The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1922-04-28
Mississippi
EVENT is
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs

The leVee in the Riverside district
OF Washington and adjoining counties
are intact while the mighty 'Fatner
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 we'll as the in
dtviduals generally, have cO-Operated
splendidly in offering their services
for subduing the mighty flood. The
planters have sent at different times
1900 negro laboTers to work on the
levees. The local post Of the Ameri-
can Legion are now patroIing along
the line of the levee district.
County Agent G. c. Mengee, coop
Grating with the Woman's Council of
the county, is making a special pOul-
try drive at Winona. The interest in
poultry is strong in the county and
more chickens will be raised in this
county this year than any time during
it's history. Mr. Mengee has arranged
for a poultry car to stop at Winona
each week where poultry viii be
bought by a buyer at the car
Z
plying for teaching certificates in Tip
pah in the series of examination held
failed, according to Prof. J. Z. Pearce'
records. only four Of these negroes
turning in papers even approximating
Justification Of a passing grade Tip
pan negrOe teachers, however will
have another set of examinations this
week when many of those who failed
win probably take another chance at
the questions.
Farm demonstrators of Mississippi |
are suggesting to farmers that it is
net too late to SOW lespedeza on oat |
land or bottom lands that have been
recently plowed or are soon to be |
broken. Lespedeza groves well all |
over Mississippi, and in a number Of |
counties in the state farmers have |
found it a m0ney-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 &C
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
Of Warren Potts president, and H. T.
Leonard, secretary. over $4,000 was |
readily subscribed for the support of
the organization and an aggressive
campaign was launched for more men,
bers.
The boards Of supervisors in the
delta and the highland counties adioIn-
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 65 in a day.
The town authorities in connection |
with the Washington County officials,
backed up by a 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 I
OF every kind has been put on the run. {
$500 5
NewhebrOn High School Will elect a /
new principal next session. Prof /. t
3. O'Mara, who has been principal of 5
NewhebrOn High School for the past t
two sessions has decided not to re- [
main at the head of the school another n
year.
The vegetable movement from
has ended its first week
and the farmers are not very much en-
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 a shooting affray en- o.
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 a
Twenty-seven Sunday schools, Iocat- h
"a in rural sections have been set up h,
BY Prof. w. H. Murley of Blue Noun V,
ain, field secretary Of the American
Sunday school Union of Philadelphia.
Sheriff A. l.. Crosby OF Waynesboro -
as announced that he will on the first =
Monday In June, 1922, sell all lands in :.
Wayne County where taxes have not =
cen paid.
A splendid increase in cream from
his territory has been noted in the
asst week at the Winona Creamery. wi
he spring Pastures are much better tx
han usual at this season and the num- We
er of fresh milch COWS is above the h
verage. sic
1890 I'M
Within a short time the engineer or / so
he state highway. commission will ge
lake survey of the road from Stark so
Tile to the A. & NJ. College prepare ed
Dry to actual work in completing a WI
road Of the highest type tic
construction. We
The oath convention of the Affssis-