Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-07-08

Jackson4-Among the latest corpOr
alton charters filed for record In tho
office Of Secretary Of State Power Is
that of the international Shipbeilding
company, domiciled at Gulfport The
purpose sought is for authority to In
crease the capital stock, not by so OF
even $50 per cent over the original
amount incorporated, but, in actual
fact, 1000 times the original. The
corporation was formed in March,
1917, for engaging in the building OF
ships, with a capital stock at that
time OF $4,000. During 1918 this stock
was increased to 100000; in 1919 1t
was again, by, amendment, raised to
81 eco, 900. Now comes the Interna'
tional Shipbuilding company and seeks
to still further amend so as to fix the
capital stock at $5.OOO,OOO, which prof.
ect has been approved by the attorney
general and the governor.
Jackson.-A tragedy growing out OF
motor car and street car at
crossing occurred here. The victim
was Mrs. ]. G.. Sanderson, wife OF a
well known travelling auditor for the
government, whose headquarters are
in Washington, but whose home Is IN
this city. Mrs. Sanderson alighted
from the street car just as a motor
car, driven by Edward Bowers, was
passing. According to statements
gathered by officers who investigated
the tragedy, Mrs. Sanderson appeared
TO have been confused on alighting
from the car steps and turned in the
wrong direction. She was struck and
knocked to the pavement the shock
resulting in her death
Blue Mountain.-Miss Mary Bibb
Long, supervisor Of the recreation
work in the North Mississippi Baptist
encampment, to be held here from
July II through July 16, expects to
20 to the Orient in the near future.
She is now preparing to enter the
Chinese foreign field under the So
pervision of the foreign mission board
of the Southern Baptist convention.
Newton-As the result of an acct
dent at his fathers sawmil1, few
miles southeast of here, ]. G. Harris
the 16-year-old son Of w. c. Harris
died. He was operating what is known
as an edger, which was out OF order
and kicked back, causing the edge o.
} a piece Of timber to strike him in the
stomach.
, Blue Mountain.-W v. Mauney o.
this place, father of Capt. Sam M
Mauney, United States Medical corps
. A. f. F.. France, who made the su
? preme sacrifice for his country dur
ing the world war, has requested tina
the remains of his heroic son b.
3 brought back to America for burial.
!. Charleston Matthews. break
/ ing IA out Of rs targets, led the shoot
! ers in the weekly shoot of the Charles
n ton gun club Matthews missed III
fourth bird and ran the next II. L. Il
Harris, breaking As out Of so, was sec
ond. and ]. S. Pressgrove, with 65 GU
Q Of rs, was third.
n Meridian-Arshusa Springs, nealt
a resort near this city, has been decit
q ed upon by the Y. w. 9. A. girls 9
n Meridian as the place for holdln
!. their 1920 outing encampment tn
first three weeks in July.
:. Magnolia Automobiles driven b
4 A. w. Stevens and J. D. Price collie
r ed head-on in the north suburbs her
a. and both machines were badly wrecl
ed. The occupants Of each car e
capped injury.
j. Greenwood addition to $1OO.7
N which was donated by the citizens
,r Greenwood, to aid Estelle Paxton, VIII
j. lost both hands in shotgun acciden
S79.75 more was contributed by tn
people here.
III New Albany.-The meeting wnlc
n. has been held under the auspices
K. the Baptist church has come to
very successful close.
III Macon.-Prof. j. G. Hardin OF M
N Cool was married to Miss Lucy She
n. ton by Rev. oliver Ray Of the Met
odist church.
nd Vicksburg.-A. J. Martin has be-
Nv awarded contract to erect the grant
ks memorial to the memory of the Wa
M rem county boys who made the 8
No preme sacrifice in the world war.
Derma.-About 1000 people fro
,v over the country at the annual ha
cd singing attended at Duncan Hi
I'm About rs classes were represent
~ and about 40 leaders Of music.
no Centreville.-T vegetable seas
he of this place is closed. With idt
On weather conditions, good prices and
81 fairly good yield, it has been succe
.th in every particular.
Mize.-The Smith county SUNNI
NJ. normal opened here with large nu
ev- Der of teachers from Smith and
milf Joining counties present, with oth'
an. arriving daily.
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