Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-11-12
TO DRAIN $4,000 ACRES, i
Contract Let for Reeiairiing Virgin
ID Lands In Humphreys County,,
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night will be drained and made ready
for development through formation OF
the Straight Bayou Drainage District
Severn, hundred thousands dollars
worth of bonds already have been
voted and marketed, a nontract let
for the construction work. and start
made Of assembling materials and
equipment, It will take about year
to complete the work. '',.'y2 '' H
q The new district ID in a virgin ter
ritory. Most. Of the $4,000 acres either
is. untouched timber land or cutoyer
timber land. Little is in cultivation.
although the son is typical Of all del
ia soil, rich. deep and productive.
Nearly 25 per cent of the area is
owned by Memphis Lumber Company,
and, according to an official of that
company little OF the marketable
timber has been touched The com
pany is planning to establish and opit
crate IA big, plantation within the dis;
trict after the drainage is accom-
plished and its numbering operations
compietediI3ll aaOTAl l~Ae%A
u,
:. Blue Mountain Benton county Is
entering the contest for the winning
of the pennant offered for the best
record made by Mississippi county
in the home consumption Of sweet,
potatoes during the month OF Novem
Der. The families in Benton going
into theleofitest will be expected ito
use potatoes on their tables at least
four days out Of each week Of the
month. Score cards will be supplied
to these families by the home eco
nornics department, and splendid re.
suits are expected to be shown in the
use of sweet potatoes. ss3Na
Holly Springs.-A mass meeting Of
the farmers and those interested In
the farm marketing problem WAS held
here, under the auspices OF the Mar
shall County Farm Bureau. Undi-
vided attention was given to address
es of visiting speakers. some Of whom
werenJ. w. Willis, the state demon
stration agent: p. p. Garner, state
commissioner Of agriculture; T. M.
Patterson, state market agent; L. A..
Olson, district agent, and several
county agents from adjoining coun-
ties. ,19iog etsi3 sr2as
Brookhaven.-At a meeting of the
board or directors Of the Brookhavep
Bank and Trust Co., w. d. Davis,
former active vice-president, was
elected to succeed the late Hon. z. D..
Davis, who died at his home last
month in jackson.
Byhaliar-IIon. Alcuin Eason, Sr.,
mayor OF Byhala, died at his resi-
dence here after. = hs:ias illness re
was born 81 years ago In Huntsville,
Ala, and moved Ito this section in
early manhood. aaae2 oi Ysa9ap
en.APreparation Is being
made for the Red Cross campaign
for the fourth enrolment and offer
ings are requested for the great month
Of Thanksgiving and, of victory.
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s3 West Point. The state convention
of the Womans Christian Temperance
Union was held here last week. Mrs
]. w. Unger. president Of the local
union, presided.
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Hazlehurst. Arrangements were
made for receiving election returns
from all over the United States. The
WiInont theater was leased for the
occasion. sngi mauiasI 81 ifiii tiDpN
Hazlehurst-Walter Fuller and Miss
Iona 'B. Perkins were married here.
They will reside ON the groom's farm,
where he is engaged in truck farm.
ing. stsir 46aosaaq qissi baoyat,
II Decatur. .--Thei Newton County Sun
| day School association will hold its
annual copyention at this place No
vember 6. s,.rs,. !, ,',....1..
IaGHollyg Springs4W H. Carter, Of
Columbus, who is the grand lecturer
for the Royal Arch and Council Ma.
sons of Mississippi. came here on
his official visit to the local chapter
and council and conferred the several
degreesqof those bodies on a class
eligible TO- receive. sames sds Is vf.85
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Blue Mountain. work is now un-
der way along this section Of the
Gulf. Mobile and Northern Ieailroad
| upon "a commercial telegraph 4 line
which Is to be. extended north from
New Albany, Miss, to jackson, Tenn.
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|r Jacksons--W. A. Martin, state man.
| eyer of the Woodmen Of the World.
returned, from a tour Of southwestern
Mississippi, which is, the beginning Of
| a statewide campaign In the interest
or woodcraft e Sovereign Martin re-
ports that he has put innmembers in
the past two weeks; aggreeating over
s1oo, 900 Of INSURANCE. Il siiq aa:E
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