The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-05-25
MISSISSIPPI HAPPENINGS

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Of Mississippi soil, when intelligent
and progressive management Is appli.
I'D, Is shown In the announcement Of
the Grand Champion Corn Club prize
for last season, which was awarded to
Lewis Fortner of Yokena, Warren
County. Fortner produced 130.58 bu.
shells Of corn on one acre of land at
cost of 14.2 cents per bushel. This
Is not maximum yield of corn In this
state, and is of course not an average
! proper seed selection and fertiliza-
will do.
A special election will be held on
June 8 in the Branyan Consolidated
School District, Union County, for the
purpose of ascertaining the wishes OF
] the voters concerning the issuance of
$4,000 in school bonds to be sold in
| $3.50 denominations with interest at
six per cent per annum and to be re-
tired serially in 20 years. The funds
are to be used in improving the school
| plant of the district.
A large crowd was entertained in
front of the New Capitol at jackson
when Van-Cleaf Gulick, ex-service man
| rode his horse without bride up and
down the steps of the new capitol.
The horse not only made the trip
| to the front door of the second floor,
but waltzed and cavorted on the steps,
coming and going down side-wise.
At the recent convention of the
Mississippi Bankers Association, M.
Gerald Burrow, Tunica banker, was
elected vice president of group /.
which comprises the northwestern
part of the state. Mr.. Burrow states
that the local banks hope to get
meeting of the group for Tunica in
November.
The matter of validating the $50 900
bond issue for Supervisors District No.
4 and the $4,000 bond issue for Dis
trict is now in progress, and the
bonds will soon be on the market at
Collins. These issues are for road
purposes, and when sold and used the
Divie Highway will be practically q
gravel road from Jackson to Gulfport.
The new 100000 Kings Daughters
Hospital at Gulfjort has been thrown
open to the public inspection and
hundreds of people from along the
Mississippi coast have made a tour
of inspection Of the new institution.
The building Is situated on West
Beach and was made possible by the
Gulfport Kings Daughters circle.
Official information has Just been
received OF the state accrediting COM
mission, stating that at its regular
meeting on May 4 the commission
passed upon the application OF the
Itawamba County Agricultural High
School, at Fulton for the state &C.
credited list, and that it has been
officially approved.
A special election Is to be held In
Madison Consolidated School District,
Leake County, in which the voters
are to determine whether bonds in
the sum of $1,000 for the purpose Of
building and equipping a school build
ing in said district shall be issued.
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DIR. R. A. Kimbrough Of Blue Moun.
tain, field secretary of the Baptist
state mission board of Mississippi re-
ports that Mississippi Baptists col
lected during the fiscal year just
ended more than $4,000 in the
Baptist $75,OO0,OO0 campaign.
The Bank Of Nesbitt, located at
Nesbitt, five miles north OF fernando
was broken into recently. The rob-
bers made an unsuccessful attempt to
break into the safe that was inside
the vault About SIS In pennies was
| taken.
Nearly $4,000 has been reported by
the various teams in the Laurel Y. M.
| C. A. The executive committees re.
| port is not included in the above. The
goal is $4,000 that amount being need.
ed to run the institution during the
coming year.
The real beginning Of the summer
season was opened up at Copiah Coun.
tvs famous health and pleasure re-
sort at Browns Well when the session
of the State Medical Association at
which more than 800 doctors were pre-.
sent.
Hon. w. Barnes, circuit clerk of Gre
NADIA County, has rendered to Gov.
Russell his resignation to take effect
as soon as his successor can be named.
Mr.. Barnes states that Ill health COM
pels him to give up'the work.
There are still many vacancies in
Mississippi's quota for the citizens
military training camps to be held
this summer. according to Prof. r. p,
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