The courier-index., June 24, 1921, Image 1

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Regent Theatre to Re-open
On Monday Night, June 27
Amusement lovers in Marianna
be delighted with the announce
Ilnt authorized- by P. E. Morris,
manager of the Regent Theatre, to
L effect that the picture show in
hig city will be reopened on next
Monday, 27
Three weeks ago the manage
ment dosed the theatre because the
Station was losing money. Tilts
condition was aue to two causes
first the patronage had fallen off
considerably for several months;
econd. the film exchanges were
barring the management practical
yK double price for the films and
Ire justifying this price because
Marianna has a population in ex
" of 5,000, where as a matter of
fact there are not more than 2,000
white people in this city. The
management contended the cost of
the service should be based on a
population of 2,000 instead of 5,
OOd The film erchanges stood pat
and as a counter move Mr. Morris
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contracts.
During the past three weeks he
has spent some time with the ex
change heads in New Orleans, St.
i Loui3 and Memphis and has gone
over the situation thoroughly with
the distributors of screen produc
tions and has convinced them of
the merits of his contention. As
a result he has made new con
tracts for high-class releases, and
can assure the local patrons that
the pictures to be shown in the
future will be the very best ob
tainable.
In a letter to the editor of the
Courier-Index, Mr. Morris, writing
from Cleveland, Miss., says:
“I would also like it known, Mr.
Jackson, that wc are going to re
open with a somewhat different
schedule of admission prices. Dur
ing the month of July we will have
one and not more than two ad
vanced price shows each week. Be
ginning in August we will inau
gurate two feature nights each week,
these days to be announced later.
Our regular admission will be 30c
for adults and 10c for children
under 12 years of age. The above
prices will cover the war tax. In
announcing this slight increase in
admission, patrons should bear in
jnind the fact that this scale of
prices will bring only the highest
class of film plays to Marianna,
which I believe is what the people
there want to see.
“Our re-open’.ng week’s program
will be as follows: On Monday,
T..« , 0*7 Ti' 11 . . r» .: j_l_ _i_
x i , m u.iaov tu mu u^ ouvnii
in hi? latest auto comedy-drama,
‘Too Much Speed.’ This is without
doubt the very best Wallace Reid
picture ever shown and the support
ing cast includes Agnes Ayres of
‘Forbidden Fruit’ fame and that
dean of character actors, Thpodore
Robert?. On Tuesday, June 28,
Thoma? Meighan in his latest pic
ture, ‘The City of Silent Men.’ This
is also announced as the best Mei
?har picture to date. The crvst
I irclude- Lob Wilson and other
Paramount favorites.
“On Wednesday, June 29, Charles
Ray will be presented in ‘Crooked
Straight,' a Paramount picture. The
supporting ca^t includes beautiful
Margery Wilson.
'"Pr Thursday. June 30, Roscoe
. fatty' Arbuckle will be shown
in one of his 6 reel comedies, ‘The
| Dollar-a-Year Man.’ This is a Par
amount picture and the latest Ar
buckle feature.
The ittraction Friday night,
u‘y i wdl he Wanda Hawley in
a jay little tale of spring orchads
and spring romance, young adven
LUre and young love, ‘A Kiss in
J®e- Thi is her latest Realart
a. x’drama and the cast includes
"A „ar;'n ‘kef’ as T. Roy Barnes
»nd Walter Heirs.
^turday’s feature will be
Jon Mix in 'The Road De
- • Mix is a daring auto driver
Picture and we can recom
tti'S' most h-iprhly as a gloom
• - ne ptece of entertainment,
i might mention that the Wallace
Too Much Speed,’ will
•Julv u ratl0nally released until
se/ tllerePore Marianna will
vi-api. m&k Picture more than two
whe"y -ae ore it is shown else
Painter Sustains
Fatal Injuries
knrL,^ ^ahlman, 25, single, well
iSsPa:nter' died last "W* from
ini uu re(eiv'ea yesterday morn
te fel! from the top of
bence nfV'pl enpa'nt‘n* on the resi
Ch4ut 8?rJ!' Greg°ry °n WeSt
faintinffState,1 the young man had a
bit; Lj* slK’ i which caused him to
with i!,gLnPx0n the ladder. He fell
internal0- .^°Fce that he sustained
the hom mj,in*8- was taken to
man Pi of ha. brother, W. Pahl
ed h;»n ft medical aid was render
the „ ,^ Pfer the first examination
very ;u„°r Pronounced his case a
hope ori<? and held out no
a- tor his recovery.
exPectedl°fl:^er from Marine, 111., is
funeral.» amve tod*y. after which
arrangements will be made.
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Inspector Here To
Muster in The Band
An inspector from the National
Guard headquarters in Little Rock,
will be in Marianna today to in
spect and muster into service the
first regiment band. Announcement
was made several weeks ago that
the National Guard officials were
inclined to favor Marianna over
the other twenty-six towns and cities
applying for the band, because Ma
rianna had organized two companies
of National Guards. At first it was
stated the band would consist of
twenty-seven members, but later this
number was reduced to eighteen.
Through the efforts of Major Rob
ertson, Dr. Wall and a committee
from the Lions Club, the acquired
number of men has been enlisted
and will undergo inspection today.
Within a short time the govern
ment will supply uniforms, music
and instruments, and with the co
operation of the business men will
place a competent director in charge
of the musical organization.
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Mann Heads County
Board of Education
The Lee County Board of Edu
cation met in regular session at the
county superintendent’s office Mon
day afternoon. W. B. Mann, Sr.,
elected to membership at the an
nual school election to succeed H.
M. Jackson, was made chairman.
The board approved the report
of County Superintendent Alma
Futrall, ordered suitable furniture
tor the ottice ot the county superin
tendent, and the purchase of a
motion picture machine to be used
in the rural schools.
The requiring of all teechers of
the county not holding state cer
tificates to take examination, was
discussed and the superintendent
was instructed not to extend cer
tificates of teachers who failed to
show a good nrofe3sional spirit or
recommend them for positions.
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M NAIR-STEWART NUPTIALS
Miss Emily McNair, younger
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
McNair and James Vernon Stewart
of Marianna, Ark., were married
at 1:30 o’clocK yesterday at the
home of the bride’s parents, 1617
Battery street. The house was pret
tily decorated with quantities of
shasta daises, ftrns and palms, and
the place of ceremony was banked
with palms, smilax and ferns, flank
ed on either side with tall baskets
of shasta daises. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of a
small company cf friends by the
Rev. Hay Watson Smith of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church; The wad
ding march was played by Miss
Barbara Hollis. The bride, who was
given in marriage Dy ner iawsr,
was lovely in a gown of white
duchess satin at.d lace, trimmed in
white satin roses and a long tulle
veil, held in place with a wreath of
orange blossoms. She carried a
large bouquet of Bride roses. Her
sister, Mrs. L. E. Flanagan, wore
a gown of white embroidered crepe
and carried a large bouquet of pink
roses. Hubert Stewart of Oklahoma
City was the groom’s best man. An
informal reception immediately fol
lowed the ceremony, and Mrs. Mc
Nair was assisted in serving the
guests by Mrs. R. W. Polk, Mrs.
Felix McClerkin, Mrs. E. J. Bod
man, Mrs. C. W. Greenwood, Mrs.
E. F. Valentine, Mrs. George Mc
Lean and the Misses Kathleen Kav
anaugh and Anne Greenwood. The
dining room table was centered with
a beautifully decorated wedding
cake, surrounded by vases of shas
ta daises tied with bows of white
tulle. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart left
yesterday afternoon for a short
wedding trip to Memphis, and will
be at home later at Marianna. Ark.,
where the groom is with the Mari
anna Cotton Oil Company. The
bride’s traveling costume was of
dark blue tricotine, with brown ac
cessories. She is an attractive and
popular girl. She attended the
University of Arkansas and Col
umbia University at Columbia,
Tenn. Among the out-of-town
guest3 were the parents of the
groom, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stewart
of Mulberry, Ark., and his brother
and sister, Dr. and Mrs. Walker of
Hot Springs. — Arkansas Gazette
(Wednesday).
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E. S. WHITE CAUGHT
Jonesboro, June 22.—E. S. White,
wanted here on a charge of giving
two bad checks, one for $50 and
one for $25, nas been arrested at
Marianna, and will be arraigned
here Saturday before Justice of the
Peace J. W. Johnson. Constable
Willis Copeland was instrumental
in causing the arrest.
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The lowly corncob can be made.
into many useful articles, due to a
Set of discoveries made in the Bu
reau of Chemistry of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. After a high
grade adhesive is removed, pure
cellulose, a very good quality of
paper and valuable lime products
are recovered from the residue.
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CHICKEN-EATERS ARE STILL ON
TOP—WEN FRd'M BLUE SOX
IN HARD-FOUGHT GAME —
EVERYBODY INTERESTED.
A torrid twin bill was staged on
the local bail yard yesterday after
noon with the Chicken-eaters again
coming out with their percent un
tarnished. Yesterday’s results were
as follows: Chicken-eaters 4, Blue
Stockings 3; Bolsheviki 6, Sub
marines 3.
0. G. Norment, manager of the
Chicken-eaters, desired to make the
game more interesting for the Blue
Sox by placing a raw recruit on
third, and said recruit came near
spilling the beans an<i handing the
old game away with a little assist
ance from his team-mates. The
leaders started off in their usual
manner by counting a couple in the
first spasm, one free trip, one error
and one safe blow doing the dirty
work. They followed this up with
another pair in the second stanza
and with Slusser pitching a varied
assortment of twisters that the op
position could not fathom it looked
like a lead pipe for the C. E’s., but
after that their run-counting ability
was nil and the Blue Sox came near
tieing the old game up in a hard
knot in the sixth frame, but Rob
ertson kindly hit an easy one to the
pitcher with the tieing tally perched
on second. Slusser held the Pres
byterians to four safe blows while
his team-mates only made it one
better. J. Harrington did some
fancy heaving himself, allowing only
three hits in the six frames he
worked and these were widely scat
tered. He issued only one free
uirijj uu riummcr piucueu
the first disastrous frame for the
Blue Sox and filled the bases up
for Jimmie to start the second, but
the said Jimmie came out of the
hole in swell fashion.
The Blue Stockings had only se
cured two safeties up to the fifth
round and Slusser was working like
a machine when Robertson stepped
up to the platter and hit a measly
roller to him and he kicked it. Rob
ertson stole second and when Toney
hit to Turner, he reached third and
Toney second on Turner’s wild
heave to first. Mixon then hit a
roller to third and when no one
covered first, Robertson and Toney
counted. In the next frame with
two gone, McCulloch singled and
stole second. Jimmie Harrington
hit a high one and McCulloch reg
istered when Benthall dropped it.
That ended the counting for the
day although the Blue Sox had a
nice chance to tie it in the last
inning but Toney lost it when he
was out trying to pilfer third.
The Second Game.
In the second fracas the Subs
went on another deep dive when
the Reds untied the count in the
sixth and then sewed it up hard.
Mixon had his fast ball hopping and
his curve breaking like a hoop al
though the fray, witK the exception
of the third and fourth frames,
when the Subs got all their safe
blows. On the other hand, South
paw Woodall was not working well.
as usual, ana was nicxea ror seven
safeties in the six frames he twirled
An error, a wild pitch and a
single counted one for the Bolshe
viki in the first. They tacked on
a couple more in the th: rd on a
combination of weird pitcia.ig, one
hit and two miscues. The Subs
bunched three singles with a free
trip and a passed ball in their half
of the third round and managed to
dent the pan twice. Eugene Hamp
ton leaned on one in the next inning
and only exceptionally fast fielding
held the hit to three ba«es. He
walked in a moment later when A.
Mixon made a juicy balk. This
ended the Baptists’ doings for the
afternoon and left the tallies even
up with three to go.
And take it from us the Bolshe
viki went to it in their half of the
sixth, a hit batter and a wild fling
by Doc combining to give them
three runs and the game. With
Mixon fireing heavy artillery the
Subs went out in order in their
half and the Bolsheviki copped their
first win.
Next Thursday the Chicken-eaters
take on the Bolsheviki while the
Subs and Blue Sox battle for the
cellar championship.
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Slight Change In
Mo.-Pae, Schedule
Effective Sunday the schedule of
Missouri Pacific passenger trains
running into Marianna will be as
follows: Tram No. 304, north
bound, 7:45 instead of 7:36 a. m.:
train No. 315, south bound, 8:42
a. m. instead of 8:30 a m.; train
No. 307, south bound, 1:17 p. m.,
no change; train No. 318, north
bound, 6:45 p. m. instead of 6:20
p. m. The changes on the Cut-Off
are: Train No. 343,. 11:59 instead
of 11:05; train No. 344, 11:54, no
change; train No. 331, 6.52 p. m
instead of 7:50 p. m.; train No.
330, 7:32 instead of 7:37. The
above is departing time.
Next Dollar Day Sale Will
Be Wednesday, August 17
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Christian Church
Holds Convention
The Fourth. District Convention
of the Christian Church, embracing
twenty-eight churches situated in
this section of the state, was held
here this week with a large number
of delegates in attendance.
Dr. I. N. McCash, president of
Enid University, Enid, Okla., de
livered a masterful address on the
opening ni^jht uf the convention, his
talk being the principal one oT~the
entire convention. District Evan
gelist W. C. Brown of Stuttgart,
acted as chairman of the conven
tion and also made a noteworthy
address. Miss Mary Ellen Furbish
of Little Rock, an expert on Sun
day School work, spoke to the con
vention on the importance of the
Sunday School and its work and
benefits. She also spoke to the
congregation at both Sunday ser
vices on the same subject. Mrs.
Cleo Harper, of Little Rock, at
tended the meetings in the interest
of missionary work.
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Elaine Rioters To Be
Tried in This City
Helena, June 20.—Judge J. M.
Jackson of the Phillips circuit court,
at 10 o’clock this morning granted
the application of Ed Ware, Will
Wordlow, Albert Giles, Joe Fox,
John Martin and Alf Banks, Jr., for
a change of venue.
me negroes, &u ul wuuiu <iie tu
be retried on charges of murder in
the first degree growing out of the
Elaine insurrection of October,
1919, will be transferred to Mari
anna to be tried during the October
term of the Lee county circuit court.
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COL. WOOD HONORED.
The 13th of next month being the
one hundredth birthday of General
N. B. Forrest, of Confederate fame,
will be duly celebrated in the city
of Memphis on that date. Col. J.
E. Wood having been a follower of
that great leader, has been invited
to appear on the program as one
of the speakers of the day, as the
following communication .-hows. Of
course Col. Wood has accepted the
honor extended and God willing,
will be there and do his best. The
communication follows:
Memphis, Tennessee,
June 22, 1921.
Gen. James E. Wood,
Marianna, Arkansas.
Dear General:—
yhe One Hundredth BirOiday Cel
ebration will take place July 13th in
memory of your friend and com
rade, General Nathan Bedford For
rest. You have been invited to ap
pear on the program on this sub
ject: “Personal Reminiscences of
uenerai iNacnan ceaioru rurreau
We would be oltased to make this
announcement and await your pleas
ure.
Thanking you in advance for your
(^-operation in making this celeBra
tion a great success, we are.
Very truly,
HOMER L. HIGGS,
Secretary.
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ON ANNUAL CAMP
Nineteen members of the Senior
and Junior Covenanter Societies
have been or their annual camp on
the St. Francis river near Cody this
week. W. L. Brown, the organizer
of the society and for several years
the leader and directing genius in
their activities, came from Little
Rock and had charge of the boys
during their encampment. Fishing,
swimming and Lull-frog hunting con
stituted the chief sports indulged
in by the boys.
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JEFFERSONVILLE SHORT
COURSE.
M iss Hudson came out here June
the sixteenth and gave demonstra
tions on making Parker House rolls,
cinnamon rolls, SwediJh rolls, tea
rings. There were only five club
members there but we had a num
ber one good time.
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Cottrell Resigns
Arkansas Bureau
Little Rock, June 19.-—H. M. Cot
trell, for several years agricultur
ist of the Arkansas Profitable Farm
ing Bureau of the Little Rock Board
of Commerce, announced today that
he had tendered his resignation ef
, fective July 1. Mr. Cottrell was
formerly connected with the Mem
phis Chamber of Commerce.
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Gold and silver in small quanti
ties have been cuscovered on a farm
i in Iowa, according to reports from
a Chicago assayer. Certain sections
of the country along the Des Moines
River are underlaid by ore-bearing
gravel beds.
Merchants Hold Interesting Meeting and De
cide to Organize Retail Credit Association
—Address Delivered by George A. Lawo of
Memphis, National President, and by T.
F. Jones, Secretary of Helena Association.
Another Dollar Day!
The merchants of Marianna, profiting by the great
dollar day sale held on Wednesday, June 8, and keenly alive
to the value of the close spirit of co-operation that manifest
ed itself during the recent dollar day campaign, have decided
to convert the organization into a Retail Credit Men's Asso
ciation not only for the purpose of putting on bargain sales
from time to time but to place the credit business on a
basis where the losses will be reduced to the minimum. Thia
was decided at a big mass meeting held at the Regent Thea
tre on Tuesday afternoon of this week, on which occasion
addresses were made by Geo. A. Lawo of Memphis, president
of the National Retail Credit Association, and by T. F. Jonea
of Helena, secretary of the association in that city. Both
speakers delivered strong addresses, showing the absolute
necessity for retail merchants to act in harmony for their
mutual protection.
During the course of the discussions on the several
topics'that came up for consideration, the merchants decided
to have the next dollar day bargain sale on Wednesday*
August 17. At a subsequent meeting committees will be 'ap
pointed to prepare the advertising matter and look after
the other details incident to the dollar day sale.
The merchants voted to form a temporary organiza
tion which will work under and be associated with the Na
tional Retail Credit Association. G. F. Gambrell was made
temporary chairman, and F. R. Dupuy temporary secretary.
T. B. Freeman, E. C. Robertson and I. B. katzenstein were
appointed a committee on by-laws.
Buy Tickets Now
For the Chautauqua
Remember the dates—July 6-11.
Buy a ticket. You can't afford to
miss it. Just cake a glimpse at the
program.
Raymond B. Tolbert, subject, the
“Challenge of America.” Mr. Tol
bert is constructive. He is helpful.
I His view point is America not only
needs us but we need America. And
after all, America is the sum total
of us all.
Mr. Frank Johnson will lecture
on the subject, “The Basis of Amer
ican Liberty.” In our country some
things are fundamental. They may
not be changed or modified very
much if our ration fills the big
roll that is wa.ting for it. What
are these fundamentals he is think
ing?
Mr. M. M. Mahorty—“We are in
terested in ou.v neighbors to the
South.” It is or.c of the live topics
of the hour. Hnr this well known
lecturer on “The Mexico of Yester
day, Toda;r aruj Jomorww,"
Dr. Edward Button McDowell, a
globe trotter. He has been around
the world several times. He will
bring us moving pictures and lectures
or world interest,. mu must see
these wonderful pictures for your
self—real movies of real people and
places that are of vital interest to
us.
Then there is Jane Goude, the
reader. Herbert Leake and orches
tral entertainers. The Primier ar
tists. The Maitland Trio. Not too
much can be aid of these splendid
companies. They will give you at
each performance a real live pro
! gram.
“Nothing But the Truth!” You
I can’t afford to miss that live pro
gram. An all-star cast. A Broad
way hit. He was afraid to tell the
truth. He was afYaid to tell a lie.
What would you do in a case like
this? See the answer in “Nothing
> But the Truth.”
A big program. Get your tickets.
You can’t afford to miss it!
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HAYS-EAST
Thursday afternoon at six o'clock,
at the home of the bride’s parents,
Miss Bernice East was married to
Mr. George Frrnklin Hays, Rev. W.
C. House being the officiating min
ister. Only the immediate family,
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. McClintock and
Kartell Toney were present at the
nuptials.
The bride wore a dark blue suit
and hat with accessories to harmon
ize, the corsage consisting of sweet
roses and valley lilies.
Immediately after the ceremony
a wedding supper was served to
the bridal party at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. McClintock, fol
lowing which Mr. and Mrs. Hays
left on the 7:30 train for Philadel
phia, Miss., where they will be the
guests of Mr. Hays’ people. Upon
their return they will be at home
at Mrs. Gordon’s on East Main
street.
Ex-Officials Owe
Craighead Co. $7,#00
Jonesboro, AA. June 18.—C. (X
Cowherd and S. Y. Walsh of the
firm of Homer K. Jone3 & Com
pany, certified accountants and au
ditors of Memphis, have toiay filed
with the county court clerk, Otte
Rankin, their report of the audit
of the books and records of the va
rious offices of the county.
The report indicates that the
following amounts are due the coun
ty:
From Forrest Rowan, collector of
taxes of 1919, $2,816; J. W. Penick,
deputy clerk, Lake City district,
$328; A. D. Weems, ex-clerk, Lake
county district, $211; Ben Eddina,
ex-circuit court clerk, $3,106; B.
G. Gibson, treasurer, $6.06; Wylie
Nash, keeper of poorhouse, $3.60;
various constables, $886.
There is due ex-county clerk, Lon.
Skelton $383.
The county owes W. H. Full®#
th$ SV.J21 li 510.'?; Ihe amount he ha»
failed to allow h!m.^lf for tR®
years 1918 and 1919. The audit
■ is up to January 1, 1921.
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OUR “SWEET TOOTH” GROWS
Per Capita S ..*!» • Consumption Es
timated at 100 Pounds.
Sugar consumption in the Unite#
States will make a new high record
! in the fiscal year ending this month,
according to a letter sent from the
National City Bank of New York
to the Chamber of Commerce in
Little Rock.
It states that in the opinion ef
t officials, the per capita conaump
I tion will be 100 pounds as against
91% pounds for 1920, the former
high record, 82 pounds in 1919 and
89 pounds in 1914.
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Negro “Dandy” Gets
Just What’s Coming
Claude Clements, well known,
I young negro, wa.; shot and instantly
1 killed by Andrew Butler on Texa*
I street last Saturday afternoon, late,
j Clements operated a cold drink
joint in the negro section of the city
I and was rather a conspicuous figure
I as he drove about town in a torpedo
i shaped flivver. He cut quite a wide
! swath in colored society which was
the cause of his tragic end. Butler
, claims that Clements had despoiled
; his home and he had repeatedly
warned him to stay away from hia
premises, which warnings were
scorned. Butler, who works for the
Miller Lumber Company, on hia ar
rival at home Saturday afternoon,
learning tbf-t Clements had been
there that dav, took his shot gun,
walked down the street and aa he
was about to meet Clements, he
fired one barrel, the shot taking ef
fect in the face, neck and cheat,
producing almost instant death.