The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-12-17
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QOS0S 10 present III June III C6loDTa-
ton OF its Tooth anniversary. Mrs
Frances Jones Gather, a native Mis-
sissippian and graduate of this college
of the class of '0S. has been engage
to write the history OF the university
for portrayal in pageant form. The
pageant is to be on s-and scale. II
is proposed to present to the world
in this spectacular way the greatness
Of the past of the mother of states and
of the institution founded by Thomas
Jefferson and associated with so many
of the nations early presidents and
important events.
! ackson.-Superinten of Educa-
ton Broom is back from Lucedale il
George county, where he sat up with
his old friends of school teaching
days in that place who were fearful of
the outcome of last weeks election
increasing the school mill levy to Is,
and authorizing a $4,000 bend issue
! for the district. That fears were
groundless was proved by the returns
showing to 1 in favor of both is
sues and advocates of the diversified
and truck crops are finding this coun-
| tvs attitude the best possible proof
of their arguments for the reduction
of cotton acreage.
| Meridian-There is some interest
being awakened in Meridian in the
proposed early development of Ignite
mines near the city, that the fuel
may be used for domestic purposes
during the almost prohibitive price of
coal. Recent demonstrations have
proved that Ignite fuel when dry
burns satisfactorily and gives a splen-
did heat either in CRATE or stove.
| There is IN abundance Of such fuel
In nearly every direction surrounding
Meridian and the placing OF it on the
market at this time promises good re-
turns for the owners.
Jackson.-Gov. Russell appointed
Dr. E. NJ Gavin of Ovette Miss,
prominent physician of Jones county,
as member of the state board of
heath from the sixth congressional
district, to succeed DR.. David Valley,
who has resigned from the board. DR..
VALLEY, who was regarded as one of
the most efficient members of the
board, resigned in order to accept a
position in the medical corps of the
United States army.
Amory.-Improvem being made
by the ST. Louis & San Francisco
Railway company to the roundhouse
and shops located at this place, to
cost about $4,000, are now being
completed. The new Amory hotel has
been completed at a cost of SIS, 600,
and 80 new residences are being con-
structed or have been finished to
make room for newcomers in the
town who have been unable to find
homes.
Charleston.-Accordi to figures
submitted by B. P. Pritchard, gin re-
porter for Tallahatchie county, a
shortage of 1927 bales exists as COM
pared with figures for the same day
last year The November report for
1919 showed 21,9S1 bales, as compared |
with 20,O54 for the year 1920. Mr.. |
Pritchard reports that most of the |
gins of the county are closing down, |
refusing to gin BADLY damaged cotton. |
Washington.-The lower Mississippi |
and Warrior sections require further |
development by the government be- |
fore they can be transferred to private |
operation with promise of success, ac-
cording to the report on inland and
coastwise waterways srevice submit |
ted to Secretary Baker by Brig.-Gen. |
Frank T. Hines, chief of army trans |
portation.
Jackson-Gov. Lee Russell sent to |
the office of the secretary of state |
board of prison trustees meritorious
discharge for Henry Johnson, who /
last April was instrumental in the re
capture of convict escaped from the
hospital.
Northumberland Jasper Hague |
wood, a. was arrested and placed in /
jail following the death of Lowlace
Powell, 16. who young Haguewood
struck in the head with a baseball bat /
in a game of indoor baseball.
Blue Mountain.-Miss Ora Thorn
ton, aged AZ, died at Jackson, Miss, |
where she was taken for treatment.
Pontotoc-Miss Lottie Springer and /
Fred Cox were married here at the
home Of the brides parents.
Bude.-A summary of the general /
county tax levy as ordered by the
board of supervisors for the fiscal .
year 1920. amounts to 81 mills. to
which is added for each district
special levy of an average Of four
mills for school and road purposes.
This, plus the nine mills state levy,
makes a total of A mills.
Hazlehurst-Mrs. Sarah Kate Nc
Alpin, mother of the late A. 4. Meal
pin, once superintendent of education |
here, died at her daughters home in
Brookhaven and was buried here.
Shannon.-Vaughan Brothers OF this
place are feeding 100 head OF beef cat
tie which will be placed on the market
at an early date Although the price
of cattle and hogs remains at a low
ebb numbers of cars of each have
hean shipped