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The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-21
WEATHER REPORT
MASONIC NOTICE

A stated communication of Mt. Nc Kinley Lodge No. 183, F. & A. M., will be held Thursday, (tonight) at o'clock Annual election of officers. 2O-2t. w. J. MCDONALD, Secy.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-21

Pioneer Auxiliary will hold a busi- ness meeting and election of officers Friday evening at Eagle Hall. All members are requested to be present
 21-2t.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-21

We have just received another shipment of rain suits. Give your order while they last. The Blum O'Neill Go.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09
new FEATURE FOR
COURIER READERS
harriet and tie Piper WIZ Begin in
Next Weeks Issue

me Courier has secured Tor its read.
ers the publication rights on an IN
leHSeiy Interesting and human story.
Harriet and the Piper" by Kathleen
Norris. the talented author Of a great
IN. ny widely read novels. among them
ne Story of Julia Page Sisters. -
ana Others This feature VIII begin i'm
next weeks issue, and the strIEin. and
eNcepuohai story, written IN the au-
NOR inimitabie manner. viii. we feel
sure De appreciated 10y our readers
rms story has been shown on the
screen here at the Rex theatre some
lline ago and was greatly ou ioyed by
those who saw IT, The story as written
10y Kathleen Norris viii doubtless
greatly interest those who SAW the pho
t"piay az wei as those who did not.
ahd we hope our readers will take ad-
want &c of the opportunity Of reading
TINS story. II il is enjoyed we ask that
y"u1eil Is for we are anxious ~ secure
only those features which uur readers
like,
BE sure 10 start with the opening
chapter. which viii start in The Con
rler next week
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09
ADAMS DECOY co. ORGANIZED.

The Adams necoy Co. Incorporated
with q capital stock Of $4,000. was
organized last week with the following
officers elected: w. 7. McMurry. pres
ident; Joe W. Engcl. vice-preSident {:
'Ino Pyle. secretary and treasurer: and
j. .. Adams. superintendent The new
manufacturing concern viii be located
in the Curtin raincoat factory build
ing beginning with the manufacture of
decoyS although gradually they Will
expand 10 include other articles for
manufacture. The decoys are To be
made according 10 the formula Of !
.. Adams. and considerable force of
wor'meu win be used by this company.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09
FARM BUREAU
REMAINS HERE
Directors Reverse Decision TO Move
Headquarters To Fulton.

After meeting in Jordan last Tuesday
and voting TO move the headquarters of
the Fulton County Farm Bufe1u from
Hickman 20 Fulton. the directors met
Friday in the office OF the farm bureau
here and after some discussion. in
which certain inSuumountahic obstacles
presented themselves. reversed the de-
ciSion of the meeting of last Thursday,
SO that The offices of the bureau will
continue to be located in Hickman.
Officers which were elected for the
ensuing year at the meeting AT Jordan
arc az follows:
President. T. +. williamson vice
president. RoSco Stone secretary and
treasurer Norman Terry The follow
ing were appointed on the executive
committee from the various districts of
the county
District No I. L. a. Thompson and J
II Wade District No =. !. c. Lawson
and ". {. Sowell District No. ., Il. &.
Prathcr and < 4 Wilson: District No
4 w. y. Nipp and II. G. Shaw.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09
START PROMOTION
OF TRUCK GROWING
VIII Encourage Hill Farmers TO Raise
Sweet Potatoes. Strawberries, Etc.

y movement j. now on foot among
the business men of Hickman 10 pro
mote the raising of sweet potatoes aud
Strawberries 10y the farmers cuitivatiug
land ia the hill section between the
Troy ANA DyegsbUrg ro;jds. They have
launched "a campaign among these bill
farmers 10 start growing these Two
highly prolific and paying crops this
YeIr and they are meering with great
eucOuragcm
y mgetiHs is to BE- held at Graves
SchoOlhouse tonight. at which the great
udvdntag e> Of these crops over the corn
and cotton crops viii Toe explained
If Hill farmer continues as he has
in the past me can cultivate about -
acres of corn which Will make on au
average Of 600 bushels and Selliu. at
the present price Of 30 cents bushcl,
make gross $500 One man and team
can handle u acres of sweet potatoes
and that land is producing from 200
10 800 bushels of sweet potatoes AN
acre, and the government reports show
that the average price of sweet pota-
toes for the past ten years has been
about SL25 "a buShel. Therefore the
man growing sweet potatoes would sell
gross from $3.50 TO S937J produced on
Il acres against $500 from - acres of
corn. Strawberries run in about the
same proportion rs sweet potatoes.
These figures are facts and these state
mcut~ can Doe verified 10y asking those in
the truck raising territory around
Hickman.
II Is thought that with the proper
cncoura cement ana help from the huSi-
ness men of Hickman the farmers in
the section between the Troy and by
cr>hurg roads viii plant 400 acres Of
sweet potatoes and 100 acres of straw
berries this year and conservative eS-
innate would he that the gross sales
would amount TO Sl2J.OOO The same
acreage in corn win bring in gross
about 5000. The difference in cash'
the farmers will have if they raise
sweet potatoes and Strawberries instead
of corn on the same number of acres
would Toe S117.JOO.
In addiction 10 this il is a wei known
fact that ire hill section around Hick-
man i especially adapted 10 the raising
Of these two crops as well as other
truck, being cxcelled 10y no other land
in this part of the country. and there
is no reason why Hickman should not
bc n sweet potato and strawberry cen
ter. nor why the farmers in the hill
section near here should not be getting
their share of the profits which are
accruing to farmers everywhere through
the growing of these crops.
The foregoing statements are not the
idle dreams of some theorists but they
are the experiences of farmers not only
elsewhere but right here in our midst
who have been raising these crops. and
any one of them who has been engaged
in this kind Of farming viii verify the
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09
NATION WIDE BEAUTY CONTEST
WINNER At REN TO-DAY

Miss Edith Mae Patterson. winner Of
the nation wide beauty contest staged
by the ST Louis Globe Democrat il
billed 70 be Ut the Rex Theatre today.
both m the afternoon matinee and ar
The night show. She appears i'm person
IN The Dream Girl" musical novelty
OF art. beauty and songs. a4d H. assist
cd by Carter Haynes the southern bari
tone. Accurdiu. 10 reports from the
various nearby cities at which she has
shown the judges IN the beauty contest
used excellent Judgment iu their Selcc-
ton Of the winner. for she * said 10
possess rare beauty, and her perform
unco is highly recommended
Aside from this attraction there is on
the program. an excellent picture star
ring Conway Tcarle. DO not miss this
especially attractive program. this AZ
tern0on and tonight
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09
Si.250 FOR
HEALTH 4 WELFARE LEAGUE

The fiscal court i'm its regular session
Tuesday appropriated $3.50 TO the
Health and Welfare League in Fulton
County for use i'm the full time health
department. The League was repre-
sented by delegates 10 the court and
asked for an appropriation of $500.
The S4.2JO appropriated by the fiscal
court will be matched by like amount
from the states, making $500. The
fund raised last year was $4,000 and
to equal this sum this year $500 viii
have to be raised by public subscrip-
tion. Last year $500 was appropriated
by the fiscal court. $500 was given by
the state and $1,000 was raised by pub
lie subscription i'm Hickman and Fulton.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09
CAYCE NEWS
Interesting Items by The Courier's
Special Correspondent.

Mesdames Daisy BOndurant. Fanny
Jones, Mai Hampton and Sallie john
son spent Wednesday with Mrs. +. \.
MayGeld.
\ W. Fowler left Saturday to 90
with his father, who lives at Kenton, TO
Nashville. 10 "a hospital. where he will
undergo another operation.
Miss Nina Kimbro spent the weekend
at Moscow with Bud Kimbro and fam
lily.
The friends and relatives of Miss
Mamie Luten gave her a surprise
birthday dinner Monday in honor Of her
SEVENTEEN birthday. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Dan Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Sublet and family, Mes
danes Inez Menees. Kitty White, Clara
Carr. Rosie BOndurant. Nora Nayior,
BERTHE Pewitt, Eliza Wall, Fannie
johnson. frankie Mcclellan. Irene
! BransfOrd. Georgia Miner, Eta Nail
ing, Misses Annie and Alice Thomas.
Louise Menees. Virginia BOndurant,
| Virginia Davis; Messrs. Justin Attic
berry. Walter and Willie Luten and Rich
ard Bransford.
Miss Ruth White left Sunday 10 go
20 work for Smith < Amberg at Hick-
man.
1 A-'ui>f anu W iiiAt s'NdANS
were in Hickman Friday.
Victoria NOles spent Monday night
with Lois Mayfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Mcclellan. Mrs.
A. W. Fowler. Mrs. j. c. Menees, Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Hampton and Mrs
! Fannie Jones visited Miss Annie Cruce
/ Sunday. She is able to sit up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob johnson were in
! Union CITY Monday
Cecil Baker is real sick with pneumo-
mia.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Bondurant spent
/ Sunday with her mother. Mrs. Lou Bur-
nett, of near Fulton.
j. q. West. Charlie MurchisOn and
Pat Henry were here. Monday on i'm
portant business. We are glad to see
our sheriffs doing their duty
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Allen and Mr..
land Mrs. Charlie Sloan spent Sunday
with Arden Simpson and family.
| Victoria Noles spent Monday night
with Lois Mayfield
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Hampton were
in Fulton Monday.
Jim MeneeS says sixty-two years age
the I'D of February he drove to Hick'
man i'm an OK wagon for his housekeep
ing furniture. He says there were
woods most of the way and just one
house-Jin Mayes'.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09

statements. and il would he well for
every farmer to think this matter over
thoroughly.
Much enthusiasm is being manifested,
and with some live. progressive men
back of the movement il is sure 10 be "A
success.
Mr. Farmer. he sure TO attend the
meeting at Graves schOolhOuse and hear
the matter explained. then think it over
and you will see that YOU cannot afford
not 10 plant these two paying crops.
And the business men Of Hickman are
going to see that every farmer in that
! section and in other sections near Hick-
man has the chance to put in these
crops.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09
HICKMAN SCHOOL PROBLEMS.
Our schools as They Are

a recent survey of the Hickman
schools show that the pupils are divided
into three classes Those under age for
their grades; those OF normal age for
their grades, and those over age for
their grades. We find about > ~ per
cent of our pupils are under age for
their grades ans division il always
small in all schools. We lind that
AZ IL per cent OF our pupils in the
normal age. In other words they are
ia the grade in whih they naturally be-
long. according to their age. They have
neither lost nor gained but have Sc
cured promotion each year. We call
them normal in their school progress.
Ii Is in this group that most OF the
children In our schools should be found,
however. only AZ IL per cent OF them
are found in this group. Il per cent
OF our pupils are found in the third
class. The pupils in this division axe
below the grades in which their ages
would entitle them TO be. This means
that As per cent of the children in
school have lost from One-half TO seven
and Onc-half school years. \ great
number OF children are from two TO
i've years behind the grade they should
be in. =
The Tax Payer.
What does this mean TO the tax pay
err When child repeats a grade ii
costs the community about forty dollars.
Forty dollars represents the medium
cost per child per year for elementary
education. To give child common
school education costs $4,000 provided
he does the work i'm normal time which
is eight years. but let us suppose he
fails twice and instead of completing
.s..I.f mi ron
wears. IL does not take a mathemati-
clan to figure that his education has
then cost the community S4OO or an
additional cost of $50. which represents
waste in education. This year we have
10 children repeating the some work
they did last year. Why did these child
rem failg
The total number of school years lost
by all the children enrolled IN the
Hickman schools Is $40 IL years. $40
multiplied by 500 IL equals S5o.oSo'
This represents the price this town Is
paying for permitting children To drag
along through school, spending much
longer time SECURING an education than
is necessary. This amount OF taxes
would pay for our new buildings
N will never be possible 10 complete
ly eliminate all over age pupils but the
number OF over age chhureh III any
school system should not be greater
than the number under age Tor theii
grades. This maintains a haIiesce an.
keeps down the additional cost ih'o"e'
because OF retarded children.
The Child.
What does II mean TO the child TO los'
from two to five years Will esecurlni
an education? Just this: Either th'
child fails to complete his education
dropping out OF school as soon as IN
compulsory law will permit anu DE
coming one of the less efncient or ~
remains IN school until ne mas com
pleted work at great personal ioss'
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09
TAX ASSESSMENT
LOWERED $50, 0O0.0 90

The increase Of 100000 in the tax
assessment of farm lands in Fulton
County was lowered by $4,000 by the
state tax commission. County Judge
ChaS D. Nugent. Magistrates Pollock.
Attcbery. Coombes and Hagler. County
Clerk Henry and County Attorney Adj
ans. were i'm Frankfor tlast week to
ask the commission for a reduction. II
was hoped To secure even greater re-
duction than the one which was So
cured. hut orr representatives were I'M
able to convince the tax commission Of
its necessity
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09

Mems extra heavy triple stitch work
shirts at 79c.-DObSOns.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.

GAS a. m. Sunday School, F. Il. Ran
die, Supt.
10 AZ a. m, Preaching by the pastor.
p. m, Evangelistic Service.
3 p. IN. Monday, Woman's Missionary
Society.
p. m. Wednesday, Prayer Service.
3 p. IN. Thursday. Ladies' Aid Society.
You are given a most hearty invita-
ton to be in any or all of these services
Rev. f. A. Tucker. Pastor.
Observation-Disclosures
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09
SEED CORN FOR SALE

Have n limited amount of handpick-
ed. shelled and tested Johnson County
seed corn. Those desiring seed of this
heavy yielding variety leave orders at
Farm Bureau or write me. The price is
S1.75 per bushel, delivered mi Hickman.
$685. Il. III. McMurry.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09
REMAINS BROUGHT HERE

The remains of Louis Palmer. son of
I'd Palmer, were brought here from the
home i'm St Louis and were buried in
the City Cemetery Saturday afternoon.
Death was the result of pneumonia.
The family formerly lived at>Hickman.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our many friends
and neighbors for their kindness shown
us during the accident and death of oul
dear father and husband.
Mrs. Pruett and Children.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09

III a boy must remain in high school
until he is twenty to get his diploma,
he has lost two years in college or he
has lost his earning power for two
years. This is merely an attempt 10
point out how expensive this question
of averageness is both to the public aud
the individual
Reasons for Existing Conditions.
Why are so many of our pupils over
age for their gradesE DO you think
that it is because they are not as bright
as the children elsewhere? Well. that
Is not the reason. Ii is because they
have not had the opportunities. They
have been crowded into rooms. poorly
equipped. poorly heated. poorly lighted.
and poorly ventilated. Often the teach
erS have been asked to teach from 90 to
120 children. The attendance has been
irregular. No one teacher can look Of
ter This number of children and get
more than half of them through a grade.
The Remedy.
The remedy for these conditions must
be provided. 1t is a false economy that
will permit children TO attend school I'm
a building poorly equipped for educa-
tiOnal purposes. New buildings must
be constructed if we are TO emprove
lexiSting conditions. IL is false econo-
my that will permit more than forty
children to be assigned TO one teacher
The attendance must be regular. \
course of study must be prepared that
will he modern and up-to-date.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-09

The new Tweed cloth and sport
skirtings, $1.95 yard and up at Dob
sons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
MRS. BRENNAN
PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Mary Brennan. aged II
years, a resident of Rock Island 56
years, passed away at 12:40 O'Clock
this morning in the family resi-
dence, 1000 Twenty-third street.
She was taken suddenly i'll Thurs
day morning and gradually became
weaker until the end came peace
fully this morning. Death resulted
from heart disease.
Mrs. Brennan, who was formerly
Miss Mary Kirby, was born in Ire
land, March 20, 1850, and came to
this country when a small girl. She
came TO Rock Island in 1865. where
she had since resided. She was
married to Daniel Brennan, April
8, 1872. He preceded her in death
Is years.
Mrs. Brennan was well known in
the community and her departure
will be greatly felt by the family
and many friends. She was mem
Der of st. Joseph's church.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mary and Ella Brennan, and two
sons, Dennis ]. and Dan K, all at
home.
Funeral arrangements will be
made later.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Personal Fonts

Miss Helen Barnes left today for
a months visit with relatives at
Pittsburgh, Pa. Before returning
to Rock Island Miss Barnes Will
visit Philadelphia, New York and
Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Suck of Chi
cago stopped off in Rock Island
Yesterday to visit Mr. and Mrs. M.
c. Fisher, 1911 Thirty-second street.
They are enroute to Los Angeles.
Calf, where they will make their
future home.
Friends of Mrs G. F. Smick OF
1116 Thirty-ninth street, will be
glad to learn that her condition IS
favorable following an operation
which she underwent Friday morn.
ing at st. Anthony's hospital.
The Misses Irene and Gertrude
Wagner, $40 Eleventh street, left
Yesterday for the south. and will
spend three months visiting rela-
tfves. After a stay in Montgomery,
Ala, they will proceed to Blanch-
ard, La, where they will be the
guests of their sister, Mrs. j. B.
Morris
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
DEATH SUMMONS
MRS. SCHNEIDER
Pneumonia Fatal After Three Days
IllnesS-ROck Island Resident
Sc Years.

Mrs. Anna Schneider, aged SIS
years, resident of Rock Island
nearly her entire life, passed away
at 2 O'Clock yesterday morning, in
the family residence, 1904 Seventh
avenue. Death followed a three
days illness of pneumonia.
Mrs. Schneider was born in Ger
many, July IT, 1858. and came to
this country, with her parents, at
the age of two years. The family
came directly to Rock Island, where
she had since resided. She was
married to Conrad Schneider, June
2, 1873. Mr.. Schneider conducted a
grocery business more than 25
years and the family was well
known in the city. Mr. Schneider
preceded her in death in 1901. She
was a member of the Emmanuel
Evangelical Lutheran church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Clara Reinhardt and two sons,
Waldo E. Schneider and E. S.
Schneider, all of Rock Island. A
grandchild also survives. A daugh-
ter, Anna, preceded her in death, in
1906.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon in
the family residence. Rev Phi. Will
helm, pastor of the Emmanuel Evan
gelical Lutheran church, will con-
duct the services. Burial will be in
Chippianhock cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
KARLOWA RADIO
OFFICE STARTS
DAILY REPORT
Is Granted Official Authority to
Give Weather Reports and
Musical Concerts.

Weather forecast and report Of
storm conditions, the new service
of the Karlowa Radio company,
started this afternoon. Tonight
musical concerts will be given
from $50 to o'clock and continue
every night.
Each day the weather reports
will be given at 1915 o'clock noon
and at 5 o'clock on a 4S5-meter
wave length and at 9:15 o'clock
each night will be sent the Wash
ington, d. c., radio weather report
covering weather, wind and storm
conditions of the eastern and mid
die western United States. This
report will also be sent on a 4S5-
meter wave length. The musical
concerts will be sent with $50
meter wave lengths on the follow
ing schedule:
Monday-6:30 to z o'clock.
Tuesday-S:30 to 9 O'Clock.
Wednesday-6:30 tot O'Clock.
Thursdays to 8 O'clock
Friday-6:30 to Z o'clock.
Saturday-S:30 to 9 o'clock.
Report Sporting Events.
Plans are being made by Robert
Karl0wa to send reports of base
ball games, football contests and
all important athletic events daily
when the seasons open. The re-
ports, concerts and results of these
contests will be heard all over the
United States.
Mr.. Karlowa received a tele-
gram from Herbert Hoover, secre-
tary of the National Chamber OF
Commerce, Saturday, granting the
| authority to issue government
weather and crop reports and in
addition to these, the local station
has been given permission tC
broadcast news and entertainments
to wireless operators all over the
United States. The Office has been
appointed the official weather fore
casting station for this district
which includes a radius of 15C
miles.
A commercial operator has been
employed and will be on duty each
day from noon until 8 O'Clock in
the evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
FORECAST LIGHT
SNOW; CONDITION
is NOT SETTLED

Unsettled weather conditions,
with probably snow fiurries tonight
and tomorrow morning are forecast
by Andrew Hamrick, local meteor
ologist. There was only a trace of
snow this morning, the fall sub
siding at 8:55 o'clock.
A very large area of high pres
sure which will send cold winds
here tomorrow morning is shown
on the weather map today These
cold winds will cause dew, and con-
sequently light snow. There are in
dications that this cold will not
last very long. The temperature
tonight is not expected to fall be-
low 25 degrees
The highest temperature yester-
day was 40 degrees, and the lowest
last night, %.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Obituary
MIS-. EdIth smith.

Mrs. Edith Smith, a resident of
Moline for so years, and widely
known in this community, died
early Sunday at the family home,
1917 Twenty-first avenue, Moline.
Mrs. Smiths death was a severe
shock to many pioneer residents OF
Moline. as she had been in excel
lent health until Thursday evening,
when she was stricken with heart
disease.
Mrs. Smith was a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Mahon- She was
born June 81, 1859, in Sharon, Hen
~ county. The family moved to
Gilbertstown, Iowa. now Betten-
dorf, in the early sixties, and after
few years there, moved to MO-
line.
Mrs. Smith was a member of the
First Methodist church OF Moline
for many years and was an active
worker in many organizations OF
the church.
Edith Mahon was married to Ed
c. Smith in Moline Oct Is, 1879.
Mr.. Smith has been in the express
business here for several decades.
Surviving Mrs. Smith are the wild
over, a daughter, Miss Frances
Smith, of Moline, and a son, c. G.
Smith, of Portland, Ore, and one
brother, Henry Mahon, of Moline.
Funeral services will be held in
the home at 1917 Twenty-first ave-
nue., at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Rev. Jesse T. Dodds will Off
ciate. Burial will be in Riverside
cemetery.