Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
! q OCTOBER 19e1l Re

FERN counties Of the state, including For
rest states that J. C. Gay OF Hatties-
burg is. one of the best examples he
has run across of man who can saw
wood and say nothing" Mr.. Gay is
putting up in his, county-right out in
the pine woods-three or four $4,000
brick buildings for consolidated schools
that will revolutionize results OF the
county, and he has just completed one
of the finest five-teacher schools for
negroessto,be found anywhere.
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Hazlehurst--Dr r. A. Segrest. coun-
ty health officer, has been allotted new
duties. The, board OF supervisors re-
Gently. made it obligatory on him to
pass on all those who claim exemption
OF road taxes on account Of sickness
or disability. Only those who he gives
exemption cards will be relievtd OF
road taxes. Heretofore many claimed
and were released from paying road
taxes and the board in an effort to
call a habt decided to call on DR.. Se-
crest to pass on all applications for re-
lease from road taxes.
vicksburg. The central committee
appointed by President B. u. Field OF
the board ofltrade- to- make all arrange
ments for the barbec1e'on October II,
which will be part of the program for
the formal opening of the Mississippi
Louisiana Fair association grounds and
public Fairgrounds. have authorized
President Field and Secretary Frank
H. Andrews to extend through Gov.
John M. Parker of Louisiana, IN invi-
tation for the members of the Louis
lana legislature to attend barbecue -
the guests of the board of trade. J J
Blue Mountain.-Dr. A. d. Tisdale,
for year director of the Tippah coun-
| ty health sunit, Who was for short
while thereafter attached to the Union
county health unit, has been transfer
red by DR.. w. 8. Leathers. of the state
health. department To the Mississippi
delta, where he Is engaged in work
for the state department of health Of
Mississippi. DR.. Tisdale did construc-
tive work in Tippah, which is still
reaping good results from the educar
tional campaign he directed for better
sanitation in the county.
dczt. Leslie Mabus. son
Of Alderman e. e.. Mabus, who has
been on visit to home folks, has left
for San Francisco. For number of
months he has been stationed at Camp
Grant, ILL.,, with the Fifty-fourth In
santry. On October 7 he sails for Hon
olulu, Hawaiian Islands, and will be
stationed there with the Twenty-sev-
enth infantry. Lieut.. Mabus has made
a fine record since graduating at West
Point and Ackermap is indeed proud
to claim him as her native son.
Blue Mountain.-The volume OF
freight traffic on this division of the
Guh, Mobile & Northern railroad is
increasing greatly, requiring the op-
Grafton d 'hahiBbr y 81 additional
freight trains to handle the traffic.
Through freight service is being han
died over the G.. M. e N. from Mobile
to Jackson, Tenn, continuous freight
trains operating daily between these
terminals
Blue Mountain.-A negro debating
society of this place has outschooled
the schoolman OF the middle ages by
discussing the following subject Ra
solved, that atmosphere is more SIM
portant than air" These black logi-
clans are in line WITH the ,ancientss
who used to discuss Sdch questions al
how many angels can dance at the
same time on the point of a single
needle. -i9 - A.
Riloxi.-The annual election Of Off
GERS of the Biloxi chamber of com
merce will take place at ther regular
| October meeting. The chamber is plan
ming an active winter with the main
work being to get tourists to come
here. Inquiries from people who want
to come here from throughout the
Country are steadily being received. by
the chamber of commerce.
Iuka.-J. C. Lyons, Mississippi state
health officer, has been here and made
an inspection of the stores, hotels, etc,
|sassisted by DR.. f. T. Carmack, county
health officer They gave the whole
town general inspection, Nine-tepths
of the grocery stores in town, both tho
hotels and one. restaurant got SAINT
tary certificate stating that their busi-
ness was kept in conformity with the
laws of the state healh department.
Hattiesburg.- Two hundred bales Of
cotton sold in Hattiesburg for 20, GEMS
a pound, the peak price Of the year
paid in the city. Farmers of this sec
tions are iubilantl oyer the steady rise
lin the price Of cotton Many are se@1I
Fins how and others holding for HdghA'
prices, believing the market will con-
tinue to advance.