Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-03-04
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered'frOmAnCOr-
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

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Agricultural College. Striking sta
ustics of the work done by county
tGrm demonstration agents OF Mis-
Bissippi are contained In report just
completed by Assistant Director ].
W. Willis. The figures, which do not
include the efforts OF home demon
stration agents or OF any specialists,
Indicate that In serving the people OF
the state, country agents last year
Travelled 6,436,O22 miles, wrote 66,1O5
personal and 168.488 form letters.
made 72,6O5 personal visits, held
76,426 office conferences on agricul'
tural matters. distributed 67,S07 in
structive bulletins, prepared 4,0l2 ar
ticles for publications. met 4.103 farm
srs in extension schools and reached
1882 citizens in public agricultural
meetings.
ClarksdaIe.-Mr M. D. Martin, sec,
rotary of the Chamber OF Commerce,
has just issued piece Of literature
Advertising this section, which contains
startling bit Of information from a
statistical standpoint. This shows that
on December 81, 1919, the eight banks
Of Coahoma county had a combined
capital and surplus Of $2.93O,OOO. This
has been increased more than a mil
lion since that time.
Yazoo City.-Spelling as a part of
the present-day educational system is
claimed by many Of the people Of
middle age to be lost art, and this
claim was partially, at least, borne
out when the "town team" composed
for the most part of those in middle
life, defeated the high school team
at the high school building, in a con-
test of spelling from "Webster's Blue
Back Speller."
Meridian.-H. w. Davis, aged 65,
night Waterman at the Prime Lum-
Der cempany's plant here, was muir.
dered and robbed of SIT and his gold
watch. He was shot in the back Of
the head with a shotgun.
Crystal Springs of the con-
ductors on the l. G. Railroad passen-
ger train had the misfortune to lose
his wallet containing a number of Lib.
erty bonds, checks, security and good
ly amount of cash.
Newhebron.-Th board of school
trustees Of Newhebron decided to raise
the salary of teachers for next session
In order to get good teachers in the
place of some who will not teach next
year
Newton.-If the citizens of this town
can cooperate with Mayor Walton,
Newton is going to be very much i'm.
proved this year. The mayor is max
Ing every effort to improve conditions.
Meridian.-The night school for ex-
service men without cost to them, be-
ing organized and operated by the
local Y. NJ. G. A., is being taken ad-
vantage of by a considerable number.
GreenWood.-D. D. White of Nash
will, Tenn, has been in Greenwood for
several days organizing a strictly
wholesale automobile accessory Acom-
pany to be established in this city.
Grenada.-The Parent T eacher asso.
citation Of Grenada, acting in co-opera-
tion with the Y. M. c. A. organization,
gave;a father and son banquet at Ma
sonic hall, which was we'll attended
Grenada. AIRS. Della B. Alley, dis.
trict home demonstration agent, is
holding group meeting here for the
purpose. OF completing plans with the
county agents for this years work
Crystal SpringS.-The bad weather
Of the past few days is giving vege-
table growers q good deal Of con.
eern. Practically no work was ac-
oomplished during the past week.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from every
county school attended a meeting here
called by Superintendent ]. A. Rid
dell, when arrangements were begun
for the county beat field meets.
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StarkvilIe.-The Cooperative Jersey
association has completed organization
West Point.-County Agent Paul F.
Newell has been busy. getting Clay
county hogs on the market.
Corinth-Capt.. w. H. w. Komp Of
the United States public health serv-
Ice in Corinth with the view Of max
ing survey Of the malaria conditions
and to try to stamp 1t out.
Hattiesburg DIR. w. F. Yarbrough
OF Montgomery, Ala, has accepted the
call of the First Baptist church Of
this city.
Meridian. County Agent J. D. How
ertoa has organized number Of bull
clubs.
Meridian General Secretary ]. B.
Holland e the local Y. M, c. A. has
made arrangements with the army
sunnlv base at New Orleans whereby