The Southern herald., 1919-05-09

Hazlehurst-A movement is on foot
here to organize stock company and
build lSrge box factory
Agricultural College.-The newly
elected officers of the Y. M. c. A. were
Installed for the ensuing year.
Senatobia.-Prof. ]. 4. Brlnson, Of
Byhslia, has been elected principal Of
the town schools by the trustees.
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Blue Mountain.-Hor. Pat. Harrison,
junior senator of Mississippi, has been
touring the north end OF the state in
the interest of the Victory loan cam
paign and the creation Of sentiment
favoring the adoption of the covenant
Of the League of Nations
oldwater.-PrOf. T. II. Fretney has
been reelected principal of the Cold
water high school at substantial In
crease in salary. The local school
board has raised the salaries of all
the teachers, and several OF them will
rtmain for another year.
Gulfport-Superintendent Of Edu-
cation Ira T. Gilmer, who has served
as superintendent Of the local public
schools during the past six years, ten
dered his resignation to the Gulfport
school board to become effective JuRe
or after the close Of the present
school session.
Coldwater-One of the most enjoy
able social events ever given here was
the supper prepared by the ladies Of
the Methodist church in the interest
OF the Centenary Movement, Only
men were invited, and there were
quite quite a number of visitors from
peighbOring churches
Standardization planting in Tate
county is under full headway. The
acreage planted in corn and other for
age crops will not be reduced. The
best lands are being planted in corn
this year. The county, taken as
whole, will reduce the acreage Of cot
ton, it is thought by most farmers.
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oldWater.-Capt. H. X Turley 70.
turned from Europe. This young med
ical officer was serving as an inferno
in one of the hospitals OF Brooklyn,
N. Y, when an opportunity came for
service with the French army. He
went to France and served in One Of
the base hospitals near Paris for sew
eral months.
Vaiden.-C. o. French, county agent
for the second district Of Carroll
county, shipped from this point one
car Of hcgs. This is the fourteenth CO.
operative car of hogs shipped by the
county agent here since January l;
besides these there have been six cars
OF p0rkers shipped by local live stock
dealers, making an average of one car
for each week so far this year.
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Meridian.-The session Of the gen
eral meeting of the Mississippi Teach.
ers' association convened at the Grand
Opera House Hon. A. S. Bozeman,
of Meridian, delivered the address of
Welcome and response was made by
P.D. Mellen, of the A. and NJ college,
President H. B. Heidelberg, of Clarks'
dalt, delivered his annual address. A
feature of the opening session was
community singing, directed by Miss
Julia Edwards, of Clarksdale.
Jackson. Mississippi led all South.
ern states in point of attendance at
white and negro reconstruction
schools held recently at Blue Ridge,
NJ c., and Cannon university, Allan
ia. according to reports given out here
by state Y. M. c. A. headquarters.
One hundred and nineteen white work
ers attended the Blue Ridge school
and 80 negroes the Cannon univer-
sity course. Students at the two
schools will be used as lecturers on
reconstruction problems in the state
and to organize county Y councils,
which will handle reconstruction prob
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Guntown-Emanuel Anderson, the
Oldest negro or white citizen in Lee
county, aged 1OS years. died last week.
He was brought as slave from Vim
ginia to Mississippi In 1923 by his
master. w. d. Anderson, who was the
grandfather Of Jude w. d Anderson,
OF Tupelo. He remembered distinctly
the year Of the meteorie shower Of
1888. which Is commonly known as
the year that the stars fell. He could
also recall viYidly the Mexican war.
and many Indian troubles during the
early settlement Of this country. His
mind was perfectly clear and active
uo to the day Of Dis death. He
orkea all day the day before he was
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