Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-04-08
VIII SO INSURANCE FAmINEN
Agents Believe Renewals VIII Be I'm
possible.

! April VIII witness the luIIilHtIt Q
] their prophecy Of an insurance fam
! Inc ia the state Of Mississippi It il
stated that renewals were pretty wei
| written up for the month of March be
fore the Globe & Rutgers companies
| withdrew and that from now on il
will not be possible to secure renewals
of insurance policies.
} The largest lines, they claim, that
will expire in April will be or
, cotton, as cotton is usually insured
for periods Of from four to six months
and is taken out in the fall months
The agents assert that the expirations
of cotton policies will cause eHbarrass.
ment to the banks which have made
their loans on the basis Of the insur-
ance policy as collateral. AS the pol,
icies expire the farmers who have
been holding this cotton on loans from
the banks will be asked to renew the
policies or pay the loans.
The question as to how far the sew.
eral small companies recently licensed
can take care of the situation, is still
unanswered These companies are be.
ing sued in Pike county by District
Attorney Miller on the ground that
they are violating the antitrust law
themselves.
Jackson.-F. J. Hurst assistant di.
rector Of federal farm demonstration
work for South Mississippi, is just
back from conference Of workers at
the A. & NJ. College, and an important
outcome Of the trip was a state Of CO.
operation established between him and
j. V. Pace, who occupies a parallel po-
! sition in the work in North MISSISSIPPI
pi, with regard to monthly programs
to be promulgated regularly and at
such times as will correlate their WORK
with the issues of "The Mississippi
Club Boy" the official organ Of the
extension work, issued from the Agri
cultural College
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Baldwyn-The comedy-drama in
three acts, Deacon Dubbs,' presented
by the members of the young peoples
class of the Methodist Bible school at
the city hall was well rendered to an
overlooking house, Proceeds of the
play will be used for charitable pur.
poses in the town and towards the
building Of a Methodist hospital in
Memphis.
Tishomingi.-The barn Of C. z. Nc
Right, just across the Alabama line
from here, was destroyed by fire re
Gently All his corn, four head Of
horses, two cows and farming nipple.
ments were burned. Mr.. McRight, |
who is a revenue agent, has been un-
usually active against "moonshiners"
and belief is that perhaps they are re-
sponsible for the fire.
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Hernando.-The iron cage recently |
purchased by the county board of |
supervisors from Madison county Ala. |
oama, was brought out from Mem
phis. 1t is to be used by the county |
convicts, 1t is mounted on low iron |
wheels, made of iron and is fitted in.
side with Is hunks in tiers of three. |
Provision is made for heating stoves
n cold weather.
Meridian.-Pete Brown, Walter Rog.
9rs and Luther Tolbert, charged with
)uiglari2ing the general merchandise
store of Joseph Parish here have
Jeen held to the grand jury under
,ond of $500 each. The preliminary
rial of the negroes was before Justice
Raymond Clay.
New Albany-The regular spring
examinations for the white teachers of
his county are being conducted by
]ounty Superintendent Of Education
:, Blizzard A number Of applicants
re taking these examinations with
be view OF teaching in the county next
ear
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Starkville.-From the manner in
hitch hogs and cattle have been sell
lg here the market must be getting
etter Several car loads of live stock
ave been sold at a splendid price, and
he buying continues brisk Fat beef
attic are also commanding top price
Meridian,-W NJ. Burton, for a year I
r more manager of the local office Of
ne Western Union Telegraph com
any, has resigned to accept a similar ]
osition with the company at Knox
lie, Tenn. S
Blue Mountain,-Dr f. B. Hatcher
lstor Of Lowrey Memorial Baptist
lurch, this place, has been called TO
oahoma county to participate in n
ible institute in session in that coun.
Starkyille.-The recent freeze put
e majority of gardens to the bad All
nall plants We're damaged and
lantity of Irish potatoes suffered
cry little damage was done to fruit c
A.
first appointment =
AIDE by Congressman J. E. Rankin is
at Of Douglas Edward Trap, as mid.
ipman to Annapolis. Otis Donnell
lrdner is the first alternate.
Hernando-Rev Fred w. Roth of
uisville KY who was recently call
by the Baptist church here. arrived
d will assume the pastorate of the
'al church
Observation-Disclosures now proudly