Simpson County News from Mendenhall, Mississippi • 1

Cotaety News ampsora FORMERLY THE WESTVILLE EWS ESTAB LI IN 1872. i Mendenhall, Thursday, Oct. 18, 1923 No. 18 Vol. 52.

proven Possibilities of Single, Acre of Piney WoosSs Ground. the one great business in coming years. "We must bring in capital, more farmers of the right sort, more labor more population to the square mile and become a bee hive of industry and progress. Are we using good judgement in not letting the world I Blackwell, Managers; Ned Traylor, Plummer Turner, Clerks; W. I.

Runnels, Bailiff. SOUTH MAGEE Hugh Robinson, A. W. Duckworth, T. J.

Singletary, Managers; Mrs. W. C. Slay, Newt Everett, Clerks; Aaron Tullos, Bailiff. COAT J.

J. Ware, F. F. Belding, Ethel Kennedy, Managers; Mrs. B.

F.Wal- Mrs. J. Clerks; A. U. College Notes (By Sid Noble.) A.

M. College, Oct 15 A program has been worked out by J. T. Copland, Extension Agricultural Engineer for the Mississippi A. College to try to educate the farmers tl "Mississippi in the methods of terracing so that some of the losses resulting from devasting soil erosion over the state may be avoided.

To facilitate rendering this service to the people and to expedite I Jackson, Oct issue of the Mississippi Builder, know that we have thirteen million acres of land that is idle. We say official journal 01 me pu the whose loity number of Commerce, The outside ought to have Dunk Magee, Bailiff. knowledge of our state. The outsider ought to have some inducement to bring him into the state and make him a good citizen of the state." SARATOGA MAIL IN YOUR DEPOSITS When it is not convenient for you to come to the bank in person. Many of our customers do this, and they find that it is a very convenient method of banking.

We are always pleased to see depositors they come to the bank. But when it is more convenient for them to make deposits by mail every transaction will be given careful and prompt attention. D'LO GUARANTY BANK "THE BANK OF SERVICB" D'Lo, Mississippi. Tom Tullos, Bert Johnson, Walter Sullivan, Managers; Walter Roberts, Estus White, Clerks; Walter Carter, GREAT MEN bailiff. BOWIE Dr.

Johnson said of the teachers of morality: They discourse like an Laurence Berry, H. A. Brown, W. Z. Scarborough, Managers; Jim Hubbard, Odon Jones, Clerks; Arch gels, but they live like men." That is a fair estimate of the individuals in this world whom men call great.

We often hear the expression, "He is a great man," or "He is one of Hubbard, Bailiff. SHIVERS Will H. Myers, Albert the execution of a state-wide program of better terracing, a plan has been wrought whereby the county agent may receive expert aid in the training of a number of men of his county to terrace correctly. The county agent of each county and the Extension -Agricultural Engineer of the college are the coop-erators in this plan. The county agent being responsible for securing suitable men to be trained and equipment for the demonstration and the engineer being responsible for subject matter and The Terracing School will last two days in each county continuing from ten o'cleek in the mornings till four in the afternoon.

The first day will be devoted to -lectures on the theory of soil erosion and practice in levell Drummonds, Managers; H. E. Lee, G. C. Shivers, Clerks; J.

B. Coday, mission it is to be a correct epitome of the resources and advantages of Mississippi, is doing some magnificent work for state and people. It is heralding to the world, for its circulation goes beyond the borders of the commonwealth, the opportuni ties which are gaping in this state for the proper kind of industry. Agricultural facts backed by fig-ares mean much when natiqnally published, because they appeal to home seekers in a compelling way. Down at Braxton on the north.

edge of Simpson County, which adjoins capital county of Mississippi and within an hour's ride on the gravel pikes of the capital city, there is well known citizen named W. C. Cox. In. fact, Mr.

Cox is a loading merchant in Braxton. In a conversation with the editor of the "Mississippi Builder, Munro Nichols, Mr. Cox stated that 15 years ago he planted one acre on his farm in Irish potatoes and continued to do i.j,is every year. He says that his receipts never went bel6w $100, and nached as high as $450 in a single year. Of course, Mr.

Cox did intensive work, planting corn, velvet ieans and peas after harvesting his Bailiff. PINOLA 8 I W. M. Durr, Burke Banks, Guss the greatest men," etc. But who is great Certain it is that public office is not an evidence of greatness in the incumbent.

Statesmen are made of clay, like ordinary mortals. They have the virtues and the faults of the common people, and taken as a whole they do not rise above them. Men of special talent or even of genius are not necessarily great. Association with, so-called great men is a swift destroyer of Dickson, Managers; W. J.

McCants, Mrs. W. F. Walker, Clerks; John B. Bush-, Bailiff.

D'LO F. Murray, Needham Holyfield, G. Rhodes, Managers; Mrs. W. L.

Hill, Mrs. Robt Clerks; ing, the second day will be devoted to practice in making terraces, 'i Willis Womack, Bailiff. Eighteen counties have requested BRAXTON that the instruction be brought to Toxie Montgomery, Will Hemphill, the impression of greatness. Few men are great to their wives. The fact is that the wises "and best in the human race are so steeped in ignorance and so slavish to environ -r-.

rt that they cannot distinguish them and a schedule has been made Joe Everett, Managers; Plummer out with the dates for each county, Smith, Mrs. J. V. Magee, Clerks; LUf.lDER. COMPANY D'LO, MISSISSIPPI.

which follows: Pontotoc County, Oct J. P. Cox, Bailiff. 12 and 13; Oct. 22 and 23 ttno fin the same land after FORK CHURCH Madison, 24, 25; Hinds, 29, 30; Mont Houston Williams, Chester Bracken, R.

E. Lee, Managers; Porter Cole, 2, Grenada, 5, Panola, 12, 13; Yalobusha 14, 15; i Robt. Allen, Clerks; A. Lee, Carroll, 16, 17; Attala, 19, 20; Lown Meet Me At themseift-3 the conmon herd, except by the manifestation of some special trait, or ability that makes them exceptional in only one or two particulars. A man who is good and helpful is great enough for all practical purposes.

The need of our public life is not great men, but honest men who possess common sense. des x21, 22; Noxubee 23, 24; Lauder fathering his potatoes he raised a good crop of corn each year. In the 15 years that Mr. Cox planted, this single craft, and it was in consecutive years, he cleared enough money to pay for his farm of 260 acres. So much for potatoes, Irish potatoes.

And there is no better state in the union for raising sweet potatoes. BRIDGEPORT dale 27, 28; Jones 29, 30; Lawrence Dec. 3, Marion 5, Pearl River R. R. Little, Norvel Busli, Phill Bass, Manager; Sam Berry, Rjfch-ard Buckley, Clerks; Charley Berry, 7, Harrison 10, 11.

Five men or not more than fifteen are enrolled -m each county to re ceive the training. They are trained "DOING" THE PUBLIC so that they may serve their coun ty, community or Federal Loan Bank i As a companion story of the successful Irish potato planting by Mr. Cox, that gentleman relates that Mr. John Burkett, a young man who lives hear Braxton, asked Mr. Cox for an tdvance on a crop of tomatoes, it being his intention to plant three acres.

by correct terracing. "Dad's Day" is an annual event and the greatest day in the social Chief Postoffice Inspector, R. D. Simmons, estimates that the people of the United States are yearly defrauded of nearly $1,000,000,000 by swindlers who use the mails. Last year the Postoffice department handled nearly 5,000 cases of alleged mis Bailiff.

PEARL Green Hilton, J. J. Gordon; Joe Hudson, Managers; J. O. Lewis, Barron, Clerks; -Wet Sandifer, Bailiff.

TOUCHSTONE Wyatt Shorter, Buck Barlow, Eafie Bridges, Managers; C. Shorter, T. M. Hart, Clerks; H. Ball, Bailiff.

HARRISVILLE Ben Bridges, Tom Harris, Richard. Kelly, Managers; Densbn Barlow, Anse Mahaffey, Clerks; Edd Haley, Bailiff. calendar at Mississippi A. WALKER'S DRUG STORE How often do you hear that phrase? People, know it is a pleasant place to meet their friends. Everybody finds it convenient and comfortable.

You are always welcome to make your appointments here. Our hospitality is as wide open as our doors." And, when you meet your friends, "treat" them to cooling refreshments at our sanitary fountain. They'll enjoy it. Drugs, Toilet Articles, Confections Cigars and Cigarettes. W.

WALKER Mendenhall, Miss. College. It was gotten up by the student-body three years ago and through the efforts of student com use of the mails, but only some half dozen of these swindlers were con mittees it has become a gala event and a great success. More than' 600 victed, fined or imprisoned, because fathers of A. M.

students attend P. of loop-holes in the law. ed the two days of celebration ast Mr. Cox advanced Mr. Burkett th money and Mr.

Burkett planted his tomato seed. The frost, however, faught half of the plants by some accident and he only' had enough to Set out one and a half acres. From this one and a half acres, Mr, Burk-t tt harvested and hauled to Hope-Well, a distance of 2n miles, using an old Ford truck, which he had picked up and run. in debt to have it iixed, so it would take his tomatoes to market. After paying for his ft ruck and baskets and 'paying Mr.

-Cox the money advanced him and In this connection the Committee year and the current celebration nected to bring more than on Law Enforcement of the Amer thousand. The dates have been set ican Bar Association recently pointed to the public as being largely responsible for the deplorably great TheN Finkbine Lumber Company will soon begin drilling for oil on their property a few miles rth of this plrce in Rankin County. for November 30 and December and the program was given but to ay by Student Chairman Si Corley of the "Dad's Day" Committee. The feature of the program is a amount of crime in this country because of the public's "indifference" to violation of law. There is much ground for this accusation ana there is a Teason.

Attorneys draft most of the laws, football game between A. M. and Clearing up al of his debts, Mr. Burkett found that he had received net. profit of $365 from the gross Receipts of $650 on his one and a Louisiana State University on Scott Field Saturday afternoon.

Not only every man in Mississippi who has ever had a son at A. M. is invited to the college that day but also all of the old graduates are invited to make a Homecoming. For CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE STATE GUARANTY Magee, Mississippi. "THE BANK OF SERVICE" At the Close of Business October 8th 1923.

and the attorney who can most successfully defeat the object and pur-oose of the law is the man these swindlers and criminals employ. Attorneys themselves have helped to defeat and circumvent laws until it has come to be a maxim in New York that if you have the, price ou can get free. Itwas recently asserted by a prominent New York citizen that one could safely commit 'half acres planted to tomatoes. Mr. "Burkett followed up his tomato crop with trucking crops, on the same I ground and has sold $100 worth of I vegetables already and is continuing his daily sale which he estimates 1 will be largely in excess of the $100 worth which he has sold.

I Such successes as related above by i 1 mi one day A. M. is turned over to the best friends of the student body and every facility is -enlisted to make them enjoy their visit. ju. ox are not iney are Election Managers.

occuring in greater or less degree murder if one had $5,000 to put in the right place. The late H. G. WEATHERSBY Richmond, 'of Meadville, boasted that he "had defended over 500 murder cases in his lifetime and LIABILITIES Capital Stock $40,000.60 Surplus 4,000.00 Undivided Profits 2,669.25 BILLS PAYABLE NONE 203,110.33 M. McLendon, B.

P. Slay, Mrs. Alice Brown, Managers; Miss Mattie Wea-thersby, Spurgeon Clerks; everywhere in Mississippi. There are too many acres of land in this state which ought to be in diversifi-cultivation and in dairy pastures now planted to weevil infested cotton. Mississippi holds out wonder-fu 1 opportunities to homeseekers with courage and muscle.

And it takes less money to secure a perma- never had a man" hung on him though most of them ought to have Berry Hays, Bailiff. RESOURCES Loans and $146,688.18 Bonds, Securities, U. S. Bonds and Certificates of Indebtedness OVERDRAFTS NONE Guaranty Fund 500.00 Banking House, Furn. and Fixtures 13,291.37 Premium on Bonds 93.65 Current Expenses 4,329.50 CASH ON HAND AND DUE FROM OTHER BANKS 41,366.83 been." MENDENHALL It is this sort of thing that brings H.

E. Sheppard, Jim May, J. T. May, Managers; Jesse Westmoreland, G. M.

Phillips, Clerks; G. laws into disrepute and disrespect. Perforated laws and unscrupulous I nent footing in this state costing dollars here where it costs hundreds lawyers make crime easy and com M. Burnham, Bailiff. COHAY S.

-J. Holder, H. N. Powell, J. R.

Rodgers, Managers; Miss Chelly Blackwell, Mrs. Edna Dow, Clerks; paritively safe. We have been taught "fear" of law instead of respect for law, and the Bar Association could set an example that would do much $249,779.78 $249,779.78 rk tts, OSt nt' the D. urt -roe 23. rk.

iwn th3 D. nirt 523. a-k. to inspire a wholesome respect and in the snow-swept regions of the northwest. What the Hattiesburg.

Citizen, published in the great heart of the. piney woods section of Mississippi, says of that part of Mississippi is true of the entire state: "We nave thousands of acres of rood farm land, we have ether th u-sands of acres of fine pasture lands common obedience. As it is they are to a great extent responsible Johny Robinson, Bailiff. MARTINVILLE M. L.

Shows, Sylyander Jones, T. J. Shoemaker, Managers; A. I. Barr, Ira Upton, Clerks; Ira Coope, Bailiff.

SUMRALL for many of the evils complained of, particularly in "Doing" the public We see it stated that a reckless We are not yet six months old. The growth of our institution is due altogether to the splendid support given us by our friends and customers throughout the trade territory of Magee. We accord special credit to farmer friends for the success we have attained. If your name is among those on our deposit ledger, we know you will rejoice at this splendid showing. If you are not already a patron, we invite you to come with us too.

Our concern is to please you, hot ourselves, and we will go as far as sound banking practice will let us in giving you this kind of banking service. MIMS WILLIAMS, President R. L. EVERETT, Vice-President C. i.

KEES, Cashier that ought to be put to use at We need to wake up to the gift of nature all around us -and Apply our brains and our hands to the task that will show a toward in ft few automobile driver and his fellow joy riders maliciously ran over the dog W. J. M. Bynu'm, G. T.

Higgs," Managers; N. F. Arender, S. L. Nichols, Clerks; Joe Dukes, Bailiff.

EVERETT Shotts, R. H. Qorley, Will of a boy who was rabbit hunting. The boy fired on the fleeing car peppering ever inmate with bird shot. A magistrate fined the boy $10.

He ought to remit tha f'ne and give ths boy a stronger snooting gun. Any boy's dog is worth more to him than a road hog is to society. Hinds Co. years such as we never dreamed of to the days gone by. "We can not live and prosper on i one crop, we must have many.

Nail ture has provided the soil, the ell-ate and everything to make the '-truck and dairy interest of the state atli especially of south Mississippi i Holloway, Managers; Ely Grantham, W. D. Shotts, Clerks; Bill Floyd, Bailiff. NORTH MAGEE R. B.

Hughes, Westley Layton, C. L..