The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-04-23

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congress by the surgeon general Of thu
United States regarding the health O
the country in concentrations OF var
ious sections. the report shows thu
Mississippi gulf coast to be one Of thu
most efficiently kept, especially thai
part from Pass Christian to Biloxi, q
distance Of twenty-seven miles. of any
section OF the United States, especial
ly as to the elimination of the malaria
germ and the determination of the
mosquito.
4 Iuka--In spite Of the high cost oil
building material and the scarcity OF
labor, Iuka Is coming to the front with
new brick buildings. Three brick
storehouses have recently been com
pleted by j. c. Jourdan on lots which
have been vacant for several years.
Mr.. Jourdan also has another brick
store nearing completion on Main
street. H. S. Massey has now under
construction four brick buildings on
! fire.
| Columbus.-In an address here, DR.
j. c. FAINT, high school inspector for
Mississippi and head Of the depart
ment of education of the University Of
Mississippi. warned the school author
tiles Of the state that, unless adequats
salaries are paid school teachers for
the coming session the schools of the
state would suffer dire consequences,
ano that the teacher situation IN Mis-
sissirpi would become more acute and
more serious than ever before.
| Clarksdale.-The board Of supervi.
sors of Coahoma county held a meet
ing in Clarksdale to consider the petit.
ton Of the taxpayers praying the
board to call an election to determine
whether the county should work its
roads and build its bridges under thu
recent act Of the Legislature. The
board found that nearly one-half of the
voters Of the county had petitioned
them to call an election. and the cleo.
ton will be held on April 20.
Grenada.-The city council, after
hearing the prayers and solicitations OF
large delegation Of men and women.
passed at its April meeting the anti
free range chicken ordinance" which
denies to the rooster and his mate and
her progeny the privilege Of roaming
wheresoever they will. especially in
some neishbor's flower beds or garden.
Jackson.-Sixteen Of the forty
scholarships to Blue Ridge, N. c., to be
given by the Educational Commission
of the State Y. NJ c. A, have been
awarded, according to B. Frank Brown,
director of this work. Tie recipients
of the scholarships are men who will
be given training in physical education
work this summer
Grenada.-Mrs. Marjorie C. McGehee
of Como, field secretary of the State
tuberculosis Association, has been in
Grenada making arrangements for
presenting a modern health crusade
pageant. This pageant will be given
in June during the session of the Inter
County Teachers Normal at Grenada
College.
Belzoni-The fifth annual session Of
the Mississippi Rural Educational AS
sociation will be held in Belzoni Thurs
day and Friday, April % and 80. J. NJ.
Williamson of Shelby, president of this
association, says it will be the great.
est negro meeting ever held for and by
negroes since the emancipation.
Clinton-Dr. Chas. Hillman Brough,
governor of Arkansas, will deliver the
address before the grad
uating class of Hillman College. DR.. |
Brough is the nephew of the late DR.. |
Walter Hillman, founder of the institu- |
ton.
Meridian.-Bishop Bratton delivered |
the sermon at the homecoming exer-
cises of st. Paups Episcopal Church |
here which are being attended by all |
former rectors of the church.
Greenville.-A rotary club has been
in Greenville to add it's force
towards the moral and commercial up
building of Greenville.
Jacksonville board of supervisors
has made a contract with Mr. H. N.
Austin, architect, to prepare plans for
needed repairs and improvements on
The court house in this city.
Crystal Springs.-At meeting OF
he citizens of Moorhead, for the pur
pose of building a better and bigger
Moorhead the Moorhead Chamber of
Commerce was organized.
Lulu.-Wahabi's band and patro!
rom jackson, Miss, on their annual
pilgrimage to get acquainted, came up
he delta to Lula, when for the first
ime the Shrine parade was held in
lula.
New A1bany.-Hon. William Ken.
ledy, county attorney for Union Coun-
v, has been compelled to tender his
to the board OF supervis-
rs on account Of serious eye trouble
Natchez.-A large class Of boys and
iris was confirmed by Rt Rev. Bishop
ohm E. Gum at ST. Mary's Cathedral.
Grenada.-The Grenada Post of the |
american Legion has definitely decid-
d tc put on a minstrel show.
Senatobia.-The continued : rains
ave caused further delay IN prepar-