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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-07-27
ELECTION NOTICE

In compliance with the terms OF
an order made by the Board OF
Supervisors of Rankin County at
the Regular July Term, directed
to the undersigned Election Com
missioners of Rankin County, we
hereby give notes, that there
will be a Special Election held in
the school building Of Dry Greek
Separate School District, Rankin
County, Mississippi, on Aug. 9Th,
1922, for the purpose of determin-
ing whether or not to issue Bonds
in the sum of 100000 for build
ing, repairing, and equippin1g
school buildings in and for said
school district.
Witness our signatures, this 9Th
day of July, 1922.
J. w. McRae,
C. c.. Sprague,
Election Commissioners.
July 13-20-27.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-07-27
TAX PAYERS NOTICE
To The Tax Payers of Rankin
County. State of MiSSiSSfDDi.

You will please take notice that
the assessments of personal
property on the roll for 1922 have
been changed and corrected by
this Board so as to comply with
the Laws of the State, and that
said revised roll is now opened for
examination, and that any object
ions to any assessments contained
in said revised roll must be made
in writing and filed with the Clerk
of this Board on CT before the
first Monday of August, 1922, at
his office in the town of Brandon,
said County, and that any or all
asses ms hts to which no object
iors is then and there made will
be made final.
OF SAID COUNTY.
BY S. D. Donnell, Clerk of said
Board.
July 20-27 Aug. 3.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-07-27
ELECTION NOTICE

In compliance with the terms of
an order made by the Board On
Supervisors OF Rankin County
Mississippi, at the regular July
term, directed to us, the Election
commissioners of said county, we
hereby give notice that there will
be a Special Election held on the
5th dav of August. 1922, in the
following territory as set off and
described AIS follows: towit: e
12 of NE. IA and NV. IA of NE.
"a and NV. IA of Section 3. and
N. - and SW. "a and NV. IA OF
Sc. "a, Section 4, all of Section 5,
and S. 70 Section 6, and all OF
Section 7 and 8, North of Steens
Greek and NV. "a, Section 8 and
all that part of Section IL North
of Steens Creek and Pearl River,
all in Township 3, N. Range l, E.
and all of Section 19 20, 80. 80
and "a. and all of Section 20 ex,
cept the N. ~ of NV. "a, and all
of Section 81 except the SW. IA,
and the SW. "a Of NV. "a and
SW. "a of Sc. IA and w. - of
Section 35, all in Township A, N.
Range l, East. Ali being part
of the Hickory Ridge School Dis
trict. The purpose of the election
is, to determine whether Our not the
above described territory shall be
annexed and made a part of the
Steens Greek Consolidated School
District.
Witness our signatures, this 9Th
day of July. 1922.
J. w. McRae
G. C. Sprague,
Election Commissioners,
Rankin County Miss.
July 13-20-27.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-07-27
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received VI
till noon on the 7th daV of August
1922, for the following:
One or more mules for Beat No
3, for road work, mot to weigh
less than 1000 pounds; and no.
less than 5 years nor over 8 years
in ages.
For the sale of Beat No {
Road Truck.
Bridge across Campbell's Gre el
near Luke Patrick's place, in Beat
No. 5, according to plans and
specifications on file in the office
of the Chancery Clerk
The Board reserves the right ia
reject any and all bids.
S. d. Donnell,
Clerk of Board of Supervisors
July 13-20-27-Aug-3.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-07-27
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids VIII be received UP
till noon ON the 7th day of August
1922, for Concrete Abutments
Bridges, Concrete Culverts, Wash
ed gravel, cement, reinforcing
steel. and road gravel, according
to plans and specifications on file
with the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors of Rankin County.
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
This, the 18th dav Of July, 1922.
S. d. Donnell,
Clerk of Board of Supervisors.
july 20-27 Aug. 3.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-07-27
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice IS hereby gwen That
sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors of Rankin County,
Mississippi, up till noon, on the
1st Monday in August, 1922, for
10000 feet Of lumber, smooth
heart pine, white oak or post oak
sowed to the line, delivered at
Palahatchie Greek Bridge near
Pelahatchie. The successful bid
der will be furnished the dimen-
sions of the l''nlber
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
S. D. Donmell,
Chancery Clerk.
10 90 Of Auo 9
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-07-27
CHANCERY COURT SUMMONS

To Mrs. I. D. Shouts. WHOSE
address is Sanatorium, Texas
Mrs. H. P. Sullivan, Robert Jones,
and Elizabeth Jones, whose adj
dress is Century, Fla.
You are commanded to appear
before the Chancery Court OF
Rankin County, Mississippi, on
the fourth Monday of September
1922, being the 25th day of Sep
TENDER, 1922, to plead, answer OF
demur to the suit filed by W. T
HOWE ct al, wherein you are de-
PENDANTS.
This the ~, day Of July, 1922
S. ID. d 1nnell, Chancerv Clerk.
Howie & HOWE. Solicitors for
Complaina
July 13-20-27-Aug. 3.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-07-27
CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
Of J. HI. Afford Gin Company.

l The corporate title of said
company lis j. H. Afford Gin CON-
pany.
2 The names of the incorpora-
tors are: j. H. Afford, Florence,
Miss, Mr.. Dor" Afford, Florence,
Miss.
3 The domicile is at Florence,
Mississippi.
A Amount of capital stock is
Eight Thousand Dollars.
5 The par value OF shares Is
One Hundred Dollars.
6 The period of existence (not
to exceed fifty years. is Fifty
years.
7 The purpose for which it lis
created: To do a general ginning
business; to buy and sell cotton
seed, seed cotton and lint cotton
to buy and sell feed and fertilizer;
to buy and sell bagging and ties
and to do any and all other things
incident to general ginning
business.
8 The right and powers that
may be exercised by this corpora
tion are those conferred by the
VI Wv Uo1OlIO vi oiIdPSC1 61. 4aAAoSAS
sippi Code, 1906.
(Signed) j. H. Afford,
Dora Afford,
IncorporatOrS.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, County
of RANKIN. This day personally
appeared before me, the under
signed authority. ]. H. Afford and
Mrs. Dora Afford, incorporates
of the corporation known as the
j. H. Afford Gin Company, who
acknowledged that they signed
and executed the above and fore
going articles Of incorporation as
their act and deed on this the 18th
dav of June, 1922.
(SeaD w. A. Rogers,
Notary Public.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-07-27
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received up
till noon On the 3rd day of July,
1922, for Road Gravel, according
to plans and specifications on file
with the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors of Rankin County.
Each bidder must deposit with
his bid a certified check for
$4,000.
The right to reject any and all
bids is reserved.
S. d. Donnell,
Clerk of Board of Supervisors.
June z, 1922.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-07-27
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received up
till noon on the 3rd day of July,
1922, for cement, reinforcing
steel, and washed gravel. accord
ing to plans and specifications on
file with the Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors of Rankin County.
The right is reserved to reject
anv and all bids.
S. d. Donnell,
Clerk of Board of Supervisors.
June z, 1922.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-07-27
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR
THE JACKSON DIVISION
OF THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF MISS.
In the Matter of II. A. Pierce,
Star, Miss. Bankrupt.
In RankruDtcv No. 1899.

Jtd1s UkASSs DdIthI upts
In Bankruptcy No. 1889.
To the creditors of r. A. Pierce
Star, Miss, in the county of Ram
kin and district aforesaid, bank
rupt.
Notice is rerebv given that on
the day of July Goth, 1922, the
said R. A. Pierce was duly adj
Judged bankrupt; and that the
first meeting of creditors will be
held at Jackson, Miss. at the
office of F. M. West. Esq, on the
day of July 31st, 1922, at 10 o'clock
a. M, at which time the said
creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint a trustee, examine
the bankrupt, and transact such
other business as may properly
come before the said meeting.
Bankrupt is ordered to be present.
Ordered at Jackson, Miss, this,
July goth, 1922.
F. M. West,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-07-27
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids for general con-
crete work and materials, accord
ing to plans and specifications on
file will be received up till noon
Monday, August Z. 1922. Right
reserved to reject and and all bids
S. d. Donnell,
Clerk Board of Supervisors.
Brandon, Miss, July ID, 1922.
13-2O-27-Aug. 3.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
COST OF BUILDING ROADS
LESS, SAYS GOVT REPORT
Much Tower Levels Reached Accord
ing 10 Federal Bureau of Pub
lie Roads

Prices of road-building materials
are on the tobagran, according TO
an announcement by the federal
bureau of public roads, which says:
"A considerably lower level of
prices for the various items entering
into highway construction is reported
by the bureau of public roads.
This conclusion is based pn the
prices by successful bidders on feder-
al-aid roads during April and are
averaged for the whole of the United
States. Some of the figures cover a
large volume of work well distributed
over the country, while others are
based either on small volumes or
scattering reports.
THE figures which cover the cost
in place are as follows: Earth eXCaVa
ton, common, 33 cents cubic yard;
rock excavation. $1.25 a cubic yard;
gravel, $1.44 cubic yard; sand-clay,
As cents a cubic yard; crushed stone
1924 a cubic yard; structural con-
$14 to $21.20 cubic yard. For sur
facing the following are the prices by
the square yard: Gravel, 40 cents;
surface-treated macadam, so cents;
bitnminous macadam, S1.06; bitumi-
uous concrete, S1.97; plain cement
concrete, 1884, and brick, $40.
Reinforcing steel has cost five and
cents a pound and struc-
tural steel five and nine-tenlhs cents
a pound. Cement has been furnish |
ed to contractors by the following |
states at the prices given by the bar
rel: New York, $1.73; Wisconsin, |
$1.94; Arkansas, $40"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
Cleaning In Streets

The appearance of the eastern
portion of the town has been improv-
ed during the past week by the
cleaning up of Mary street from Mar
ian avenue 10 the bay and the partial
clearing of other streets and the
opening of drains from Marian ave
nue. to the bay. The latter work wa
badly needed and will help to com
pletely rid that part of town of in
sect pests Itsis understood that the
clearing of Mary Street was done by
the city in order to determine the
cost of this kind of work. with thr
idea that if the task does not involve
too much expense all of the city's
streets and other property in this
end of town will be cleared up. J.
Il. Locklear had charge OF the work
and it is said the cost was only about
half what ii was expected to be.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
new DOCK MAY Be READY
FOR Use BY THE FOURTH
Contractor ireland Started Work
Monday and Expects TO Finish
job in Two Months

The work preliminary to the re
building of the municipal dock, which
was washed away by the high tide
of October 25th last. began Monday
morning, when pile-driver COM
menced removing the old piling. Tn,
work is being done by David Irclanc
of Fort Myers, under contract VI
the Gulf Refining Company, which
in turn, is under contract with
town authorities for the rebuilding
of the dock. All the necessary ma
terials. piling, floor-planks and bal
lusters, are now on the ground, and
as soon as the old piling has been
pulled up and removed, the new pill
ing will be driven and actual recon
struction will be commenced.
The new dock will extend thirteen
hundred feet into the bay To this,
the town, if it wishes, may add twelve
or fifteen hundred feet to extend the
dock to the channel near the middle
of the bay. 1t is very desirable that,
this extension should be made, and
there is no doubt that, if it is decided
upon, very liberal private subscrip-
tion will be made to supplement any
appropriation that may be made by
the town authorities.
1t is estimated that it will take
two months to complete the work
that began on Monday, but it is un-
derstood that Mr. Ireland expects TO
have the portion extending from the
seawall to the bath house completed
and ready for use in time for the
Fourth of July celebration.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
volume NNXIN.-Number 25
Puntd GOrda is ChOSends
Permanent County Seat
Majority for Punta Gorda is Large;
BeTmont Gave Charlotte Harbor
Almost Solid Vote

Punta Gorda had a walk over"
so to speak, in the election to deter
mine the permanent location of the
county seat of Charlotte county Tues
day, receiving 607 votes to Charlotte
Harbor's 1872. Rogers got one vote.
There was not a great deal Of in
terest in the election, many people
considering it a foregone conclusion
that punta GoIda would win. The
people Of Charlotte HarboT voted %
to one in favor of Charlotte Harbor
and Bermont gave Charlotte Harbor
90 votes to three for Punta Gorda.
However, Cleveland voted just as
strong the other way, giving Punta
Ccrda SO votes TO seven for Charlotte
Harbor Gasparilla is the only pre-
cinct that voted 100 percent for Pun
ia Gorda
The election decides the location of
the courthouse for the next ten years,
as there cannot be anothr election
for that period of years.
Here is how the people voted in
the various precincts, &c. H." mean
ing Charlotte Harbor and "P. G.
Punte GOTda.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

Big Program for the 4th
of July is Being Arranged
Aeroplaning, AquapIaning, Dancing
and Sports are Some Features
Being Arranged For

Punta G0da distinguished herself
Iby giving an unusually successful
and enjoyable fourth Of July celebra-
tion last year, 5000 or more visitors
being present, but the preparations
that are being made for this years
celebration promise an even better
program, a bigger crowd, and a big
ger day in every respect, the commit
tee in charge of the "eats" having
been instructed to prepare to enter
tain at least 10000 people, every
boty in Charlotte county, Florida,
the United States and the Dominion
of Canada having been invited to
come.
The committee in charge of the
eatables is planning a better dinner
than any ever served here before.
which will be served in the park in
front Of the Hotel Punta Gorda, and
the committee in charge of the
sports has arranged a program that
VIII provide amusement for all class
es of people. Water polo, swimming
races, tub races. fancy diving, aqua
planning, aeroplaning and baseball
will be on the program, and if it can
be arranged there will be a parachute
jump from an aeroplane the local
band, under the leadership of Eddy
Smith, will be on the job and will
dispense good music, and there will
be a dance in the lobby of the Hotel
Punta Gorda TO finish the day.
The contractor who is building the
new dock expects to have is complet-
ed to the bathhouse by the fourth.
and this will provide an excellent
point from which the crowd may view
the water sports.
At a well attended meeting Mon
day evening, committees to take
charge of the various details of the
celebration were selected and are all
busy taking care of their respective
duties with the idea OF making this
the biggest and beat celebration in
the towns history. Following are
the committees:
Finance: }. r, Swinney, J. f. Skip
per. w. X. DeLoach.
Eatables; H. w. Smith, r. C. Cros-
land, w. r. DeLoach, H. r. Dreg-
gors, d. N. Mcqueen.
Grounds: j. NJ Weeks, Paul X.
Garrett, f. R. Blount.
Entertainment: Chas Cochran, r.
c. CrOsland.
Advertising: Paul *. Garrett.
The ladies of the Civic Association
will be asked to take charge of the
serving on the grounds, this duty
having been performed by them last
year with much credit to the associa-
ton and to the town.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
birthday Party

Master Billy White, the lively lit
tie son of Mrs w. A. White. local
manager for the Western Union, cele-
brated his twelfth birthday, Tuesday
afternoon, at the home of his aunt,
Mrs. c. l.. Fries. Some twenty Oh
his young friends were delightfully."-
entertained by him, his aunt assist
ing. They manifested their apprecia-
tion by presenting him with many
pretty and useful articles, aCcompani-
ed by earnest wishes for many happy
returns of the day. Conspicuous
the presents was superb
birthday cake, decorated with twelve
candles, which was baked and sent
him by his aunt, Mrs. A. s. Marshall
of Tampa. This, with ice cream.
formed the chief refreshments.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
APPRECIATE HOSPITALITY
OF THE LOCAL BAPTISTS
Arcadia Sunday School Thanks Local
sunday School Folk and Others
for Assistance

As evidence of their appreciation
of the treatment they received hero
on June 18th. the people Of the Ar.
cadia Baptist Sunday school passed
the following resolution a few days
!ago:
Whereas, h Baptist Sunday
schools of Punta Gorda and Arcadia
on June 18th, 1922, at Punta Gorda
had a most delightful union picnic
and
Whereas, the Arcadia Sunday
school agreed to pay for certain items
necessary to the success Of said pic.
mic, but certain citizens OF Punta Cor
da, together with the Punta Gorda
Sunday school, so far exceeded the
part that Punta Gorda had agreed to
perform that the bill to be paid by
the Arcadia Sunday school was ma
terially diminished; and
Whereas the spirit of liberality
and fraternalism evidenced by this
excess performance is 4 source OF
sincerest qualification to the Arcadia
Sunday school, and this school de
sires to make this fact matter Of
record,
Now therefore, be it resolved that
the Arcadia Baptist Sunday school
hereby expresses its appreciation Of.
the pleasant day spent in Punta Cor
da on June Is, 1922, and Of the
splendid spirit of brotherhood that
made said union picnic the eminent
success that it was; and thanks the
following persons and companies in
an especial way, as they by their
excess performance expressed fra
ternal feeling that is fully recipro-
Gated by us, to-wt:
Il. The FISH companies Of Punta
Gorda furnished the fish.
20. Henry Mobley furnished kct-
tie in which to fry the fish.
"3. Samuel Nail furnished trrC
and wood used in connection wit.
frying fish.
4. The Southern Utilities Con-
pany of Punta Gorda furnished the
ice and the water.
IS. Peter Andrews furnished no |
eI grounds.
"6. f. NJ. King furnished cups for |
,offee.
BE it further resolved that thi |
sunday school extends its heartiest |
greetings and most cordial appfecia
ion TO Brother T. c. Crosland who Sc |
aithfully and so ably handled tn
ffairs Of said union picnic; an(
hrough him we thank each indivi
iual who should be thanked by us
,ut whose name has not come I,
ut attention"
"A. l.. Smith, Chairman Picnic
Arcadia Baptist Sunday
school"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
BY
Rev MA. MATTHEWS
ID, Ill. D.
HIGH TANES

The universal cry is against
high taxes. The cry should not
be against high taxes, but against
the corrupt use of taxes.
The continued excessive tax
burdens can be traced to certain
abuses:
First: Extravagant, complicated
governments. The office seekers,
Office holders, and tax eaters have
multiplied government machinery
to perpetuate themselves in office.
If you would reduce the machin-
cry and throw out of Office the in
efficient, rat-hOle hunting office
parasites you would reduce the
cost of municipal, county, state
and national governments 80 PEI
cent. To-day, you have about six
ty cents of every dollar of tax
money invested in government,
and the other forty cents is repre-
sented by waste, fraud, inefIiciency
and graft.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

The Hernando County Cooperative
Dairy Association met recently at the
court house in Brooksville with a
capacity attendance, and discussed at
length the proposition to recognize
the ASSOCIATION members into a stock
company, to build and equip a large
modern plant containing larger,
heavier capacity and more comple-e
machinery; to branch out in various
lines of manufacturing dairy pro
ducts such as butter, ice cream,
chocolate milk, cottage cheese, etc.
in addition to equipment for proper
ly handling larger quantities Of pas
teurized milk and high-grade fresh
milk than before.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
TOOHER, jUNGBLUTH AND
BREDvAD TRIAL MONDAY
Soldiers Charged With Murder of
Pitt to be Tried in L. =. Court
at Jacksonville

Lieut. B. J. Tooher, Krisian Bred
vad and Eugene Jungbluth, under in
dictment by the Charlotte county
grand jury for the alleged murder of
+. b. Pitt at his home in Punta Gorda
on the night of April eighth, 1921,
will be tried in Jacksonville Monday.
The states attorney for this district
will prosecute and attorneys for the
government will defend them.
The details of the killing of Pitt
on the date mentioned are so well
known to local people review of
the incidents leading up to and fol-
lowing the tragedy need not be given.
1t seems from a report appearing
in the Jacksonville Times-Union, that
the defense of these men will be bas-
ed upon the ground that they were
acting under orders and that Pitt at
tackled them, firing shotgun at
Tooher, whereupon TOoher fired at
Pitt, killing him instantly, and that
previously Pitt, under another name,
had Indicated to the party the shack
wherein the deserters for whom the
party is supposed to have been look
ing wGe in hiding. This is an angle
to the incident that few if any local
people have heard of, and few if any
local people could be convinced that
that story of the soldiers is anything
but a fabrication agreed upon.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
COIOrpd RaIl Game

4 big crowd of both white and
colored people immensely enjoyed a
ball game played on the local colored
diamond Wednesday afternoon, BE-
tween two teams of colored players
the local team and one from Nocatee
Great roars of applause greeted every
play, good or bad. The game wa
hotly contested through nine innings
and resulted in score of 8 to 22
in favor of the home team.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

Work on the county bridge across
Elbow creek at Eau Gallie is pro-
crossing nicely now. The retaining
walls on the south side are finished
and work begun on the retaining
walls at the north end. The fill at
the south end is connected up with
the bridge. and the top of the bridge
is nearly finished ready to begin on
the fiji at the north end. With
very little more worl. the south end
of the old wooden structure could be
connected to the fill OF the south side
and cars pass over the old bridge and
do away with the ferry
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

The first carload of onions to be
shipped from Suwannee county was
shipped from McAlpin to the State
Marketing Bureau last week by the
Suwannee Truckers Association. The
onions were of the yellow Bermuda
variety and grew and matured to
perfection. 1t is understood that the
growers, who have been shipping in
small lots realized good prices, and
are perfectly satisfied with the re-
suits. The growing of onions for
shipping is new venture in Suwan-
nee, and that it can be done profit
ably insures a much larger acreage
another year and adds another pro-
duct to Suwannee county's long list
of money makers, which in time is
Going to make this a garden spot.