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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-25

tons. We are ali very much alike.
Il takes parting scene 10 bring /,
out.
"Dignlfed men and women lay
aside tho veil that generally masks
their emotions az the moment Of
parting. Often this veil viii 30
worn up TO tho very last second,
but I, inevitably drops"
Miss bayfield, finds her human
nature studies great aid In her
work on tho stAgo aud believes that
this study iH ono OF tho things that
has been responsible for her success.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-25
Reel Tragedy Is
Almost Real One

SHEFFIELD. Eng, May 20
Three members Of a moving picture
company producing a flood scene.
narrowly escaped death when their
raft was swept two miles by the
high water.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-25

EMoREScE RAYFGELD. who Il
l. sally" In Red Pepper" tho
Mcintyre and Heath show That IA
coming 10 the Metropolitan theatsr
for weeks engagement. beginning
May "a. has an extremely novel
way OF studying human nature 10
discover reactions 20 emotions.
Il so about city generally
studying people 20 sec how they
act" sho says. but my fayorito
resort Is tho largo railroad terminal.
Here I SEQ persons parting from
tho ones they love. have found
that In all great fundamental emo.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-25

Here's a neW member Of
the 6Sh congress. He comes
a long way to attend its SEES
sions. His name is John Nor
roU. He is a member Of New
Merico's delegation IN The
Iower house. Mr.. Morroc
succeeds Representative Mes
tor Montoyd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-25
Prisoner Betrayed
by His Spelling

LOUISVILLE. KY. May .S.--
When Lcmuei Coles denied writing
certain letter. tho court made him
wriio another. In each tho same
word was miaapelled. no Coles vas
held for perjury.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-25
Show Workers Give
Him Human" Hook

LONDON. May rs. - While de-
nouncing from tho stage OF tho En-
plro theator the treatment given him
by tho management. an actor was
ierked out by two stage banda
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-25
Train of Mourners
Wrecked; None Hurt

BRussETg. May Z5.-A train
carrying 500 relatives u war vic.
Tins 10 tho Yprss battlefield was
wrecked bat none was seriously
hurt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-25
Family Murder Is
Told of in Bottle

NEW LONDON, Conn. May TO-
a bottle picked up on shore here
contained tho message. Il have
killed my whole family"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-25
Hides Stolen Gold
Beneath Mattress

CHICAGO. May 25.-Alics Dor.
klnB. AGED 10. confessed when mr..
rested that sho had robbed her
grandmother OF $500 in gold and
hidden Il under her mattress.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-25
Attempts to Break
Up Cemetery Trust

GLASGOW. May :5.--This city IL
20 hayo municipal cernsterlcH owing
TO the high rates charged for burial
In those privately owned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-25
Baby Listens In"
on Radio Concerts

PORT JEItVfB. y. y. Nay 25--
I.uther Mcniey has had q special
headplece made 20 hia 7months-Old
baby can listen in" on radio con.
csrtH.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
NOTED COLORED
EDUCATOR SENDS
WORDS OF PRAISE
Laurence c. Jones, Head OF The
Piney Woods Country Life School
at Braxton Compliments The
Brandon News. A Splendid Paper.

Prof Laurence G. Jones. whom the
Literary Digest refers To as "a young
Booker Washington" has written
The Brandon News a letter which we
are glad to reproduce below.
Prof. Jones is doing a great work
for his people not only i'm Mississippi
but all over the country. His school
was organized in 1909 under "A cedar
tree. and since that time has grown
TO a powerful institution with over
400 acres of ground. five large and
many small buildings and more than
800 students. This property Is valu-
ed at $100,000.00.
The letter in question follows:
BraxtOn, Miss, Feb. 16.-The
Brandon News, Brandon, Miss,
Gentlemen: l want to compliment
you on the splendid looking paper
you are getting out. l believe 1T is
quite unusual for county paper to
be so well gotten up and as well
printed as The Brandon News is.
And / know that this is not brought
about except by great vigilence and
good management on the part of the
editor and manager, so ! trust the
paper is meeting the success that 1t
surely deserves to meet.
Respectfully,
LAURENCE G.. JONES.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
FANNIN MAY HAVE
TELEPHONE LINE
AT EARLY DATE


The fact that the rural towns in
Rankin County are waking up is
shown in the interest manifested in
the attempt now being made to es-
tablish a telephone line to Fannin
and throughout that community.
S. w. Tinnin and Jim Robinson,
Of Fannin, were in Brandon Monday
taking subscriptions from the citi-
zens TO establish this new telephone
line. Quite number of people In
town showed much interest in this,
and made contributions.
This will be one of the best things
for the people of Fannin and the
nearby towns. As it is now, when
the creeks get up. they have no way
whatever of communicating with the
outside places for anything. The
telephones will mean much to the
citizens of that place as well as to
improve the town and county.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
COLD WEATHER
BENEFICIAL TO
COMING CROPS
Cold Spell is Longest and Hardest
Experienced in Many Years. Will
be Beneficial to Farmers and
Truck Growers in This Section.

The people in this section of Mis-
sissippi are now experiencing the
hardest and longest cold spell that
has visited this country in many
winters.
Heretofore, for the last five or six
years at least, the winters have beer
very mild, and the only. real cold
was of two or three days duration.
Since the sleet and snow more
than two weeks ago, the weather has
moderated very little, and when il
did, it was for very short time. On
Sunday morning the Thermometer
had dropped to a very low point
only % degrees f.. This is believed
to be the lowest registered here this
winter
The farmers and truck growers
are glad to have cold weather, as
it will kill many insects and hell
the growth of the crops this spring
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
COURT HOUSE NOTES

Robert Anderson, of Goshen
Springs, was at the court honse this
week.
Il. f. Muse, of Star, attended to
business at the court house Monday.
Henry Shurlds, of Fannin, was
here on business Tuesday.
J. L. Tanner, of Pelahatchie, was
at the court house this week.
George Mcmillan and A. l..
Martin. of Cross Roads, were at the
court house Tuesday.
Jim Robinson and s. w. Tinnin.
of Fannin, attended to business here
Monday
A. A. OVERLY, of Pickett, was here
on business this week.
Malcolm Ford, of Brandon, Route
?, was at the court house Monday.
Sheriff Harrison made business
trip to Jackson Tuesday.
Carroll May and j. G. Mcdonald,
of Dobson, attended to business here
Tuesday.
Emmett Gammill, of Pelahatchie,
was at the court house Monday.
Miss James, the District Nurse,
and Mrs. Lonus, the comfy nurse.
are attending TO business at the court
house this week.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
ADVISES ADOPTION
OF HONOR SYSTEM
IN HIGH SCHOOLS
Southern Intercollegiate Association
of Student Government Realizes
Good to be Gained From Honor
System.

The Southern intercollegiate As
sociation of Studen Government
realizes the great good to be gained
by the institution of the Honor Sys-
tenn in the high schools, and is very
eager to have it adopted by the High
Schools OF Mississippi. For this rea-
son 1t is offering a prize of fifteen
dollars, ($15) to the high school
student in Mississippi, who writes
the best essay of not less than 500
or more than 1000 words on
Character development and Citizen
ship Training for the High School
Student Through Teaching Him In
dividual Responsibility. This may
or may not be the title OF the essay
but it must refer to the Honor Sys-
TEN. 1t Is preferred that the essays
be typed. However, legibly written
work will be accepted.
Letters have been sent to the
superintendents of the various
schools in Mississippi, explaining
What is meant by the Honor system.
and any student interested in COM
peting for the prize should talk with
his superintendent.
The essays must be sent to Grace
Law, Box S4S, M. $. G. w, Colum-
bus, Mississippi, not later than
March 10th.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
BRANDON NEWS
PRAISED BY "OWL
LAFFS' EDITOR
Editor Receives Letter of Cominen-
dation From Edgar A. Moss, Edi-
to Of Popular "Owl Laffs" Column
New Feature Appearing Weekly.

The following letter was received
few days ago by the editor Of The
Brandon News:
Marion, Ind, Feb. 10th, 1923. -
Mr.. G. W. Winn,, Editor Brandon
News, Brandon, Miss, Dear Mr..
Winn: We have before us a copy OF
your issue Of February Sth, 1928,
and wish to compliment you upon the
splendid way yon have used our
humor column, Owl Laffs. You have
an excellent Typographical set up, it
is we'll balanced, and makes very
attractive appearance.
We are confident that if you con-
tinue the way you have started that
Owl Laffs will make distinct hit
with your readers and will become
a permanent feature in your paper.
The Brandon News is certainly
well edited, well printed and well
appearing newspaper. In fact, it is
one of the cleanest looking country
newspapers coming across our desk.
We should like to inquire how
Owl Laffs strikes you and how it
appeals to your readers.
With kindest personal wishes, we
are
Yours very truly,
Moss Feature Syndicate.
BY Edgar A. Moss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
PLANS, NOW BEING
MADE FOR OPENING
OF NEW BUILDING
Meeting Held at School House Last
Friday to Make Plans for Opening
New SchOo! Building Here Soon.
Committee to Make Program.

Some of the most prominent citi-
zens of the town met at the school
house last Friday afternoon to make
plans for the opening of the new
school building. This meeting was
combined with that of the Parent
Teachers Association, and large
number of ladies' were present.
K NJ. Broom, principal of the
school, offered tentative program
for opening day. After further dis
cussion, Mr.. Broom was appointed
chairman of a committee to get up
program and make all necessary
arrangements for this important day.
The Parent Teachers Association
has offered to pay half oh the light
fixtures Of the new school building.
The house has already been wired,
but the fixtures are not yet in. The
desks are being put in this week,
and it will only be a short while now
before the building is ready for oc-
cupancy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
SERVICE BUILDING
OF r. B. SANATORIUM
is WELL EQUIPPED
Built OF Fireproof Material, and is
Electrically Equipped; Contains
Five Dining Rooms With Capacity
OF $50; Recreation Rooms.

Built of the same fireproof ma
terial as other units the Service
Building is located 130 feet west OF
Main Infirmary and is connected
by a concrete tunnel for the passage
of food carts and supplies.
This building contains five dining
rooms with capacity of $40, large
kitchen with ranges, vegetable
steamers, steam sterilizers, dish
washing machines, serving rooms,
diet kitchen for the study of food
preparation and its effects on tu-
berculosis, ice plant, cold storage,
complete bakery, meat and vegetable
cutting rooms, three storage rooms,
offices for dietician and assistant
and rooms upstairs for the linen de-
partment and white employees.
The dining rooms have porcelain
top tables and only paper napkins
will be used. The ice plant has a
capacity of two tons and Geld stor-
age of IA tons, the storage rooms of
ten carloads and the bakery with
800 loaves and 200 pies per day.
From the kitchen down hydraulic
elevator and through the tunnel TO
every floor in Main Infirmary food
will be served within seven minutes.
All machinery in this building Is
driven by electricity.
Any exercise patient and especial
ly the women, if they desire 1t. will
be taught how to prepare and serve
meals to tuberculous patients.
In the front Of the building is a
large recreation room where patients
under supervision of nurses may
play games and have special enter
tainments.
No other Service Building in the
United States is as we'll equipped and
better planned than this Of the State
SanatOrium.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
SPRING CLEANUP
BEST FOR TOWNS IN
RANKIN COUNTY
Parent Teachers Associations in
County Should Have Spring Clean
Up in Different Towns This Year.
Begin Work at Once.

The Parent Teachers Associations
in the county have been great help
since the organization some time ago,
to the schools and to the communi-
ties in which they are held. In many
instances, they have done numbers
of things that would not have been
done had not it been for them, Now
that Spring is coming on, there is
one very important thing that should
be done in every town in the county,
and this is an undertaking that
could be well accomplished by the
Parent Teachers Associations.
This great undertaking is Spring
Cleanup in every town i'll the c0un-
ty. Rankin County has some pro-
gressive towns, but this is one thing
that most all of them lack. The
towns are not clean. In some places,
Civic Leagues have been formed to
look after these matters. In the
towns where there are no Civic
Leagues, the work should be done
by the Parent Teachers Associa-
tioHs
There is not woman in Rankin
County who does not want her home
town to be the best in the State.
The old saying goes, Cleanliness Is
next to Godliness", and clean town
il just az important as other things.
Enlist the school children In this
work. They will be glad TO help,
for they. love their home town also.
Let every association In the county,
begin this work, and see what they
can accomplish for this spring for
their hometown.
Give 'The Old Home Town" a
chance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
CONFERENCE FOR
NEGRO PREACHERS
HELD RECENTLY
CoIored Methodist Church Recently
Held Annual Conference at West
Point. Pastor of Church Here Sent
to Meridian.

The colored Methodist Church
recently held their annual conference
at West Point, and made the APP
.pointments for their preachers. The
pastor of the Methodist Church here,
who has been here for several years,
was sent to Meridian, and has gone
already to take charge of his work
there. He was well liked by the
members of his church, and they
hated to give him up. A man by the
name of Smith, who has been
preaching at Brookhaven, was sent
here to take his place, and Is at
work here now.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
FARMER SHOT
ACCIDENTALLY BY
NEGRO HUNTER
Negro Hunting Rabbits, Accidentally
Shot Ii. q. Lindsey One Day Last
Week. Accident Did not Prove to
be Serious.

An accident occurred near the
home of G. G. Lindsey one day last
week that came very near being
fatal. z. c. Finch, negro living
near the home of Mr. Lindsey, was
rabbit hunting. Mr.. Lindsey was
standing near the negro, and a rab
bit ran between them. L. G. shot
at the rabbit, and two of the shot
hit Mr.. Lindsey, one going into his
jaw and the other into his arm. A
third shot passed through his hat
The wounds were not serious, and
Mr.. Lindsey was able to be around
attending to business short while
afterwards.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
INCREASE SHOWN
IN NUMBER OF CARS
DURING PAST YEAR
More Cars in County Every Year.
Past Year Shows Increase of ITO
License Tags Sold to Owners of
Cars. Prosperity in Evidence.

Sheriff Harrison gives out some
interesting figures relative to the
automobile license tags this year as
compared with 1922, and the report
shows a substantial increase.
The license tags for cars are sold
each year during the month of jan
uary. In 1922, there were 80 Ii
cense tags sold in this county. This
year the number of tags sold in
January was 420, showing an in
crease of 10 in years time.
The above figures demonstrate
beyond any doubt that Rankin Coun-
ty is enjoying measure of pros
perity greater than at any time in
the last few years.
While many other counties in the
State are crying hard times, Rankin
Is plugging along in the even tenor
of its way with everybody happy
and contented, possessing plenty to
eat and wear and with ready cash.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
LITTLE DAMAGE
DONE TO HOUSE BY
FIRE SATURDAY
House Occupied by Courtneys, Be-
longing to Mrs. Stapleton, Slight
~ Damaged by Fire Last Saturday
Morning. Great Excitement.

An alarm was sent out last Sat
urday morning about ten o'clock,
that Mrs. Kate Stapleton's house
was on fire. This caused great
deal of excitement, and all of the
men in town hurried TO get there to
put out the fire. However, it hap
pened that the fire was not at Mrs.
Stapleton's home, but at the house
occupied by the Courtneys, and own
ed by Mrs. StapletOn.
The fire was soon extinguished,
without much damage being done.
This was the first fire in Brandon
in long time. 1t is very fortunate
that we do not have many fires, as
the town has no fire equipment at
all, and building would soon burn
TO the ground.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
Number of Corporations
Pap Large Amount Taxes
in Rankin County in l922
Green Bay Lumber Company Pays Largest Amount OF
Taxes With A. & V.-Ry. Second. All Corporations
Have Done Much for Rankin County and Surround
ing Country. Some Assessments Not Turned in Yet.

Rankin County has a
number of corporations
that pay a great amount of
taxes each year. These cor
porations are located in diff
ferent parts of the county,
and have done much in the
way of improving this part
of the country.
The largest of these cor
porations is the Green Bay
Lumber Co., known by some
as the Finkbine Lumber Co.
1t is located about eleven
miles from Brandon. For
the year 1922, this corpora
tion paid out $38,856.50 for
taxes in this county. This
was the largest amount Of
taxes paid in the county for
the year.
The Finkbine people always CO.
operate with the people of Rankin
County Last fall, the company was
one of the heaviest contributors i'll
the donations for the county fairs.
Each year they use their cars and
railroad to carry fertilizers to the
farmers in that vicinity.
A. & v. Railway Comes Second.
Next to the Green Bay Lumber Co
comes the A. & Y. Railway Co. The
amount of taxes they paid for 1922
in this county was $3S, ,545.55 This
railroad runs east and west through
the county, and goes through Bran
don and Pelahatchie.
The ApOlOnia Lumber Co. paid out
for the year, $23,S53.65. This cor
poration is located at Pelahitchie,
and has one of the largest mills in
the country They have brought
more trade to the town, and have
been beneficial to the county in other
ways.
next to the ApolOnia Lumber Co. in
tIt duuOuLt VI tdAeS Isdlu lOI tic
year. Theis taxes amounted to $14,-
260.S1. This railroad runs from
Jackson to Gulfport, going through
Star, Florence and on through the
southern part of the county.
The w. G.. Woods Lumber Co.
paid out $5,S45.31 for taxes last
year. This company has camp To-
Gated at Beipine, bnt they ship their
products to other places.
The Western Union paid out for
taxes, $S35.37. The taxes for the
Postal Telegraph Co. were $4S5.55.
Every one in the county knows what
these corporations do for the people
everywhere. They have done much
for the people all over the country.
There are other corporations that
pay taxese in the county that am
cunt to more than some of these, but
their assessments have not yet been
turned i'm.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
NEW SAW MILL TO
BE ERECTED AT
TOWN OF RANKIN
Upon Good Authority The Brandon
News Learns That New Saw Mill
Is to be Erected at the Depot in
Near Future

That the little town OF Rankin
located near Brandon Is fast
forging ahead Is attested by the fact
that a new saw mill company is soon
to locate there. While we cannot as
yet give out all the facts together
with names it is practically a cer-
tainty that the deal will go through.
We also learn that the mill Is to
be equipped with new machinery
throughout, and everything is to be
modern in every respect. With an
other company operating it will
greatly augment the already large
payroll being distributed by the diff
ferent companies In the county.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
LENTEN SERVICES
HELD AT ST. LUKE'S
CHURCH TUESDAY
First of Series of Services at Episco-
pal Church During Season of Lent.
Rev. Woods0n, Of Vicksburg,
Preached Good Sermon.

The first of the series of services
to be held at the Episcopal Church
during the period of Lent, was held
Tuesday night at seven-thirty o'clock.
Services are to be held each Tuesday
night during the period, and visit
ing minister is to preach to the con-
gregation. Tuesday night, the Rev.
G. Il. Woodson, Of Vicksburg, assist
ed by the Rector, Rev. Val. FL. Ses-
sions, preached splendid sermon.
There was not great number OF
people at the services Tuesday night,
and we feel sure that each one who
stayed away missed something of i'm
portance. Every one is invited to at
these services, and the next will be
the coming Tuesday night.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
NEGRO SCHOOLS
CLOSED HERE ON
FRIDAY NIGHT
Held Session of About Five Months.
Closing Exercises and Concert on
Friday. Devices School Two Miles
From Town Closed Friday.

The negro school closed here last
Friday night after about five months
session. The dosing exercises We're
held at the school house in the after
noon, and that night a concert was
given at the colored Methodist
Church, which was well attended.
III. c. Hicks was the principal of
the school for the past term. There
was no graduating class, as this
school here only has seven grades.
Ina Taper was the assistant teacher.
The Devices school, about two
miles from town, taught by Beulah
Flowers, also closed last Friday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
LUCKY NUMBER
WINS STOVE AT
BARNES STORE
Mr.. A. r. kersh Held Ticket With
Lucky Number on it, Which Was
Two Hundred and Three. Got Nice
New Cook Stove Free.

III sale held at Barnes Store
for the last two weeks, Mr. Barnes
gave ticket with every purchase
amounting to one dollar. Each ticket
contained number, and the person
holding the ticket with the lucky
number got nice cook stove free.
After the close of the sale last
Saturday night, the envelope con
tanning the lucky number. 1t was
found to be number 203 Mr.. A. Il
Kersh, of Brandon, Route 2, held the
ticket with the corresponding mum
ber, and got the stove
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
FEBRUARY 22ND,
BIRTHDAY OF
WASHINGTON

Today, February %, America
will observe the 191st anniversary
of the birth of George Washing
ton, the first President of the
United States. Since his death,
this day of every year has been
observed as a national holiday.
Washington was real man.
His greatness lies chiefly in the
great results of the things he did.
Easily he is the first citizen OF
America Rightly he may be CALI
ed the Father of his Country. No
other American approached him in
practical service TO the country.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-22
UNCLE SANS MAIL
MAN BREAKS ARM
CRANKING FORD
Mr.. Sam Bates Happens to Unfor-
tnnate Accident While Cranking
Ford Car Saturday Morning. Car
ried Mail in Spite of Broken Arm.

Mr.. Sam Bates, who carries the
mail from this city to several places
in North Rankin, had the misfortune
to break his arm while cranking his
Ford last Saturday morning, prepa-
ratory to leaving on his route. The
doctor was summoned at once, and
bandaged it up for him.
However, a little accident like this
did not stop Mr.. Bates, for he hired
driver at once, and continued on
his way with the mail. 1t takes a
lot to stop Uncle Sans workers, and
these mail carriers here are among
the most faithful.