The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-28
OUR PINE coRRESS oNDFNT IS
WELL AGAIN
He Asks SJne Pertinent Questiof
For School Candidates TO Answer

He Asks Some Pertinent QuestioI
For School Candidates TO Answer
Among those who have written us
making inquiry as to the cause OF
orr silence in the Banner for the past
faw months is that OF very highly
appreciated friend Miss Jessie
Owens. Of Sparr Miss Owens is an
interesting character and possesses
herself Of fine literary talent. We
want - saw 70 Miss Ovens, and other
enquiries. that We Will be very THANK
FIJI when restored TO sufficient health
10 resume our cd place III the columns
of .la cod Old Banner ~ e almost
aEr1e W.th the Honorable Frank Har-
ris ah ~ going back to the pracljc
of thr days gone by-aad methods a>
well, bat we would like ro see agaiu
our county papers bright with the
iiaa far2ry talents scattered here
ard f-ra over the county. and p0Ij-i-
cal linging. petty DTeiudicas, anu
disgra tul comments Of our high oil
niais aud best men Of the state all
eliminated. The newspapers }h2t
have once been one OF the great edu
CaJioual faculties in the home are
now almost unfit for feeding she
j
TO build into citizenship This ques-
ton might be sprung on the press as
ISOLATION at Pensacola, but what the
use? The very words Of the speaker
would vanish in the air like so many
soap bubbles.
We Woul like to ask the candidates
for County superintendent the follow
ing questions:
Where community has voted upon
itself special school district tax
and the money has been collected
and has not been used, nor is being
used for other purposes, will YOU sup
port such communities in substitute
ing with this fund the teachers salary
and give said school a first grade
teachers salary and give said school
a first grade teacher? Or. will you
be controlled by the system that is
destroying our country schools for
the benefit of the so called high
school? You know exactly what
mean without further explanation.
and | am only one of many who have
been affected by this organized system
who would appreciate a frank and
honest reply
Mrs J. R. Tompkins. of Island
Grove, is visiting relatives at Pine
this week. Mrs. Tompkins is the
widow of the late Hon. J. r. Temp
kins, lifelong citizen of LochlOosa,
among the older set of this part of
Marion and just across the line in
Alachua county, she has host of ac-
Quaintances. All during her hus-
bands lifetime they were the most
Of hnf
Mr.. TOmpkins once served his county
in the Florida legislature, and was al
ways held in the highest esteem of all
who knew him. Mrs. Tompkins,
though ripe in years is enjoying very
good health. and all of her physical
faculties seems to be we'll preserved
Miss Irene ROu. who belongs to the
graduating class High school, Ocala
was among the visitors in this COM
munity Sunday afternoon. Miss ROu
is a charming and lovable character.
d sweet christian girl whose model
life is a jewel in young wOmanhOOd.
Miss R0u is the youngest child of old
Uncle Adam Rou, who died at Fair
field some nine years ago after living
out a model citizenship and finished
lite. HIS widow, Mrs. Mary E. Rou,
still resides on the fine plantation
and properties that her husband left.
Miss ROu. Immediately after gradual
ing will take a position as bookkeeper
with her brther, Arthur Rou, lead
ing merchant at Reddick
Rev. Wiley F. Martin filled his reg
ular appointment at the Pedro Bap-
fist church Sunday and Sunday night.
preaching to large congregations at
both services. He says that the PEG
pie Of this fine farming community
report very backward crop so far
Due possibly TO the unfayorabIe
weather conditions of this spring.
Kindly let us thank Mrs. Sloan