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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
FORMER BRANDON
RESIDENT WRITES
FROM LOUISIANA
Mrs. Ira Shields, Well Known i'm This
Community, Sends Interesting
Letter Through Brandon News to
Old Friends. Remembered Here.

Sibley. La, Jan. 30,-Brandon
News. Brandon, Miss, Dear Editor
i am sending one dollar fifty cents
for another years subscription to
The Brandon News. Hope I'll get
every copy during the year for it is
IA letter from home" each week.
Brandon is my home town, and
Rankin my home county, and I'm
deeply interested in everything that
happens over there. We moved to
this place from Brandon just one
improvement and splendid interest
in many activities, during last year
in Rankin County. The Brandon
News is doing it's share of boost
ing, and encouraging, cooperating,
which is the thing, that any thriving,
growing country must have. We
live in the oil district of Mute, La,
and l could write quite lengthy
letter about this country. 1t has
wonderful undeveloped resources
Every man who owns little plot OF
land seems content TO fish and smoke
and wait for his oil to come in,'
while he could make n fortune with
trucking, and farming while on his
wait. | truly hope old Rankin Coun-
ty will never get smeared up with
oil. 1t fills the country with a most
undesirable class of people, who will
not yield to any good influences, and
for whom the educational and re-
ligious institutions would have more
inf hut far
ing. They move weekly it seems to
me, for Sunday is moving day, and
the highways are crowded with NOV
ing wagons and trucks all day long.
Our Sunday laws are very lax.
Many people think this Is due to
Catholic influence, but from my OBJ
servation and experience of one year
here, careless uninterested Protest
antism is mainly responsible for
baseball, hunting, fishing and gen.
eral Sabbath breaking. Each town
makes the laws governing this, and,
| am glad to say that Minden, five
miles from here, and where we at
tend church and school, is an except
ion in this respect, and we have
wonderful schools and churches that
are well attended and no Sabbath
breaking allowed.
Well, my letter is growing long
Mr.. Shields and Irene join me in love
to all our dear friends in Rankin
County. We have lived in quite a
few states, and many places, but
Mississippi Is the best ever, Rankin
the biggest county in the state and
Brandon, the biggest town of its size
i'm which we have ever lived, and The
Brandon News the biggest, newsiest,
and best all round paper in the State,
with deep respect for its former
editor Wayne s. May, friend OF
youthful days, and trusted friend of
maturer years, whose life of useful
and unset h service is, and will al
ways be missed. We make our bow
to it and compliment its splendid
growth, wishing it the very best sue
cess during this new year.
Your friend,
MRS. IRA SHIELDS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
BIG RISE IN COST
OF LIVING SINCE
1913 ANNOUNCED
Bureau of Labor Statistics Shows
Cost of Living in December, 1922
to be 65 Percent Higher Than i'm
December, 1913.

Final figures announced by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics show that
in the country as a whole the cost
of living in December. 1922, was 65
per cent higher than for the same
month in 1913. the last year before
the world war; 2.S per cent lower
than in December. 1921. and 10 per
cent higher than in September 1922.
Food costs for December, 1922,
showed an increase of 46.6 per cent
from the average of December, 1913 F;
clothing an increase of 71.5 per cent +;
housing costs an increase of 61.9 per
cent; fuel and light an increase OF
S4.4 per cent, and furniture an in
crease of 1882 per cent.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
MOTION PICTURE
SHOW HERE LAST
FRIDAY NIGHT
Free Picture Show Here Showing
Effect of Nitrate of Soda on Cot
ton. Great Benefit to All Who At
tended "White Magic.

A number of the town people at
tended the free picture show, white
Magic, which was shown at the
school building on last Friday night
This was motion picture of foui
reels, showing the effect Of Nitrate
of Soda on cotton.
The scenes were all taken under
actual field conditions in four south
ern states, North and South Carolina
Georgia and Mississippi. Everyone
who saw the picture feels that it was
a benefit to them in several ways
and will help them along agricultural
lines hereafter.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
MORE DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATES THIS
YEAR THAN EVER
Mississippi's List Promises More
Candidates This Year Than Ever
Before Voted For in Democratic
Primary. Few Women Candidates.

1t is becoming more manifest daily
that there will be a large number of
candidates in the various counties of
the state. and that some of them
are going to be women. In Wilkin-
son county it, is reported that there
are already three women candidates.
The weekly newspapers of the
state are carrying an increasingly
large number of candidates for
county offices, and the indications
seem to verify the prediction freely
made throughout the state that the
crop of candidates will be the larg-
est this year ever voted for in a
Democratic Primary.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
FLU CLOSES STAR
SCHOOL FOR WEEK;
WORK RESUMED
Flu Epidemic Caused Schools to
Close; Work Resumed After Week,
With Good Attendance. Parents
Give Excellent Cooperation.

An epidemic of influenza which
forced the Star Consolidated school
to close for week seems to have
spent its force and school work was
resumed Monday morning, with
practically all pupils back at work.
The school spirit is fine and the
co cooperation of parents is al that
could be desired. The commercial
course offered ut the beginning of
the second term is proving very
popular and the students are pro-
crossing very satisfactorily.
Friday was gala day with the
ball teams. The Y. NJ. c. A. team
romped on Flora for score of - to
II. and the small girls team trim
med Florence to the tune of % to is.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
STATE TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION TO
MEET IN MERIDIAN
Lack of Hotel Accommodations AS
signed as Reason For Changing
Meeting Place to Meridian This
Year. Will Meet i'm May.

The State Teachers Association,
which has met in Jackson every
year. will meet in Meridian this year
on account of the lack of hotel ac-
c0mmodations in Jackson, since the
dismantling of the Edwards House.
1t is true that the homes in the
city offer accommodations, but the
majority of the teachers prefer to
stay in hotels.
The Association will meet on May
,, 4 and 9Th. A number of Rankin
County teachers always attend this
convention, and it is important that
they know of this change in the
meeting place.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
LAST THURSDAY
LAST DAY OF GRACE
FOR TAX PAYING
Force in Sheriff's Office Kept Un-
usually Busy With Taxpayers For
Past Several Weeks. Small Num-
ber Delinquents Reported.

Sheriff Harrison and Deputy Sher-
if Lindsey were very busy all of last
week, waiting on the tax payers, who
came in a steady stream every day
last week. Late hours were kept
last Thursday night to accommodate
the people who continued to come
until after dark. as this was the last
day of grace.
1t is stated that there is Il small
number OF delinquents. The mails
have been unusually heavy for sew
eral weeks. and between answering
letters and waiting on taxpayers,
the force in the sheriff's office has
been more than busy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
CONGRESSMEN TO
SEND OUT NO MORE
FREE GARDEN SEED
Congressman Being Congratulated on
AboIishing Old Custom of Send
ing Out Free Seed, Amounting to
$35O.OO Per Year.

Congressmen-are being congratu-
lated on their nerve in abOlishing the
age old custom of sending out free
garden seed. The farm papers, which
handle a great deal of seed advertis-
ing from seed companies are res
ponsible for the success of the fight
which has stopped this expense. or
course, it amounted to only about
$4,000 year. but the seed usually
were mighty poor and rarely ever
the kind you wanted.
This is the first year this custom
has been abolished, and no one need
look for any free seed from the gov
sefasaaentste plant this year. ss4s.-a..
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
FLU EPIDEMIC AT
LAST CLEARING UP
IN OUR COMMUNITY
Present Weather Will Soon Stop so
Much Flu in This Country. Four
Years Since Serious Visitation
From Flu Here.

\ few people are still sick in this
community with the flu. 1t does not
seem to be as serious this year as
it has been before, and so far, no
deaths have resulted from it in this
place Persons afflicted with it are,
as rule, too careless after they
think they have recovered from it,
and relapse means very serious
Illness. This is the cause of many
deaths from flu
We hope that this disease will soon
clear up, and the present weather
will soon stop it. 1t has been about
four years since, we had a serious
visitation of the flu,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
RANKIN COUNTY
BOY WINS FAVOR
IN APPOINTMENT
Captain w. B. Wynn Still Making
Good in Service of Uncle Sam. Is
Son of Jos. Wynn, Present Sur
veyor For This County.

The following clipping from a
recent issue of The Bullet. published
at Nogales. Arizona. by the 25th In
fantry, speaks for the popularity of
Capt. w. b. Wynn, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Wynn, of this city, when
he was appointed president of court
martial:
A new special court was announc-
ed yesterday consisting of the fol-
lowing Officers:
Capt. w. B. Wynn,
Capt. c. l.. Williams,
Capt. L. W. Maddox,
Capt Jhon A. Klein,
Capt B. III. Brown,
1st 1t. H. Henry, T. j. A.
= Tt. w. S. Murray, Def. Counsel.
Its. Henry and Murray held the
same offices in the old special court.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
WORK CONTINUES
THIS WEEK ON NEW
SCHOOL BUILDING
Mostly Inside Work to be Done Now
on New School Building. May be
Ready For Occupancy by First OF
March. Building Badly Needed.

Work is being continued on the
the new school building this week,
In spite of the bad weather. There
is not so very much more to be
done on the building, and some peo-
pie think that it will be ready for
occupancy by the first of March.
This cold snap makes the school
pupils feel the need of the new build
ing more than ever. SO many of
the window panes i'll the old building
are cut. which let the cold air in
freely. And the stoves are not so very
good A large number of the pupils
have remained at home this week
on account of the lack of heat in the
old building.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
REGULAR MEETING
OF SUPERVISORS
HERE THIS WEEK
Board of Supervisors Met in Spite of
Bad Weather. Women Met With
them Wednesday in Interest of
Home Demonstration Work.

The Board of Supervisors met on
Monday morning, in spite of the very
bad weather However, only three
members were present the first day.
The usual business was carried on
during the week. except on Wednes-
day. A committee of women from
over the county met with them Oh
that day in the interest of Home
Demonstration work. The women
are attempting to establish an office
OF Home Demonstration i'm Rankin
County, and went before the Board
to ask an allowance for this purpose.
This is very important work, and
it means great Improvement for this
county. if an office is opened here.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
LENS OF A PIGS EYE SUBSTI
TUTED FOR DESTROYED
CORNEA OF YOUTH

The most remarkable surgical OPP
Grafton Of the day. was performed
by DIR. Morgan of Paterson, n. j..
who is here shown examining the
destroyed optic removed from the
youth. Alfred Lemonowicz of Lynd-
hurst. \. j.. who was blinded by
fireworks seven years ago. The out
come of the operation will be de-
termined very shortly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
MAIL CARRIERS
STOPPED ONE DAY
BY BAD WEATHER
AS is Usual at This Time Every Year,
Carrying of Mail Had to be Stop
ped on Account of Bad Weather.
Resumed Tuesday.

On account of the sleet, the mail
carriers could not go out with the
mail on Monday of this week. When
they did get out, they had an unusual
amount Of mail to carry and to bring
in.
About this time every year, the
mail carriers miss a few days on ac-
count Of the weather. 1t Is not al
ways sIeet that stops them, but gen.
eral bad weather.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08

The largest Amphitheater in the
world is being planned for Stone
Mountain near Atlanta, Ga, as a
part of memorial he will carve
there. To prove that the steep
Side of the mountain made an eX-
cellent sounding board an orchestra
was taken there and played for be-
tween two and three thousand peo-
Dle
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08

DO yon keep bees? Have you ever
lost any colonies? Perhaps European
or American Foulbrood is killing
them out. Write the Plant Board
about it or send specimen Of the
comb containing dead brood for ex-
animation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08

!. II the lice at your turnips, the
southern green plant bug got your
butter beans, and the striped cucum-
ber beetles ruined all your melons
last year, why not ask the Plant
Board for information about fighting
these crop thieves during 1923.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08

Remember, though, that family
Jars are hard to produce when only
sone makes the noise.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08

Mrs Aubrey L. Eads, better
known as Peggy HOyt of New York,
wearing the latest Paris creations
including a mushroom shaped hat of
brown felt with long brown Sheik
veil, the dress. Jean Pateau, blue
gabardine with a new short skirt
and long waist and Batteau neckline,
bearing the monogram in white
bands Oh the righe arm
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-08
Club 2Vork Is Important
Part in Training Boys and
Girls For Better Citizens
Every Boy and Girl Farm Should be Member of Club
Which Means Much to Development of Character
and Usefulness Club Work Trains It's Members for
Leadership in Every Day Things of Life

It's a great thing to be a
club boy, because its prim-
airy object is to train the
boys in the art of doing the
every day things of life in
a scientific manner.
1t trains its members for
leadership.
1t stands for the four-fold
developments of its mem
bers; the equal training of
the Head, the Heart, the
Hand, and the Health.
In the Four-fold develop
ments of our boys and girls,
the Boys Club division rec
ognizes, in the State De-
partment of Education, the
church and the State De-
partment of Health, the
three other organized fore
es through whom it must
work if best results are ac-
complished.
1t is unquestionably the function
of the school to train and discipline
the mind. to take the lead in train
ing the head Likewise it is the
function and duty of the church to
take the lead in developing the heart
power of the child. Then we have
i'm the State Department of Health,
the logical force to furnish the in
formation and instruction in develop
ing the physical, or health phase.
While 10 the State Extension Depart
ment falls the privilege and respon-
Sibility of providing the laboratory,
or workshop, so to speak, for the
practical application, under local
conditions of the facts advanced or
taught by the three first named
agencies.
The Winslow mail., 1923-06-22

1926 as appears of record in my OF
flee.
In witness whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and affixed my OF
fetal seal, this 4th day of February
1922.
Clarence Cowan, Clerk
By Fred C. Bassett, Deputy Clerk.
(SeaD
This copy furnished February 4tB
by the County Clerk of Salt Lake
County to replace copy originally fl
led in this office.
H. L. Crockett, Sec'y of State,
C. r. Jones, Corporation Clerk.
First Pub. June, Is. 1923.
Last Pub. July 6, 1928.
The Winslow mail., 1923-06-22

WANTED-Job printing. AdveF-
tising. Results will surprise you.
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-15
GIRL PLAYING
GIVES STAR LESSON

A little electricians daughter play
ing around the set where Norma
Talmadge was making "Smilin'
Through" her newest First National
production, which will be shown at
the Peerless Theatre next Wednesday
and Thursday. gave the star what she
considers very valuable lesson.
The little girl had piece Of
colcred checsecloth dangling from
her head which trailed behind her
tiny feet like n train." says Norma.
who are YOU pretending to be.
dear?" asked.
I'm not pretending" she said
loftily. II AM n princess"
That's what an actress must do"
says Norma. "She must not pretend
She must actually BE the character
she is playing.
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-15
Chant 10 the Auto.

Ny auto, It's Of thee. short cut Ia
po,erty--of thee chant. blew pile
~ dough on you three years ago. now
you refuse 10 go-or won't or can't.
Through town and countryside ! drove
thee full cf pride; no charm you
lacked. ! loved your gnudy hue. your
Tires "a round nnd new-now ] feel
mighty blue. The way you net. To thee.
old rnttiebox. cnnc many bumps ami
knocks: for thee gricvc BADLY thy
top IN torn: frayed nre thy seats and
worn: .hc group affects thy horn. ! do
believe Thy perfume swells the breeze.
while good folks cliokr and siiccze. ns
we pns- by. ! pHi'i for thee n price.
'twolli iniy " mansion twice: now
everyone ,clls lee I wonder why.
Thy motor has the grip; thy spark
plug has the pip. nnd wee IN thine. ].
ioo. have suffered chills. fnilguc md
kindred Ills. trying to piy the hills
since thou vert mime. Gone IL III, bank
roll now; no mare siwould choke u
cow. nv cn.e before. Yet II I Ind ihc
ycn. M help me J"lin-nion III buy
u ear ngnin mud spend somc more
Rny city Moiorlst.
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-15
Smoking In the Far East.

Chinese gentlemen spend much ~
their time In smoking. The well-to-,lo
Chinese has IL body servant always Vt
his side to MI his pipe. 10 light II for
him and to Put Il In his mouth. Smok-
ing one Of the strange little Chinese
pipes Is quite bother. They nrc so
small that they only hold enough To.
hacco for few puffs. Then the ashes
have to he knocked out of the pipe
and II IL Immediately refilled.
Nothing In Of more importance To
the Mongollnn woman thnn her pipe.
She may he seen interrupting amy
household task ~ pulling .up n gnl.
looping pony to take pun AT her pipe.
These devoteeS Of the pipe are looked
upon m very inferior 10 the men IT
their tribe. and nre shown little con.
siierstion by the husbands for whom
they slave. As the men do not like
manual labor. the women nre com.
PEELED % do practically all ~ the
heavy work Of the fields Rs well ~
the home.
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-15
WHEAT BREAD LONG IN USE
According to Tradition, the Chinese
Knew Of u Some TIVE Theusand
vears Before Christ.

Henry Buckle. the great English
historian. was one Of the first 10 point
out the importance Of food as a vital
fnctor In the progress Of nntien.
Bread has done more than all other
foods combined In changing man
from snva.e ~ q civilIxesl being.
The peoples ~ the earth may DC
roughly divided into two major
classes In respect 10 the foMl they
cattle rice eaters and the bread
eaters. Such nations M japan. for.
mefly rlce eaters. IRE becoming more
and more like the western nations
In the consumption of bread.
~ course II II not known when
bread was nrst used, hut according
Ia one tradition Ching -Noung taught
the Chinese how to make bfend from
wheat more linn 1000 years u. g.
Even In the time ~ the vatrlnrclis
both lenven and nnleaven brral were
staple fo,ds ninong the Hebrews. Fer.
mentcd bread WAS known NJ nm esrly
date among the Egyptians. The
secret becnms known "a the Greeks.
WIN communicated II Ia the itoinnns.
with the conqucrlns legions ~ Rome
tho invention spread throughout
northern Europe.
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-15
pls1AcHlo NUT IN DEMAND
Article That Has Few Rivals for Fla.
vorino Was Originally a Ma
tive Of Syria.

Tie plsiachio nut, which gives such
delightful flavor TO confectionery
and Ice cnam. grows on a sinnll tree
which ls native Of Syria, hut has
been Introduced into western Asia,
countries of the Mediterranean. Cnllfor-
MA and other southern states, although
nuts 0f the hest quality are imported
from Syrin, Persia and Arabia.
The plstachlo Is 0Sal In shape, with
red skin and n greenlsh kernel, grow
Ing In clusters and separating easily
In halves. The flavor IL delicious and
the color makes 1t very valuable for
decorative purposes. II Is sometimes
salted while In the shell and In some
countries II is dipped In sea water In
the process Of curing.
The plstnchlo nut was known In
very early times and II Is said WAS the
-srIces included In the presents which
Joseph's brethren took with them
from Canaan To Egypt, when Jacob
said: Garry down the mnn n pres
cnt, n little bnlm and n little honey.
spices and myrrh. nuts and almonds"
When p'stnchio nuts nre used for ia.
voring Ice cream. very small qnan.
iIty In used and the color In often
deepened by anilinc green. which does
not improve the navor.---C'eveland
News-Leader.
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-15
TRACE ORIGIN ro sAAsxRIT
Term "India" Believed to Have Been
Derived Through the Greek and
Early Persians. y

Best authorities agree that 'India"
10 the abstract form Of word de-
Rived through the Greek from the
Persicized form Of the Sanskrlt ''sind.
hu,' a river" pre-eminently the In
dus. The word has become familiar
since the British acquired India, and
Is now officially recognized In the I'M.
perial title Of the sovereign. "The
natives Of lndia can scarcely be said
TO have word Of their own by which
TO express their common country"
says tile Encyclopedia Britannica. I'm
Sanskrit, II would be called .Rharata-
varsha.' from Bharats. a Legendary
moparch Of the Lunar line; but San
skirt Is NO more the vernacuiar Of
india thnn Latin II Of Europe.
'T'he name 'Hindustan.. which was
at one time adopted by European
geogrnphers. Is Of Persian origin.
meaning the land Of the Hlndus,' as
Afginnistan means the land of the
Afglians.' According to native usage.
however, 'Hindustan' is limited either
to that portion of the peninsula lying
north "f the vindhya mountains. or
yet more strictly 10 the upper basin
of the Ganges where IiindI Is tue
spoken Language.
The East Indies ms opposed to
the West indies. Is an old fashioned
and Inaccurate phrase. dating from
llie dawn of maritime discovery"
Phillips County herald., 1923-03-15
LOOKS AND BUSINESS

One OF the interesting develop
ments of modern business is the in
difference in the attitude toward
beauty in women employees as COM
pared with score Of years ago. The
old theory was that only a homely
woman was efficient. II she paid much
heed to her dress. complexion or
couture, the assumption was that she
did not have her mind on her work
Today almost the opposite belief pre-
walls. II girl lacks the enterprise to
make her face reasonably attractive,
she may have slovenly streak that
will show in her daily tasks. and fur
thermore, there is the effect she has
ON others. II workers are more happy
and therefore more efficient when
looking at flower garden than at an
alley full Of tin cans, why is 1t not
equally desirable to have swell.
groomed women about rather than the
dreary, slattern type that used to be
seen in cffices?
cannot think off-hand Of large in-
telligently conducted business con-
cern whose reception room is in
charge of an unattractive woman.
The modern idea is that a customer
received by well-groomed, young
woman is more likely to return--just
as he gets q favorable impression
from a good color scheme in the re-
ception room. Saleswomen In de.
partment stores, too. seem to be more
agreeable to look upon than ever be-
fore.
In other words, good looks may be
capitalized not only on the stage but
in counting rooms and stores. No
longer is woman penalized for being
SO well groomed and attractive that
she is agreeable and soothing to the
eyes.