The north Mississippi herald., December 07, 1923, Page 3, Image 3

About The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929

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Christmas! Christmas! 1
All the Kiddies are awaiting
the arrival of OLD SANTA.
Then many a little heart will be
glad. So will we; be glad to
sell you your XMAS FRUITS;
NUTS; CANDIES AND FIRE
WORKS; we have a full line of
the above with a SPECIAL price
for the holidays.
— we aiso Keep a general line oi
GROCERIES; TINWARE; MEDICINES; and DRY
GOODS such as SOCKS; STOCKINGS; SHIRTS;
UNDERWEAR; SWEATERS and OVERALLS and
many other things too numerous to mention. Yes, we
can save you from 15 to 25 per cent on each article
you purchase from us. We will be glad to have you
come to our store and look over our line of goods,
whether you buy or not we have a price ticket on each
article you don’t have the embarassment of asking the
prices. “Look for yourself.” Yes we are making
a specialty on all MEAT, FLOUR and LARD.
J. M. Dickey & Co.
Northeast Corner City Park Water Valley, Miss.
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I 75 lb<*., AND 100 lbs. SACKS OF SALT AT lc PER |
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§ AS GOOD FLOUR AS CAN BE BOUGHT_$1.00 I
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| 101b s. BEST GRANULATED SUGAR,_$1.00 |
I GOOD GRAIN PARCHED COFFEE,_ 20c 1
| GROUND COFFEE, 1 POUNlf PACKAGE.._ 25c |
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| GOOD DAIRY FEED_$2.50 I
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| HORSE FEED 90 % GRAIN,__$2.35 |
5 OVERALLS_$1.45 i
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| WE WILL DELIVER GROCERIES IN TOWN FREE |
| WHEN PURCHASE AMOUNTS TO $5.00 OR MORE. I
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2500 New Bell Telephones
In Mississippi In 1923
HE telephone construction programme
UJ in Mississippi and throughout the South
this year nas been the largest ever un
dertaken by the Bell System.
The investment in Mississippi alone dlls
year will amount to,more than $690,000 lor
new equipment, new telephones, new wire,
new switchboards, new central office equip
ment and new building*.
Practically all this expenditure was MW
money secured from investors who hav*
faith in the future growth and development
of our State.
Such an investment enabled us to brealt
all previous records and make a net gain of
approximately 2,524 new telephone
in Mississippi this year.
To do this it was necessary to
8,694 telephones and discontinue 6,170. •
There are now more than 48,000 Bafl
telephones in Mississippi and we must con
tinue building to keep pace with the growing
telephone needs of Mississippi and ef the
South.
W. A. DEALE, Mississippi Mentfer
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COUNTY AGENT NOTES
(BY TH08. E. DOUGLAS, Co. Agt.)
TERRACING OUR HILL LAND.
Vary few farmer* in this county
know the full value of properly ter
racing your gently sloping lands so
that they will not gully or wash away
to the ocean. One thing that is
wrong with Mississippi now is that
too much of our rich soil has left
our hills. The common practice is
to let such lands lay out when they
wash and get unproductive and take
in more new ground. The area of
new ground is fastly diminishing and
some of us are beginning to take in
again the land that was laid aside as
unproductive years ago.
No matter how deep the gullies are,
they can be easily stopped on our
slightly rolling lands by terracing and
building a dam in the gullies to cor
respond to the terraces. In the
course of a few years you will be able
to cultivate over once where there
were big gullies. I assisted a farmer
in reclaiming some landi of this nature
a few weeks ago. This type of land
that is well drained and terraced is
better for cotton taking it year.in and
year out than the rich bottom land
which will make a handsome profit
every year if planted to corn or les
pedeza.
in this county that will be planted to
cotton next year which needs the
protection of terraces. The broad
row terrace is being used with bettei
results than the hill side ditch and this
kind of terrace will be featured at the
terracing school that will be held the
second week in Jaunary on the farm
of A. A. Bryant near Coffeeville.
The school will last two days and you
hould prepare to attend both days and
see the work actually finished. There
is no use arguing the value of ter
racing because no one will dispute it.
The thing we must do is to get the
people in the right state of mind.
Make your decision now to terrace
at least a small area this winter. It
is not a good idea to undertake to
terrace your entire farm in one year.
Begin this winter and terrace a small
piece of the best land that needs it
first. Terrace the best first be
cause if you don’t the best will
deteriorate faster than you can build
up the poorer land.
Prepare to attend the school mi
learn the process.
Sow Waste Lands in Lespedesa.
All of us own more land than we
can cultivate at a profit. Some of
this land has to lay out and so much
of it lays out bare. Land sowed
down in lespedeza and allowed to
stand out builds up rapidly. Prof.
Ames says that land allowed to lay
out sodded in lespedeza will in five
years double its own yield in corn.
Lespedeza seed are not expensive
when you consider the benefit de
rived. Only a light seeding is to
get the land sodded as it will abund
antly reseed itself the second year
Let’s cover the west side of the
county with lespedeza as the east side
is.
Your wet undrained bottom lands
will grow an abundance of it for hay.
Pure lespedeza hay is now worth more
than $20. per ton. The delta buys
each year thousands of cars of alfal
fa which couldi be lespedeza as easily
if we would produce it and offer it to
them. Sod your thin lands and wet
bottom lands that will not grow corn
or cotton in lespedeza.
PESBYTERIAN CHURCH TO PRE
SENT MUSICAL PROGRAM
On Sunday night of December 23,
at seven o’clock p. m. in the First
Presbyterian Church at Water Valley,
Miss., the choir will render a light
‘Oratorio” entitled “Herald Angels.”
This is the first time any choir in
this city has undertaken any thing of
this kind in the way of music, and
as a great deal of time is required in
preparation of things of this sort,
there should be a real treat in store
for all lovers of music.
The public is very cordially invited.
The choir consists of some th the best
musical talent in Water Valley as
will be seen when the personnel of
its makeup is considered.
Sopranos
Miss Elizabeth Smith, Mrs. P. M.
Watson, Mrs. H. F. Collins, Mrs. Sam
B. Herron, Mrs. S. E. Cooper, Mrs.
A. W. Moss, Mrs. Ida Jones.
Altos
Mrs. C. W. Doyle, Mrs. R. H. Hal
liwell, Mrs. E. L. Shelton, Mrs. Geo.
Wagner.
Tenors
Mr. H. F. Collins, A. W. Moss.
Bum
Mr. T. Q. Ellis, Mr. O. T. Hamner,
Mr. Warren Shelton.
Miss Maxine Mauldin, Organist
A. W. Moss, Director.
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Santa Claus’ Headquarters
ALL READY FOR HIS WORK
Santa Claus season is again here—and
TOYLAND portals are open for every little
and big boy and girl in Yalobusha County.
Even Santa Claus hinnelf will expect you to
be here. || Can you afford to stay away?
EveryMy Come
Everything is in readiness. The most
wonderful toys that ever you did see are here.
So be very, very good and bring mother—and
dad—and sister—and brother,—oh, just
every one you can think of. Let’s make
this a regular party. They'll enjoy it as
much as you, see if they don’t.
WATER VALLEY VARIETY STORE
A. P. JERNRERG, Proprietor.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL SYSTEM SHOWS HOW RAIL
ROADS MUST SPEND MONEY TO SAVE MONEY
If the railroads are ever to be able to redace rates without rendering inadequate
service to the public, they must be able to raise capital in large sums to keep them
selves provided with the most modern facilities to enable them to reduce the cost of
operation. If the country is to have cheaper rail transporation, it must first have
prosperous railroads. The railroads must spend money in order to Bave money. The
principal source from which they can obtain money for enlargements and improve
ments is the investing public. Railway earnings, therefore, must be set and kept
at a rate sufficient to encourage investment in railway securities on a large scale.
Take the Illinois Central System, for example. Our freight business, an
measured by the number of tons carried one mile, was 97 per cent greater in 1922
than in 1910. This 97 per cent increase in ton miles was performed with an increase
of only 6 per cent in the number of freight train miles.
Longer and heavier trains were run. If the average freight train load had been
in 1922 what it was in 1910, an increase in freight train miles of 94 per cent, instead
of ojily 5 per cent, would have been required to handle our freight traffic of 1922.
This would have meant that the direct costs of freight train operation (wages, fuel,
lubricants and other supplies) would have been $21,841,662 greater in 1922 than
they actually were.
This substantial saving in the cost of producing our freight service was effected
by well-planned expenditures for improvements and extensions to our facilitief
Grades were reduced, so that greater tonnage could be handled in a train; old loco
motives were replaced by these having greater tractive power; terminal facilities
were enlarged; second main track and, in some instances, third main track were
added; new yard tracks and new side tracks were laid; modern signals were installed;
other improvements were made. Since 1910 the Illinois Central System has ex
pended $225,000,000 in this kind of work.
Efficient and up-to-date facilities must constantly be provided by the railroads to
take care of the constantly increasing business resulting from the growth and develop
ment of the country. We must not allow the progress of our country to be limited
by the lack of transportation facilities. At the same time, the factor of rates must
be considered. The railroads must continue to invest heavily in the best cost-reduc
ing facilities, so that they may be enabled to reduce expenses and thus to meet the
requirements for the lowest possible rates without impairing their ability to render
adequate service.
While our world trade is not a controlling factor in our prosperity, it is of great
importance. If we are to compete successfully with other countries in world trade
we must do not only a large export business but also an extensive import business.
We cannot expect other countries to take our products unless we theirs.
We should bear in mind that ours is a country of great distances. The extent
of our land areas remote from the seaboard is such as necessarily to involve very much
longer land hauls than exist in any other country in the world. This is another
strong reason why we must take advantage of every opportunity that exists to provide
transportation at the lowest possible rates. Our railroads, if they have the necessary
public support, stand ready to install the modern facilities which will make it pos
sible to lower rates. This means that they must be freed from threats of premature
rate reductions or other unconstructive treatment. Upon this kind of foundation
must be based any reasonable hope for lower railway rates.
Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited.
C H. MARKHAM,
President, Dlinoie Central System.
HE WAS OVER THERE. HE IS
OVER HERE NOW.
Along in 1918, we were always
glad to hear from those who were
“over there,"
We wish to call your attention to
' c following latter from one of the
gallant boys who bared his breast
to the enemy for oar sake.
Louisville, Mias.
Jane 29, 1922.
The Anona Company,
Jacksonville, Tenn.
Dear Sirs:
I want yoa to know jast what I
think of Spivas One Day Itch Rem
edy. There is not a doubt in my
mind that it is the best remedy of its
kind that is made. I had itch once
and had tried ten different kinds of
medicines for this disease which did
not help me. One day I heard about
this Spivas One Day Remedy. 1
got a box and used it according to
directions and I was well within a
day or two 4nd all tha bumps were
gone within a week.
While I was in the army several of
my friends got this disease and I
wrote for a box so they could try
it, and it was such a success that I
reordered several time* and it never
failed in a single case.
I hope that all of those who have
itch will j try this remedy, for it is
a sure shot and never fails.
Yours truly,
(Signed) Shelby Woodward
Remember two things: First get
the remedy at Treaty Dreg Store.
Second nae aa directed.
Anona Company, Jacksonville, Teun.
for Malarial Fever.