Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-05-05
TAKES UP MILK pRosLEM.
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Jackson Board for investigation.

board Of health for q period Of tire
or more weeks for the purpose O
making a study Of the milk problem
in Mississippi. The objective OF hi
work will be to go over the entir
question Of the milk supply OF tn
state and It's products. It is desirable
to have standard regulations re1ativ,
to the use of milk and its products
which will conserve the commercial in
terests Of those who deal in milk ant
milk products in making shipments tx
other states. There are certain In
terstate laws that should be kept Ii
mind in formulating regulations fol
the state and municipalities, and the
purpose of Mr.. Lucas work is to in
vestigate local problems with the view
Of suggesting any changes that are
desirable in the regulations Of the
board of health relative to the sup.
ply of milk and its products to con.
summers.
Natchez-A conference of officials
Of the Mississippi Central and Mis-.
souri, Pacific railroads was held here
to settle details of contract for joint
facilities at Natchez and between
Natchez and Vidalia, La. The parties
to the contract are the Mississippi
Central, the Missouri Pacific, the
Louisiana & Arkansas and the Y. &
M. v. railroads. The facilities to be
used are those Of the Natchez G
Southern railroad and the Natchez
Transfer Company, subsidiaries of the
Missouri Pacific.
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Brookhaven.-A good sized tornado
did much property damage in a section
three to five miles west and northwest
of Brookhaven. There was no loss of
life or personal injury due directly to
the storm, but the damage to property
will run we'll up into the thousands of
dollars. Several residences were com
pletely wrecked while timber, out.
houses and fences were carried COM
pletely away by the whirlpools of wind,
which departed as suddenly as they
came.
Guntown.-Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Green of this place have made a gift
of inestimable value to the Guntown
high school. A beautiful brick bunga-
low has been erected by them, on the
to be used as a music room.
In design it corresponds with the main
building and will be known as the
Vance Green Memorial, in memory of
he beautiful and accomplished daugh-
Ter, Vance, whose death was cause
Of sorrow to the entire community.
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Jacksonville general opinion is
hat there will he no special session
If the legislature called. Governor
Russell. who was petitioned by the
insurance interests to call the legisla-
.ure together, stipulated certain con-
litions must be met, which the fnsur.
lnce men say are impossible Of full.
filing, and express themselves as con-
1inced the governor will refuse the
all.
Clarksdale.-Judge Williams, Of the
hancery court here, will conduct a
earring on a proposed plan for the
liquidation of the Delta Bank and
rust Company, which recently closed
Is doors. The plan, which is said to
ave received the approval Of the
EASTERN creditors, provides for the
Quidation of the affairs of the bank
yer a period of two years.
Hazlehurst.-Lizzie Davis, a small
1-year-old negro girl, while playing in
he dirt under the house of the John
lester plantation, found a pot of
honey, and gave it to her parents. 1t
contained about $500, but
he negroes claim it contained only
ESQ, and turned over $3.50 to the Hes
er family, saying they had spent the
Their 500.
Tupelo.-The cotton committee of
he local farm bureau decided to sell
bout 81 bales of cotton that they have
ooled in the warehouse. The cotton
rought an average of II cents a
ound. The committee have on hand
bout 1000 bales for sale, but they
ill not put it on the market at this
me.
Crystal Springs.-G. w. Chambers,
and w. B. Lockwood, sec
,tary, of the Crystal Springs Ice Com
any, have been to Jackson to inspect
lie creamery and ice cream plant
lere preparatory to installing
and ice cream plant here. ,
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Shaw.-A cyclone struck the planta-
on of J. w. Weilenman, two miles
lst Of here and blew his large barn :
pieces, killed his sons saddle horse
Id injured q mule SO badly that it ..
ay die.
Jackson.-Attorney General Frank
oberson is in Washington, where he
awaiting in the hope of getting up
e anti-gin law for hearing before the I