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the the Brumfield 1-8-21 McCOMB. PIKE MISSISSIPPI, APPROVE PROJECT of Any Paper in SEMI WEEKLY LARGEST CIRCULATION LARGEST PIKE COUNTY JOURNALL of Any in CIRCULATION Paper PIKE COUNTY TUESDAY, JANUARY SUBTLETIES HOWARD SUTTLE By 1 Statham, has been of the Street Club, several days at uring the past Believe it or not, location. of the unemthe ranks devoting his is now and task of helping to nois to avenue. CWA ofthe Pearl River under say that be is employed too. It's not of his friends say "really for any believe Milton is working, A can drive over on't when "wyaduck" and see the they the preparing the asphaltic covering gentleman for will also help 1 to spread.

the he really a very friendly is more fellows because there's friendly than many to be friendly. His friendly lof him were well describhe walked into the proportions "Pull up two chairs ently when Shoppe. down," invited Murray Wil- Sheriff Howard Williams dering if his brother officer, the 0. D. Boyd, knows ble between a chicken and an ace Boyd told Mr.

Williams he nice fat chicken for him out Boyd household. Mr. Wilwent out after the fowl and Ten a "croker" sack with somelit it. He took it for granted a chicken, he said, because feathers protruding from a the sack. When he reached me, all pepped up over proschicken pie, he opened the find a hoot owl blinking up Mr.

Boyd remains firm in intention that the owl must found 1 his way into the sack the chicken. statement from Mayor Krahat "this will be a banner emy season" gives citizens of Louisiana- Mississippi strawberry omething else with which to heir hope for a steady climb rosperity hill" during 1934. Kramer explains that "there indication that the supply ked fruits is exhausted." which that the buyers will look to rent crop to supply the de- 60,000 persons, a great numwhom a few months ago were ping how they were going to for their families during the are now at work on recovery over the state. It's nice to that it was the idea of Misgovernor which started the along the CWA employpath and resulted in work for unemployed. Mike's way everything he's undertaken.

top and think of the parts of ogram he's put over and you'll lat it's been put over with a There'll be more real relief fississippians after the present dive session of the solons will to the recommendations of governor. chances are that the lawmakdo some real constructive along reform lines after they've the beer bill within the next The cry for legal beer has loud that the solons are goprovide for the legal pg starters right pronto, thump leiore the end of the week. probther McCombite takes a part in the promm. H. M.

Alford president's recovery has assumed utiles as construction the Tennessee engineer be employed in Valley Authority. the construcpower lines for the last Mississippi. TVA in of the Abe Mickal is disposikind-hearted thrill shown in the he gave Er, who of Bogalusa. The LeBlanc, ek aspires to be a like Abe, great ad told wrote the L. S.

U. the L. S. him he expected to atthe game and he fracas Tigers. He couldn't witote Abe as of illness, so because again, telling him of appointment.

Recently the Mcstar went to and while Bogalusa on atographed there, visited Fred red is sure a he football for him. pening is going to see ear. game at Baton Rouge awest ted to Mississippians will be by Dr. the recent celanniversary W. A.

Hewitt of his as Baptist church at pastor of the he leadership Jackson. Unest Baptist of Dr. Hewitt, much in the church has accomdern and Capital City. acted during his imposing building, as a pastorate, now to Jackson. monument to his fine McComb has Building and Loan set similar example for usual organization to shoot recently declared semi-annual dividend been received and checks is not a dollar by stockholders.

unpaid. Not of outstanding ten borrowed penny Cooperating during the the past "We'll Corporation, instead of Home and liquidate to close our enters home if the governther building and loan business," one. Mortgagees loan firms transfer their have obligations alDLC when they to so desire and bonds of the Association has The record former in lieu ent under the able of the associaKenneth G. leadership Price of has says there's comment, but about, It. nothing un- FOR S.

W. ARMITAGE IS TO SUCCEED BU TTE RWO RTH Cotton Mills Head To Go To Columbus, To Manage Mill NEW SUPERINTENDENT IS FROM SALEM, N. C. Regret To See Butterworth Go, But Rejoice At His Success Elevation of S. W.

Armitage to the superintendency of the McComb Cotton Mills and the promotion of C. A. Butterworth, present superintendent, to the chief post in the Standard Textile Products Company's mammoth plant at Columbus, was announced this week from the firm's headquarters offices in New York city. Both promotions will be made effective February 1, according to the advices, Armitage received was from New transferred York. to McComb a few weeks from the Standard plant at Salem, N.

to assume the post held by the late George L. Maddox. He was employed at the Selma plant as local accountant and his elevation to the manager's post here comes as a double promotion within only a few weeks. Active Civic Leader The new McComb Cotton official has to the city a Mills, record as an active civic leader. At Selma, he took part in all progressive movements and was particularly active as a leader in the Boy Scout affairs.

He is married and is the father of two children. an active member of the Baptists church at Selma. His wife is of the Catholic faith. Superintendent Butterworth leaves McComb with the best wishes of thousands of friends in this section, who though regretting to see him depart. are rejoicing with him at his promotion to the superintendency of the large plant at Columbus.

"Barbecue" Butterworth While here, he was an active member and vice president of the Rotary club, where his talent as an efficient barbecue chef won for him the nickname of "Barbecue" Butterworth. He was a steward in the Centenary Methodist church and never overlooked an opportunity to be of service to his church and to his community. As an official of the McComb Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Butterworth has had a part in several accomplishments which have reflected to the growth and progress of the city. He served as a member of the Mississippi Textile Relations Board by appointment of the federal government and had a great part in the settlement of labor difficulties over the state.

All his affiliations outside his ular job have been handled efficiently without the loss of any of the efficiency he has generated in the McComb Cotton Mills. Has Employes' Good Will He has guided the destiny of the mill through critical periods and will leave with the good will of employes who have worked under him. During a recent labor difficulty at other mills in the county, the employes of the mill made it a point to call attention of the press to the fact that "everything is all right at the McComb Cotton Mills." "We'd do anything for Charlie Butterworth," one textile worker said. "He's a square guy and is giving us a fair deal." COTTON the highest today (date Cotton markets quotations, giving of paper) in McComb, or the best prices quoted from New Orleans, are as follows: Spot 10.60 Mar. 10.69 May 10.86 Deposits Increase At Mechanics Bank Officials Express Gratifi-' cation At Cooperation of Depositors FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES DEPOSITS Mayor Kramer Congratulates Bank for McComb On Success of Efforts Citizens of McComb and Pike county demonstrated their confidence in the "new deal" by depositing in the Mechanics-State Bank more money -than they withdrew, following release of frozen deposits by the bank last Saturday morning.

"Our customers have been bringing their certificates of deposit and having their funds which were frozen transferred to checking and savings accounts," Vice President R. D. Brock said. "We are deeply gratified for the fine cooperation of depositors in as sisting us to make these funds available their confidence in the throughout the entire financial crisis, which all financial authorities now has been left behind." believe, O. Murrell explained that depositors who hold certificates of deposit due on April 5 each year until 1938 "have only to bring these certificates to the bank have their funds transferred to checking account and made available." 1st National Reports Increase assets trusteed to Mr.

P. H. "Only Enochs, chairman of the board of directors, are not affected by the plan," he said. It was explained that when the bank was reopened following the national financial holiday last Spring, federal banking regulations required that all slow assets, even though believed to be sound, should be written off the books when the report was made on assets which would obtain official approval for reopening. The financial status of all Pike county banks took a definite swing upward with the announcement last week that they had qualified as members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which means that the United States treasury guarantees deposits in the banks up to $2,500.

opal P. J. Abright, active vice president of the First National Bank of McComb, reported a substantial increase in the bank's deposits. "The names of several new cushave been written on our books," he said, "while deposits of old customers are increasing." Vice President Abright explained that this was not only due to the deposits guarantee plan, but also to the big increase in general business conditions in Pike county during the past few weeks. Fine Work, Says Mayor The optimistic spirit with which business men of Pike county view the new year is expressed in the statement of Mayor X.

A. Kramer, in which he congratulated officials of the Mechanics bank for their good work. "The fine efforts of the officers and board of directors of the chanics-State Bank which resulted in their recent success deserves the highest praise and commendation from all loyal citizens of McComb and Pike county," Mayor Kramer declared. "It is with a great deal of pleasure that I extend to this bank for the city of McComb, and I believe I can speak for her entire citizenship, the heartiest congratulations and well wishes for continued success. "With the depression in the background and the "new deal" bringing to us all these benefits, we may all look forward to continued growth and development of McComb during the next 12 months.

"We are definitely on the uptrend. Let's all put our shoulders to the wheel and push it on up 'prosperity Van A. Randall Buried In Amite Van A. Randall, 73-year-old plantand prominent citizen of Amite er died at his home in the Oxcounty ford community following an illness of two years. Interment followed at Mount Pleasant cemetery.

Funeral services were conducted by Delos Cassells and J. A. the Revs. Morrow of Gloster and F. K.

Horton and R. M. Buchanan of Liberty. Mr. Randall represented one of the oldest familles of Southwest Missisidentified with sippi and social life of the the political county.

was a native of the Oxford "Uncles community. Van," 49 she was generally 1am known, served for a many. years: of 45 education Land of the held numerous positions member county board service durine his long life. of He publie was a member of the Methodist church of Gloster and a Mason. Surviving him are his wife, seven sons, two daughters, twenty grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

9, 1934 NO. 17 MEMORIAL HIGHWAY FEATURE, WOODMAN SPEAKER CIRCLE DURING. Mrs. Dora Alexander Talley (National Secretary) Members of the Magnolia Grove No. 14, Woodman Circle, this week urged all other Pike county members to make arrangements to attend the state convention which begins in Meridian on Friday, January 19.

Mrs. Dora Alexander Talley of Omaha, national secretary of the organization, is slated to appear as the principal feature of the convention program. Mrs. Prudie Westbrook, field worker, announced this week that Magnolia Grove members would meet Friday night, January 12, in the Pythian Castle to discuss plans for the circle's representation at the convention and to outline important phases of the program for the new year. "There is much important business to be discussed for the new year," Mrs.

Westbrook said, "and every member is urgently requested tend the meeting next Friday night." Meridian Woodman Circle members are making arrangements to care for convention delegates in their homes SO that the only expense would be that of transportation. Dorcas Club Hears Dr. J. W. Mayfield Another interesting meeting of the Dorcas Club was held Thursday, January 4, with 109 members and several visitors present.

The meeting was opened with the song, "God Will Take Care of You," followed by prayer by Mrs. H. L. Simmons. Continuing the study of women of the Bible, Mrs.

W. F. Cotten gave a most beautiful lesson on "Anna." Reading of the minutes and reports of the various officers were then ing a total of $53,36 from given, the financial secretary, reportthe sale of McCall's Magazine. Dr. J.

W. Mayfield, pastor, gave a most inspiring talk, using for his subject, "What Are You Going To Do With the New Year." He urged club members to face the new year with hope and resolve "to make my best better." Three new members were welcomed, Mrs. J. L. Pope, Mrs.

S. L. King and Mrs. Velma Guy. The program chairman, Mrs.

Glen Sudduth, introduced Mr. Billy Wilkinson, who rendered two splendid selections on the cornet, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Sudduth. The club was glad to have the president, Mrs. Beverly Dickerson, back again after an absence of several weeks.

Mrs. Ray McEwen has most ably presided during this time. After the closing prayer by Mrs. E. L.

McLaurine, refreshments were served by the January group, Mrs. R. D. Brock, captain, and Mrs. Ray McEwen, chairman.

The next meeting will be on January 18. McPherson Heads Gloster C. of C. GLOSTER-Reorganization of the Gloster Chamber of Commerce been accomplished here, with the following staff of officers: P. V.

McPherson, president; F. A. Anderson, vice president; J. L. Andrews, secretary, and Edward Causey, treasurer.

Electric Appliances and Machinery Here Exhibits MODERN APPLIANCES FOR HOMES EVERYWHERE DELCOGAS DELCO WATER SYSTEMS DELCO LIGHT PLANTS DE CO MOTOR RADIOS APPLIANCE EXHIBIT BUS DELCO with powerful radio amplifiers ped music. and voice at his to broadcast will. Besides its entertaining features, is a traveling exhibit of Bill's Bus appliances for rural and ban modern homes. It has complete Delcoin operation, along with Light plant fans, vacuum cleaners, water radios, systems and other appliances. To Employ Women On Landscape Work L.

L. Byrd Named Worshipful Master McComb Masons J. S. Herrington, G. I.

Netterville and G. P. Bronson Head Other Divisions of Local Order L. L. Byrd has assumed his as worshipful master of McComb City lodge No.

382, Free and Accepted Masons, to preside over the during the year, 1934, it was anlodge nounced this week. Mr. Byrd was installed along with other new officers at a recent meeting. Past Grand Master W. T.

Denman presided over the installation ceremonies and WAS assisted in the ceremonies by Marshal P. J. Abright. Other new officers follow: G. I.

Netterville, senior warden: J. W. Alford, junior warden; Alford, treasurer: A. H. Jones, secretary; E.

J. Schmidt. tyler; C. A. Abright, senior deacon; W.

T. Denman, junior deacon. Coincident with the installation of the McComb City Masonic lodge officials, it was announced that J. S. Herrington had been named high priest of the McComb City chapter No.

90, Royal Arch Masons, G. I. Netterville had been elected imminent commander of McComb Commandery No. 34, Knights Templar, and G. P.

Bronson had been selected illustri-1 ous master of McComb Council No. 29, Royal and Selected Masters. Other officials of the Royal Arch Masons follow: L. W. Alford, king: T.

H. McMillion, scribe; H. L. Davis, captain of hosts; J. Wall.

principal sojournC. A. Abright, Royal Arch captain; J. W. Alford, master of the third veil; Wade Connerly, master of the second veil; L.

Gillis, master of the first veil: W. T. Denman, treasurer: P. J. Abright, secretary; E.

J. Schmidt, sentinel. Officers who will work under the leadership of Imminent Commander Netterville in the Knights Templar lodge are: A. H. Jones, generalissimo; M.

E. Badon, captain general; C. L. Holmes, senior warden warden; G. P.

Bronson, junior warden; F. O. Anderson, prelate; F. P. Cross, standard bearer; T.

L. Fletcher, sword bearer; W. T. Denman, treasurer; P. J.

Abright, recorded; H. McMillion, warder; E. J. Schmidt. sentinel.

Officials of the Royal and Selected Masters council named to work with Illustrious Master Bronson include: M. E. Badon, deputy master; G. I. Netterville, P.

C. J. B. Alford, treasurer; P. J.

Abright, recorder: F. P. Cross, C. of H. S.

Prosser, C. of L. W. Alford, steward; E. J.

Schmidt, sentinel. Past Grand High Priest A. H. Jones was installing officer in both the Royal Arch and Royal and Selected Masters ceremonies, while Past Grand Commander L. W.

Alford had charge of the installing of officials at the Knights Templar meeting. Retiring Worshipful Master Dr. D. C. Eesley was presented with a pastmaster's jewel in appreciation of his services.

The presentation was made Past Grand Master Denman. Kenna Suffers Severe Leg Cut While using a foot adz to shape a to be placed under the water timber tank at Southwest Junior College, J. M. Kenna, president, sufSummit, fered severe cut on the side and calf of one leg when the adz glanced from the timber. President Kenna received medical at the school and Wednesattention he was able walk the aid of crutches, but was day morning with unable to be out.

Time was when the callope came thrilled us with its stirto town and How we came a runnin' ring music. excited crowd and watch to join the that steam contraption. Bill play has been out Today the caliope Bill foland no longer does dust trail. Now he's opmoded low the modern ballyhoo bus saw erating a colorfully decorated and equipbig that's Hold Exams For Summit Postmaster Civil Service Commission Announces Open Competition; Position Pays $2,000 per Year To fill the vacancy in the position of postmaster in Summit, the United States Civil Service Commission has announced, at the request of the Postmaster General and in accordance with an order of the President. an open competitive examination.

To be eligible for the examination, an applicant must be a citizen of the United States, must reside within the delivery of the post office for which the examination is held, must have so resided for at least one year next preceding the date set for close of receipt of applications, must be in good physical condition, and within the prescribed age limits. The competition is open to both men and women. Under the terms of the Executive, order, the Civil Service Commission will certify to the Postmaster General the names of the highest three qualified eligibles, if as many as three are qualified, from which the Postmaster General may select one for nomination by the President. Confirmation by the Senate is the final action. Full information may be obtained at the Summit postoffice, or from the U.

S. Civil Service Commission, according to dispatches received here from Washington. Grey Coat Club Elects Officers The officials for the 1933-34 year of the Grey Coat Community club were named in a recent meeting as follows: Mrs. M. E.

McElveen, president; Mrs. Earl Martin, vice president; Miss Elizabeth Spears, secretarytreasurer; Mrs. M. E. McElveen and Miss Elizabeth Spears, clothing ers: Mrs.

L. D. Bryan, poultry er; Mrs. Rayborn Lea, dairy leader; Mrs. Hattie Williams, garden leader; Mrs.

Earl Martin, food preservation leader; Miss Vashtie Golman, home beautification leader; Miss Amelia Golman, home management, leader. The quarterly report showed an average attendance at each meeting of twenty women and girls. Six quarts of fruits and vegetables were sent to the Old Ladies' Home on Thanksgiving, and a quilt was sent as a Christmas gift. The home management leader reported a total of 64 women making home improvements during the quarter. Fifty-six women were listed by the clothing leader as having made one or more garments.

Thirty-two women canned or preserved foodstuff, according to the food preservation leader. The beautification leader reported that 3 33 women had taken steps to make their homes more beautiful. Captain Davis Asks Appropriation For Samaritan Home Superintendent Requests House Appropriations Committee for Funds: Broadcasts Over WJDX A legislative appropriation for the partial support of the Good Samaritan Home in McComb was requested of the House appropriations committee by Captain Nathan Davis, superintendent, in Jackson Wednesday. While in Jackson, Captain Davis delivered an address on the work of the home, which was broadcast over Station WJDX. The McComb Semi-Weekly Journal is read by more people than any other paper in Southwest Mississippi.

Copiah Officers Investigate Fire HAZLEHURST-Officers here are pushing an investigation into the suspected burning of the home of the J. R. Holt family two miles southwest of here, when Mrs. Holt and two of her children ceived critical and painful burns and narrowly escaped horrible cremation. The probe was conducted on the theory that fiednish fire-bug set fire to the home shortly before 2 o'clock Friday morning, with revenge possibly the motive.

It is said that the Holts had received threats before and after moving into their new home recently AS to "what would happen to them if they did not vacate the place." The family was asleep when the fire broke out. They were awakened by the crackling flames, and crash of falling timbers, and sustained severe burns in escaping through a window. Read The McComb Semi- -Weekly Journal and keep up with current events. Approval Climaxes 5-Year Dream of Memorial To All War Dead ACTUAL COLONY WORK TO BEGIN SHORTLY Other Phases of Recovery Program Bid Fair To Provide More Work The five-year dream of Pike county leaders for the creation of A beautiful highway through the county as a memorial to heroes of all wars neared realization this week as plans were consummated for the beginning of the actual work, following approval by the CWA board of two new projects. The first, a city project, calls for the planting of crepe myrtles on neutral grounds along the route of Highway 51 through McComb.

The county project provides for the planting of pines, magnolias and crepe myrtles along the same highway in the county. The plan calls for the employment of women workers, since it is believed by those who have pushed the program during the past five years that members of the fair sex are naturally better landscape architects than are men. Started In 1929 Approval of the projects climaxed the work started in 1929 with the organization of the Pike County Memorial Association under the direction of Kenneth Price, McComb attorney, who was named president. The association has waited five years to begin actual work mainly because the Mississippi Highway Department has failed to definitely decide on the permanent route of Highway 51 and it was felt that present locations should not be beautified under the program unless they were going to be permanent, according to President Price. The plan calls for three classes of membership in the association.

Individual memberships are set at one dollar. Payment of same following approval of application of the prospective member entitles the individual to 8 listing on the rolls of the association which will be 3 permanent record for ancestors of the present generation to gaze upon with pride. Memorial Memberships Company memberships. at five dollars, entitle firms or corporations to listngs on the record. Persons memorials to loved ones who wars may obtain desirins, same through the payment of $50, under program.

Of the total amount. $25 will be used for the erection of a permanent marker, bronze or marble, bearing the inscription of the hero in whose memory it was erected. The remainder will be divided equally and placed into two funds. One fund will be used to swell the original beautification treasury and the other will be invested in gilt -edged securities with dividends derived going to maintenance of the memorial through the coming years. A research committee is now working to compile a list of Pike county heroes in all wars.

President Price said it was not known whether there were any Revolutionary war heroes buried in the county and that the committee would appreciate any assistance given by citizens in the work. List Officials Officers of the association in addition to the president Hollis J. Ford, vice president; O. Murrell, treasurer; Rev. C.

E. Guice, secretary, and H. E. Pray, field representative. Members of the board of directors included.

McLain, McComb: J. M. Kenna, Summit; H. L. Bolian, Summit; S.

F. Fortenberry, Osyka; W. C. Price, Holmesville; Ollio Simmons, Simmonsville; Sister M. Charissa, Chatawa.

Meanwhile, with other phases of the recovery program in Pike operating smoothly this week, leaders in the city and county worked to expand the movement and provide more employment. Homestead Plans Progress The city's employment quota for workmen on CWA projects has been reached and until the state board allows more of those unemployed at present added to the list, there will be no more jobs for men under the CWA program in McComb, Administrator Jack Corbett announced. Other phases, however, bid fair to provide more work for the idle. It was believed that shortly several would be added to the list now working on county CWA projects. Manager J.

O. Emmerich of the McComb Homesteads program, 8 $300,000 corporation created to build colony where part time industrial workers will be allowed to purchase homes and pay for them in from 16 to 20 years, announced that actual engineering work would probably be started by the end of the week. Work on Highway 51 under the PWA and Mississippi Highway Commission was expected to be expanded in Pike county within the next few days. The bus is owned and operated by United Motors Service, General Detroit, Michigan, national sales and service organization for the appliances exhibited, and is visiting McComb in the Interest of Noel's Auto Electric Service, local distributors. Following a showing all day today, the bus was scheduled to leave tonight for Louisiana..