Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-09-02
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

Biloxi.-Word has been received
here of the appointment Of George J.
Santa Cruz, former Biloxi resident who
has relatives here. as director OF the
Gulf division Of the United States ship
ping board Mt. Santa Cruz has been
acting a. director Of the Savannah.
Ga, division Of the board. He went
to Savannah from Mobile. whore he
was employed zas district agent, and
owing to ehis th6roueh knowledge Of
conditions in ss6uthern ports he has
been steadily Adsancsd-
Jackson.1-D. l. Williams, ,assistant
TO F. J. Hubbard. director OF vocatiohaf
education for the state, is jist back
from avery profitable six weeks
course 1t Cornell and is full Of enthu-
siasm as to the work and the person
mel Of Mlssissippians fitting themselves
for even better work than has marked
ths activities Of vocational teachers
and extension workers Of the state
formerly. Mississippi had 20 earnest
vorkera at the summer school. ksif,
eseee
MsridIan.-chief Of Police M. III.
,Yarbroqgh has ipyeked the cprfew law
in MERRIAM with reference to small
boys lettering on the streets at late
hours d the night He states that all
boys under the age of 16 years being
found pp he streets after IL O'Clock at
night u1accompanied BY their parents
OK legal guardians and who can give NO
pIausibe reason for being abroad will
be ordered to their. homes. refusing to
obey thpse ORDERS they win be locked
sp in t9l.
Hexienurst-- evelyn, local
produce buyer and Il Asr merchant i
this pltce, has ann0uiced fuli plans
eor the holding ~ : nig 4asAid -. ths
rncss Damascus piNxsx s1pu1asvFsiv
day. SEPT. .. Miss Belle Kearney and
Hon. HILBERT Stephens, candidates. fdf
the United States senate. are billed to
make addresses IN the interest OF their
candidacy for the office, Hon. James
x. vardarnan has not yet sigpified his
intention Of coming. >
sssss vs. a
Jacksonville treasury shortage Il
frowing acute and it's serious aspects
are beginning to loom up in manner
20 cause apprehension. The hoard of
public contracts has been advised by
the mining company which contracted
TO supply the coal for the jackson in
stitutions and the East Mississippi In
sane hospital that 1t will not be posi-
BILE for them to make coal deliveries
now and hold state warrants for the
same until Jan. /.
Ackerman.-A large crowd Of trus-
tees of the public schools OF the coun-.
" gathered in the court house upon
call Of County superintendent Murphy.
and the day WAS spent in discussing
the observation-disclosures as they apply
20 the schools Of the county. State
Superintendent w. F. Bond was on
hand and made the principal address
OF heEday.
Weeaon.--The report sent out from
jackson that there was great out
breakEpf anthrax here seems to be
more Imaginary than real. II any an
thrax has appeared here among the
dairy COWS It Is more than has been
lsarnsd. {
MISUNDERSTANDING men Of tha
county, at least large percentage Of
them. have come forth with a public
'sxpreeSion that they are opposed to
the isSnance OF the $4,000 bonds pro
posed 70 be issued.
Jacl Son. .--Tur the first time in the
histoIE Of the state board of examin-
srs p4pers have been handed In by
Cathogc sisters seeking the profession
Il license. Last year number Of the
sistert took the regular state examine
tt0n q the close Of the summer nor
NAL sfhool ct vicksburg. but hereto
fore nl applications for the profession
q licepse have been made. H ~ =
N sssss
null Wills.-The first meeting of the.
Jonesk kcouny B. Y. p. y. copventiou
vas I'D ct Indian Springs Baptist
ehurcE The attendance was estimated
at l0Q Sevsnty-five young pso3;s
'Diedg( themselves for religious work.
sssss
Msr| )ian.--W. y. Baskin, Of theylaw
firm Baskin 4 Wilbourn Of Merid.
san. 10 Of the best known lawya5
oe NM pissipDi. 10 reported jmproving.
eollow pg . surgical operation at To-
cal hid pital.
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ELI ille. DIR. r. H. Crawford. su.
psrint hdent Of the South Nississippi
ohArit 49, vsoavsupssre0@seoen1ss
~. MINI, TO attoud the clinic OF the