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The Ocala banner., 1922-03-17

Jack, are you sure you
that am?
DEAR
uld you love me if ! were
en- you woald not be what
-Wayside TAGS.
4 n To know said the grim
oman. "how much money my
susb1 drew out Of the bank last
W. = l.nl -give you that informa-
,,on. madam" answered Flip Phillips.
~you're the paying teller, aren't
you" - .o,,,n. 80,
err
had fight with candle last night
II stood not the ghost Of show.
The struggle was brief and it soon
came to grief,
FOR put II out with one blow!
-Wayside Tales.
And So They Parted
She flushed embarrassedly as she
e.ught sight OF him at a party.
aHarold Moonlight" she murmured.
spoor fellow, How broken up he was
over my refusal Of him."
Moonleigh wrinkled his forehead as
he caught her looking at him.
Now, where the devil have ] seen
that woman before?" he asked himself
irritably.-Legion.
Bslrseyel
Professor In Journalism: What
1. the most effective method of theatri-
cal criticismg"
Well Pounded Student: AN egg"
The Dependable Ford
For sale-Ford car with piston ring,
Two rear wheels and one front spring,
Has no tenders. seat made OF plank,
Burns lots Of gas. darn hard to crank,
The Ocala banner., 1922-03-17
mo intelligent mother now attempts

mo intelligent mother now attempts
to bring up a babe indoors. She gives
it fresh air. In advanced cities there
is the fresh air room in the public
schools Il is always interesting to
read about fresh air in Miami. There
are families in this town that breathe
the same old air over and over again.
And yet Miami is ideally an outdoor
city. Miami Metropolis.
The Ocala banner., 1922-03-17
WITS AND FUNNIES

lCarburetor busted half way through,
Engine missing, hits on two,
Three years old and four in the spring,
Has shock absorbers n everything,
Ten spokes missing, front axle bent,
Tires all punctured, not worth a cent,
Get 'er started'H run like the deuce,
If you want this car apply within
It's a darn good Ford for the shape
it's in
college Chatter DeLand News.
The young wife who was giving a
dinner party didn't want fore-quart-
er of lamb but thought three-quarters
would be enough.
When your wife asks for pocket
money you quote her: True love
seeks no change"
Army and Navy
Sailor: 1.-The Navy's got it all over
the Army when it comes to speed.
Soldier: THE devil it hasl How
do you make that out?"
Sailor: The Navy is always ready
to move at a moments notice"
Soldier: We'll what of that?
Isn't"
Sailor: "And it takes Weeks to set
the Army in motion.-Legion Weekly.
Sincere
Sir" said the youth respectfully,
Il am a poor man and you are a mil
lionaire. l know it seems presumptu-
Gus in me to aspire to the hand of
your daughter, but my love for her is
so great that l must overstep conven-
tions"
The great man seemed interested
But / have four which
do you wish?" he asked, not unkindly.
"Oh, sir" replied the eager suitor
breathlessly, "Pll leave that to you.
The Press AsentIess Past
When Alexander led his host
And made himself top-notch win
ner.
Nobody read the Daily Post
TO find out what he liked for di7-
ner.
When Cleopatra vamped some king
Until, poor goof, he lost his noodle
The paper never said a thing
About fair Cleo's Chinese poodle.
When Shakespeare dallied with the
stage
And wrote his classic melodramas,
Nobody scanned the feature page
70 read about his pink pajamas.
Hinton Gilmore in Wayside Tales
And the Makeup Man is the One who
Puts the Whole Thing on the Bum
Asked to explain the difference be
tween a journalist and an editor, q
Georgia schoolboy wrote: "A journal
ist is a man who writes for the news
papers. An editor is man who leaves
out what the journalist writes. '-Bos
to Transcript.
Wigg: "Bill went all to pieces
And what what do you think his wife
said 10 him?"
Wagg: What did she say"
Bill, collect yourself'"
The Ocala banner., 1922-03-17

Mr.. X. c. Moore, Marion county's
demonstration agent writes to the
Agricultural News Service as follows:
Our new creamery has more orders
than it can fill for cream. butter and
ice cream =
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
MEXIA EVENING
NEWS PAYS TRIBUTE
TO r. L. ROBINSON

The MeXia Evening News, publish
ed i'm the heart of the Texas oil belt,
pays deserved tribute TO r. l..
Robinson. a pioneer drlller who was
killed there on Oct. 29th
The home of the deceased was
near Pelahatchie, and there are many
friends and relatives in Rankin Coun-
ty who are today mourning his un-
timely death.
After giving the details of the
accident. the News goes on to say:
THE deceased was one of the
many who have given up their lives
for the development OF the oil fields
of the Southwest and the sacrifice of
human life by courageous and big
hearted drillers. 'roughnecks' or other
workers will forever win the highest
regard and sympathy of thoughtful
public.
Like Daniel Boone, he was forever
on the move for new territory to
develop. Like all good and true pion-
eers, he was generous to a fault, and
though a great enthusiast was rather
poor financier and had consequently
amassed very little of this worlds
goods in proportion to others"
The Evening News and host of
friends mourn his loss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
SUPREME COURT
AFFIRMS DECREE
OF CHANCELLOR
Judges OF Supreme Court Stand Three
For, and Three Against, Making
The Lower Court Decision Hold.
Case I'm Courts Two Years.

The Supreme Court yesterday al
firmed The antitrust suit of Revenue
Agent Stokes v Robertson against
the fire insurance companies as to
all of the SiXty-tWo companies con
yicted by Chancellor Stricker, except
five which were not members of the
Rate Fixing Southeastern Tariff AS
Sociation at Atlanta. Ga.
Judges Cook, Etheridge and Holden
hold that the evidence warranted
conviction, while Judges Anderson,
Smith and Sykes hold the evidence
not sufficient TO prove a trust. The
Court being evenly divided, the de-
cree of thelower Court is affirmed.
Chief Justice Smith announced the
findings of the Court as above shown,
and the further findings that the in
terVention by agents would be dis
missed; that the State could not be
charged with latches, and therefore
the decree of Chancellor Stricker will
be affirmed as to all companies ex-
cept five, and as to these five the
bill is dismissed.
Judge Cook read carefully pre-
pared opinion, reviewing the facts,
and finding the companies guilty and
was concurred in by Judges Holden
and Ethridge.
Judge Sykes read the dissenting
opinion, concurred in by Judges An
derSOn and Smith.
1t is thought the convicted COM
panies will appeal to the United
States Supreme Court.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
Supervisors Should Pass
Drastic Game LQlDs for the
Protection of Rankin County
Other Counties In State Have Passed Drastic Laws
Which Will Not Only Protect Game But Will Bring
Much Revenue To County

1t was hoped that the
Supervisors of r an k in
County would pass a game
law at the November term,
but through some oversight
this was not done and as a
result Rankin County is now
overrun with sportsmen
from Jackson and else
where who are slaughtering
game with a reckless disre-
gard of others rights.
Kinds, our sister county
to the west, has just passed
the most drastic game laws
ever enacted in the state,
and that they are to be en-
forced is evidenced by the
fact that a game warden
has been appointed to see
that the laws are obeyed. 1t
is not known by outsiders
just who holds this position,
and hunters are in constant
danger of arrest if they are
not provided with one of the
new licenses.
Under the new ruling any man
seen walking through the woods or
fields with a gun will be considered
as hunting. The tax for resident
hunters is 81 and the tax for non
resident hunters is $25.
ANY citizen has the right to in
Spect any hunters license. Because
any man may be hunting on his own
property does not exempt him from
paying the tax.
1t is the duty of the sheriff, his
deputies and the constable to assist
the game warden in enforcing this
law. The limit will be imposed on
every viOlatOr caught, and ignorance
of the law will have no effect on the
court at trial.
Other nearby counties have game
laws and a warden to see that they
are enforced. 1t is high time that
Rankin County had protection from
outsiders. And besides, it would
bring much needed revenue into the
treasurer's office.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
TWO FAMILIES
MAKE CHANGE
OF RESIDENCE
DIR. w. Ii. Watson and DIR. |. c.
White Moved Last Week. Town
Beginning To Liven Up. People
Are Repairing Their Homes, and
Several New Ones Built.

Dr. w. II. Watson and family
moved into the W. ID. Thomas home
last week. Mrs. Thomas is still here
and is occupying the house with the
Watsons.
DR.. Watson is sleeping at the home
of $. l.. McLaurin, .Jr., until tele-
phone can be installed in his home.
DR.. | C. White and family have
moved into the Watson home. Ex-
tensive repairs are being made inside
and outside of the house.
This is not all of the repairing
being done in town. Several of the
dwelling houses have been painted
an dremOdeled, and a number of new
homes have been built here i'll the
last year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
THREE CASES OF
DENGUE FEVER
IN BRANDON
There Have Been Hundreds of Cases
OF 1t In Neighboring Towns, But
These Are First Cases Here
Lucky To Have Escaped Until Now.

The Dengue Fever that has been
going through the country in the last
few months, has at last got to Bran
don. 1t is reported that there are
three cases in town.
Miss Susie May Barnes came home
Saturday from Millsaps College, and
has been sick since Sunday. The
little adopted sister of Miss Maggie
Baggett, Ruth Bagett, has it, and
also one of the school children, Hilda
Downs.
Years ago when the dengue fever
was raging through here. it was con
sidered a very serious disease, and
was thought to be almost as danger
Gus as the yellow fever. However, it
is not so bad now, for physicians
have discovered cure for it, as they
have in late years for many of the
serious diseases.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
MISSISSIPPI FARM BUREAU
COTTON SIGN UP CAMPAIGN

The Mississippi Farm Bureau Cotton Sign UP
Campaign is on in full blast throughout the state
and thousands of bales of cotton are being signed
up daily.
The Campaign will be waged in Rankin county
from November 18th to November 25th, and we
hope to get the quota assigned to in the first five
days of The Campaign.
This is a statewide movement that has already
been put in eight of the cotton states and only
Mississippi and Louisiana remain.
Mr.. Cotton Farmer and Business Man, if you
are interested in your own welfare and that OF the
South, YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS THE
MEETING IN YOUR COMMUNITY TELL YOUR
NEIGHBOR.
FANNIN-Wednesday, Nov. 18th, ZOO ?. NJ
PISGAH- Wednesday, Nov. 15th 700 P. NJ.
HOLLY BUSH-Thursday Nov. 10th, 1900 F. M.
LEESBURG-Thursday, Nov 10th, 2:3O P. M.
PELAHATCHIE- Friday, Nov 18th, 2:3O P. NJ
NEW PROSPECT-Frida Nov. 18th, 2:3O P. M.
CROSS ROADS Monday, Nov. 2Oth 700 P. NJ
ANTIOCH-Mo Monday. Nov 10th, 2:3O P. M.
PUCKETT-Tuesday, Nov. 21st, 700 P. M.
CATO-Tuesday, Nov. 21st, 2:3O P. NJ
BRIAR HILI4-Wednesday, Nov. 22nd, 23O P. M.
STAR-Thursday, Nov. 23rd, 700 P. M.
MT CREEk-Thursday, Nov 23rd, 2:3O P. M.
CLEAR BRANCH-Friday, Nov. oath, 2:3O P. NJ
LUCKNOW Saturday, Nov. 25th 900 A. M
BRANDON-Sa Saturday, Nov. 25th, 1:3O T. M.
FI4ORENCE-S Saturday, Nov. 25th, TO-: A. M.
Don't be late. Meetings will begin promptly at
hour named and last for one hour and a halt. At
tend the meeting nearest you and help us build this
cooperative highway in Rankin County. It means
More Money For Cotton
RANKIN COUNTY FARM BUREAU COTTON
COMMITTEE
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
RANKIN COUNTY
GIRLS AT NJ. S. G.. w.
ORGANIZE CLUB

The girls from Rankin County at
tending the Mississippi State College
for Women. ut Columbus, Miss, have
organized a country club, which they
call the S. r. s. Club.
The officers of this club are: Mona
Martin. Of Brandon, President; Iva
Lovett. Of finkbine, Vice president,
and Bessie Billingslea, of Brandon,
Secretary and Treasurer. The other
members of the club are: Ruby
Barksdale, of Goshen Springs, Era
Mae Lovett. of Finkbine Emma
Cross. of Goshen Springs, and LYDIA
Alice Martin, of Pickett.
Even though the club is small
a great amount of interest is being
manifested.
The quota for Rankin County at
this institution is 10, and it is hoped
that next year there will be an even
larger number Of girls TO enter than
the quota.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
HON. FRED SULLENS
TO SPEAK AT p. T. A.
MEETING FRIDAY
No Regular Program For This Meet
ing. Entire Time Will Be Used
For Talk BY This Prominent Busi-
ness Man OF Jackson.

The Parent Teachers Association
will meet Friday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. at the school house.
Instead of a regular program
being carried out this week, there
will be song by the Glee Club, and
the remaining time will be given over
to Mr.. Frederick Sullens. of Jackson,
who will deliver an address to the
Association.
The membership drive is still on.
Don't forget that the losing side will
have to pay forfeit. SO let each
the forfeit.
Let us make this banner meet
ing and every old and new member
try to be present Friday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16

MINUTES OF THE
BAPTIST CHURCH
JUST OFF PRESS

The Brandon News has just finish
ed printing the minutes of the
Thirtieth Annual Session of the
Rankin County Baptist Association,
throughout the county.
The pamphlet contains 30 pages
and is replete with interesting data
of the work of the association during
he past year.
1t is with pardonable pride that
we call attention to the grade of
printing, as it represents the best
efforts OF this office.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
HARD SURFACED
ROAD TO BE MADE
SOON IN BEAT ONE
Board of Supervisors Turns Building
OF Plain Road Over To State High
way missiOner-Expect To Be-
gin Work At Once.

The Board of Supervisors of Ran
kin County in their session last week,
passed an act which gave to the
State Highway Commissioners the
right 20 construct Il hard surfaced
road from Curan's Crossing, or, from
Hearts Store to Richland Creek.
This stretch of road gets in a
very bad condition when winter
comes, and the graveling of it will
be Il great help to the people in that
part of the county.
Work will begin on the road at
an early date.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
DRY KILN BURNED
AT BRANDON DEPOT
ON LAST SATURDAY
Howie's Dry Kiln, Located Near The
Depot, Burned Saturday Morning,
With Thousands of Feet of Lumber.
Cotton Gin Caught On Fire In
Afternoon.

Last Saturday morning, the alarm
was sent out that HOWie's Mill, which
is located at Brandon Depot, was
burning However. when the town
people reached the scene of the ire,
they found that it was only the dry
kiln that was on fire. 1t was too far
gone then to be saved. Thousands of
feet of lumber burned in the kiln,
and the men had to work hard and
fast to keep the surrounding build
ings from burning
In the afternoon, fire broke out in
the cotton gin, but was soon eX-
tinguished.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
FORMER CHANCERY
CLERK OF RANKIN
DIES IN JACKSON

T. b. Bridges, for years a promi-
nent business man of Jackson, died al
his home yesterday morning after
brief illness. Mr. Bridges was in his
office Friday when he had chill and
was taken home, growing steadily
worse until the end came yesterday
morning.
Mr. Bridges was born in Simpson
county seventy three years ago. Dur
ing the reconstruction days after the
Civil War he served as Chancery
Clerk in Rankin County, making his
home in Brandon. He also spent
several years teaching school when
he was young man. During Gov.
McLaurin's administration the family
moved to jackson and Mr.. Bridges
served as chief steward at the In
sane Hospital for eight years. During
the past eighteen years he has been
in the real estate business in Jackson
When the Second Baptist Church
was organized in Jackson Mr.. Bridges
was one of the charter members and
| he has been faithful throughout the
| years in the discharge of his church
duties. He was one of the most
valued teachers in the Sunday School
for many years and was a regular
attendant at all the services of the
church. For the past several years
he has been senior deacon of the
church and his steadfast loyalty has
been great encouragement and
practical help to the pastor, Rev.
III. M. King.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Bridges
/ leaves five children to mourn his loss,
p. b. Bridges, Jr., of Laurel, r. w.
Bridges, of Cairo, ILL.,, w. p. Bridges,
of jackson, Miss Bessie Bridges, who
teaches in Greenville, and Miss Mabel
. Bridges, teacher in the Tupelo
High School. The funeral service
was conducted today by DR.. King.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
A THANKSGIVING
APPEAL RECEIVED
FROM GEN. WROTEN

W. NJ Wroten. Commander of the
Mississippi Division of the u. G.. v.
is making an appeal through Major
Patrick Henry, Commander of the
Rankin County Post No. 265 Z. c. V.
for Thanksgiving offering of one
dollar from every veteran, descend
ants of veterans, and all sympathiZ-
ers, to be used to build hospital at
Beauvoir. the Old Soldiers Home.
The building of this hospital at
Beauvoir is one of the greatest and
saddest needs of our state, and it is
hoped that many will respond to
this call.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
Campaign Uslo Organize
A Systel@atic Marketing
PlUsJOr Rankin County
Strongest Group of Farm Leaders Ever In Mississippi
At One Time Coming Your Schedule Closely,
and Go To Your Meetings.

The Cotton Campaign in
Rankin County starts today,
November 16, and will con-
tinue through the 25th of
the month. Meetings will be
held all over the county in
that time, and it should be
the purpose of every man
who is interested in the
growth and development of
the state of Mississippi to at
tend these meetings. A
schedule showing when and
where these meetings will
be held will be found in an
other column.
The speakers at these
meetings will bring the mes
sage Of cooperative market
ing to the farmers of the
country in an effort to bring
about sweeping reforms in
the present unfair market
ing system, and to substitute
in it's place a systematic
marketing system for the
largest single economic re-
sources in the Southern
States. 1t will be their pur-
pose to show the farmers of
Rankin County that they
can effect a saving of thou
sands of dollars annually in
cotton alone, just as the pro-
ducers of nine other states
have done with cooperative
marketing systems.
This campaign is not only being
held in Rankin County, but in the
whole state of Mississippi. The fore
most agricultural leaders in the South
are coming to our state to speak in
the interest of the Farm Bureau
Marketing Association.
For years the farmer worked day
in and day out to make a crop of
cotton and as soon as it was made
and gathered he handed it to the
gin. had it ginned and packed, and
hurried off to town to sell it for what
he could get The average farmer
was head over heels in debt and
wrapped up in mortgage, and he
had little to say in the matter OF
holding back his cotton.
There has been Il great change in
the South. though, in recent years,
and a still greater one is coming.
The farmer is beginning to wake
up and look out for himself Most OF
them have managed to throw off the
yoke OF Mortgage, and are joining
the cotton marketing associations
which have for their object the CO.
operative marketing of cotton.
Organization is the keynote OF
business today: every business mas
its own trade association, whether it
be grocers, bakers. steel mills, coal
mines. exporters or publishers. Why
should not the farmer have his as
sociation as well as any other bust
hess man?
A farmer should join the Farm
Bureau because it will do for him
the things he wants done, but which
he cannot do without the cooperation
of his fellow farmers. He should
ioin the Farm Bureau because it
can and does employ experts to pro-
tect him from coming evils and to
secure valuable and helpful benefits
to agriculture. He could not con
scientiously accept these benefits un-
less he had done his share in securing
them.
The Farm Bureau is marching for
ward to victory and every farmer
wants to be part of this great
movement.
Every farmer in the county should
attend the meeting nearest him, ana
help to make this cooperative mar
keting system success.
People who use preventatlyeS sell
dom have occasion to call for cure.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
THE EPISCOPAL
CHURCH MISSION
BENEFIT TO ALL
Rev. Philip Davidson, of GreenviIle,
Attrae ted Good Crowds To The
Episcopa. Church With His In
teresting Lectures and Splendid
Sermons.

ST. Luke's Episcopal Church, Val.
H. Sessions, Rector, has just fin
ished a Mission, which was of much
benefit to everyone who attended.
Rev. Philip Davidson, of Green
vile, Miss, preached some splendid
sermons. His lectures in the morn
ing were very interesting, and ex-
planned much about the church that
so many people did not know.
Rev Davidson is very able
preacher and an intelligent man.
While here he won the hearts of all
the people who knew him.
Although the weather was not
good, an unusual crowd attended each
service.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
EPISCOPAL CHURCH SERVICES

st. Luke's Episcopal Church, Val.
II. Sessions. Rector. Services next
Sunday the Twenty third Sunday
after Trinity. Sunday School and
Bible Class at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon at IL
O'Clock. Meeting of the Vestry at
, O'Clock p. IN. Evening prayer and
sermon at Z O'Clock. All are cordially
invited to attend all services.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

DR.. J. e. Hobson, pastor, will
preach at the Presbyterian Church
next Sunday morning at IL o'clock,
and in the evening at o'clock.
In the afternoon, DR.. Hobson will
go down in the southern part of the
county, to Bethel, and preach to the
people there.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16

The fellow who fails to hit the
pace generally gets hit.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16

We might, of course, describe
politician as zone who gets
away with the goods
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16

Stand perfectly still when a
woman throws stone at you. II
you dodge you may get hit.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16

You can often tell wise man BY
the things he doesn't say.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16

Some people never have to pay
! bills. Nobody will trust them.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16

People who use preventatives sell
dom have occasion to call for cure.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-11-16

No, money is not the root of all
evil 1t is the whole tree.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-10

e-look around-take your time-you will not
sed at the extraordinary furniture opportunities.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-23

also bear on the possibility OF the
disuse Of the natural tree.
The Yule log succumbed to the
greater attractiveness Of the Christ
mas tree. And the Yule log had Its
predecessors in the various celebra-
tions that occurred at the close of the
old and the beginning Of the new
year during the first centuries OF the
Christian era.
The Christmas tree Is believed to be
German institution, but the Romans
celebrated the birth Of Christ about
the middle OF the Fourth century by
the display Of tree decorations, and In
some sections of Europe the festival
was observed by the employment OF
pyramids decorated with green twigs
and ornaments. Christmas trees should
not be cut except from dense growths
where thinning Of young trees can De
made with benefit to the forest. The
New York State College Of Forestry
| in the interest Of conservation OF the
forests urges the adoption OF artificial
substitutes for trees in the observ.
ances Of the Yuletide festival.