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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-10
AND STILL THEY KELP
BUILDING AND IMPROVING

T.. Hmse " making som. sub
sian'ial iiaTovegei's on BIS home
In IN. Carlisle community.
klr. Morse Is alive 70 tbs needs ~
bis far and home and xsepi NAB
ing rth improve as he thinks
Necessary. The Tt"ple w, make
up the population ~ Lubbock coDn-
~ arc posscsFed With tnig s,rFe
spirit. with centiaiAlly ntkes for
better q =. Heller fam ant
more contentcd people.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-10
VOTING POPULATION IS
LARGER IN SAN ANGELO

San Angelo, Feb. Poll taxes
paid IN Tom Green county num-
bered 3,597, and exemption certifi-
Gates 2b7, making a total voting
strength Of 1854. This h 1903
more voters than the county had
last year, and Is the greatest num-
Der In history
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-10
ffabituai Constipation Cured
~ ~ 90 ~ Days

"LAt f1s WITH PEPSIN" Is a specially
prepared syrup1onic-Iaxative for Iiabltual
Constipation Il relieves promptly but
should be- taken regularly for Il 10 ii days
70 induce reaular action. Il Stimulates and
Regulate. Very Pleasant 10 Take SOo
" bottle
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-10
HALE COUNTY HAS
ABOUT $500 VOTERS

While County Tax Collector, -. n.
Towery has not 10 far checked up
on all the poll tax receipts issued,
he tells ~ that the total for Hale
county will run nearly $500, which
Is considerably more than ever be
fore.
The city issued few more thnn
LOO poll tax receipts, which is far
IN excess Of last year.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-10
LUBBOCK BANKS WILL BE
CLOSED MONDAY. FED. IL

Lubbock banks will be closed
Monday, February 10. as the 18th.
falls on Sunday, and under such
circumstances the following Mon
day Is almost without exceptions,
declared a holid-v the 18th being
the birthday Of Lincoln.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-10
MRS. cRISwoLD CALLED TO
BEDSIDE OF DAUGHTER

Mrs. J. 7. Griswold was summon
ed 10 Dallas last evening by the
message that her daughter. Miss le-
ma, would be operated on this morn
ing for appendicitis. The many
friends Of Rev and Mrs. Griswold
nope that their daughter has q
r'cedy reccsc. -Cla.end n News.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-10
HOG PRICES HAVE
TAKEN ANOTHER JUMP

Chicago, Feb. 7.-Advaneing
prices reached n new milestone To-
day In the livestock market here
$40 a hundrcdweight for hogs. This
Is $40 gain since last November.
Packing house stocks Of pork
products have recently been much
depleted, and with the approach Of
the end Of the Winter season ..
packing operations, the demand for
hogs has been difficult to fin
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-10

SO, y. L. 4 4. Il. Ry., 1915 acres.
$40.
THE STATE or TEXAS, County
Of Lubbock, Canyon Independents
School District. I. J, n. Mobley,
Tax Collector Of said county do
hereby certify that the within lands,
assessed on the tax rolls OF said dis
trict for the year 1890 are delin.
quent Tor taxes for 1920.
J. y. MOBLEY.
Canyon Ind School Dist Collector.
Sworn 10 and subscribed befors
me. this 10th day Of Jan, 1929.
(Scal n. +. STUBS.
County Clork, Lubbock County. Tex.
Certificate 81 Trustees Of Canyon
Independent School District.
The State 81 Texas, County %
lubbock We certify that we have
examined the within report Of lands
assessed on the tax rolls Of said dis
trict for the year 1890. which are
delinquent for taxes for the year
1920. and find the same correct,
and II "a ordered that the same shall
be published In the Lubbock Avalan-
che as the law directs.
Approved this the 10th day ~
January, 1929 by order Of the board
Of trustees Of the Canyon indie
pendent School District. OF Lubbock
County, Texas.
w. y. Trotter, President.
W. p, Pruitt. Secretary.
Pat Nix.
J. =. Sharp.
A. r. Sides
J. n. Sides.
w. J. Roberts.
School Trustees.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-10

Man Clark and c. II. Perry. Of
Dickens. are in Lubbock on busi-
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-10

II. J. Dietrich, assistant cashier
Of the First National Bank, Of Post
City, was here Wednesday. and wish
ted with his friend, w. o. Stevens,
President Of the Citizens National
Bank, Of this place.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-10

4, NJ s. Acuff, 2i.2 acres, s4f5.
Unknown, Abst, No. 40, Sur. No.
SO, y. l.. & X. r. Ry, 1876 acres.
1910.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
A Country Trip

Last Sunday was the annual
singing at ''Old Liberty" about
| a miles from Bethel Springs,
place of good water and plenty
of good eats.
After the crowd had all as
sembled the singers were all in
vited to come in and join in the
singing with Carl Hawkins, their
leader. Mr.. Hawkins has recent
ly taught a singing school at
Good Hope and with great suc-
cess. He brought most of his
class. Among them were Miss
Agnes Roland, Miss Garner, Mr..
and Mrs. Garner, Cecil Garner,
and a number of others.
The song services were opened
by Carl Hawkins and a prayer
was given by Ernest Moore.
Then a few class songs were sung
and a double quartet was led by
Carl Hawkins, after which the
crowd adjourned for dinner.
After the good people of Lib
erty had their fine dinner all
spread, | looked out across the
green hills of old Liberty and
saw tables full of good things to
eat under every shade tree near
by. enough to have fed many
more than were present.
After every one had eaten din
ner it was time for a nice cool
drink from the large spring,
which should be compared with
an ice fountain.
The crowd all gathered back
to hear the beautiful songs that
were sung by the Good Hope class
and their helpers.
The singing closed about 3
o'clock and | went up to Mr.. An
derson Henrys. While there Miss
Feelie took me in to see her
new Cream Separator, and | be
gan to see that Mr.. McKell had
aroused the people in the Liberty
community in the dairy business.
After that | returned home and
told them all | had spent one
more happy day in the country.
WINNIE BROOKS.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
HARVEY HODGES DEAD

Harvey Hodges, aged A, dice
at the old home in the 9Th district
September l, 1922, and on the
following day his remains were
laid to rest in the old family bury.
ing ground, wherein sleep his
father, mother and other rela-
tives.
Harvey Hodges was a model
man and spent his life in the
csmmunity where he was born,
Early in life he qualified as 8
teacher and devoted the best
years of his life to that profes.
sion. He had taught successfully
in different sections of the coun-
ty, his services being always in
demand.
The deceased was welfinformed
on current topics and his quick
and ready wit was ever manifest.
His last service was rendered to
Gravelhill. to which place he had
gone to teach. I'll health, brought
on by an attack of influenza.
compelled him to abandon his
work. He went home, and while
ne rallied many times, he gradu-
ally grew worse until the end.
He is survived by his brothers,
Horny, Henry and Harmon, and
by his sisters, Mrs. Peoples, Mrs.
Robson. Mrs. Scott, and Miss
Maggie Hodges, the latter being
constantly with him, her fidelity
and gentleness soothing his last
hours, during all of which he
showed that masterful cheerful
ness which was a part of his ma
ture, and endured with the same
patient nobility to the end.
We sorrow with those who
bear the burden of affiiction.
Rev. Dewberry of Savannah
preached the funeral sermon in
a most helpful and practical way,
and j. R. Swain and w. H Will
son, with whom the deceased had
labored so much in singing con-
ventions, conducted the singing,
a feature of which was a song
composed and written by the de-
ceased, also his favorite song
was sung, a song on the resurec-
ton.
Bryan Gooch, undertaken, had
charge of the funeral.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
MT. CARMEL

We visited this historic burying
ground on the occasion of the
funeral Of Harvey Hodges, and
within its confines rest the ashes
of many of the county's Oldest
and most respected citizens. IT
is situated on an eminence over
looking the valleys surrounding
it, east of the railroad, and south
east of the town of Finger. The
first grave made there was that
of Abram Lowrance about 100
years ago and the second was
that of Mrs. Table White, the
great-grandmother of Mrs. John
Tedford. On the weather-stained
side of an old monument chisled
by the sculptor many years ago
we found the inscription Mrs.
Rebecca Bullner, born IN 1889,
and died in 1856" The grand
father of w. j. Clayton, Jessie
Clayton, sleeps in the old ceme-
terry, as do the father and mother
of Esq. j. S. Lain Thos. Lain,
born in 1907, dying in 1886, and
Jane Lain, born in 1921, dying in
1879. We found the monument
of Dave Owen, showing him to
have been born in 1910, dying in
1885. There in the silent tomb
sleep the remains of the grand
father of Wash Gage, Bobby Nc
Intyre, and scores of others of the
older citizens who aided in the
upbuilding of the county. What
a wonderful history is held in
these silent and eversacred places
and what recollections of other
DAYS come upon all of US when
we read these lettered monu-
ments.
/. Mount Carmel in the olden
times had associated with it the
name of Elijah, the prophet. In
this Mount Carmel there is the
association of another Elijah
Elijah Hodges, father of the de-
ceased. who in his day was a
tower of strength in the Prim-
tive Baptist Church. with which
church Harvey Hodges had been
identified for many years.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08

Our first cooperative shipment
of cattle will go out this week.
A car for Bethel Springs Tues
day, one for Corinth Wednesday,
and another for Bethel Springs
on Saturday. After this week
we will ship every Saturday from
some point in the county. If you
have anything to sell, list it with
the County Agent one week be-
fore you want to ship. Chester
county, our neighbor, through its
Farm Bureau, shipped out four
car loads Of cattle last Saturday.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
COST OF PR0DUG-
Inc; PORK FOUND
Survey Shows Small Lltters
Principal Cause of High Cost

The average cost of producing 100
pounds of marketable pork in sections
of Iowa and Illinois In 1921 was $G08,
according to cost of production study
made by the United States Department
Of Agriculture on 3,574 spring pigs
producing 855,140 pounds of market
able pork.
This pork was produced when corn
was relatively cheap last year. The
survey shows that 65 per cent of the
hogs returned between 25 cents and
IS cents per bushel of corn fed. Costs
ranged from $3.76, in one drove, to
$10S0 In the drove showing the high
est cost, 50 per cent Of the pork show
, Ing cost of $500 or less per 100
pounds. An average profit of SIPS
per 100 pounds of marketable pork is
shown, or an average profit of $3..6
for each pig weaned.
Size Of Litter Factor
The szie OF the litters, the relative
economies made in the use of feed and
labor, and the quantity of pork pro-
duced per sow were the three principal
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
FARMER SHOULD STUDY
GRADES OF HIS PRODUCTS

Practically all Of the products Of the
farm-llvestock, grains, hay, fruit,
vegetables, wool and cotton-are sold
on grade at some time before reaching
the consumer. In view of this produc-
ers are considering cutting down costs
of marketing through the elimination OF
some Of the mlddlemen should acquaint
themselves with the various grades re-
ouirements of, at least, their major
products, says A. l. Jordan, marketing
specialist of the Extension Service,
University Of Tennessee.
Whenever grades have been stabil-
lied so that products can be graded
before they leave the farmers hands
and sell on the same grade until they
reach the consumer. II makes 1t posi-.
Bile to greatly reduce the marketing
costs. Under such conditions, II iG
of special Importance that farmera
and farmers associations recognize
the importance of preparing the pro
duct for sale and shipment according
to the requirements of the fixed grades.
The wool grower who Is thoroughly in
formed on wool grades does not long
continue to place on the market all
the wool he has In one batch, the bury
mixed in with the clear, etc. He real.
lies that his wool is going to come
under the Jurisdiction of some man
down the fline who will say TO what
particular grade 1t belongs and under
which 1t must be sold and paid for
The same is true Of other products.
In this day Of rapid strides in cooper
stive marketing the farmer will pr,s
4 most who studies The grading II n!i
prodnct and produces . quality pm
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
Finger High School Opens.

tHhgST HISh oCtooi OpSnS,
The Finger High School opened
Monday morning with an increas-
ed enrolment. The citizens of
the town showed their interest in
the school by attending the ex-
ercises.
Rev. j. A. Houston of Ramer
conducted the devotional exer-
cises and addressed the audience
in a pleasing and forceful man.
ner. Other addresses were made
by County Agent W. T. McKell,
and Co. Supt. Terry Abernathy.
The faculty is as follows, Miss
Florence English, principal; Jim
Beck, high, school assistant;
Misses Ethel PUNK and Clara
Lain, grammar school. The
school will rank this year as a
three-year high school. the en-.
terprising citizens of Finger meet
ing the expense of raising il
from a two-year school, and also
making the elementary term s
months "a splendid example fol-
other communities.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08

Prof w G. Robinson principal of the school, whose picture
appears above introduced the faculty follows Misses Bessie
Hammons and Lula Alexander high school, w E. Glover Mrs
Annie Rea Olive Misses Gwynne Crocker Ma Ethcrdge
grammar school, Miss Florence Ross music Miss Annie Irene
Freeman, expression.
Prof Robinson beginning his fifth principal Of this
school, and during his ncumbenc the school has grown number
efficiency and grade till ranks first class grade high
school, of the few in West Tennessee and graded higher
The senior class this year will be larger than any previous
This account of the attendance high school pupils having
completed the m grade other schools which prepared
to give the senior or last years work
Prof Robinson proposes make this his best work and
with the splendid faculty which has been selected Semer assured
of the best school had The demonstrated that
behind the school by the of many patrons the
ing exercises.
Let's boost our school and stand by our teachers.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08

Robt. Hamilton, who has been
in the law department of Wander
bilt University, is spending his
vacation with homefolks here.
Sheriff John Dillon and sons,
irby and Grady, were at Bolivar
Wednesday, where the sheriff
vas attending to official business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Conger
and little daughter, Mary Kath-
ryn, of Jackson, We're the week
end guests of Mrs. j. w. Prather.
Mrs. j. 7. Bagby and children,
Steadman and Charles Lee, are
visiting Mrs. Bagby's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Steadman, on
Court avenue.
Sheriff Dillon and some Of his
deputies captured a still" in the
southeast part Of the county last
week, but none of the operators
of the still were located.
]. B. Gray left Wednesday to
visit his wife who is convalscent
in Memphis hospital. Mr.. Gray
reports that Mrs. Gray will soon
be able to return nome.
Ben Johnson of Ramer is MAX
ing trips to Selmer about twice a
week with his car loaded with
vegetables and fruits for which
he finds a ready market.
Esq. w. F. Beard of the 7tf
district was here Monday. Hi
says the crops on his farm arr
good, and that his melon patche.
are the best he ever saw.
Mrs. Jennie Lockman was Wis
iting relatives in Selmer thi
week. She spends her time will
her children in Jackson and Mem
phis, and frequently visits he
old home in Selmer.
Claude Dunaway and family o
near Sulphur Springs. were il
Selmer Tuesday. Claude report
having killed IA squirrels il
Moses Creek bottom in a few
hours one morning last week.
E. w. Hester, a former Nc
Marian, now a prosperous busi
ness man of Chattanooga, was
visitor to Selmer this week. H,
and several of his brothers wen
to Chattanooga several years ag,
and all have prospered.
Hugh Wallace is visiting hi
parents. Rev. and Mrs. j. w
Wallace, on Pharr avenue. H,
is a postofice inspector, and wa
until recently stationed at Tex
arkana but Shreveport is now hi
headquarters. Hugh is perhap
lone of the youngest inspectors il
the service, and his promotion +
this very responsible position i
evidence that he is capable o
handling a real job.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
SELMER SENIOR CLASS

Lorraine Houston, Mary Nell
Prather. Annie Belle Haynes, Ed
ma Prather, Alton Scott, Benton
M. Moore, Dewitt Hamilton,
Allen Wooten, Neil Brooks, Free
mau Estes, Mary Wood, Nola
Mae Hester, Henry L. Brint,
Selmer; Lena Mae Cheshier, Ken
meth Tanning, Esta lone Doris,
Clara Anne Lambert, Ruby Full
ghum, Alma Fulghum, Bethel
Springs; Maurice Houston. Guys;
Ivy Wood, Niche; Sula Bishop,
Finger; Willie Matt Curry. Lobel-
vile; Cecil Browder. Stantonville.
If you own a car don't fail to
visit our garage during our sale.
J.R Gooch & Son
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
CIRCUIT COURT

The regular term of Circuit
Court will begin the Sd Monday
in October instead of in Septem-
Der, as it was in 1921. Lawyers.
litigants, witnesses and others
will be governed in accordance
with the change.
August Is. 1922.
J. B. GRAHAM, Clerk.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
sElMER HIGH sCHOOL OPENS

The Selmer High School
opened Tuesday morning.
The faculty and pupils were
inspired by the largest num-
ber of patrons ever present
in Selmer at a school open
ing.
Revs. Vaughn, of the
Methodist church, and Ham
mons, of the Baptist church.
conducted the devotional ex-
ercises. Addresses were
made by w. 7. McKell,
County Agent. and Terry
Abernathy, County Superin-
tendent. Songs and read
ings were rendered by Miss
Rebecca Baker, Miss Annie
Irene Freeman, the teacher
of expression. and Mrs. Nc
Ginley.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
Gard Of Thanks

We take this method in thank
ing the good people for the kind.
ness shown US during the sick
ness and death Of our precious
little Robert, also the many beau
tiful floral offerings.
May Gods blessing rest on each
of you.
MRS. OPHELIA LUTTRELL AND
SONc
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
Raner

j
ren of Falcon, were visiting Mrs.
J. Il. Hill the first of the week.
Her daughter, Mary Ethel, re-
manned to attend school here
again this year.
Gentry McCullar was at home
for the weekend from Bethel
Springs where he is teacher of
History and athletic coach in the
high school.
j. /. Meeks and family and R.
M, Houston Of Guys, were among
the visitors here Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Foster and daugh-
ter, Miss Grace, of Selmer, were
guests of Mrs. r. N. Higgins
part Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert Chambers
and Miss Margaret Mitchell are
teaching at Chewalla, school, hav-
ing opened there Monday. The
progressive people of that little
town are to have an eight months
high school this year.
Grady Hamm was athome from
Vanderbilt, where he finished his
college work this summer, and
spent few days last week be-
fore leaving for another years
work in the Huntsville, Ala, city
schools. -
Mrs. R. S. Reeder and child
ren, of Shannon, Miss, visited
here and at Falcon this week.
Hubert Blasingame, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Blasingame and little
daughter, and Miss Nettie Bias
ingame are leaving Wednesday
for an automobile trip to Jackson,
Miss, where they will be guests
of their brother, Odell Blasin-
game, and wife.
A. B. Hamm, Mesdames P. H.
Shea and John Lawson and DR..
Key and daughter, Frances, were
among the visitors to Corinth
Tuesday.
Miss Luna Gooch spent the
weekend with homefolks at Sell
mer.
d. W. Ramer and family, of
jackson. were guests of his moth
er, Mrs. Lydia Ramer, returning
home Monday.
G. L. Majors was absent from
the schoolroom Monday and Tues
day of this week on account of
chills.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. z. Morse AM
daughter, Imogene, of CefiGth,
were guests in the home OF j.
W. RobinsonSunday.
Misses Eva Mae Woods, of
Dyersburg, Virginia Engle, of
Okolona, and Clara Mae Prather,
of Selmer, all former teachers in
our school, visited their numer-
GUS friends here last week. Miss
woods was on her way to Louis
lana where she will teach near
Alexandria. Miss Engle was re-
turning to Berea College for her
senior year there.
Rev. T. N. Hays and family
have returned after an absence
of three weeks in Henderson and
Madison counties where he was
in revival meetings.
The faculty of Ramer High
School is now complete, Miss
Grace Bruce, of Sharon, having
been secured as teacher of Eng
lish and Languages.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
ROAD
Ding
PROBLEM OF SKEWED BRIDGE
Methods Used for Calculating Stresses
and Proportioning Are Net
Approved.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
Methods of calculating the stresses
and proportioning the size Of skewed
concrete-arch bridges which have been
considered good practice in the past
may be incorrect and result in the col
lapse of the structure, according to
engineers of the bureau Of public
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08

Apples could be made a most
profitable crop in McNairy coun-
ty if we would only take care of
the orchard. Leo Atkins has as
fine a crop as was ever grown in
the Ozarks if he had only spray
ed, and he has now agreed to buy
a spraying outfit for next year
and demonstrate the benefits of
proper care of an orchard.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
protracted Meeting

We will begin a series of meet
ings at Pleasant Grove the thirt
Sunday in September. Rev. j
B. Maxedon wilb preach at II a
M, and Rev. R. M. Vaughan ii
the afternoon.
J. w. WALLACE, Pastor.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08

The farmers of the county are
invited to attend the community
fair at Adamsville September 81
22 This community had a most
profitable fair last year, and a
bigger one is being planned this
wear
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
skewed-Arch Bridge Used for Stream
Crossing Road DiagonaIIy-Note Po-
sition of Railing on Opposite Sides
of Road.

roads of the United States Department
Of Agriculture. A skew bridge Is one
in which the center line Of the bridge
Is not perpendicular with the abut-
ment on (which the bridge rests, and
is used when bridge crosses a stream
or railway track diagonally. The
bureau is Jointly responsible with the
several state highway departments fol
the correctness of the design of all
structures on federal-aid roads, and
for this reason the problem Is being
carefully studied.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-09-08
LOST

Suit Case, tan color, with hstraps,
somewhere between Selmer and
Bethel Springs; wrapped in heavy
paper; dropped from running
board of car. Reward if returned
to this office. r. S. McKelvey,
jackson, Tenn.