Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-03-21
MISSISSIPPI
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places

commanding off1cer at Payne Field,
West Point, Miss, reached here on q
flight to Florida points.
Corinth.-Miss Wilma Greer, county
home economics agent. is planning a
child welfare campaign to be carried
on for week in A1corn county.
Columbus. - Brick manufacturers
from all parts Of Mississippi and Lou
isiana came for the annual convention
of the Mississippi Brick Manufactur
ers' association.
Aberdeen.-Twelve thousand dollars
worth of live stock shipped from Aber-
oeen in one day is the new record set
by Monroe county farmers. There
were four cars Of hogs and shipments
of other live stock ON all three roads
leaving Aberdeen one day last week.
Biloxi.-According to General ". B.
Forrest, who has just returned from
Florida and Georgia on official bust.
ness in connection with the annual CON
vention Of the United Confederate Vet
Grams and Sons of Veterans, Savannah.
Ca, has been chosen for the place of
holding the annual convention next
October
Sardis.-The Sardis Industrial col
lege, one of the states leading schools
for negroes, held conference last
week for negro farmers. The follow
ing prominent negroes we're present:
DR.. c. A. Terrell Of Memphis. M. y.
Hubert of Jackson Miss, state d. (es
strator; DR.. Hughes. of Jackse.
state health dspartlr ant Tor rer II
ss< 81 year. -.
Nax0o City vi VI III ~
Craig, siste~ ~ Mfs. Sfa6iIfpt y
a close friet to admiral Rap..Y a
Semmes Of re Confedswacy, and OF
Bishop Semmes, for many years bishop
oi the Catholic church, with 4 home at
Mobile Ala, died at her home in Wor.
cester, Mass, last week. The remains
were brought to Yazoo City for inter-
ment
Arcadia.-Maj. Ralph P. Cousins.
commanding officer at Payne Field.
West Point, Miss, and Lieut.. Foster G.
Strong. en- route from West Point to
Carlstrom Field. Arcadia by airplane,
we're caught in heavy fog and forced
to land on railroad track near Way
cross. Ga. The officers escaped in
jury. but the plane was wrecked. The
plane was brought here for repairs.
Blue Mountain-Private William L.
Eickerson, 335th Machine Gun Battal-
ION. S7th Division. American Expedi-
tionary Forces, France, arrived in New
York City from overseas, having come
ever on the transport Mongolia. After
receiving his preliminary training for
short while in America, Private Dick
erson was hurried to France. Though
in the battle area for some time, he
escaped without injury.
Eupora--The drive for the enroll.
ment of all the teachers in the Fourth
Congressional district of the State
Teachers association IS progressing
steadily. or the twenty-five high
schools and colleges in the district.
sixteen have qualified as being 100 per
cent enrolled. Several superintend,
ents of educatisn have almost reached
this goal Of 100 per cent enrolment of
all the teachers in their counties.
>ssss
University Lloyd C. Douglas.
OF Ann Arbor. Michigan, closed Sc.
ries OF morale and progressive lectures
under the auspices of the local Y. NJ
c. His lectures were well attended by
students and others, and were very
much appreciated by all who heard
him. He admits moral, religious and
progressive leadership for those who
would become leaders in the new or
der OF things following the recent
world conflict.
Clarksdale. of former
Gov. Earl Brewer, Of Clarksdale. as
chairman Of the Salvation Army's cam
paign in the gulf division, has been
made by Willis Pratt of the national
campaign headquarters in New York.
Brewers appointment. which is in the
nature OF an extension Of his work
during the past year. will associate
him with the campaigns in Mississippi,
Alabama. West Florida, East louisiana
and parts Of Tennessee and Georgia
H. d. Cullen. Of Birmingham. has been
appointed director for the gulf divis-
ion. Located In the gulf division are
more than 20 Salvation Army corps Of
ficers. as well as many rescue homes.
industrial homes. army and navy huts