Oxford eagle., 1922-07-13
MISSISSIPPI HAPPENINGS

richer by s5,77S from this source than
In 1921 the increase being due, OF
course, to the fact that enfranchised
women have taken the first step to-
ward voting. The classified figures
for 1922 are: White male, 1883; white
female, 1855; colored male, 1,458;
colored female 1856.
Under the direction Of the Missis-
sippi Jersey Cattle Club, of which
Hon w. W. Magruder Of Starkville
is president and Thomas S. Humph-
ries of Durant is secretary, there was
held at Kosciusko, in Attala County,
a Jersey rally" at which special
study of the Jersey cattle was made.
Crop conditions are showing signs
of material improvement following the
general rains which have recently
visited most of the sections Of Tippah
county. Farmers have taken advan-
tage Of the cooler weather to get out
the grass as much as possible during
the wet season.
on the $4,000 bond issue proposed
for a consolidated school won, 81 to
25. This means that Bailey Branch
Union, the north half of Collins and
parts of Harmony and Beeson, will
proceed with the erection of a nice
school building.
twenty-five women voted for the
first time in a Vicksburg bond issue
when they cast their ballots in the
municipal Improvement bond election.
They rendered valuable assistance in
getting out a full vote, and in carry
ing every item on the ticket by an
overwhelming vote.
Henry H. Legett, Lincoln county
agent after a visit to the famous
peach growing sections of Georgia,
around Fort Valley, states that many
sections of Lincoln county are equal
ly or better adapted to peach grow
Ing.
The farm bureau and Kiwanis club
at Brookhaven are cooperating in get
ting agreements from farmers TO
plant strawberries in order that suf-
ficieat acreage for carload shipments
may be obtained
The third quarterly conference OF
the Shaw M. E. Church. Greenville
district was held at Litton's Chapel.
The presiding elder, Rev. j. H. Feltz,
being out of ths city, Rev. c. NJ.
Chapman, D. H., of Shelby, Miss,
presided
At the baby clinic held in Clarks-
dale under the auspices of the Coaho-
ma County Public Health Unit, there
were three hundred and sixty-five
babies examined. OF this number
forty-three were found to be perfect.
The three-day short course under the
management of Miss Caldwell, dem
ostration agent at the Agricultural
High School of Senatobia with 4
splendid attendance of club boys and
girls was a great success.
MISS odIdu LO"Iey, youngest uduBH-
ter of President w. T. Lowrey, of
Blue Mountain College has just ac-
cepted a call to the faculty of Baylor
College, Belton, Texas, for the coming
session.
The employment of county farm
agent for Tate county has been tied
up indefinitely over the disagreement
of the board of supervisors and the
state agent R. E. Wilson, over the
selection of the agent.
The Jackson Ku Klux Klan recent
ly staged parade in that city. 1t
consisted of a silent march in the
robes of the order lasting one hour.
There was no interference with the
machers.
Under the auspices of the Blue
Mountain improvement league, Blue
Mountain will devote the week of July
II to "a to the renovation and beau
tification of that city.
The board of trustees of the TIA
wanda county agricultural high school
has recently elected Prof. H. L. Sim
mons, Scooba, Miss, as superintend-
ent of that school.
o.
The Mississippi teachers attending
the summer school at Asheville, N.
c., recently met and organized the
Mississippi club. Mrs. Florence Jack
son is president.
Approximately $50 students have
matriculated in the Blue Mountain
College summer school up to date
which marks the first half of the sum-
mer session.
Deputy Sheriff w. E. Freeman, of
Wyatte, is on the lookout for a negro
who made his escape after being
chained and handchffed.
H. M. Mason, aged employe of the
Blue Mountain College is one Of the