The Starkville news., 1920-07-16
Magnolia State
Happenings
Brief News Notes
Gathered from HI
Sections oftheState
mississippi Department of Education
Prepares List of Prices for
Year 192O.21.
NEW PRICES ON BOOKS.

Year 192O-21.
Jackson.-For the information of all
concerned, county and separate school
and high school leaders and superin-
tendents, as well as the school pa
irons, the state department of edoca-
ton has prepared summarized list
OF the textbooks adopted at the recent
meeting of the state textbook commits
sion, with the net prices at which
each book will be sold by the contract
ing firms. AS stated by Superintend-
~ent Bond, it is an unavoidable fact
that practically all books will be high.
er during the ensuing five years than
has been the case hitherto, situation
entirely beyond the control of The
school authorities
The list of books and prices is as
follows.
Arithmetics-No change.
griculture-Burkett, Stevens &
Hill (revised), CHM & Co., $1.08; One
Hundred Lessons in Agriculture, Row.
: Peterson Co., so cents.
Civil Government-Lapp's Civ cs,
ooppo-hclil III W., Pl'uo.
eography-Brigham & McFarlane,
book l, $1.16; book 2, $3.50; American
Book company.
Hstory-Beginners No change
United States History-Mace Pc
trie, Rand, McNally, $1.25.
Mississippi History. G.. FAINT,
-s1.3O.
Language and Grammar-McFadien
G. Ferguson, book l, 62 cents; book 2,
76 cents; book 3, SS cents. Rand, Nc
Nally e Co.
Physology-Keep Well Stories by
DR.. Jones, Lippincott &, Co., Ga cents.
Healthy Living, Winston, book /, 80
cents; book 2, $1.20. Charles E. Mer-
rill & Co.
Readers-Primer and readers through
eighth grade, Child's World, SO cents
and 8S cents. B. F. Johnson company.
Spellers-No change.
Webster's Dictionary-The shorter
rourse, S4 cents. American Book COM
panyr-
Writing Books-Graves' Muscular
Writing, 8 cents and IL cents, w. S.
Benson company.
Spelling Blanks-No change.
Clarksdale.-T.. B. Birdsong of this
place is organizing company of 90
men to Immediately join state guard
organization.
Tool,onp Pta, on aytap1ad copfar-
ence it is stated that the Mississippi
Improvement bond commission will
soon offer another block Of $25O,0OO
from the five million dollar bond issue.
Calhoun City-Considepable anxiety
Is manifested among the farmers OF
this section over the appearance and
depredations on the young corn crop
by small worm, which is totally ruin
Ing the corn Of some farmers.
Blue Mountain. - Tippah Sunday
school normal, which is held for the
general good Of all of the Baptist Sun
day schools of the county, will open
on Monday, July 25, and will run to
Friday, July 80.
Natchez.-A raise in property valu-
ations in the city of NatcheZ of 33 1-3
per cent is announced by the Natchez
city council. The tax rate is already
up to the limit of 20 mills.
Jackson.--The Mississippi board OF
uhi oh nrn
ated by an act Of the legislature OF
1920. net at the capitol for the first
time, with all members on hand. DR..
Carl r. V. Seutter of Jackson is the
chairman.
Indianola-Tax Assessor d. II. Lind
sey filed the personal assessment roll
for Sunflower county with the board
of supervisors, subject to the boards
approval at the August meeting. The
roll shows an increase over the 1919
roll of $2.163,60O.
vicksburg.-County Assessor ]. w.
Tucker has completed the totals In his
personal assessment rolls submitted
to the board of supervisors of Warren
county. The total personal valuation,
as filed by Assessor Tucker for this
year, is $5,651, ,2S0, an increase of $793.-
140 over the total tnurned in last year.
sssss
Sardis.-On account Of all bids for
constructing concrete bridges and
grading the 35-mile stretch of federal
aid road running north and south
through this county being above the
available money, the commissioners OF
the central road district of Pamela
county ordered the job readvertised
and set July 30 as the date to receive
bids.