The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-10
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

ucat1onal campaign on sex hygiene IL
Mississippi
Lieutenant c. A. Adele, of the United
State army, medical department, is il
charge of this work in Mississippi anC
is cooperating with the state board OF
health. Lieut. Adele has designated
the boys division of the state Youns
Mems Christian association as the
proper organization TO present this
subject to the schools in Mississippi
which have one hundred and twenty
five pupils and over. Three hundred
and nine schools in the state are in
Guided in this class.
4 picked staff of experts will pre-
sent this subject in the schools with
stereopticon views, charts, lectures
etc. The "Hi-Yi" club will have full
| charge of the campaign in the schools
having this well-known organization.
Mr.. Herbert l. Crate, boys work
secretary for the Y. NJ. c. A. in Mis-
sissippi, has the general direction OF
the work assisted by Mr.. B. F. Brown
in Northern Mississippi and Mr.. B. L.
Burford in southern Mississippi.
| 1t is expected that DR.. Winfield Scott
Hall, OF Chicago, well known in Missis-
sippi as one of the leading lecturers
on sex hygiene in the country, will
| speak on the subject in Mississippi
| during the campaign.
In letter of recent date from Wash
ington, DR.. c. C. Pierce, assistant sur
geon general. expresses his hearty ap-
probation of the cooperation OF the
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Christian association in Mississippi in
the proposed plan of presenting an
appeal for physical fitness to the high
school boys of Mississippi.
In this connection it may be said
that the state Young Mems Christian
association had already contemplated
and was making plans to launch a cam
paign of this kind, but upon receiving
notice that the government purposed
doing the same thing the state commit
tee Immediately placed themselves at
the disposition OF the public health
officials
Rainfall in Mississippi for the year
1918 showed a total of 81 inches, this
being the average recorded at the prin-
cipaI observation stations The pre-
cipitation varied somewhat, according
to locality, the variation in some in
stances amounting to six inches, and
was heaviest in the delta and along the
gulf coast.
In a commonwealth with different
soil formation a total Of "a inches of
rainfall within a year would render
farming operations we'll nigh impossi-
Tn, ha
moisture is quickly absorbed by the
sand-cIay. In fact, when the average
annual rainfall is less than 80 inches
Mississippi has poor crop year, and
often the average goes to so inches.
Will Sorsby, slayer of Postofffce In
spector Charles Fitzgerald, and most
noted convict in the Mississippi penf-
Tertiary, escaped from the Parchman
convict farm. He was employed as
trusty in the prison office.
Meridian-Calling attention to the
fact that it is impossible to carry out
the law of weights and measures with
out some successful way of obtaining
evidence of violations to secure proper
prosecution, the Meridian trades coun
ell has asked the city council to create
the office of inspector of weights and
measures and gas and electric meters.
The attention of the city council Is
called to section 5G67 of the state code
of 1906 and other sections pertaining
weights and measures and the
request made that some means be de-
vised to carry out the intent and pur-
pose of the law and secure for Merid-
ian the enforcement of the law that it
should have. The letter has been plac-
ed on file of the city council.
Jackson. Miss.-With snow covering
the ground to a depth of one foot, the
registered eight degrees
above zero, the coolest this winter The
snowfall here was the most severe
since SI9S.
Impetus to the sheep raising move |
ment in Mississippi will be given by |
the formation of lamb clubs in five |
by District Demonstration /
Agent Carl NJ. Rose and State Club |
Agent c. A Cobb. These counties will |
be helped to start clubs: Warren, Clai-
borne, Adams, Jefferson, Wilkinson
NOSE Is 0IltIuSIdSlf Tic over the SUccp
raising possibilities of the state, and /
already has assurances that bankers
and business men in the counties to
e visited will support the movement
w R. Ritch, agent for the Ya1oo
organized the first lamb club
n the state there Is month. ago,
md has had remarkable success. Two
thousand dollars worth of lambs are
being placed in the hands OF the boys
md girls of the county this year. The
method followed is similar to that
lsed for pig and baby beef clubs.
Bankers and business men lend the
Youngsters money to buy their lambs.
md are paid out OF the sale OF wool
nd mutton. First years proceeds u.s.
ally pay for the lambs and leave a
,ood stock on hand.
Aberdeen.-Rev. DR.. Lewis Powell
pastor of the First Metho'
list church, south, of Memphis, died at
horton memorial infirmary, Louisville.
asst week, following an operation. At
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