The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-18
COMMISSIONERS LOCKED OUT.
Deputy B. =. Brown Refuses to lie,
Chief Enter.

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Chief Enter.
Jackson.-A lockout of the newly
appointed state land commissioner is
the latest sensation in Mississippi.
Russ D. Moore, recently appointed
land commissioner, called on the Sec
rotary of state as keeper of the CAPT
tol. for keys to his offices. stating that
B. F. Brown, deputy of the late COM
missioner has refused TO turn over
to him the keys OF the office and the
combination OF the office safe.
B. F. Brown recently asked the at
torney general for an opinion as to
his rights in regard TO the deputyship
in the office, and was advised that I'M
der the law, as interpreted by decis-
ions of the Mississippi courts. the dep
uty could hold his office as deputy
for the full term of four years. The
attorney general, of course, did not
mean that the deputy could lock out
the head of the department.
Gulfport.-A meeting of the trustees
of the Seashore camp grounds was
held here, with members present rep
resenting the three conferences of
Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama.
Business of Importance was transact
ed pertaining to operation of the
grounds, conduct of the divinity school
! and the religious meetings to be held
during the summer The meeting of
the board was presided over by Rev.
H. NJ. Ellis of Brookhaven as temper
airy chairman.
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the ParentTeaeher association in the
high school superintendent of Schools
F. 3. Woodley made strong address,
condemning the moral attitude OF the
girl and boy students. Mr.. Woodley
said distressing cases had come to the
attention of the teachers, and that
there was entirely too much dancing,
running around at night in automo-
biles unchaperoned. cigarette smoking
by minors and other lesser offenses.
Meridian.-Fhe big League" Shrin-
ers' ceremonial of Hamasa Temple
was conducted here, tire star novice
Of the large class being Joe Evans,
outfielder of the Cleveland Indians,
world champions of the 1920 world Sc
ries. Other members of the club who
were expected were not able to reach
Meridian, but Joe got all that was
coming to him, according to those who
witnessed his trip over the sands.
Blue Mountain.-Dr. r. A Kim
brough of this place, field secretary of
the Baptist state mission board of
Mississippi. has gone to Union univer-
sity, Jackson, Tenn, of which he for
merly was president, to present the /
cause of the Baptist S75.000,000 cams |
paign to the several Baptist ministers /
on the faculty and student body there |
with churches n this section of Mis-
sissippi.
EllisviTle.-John Mitchell, a con-
ductor on the Gulf, Mobile & Northern
railroad, was carried to the Laurel
general hospital recently as a result
of painful injury received at Union.
When he attempted to board the rear
end of a freight train his foot slipped
and he was dragged some distance be-
fore he was forced to let go his hold
and then rolled several feet along the
track
OulOn-7Ndg Vi w d1lOAs VI Ill., Il
recently addressed the high school on
Central European relief work. Collec-
tions were taken in each of the
churches of the town to aid in this
work, and a committee visited the cit
liens of the town in, the same inter
est. A nice sum was secured and for
warded to the county director, Mayor
Walton.
Blue Mountain.-Though many Of
he colleges and universities of the
are finding it necessary to in
crease their tuition rates to make fl
lancial ends meet in the present cri-
sis, DR.. w T. Lowrey. of Blue Noun
ain College, will continue to maintain
he present tuition rate of only s1OG
Turing the coming collegiate year.
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Jackson.-Judge Holmes of the fed
,ral court has denied motion of COM
claimant w W. Crawford, as trustee
lnder a mortgage, to appoint a re-
,eiver in the suit against the Ala
,ama & Mississippi Railroad COM
,any of Alabama The two suits were
lied to foreclose mortgages on the
abroad aggregating $1S5,000.
Aberdeen.-E. A. Stinson, known as [
he father of aviation, was visited by /
lis son, Eddie Stinson, Jr., the noted {
viator, who was travelling in an ORR
lie plane with Leroy Percy, Jr. They I
we're returning to Birmingham from {
ireenville, where they had been on q
uniting trip. :
Brookhaven.-A petition was circu- t
ated recently for aid of the starving
hildren of Europe resulting in SUBJ 2
cTiption of $780, with more to follow. t
Mashulaville.-W William HOLINESS OF !
ne Fern Springs community was in :
family killed by lightning. :
, Brookhaven.-Pet squirrels are nest c
lg in trees and police protection is {
eing sought for them.
Vicksburg@Judge Teo. Birchett has I,
-ansferred a large lot at South and g
Walnut streets, one block from the n
Ity hall and postoffice, to the Vicks- D