The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-04-29
M ISSISSIPPI
lII STATE NEWS


national farm loan association, was
organized here with the following Of
| ficers: w. W. Allen, president: DR..
J. S. Jackson, secretary and treasurer;
L. H. Lyon, J. L. Balm, T. L. GiImer
and H. A. Carpenter, directors.
Blue Mountain.-Only a small por-
/ ton of the fields Of this section of the
/ country have been planted by the far
mers. In many cases where corn has
been planted the stand is spotted and
uncertain, and it is probable that
there will have to be a good deal Of
/ feplanting for an adequate yield.
Ackerman.-The Central Mississippi
Sweet Potato Curing Company has
been organized at Weir, Miss. Direc-
tors were elected by stockholders as
follows: W. T. Cobb. president; J. b.
Ray, vice president; II. o. Fancher,
/ treasurer; T. A. Patterson, secretary;
Dr. A. Z. Reed, r. L. Collier and J. D.
| Black.
Meridian.-Work on the Meridian
and Suqualena paved highway will be
begun at once. Between 1900 and
$4,000 carloads of gravel from the pits
at West King and Columbus, Miss,
and large orders of cement and steel
are being shipped over the Meridian
& Memphis Railroad to Suqualena for
the construction work.
Meridian.-Meridian Post No. 1,
American Legion, has elected officers
for the ensuing term. The new Off
GERS are as follows: H. K. Baker,
commander; E. Fowler, vice COM
mander; H. c. Royals, finance Off
Ger; f. Y Whitfield adjutant; F. E.
Rawls, athletic officer, and ]. A. Ham
mond, sergeant-at-arms
North Carrollton.-The people in
this community are responding to the
call for the needy children, made so by
the world VAR Mrs. Erskine, chair
man of the Red Cross, is busy with
this work. All OF the clubs and So
cieties are giving literally. Merchants
are generous with the remnants and
the clothing sent will be good, new
articles.
Starkville.-Rev E. J. Newborn of
Trim Cane community, this county,
left for Salem, Mo-. and other parts
Of that state, where he VIII inaugurate
a series of religious services. He Is
evangelist for the Cumberland Pres
byterian church. Rev. Newbern is a
forcibIe preacher and. his work has
been successful and yields good fruit.
He will be gone several weeks.
BelzOni.-Humphrey county farm
ers are in a ad plight now, but there
is chance for them to come from I'M
der if the rain will stop so they can
replant their crops. Several farmers
and planters stated that the cotton
crop is an entire loss, and that every
person who has planted cotton will
have to repIant from the fact that the
cold weather has killed every plant.
Meridian.-D. r. J. Bateman, pastor
of the First Baptist church here, has
been presented with a handsome auto
mobile by the members of his congre-
cation and several outsiders. DR..
Bateman is also president of Meridian
college and the gift is a token Of the
high esteem in which he is held, not
only by the members of his own
church, but citizens of other denOmi-
nations.
HazIehurst-The truck movement
from Hazlehurst is assuming large
proportions, and express cars are
loaded every day, the smaller express
shipments becoming fewer as the
larger shipments north take up the
produce as it is brought in. Peas are
still the main shipments, although
more cars of cabbage are being
shipped. this owing to the larger size
of the cabbage crates.
Derma-The Iong-delayed dredge
boat for cutting the Schoona canal
has at last arrived on board cars at
Calhoun City and is being moved to
a point on the river near Old Town,
where the cutting of the canal will
begin This canal was to have been
dug two years ago, but in some way
the material has been delayed for the
boat over a year and the people are
exceedingly anxious for the project to
be put through.
Crystal Springs.-Letters have been |
received here from farmers and bust |
ness men at Heidelberg, Miss, an
nouncing that a large delegation of |
the citizens of that community expect |
to come here in the early part of May |
to look over the vegetable business |
and asking advices about what would |
be the best time for the delegation to |
come. They are being advised TO wait |
until the tomato movement begins, |
which will be about May Is.
Grenada.-Bishop William Mercer |
Green of the Episcopal church, made a !
visit to All Saints Episcopal church |
in Grenada. There were several can
didates for confirmation. Bishop |
Green is always generously welcomed |
to Grenada.
Meridian.-One hundred and fifty |
children Of the State Masonic Widows !
and Orphans Home were guests OF |
the managers of the local moving pic |
ture theaders. Charlie Chaplin enter
tanned the youngsters. The presenta- |
ton was "The Kid"