The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-11-16

man as leudef IN DuDlie aIIaif
whose conduct is above reproac
and whose influence is for good. MI
Z Nix is not only filing his position il
d the school with credit but at tn
homes, in the Sunday School and a
. the singings he is quite useful. beinl
profcient. in music, vocal and instru
mental The trustees did wise ac
when they gave Mr.. Nix the school
: Many, many times has the granC
jury Of this county recommended tC
the Board Of Supervisors that the
county farm be sold and all the able
bodied prisoners be worked on the
road. | am reliably informed that in
the near future a petition will be cir
culated throughout the county asking
the Board to carry out this recon-
mendation.
A small tract of land pear Column
bus could be bought on which to work
those not able to do service on the
road and to be used as a refuge for
the paupers. This, too, has been Of
I ten suggested to the different boards.
But it seems that the county farm is
of more interest to the board than
good roads.
The next legislature could serve the
people well by abolishing the state
farms, selling the property and work
ing the conyicts on the roads or in
building new roads This would ma
tcrially reduce the cotton acreage and
aid in enhancing its value.
There is a practice with the press
in the South that is doing this sec
ton an injury. After every session
Of the Chancery Courts great lists Of
divorce cases are reported and the
impression goes out that the parties
to these suits are white people when
80 per cent Of them are divorces
granted to the blacks. A law requir-
ing these reports to state after each
case the words, white or black, as
the case may be, would be beneficial I
| have always maintained that any
man, it matters not how efficient he
may be in filling any position, can be
duplicated and sometimes to an adj +
vantage. Some Of the Salem.tes are
the loss of their Sunday
School superintendent, recently re-
signed. | remarked that a better one
would be found and so it proved. In
a selection recently Mr.. w. N. Koch
was elected to fiji this place and
more suitable man could not be found
He has good knowledge of the Bible
and is thoroughly convcrsant with the
iuties that is cnjoined upon him as
superintendent and if there is a man
N the land that is invested with the
Old Time Religion" Brother Koch is
hat man.
The Sunday School is fortunate in
is selection.
The Sunday School night singing
1t New SaleP is still good. New {
aces were seen in the audience Sun
lay night I
Mr.. J. j. Smith and his lovely bride I
we're out and Mrs Smith took turn 5
It the organ. They are the hand :
OHlVNt COUPE hdNt octh III many
day.
Mr.. l.. M. Halbert of Caledonia, in
ompany with Miss Green, whose ex-
luisite beauty attracted much atten- ;
ion, were among the visitors Sun
lay night. Come again.
With due appreciation | noticed
What my kind friend BILLY" of
friendship had to say about old
Johnnie" in last Sundays Dispatch.
les, Billy, let's put our space in the
Dispatch in readable way before its :
many readers. Did you know that /
here are very few people who do not
cad the Dispatch and that few are
ust not able to afford such luxury.