Simpson County News from Mendenhall, Mississippi • 4

Magee Section 1 'ages 5 to 6 1L OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SIMPSON COUNTY FORMERLY THE WESTVILLE NEWS-ESTABLISHED IN 1872. OLDEST ESTABLISHED BUSINESS IN COUNTY Vol. 54. Mendenhall, Thursday, Mar. 4, 1926.

No. 38 MAGEE NEWS 1 Mr. Howard Winstead, of Prentiss, and Tyree WJnstead, of Streetman, Texas, are paying a visit to their brother, "0. R. Winstead, here, who has been critically ill for several weeks, but reported as doing nicely.

He is the richest whose pleasures So few things in this life are worth quarreling about. Very silly, isn't it, for Us to get excited about uon i am me Idi 'e Hours Are are the cheapest. he Mista diffesences of opinion No matter how absurd another's ideas may seem to you, the chances are still fair that he is right and you are wrong. Those of our town, that we know The game of life which should concern, us most, as to which is the xnenswe better lot, to die prosperous and fa cf, who went to Jackson last Thursday night to hear Pat cut a rusty, a 1 were Mrs. McPhail and little son, i i mous, or poor and disappointed.

To have, and to be forced to yield, or to sink out of life, having played and lost the game? That must be a strange feeling, when a day in our life conies that we will say, to-morrow, success or failure- won't matter much with me, and the sun will rise, and all mankind will go to their work or their pleasure, as usual, but I shall be out of the turmoil. Mrs. J. L. Bovd was carried tn ttio SJisses Linnie Allbritton, Florence Wills, Ethel Smith, Nannie Lou Smith, Hellon Smith, Margaret Col-lum, Merle Waldrop, Rachel Carr, Aiarysue Burnham, Letha Maud Tin-dall, and Dr.

T. J. Burnham and James Polk, Mrs. Gladys Hubbard and little daughter, Peggy, and Tom-mie Singletary. OF THINKING THE BAND IS THE VLOLE PARADE.

OF THINKING THE TRAPPINGS OF LIFE ARE LIFE ITSELF. I OF THINKING A WORTH-WHILE THING CAN'T BE DONE. OF FEARING ANYTHING THE ONLY THING TO FEAR IS 1 FEAR ITSELF. 1 OF DISTURBING SURE INVESTMENTS TO MjAKE DOUBTFUL I ONES THAT WILL SURELY DISTURB YOUR PEACE OF mind. 1 We always admire self-made men, if they don't insist upon telling us how they did it.

Baptist Hospital at Jackson, last Tu- esday, for examination. But How Much Does Idle Money Cost You? ASIDE FROM THE DANGER OF THEFT OR LOSS, IDLE MONEY IS A WASTE. MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU. IT WILL EARN MONEY FOR YOU AND BE ABSOLUTELY SAFE IN OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. We Invite Your Account and Will Help It To Grow.

COMMERCIAL BANK 'U MAGEE, MISS. CONSULT A SOUND BANK FOR FINANCIAL ADVICE. 1 a ai B. Hi a a a a a a a 1 i. i i OPPORTUNITIES IT OFFFfiRS Buck Regan, superintendent of! inena or worst; TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TO SAVE SANELY.

the Myers Motor has had a new enemy; can exaIt us to tne hlSh- ioat cf paint put on his building. st pf virtue honor A-ow, you bet it looks good. Let PP.ness, or sink us to the lowest depths if vice, shame and misery. -ther fellows follow suit. STATE GUARANTY BANK, you know about driving an auto may fill a good size book, but what you don't know can still fill a hospital.

Mr. and Lonnie Lucas, who moved from Magee two years ago, to Columbia, and went in the Cafe business, returned to Magee last week, and it looks this morning as if they will be in the Cafe business' here again in a short time. 1 MAGEE, MISS. Hon. James Wells and Miss Grace Eason were among the parties who attended Paderewski's entertainment at Jackson last Thursday night.

Few are the real wants of man. But he wants so blamed much of those few. EAL ESTATt W. G. Waldrop passed through town Monday afternoon en route to Laurel, to take charge of the Nash Motor Co's Sales Station, as Sales F0 SALE I read in the paper where College professors claim to have found seme pearls near Canon City, estimated to be 20,000.000 years old.

Oh, well, chances arev the person who lost them has forgotten all about them by this time. Mr. John Williams, of Florence, visited his sister-in-law, Mrs. Gur-ganeous, a few days ago. Mrs.

Gur-ganeous has been on the sick list for several weeks, but reported better at this writing. Snapper-Trout-Mackerel The Fish Are Fine. Roads Are Good DRIVE IN, AND EAT AT The Acme Restaurant Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 40 acres farm land, 20 acres in cul-j vation 2li miles northeast of the' iwn of Shivers. This land can be.

Good company not only improves our manners, but slso our minds, for intelligent associates will become i a source of enjoyment, as well as of: edification. If they be pious, they will improve our morals; if they be! polite, they will tend to improve our i manners; if they be learned, they will add to cur knowledge and correct i our errors. There would be but few mysteries in this eld world, if people looked into everything as closely as women look into the mirror. Only a few more days and our new postoffice building will be ready for occupancy. G.

M. Everett, of Mendenhall, one of Simpson County's youngest old citizens, was shaking hands with his many friends in town a few days ago. 1 four room house with four lots, good well of water, good car house and out buildings. 40 acres of choice farm land, two miles of Magee. 1 10-room house in first class condition, conveniently located for boarding house, or fr transient business.

This building is equipped with electric lights, water works, hot and cold bath. Can be bought at a bargain, as owner is bound to give up boarding business, on account of physical One six-room Residence, new, oi Dixie Highway, close in. 120 acre farm for sale. 40 acres in good state of cultivation. This farm is only 6 miles from Magee, one half mile from gravel highway leading to Magee; 2 miles from consolidated school on talleho route.

Good buildings, all lands under wire fence. 1 Tractor and sawmill complete, 30 acres of good pine timber, gravel road to railroad. This mill and timber is located in a community where there is a great deal of timber that can be bought. Ii's a pity that Cooper can't find jught at a bargain. 20 nice resident lots, 50 140.

All which are in good resident section Magee. 1, 6-room residence, with 6 aaes land, good well of free-stone ater, located in North Magee on -aveled street. A complete outfit of tools for and shoe repairs, consisting stitching machine, patching ma-ine, heel puller, electric finishing ichine, automatic hacking machine, stands, leather cutters, etc. If get in touch with W. H.

aldrop, Magee, Miss. 145 V-i acres of good farm land, th 26 acres in cultivation, an ever-sting spring branch of water cross-g it. This tract of land joins one the best farms in Simpson coun and is located within 400 yards good school, and one and three urths miles of Magee. What you can effect in life depends on what you are. You put your whole self into what you do.

If that self be small, lean and mean, your entire life work is paltry, your words have no force, your influence has no weight. an Insurance Company, that's willing to take risks on air castles. Mr. and Mrs. C.

J. Kees motored to Jackson Sunday to visit Mrs. Kees' sister, who is in the hospital. You can always soe where you should have done otherwise, especially, when you shouldn't have done otherwise. IIIIIIIIUIIIHUIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllMIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIlltlllllllMllllllH BERT CUPIJ at 1 1 Eddiceton, Misss.

1 I Made $190 Net ON ONE ACRE OF CUCUMBERS Grown for- The American Pickle Canning Company. Our 1926 Contracts are ready 1 I See I P. V. IVlcQtieen 1 At the Pickle Station, I Mt. Olive, Miss.

1 Miss Grace Palmer's father and mother and brother, of Ruleville, paid her a visit last week-end. Work on the new Baptist church is tied up at present, on account of slow delivery of material. There are trying and perilous circumstances in life, which show how valuable and important a good character is. It is a sure and strong staff of support, when everything else fails. There is a community in Smith County known as "Merry Hell." hl tore loose in Magee last Friday night, though we are not in a position to say whether or not it was merry.

A good cranium full of brains is not a man. The bone muscle and brain must know how to act a man's part, do a man's part, think a man's WALDROP Magee, Miss. Wiley Kees can't understand why parents kick because a boy wants his own way. If it's his, why don't they give it to him? NOTICE OF ELECTION Politeness is the flower of humanity. He who is not polite enough is not human enough.

the said tickets to be used in said election shall contain the following: "For the Retaining of Road Commissioners" and either below or above it in the ticket, "For Discontinuance of the Road Commissioners." It is further ordered that the Clerk of this Board furnish the said Election Commissioners with a copy of this order. Therefore, notice is hereby given that said election will be held as required by chapter 261 of the Laws thoughts, mark out a man's path, and bear a man's weight cf character and duty before they constitute a man. Louise Cowart spent last weekend with relatives at New Hebron. Jim Ainsworth says, even if he isn't well up in the social scale, he dislikes being cut by his barber. Our efficient marshal made a flying trip to Memphis last Sunday on the IV'ississippian, returning Monday morning.

He had the right man as we understand, and delivered him to Tennessee officers. WEEKLY NEWS LETTER full grades to write. Let the winning essay be read on Temperance Day and then sent to Mrs. B. M.

Ho-worth, State Director for State Medal Contest. Have pledge signing, if you can. Write to Mrs. B. M.

Howorth, West Point, for free sample programs and folder giving essay subject rules. Whereas the Board has this day iced an order on its minutes dis-itinuing the office Commissioners the Mendenhall Sanatorium parate road District of Simpson unty, Mississippi, as provided by apter 261 of the Laws of 1922. is therefore ordered by the ard that the Election Commission-. of Simpson County, Mississippi, and they are hereby commanded hold an election in said Menden-1 and Sanatorium Separate Road strict for the purpose of determin-; whether or not the said office Road Commissioner shall stand continued. Said election shall be on the 5th day of March, 1926, said District at the Macedonia jool House, there being no voting cinct in said District.

The Elec-n Commissioners shall give notice said election as required by law, 1 shall do any and all things rel-i'e to the holdings of said elections hiding the printing of tickets, and by law are made and provided, It's a sham that your family is an honor to you. You should be an honor to your family. The foundation of contentment must spring up in a person's own mind; and they who have so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but their own disposition, will waste their life in fruitless effort, and multiply the griefs which they purpose to remove. of 1922, and other laws relative to holding of elections. Witness our signatures this the 4th day of February, 1926.

W. H. McCALLUM, MRS. LILLIAN LOCKHART C. W.

McLEOD, Election Commissioners, Simpson County. By W. F. Bond: The Woman's Christian Temper-, ance Union is asking that every I school in the State observe Temperance Day. Select some day most, convenient for your school, between Mjarch 1st and April 19th.

It is very necessary at this time that school children, especially those of our High 'Schools, be instructed in i the reasons for prohibition and the necessity for law observance. There-' fore, have a program of at least one hour and invite the public. Have appropriate songs, readings, and a forceful talk by some one interested in prohibition and law observance. If possible, arrange for an essay contest, first having at least two ELECTION MANAGERS Will an Irish potato carried in the left hip pocket cure rheumatism? This is a discovery which is developing slowly, we hope however, to be able to know more of the developments by next week. For special election to be held at Macedonia School House March 1926.

Mrs. M. McLendon, Ret. officer. A.

H. Walker, I. N. May, Clerks. Jack MJiLendon, W.

F. Flynt, Clerks. M. Parrett, Bailiff. Home influence is either a blessing or a curse, either for good or for evil.

Let's keep up the fires of thought, in the' right channel, and all wiHy go well. FOR SALE 30 bushels of Trice Cotton Seed. Highest yielder at Miss. Experiment" Station. $1.50 per bushel.

O. E. JONES, Route 1, Box 13, 18-25p Mendenhall, Miss. If you would write a successful novel, select for your hero, a man with a future; and for the heroine, a woman with a past..