The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-09
MISSISSIPPI
NEWS ITEMS
PROMINENT STATE WORKERS
Hold Important Conference To Pre-
pare Fight Against White
Plague.

Jackson.-At the annual meeting Of
the county health officers Of Missis-
sippi held here in connection with the
Southern tuberculosis Conference, it
was found that considerably over half
Of the roster OF these workers had re-
sponded to DR.. feathers call. There
was an animated and interesting two
hours during which these officers talk
ed 'shop" almost exclusively. and In
Dictated incidentally that the men out
on the firing line against the ills and
infirmities to which human flesh is
heir, are confronted with troubles and
infirmities in plenty.
After sundry addresses by DR..
feathers, chairman, and Drs. Boswell,
Portwood, Mcdonald, Brown and 9TH
ers, an interesting general summary
was heard from DR.. c. D. Mitchell, OF
Pontotoc, president of the state board
of health, who felicitated the health
officers on the good work that they
are doing.
Organization for the ensuing year
was effected by the election Of offl.
GERS, as follows: President, DR.. w. S.
Leathers; vice-presidents, DR.. r. j.
Williams, J. F. Portwood and ]. ].
HARRISON.
DR.. R. S. Hall, deputy registrar of
vital statistics, acted as the efficient
secretary of the association, and was
reelected for the ensuing year.
Adjournment was taken until such
time as 1t may be necessary to call
the body together, probably not be.
fore this time next year.
Yazoo City.-Four cars of co-opera-
lively shipped hogs will leave Yazoo
county this week. One car will be
shipped from Bentonia on Nov. s. This
car will be made up by the farmers
of Bentonia and the adjoining neigh
borhood. On Saturday, Nov. II, the
last of the three big trade days to be
held In Yazoo City, the other three
cars of cooperative cars will be
shipped.
Biloxi-A proposition to exploit the
entire gulf coast region from Pensa-
cola to Pearl River county and as far
north as Hattiesburg, is being under
taken by publishing company Of New
Pork City, and is meeting with much
enthusiasm along the gulf coast, about
$4,000 having been subscribed for the
first five years of the advertising
campaign.
Biloxi.-John Storz, an employee OF
the gas company fell from scaffold-
ing while employed on the coal gas
plant Of the company in the eastern
part of the city, and escaped what
would have been death or serious in
juries by reason OF the fact that his
trousers caught on some nails in
ladder which was underneath.
Jacksonville quail hunting season
opened in Mississippi Nov. 1. The
game law enacted by the recent legis.
Iature, which holds off the hunting till
Nov. Is, Is being held in allegiance
while the electorate of Mississippi de-
eide, by popular vote, what they want
done with it.
attiesburg.-Ground was broken
by the city to build two miles Of sewer
from the Normal College to the city
mains. The state Is putting up $4,000
of the expense and the city Of Hatties-
burg the balance, which will be about
$500.
Biloxi.-The United States weather
bureau will establish station at Bay
st. Louis, this step being taken as
result of solicitation of coast citizens
who believe that fishermen should be
given ample warnings Of the approach
of tropical disturbances.
Meridian.-The city council has
adopted the annual tax levy for the
city, 16 mills, and made new distri-
button, especially in school matters,
under the new laws of 1916, which
makes each separate school district
take care Of it's own bonds.
Toccopola.-Th Pontotoc County
Teachers Association has been reor-
ganized for the year by the election of
Prof. Walter Henderson, president;
Prof. Albert Sewell, vice President,
and Miss Lany Holland, secretary.
Meridian.-Complai are coming
from various sections Of the county Of
sugar cane destruction by what Is sup
posed to be the South American ant,
which was named in government
bulletin issued some time ago.
Hazlehurst.-The coal situation here
has grown acute. The shortage OF
cars Is growing serious, and the min
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