Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-05-12
WILL DISCUSS DIPPING.
Opposition to Watts Presents Problem
to Live Stock Board.


Jacksonville live stock sanitary
BOARD will meet here to take up the
problem of cattle dipping in the re-
belIious counties. Mississippi is al
most tick-free, and only some three or
four counties are holding out against
the law. The worst of these counties
Is Smith, where over 40 dipping watts
have been dynamited. The authorities
are in quandary as they say there Is
no use in spending money to rebuild
the watts until something is done to
educate the people to\the necessity of
| dipping their cattle. When the live
stock board meets one important ques-
ton will be the suggestion of substi-
tuting the spraying process for the
dipping vat. This is simple method,
but takes more time, and the Smith
county authorities do ne. think the
people will be willing to submit to
spraying as against dipping. The live
stock board is therefore confronted
with the problem of either compelling
compliance with the regulations or
shutting the county entirely off by a
rigid quarantine system.
Meridian.-Parcel post mail rob
berries that are alleged to have taken
place in this city for the past year in
which thousands of dollars worth of
goods have been stolen from postal
cars in the railroad yards and from
trucks on which much mail was being
transferred, are believed to have been
unearthed with the arrest of four men,
one negro and three whites. The ar
negro switch engine fireman; Sam
Walker and Ed Reynolds, switchmen,
Merritt, locomotive engineer; J. c.
rested parties are Alexander Mitchell,
all employees of the New Orleans and
Northeastern railroad.
Blue Mountain.-Miss Tarwanda
T Garabedian, the ambitious Armenian
girl who received her collegiate train
ing in Blue Mountain college, is taking
course of instructions to become a
trained nurse. She has had year Or
SO in the Bible training school Of the
Southern Baptist theological seminary,
Louisville, KY. 1t is understood that
she will perhaps return to Armenia
when she has completed her school
ing to help take care of the suffering
millions of Armenia.
Macon-A family reunion that Is of
| 49, 20 In nal u
account of the prominence of the men,
bers taking part is being held at the
homes of A. T. Dent and Senator H.
A. Minor, jointly. This custom Of the
| gathering together of the family Of the
late DIR. H. A. Minor, who was for
more than so years one of the leading
physicians and prominent citizens of
this community, is yearly occur
renee.
Meridian. thirty-sixth annual
convention of the Mississippi state
teachers association, ended in Merid-
ian after a session of four days with
the election of officers, committee re-
ports and an address by Dr. Payson
Smith, commissioner of education of
Boston. His address was one of the
big features Of the closing hours OF the
convention.
Coffeeville.- day was ap-
propriately observed in a communion
service held in the Methodist church
by the Rev. w. s. Rogers, pastor.
Much credit is also due his daughter,
Miss Tryphenia Rogers, for getting up
special music in the choir, 'two notable
features of which were solos by Mrs.
Eugene Simmons and Edward Cole
man.
Biloxi.-Every house along the
Beach boulevard in Biloxi has been en-
gagged for the summer season, accord
ing to local real estate dealers, as a
result of which one of the largest
crowds in years will be entertained
by the city. While many winter tour
lists have departed there are a num-
Der remaining.
Jackson.-P. p. Garner, state COM
Il
missioner of agriculture and COM
merce, and R. w. Harmed of the A.
and NJ. college, are busy working up
splendid representation for Missis-
sippi for the meeting called by the
federal horticultural board to be held
in Washington, d. G.
Vicksburg. has XII
wants club. At least temporary Or
ganization has been effected and the
charter members, men prominent in
financial, commercial and professional
circles Of this city are wide awake
optimists, who will make 1t a tremend-
GUS success.
Clinton.--Dr. M. o. Patterson or the
department OF christianity Mississippi
college, announces that he has per-
fected every preliminary for the open
ing OF the preachers Institute.
Crystal Springs. officer @. B. Will
lard, who has served six years as con-