Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-01-21
AGENTS MAP our WORK.
Extension Workers Hold First Meet
Inc and Look Ahead.

Ing and Look Ahead.
Holly Without anything
like formal programme the first-of.
the-year round table conference OF
cooperative extension agents eof the
leNorth Mississippi district called b,
L. A. Olson OF Grenada, supervising
agent for the district, was convened
at the office of Director C. II, Amas
OF the Holly Springs branch expert
ment station.
| The purpose of the meeting was to
| lay plans and discuss methods and
ways TO better aid the growers of
crops and breeders of live stock TO
keep going, in the face Of uncertain
conditions which face humanity in
this part Of the country. AS declared,
the year 1921 must be made the best
and most practically demonstrative of
agricultural possibilities for helping
the farmers OF North Mississippi to
pull themselves out OF the mire into
which the general Industrial and eco
nomic conditions of the present time
have plunged them.
Hazlehurst. Clerk G. b. Rea
says that in 1920 he had no bad year
in Cupid's cause by any means; that
he averaged over 35 marriage license
sales per month for the entire year.
His books show that he has sold All
licenses and there have been about
100 Of Copiahians to buy licenses in
other counties the past year for mar.
riage. Thus Copiah has seen over 500
benedfcts made out of her bachelors
and nearly as many Copiah girls have,
gone the same route of Cupid, only a
few of Copiah's boys marrying out.
of-county girls.
Yazoo City.-There ere three candi.
dates already announced to represent
Yazoo county in the lower house O:
the Mississippi state legislature to
succeed the late Hon. p. G. Meagher.
They are Excel Coody, ]. ]. McGraw.
Of Deasonville, and e. G. Childress, OF
Satartia. They will make an active
canvass among their friends as soon
as Gov. Russell issues a call for .
special election. rrrwr, "a si,fe,
s 4fs hse at,a.. :.
Yazoo City.-At meeting OF the
board OF directors Of the. Delta Bank
and Trust Company OF Yazoo City. a
dividend Of 10 per centawas declared.
With this dividend jthe stoclsAeldrrs
Of this bank have received 161 per
cent on their money since the bank,
was first organized here about. ruI5
Years ago. In eaddition to this they
have a surplus OF $40 000 hfes
sss W 81.
Hazlehurst.-Farmers have arrang-
ed to start operations for the new sea-
son, most all land owners having now
secured tenants and all the labor they
need for the years work in the truck
ras we'll as cotton fields. 1t is general
ly understood the farmers will cut the
cotton acreage and plant more corn.
hay, potatoes, cane and raise mors
cattle. NJ KS
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Meridian.-Two new teachers are to
BE- added to the Meridian high school
faculty at the beginning Of the second
term, Jan. 27. These are Miss Myrtle
Byrd, Of Hattiesburg, who will return
to Meridian. after attending C Columbia
University and W. d. Bell, Latin and
Greek scholar. formerly Of Prince
Webb College in Lewisburg. Tenn.
& West Point 4-On account Of the fact
that there has been constant de-
mand on the board OF supervisors for
a reduction OF taxes and curtailment
Of expenses in every department OF
the county. the board Of supervisors
decided to dispense with the services
of the. county agents. fs,s 49,
~ McComb.--Work started ON moving.
the Presbyterian church. This build
ing was purchased by the congrega-
tion OF the Christian church and will
be transferred to their lot on Della.
ware avenue. The old Presbyterian
church viii be. replaced by a hand
some $4,000 structure.
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Meridian.-Mrs. Fannie w. johnson
OF Vicksburg contributed $500 in cash
to the Meridian Anti-Tuberculosis Hos
pital, according to Mrs. George w.
Hodge. president of the Kings Daugh-
ters. who are in charge Of the hos
pital
jackson. Right OF way for the pro-
posed extension of the Jackson 4
Eastern railroad from Sebastapool. in
Scott county. to this city. has been op-
tanned as far as Goshen Springs, 20
miles east OF here. in Rankin county.
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Wiggins.-Taachers of Stone county
were the guests at dinner Of the busi-
ness men of Virgins. After meet
ing Of the teachers association held
at the court house spread was serv-
ed at q local restaurant.
y Senatobia. Lon Tucker, 17-year.
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