The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-13
NATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST.
Best Paper by Student on Good Roads
WIN Draw Scholarship.

! open to all high school students on the
subject of good roads-highway trans
port The essays must not contain
more than 500 words and all papers
must be in on or before June Is, 1921.
The prize is four-year scholarship in
a university or college selected by the
winner. The value OF the scholarship
will be, therefore, about $4,000. The
prize winning essay will be chosen by
a process of elimination. The best
essay in each community will be
chosen by local committees. From
each community or city the best essay
will be sent to state committee,
which then will choose the best essay
written in that state The best essay
from each state or territorial posses
sion will be sent to headquarters OF
the highway and transport education
committee, Willard Building. Washing
ton, d. c., there to be judged by a ma
tional committee appointed by the
United States commissioner of educa-
ton.
Clarksdale.-Lewis Fletcher, negro,
the alleged slayer Of T. c. Bullock, as
sistant manager OF the Scott planta-
ton, near Rosedale, Bolivar county,
was locked up here in the county jail
to await his transfer to some place
pending trial. He was arrested at
Port Arthur, Texas, by a negro de-
tective, who, It is said, posed to fetch
er as a hoodoo doctor with the power
to render immune from arrest any
person who would submit to the hoo
doc treatment
Ashland.-Miss Virginia Litt1eton
was one OF the graduates OF the high
school this session. The correspond
ent's report Of the commencement ex-
ercises stated that Miss jamie Little
ton was a member of the class. Miss
jamie Littleton is still student in the
high school, while her sister, Miss Vir
ginia, completed the course here this
session, and will probably enter col
lege in September.
Vicksburg.-C. J. Miller, owner Of
the Vicksburg, Delta, La, ferryboGt,
notified the Vicksburg clearing house
association that no charge would be
made for bankers and their ladies |
attending the Mississippi bankers as
ISOLATION convention for trips on his |
ferrybOat, placing the limit at rs for |
each trip, on account of the capacity OF |
the boat, as regular patrons must be |
served.
Natchez-With a well reported to be
eight feet in oil sand, with strong I
showing of oil and gas, intense excite
ment prevails in the little town of
Mangham, La. Operations reached
such an interesting point that reports
were spread broadcast that produc-
ing well had been brought in A ge-
ologist has been called from FL Do
RADIO, Ark, to supervise the test.
Clarksdale.-On6 Or about June 1,
new law firm, Cook & Cook, will be
opened in Clarksdale, the members Of
the firm being father and son. The
senior member, Judge Sam c. Cook,
Sr., of Jackson, has for the past nine
years been associate Justice of the
state supreme court, the appointment
to this place having been made by
Gov. Brewer, in 1912.
Blue notwithstanding to the
testimony of some Of the travelling
men of this territory, the pickup in
purchases from the retail houses and
the apparent increase in the volume
Of freight being handled by the rail
road traversing Tippah, this section
seems to be experiencing an upward
swing in business in spite of depress-
ng crop prospects.
Meridian-The state railroad COM
mission has fixed the rate the Merid
an Light & Railway Company shall
charge for car fares in this city for
he next six months at 10 cents cash
fares, ticket fares ia cents and 5
tents for school children using tickets.
The city was contending for scent I
ares straight.
Gulfport-A three-day reunion of
he Scottish Rite Masons, which was
leId in the Masonic Temple here, has !
ust closed. Degrees from the fourth ,
o thirty-second, inclusive, were con- I
erred on a class of 80 candidates, ,
of Masons from coast cities
md Stone county. I
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made that the Knights Templar have
delegation at McComb at the grand
.hapter concIave in that city for the
purpose of inviting the grand officers !
O attend the conclave to be held by
Iattiesburg commandery at the Ma
onic temple.
Itta Bena-The First National Bank
ere has just finished having two {
hree-ton vault doors installed. These ]
oors are the last word in banking
protection being absolutely burglar
roof 6
BoonevilIe.-Deputy Sheriff w. G.
anderson, Marshal w. G. Weems,
!onstables ]. F. Smith, w. I. Cranch r
nd w. ]. Rhoads drove 20 miles to +
point southwest of Bay Springs, q
ear Covner's bridge. A 4O-gallon /
Upper still and It's gallons of beer q
rere located and destroyed. c
Meridian-Walter Nelson has been