holly
Springs. Miss, sang today with the
National Quartette which rendered
the vocal selections ct the congress
ional funeral of the late Champ Clark.
The above teleg-aphic item ap-
neared in the Commercial Appeal of
March 6, under Washington City
date line. The matter becomes one
of personal interest to Grenada be-
cause of the fact that Miss Cheno-
weth is a cousin of Mrs John Rundle,
wife of the Supt. of the City Schools
in Grenada. Miss Chenoweth was
born in Holly Springs but has spent
the greater part of her life in Wash
in@ton. She is 4 singer of rare abili-
ty and Of considerable note. She
sang at the funeral of Admiral Dewey
and frequently on ocasions when
President Wilson made Il public ad-
dress.
Prof. Rundlc had the honor of
taking dinncr with Miss Chanoweth
s1l, ,is.ss,4 sS.s3s .l,=I =. .sl<@ln Washington
City last week.
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PAY TRIBUTE TO DR.. POPE.

We the undersigned having been
intimately associated as friends and
professionally with the late DR.. Paul
G. Pope, desire to bear testimony to
his lofty and noble aims and pur-
poses, and to his splendid ability and
efficiency IS a health expert. He
was real man in the very highest
and best essentials. He was kind and
considerate of nature and was imbued
with a sincere desire to render hu-
manity distinct service. He was
true in all his relationships. Truly
may 1t be said Of him that His ma
ture was too noble for the world. "
In parting with him, we humbly bow
to the mandate of our Maker and
shall try TO gather up the golden
where DR.. Pope left them off,
and emulate his virtues, hoping that
we, too, shall at the final day receive
the crown which we feel that we
know has already been given our de-
parted friend and brother.
{. ID. Shipp, NJ. D. ......-.
j S. Sssalp n. D.
J. B. Middleton, NJ. y.
Grenada, Miss, March 5, 1921.
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CITIZENS MEET TO
DISCUSS MATTERS
Another Meeting Called For Thurs.
day March 18th. All Interested
Are Urged to Be Present.

There was Il meeting of a few
representative citizens of Grenada
held in the directors room over the
Grenada Bank O nThursday afternoon
at 4 O'Clock for the purpose of kinder
feeling out the sentiment of Grenada
as to some sort Of business align
raent or organization for the town
and county. Owing to the fact that
the gentlemen who discussed calling
the meeting that morning seemingly
did not fully understand each other
rs to the hour, and were not all posi-
tive that 1t was agreed that the meet
ing should be called, there was not
rs many notified probably as there
might have been, nevertheless there
was quite q representative gathering.
After some discussion it was agreed
that another meeting should be had
on Thursday afternoon, March II, at
3 O'Clock at which time it is hoped
that every business man and every
one interested in Grenada and Gre
mine what, if any organization shall
mine what, if any, organization shall
be had, its kind, etc. 1t was the
judgment of those present Thursday
that the organization should include
the county and it is hoped that every
one who possibly can from the coun-
try districts of the county will be
present.
A committee was named to solicit
the attendance of all Grenada citizens
md also to draft bylaws for the con-
s,deration of the next meeting.
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WHAT FOOLS
WE MORTALS BE
Nobody Ever Became Prosperous BY
Spending, And Buying Amy And
Everything For Sale.

Somebody somewhere and some
how has launched a most absurd cam
paign to bring business and prosperi-
ty to life again by urging every one
to spend the little left to him by the
profiteers, and the slogan of this rid
iculous campaign is, Buy 1t Now"
A more unfailing method of making
bad conditions worse could not be
devised.
Who under the sun ever became
prosperous by spending, by buying
any and everything for sale?
The secret of success and of endur-
ing prosperity is thrift, and thrift
comes by saving-not by buying
Those who sell make the profits.
This new remedy for propagating
prosperity is on par with the policy
of the old lady who came into pos
session of a few shares of railroad
stock and in order to increase her
dividends she bought railroad tickets
and rode the trains early and often
as long as she had money to buy
tickets with. Needless to say she was
bankrupt at the end of her railroad
travels.
Not three months back the press
was full of appeals to the public to
quit buying that prices might be re-
duced and profiteering cease. We
were urged to patch our old clothes
and wear them as long as they could
be made to hide our nakedness. Now
we are urged to buy, buy, buy it
= ow! Too urgent to wait! Throw old
clothes away and buy new ones!
To buy or not TO buy-that's the
question. What shall a Door shrimp
do in the midst of such contradictory
advice? Shall he accept the latest
plan, buy railroad tickets and be rail
roaded to the poor house? In the
language of Puck, What fools we
mortals be!Cotton and Cotton Oil
Dallas (TeXas) News.
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THE SONG SERVICE AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH

Last Sunday evening at the Metho-
dist church the Song Service was en-
joyed by very large congregation.
1t was probably the most pleasing Of
the series of such services the pastor
has had. The choir. under the direc-
ton of Miss Heard, Director, and
Mrs. j. B. Taylor. Organist, gave a
number of most pleasing selections.
Each song was worthy of special men
ton. Among other delightful fea-
tures Of the choir we are pleased to,
note the organization of Male Quar-
tette. Their songs always strike d
responsive cord. We believe Shis:
quartette will be immensely popular
The people of Grenada always enjoy
these song services. Z
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ANNOUNCES ONE CENT
CUT I'M GASOLINE PRICE

Read ad Of Standard Oil Co., in
this issue wherein it is stated that
beginning today Friday, March IL,
of ONE CENT per gallon on Crown
Gasoline. It is guaranteed to be
FIRE PROOF. Think about this in
making gasoline purchases.
Il is said that the Standard Oil Co.
is leading all other companies in
price reductions and this is the third
cut made by them since the first Of
the year.
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NEW YORK CAFE BOUGHT
BY MR.. N. E.. POWELL Z

The New York Cafe was sold
under a trust deed this week and
purchased by Mr. M. E. Powell. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Powell has not
fully determined upon his plans but
should he decide to operate the Cafe,
due notice will no doubt be given the
public.
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Reporter.

if the proverbial silver lining ever
becomes visible inside, outside or un-
der the present cloud Of depression
that is lowering over small investors
] shall do my utmost to Journey
down your way for few days.n
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TaM", an adventure romance by
George Agnew Chamberlain com
mences in this issue of The Sentinel,
Read the first chapter on another
page.
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AN EASTER MARKET.

The Sentinel is requested by the
ladies of the Methodist church to
state that they will operate an Easter
market on Saturday, March 26. The
location will be given later.
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ARNIISTTCE DAY PROCLAMATION
OF WORLD WAR VETERANS

Again the living look toward the
graves of Deal, gallant Sons of
Democracy who gave their life in
that freedom may continue unmo-
Tested and to serve final warning
on autocratic forces forever that
the liberty loving people of the
world will not tolerate interference
the principles upon which the Unit
ed States of America was founded,
Government for and by the peo-
pie"
1t is now three years since this
war ended, by Armistice There
fore on this day of November 18th,
1921, it is highly proper that the
people to whom great and noble
pledges were made to take review
of their economic and political Sc
curity so that the needs of the
people may be clearly known and
that to go forth, "To the great
task remaining before us, that from
these honored dead we take in
creased devotion to that cause for
which they gave their last full
measure of devotion that we are
here highly resolved that these
dead shall not have died in vain,"
Lincoln.
Many there are who declared the
World War Veterans would not
continue to witness this third Ar
mistice Day, on the contrary No
vember 18th, 1921, World War Vet
Grams Posts in the various commun-
tiles of the Nation, are Nationally
known to be active with the same
spirit that imbued their member
ship during the World War, with
the resolve that cannot be defeated,
that Democratic government cannot
long endure that permits its people
to suffer frequent and extensive
periods in the life of the nation
of severe unemployment, due to
autocratic control of Capital and
Industry and forced to pay and
bear heavy taxes to maintain great
Armies and Navies thereby reduc-
ing the people to practical slavery
all of which repulses the princi-
Piles for which this Nation offer
ed its all to make the World safe
for Democracy.
That this which would accom-
plish such disastrous results, the
World War Veterans will continue
to battle until the principles for
which our Comrades died and bleed
are fully attained.
1t is our hope that the Disarm-
ament Conference composed by Rep
resentatives of Worlds powers
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wouldn't have it in my house."
Haggling With Genius

Like a true bourgeois, however
the dealer offered to take the pic
ture for much less than the price at
first agreed upon. But the insult
had been too much even for Blake
lock, whose whole life had consisted
of one repulsion after another, and
he refused to let the picture go at
the dealers price.
What mental struggle the artist
went through at this time we are not
given to know, but we can Judge
roughly from what followed.
Compelled by his material circum-
stances, which were rendered more
critical by the hourly expected ar
the picture back to the dealer and
accepted the reduced price. Return
ing home, he showed the money to
his wife.
Then he counted it, bill by bill,
slowly, carefully, deliberately-and
threw it into the fire.
Capitalist Ethics
Blakelock became violent that night
and was removed to the asylum.
The next day his ninth child, a son,
was born.
There is no doubt that one know
ing all the circumstances of Blake
locks struggle could a tale unfold
that would make the blood of any
man worthy the name course tumul-
tuously through his veins.
Capitalist profit greed did not rest
with seeing its victim in the insane
asylum. 1t pursued his family after
him.
Blakelock had taught his daughter
to paint. She was gifted, but nat
urally she worked in the style which
she learned from her father.
Upon her fathers being removed
the daughter sought to support her
self and her mother by her art. She
painted many pictures-but the
Ghoul of Capitalism, which seems
to grow more brutal the more it
feeds on human happiness, would not
let her be. She discovered that her
paintings were being forged with her
fathers name, and being sold as his
work, to the great financial advan-
tage of the "enterprising" dealers.
Suggested Forgery
The daughter protested. The deal
ers met her protest with an insolent
refusal to quit their dishonest work
and heaped outrage on insult by pro-
posing to make her party to their
criminal business. They offered to
pay her increased prices for all she
could paint if she would sign her
fathers name to the pictures.
Let it go down to the honor of
the human spirit fighting against the
tremendous odds imposed by capt
talism, that Miss Blakelock scorn-
fully refused the offer, and to pro-
tect her fathers art and name, dis
continued her painting, thus drop
ping her only means of livelihood.
Perhaps now, with the growing fame
of Ralph Albert Blakelock, this dis
ability is removed from his daughter.
In rough outline, this is the story
of the treatment melted out by Amer
lean capitalism to one of America S
greatest artists. Let the story be
remembered. so that not only now
when the bourgeois philanthropists
are seeking to clear their conscience
of the strain, but also as the Day of
Change draws nearer, it may be one
of the counts in the almost endless
indictment of the profit system.