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ELECT TEACHERS RURAL SCHOOLS OF THE .COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS OF DISTRICTS SUBMIT MANY NAMES TO AD JOURNED meeting:':' CONTRACTS FOR THE BUILDINGS )elegatiuR Appear to Discuss Plans for the New Houses to Be Erected From th School Bond -Issue Meet Again on' First Monday." ' (From Saturday's Daily Herald.) ' Twit li'TS' for the county schools, contra ts for the new buildings to be mefd from the school bond issue, disrusHiuu of the budget for the com ing ye:n and routine matters are en gaging t lie attention of the. county board i'f education which met this jnoruiiiK 'n adjourned session. All of the members of the board were piesent when Chairman Russell called it to order, as follows: Messrs. Haywood and Hardison, Richardson and Clarke, and Secretary Graham. A delegation from Cross Bridges ap peared before the board to discuss tbe awarding of the school contract at that plai e. Advisory boards in all of the dis tricts subrhitted reports' but they did not include recommendations for teachers for all the schools, as the local boards have not been able as yet to secure saUsfacpi teachers within the limits of theBUdgit One member of the board stated this morning thak Jie haid received more applications for places as teach rrs that he had had in several years, but that nearly all of the applicaats wanted more money than .the budget would allow. ... It is expected that the board will tie engaged until late this afternoon. At the regular July meeting, one week hence, the "budget, required by the recent act of the legislature will be prepared and approved for sub mission to the couity court. ' FINE PROGPAM FOR MEETING OH SATURDAY HINT3KITTRELL WILL BE PRINCI PAUS&iAKER AT MEETING EN- In the government of their East In dian possessions the Dutch have a law which provides that the testimony .of one white man shall be equal to that of seven natives. Thousands ef people hear -better with their leftfcf ilVi'li1thair right. The constant use of the tele phone is given as the cause of this peculiar, develbpment. Attached to the Salvation jVrm London is a deaf" 'and dumb corpl in BOYS ARE ESPECIALLY INVITED In Addition' to Talksjo$!Mr. Klttrell and County Agent, .Several other IntereRina Speeches WII Be Made, Expect Reports. (From Tuesday's Daily Herald.) Hint Kittrell, cashier of the Farm ers & Merchants Bank of Mt. Pleas ant, will be the principal speaker at the meeting of the Enterprise commu nity club, to he held next Saturday night. Mr. Kittrell's talk will be of especial interest to boys. He will discuss what the boys of the county may do for the upbuilding of their communities, touching upon what has Deen accomplished through the clitV work in the county. .County Agent Abernathy will also ue one of the speakers, discussing in general the farm work of the coun ty, and recounting what is being done through the organized communities. It is expected that several of the leading citizens of the community will also be speakers, and reports will probably be made on the progress that is, being made for the big 'com munity fair to be gjven at Enterprise this fall. " M .' . x " f ? i The Enterprise community is plan ning one of the biggest community fairs to be held In the county, and among the speakers invited is Gover nor A. A. Taylor, and other speakers of wide reputation. The committee of the Enterprise, club, which will assist in the prepara tion of the county council's exhibit for the' state fair has entered active ly upon its.work, and it is expected that the Enterprise community willfct well represented in the exhibit. It is expected that Saturday's Meet ing will attract practically the entire membership of the . organization in view of the interesting program that has been arranged. YHB COLUMBIA HERALD FRIDAY, JULY i, 1921 HO CHANGES TO ANNUAL PICNIC COUNTY COUNCIL HELD IN AUGUST irMTTtmftzra r : PAGE SEVEN INO CHANGES Tn flMMIIfll PIMIfi , 1 enoudh BE MADE REALTY VALUES OF CITY ASSESSMENT Vi A'l I- $ by Local ST YEAR D. f.. SSL;. - . PERSONALITY WILL BE ASSESSED Cannot Be Definitely Determined the Ampuni'TavRate Necessary to Runi the ;GQvWment Until City Board pi Equalization Acta. v . -- y " ;- .-. (From Friday's Daily Herald.) No tax assessor for the city 'of Co umbla has yet been elected to assess the personal property and changes in the real estate for this year. The citywiJI nojt follow , the example of thS stte.'&cordingvto statements hi oiflcfols and reassess the Veal state this year, but allow last year's assess ment to stand for two years. This has been, the Custom here as well as with the statntil this year when the legislative because of big deprecia tion in land values, provided for a new assessment this year. -But the city will assess any'ini- Were Terrific bead how Mrs. Albert Gregory, of R. F. D. No. 1. BTuford. 111., got rid of her ills. ''During...! was awfully weak ... My pains were terrific. I thought I would die. The bearing-down pains were actually $o severe 1 could not stand the pressure of my hands on the lower put of my stomach . . . I simply felt as if life was for but a short time. My husband was worried . . . One evening, while read ing the Birthday Alma nac, he came across a case similar to mine, and went straight for some Cardui for me to try. TAKE e The Woman's Tonic "Hook it faithfully and the results were immedi ate," adds Mts. Gregory. "1 continued to get bet ter, all my ills left me, and I-went through . . with no further trouble. B My baby was fat and aM strong, and myself thank I God am once more hale 5" and hearty, can walk I Q miles, do my work, SB though 44 years old, feel like a new person. All I a owe to Cardui" For many years Cardui has been found helpful in building up the system vhen run down by dis- II orders peculiar to women. Seeking Compel I Light Gontrati (From Friday's . Dailyi Herald Suits to compel the observance of contract have been filed, in . Chancery court by' several citizens x)f the Bryant Station section against the Southern Cities Power Company. It is set out in the bills filed that the defendant company for a right of way across certain farm lands in that section, agreed to pay the property owners a certain sum for each pole, and guy wire on the place, and also to furnish the owner of the property with electric current at the same rate furnished the citizens of Mt. Pleasant. It is alleged that the Power Company has not complied with the provisions of the contract, and suit has been in stituted seeking to force this compli ani. TbofwhOsJiave instituted suit arfti Joh&J Sjffarki' W. McCatldless, W Elfea' Mitqfll,' L, H. Majrberry aiUlfefrdif' MaVberty. A. Denham, R G. Bryant, George Bryant and S. J: Reavia. Major Horace Frier son is solicitor for complainants. Take Cardui - JUNIOR COUNCIL ELECTS OFFICERS . ; (From Friday's Daily Herald.) ' At the regular meeting of "Maury Council No. 275 Junior Order United American Mechanics, held last night, much important business was trans acted in addition to the election of of ficers for the ensuing year. Reports showed that the lodge ha3 made most satisfactory progress dur ing the past year, and sUU further success was predicted., j,r Officers were elected as follows: Councilor, W. A. ReavWs Vice Coun cilor, Herman Jones; Chaplain, ,W. E. Griffin; Assistant Recording- Secre tary, J. U. Woods; Condnetor, C. M. Jones; Warden, M. N.. .Foster; Inside Sentinel, H. D. Nesblt; Outside Senti nel, J. E. Patterson; Junior Past Coun cilor, F. R. Owen; Trustee, C. M. Ed wards; Stata Deputy Councilor, F. C. Sowell. BLAIR PLACE SOLO AT PUBLIC M (From Tuesday's Daily Herald.) The old home place of Mrs. J. D. B'air was sold Saturday at public auc tion by Clerk and Master Farhss at the court house. , It was bid off by Pat McGrew at S2.100. The biddings may be YMpend by an advance or ten . iha nurrhase price. The per ceoi v- T-- . i ia located on io,v provements made ul tbtf eul wtate since the assessment of last 'year and also the personal property. It is an ticipated that the, assessment of the latter win show a decrease from last yeardue in part to the investments made in ta exempt securities and also to a 'depreciation n the value, of per sonality.1 .i'lfj.'. 4 " ' r.. It was planned by officials of the city to have, a woman make the as sessment of the ; property for thiB year and it is said that a most excellent business woman, familiar with val ues and W ardent advocate of equal suffrage, was importuned to take the place.?'. But for. satisfactory reasons she was forcedto decline the honor! Last year it will be recalled that a woman served on. the city board, of equalization' tor the -first time in the person of Mrs. Margaret C. Brown and her services were so satisfactory and her efforts added so largely to the property vIues of the city, that it was throught that a woman could make an improvement acting as city assessor. The city tax rate cannot be fixed definitely until fter the assessment has been completed. But it is believed that it will not M materially different fixed at $1,15 on the $100. However, a .decided fajling off in ti values the city nwilit result -in if slightfiy of the tax rate, Li l-AST ft 1 4PPRUENftSTON. COUNTY FAIR ON OCTOBER 10 Diffctttra Counc of Agrlcult J, ..it. Pi ir-.' rT.- ' k re IV? ure PROf, TANNER HEADS MTF PLEASANT ' SCHOO L HARRIMAN EDUCATOR ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT OF CITY AND COUNTY SCHOOLS. (From Friday's Daily Herald.) Prof. Dudley S. Tanner, of Hard man, has been elected superintendent of the city Bchools of Mt. Pleasant and principal of 'the county 4iigh school at that place. Thetocal board has se lected the entire faculty, the Tiigh school teachersbeing nominated sub ject Jo th , appval . of t the county Doara. ;roty aimer is a cuhbb Bfa,r' uatijind haga long exrien m teaching and the membeof ' the board of education feel rortunate in having been able to -secure his ser vices. The high school at Mt. Pleas ant has attained a high standard, and with additional equipment, which will be provided under the recent bondis- rsue will aavan even greater effi ciency. ' Vfill Atted the State ,;Meetlngviit Nashville in July 2S ahi 30 Vr OiS- cuer'a Federation fa Tyinesspe. f f -v hif. . (From Tuesday's Daily Herald.) Fixing the date for the annual. pic nic of the members, the date for the county fair, providing for the recep tion and entertainment of the dele gates tohe Middle Tennessee conven tion fnnersrand .IranMclJingAaipt of other' business the county council of-agriculture held a busy and inter esting session at the council rooms Saturday. Fifteen df the twentv-one members of the lioaji ciSdirtari at- Til r z - rr "i!..r President .Porjer submitted a very interesting report or the conference of county council heads beldat Knox- le Tjcenfly rpOk n-owp wijjiiB oi , iiib .uospuuuix aim courie sies extended the delegates by the Ipeople of Knoxville..-He urged all .of the members of ha couneil"whb could' Lposslbly do so to attend the meeting of council heads to' be held at. Nash ville on July 29 and fOy At this, time plans will.be matured for a tempora ry state bureau. . On motion' of A. E. Murphy the council urged upon the. farmers of the county the necessity and importance of ' the early preparation of the glands for sowing crimson clover and other winter cover crops,, and the farmers were also urged to sow as large an acreage of cover crops as possible. The community ' organizations wese asked to pyesent tneBer.resolutB($t thfelr earliest riief.laS land, cdopera tion with the council in- its cafipaten for larger covar3trqp jand earry; 8M ing. .!f " It was decided to hold the next meeting of the board , of directors on Jiily , 23" instead of July 30 that the members might atte'nd the Nashville conference and also to give an efpH sion at the next meeting to their views I't? 4' ' ' ' ''' ' I Hi ' t s AirFtfht Tin if 8f "lAk your deair to ubow you thm nmw vacuunt ataled tin of 50 Chtster- AIR-TIGHT packing-. 1 thm cigarette keep freeh indefinitely, ' on sue PtJLSHED rR arnhd; PULLED Attl-ma-Jl til old bus GROANED AND shuddered. AND FINALLY stalled. AND YOU cotild fry . y .. ..) . ON TH E radiator. WELL, WHAt I knowi ' . . ABOUT BUZZ wagons'. COULD BE written bit' ... ON A postage stamp. . . SUT I fiddled around. AND TORE my ,new"ahirt. . . " ' ' AND GOT all smeared up. , . ' . . , THE ENGINE would start ' .' i WTVLI7ZIE wouldn't. . :.. NOT'iON that hill. ".' 80 I quit and lit up. ONE OF my cigarotteg. . AND THOUGHT It ovar. THEN I had a hunch. 1 ft AND THE blame boat . BACKED Uf the' MIL WITHOUT EVEN heilUUng. SQit lekrned a trick. W H I C H E V E RY idrl ver. . SHOULD REMEMBER. ... WHEN IN doubt, light up. t A "8ATI8FY" cigarette. FOR WITH one of those. GEARED TO' your teeth." 'I . . . , YOU CAN.start anything. . IT didn't take much persuasion to get Chesterfields going they're self-starters. That blend of fine Turk ish and Domestic tobaccos makes friends by the millions. Another thing c-you don't find a Chesterfield smok er "shifting" Wands-he's in "higbV all the time. , " . , '"X " i . I' ' v '. ' . . Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. E N i ' ' ' ' ' "' ' I : tfinH,- ,;y:s . t iV i. . , -y, nrnnrnrrn ...A..... t I nrnnrnTrn ninirn , - A. . . .V, V M liiiiri ii in mm iii iwmbti.i mm ic f-wuMA t Hit ENTERS I MRSfLOU, ETTA- LANGDQN D I. HgiAST NlCr tE ! i nwc ii i Mete ' j IifT-t- ?- ?rtiv7S? v iMFrom Tuesday's Daifj' Herald directors on July 23 all of the mem bers of the council are invited &M4e W4M)ijft$f1$ question joining the state federation. H;)tnclav AusriiRt ?7..-nnd the xrove tillMidal mim ExpenWtiftW88 ? Station were fixed as the date and the jpjace for the annual picnic of the Jbimnai! rujiiber8.: ' $ A committee composed of the presi dent, vice president, secretary and county "and j district agents was ap pointed to arrange the plan! forjthe county picnic. u 5 ,. : Monday, 'October.; 10 was fixeq as the date for the county fair and Coun ty Agent Abernathy was placed in charge with full authority to name his committees and assistants. Miss "Flo ra Vaughan, was electe ,direjctonof the woman's exhibit ,i 5 f,t' President Potter ras ailhorteedAo appoint a committee to represent at the council which committee; in co operation with other committees from th various rganjltlonS oj Dlur wblild.' provided tie eepTion . - . U J' . t . . entertainment g nje aegas xo Middle Tennessee farmers' conven tion to meet here August 9, 10 and 11. The question of publishing a bulle tin was discussed and the matter re ferred to a committeeman the absence of. the secretary J. I. f W'ney w,as elect ed secretary pro tern. Id Jackson INTERESTING CASE IN CRIMINAL COURT GEORGE JETT STANDING TRIAL ON CHARGE- OF CRUELTY, TOr- ANIMALS TODAY. . (From FrldayX Daily Herald.) One of the most interesting and hardest fought ciM trjfd ln-ouBty. criminal court Jn miM$oiiihln tf1 pf state ,asUj8 Jiarga Jfttt rtarged with cnMdrid MUM fM rf)iVcu tor in the case "being R. M. WhRworth, a prominent farmer of the' Culleoka community. -It is - alleged- -that- -Mr, Jett struck a milk cow belonging to Mr. WlUtworth on the leg with an axe, breaking it. Many witnesses have tes tified, and the trTil has consumed a greater part of two days. It was ex pected that it would go to the Jury this afternoon. The prosecution is being conducted by Pride Tomllnson, newly elected county attorney, assisted by W. S. Fleming, Jr., while Peebles & Forgey are representing the defendant Jett. ', The government of' Liberia k rets the! chamber of the house of,represen: tatives In Monrovia for a twice-weekly motion pict ure 'show.' The admission price is thirty,' ?ents,"anl the president of' the republic' has- his wV reserved , ,( .!( , I.I -I III'.. 1 14- fi seat f . - llrllPrllFBfinflSI 1 M4!t-'-L 1 iOSOi'SllVjlE! "lis mm dealer sells each bottle .ot t-nleasant, hormioca iVMiann' i.ivpr Tone" un der an ironclad, money-bati gt&Tanteer that it regulates the itverf .BioroacB on hnurcu hpttpr than calomel wun- mmkfn's M siCk-15 ifilllWU' bdt' I -p.nh...irf ll .1 I I) I ) f v 7 M l ". if WHEAf.ANO FLOUR:. ARE L0WER:T00AY FORMER, HOWEVER, OPENS ON . THE LOCAL MARKET AT $15 ,AS FORECASTED, Wheat and flour tumbled today, flour declining fifty cents a barrel and wheat on the July market being. 10 centd lower for cash wheat' and two cents on. July options... However. .the market here, as predictedV.soma.dajts ago in The Herald, opened at $1.25 a busnei; and dealer are 1 paying that nffce. In view Of the clfeii"at the primady market's her t ho assur ance 'that the price will oe sustain- m ifi s r)(q i, Mj f I OKI J t. Lin tTi- Y-- rit LONG ILLNESS. J Ms. Lou Etta Langdon, aged twen- died at 9 o'clock Sunday night at her home 205 Fourth street, after an "ill- veral mpnthSi ; Mrs. iLsng- don was ft member of the Christian church and was an excellent woman, beloved by all iwho Deceased is survived by her ffus band and one child, (our sisters, Mts. E. W. Frasier, of Nashville; Mrs. Dew ey, oWaldrop, Misses Ellen and Jennie Priqe,, f ;Lanton, ifcnd fiv brotheM, WalkrtfPiice,!X)f Alabany, Ala.; uyj Price -fif Clinton, Hy.; Shrigley and Dock Price, of Nashville, and J. H. Price, of Lanton. The funeral was conducted this af tejraoon at Lanton by felder F. C. Sore!l. Interment was "toi the Bufich cenptery. He. reurbrothers, Isac, Langdon and Dewey Waldrop served as pall bearers. Funeral arrangements by the Ma,ury Undertaking Company. s enters mtm "UNCLE" JESSE CHEK DIES IN fl HMlRbft, LiiON. . HIKE OLD Abb. DEATH'S VICTIM RUSSELL WEBSTER, VALUED I'M--i &LlGHT:COMPANY; DIES. vFrom Tuewlify's Daiiy Herald.V. hussent Webster, . highly" respected negro, who ror tue past niteen years has been in the employ of the Colum bia Water & Light Company, died at 7 o'clock Sunday morning at his htyne !ntTi!8 cttx after an illnessof f iLoabo - (17iiaa ' oa Via- nrncTf ' Don't sicken, or salivate JUaeU r noralv70 vnnr dpnnitlvn liver bV taking calomel whlclis.' ; atctllterrrtrtfHthowh TaTfiotS-'wIiffe' and blaclf,swa one of the most substantial negro cjAi- aet)8 of tbe commtjnty; and pu tji8 white liienda by the score. TM:funTimi atrtneTi Tuesday at'tfii'F e)Wm 1 WB, Mi T mm" kit f tilt: Dtui c. -a Ibo ui:S0 ojjo it B&tist chU-i mm TOTAL COST BUILDING TdsK0VEn'$2TIII (. I If -..-. T ? (From Friday's Daily Herald.) i ' In The" llferaldTe, s'tJteinaSit 61 tkie cost of the Culleoka school the figures $1,080 as Wm. raluaiiof the maUariaJs and work already furnished should have been $S,0U0. -, The statement that the total cost would be in excess of $21,600 was correct and Intelligent and observing.. readers, could understand that the. 11.000 .fihpuld Jiave b;ea I,-. OOOVfof $13,000. and $1,000. never make $2lWtt However, ; tieqauie i:ch ;. a compiratively small number ot people ever really pead a itewspapflr, tth dis criminaUony this correction Js made. Xrl !ad..MrJ, Seth ,PogJft aruheiLlioiyat : t 'pire&s-e.aB elht ptaovf ,Vof.n,, ijf;adth p( Amrf udg DiruiDn .euiTU . . ' - ' " - ' I I La' 'riia.rini)'. iininr uMair: I 'unia was t o'clotl Jfsse Cheek, Uaed eighty-nine years, 4ht t Jl JtV uhlfeHi'-.yiii Most highely respected citi?ens, died Thurs day at bis home in the Hardison Mill section ilAicle JetA was Vjd'e-, lyViioNvfi, as6n?o! thVmosf beloved :cellent young menfjf the count He was a spln-l Vho 'kelfter.plkllilislSl avo'w iW. ci"SJ cratea cnurcn man. , or nearly tnree quarters of a century he has been a ruliirg elder of 'the Cumberland Pres byterian church . at old Bethlehem. Jte lssurvtvea jay three, sons ana j)jie -uaugnie,r, t iianus, j. u. ana 'jonn Cheek ah'd Mrs.'W, HfardisonV. The funeral will be conducted at 11 o'clock Saturday morning at old Be'th- lehem church, Marshall county, by, the pastor, Rev. C. M. Zwingle, asisted Dy-jne. Kevs. j, 51. urown ana j. jmj IleijdrH.ks. tetekncjt wpi be in the! fanwly lot. " . craw If )EJlCilOP,.. ii? sum i uooua v b unity rii niUif j f news was received here ot the death ; Richard Smith. This-eveht oc , Hp.-. Capt. curred just batoftf 6 d clocks Mrs. SfhiWhad been-ate-lItaf Wer treatment for about a week,-but there ' was not an Intimation that her Condi tion was critical or that the end was near until a few hours before that sad . event occurred. Mrs. Smith was the youngest daugh ter of the late Marshall Mayes, one the prominent citizens ot this county. She was T exceptionally bright; and mentally gifted woman and numbered her friends by the scores. Just in the prime of life, the wife of a devoted 'husband, the mother ot two unusually bright and attractive little children, the death of this young woman was more thaa ordinarily sad. In addi- Squeeez the Juice of two lemons in Ja bottle containing three ounces ol Orchard White, which any drug store will supply ior a few cents, IsAke well, and',?you have a quarter T papt of the tfest freckle and tan lo tion, and complexion whitener. -'"Massage this sweetly fragrant lem os lotion into the face, neck, arms aad hands r each " day? and see how freckles and blemishes bleach out and how clear, soft and rosy-white the skin becomes. (Advt.) 2 RECOVERING FROM JEPIERATION r(V! i4From":SatBrday's liaiiy Hefald.) John M.s Burns,' hue of the county's most proihfnent farinprs.inid." father of 'County Trfis'tee J.vRotrti Burnk who was operated op at the King's Daugh ters. JiOseital, ia repotted recovering nicely and his friends hope to see blm out again within, a'l'ew days. - BANKS WILL OBSERVE NATIONAL HOLIDAY On Monday, July 4, all the banks of Columbia will observe the 145th anni versary or the declaration or inae- fitfldence, which made America "The Land, of the Fre'e, and the 'Home o(f the Braye. ' Merchants should take note nt.the na(rbitifim -of the banks and should govern tbelr needs according- tlon to herBeredtted husband and two re?Mrt'mlth is survived by 0 v7?T,lf4 Freeman and Mrs. Otey J. Pi3rte , , ... , ; She was a devoted member of St,, Petef's Episcopal church and a devout Christian? 'She was Intensely patriof-' ic and, during,.,the late war made ev ery sacrifice .Jbat'-fcould be made tor ' her country, her husband, Capt Smith, ( serving; with the A. E. F. She was Que of the organizers and first secre- . tary of the Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion, being one of Its de moted' workers.!. ' ' The fuenral services were held thla afternoon at 4 : 30 o'clock at St. Peter's Episcopal church, conducted by Dr. Geo. (). Watts, and were attended by ' la lavga, I conooruse.iiof orrowlnft v f; friends. TJifloraltributes were nil- w merous and -beautiful. ' ' ' Jj The following Irlends llh kcl as j J FT. bearers 1V w. w. Kvans, w. ii wopten-Hj fi-, Cochran, H. O. FultbnJlioy Hatrijlfli A EV If.' Walker. W.'CvHiinhonfcJJy l J& SUNDAY HOTTESTCT DAY OF THE" YEAR ; . . . . Contrary to the general Belief the weather observatory at Asbwood shows that Sunday and not yesttrday was the hottest day of the7 'year' that is one degree higher temperature was registered Sunday than "on Monday. However, Monday night' was iThOfter' nlpht than Kundar tileht'k ThA'fneltflli 'f ' &l 1; If ry at ihwowt Sunday at 'the highest . poltit registered 93 " degree: jf i, , 1 i ".if. It will probably be a Ion's: IMi b- 4 1... Xbe Fourth of'jfufy Ts a liaUonall fore anybody wifl' tiaVe te-gOt Ba Aaf-'inrobgDOtti the' 'lefegtS1 -'inaVvVnni tor V fegA '4isi3CW iW-