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The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
Henry Furr Again Bests
Wrestler Gustave Hanson

Henry Furr,, local grappler, dem
onstrated Thursday night an ability
to take punishment and 2 working
knowledge of wrestling that pro-
misses great things for him in the
sporting world. His wrestling bout
with Gustave Hanson was one of the
hardest fought mat encounters any
of the old times at the ring side had
ever witnessed
The first fall went to Hanson, af-
ter 48 minutes of gruelling work
from both athletes. Had the mat
been larger so that many holds would
not have to have been broken, the
first fall would likely have come
much earlier. 1t was agreed that
when either man was off the cloth
Referee Joe Untz was to break the
holds and have the men go back for
another start, This saved each man
more than once from dangerous sit
uations, and gave to each a moment
to breathe.
Hanson wearied Fur into a mo-
ment of carelessness, and, pretend
ing to be after securing reverse
hanlmerlock hold, quickly changed
and slipped the arm-wrist lock hold,
with a leg crotch reinforcement. 1t
is one Of the new holds. and dead
ly one. There is no escape from such
a hold except backward roll that
is almost certain of broken wrist
The second and third falls went
to Furr with each and dispatch. He
inverted Hanson on the first grapple,
lifting him high in the air and
slamming his head-neck and should
ers against the mat with sufficient
force to stun him. Before Hanson
recovered from his dazed condition
his shoulders had been pinned to the
mat. The third fall was even short
er, by minute, than the second, re-
quiring only three minutes Hanson
was still dazed and cropping from the
5lanming in the second fall, and fell
an easy victim to Furr's powerful
body scissors.
In the preliminary sparring ex-
hibition; Eddie Blue punched Sol
Hdier AL, the Jersey Skeeter'' into sub
mission in the second round.
Hanson announced after the match
was over that Henry Fur was the
best man OF his inches and weight
in the game today. and that with
proper training, would throw any
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
Ye olde Time Football Stars to Play
Panthers.

The Brookhaven druggists will do
thriving business after next Tues
day. for on that date the greatest
mixture of football stars of the past
ever assembled on a field will play
Coach Nevins' menagerie of "Panth-
ers" a game of football on the local
grid. This aggregation of ex-'s un-
der the leadership of David Hobbs,
will include Clyde and George Day,
Tom and Leo Cupit, Sid Hartman,
Earl Guess, K. w. Bridges, Geo. De-
cell, Bill Turnbough, Lee Brown,
Randolph Roberts and other famous
stars of the backfield. On LEFT end
will be Ham Fish, the flying flash
with Eddie Blue at the other ex-
treme. In the line will be ''Bnstem'.
Bowlus. James Becker, Roland Wall,
T. c. Brister, Albert Powell, Albert
Muncy, Ralph Decell, Bully Mayfield
and some six or several others.
The big game will be played for
the benefit of fund to provide the
,"Panthers" with sweaters bearing
the. football letter. An admission
charge of 25c per, including the
players, will help materially in get
ting the boys their coveted sweaters
Grady Ford and ]. F. (Buck) Ver-
non will officiate
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
Work of Red Cross in Lincoln County

This is brief history of the work
lof Lincoln County Chapter American
Red Cross from Jan. /. 1922 to Nov.
1, 1922.
Assisted 81 disabled ex-soldiers in
securing hospital treatment.
Assisted is ex-soldiers in securing
Sec. II training.
Assisted 1S ex-soldiers in securing
back compensation, amounting to
s77s4.42.
Assisted in securing compensation
for three deceased ex-soldiers fami-
lies amounting to s1.620.
Assisted mother of deceased ex-sol-
der in securing $4,000 insurance.
Loaned $95.00 to disabled soldiers
and their families.
Organized Brookhaven Public
School and New Sight Consolidated
School 100 per cent in Junior Red
Cross.
Assisted Child Welfare Nurse in
holding Better Babies Clinic.
Furnished information and assist
ance to 429 ex-service men in fling
claims for Vocational Training. Com
pensation. Hospital Treatment, In
surance. etc.
Gave temporary relief to six civil
ian families
Furnished nurse for family suf-
fering with influenza.
Assisted two civilians IN securing
artificial limbs.
Mrs J. B. Hardy.
Executive Sec. A. 4. G.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
PIKE A. H. S. RIPPED
UP BY "PANTHERS'
Is to Z is Final Score in Scrappy
Game 80 Boys Show
Form.

BY smearing dark splotch on the
heretofore clean record Of Summit
A. H. s. the Brookhayen Panthers
practically cinched the championship
of the Southwestern Mississippi con-
ference. The first defeat administer
ed to the Summit squad was far more
decisive than a 13 to Z score sounds.
First. the only touchdown Sum-
nit scored came from picking UP a
bounding ball rollicking along to-
wards the Panther goal from an in
completed pSss. Not Panther ex-
pected that a play on the ball would
be allowed, so loafed serenely into
position awaiting the return Of the
pigskin. But 1t was allowed to count
as a Summit touchdown.
Z The greater handicap was two
penalizations of forty yards each for
alleged coaching from the sidelines.
In Wne instance Coach Nevins-who.
by the way. is as thorough sports
man in every way as ever planned
play-was asking a fan on the side
lines to keep quiet, SO the players
cold hear the signals. The referee
thought he was talking to the play
ers, so moved the Panther machine
back forty yards. The second forty
yard penalty was when Umpire
Blount Of Summit, heard kid on
the distant bleacher top yell, go
through the line"
Swain, whose perfect passing was
only equaled by his line plunge
gains. was the outstanding figure of
the game; although Tadpole Smith,
Rube Woodward, Scrappy Johnson.
Capt. Herman Smith and Joe Decell
covered themselves with glory on
many occasions. Swain is. the great
est high school back in the state, say
all who have watched his work on
the f1eld.
The "hide-out pass was worked
for 4S yard gain. quickly followed
by touchdown, Swain making one
of the longest throws ever seen here
to Decell, who was twenty yards
from an enemy player when he took
the pass.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
Hitching Posts on W. Cherokee
Street.

DR.. l. w. Cooper. at his own ex-
pense has been compelled by the cir
cumstances in the case to erect
guards to the fine oaks south of the
Lampton Auditorium, or sacrifice his
trees.
Having mo place to hitch" visit
ors and patrons of our business hou-
Fses and other enterprises have been
compelled to use the trees as hitch
ing posts until at last the roots be-
came so exposed and the bark so
impaired that death to the wide
spreading trees, that are such an or
nament and comfort to our city, seem
ed imminent.
But it seems "the city" is stone
dead on the subject; at least to the
extent that 1t gives no protection in
such contingency and affords no con-
venience for beasts of burden in that
popular part of town known as the
west side where much of the trade
goes.
DR.. Cooper has established a pre-
eedent! IL the city doesn't provide
hospitality for our public visitors
private citizens will have to do it at
their own expense or stand the dam
age of their property. Take your
choice.
The City and our friends from the
country are certainly indebted to DR..
Cooper for the nice line of posts and
wire-rope he has had placed.
DR.. Cooper insists the deed is done
for "self-protection" but in doing
that he has done public service that
nobody else has done for any reason.
Meantime, this standing ground for
animals may become Objectionable
for obvious reasons as it lies just
between the Hampton Auditorium
and the Methodist church.
We hope the day is not for distant
when the city will be amply able to
add many things to what we already
have that will contribute to our ma
terial welfare and express our con-
ception of cooperation and civic
art as we'll.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
REED NEWS.

Everybody is busy making syrup
in our community.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management of Mr.. Rufus
Middleton as Principal and Misses
Irene Greer and Mayme Magee, as
sistants.
Mr.. e. E. Kimble has purchased
a new Ford car.
Z Mrs. Willie Calcote has been very
i'll; but is rapidly recovering.
Miss Mittie Allen left Saturday
for Magnolia, where she has accept
ed a position.
Miss Viola Calcote is confined to
her bed by illness.
Mr.. Felix Smith is very much miss
ed in our community. He left on
Monday for Port Arthur
Miss Lena Britt is rapidly recover
ing from an operation.
Miss Ada Belle Kimble was a Wis
itor Of her aunt, Miss Winnie Lou
Price. Wednesday night. Bill.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
CROSS ROADS.

This is the first time we have been
heard from since our school building
has been completed. We have a fine
little school building, nine and one
half miles west of Brookhaven. This
Is the first session of school and we
are doing some good work under the
management of Mrs. Ada G. Smith
and Miss Alpha Williams.
Misses Alpha Williams, Wins
Smith. Emma Holloway and Messrs.
Clarence and Jim Holloway attended
the box supper at Pleasant Grove
Friday night. Nov. 10th.
Miss Alpha Williams spent last
weekend at home.
MIR. and Mrs. Felix Lotion visited
Mrs. Lotions brother, Mr.. Clover
Smith, Sunday last. Mrs. Lotion is
one of the teachers of Byrd school.
Miss Edna Greer. teacher of r.
z. Lee school visited Miss williams
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs Spurgeon Smith, of
Brookhaven, visited Mrs. Smiths pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Holloway Smith.
Mr.. Willie Grice, of McComb City,
visited his wife and son recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith were
Sunday visitors in the home of Mrs.
Willie Grice.
Mr.. J. G. Grice has purchased a
new Food truck and will haul lum-
ber.
Z Mrs. Maude Lotion of Magnolia,
visited her children who are staying
with their aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Sproles.
Rev. s. A. Williams. pastor of New
Prospect church, preached for us last
Sunday afternoon at two o'clock and
will preach for us every first Sunday
at that time. Everybody come and
hear him.
-Flapper.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
/. c. MAN TALKS
ON STRAWBERRIES
Railroad Encourages Growers
Industry Will Develop
Country.

Mr.. C. B. Perkins introduced Mr.
e. g.. Wade of the Illinois Central
Railroads development department
at a meeting of prospective strawber-
ry growers at the Court House Wed
nesday morning.
Mr.. Wade, who has appeared here
before as a speaker for the trucking
movement, began by stating that ey-
cry railroad of Importance now has
a development department.
''The freight on ten or fifteen cars
Of berries doesn't amount to much"
said Mr.. Wade, but we are after the
freight the development of such a
movement will mean fifteen or TWEEN
ty years from now.''
In part, Mr.. Wade, said that Mad
ison Station, Durant, Goodman and
other towns in the northern part OF
the state, at one time built up a fine
strawberry industry. They became
prosperous, then began getting high
prices for other farm products be-
came Indifferent, packed all kinds OF
berries and eventually ended the sale
of the fruit, Now they are realizing
their mistakes and are making a
strong effort to "come back" in straw
berry growing.
Mr.. Wade commended the continu,
GUS study the Italians make of straw
berry growing on the farms near
Hammond.
He said that South Mississippi has
exceptional advantages in climate
and soil and.can place berries on the
market to follow the Tangipahoa
crop.
The speaker invited questions and
discussion as to cultivation, fertili-
zers and varieties which brought
forth many points that prospective
strawberry growers present will
doubtless find valuble.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
ANTI-LITTER WORK.

Thousands of communities conduct
clean up days or weeks, and accom-
plish a great deal in promoting
neatness. But there is a constant
tendency for litter to collect. 1t
needs something more than a spas
modic effort to- keep it down.
Streets are disfgured with scraps
of paper and the refuse of the busi-
ness, district. Thoughtless people
dump stuff on vacant land, and dis
figure their own property with all
kinds of junk.
w. S. McGrane of the New York
Merchants Association, writing in
the American City, urges communi-
ties to organize anti-litter work as
a permanent and continuous move
ment.
He suggests that such an effort be
managed by some representative of
a community's business association.
High School pupils, Boy Scouts, or
other young people could be enlisted
to inspect the city regularly and re-
port accumulations of litter Then
the authorities should be notified to
clean them up, or in many cases real
estate owners could be induced to dc
it. Any city can become spotless
town through such an effort.
But it will take persistent effort
TO get Brookhaven clean and keep il
in that enviable condition. Last
Sunday the unsightly litter about
some of our business houses and
beautiful public buildings was hu,
initiating to those citizens who fee
a pride in the town and know that
If the proprietors of every shop OF
store would make it their business tc
dispose properly of the litter it could
be done.
Trash doesn't stay put The
wind takes other peoples trash and
6isposes it where it will-sometimes
jammed against fences or walls oi
Immaculate premises much to the dis.
may of citizens who have cleaned III
properly.
Let every householder and bust
ness house take care Of the premises
under their immediate supervision
and we'll have a clean town.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
Russell and Casteel Each Claim
Governorship.

An amusing incident occurred at
Jackson Saturday when the govern
orship Of Mississippi to put It
more exactly--the exercise of gu
bernatorial authority was in dispute
says the Magnolia Gazette.
Gov Russell had gone to Memphis
to witness football game between
the universities of Mississippi and
Tennessee. EARLY in the forenoon
Lieut.. Gov. Homer Casteel appeared
at the executive offices in the state
capitol ana announced that he had
assumed the reins Of government.
Acting Gov. Casteel's FIRST official
act was the issuing Of pardons to
two ''llfers" In the state penitentiary
whom Gov Russell had refused 70
release.
Private Secretary Macey Dinkins
at once wired Russell what casteel
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
ADDRESS SUCCESS
HERE PHENOMENAL
Much Energy and Money Makes
Plant The Best in
South.

Brookhaven is proud of the w. l.
Address Motor Co, in that the es-
tablishment. in it's regal magnif-
cence, reflects the prosperous condit-
ion Of the community. and gives ev-
idence of the sort of citizens Brook
haven attracts.
Little more than one year ago w.
L. (Doc) Address came here from
Florida. His genial personality soon
made him "hail fellow, well met, as
the saying goes, among the business
men of the city. From all appear
ances DOC" has had unlimited cap
ital,l a world of energy and a thor
ough knowledge Of what he has been
doing.
During his short time in Brookha-
ven, w. L. Address has sold more
Ford cars, trucks, trailers and parts
than ever were sold before in all the
years combined There is no ques-
ton but that the present w. L. An
dress Motor Company's building is
the best equipped. handiest arrang-
ed, most completely stocked and
taken all around, the most service
able Ford establishment in the en-
tire South.
One of the objects Mr.. Address had
in mind during the planning and
completion of his vast establishment
was, as he put it, Ito have plant
equipped to suit the hard to please
among car owners and car buyers
and those who patronized repair de-
partments.
Early in his business career here
DR.. Address adopted the policy, in
his repair department of employing
only expert mechanics. His motto is
that 1T will pay him In the long run
to do job right; that ignorant and
careless repair men will soon ruin
the reputation of a shop and drive a.
way the patrons, DR.. Address knows
his present mechanical force is COM
petent to do the most difficult Jobs
in reliable manner, and he has
therefore established a 80 day guar
antee on all work, the same guar
antee that applies even on new cars.
lns the stock room of the w. L.
Address Motor Co., is the fullest
line Of parts for Ford cars, tractors,
trucks, trailers and such to be found
in the state. He is also careful to
keep on hand supply of tractors,
trucks. trailers and cars for imme-
diate delivery.
The success made here by DR.. An
dress will surely bear fruits in the
way of drawing other concerns to a
city where such phenomenal business
growth is possible
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18

The Bardstown (Ky.) Baptist Bull
letin of Nov. II contains the follow
ing item: '"The pastor leaves tomor-
row morning for Middlesboro, KY,
and the meeting of the General AS
sociation of Kentucky Baptists. From
there he will go for two weeks Wis
it to his Mississippi home" Rev. J,
R. Kyzar is "the pastor" referred to
and Lincoln county is his "Missis-
sippi home, so that friends, as well
as relatives in this vicinity will give
him welcome.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
-Flapper.

Hattiesburg has organized little
Chautauqua all its own. The COM
pany, composed of local talent have
presented a program before 1000
people at Jackson and gave their thir-
tieth evening at Sanford last night.
Why couldn't Brookhaven do the
same thing? The fact is our city
often employs foreign talent" that
is inferior to what we can produce
at home.'
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
Commissioners Sale
J. T. Cherry,
VIC

d. T. Byassee.
BY virtue of a decree of the Hon
orable Chancery Court of Lincoln
County, State of Mississippi, render
ed at the October Term, A. D., 1922,
thereof, ordering sale of certain
lands mentioned therein. r. C. Ap-
plewhite the undersigned, appointed
Commissioner to execute said Decree
will, on the 27th day of November,
1922, expose at public auction, to
the highest bidder. for cash. at the
front door of the Court House OF
Lincoln County. in the City of Brook
haven. within the hours prescribed
by law, the following described
lands, being in said County and
State, to-wit:'-
.SeA of swA of Section %, E1s
of seH of Section %; five acres in
the Sc corner Of the nwA Of swA
described as beginning at the sw
corner of the nwA of swA and rum
ming thence east along the 1/8 line
80 rods, thence north along the 1/8
line 20 rods thence southwesterly in a
straight line to the initial point;
also the neA Of seA of swA and
the swA of neA and five acres in
the sw corner of the se1z of nwA
and the nwA of nwA of SEA and
the " Of SEX of nwA and fifteen
acres, being the east 3/4 of s1h
or neA of nwA and the nwA Of
ne u less 10 acres in the Sc corner
and the neA of swA and the nwA
of seA of swA Of Section ~. all in
Township 6. North of Range 8, East.
containing S25 acres, more or less.
together with all the improvements
situated, thereon. and all Of the
rights and appurtenances thereunto
belonging, or in any wise appertain-
ing.
r. c. Applewhite,
Commissioner.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
The Old Ladies Home.

The superintendent Of the two
orphanages in jackson have kindly
allowed space for donations to the
Old Ladies Home In the free car for
the orphanages which is to run from
Osyka to Jackson Tuesday, Novem-
Der 28th.
ANY donations Of farm produce or
provisions Of any kind will be CRATE
fully received. Mark packages plain
" to "Old Ladies Home. jackson.
Miss, with name OF donor.
Mrs. ,. G. simrall, Pres.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
Diet Expert, Author and Speaker
Here Monday Night.

What's the Matter With Every
body? Come out and hear about It
Monday night at the Methodist
Church.
You will be missing one Of the
vital things Of your life OF you fail
to attend Monday at TAB p. mr..
Methodist Church.
Hattiesburg and Meridian gave
Prof McFerrin audiences Of sew
eral thousand. The p. 7. A. invites
YOU No admission ie charged no
collection.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
Lodge Notice.

Special Communication Brookha-
ven Lodge No. 241.s r. & A. M. Mon
day. November goth, at 700 p. M,
for the purpose Of comforting e. A.
Degrees. All e. A. in good standing
cordially welcomed.
BY order Of the WorshipfuI Mas
ter.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18

Mrs. ], M. Tyler has been very
much enjoying the week with her
relative. Mrs Emma siebe, in Crystal
Springs
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18
Posted.

The public is warned not to tres
pass on land belonging to the un-
dersigned.
Willie R. Maxwell.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18

You are sure to keep up with all OF
the State, county and town news II
Won are a Leader subseriber.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18

Use the Leaders columns when
you have anything to sell or want to
buy something.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18

Mr.. Joe Anderson was in New or
leana yesterday on business.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18

1t will be Kings Daughters Mar
ket Day the day before Thanksgiy-
Ing.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18

129 Mems Suits. all wool. Your
choice tor $3.50 at Barae's.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-18

sUBscRIPTIoN PRICE, $50 By THE YEAR.
Smyrna times., 1922-02-22
TOMATO GROWERS TALK CROPS
At BIG BUREAU MEETING
EAST DOVER COMMUNITY MEET
ING AT OAK GROVE WAS LIVELY
Officers Elected for Ensuing Year with
Hopeful Outlook That Coming Sea-
son Will be Profitable

The annual meeting of the East Do
yer Community of the Kent County
Farm Bureau was held at Oak Grove
school house on Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary IA, with about forty farmers
present. The meeting was confined
chiefly to the transacting of the busi-
ness of the Farm Bureau in that COM
munity and the election of the local
officers for the coming year. Mr.. Ed.
Willim was reelected chairman; Mr..
VIM. Haas was given the same office,
that of vice-president; and Mr.. Arthur
F. Dawes was retained as secretary
for another year. The executive COM
mittee composed of Mr.. R. Harry
Wilson, Mr.. ]. w. Clendaniel, and
Mr.. f. C. Phillips was reappOinted to
serve for the coming year.
A purchasing committee composed
of Mr.. Arthur F. Dawes, Mr.. Sidney
Groves, and Mr.. VIM. Haas, was ap-
pointed to work in cooperation with
the Kent county purchasing committee
in securing the necessary form COM
modities for the East Dover cOmmun-
ity. If every Farm Bureau cOmmun-
ity in the county would select such
committee, the members of the
county purchasing committee would
have a better knowledge of the needs
of the entire Farm Bureau member
ship throughout Kent County.
County Agent Russell E. Wilson
I gave talk on the marketing of farm
products and the general outlook for
the farmers in Kent county. Mr.. Will
son stated that the farmers of Della
ware were in better financial condition
than were the farmers in other parts
of the country, that the Farm Bureau
had a brighter outlook in this section
of the United States than in some Of
the other parts where grain and live
stock growers have suffered heavy
/ losses by the lowering of prices Of
their products.
Mr.. Snyder, representative of the
Chas. M. Scott Packing Company
gave an interesting talk on the toma
to situation from the Gamers stand
point. He pointed out that the gen
eral prospects, this season were goot
for tomato growing, but that the acre
age should be held down as much a
possible in order to avoid an over pro
duction.
Every man who was present at tn
meeting last Tuesday evening state
that it was one of the best communit,
meetings ever held in East Dover.