The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-02-04
[ISSISSIPPI
l STATE NEWS

board OF supervisors, Miss Mabel Ray
Beasley, who has filled the position
of home economic agent since last
April, rendered her resignation, to
take effect Immediately.
Winona=Much excitement prevails
here over the announcement that oil
has been found at the Preston we'll
six miles east Of Winona. T. z. Kim
mons, head driller for the Preston
Oil company of Columbus Ohio, has
given out a statement that a 90-foot
strata of oil sand was struck at a
depth Of 1888 feet and oil was found
Senatobia.-The statement of the
three banks in Tate county fail 10 re-
veal hard times Ii shows that the
citizens OF the county have more than
the average figured out by the United
States government. The three insti-
tutions have on deposit about $1,000
900 and, IL divided. every man, WON
an and child in the county would have
$3.50.
Blue Mountain.-Both Blue Noun
tain college and Mississippi Heights
Academy Of this place are receiving
number of new students for the sec
ond semester Of the current session
which has just begun. Neither of
these institutions has lost many stu
dents because of financial stringency
the number finding it necessary to go
home being offset by the new boys
and girls asking for matriculation in
their stead.
Canton.-Preparatio are being
made by Madison county farmers for
a bumper crop of sweet potatoes and
truck this year, announces r. 7. More
land, manager of the sweet potato
house and also sales agent for the
Madison county truck growers asso-
citation Fully 500 acres of potatoes
and at least 100 acres of truck will be
produced and marketed this year. com
pared with so acres of sweet potatoes
and 10 acres Of truck in 1920
Jackson.-Mrs NJ. 8. Dodds. head of
the home demonstration work for the
southern district, is very busy clear
ing the decks for her absence, when
she goes TO attend the annual twelve
day meeting of the home demonstra-
tiOn workers and women of the exteL-
sion force at the Agricultural and Me
chanical college. In addition to the
entire state forces the Washington
staff is expected, and interesting and
inspiring programmes have been ar
ranged.
Canton.-Rigid inspection by the
state plant board from Agricultural
College. Mississippi OF Lawrence
Rankin and Madison counties for
traces of the dreaded pink boil worm !
a first cousin to the boil weevil, is to
be completed here by Assistant In
spectors H. w. Lee, in charge: G. b. !
RamSeu and G. E. Riley Absolutely
no trace OF the boil worm has been !
found in Mississippi so far, the in
specao.s state, and prospects are very !
bri;sIt Tor keeping the pest out en-
tirely.
Ellisville.-Theo. S. Bacot. manager !
or the r. b." frams at $3.50. and sew |
eraI breeders of high grade hogs in |
Jones county attended the sale OF I
registered stock at the White and /
Fernwood Farms in south Mississippi. |
Several fine pigs were bought to BE- |
added to the herds already started in |
IiIIs county. Visitors at the sales from !
northern states are said to have seen
the advantage of grazing hogs on the /
green pastures at this season of the /
yea1 and declared this to be an ideal
country for hogs.
Yazoo City.-The people of Yazoo
City have come TO the front in the
drive for funds for the starving chill
dren OF Eastern Europe and are co
operating with Mrs. ]. B. Devote, man
ager of the Yazoo Theatre. J. p. Ben
nett. cashier of the Citizens Bank and
Trust company, has been made chair
man OF the county committee. and
Miss Charlotte F. kellogg has been ap-
pointed leader for YaZoo City, with the
following assistants: Miss Laurentina
Burrus Mrs. V. c. Williams. Mrs. G.
II. Williams, Jr.. Mrs. Thomas Foote
and selected girls from the Yazoo City
high school and St Clara's Academy.
Meridian.-Nayor John Parker has
issued instructions to the police de-
partment to clear the streets of Me-
ridian of all unsightly objects left
thereon by thoIghtless or careless cit
liens, such as old vehicles, boxes. bar
rels and like things. In carrying out
the instructions OF the mayor Chief
OF Police Monette has issued orders
to the street forces TO haul all such
stuff to the city garbage dumping
grounds that is not Immediately re
moved. and should there be a dispo-
sition on the part of any citizen in :
the future to violate the street and !
sidewalk obstruction provisions ar
rests are to be made and such VIC
latOrs prosecuted.
icksburg.-Vicksbur has an ex.
change club. Phil Houston of Houston
Bros Lumber Company is president
Monticello. NJ. Hughes. organ
Izer of the Lone Star Trail Associa- I
| on. was here and organized Law {
renee county. with the election of J. '
II. Arlington. president; G. Wood Ma J
pee. vice president, and Dr. J. p. Conn. l
-ecretary-treasurer. The Organization I
sTopo e 10 build a hari-surface roda I