The Neshoba Democrat., 1920-11-25

Fourth district .......... 5,765,676.00
Fifth district ............ 1,935,019.00
Tax levy
First district ..............-.2 % mills
Second district ..............2 .2S mills
Third district ...............32 80 mills
Fourth district ..............26 mills
Fifth district ................27 mills
Memphis.-An order for 50,000,000
feet of southern hardwood lumber, In
cluding practically all grades one and
two inches In thickness, for shipment
to overseas markets, has been placed
by European syndicate with Mem
phis firm. The first 100 cars, involving
approximately 100000 feet of hard.
wood lumber, will go forward immedi-
ately. The balance will be shipped as
rapidly as three compined firms can
fill the order.
Jackson.-S. L Smith, administra-
tor OF the Julius Rosenwald fund for
the vocational education of negroes,
who was recently in the city on
tour of inspection Of the work being
done In the state, made the state
ment that Mississippi is showing bet-
ter results for the amount expended
than any of the other IA southern
states that benefit by the fund.
rto1,,,,INu rrbo oity on,,,, o;1s oF No
lumbus has lowered the tax levy from
"a mills to 20 mills, and In the lower
rate of taxation ampie provision is
made for the running Of the various
city departments and for extensive i'm
provements in many of the govern
mental departments.
Coldwater.-Patrum Yeazey, 13
year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. p.
veazey, was run down and seriously
injured by car driven by young
woman, on the school grounds. The
lad was running after a bali and fell
directly In front Of the car.
GreenYille The big cotton gin or
me plantation Of DR.. w. r. Eathuly
at Winterville, IL miles avoye Green
vile, was burned. Loss $4,000; in
surance $4,000.
CIarksdale e-Armistice day celebra-
tions in this city were unusually mild
with but few deviations from the reg.
ular weekday trend OF commercial 40
tiVity.
Crystal Springs.-S. A. Gano OF
New Orleans closed an important real
estate deal here with ]. p. Erwin
whereby Mr.. Gano purchased the
gravel mine Just north Of town for a
consideration of $1,000 cash and, fur
ther consideration of five cents per
cubic foot for all the gravel that the
pit will mine.
&etchez, z,-Armistice day celebra-
tion at Natchez included memorial
exercises at Confederate Memorial
park in honor OF Adams county sok
diers who died In the great war.
4 essss
Starkvil1e. There is no disposition
on the part OF the farmers to sell their
cotton. Many who have ginned a
bale or two, which was their whole
crop, have hauled 1t home from the
gin and will let 1t remain under shell
ter until the price advances.
sssss "A
Natchez. The bank of st. Josep,
st. Joseph, La, was robbed Of approx
inately $4,000 in silver. Entrance to
che vault Of the bank was gained
through a hole in the brick work
which had been dug out with picks
mnd crowbars.
Waynesboro. Wv. A. Bodie, acting
postmaster here since Aug. 4, COM
nnitted suicide at the home or his
nephew, l. d. Whigham, 4 pistol be-
ing used, shooting himself through
the heart It is supposed he took this
course on account Of work..
essas
Clarksdales Red Cross workers
were busy here getting the Fourth
Red Cross Roll Call which Is national
N its scope, under way and which
has for ii spurpcse the increase Of the
membership and renewals Of old mem
berahiDs s..