The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-06-08

1t is net too early to begin with
he Fair to be held this fall. To
make the most successful fair it
is necessary to have the very best
exhibits possible and to do this
it is essential to begin at once
to- prepare the varieties and plan
Just what kind of exhibit you will
make. The oat CROP is being har-
vested: to make the best display
of this srop the specimen to be
shown should be cured In the
shade so as to be as blight as
possible. The vegetables and
fruits are coming in and a va
rietv of these should be selected
and put awav in good display
packages. Perhaps you will say,
~ did not know we were to have
fair this fall" Can any real
live community afford not to have
Ilane? There is absolutely no one
thing chat will mean more to the
interest and upbuilding of CONS
immunity than to put across q, good
fair. Let the farmers, the house
wives, the children and the teach
ers turn aside from the everyday
4 routine and have two or three
days social and educational enjoy
ment. Perhaps you will see your
neighbor, whom you scarcely ever
S ee and come in personal contact
with him and work out big at
/ fair for the school and church.
While We do not, in putting across
an enterprise of this kind, lose
sight of the individual acsom-
plishments: it offers something
big to do-a community project
that will make it a better place to
live.
One of the great needs Of Mis-
sissippi today is community lead
ership. In each community. there
are almost unbound possibilities
opportunities to be realized only
through someone to assume lead
+ edship. There is story OF. COM
munity twelve miles from the
railroad in one of the south Mis-
i sissippi counties, it is most too
long to tell in detail, but just
l.5re | want to tell part OF. it;
4 During the period when the boil
weevii was wrecking havoc. this
section composed of several small
.chools desided that their child
rem were as deserving as the
i children of the towns where they
had a nine months school, but
money was scarce and thew were
confronted with a problem as. to
financing a big undertaking.
Five of these. small units came
together and selected a location,
appointed committees and soon
had enough private subscriptions
and interest to be"in the actual
work. Many were not able to, give
money but they gave their labor
and teams and the building was
! ,eady for the regular time OF
school opening and about two
4 hundred children were in attend
ance, being brought together in
trucks and wagons, the attend
aace was far above the average
previously.
During the first session the
1 farmers ogranized cooperative
association and began feeding
out some live stock; during the
month of Nav they were ready to
ship and found that it was neces-
sary to have two cars to accOmmo-
date all. The sale was advertised
and several LEGAL BUYERS were
present and also one representa-
tive from a packing house plant;
a sales committee was appointed
ID after considering the differ
ent bids decided to ship to the
St. Louis market: when the re-
I turns came in the check called
4 for S999.65 more than the highest
bid made on the ground at the
car. That fall at the opening OF
school a good fair was held and
another boost was enjoyed by all
the community and today this
school is the leader in all things
pertaining to progress. Co-opefas
ton did it there and will accom-
plish the same for your school.
o. L. Simmons,
County Agent.