The Southern herald., 1922-07-14
Mississippi
VENTS
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

Mrs. w. R. Montgomery has been
appointed postmistress at Potts Camp.
In the recent city election at LIE.
land, ]. T. Mathis was elected Mayor
and C. S. Chittam, marshall,
About 100 delegates. attended the
recent cotton seed crushers associa-
ton convention at Gulfport.
The rural mail carriers Of the sixth
district have held their annual meet
ing at Gulfport.
Several cases of typhoid fever have
been reported in a community across
Tippah Creek eleven miles from Blue
Mountain.
Deputy Sheriff w. E. Freeman, Of
Wyatte, is on the lookout for negro
who made his escape after being
chained and handcuffed.
H. NJ. Mason, aged employe Of the
Blue Mountain College is one Cf the
most expert swimmers Of that section
despite his venerable years.
Mrs. w. W. Adams Of Memphis,
addressed the Corinth District Train
ing School, which held its annual Ses-
sion at New Albany.
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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.
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.
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 Jackson Ku Klux Klan recent
Iy 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.
The three-day short course under the
management of Miss Caldwell dem.
ostr"tion agent at the Agricultural
High School of Senatoba with \
splendid attendance of club boys and
girls was great success.
Miss Sarah Lowrey, youngest daugh
ter of President w. T. Lowrey, OF
Blue Mountain College has just &C
cepted call to the faculty Of Baylor
College, Bolton, Texas, for the coming
session,
The employment of a 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 election held in east Lincoln
on the $4,000 bond issue proposed
for a consolidated school won, 81 t
25. This means that Bailey ] mel
Union, the north half of Collins ant
parts Of Harmony and Beeson, will
proceed with the erection Of nlct
school building.
At the baby clinic held In Clarks
dale under the auspices Of the Coaho
ma County Public Health Unit, ther'
were three hundred and sixty-fiv
babies examined. OF this numbe
forty-three were found to be perfect
About $400 worth of clothing wa
stolen recently from clothing stor
in Gulfport.
Crop conditions are showing sign
or material improvement FOLLOWING IN
general rains which have recentl
visited most OF the sections of TippaI
county. Farmers have taken advar
tage Of the cooler weather to get ou
the grass as much as possible durin
the wet season.
Under the direction Of the Missi'
sippi Jersey Cattle Club, Of whic
Hon. W. SMagruder OF Starkvill
is president and Thomas s. Humpl
ries Of Durant is secretary, there wa
held at Kosciusko, in Attala County
Jersey rally" at which a specis
study Of the Jersey cattle was made
The poll tax figures for the yea
show that the city of Jackson
richer by $5,77S from this source tina
in 1921, the increase being due, c
course, to the fact that enfranchlse
women have taken the first step Il
ward voting. The classified figure
for 1922 are: White male, 2,5S3; whit