Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-09-23

Greenwood.-The district convention
OF the ParentTeacaer association,
held at Greenwood, was suecess from,
every standpoint. Mrs v Y Pollard
Of this city Is district president ami
the cooperation Of the citizens Of
| 5rennwBod was perfect. Parent.
Preacher Association in Every school,
was the slogan adopted by the conveHs
ffon for aNe coming year The district
oseaniEatken was made peru anf II 50
meet annually. The n,s Hsii b
held IN rotation IN me lissereslf epnn
ties Of the third cons sipnsl dskfrief
Tunica.--At meeting Of the board
OF supervisors 1t was ordered by the
board that II shall be unlawful for any
nonresident of the stats Of Mississippi
to fish within Tunica county unless
he has In his possession. ready to ex.
hibit to the game warden or any other
officer or person, upon request, IL
cense issued to him by the sheriff OF
said county, such license 10 be issued
to such nonresidents upon the pay
ment OF fee of $25.
Hazlehurst.-T. r. Slay. @. A. Shoe
maker and ]. M. Taylor, road commits
sioners of Beat s, Copiah county. are
asking for bids from road builders to
construct four and one-haif miles Of
gravel pike in Beat 5. Ths roads to
be built are in remote pasts Of the
district and will greatly aid the dwell
ers in extreme western Co1lah to get
to their trading points az Crystal
| Springs and Hazlehurst.
Derma-The pension bosld OF Cal
houn county, composed Of J. G. Mitch
ell, j. l.. Cobb. X. N. Province, A. Hol-
lis an1 NJ D. Lantrip, met Lne first OF
the week at Pittsboro and revised in
general the old soldiers and their wild.
ows' pension lists. AS these good peo-
pie get older they get more disabled
and as a result several were classcd
higher to draw more funds.
|
| Blue Mountain.--Only about one APP
| plicant out of each four obtained q
| first-grade teachers license In the re-
cent Tippah county examinations for
whites, according to Prof. John E.
Pearce. county superintendent Of edu-
cation in Tippah, who declares that
1.-THE tests are being made moro and
l,pofe difficult to eliminate the unpre-
,5AsFd tessa,.rs.
Nashville.-Senator John sharp VIII
liams, who cancelled speaking date
here on account of illness, has recov-
cred from his indisposition, accord
| ing to advice from Monteagle. Senator
and Mrs. Williams will remain at Mont
eagle, where they have been since the
recess of congress FOR weeks vaca-
ton in the mountains. Later they will
go to the old family home, Benton.
| Charleston.-An interesting and en-
thusiastic meeting of the Delta Staple
Cotton Cooperative association was
held here, Daniel f. Fredric. priomi-
nent local planter, presided, and he in.
| troduced G.. c. Council of Greenville,
| Miss. field director of the organiza-
ton. who addressed the meeting. Elev-
en- new members joined
Meridian.-The management Of the
Meridian office of the Western Union
Telegraph company has changed hands,
L. r. Dublin of Jackson. Tenn, sue
ceeding c. S. Bradford who has been
transferred to Jackson, Tenn. The
Meridian office has recently undergone
improvements to the extent of about
| $780, 900.
Houston.-A very interesting revival
meeting is now In progress in the First
| Christian church of this city The pas
| tor. Rev. Frank X. Dunn, is being as
sisted by DR.. George w. Kemper, pas
tor of the McLemore Avenue Christian
| church, Memphis. Two services are
being held daily, with large attendance
and good interest manifested
Meridian.-By order of Chief of Po-
| lice NJ. H. Yarbrough. 100 pounds Of
sugar seized by the police in the
search of negro house recently, was
sold at auction at police headquarters.
The sugar was bought by Police Off
Ger ed Culpepper at six cents a pound.
West Point.--Baptists of the south
ern states are out to enroll 100000
tithers by May /, 1922. Mississippi
Baptists are asked to secure 10000 Of
this number. Organization is now be-
ing perfected In every conuty and
church for putting the campaign over.
November 81 to December has been
designated as "halfmillion" week,
when the churches will register the re-
suits OF their efforts.
Derma Sheriff C. R. Young of Pitts
| bpro has just announced the jurors for
| the fall term OF circuit court which
will convene at Pittsboro the fourth
Monday, Judge C. Lee Crum OF New
Albany presiding. The spring term