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VOL. 40. ARMISTICE DAY OBSERVED PHIUOELPHIA TURNS OUT ARMISTICE DAY IN MEMORY OF THE BOYS WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR Philadelphia observed armistice day by holding a patriotic program in tile School House auditorium. At 11 o’clock in the morning the mill whistles blew for two minutes while tlie city stood in silent tribute’to the great cause for which the day was set by ,by both Presidential and Gub ernatorial proclamation. Practically every business bouse closed for the occasion, and everybody repaired to the School auditorium, where a splendid program was given. R. (J. Peebles acted as master of ceremon ies, and C, T. Rand, J. F. McCauley and Hurry Seymour were called up on for short addresses. C. T. Rand stressed the significance of making the day one for serious thought along tiie lines of peace, that such a tragedy as befell humanity in the late war might never re occur. Mr.Me Cauley touched upon world con ditions, the general demoralization of world politics and business, and showed how the world might have been restored to normal quicker if the League had been ratified. He said that the discarding of cheap politicians and the choosing of men of brains for office would hasten world peace and world prosperity. Mr. Seymour discussed the sacri fices of the boys who paid the su preme sacrifice, who “went west for the cause of peace and civiliza tion, and gave It as his hope that Victo Hugo’s dream of the conver sion of cannon into ships, and the substitution of arbitration for war, that n an might, ply hid braids and energy into paths of peaceful trade and commerce. “America”, was sung at the open ing and our national anthem sung at the close. The Philadelphia orch estra, recently organized, made Us i-mU - It* celveorwrr.fi hearty applause. lor a first public effort It did credibly well. Miss Ethel Dove’s class, in cjiorus sang some old plantation medleys, and a Betsey Ross decalogue was rendered by four of her expression pupils, Kate Breland, Lois Phillips, Mildred Moss and Eunice Chute. Martha Mars, with her pleasing elect, sang “Alnt We Got Fun”, and Adam Mars rendered the “Old Fash ioned Garden”. Tenting Tonight” was sung by a quartette composed of R. C. Peebles, Max Hawkins, Ben and Gus Howell. Each number of the program was short, and the variety of the num bers, not only hold the attention of the large and appreciative audience, but demonstrated what home talent can do towards entertainment if given the least encouragement. It was one of the most ‘ delightful programs ever given in Philadelphia PINK BOLLWORM FOUND IN ELLIS COUNTY BANNER COTTON COUNTY OF SOUTH INFESTED WITH WORST PEST AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Miss. Nov. B.—According to information Just received here from R. E. McDon ald, Chief Entomologist of Texas, the pink boll worm has recently been found around Ennis In Eilis County, the greatest cotton producing coun ty in the South. Five separate fields have been found infested, ranging from one-half miles east to three miles south of Ennis. The infes tation was traced at once to several curs of planting seed from Carlsbad, Mew Mexico, which had been bought by a local oil mill. PHILADELPHIA MADISON COUNTY FRIDAY Philadelphia plays its last home game of the season Friday, Nov. 18 with the Madison Agricultural High Behoof. The team will be the heaviest and perhaps the hardest one that the home boys have faced, and promises to be very Interesting. Vtt, Sir. “Xesslr. eighty-two I be, an’ every tooth in my 'ead same &a th* 4u | jrare bornl" —London Mali. , 1 <Z\)t £3csboT>a PHILADELPHIA 51 CLIN ION 0 HOME BOYS SEMI CLINTON IN FRIDAYS GAME BE HEAVY SCORE The Philadelphia High School team defeated Clinton High on the local gridiron Friday by a score of 51 to 0. The Philadelphia goal was In danger at no time during the game, and the Clinton hoys were outplayed at every stage of the game. The Phillies made gains at randon either through the line or around the ends. Both teams play ed straight foot ball, and Philadel phia’s best gains were made by plowing right through the line. The Phillies made 3 touchdown In the second quarter, 2 In the third and 3in the fourth. The last touch down in the second quarter was made In less than two minutes from the kick-off. Jap Moore, Herrington Tinsley, Dates and Hardin for Pliiln delphia, were the outstanding stars, while Hitt, quarter-back for Clinton, played well. Wumrall and Coney of the Clinton team, were knocked out of the game with slight lujurlesfrora which they readily recovered. LINE UP FOB PHILADELPHIA Edwin DeWeese. LE, Dee Tinsley, L TANARUS, Byrd Wilson, L G, James Bates Center, Carley Posey, R G, Odel Herrington, R TANARUS, Willie Hardin, RE, Robert George, L H, Jasper Moore, It H, and Sam Billie Cooper, F B. LINE UP FOR CLINTON Watkins. L E, Barnett, L TANARUS, Lovell. L G, Chambliss, C, Peppers, RG, Hilderbrfjmd, R TBoggan, R E, Hitt, Qi Coney, LH, Summit, R H, Ed wards, F B.' SUMMARY Substitutions for Philadelphia Yates for Posey. Hand for George, George for DeWeese, Brantley for Hardin, Touchdowns, George3, Moore, Hand, Rates all one and Cooper 2. Goals DeWeese 3. Substitutions for Clinton Hall for Watkins, Wilson for Coney Watkins for Summit. SAHATfIRffiS BRHte StttStt OF LIFE TO FADING CHEEK BY ROD REED SANATORIUM, Miss, Nov. 10- There is a lot of joy in life to see the bloom of health come back to the cheeks of the patients in the sanator Inin, and special interest is always centered In those who bravely and consistently fight “the battle of the bugs.” Such a person is Lenore Wil son, the Pollyanna of the wards, and one of the most beloved patients In the institution. Twenty-nine months ago she came here with a temperature of 103 to take the cure for tuhereulotls. After learning the routine she began to chase the bugs with all the vim and determination that Is so necessary In getting well. Later she was promoted to a recliner, then out to meals and to entertainments held occasionally after supper two or three times each week. Tuberculosis Is a very crafty disease and almost without warning an abscess formed on her lungs, later to break and put her back to bed. The “will to win” began to grow stronger and week alter week she lay flat and still on her little white bed, smiling and con tagiously happy, a stinging rebuke to i lie stronger who make a pro fes lon of chronic complaining. Will power and nature, Irresistible twins, told the story day by day as the col or came back to her cheeks and the scales quivered upward as the months went by. Then again to the reeduer and again out to meals, still smiling, still happy, still appre ciating the life that God gave her. In a few weeks she will return home and spread the gospel of the cure ami prove to the people of Missis sippi that no citizen Is “forced” to go west for his health. Lenoru Wilson is 16 years old and is the daughter of Judge ami Mrs. G. E. Wilson of Philadelphia, Miss., her father having been recently elect ed judge In the Eighth District. Since the summer of 192(1 the Ther mometer, a quarterly paper publish ed by tlie extension department, has been printing happy poems by Le nore concerning sanitarium life, and all of them have been received with much Interest and commendation. Buchacase as this, along with others, makes the heart glad and makes Mississippi rejoice in the build ing of the million dollarsunatorium. Patience, Tolerance and Triumph. PHILADELPHIA, MISS. THURSDAY, NOV. 17, 1921 Dfi QUAIL EAT BOLL WEEVILS A MUCH MOOTED QUESTION FOR YEARS AMONG FARMERS AND HUNTERS HAS SEEN PUT AT REST BY OUR SiATE ENTYMOLOGiST It will be renumber and that in an other Neshoba Democrat we had Something to say regarding the quails predilection for boll weevils. We wrote to ,our good friend, the State Erttyinologist, to exhaust the authorities on the question for us, and bis answer appears below. It would seem that the qua 1 is neither insectivorous nor herbivous, in its eating habits, hut omnivorous, and that it eats very few weevils. Agricvllural College Miss. November-5, 1921 Mr. C. T. Rand, Editor The Neshoba Democrat Philadelphia, .Miss. Dear Mr. Rand; Your letter of November Ist. has been received. Quail In their food habits do not differ Very much from chickens, and other closely re lated birds. They are almost omniv rous in their food habits. Their food, however consists chiefly of seeds and of insects. I do not think that they look especially for boll weevils, but if a quail happens to run across a boll weevil, I am quite certain that it will not pass it by. As you may want the opinion of some better authority in regard to this matter, 1 will quote from several government publications; From Fanners bulletin No, 755, U. S. I). A , “Common Birds in South eastern United States”. (1910) Page 37 Bob—While; — Animal food chief ly insects, composes 1 G of this bird’s! food. From Juno to August, wheel insects are plentiful, insects form aJ bout 3(3 percent of their food. Among insects eaten are Colorado potatc beetle, 12-spottcd cucumber beetle bean leaf beetle, squash lady-bird wireworms, May beetles, corn-htll bugs, clover leaf weevil, army worn non |>ng. On the strength of the bob-white’s feeding on the boll weevil, a cam paign has been waged in several southern states for complete protec tion of the bird. This movement Is ill advised as the bird not prominent among the enemies of ihe boll wee vil. Some 220 stomachs of bobwhites collected in cotton fields Rave been examined, with the result that a single boll weevil was found in one stomach. The reports of bob-whites eating large numbers of boll weevils are based on field observations, which are liable to inaccuracy; and upon the behavior of captive birds, which has little, if any, value as an indication of their habits under nat ural conditions. From U. S. Bilogic il Survey Bul letin 'Jo. by Howell. “ Birds that Fat the Cotton 801 l Weevil”. Pg.l3 Much has been written concerning quail as a destroyer of boll weevils, and many persons believe itconsura es them in large numbers. Among stomachs examined only one con tained a boll weevil. The bird that ate this one was killed at Sequin in November by Vernon Bailey. How ever. the quail has been imperfectly studied during January and June, and investigations in these months may show different results. From U. B. Hilogical Survey Bulle tin No. 21. Insects form 15.06 pqr.ent of bob white’s food for one year. During Jnae, July, ■ ud Angust they form 35. 97 percent of food. 16 percent of food peetles, 8 percent bugs, I 1-2 per cent caterpillars, nearly 7 percent grasshoppers, 1.33 percent miscella neous Insects; 2 43 percent spiders. Mr. F. M. Howard writing to Bu reau of Entonology from Beeville, Texas on September 21, 1901 states; “One farmer reports his cotton fields full of quail and weevils entirely absent. He found 47 bell Weevils in the craw of one bird. We propose to prohibit killing of quail in this season,hoping to save a great portion of the cotton crop next season ” Trusting that 1 have given you the information you desire, and assuring you we are always glad to serve you In any way we can and with best wishes aud personal regards, I am very truly yours, R.W. Darned Entomologist. CAK FOR SALE—Sfudebaker 6 touring car for sale at a bargain. Oity Drug Store, Philadelphia, c FORMER EDITOR SENDS , MARKED COPT. EDITOR OF OREGON JOURRIL COMMENTS ON ROME PIPER WEEK. In lust week's Democrat we quot ed the Oregonian waving that our former Editor, Lamar Ray, was with that paper. We have Just re ceived a copy of the Oregon Journal so presume that Mr. Ray la still with that paper. The copy came as mark ed copy, and the editorial quoted be low had a prominent place on the editorial page: Home Paper Week is over, hut there Is so much truth In what this city editor says regard ing the old home paper that we give It space. YOUR HOME PAPER “National subscribe-to-your-own town-paper week” begins tomerrow. The town is judged by its home paper. Much of the effect of a hand some town hall or pretentious school building is lost if the town paper is in poverty. The effect of both is heightened and the general tone of the community is advanced if the home paper is sprightly, alert and prosperous. The town paper will very largely be what the town wills it to be. Gen ernlly speaking, the editor is the hardest working man In the commu nity. He is invariably doing his part to make ids paper barometer the town us thrifty, wide awake ant] on the map. If the townspeople do a fraction of what they should in-the way of support, he will make his paper an Intelligent and highly respectable representative of the community. If they do only a little of their part, the paper will do more than any other one thing to give the town standing at home and abroad. As newspaper man knows, one of the first things done by those in distant states who are looking ♦or anew location is to send for the town paper. Such applications come In numbers the year through to evjery town newspaper. The appear ance of the paper, Its signs of thrift ot poverty, largely determine wheth er the applicant will ever see your tdwu. No agency does so much for the community and gets so little back as a well conducted town news paper. Much is asked of it, and little bestowed. The man who wants free publicity and gives nothing back in advertising besieges all newspapers especially the home paper. The mail overwhelms the town paper with all kinds of copy with the request that It be Inserted free and marked copies sent. Stock shows, horse shows, county fairs, church fairs, school fairs, world fairs, June festivals, health committees, development committees, promotion committees, publicity committees, general welfare committees and every other kind of fair, show, exposition and committee, shower the editor with requests for free space, for edi torials, always holding out us re muneration the assurance that it is for the good of the community, nev er realizing that white paper has to be paid for in money, that printers must be paid and that newspapers cannot subsist on hot air. In no other activity In the world Is there so much endeavor to get something for nothing as Is carried on with the newspapers. No activity In the world gives so much to the public gratis and gets so few thanks back. The thing has gone so far that much of the public holds It to be the duty of a newspaper to support every and any public proposition that seems In some remote way to promise some public benefit, carry ing their view almost to a sort of public ownership of the policy and plant of the paper. For all the boosting of the commu nity, for all the constructive agita tion, for all the struggle for reform, for all the appeals in behalf of public movements, for all the free notices, free Insertions and free exploitation, many In the town expect In return to lay a few flowers on the defunct editor’s grave and let it go at that. No servitor Is more faithful and devoted, no citixeu more sincere and but few figures In the community so generous as Is the average town newspaper man.” -■ a— Art Ideal*. Movie Actor-Gee, Queenle, the script is rotten [ I’ve got to wear the ■m elotbes in two set*.—From FARM FOLKS MAKES HIT PUT PRESENTED IT SCHOOL HOUSE HEGEIVEB WIRMLT ST AUDIENCE The piny “Farm Folks” presented at. the High School under the auspi ce's of the Citizen-Teachers’ Associ ation was a decided success Though the attendance'was small the audi ence wovs receptive, The school children who attended'were In a con stant paroxysm of laughter over the antics of Ben McCraw, who played the part of the village Jack-of-all trades. and Mrs. C. L. Crawley, w r ho played the part of the farm house hired girl. Professor C. L. Crawley made a hit as a New York Farmer, and Mrs, Clayton Rand, who played the part of his wife, put real Inter pretation Into her lines. Mrs. Lon Welsh, taking the part of a crafty New York City Mother, and Mrs. E. L. Brantley, who played the part of her sophisticated daughter, both did well. Carley Peebles with Red necktie, made a good country boy lover, and Miss Ethel Dove, as the heroine, gave every seene in which she appeared a touch of the reality Harry Seymour played the part of the New York City butler, and Kato King, as the small town busy-body, brought down the bouse whenever she made her entrance or exit. Mrs. J S. Purcell, Mrs. J. Rowle and Mrs. Sam Spivey, as property committee, gave the otherwise al most hopeless stage at the School House a setting that did credit to tlielr endeavors. PLAY TORE RESTAGED There were many in Philadelphia that did not see the performance, either because the play was not snf ficiently advertised or In many in stances because they were indifferent and doubted whether It would be worth seeing. For the benefit of those who did not see the play, and those who did see It, but who have said they would like to see It a sec ond tfqifti tfre play will be restaged probably Friday evening, November 25th, which wilt lie the Friday night following Thanksgiving. As in the presentation of last Thursday even ing the proceeds will goto the Phila delphia School. POULTRY HOLDS IIS OWN While Interest in the development and extension of livestock end of farm and rural life activities In Miss issippi lias shown a downward ten dency during the past 12 months or so, due decline of prices in available markets, there appears to be less of this in the feathered stock. Irre spective of drastic slumps in other lines the poultry industry has shown a tendency to hold Its own. Support Your Home School. There is more or less confusion in some of the schools of the county each year because of the fact that some patrons, for some reason, want o send and do send their children out of the local district to some othe r school. In some cases this is necessa ry that the children may get the high B chool training, but in the majority of cases it is due to personal preju dices or dislike for teacher or some of the people of the community who are trying to build up the school iu the local community. The law provides a way for a man to send out of his district, and unless the law is com plied with no person should insist on sending to another school. Not until the patrons and citizens of Neshoba County begin to realize that ‘‘Charity begins at home”, will the schools be consolidated and a high school education g&aranteed to every child. If your school isp mr and is not prepared to give your children the necessary training, you won’t help your school any by send ing to some adjoining school. The thing for you to do is to start a move ment for consolidation, consolidate your schools, and thereby give your children and your neighbors’ chil dren an opportunity to attend the beat school that can be had in a ru ral country.—R.C. Peebles. Supt. Ed. — ■ _ Progress. Throughout the whole web of n> tlonal existence we trace the goldeq thread of human progress toward a higher and better estate.—Jamas A, Barfield. MONSIGNORJ(ETCHAM DIES HERE REPRESENTING COMMISSIONER OF IN* DIMM AFFAIRS DROPS DEAD AT CATHOLIC MISSION. Monsignor W. H, Ketchatn. chief inspector of the American Indian tribes, died suddenly at the break fast table at the Catholic Indian Mis sion at Philadelphia Monday morn insr. Death was instantantaneous, and resulted from apoplexy. Mon signor Ketcham has just completed a survey of the Indian work in Okla homa, Louisiana, Alabama and Mis sissippi, and was preparing to return to Washington to make his report to Charles Burke, U. S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, He was one of the beet informed men in the Indian ser vice, and one of the best liked. Hla initiative was responsible for the original appropriation by Congress for the Mississippi Choctaws. He was head of the Catholic Indian Mis sion Bureau at Washington, and the greater part of his life has been de voted to work among the American Indian tribes. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS NOV. TERM- Objections filed in Beoshea Drain age Dlst. sustained. Petition Luther Welsh et al for stock law’ gate not granted. Ordered that no maintenance levy be made for Bethsalda and Holy Cross schools. Maintenance levy for Stallo School continued till Dec. term. No maintenance levy ordered for Jewel School. Secretaries of Drainage Districts in Neshoba Cos. ordered to make w ritten reports as required by law. Levy For Fiscal Year Made. Poll Tax $2, commutation Road Tax $5, Gen. Cos. Fund 10 mills, School Adv., 5 mills, Hoad Districts = 1, 2. 4, 5 three mills, Good Road main tenance 3 mills, Good Road Interest 5 mills, District 3 Road Interest S% mills, District 3 Road Sinking 2% mills Coy School maintenances mills County Line School maintenance 4 mills, Cold Water School mainten ance 5 mills, Dixon School, mainten ance 0 mills, Deeraer School main tenance 8 mills. Forest Dale School maintenance 10 mills, Good Hope School maintenance 5 mills, John sonville School maintenance 5 mills, Llnwood School maintenance 8 mills Neshoba School maintenance 10 mills, Neshoba School Interest 4# Neshoba School Sinking 2 mills, MlU dale School maintenance 3 mills, Oak Grove School maintenance 4 mills. Providence School maintenance 10 mills, Providence School interest 4£ mills, Providence School Slnkink 2% mills. Pearl Valley school mainten ance 2 mills, Santiago school main tenance 4 mills, Bloomfield School Fund maintenance 5 mills, Bond Consolidated School maintenance 8 mills, Bond Consolidated School In terest 3 mills, Bond Consolidated School Sinking 2 mills, Mt. Plsgah Consolidated School maintenance 6 mills. Mt. Plsgah Consolidated School Interest 5 mills, Mt. Plsgah Consolidated School Sinking 3 mills, Township 12 Separate Road Diet. Supervisors District No, B Interest mills. Township 12 Road District Sinking 2% mills, Coonshuck Drain age District per acre $1.50, Beashea Drainage District per acre $1.33, Lon siloclier Drainage District per acre $1.35, Township 10 Road District, less 3 sections % mill. Ordered M. Walters appointed Special Deputy Sheriff for 3 months at $133.33 per mouth. Special Election ordered in Lin wood School District for issuing S2OOO in bomie on Dec. th. $16,000 borrowed from Cl tl sens Bank for School Fund to pay teach ers, payable Feb. 1,1022. Claims allowed but funds Insuffi cient to make payment, so warrants not to be Issued until money mads available. ■■■■♦—ii , , NOTICE To The Public:- We will maintains law office la the Town of Philadelphia and fcg| present at this office on Friday Saturday of each week, and oftener if necessary. For the present on* of. fice will be in the Court Bouaa. This the 14th day of NoveatliaaJ 1921.—Byrd A Byrd. NO. 24