The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-06-04
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

tional headquarters, W. F. Pigford; /;
lnterclub, d. F. Darrah; educational,
H NJ Quin; entertainment, ]. A. Ham.
mond; fellowship, N. l. Washburn;
boys, John M. Wilson; public affairs.
O. L. Mckay, and finance and audit
ing, ]. H. Miner.
Forest,-The election Of teachers to
make up the faculty of the Forest high
school for the term Of 1921-22 has just
been held. Only two of this years
teachers were reelected, due to the re-
tirement of sevefal from active duty
and the acceptance Of other places by
other members. Prof. J. J. Weaver
was reelected as superintendent, and
Miss Iva Beasley, who taught the
sixth and seventh grades this year,
were reelected.
Clarksdale.-Loeb's, Incorporated,
formerly one of the largest depart
ment stores in this city, was opened
but business was carried on in only
two Of the old departments, the self
serve grocery and the jewellery depart
ment. Pending final settlement by
court trial on June II of the bank
ruptcy proceedings, which are to be
contested, the 20 other departments
OF the store will be closed.
Hazlehurst.-C. C. Bearden, county
farm agent, has made public announce
ment to the county that the club boys
camp will be held at the Copiah-Lin-
coin agricultural school for four days,
from Aug. 2 to Aug. 5. He asks every
cne of the club boys in the county to
attend, and as he has about 800 in the
different clubs he will have a big
crowd of boys to take the courses at
the camp meet.
New Albany.-Felix Douell, OF Ign
mar, will be arraigned on a charge of
assault and battery on Mrs. N. B.
Berryhill, Sc, who, it is alleged, was
beaten and kicked by him. Douell re-
Gently entered a plea Of guilty to a
charge of assault in the same case,
claiming that the woman had come to
his place Of employment and abused
and cursed him, whereupon he felled
her with clod Of dirt.
Byhalia.-Final exercises Of the
school year for the Byhalia consoli-
dated high school were held when
Miss Mary Richardson, valedictorian;
Miss Lucy Perry, salutatorian; Miss
Gladys Kelly prophet; Miss Perie Sig
man, Miss jamie Algee received diplo-
mas. The address was made by Wall
Doxey, of Holly Springs, who also pre-
sented the diplomas.
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Gulfport.-The Gulfport naval train
ing station, which occupies the
grounds owned by the Mississippi CEN
tennial commission, has been form
ally transferred to the United States
public health department. The place
for the present will take care OF 200
patients and when improvements are
completed the number will reach
1000.
Blue Mountain.-A newly purchased
sawmill, located west of this place in
Benton, is offering lumber for from
$3.50 to $17.G0 a thousand at the plant.
Much Of this lumber, it is understood.
has been stacked and has had some
time to dry. Bride decking, which
comes higher, is being offered at $3.50
a thousand by the same concern.
Sardis.-A campaign for landscape
gardening was started in Pamela coun-
ty early in the spring, but unfavorable
weather conditions interfered consid-
erably with the work. Prof. A. B. Nc
Kay Of the A. G. M. college has been
in the county continuing the work,
and under his direction considerable
progress has been made.
Senatobia.-The land appraisers for
the federal loan bank have just fin
Ished the appraisement' OF 75 farms in
Tate county. Application for loans
aggregating quarter of million has
been made by the farmers of the coun-
ty. The average value of the lands
appraised IL from $3.50 per acre to
$40.
Ripley.-Howard White, %, has been
bound over to the next grand jury on
a charge of enticing away and marry
ing Annie Lou Conner, who, accord
ing to her parents, is under IA years
Of age. White, it is alleged, went to
Bolivar, Tenn, and procured license
and next day returned for the girl.
Batesville.--Mis Belle Kearney, the
lady candidate for United States SEN
ator against Vardaman and Bilbo, will
address the citizens of Pamela county
at the school building here. Her sub
ject will be ''rhe Worlds New Repub-
lies"
Yazoo City-The last few days Of
hot weather has greatly improved the
outlook for a good cotton crop from
the land planted in this county. The
water is falling fast and the farmers
are right behind it breaking up and
planting.
Crystal Springs. Farmers met rep.
resentatiYes OF the American Pur
chasing company Saturday, and so
signed up as stockholders. w. w.
Erwin will be general manager. BY
this plan the farmer becomes stock
holder in the store and gets his goods
at cost.
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Ackerman.-The Beat Four Sunday
school convention has been called to
convene at HopeweIl church. in the
southern part Of the county. on June
ii and an interesting programme has
been announced.
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Yazoo City.-The community picnic
held at Zelleria. five miles north Of
this city on the z. & M. v. railroad.
was a huge success from every stand
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