Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-29
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received here from farmers and bust
ness men at Heidelberg, Miss, an.
nouncing that a large delegation OF
the citizens of that community expect
to come here in the early part Of May
to look over the vegetable business
and asking advices about what would
be the best time for the delegation to
come. They are being advised to wait
until the tomato movement begins,
which will be about May 15
Derma.-The long-delayed dredge
boat for cutting the Schoona canal
has at last arrived on board cars at
Calhoun City and is being moved to
a point on the river near Old Town,
where the cutting of the canal will
begin. This canal was to have been
dug two years ago, but in some way
the material has been delayed for the
boat over year and the people are
exceedingly anxious for the project to
be put through.
Hazlehurst.-The truck movement
from Hazlehurst is assuming large
proportions, and express cars are
loaded every day, the smaller express
shipments becoming fewer as the
larger shipments north take up the
produce as it Is brought in. Peas are
still the main shipments, although
more cars of cabbage are being
shipped, this owing to the larger size
OF the cabbage crates.
Meridian.-D. R. J. Bateman, pastor
of the First Baptist church here, has
been presented with a handsome auto
mobile by the members of his congre-
cation and several outsiders. DR..
Bateman Is also president of Meridian
college and the gift is token OF the
high esteem In which he Is held, not
only by the members of his own
church. but citizens Of other denomi-
nations.
Belzoni.-Humphreys county farm.
srs are IN bad plight now, but there
Is chance for them to come from un-
der II the rain will stop SO they can
replant their crops. Several farmers
and planters stated that the cotton
crop is an entire loss, and that every
person who has planted cotton will
have to replant from the fact that the
cold weather has killed every plant.
Starkville.-Rev. Z. J. Newborn OF
Trim Cane community, this county,
left for Salem, Mo-, and other parts
Of that state. where he will inaugurate
series OF religious services. He is
evangelist for the Cumberland Pres
byterian church. Rev. Newbern Is
forcible preacher and his work has
been successful and yields good fruit
He will be gone several weeks.
North Carrollton.-The people in
this community are responding to the
call for the needy children, made so by
the world var. Mrs. Erskine. chair
man of the Red Cross. is busy with
this work. All OF the clubs and So
cieties are giving literally. Merchants
are generous with the remnants and
the clothing +ent will be good, new
articles. ~
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Meridian.-Meridian Post No. /,
American Legion, has elected officers
for the ensuing term The new Off
GERS are as follows: H. X. Baker,
commander; E. Fowler. vice COM
mander; H. C. Royals, finance Off
Ger; F. Y. Whitfield, adjutant; F. E.
Rawls. athletic officer, and j. A. Ham.
mond, sergeant-at-arms.
Ackerman.-The Central Mississippi
Sweet Potato Curing Company has
been organized at Weir, Miss. Direc-
tors were elected by stockholders as
follows: w. T. Cobb. president; ]. B.
Ray, vice president; H. o. Fancher,
treasurer; T. A. Patterson, secretary;
DIR. A. E. Reed. R. l.. Collier and J. d.
Black. iU
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Belzoni-A farm loan association,
to be known as the Humphreys county
national farm loan association. was
organized here with the following of
ficers: w. w. Allen. president: DR.,
]. s. Jackson, secretary and treasurer;
L. H. Lyon, J. L. Balm, T. L. Gilmer
and H. A. Carpenter, directors. ff
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Starkville. important meeting
of the Parent-Teacher association was
held at the public school building.
Quite a number Of the patrons were
present. Various subjects relating to
the betterment and uplift to the COM
munity were discussed
Jackson--Two negro boys named
Peterson, while working in a garden
at Clinton this morning. dug up an
iron pot containing $1,000 in gold, ap-
parently buried during the Civil War
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