Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
LOCAL

WOChS w garry bltlf ltJblc OnC NuO
was very low at that time but is
thought now to be pretty near out
of danger.
Cattle Dipping has begun down In
beat 4. D. e. Brown is looking after
six watts already and there may be
more as they check up for infested
territory. The ticks are not all dead
yet it seems and who can tell when
they will be. Let us hope a final
cleanup will be reached someday.
Capt. 7. NJ. Mcleod of Eft. Nc
Pherson, Ga, which is ear Atlanta.
was in town Yesterday. His mother
Mrs. W. r. Mcleod of Vernal vicin-
age as quite sick and he is down on a
short furlough to see her. Willis is
still in Atlanta but very busy but
will rush down if the wire ON her
condition calls him.
Some gravel road is being laid
down in beat 3. The gravel is Sc
cured from a pit of it in Perry Coun-
ty and we are told is proving a very
good grade OF gravel for road build
ing purposes. It's to be hoped that
more and more and more of this or
some other form of hard surface
roads will be builded in our county
as time rolls off.
james Henderson has been assist
ing Tax Assessor A.. X. Amsler make
ase assessment this year. He work
ed up a part of beat 3 and has just
concluded his labors in beat 8. Says
he likes it better now than last wear
when he FIRST did work for Mr.. Am
sler az the experience helped him in
having the hang OF things this time.
and be made better progress with
less trouble.
The school season IN Greene is a
bout over. Most of the schools
closed during The past month and
those that did not have either done
SO or about to do so. The Leates-
eille High School closes next week,
Friday 20. The Agricultural High
School closed Wednesday with APP
propSiate exercises including address
that night to the graduating class
by Prof. Jim Broom, Asst. State
Superin tendent.
The supervisors held a speciaa ses-
sion last Monday April 18th. for the
purpose of appointing q road COM
mission for district 3 succeeding II.
L. VALLEY, resigned and J. W. Wide
man, constitntionally disqualified. h.
p. VALLEY was appointed wee K. Il.
VALLEY and G. II. Smith vice ]. w.
Wideman, and these together with
SIS. Henderson already a road Com
missioner for such beat, now con-
stitute the road commission for dis
trict 3.
The old river has a big rise on it
ut this writing. Is out of the swamp
on the other side and creeping up on
the. highway but may subside before
it gets high enough to run over the
the low places and do any damage.
It's damaging peoples low land farms
in the river swamps, making for
naught their work where they have
broken ground and holding back GA
fixing for crops in such places, max
ing them late if the waters run off
for cultivating at all.
Another exceedingly heavy rain
and wind storm visited L~eakesville
Thursday night April 22nd. The
water came down almost in gushes
and the thunder roared and the
lightning flashed and the wind bel
lowed but no particular damage done
hereabouts, only the heavy amount
of water put on the ground il it was
general enough NAV force the river
up more with it already at stage of
almost running over the highway.
Two special elections ase to be held
in Greene County Saturday week,
April Both. viz: Special election at
state Line to pass on matter of au-
thorizing issuance of 50, 900 school
bonds; special election in Beat B for
purpose on issuance of $40. 900 to
build road from Sand Hill to district
line between districts 3 and B, noti-
ces OF which special elections see IN
LIZ. l.a lauol