Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-04-28
Mississippi
E V EN- I S
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

are intact while the mighty Father
of Waters continues to beat upon
the mountains Of dirt, gravef and bags
of sand and they are still holding. The
planters of the county, and especially
of Leland district, as well as the in
dividuals generally, have co-operated
splendidly in offering their services
for subduing the mighty flood. The
planters have sent at different times
q 500 negro laborers to work on the
ievees. The local post of the Ameri-
can Legion are now patrolling along
the line of the levee district.
County Agent G. c. Mengee, coop
Grating with the Womans Council of
the county, is making a special poul-
try drive at Winona. The intenest in
poultry is strong in the county and
more chickens will be raised in this
county this year than any time during
its history. Mr.. Mengee has arranged
for a poultry car to stop at Winona
each week where poultry will be
y bought by a buyer at the car.
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Twenty-three out of 27 negroes ap-
plying for teaching certificates in Tip
pah in the series of examination held
&failed, according to Prof. j. e. Pesrce'
records, only four of these negroes
turning in papers even approximating
justification of passing grade. Tip
pah negroe teachers, however, will
have another set of examinations this
week when many of those who failed
will probably take another chance at
the questions.
Farm demonstrators of Mississippi
are suggesting TO farmers that T. is
not too late to SOW lespedeza on oat
land or bottom lands that have been
recently plowed or are soon to be
broken. Lespedeza groves we'll all
over Mississippi, and in a number of
counties in the state farmers have
. found it money-making chop both in
hay and seed value.
The case of Miss Ivy Hicks, private
secretary of Governor Russell against
Corso & Cefalu, in which the plaintiff
sought $4,000 damages on account of
injuries received in an automobile ac-
cident which occurred here last sum-
mer, was settled in circuit court at
Gulfport, the jury awarding Miss
Hicks $500 Gov. Russell came from
Jackson to testify in the case.
The Attala County chamber of COM
merce was formally organized at an
enthusiastic meeting with the election
Leonard, secretary. Over $4,000 was
readily subscribed for the support of
the organization and an aggressive
campaign was launched for more mem
bers.
The boards of supervisors in the
delta and the highland counties adjoIn-
ing the same are invoking the Kiger
game law in order to protect deer
which have fled from the flood. The
ruthless slaughter of deer in times past
has been most lamentable, in some in
stances one man killing IS ir day.
The town authorities in connection
with the Washington County officials.
backed up by representative body
of the best citizens of Leland, have
been cleaning house. War has been
declared on all dives of every sort.
Bootlegging and gambling and vice
of every kind has been put on the run.
Newhebron High School will elect a
new principal next session. Prof l..
B. O'Mara, who has been principal of
Newhebron High School for the past
two sessions has decided not to re-
main at the head of the school another
year.
The vegetable movement from
Hazlehurst has ended it's first week
and the farmers are not very much en-
couraged over prospects. Prices have
not been good, and quantities of vege.
tables are not near as great as once
expected.
One man was killed and three per.
sons wounded in shooting affray en-
gagged in by two families near Brook
haven which ended only when the shot
gun used by one of the men was shot
from his hand.
Twenty-seven Sunday schools, locat-
ed in rural sections have been set up
by Prof w. H. Murley of Blue Noun
tain, field secretary OF the American
Sunday school Union OF Philadelphia
Sheriff A. L. Crosby Of Waynesboro
has announced that he will ON the first
Monday in June. 1922, sell all lands in
Wayne County where taxes have not
been paid.