Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-07-15
NEW PRICES ON BOOKS.
Mississippi Department Of Education
Prepares List Of Prices for
Year 1e2O-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 a 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-
emit Bond, it is an unavoidable fact
that practically all books will be high
or 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.
Agriculture-Burkett, Stevens &
Hill (revised), CHM & Co., $1.08; One
Hundred Lessons in Agriculture. Row
Peterson Co., 80 cents.
Civil Government-Lapp's Gives,
Bobbs- Merrill Co., $1.05.
eography-Brigham & McFarlane,
book l, $116; book 2, $1.8O; American
Book company.
History-Beginners. No change.
United States History-Mace Pc
trie, Rand McNally, slips.
Mississippi History. G. FAINT,
$3.50.
Language and Grammar-McFadden
& Ferguson, book l, 81 cents; book 2,
76 cents; book 3, 88 cents. Rand, Nc
Nally & Co.
Physiology-Keep Well Stories by
DIR. Jones, Lippincott & Co., ga cents.
Healthy Living, Winston, book /, 80
cents; book 2, 1920. Charles E. Mer-
rill & Co.
Readers-Primer and readers through
eighth grade, Child's World 55 cents
and SO cents. B. F, Johnson company.
Spellers-No change.
Webster's Electromagnetic shorter
course, "a cents. American Book COM
pany
Writing Books-Graves' Muscular
Writing, 9 cents and IL cents. w. S.
Benson company.
spelling Blanks-No change.
80
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.
Vicksburg. Assessor J. 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 1851 ,28O, an increase of $685.
14O over the total tnurned in last year.
sSSSs
Indianola.-Tax Assessor D. R. 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.
Jacksonville Mississippi board of
optometry examiners, which was Gre
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.
Clarksdale.-T. B. Birdsong of this
place is organizing a company of so
men to Immediately join state guard
Oxford.-Dr. F. B. Under died at his
residence here, following an attack of
paralysis.
Blue Mountain. - Tippah Sunday
school normal, which is held for the
general good of all of the Baptist Sun
lay schools Of the county, will open
On Monday, July Is, and will run to
Friday, July 29.
Calhoun City.-Considerable anxiety
s manifested among the farmers of
this section over the appearance and
on the young corn crop
by small worm, which is totally ruin
ing the corn Of some farmers
Meridian. T. Pope Of ToOmsuba,
prominent lumber man, was instantly
killed in Meridian as a result Of COM
Ing into contact with a live wire on
one OF the principal residence streets
of the city.
Jackson.-After an extended confer
snce it is stated that the Mississippi
bond commission will
soon offer another block Of $3.50, 900
rom the five million dollar bond issue.
Natchez.-A raise in property valu-
atoms in the city Of Natchez Of 80 1-3
per cent is announced by the Natchez
,ity council. The tax rate is already
ID to the limit OF 20 mills.