The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-02
INCIDENTS At OAK
Some Items Of Interest from Ocaia'S
Live Manufacturing Suburb

/ plant OF the Mcdowell Crate & Lum-
| Der Company is very active. The
| shipments OF crates for all kinds o.
| truck now IN season are large. Mr.,
Arnold who has the combined care
I OF his late partner as we'll as his
own, is very successful, thereby
proving that the organization Of the
i late Lee Howell was complete, and
! the business goes on without a hitch.
! John Seller has just completed the
! building of an express pavilion for
/ the Southern Express Company, to
! accommodate the business OF handl-
! ing the immense shipments in May
and June.
/ The truck growers here are COM
bining in making Oak a bigger ship
ping point this year than ever before
and plans are complete to build an
other large packing house south of
| the present one.
| f. W. Weber, who gives Oak the
essential summer comfort ice for re-
/ frigerators and ice water, is increas-
! ing his plant to double its capacity.
/ His cold storage is boon TO Oakians
and their neighbors.
The Oakcrest Farm, under the
| management of Mr.. John Seller, the
superintendent, is now cultivating
the soil and making the ground soft
around the plants as they are grow
/ ing fastain this ideal growing wealth
er. This farms equipment is the
| best in implements and we hope the
owners efforts will be realized in 4
bountiful crop.
Many new people are moving into
Oak, where employment is always
found in the crate factory.
The fire caused by the lantern in
the garage of Henry Griggs, where
by it was destroyed Sunday night,
Will make him feel less kindly dis
posed to help auto drivers who seek
gasoline and leave behind a wreck
by sheer carelessness.
Oak has a number of lodge mem
bers that are regular attendants on
lodge nights in Ocala and help along
the good work always found in their
meetings.
DR.. Weaver entertained a party OF
Ocala folks Sunday evening at his
bungalow, and always has the latch
string out for his numerous Ocala
friends.
The public school picnic of the
Griner Farm school, held Tuesday
was a great success. The parents OF
the scholars, and also their friends
enjoyed the day.
The program was begun with a
song.
REGULATIONS by Roy SCARBOROUGH
Cephus Fore and Tiles Hardester.
Exercise, Boy Wanted six
boys.
Recitations by Lucille Murphy
Florence Clark, Iva Colbert and
Leila Wells.
Dialogue, by Essie PEBBLES, Ruth
Gray and Lennis Perkins.
Recitations by Zeda Cahoon, Clara
!. Wells, Gany Pebbles and Zelm Ca
hoon.
} Dialogue by ten boys and girls.
) Recess.
: REGULATIONS by Violet Abshier, Es
sic PEBBLES and Carlos Griggs.
| Dialogue by Lucille Murphy, Ceph.
US Fore and Louise Murphy.
| Recitation by Pearl Fore, Marie
Denny and Mervin Perkins.
REGULATIONS by Clyde Sellers, Drew
Crews, Earl Luffman, Vera Crews
and Louise Murphy.
Dialogue by boys and girls.
. At the beginning of the term two
sets of prizes were offered one BY
the trustees, the other by the prin
cipal. The trustees gave Sc to be
divided between the grammar and
= primary grades, in sums of three
two and one dollars.
In the grammar grade the frs
prize went to Jennie Griggs; second
and third divided equally between
Earl Huffman and Lewis Jenkins.
In the primary grade, first and
second prizes were divided between
Wentcn PEBBLES and Carlos Griggs
The principal prizes for spelling
in the grammar grade was awarded
to Jennie Griggs, Louise Perkins and
illus Hardester.
After the picnic dinner and enter.
tainment the school closed for the
season.
Among the guests we're the crIs-
tees. County Superintendent and Mrs
Brinson. Mrs. Lee Howell and fa~-
lily. Mrs. John Seller and Mrs. For
ney.