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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-24
.FARMINGTON
LaIdes, AID Notes.

Mrs. w. s. Reynolds and Mrs.
viii Stewart entertained the mem
hers Of the Ladies' Aid society OF
the NJ. e. church at tho homo OF
Mrs. Reynolds Wednesday. a de-
Hghtful evening was enjoyed, and
Refreshments were served.
4 The Ladies' Aid Of the n. E.
church, South, spent a very pleas.
ant day in quilting Wednesday.
One guilt, called tho Ocean Wave"
was finished and is now on sale.
Anyone wanting a quilt should>com
municate with Mrs. a. c. Fisher
or cali Mrs. Ada Sheets at the C. &
p. telephone exchange.
at the close Of the preaching ser.
vice Wednesday night, the mem.
hers Of the aid held their monthly
business meeting. A very interest
Ing program was carried out, and
during the evening sandwiches and
coffee were served to so members
and friends by tho hostesses. Mrs
Less Mahaney, Mrs. Lee Martin,
Mrs. Henry Metz and Mrs. Harry
mcNeu.
stewart.EVerson,
Miss Mabel Everson of Watson,
and Paul T. Stewart, OF Fairmont,
were quietly married at tho home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Herschel Eversou
here Tuesday night by Rev. L. W.
Peters, Of the NJ. e. church, South.
SMr, and Mrs. Stewart will reside in
Warrington.
Il All Set for Teurny.
Coach tom" Sawyer has his
farmer all primed 10 pull sew.
eral surprises at the tournament
a, the Fairmont Normal gym this
week. In the first place, the locals
can play real basketball when they
want to, and can play the rotten
lest basketball when they want to.
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REVIVAL O|P.E MS
IN NANNINGTON.
Two Visiting Evangelists
to Start Meetings
Sunday

HARRINGTON. Feb. 24.-what
promises 70 sbe ono OF the greatest
series Of evauSelistic meetings
eyer held In this city will begin at
the Ftrst Methodist church on next
sunday evening EvangeIlsts R.
~ James OF Columbus, Ohio, and
n Wegner Of Winona Lake,
Ind. have been secured by earnest
epdeayor on tho part OF the church
eommtttee.. d. G. Wegner will act
es musical director. The music de-
pArtmert will DO augmented by d
special choir Of singers. Services
Wtll be held each evening, begin.
ming at 7:30 o'clock. All residents
nts Warrington are cordially invIt.
ed8to attend regularly and take
part in the services.
To Entertain Club
Miss Elizabeth Parrish will en-.
tertatn the members OF the Winnie.
bago club at the homo Of her pa.
rents, ar. and Mrs. A. l.. Parrish
n Clarksburg street this evening,
at 8 o'clock. A good program has
been arranged and refreshments
VIII be served the guests.
Opens Law Offices
Russell u. Furbee, young Man. /
nington attorney, will within 4 few |
days opon law offices In the Leahy |
building in Water street, second |
floor. The rooms are undergoing
9 thorough ienovating and rcmod. |
cling to meet the requirements OF
Mr. Furbee.
Arion Society Meets
Tho Arion Literary society of the !
Warrington high school gave all |
excellent program in Central school
auditorium this afternoon In obser.
vance Of Washington's birthday. !
The meeting was in charge of Ger
I'D Wetzel, Of the society.
In Temporary Quarters
Prudente Brothers, who lost their !
entire stock OF work shoes and (
clothing in the fire Of last Sunday
night, also their shoe repairing
equipment, have opened temporary
quarters in room : in the same
building Just east OF their former
location, where they will soon be
able to take care Of their trade.
A Correction
The correspondent was misin.
formed in regard 10 a statement in
q recent note In this column, say.
Ing that Marshall +. Efaw had &C
scepted employment at the Bowers
pottery
Family Moves to oklahoma
Mrs. E. H. Hibbs and daughter,
Miss nellie, and son Lester. Of
Metz are guests for a few days at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
e Snodgrass in Clarksburg street.
They have sold their homo and
other property at Metz. and on
Sunday will leave for Tulsa. Okla.
where Mr.. Hibbs has accepted a
position, and where they will re.
side.
Personals
Spray s. Sturm has returned
from a business visit in Pittsburgh.
\ Mrs. L. A. Batson and daugh-
ter. Mrs. Viotta Starkey. have re-
TUNED from a visit in Wheeling.
q u. H. Eckert OF Canton, Ohio.
,Ras here onia business trip ycstcr.
day.
j. W. Eddy leaves coon for Nor.
gantown where he has accepted a
position.
Charles L. Snodgrass and son,
Billy, havc returned from a visit
with friends in Wheeling.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Terrell have
arrived here from Wichita Falls.
Kansas. Mr.. Terrell has accepted a
position with the Marion Window
Glass company.
Sanford G. Hibbs who has bccu
Seriously III at his home on Dents
Run near here for several weeks,
continues very III, with no apparent
improvement,
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They are liable TO blow up any time
and they arc just as likely 10 hold
out strong to the finish Coach
Sawyer has entered tho following
mon, aud they arc all eligible TO
play In the tourney: Captain Gals
lien, Capet, Hagerty. Hawkins and
long, forwards; Kerr, center: Que,
non, Couawuy, Hatzcl and L. Kerus,
guards.
The squad and coach left here
this morning and while at the tour.
nament will stay at the McAlpin
hotel and cat at the Palace res.
taurant.
Locals Win and Lose.
The high school second team lost
a very hard.fought game TO the
Barrackyillc hOys Tuesday evening.
2S-@%". The game was fast aud ruri.
GUS all the way In the preliminary
game the local high school fresh.
men ran away with the Barrack.
vile second team. The ireshies
Rave been going at good clip dur
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Henry, the noted magician, who
will appear with his assistants at
the Normal school auditorium next
Tuesday evening as the third nun.
Der OF tho lecture course. will give
a brilliant. awolnspirlng and nys-
ufytng program. Henry is moro
than a magician, however, as he is
a clever craynn urtist and part OF
his program will be devoted to
lightning cartoons and color
sketches.
Tho program noxt Tuesday eve.
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ming, which will start promptly at
s O'Clock, is expected to be one Of
the most attractive, entertaining
and instructive entertainments OF
the year. The sand painting ri
Henry, q new and interesting art,
will be hn added feature. An elab.
crate stage equipment Is carried
with tho show, and 1t is being at.
vertlsed that there are mysteries
by the bushel in store for you when
Henry, tho magician, comes TO
town"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26

1t is not at all necessary to side
step the fellow with a chip on his
shoulder. He'll be careful not to
let you jostle it off.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
JACKSON HAS
GOOD STATE FAIR
AND ANNIVERSARY

The State Fair and celebration OF
Jacksons hundredth anniversary
was a complete success. The attend
ance exceeded by far the highest
mark set by the fair officials. There
were large crowds there every day
but the largest crowd was on Friday,
1t is estimated that thirty thousand
attended the fair that day, which is
the record for single days attend
ance, and the attendance for the
week was at least so per cent more
than that of last year.
There has been no Objectionable
feature at all to the fair this year,
and the spirit of cooperation has pre-
vailed, instead of chaos, which is
usually the result of the association
of the followers of BacchuS.
The exhibits were about the same
as usual, except that there were only
two types Of swine shown, and here
tofore there have been more. These
two were the Duroc Jerseys and the
Poland Chinas, and there was a
smaller number of them than have
been seen at previous expOsitlOns.
The Midway shows were about the
same as they always are. The only
difference was that the wheels OF
chance and other gambling devices
were done away with.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
COUNTY LINE
HAS COMMUNITY
FAIR OCTOBER 10

The Community Fair held at
County Line ON October 10 was a
great success. The people had taken
interest in it from the first, and with
the help of Mr.. WOrley and Miss
Walters, they put on an exhibit that
would be credit to any community.
In the morning every one looked
over the exhibits, and then enjoyed
the good talks given by Supt. Barks-
dale, County Agent Simmons and
Mr.. Taylor. The subject of the talks
was "a Fair For Next Year"
The farm exhibits were very good.
Ribbons were given for the best farm
exhibit as a whole, and for each
article in the exhibits. The art ex-
hibit and also the canned goods were
good.
In the afternoon the foot races
were a great feature. There were
the shoe races, the 40, 60, and rs
yard dashes.
The people unanimously agreed to
have a fair there next year, and
are already plannig for it. They are
expecting to make it bigger event
than it was this year. The following
committee was elected to plan the
fair: J. S. Smith, President; j. M.
Ponder, Vice President; Mrs. Alice
Mize, Sec Treas.
The exhibit was carried to Johns
to the fair and placed on exhibit
there.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26

present basis; that If the amend
ment was not properly adopted, II
will be illegal to continue the dis
bursement, and special session OF
the legislature to deal with the
question is the only remedy apparent.
The public school authorities will
lay the question before Gov. Russell,
suggesting that he convene the legis-
lature as quickly as possible; that
| unless this is done more than 1000
public schools in the state will be
forced to shorten their terms at
least two months each.
1t is expected that a special ses-
sion of the legislature will be called
to deal with the question.
Prof. W. H. Bond, State Superin-
tendent of Education, says this about
it:
1T is an ugly situation, and the
most paralyZing blow that has ever
been dealt to our public schools.
However, | hope that temporary
remedy can be found that we can
use until the Constitutional amend
ment lis again submitted to the peo-
pie Perhaps 1t might be possible for
the legislature to appropriate the sum
as contingent fund for the Depart
ment of Education, to be used within
our discretion
The immediate victory in the
supreme court was that of Stokes
V. Robertson. 1t was to be voted
upon, whether or not he would be
changed from n commission basis to
$4,000 per year and five per cent
commission. In the decision on this
the initiative was declared null and
void. This decision was the severest
blow dealt education in this state in
so years, according to one state Of
fetal.
To sum it up, this is what the
Supreme Court decision of Monday
on the initiative means to the State
More than 1000 school children
will have to close their terms within
four months.
Between so and 100 high schools
will lose their affiliations with col
leges and universities because of the
lack of funds to keep their curricula
UP to standard.
Almost $6OO,000 to be disbursed
among the schools of the state yes
terday were held up.
More than million dollars here
tofore for use in the school can only
be held.
Two state positions were summari-
ly abolished.
Rankin County will lose $1S,627
in school funds.
Many teachers will be unable to
get their full pay.
Leake County would have to add
an S-mill school tax to the present
average of s mills to take care of
the schools there.
Thousands of Mississippi school
children will suffer from the lack of
proper schooling.
State Revenue Agent Stokes V.
Robertson will remain on a commits
sion basis.
Mississippi voters who elected
supreme court justices learn that
supreme courts err.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
SHILOH RESIDENT
DIED OF TYPHOID
FEVER MONDAY

Mr.. Ed Robinson, of Shiloh, died
Monday night of typhoid fever. This
is one of the few cases in the county
this year.
Mr.. Robinson had been sick fol
about two weeks, but got suddenly
worse Monday morning, and the end
was expected. He had been resident
of Shiloh for a long time.
About two years ago, Mr.. Robin
sons wife died, and some months
ago, he was married to Mrs.
Nichols, who with several children
will mourn his loss. He was the son
of Mr.. Bart Robinson, of Shiloh, and
a nephew of Mrs. Frank Robinson, OF
Brandon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
NEW TELEPHONE
RECEIVER MAKES
HEARING EASIER

One of the most promising among
recent telephone inventions is re-
ceiver so small that the user has to
stick it in his ear instead of holding
it outside. 1t is about half an inch
long and as big around as lead
pencil. Instead of having an electro
magnet and diaphragm like an ord1-
nary receiver. there is a small, hard
rubber bulb which encloSes a very
fine platinum wire in a small cavity.
AS the currents pass through the wire,
the latter changes its temperature,
and in expanding and contracting
sets up waves in the enclosed air
which are transformed into sound.
One of the difficulties of the ordinary
telephone instrument is that it will
not transmit sound of the letter 50,
and there are several other tones
which are difficult to distinguish. By
the use of this new receiver, the in
ventiOn of an English scientist, it is
claimed that all of the tone diff
culties of the ordinary telephone are
overcome.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION AT
FLORENCE OCT. 29

The regular quarterly Sunday
School Convention of Beat 1, Rankin
County, will be held at Florence, at
the Baptist Church, on Sunday,
October 20.
The following Sunday Schools will
be represented Briar Hill, Clear
Branch. Dry Creek, King, Plain, Star
and Florence.
The morning program will consist
of an address by visiting speaker,
and the sermon. Following this, din
ner will be spread on the church
grounds. The afternoon program
will be devoted to reports, and ad
dresses by speakers of the Beat
The programme is as follows:
10 ann Address Of Welcome: DR..
r. y. Whitfield; 1910 a. III. Address
Mr.. j. +. Byrd, or other State Work
er; II a. m Sermon: Rev F. B.
Green; 1900 Noon; 80 Reports
from Sunday Schools; Discussions
Means of securing better attend
ance," w. w. Williams.
How we may reach the Parents,
{. Il. Hines.
''rhe Sunday School as an Evan
gelistic Service" Mrs. Iris Brinson.
Special Days in the Sunday
School," b. r. Clark
Benefits of the Organized Glass,
Edgar Misterfeldt
THE value of the Sunday School
to the Community" L. NJ OdOm.
Transporting to Sunday School
children who are not in reach of any
Sunday School" Henry Steen.
Business Meeting.
Permanent Organization.
Adjournment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
Public ScsDOl
System sruck
A HeG@,y BloW

Mondays decision of the
Supreme Court declaring
the initiative chapter of the
State Constitution null and
void deals a disastrous
blow to the public school
system, and a special session
of the legislature is being
urged to deal with the prob
lem.
The court decision holds
that the initiative amend
ment was not legally adopt
ed because it did not receive
a majority of all the votes
cast in the election to which
it was submitted.
At the same election an amend
ment to section 206 Of the Consti-
tuition, providing method of dis
tributing the common school fund,
was submitted and presumably
adopted but that amendment Is now
in exactly the same status as the
initiative amendment. While re-
ceiving majority of all the votes
cast on that particular question, II
did not get a majority of all votes
cast in the election.
Under the provisions of the
amendment to section 206 there is
annually distributed among the
common schools $1,26S,721 on the
basis Of their actual needs, as de-
termined by the State Board OF
Education. The Temainder of the
common school fund is distributed
in per capita basis.
Officials at the Department OF
Education frankly admitted that they
cannot continue to distribute the
fund of $1,26S,721 per annum on the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
P. F. A. WORKING
HARD TO BUY NEW
PIANO FOR SCHOOL

The Parent Teachers Association
met Wednesday evening at the school
house after the ladies' prayer meet
ing. Last Friday was the regular day
to meet, but on account of the fair,
the meeting was put off until yes
terday.
The buying of the new piano was
discussed, and vote was cast to
see which piano would be bought.
The Rummage Sale, held on the
last two Saturdays at the old Mer-
camille Building was complete sue
cess, and the money made from that
will be used for the piano.
On Friday night Parcel Post
Sale will be held. and the proceeds
from that will go into the piano
fund Everyone is invited to attend
this sale.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
ALASKA HAS HER
OWN FLOUR MILL
FOR FIRST TIME

For some months past. Alaska
has been engaged in the operation OF
its first flour mill. The venture Is
merely an experiment which has been
made, following the production last
year in the Tanana Valley of more
than ten thousand bushels of we'll
matured wheat. The advent OF the
railroad is sure to bring about an
increase in the crop of wheat and
other grain in the interior valleys,
and in time a modern equipped flour
ing plant will be erected. Alaska
is now. for the. first time in its
history, entirely Independent of the
United States for its bread and
butter: in cattle raising and dairy
ing they have been successful for
several years past.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
A NEW METHOD
FOR PRESERVING
SUGAR CANE SYRUP

A method of preserving syrup
made from sugar cane by which II
will neither crystaliZe nor ferment
has been developed by the United
States Bureau of Chemistry. This
will make possible the marketing OF
pure cane syrup in tins over much
wider area than has heretofore been
possible. Syrup canned by the new
process is said to keep sweet and
liquid in any temperature, unless ex-
posed to the air, for period of
several years.
Now that it is time for the farmers
to make their syrup, it would be a
good idea for them to try this new
method. Further details may be OBJ
tanned by writing to the United
States Bureau Of Chemistry.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
OLD TIME FIDDLERS'
CONTEST AT FLORENCE

On Friday evening, Oct. 27, the
Old Time Fiddlers' of Florence and
neighboring communities will as
semble for the chief classic of the
season. Those who danced to the
tune of the Old Time Fiddler will
decide who is the best weilder of the
bow, to whom the young ladies of
the community will present five
pound box Of candy. Every fiddler
within reach is invited to come and
participate.
To supplement the entertainment,
a special program of minstrelsy,
music and song, provided by local
and visiting talent, has been arrang-
ed.
The program is given under the
auspices, and for the benefit of the
Boys Athletic Association of the
High School.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
COURT HOUSE NOTES


Virgil Gates, of Johns. had bust
ness here Tuesday.
The Board of Supervisors met in
special session last Saturday.
Lee Bullock, of Monterey, was
here on business Wednesday.
Russell and Carol May, of Dobson,
were at the Court House Tuesday.
H. O. Welch, of Cato, had bust
ness at the Court House Tuesday.
Frank Little. of Johns, had bust
ness with the sheriff Wednesday.
r. NJ. Gray, DR.. Myers and Mrs.
Annie Myers. Of DObson, were at the
Court House on business Tuesday.
Circuit Clerk Gayden and family
went TO Jackson Tuesday night to
see "MikadO" at the Century Theatre.
Claude Cook, e. Runnels and Del
mont Myers, of Thomasville, had
business with the Superintendent
Monday.
Hon. Francis Harmon, of the firm
of Stephen, Wells & Jones, of Jack
son, was here on legal business Mon
day.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
DIR. PROVINE TO
ADDRESS TEACHERS
HERE OCTOBER %

The teachers from all over the
county will meet at the Brandon High
School next Saturday morning, Oct.
2S, for the second meeting of the
Rankin County Teachers Association.
There were about seventy five teach
ers present at the first meeting, and
it is expected that there will be more
at this meeting.
The object of this meeting is to
discuss Field Day for this year. They
will decide where Field Day will be
held, also the date.
The committee is expecting to
have an interesting program this
time, as DIR. Provine, from Mississippi
College, will meet with them.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26

Secretary of Navy DENLY, is max
ing friends with Pete, the pet
squirrel ut the Executive Mansion at
Washington, ID. c.; Pete is causing
Laddie Boy, the Presidents terrier
to look to his laurels. When members
Of the cabinet are called to regular
meetings, they always remember him
by bringing him a few nuts.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
PRESSURE TEST
TELLS THE TIME
TO PICK PEARS

One of the most recent inventions
to aid the farmer is the development
at the Oregon Experiment Station of
pressure apparatus to tell when
pears are in proper condition for
picking and shipping. The device
punches a shallow hole half an inch
in diameter in the pear. If it takes
forty pounds pressure to puncture the
pear, it is not time to pick the rest
of the pears from that tree; at thirty
| five pounds, picking time is here
when the pears are so soft that a
twenty-five pound pressure will
puncture them, then they are too
ripe for long distance shipment, and
should be sold at home.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-10-26
PARCEL POST
SALE FRIDAY
AT MASONIC HALL

There will be Parcel Post Party
given at the Masonic Hall, Friday
night, Oct. 27, from to 8 o'clock,
by the Parent Teachers Association.
Each package will be worth fifty
cents (5Oc). Every one is invited to
attend, and every one who will is
asked to give a package.
The money made from the sale
will go to buy new piano for the
school.
The p. Il. A. is. working hard to
get the piano, and the cooperation
of the community would greatly help.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-10-16
TOM SIMS S AY S

O feet Some towns aralu
by sitting around Louis missing.
girl who dcaion Porto Rican girl wants 100000
marries her million
and he takes dcahon times. Dime hug wholesale.
We can't Hays is Chicago bandits robbed poker
the Wa" OF the people the viii the lost heavily
of the movie makers. ....s ....
Castor soughtheadine After dents has BEEN started Have YOU
you, my dear CASTOR. ever seen needed
everybody gets In spite of Partisan longer skirts
Gated there will be nobody left to lots Of fappers still get their styles
do our work for US from Scotland
never can understand women About 1000 bales of cotton were
One has had arrested for burned in Drew Miss and the
cruelty to rat boil weevls mad.
Boston undertaken has been Be careful about raising money
convicted of selling poison booze Texas for rails
and prove it. ing dollar bills o 10 spots.
Due to the coal shortage one Canadian hen laid an egg every
but then all Ca
suits Of underwear nadans work harder
lark is the only song bird that When a man tells girl why
fys Others, humans, doesn't understand him it
sing and then fly. usually because his wife does
operating to capacity and many of the larger mills are operating
night shifts
Fifth that new construction continues record
breaking speed.
Sixth transportation facilities are taxed to the
heavy volume of business
B c. Forbes remarks that consumption of cotton and silks
the heaviest years and that official announcement that
Egyptian poorly calculated strengthen the
prices for the American staple.
Forbes attaches much importance o his idea that
that Europe short OF food and must yet to buy
products larger than they have been able buy for
time.
All of which is good
1t makes you feel better in the morning and rest better
at night
The time has returned when the aborer who work
can find work for his hands % do
One big for all of this that TIE South
rapidly learning raise something addition its "
While it helps clothe the world it is feeding itself.
America is long money and short goods He recognizes