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THE STAKKVILLE NEWS.
VOL. XVli
58 JEWISH WORKERS
GOING “OVER THERE";
Col. Barker Bids Godspeed to
the Graduates of Train- ;
ing School.
The whole-souled co-operation bo-j
tween Ihe seven great organl/.iillons'
working for the happiness and welfare
of our soldiers and sailors was re
cently lllnsirated at ihe graduation
exercises of ihe tenth class of the
Jewish Welfare Hoard's Training
School in New York. Col. William S.
packer, who went lo France represent
ing Ihe Salvation Array with the first
contingent of our troops and has been
“over 'here" fifteen months, was Ihe
principal speaker and wished the flfty
•lglit Jewish workers of the class God
speed. while l.oitls Marshall, Ihe promi
nent Jewish attorney and philanthro
pist of New York, lauded the work of
the Salvation Army among the hoys
at the front.
“What our lighting hoys need la In
spiration and heart and character In
'those wlio are there to help them,”
declar**<! Col. Barker, "You will rep
resent in I lie camps and overseas the
ideals and standards of the Jewish'
faith, amt it Is Up to you above all
things to be consistent in your re
ligious practices. Practice what you
preach. That, 1 ant sure, has been
the secret of our own success. If you
live up to the principles of your faith
and give what you have to give from a
heart big with love, the hoys will re
spect you, whether they be Protestant,
Catholic or Jew.”
The newly graduated field workers
will make a total of 2(50 men doing
Held work In our camps and naval
training stations under the auspices
of the Jewish Welfare Board. The
Board has about titty "buis” In the
various camps and maintains centers
in all large cities whore soldiers and
sailors of all faiths are welcomed. A
headquarters has recently been estab
lished in Paris, and 100 men are being
'recruited here for overseas work.
(Thetv are now nearly PJo.OOO Jews
(Serving in the army and navy.
Miss Madge Montgomery,
* pi T es dent of ( lie M ississippi W.
C T. U will attend tut executive
meeting ot that ot ganization in
Ackerman on Monday and Tues
day of next week. On account
of the influenza epidemic the
regular state convention was
deferred until next year.
Mr. ,J. C. Lemmons and son
Joe, have opened a grocer y store
(and meat market in the store,
house formerly occupied by the
late him of Caldwell ALatnpkin.
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.^ we “' ftße S,
STYLE. FIT AND CUSS IN
MEN’S and BOYS’ CLOTHING
ROSSOPF’S NEW STOCK NOW
T=?.TT A
It is something different. It is not the cheaply
made, ill fitting kind.
IT IS CLASSY AND DISTINCTIVE.
MADE BY THE BEST TAILORS.
MADE UP THE BEST FABRICS.
MADE FOR STYLE, MADE TO PIT AND
NOTHING IS A FIT BUT A PERFECT FIT.
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We are proud of our new line of Fall and Winter
Clothing, and our stock is large enough to select a
perfict fit from, and we have all styles and grades.
The Prices Arc Right.
IH. ROSSOFF, *
Oktibbeha Boy
Makes Sacrifice
Robert L. Price Killed in
Action on Western Front.
Mews was received yesterday
that Robert L. Price, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Price, of tins
city, was killed in Fiance on
October 2fith while m ac ton
against the “Hun.” This was
the meagre information contain
ed in a brief telegram o the be.
rcayed parents.
Here ts another brave young
Oktibbeha soldier who has paid
the supreme sacrifice while d* .
fending the sacred rights of his
country and the freedom of the
world.
Robert, who was well known
in blarkville and vicinity, was a
member of tlie National Guard
at the lime of the Mexlean trouble
baying enlisted in the West
Point company. When war was
declared with Germany be went,
with other boys of ins company
lo Camp Beauregard, La., whore
he remained for some time. In
the early part of tins year volun.
leers from among the men were
called for for overseas service
and among the number who
readily offered their services
were young Price and Ike Lin
derrnan. son of Mr. and Mrs. L.
L. Lincierman of this city Be
fore many days elapsed these
two manly young fellows were
on French soil and on the firing
line. These two boys were close
companion*, bm became sepa
rated soon after i heir arrival in
France. It<e was wounded a few
months ago and is now conval
escing in a hospital in France.
He leaves a father and mother,
several brothers and sisters, and
many relatives and friends to
mourn his loss,
i’he time for mailing Christ
mas packttges to the ho\S “over
there” has been extended to Nov.
30th,
BTARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.(FKIOAV, NOVEMBER#, 1918
CURE FOR BLUES
NEAR THE GAMPS
i Community Service Takes Place
of Mother, Friends and
Home for Soldiers.
Ten young officers of the Student
Army Twining Corps of the Universi
ty of Detroit recently applied for a
furnished house and a housekeeper
who would not be a servant, hut, :ia
one young officer expressed It, ".lie
sort of woman lo whom the hoys can
<:ll out 'Hello, mother!' when they
come in the front door.” •
Homesickness i* the malady for
which War (,'atnp Community Service
Supplies innumerable cures,.
"We've got your number." says Hie
W, C. <’. S. to the homesick hoy from
cutup wit It leisure to spend in any one
of the three hundred towns scattered
over Ihe country. While Ilea wonder
ing what on earth he’d do with him
self when lie gets there, not knowing a
soul In town and wlt.h a limited per
centage of tils "thirty per" In tils pock
et, along comes a friendly printed curd
from the local branch of Ids own lodge
announcing a reception that night es
pecially for soldier members. By the
same until th Methodist church sends
an announcement of all Its meetings,
addressed to him, with Thit Mean*
You printed at the bottom. How did
they know tie was a Methodist?
He had forgotten about the little
| "Personal Curd" lie made out at the
adjutant's request during Ids first day
in camp when It was only one of ih
endless details in the round of demists
{ and doctors and general confusion.
The W. C. C. S. had not only his num
ber, hut his mime and address. Ids
home town, ihe name of the school
he'd gone jo and a good hit idiom the
things he was fondest of doing i;e h
fill ! writ ten into u little blank on me
card especially for It.
Mesdames. L. A. Htgging, E.
R. Lloyd and Harry Stoy were
Visitors to Memphis peek.
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Rev. Upshaw
Speaks Here
In Interest of United War
Work Campaign.
'Plte address of Rev. VV. L),
Upshaw, the well known editor
of trie Golden Age and minister,
of Atlanta, Ga., which was de
livered at the court house Mon
day afternoon abounded in humor
and pathos and brought encour
agement in the last hours ot the
United War Work Campaign.
His address was in the interest
of Hie Y. M. C. A.
Hon. W. W. Magruder, chair
man of the county war drive
coinmittee was in charge of the
meeting. He made an earnest
appeal to Oktibbeha citizens to
help in the great cause and
showed that now is no time lo
slacken our efforts because peace
is in sight, but that more enthu
siasm and vigil should he put
forth at this critical period when
time is hanging heavy with the
the boys “over there.”
He was followed by W. S.
Stephens, of Canada, who is in
charge of ths Y. M. C. A. at the
A. & M. College Army Post
This young man who has been
working energetically in behalf
of the organization lie is repre
senting spoke with all the earn
estness he possessed and macte a
splendid impression.
The main speaker, Rev.- Up
shaw, is now Congressman -elect
INTERESTING FACTS.
Bears and dogs live 2<( years,
foxes If), lions 70, cats 14. squir
rels. hares and rabbits 7, hogs
30. A horse has been known to
live 62, years; their average age
is 25, sheep. 10. cows 15, camels
100, eagles 104, ravens 11, tor
toise 107, swans 360, elephants
400, whales 1000.—Exchange.
John R. Long; Chancery Clerk
of Oktibbeha county, was a visi
tor to Ackerman last Friday and
met with £ cordial greeting from
his many flfjends- He was born
and reared m Choctaw and went
to school in Ackerman a number
of years ago. John Long is a
splendid man, has lots of friends
by proving worthy of their
friendship. He has been holding
down the. Chancery Clerk’s office
for the past three years and the
probability-is that he will go a
second term without opposition.
—Ackerrpan Plain dealer.
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from the Fifith Congressional
District of Georgia, and was
elected over six opponents. He
swayed the audtencefrom laugh
ter to tears and receive pieudits
throughout his address.
He dwelt on tlie fact that now
is the opportune time to do ail
that can be done to assist the
boys across the water, and said
those who are- living under the
American flag and who would.
n ! t help ut such a worthy cause
as the Y. M. C. A. ought logo
to Germany to live. At night he
spoke before a large audience at
the college.
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