Okolona messenger., 1921-02-17
COMMISSIONERS LOCKED OUT.
Deputy q. +. Brown Refuses to Let
Chief enter.

Russ d, Moore, recently appointed
land. commissioner, called on the sec
retary OF state as keeper of the capi-
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 un-
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 smeeting OF
the, board was presided over by Rev.
H. NJ. Ellis of Brookhaven as temper
airy chairman.
Hattiesburg AT a large meeting OF
the Parent-Teacher association in the
high school Superintendent of Schools
F.. B. Woodley made a 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.
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Meridian.-The "Big League" Shrin-
ers' ceremonial OF Hamasa Temple
was conducted here, the 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 we're 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
through of this place, field secretary OF
the Baptist state mission board of
Mississippi has gone to Union uniyer-
sity, jackson, Tenn, of which he tor-
merly was president, to present the
cause of the Baptist $75,OO0,OOO cam
paign to the several Baptist ministers
On the faculty and student body there
with churches in this section of Mis-
sissippi
EIlisville-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
md then rolled several feet along the,
track.
Union.-Mayor Walton, of Newton,
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
izens 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
The colleges and universities Of the
country are finding it necessary to in
crease their tuition rates to make fl
1ancial ends meet in the present cri-
sis, DR.. w. T. Lowrey, of Blue Noun
tain College, will continue to maintain
the present tuition rate of only 500
during the coming collegiate year
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Jackson.-Judge Holmes Of the fed
eral court has denied motion of COM
plainant w. w. Crawford, as trustee
under a mortgage, to appoint a re-
ceiver in the suit against the Ala
bama & Mississippi Railroad com
pany of Alabama. The two suits were
lied to foreclose mortgages on the
railroad aggregating $185,OOO
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Aberdeen.-E. A. Stinson, known as
the father of aviation, was visited by
his son, Eddie Stinson, Jr.. the noted
aviator, who was travelling in an Ori-
ole plane with Leroy Percy, Jr. They
we're returning to Birmingham from
Greenville, where they had been on a
hunting trip.
Brookhaven.-A petition was circu.
lated recently for aid of the starving
children of Europe resulting in a sub
scription of 5000, with more to follow.
Mashulaville.-Willi HOLINESS OF
the Fern Springs community was in-
stantIy killed by lightning.
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Brookhaven.-Pet squirrels are nest.
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