Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-07-12
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

Meridian.-Former United States
Senator Leroy Percy delivered an ad-
dress here in the interest of Y. NJ.
c. A. work. This was his first ap-
pearance here since his return from
France.
Houlka.-Mayor A. A. Newell,
Editor C.. B. McAbee and Marshal
Howard Roberts received acceptance
from Major Heard at West Point Of
the landing grounds they offered to
him. o. H. Harrill gave the ground
and the citizens have cleared away all
trash.
Senatobia.-The local draft board
has received orders to send four white
men of Camp Shelby July Is and 40
negroes to Camp Pike July 16. The
board has also been ordered to send
four white men in place of four who
have been discharged at Camp Pike
for physical disabilities.
Jackson.-Lightless nights will be
in style in this section again, begin
ming July 10, according to an an
nouncement by Mr.. Garner Green, To-
cal fuel administrator. The fuel ad-
ministration has announced through
Mr.. Green that the restrictions this
time will be more stringent than they
were a short time ago.
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Biloxi.-Council acted favorab}y
upon the matter of taking steps to
deepen the Back Bay of Biloxi with
government aid for the purpose Of
making a deep water outlet for ship
ping and as an inducement to ship.
building plants. Members of the
board also endorsed the action of the
government in carrying out the SAM
tary campaign throughout HARRISON
county.
Memphis.-This city became an i'm
portant point for the American Rail-
way Express company, capitalized at
$50, 900, 900, when general offices for
the Mississippi division were opened
with H. H. Meek, superintendent. c.
L. Thomas will be his assistant and
James H. Hays, former general agent
of the American Express company at
Memphis, has assumed his duties as
agent for the new company.
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Memphis.-Contracts for the con-
struction of 10 miles Of drainage
canals were let by the commissioners
Of the Murphy Bayou Drainage Dis
trict, Washington county, Miss. The
Canal Construction company, Mem.
phis, Tenn, and the ]. B. Arpin Dredg-
ing company, Of Houston, Texas, were
Jointly awarded the work. The work
was let at IL cents per cubic yard.
The total cost will be about $3.50, 900.
Camp Shelby.-Camp Shelby cele'
brated its first Fourth of July in gala
style. Thousands Of soldiers attended
the different events scheduled for the
day, all of which were carried out sue
cessfully. In the morning the great
victory athletic meet was staged on
the parade ground OF the 1O1st Infan
try. The records made by the soldiers
were good, considering all entrants
wore the regulation shoes, only leg
gins being allowed to be removed.
Yazoo City.-In view of the fact tina
the labor situation Is already acute
here, farmers and planters are alarmed
at the steady drain upon the city anC
county for men, A call received b!
the local draft boards demands II
white men to be sent to Camp Shelb!
during the five-day period beginning
July 10, and SO negroes to be sent t
Camp Funston during the period be
ginning July 10. 1t is estimated her
that the next call for the state of Mis-
sissippi will be in the neighborhood o
10000 men, based on the call mad
upon Yazoo county, and these me
will be largely taken from the farm
and plantations.
West Point.-One person was kille
and six were more or less seriousl
hurt when a w%estbound Southern pal
senger train struck a jitney bus at tn
crossing on East Main street. Cal
Belts, aged is, a chauffeur, who wa
q passenger in the bus, was Instant
killed. Private Lloyd Rean, of Johl
ston, Pa, was injured in the back an
leg. Lieut.. l.. S. Temmerman, {
Brooklyn, N. Y, sustained a bad seal
wound, and Lieut. Hancock, of Men
phis, Tenn. was wounded also in tn
head. Three other persons, includin
E. A. Alsop, the owner and driver {
the car, Of Macon, Miss, were Sigh
ly injured. The bus was smashed
s~plinters.
Grenada.-County Farm Demonstr
:. tor Henry Bell has made several shi
: ments of corn and potatoes during Il
past week. He has had the close C
operation Of the farmers of the cou
/ ty in all that he attempted to do.
5 good price was realized from the p
tatoes and corn.
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Vicksburg.-Rev. w. c. Ferguso
aecretarNo Of the Christian churches