The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-06
TAKES UP MILK PROBLEM.
Public Health Service Man Reports to
jackson Board for investigation.


in Mississippi. The objective OF his
work viii be to go over the entire
! question Of the milk supply of the
state and its products. 1t is desirable
to have standard regulations relative
/ TO the use of milk and its products
which will conserve the commercial in
! terests Of those who deal in milk and
milk products in making shipments to
| other states. There are certain in
! terstate laws that should be kept in
mind in formulating regulations for
the state and municipalities, and the
purpose Of Mr.. Lucas work is to in
vestigate local problems with the view
| Of suggesting any changes that are
/ desirable in the regulations of the
/ board Of health relative TO the sup
| ply Of milk and its products to con-
summers.
Natchez-A conference of officials
of the Mississippi Central and Mis-
souri, Pacific railroads was held here
to settle details of a contract for joint
facilities at Natchez and between
Natchez and Vidalia, La. The parties
TO the contract are the Mississippi
Central, the Missouri Pacific, the
Louisiana & Arkansas and the Y. &
NJ. V. railroads. The facilities to be
used are those of the Natchez &
Southern railroad and the Natchez
Transfer Company, subsidiaries of the
Missouri Pacific.
Brookhaven.-A good sized tornado
did much property damage in a section
three to five miles west and northwest
of Brookhaven. There was no loss Of
life or personal injury due directly to
the storm, but the damage to property
will run well up into the thousands of
dollars. Several residences were com
pletely wrecked while timber, out
houses and fences were carried com
.pletely away by the whirlpools of wind,
which departed as suddenly as they
came
Guntown-Mr. and Mrs. w. H.
Green of this place have made a gift
of inestimable value to the Guntown
high school. A beautiful brick bunga-
low has been erected by them, on the
campus, to be used as a music room.
In design it corresponds with the main
building and will be known as the
Vance Green Memorial, in memory of
the beautiful and accomplished daugh-
ter, Vance, whose death was a cause
Of sorrow to the entire community.
Jacksonville general opinion Is
that there will be no special session
of the legislature called. Governor
Russell. who was petitioned by the
insurance interests to call the legisla-
ture together, stipulated certain con-
ditions must be met, which the fnsur
ance men say are impossible Of full
filling, and express themselves as con-
WINGED the governor will refuse the
call.
Clarksdale.-Judge Williams, of the
chancery court here, will conduct a
hearing on a proposed plan for the
liquidation of the Delta Bank and
Trust Company, which recently closed
it's doors. The plan, which is said to
have received the approval of the
Eastern creditors, provides for the
liquidation of the affairs of the bank
over a period of two years.
Hazlehurst-Lizzie Davis, a small
11-year-old negro girl, while playing in
the dirt under the house of the John
Hester plantation, found pot of
money, and gave it to her parents. 1t
originally contained about $1,000, but
the negroes claim it contained only
$3.50. and turned over $3.50 to the Hes
ter family, saying they had spent the
other 500.
Tupelo-The cotton committee of
the local farm bureau decided to sell
about 81 bales of cotton that they have
pooled in the warehouse. The cotton
brought an average of II cents a
pound. The committee have on hand
about 1000 bales for sale, but they
will not put it on the market at this
time.
Crystal Springs.-G. w. Chambers,
president, and w. B. Lockwood, Sec
rotary, of the Crystal Springs Ice Com
pany, have been to Jackson to inspect
the creamery and ice cream plant
there preparatory to installing
creamery and ice cream plant here.
Shaw.-A cyclone struck the planta-
ton Of J. w. Weilenman, two miles
east of here and blew his large barn
to pieces, killed his sons saddle horse
and injured a mule so badly that it
may die.
Jackson.-Attorney General Frank
Robertson is in Washington, where he
is awaiting in the hope OF getting up
the anti-gin law for hearing before the
vacation of the court.
KTmichael.-Dr. J. o. Ringgold,
county health officer, made his month
~ trip to the city and reports finding
things in good condition in every way.
Sherman.-The, home of DR.. n. L.
Nash Of Be1den. three mines south Of
this town, was entirely destroyed by
fire. The blaze was discovered about |
midnight by DR.. Nash, who was awak-
ened by the smoke, which was almost
suffocating him.
Hattiesburg-Mor than 600 people
attended the public midnight funeral
held for j. NJ. Brown, at which the |