The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-01-02

us final report to Adjt. Gen. Scales,
and wound up It's affairs.
Under the first draft in 1917 this
hoard handled the names of $3.50
men. There were about 5000 young
men who attained their majority be-
tween June 5, 1917, and June 5, 1918
and were registered. Under the last
draft for men between the ages OF IS
and Al. 123,46O were registered, max
ing q total of 228,323.
The missionaries and registration
cards, duplicates, ETC., were placed in
boxes. nailed and sealed, to be sent to
each local board, IL whose jurisdiction
the registrants reside, or registered.
The following counties are in the
southern district:
Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Co
piah Govington, Forrest, Franklin,
George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison,
Kinds. Nos. 1 and 2; Holmes, Hum
phreys, Issaquena, Jackson, Jasper,
Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, KEN
per, Lamar, Lauderdale, Nos. l and 2;
Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison,
Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee,
Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott,
Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Wal
thall, Warren, Washington Nos. l and
9; Wayne, Wilkinson and Yazoo, Nos.
l and 2.
A meeting of the State Vocational
Education Board will be held here
early in January, according to Prof f.
!. Hubbard, state director of voca-
tional education.
Reports on the progress Of voca-
tional work in Mississippi during the
year, and prospects for 1919 will be
heard.
The board is composed Of Prof W.
F. Bond, state superintendent OF edu-
cation. chairman and executive Off
GER; Prof. ]. T. Calhoun, state supervi-
sor of rural schools, secretary; Prof
Bura Hilbun, state supervisor of negro
schools; DR.. ID. c. Hull, of Meridian;
and Prof D. J. Savage, assistant state
superintendent of education. Prof. S.
J Greer is assistant director of the
board
The annual meeting of the Cotton
States official advisory marketing
board, of which P. P. Garner, commis-
sioner of agriculture for Mississippi, is
a member, will be held in New Orleans
January 10, when officers will be elect.
ed for the year, and other important
matters settled.
]. j. Brown, commissioner for Ala
bama, is president of the board, and in
his letter, received by Mr.. Garner, an
nouncing the meeting, says in addi'
ton to the election of officers, plans
for establishing local boards in every
county of the cotton belt to act as
aides to the board, will be perfected.
The board will likewise urge the reduc-
ton of cotton acreage.
Rankin county stands in the fore
front of the progressive counties of
Mississippi, having shipped, since Jan
uary 1, 1917, 70 cars of hogs, corn,
sweet and Irish potatoes, and cattle,
according to J. Ed Ruff, district farm
agent for South Mississippi.
who was arrested here on the charge
of arson, confessed to Jailer M. P.
Ryan that he had been the cause Of
the last five fires in Natchez. On be-
ing examined by jury in lunacy he
stated that he had set fire to the
buildings in order to see the fire ap-
paratus turn out. At one of the fires
the negro assisted in bringing out the
contents of the burning building.
Columbus. - Members of the Tween
tieth Century Club, one of the leading
social organizations of Columbus, gave
a victory BALI at the Gilmer Hotel,
Christmas night, at which officers
from Payne Field, near West Point,
were guests of honor.
Fllisyille.-Judge j. H. Woodham,
while tearing down shed on his
place, was badly hurt by some OF the
timbers falling on him. A deep cash
was cut in his head and his back was
wrenched.
Blue Mountain. - Blue Mountain
now has long-distance telephone con
nection with the Cumberland SYSTEM
the connecting link of line having
been completed between Blue Noun
tain and New Albany, Miss, where the
local wire taps the Cumberland. w
E. Major, promoter of the service, has
installed a downtown office and pay
station in Blue Mountain College, pa
irons of the school now being able tc
talk to their daughters from any Cum
berland station at any time of the day
or night.
Blue Mountain. - One of the most
beautiful houses of worship in this
county has just been erected at cost
of several thousand dollars by Chaly
beate Baptist Church.
Columbus. - John A. Msore, who Ii
alleged to have killed George Richard
son, at Macon, Miss, was given a pre-