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The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25
Lumber Mills
Running Full Blast
ORDERS COMING IN FASTER
3 THAN MILLS CAN CUT
4 LUMBER.

Il According to reports reteivel at
3fthis office, tire lumber mills over the
SScounty cannot supply the demands
sfor their products. Practically every
mill in the county, and Joining
counties are running with a full
force, and lumber is being cut as
1sthe, capacity Of the mills will permit.
Ag1r. G. H Milstead, whose mill is
located about 13 miles south of
Water Valley was in our office this
week. and he says that his mill can
mot keep up with the o.slers, and
that the outlook for good business
in that trade still looks good.
T While there are no large mills in
this section, and thousands of feet
5of lumber is being cut by the small
ones dotted over the country.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25
SERIES Of SERVICES
At PLEASANT GROVE
REV. JNO. S. THOMAS !
CONDUCT SERVICES.

Beginning Monday night, Sept,
28th, at 500 O'clock a series of SER
vices will be at the Pleasant Grove
Presbyterian church. The services
will be conducted by Rev. Jno. s
Thomas. Night services at 500 o.
clock land morning services each
day at 1920 O'clock. In the even
ings at 7;45 song services will be
held at the church.
The public is cordially invited to
attend each service.
The Pleasant Grove people have
been preparing for the meeting, and
have their church in splendid shape
to take care Of the crowds.
Rev. Thomas is one of the best
workers in Evangelastical service
of he church, and is a true Christ
ian gejtleman, whose sermons are
foreeful AMI appealing. You will en-
joy hearing him.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25
Baptist Association 10
Meet at Oakland

The Yalobusha County Missionary
Baptist Association will meet with
Oakland Baptist Church Thursday
September the 7th, at 1900 o'clock
A. NJ. for a two days Session, Each
Church in the County is urged to
send its full quota of delegates all
others who can attend will be WARM
ly welcomed and no Goubt benefited
by attending. Well informed & able
speakers will be there to- assist in
the discussions of different subjects
that come up at the meeting. Prof.
L. G. Wallace Principal of the Y. A,
S. will deliver the welcome address
r.. Wayne Alliston pastor at
Voter Valley w. @c .35n.. Oakland
is n'tod for its hospitality and gen
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25

ETY.; Best ten ears of prolific ears:
Best ten ears of large cared corn
Ladies Dept. will be published
later.
LIVE STOCK EXHIBIT
Best Dairy Bull over 2 years; Best
dairy Bull over l year and not over
two; Best dairy>Bull under l yeSr
old; Best dairy COW, over years
old; Best dairy heifer ! year and
not over two; Best dairy heifer und-
er one year.
HOGS
Best sow and litter of pigs; Best
sow; Best boar any age.
BEEF CATTLE
Best steer any age and breed;
Best COW any age and bread.
HORSES AND MULES HOME
CROWN
Best breed mare; Best mule colt
under one year old; Best mule 1 to
2 years old; Best mule colt owe,
2 years.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25
Melon Season
Nearing End
IS CARS SHIPPED FROM THIS
CITY THIS SEASON.

The water melon shipping sea-
son has about come to close in
this city. And up to this day there
has been 65 cars of the fruits ship
ped from here, according to Agent
J. P. Phillips.
The growers have done well with
the crop this year and have realiz-
ed fair returns from same. The
growers. who comparatively shipped
to different point usually sem q
man along with the cars in order to
see that the shipment was in good
shape, and to dispose of them al
speedily as possible.
The growers have already begun
to plan for thier crops next year.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN
ON SEPTEMBER nth.
Classification Of Pupils Set For September 9Th.
Large Attendance Expected.

has proven her worth as teacher
by her work ais supply teacher in
cur school for the last two or 8
years and as the patrons of the
school have so strongly endorsed her
for this position We are sure that
she is going to be worthy and
popular addition to our school
Miss Margaret Williamson is not
a new teacher in our schools, but
will be new in her position as she
has been transferred to- the fifth
grade in the Wagner Street school.
We feel safe in predicting that the
fifth grade will do well next year.
The faculty for the coming year
will be as follows:
Water Valley Primary School,
North Main Street.
Miss Lula Erikson, Miss Verna
Pearce; Mrs E S Whitley; Miss
Emma Arlington
Water Valley Public School
Wagner Street.
:" Mrs P G Brown; Mrs Marie
ooch; Miss Levi Biles; Miss Inder
%. avidson; Mrs w R. Blaker, Miss
srgaret Williamson; Miss Lucille
-wn, Mrs Frances Tarver; Mrs
C-.plie Metcalf, Miss Ida B. Nall;
Miss Ludie Latham; Miss Connie
Maves; Mr.. c D. Hawkins.
Guy D. Dean, Supt.
There is still one place to fill in
the high scholl.
The High school, course is as fol-
lows: s,
Ninth grade:
English. Wards Sentence and
Theme; Latin; Smiths Latin Les
sons Algebras Wentworth's New.
School,; History, Vests Ancient
World. Science; Clark's General.
Tenth Grade.
Eng'ish, Wards Theme Building;
Latin; Benefits Caesar Algebra;
Wentwo rth's New School; History;
Vests Modern World
Eleventh Grade:
English, HallecRs American Lit
erature; Latin, BENEFITS Cicero
Geometry, Wentworth-Smith's; His
tory, Boards American History.
Twelfth Grade:
English, Halleck's English Liter
atures; Latin, Benefits Vergil Geo
metry; Wentworth Smith; Science;
Garhart and Chute's Physi.s.
Executives:
The following courses are offered
as selective for pupils who have
finished the ninth grade:-
Domestic Science; Greer's Cooking
Continued on last page)
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25
DOOLEY- DAVID

Tuesday, Hiss Virginia, the at
tractive ana accomplished daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Dooley o1
Oxford and Mr. C. H. David a pop.
ular |. c. engineer of our city, were
united in marriage, Rev. L. P. Was
son and Rev L M Lipscomb officiat
ing, The wedding which came as 8
surprise was quiet home affair
only the immediate families and a
few close friends being present. Mr.
and Mrs. David will make theil
home in Our city.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25
Repairing Court House
CONTRACTOR COX HAS FORCE
OF MEN AT WORK PLASTER
h ING AND PAINTING.

The county court house offices
have been in need Of repair for
some time, and at their meeting last
term. the Board of Supervisors let
the contract for the work to be done
to C.V.Cox, contractor of this city.
Mr. Cox has had a force of men
on the work this week, and will
ssoon have the job completed. Yalo-
abusha has one of the best court
house buildings in the state, and it
should be kept in good repair at
all times.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25
NOTICE

The End, Annual session Of Yalo-
busha County Baptist Association
will meet with Oakland Baptist
Church Thursday at 1000 A. NJ
Sept. 7th, A full representation
from e1ch Church is desired for the
two days session.
Blank letters have been sent eacl
church. If for any reason any church
failed to receive the letters WRIT
nte and will send one.
1t is important that each church
send their letter correctly filIA3 ~ss
CIefk II Association
7. I. GOCCH,
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25
'lApgAL v. N. U
MEETING OF YALOBUSHA

The annual w M U Meeting Of
the Yalobusha County Baptist AS
sociation. VIII convene at the Baptist
church in Water Vslley on August
31st. Every Baptist woman in
Water Valley and near Water
Valley are urged to be present. Wis.,
ltors are invited.
The opening services begin at 10.
o'clock A. M, ard the afternoon
services begin at 200 P. M.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25

Beat so ears prolific corn; Best
so ears of large ear corn, any vari-
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25

erous hearted Chrl5tiam people.
Come, it will help you. Come,
and help make the Association a
big success. Come, those vino 60 will
expect you.
G. E. DENLEY.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25
FAIR PREMIUM LIST
IS ANNOUNCED
FAIR TO BE HELD IN WATER
VALLEY ON OCTOBER 17th.
AND 18th.

The following premium list has
been handed us by the County agent
as premium offered contestants dur
ing the fair here.
Premiums will be offered for:
SUGAR CANE AND PODUCTS.
Best two stalks Of Ribbon cane;
Heaviest stalk of Sugar cane; Best
display of ISourghum ana its pro-
ducts.
POTATOES; PUNKINS; PEA
NUTS AND TOBACCO
Best so ID. crate of sweet potatoes.
any variety, Largest Pumkins; Best
show of Punkins three or mole;
Best bushel second crop Irish pota-
toes any variety; Best display of
peanuts land products; Heaviest
vine of peanuts; Best display of
wool; Best display of tobacco; Best
pack of apples any variety; Best
pack OF keltter pears.
NUTS
Best pound paper shelled pecans.
VEGETABLES
Best crate of tomatoes; any var
iety; Best Bunch Turnips, with
greans; Best bushel turnips; Best
bushel of Rutasagers, best display
home grown garden seed,1-2 lb. to
variety 6 or more varieties; Best
display of home vegetables; Best
display of onicns; Best display of
dried vegetables; Best display of
watermelons.
COTTON
The cleanest and best pound OF
sample of long staple; The cleanest
and best pound sample of short
staple; Best and purest bushel of
cotton seed for planting.
Miscellaneous GRAIN AND
FORAGE CROPS
Best bushel of threshed oats;
Best display of field peas; Best
Bale of peavine hay; Best bale of
johnson grass hay; Best bale of
alfalfa hay; Best bale of lespedeza
hay; Best bale of Bermuda hay;
Best bale of Soy Bean hay; Best
display of Miss, grown broom
corn; Best sheaf and peck of grain
soy beans; Best sheaf and peck of
grain velvet beans; Best sheaf and
peck of grain Burr clover; Best
sheaf and peck of grain of vetch;
Best sheaf and peck of grain les--
pedeza; Best grain display of Soy
Beans
CORN
Beat so ears prolific corn, Best
so ears of large ear corn, any vari-
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25

Rev. and Mrs. L P Wasson are en-
tertaining a little baby daughter
who came to bless their home We'd
nesday the %
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1922-08-25
Printer Operator Wanted

A PRINTER OPERATOR. MUST
BE STEADY AND RELIABLE.
NINE HOURS A DAY. WRITE
W. S. THORNTON, Water Valley
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
ESd(zI665tsaaP 1iilSS
Radio First Aid to Lovers, She Says

CHICAGO. April 1z-Enter ra-
do In the role OF Cupid
Even now fair wireless amateurs
are sending kisses 10 their beloveds
via the air.
But that's only the start Radio
T. destined TO become the master OF
matchmaker
The corner telephone pay-station.
long a drst aid 20 lovers. viii gather
c,bwebs and dust The air will pull
safe wish tender sentiments and
amorOUs verse-and proposals
AT this is the prediction OF Miss
Elizabeth A. Bergner. She's teach
er OF radio az Lane Technical school
here
Miss Bergner 81 : 'ull-hedged
wireless operator She caches a
class OF 100. She'J one Of ne few
paid wireless instructors in the
country.
Wireless IS going 20 be big help
o. courtship." she says
Just think OF the toll calls that
will be saved with Susie at her little
receiving set az home and John talk
ing from wherever he may be-free
OF charge
And that isn't all wireless will
do
ct will be woman's best tonic for
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
PART FOUR
MABELs-EFFIE-NONA
CHAPTER

Said Hapgood-that garrulous
Hapgood, solicitor. who first in this
book spoke Of Sabre 10 a mutual
friend-said Hapgood. seated in the
comfortable study of his fiat. TO that
same friend. staying the night:
well. now. old man, about Sabre
Well. I tell you it's a funny business
"a dashed funny business, the posi-
ton old Puzzlehead Sabre has got
himself into
Look here, this is April. April,
1918. Well, old Sabre got knocked
out in France just about five months
ago. back I'm Novem Der. He copied
il twice-shoulder and knee. Shout
der nothing much; knee pretty bad.
Thought they'd have 10 take his leg
of. one time. Thought better of il.
thanks be; patched him up; dis
charged him from the army; and
sent him home-very groggy. only
just able to put the bad leg to the
ground. crutches, and going 10 be a
stick and a bit of a limp all his life.
Very well. That's as he was when
I first saw him again. That was back
in February. Early in February.
two months ago There was good
old me down in Tidborough on bust
ness-and remembering about old
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13

but. all Of a sudden he bumped his
pink nose against a rough tree. which
he couldn't see on account OF the
foe-
This is the wrong way" sighed
Uncle Wiggily. softly rubbing his
sore nose with his paw. 4 must
hop 70 the right"
He had not gone far that way be-
fore, all Of a sudden, he felt his long
ears getting tangled IN some wild
grape vine.
This viii never do" cried the
bunny III be caught like the deer,
] guess Id better go straight ahead %
He did this for a little way. but soon
fog was thicker than ever. He
couldn't see wners he was going and
tumbled dowa into a hole.
"Oh, dear, I'm all turned
around! In. lost. I can't find the
path TO my bungalow can't see
through this fog" cried poor Uncle
Wiggily He was just going 20 call
for help. but ne was afraid the Wolf
or Fox might hear him. when al OF
a sudden, the bunny smeiled some
thing.
''Sassafras shortcakel That's what
I SMELL" exclaimed the bunny. And
the smell is coming right from be-
hind me- II must be Nurse James
sassafras shortcake that 1 SMELL II
I can't see my way back TO my buns-
allow. can smell my way back.
Hurrayi I'm all right"
Turning around. Uncle Wiggily
followed his pink nose. always turn
ing in the direction where the smell
Of the sassafras shortcake was
strongest. and in short time.
though he could hardly see at al
because of the fog, the bunny reach
ed his bungalow. just in time for
supper
"Oh. il was very lucky you told
me you were going TO have sassfras
shortcake," laughed Mr.. Longears
as he sat down TO eat. The good
smell led me home," And he and
Nurse Jane were very happy.
So, # the little goat doesn't blow
its horn and make the little girls
red stockings think its Christmas
when It really is the Fourth of July,
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
ely and Mr.. Poke.
Copyright, 1929
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13

consisting Of a tungsten or tantulum
flament. tungsten or copper grid
and an aluminium or nickel plate en-
closed In a highly vacuumed glass
tube OF bulb.
To change over from the crystal
receiving set the following are nee
essary:
A specially made socket for the
tubes mounting.
Two batteries.
A rheOstat.
How 10 Connect.
The connection should be accord
ing 20 diagram No. 1.
A is the filament battery six
volt so to 100 ampere hour battery
which IS regulated by a small IL
ampere rheostat--a little instru-
ment that regulates the flow Of cur
rent from the battery.
B is the plate battery dry bat
tery-supplying % volts. II is best
TO have the plate battery variable
on account OF the characteristics Of
the tubes. The flow OF current
should be regulated from II -
volts to % volts.
10 should be noted that the mega
tive lead OF the = battery IS Joined
TO the negative lead OF the A battery
through the head receivers. forming
the common negative. This is es-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
DIAGRAM NO. 2

DIAGRAM NO. q
No. is the A battery rheostat.
No. 3 Is the grid Conference.-The
fixed condenser OF the crystal set.
No. 4 is the grid leak-the cor
strucion OF which is explained be-
low.
No. 5-the head receivers.
The Grid Leak.
To make a grid leak take a piece
OF stir cardboard about one inch
wide by two inches long. On this
mount two small binding posts
about ! IL inches long.
On this mount two small binding
posts about / IL inches apart. Take
a very soft lead pencil and draw
two or three lines between the posts
and also around them.
Grid leak is shown in diagram
No. 2 is the plate: b the flament
and the grid.
The pencil lines act as a conduc-
tor OF current.
The purpose is to allow the mega
tive charge to leak off the grid so
that it may not become clogged up
with chargings that Will reduce the
audibility Of the signals.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
Employed Officers Session
to be Held at State P0rB

The Indiana Employed Officers
conference Will be held at Turkey
Run state Park hotel. April 90, 21.
and % H A. Horne. general Sec
rotary OF the Evansville Y. NJ. c. A.
will be chairman Of the meeting and
DR.. T. A. Wiggonton. of Atlanta, Ga,
will be the conference pastor.
South Bend will be represented by
one or more secretaries. w. NJ.
banner, jr.. who was chairman OF
the conference last year. expects TO
attend.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13

Sabre having been wounded and dis
charged. blew into Fortune East
and Sabre's for news OF him.
"Of course he wasn't there. Saw
old Fortune and the man TwyninC
and found them in regard 10 Sabre
about as genial and communicative
as a maiden aunt over married
sisters new dress. Sort OF handed
out the impression that he'd been
out OF the business 50 long that really
they weren't much IN touch with his
doings. Rather rotten. I thought IT,,
seeing that the Ioor beggar had
done his bit in the war and done IL
pretty thoroughly. too.
well. ] hoped IL over on the rail-
way and walked down 20 old Sabre's.
Found him a bit down the road from
I his house trying out this game leg
OF his. BY Jove, he was no end
bucked 20 see me And talk. He
simply jabbered. I said. BY Jove,
Sabre. one would think YOU hadn't
net anyone for a month the way
you're unbelting the sacred rites Of
welcome lie laughed and said
Wen. you sec. I'm a bit tied TO a
post with this leg OF mine
II
Well. old Sabre took me into a
room on the ground floor where
they'd put up a bed for him. him not
being able 10 do the stairs. OF course.
well. as 1 say. old man, I always
rather liked his wife. always
rather-liked-her But somehow.
I ~
then on after that. I didn't like her
quite so much. Have you ever seen
a woman unpicking a bit OF sewing?
Always looks rather angry at il.
suppose because it's got 20 be un-
picked They sort Of flip the threads
out, as much as 10 say. Come out OF
IL. drat you. That's you. drat you
Well. that was the way she spoke 70
old Sabre. Sort OF shipped off the
end OF what he was saying and left
il hanging, II you follow me
Mind you. don't mean that he
vas cowed and afraid TO open his
mouth in his wife's presence. Moth
/ ing a bit like that. What I got out
OF IL was that he was starved. In
tellectually starved. mentally starved.
starved OF the good old milk Of hui
man kindness-that's what l mean.
Course. she may have had Jolly good
reason. I daresay she had. STILL
there II was, and II seemed rather
rotten 10 me. I didn't like II. Damn
| IL, the chap only had one decent leg
under the table and an uncommonly
| tired looking face above il, and felt
rather sorry for him"
Presently he settled himself
down and we began talking Hes
got some ideas. old Sabre has. He
didn't talk about the war. He talked
lot about the effect Of the war on
people and on institutions. and that
sort of CUFF. Devilish deep. devilishly
/ interesting. l won't push it on 10
you.
! Tell you one thing. though, just
TO give you an idea OF the way he's
| been developing all these years. He
| talked about how sickened he was
| with all this stuff In the papers and
| in the Iulpits about how the nation.
! in this war. is passing through the
purging fires of salvation and is go
| ing to emerge with higher. nobler.
puIeI luediS' anu al IIdl. RE Sdlu
not so. They talk about the ma
ton turning back to old faiths. 10
| the old God OF their fathers.
Man he said. what can you see al
ready? Temples everywhere to a
| new God-Greed - Profit-Extor-
ton
"I said to him, What's the rem
| edy Sabre? p
! CONTINUED I'm Our Next IsSue)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13
LOVE-MAKING BY
RADIO

The radiotelephone "a the
ethereal Cupid Of the future.
says Miss Elizabeth Bergner.
Chicago wireless instructor
Probably already radio has
played part in South Bend
love matches.
IN some cases courtships may
have been carried on directly by
radio. And in others common
interest in radio has led young
people 10 the altar
Do you know Of any cases2
Write a letter on your. radio ro-
nance and send II 20 The News
Times radio editor The best
letters will be printed The
names will not be used.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-13

could not feel it-like Gas he after
wards thought beginning to come
10 in the middle OF a tooth extrac-
ton under gas-on the top Of these
and Of extraordinary things and
scenes and people he could not at
all understand came someone say
ing:
well. it's goodby 10 the war for
you, old man"
He knew that he was aware-and
somehow for some time had been
aware-that he was in a cot in a
ship. He said, "I got knocked out,
didn't u"
Someone was telling him
some interminable story about some
one being wounded in the shoulder
and in the knee. He said, and his
voice appeared to him to be all
jumbled up and thick. well. I don't
! care a damn" - Someone laugh