Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-09-16

ing the wood block paving in the busi-
ness district of the city. The paving,
was put down by this company eight
years ago, but has recently shown
tendency to buckle after heavy rainx
asphalt and sand. The constructions
company has already entered upon the
work. Contracts for five miles of ADJ
ditional street paving viii be. awarded,
within few days. Brick and concretes
will be used. "A
Jackson--H. M, Ivy, state supervlsts
or of secondary schools, has sent out
500 of the edition of 1000 of the 1921
high school bulletin to those schools
listed therein as accredited on , basis
of less than Is high school units as
one, two and three-year high schools.
Graduates of three-year high schools
so listed are accepted in accredited
high schools for IL units; those Aof
two-year schools for eight, and those
of one-year schools for four.
.,
Clarksdale.-R. A. Butler, one of the
members Of Company !. the Clarksdale
unit of the national guard 3 has return
ed home from Camp Perry, and REPORTS
that the Mississippi team, which par.
ticipated in the army and, navy cham
pionship shoot there, showed al marked
improvement oyer last years record by
winning seventh place in the prelimiAa.
| Iries this year against fourteenth place
last year. isr LAg c M
Jackson THE state bond and I'm
provement commission has withdrawn
| request for bids ON the chemistry build
ing at the university as they find they
will not be ready to receive them Nby
October 10. the date Of next meeting
Bids are being advertised, however for
the biological building at the A. and NJ.
college and for hospital building at
the Industrial Training school, Colum-
bus, Miss.
Blue Mountain.-The outstanding
event of the Tippah Baptist association.
now In session, att Lonoke Baptist
church in Benton county, was the reso.
luton adopted on the inltial day that q
committee should be appointed, con-
sisting or three delegates from Tippah
and three from Benton, to arrange for
the division Of the old association OF "a
congragations into two smaller units,
one for TIppah and the other for Hem
ton county.
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Kosciusko.- Liberty Chapel, near
here on the Mccool circuit, has just on
joyed the rather unique experience of
q revival conducted By the pastor and
presiding elder of the district. Rev
I w. r. McDougaI is pastor and Rev. A.
/ I. Mcllwain of Columbus is presiding
elder Of the CoYfmbus district and did
the preaching with telling power. Thir-
-tyHhree members were added to the
church and the entire community was
greatly revived. -
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Gulfport. Miss Ivy Hicks. of Jack
son, private secretary to Gov Lee Rus
sell, who was injured when the govern
ors automobile was struck by trnck
"Wednesday, is improving at the Kings
Daughters hospital, but will have to
remain there for several days yet It
required about 100 stitches to close the
ten cuts and wounds which she re-
ceived. Her mother has arrived to stay
with her 1t the hospital a Sas sbssss
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i Natchez,=As meeting, .of the. truck
growers Of AdAms county via be held
here for the purpose OF adopting a
program for spring crops. Unfayorable
weather conditions caused the recently
formed trucking association stoa aban-
don the plan OF planting for fall crops,
but every effort will be made TO OBJ
tain an early start for the coming
year.
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1 Marks.--Supt. Frank NJ. Bizzel has
called meeting Of all the teachers
of the county to be held at the Marks
high school auditorium on Saturday,
Sept IL, at 10:30 o'clock. At this meet.
ing the county teachers association
will be organized and plans for the
years work outlined t95Bll5uay
|
Biloxi-Members Of the Biloxi Truck
Growers association. recently organiz-
ed here. have started to plant their
first fall crop. which Is snap beans. tRy
the 18th OF this month 1t is expected
that all the planting. will be completed.
In October carrots will be planted. IT
Is expected that this vegetable viii be
lraised for shipments 10 eastern and
northern markets. The association
membership is increasing each day.
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j aurelr-rJohn Bnddie. arrested, when
Sheriff Welch ind a posse raided q
moonshine distillery on Tiger Greek
| two weeks ago, lis wanted Ii Alabama,
according to information received here.
j It u alleged that he ,yiolatedsthe prohi.
bition laws while iresiding, near gGads.
den, in Ettowah county, and the Ala
barha authorities SshRve asked thHt ID
be returned for trial as soon as he Is
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