The Bolivar County Democrat., December 15, 1923, Image 1

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The newspapers are carrying the
jtatement that office seekers at the
tsndg of Governor-elect Whitfield are
expessing great displeasure over the
(act that he refuses to give appli
cants any assurance of appointment
Whitfield's friends are calling atten
tion to the fact that he said in his
campaign speeches for the primary
nomination for governor, that he had
made no pledge or promise to any
Individual or interest, and that he
would go into the executive office or
Mississippi unmortgaged from any
angle. It is natural for a candidate
(or favors at the hands of a governor
either for appointment or for approval
of bills to exaggerate the obligations
they consider him under' to them.
There is a story current that a num
ber of seekers of executive favors
were discussing, his unapproachable
ness, and finally selected one of the
number who claimed to have been
more potential in securing his nomi
nation than all the rest put together,
to go to him and have an understand
ing as to what he would do with ref
erence to the approval of certain leg
islation and certain appointments. The
party selected by his associates for
this heroic mission is reported to
have balked and to have told the fol
lowing story: "In one of his fables
Aesop mentions'a great big cat that
suddenly appeared around the pre
serves of a drove of rats much to
their discomfiture. The rats called
a convention and passed a resoltt
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order to notify them of his approach
while engaged In their nocturnal
feasts. The resolution passed all
right, but the meeting broke up in
disorder when an old rat who looked
like he had been chased away from
the milk crock as he had cream on
his whiskers, asked, ‘Who was go
lag to bell the cat?’"
Visitors to the capital of the state
report that the people every
where have set the taxpayers stage
and are anxiously awaiting for the
curtain to rise in order that they may
see how the legislature and the new
governor will perform when they
f come into power next January. The
s report is current that the people have
accepted with absolute confidence the
j declaration made during the primary
campaign by Governor Whitfield, and
! a majority, if not all of the legisla
! tors-elect, that they would pass the
revenue bills first and then live with
ing the amounts such revenue bills
raised, and that they would not vote
or stand for the Issuance of bonds for
f current expenses. It is known here
i at the capital that Governor-elect
Whitfield, as well as a number of
if oembers-electe to the legislature,
have been making ipiiet observation
In Jackson, seeing what reforms may
be instituted along all lines to bring
relief to the taxpayers who are carry
lag 513,000,000 of interest bearing
bonds, and will- be confronted when
the legislature meets with $6.000,On
deficit. The slogan seems to he that
the way to reform is to reform. It is
[ common talk^ now, everywhere, that
the Stone administration not only paid
off the debt left by the negroes and
carpetbaggers, but reduced tax
ation one-half and increased the ef
| ficieucy of the public service includ
lag the efficiency ef the educational
j[ department of the state and the hu
mane and benevolent institutions.
The resources of Mississippi are
being better and more substantially
advertised botli. by the press of the
Stale and by handbooks of civic or
• ganizalioivs than ever before in the
history of the commonwealth. All that
[ needs to make Mississippi blossom as
the rose is l'or the truth to be at
• tractively'told in he public print and
by phoographs which will show just
what the state possesses.
More and more it is reported the
farmers of the state are beginning to
appreciate the value and necessity oi
winter cover crops not only as a soil
Protection against winter rains, but
as green stuff for stock of all kinds.
Tennessee winter barley is said to be
Unexcelled both in quantity and qual
ity for dairy herds, poultry, pigs and
*11 kinds of stock, for that matter,
The announcement of Hon. J W.
George, representative from Le I’lore
County, that he would not be a candi
date for speaker of the house, lias
accelerated the race between the ten
candidats for that responsible office.
It will not be long it is understood,
i before some of them will open head
Quarters in Jackson, and meet the
legislators as they come in.
Already interest is picking up in
Mississippi over the Democratic nom
inee for president of the United
States. Tlie names most mentioned
*o far, are Underwood of Alabama,
*hd McAdoo of California- Both seem
to have a lively following, and as the
time aprpoaches for the selection o.
delegates to the state Democratic con
fention to select delegates to the
national convention to assemble some
time next June, the interest in the
contest is apt to grow from week to
Week.
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SUPREME COURT REVERSES
GOING DIVORCE DECREE.
Court Decides Husband Could Not Bs
Imprisoned for Failure to
Pay Alimony.
Nashville.—The supreme court held
its usual opiuion session at the cap
ital, deciding cases appealed from
each of the three grand divisiomi of
the stale.
Special Justice Thomas H. Malone
of Nashville, who served on the court
by special appointment during the
early part of the year, resumed the
bench for the purpose of announcing
conclusions reached in cases which
were argued while he was a member
of the court.
In the case of Going vs. Going,
form Shelby County, in a written opin
ion prepared by Justice Malone, the
court had under consideration the
power of a trial court to enforce a
decree requiring a husband to pay ali
mony to his divorced wife, by sen
tencing the husband to confinement
in jail. The chancery court of Shelby
County, in 1919, rendered a decree
granting Mrs. Going a divorce, and
requiring that her husband pay
$150 per month for her support dur
ing the remainder of her life. Sub
sequently Mr. Going sought to modi
fy the decree on the ground that the
status of the parties had changed,
but it developed that no court has
jurisdiction to modify the decree,
which had become final upon the ad
journment. It afterward appearing
that Mr. Going was in arrears in the
payment of the monthly alimony to
the extent of $300, the chancellor di
rected that he be committed to jail
until such sum should be paid.
This decree of the chancellor was
reversed by the supreme court, hold
ing that under the particular facts of
the case the sentence to jail was be
yonn tne power or toe cnancenor. me
court held that since the decree fix
ing the amount of alimony wa3 now
beyond the power of any court to al
ter, notwithstanding susequent
changes in the status of the parties,
and the husband had no means with
which to pay the alimony installments
except from his earnings, enforcement
of the decree of the court could1 not
be effected by imprisoning the hus
and, and that the wife must enforce
her claims by other appropriate pro
ceedings.
TENN STATE B—DEC 10
PROTEST HIGHWAY ROUTE.
Humboldt and Third Civil District
About to Be Left Off.
Humboldt.—Much dissatisfaction Is
being shown in Jackson and Milam
over the announced routing of the
Memphisto-Britsol Highway from
Huntingdon to Jackson via Spring
Creek.
The citizens of Humboldt have be
lieved all along that if this routing
should come by Milan, the highway
would come on to Humboldt and go
from this point to Jackson. Data
lias been furnished the highway au
thorities to show that the road can be
built from Milan to Humboldt and
from here to Jackson over federal
aid project No. 5 at a saving of sev
eral miles, in view of the fact that
federal project No. 5 will be built
from Humboldt to Jackson anyway.
It lias been shown that, by includ
ing Humboldt and the Third Civil Dis
trict of Gibson County and the town
of Gibson, tile population served from
Jackson to Huntingdon will be more
than doubled wliat it would be if
Humboldt and the 'third Civil District
are left off.
Tile outcome of the matter is being
watched with great interest.
Curb Market For Dyersburg.
Dyersburg.— ltoy E. Bell, county
agent at Jackson, has been here con
ferring with members of the Dyers
burg Woman’s Club looking to the ep
taddishment hi Dyersburg of a curb
market. The club is considering the
proposition and expects 10 inaugurate
the plan next spring.
Gin Plant Burned.
Ripley—Fire of unknown origin
damaged the gin plant of the Ripley
Cotton & Seed Co., situated near the
square to approximate amount $4,096
on machinery and $1,000 on house,
covered by insurance.
United Farmers Meet.
Ridgely -A very enthusiastic meet
lug of the 1'nited" Farmers was helft
in the asesmuly hall of the new Riiej
Building. Several of those present
made very interesting talks. After
the business meeting was over, room
was made for a number of tables
Oysters and coffee were served.
Camden Legion Elects.
Camden — Dockhart-Garner Post
No. 2 of the American Legion of Cam
den Tennessee, was addressed by
State Commander Sims of Maryville,
Tennessee, and National Representa
tive Sloan of Atlanta, Georgia. Aft
er the speaking a meeting was bad
by the local organization and officers
were elected lor the new year.
Pastor's ife iDes.
Nashville.—Mrs. Jnia Knight wife
of Dr. Hyland Knight, pastor of Im
manuel Baptist Church, died at Riah
iiiond, Va.. where she was under the
care of her brother, a physician, ac
cording to news received here.
Tigrett Store Burned.
Dyersburg.—The Stevens general
store- at Tigrett was destroyed by
fire together with the stock and fix
tures. The origin of the fire is un
known. The Iobs was partly covered
by insurance.
I. C. RR. BRINGS
NEGflOES SOUTH
247 FAMILIES LEAVE CHICAGO
FOR MISSISSIPPI.
WILL GO TO DELTA SECTION
R. J. Carmichael, Assistant General
Passenger Agent For Illinois Cen
tral, Starts Plan to Return
Negroes Southward.
Memphis-—The first big contin
gent of a concerted movement south
ward starts from Chicago when R. J.
Carmichael, assistant general passen
ger agent for the Illinois Central and
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley rail
roads, loads 247 negro families on a
special train destined for various
Mississippi plantations.
This trainload reached Memphis
in charge of representatives of sev
eral Mississippi planters and railroad
men who have worked with Mr. Car
michael in fostering the movement
southward.
More than two months ago Mr
Carmichael conceived the idea of re
turning to the south some of the ne
groes who traveled north in searct
of work at high wages. He made t
survey of the situation in. Chicagc
and learned that more than 17,000 ne
gro men and women were out of em
ployment and would face a bittei
cold of the winter months, depend
Ing upon charity, unless they return
ed to the south.
TP-.il ; U: — mirirnv o n rl ootinl
upon the idea he had conceived, Mr
Carmichael prepared and forwardet
to agents of the Illinois Central ant
Y. & M. V. railroads in Mississipp
questionnaires. These questionnaire!
when filled in by planters and plan
tation owners supplied him with thi
necessary data and the real worl
started.
Copies of these questionnaires weri
printed broadcast, and the idea ai
worked out by Mr. Carmichael wai
helped along by this method as mucl
as possible. As the daya passed b:
more questionnaires were receivei
and correspondence followed witl
the planters who evinced an interes
in the matter.
Mr. Carmichael maintained his cor
nection with various organizations ii
Chicago interested in the welfare o
the negoes there and started plan
for the first big movement south
ward. Meantime large numbers o
negroes, disillusioned at the tales o
fabulous wages paid in the north
learned that the labor markets ther
were flooded, and those who wer
able in many instances returned ti
the south of their own volition.
The regular passenger train fron
Chicago Saturday brought more thai
200 negroes from the Windy City
These negroes had saved enougi
money to return south without ap
pealing lor outside assistance am
represents an independent movement
“With the right kind of coopera
tion from those who are in need o
negro labor, I will be able, I believe
to supply those planters who wan
negro families to carry on properl:
the business of the southern planta
tions,1' M. Carmichael said.
“Owing to conditions in the north
with the labor market flooded, am
the disposition of certain organiza
tions to have these negro men am
women returned south, T believe
will be able to supply all demands
and that in a comparatively shor
time the south will have recoveret
| many of tha negro laborers which 1
! lost when there as a general exodm
norm.
Since Mr. Carmichael started hii
campaign two months ago, he hai
had responses not only from southern
planters in need of labor, hut hai
had letters from heads of various
welfare organizations in the east, re
questing him to extend his activitiei
of eastern cities as well as Chicago
Seven Bodies Taken From Mine.
Hazard, Ky.—Sovon miners art
dead and six others are injured, twc
of the latter possibly fatally, as t
result of an explosion of dust in £
mine of the Blackhawk Coal Com
pany, on Car’s Fork.
Suspect in Slaying Messenger Held
Jersey City, N. J.-John Farina
suspected of being one of two met
•Who killed two West End hank mes
sengers in Brooklyn, N. is undet
arrest in Hoboken, N. J.
May Not Return to Cuban Post.
Havana.—-it "’as rumored persist
entiy here that Ambassador Crowdei
i will not return tg his post until his
•'12 points’’ nrogram, which he pro
posed to the Cuban government, hav<
been carried out.
Gambling Club Licensed.
i Paris —The first gambling club tc
operate here under official supervi
sion is about to open, and alreadj
sporting bloods are predicting main
with Monte Carlo and Deauville foi
the capital.
Republic’s Sentinels Meet.
Washington.—Upward of a score o
organizations probably will he ropre
sented at the meeting called to eon
vene here to map out a campaigi
against "dangerous legislation" to]
congress.
notice.
To All Persons Interested and Owning
Situated in the Laban Bayou
Dramatic District of Bolivar County,
Mississippi. •
Vuu will hereby take notice that the
Commissioners of the latlian Bayou
ldamage District of Bolivar County, Mis
sissippi, for the purpose of preserving
the system of Drainage and keeping tin
ditches and canals eiear from obstruc
•.. tlie period of one year and t
carry out tile purpose of the drainage
S.\ acm so established in said Babur
Bayou Drainage District, found that ii
will lie necessary to secure udditionu
iiwuci, and have made an additional levj
"l taxes for the year of 1923 on tlm land
comprised within the said Laban Bayoi
Drainage District of fifteen (15) c*nt
9er acre, and have filevi with the Bonn
d .Supervisors ol said county tlieii- po.
lion, playing that said Board enter ar
‘uer Which shall have all tlie force of ;
judgment providing that there shall I)
assessed on the real property in sail
Bahan Bayou Drainage District a tax fu:
tiic year 1923 of filteeu (15) cents pe
acre, which tax, so levied, shall be p ay
able at the same time Llie state am
county taxes are payable.
The lands embraced within tlie boun
dunes of tlie lab.ui Bayou Drainage ms
liict of i,olivar County, Mississippi am
which will be affected by said tax lev;
are described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the Northwest corner o
tiic .-south half of Section 10. 'Townshi
23 North, Range X West, in Bolivar Cuun
ty, Mississippi, and running thence Bus
to (lie Southwest corner of the Southeas
quarter td tlie North -ast quarter of Sec
timi 13; thence North to the Nortlnves
corner of tlie Southeast quarter of tli
Northeast quarter of Section 13, Town
slop 23 North, ltpnge 8 West; thenc
Bast through, Section 13, Township 2
North, Range 8 West, and sections 1)
If. 16. 15 and 14 in Township. 23 Norti
Raaige i West to the point where tli
Northern boundary line of llie Soutli hai
of North half of said Section 14 inter
sects tlie West hank of Bogue Phalia
thence in a Southeasterly direction fol
lowing the meanderings of the said Wes
bank of Bogue Phalia through Section
14. 23, 26, 25 and 36 in Township 2
North, Range 7 West, to tlie point wner
the Kastern boundary line of tlie Wes
half of said Section 26 intersects the wet
bank of Bogue Phalia; thence south t
northwest corner of the southeast quai
ter of Section 1, Township 22 Norti
Range 7 West; 1 hence Kast to tlie Norti
east corner of the Southeast quarter «
, Section 1; thence South to the poii
where the range line between townshi
22 North, Range 6 West, and Townshi
. 22 North. Range 7 West intersects tl
West bank of Bogue Phalia; thence i
a Southwesterly direction following tl
; meanderings of the said west hank <
Bogue Phalia to the point where tl
said west bank intersects the Southei
boundary line of Section 12, township :
North, Range 7 West; thence West 1
the Southwest corner nf spi-tlnn i
1 th nee North to the Northwest corn<
I of the South half of the South half <
Section 12; t hence West to the South we:
corner of the North half of the Soutl
i east quarter of Section 11; thence Norl
to the northwest corner of the North ha
‘ of th ■ Southeast quarter of Section 1
thenceWest to the Southwest corner «
> the Southeast quarter of the North we
quarter of Section, 11; thence North
* Southeast corner of the Northwest qua.
i ior of the Northwest quarter of S *ctk
11; thence West to the Southwest corn*
1 of the. Northwest quarter of the nortl
r west quarter of section 11; thence norl
i to the Northwest corner of Section 1
1 hence West to the Northwest corner
l Section 10; thence South to the Soutl
l cast corner of the No1'**1 half of Se'etii
0; thence West UrfW.he SoutUwdfct eqrn
of the Norti*-- half of Section 0; then*
- South to the Southeast corner of tl
Northeast quarter of the Southeast qua
1 ter of section 8; thence west to tl
[ Southwest corner of the Northeast qua
. ter of the Southeast quart r of Sectir
* s; thence south to the southeast corn
* of the Southwest quarter of the Soutl
p east quarter of Section 8; thence We
to the Southwest corner of the east lu
’ of Section 8, thence South to the Soufa
f east corner of the North half of tl
Northwest quarter of Section 17; then
* W st to the Southwest corner of tl
) Northeast quarter of the Northwest qua
. ter of Section 18; thence North to tl
Northwest corner of the East half
the Southwest quarter of Section
. thence West to th? Southwest corner
the North half of Section 7. Township :
1 North, Range 7 West; thence North
the Southeast corner of the North h;i
of tin' Southeast quarter of Section -
1 Township 22, Range 8 West; thence We
to the point where the Southern b«>ui
■ dary line of the North half of the Sou
half of said Section 27. intersects tl
. Eastern boundary line of the right-<>
way of the Yazoo Sc Mississippi Yalh
Railway Company, th?nee in a Norther
C direction following the said Eastei
boundary line to the point where tl
’ same interesects the Southern boundai
* line of the North- halt-of said Section 2
r tln nc * West t<> where the said Soul In i
boundary line of the North half * *t sa
Section 27 intersects the center line «
the Mississippi River Levee; tlmnee :
.a Northerly and Westerly direction fo
’ lowing the* said center lino of tin* sa;
l Mississippi River Levee through S*-etic
. 27. Township 22 North. Range 8 W< s
and Sections 3(1. 25, 26, 27, 22. 21 and 1
I Township 23 North, Range 8 West, to t
[I r mint wli *re the said center line **t t
Mississippi River Levee intersects tl
* Northern boundary line of tin- Smit
half of Section 16. Township 23 Nortl
I Range S West; thence East to the pm
of beginning. . .
In the above description, trie distance
, and hearings of courses shall 1*.- talo*
to mean the closest approximation then
... ..in keen the boundary line
, herein described coincident v.-ith ti
boundary lines of the sections lot
1 -;cclions, quarter sections, the w • t ban
Of HOBUC l'halia and the center line <
the .Mississippi River Levee as a fori
1 said.
' The above described boundaries i n
elude the following lands, to-wit:
All of sections 2, 3, 4. 5 and »5 an
I the west half and the southeast quart*
■ if section 1 and, th • oast half an
northwest quarter ancT the east half *
•ho southwest quarter of section 7, an
the north half and the southwest quar
ter end the north half of the sou then*
1 quarter and the southwest quarter <
the southeast quarter of section X, an
- ■■ north half of section !> and the north
east, quarter and the east half of th
northwest quarter, and the north we:
quarter of the northwest quarter an
the north half of the southeast quart*
of section 11. and all that part of sec
tiqn 12 lying west of the west hank «
Hogue Phalia. and the north half < f th
northwest quarter of section 17, ind th
north half of the northeast quarter an
th*- northeast quarter of the n rthwes
quarter of section IX, all in township 2
north, range 7 west; and allV t at par
of the north half of section 27, town
ship 22 north, range S west, lying oas
nf the center line of the Misrssippi Hive
I A‘v*• ■. and all that part rf the nortl
half of the south half of section 27, town
ship 22 north, range X west lying eas
.,f the eastern boundary line of the right
,»f-wav of the Yazoo Mi ssissippi Valle:
TVnBVm.,0M. W urn
and ai'l of that purl of the south ha!
and the south half of the north half o
section 14 Ivina west of the w-st haul
id p.oKue Pluilia, and the south half an.
■lie - oath half of the north half of s. e
tlon la. and the south half and the soutl
call' of the north half of section 16. am
the south half and the south half of tin
ini-til half of s-etlon 13. and the soutl
air and south half Of the north half o
ic- 17: and all that part of s-ctioi
- Ivina west of the west hank o
rVuo Phalia. «n dall that part of sec
->7 and 26 and the west half o
1 or. lvinir west of the west haul
:r^gue phalia ah in township 23 north
- . on(i nil ot sections. —-■ 2
ami Vand the south half and the soutl
a-, niart-r of the northeast quarte
1 ♦•Section 13 and the south half of sec
‘ eCii «nd the south half of sectioi
tl^and all that part of the south half o
ectam 16 lvinir east of the center line o
be Mississippi River Levee, and all tha
,lrt'0f sections 21 and 23 lvinir east c
he center line of the Mississippi Rive
- aivee and all that part of sections 2
>« er, r,nu 36 Ivina north and east. .
1 the said center line of the said Mississip
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GARDNER & COMPANY
ROSEDALE, MISS.
pi River* Levee, and all in township 23
north, range S west.
; The Board of Supervisors of Bolivar
i County, Mississippi, have been request
ed to hear any objections that may he
made to said additional assessments, on
) Monday. December 3rd, A. D. 1923, at
f nine o'clock A. M.. at the court house
f in the Town of Rosedale. Bolivar Coun
t ty. Mississippi, and anyone owning lands,
f or being interested in lands within said
r District, may, on or betore said date
file any objections to said assessment?
t ind to said additional, levy, with th#
- Chancery Clerk of Bolivar Coutny. Mis
sOsipni, and said objections will be heara
on said dale by the Board of Supervisors
of Bolivar County Mississippi, at the reg
ular meeting: of the said Board, to be
hold at the courthouse in tlie Town ol
Rosedala on said date.
Given under my hind and seal of of
fice this, the Cth day of November, A.D.
1923.
P. B. WOOLLARD.
Clerk of the Chancery Court and Ex
Officio Clerk of the Board ol Super
visors of Bolivar Countv. Mississippi
By A. W. SPARKMAN, D. C.
(SEAL)
Tippah Teachers Elect.
Blue Mountain. — Tippah County
Poachers' Asosclation was organized
recently, the following teachers be
ing elected officers for the current
"school year: President. Prof. C. C.
Mitchell; vice president. Prof. J. W.
Mauldwin; secretary, Miss Velma Ms
Millan; treasurer, hlrs. Albert Me
Bryde.
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