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S3, "nny Gene I AT HISTORIC FORD HOME 149 YEARS AGO I Mrs. James L. Watts, Sherry Good Hope News By JO ANN BROOM i and Gregory visited bunday in: a fr Geo. Jackson the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Gus, ere On Way To Mew eans (Continued From Page 1) will be sent to each grower well in advance of the December 10 referendum. If quotas are approved in the i Taylor in Tylcrtown. a So the visit by Gen. Jackson perty of the Marion County His- Thursday night guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Horace English and family were Mr. BASS REUNION this area Editor's Note: stop at John Ford's Fort, as it where they spent the night. Thanksgiving Day, will mark vvas known then, has been pass-! Leaving Mimm's Ferry at 8 to the Ford house is described torical Society, gave shelter, for referendum, price support at a SHOWER by a man who made the trip; a brief period of approximately! level within the ranpe of 65 to 'and Mrs. Jimmie Meitzler of a.m. Nov.

26, Gen. Jackson and 1 XT I 11 with him. lb nours, to a great man whoO nercent of naritv will be his group traveled approximate irj yuaib Mnce yei ed down in various forms from Jackson spent a night at the; ation to generation. Scver- SnJr FrdS at Sandal weeks ago Mrs. Tom Ford Hook.

The house is now owned, rinhtpr ivir. anu mrs. ivojen Columbia Broom were honored at a mis- Mr and Mrs stanley Broom A century and a half ago, the John Ford House, now the pro- did much to shape the destiny of this great country. oianeous snower caiuruay had as Wednesday dinner by The Marion County Histori-w bb in' thro nigm in tne nome oi Airs, uims cucsts the Rev A. Kinf, and -k i E.

Littlefield ofir 1 V. "'1 7. I book by Cyril Edward Cain en The home cf Mrs. Nancy Bass was the scene of a family reunion Sunday. The family began to gather at ten o'clock and the morning was spent in visiting.

At noon lunch was spread on a table on the side lawn. The invocation was by the Rev. Roe A. Bass of Eureka, Calif. Those present with Mrs.

Bass, KGDDins. the Rev. M. The hostesses were Miss Joan Van Cleave. 3 iu u.c titled "Four Centuries On The ly 15 miles to Ford's Stand (about seven and one-half miles east of the present site of Lum-berton) where they stopped early due to excessive rain and the necessity of foraging for food and supplies for the party.

Here they spent the night. Proceeding from Ford's Stand at 7 a.m. Nov. 27, they crossed ona uoor in wnicn ne siepi, Johnson. Mrs.

J. M. Bass, Mrs Mrs. vester nauaox visitea some other furni Hickory Grove By MRS. HOLLIS DOUGLAS available to growers who do not exceed their farm allotments, and marketing quotas will apply to any "excess" cotton from a farm where the farm allotment is exceeded.

If the quotas are disapproved, price support at 50 percent of parity will be available to growers who do not exceed their farm allotments, and there will be no marketing quotas or quota penalties applicable to the 1964 cotton crop. Pascagoula" and concerning the history of the Pascagoula River valley. In this book they found excerpts from a journal kept by Major iioweii latum, a mem nww.i.o, iio. evening wun iirs. bian-J and Mrs.

Theodore ey Virgil Broom and daugh-Broom. terT Madora Leigh, in the home The living room and den were 0f Mrs. james Hutson at Im-decorated with fall flowers. Aprove miniature bridal couple wasj Weekend guests in.th home suspended from the ceiling overjof Mr and Mrs Preston WoQt. the honored guests I and Mrg -Mr.

and Mrs. Hollis Douglas, J. II. Douglas while here to at-visited their children, Mr. the funeral of the former's ber of Gen.

Jackson's staff, describing in detail the trip of the General and his staff from Mo- itea creek near what is now Lumberton. They crossed Wolf Creek five miles west of Red Creek at the present site of bille to New Orleans. Mrs. J. N.

Douglas and Mr. and Mrs. Renna Bennett in Bogalu-sa Sunday. ture. In 1814, when Gen.

Jackson was there, Nov. 27, the night the group arrived, was on Sunday. They left Monday morning on their way to New Orleans. Marion Stephens has been very interested in the old home's restoration and history. He has written the following account of Jackson's trip from Mobile to New Orleans.

By MARION F. STEPHENS One hundred and forty-nine years ago, November 28, 1814, Louis and Joe were Mr. and Mrs. Coy Bass of Tylcrtown; and Mrs. Lowery Bass and Rev.

and Mrs. Roe A. Bass of Eureka, Mrs. Jewell BasS of Seminary; and Mr. and Mrs, Calvin L.

Bass, Calvin, Charles. Lovverv. Terrell and brother, Sam Douglas. Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Gandy maHp a trin tr TTnttipQ- According to Major Tatum's Appropriate onaai games were played with the winners Olive Church and proceeded to Pearl River. oympcuuy gucs iu mi, iii- Thursday. "I 1 T1 Following is an excerpt from esi cuiu xviis. auuv presenting their prizes to the oride. Miss Mary Elizabeth Akins, nursing student at Baylor University Hospital, Dallas, Texas, spent last weekend here with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Glenn Akins. Major Tatum's Journal, des Robertson and sons, II. L. and David, and Miss Bobbie Jean Wooten of Ocean Springs.

Mr. and Mrs. Horace English, Faye and Eddie visited Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ray English and the Rev.

The gifts were rolled to -the cribing the stay at Ford's Fort: No problem will, go away just because its feelings are hurt at being ignored. bride in a decorated wheelbar "Crossed Ford's Ferry and raveled 2V2 miles to John Scruggs in the death of their mother, Mrs. Nath Broom, of Improve. We are glad to know Perry Broome is able to be out again after having been ill for about two weeks. Renee, Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Bass and" Wesley, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.

Bass and Ruthie Ann, Mr. and Mrs. James Bankston Bass, Glenn and Jenny Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. A.

S. Polk, Mr. and Mrs. J. P.

Bass, Tommy, Louis, Em journal, Gen. Jackson, accompanied by his staff, left Mobile at 5 p.m. on Nov. 22, 1814, and proceeded to a place called Page's, five miles west, and spent the night. Leaving Page's at 5 a.m.

the next morning, they traveled 30 miles to Jordan's Ferry on the Dog (Esca-awpa) River where they spent that night. They departed from Jordan's Ferry at 8. a.m. the morning of the 24th and travel Ford's Fort, in all 31 miles and at 9 a.m. Gen.

Andrew Jackson, iccompanied by members of row. Mrs. Broom opened the gifts and displayed them. Refreshments of frosted drinks, cake, potato chips and mints were served. halted for the night.

Pearl River is commonly about 100 pac and Mrs. William English and Martha in Laurel. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Broom visited in the home of Mr.

and his staff, left the John Ford house on the seventh day of his es wide, but at this time 150 in -Si 1 Ernest McRaney spent a few ma Nell, Mr. and Mrs. John rip from Mobile to New Or- Attending were Mrs. Hester consequence of the heavy rains days in the home of his son, eans where the Battle of New Goar, Mrs. Ezell Broom, Mrs.jMrs- Zeno Hedgepeth in Colum- WWII 1 Meet Me At Eilis Pace, Kerry Tagert and 'Mr: and Mrs.

It. A. Bass, all of which had recently fell. From Orleans was soon to take place. Manton Broom.

Mrs. Frank Dia inursaay Willie Austin, and family in Columbia while recuperating from flu. Gen. Jackson, 47 years old at Broom, Mrs. M.

Bond, Mrs. fjl TT he time, little realized the mo yi vtraiei iviis. i iui ace Mr. Ford, an intelligent man, I obtained the information that the river is navigable for barges from its mouth as high up as the Choctaw Agency, and for Thursday dinner guests oi Mr. and Mrs.

Theodore Broom were Mr. and Mrs. James S. Graham of Columbia and Stan- ed 18 or 20 miles to Gattin's Ferry on the Chickasawhay River (about five miles upstream from the present Highway 93 Mr. and Mrs.

Hollis Douglas mentous events that lay ahead had their children in their home in his hitherto strife-filled life Mrs. M. P. Sumrall, Mrs. Wil- "AlAf'C Just over a month ahead lay lit; xiiuuin, imis.

nersuai iv vnyn oiwm ui uavivouji. the weekend as they attended 1 the funeral of their uncle, Sam'i Douglas. They are J. N. Doug- sloops and schooners only 20 miles above the mouth (on ac he unnecessary, but nonethe-ess fateful victory in the Battle Bounds, Mrs.

Clara Oglesbee, James C. Polk and Tommy I Mrs. Vertis Williams, Mrs. Lil- Childers of Baton Rouge, La. 1 lie a a Mrs.

Ceciljw ere Tuesday night supper MINK STOLES, SCARVES, ETC. Order Now Get Delivery before Christmas. No sale until you are satisfied! Wholes a 1 to anybody. O. L.

BRELAND Pecans Furs Pho. 6-4785 count of a sunked raft of tim bridge) and spent the night. They proceeded from Gattin's erry at 8 a.m. next day and rode the 28 miles, to Mimm's erry on Black Creek about eight miles east of Brooklyn) of New Orleans, which catapu ber). The Choctaw Agency is lted Gen.

Jackson into the nat ea rood it Broom, Mrs. Watson Stringer guests in the home of Mr. and las and Mr. and Mrs. Renna Bennett of Bogalusa, Vernon Douglas of Prichard, Mr.jf and Mrs.

Braxton Smith and if about 100 miles north from ional spotlight and made him and Mrs. Loyd Broom. Mrs. J. M.

Bass and Ruthie Weekend visitors in the home Ann. the most popular hero of this Ford's Fort and Ferry, and from thence to the Regalotter children of Moss Point, Mr. and 5 country at that time. Ahead al of Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Ram- Monday night supper guests Mrs. Clyde Smith, Mrs. J. Dl so lay the Seminole War in at the mouth of the river i about 70 miles. of Mr.

and Mrs. Herbert Lillis Ii Mile From City Limits shur were Mr. and Mrs. James Bates and children and Mrs. 1817-18, a short term as Gover glj Collins and family of Gulfport l.

and Tommy were Fleet Polk of B. W. Thomas, and a friend, 'The road forks at Ford's nor of Florida in 1821, election AND MARKET 113S Marion Avenue At Owens Street FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MOV. 23-30 llth ANNIVERSARY Of Your ONLY SEAFOOD HOUSE IN COLUMBIA. Fresh Sea Foods In Market And Restaurant Mrs.

Maxine Robbins, all of to the U. S. Senate from Ten (Continued from Page 1) sons who will take office as Fort, the right leading towards Batton-Rouge, via Pinkneyville. nessee in 1823 and at the same sheriff in South Mississippi time nomination for president Mrs. L.

C. Ackers visited Mr.i and Mrs. Porter Hudson at Roc-! ky Branch and with Mrs. J. J.

Patterson in the home. We regret that Mrs. Patterson is no It crosses the Amite River at 70 miles, passes Pinkneyville at 100 miles and reaches Batton-Rouge at 150 miles. The gener in the campaign of 1824, defeat by John Quincy Adams in that counties are attending. Mr.

Willoughby said he plans to attend a special short course CALL YOUR ORDER election, re-nomination and sheriffs to be held in Decem al course from Gattin's to TO US TO GO OUT election to the presidency in 1828, re-election to the presiden ber. Ford's is believed to be nearly OR CALL US TO HAVE rs IT PREPARED AND Those taking the courses pay cy in 1832 by an overwhelming CAT FISH TROUT 0 FLOUNDER MULLET BUFFALO OYSTERS SHRIMP their own fees and expenses and majority, retirement to the Her will receive a certiticate on mitage in 1836, where he died READY WHEN YOU GET TO 'MAC'S" PHONE 6-4395. i west from the best observations that could be made or information obtained. "Nov. 28 proceeded from Ford's about 9 o'clock on the rout to Chefonta, on the road heading to the left." on June 8, 1845.

completion. better. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gandy visited their brother, Cro-zell Gandy, and family in Seminary Wednesday, also visited a sister, Mrs.

Bertie Mooney, and family. Hezzie Childres of New Orleans was a visitor in the Hollis Douglas home this week, Among the subjects covered The legend of Gen. Jackson's in the Hattiesburg sessions were Law Enforcement as a Profes Gulfport and Dewey Polk of New Orleans. Mr. and Mrs.

Ezell Broom Buy where the personnel know Sea Foods. And the opening; of the Restaurant on Week-ends at 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, ALL THE CATFISH YOU CAN EAT FOR $1.50. Onion rings, hush puppies and all the trimmings. I- Horace Douglas, Mr.

Robert-! son and Mr. Wrhite of Plaque-i visited Thursday night in the sion, Public Relations, Note Taking and Report Writing, Identification of Individuals, Laws of Search and Seizures, Techniques and Mechanics of Arrest, Laws of Arrest, Testi- Cotton Output Drops Off Here Marion county ginned more otton through October last year home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert mine, visited Mr. and 2 fWmOptWBPfmT hZS Ami.

3L. tiMi Broom in Sumrall. Mrs. Elvin Watts and child than this, according to the Cot jfying in Court and Demeanor, ren of Chicago, Jll. are spending a few days in the home of her ton Ginnings report issued by the U.

S. Department of Com FOR "FAMILY Duties of Patrolmen, Civil Rights and the Law Enforcement Officer, Sex Deviates and sister and family, Mrs. Billy Lillis. merce, Bureau of the Census, on November 18. Those attending the birthday Investigations of Child Molester dinner Sunday in honor of Clyde and Peeping Tom, Stolen Cars, Polk at Graves Creek were W.

Scientific Aids to Law Enforce- Prior to November 1, there! had been 5,249 bales of cotton: ginned, compared to 5,370 last year. Due to the late season, gins C. Polk and Marine, Mr. and ment, Burglary Investigations, i V- Mrs. J.

M. Bass and Ruthie; Collection and Preservation of Ann and Kerry Tagert. Evidence, Crime Scene Search, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tern- Confessions and Signed State- MONDAY OPEN UNTIL 8 P1A were much busier during Octo-1 ber this year than last.

Through September, 3707 bales had been ginned from this year's crop compared to 4782 last year. pies and children of Chicago, ments, Investigation of Motor-Ill, are visiting in the home of lists, Single Action Revolver their parents, Frank Temples Shooting, Double Action Revolv-wd Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rutland, er Shooting. in OK SHOE DEPARTMENT DOES IT AGAIN! ir I I A fi nxM f3 odlays THROUGH MONDAY 'TIL 8:00 P.M.

WITH SPECTACULAR DEDUCT MS THROUGHOUT OUR STORE An Unusual Mid-Season Sale Of Hundreds Of Pairs Of Current Fall Patterns Including Styles By "AIR STEP" "LIFE STRIDE" "JOIIANSEN" AND FLATS BY "TOWN SQUARE" "Z3 i 1 50 no let us also give thanks for the human dignity which we enjoy as free for the preservation of the for the prosperity of our great Nation, for its thrifty and self-reliant citizens. our homes and the family happiness they bring for the challenge of the unlimited opportunities which lie ahead. SCORES OF WEARING APPAREL ITEMS AND GIFTS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. Shop For Winter Needs Shop For All Of Your Christmas Gifts! f3H f2l 1 Regular $12.99 And To $13.99 Values NOW ONLY Regular $13.99 to $16.99 Values NOW ONLY Regular $16.99 to $18.99 Values NOV ONLY I Oil 412 CURRENT DIVIDEND iciceis i mJ SANTA'S ROCKET SHIP COMING MONDAY Come In Ask For Yours! SAVE BY THE 10TII EARN FROM THE 1ST. pi LOAII ASSOClATIOil SAVINGS Mi 1 7 Shop for Gifts Nov.

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