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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
RAPID STRIDES =
MADE BY RAILROADS
IN UNITED STATES
Expended $245,0OO, 100000 for Cars
and Locomotives. Largest Number
Reported Ordered i'm Any Year
Since 1910. Program Continued.

Railroads in the United States in
full realization of the necessity for
the greatest improvement and eX-
pansion possible of the countrys
transportation facilities to meet
great demands of commerce, eX-
pended in the year 1922, $780,
100000 for cars and $45, ,OOO,-
00.00 for locomotives, and the num-
ber of cars and locomotives ordered
during the year 1922 was the larg-
est reported in any year since 1916.
The program is still being con-
tinued in the year 1928 as reports
show that in the period from Jan
uary 1st to May 1st, 1923 as
5O,151 freight cars, of which 22,-
S26 were box, 1870 coal cars and
balance stock, flat, refrigerators,
etc, and 1,22S locomotives were
put in service, and 1875 freight
cars, made up of 49,737 box, 46, 194
coal cars, balance stock, flat, re-
frigerators, etc., and 1,956 loco
motives were on order with builders
at May 1st, 1928.
These figures give concrete eyi-
dence of the rapid strides being
made by the railroads to increase
the facilities by the replenishment
of old and installation of new equip
ment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
FORMER RANKIN
CITIZEN VICTIM
OF AUTO CRASH
PIunges Over Embankment Near
Lake View Sunday. Was Buried
Beneath Wreck. Found by G. II.
Smallwood, Former Rankin Man.

John H. Bowers, so, of Memphis,
a native of Rankin County, died
Sunday night at $50 o'clock at his
home in Memphis of injuries receiv-
ed in. motor accident while re-
turning to Memphis from Lake
View, Miss.
The car in which he was driving
plunged over a 40-fOOt embankment
burying him beneath the wreck. The
accident was discovered by G. H.
Smallwood, also former citizen
of this county, who with his wife
was returning to Memphis after a
drive into Mississippi. Mr.. Small
wood extricated Mr.. Bowers body
from beneath the wreck and rushed
him to his home where he died an
hour after being rescued. There
were no witnesses to the accident.
He had been resident of Mem
phis and it's vicinity for about 30
years, going there from his birth
place in Rankin County.
Surviving is the widow, Mrs.
Claudio Bowers, one son, John III.
Jr., 3. a brother Joe Bowers, three
sisters, Mrs. Lena McMasters, Mrs.
Zada DePriest and Mrs. A. f..
Daniels, all Of Jackson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
J. & E.. HEAD TO
HELP IN ERECTION
OF RIVER BRIDGE
S. A. Neville Met With c. of c. FRI
day. Anxious to Cross River.
Willing to Cooperate. To Present
Plans to Rankin and Kinds.

According to the report of the
committee from the Exchange Club
and Chamber of Commerce which
met Friday afternoon in Jackson
with President Neville, of the jack
son and Eastern Railroad, a bridge
will be built across Pearl river for
railroad and wagon traffic.
Mr. Neville stated that he is
anxious to cross the river and is
willing to cooperate with the Ex-
change Club and Chamber of Com
merce in building a railroad and
wagon bridge He agreed to have
his engineer prepare plans and es-
innate the cost for the proposed
bridge On receipt of this informa-
ton a meeting will be held of the
Exchange committee, the board of
trade, board of supervisors Of Kinds
and Rankin counties and the COM
missioners of Jackson.
1t will probably be thirty days
before the plan can be completed
and submitted and after it is ac-
cepted, permission will have to be
obtained from the war department
to cross the river.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
DIR. MEANS MAKES
INTERESTING TALK .
AT NJ. E.. CHURCH
Pastor of Galloway Memorial Church
at Jackson Discusses Good Sub
iect Here Sunday. Preached at
Greenfield i'm the Afternoon.

Dr. E. K. Means, pastor of the
Galloway Memorial Church, Of
jackson, preached an interesting
sermon at the Methodist Church
Sunday morning, taking as his sub
ject, "Teach us to number our days
that we may apply our heart unto
wisdom" The church was filled
wit hpeople, peny having never
with people, many having never
heard this splendid preacher. DR..
Means said that he had wanted to
come to Brandon ever since he
came to Jackson eighteen months
ago. : He said when he came to
Jackson he found that many of the
best people of his church there were
raised and educated in Brandon.
And he had longed to visit the town
that had turned out so many splen-
did people.
DR.. Means also preached at
Greenfield Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
FARMERS OF PLAIN
LEAD IN SHIPMENT
OF VEGETABLES
Hugh Turner First Trucker in This
Section to Ship Tomatoes. John
Evans Shipped Carrots and Beets.
Crops Late.

Despite the heavy rains the truck
farmers are shipping vegetables
every week from various points
throughout the county.
A. L. Hughes, secretary Of the
Mississippi Produce Growers Assoc
citation reports that the first ship
ment of tomatoes were grown by
Hugh Turner, Of Plain. He also
reported the largest shipment of
cabbage sent out by the Produce
Growers Association at one time
was 100 crates sent out by John
Slay, who lives near Jackson.
The best shipment of carrots and
beets were shipped by John Evans,
of Plain.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
COMMENCEMENT
OF BRANDON HIGH
SCHOOL JUNE 7TH
DIR. Hobson to Preach Baccalaureate
Sermon at School Auditorium Sum
day. Graduating Exercises Thurs
day Night. 9 Receive Diplomas.

The Brandon High School will
close it's 1929 session Thursday
night, June 7th.
The commencement sermon will
be preached at the school auditorium
on Sunday, June 3rd, at eleven
o'clock by DR.. HObsOn, of Winona.
clock a recital will be given at the
school auditorium. Misses Ora Lee
Breland and Josephine Cooke will
have charge Of the program.
Wednesday, June 6, at p. m.
at the High School auditorium, con-
tests in Music, Expression and
Defamation; drill and song by pri-
mary department, and announce
ment of winners Of all medals.
Thursday night, June Z, at 8
o'clock graduating exercises will be
held when. nine boys and girls will
receive diplomas.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
TRUSTEES MAKE
FAVORABLE REPORT
OF RANKIN FARM
T. J. Lilly Among Sargeants COM
mended for Activity on Farms.
Propose Oil Mill for Manufacture
of COttOnseed Products.

The report OF Trustees Thames,
Stone and Montgomery, of the Mis-
sissippi penitentiary, would seem to
indicate a most gratifying cond1-
ton in that department of the state
government. Each of the trustees
agreed that the farming operations
were unusually late, because of con-
tinued rain and cold weather, but
commended Sergeant T. ]. Lily in
charge of the Rankin State Farm
for it's activity.
The various sergeants were also
commended for the humane treat
ment of convicts, as only one
mistreatment was recorded in the
state.
Stock is in good condition.
The installation Of an oil mill
for the manufacture of cOttonseed
meal and hulls was proposed. This
will be great benefit, as feed for
stack would be furnished at
minimum cost. 1t is hoped that this
plant viii be placed on the Rankin
Farm.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
SECURE MEMBERS
FOR FARM BUREAU
IN RANKIN COUNTY
Prominent Men Assist i'm Campaigr
Rankin Farmer to Harvest &,
Acres of Oats This y.
County Agent Simmons S,

The Mississippi ~ Bureau
Cotton ASSOCIATE 0ess Nth head
quarters at JackSt following the
announcement last week, has a
corps of representative in Rankin
County this week signing members
in to the organization. Mr.. b. c..
McWhorter. of Hattiesburg, who
for several years was the very eff
ficient county agent of Forrest
County. is one of the men selected
to make the campaign in this coun-
ty. Mr.. McWhorter is perfectly con
versant with the needs of the farmer
and having been closely associated
with them as county agent he Is
making only conservative state
ments pertaining to the cooperative
marketing of cotton.
Mr.. Rogers, who comes from
Collins, Mississippi, is dirt"
farmer and owns and operates his
own farm, grows cotton, corn, oats,
potatoes. sugar cane and the other
crops that go into the well rounded
program of the 'live at home"
farmer Mr.. Rogers states that he
has been in several different cOun-
ties in the state and the farmers
are signing the cooperative selling
agreement very rapidly, realizing
that the old system of dumping
cotton on the market has been
detrimentak to the progress of the
South these many years. Mr.. Rogers
further states that in the counties
where he has worked the farmers
are making desperate efforts to
cations point toward a small acre
age in corn
Mr.. G. II. Sheriff., of Fannin, is
also a member of the party to cam
paign this county Mr. Sheriff. has
lust completed the years work as
Superintendent of the Agricultural
High School at Johns, and is also
a practical farmer, owning and op-
Grating one of the finest plantations
to be found in this section Of Mis-
SiSsippi; this year he will harvest
about $50 acres of oats on one OF
his prairie fields. He knows prac-
tically every farmer in the county
and his services will be particularly
valuable to the association. Mr..
T. w. Moore, President of the
Rankin County Farm Bureau, is
giving his services to the further
ance of the work this week and
all the members are lending their
assistance to the movement.
County Agent Simmons is direct
ing the campaign; and with this
bunch of live wires," it is the
purpose of the workers to put some
ginger into the movement, and
see every farmer in Rankin County.
AS a farmer it will be to your ad-
vantage to see these men and have
them explain the plan outlined III
the contract, and better inform
yourself as to the principles OF
marketing the great staple crop,
instead Of throwing it on the
mercies of the spectators and
gamblers. Every cotton grower,
business and professional man and
woman in Rankin County should
line up and go on record as favor
ing a better marketing system for
our products. You will find these
representatives conservative, prac-
tical business farmers who are
familiar with the contract and ready
to give any information carried
therein
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
BELOVED WOMAN
RECEIVES PAINFUL
INJURY SATURDAY
Mrs. Mary Thornton Fell Against
Crate. Cut Cash in Head, Also
Fractured Hip. Lifelong Resident
of Rankin. More Than 80.

Mrs. Mary Thornton, one Of the
oldest and most highly respected
citizens of Value, received fell
early Saturday morning.
Mrs. Thornton had gotten out Of
bed, and in some way fell, striking
her head on a CRATE, causing pain
full bruise on her head, as well as
fracturing her hip. A physician was
summoned and gave her what relief
he could, but the results of the
fall cause much anxiety among
her many friends, although her
condition is not thought to be
serious.
Mrs. Thornton, who has been a
life long resident of this county, is
more than eighty years of age. She
is living with her son, Doe Thorn
ton, who is travelling out of st.
Louis, Mo.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
DOBSON

The farmers are busy this week,
for they are taking advantage of
the beautiful weather.
Mrs. Rosa A. May is spending a
few days with her daughter, Mrs.
w. l.. Barnett.
Lafayette Anderson has gone to
the oil fields in Arkansas to work.
O. Buchanan passed through this
community this week.
Mrs. Annie S. Myers visited her
daughter, Mrs. /. L. Myers, Sun
day.
J. A. Jackson passed through
this community one day last week.
We are glad Guide got Ford.
Dr. Myers has a new Victr0la.
Berry Grain was a visitor in the
home of DIR. Myers Sunday.
Hascall Anderson and Daulton
May were visitors in the home Of
w. L. Barnett Sunday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
MANY BRANDON
MASONS ATTEND
JACKSON MEET
Laying of Cornerstone Held Tues
day. New Masonic Temple Being
Built in Capital City. Gigantic
Parade Staged Before Ceremonies.

Tuesday was Masonic day in
Jackson, and many Masons and
Shriners from this city went over
to be present at the cornerstone lay
ing ceremonial of the Scottish Rite
bodies and the Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, who celebrated in honor OF
the new Masonic Temple being
built in the Capital city.
All the branches of Masonry stag
ed a gigantic parade prior to the
ceremonies.
To the casual onloOker the antics
of the 800 novices who took the
Shrine Tuesday, in might have
been thought that the day was one
of frivolity, but underneath 1t all
there was a serious purpose which
only MaSOns knew.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
CROP SITUATION
IN COUNTY GROWS
DARKER; RAINS
Rain Materially Reduce Cotton Pro-
ductiOn. Very Little Cotton Plant
ed to Date. Sunshine Needed to
Make Crops Grow.

Gloomy reports of crop situations
throughout the county come in
from every section. The fate Of the
cotton and feed crops in Rankin
County depends greatly on the
weather of the next few weeks,
and unless the showers Of the past
few months give way to a few
weeks of warm sunshine, the crops
of this county will be materially
reduced.
Much of the corn crop is yet to
be planted, and the cotton is taken
by grass and the frequent rains
make work impossible.
The need of the farmers in every
section is labor and unless they
get it they will not be able to save
their crops.
The outlook is indeed gloomy for
the farmer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
SERVICES TO BE
HELD AT EPISCOPAL
CHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT

Mr.. Sessions, Rector, will con-
duct services at st. Luke's Episcopal
Church Sunday night, at 8 O'Clock.
He has chosen a splendid subject,
and will preach a sermon well
worth listening to. Special music
will be rendered.
Owing to the commencement
sermon Sunday morning at II o.
clock at the High School auditOri-
um. no services will be held at
st. Luke'S at that hOnr.
Sunday School at 10 o'clock.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend all services.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
DISEASES FATAL
DURING PRE-SCHOOL
AGE; T. B. HIGHEST
Deaths >in This Age Period Due to
Respiratory Infections. Most Part
Pneumonia. Should Avail Our
selves of Specific Protection.

Infectious diseases are practically
fatal during the pre- school age. 1t
is estimated that ninety-seven per
cent of the deaths from whooping
cough occur in children under five
years of age.
Eighty per cent of the deaths
from measles occur under three,
years of age. Sixty percent of the
deaths from diphtheria occur under
five years Of age and susceptibility
to diphtheria is greatest during this
period. From 15 to 20 per cent of
all the deaths occurring in this age
period are due to respiratory in
fections, for the most part pneu-
monia. The mortality from tuber-
culOsis is the highest during the
early years of life.
We have, therefore, the definite
responsibility of protecting children
of this age from acquiring infect
ions. We should avail ourselves of
every specific protection which is
of proved value. In this connection
it is well to remember that the
reason why smallpox appears so
infrequently in our death returns
is that there has been widespread
vaccination.
1t behoves us to see that there
is no relaxation in the procedure.
By the Schick test and the i'm
munization against diphtheria with
toxin n-antitoxin we have means
at hand which, it is not too much
to hope, may in the next few years
place diphtheria In the category Of
rare disease.
Much may be done to prevent
whooping cough, measles, pneu-
mOnia and tuberculosis.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
SHILOH

Miss Rebie Franklin has returned
burg, to the delight of her many
friends.
Mr.. Irwin Rhodes and family
spent the day in the some of Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin Knight, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Brown visited
in the home of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Rhodes Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Horton and children
from Conehatta, spent the week
Robbins and family.
The people are making some i'm
provements in and around the
church, which adds muchAto the ap-
pearance of the place.
Mr.. Gaddis and family, from Hat
tiesburg, are occupying Mrs. Eutoka
Sheely's house. We are glad to
welcome them in our midst.
On account of Mrs. Duncan Rob-
bins being in such bad health, Mr..
ID. NJ Robbins has moved to his
daughters Mrs Jno. Thomas, at
Conehatta.
Mr.. Irwin Rhodes and family
spent the day with their mother,
Mrs. Alice Rhodes, Sunday.
Mr. Baxter Roberts visited his
wife in Jackson Saturday and Sun
day. Her many friends are glad
to know she is still improving.
Miss Bessie Mobiles, who has been
attending the normal at Hatties-
burg, is at home, to the delight of
her many friends.
Mrs Jnnie Franklin's many
friends are SO glad to know she has
improved so much in health, also
glad Mrs. Annie Rhodes is improv-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Rhodes
spent the day in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Grover Sigrest Sunday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31

HIGHWAY ENDORSED
BY ENGINEER
Recommended by Government En-
,gineer. Is Link of Dixie Highway
Connecting Plain With Rankin
ss. Pike. To be Built this Summer.

State Highway Commissioner X.
III. Henry received the following let
ter recently from Chief Engineer ii.
C. DeitZer, whose headquarters are
in Jackson, that the government
engineer had recommended the
Jackson Plain Highway, b G t I
known as the river route:
Project No. 162, Rankin County.
Jackson, Miss, May 22.
Col r. III. Henry,
Jackson, Miss.
Dear Colonel:
/ am in receipt of IA report from
Mr.. Davis to Mr.. Loder the district
engineer, in which he is recon-
mending the above mentioned pro-
ject which is the road from Jackson
toward Plain-the river route.
/ know this information would be
desired by you, hence this letter.
Very sincerely,
ii. c. DEITZER.
In addition to the above Commits
sioner Henry also received a copy
of the report of Senior Engineer
Davis, in which he unqualifiedly
recommended the river route for the
ing the Plain section with the Ran
kin pike, at or near the Curan cross
ing.
AS Mr.. Davis is the representa-
tive of the highway department at
Washington, whose duty it is to eX-
anime all highway surveys in his
district and report on same, it
may be safely said that his report
will be accepted and the river route
will be constructed.
When? That is the question ask
ed every day. The exact time can
not be given, as the government
cannot be hurried, representing as
it does, innumerable projects in
every state of the union.
When the Bureau of Public Roads
at Washington notifies State En-
gineer Deitzer that the Jackson
Plain route has been selected, he
will at once proceed to advertise
for bids for construction of the
road. Then when all bids are in
he will examine them and award
the contract to the lowest and best
bidder
The successful bidder will then
give bond, and get TO work aSSemD-
ling his material and begin work on
the road. which will be completed
during the summer, no unforeseen
accidents preventing.
At last the people of Jackson, OF
the Plain neighborhood, of Florence,
Whites. Monterey and other towns
south and those having occasion to
90 over the Dixie Highway for
pleasure or business, may rest as
sured that the Jackson-P Plain high
way will be built.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
lKU KLUX KHAN
STAGES PARADE IN
JACKSON MONDAY
Imperial Wizard Makes Excellent
Talk to Audience of 10000 at
State Fair Grounds. Capt. J. K.
Skipwith Introduces Speaker.

A large crowd from this county
went over to Jackson Monday night
to hear the Imperial Wizard of the
Ku Klux Klan Simmons speak. The
grandstand was filled to capacity,
crowd estimated at 10000 being
present.
The parade from the State Fair
grounds down Capitol street in
which there were 371 Klansmen and
6S members Of the Kamelia, was
spectacular and impressive.
The second impressive demon
stration took place at the grounds
across the race track, where a
class was initiated and vested with
the rights of the order.
Colonel Simmons was introduced
to the audience by Capt. j. K. Skip
with, head of the Moorehouse Par
ish, La. Klan.
Col Simmons was greeted with
cheer after cheer Of applause, who
said that the order was founded
ON the principles as laid down by
Jesus Christ, the son Of God.
"Those boys out there" and he
pointed to the Klansmen in their
regalia standing In the field en-
closed by the race track, "know
but one flag, and that is the flag
Of the United States Of America.
They know but one religion, and
that is the religion Of Jesus Christ,
our Lord and Saviour. They know
but one school system, and that is
the free public school system. They
Enow hut ono nation and that is
the nation that our fathers and
their fathers fought to make free
and Independent. We are not anti
anything but that which is tyrannil-
cal and wrong" Each Of these as
sertions was greeted with outbursts
of APPLAUSE
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
TRINITY SCHOOL
is ESTABLISHED;
2 CONSOLIDATED
Trustees Establish New School Near
Dobson. Prepare for Better Edu-
cationaI Advantages. Summer
Seat and Star School Consolidated

At the Rankin County School
Trustees meeting here Saturday
new school was established at
Trinity, near Dobson, and the peO-
pie of this community are preparing
to give their children better educa-
tional advantages.
At this same meeting the Summer
Seat School was consolidated with
the Star High School and the school
at Leesburg was consolidated with
the Printiss school of Scott County,
making line school,,
The consolidation of these schools
is a move toward educational prog
ress and the citizens of these COM
munities are to be congratulated
on their forward step.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
LANGFORD

On account of so mNch rain the
farmers are awful blue, cotton being
drowned out, and scarcely any corn
being planted.
Mrs. c. o. Rouse is visiting her
son, Oscar, at Prentiss, Miss.
After spending several days with
her sister, Mrs. Johnnie Nolan, at
Andrew Chapel, Miss Sarah Gra-
ham has returned home, to the de-
light of her many friends.
Misses Minnie Bell and Justdean
Swilley attended preaching Sun
day morning.
Mrs. Selby Shivers, from Andrew
Chapel, came over to hear Brother
Smith Sunday.
Mrs. Tom White and children,
from Yazoo City, are spending sew
eral days with her mother, Mrs.
S. r. Bardwell, and family.
Mr.. Harold Bethune, from New
ton, came over to spend several
days with homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard, from va
zoo, are pleasant visitors in the
home of their parents, S. r. Bard
well.
Mr.. Joe Henly and mother have
moved back to Kentucky.
Mrs. Charlie Cook and children
have arrived home, after several
months visit in Kentucky.
Mr.. Howell, from North Carolina,
has come to spend an indefinite
time with friends and relatives.
Mr.. Howie has moved his mill
in our neighborhood.
Bro. d. w. Smith preached an
excellent sermon to large congre-
CATION sunday morning.
w. Nj. U. and Sunbeams will
meet Friday evening at the church.
Come to the B. Y. p. u. Sunday
night, as we have very interest
ing subject.
What is quicker than radio?
Prayeri
Daniels prayer beat radio. The
answer came before he finished!
Hear about it in the B. Y. +. u.
Sunday night.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-05-31
SHADY DELL

Some pretty weather would GER
tainly be appreciated by the farm
ers now.
Mr.. Jim Jackson, one Of our
prominent candidates was visiting
here this week.
Mrs. Maggie Stevens is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. j. L. Bass, this
week.
Misses Berta Dale and Aura Bass,
also Mr.. e. G. Mcdonald visited
in the Central community Sunday.
Miss Eva Mae Greenwood has
returned from Newton, where she
spent successful school year at
Clarke Memorial College.
Mr.. Leslie Farley, Of Finkbine,
visited at Mr.. Green Bass Sunday.
Mrs. y q. Cooper is spending a
while WI her. daughter, Mrs. c.
L. Bass.
There will be allday service at
Rock Hill Baptist Church Sunday.
June 8. Everybody is invited to
come and bring dinner. Let's give
the preacher a surprise and have a
large crowd present.