The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
MERIDIAN, MISS.

Meridian, Miss. January 3(SpeciaL)-
The Meridian Board of Trade and Cot
ON Exchange, composed mainly of BUSH
ness men realizing the need of a county
agent TO further the interests Of plant
ers, stoclmen and others in the rural dis
riots and on the refusal of a majority
If the members of the board of super
visors ut that time to make the neces-
sary appropriation required by the gov
eminent agricultural department in order
20 secure an equal sum from that source,
took the matter up raised the necessary
money and secured the services of j. D.
Howerton, recognized as an expert, as
county agent. Mr.. Hoyerton began his
duties April /, 1919. and for the remain
ing nine months of the year Lauderdale
county made one of the best records for
county agent Mr.. Howerton began his
reported in THE state. Briefly ssummar-
lied, the recorl follows: Official visits to
farmers and others, 1885, number of miles
travelled by rail and road $3.50, number
of official consultations 1900 and official
letters written 1890. Assisted in the CO.
operative purchase of fertilizer and pure
bred hogs valued at $4,000 and the co-opera-
tive sale OF topacco, cattle, hogs. wool
and ether products valued at 100000 and
by this erecting a saving to the pro-
ducers of approximately sl1,0D0 Monday,
with the exception of one member an en-
tire new board of supervisors will be in
Quoted into office and it is expected that
they will make an appropriation to carry
on the work that the board of trade be-
gan with the introduction of Mr. Hover
ton and the splendid results following.
Norman e. Cannady, for the past four
years chief deputy in the office of Sheriff
]. p. Young, has been elected by the
board of trustees as steward of the East
Mississippi Insane hospital here to siIc-
coed Charles G. Jones, resigned. Mr. can
nady will assume his new duties Mon
day, January s.
Mrs. Maud Smith, aged %, patient at
the East Mississippi Insane hospital, ac-
cordng to the verdict of the coroners
Investigation, killed herself by hanging
Mrs. Smith was found by one of the at
tendants hanging from the shower bath
pipe in a bathroom of the institution,
having made q rope from strips of q
lxiInoao she wore She was brought 70 the
hospital from Ellisville. December %, in
very depressed condition and had been
heard 20 say several times that she in
tended killing herself. The body was
shipped to Eilsville.
DR.. 4. A. Little. pastor of the First
Presbyterian church. has been elected
president OF tho local Ministers associa-
ton to succeed Rev. Fl. 3. Watkins.
whose term had expired Other officers
elected were: Rev. e. j. Willis. vice
president; Rev J. i. Wells, secretary
and Rev. C. L. Dearman. treasurer. With
reference to election of delegates to the
state Federation Of Labor the association
by resolution declared they did not con-
slider they hal any right to do so. but
elected Rev j. Fl. Malard, chaplain OF
the State Federation of Labor as fra
ternal delegate. just as they would elect
an advisory delegate to any body of
men, on invitation, in order to show fheir
fraternal interest in whatever good mat
ters were to be promoted. The minister's
on the floor declared they were pastors
of all the people and were unwilling to
be identified with any one secular or
saniz ation in o way that they would be
unwilling to be identified with any other,
but that they were willing to offer their
good offices in fraternal way wherever
good might be done. The association prac-
tically served notice that their help and
advice could Ne had in any direction de-
sired. if good was to be accomplished,
but in no direction that would exciude
them from any other.
The body of Mai r. Kells Hackett, son
Of Dr. j. A. Fackett of Meridian. VINO
died in san Francisco, will be brought
here for burial Besides his father and
mother DECEASED is survived by his
widow and two sons, Hunter Hackett OF
Cleveland. O.. and Robert Hackett Of
Los Angeles: brothers. Allen Racket oil
New Orleans. John Hackett of Manila.
Philippine islands. Oswald Hackett OF
Meridian. Haley Hackett of Charleston,
S. c.: sisters. Mrs. James Bennett of Me-
ridian and Mrs. G. 6. Elliott of Gordon.
Ark Lr. ]. a Hackett. father of de-
ceased, is one of the oldest and best
known Baptist preachers in Mississippi
Major Hackett was stationed in the gov
eminent hospital at San Francisco and
had served overseas as surgeon