Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-07-19
FROM ALLPARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports Of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

Biloxi-BiIoxians celebrated the
Fall OF the Bastile with an interesting
patriotic program.
Starkville.-The Oktibbeha county
Sunday school convention was held
at Longview last week.
Agricultural College.-A series OF
movable agricultural schools will be
held In Alfalfa county during the week
Of July 22-27.
Corinth.-The military committee OF
the Red Cross is preparing to provide
a soldiers and sailors retreat or rest
room for soldier boys, who are pass
ing through Corinth.
West Point.-The Clay county Red
Cross chapter has just shipped to
headquarters a nice box of knitted
wear. It contained sweaters, socks
and wristlets, valued at $350.50.
Crystal Springs.-A very pretty
service was held in the Episcopal
church when a beautiful service flag,
with four stars thereon, honoring the
young men of that church that have
volunteered their services to their
country, was presented.
BilOxi.-A fleet of boats working
under the officers Of the Mississippi
Oyster Commission, is engaged in
planting young oysters on the Biloxi
reef between this city and Ocean
Springs in an effort to replenish the
supply for the coming
Yazoo City.-A meeting of the Sum
day school superintendent of Yazoo
county was held here for the purpose
Of arranging a program for the an
nual county Sunday school convention
which will be held at the Hebron
Baptist church July "a and %.
Biloxi.-Biloxians are now request
ed to secure flour and sugar cards
through the First National bank, in
order that they might secure the
amount of these necessities allowed
each person per month under the d.
rection of the county food administra-
tor.
Grenada.-The Grenada county wo-
mems committee of the national de-
Tense has been doing good work. Many
trips having been made into the rural
districts. County chairman, Mrs. S.
A. Morrison. has established many
community councils and has had many
enthusiastic meetings.
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Jackson. - Five new shipbuilding
companies, with capital stock totaling
s 1000, 900, have applied for charters
to operate in Mississippi. The conf
panies are named after Mississippi
towns: Jackson, V%icksburg, Natchez,
Biloxi and Pascagoula. Each company
has a capital stock of 5000, 900.
Corinth.-Miss Iris Arnold, county
home economics agent, Is giving a
demonstration in canning with steam
pressure Gamer at the domestic
science laboratory in the Corinth
high school building. Miss Arnold en-
gagged in holding a series Of meetings
last week throughout the county.
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Senatobia.-Glover, the young SON
of Prof. A. G. Gainey. principal of the
Tate county agricultural high school
was shot and seriously wounded by
the accidental discharge Of a pistol In
the hands Of his brother, Lee Gainey
The wounded boy was rushed to Mem
phis, where an operation was per
formed.
Hattiesburg.-"Work, so to jail, Of
to Germany" is the slogan coined by
the Forrest county self-preservatior
and loyalty league, recently formed
here. A census will be taken o
every man, woman and child in Hat
tiesburg to determine whether all VIII,
can work are engaged In essential In
dustry.
Memphis. THE All-South extension
committee of the Christian Endeavo
opened the program of the second ar
nual convention with a business ses
sion and election of officers. The 70
lowing officers we're elected to serv
for the ensuing year: Chairman
Lieut.. d. B. Curry, u. S. army. love
There" vice chairman, John NJ. Gore
Knoxville. and Claude z. Hill. Cha
tanooga; secretary, L. E. Brubakel
Ensley. Ala; treasurer, Mrs. Wyatt
A. Taylor. Columbia. S. c.; souther
states secretary, Karl Lehman, Cha
tanooga; field secretary, Charles
Evans, Lexington, Ky. This electio
constitutes. as well. the reelection {
state presidents and the denomini
tional trustees for the United Societ