The Aberdeen weekly., 1921-03-04
JUDGE MAYEs BURIED.
Hl,sss County Bar Association Attends
Funeral in Body.


Hliss2 County Bar Association Attends
Funeral in Body.
JacSson.-The late Judge Robert B
Mayes, ex-chief justice Of the supreme
court of Mississippi. was buried here
recently in Cedar Lawn cemetery. One
OF the largest outpourings Of citizens
ever seen in Jackson attended the
funeral rites As a mark of respeel
the Kinds County Bar Association at
tended in body. and state. county and
city officials we're present.
Gloster-Mr. Phil " Steinberg OF
New Orleans, La. representative of
the, Mays Food PRODUCTS company,
with canning factories at Laurel MISS.
Brookhaven, Miss. Newton, Miss, sn6
Hall, Tenn. met the people of Gioster
and surrounding communities at the
city hall and outlined plans fer a
| sweet potato canning factory 10 be
erected in Gloster. 1t was an enthu-
siastic meeting. Gloster and surround
ing communities are to raise $4,000
as capital stock and the Mays Food
Products company builds the factory
and operates it.
| Natehez.-With the sinking. of an
additional graveLfilled barge behind
piling and concrete work in the Mis-
sissippi river in front of the plant OF
the Natchez waterworks. il is believed
| that the earth slides, which have
threatened to carry the plant into the
Mississippi river have been perma.
nently checked. The work has been
done under the supervision OF Walter
Rutherford, municipal engineer and
commissioner of public works OF
Natchez.
Blue Mountain.=After remaining at
standstill for many months. lumber
has begun to move from here to the
foreign market. orders coming in in
better fashion for the products Of the
mills, which are beginning to run once
more. Cars are easily available now
for the handling of the lumber, and
though the yards are still filled with
great stacks of finished stuff there are
indications that much Of these offer
ings viii soon be placed or the market.
Itta Bena.-Within a beriod of four
wars the attendance at the public
S~ANOOAL VI 1LI1 btA1d has Increased
from something under 200 to almost
400 pupils. The school now employs
Is teachers, operates three big motor
busses and one school wagon for
conveying children to and from
school. Recently a very enthusiastic !
parent-teacher association was organ. /
lied with about so members.
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his home recently in his S5th year. He
was one of Tupelo's oldest citizens and
one of the most beloved and respected
men in Lee county. He began the
practice of law in Fulton before the
civil war and after the close Of the
war. established himself at Tupelo.
where he continued the practice OF
his profession until he became too old
for active work.
Winona.-Mayor J. Q. Staples has
called a mass meeting of the citizens
If WinOna to be held at the courthouse
ior the purpose of putting on an in
-ensive- campaign and selecting a
health officer for the city BY a con
inuous sanitary fight last year. under
he direction of R. B. Robinson, the
,ity was kept free of mosquitoes and
sickness reduced TO the minimum.
Oxford.-The Lafayette County
Teachers association met at the coun-
y courthouse recently for the pur-
,ose of making plans fer the county
ield meet, to be held early in the
pring. There were So teachers pres
mt. In addition to the business pro-
ram, the quartet from the AgricuI-
ural High School at College Hill rem
ered a musical program.
Hattiesburg.-Mi Dixie May, coun-
Y home economics agent, who has
damned a trip over her field. mace
ublic a request to women and girls
f the county to cooperate in the
Movement to place many settings of
Rhode Island Red eggs
throughout the county Financial aid
4 purchasing the settings will be fur |
ished, said Miss May.
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Oxford.-Prof John Rnndan. presi- /
ent of the Mississippi State Teachers S
ssociation and superintendent of the I
ity school at Grenada, Miss, will be 5
visitor in Oxford soon, as announced
V H. T. Smith. county superintend- t
Mt of education in Lafayette county, +
nd while here will address the Lafay- i
tie County Teachers association on j
lat date.
Pontotoc-Joe A. Powell, 20. one OF =
ontotoc's most prominent business r
len and financiers, dropped dead
lille standing in Mitchells drug n
5ore recently. This is the second at
tick he has had. but his death comes :.
) a great surprise. He was one OF
lie pillars in the Baptist church at
lis place and was treasurer of the :
lurch.
Jonestown.-The Jonestown Civic :