Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-03-25
Volunteer State
Happenings
Brief News Notes
Gathered from HI .
Sectionsof heState
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Union City.-The continued rains
and almost impossible condition of
the roads have forced the attention of
this county to the question of road i'm
provement. The county has voted a
bond issue of $4,000 to be used with
state and federal aid in building a
road from the Weakley to the Lake
County line, but as 1t will necessarily
be several years before this federal
highway will materialize several pro-
jects are being put on foot to relieve
the situation.
CollierVille.-One of the most inter
esting meetings of the year was held
in the CollierVille School Auditorium.
The mass meeting was addressed by
Judge Israel Peres, who brought out
the necessity of paying salaries high
enough to keep the best trained teach
ers in the schools. Among resolutions
adopted was one urging that an ade
Quate salary be paid to teachers, so
that they may not be forced to take
other work that pays more money.
Nashville. -Disapproval of the pro
posed legislation by congress by which
direct money grants or bonuses would
be paid out of the national treasury to
the soldiers of the recent war was reg
istered by the board of governors of
the Tennessee Manufacturers Associa
ton in set of resolutions made pub
lie Saturday.
Jacksonville Court of Civil APP
peals adjourned until Saturday, April
10, next, when final adjournment OF
this term will probably be taken. The
Supreme Court will convene here On
Monday, April IL, mex, to hear cases
from all counties OF this division, ex
cept Shelby, which will be heard at
Nashville
Nashville Receipts in the internal
revenue department for the first quar-
ter of this year. which will end with
March 81, will exceed those Of the first
quarter of 1919 by at least $75O000; i'll
was stated by Collector E. B. Craig.
Friendship.-The home of Horace
.Agee, farmer, residing north Of town,
was destroyed by fire. The house and
contents were almost total loss, and
a large amount of meat and lard was
burned in the smekehouse.
Jackson. The Rotary Club has re
allied handsomely from the Kennedy
carnival, which has been showing
here. The-Rotary funds will be ex.
pended in establishing playground
for the children Of the city.
Dyersburg.-A large delegation from
here attended the state highway com
mission held at Jackson. Dyer coun-
ty is fully awakened to the necessity
of having more and better roads, re
CARELESS of the cost.
Shelbyville. Eula Mai Trolin-
ger, an attractive young woman of this
place who was to have been married
next week to a resident of Birming
ham, Ala, was burned to death here
Nashville.-The vault of the Farm
ers and Merchants Bank at Mt. Pleas.
ant, Tenn, was blown with nitroglyc
crime and the lock boxes of patrons
looted of Liberty bonds.
Knoxville.-Rev. B. A. Bowers, fol
four years pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Baltimore, has accepted the
call to the pastorate of Broadway Bap
fist Church of Knoxville.
Chattanooga. C. Bickers, presi
dent of the James Supply Co., was
elected president of the Chattanooga
Chamber OF Commerce by the new
board OF directors.
Winchester.-The Franklin County
Chapter, American Red Cross, has its
peace-time programme almost com
pleted. and some Of it already in opera
ton.
Chattanooga. A windstorm here
blew out the end of the Peerless Hos
iory Mills and demolished several
frame houses at Rossville, Ga.
Jackson.-A total consideration Oh
S47.54S was involved in the "a realty
deals recorded in Madison county dur
ing the past week.
Nashville. -Assessments on the real
estate of Nashville for 1920 shows an
increase over the previous year Of g..
eSS,O7O.
Decherd. The residence Of N. 0.
Bell and the contents were burned.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
McMinnville.-The Commercial Club
held very enthusiastic meeting at
the courthouse.
Jackson. Chairman House Of the
state highway commission attended a
conference Of good roads enthusiasts
in Jackson and made a very practical
A.1Y- -. ,ood 1,,,ilSiuO ond frankly