The Bolivar County Democrat., 1921-01-15
ABSORB LUMBER MILL.
Four to Five Million Involved, In MIs
sissippi Trade.

Company of Louisiana had taken over |
the mill and holdings of the Gammill |
Lumber Company of Pelahatchie, |
Miss, including billion feet of stump
age,t deal aggregating between four
and five million dollars.
The Nat-Albany Company has a
capital of $2,000,000 and operates two
other mills in Mississippi and one at
| Hammond, La. Its president is E. X. !
Diekman of Peoria, Ill.
The Gammill Lumber Company was
Incorporated in Mississippi in March,
| 1912, with capital of $250,000, which
was subsequently increased to $780,
| coo. 1t established a large mill at
Pelahatchie, Rankin county, about 20
miles east of Jackson, which was par
| TALLY destroyed by fire a short time
ago.
Jackson.-Mrs. M. S. Dodds, agent
| for the southern district of the fed
eral home demonstration work, ar
ranged the following programme for
the group meeting for Yazoo, War
ren Copiah and Kinds counties, to
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JAN. IL.
90: :30-Opening discussion of plans.
Mrs. M. s. Dodds.
9:30-12: 30-Bee project and bee
club group, r. B. Wilson, specialist
in bee culture. Questions from the
agents.
12:30-1; 45-Dinner.
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requests for specialists; reports on
cooperation.
2:15-5 30-Meal planning-Food Sc
ries No. 30, Miss Esther Rogers, food
specialist.
Evening free.
JAN. IL.
SO: 30-Report on plans of organi-
cation and special work to be at
tempted.
9:30-12: Standardization; scoring
teams; certificate girls; exhibit re-
quirements; Miss Mary Johnston, as
sistant state agent in canning.
12:30-1: 45-Dinner.
1:452:15 General discussion:
questions.
2:l5-5:30 Demonstration, Miss
Mary Johnston, assistant state agent
In canring.
/ Blue Mountain-Terry M. Shackle-
! ford and Miss Lillian Jones were
/ united in marriage.
Meridian. -Meridian's new city ad-
\. ministration has reduced the police
force from 22 to Is men.
Cruger-Miss Ruth Brock and n.
J. w. Fisher were united in marriage
here recently at the home of the
brides parents.
Laurel-Hon. F. M. Meek, LaurePs
new mayor announces that the traf.
fic ordinances of the city are to be
rigidly enforced in the future.
New Albany.-Their many friends
are congratulating J. G. Dyer AMI
Mrs. Elizabeth Harmon upon their
wedding, which occurred last week.
Ashland.-Cards were received an
nouncing the marriage Of Miss Allye
NJ Pegram, formerly of this place,
to Fletcher Davis Strickland of Holly
Springs.
Blue Mountain.-Tippah women and
girls who have done much in the way
of producing and preserving fruits
and vegetables are denied the advan.
tages of home economics agent for
the present crisis. No provisions
have been made by the board of su.
pervisors to fill the vacancy left by
the resignation of Miss Sarah f.
Craig, formerly home agent.
Carrollton.-A series of speaking
dates have been arranged by l.. A.
I Olson. district agent for North Mis-
sissippi, for the discussion of farm
matters and the financial situation
in. general over the whole district.
Four teams of expert lecturers will
spend several days each in every dis
trict, and the meetings will be ad
dressed by representatives Of the |
Memphis farm bureau, and also "a
corps of experts from the A. & M
College extension department. On |
the Goth there will be speaking at |
Winona and on the 21st here.
North Carrollton.-Live at home is
the motto of Ike Jones of Blackhawk.
A few days ago crowd of men were
talking hard times in the Peoples
Bank of North Carrollton when Mr..
Jones said: RAISE what you eat and
the little you wear will come easy
So to prove how he lived on his farm
few days later he made the presi-
dent of the bank, Mr.. G. T. Lee,
present Of the following articles: A
piece of meat four years old, a piece
two years old. a piece one year old.
fresh sausage. one hen, three frying
size chickens, one dozen eggs, one
pound of butter some mustard tur-
nips, onions, collards, three kinds Of
peas, pecans. walnuts. jar Of toma
toes, beans, peaches, cucumber
pickle. Mr.. Jones is one Of Carroll
county's progressive farmers.
Goodman-At the home of the
bride in Alabama, Walton H. Will
liams, of Lexington, this county, and
Miss Irma Shelton were united In