Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-05-13
HOLD ART MEETING


Junior Art League
aEson-An importer. meeting 81.
/ IN State Art Association was na'd al
til Carnegie library w.b number
ofuew members present. some of
thn from GU, of town and represent
in clubs that have recently joined the
as citation. Sup. w. F. Bond stated
/ to he meeting that out of the 200
/ hil schools in the state only six have
an Instruction other than mechanical
driving and few have that The ass
So alton will make a very definite eff
+ fo to have such instruction intro
/ died into the curriculum, and will adj
vtate an art supervisor for each
comfy to supplement, the work of sum
m normals and keep the work going
OF actively throughout the year mi
/ TIL steps in the formation Of a Junior
A. League under the leadership Of
/ Ass Marie Ascher former art super
visor in the Jackson high school, were
announced Contests to stimulate in
te5st in art work will be planned by
tn parent association, looking to en-
laged interest in the work Of the state
organization and increased member
slip as the Junior league develops.
tta Bena-The First National Bank
here has lust finished having two
thee,ton vault doors installed These
doors are the last word in banking
protection being absolutely burglar
proof.
Hattiesburg. - Announcement was
made that the knights Templar have
a delegation at McComb at the grand
chapter conclaye in that city for the
purpose Of inviting the grand officers
to attend the conclaye to be held by
Hatdesburg commandery at the Ma
sonic temple,
ttsst
Gulfport.-A threeday reunion Of
the Scottish Rite Masons, which was
held in the Masonic Temple here, has
lust closed Degrees from the fourth
to thirty. second, inclusive, we're con,
farred on a class Of 80 candidates,
composed of Masons from coast cities
and Stone county.
Meridian.-The state railroad com
mission has fixed the rate the Nerd
ian Light & Railway Company shall
charge for car fares in this city for
the next six months at 10 cents cash
fares, ticket fares TX cents and 5
cents for school children using tickets.
The city was contending for scent
fares straight
Blue Mountain. -According to the
te imony of some Of the travelling
men Of this territory, the pickup in
purchases from the Fetal houses and
the apparent increase in the volume
Of freight being handled by the rail
road trayersing Tippah, this section
seems to be experiencing an upward
swing in business in spite Of dcpre5s-
ing crop prospects.
Clarksdale.-On or about June l,
new law firm, Cook & Cook, will he
opened in Clarksdale, the members Of
the firm being father and son. The
senior member Judge Sam C, Cook
ST., 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.
NatChez-With a well reported to be
eight feet in oil sand, with a strong
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 a produc-
ing well had been brought in. A &c,
ologist has been called from FL Do
RADIO, Ark, to supervise the test.
Vicksburg.-C. J. Miller owner Of
the Vicksburg, Delta, La, ferryboat,
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.
Ashland.-Miss Virginia Littleton
was one Of the graduates of the high
school this session. The correspond
ents report of the commencement ex-
ercises stated that Miss jamie Little
ton was a member of the class. Miss
jamie Littleton is still a student in the
high school, while her sister, Miss Viz
ginia, completed the course here this
session, and will probably enter col
lege in September
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 negro de-
tective, who, It is said, posed to Fletch-
er as a hoodoo doctor with the power
to render immune from arrest any
person who would submit to the hoo
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