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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
SCHOOL AS CENTER
OF ACTIVITIES IN
COMMUNITY LIFE
With September Comes Usual School
Work. Different Clubs Should
be Organized. Movements Should
be Launched for Community Fair.

With September comes the usual
school work to begin in something
like forty white schools Of the
county; these schools will be the
center of activities of the communi-
ty for several months and should
be used as such the year round so
as to give the boys and girls, as
well as the grOwn-up place for
gathering at regular intervals and
come to know each other better.
Are we using the school as this
center as we should?
The women should have their
Parent Teacher Association work,
w. NJ T. and other organizations
so as to get together and come
to know each other better, not
only know each other better but
to work some definite things as a
body.
The girls should have their club
work, they could join with the boys
and organize society, the boys to
have debates and the girls to read;
have essays. These meetings could
be held at regular intervals either at
night or in the afternoons and have
the entire neighbOrhOod attend.
Have the local teachers, pastors,
superintendent of education, Parent
Teacher leaders, county agent and
interested business men and women
to come to the community with
short talks of educational character,
and have the atmosphere in which
the neighborhood spirit lives full
of hi
munity.
With the opening of the school
terms one of the best things to
launch is a movement for a fair
for the community or as a beat
project-to bring out that feeling
of cooperation and pride in ones
efforts, we never know what the
other fellow is doing unless we can
see the results of his efforts, in this
way we are brought close together;
the boys and girls are educated
towards the accomplishment of big
things; our standards are raised to
a higher level; spirit of friendly
rivalry is carried out and we have
a good time socially. Most any
kind of literary athletic or fun
COul0SL Cdn NC I1CAO III NNA
nection with the meeting. Good
speakers can be secured to talk
over the most important problems OF
the day and all have a day that
will live in the memory of all and
the children; it is clean,
way to arouse the inter-
est of all the people and give them
in common.
Last fall some of the communi-
ties held very creditable fairs and
indications point towards even bet
ter ones this fall. Superintendent
Barksdale and County Agent Sim
mons have been in touch with
number of teachers and community
leaders recently and plans are being
made to hold these meetings at the
time to suit the work of the COM
and schools.
If you have not already done so,
see your teacher and other leaders
and get ready to have fair this
fall.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
VARIOUS PESTS
INVADE FIELDS TO
DESTROY CROPS
Army Worms, Caterpillars, Grass
hoppers and Boil Weevils Making
Clean Sweep of Cotton Fields.
Forty-Acre Plot Bare of Foliage.

The outlook for a cotton crop is
gloomy indeed, with the army
worms, caterpillars, grasshoppers,
and boil weevils holding high carn1-
val in the fields each day.
1t is reported that the boil worm
is working overtime, and in many
places the fields are comparatively
naked of foliage
An outlook for even fifty per
cent normal crop is doubtful ana
should the devastation wrought by
the pests continue as they are going
now, the cotton crop in this section
will be the shortest known here
for years.
The corn crop is almost failure
and the continued rains make hay
saving an impossibility. To sum it
all up, the prospects for the farmer
looks gloomy indeed. A recent visit
or at the News office reported that
he passed a forty acre field of cot
ton where there was absolutely
nothing but few bolls and limbs
on the stalks.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
n. O. PASTOR TO
LECTURE AT STAR
BAPTIST CHURCH
Friday Night, August 24th is Date
Set for Lecture by Rev. w. A.
Jordan. Is Eloquent Pulpit
Orator. First Visit Here.

Rev. w. A. Jordan, pastor of the
Central Baptist Church in New
Orleans, will lecture at the Baptist
Church at Star on Friday night,
August oath. Rev. Jordan has been
pastor of this church for the past
seven years-a very long time FOR
a protestant preacher to remain LII
one pastorate in New Orleans.
He is one of the most eloquent
pulpit orators in the Southern
Baptist Convention, and his coming
is looked forward to with much
pleasure and interest. This is Bro.
Jordan's first visit to this section
and perhaps his last visit, and we
bespeak for him packed mouse
on this occasion.
A cordial welcome is extended to
all. The lecture is free.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
SHILOH CAMP
MEETING RESULTS
INCREASE DAILY
Meeting Will Continue Through
Sunday, August 10th. Men, Wo-
men and Children Being Convert
ed i'm Large Numbers.
To The Brandon News, Special

To The Brandon News, Special
Under the leadership of Evan
gelist ]. O. Hanes of Birmingham,
Ala, and his singer, w. G. Walter
mire of Peoria. ILL.,, the camp meet
ing at Shiloh is having one OF the
greatest meetings in its history.
Seven services are held daily,
which include preaching by the
evangelist at IL a. M, and p. M.
The big tabernacle is filled to
its capacity at each service and
men. women and young people are
being converted in large numbers
each day.
Rev. Hanes is a forceful and able
preacher of the old time gospel
type, and believes and practices
the true and proven methods of the
old fashioned altar services.
The meeting will continue
through next Sunday, August 10Th,
with services that day as usual,
except for the night service, which
will begin promptly at 6 O'Clock.
which will be the last service or
the meeting.
Everybody is invited to come and
enjoy a big day.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
MOURNING STAMPS
TO BE ISSUED FOR
PRES. HARDING
Black Two-Cent Stamp in Memory
and Respect for Late President
to be Issued at Early Date. To
Bear Likness of Warren Harding.

As a token of the nations mourn
ing and respect for the late President
Harding, black two cent stamps Will
be issued by the Postoffice De-
partment for use in the near future.
Announcement of this was made
recently by Postmaster General
New, following conference with
President Coolidge.
The stamps will bear a likeness
of the late President and will be
similar in size to those in use at
present.
They will be ready for general
distribution in a few weeks and the
issue will continue for an indefinite
period.
They will not affect the validity
OF the existing two-cent stamps,
which will be continued in use at
the same time.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
BRANDON SCHOOL
TO HAVE FORMAL
OPENING, SEPT. 4
Only Twelve Days Before School
Opens. Playtime is Fast Coming
to Close. Strong Faculty has Been
Selected. To Have Good Year.

Let everybody remember that the
opening date of the ensuing session
of tho Brandon High School is on
the 4th of September, which is
only twelve days away.
Superintendent r. e. Steen has
selected strong faculty and earn
estly desires the cooperation of all
citizens and patrons of the town
and community in making next ses-
sion a successful one.
The complete faculty as it now
stands is: r. e. Steen, Superintend-
ent; Miss Josephine Cooke, Music /;
Miss Emma Buchanan, primary
through End grade; Miss Ora Lee
Breland, 3rd and 4th grades; Mrs.
r. e. Steen, Miss Katherine Drane.
We are unable to secure the
name of the other teacher, who
has been elected.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
RANKIN A. III. S. TO
I OPEN TENTH ANNUAL
SESSION SEPT. nth
Agricultural High School to Open
Tuesday, September 11th, With
Prof. A. L. Burdine as Supt.
Many Improvements on Campus.

The Tenth Annual Session of the
Rankin County Agricultural High
School will begin September 18th
1923. Boys and girls are making
reservations every day for rooms
and they are assured at this date
of a full attendance.
We are confident it is gratifying
to the prospective students, teachers
and the public to know of the i'm
provements being made. Sanitary
toilet fixtures are being installed,
two bath hOnses built providing
hot and cold water shower baths.
A new COW shed has been built,
out houses repaired and they now
have under consideration a drying
kiln for potatoes.
These improvements will add
greatly to the convenience of the
pupils and enable the school to
function better in the future than
in the past.
A splendid corps of teachers has
been selected for the ensuing ses-
sion, and it is expected that this
will be one of the best and most
progressive terms in the history of
the institution.
They are as follows:
A. l.. Burdine, Supt.
+. NJ. Lowther, Prin., History and
Education.
w. d. Moore, Agriculture
Miss Bessie Billingslea, English
Miss Clematis Kennedy, Home
Economics.
Mrs. Kate Barksdale, Science and
Mathematics.
Mrs. A. l.. Burdine, MatrOn
Mrs. w. ID. Thomas, Music.
DR.. G. G. Russell, Medical Adviser.
Brandon is well represented in
the faculty of this growing school,
two of its most talented and ac-
complished ladies in the persons of
Miss Bessie Billingslea, and Mrs.
w. d. Thomas, having been elected.
Several of the other teachers are
natives of Rankin County. This is
Prof. Burdine's first year as head
of this institution. He comes well
recommended.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
CAR DEMOLISHED;
OCCUPANTS ESCAPE;
BRIDGE DAMAGED
Star Car Filled With Negroes Struck
East End of Concrete Bridge on
Rankin Pike. Banister Torn Off.
Car Demolished. Negroes Unhurt.

A Star Car, No. 678S0, filled with
negroes, racing into Jackson, over
the Rankin Pike, struck low place
in the famous Will Till Fill
at the east end of the concrete
bridge near Curan's Crossing about
/ 80 Tuesday evening.
The car swerved and struck the
abutment, turned completely around
on the bridge, knocking off ~
feet of the concrete banister on one
side and about 10 feet on the other,
and demolishing the car.
Outside of a few bruises, little
damage was done to the negroes.
The approach to this bridge Is
in very bad condition, and is like
ly to cause serious damage to those
who drive past, and who are not
aware of it's presence.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
OPENING OF HENRY
GRADY SCHOOL HELD
MONDAY MORNING
Pleasant Affair to All. Miss Elsie
Horne, Principal. Mrs. Sam Myatt
Assistant. Mr.. and Mrs. Simmons
and Supt. BarksdaIe Attend.

The Henry Grady School opening
day last Monday was a pleasant af-
fair to those patrons of the COM
munity who were present as well
as to the teachers and children and
those who attended from outside
of the neighborhood.
This splendid community is to be
congratulated upon the fact that
they have secured the services of
Miss Elsie Horne as Principal and
Mrs. Sam Myatt as assistant, the
attendance was good the first day
and all seem eager to get to work.
During the morning Superinten-
dent of Education H. p. Barksdale,
County Farm Agent Q. L. Simmons
and Mrs. Simmons, County Chair
man of the Parent Teacher Associa-
ton work, made interesting talks.
Mrs. Simmons began the organiza
ton work of a local Z. II. A. and
the mothers and teachers have taken
hold of the movement with an in
terest that assures success. They
have many things that they want
to accomplish, and with this early
beginning some good reports are
sure to come frpm the work.
They are already planning to
make some improvements in the
lighting of the school building as
suggested by Mr.. Barksdale, they
want an organized effort on the part
of the community to cooperate with
the teachers and students to better
conditions of the rural school life.
Already plans are being made for
entertainments to enliven the social
life of the young people and to raise
funds for better things in general.
AS pointed out in Mrs. Simmons
talk, no school activity can be com
plete without the interest of all
taa achers students and patrons.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
PLAIN MEETING
CLOSES FRIDAY;
SPLENDID MUSIC
Rev. D. j. Miley Has Been Pastor
of Same Church for Seventeen
Years. Assisted by Rev. Madison
Flowers. Much Interest Shown.

A revival meeting which attracted
large crowds each day closed Friday
night at the Baptist Church at
Plain.
Rev. d. J. Miley, who has been
pastor of the Baptist Church in this
splendid community for the past
seventeen years, was assisted in
this meeting by Rev. Madison
Flowers, of Rolling Fork.
The services were held morning
and night and much interest was
manifested in the result of the
meeting.
A very delightful feature of these
services was the splendid music rem
dered by well trained choir.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
JOHNS REGRETS
LOSS OF LEADING
CITIZENS; MOVED
M. c. Mcintyre and L. P. Burnham
and Interesting Families to Make
Future Home in Jackson. Have
Been Among Leaders of Rankin.

The people of Rankin County and
especially those of the Johns COM
munity regret exceedingly the. loss
recently Of two of the most highly
respected and Influential families
in the county, when M. G. Mcintyre
and T.. p. Burnham and their in
teresting families moved to Jack
son where they will reside in the
future.
These two families have been
among the leaders in a social as
well as in a business way in the
community in which they lived and
their friends feel the loss OF these
excellent families very keenly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
J. A. LINDSEY
ATTENDED SUNDAY
SCHOOL INSTITUTE
Convened at Satartia Last Sum
day. Mr.. Lindsey Addressed Large
Body at Eleven O'clock Hour.
Crowd Enjoys Services.

J. A. Lindsey attended the Circuit
Sunday School Institute which con-
yened at Satartia last Sunday. The
conference secretary being unable
to attend, appointed Mr.. Lindsey to
attend this conference and to grade
the various Sunday Schools.
Mr.. Lindsey is one of the best
Sunday school workers in the State,
and he is competent to fill any
duty assigned him along this line.
He addressed the large body at
Satartia Sunday morning at the
eleven o'clock hour. A large crowd
attended and everyone enjoyed the
day.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
GIVEN HEARING;
TO AWAIT ACTION i
OF GRAND JURY
George W.. Thomas Charged With
Operating "Moonshine"- Outfit.
Lodged in Jail Here Several
Weeks Ago. Tried Tuesday.

r. E.. Murry, city marshal, and
w. II. d. Purvis, constable OF
Pelahatchie, were in this city. Tues
day, having come here for G. w.
Thomas, who was lodged in jail
here some time ago, charged with
operating a still near the city OF
Pelahatchie.
Mr.. Thomas was carried back to
PelahatcIie, and given a prelimin-
ary hearing. He was bound over
to await the action of the Grand
Jury. Being unable to make bond,
he was brough back to this city
and placed in jail, where he will
remain until court meets.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23

ROAD NOW IN GOOD
SHAPE; WORKED
Twelve Teams Under Supervision of
Road Superintendent A. B. Collum,
Spend Greater Part of Week
Working Roads. In Good Shape.

The road between Brandon and
jackson has been put in first class
condition this week.
About twelve teams under the
superyision of our efficient road
sunerintendent A. B. Collum, have
been used in draining, grading and
shaping up the road and it is now
one of the best thorOughfares IN
the county, and people who travel
over this road are speaking very
complimentary of the work recently
done on this road.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
GROVER CLEVELAND BERGDOLL

The million dollar draft dodger
and Stacker who escaped from the
United States. When three men, one
of whom is alleged to be an Ameri-
can army officer, attempted to kid
nap Bergdoll from his hotel at
Eberbach, Germany, the draft evad-
ed shot and killed one and wounded
a second, the third man escaped.
This is the second time an attempt
has been made to capture Bergdoll
and bring him back to the States.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
RANKIN COUNTY
BOY ENLISTS IN
NAVY, AUGUST Is
Tom William Welch, Fine Young
Son of Mrs. Nancy Jane Welch,
Enlisted in Navy Last Week. Was
Sent to Training Station in Ill.

We are in receipt of the follow
ing letter which is self explanatory,
and will be of interest to the many
friends in this county of Tom
Welch, whoss family is well known
and highly respected. Mr.. Welch is
fine and deserving young man,
and will make good wherever he
goes:
August II, 1923.
The Editor,
Brandon News,
Brandon, Miss.
Sir
Lieutenant Kemp c. Christian,
Navy Recruiting Officer, at New Or
leans, announces that Tom William
Welch, son of Mrs. Nancy Jane
Welch, of Brandon, enlisted in the
Navy on August 16, 1923, at the
Navy Recruiting Station, Meridian,
Miss, and was sent to the Naval
Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
Very truly yours,
KEMP C. CHRISTIAN,
Lieutenant, U. S. Navy.
Recruiting Officer.
Welch stated that his mother
reads your paper.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23

A fellow went into a store the
other day, made some purchases,
stood around while, and went out
without saying word. He was
deaf
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23

Why speak of your neighbor's
faults? They may be only the
reflection of your own obstinacy
In refusing to recognize his virtues.
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-10
GETTING READY FOR FIRST
APPEARANCE OF THE MEN
SURVEYING THE COLORADO

Roger Birdseye went to Grand Can
yon the first of the week to meet
Charles E. Fisk with whom he will
inspect the Hance trail from the
brink of the Canyon to the Colorado
river and get an idea of the size of the
job that is to come little later when
they are to carry supplies down the
trail to meet the government expedi-
tion now surveying the river between
Lees Ferry and Grand Wash. The
expedition is expected to reach the
foot of Hance trail somewhere be-
tween August "a and 27 and the foot
of Bright Angel train somewhere be-
tween September / and 8. Roger is
a cousin of Colonel C. H. Birdseye of
Washington, D. c., chief topographic
engineer of the U, S. geological sur
vey, who is in charge of the expedi-
tion.
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-10
Eat at Bender's All-American cafe.

| Eat at Bender's All-Amercan cafe.
Mrs. C. D. Richardson was up from
! WinsIow few days the past week.
! All kinds of Photographs and sew
| ing machines repaired. Flagstaff
Furniture company. 4-13-23
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Connor spent
Sunday in Williams visiting Mrs. Con-
nor's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Juhl.
Miss Addie Mae Arthur is in Los
| Angeles, where she is in the photo
printing department at the Earl v.
Lewis studio.
A chance to get your choice from
many styles of highestgrade O'Don-
nells mems oxfords tomorrow at Sid
Gassman's for $685..
Mrs. D. NJ. Barnhart and little
| granddaughter, Jean McCollum, ar
rived last week from Peoria, ILL.,, to
visit Mrs. Barnhart's sister, Mrs. w.
II. Power.
Mrs. Bertha Kennedy and neice,
Miss Bernice Smith, the latter having
been visiting Mrs. Wisehart and Mrs.
Kennedy the past month, left Tuesday
evening for Phoenix.
/ C. M. Archer left last Friday for
/ Phoenix on short business trip, re-
| turning to Flagstaff the first of this
week. Today he leaves. for vacation
in southern California.
/ Recent Flagstaff visitors: Mr.. and
Mrs. r. A. Lyons, ]. S. Wheeler, j.
/ G. Gillespie, Phoenix; George A. Shea
and wife, Kingman; j. S. DoWner, Hol-
brook; L. C. Lashmet and wife, J. G.
Graham, Puntenney; George McNelly,
/ Winsl0w.
John Thompson, president of the
| Needles Rotary club and superinten-
dent of schools there, who is spend
ing most of the summer at Lake
Mary, went to Los Angeles on Sun
| day on business, expecting to be back
here last night.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Diamond return
ed on Saturday from Los Angeles,
where Mrs. Diamond recently under
went a complicated and dangerous
surgical operation performed by pr.
Lewis Morton She stood the train
journey home very well, though very
tired when they reached here, and is
rapidly regaining strength.
1 Mrs. Harry Southworth of Prescott
won the heart of every man, woman
and child in the .Ashurst auditorium
Wednesday evening. She recites with
intense dramatic feryor. Her recita-
tions Of humorous selections of true
Arizona life kept the audience con-
vulsed with laughter time after time.
Flagstaff will long remember her.
| TEE other morning, while Charlie
Letlr of the Wilson & Coffin plumb
I ing force was in manhoIe fixing
/ something or other and was squatting
down, a local man straddled the hole
with his automobile. AS the hole was
cnly about three feet deep, it is lucky
Charlie was squatting down. What
he said apropos the straddling he had
to stand up to say; he couldn't have
said it SO fluently squatting down.
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-10
Hope for WinsIow Road

Tom E. Mccullough and John Hen
messy returned on Sunday from White
mountains, where they had been for
a few days. At Winslow they picked
up P. j. Moran, who had been in Gal
lup and Winslow since Friday on busi-
ness, and brought him along home. Pat
has some uncomplimentary things to
say of the highway in this county west
Of Winslow, adding lot to the bur-
den of the cussing that stretch of
highway is getting and will get until
it is rebuilt, which, the signs portend,
may be this fall.
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-10
LOCAL BREVITIES
s4+*%+@%%++*++**s

You will enjoy what you eat at
Bender's All-American cafe.
Harry Grey was up from his Belle
mont ranch the first of the week.
We have Donofrio ice cream for
sale. J. C. Browns News Stand.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Cree and son
Allan were Oak Greek visitors over
the weekend.
Seventy mine pairs O'Donnell mems
oxfords, entire stock, on sale tomor-
row at Sid Gassman's.
State Engineer Frank Goodman has
a maintenance crew at work repairing
the state highway between Riordan
and Bellemont.
Mrs. Weddeke, teacher at Oak
Greek, came to Flagstaff and spent
the weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lou Daugherty.
R. d. Fuller of Ell Paso, Texas, who
had been visiting Mrs. Fuller and
daughter, Mrs. w. B. Lowe, left the
last of the week to return home.
Manuel LaScaIla of albuquerque
spent Saturday here, returning home
that night to go into hospital the
first of this week for an operation
for gall-stones.
Mrs. Charlie Voolfolk came home a
few days ago from Los Angeles,
where she and Mr.. Voolfolk spent the
winter and where their little one was
born few months ago. Charlie is up
from his Canyon Diablo range, and
they are again living at their home
here.
Mrs. Joseph Brown, wife of a broth
er of j. C. Brown, is here with her
two sons visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
for several weeks and the latter are
taking them to many of our scenic
points Of interest. Her husband may
be here for short visit before his
fanlily return to their home in Cam
den, N. J.
The first Of what is designed to be
an annual celebration will be held at
Cameron, the Little Colorado river
crossing, on Sunday, when the Indians
from far and near will gather for a
"yabachai," chicken pull, dances and
racing. 1t is likely there will be a
good many cars going out from Flag
staff, as it is only little more than
a two-hour trip.
Ed Hash and family arrived few
days ago from Phoenix and are camp
ing this week at the city camp ground,
visiting old friends and neighbors here
and will go to White Mountains next
week for an extended camping trip.
Ed says he knew it was fine here
when ne lived here, but now, after be-
ing away a few years, coming back
reveals scenic and climatic pleasures
that he never before really appreciat-
ed.
The Coconino sun., 1923-08-10
A Little Lowe

w. B. Lowe, manager of the furni-
ture and curio departments at Bah
bits, couldn't tell stuffed tarantula
from morris chair Monday morning
and admitted the only excuse he had
for not going to bed and getting some
rest was that he wanted to stay up
until each of his friends had wrapped
his lips around big cigar. It is a
girl, born at 1880 Monday morning at
Mercy hospital. 1t is their first little
one and her name is Florence Evelyn,
like her mothers.