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Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08
SPRAYS AND THEIR
APPLICATION
By c.. E. Pratt

In answer to a number of in.
quires concerning spraying
material and it's uses, l deem
it advisable to publish a few Of
the mere simple formulas which
can be easily prepared in the
home, together with the proper.
tions necessary and for what
purpose applied.
Lime Sulphur Solution.
This stock solution may be
obtained at your drug store and
should be diluted at the rate OF
10 gallons of water to l gallon
of the stock solution for a dor
ment spray on peaches, plums
pecans and like trees for the
control of San Jose and other
scales. 1t is also used as a con-
troll for rust mite on citrus trees,
when diluted to 1 gallon of stock
solution to 20 gallons of water
applied when trees are dorment,
the APPLICATION of this spray
should be repeated in June and
August diluted to proportion
of / gallon of stock solution to
35 gallons of water.
Parafine Oil.
Emulsion is used for the con-
troll of soft bodied sucking in
sects such as the different varie-
All o4!QM pue eIeos lJos 10 se!4
also will relieve the black sutty
mold on the leaves of citrus and
other trees affected.
Cheap lubricating oil, l quart.
Laundry soap (Export), one
fourth pound.
Water, one pint.
The laundry scap should be
dissolved in a little hot water
first. Put oil, water and soap in
a kettle and heat to the boiling
point remove from the fire and
Immediately agitate thoroughly
Gan egg beater is a very good
thing to use when a small guam
tity is being made) but do not
stir after the mixture cools.
This can be used when trees
are dorment, by diluting the
above quantity with 10 gallons
of water, or with rs gallons of
water as a summer spray. If
oil appears on top of the stock
solution after it cools, it has not
been properly agitated and
should be repeated.
Ready prepared preparations
may be obtained at your drug
store for this control.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08
INVITES BOARD
FOR LUNCHEON
Commercial Club Passes ResOlu-
tion Thanking Supervis-
Ors For Action

At it's regular luncheon Tues
day noon the Virgins CONNER.
cial Club, upon learning of the
action of the Board Of Supervis-
CTS in cooperating with the
State Highway Commission ir
arranging for funds with which
to gravel the highway through
Stone County, Immediately pass
ed a resolution of appreciation to
the Board of Supervisors, and
followed it with an invitation to
the members of the Board to be
guests of the Club at their regu-
lar luncheon on Tuesday
April 3.
The resolution passed by the
Club follows:
''To the Honorable Board of
Supervisors of Stone County:
Whereas, having just learned
of the action of honorable
body in the matter Of co-operat-
ing with the Highway Com
mission in having the highway
through Stone County graveled
and put in good condition, which
matter is of general concern and
of great Importance, the Wig
gins Commercial Club wishes to
60 on record as being apprecia-
tive of your efforts. Therefore,
be it.
"Resolved, that a vote of ap-
probation be extended the Board
of Supervisors Of Store County
by the Virgins Commercial
Club for their wise action in
the matter of graveling the
Dixie High through Stone Coun-
ty; also, that a vote Of thanks
be extended the members of the
Board for their action in other
matters of Importance and
which are for the good of the
county in general"
Immediately after the resolu-
ton was voted unanimously, a
motion was made, seconded and
carried unanimously inviting the
Board of Supervisors to be the
guests of the Club at lunch on
Tuesday, April 3, at which time
the Board will be in session. =
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08
Fewer Born, More Die.

Washington, March GA de-
cline in the birth rate and an in
crease in the death rate during
the first nine months of 1922
were shown in provisional CEN
cus bureau figures made public
today by the department of
commerce. The mortality rate
averaged lit in the states from
which statistics were taken for
each 1000 of population in the
period as compared with an 11.6
average in the first nine months
of 1921. Births averaged 22.S
in the first nine months of 1922
as compared with an average of
25 in the same period in 1921.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08
''MACK" ALEXANDER
SEEKS REELECTION

J. M. Alexander, who has rep
resented Stone County in the
legislature during the present
term, announces for reelection
and asks the voters to give him
an opportunity of serving them
for four more years as their
representative.
Mr.. Alexander feels more cap
able and better fitted to repre-
sent Stone County, having serv-
ed the people in this capacity
for the past two sessions of the
legislature. He says he has
"got on to the swing of things"
at the state house, is familiar
with legislative matters, and be-
lieves he will be able to do more
for Stone County if he is given
an opportunity to return to
Jackson next January as their
representative.
From all accounts, Mack"
has gained many friends among
the law makers of the state, as
he is generally liked by his
colleagues. His stand for many
important questions have COM
manded the admiration of his
friends and while he did not
make a "big show" Of himself
during the sessions of the legis-
lature, he was always present
and voted as he felt was best
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08
BOYS CUCUMBER
CLUB WORK

We know that the boys in the
various communities are inter-
ested in finding some way in
which they can make money
during the school vacation in
order to help pay their way
through school the next term.
Harvest in July
Inamuch as the expense of
putting in an acre of cucumbers
is small and the cultivation of
same is light and the crop will
be harvested during the month
of July, we believe that the pre-
paration of the soil, planting
and cultivation could be done
by the boys without interfering
with their school work and they
will have the opportunity of de-
voting all the time necessary to
properly harvest the crop during
the month of July.
Hauling Arrangement
We believe that if clubs of
ten or more boys would put in
one acre each to cucumbers and
the club contract with some
party who has a truck to do the
hauling at so much per hundred
pounds that it would prove to
be a very profitable project for
the club boys.
The cucumbers should be
picked every day, but if placed
in a dry cool place the cucumbers
licked one day could be hauled
next day after the picking
for that day had been done.
This kind of arrangement would
enable the truck to carry a full
load each trip made and in
crease the number of trips per
day during the rush period of
the harvesting season to take
care of all of the cucumbers
harvested by the club.
AMERICAN PICKLE
& CANNING COMPANY
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08
w. A. SMITH FOR SUPER
VISOR OF BEAT TWO

w. A. Smith this week makes
announcement of his candidacy
for Supervisor of Beat Two,
Stone County.
Mr.. Smith has never held office
but has had considerable exper-
ience along lines similar to the
duties of a supervisor. He has
acted as deputy tax assessor for
number of years, is familiar
with the needs of his Beat and
says that he will give his best
efforts to the duties of the office,
if elected.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08
CLUB LUNCHEON
HELD TUESDAY
Committee Appointed to Investi-
gate Advisability of Com
munity Hospital.

An interesting and enjoyable
! affair was the Commercial Club
lurcheon at Duggan's Restaur-
ant Tuesday.
Following lunch, j. P. Clenden-
in, vice president, acting in the
absence of the president, pre-
sented Mr.. Bordeaux, salesman
of the American Pickle & Can
ming Company, as the guest of
the Club. In response, Mr..
Bordeaux said that he was glad
to be present, that while his
stay here so far had been short
he felt at home in Wiggins. He
assured the Club that he was
in sympathy with its program,
that he wanted to take a part
in the work and was ready to
assist in every way possible
with the plans. He stated that
he was anxious to see an active
Boy Scouts organization in
Virgins and as he had organiz-
ed troops and saw the good to
come from such an organization,
he proposed to get an organiza-
ton under headway at an early
date and wanted the co-opera-
ton of the Club. Mr.. Bordeaux's
words were few but carried
much weight. He was assured
by the Club that he could depend
on assistance in his undertake
ing.
Following a suggestion from
Rev. Wilson, a committee was
appointed to investigate the ad-
visibility and possibility of a
community, or county hospital.
1t was learned that the question
had been brought before a local
organization several years ago
but had never been fully thresh-
ed out. DR.. S. c. Culpepper,
Rev. H. D. Wilson, E. M. Gra-
ham and DR.. S. E. Dunlap were
appointed as the committee,
with instructions to report as
soon as convenient.
Then followed the report
that the Board of Supervisors
had linked hands with the State
Commission in raising
money with which to gravel the
through the county.
A resolution of thanks to the
Board for their action was pass
ed unanimously. A motion in
viting the members of the
Board to be guests at the first
luncheon to be held in April was
passed.
L. L. Coleman, acreage man.
ager of the American Pickle &
Canning Company gave informa-
ton concerning the cucumber
prospects for the season. A
general laXity in the growing Of
this commodity has been found,
he stated, but the factory is do
ing everything possible to inter-
est the farmers in the growing
of cucumbers for the factory, he
said.
M. M. Batson pointed out a
trouble which should be remid-
ed. That of failing to receive
the newcomer and prospective
settlers in the right manner.
''We have got to believe in our
community before strangers
will believe in it strong enough
to locate" he said, "and if we
paint the dark side to newcom-
ers when they come prospecting
we never need expect to locate
new people in our community.
Too many of our people kick and
when the stranger
comes around. Instead, we
should show them the good
5hings, give them a welcome
and let them know that we want
hem with u.s." Mr.. Batson said.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08
HIGHWAY TO BE
GRAVELED SOON
Board of Supervisors Meets Of
fer of State Highway
Commission.

Fred Smith, of the State
Highway Commission, appeared
before the Board of Supervisors
at their meeting this week and
made an offer which was to the
effect that if the county would
turn over the automobile road
tax money for this year, which
amounts to about $4,000, the
State Highway Commission
would contribute $4,000 as a
fund with which to gravel the
highway through the county;
that the Commission would
gravel and maintain the high
way.
The Board accepted the pro-
posal and an order was passed
to that effect. Mr.. Smith stated
that work would start in the
near future.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08
WEEKLY LETTER FROM
SUPT. OF EDUCATION
(By w. F. Bond.)

Jackson, March, 6.-District
meetings of the county superin-
tendents of education and others
interested in better schools will
be held as follows during the
month of March:
Brookhaven, Monday, March
18th.
Hattiesburg, Tuesday, March
goth.
Meridian, Wednesday, March,
21st.
Tupelo, Thursday, March
22nd.
Greenwood, Friday, March
23rd.
Jackson, Monday, March
26th.
All meetings will be called to
order at 9 o'clock A. NJ, and
will be adjourned the same day
at 4 P. M. Every county super
intendent is expected to attend
at least one conference. Super
intendents and principals OF
schools, and friends of education
in general are invited to attend
the meetings and take part in
the discussions. At these meet
ings the Statewide program for
the year will be agreed upon.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08

There will be an interesting
program of Piano and Express
sion numbers given this even
ing Thursday at the school
auditorium at 8 o'clock by the
pupils of Miss Louise Barnett.
The public is cordially invited
to attend. There will be no ad-
mission fee.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08

Services at the Baptist church
Sunday. Subject, II a. m: "The
Talent. 1880 p. M:
"The Christian and the State" :"
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08

Messrs Emery and Dewey
Taylor will leave Friday for De-
troit, Mich, where they have ac-
cepted positions.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08

tor his county and section of the
state.
If reelected, Mr.. Alexander
promises to do even better than
he has done, and he feels that
with his experience he can ac-
complish more during the COM
ing term if given an opportunity.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08

Messrs Howard and Clyde
Robinson have returned from a
two months visit to their uncle
in Oklahoma.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08

w. T. Guild and u. B. Parker
returned recently from a busi-
ness trip to Washington, D. c.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08

Fred Hammet of New Aug
usta, spent Sunday here the
guest of friends.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08
MasOns, Attention.

There will be a special meet
ing of the Wiggins Masonic
Lodge tonight Thursday and
a full attendance is urged. De-
gree work.
C. E. PRATT, w. M.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08
Box Supper At Big Level School.

Box Supper At Big Level School.
There will be a box supper
and chen party" at the school
house on Big Level Saturday
night, March 10 for the benefit
of the Big Level Baptist church.
All the ladies are requested to
bring a box-the married ones,
a big fat hen. Everyone is in
vited to be present.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08

Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Klumb, of
jackson, spent the weekend in
Virgins.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1923-03-08
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ADVERTISEMENT
The Dolores star., 1923-04-06

the war. Each of tlese was asked by
the graves registration service to
search its records for a sale to an
officer with the initials az. r. T."
Finally dealer in Austin, Tex,
reported that Lieut. l.. r. Thrall had
purchased such uniform February s,
1918.
Back to France led the clue. The
records Of the first air depot In
France were searched. They revealed
the fact that the officer had been at
tached to the Eleventh aero squadron.
Then it was comparatively easy to es-
tablish the fact that he had been
killed by the enemy while in flight
with Lieutenant Coates and had been
buried by the enemy.
So now Lieut.. L. r. ThraIl, "Un.
known" no longer sleeps with his
comrades in France
The Dolores star., 1923-04-06
Thinking Over the Presidents Protocol

revealed an unexpected unity among
the Republicans against action at that
time.
In voting down the King motion the
senate confirmed the Judgment of the
foreign relations committee to the eff.
feet that the time remaining before
adjournment of the present congress
was too short for the careful consider.
alton which the protocol merited.
The irreconcilables, who have
viewed the protocol, in spite of the
reservations suggested by Secretary OF
State Hughes, as a device to take the
United States into the league Of ma
tfons Through the back door," were
elated over the decision Of the senate
BY the tine this question Is reached
in the next session, they pointed out.
the country will be on the eve of an
other presidential campaign. and they
are confident that another great and
solemn referendum" will show the
people as much opposed as ever to en-
tering European entanglements.
Both sides expect to do considerable
talking about the subject during the
adjournment, In the expectation that
public sentiment will manifest itself
strongly one way or the other and
force a showdown on international
policy.
The Dolores star., 1923-04-06
Doughboys Laden Like Motor Trucks

a MERICAN doughboys going into
action in the World war amazed
the French by throwing away every
thing except fighting tools and strip
ping to their undershirts and breeches.
It's no wonder. for the heaviest laden
pack animal of the army is the dough-
boy himself. Inch for inch by size or
pound for pound of his own weight the
buck private Of infantry carries on his
back into battle double the burden
handled by horses or mules or motor
trucks. And he Is expected to Jog
cheerfully along through the ooze be-
side the road, leaving the good going
to the gas and animal transport.
Army experts are racking their
brains for ways to cut down the dough-
boys load Exhaustive study has been
given to war experience for that pur-
pose. Through the American Legion
and similar organizations efforts have
been made to get the men who carried
the infantry packs in France to sug
gest changes. But as yet it has been
possible, 1t was snid Mt the War de-
partment, to get only few ounces of
weight of the backs of the trudging
infantry.
Experts figure that the average load
The Dolores star., 1923-04-06

NASHINGTON.-Charges of waste.
w extravaganza, and mismanage-
ment in the veterans bureau will be
the subject Of thorough inquiry this
summer. under the senate resolu-
ti0n creating special committee Of
three members empowered with au-
thority to sit during the adjourn
ment Of congress.
The committee will be headed by
Senator Reed (Rep.. Pa.). who won
the distinguished service medal as a
major in the Three hundred and
eleventh field artillery In the World
war. The other members of the com
mittee will be Senator Walsh (Dem.
Mass.). member of the special com
mittee which investigated the treat
ment of disabled ex-service men last
year. and Senator Oddie { Rep. New.
Senator Reed said the policy of the
committee would be to work in har-
The Dolores star., 1923-04-06
Cost Of Education In Colorado.

Denver.-The average annual cost OF
education per pupil in Colorado pub
lie schools, based upon average daily
attendance, is S129.9S according to
compilations made by the State Immi-
grafton Department for use In the
Colorado Year Book. The average cost
based upon total enrolment in the
schools is S91.1G. These averages are
for the school year ending July l, 1J22,
and are calculated from data con-
tanned in the records Of the state su-
perintendent of public Instruction
They are based upon total eXpendi-
lures for school purposes for the year
and may include some expenditures
for permanent improvements which are
not properly chargeable TO the cost of
education for the current year. Total
expenditures reported for the year
were S19,579,54
Costs in Denver are above the aver
age for the state, being Sl02.25 and
S156.26, respectively. Highest costs,
however, are found in rural districts,
where attendance Is comparatively
small. In San Juan county for exam
pie, the average cost based upon at
tendance Is S2l3.63, and In Saguache
county, where many of the children
are transported long distances to
school, and where excellent facilities
are provided, the average cost based
county, where average attendance IL
very low compared with enrolment,
the average annual cost based upon at
tendance is $263.49, which is the high
est for any county. Total school e1-
penditures reported for the county,
however. are only S41,66z.
The lowest average cost based upon
attendance reported Is for Baca coun-
ty, being S41.67. Attendance in this
county is rather large compared with
the school population, which reduces
the average cost Total expenditures
reported for the county are $142, $40.
Conejos county ranks next to Baca,
with an average annual cost based up
on attendance of $63.20. The percent
age of attendance here is low in COM
parison with the total number of chill
dren Of school age, perhaps because
Of the very considerable number Of
Mexican children in the county, The
percentage of attendance based upon
enrolment, however, Is comparatively
high. !
Average costs of education per pu.
Pill has been advancing rather RAPIDLY
In Colorado for the past few years, but
the Increases for the past year were
not SO great as for several previous
years.
The Dolores star., 1923-04-06
WASH H]D(N][5j / [@HNE>>
E]!@!K,ltSStaa;iz; a;iz
Veterans Bureau to Be Investigated

mony with Gen. Hines. appointed by
President Harding to head the vet
Grams bureau. "as far as 1t is possible
and consistent with a thorough inves-
tigation Of the serious charges that
have been made against the operation
of the veterans bureau"
The senate directed the committee
ito investigate the leases and con-
tracts executed by the veterans bu-
reau or the Treasury department, for
vocational schools and hospitals and
for the purchase, rentals, and sales
of real estate and supplies used or to
be used, directly or Indirectly, by the
veterans bureau, and the matters and
conditions in the premises set forth.
and to report their findings, together
with recommendation for the i'm
provement of such conditions. to the
next regular sessions of congress-"
II is set forth in the preamble that
complaints are being made against al
legged delay by the bureau in the ad-
justment Of claims for the relief of
disabled veterans. and that there has
been great and needless delay in the
construction of hospitals and in pro
viding proper disqualification, as re-
suit of which unnecessary suffering
exists.
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines. the new
director, announces his hearty CO.
operation.
The Dolores star., 1923-04-06

DRESIDENT HARDING'S proposed
4 protocol will probably cause con-
siderable hard thinking between now
and December by members of con-
gress. Certainly 1t will be widely dis
cussed on platform and In the press.
The protocol submitted by President
Harding just before congress ad-
jourrad, making the United Suites
member Of the international court Of
justice under the league of nations.
was definitely sldetracked until the
next congress meets.
BY vote of "a TO 10 the senate re-
jected a motion offered by Senator
King Dem., Utnh) to proceed to the
consideration Of his resolution to rati-
fy the protocol. The vote. with few
exceptions, was along party lines and