Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-11-04

l Holly Springs.-The steering com
mittee OF the Marshall County Teach
ers' Association met in the office of
County Superintendent c. H. Curd
and prepared the following schedule
Of meeting dates and places of meet
ing, for the current scholastic year:
Saturday, Nov. 10, Agricultural High
School; Saturday, Dec. IL, Holly
Springs High School; Friday. Jan. 16,
Byhalia Consolidated School; Friday.
Feb. 10, Potts Camp Consolidated
School,; Friday, March IL, Red Banks
Consolidated School. The annual field
day on the grounds of Holly Springs
high school is to be held April % to
"a, 1921.
Jacksonville first session Of the
public health nurses conference was
held at Poindexter school, which is
equipped with scales, weight. charts,
examination blanks, tape measures,
tongue depressors and other things
needed for the demonstration of the
state child welfare program, and was
we'll attended by mothers, teachers
and nurses. DR.. Edith B. Lowry. d.
rector Of the bureau of child welfare,
gave most interesting and instruct
i've demonstration and talk.
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Bude.-News reached this place of
the tragic death Of Hardy Carraway.
so, farmer living eight miles south
east Of here. He, with several others,
was i'll the woods hunting wild hogs,
when large one which he was trying
to dislodge from under cover where 1t
had taken refuge, made rush at him
and in doing so almost severed his leg
from mis- body with its tusks. Death
resulted in very short time from loss
Of blood.
Sunflower-An enthusiastic meet
ing OF the members of Gen. Earl Van
Dorm Legion Post was held to reor.
ganize the post and elect officers for
the remainder of 1920 and for 1921.
The following were selected: H. A.
Miller, post commander; F. c. Barnes,
vice commander; e. w. Williams,
post adjutant; B. H. Higdon, post in
surance officer; Geo. M. Freeman, his
torian, and V. F. Archibald, chaplain.
Bude.-The 10th annual session of
the Mississippi Baptist association re-
Gently completed its labors, having
met with Mount Zion church on its
centenary anniversary. Hon. William
|. Cousy Of Amite county, who has
served his county in both houses of
the Mississippi legislature, was re-
elected moderator, having continu-
ously served in this capacity for the
past 10 years.
Jacksonville agricultural depart
ment has been advised of a new plan
for fighting the boil weevil, now be-
ing prepared by United States gov.
eminent. Commencing Jan. /, motion
pictures will be distributed by the
United States department of agricul-
ture showing how the boil weeviI can
be controlled by the use of calcium
arsenate poisons applied by busting
machines.
Greenwood.-A the weekly luncheon
Of the Kiwanis club of this city a
committee was appointed with S. L.
Gwin as chairman to draft resolutions
nrntpctinU n0oinct tho IN
crease of rates by the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph company,
and that a copy Of same be forwarded
to the state railroad commission, be-
fore which hearing will be given
the company.
Agricultural College.-Fully 1000
students attending the Mississippi A.
& M. College we're assembled in the
college chapel for the weekly chapel
exercises. The feature was an ad.
dress by DIR. Alfred W. Hume. vice
chancellor of the University of Missis.
sippi. who has been connected with
that institution for more than thirty
years.
West Point.-A picturesque group
Of people arrived here, consisting Of
Charlie Dinas and wife, his brother,
Hercule Dinas, and George Stevens
of Greece, and young lady named
Miss Mary Grivam Of Athens. In
New York she was met by Angelo
Stevens of this city. The latter two
are engaged to be married.
Crystal Springs.-This town was
literally canned" last week. Prof
Barber 1.-THE ant man." put force OF
20 men and boys to work distributing
containers filled with ant poison in
his crusade against the Argentine
ant hanging up 5000 cans of the poi.
son throughoutthe city.
Blue Mountain.-Mrs. ]. E. Brown,
wife of President J. E. Brown of
Mississippi Heights academy, was the
only official representative Of the To-
cal W. C. T. U. at the state conven-
tion at West Point.