THE STARKVILLE NEWS
VOL 19
COUNTY BAPTISTS
HAVE TEMPORARY
OROANIZ A TIOK
The Baptist churches of the coun
ty met at the Self Creek Baptist
church on the Fifth Lord’s day in
October at 10 o’clock to consider
the advisability of a county organi
zation, made necessary by so many
district associations being bi’oken
up to form county associations.
Rev. J. D. Ray called the meeting
to order and stated the purpose of
the meeting. A motion was made
that a temporary organization be
perfected, this was carried. On mo
tion Bro. J. D. Ray was made Mod
erator, Bro. H. H. Sikes clerk, and
Bro. J. A. Glenn, treasurer.
The roll of the Baptist churches
was called and the following chur
ches located in the county wyte list
ed, with their messengers:
Bothesda, not represented; Salem.
V. M. Carpenter, Miss Eudora Car
penter and Mrs. A. E. Terry; Stark
ville, J. D. Ray, Mrs. J. D. Ray,
Frances Ray, H. H. Sikes, Mrs. H. H.
Sikes, H. C. Cunningham, J. A.
Glenn, Mrs. J, A. Glenn. Miss Roxy
Clardy, Miss Linnie Richey and W.
F. Pearce; Longview. T. -G’. Sanders,
New Hope, not represented; Mt.
Olive, R. M. Cotton, J. W. Butler, J.
McKee Miss llassie Cotton; Wake
Forest, D. M. Berry; Pleasant Ridge,
Mrs. J. R. Stiles, O. C. Moore, Mrs.
0. C. Moore, T. E. Sikes; Sturgis,
J. C. Harrell, Mrs. J. C. Harrell, F.
M. Adams, Mrs. F, M. Adams, L. A.
Fondren, Miss Lucia Brown; Mor
gan’s Chapel, R. A. Collier, Mrs. Jo
die Morgan; Chestnut Grove, not re
presented; Double Springs, J. L.
Neely; Center Grove, Wm. Douglass,
J. F. Douglass, Mrs. J. F. Douglass,
M. D. Vaughan; Self Creek, W. M,
Hammond, Will Butler, Chas. But
ler, Miss Emmie Hammond, Grover
Josey, Mrs Grover Josey; Maben,
C. E. Bland Long Branch, W. L.
Watkins; Cypress, W. J. Brown.
The matter of a temporary or per
manent organization was thoroughly
discussed and in view of the fact
that only seven churches had had
opportunity to directly vote on the
matter, the temporary organization
was maintained with the view to
makirig it permanent at the first
annual meeting. It was felt that all
committees could be appointed and
all arrangements made to carry on
the work so that all churches might
go in together and so to this end a
•-committe on nominations was nam
ed—J. A. Glenn, D. M. Berry, J. C.
Harrell, J. T. McKee, J. F. Douglass,
W. M. Hammand and C. E. Bland.
The meeting recessed for a boun
tiful dinner. The meeting was call
ed to order at 1:30 p. m., and Bro.
R. A. Collier conducted the devotion
al exercises. The report of the nom
inating committee was read as fol
lows:
First, delegates to the State Con
vention, R. A. Collier, W. L. Wat
kins, C. E. Bland, 0. C. Moore, J.
C. Harrell and J. L. Neely.
2. The standing committees as
follows to be appointed by the Mod
erator; State Missions, Home Mis
sions, Schools and Colleges, Sunday
School and Baptist Young Peoples
Work, Baptist Hospitals, Orphanage,
Publications, Temperance, Woman’s
Work, Aged Ministers and Commit
tee on Program.
3. That the place of meeting be
Morgan’s Chapel on Thursday and
Friday before the second Sunday in
October, 1921. That Bro. J. G.
Cooke preach the introductory" ser
mon.
4. That J. D. Ray, 0. C. Moore.
0. P. Breeland, W. M. Hammand, J.
L. Neely constitute the executive
committee. That J. D. Ray be recom
mended to the State Cpnventtion for
a member of the State Board. This
‘ report was signed by the members
of the committee and adopted.
On motion the matter of repre
sentation in the next session until
the constitution was adopted was
discussed, and it was decided that 4
messengers be sent from each church
and one additional delegate for each
50 members over one hundred.
The executive committee was
authorized to draw up and submit
Constitution and By-Laws.
A vote of thanks was extended to
the people of Self Creek for the
splendid entertainment provided.
A collection of $5.06 was taken to
make mimeograph copies of the
meeting for each church. Also a
cbllection of $28.28 was taken for
a destitute Confprerate veteran.
‘ On motion the meeting adjourned
after singing No. 362 and prayer by
Bro. J. A. Glenn.
J. D. RAY, Moderator.
H. H. SIKES, Tern. Clerk.
STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1920
Medal and Blue Ribbon Babies of Oktibbeha County
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Top—r Frances Bailey, medal girl. Ph ° to by M ° nte ° mery Studio -
Pace 0 Wue f ribhon g ]m~^ eSSie HeSter McCafferty ’ blue ribbon - Div. 3; Kelly Herring, medal boy; Joseph
Bottom—left to right—Maxine Goodman, blue ribbon, Div. 4; Alta Saunders, blue ribbon Div. 1; James Mc-
Gafferty, blue ribbon, Div. 1; M. F. Taylor, blue idbbon, Div. 3.
BOOK or SHILIE
WORLD WAR HERO -
EIEIOUTEIO THIS CITE
A telegram from the War Depart
ment was received Monday by Mrs.
S. E. Rutherford, who resides a few
miles from the city, notifying her of
the arrival of her son’s body in New
York - City.
The remains were disinterred re
cently with hundreds of other sol
diers who died on the battlefields,
or in hospitals in the world war.
John D. Retherford enlisted here
and joined the 150th Hospital corps
at Belzoni. From there he was trans
ferred to the Jackson camp and af
ter a few months was sent to Camp
Beauregard, La. From this point
with others, he went across the wat
er to be ready when called to do
duty for his country against the
German hordes.
> While in camp in France he be
came ill and contracted pneumonia.
He was removed to St. Florence
Hospital in France, and though all
was don© for him that could be done
to restore him back to health, he
'died on the 19th of*Oct. 1918.
Young Retherford was well known
in Oktibbeha county for his splendid
i behavior, his spirit of liberality, gen
-1 iality and other traits of fine char
acter.
As soon as the body arrives here
'the Legion of Honor will take
vcharge and look after the obsequies.
TRIM CANE COMMUNITY CLUB.
The Trim Cane Community Club
met Friday afternoon at 2:30 p. m.
The attendance was splendid and
quite a number of guests were pre
sent.
The club has entered the “potato
race,” which is state wide, with en
thusiasm.
One of the most interesting fea
tures of the afternoon was the dem
onstration of the canning of sweet
potatoes, given by the school girls.
Sweet potatoes, served in various
ways were served by the club girls.
CAPT. H. I. SAUNDERS IS
CALLED BY DEATH ANGEL
Once more the Death Angel visit
ed the city and carried away Capt.
H. T. Saunders, one of the pioneer
citizens of Oktibbeha county. While
his health was slightly impaired,
there was no uneasiness felt by his
relatives and immediate family un
til he was stricken with paralysis,
tie secured the best medical atten
tion, but the summons came ami he
passed away late in the evening of
Friday, Nov. 5, to a fetter world.
No man was more popular in Ok
tibbeha county and also in adjoining
counties than Capt. Saunders. All
ways jovial, a word for everybody,
counter's to the letter and always
ready IBco-operate in any enterprise
that was an uplift to a community.
During the last years of the civil
war he was active in suppressing up
risings and for a number of years
was a fearless sheriff of Oktibbeha
county.
Up until his death he was con
nected with the Pension Board of
the county as president, and it was
always a source of pleasure, to meet
with his old comrades in war, and he
loved to hear them recount remin
iscences of the stirring days of the
60’s.
The funeral was held at the Meth
odist church Saturday afternoon in
the presence of a large congrega
tion, conducted by the pastor, Rev.
J. T. McCafferty. Immediately af
ter, the remains were .interred in
Odd Fellows’ cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, three
sons and one daughter, who have
the sympathy of the whole commun
ity in their loved one’s death.
TAX BOOKS RECEIVED.
Sheriff W. W. Hastings has re
ceived the tax books for Oktibbeha
county for the year 1920-21, and
taxes are now due. Sheriff Hast
ings says he is ready to collect the
taxes, and the taxpayers can save
money by coming up early and mak
ing a settlement.
BROKE TABLET TO BE
ERECTED TO OKTIBBEHA
WORLD WHO SOLDIERS
The Service Star Legion of Ok
tibbeha county is going to erect a
bronze tablet at the county court
house with the name of every Ok
tibbeha county boy who served in
the world war, inscribed thereon.
The Legion is anxious to get the
name of every Oktibbeha boy who
served in this war, and is using every
effort to get a complete and correct
list. In order to do. so the ladies
are asking the assistance of the boys
themselves and their parents. If
any boy that served in the world
war from this county reads this he
will be doing a favor to himself and
his county if he will send his name
to the Legion officers or to the News
office. It is especially desired that
the parents of any boy that served
his country, and who is not at home
now, send in his name.
It is essential that you send your
name at the earliest possible moment
as it is desired to erect this tablet
soon. Do not fail to send your name
boys, so that a correct list ca nbe
secured.
PIONEER CITIZEN’S LIFE
SLOWLY EBBING AWAY
Slowly and by degrees, the life of
Mr. John Crumpton, father of Dr.
Crumpton, is ebbing away and prob
ably before this edition of the News
appears his troubles may be over,
and he will be at rest from the vi
cissitudes of a busy world.
He resides in Winston county,
having emigrated to this state from
South Carolina many years ago, and
when this country was a perfect j
wilderness, and when Indians and
ferocious animals were seen in their,
rambles to and fro.
This good old man is in his 87th
year, and for some time past has
been in bad health. The first part of
the week his son, the doctor, who has
just returned from the bedside, says
it is only a question of a few days!
until a change takes place. I
II HEALTH NURSE
CAN BE SECURED
TOR THIS COUNTY
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Health ii wealth. Wealth
without health ia worthiest. One
of the primary elements of effi
ciency is health. The greatest
heritage of any child is a heal
thy body and a strong constitu
tion. Health and happiness are
two things that every normal
person greatly desires.
One staggering fact that the op
eration of the draft law brought be
fore the American people when what
was supposed to be the flower of her
young manhood were examined to
determine whether or not they were
physically fit to bear arras in de
fense of our country’s honor and in
defense of its rights of humanity
was millions of them were found to
be physically unfit. This lamenta
ble condition brought us inevitably
to the conclusion that there was and
is something radically wrong. In
many, many instances medical auth
orities tell us that defects ‘which
were slight in the beginning and
which could have been corrected in
their early stages, had become irre
mediable. Now that we have been
made to realize the tremendous im
portance of health and correct modes
of living, people everywhere are
turning their attention to the con
servation of human life.
A national movement is on foot
to make America a healthy nationf
The people of Oktibbeha county are
just as patriotic and just as much
concerned about the welfare of the
nation as the people of any other
county. If we want a part in the
improvement and progress of the
nation, one of the best ways to be
gin is with our own people. Some
one will say that we are just as
healthy as the people of any other
i county. Granting that to be true,
i no one can deny that there are hun
dreds and probably thousands of
cases of illness annually among our
own people that are easily prevent
able. Think of the economic loss ev
ery year from illness to say nothing
>,of the weary hours of waiting and
anxiety, of the sorrow and sadness
caused by unnecessary deaths.
We need a COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH NURSE, and these are
some of the reasons why we need
such a worker and a brief outline of
some of the important things she
could do in our county.
There should be a physical in
spection of every school child in the
county at least once during each
session. This would determine what
children have minor defects such as
adenoids, diseased tonsils, eye trou
ble; what children are under nour
ished due to improper foods, bad
teeth or other reasons.
She should give health lectures in
school on personal hygeine, ventila
tion, sanitation and acquaint every
child with a number of simple rules
of health.
In many instances she would be
of invaluable assistance by visiting
homes where there might be a case
of protracted sickness such as ty
phoid fever, and by co-operation
with the attending physician, pre
vent any other member of the fam
ily having it.
She could visit every community
and give courses in first aid, and
home care of the sick.
She could establish health centers
which would be a distributing agen
cy of a great deal of valuable health
(Continued from last page.)
AMUSEMENT CALENDAR
AT THE REX
Tonight, Nov. 12.
Mary Miles Minter in “NURSE
MARJORIE,”—ReaIart and Mack
Sennett Comedy, “ROPING HER
ROMEO.”
Saturday, Nov. 13.
Pauline Frederick in “THE PAL
ISER CASE”—Goldwyn and Fox
Sunshine Comedy, “HIS WIPE’S
CALLER.”
Monday, Nov. IS.
“BRIDE 13,” episode 9, Also
Mack Sennett Comedy, “TWO
TOUGH TENDERPEET”, and a
Paramount screen Magazine.
Tuesday, Nov. 16.
George Walsh in “FROM NOW
ON”—Pox special feature and
"MUTT and JEFF.”
Wednesday, Nov. 17.
Bert Lytell in “THE PRICE OP
REDEMPTION.”—Metro.
Thursday, Nov. 18.
Billie Burke in “SADIE LOVE.”
—Paramount feature, Fax News
i No. 100.
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