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VOL. 14
HAYTI, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1922
FOR COLLECTOR.
A. P. (Parker) Kersey, who has
made ono of the best collectors
Pemiscot county ever had, author
izes The Missouri Herald to say
that ho would like to have the ofllce
another term. His appeal Is to the
Democratic voters In the August
primary, and being so well and fav
orably known It Is thought he will
have no opponent in that contest
a due and proper recognition to hit
merit.
Everything Parker has under
taken he made a success of It. First,
after completing his own education
he taught school In this county for
ubout twelve years. Ho made a suc
cess of that. Next, ho ran for and
was elected tax assessor, and In fill
ing the duties of that ofllce he re
corded the same score. His work
was above criticism. March 4
1919, he became collector of the rev
enue of Pemiscot county, which term
will expire March 4, next. The
record he has made in that ofllce
was never before excelled. He har
been a close collector., yet consid
erate and as lenient as law would
permit. He has got all he could
and has boon as light as he could in
getting it. At the present time 11
is said there is considerable personal
taxes remaining unpaid, but this
cannot bo Mr. Kersey's fault. In
most cases where personal taxes
have lo bo collected by suit and
seizure of property the result is
that the amount recovered is nc
more and often not sufficient to pa
the cost in such suits. The sayinp
that "blood cannot be gotten out
of a turnip" is as true now arf it
always was, except there are more
"turnips" than there ever was. In
trying to avoid such results there
has been an accumulation of con
siderable unpaid personal taxes, and
this Mr. Kersey Intends to recovei
as expeditiously as possible. II
should also be considered that these
are abnormal times taxes never sc
high, and the people never had st
little with which to pay. "Normal
cy" apparently has taken the wrong
road, or has been ditched, for it It
so far off it cannot bo seen with a
spyglass as big as the Lick tele
scope. If taxes arc not paid at
promptly as should bo, the blame it
upon the "elephant" that stepped
upon and mashed the peoples' pock
ctbook as flat as a pancake. It
doesn't make the state and county
any richer to stand some poor cus?
on his head and try to shake him
down for "back taxes" if there If
no coin in his pockets to shake
down. As said, Mr. Kersey has tried
to avoid doing this as far as possi
ble. But even that being true, he
has collected something more than
$100,000.00 more school taxes for
1921 than ho collected in 1920.
Outside of unavoidable conditions,
Mr. Kersey's "record would be hard
to improve upon. His books have
been audited and found in commend
able shape. Ho has at all times
been courteous to the oppressed tax
payers, showing them all the favors
within his power. Being one ol
the common people, ho understand?
their hardships and feels for and
sympathizes with them. Ho has giv
en his full lime and best attention
to the ofllce, and the people of Pern
iscot county will do well to give hit
claim their careful consideration.
FRISCO TRAINS ANNULLED
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Somo necessary work to strength
en the roof and west wall of the
church was completed last week.
Tho work was planned by Mr. Sparks
of St. Louis, head architect of the M
K. & T. It. It. system, and makes the
building absolutely safe and perma
nent. Bro. Tabb, a former pastor, was
in town a few hours Saturday night
to tho great delight of all who mot
him.
' All are Invited to our services.
W. C. SCOTT, Pastor.
Tho through Frisco passenger
trains have been annulled since Tues
day, and all mail from the outsit' c
world reaching hero has been detour
cd by Poplar Bluff and Memphis
causing a delay of twelve to twon
tyrfour hours.
This has been caused by the high
water at Cape Girardeau and above
there. Since last week the flood
waters have been running over tin
Frisco tracks above Capo Girardeau
and while coming up into tho firebox
es of tho engines trains were oper
atcd with more or less regularity
But since Tuesday of this week the
waters have risen to such an extent
that this is no longer possible. Tin
water is in the depot at Cape Glrar
deau, and also cavers considerable
of tho lower part of town.
The Frisco will continue to oper
ate local passenger trains from Mom
phis to Cape Girardeau, and from
the upper edge of the high water
troublo to St. Louis.
St. Louis and Memphis freight ir
being handled by the Frisco through
Springfield, but this is causing con
siderable delay In freight reachiiiF
hero.
The Mississippi at St. Louis is still
rising and will continue to rise until
probably Sunday.
At Cairo another rise is in pro
gress, but neither the Ohio nor th.
Tennessee are at excessive flood
stage at any of the uppor points
However, there is enough water in
sight to very nearly bring the Missis
sippi back to the stage it was a few
days ago. This, of itself, is a ser
ious proposition, because the levoe
.vill be soft and the leakage will
cdiiLC delay ot farming along the ad
joining territory.
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE
Dock Sorroll ,of Faust, who has
been in bad health for bom time
was able to be in town last Satur
day for a short while.
' Royal baking powder for Burest
and best results, at Buckloys'.
B. B, Sanders of Caruthorsvillo,
candidate for Probato Judge, was
In town Tuesday seeing after hie
"fences."
Just as The Missouri Herald war
being put to press this, Friday morn
ing, Charles Edgar Bragg of Caruth
ersville, 'phones us to place his an
nouncement in thes2 columns as n
candidate for the ofllce of Circuit
Court Judge for the 38th judicial
circuit, the same being composed of
New Madrid and Pemiscot counties
subject to tho wishes of the Demo
cratic voters in the August primary
Attorney Bragg has lived in thif
county about twenty years, beiig ."
member of the Caruthersville bar
where ho has resided and practiced
law in all the courts. He ran for
and was elected to the ofllce of pro
secuting attorney, serving by reelec
tion two terms, as we recall.
His record In this offlco is before
the people. As he served them in
that capacity he could bo expected
to servo them on the bench.
Attorney Bragg is a good lawyer.a
quiet, sociable gentleman, aula under
oil circumstances to "keep a cool
head," a characteristic necessary tc
the pi oper conduct of such an im
portant office.
For lack of space this is all thnt
1 an bo said at this time, but being
so well known further comment on
our part would seem unnecessary.
CIVIC LEAGUE GIVES THANKS ,
Through Tho Missouri Herald th?
Civic League wishes to thank the
following gentlemen for their ser
vices in helping beautify tho High
School campus:
Messrs. Chas Morgan, who fur
nished a man and team; Billy
Nethery, lumber for flower beds; I.
Kohn, services ot man, and E. O.
Hooker.
Thanks are also due Capt. C. O.
Rainc and Company for services on
park at station, and tho section men
who gave their services in hclpinpr
with the park.
With the, co-operation of the
Chamber of Commerce and the peo
ple in general, tho League is trying
and will succeed in making Hayti
a "prettier place in which to live."
Let all help.
'FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE."
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Coleman spent
several days of this week the guesfo
of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. York, also vis
iting their many other old-time,
friends who reside In this town.
When Mr. Coleman was county court
ty seat was located, and most or
his home at Gayoso, where the coun
clerk of Pemiscot county he made
the former citizens there having
moved to Hayti years ago, the Cole
mans can probably meet more of
their old friends here than at ,an
other place in the county. Mr. ami
Mrs. Coleman are now in Caruthois
ville, having gone over Thursday
afternoon accompanied by Mr. ant1
Mrs. L. L. Lefler and Mrs. Mollic
Dorris, the three latter returning
the same evening. Mr. Coleman ir
looking after some litigation ir
Circuit Court at Caruthorsvllle and
as soon as that is over he and Mrs
Coleman will return to their home
at Long Beach, California. The
Coleman3 own about one thousand
acres of land in tils county, aa'ie.t1s!
as being interested in mercantile
and banking businesses. They
however, own property of as much
or more value In Long Beach, and
being so well satlslled with Califor
nia, expect to spend the balance of
their days there. But they will
never forget their old Pemiscot
county friends whom they will con
tinue to visit about once a year.
WORSE THAN BANK ROBBERY.
In the following the Democrat
Argus dclivero a full 97 tonh' worth
ot cast iron truth:
"We suggest to those of all po
litical parties who arc sincerely in
earnest in their expressed desire
for clean politics and lawful elec
tions to take an inventory at this
time of all nigger voters in their
respective localities so us to pre
vent those subsequently coming to
the state from voting In November.
We suggest that a sub-committee
of tho Republican County Commit
tee be appointed to co-operate with
a similar committee of Democrats
to take necessary action to guaran
tee absolutely honest elections in
Pemiscot county from this time on
All the beautiful talk about desir
ing honest elections in mere vapor
tugs unless the leading Republican?
and Democrats work together tc
protect the sanctity of the ballot
box. It is high time a halt be made
In the voting of names on tomb
stones and imported niggers. Rob
bing a bank at the point of a pistol
is innocent pastime in comparison."
"OLD."
We have been "warning" the
people or Hayti that somo sort of
"boom" was approaching.- Wo have
heard its rumblings and have seen
Us headlight in the distance or
its size and proportions we have
little Idea. Wo hazard no guess.
But it is on tho way, and is going to
bo hard to head off. This morning
wo are glad to announce that the
$50000.00 hotel is much nearer a
reality than wo thought could be
the caso soon. We don't .feel at lib
erty to go Into details at this time,
but shall bo glad to "tell the news"
as soon as the building material be
gins to bo put upon tho ground.
Tho most commendable work Jn
our opinion tho Civic League has
so far undertaken is tho making of
a flower park at tho Frisco depot.
Nothing can hotter show tho civic
pride of our little city. It will
smile at the public.
$60.00 Diamond rings for only
$37.C0 during tho salo at Turn
baugh's Jewolry Store, Oarithors-ville.
J. B. Nicholson ot Concord, was in
town a short while Tuesday morn
ing, going from hero to Caruthors
villo whero ho had business to see
after.
Our attention has becit called to
the headline over the death notice
of Dock Hedge, published last
week, which read, "Old Dock Hedge
Dead." It is no disrespect to be
"old," and to be called "old." Age
ought to bo and generally is, honor
able. It was so in the case of Dock
Hedge. Ho possessed that uncouth
but rugged honesty and fidelity of
the pioneer citizen so rapidly pass
ing from the stage of life. The
world has been made better because
such men as Dock Hedge has lived in
it at a time it took real men to bear
the primitive hardships of the past
century. "Old," in the headline,
was used to distinguish tho deceased
from his son, "Young Dock," whe
is very much alive and whom we
hope will out-distance tho years or
his father when tho headl'no ap
pears to announco his finality. But
wo want to say that it was not Dock
nor any of tho family that called at
tention to the rather unusual head
lines, though so far as wo can face
not improper, as ago should nl
ways be synonymous with honor.
"It is high time a halt was made
in the voting of names on tomb
stones and imported negroes." In
deed it is. And the time as just as
"high" when the voting of the whole
deck of cards, as was done in tho
court house election, In addition to
voting the tombstones and herds of
imnorted negroes, should cease. It
'is also "high" time that certain law
yers should cease soliciting fees and
the defense of such crimes, "worse
than bank robbery." If such law
ycrs and such "good" citizens will
sign agreements with the law and
order league not to defend such
criminality their agreement not tc
defend "bootlogglng" will not appear
halt so inconsistent.
'We will go the Democrat-Argus
one better: It is worse than murder
to steal a man's vote, which may b:
done by ballot-box stuffing and var
ious ways. Take away from a man
his right to vote, or to have his vote
counted as cast, one and the same
and you take away from him that
which is dearer than life. That
has been what all, or nearly all, our
wars have been fought for mini's
liberty, and rights in the control of
both local and national government
This right may be stolen, but
those who steal it cannot get away
with it not as easily as some seem
to think.
FIRE TRUCK PAID FOR
Tax collector, Parker Kersoy, of
Caruthersville, was in Hayti a short
while Wednesday morning and paid
this offlco a business as well as a
social call.
Tho Diamond is the blrthstonc
for April; buy that diamond now,
while the extremely low prices are
on, at Turnbaugh's Jewelry Store,
Caruthersville.
The Missouri Herald is late this
week, -also short in reading matter
being due to tho fact that a ten col
umn, 6-pt legal was brought in about
tho time we should have been mak
ing up the forms for the press. Read
it elsewhere. It is the drainage dis
trict. notice and should be interesting
Drainage is needed for tho farms. It
is also needed for tho town. Drain
age costs. Therefore, you will find
every lot in Hayti carrying a small
tax, as well as the farms that will
bo benefitted through which the
ditch will pass.
Tho following arc the donors and
flic amount each donated to the fire
truck fund, as furnished this paper
by George C. Akers, who did the col
lecting: Chas. J. Morgan $10.00
J. S. Sturm . 10.00
F. E. Teaster 5.00
P. S. Ravenstein 10.00
H. J. Reinhard 10.00
Wells Drug Co. 10.00
East Arkansas Lumber Co. lO.'OO
Willard Ray " 10.00
Joo McFall 5.00
S. P. Oates 10.00
R. N. Brasher 10.00
L. C. Averill 5.00
0. Popham 5.00
W. T. Nethery 5.00
L. L. Lefler 10.00
1. Kohn 25.00
Ed Moore 5.00
J. L. Dorris 5.00
John F. Stubbs 5.00
Lee Spencer 5.00
W. H. Finch 5.00
Kohn Hardware Co. 5.00
D. & D. Garage 5.00
Fred Morgan 10.00
W. P. Meatte 2.50
T. A. McNail 5.00
Wolf Khourle 2.50
J. W. Golden 1.00
R". F. Summers 5.00
Hagemann & Moore 5.00
W. E. Gotcher 5.00
Blair Buckley 5.00
A. Hogo 5.00
J. T. Buckley ' 5.00
J. W. Johnson 5.00
J. W. Rhodes 5.00
Jas. T. Jackson 5.00
F. E. Troutt 5.00
Mrs. M. C. Mitchell 2.00
S. B. Owens " l.Oi!
Win. Boulton 2.00
A. C. Underhill 5.00
T. T. Martin 2.00
P. G. Mumford 1.00
F. Henry 5.00
Total $274.00
To tho above the city gave 362.50
Proceeds of a dance 22.90
Total , $659.40
Cost of truck and extra tires$535.2S
Balance on hand $124.12
Of the amount furnished by the
city it should bo stated that $100.00
was loaned by the Chamber of Com
merce.
BRYAAN NOT TO RUN
FOR THE SENATE
Miami, Fla. William J. Bryan, in
a statement given out the first of
the week, unnounced his definite de
clsiou not to become a candidate
for the United States Senate from
Florida.
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All diamond rings, &c, worth
over $50.00 will be sacrificed for
one-third less than regular prices
during tho salo at Turnbaugh's
Jowelry Store, Caruthersville.
Tho Ladies Aid Society of the M
E. church at their meeting at tho
hospitable home of Mrs. J. L. Dorris
Sr., Wednesday afternoon, had for .1
guest Mrs. II. P. Coleman of Long
Beach, California, whom old friends
and strangers alike wero glad to
moot. Tho abovo society is doing
much to aid their church, having
now over, $600.00 in tho treasury
toward a building fund.
Albert Little has had his men and
teams busy last week and this grad
ing the gap In the north and south
state highway that was lert when
the work was done last year. We
understand that "no arrangement
have been made for putting silica
upon this grading, which is verj
unfortunate, and should have tho at
tention of our people at the very
earliest opportunity. It will have tc
be done sometime, and the soonei
tho better. We have already "slept
upon our rights" In this respect
and it is getting high time to wake
up and get busy.
Not Ex-Sheriff, nor Editor, nor
Judge Juden. Those titles are too
formal, too metallic, too cold. Noth
ing fits but Ed. If he goes to Con
gress, or to tho Senate, or becomes
Governor, to the people of Hayti he-
will always be the Bame Just Ed.
He was too long that to be anything
else to his homefolks the people of
Hayti. And he will alweys he home
folks to the people here. He may
reside elsewhere, but we have just
loaned him.
Ed Juden had full chavgo o The
Missouri Herald office for about an
hour last Saturday afternoon. The
presses stopped, and the operator
pressed a button that turned tho lino
type into a silent pile of complicated
mechanism. The business manager
stood attention," and the editor be
ing absent, was 'phoned for, and tho
devil" trrew down his tine and the
strenuousity of the office labors were
relaxed.
When we arrived Ed had our office
force in a radius, he being the cen
ter, and was running under a pret
ty good head of steam, with his collar
going into a wilt.
"Hello Ed?'
"Hello, Charles!"
Ed Is a good writer, but equally
as good, or better talker, a rare
combination. Henry Watterson could
do it, so could Carmack, Grady and a
few others, but the twain is about
as uncommon as the Siamese twins.
The gift is indeed a happy fortune.
So, sometimes, when Ed gets with
real homefolks, and the feeling of
chimney' comer days around the fire
side comes back, he is more interest
ing with his -tongue than with his
pen. Any gooa taiKer can say inoro
with his articulator than he can
with his typewriter, for if ho happens
to get off anything crossways, he
can deny he said It, It necessary, and
in absence of proof to the contrary
the denial stands, while if his ex
pressions are committed to cold type,
the words are there to stay. Per
haps that is why the tongue has-so
many more liberties than the pen.
We are speaking in general. We
don't mean that Ed did, or ever does
take any undue oratorical liberties.
At least, he didn't thi3 time. We
talked about old things, new things,
funny things, ugly things, prtetty
things, politics, religion and Just
anything that came up. 'We would
be glad to have Ed return oftener
to his old stamping grounds. It would
be a good habit, and maybe a safe
guard in keeping bis' toes pointed in
the right direction. Others who
have left us have strayed too long
and too far. They have wandered
away from the "spirit of our fellow
ship and truth, and the Golden Rule
that makes this little CROSS-ROADS
town a favored spot under the sun.
And CROSS-ROADS means so much
now. We aro proud of the distinc
tion. Ed came over and brought Mrs.
Juden with him. Come to think, It
might be the reverse. It might be
that Mrs. Juden came and brought
Ed. Anyway, they came to spend
Easter with old friends and in a
community where the Resurrection
means worship, not philander to
worldllncss. Their visit wub to their
son-in-law, and daughter, Mr.- and
Mrs. Wm. Holm.
Mlbs Eunice Miller of tho Caruth
ersville High School Faculty, passed
through Hayti Sunday afternoon or
lior return from a day in St. Louis.
Sun-Maid raisins, seedless 01
seeded, at Buckleys'.
B. F. "Allen and Frank Porkim
went to Caruthorsvillo Wednesday ti
see tho high water. They saw it.
Beautiful blue white diamond
ring worth $225.00, for only $150.
00 during tho salo now going on at
Turnbaugh's Jewolry Store, Caruthorsvillo.
B. F. Alleu and Tom Whito made
a flying trip to Cooter last Sunday,
Dr. Rhodes carried Bob Daugh
erty to Memphis last Friday to place
him in a hospital for treatment of a
Borious spinal troublo. At last ro
port the patient was doing well.
Tho Baptist Ladles Aid Society
conducted an apron and bonnet
Balo at tho G. W. Dorris store last
Saturday, mooting with their usual
success of ',ood patronago from the
public.
Rov, H. Pattorsou of Marston pass
ed through Hayti Wednesday morn-iug.
Dr. Frank Elders of Hematite at
tended to business in Hayti thlr
week.
Swansdown cake flour Insures
better cakes, at Buckleys'.
J. M. Argo and Fred Morgan at
attended to business in Caruthers
ville Wednesday.
Ironclad hoso for women, men
and children, nt Buckloys.
Evorton Specr ')f Braggadocio
was hero Wednesday seeing after
business.
Subscrlbo for The Herald.
Rev. S. H. Tabb, formerly paBtor
of the Baptist church here, now of
Oak Ridge, Mo., passed through hero
Sunday on his way to Seirnth, where
ho goes to engago In a protracted
ineoting. Rov. Tabb spent the night
with B. F. Allen.
Special Diamond salo now going
on nt Turnbaugh's Jowelry Storo,
Caruthersvillo; prices reduced one
fourth on somo diamonds, and one
third on others.
H. J. Reinhard returned Saturday
from Chicago, where he spent a week
looking after business matters. He
came in on about the last through
train that came through the high
waters at Cape Girardeau.
Hats and caps for men and
boys, at Buckleys'.
Dr. B. D. Crowe paid Pascola a pro
fessional call Wednesday. The
Doctor went by auto and Bays be
found tho roads very good.
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