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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-02-10
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF PUR.
Lie INSTRUCTION OF CHAR

!, wy LID VII, IS@[
The Board of Public Instruction O
l Charlotte County met in the office o.
} the county superintendent with Chas
CantWell, chairman, F. E. Mason
I. S. knight, members; and w. e
: Bell, superintendent, present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. Bills were
ordered paid from the general fund
to the amount of $2462.78 and on
the special tax district funds to the
amount of $396.S4.
The following resolution was intro
duced and passed: Resolved. that it is
sense of the Board of Public Instruc-
ton, that the trustees of Special Tax
District No. 2, be invited to meet with
the County School Board and super
lntendent on the first Monday in
March to devise ways and means
whereby the present high school
building at Punta Gorda may be al
tered or enlarged.
Upon recommendation of the
trustees of District No. II, Sparkman
school, Mrs. e. E. Morgan was en-
ployed as teacher and the salary fixed
at seventy dollars per month, fifteen
of which to be paid from the special
tax district funds.
The school buildings at Mccall,
Vineland and Gasparilla were insured
for three years with J. E. Skipper
and note for ninety days for the
amount of $114.95 was ordered
drawn in favor of the Fidelity Trust
Company to pay the premium.
The monthly financial report of the
Board of Public Instruction was or
dered signed and filed with the clerk
of the circuit court.
The following resolution was in
troduced and adopted: Whereas. the
Board of Public Instruction of Char
lotte County has perfected a complete
settlement with the DeSoto COUNTY |
Board of Public Instruction and |
whereas, the services of an attorney
are no longer needed, therefore. he il
resolved, that this board disnense
with the services of the attorney now
employed and reserve the right n
employ an attorney when one is
needed.
There being no further business
the board adjourned until it's regular
in March.
Chas. Cantwell, Chairman.
adv w. E. Bell, Superintendent
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-02-10
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Friends of Hon. George Chahoon Join
i'm Celebrating His Eighty
Second Birthday

The eighty-second birthday ami
versary of Hon. George Chahoon wa
celebrated Thursday evening, Febru
airy End, at his hotel in Cleveland
Florida. A banquet was served a
FiX-tifteen with twenty-one covers
The table was beautifully decorated
with roses and other flowers, eacl
lady having a red rose by her place
After eating dinner, par excellent
two birthday cakes were brought in
One was a real southern fruit cake
from South Carolina and was given
by Mrs. John Barringer, of Florence
). G. The second was a four layer
cake well frosted and given by Mrs.
{. X. Hale, of Spartanburg, S. C.
Mr. Chahoon cut and served each
cake.
/ Major Sykes asted as toast master
and called on each guest and nearly
| al responded. The opening remarks
OF the toast master were amusing
and he told many funny stories dur
ing the evening. The first to
be called on was Mrs. Carter, who
sat on his right, who, following her
toast, presented Mr.. Chahoon with a
boquet of beautiful marschal neil
loses.
a comedy was acted by DR.. Ed
wards and Mr. Carter under the name
of Martin and Mile and made much
l-.-Eriment. Mrs. Barringer compos-
- w h1r nr
Ia'~ Mrs. Barringer presenting Mr.. !
ChaAoo with basket containing all |
g lowers mentioned In the poem. !
lac browning event of the evening
was the presentation by Major Sykes
oi = large sterling silver loving cup
with the following inscription
resented to Hon. George Cha
hOon, February End, 1922, by his !
lends, the guests of the National
hotel.
\ paper having the names of all
guests accompanied the cup.
Hon. George Chahoon-With best
wishes on the anniversary of his |
birth, February End, 1922"
Major and Mrs. George Sykes, Mr..
and Mrs. Miles l.. Carter, Attleboro,
Mass; DR.. w. T. Asher, Atlanta, Ca.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Barringer, Flor
ence, S. c.; c. H. Barringer, Char
lotte, n. c.. Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. |
Perry, Milford, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.
NJ. folly. Anderson, S. c.; DR.. Emma |
D. Hale, Spartanburg, $. c.; DR.. Mar /
tin Edwards, Boston, Mass; w. H.
Patterson, Philadelphia, Pa; Mrs
Ellen Van A. Lyman, Ausable Forks, /
N. y; Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Cleveland,
Cleveland, Florida; Mr. and Mrs. j.
T. Wcscott, Lake Junaluska, ~ C.
! Mr.. Chahoon was much affected by
this token of esteem and good will
from his friends and in a character
istic speech made a very effective
reply.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-02-10

commercial Club meets tonight
Ut '''V' adv
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-02-10

spots in the town, and cooperat-
ing with the National Safety
first Council in its program.
Red Cross work.
Searching for lost children.
Kindness to animals cam
paign, cooperating with the $.
p. c. A.
Tree planting.
Anti-weed crusades, bot h
town and country.
Anti-pest campaigns; investi
eating pools and swamps and
drainage spots likely to prove
breeding places for mosquitoes.
distributing literature on the
subject; similarity to rid com
munities of all destructive
pests.
General services as messep-
gers, traffic aids, guides, first
aid corps in connection with
conventions and affairs.
Building and erecting bird
houses.
Running" city government
for an hour
Town boosting.
Happiness campaigns, as in
collecting and repairing broken
toys for Christmas distribution
to poor children, distribution of
Christmas and THANKSGIVING
baskets" scout entertainments
in children's hospitals and
homes" and similar joy-mak-
ing efforts.
These and kindred good
turns" and troop activities con-
stitute one distinctive phase of
the citizenship-training activi-
ties of the Boy Scout program.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-02-10
ANNUAL RECEPTION
Tourists Entertained by Women's
Civic Improvement Association
Tuesday Evening

The Punta Gorda Tourist Club was
most delightfully."- entertained Tues
day evening by the Ladies Civic Asso-
citation. This annual affair is one of
the most enjoyable evenings the tour
list have to look forward to. AS in so
many other things it takes the ladies
of a town to make strangers feel
happy and at home and in this the
"civic ladies" added to their colors
tuesday evening. 1t was regretted
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-02-10
WHEN BOYS ARE MEN

The old saw. boys will be
boys" is getting worn out.
Boys will be men, and they are
not waiting for their twenty
first birthday to prove it. One
of the most interesting devel-
opments in the Boy Scout
movements is the civic or COM
munity good turn" in which
all scouts of a community turn
to and do the work of men in
connection with. some public
service. The extent of which
scouts are learning citizenship
through doing such things, is
little guessed by the general
public,
Probably week does not go
by in which scouts somewhere
are not giving one or another
of the following forms of COM
munity service. always under
the leadership of local scout
authorities and supervision of
the civil authorities.
Walk-rite campaigns; dis
playing placards at street cross
ings and aiding traffic officers
TO inculcate habits of careful
ness on the public streets.
Health campaigns; locating
and reporting unsanitary con-
ditions End dis ributing health
department notices.
Town beautiful campaigns;
getting everybody to clean up
Backyard and Gaoccupied lots,
and otherwise beautify the
towns.
Tree census to preserve
shade trees OF the community.
Safe; y-frst campaigns; re-
porting all kinds of dangerous
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-02-10
The Weather

The following report of local
weather conditions is furnished by J.
j. Mccain, local L. S. weather obser-
yer, for the period beginning Febru-
airy Bird, and ending February Sth,
1922.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-02-10

More people and larger number
OF communities are realizing the val
ue OF the Manatee County Fair. which
VIII be held in Bradentown February
Il to "a, inclusive. than was the case
in the years that have passed.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-02-10

Interested in your town and coun-
ty-attend the meeting of the Com
ercial Club tonight--and every Fri
day night at 1880 O'Clock. adv,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
WORLD ON ITS LAST LEGS?
Why II 10 Said Mankind Won't De
Able to Walk After the Next
10000 Years.

There Is comfort for those cheer.
less people who believe that the world.
is on its last legs. Scientists are
backing them up. Doctor Vaughn,
the health commissioner Of Detroit.
asserts that in 10000 years there will
be no human legs at all,
Ii is startling prediction. coming
as It does at n time when the visible
supply OF legs Is larger and more
beautiful than ever. 1t seems incredl-
BILE that legs should fade out OF the
picture. With what shall generations
Of that far future walk? All, says
Doctor Vaughn, that's Just it; the
race Is going to lose its legs because
1t doesn't use them any more.
We must remember, observes the
New York World. that Doctor Vaughn
is In a position to be pesslmstic. He
is in Detroit, where almost everybody
lives Oh and in motorcars. Infants.
instead Of being taught to toddle. are
shown how to throw out the clutch.
shift the gears and slip into FIRST
speed; that Is. all except the Ford
babies. who don't have to bother with
gear shifting.
Arms, too, viii disappear about tia
same time that legs depart. unless.
says Doctor Vaughn, people use their
arms more for real exertion. Is the
doctor suggesting that modern folk
are not working hard enoughl 1t
sounds that way. The world needs TO
be reminded that unless it keeps its
biceps In order there Will be no ten
mis- tournaments in IA hundred cen
turtles or SO. Without legs, no dane
Ing. Without arms, no baseball All
the sports of the distant future win
be telepathlc The Babe Ruths of the
period win swat the ball with the bat
of thought The Joie Rays will run
miles on the track Of their minds. The
Jack Dcmpseys will assault their OPP
ponents with the punch of pure rea-
son.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1922.
TIE rHRnsEoLp SPELL

An appeal In dramatic narrative, an
appeal strong for children ana prlml-
tive people, Is repetition. Again and
again through the Old Testament one
sees the force Of repetition, and t Is
used with terrible effect in Bluebeard,
story fit only for stout-hearted chil-
dren. Fatima's thrlce-repeated cry:
SISTER Anne Sister Anne DO you
see anybody comlng?" Is the climax
Of story that never wavers in It's
power. 1t Is the thrlce-accentuated
sense OF fatefulness that plays on the
listener delaying, yet emphasizing,
the climax. You find Il in Joram's re-
peated message TO the approaching
Jehu, rs 1t peace?" And again you
have II as Elijah drenehes his sacrl-
flee three times in water before fire
descends from Heaven. Another ex-
ample of threefold Iteration Is In that
model story, '"The Three Bears" It IS
perfect small example OF dramatic
story that holds the listener from first
to last, writes w. NJ. Let's in the Yale
Review. The three sizes of bears, the
three kinds of voice, the three bowls
Of bread and milk, the three chairs.
the three beds, enchant children.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
Why obltuarIst Resigned.

The late Archie l.. Williams, for
many years general attorney for the
Union Pacific, was a chief obituarist
of the Middle West whenever a not
able died, Capper's Weekly states. On
one occasion he wrote u column or
more about an old friend who had
died and concluded 1t: Let us pause
and on his bier drop tear A
drunken printer thought he could I'm
prove it 50 he set It up: LET us pause
and on his bier drop tear or two"
The proofreader, also soused, decided
1t was up to him to add something so
he made II read: Let us pause and on
his bier drop tear or two, or per
haps three" When the "obit" came
out in the paper that way Archie re
signed as obituarlSt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
whv Britain Values the Bahamas.

The Bahamas are chain Of coral
islands generally grouped with the
West Indies. They belong TO Great
Britain. The group includes 70
islands and $50 isIets. but only about
20 are inhabited. The coral rock is
porous, retaining moisture, hence the
soil that has accumulated Is very fer
tile. The Islands produce maize, cot
ton, sisal hemp, pineapples, oranges,
lemons, olives, tamarinds, and other
sub-tropical fruits. Large quantities
OF sponges are taken from the sur
rounding seas. The principal exports
are sponges, fruits and sisal fiber. To
matoes are being extensively cult
waited and shipped to the United States.
Mahogany, lignum-vltae, mastic, iron
wood, ebony, lockwood and satinwood
nre found throughout the islands. The
fiber exported In 1920 had value Of
about half million dollars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
WHY
Black Sheep Sometimes Appear
Among White Flocks

The appearance Of black lambs In
n flock made up entirely OF white
sheep has been for ages and Is still
q cause FOR wonder and the basis Of
suDerstitons. But the study Of the
laws Of breeding and heredlty has eX-
planned the reasons for the sporadic
appearance Of these off-color speci-
mems. according to a bulletin Of the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture.
Feeding and management Of sheep
have nothing to do with the appear
ance OF black lambs. The black
color Is hereditary even though 1t may
be transmitted by ordinary white
sheep, The black color In such case
Is what is called recesslve character.
White sheep which transmit this char
gcter ut all transmit black In 50 per
tent Of their reproductive cells and
white In the remaining 80 per cent.
Thus, such white sheep mated with
blacks--whlch can only transmit
black-produce 80 per cent black
lambs and 80 per cent white. All Of
these white lambs can transmit black
White sheep which transmit only
whites. mated with blacks, produce
only white lambs. but all OF these
lambs can transmit black. When both
eve and ram are white, but both
transmit black, about % per cent Of
the lambs are black, SO per cent are
whitewhIch transmit black, While the
remaining 20 per cent are true breed
ing whites.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05

ESTATE on JULIET STAMFORD
The Undersigned having been APP
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Bennington,
ONfAIfSSIONERS, TO receive examine,
ard adjust the claims and demands Of
all persons against the estate of juliet
DtdnIlUro late of Bennington in said
District, deceased and all claims eX-
hibited In offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we viii meet for the pur-
pose aforesaid, at the First N8'ion9l
palk IN the village of Bennington in
said District on the 18th day OF July
and Goth day OF December next, from y
D clock A. NJ until 3 o'clock p. NJ, on
each of said days ana that six months
from the 26th day OF June a. y. 1879
rs the time limit by said Court for said
creditors to present their claims TO
us for examination and allowance.
Daetd at Bennington this 21th day
of June A, u 1922
ARTHUR T. COLGAN
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
Eorane Crop Pays.

As a result of systematlZed regula-
ton by the United States forest
service. the forage crop Of the national
forests is now returning an annual in
come to the federal treasury of close
TO S2,500000. says the American For
estry magazine. BY system of range
allotments under which nominal graz
ing fees are charged, the forest ser
vice has brought the national forest
ranges under practical and profitable
administration.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
STOMACH TORTURED?
TRY YEAST
Cut Ce Sure It's Ironized Yeasi

You can't give your job the best that's
in YOU if you suffer with indigestion,
dyspepsia or other distressing stomach
ailments. The thing to do, if you want
to feel in tip.top condition, with never
a thought of stomach trouble, is TO try
lronized Yeast. Simply take two tab
lets with each meal. In all probability
you will notice highly beneficial results
within the first "a hours.
Yeast, as everyone knows, contains
certain elements whichhave awonder
full effect on the functioning of our
etomachs and in toning up the system.
But Ironized Yeast embodies the new
scientific process Of ironization which
makes Yeast Just doubly effective. For
get stomach troubles and keep yourself
1000 efficient. Get Ironized Yeast to-
day. To try it free simply mail post
card for famous 3,Day Test. Address
Ironized Yeast Co., Dept. sc, Atlanta,
o. T.......,J Uaaok u Ya.spn,rtanIad
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
Llohtest Of Liquids.

Many experiments here and abroad
have shown that liquid hydrogen is
by far the llghtest Of all known
liquids. Its density Is one-fourtcenth
that Of water, and, curlously enough,
this happens to be the same ratio of
density that hydrogen in the gaseous
state bears to air. For long the light
est liauid known was liQuitied marsh
gas, which possesses about two-ilfths
of the density of water,-Washington
Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
Not PUSHING Himself.

"Dld you interview many prominent
people while you were in Washing
toni" $50
'Why, no. replied the modest clti-
zen. Il remarked to rather impos-
ing doorkeeper that i thought 1t was
hot day, to which he agreed, but the
only other important person con-
versed with during my stay was ho-
tel clerk"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
The Boomeranq.

"Why Is 1t you never get to the Of
fee on time In the morning." demand
ed the head clerk nngrlly. ~
ITS like this explained the. tardy
one you kept telling me not to watch
the clock during. Office hours, and
have got out of the habit of watching
II at home as well."-Sheilield Tele-
graph.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
WHY She WouIdn,t Buy.

"Did you sell a vacuum cleaner to
that woman across the halli" asked
the sour-ooking matron.
mo, ma'am, | didn't" replied the
salesman. "She didn't seem to think
much of my argument when said this
device would make her housework a
pleasure
"Umph No wonder. You were
wasting your time talking homework
10 bridge expert. Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05

The census bureau reports that IL
per cent of the foreign born white
people of TIE United States can not
speak English. That may look dan
gerous, but 1t is probably better
showing than the native born popGla-
ton can make.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05

Now they are talking of an odorless
onion. An odorless onion would be III
for nothing unless one could breed 1t
to a carrot and grow hyaclnths or
jonqulls from it. The smell Of tho
onion is alike It's power and glory.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
Ii's Always a Woman.

"llow did the payroll bandit hap
pen to be captured"
poor team work."
"Ish?"
"The bandit who was ordered to
keep the engine of their motor car
running for quick getaway, while
the other two bandits held up the
cashier and grabbed the payroll, got
interested in passing flapper."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
His Mistake.

The Accused-Judge, 1t amt no
crime to be poor Besides, l work
mighty hard sometimes flndin' Jobs for
my wife.
The Judge-You're right. 1t Is no
crime to be poor, but 1t is to run an
employment agency without a license.
Twenty-Five cents and costs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
The value OF a I've mar

Nl0 can work, think, magiae con
( me"o@e praduoe or initiate is
recognized only by those who buy his
l..oue-l .. msGle his lie. Consul.
US on business Life insurance. Ma
ticnal Life ms. Co, of VT. Gnu
taall Far S. Kins ey, q, nera
AGENTS, Mead Bu lding, Rutland, vt
Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05

Postal savings are going up, unepl.
ployment Notwithstanding For the
FIRST time since January, 1921 there has
been. in February, 1922, an increase
IN deposits over Withdrawals. Accord
ing to the detailed accounts, deposits
are going up in the larger industrial
centers; but the gain Is almost Offset
by the decreases at the smaller Offices
"a circumstance interpreted as indi-
eating an Improvement in industrial
conditions which has not yet reached
the smaller cities.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05

The Navy department has developed
muller for motorboat engines; and
II you can put em on motorboats you
can put 'em on motorcycles; and II
you can put em on motorcycles, there
should be law.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05

Depopulation follows deforestation.
and this depopulatIon is particularly
noticeable In parts of the south and In
the lake states, according to the Amer
ican Forestry Association Of Washing
ton. Dr. Herman Won Schrenk of st.
Louis cites the dwindling population
Of the Ozark mountains following on
the destruction and burning OF their
forests as an example of the far.
reaching economic effects of deforesta-
ton. Prof. Filbert Roth of the Uni
yerslty of Michigan tells of the dlmn-
lshing population of many counties in
Michigan whose rural Industries have
disappeared with the devastation Of
their forests, Urging upon congress
the Importance of scientific lnvestlsa-
tons in determining the quickest,
cheapest, and best methods of growing
timber and reforestlng idle forest
lands, the association has lnGorsed the
plan of establishing forest experiment
stations In the chief forest regions OF
the United States. 3,f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
Most Of your rrouoles

have never arrived, Worry is wor,,
than actual happenings. lnsuran {
turns disaster wrong side sont aA'
makes a ladder out u hole. Ii
saves money all the tine i s~. Jes
National Life ms. CO., of 1t tMa
,aii ia $ Nnsley Genera.
AGENT Mead Bui dina Rdtaad, VI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
Rsoelued With Cheers.

'lIere's a man who says Shake
speare bores him stiff"
ut takes courage to do that"
Nonsense. Anybody who made n
similar statement before a crowd OF
movie fans would probably be offered
a little hospitality"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
Things are muddIed in this worlt

Things are muddled in this world.
If Germany had gold enough to pay all
her separations in money, thus en-
abllng all other nations to wipe out
their debts, the economic collapse Of
the world would probably be ten times
as bad as 1t is now. The world needs
work and products, not gold.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05
In Due Time.

"You can't act until you have had
to suser."
But how do know that I shall
ever suffer-"
"Oh, you'll suffer when you see an
other actress getting little ap-
plause."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05

The controversy over the color of
WashIngton's hair is as little likely
to be settled finally as the identity Of
hts authentic body servant or the true
list Of places where he made his
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-05

In one year New York city has
spent $l69, 100000 to increase its water
supply, All watersheds within 200
miles have been exhausted. Forty en-
glneers are rushed to a greater dis
lance, seeking new water sources. All
this is a penalty for destruction of for
ests. With trees gone, top soil washes
away and rains and melted SHOWS rush
seward in torrents. Drought follows
food instead of the water supply
being balanced the year round Sense
less destruction of forests is Gripping
our economic system in thousands of
other ways, but none is more danger
Gus than the effect on water supply.