Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-12-11

Gulfport.-Flights are being made
daily from the local aviation field by
experienced aviators who came here
recently to establish commercial fly
ing station.
Meridian.-The board Of supervisors
lave awarded a contract for building
concrete bridges and furnishing and
Installing culvert pipe on the Dixie
overland highway.
Meridian.-Adoption d reports show
Ing excellent and far-reaching work Of
the Red Cross chapter of Meridian and
the election of an executive committee
featured the annual meeting,
Greenwood. = Tuesday committees
commenced the canvassing of the city
aad county in the sale OF bonds for the
erection of home and club house for
The business women of Greenwood.
Vicksburg M. L. ,Virden Of Green
Vile and B. M. Fulton of Jackson have
bought the upper compress" and ware
house in this city from the Vicksburg
compress and warehouse company.
Jackson.-Fully $5,OOO,000 has been
raised in Mississippi for the Baptist
S75,OO0,0OO campaign, although the
states quota is only $780, 900, accord
ng to the Baptist campaign headquar-
ters.
GreenvilIe.-The Washington county
grand jury organized Monday after
noon, made quick work of it's duties,
and after examining SO witnesses re-
turned rs bills of indictment and ad-
iourned
Jackson.-Under the fostering lead
ership of the Jackson young women's
business club, the preliminary steps
have been taken to organize a local
young women's Christian association
for Jackson.
Jackson.-With the exception of
president of the board of trustees,
which will be one Of the three veteran
members of the peniteniary board, the
trustees are now ready for the turning
Of the next calendar year.
Jacksonville Mississippi highway
improvement association, composed of
the leading progressive men of the
state, has its organization perfected
and has commenced the work of pro
noting good roads in the state.
Natchez.-Bondholde of the South
ern railway and light company, oDe-
rating the street car system and cleo
trio light ard power plant of Natchez,
have filed application for the appoint
ment of receiver for the company.
Jackson.-Blake w. Godfrey state
director of the Y. NJ. c. A, has received
notice that the new southern college OF
young mems Christian associations.
recently established to train secreta.
RIGS, win run l. months in the year.
Yazoo City.-Wcrk is to begin ir
this city on 4 camppisl to raise ap.
proximately $500 for the eQuipping
OF The grounds arot nd the school build
i1bs, and especially hose of the gram
mar school, with playground appa
ratus.
Pasc2goula.- International Ship
building company here, employing
shout $500 men, posted notices at the
slant telling the employees that the
entire plant mad been closed down ultl
:l,c.her notice on account Of dispute
with the machinists.
Vicksburg.- will stand a
issue Of 100000 street paving bonds
without asking the legislature to pass
an enabling bill. This report was
made to Mayor Hayes and Commission
e- Miller and Hossley by Judge George
Anderson, city attorney.
Agricultural College Extension bul.
!etin No. 10, The Use of the Babcock
Test" prepared by former Prof. A. S.
ambrose, il cooperation with the dairy
Xtepsio1 division, is now ready for
distribution. A copy viii be sent free
70 anyone who writes for It.
Vicksburg.--With the installation Of
a SSCO,U0O plant in the old compress
end warehouse by the Andersot ully
humber company, TO be completed early
.-est year. ald residence properly 10 L,
1l l. w.ttin the mex. six months. Eicky |
h-,rs has 4 building program contract
FOR aud ur3er way witch win aG !
mere taar a ha,f million dollars to Oh.
improvements.