The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-01-14

Four to Five Million involved In Mls-
slssippi Trade.

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Jackson.-Announcement was made
here that the N~at-Albany Lumber
Company of Louisiana had taken over
the mill and holdings of the Gammil
Lumber Company OF Pelahatchie,
Miss, including a billion feet Of stump
age,t the deal a~ggregating between four
and five million dollars.
The Nat-Albany Company has q
capital CT s2,000,000 and operates two
other mills in Mississippi and n at
Hammond, La. Its president is e. X.
Diekman Of Peoria, Ill.
The Gammill Lumber Company was
Incorporated in Mississippi In March.
1912, with a capital Of $3.50. 600, which
al subsequently increased to $780,
00G. 1t established a large mill at
Pelahatchie, Rankin county, about 20
miles east of Jackson, which was par
TALLY destroyed by fire q short time
ago.
Jackson.-Mrs. NJ. S. Dodds, agent
for the southern district Of the fed
eral home demonstration work, ar
ranged the following programme for
the group meeting for Yazoo, War
rem, Copiah and Kinds counties, to
be held here this week:
JAN. IL.
9-9:30-Opening discussion of plans.
Mrs. M. S. Dodds.
il, 9:30-12: 30-Bee project and bee
club group. r. B. Wilson, specialist
in bee culture. Questions from the
agents.
12:30-1: 45-Dinner.
1:45-2:15-RepOrts on enrolment;
requests for specialists; reports on
cooperation.
2:15-5 30-Meal planning-Food Sc
ries No. 80, Miss Esther Rogers. food
specialist.
Evening free.
JAN. IL.
9-9:30-Report on plans OF organi
cation and special work to be at
tempted.
9:30-12: Standardization; scoring
teams; certificate girls; exhibit re
quirements; Miss Mary Johnston, as
sistant state agent In canning.
1901: 45-Dinner:
1:45-2:15 - General discussion:
questions.
2:i5-5:30 - Demonstration, Miss
Mary Johnston. assistant state agent
In canning.
Blue Mountain.-Terry M. Shackle-
ford and Miss Lillian Jones we're
united in marriage.
Observation-Disclosures new city ad-
ministration has reduced the police
force from % to Is men.
Cruger.-Miss Ruth Brock and n.
w. Fisher were united in marriage
here recently at the home Of the
brides parents.
Laurel.-Hon. F. M. Meek, Laurel's
new mayor, announces that the traf.
fic ordinances of the city are to be
rigidly enforced in the future.
New Albany.-Their many friends
are congratulating j. c. Dyer AMI
Mrs. Elizabeth Harmon upon their
wedding, which occurred last week.
Ssss
Ashland.-Cards were received an
nouncing the marriage Of Miss Allys
NJ. Pegram, formerly of this place,
to Fletcher Davis Strickland Of Holly
Springs.
Blue Mountain.-Tippah women and
girls who have done much in the way
of producing and preserving fruits
and vegetables are denied the advan-
tages of a home economics agent for
the present crisis. No provisions
have been made by the board CT SUI
pervisors to fill the vacancy let by
the resignation Of Miss Sarah r.
Craig, formerly home agent
Carrollton.-A series OF speaking
dates have been arranged by l.. A.
Olson, district agent for North Mis-
sissippi, for the discussion Of farm
matters and the financial situation
in general over the whole district.
Four teams of expert lecturers will
spend several days each in every dis
trict, and the meetings will be adj
dressed by representatives. OF the
Memphis farm bureau. and also p
corps of experts from the A. & NJ
College extension department. On
the goth there will be speaking at
Winona and on the 21st here.
as
North CarroIltOn.-Live at home is
the motto of Ike Jones of Blackhawk.
A few days ago a crowd Of men we're
talking hard times in the People,
Bank Of North Carrollton when nj
Jones said: Raise what you eat ana
tho Eff1o Won ypar will nnpnn n-cu'