Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-08
WILL SEE INSURANCE FAMINE"
Agents Believe Renewals VIII Be I'm
possible.

JdChSOU.-fiI6 Insurance. agents
here claim that the current month of
April will witness the fulfilment of
their prophecy of an insurance fam
inc" in the state OF Mississippi. 1t is
stated that renewals were pretty well
written UP for the month of March be-
fore the Globe G. Rutgerts companies
withdrew, and that from now on 1t
will net be possible to secure renewals
of insurance policies.
The largest lines, they claim, that
will expire in April will be on
cotton. as cotton is usually insured
for periods of from four to six months
and is taken out in the fall months.
The agents assert that the expirations
of cotton policies will cause embarrass-
ment to the banks which have made
their loans on the basis of the insur-
ance policy as collateral. AS the pol
icies expire the farmers who have
been holding this cotton on loans tropI
the banks will be asked to renew the
policies or pay the loans.
The question as to how far the sew
eral small companies recently licensed
can take care of the situation, is still
unanswered. These companies are be-
ing sued in Pike county by District
Attorney Miller on the ground that
they are violating the antitrust law
themselves,
Jackson.-F. ]. Hurst, assistant d.
rector of federal farm demonstration
work for South Mississippi, is just
back from a. conference OF workers at
the A. G. M. College, and an important
outcome of the trip was a state of CO.
operation established between him and
J. V. Pace. who occupies parallel po-
sition in the work in North. Mississip-
pi, with regard to monthly programs
to be promulgated regularly and at
such times as will correlate their WORK
with the issues of "The Mississippi
Club Boy the official organ of the
extension work. issued from the Agri-
cultural College.
| Baldwyn.-The comedy-drama in
three acts. Deacon Dubbs,' presented
| by the members of the young peoples
class of the Methodist Bible school at
the city hall was well rendered to an
oyerflowing housegs tProeeeds fof the
play will be used fer charitable pur-
noses in the town and towards the
building of a Methodist hospital in
Memphis.
Tishomingi-The barn of G. E. Nc
Right, Just across the Alabama line
from here, was destroyed by fire re-
Gently. All his corn, four head of
horses, two cows and farming imple-
ments were burned. Mr.. McRight,
who is a revenue agent, has been un-
usually active against "moonshiners"
and belief is that perhaps they are re-
sponsible for the fire.
HERNANDEZ iron cage recently
purchased by the county board of
supervisors from Madison county, Ala
bama, was brought out from Mem
phis. 1t is to be used by the county
convicts 1t is mounted on low iron
wheels. made Of iron and is fitted In.
side with IS hunks in tiers of three.
Provision is made for heating stoves
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Meridian.-Pete Brown, Walter Rog-
ers and Luther Tolbert, charged with
burglar zing the general merchandise
4 store of Joseph Parish here, have
been held to the grand jury under
bond of $500 each, The preliminary
trial of the negroes was before justice
Raymond Clay.
New Albany-The regular spring
examinations fer the white teachers OF
this county are being conducted ty
County superintendent Of Education
f. blizzard A number Of applicants
are taking these examinations with
/ the view. of teaching in the county next
year, a
Starkville-From the manner II
which hogs and cattle have heen Sc |
ing, here the market must be gettine
better. Several car loads Of live steel
have been sold at splendid price. and
he ruying continues brisk. Frt bee
cattle are also commanding top price
Meridiah.-W. Nj. Burton, for a yeal
or more manager Of the local office q
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany; has resigned to accept simi a
position with the company at Knox
vile, Tenn.
Blue MoHntain.-Dr. E. B. Hatcher
'I pastor. of Lowrey Memorial Baptis
church, this place, has been called Il
Coahoma county to participate in {
Bible institute in seesicn in that coun
/ ty.9gic sG@v 31A1 ~ IS We
Starkville.-The recent freeze pu
the majority of gardens to the bad Al
small plants were damaged and |
quantity of Irish potatoes suffered
Very. little damage was dcne TO fruit.
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