The north Mississippi herald., 1920-06-04

| purpose pClllo u POI iiioiA'NS
against the issuing of $50u0,000 bonds
provided for by the recent general
assembly for the purpose of erecting
| much needed buildings at the state
educational and eleemosynary institu-
tons.
Blue Mountain.-Every surviving
Confederate soldier of Tippah county
has lust received a cordial invitation
| from Col. j. w. T. Falkner of Oxford,
Miss. son of the late Col. E. C. Falk-
ner, one of Tipton's most gallant Con
federate officers, to be his guest at
! the state United Confederate Veteran
reunion of Mississippi to be held in
| oxford June 16-1S.
Meridian. - Federal Judge Edwin
| Holmes rendered decision overrul-
ing the recommendation of Special
Master S. C. Terrell in the case of the
city against the Meridian Light and
! Railway Company, involving an in
crease from 5 to 7 cents in street rail
way fares. The court held that the
company had no right under its char
| ter TO increase fares.
Agricultural College.-Members OF
the federal agricultural staff in ses-
sion here unanimously adopted the
resolution offered by Miss Susie v.
Powell, assistant director in charge
of home economics, urging the con
servation of homegrown products as
part of the program to meet the
critical situation now before the peo-
pie. -
crs1sss, 81 sss1 lou ssrttass of the
school board has Aceived the blue
print of a nine-roorn school building
with a 3Ox100 foot auditorium, which
was drawn hy S. T. Weigel of Mem
phis. The building is to be e hollow
tile and stucco, estimated 10 cost
| $4,000.
Starkville-The new county farm
demonstration agent, Prof. G. P. Bar
rett. in lieu Of ]. T. West, who re-
signed last month to accept a posi-
ton with the United States govern
| ment at Camp Funston, will begin
work about June l.
New Albauy.-The big consolidated
school district Of Mound City, Union
county. after weeks of effort TO secure
| the services of a high-grade superln-
! tendent, announces the election and
| acceptance Of Prof. Wade Harvey
Starkville.-The thirtieth annual re-
union of the Mississippi Division, Z. c..
V. will be held at oxford June 16, II
and IS, an order to that effect having
been issued by Gen. w. M, Wroten,
commander.
Blue Mountain-The 1921 junior
class of Blue Mountain College, which
is one Of the largest and strongest
the school has ever had, has elected
it's officials fer the coming year.
|
| jackson. = All arrangements are
made for the holding of the annual
summer school for Christian workers
at Belhaven College, to begin June l,
and continue for ten days.
Blue Mountain.-Blackland Camp,
104a. of the Woodmen of the World,
will hold an unveiling exercise Sun
day afternoon, June G, in JumpertoWn
! Cemetery.
Jackson.-Officials OF the American
Legion. Department of Mississippi,
say the big spring membership push
will add at least $4,000 new members
TO the already big membership in this
state.
McComb City.-The faculty of the
citv schools for McComb have been
selected for the next term, there be-
ing fifty-seven names on the list.
Natchez.-A SO per cent increase in
nav for teachers of the Natchez public
schools have been authorized by the
hoard of school trustees.
Natchez. = Attorneys representing
local stockholders of the Mississippi
Packing Company and those for VII
son G. Co. have virtually reached an
agreement whereby the litigation in
stituted by the local stockholders will
he dropped in the receivership of the
| Mississippi Packing Company.
| Scooba.-The spoke factory owned
and operated near here by ]. Osborne
off this place is now turning out thou
sands of automobile spokes. Thou.
I sands of buggy and wagon spoke&