The West Carroll Gazette from Oak Grove, Louisiana • 1

1953 PR 7 Dedicated to the Wholesome Progress of West Carroll Complete, Accurate News Coverage In West Carroll 42 Vol. 42 SINGLE COPY 7c OAK GROVE, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1953 10 PAGES No. 27 Express Service ffr for Youi'tlhis Djdooitos as Possibility Ordered Continued Fairos Onprfltinti of fiill-timp Leg-ion's Children's tmJ. Railway-motor express service for five stations in West Carroll and 31 other Northeast Louisiana communities has Easter Theme to Highlight Church II -3 mi': been ordered continued on the same basis as in the past. Decision was made to this effect March 11 and released Services Throughout Parish Sunday this week by the Interstate Commerce commission with re spect to a disagreement between the Missouri Pacific railroad ii wiMMMaiMMMMiMMMaitMMMMi i ri 'i i mil i mi nmliTimriiriiTii nmirrw nm'M TWINS OWN TWIN CALVES Bill and W1U Cornelison, twin farm boys of New Franklin, pose with twin heifer calves born at college of agriculture In Columbia, Mo.

The highly pedigreed Holstein carves weighed 93 and 94 pounds. Only $354 Added to In Final Week of West Carroll Drive "He is Risen" will be the theme of religious observances of Easter this Sunday and Easter holiday period by churches throughout West Carroll parish. For the 10th year the First Methodist church in Oak Grove will hold a sunrise service and communion at 6:30 Sunday morning, with coffee and donuts to be served following the service, the James E. Kimball, Ex-W. C.

Resident, Killed in Action Pfc. James E. Kimball, 21, a former resident of West Carroll parish, was reported killed in action in Korea March 24, by the department of defense. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Kimball, RFD 2, Rayville, formerly of Campbell community, were notified of their son's death Thursday, March 26, by a defense department telegram. No details of the death of the youth were given, although the father said he had been on duty in the Old Baldy hill vicinity with the 1st Marine division. At the time of his death, heavy fighting was in progress in the Old Baldy battle. James, a member of the 3rd battery, company 1st Marine regiment, had been on duty in Korea almost a year when he was killed. Ironically, the youth was due to be rotated from duty in Korea within a few weeks, having almost finished his required tour of duty there.

He attended school at both Fiske-Union and Pioneer schools when his parents lived in West Carroll. He was inducted into the Marine corps in January, 1952, in West Carroll's induction call. Jan uary and February, 1952, were the only two months in which selective service registrants were inducted into the Marine corps. Public Health Role In Citizens' Life Explained to Lions Explanation of the many and varied roles the Louisiana repart-ment of health plays in the life of the average citizen was given the Oak Grove Lions club Wednesday at its luncheon-meeting in the school cafeteria by George Inechien, of Monroe, district pub lic health educator. Mr.

Inechien used color slides to illustrate the points made as he talked. Operation of the mid-wife education program by the health units throughout the state represents one of the larger programs of service, he said, especially in rural areas. Showing scenes of the immuni zation program, the speaker pointed out that "last year public health officials, immunized over 100,000 persons, besides giving regular booster' shots." Briefly he showed and explained scenes of nurses conducting clinics and following up with field visits for instruction. "The school health program is one of our largest, with eye and ear tests for children, as well as routine examinations," he pointed out. "Tuberculosis still represents one of the main public health problems in Louisiana, and in West Carroll there are now 71 active cases.

These must be handled and all arrested cases must be checked regularly," the speaker pointed out. Operation of the veneral disease prevention program; testing of water, inspection of cafes, restaurants, cafeterias, school lunchrooms; milk production sanitation methods; inspection of meats at slaughter houses; mosquito con trol; rabies control, and fly con trol were shown and discussed for the group. I Forest Parent Day Attracts 90 Patrons Of School Tuesday Ninety persons attended the Forest High school Parent Day Tuesday to get better acquainted with the school program and to tour the school while it was in operation. "We at the school were terrifi cally pleased with the response and we feel the patrons who at tended not only enjoyed the day but learned much about the school program," J. W.

Alsbrooks, princi pal, said Wednesday. At a general assembly for the parents and patrons who attended Mr. Alsbrooks explained to them the school's membership in the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges, and that now the school is reviewed each year by the faculty. "We are members of the Southern association because you people have helped us attain that aim. You became interested in your school when we gave you specific jobs to do where you could help us," the principal told them at the assembly.

He explained the organization of the school and pointed out that there is no limit to the duty of the teacher except to get the job done. He also told of the aims of the Parent day. At the meeting, Mr. Alsbrooks told the visitors how to reach the various classrooms and pointed out that both guides and signs were present for information. During the tours of the classrooms, parents and visitors were free to observe those classes in which they were interested.

At noon, the parents ate in the school lunchroom with the children. They also observed and participated in the noon non-denominational devotional hour, -which nlgn school students present and are free to attend if they desire. Also present for the day were H. M. Thomas, superintendent of schools.

L. H. Willis, parish class room supervisor, and George G. Blackwell, preident of the West Carroll parish school board, ani member from ward three. and that's that by torn brackett Mr.

and Mrs. J. W. Alsbrooks and Earvin Ryland, all of Forest, came to the office this week to report on the success of the For est school Parent day. While Mr, Alsbrooks reported.

Mrs. Als brooks and Mr. Ryland looked over the shop We were busy get ting out some of the pages of this week's Gazette while they were here. Never saw three people so well pleased with the outcome of a program as they were with the Parent day. Dewey McNiece, assistant farm agent, reported this week that $132.55 was netted by the 4-H ex ecutive council on the benefit show Tuesday night at Fiske theatre, the best record in many, many years.

"It was a result of a lot of good help from the clubs," he commented. But Mac also was bubbling in his praise of Donald Fiske's assistance with the show and the fact that he took the expense from his part of the net. Mrs. Juanita Yates, of Shreve-(Please turn to page 10) West Carroll's badlv laffrine Red Cross fund drive showed only $354.64 of contributions turned in during the week, bringing the total reported raised this morning. to $1,883.22, the Rev.

J. D. Cheat- Final Tally Shows Cotton Crop 4,495 Bales Under 1951 Final fisrures released this week by the U. S. department of commerce show that West Carroll parish fell 4,495 bales short of the 1951 cotton gin- nine record with a total of 24,729 bales during- 1952.

The figures were furnished The Gazette by H. W. Wo-mack, special agent, bureau of census, department of commerce. The total ginning from the 1951 crop was set at 29,224 in the report, as compared to the 24.729 bales ginned in the parish from the 1952 crop. Percentage-wise the 1952 crop ginned in West Carroll amounted to 84 per cent of the 951 ginning total.

Northeast Louisiana Dairymen to Convene Friday in W. Monroe Northeast Louisiana dairymen will discuss their problems and consider means of solving them in West Monroe Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the agricultural building, at an open meeting sponsored by the dairy committee of the Louisiana Delta council. Lantz Womack, of Winnsboro, is chairman and Rudolph Elkins, Green community, is West Car roll member on the council's dairy committee. Appearing on the program will be Dr. Frank Wheeler, state vet erinarian, with a movie presenta tion and discussion of the preva lence of bangs disease in Louis iana and its cost to dairymen.

Luther Hortman, director, division of milk and dairy products, state board of health, will explain regulatory provisions affecting dairymen, and V. F. Ledford, chief, milk testing and auditing division, state department of agriculture, will speak on records maintained and their relation to farmers. Representatives from the par ishes of West Carroll, Ouachita, Morehouse, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Richland, East Carroll, Madison and Tensas are to attend. Hospital Notes Hospitalized here this morning at Biggs clinic were Mrs.

Ollie Tyson, Mary Katherine Shaw, Mrs. George Warner, Keith Fowler, C. F. Hank ins, Mrs. N.

L. Vining, J. H. Layton, Marilyn Jones, Mrs. Glen Hamby.

Discharged from the clinic Fri- through this morning were Mrs. H. L. Pullin, Mrs. Clarence Gar rett, Mrs.

Gladys Newton, Johnny Fambrough, Mrs. Mollie Bonner, Mrs. J. R. Sanders, Mrs.

Hollis Def ee, Louise Patterson, Peggy Benton, W. H. Reneau, Anne Boyte. summer youth recreation program loomed as a possibility for West Carroll this week when four local organizations agreed to sponsorship and financing of such a move. The summer program is designed to afford youths a recreation program to stimulate their activities into more useful channels and act as a deterrent to juvenile delinquency.

Sponsoring it will be the Oak Grove Lions club, Thomas-Tyson post No. 3977, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Woman's Department club, and Catron-Kelly post No. 53, American Legion. Preliminary organizational efforts were reported this week by Floyd H. Weems, chairman of the local Lions club committee for the Mr.

Weems reported an estimated budget of $1,000 for operation of the planned two and one-half month program. The budget items were listed as director's salary, equipment purchase, lighting expense and miscellaneous expense. The committee also reported that the four organizations had agreed to participate as co-sponsors of the program. It will be operated in Oak Grove but will be open to children throughout West Carroll parish. Activities under consideration in clude badminton, table tennis.

softball, baseball, volley ball, cro quet and horseshoes. "Many of the details remain to be worked out, but the major problem will be the securing of the necessary funds to operate the program. That must come first, Mr. Weems remarked. The program will be open to both boys and girls, but age limits; times of operation, have not yet been decided.

"One of the biggest items will be the employment of a director. If the program is to be large enough to successfully accomplish our aims, for the children, it will be entirely too his to depend solely xipoti volunttcr tidf, Jwjt. Weetns remarked. Boll Weevil Survival Rate Set at 1,149 Per Acre in Parish An average of 1,149 live boll weevils per acre survived the win ter in the West Carroll parish area, Jessee Peterson, farm agent, said this week. This is about one and one-Klf times the average number found during the past 17 years and in only four years have a greater number of weevils been found.

Mr. Peterson said the count was released this week by Dr. R. C. Gains, of the Tallulah Cotton In sect laboratory.

Time of the counts was between March 2 and March 18, with over 200 plots being ex amined in various parishes of Northeast Louisiana. "Indications' are that we will have enough live wevils this year to cause severe injury to the cotton crop, provided the weather is suitable for weevil development during the production season. On the other hand, extremely hot and dry weather, such as we had during the 1952 season, will certainly retard weevil development and injury to cotton, the agent stated. It is important, he pointed out, to remember that the kind of weather existing during the fruiting season of cotton Is more important than the number of weevils that go into hibernation or survive the winter. "With this large number of weevils surviving the winter.

It will be necessary to do some cotton insect poisoning this summer, so it will be advisable for all cotton farmers to purchase enough poison for three applications for all the crop. This should be done as soon as possible and the poison stored on the farm. This will help make available a more adequate supply of poison as the season approaches," Mr. Peterson recommended. a post for a man from Rochester, N.

as a school teacher. Most of the letters were of the Civil War period in which three sons Mrs. Pherioby Shivers, Westrell postoffice, served. Most of the early, letters of the boys were optimistic over the war and more concerned with events at home and hearing from home. One wrote on July 22, 1862, that he hadn't heard from home in some time and wanted to know if "Dick got my new ground planted." And the age-old theme of "they never had it so good," was expressed on.

February 22, 1863, talking about newer recruits complaining. At that time the unit was camped only nine miles from the Northern troops. The soldier (Pleas turn to page 10) Egg- Hunt Scheduled At Town Park Sunday Youngsters from Oak Grove and throughout the Darish. ages through 11, will be guests at the town park here Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock for the annual Easter egg hunt, sponsored by Catroh-Kelly post No. 53, American Legion, W.

O. James, chairman of the post's egg hunt committee, said today. "There'll be plenty of eggs hidden throughout the park and all children are invited to come out and have a big time," Mr. James declared. The hunt will be divided in- to three age groups, for small tots, younger children, and the older age group.

Prizes will be given in each group to the child finding the "Golden Egg." "Children from all over the parish are invited to attend," Mr. James remarked, adding, "Adults and parents of the children are urged to come and watch the youngsters have their fun." R. Abney, 76, Succumbs Tuesday Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Pioneer Methodist church for Charles Robert Abney, 76, of Pioneer, who died Tuesday at Biggs clinic, Oak Grove. The Rev. I.

A. Patton pastor, and the Rev. Jack Midyett, of Bastrop, officiated. Interment was in the new Forest cemetery. Catron-Gay Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Abney had been a resident of Pioneer for 37 years, moving to this parish in 1916. A member of the Pioneer Methodist church, he was prominent in community and civic affairs for many years. Mr. Abney operated a mercantile business for a num-oer of years, and was active In its operation until shortly before- his, death.

Mr. Abney is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Abney, of Pioneer; three sons, Buford of Forest, of. Memphis, and Charles, of Pioneer; a granddaughter, Betty Anne Abney, of Memphis, and a sister, Mrs. Preston Blackwell, of Newton, Miss.

1 a Colon Lafayette Axioa Last rites will be conducted from the Assembly of God church, Fiske-Union, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock for Colon Lafayette Axton, 54, who died suddenly this morning at his home near Oak Grove. i The Rev. Harry McKoin, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be under the direction of Catron-Gay Funeral home. Survivors include the wife, Mrs.

Ozella Axton, of Oak Grove; a son, Rufus, of Tallulah; three daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Marion, of Gunnerson, Mrs. Lorene McCowan, of Chicago, 111., and Miss Ruth Axton, of Oak Grive. Clarence Spinks Joaes Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Catron-Gay funeral chapel for Clarence Spinks Jones, 48, of Oak Grove, who died Tues day at his home. The Rev.

H. L. Beebe officiated at the services and interement was in the Red Wing cemetery, under direction of Catron-Gay Funeral home. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Sudie Arnold, of Oak Grove; three half-brothers, J.

H. Arnold, of Houma, Luther K. Arnold, and Hiram Arnold, of Beaumont, Texas; four sisters, Mrs. FJva Boyd, of Bogalusa, Mrs. Grace Taylor, of Oak Grove, Mrs.

Annie Shows, ofjClinton, and Mrs. Mary Mariche, of Oak Grove. Carey Bario Lequin Carey Barto Lequin, 73, died at his home in Dub'ach, Sunday and services were held at the Fellowship Baptist church there Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. I'.

G. Hammons, nf Forest, officiated and interment followed in Dubach under direction of Catron-Gay Funeral home. He is survived by two sons, W. of Oak Grove, R- of Oak Grove; two daughters, Mrs. W.

A. Mangum, of Forest, and Mrs. H. P. Shotwell, of Chanelview, Texas; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

No Arrests Reported Oak Grove chalked up another "peaceful' week, this week when the municipal arrest records showed nd arrests made or charges preferred. Rev. R. L. Clayton, pastor, announces.

Also at 7 o'clock Sunday night, a musical program, "Thorn-Crowned King," the story of the last week of Christ, will be presented by the combined church choirs. Good Friday morning, "Mass of the Pre-Sanctified" will be said at Sacred Heart Catholic church here, witti the "Way of the Cross" at 3 o'clock that afternoon at St. Martha's church, Fiske-Union; at 6:15 at St. Clement's church, Janesville, and at 7:30 p. m.

at Sacred Heart, Oak Grove. Saturday morning at 6:30 at Sacred Heart, the Rev. B. F. Maguire will hold the "Blessing of New Fire and Baptismal Water," followed by mass.

Sunday night in Oak Grove at the First Baptist church, "The Empty Sepulcher," by Mrs. Loyd Blackwell, of Forest, will be presented by the combined choirs under the direction of Mrs. A. O. Buckley, the Rev.

J. D. Cheatham, pastor, states. The First Church of God here. the Rev.

J. R. Tackett, pastor, will present an Easter program by the children at 10 o'clock Sunday morning followed by an Easter sermon. At Sacred Heart Catholic church, mass will be said at 8:30 Sunday morning, and also at St. Martha's church, Fiske-Union, at 7 o'clock and at St.

Clement's church, Janesville, at 10 o'clock. An Easter communion service will be held at 9 o'clock Sunday (Please turn to page 10) 0G Band, Music Students Earn Ratings at Ruston Oak Grove High school's band earned a rating of very good at the annual district music festival at Louisiana Tech In Ruston this weekend and five piano students and three members of the band earned individual ratings. It was the third straight year that the band, under the direction of Raymond E. Ragsdale, has earned the rating of very good, third highest given, at the district festival. The band has been organized only four years.

Randall Barron won a superior rating in the reed solo and ensemble division and Billy Roy Lingenfelter earned an excellent rating in the brass solo and ensemble. Beverly McKinzie's baton twirling again earned the top rating of superior. In the piano solo competitions, Mary Eva Womack, of Oak Grove, and Sylvia Chambless, of Kilbourne, earned ratings of superior. Maxie Bailey, of Oak Grove, was rated excellent on his piano solo-and Mary Ethel Kelly, of Oak Grove, and Marion Davis, of Forest, earned ratings of very good. Twenty-four bands from high schools in the Northeast Louisiana area competed at trie two-aay music festival.

Open Season on Frogs Closed Until June 1 Open season on bullfrogs and lagoon frogs closed officially Tues day for two months and each licensed retail and wholesale dealer or consumer has a 10-day period in which to dispose of frogs on hand, L. D. Young, director of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries commission, reported this week. Frogs may be taken or sold at any period of the year except during the months of April and May this applies to frogs coming from within or from without the state of Louisiana. They may be captured during open season with the aid of a jack light or any other visible light and by means of mechanical devices known as frog catchers.

selling Dave, an 11 -year-old negro boy for $500. A little farther along in years, November 9, 1838, a legal document showed where Ervin Shivers, a forbear of the Little family, pledged 160 acres for stock in the Mississippi Union bank. Also, in the document was a public notice of one William T. Brown, seeking election to the state legislature from Simpson county, with a statement that he opposed assumption by the state of the debt of the Union bank bonds. On May 26, 1834, a time-yellowed commission shows that Ervin Shivers5 was appointed to the Simpson county board of county police by H.

G. Runnels, governor of Mississippi. And in 1843, one John F. Smitts wrote three men in the county, seeking and the Railway Express agency. The agency last August proposed closing these express motor car rier stations, with a resultant can cellation of through express rates to and from them, because of re fusal by Missouri Pacific to handle express in its trucks which had been serving these stations Immediately protests sprang up throughout the Northeast Louis lana area; communities banded to gether, retained Harry N.

Anders of Winnsboro. (also district at torney), as counsel to fight the proposed move. Action on the discontinuance of express service was then halted until hearings could be held be fore the Louisiana Public Service commission in Monroe in October at which time delegations from five parishes," including persons from Oak Grove and Epps in West Carroll, testified before the L. P. S.

C. The result was that the state commission requested the I. C. C. to order the service continued until formal hearings could be held by that body and a decision reached.

Mr. Anders and a representative of a government arsenal were the only two protestants offering evi dence before the federal commis sion, but Mr. Anders' evidence represented the situation through out the Northeast Louisiana area. Briefly, proposals advanced by the express agency, as a result of its difficulty with the railroad, would have, the protestants proved to the commission's satisfaction, (with the agreement of the express agency), resulted in inferior serv ice and increased charges, We find," the commission com mented, "that the suspended sched uler cancelling from the list of ex press stations the names of 176 stations served by motor service provided by the Missouri Pacific railroad, or its affiliated truck or bus service lines would result in substantially increased charges for the combination express-motor service to and from railhead sta-1 tions further find that the re-! suiting increases In rates and charges have not been shown to be just and reasonable. Easter Seal Drive Underway in W.C.

West Carroll's Easter seal sale drive, to raise funds for work with crippled children, was reported progressing this week, but Mrs Floy Schrock, unit chairman, re minded today that the drive ends Sunday, urging the public to re member and contribute. Over 1,200 letters have been mailed citizens of West Carroll with Easter seals, asking their contributions to assist in rehabilitation and treatment programs for West Carroll's crippled chil dren and adults. The drive is being conducted this year by the newly organized parish unit of the Louisiana chap ter. National Society for Crippled Children and Adults. "Saturday in Oak Grove, $95.07 was collected by workers manning a Doom on xuam street ana cnii dren selling Easter lilies and Mrs.

Schrock said. She pointed out that similar tag and lily days have been organized for Epps, Goodwill and Kilbourne, but that no information was available concerning the results In those areas. "People are sending in their contributions nicely to the Easter seal sale drive, but, if the needs are to be met, it will take practically a 100 per cent return," the chairman remarked. Funds raised in the drive are to finance rehabilitation and treat ment programs for West Carroll's crippled children and adults. Services furnished by the crippled children society are not duplicated in any way by other agencies or charitable organizations.

Through the work of the organ ization, many handicapped per sons become useful, self-support-: ing, productive citizens. roundings, but only 38 per cent had adequate closet space. Recommendations were to teach care of household equipment; work with farm families on remodeling homes, and sanitation problems, and advocacy of protection of buildings with siding, shingles, or phenta preservatives. On the other hand, farm buildings were described as inadequate and in bad state of repair, needing painting or protecting from weather and rat-proofing. Considering a 97 per cent rate of electrification, the committee recommended only proper and increased use i of electricity and reading of meters on the proper date each month.

Poultry, gardens, orchards, food preservation, selection and preparation were dealt with in the home Red Cross Funds ham. drive director, said. Thf drive closed Tuesday. "We know there are other funds already collected but which have not yet been turned in to the treasurer. But despite this the drive will fall far short of the $4,500 quota set for the parish," the director remarked.

He praised the efforts of all who worked so diligently for the drive and the contributors for their generosity. V. J. Scott, drive treasurer, this morning listed the following contributions: Oak Grove, Mrs. W.

L. Dickinson, Mrs. Jewel B. Head, miscellaneous, Chicago Mill and Lumber $30; Red Wing, Mrs. Clara Gilbert, Darnell, Mrs.

Priscilla Holloway, colored division, New Bethany church, George Terry, $26; Bright Morning Star church, the Rev. Isaac Divens, Bloomy Shade church, Johnnie Sander's, $34. The Rev. Cheatham pointed out that no report had yet been re ceived from Epps; fromone Oak Grove team of from Fiske-Union, and several other communities in the parish, where workers have been "I am Hoping that these will bring the contributions to at least $2,500," he said. A complete tabulation of the funds turned In by area will be published from the treasurer's final report.

Achievement Day Set for April 18 Postponement of West Carroll's annual 4-H club Achievement day until Saturday, April 18, was announced today by Club Agents Dewey McNiece and Miss Charlotte Vardlaw. The parish-wide event a highlight of the year's club activities, was originally scheduled for April II. "The day was postponed because the district Future Farmers of America contests will be held in us ton on April 11 and on the same day the parish Future Home-makers of. America will meet' Mr. McNiece declared.

Achievement day will be held in Oak Grove, with the local school as host. Annually between 700 and 1.000 4-H'er and adults are attracted by the day's events. Goodwill Resident Named to District Eastern Star Post Mrs. Rea Gleason, of Goodwill, a member of Guiding Star chapter No. 66, Order of the Eastern Star, was appointed district deputy grand matron of district seven.

by the worthy grand matron of the Order of the, Eastern Star at the grand chapter meeting in New Orleans last week. The seventh district is comprised of O. E. S. chapters at Tallulah, Lake Providence, Delhi, Pioneer and Oak Grove.

Mrs. Gleason is past matron of the Oak Grove chapter. Attending the grand chapter ses sions were Mrs. Bessie Mae Hig-don, worthy matron, Mrs. Gdeason, Mrs.

Agnes Tarver and Mrs. Roxie Payne. It was the- 54th session of the grand chapter and was held in New Orleans Sunday through Wednesday of last week. meeting began with divine services at the First Methodist church after which delegates were served supper In the church dining Births At Biggs Clinic ROGER KENT, eight pound, 11 ounce son of Mr. and Mrs.

Hollis Defee, RFD 2, Oak Grove. Born March 26. PHILIP RAY, seven pound, 15 ounce son of Mr. and Mrs. H.

L. Pullin, Kilbourne. Born March 29. DEBRA LYNN, six pound, two ounce daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Glen Hamby, RFD 2, Oak Grove. Pre- Civil War Days Come to Life in Old Letters lig Progran of Work Shows Fielisllslding Iraproweiiieiit 1 A glimpse in to the early history of the Mississippi valley and an insight into the life of soldiers in the Civil War was given students of the sixth and seventh grades at Forest High school by old family letters and documents in possession of the Charles Little family at Forest. But the letters and documents were better than any history book, for they gave information on the intimate details of life; the manner of writing and speaking, and the little things that can't be written into books. Back in 1829, an English cotton broker wrote a cotton buyer, or factor, in Simpson county, that he would pay six cents per pound for all the cotton he could ship to England. And in 1833, a deed was made Conditions on West Carroll's farm homes show much improvement over the past, but in certain fields vast amounts of work still remain to be accomplished, according to the 1953 program of work for the agriculture extension service in the homemaking division.

The report, compiled by four committees of 29 parish men and women, brought out such facts as 90 per cent of all parish homes are screened; 97 per cent of farm homes have electricity; 95 per cent of families did some canning and preserving of food. In the housing, furnishings, equipment and surroundings report, it was shown that 74 per cent of homes were painted; 88 per cent had inside walls ceiled; 67 per cent had "neat and tidy" sur production of food division. Poor management, poor quality birds and heavy losses in young birds were cited as problems of poultry raising. It was stated that 100 per cent of farm families owned some chickens. While most farm families raised gardens, there were only spring gardens reported, with practically no fall plantings.

Problems were cited as little control of insects, poor cultural practices, lack of variety in vegetables, insufficient supply of fruit, and need for year-round garden production. Orchards are almost non-existent in West Carroll, and much "work must be done to encourage growth of these products, using recommended varieties and modern cultural Turn to Pag 10) 5 Born March 30..