The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-20
MISSISSIPPI GzEAM!MGs
News of Interest Prepared
in Epitomized Form by
Special Writer'S


record set by the Mississippi Canning
club girls at Alderman. The work.
was done by the canning club mem
bers at Alderman The steer, which
was furnished by DR.. Weeks, county
health officer, filled 1876 No. 2 cans
and 25 No. cans. 1.-THE nice cuts
we're conserved for roast beef and
steak, The other was made into HUI
garian goulash, canned beef, potted
beef and sausage cakes. The beef Nv
er was combined with fat pork az !
made into sausage The brain, tripa,
tongue and ear were plain canned.
The extra fat was boiled down into
pure beef fat.
"The bones were boiled several
hours for. soup stock, after all the
meat was taken from them. After all
the strength was extracted from the
bones they were dried inside the stove
and cracked for chicken food.
1.-THE board of supervisors bought
the steam pressure Gamer, which cost
SGT, and gave it to the county agent"
Mrs. M. NJ Green, secretary OF the
Lowndes county chapter of the Red
Cross association, who returned to
Columbus from New Orleans, where
she visited the headquarters of the
southwest division of the American
Red Cross society, delivered an ad-
dress to the members Of the Red Cross
chapter at the Mississippi Industrial
Institute and College. In her talk
Mrs Green described what she saw
there, and said that all garments,
even those with minor defects, were
being sent to the soldiers. This state
ment was very encouraging to some
of the students of the college who
have made garments that were not
quite perfect.
On his return to Agricultural Col
lege from conference with the mem
bers of the state board of vocatio1a al
education at Jackson, Prof. James Y.
Bowen, director Of the School of In
dustrial Education, said that it has
been decided to concentrate the entire
work of training teachers in trades
and industries and agriculture at the
Mississippi A. and M. college, and that
all teachers of these branches in the
secondary schools coming under the
Smith-Hughes provision must be ac-
credited from this institution.
Hx,sP rot un If n
American Library association at Camp
Shelby, has announced that he has
signed contracts for the erection Of
handsome building at the camp to be
used as the headquarters for the
American Library association.
w. E. Lawrence, aged As years, a
machinist in the service of the /. c..
met tragic fate near Jackson. He
was struck by switch engine north
of the city and his head was almost
completely severed from the body.
The thirtieth reunion of the Scot
fish Rite Masons of Mississippi was
held in Meridian The degrees from
the fourth to the thirty-second were
conferred on a class of Ill, the la-g-
est class in the history of the state.
The scarcity of coal which has been
felt in Columbus for some time past,
has grown so rapidly that it has be-
come acute. The fuel administration
ordered local dealers not to sell coal
outside the city limits.
Another step in the improvement Of
Yazoo county roads was taken by the
board of supervisors when 6 per cent
bonds to the amount of $4,000 were
voted for the buying of mules and road
working machinery.
The road commissioners of the Ba-
con road district in Tocopola, Lafay-
cite county, will let the contract for
the construction Of nine miles of sand
! clay permanent highway in that DIS
trict, Dec. II.
Nose Martin and Robert Patton, ne
groes, residing eight miles from Ok
ford, settled an argument with knives.
Patton was buried and the sheriff has
charge Of Martin.
A land deal involving approximate
" $4,000 and 5000 acres of Warren
county lands was closed in Vicks-
burg, Sparks & Miller of Fort Worth.
Tex, being the purchasers.
The annual memorial service of the
Natchez lodge of Elks was held at the
Baker Brand theater. The address
was delivered by Rev. Joseph Kuehnle.
Charles M. Murphy has been select
ed by the Holmes county chapter to
act as chairman OF the Red Cross
Christmas drive at Lexington
The Greenville city election result
ed in the reelection OF Mayor Eugene
G. Ham by the vote Of 227 to 16S for
C. r. Cook, his only opponent.
The residence OF G.. l.. Tubb, at
Aberdeen. was badly damaged by fire
and water.
The Columbus coal administration
committee has fixed the following
prices to consumers: Red ash. Sc .
tom. other grades. st. Is q ton.