The North Mississippi herald., October 15, 1920, Page 8, Image 8

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OF LOCAL INTEREST
Bom to Mr. and Mrs- S. K Jour
neay, a fine son.
Itching, bleeding, protruding or
blind piles have yielded to Doan’s
Ointment. 60c at all stores.
See O. J. Davis for your Em
pire engine, Empire Milkers
and Empire Separators.
—Oscar J. Davis
Large stock of 9% x 15 Hay Tias
(5) $3.25, F. 0. B. Charleston, Miss.
DELTA HARDWARE CO.
HEMSTITCHING AND PICOT edg
ing—10c per yard. Prompt service.
Mrs. Mattie Womack, Coffeeville.
Mrs. T. R. Arnold of Moorhead,
Miss., is the guest of her parents,
j Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Tatum of this
| city.
For any pain, burn, scald or bruise,
apply Dr. Thomas’ Electric Oil—-the
household remedy. Two sizes 30c
and 60 cents at all drug st res.
300 DESIRABLE FAMILIES WANT
HOMES IN YALOBUSHA COUNTY
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J. L. HARRIS IS IN COMMUNICATION WITH O
VER 300 PROSPECTIVE LAND PURCHASERS,
WHO DESIRE TO PURCHASE HOMES IN THIS
LOCALITY SOME TIME DURING THIS YEAR
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List your lands with ,1. L. Harris, the man who
has sold more than 250 farms and is in a position
to get you a quicker and better sale than anyone
an “outsider” or a “new beginner” but get in
touch with the man who DOES THING and gets
results. See
J. L. Harris
WATER VALIEV, SIISSISSPP'
OFFICE PHONE 379 RES PHONE 321
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Mr. and Mrs. Will Sartain accom
panied by Mr. Elzie Sartain, speni
last Sunday in Coffeeville.
Miss! Helen McDermott returned
to Memphis, Thursday, where she is
studying to become a trained nurse
Doan’s regulets are recommendec
by many who say they operate easily
v :hout griping and without bad aftei
effects. 30c at all drug stores.
Special Agent Charles L. Early re
ports only 22 bales of cotton ginned
in Yalobush* County prior to Sep!
25th, 1920, while up to the same date
last year, 566 bales had been ginned
Be sure to get our prices be
fore buying your ginghams,
outings, percales and domestic
of all kinds.
—Oscar J. Davis
Mrs. S. B. Terry, who is now mak
ing her home with a daughter at Lux
j ora, Ark., came here Tuesday and
remained the guest of friends until
this morning when she left for Wino
na, Miss, for a short visit with friends.
Dyspepsia is, America’s curse. To
restore digestion, normal weight, good
health and purify the blood, use Bur
dock's Blood Bitters. Sold at all
drug stores. Price $1.25.
Quite a number of town people
i ited the dairy farm of Messrs, Clay
ton and L. G. Sartain, last Sunday.
The visitors came to see the new ele -
trie milker in operation. The ma
chine worked perfectly and did the
work of four regular milk hands.
Mr. G. F. D. Neikirk, who has been
spending the past week at home with
his family, left Tuesday for thfe Delta
where he will look after his insurance
business. Mr. Neikirk said he would
| be back election day and cast a goon
Democratic vote. He is a Kentucky
: Democrat and they always vote.
Mr. Robert Mauldin unfortunately
fell and re-fractured his injured leg,
Saturday. He was taken to the Wa
iter Valley Hospital where he had the
I injured member re-set. Robert wa:
| getting along nicely until this am
..Jura which will set him back several
j weeks.
Mr. Louis Hylander of Paragould
Ark., arrived in the city Wednesday
and will remain with his mother, Mr-.
Minnie Hylander and other relative
and friends until Sunday when he ex
pects to return to Paragould. H«
j came to be in attendance on the wed
ding of his sister, Miss Christine f
Mr. Clay Sanders, which occurred
| last evening.
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The Facts of the Telephone
Situation in Mississippi
By 1 Epps Brown. President
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Incorporated
Why Telephone Material Is So Scarce
The telephone material supply situation
la always one of factory capacity, labor,
raw materials and transportation.
Prior to August, 1914, the supply of raw
materials; the manufactured output; labor
and transportation, was adequate. As a
result prices were low and deliveries
prompt.
From June, 1916, to April, 1917, (when
this country entered the war) prices aver
aged an advance of nearly 100 per cent and
deliveries became intolerably slow.
Raw materials for telephone purposes arc
obtained from all parts of the world.
Platinum, used in switchboards, came
from Russia
Silk, used in vast quantities for insulat
ing wires, comes from Japan.
Old manilla rope, used in making paper
for insulating wires in cables, comes from
’ tne wharves of the world.
Diamonds, used in drawing out fine wire
for use in switchboards, came from Europe.
Many other illustrations could be given.
These foreign sources of raw materials
supply were eliminated during the period
of the European war and are now’ far be
low normal.
Lead, copper, iron and tin, used in large
quantities in the manufacture of telephone
equipment and materials, are also essential
tor the making of munitions. The war
greatly reduced the available amount of
raw materials and lessened the telephone
manufacturer's production.
Strikes in industrial centers which fur
nished the raw materials, and strikes and
embargoes on railroads essential to trans
portation of both raw materials and the fin
ished products, are prime factors in the
present shortage in telephone materials and
facilities.
The factories of our suppliers have ca
pacity for much larger output, but strikes,
shortage of productive labor, lack of fuel,
shortage of transportation facilities and
embargoes affecting the sources of raw ma
terials, have greatly interfered with their
possible output.
Today, with prices higher than war
prices, the demand greater than ever
known, current production is far lass than
the demand, being approximately 40 per
cent below’ the average, with deliveries slow
and uncertain.
In the face of this condition the demand
for telephone service has increased and con
tinues to increase enormously.
To meet this demand all available sur
filus facilities and materials were gradual
y but constantly put into use.
When the United States entered the war
in 1917, the Government needs were, of
course, given precedence and only a small
par't of the available raw materials manu
factured from that date until the signing
of the armistice was alloted to telephone
companies.
This was true even during the period
when the Government was in possession
and control of the telephone properties of
this country.
The greater part of the available tele
phone equipment and materials was sent to
1' ranee, none of which was ever returned.
On August 1st, 1919, when the telephone
properties were returned to the owners by
the United States Government, the avail
able supply of equipment and material was
so small and the needs of the telephone
companies in thi -• country so great, that all
the telephone factories in the United States,
working day and night, could not within
three years have furnished the equipment
ami materials necessary to restore the fa
cilities to the pre-war status.
The equipment and material required by
this Company to complete its 1920 con
struction program, will equal 1,-100 car
leads of freight, averaging 49,000 pound*
to the car, hauled from different parts of
this country and delivered at hundreds of
places in the five states in which the Com
pai y operates. This is <■ ,ual to thirty-riv*
trains of an average of forty cars per train,
or JP-.uOO tons of matcriab.
Every business man knows wbat this
means.
Freight shipments from the industrial
ceil! - r. of the North and Fact ordinarily
were delivered within two or three weeks;
now a much longer time is required.
The Western Electric Company is the
largest manufacturer of telephone equip
ment and materials in the world. It has
representatives in all the markets of the
world. It buys its raw materials in vast
quantities at the lowest possible prices.
The Western Electric Company furnishes
this Company with the bulk of its equip
ment and materials and acts as our Supply
Agent.
It did not accept any contracts from any
foreign government prior to the date the
United States entered the war and only
than at the instance of the United States
Government. It thus held itself in readi
ness to serve at its maximum efficiency the
needs of the ‘elephone industry in this
country.
It has a capacity for a much larger out
put, but strikes, shortage of productive la
bor, lack of fuel and shortage of transpor
tation. facilities affecting the securing of
adequate raw materials—has curtailed its
output.
We have not relied entirely on the West
ern Electric Company, but have placed or
ders with other manufacturers where they
could promise deliveries. Each manufac
turer with whom we have placed orders is
confronted with the same problems in se
curing his supply of raw materials.
In the face of all these difficulties th*
manufacturers are turning out in excess of
what was their normal output
The next advertisement will show the effect of the, increased costs of labor and material
upon the Company's operations during the past four gears.
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FINANCIAL REPORT
MUNICIPAL WATER
AND LIGHT PLANT
Water and Light Committee
Submit Financial Report—In
creased Rates Still Inade
quate to Meet Expense Acct.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Water Valley desire to
submit the following report of the
water and light situation, showing
why the increases in the water and
light rates ar enecessary for the con
tinuance of the service. It is not the
intention of this Board to try and
■ h of the City service
a money-making proposition, but it is
only just and fair to the taxpayers
who do not enjoy the luxuries of this
service, that the plant be on a self
sustaining basis and therefore not be
necessary for them to contribute to
the support in the way of taxes to
something from which they derive ab
solutely no benefit. The statement
furnished will show that this is what
they have been doing for the last year
and the water and light consumers
have been furnished both water and
light at less than the cost of produc
tion. Taxes are the only source of
revenue for the city and to obtain
more money on which to operate it is
necessary to increase their sources of
this revenue. Prices have been stead
ily advancing in all items since 1914
and the rates on water and light have
remained practically unchanged. It
becomes the painful duty for this
Board to do now just what have been
done as soon as the cost of production
increased, and we trust that the pub
lic will study the statement given and
convince themselves that what has
beeen done towards increasing these
rates was absolutely necessary and
justifiable.
STATEMENT—LIGHTS
ASSETS—
Jan. 1, 1920, Balance_ $ 2121.59
January receipts.. , 1733.78
February receipts. 1884.57
March receipts_ 1952.83
April receipts_ . .. 1589.31
May receipts.. ... 1603.36
June receipts_ 1638.49
luly receipts_ 1567.50
August receipts_ 1536.68
September receipts. _ 1637.87
Total For 9 Months $17,265.98
LIABILITIES
January expenditures $ 2442.39
February expenditures. 660-83
March expenditures._ ._ 1841.00
\pril expenditures_ 1420.95
May expenditures- 2076.37
June expenditures- 826.26
July expenditures_ 3064.64
August expenditures- 1402.03
September expenditures._ 2604.00
Total For 9 Month... $16,244.47
Balance Credit Light. $1,021.51
WATER
ASSETS—
January receipts-$1087.65
February receipts.. - 1129.29
March receipts-- - 1079.52
April receipts. . -- 1070.44
May receipts--1058.43
June receipts-...- 1107.81
July receipts- - 1031.64
August receipts..- 1061.44
September receipts F151.22
Total For 9 Month. $9777.44
LIABILITIES—
Jan. 1, 1920, Balance Dr. $ 2089.51
January expenditures.. 2005.05
February expenditures.. 712.51
March expenditures- 2564.25
April expenditures- 1240.31
May expenditures- - 1652.52
June expenditures- 986.35
July expenditures- 2004.29
August expenditures.. 1407.78
September expenditures 2617.49
Total For 9 Month*. $17,280.06
Balance Debtor Water $7502.62
EXPENSE OPERATING PLANT
ONE MONTH
Coal, 12 tons per day <3>
$12.50, for 30 days- __ $4500.00
Salaries, one month-- -. 900.00
Incidental expenses- 600.00
Bonds maturing- $3000.00
6% Int. on bonds 3600.00
$6600.00
Bonds and interest 1 month 550.00
Total Expense One Month $6550.00 ,
INCREASE IN REVENUES BASED
SON RATE SHEET FOR SEPT.
Old Rate New Rate
Lights, Sept- $1637.87 $2529.08
Water, Sept- 1151.22 1958.94
Total_$2789.09 $4488.02
Total expense for
one month-$6550.00
Total revenue for
month, new rate 4488.02
DeBcit, One Month Based
On New Rate-$2061.98
It will be seen from the statement
that while the rates have been in
creased that they are still insufficient
to cover the operating cost, but the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen feel
that the increased price of coal is only
temporary and that the new rates wih
be adaquate to meet the demands un
der ordinary circumstances.
Respectfully submitted for your
consideration,
WATER AND LIGHT COMMITTEE
(Signed) M. C. KNOX, Chrm.
A. W. MOSSS
T. O. GORE
W. B. CARTER
Mr. Clarence Hervey has installed
a 50-horsepower electric motor in his
cotton gin south of the city, and now
has of the best equipped gins :n North
Mississippi
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Beginning Today-Closing Oct. 30th
New Goods—New Prices
We list only a few of the hundreds of bargain
prices given during this sale. Why pay more
when you can get what you want at our store
for less?
WONDERFUL SALE BARGAINS
NOTIONS
O. N. T. and R. M. C. Crochet Thread, per ball_10c
Buttons, during this sale, per card, only_ 15c—8e—4c
Safety Pins, per card during this big sale,_6c and 4c
Hair Pins, during this big sale, per box, only 8c and 4c
Composition Books, during this sale, on!y__ _ 4c
All Stationery during this sale, per box, only . _ _ 25c
FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN
Big Reduction on All Stamp Goods, etc. this sale.
Laces, during this sale, per yard, only__2Gc—5c—10c
Children’s Hose, mercerized, per pair this sale only 25c
Children’s Hose, coarse ribbed, this sale only_15c
Ladies’ Silk Hose, the $1.35 kind, during sale only_ 98c
Ladies’ Lisle HQse, during this sale, only_65c
Hair Ribbon, all colors, during this sale, per yard,__20c
Middy Ties, during this sale, each only _40c
Children’s Supporters, all sizes during this sale. __20e
Ladies’ Black Patent Leather Belts, sale price only_ 15c
Ladies’ Handkerchiefs, this sale only__ 25c—10c—5c
Ladies’ Purses, each -. - _ 45c
William’s Talcum Powder, per can, only__ _18c
Palm Olive Soap, during this sale, per bar, only_10c
Lov’Me Face Powder, per box, this sale only,_73c
Melva Face Powder, during this sale, only_53e
Melvaline Face Powder, per box, this sale, only_31c
Mavis Talcum Powder, during this sale, only_26c
Children’s Sweaters, this sale, only_$1.98 and $1.25
Children’s Bootes, per pair, this sale,_60c and 48c
FOR THE MEN
Canvas Work Gloves, per pair only___15c
Men’s Socks, per pair during this sale__ 40c—20c—15c
Men’s Handkerchiefs, this sale, only_ 9c
MISCELLANEOUS
Curtain Scrim, white and ecru, per vayd, only _20c
Turkish Towels, during this sale, per pair_ 85c and 50c
Big Reduction on All Tinware and Graniteware.
Glass Tumblers, Six for only_25c
Glass Goblets, Six for only_ 60c
Dinner Plates, per set of Six plates, only _$1.35
Cups and Saucers, per set of Six cups and saucers, $1.35
China Pitchers, gallon size, this sale, only_$1.15 , -
Salad Bowls, during this sale, only_35c
Meat Platters, medium size, this sale, only_35c
Remember, this sale closes on Saturday night, Oct. 30th.
Come see the bargains whether you need anything or not.
Water Vailey Variety Store
MRS. CULL MAULDIN, Owner MISS M0LL1E JERNBERG, Manager
419 Main St. WATER VALI.ES , MISS.
COFFEEVILLE FAIR PRIZES
(Concluded from first page)
Best Pound of Butter—Ottie Lois
Brower.
Best Butter Paddle—Mayfred Dor
•is.
BIRL’S POULTRY EXHIBIT—
White Wyandotte Pullet andCock
;rel—Kate Wilbourn.
Trio White Wyandottes— Grant
Adams.
Pen Black Spanish—Leora Simp
son.
Red Cockerel-—Pauline Smith.
Red Pullet—Frances Edwards.
Pen Reds—Winnie McCracken.
Plymouth Rock Cockerel—Tina
Spiers.
Plymouth Rock Pullet—Tina Spiers
Best Buff Orpingtons—Grace Den
ey.
Best Brown Leghorns—Vernon
Edwards.
Best Silver Laced Wyandottes—•
Charlie Russell.
Best White Leghorns—- Charlie
Russell.
LADIES’ DEPARTMENT—
Best Collection of Canned Goods —
Mrs. Cecil Dew, first; Mrs. D. If. Pet
kins, second; Mrs. J. W. Brown, third
Best Bouquet—Mrs. G. H. Pate.
Best Guest Towel—Mrs. G. W.
Armstrong.
Best Pillow Cases—Mrs. H. H.
Boswell.
Best Doilie—Mrs. P. A. Gray.
Best Table Cover—Mrs. Sam Seigle
Dresser Scarf—Annie Lea Cohea.
Best Tatting—Ruth Womack.
Best Crocheting—Frances Edwards
Best Camisole—Mrs. Cecil Dew.
Best Gown—Franees Edwards.
Best Dozen Eggs—Frances Ed
wards, first; Mrs. O. W. Urown, sec
ond.
Best Pen White Leghorns—Mrs.
G. H. Pate.
Best Pen Barred Rocks—Mrs. J.
L. Barber.
Best Pen Reds—Mrs. 0. W. Brown
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