The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-04-02
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in .Briefest Form


office of P. p. Garner, commissioner
OF agriculture and commerce and
chairman Of the board. developed the
fact through the reports of DR.. Chad
wick, executive officer of the board,
and Dr. J. A. Barger of the United
States bureau of animal industry that
though 81 counties of the state are
still infested with ticks, with the ac-
tive measures to be followed this sea
son it is likely that the close of the |
year will see the complete eradication
OF the pest from the state.
Jackson on.-Announcement has just |
been made here of the organization |
of the Mississippi association of state
colleges. Organization has been ef
fected by the election of j. c. FAINT, |
president of the Mississippi College
for Women at Columbus, as president
of the new association, and ]. w.
Provine, president of the Mississippi
College at Clinton, as secretary. There
will be a meeting of the association
during the next state teachers asso
citation convention in May
Jackson.-Dr. Boswell W. Rogers,
professor of education at the Univer
sity of Mississippi, was a visitor at
the state department of education. In
discussing the supply OF high school
teachers for next year, DR.. Rogers
stated that a continued shortage is ap
parent, which he is trying to meet by
making his department a clearing
house for superintendent and teach
erS.
Blue Mountain lumber at the
mill, which has been fetching a fancy
figure, is now being offered in this
section at $40 thousand Bridge
timbers, also, which have never been
cheap, are being put on the market
at 500 d thousand. Because of exces-
sive freight charges. mill men are try.
ing to dispose of their products in
place of shipping to foreign markets.
Columbia.-Under the leadership of
W. NJ Boggan, farm demonstration
agent for Marion county, about 25
farmers in the vicinity of Columbia
as side line have bought the cream
cry and milk& cooling station of the
Columbia Creamery Company, located
in this city, and they viii hereafter
operate the plant themselves.
Jackson--A very brilliant rendition
OF Stainer's cantata, THE Crucifix
ion was given at the Galloway Me
mortal church by the combined choirs
Of the Galloway Memorial and the
Capitol Street Methodist churches, DR.
D. E. Mitchell, director of the latter
choir, directing, assisted by Prof. A
p. Hamilton, director OF the Galloway
Memorial church choir.
Ashland Mrs. f. A. Eldred state
agent in marketing, was in Benton
county, recently, working with the
home agent, Miss Anise Browning,
Mrs. Eldred and Miss Browning Wis,
tied several schools in the county and
talked with the canning club mem-
bers in the schools in regard to the
Standardization of club products and
marHeting them.
Br0okhaYen. -GAe Climbers Club Of
this city, literary Organization, with
Mrs David Cohn as president, has
ore ented 800 to the city for organ
.zaticn of q brass band suggested by
our playground committee. This clup
has presented So books to the public
library and has done other civic work,
also inaugurating the art campaign.
Blue Mountain Tippah Farm Sup
ply Company Capt. Paul J. Rainey's
plantation store at Cotton Plant, six
niles south of this place, was bur
glarized by unknown parties, who
made good their escape, taking with
them only small amount of cash
At present it is not possible to deter
mine the amounts OF goods stolen.
Clarksdae.-An irrevocable farm
loan ruling of the finance committee
of the Planters Bank of this city was
announced in that ION and after July
/. 1921, and effective throughout 1922,
no loan will be made to a planter, di-
rectly or indirectly, if the whole or
any part of it is to be used in the
purchase of feedstuff.
Hattiesburg g.-Plans were received
with enthusiasm here at a meeting Of
the merchants bureau of the cham
Der of commerce for a sectional expo
sition or fair, which will be along the
lines of the big state fair held annual
ly in Jackson, and which, it is expect
ed. will draw crowds from all south
Mississippi.
Elli5ville-A petition of a majority
Of the landowners in the Boguehoma
drainage district having been present |
ed 10 the Jones county board of super
yiaors against the establishment OF
said drainage district, it was ordered
by the board that ''it be not made"
Oakland A company is being form
ed and a large part of the stock has |
been sold for the purpose of building |
dry plant for potatoes in this town |
The stock is being bought by the bust
ness men of the town and the farmers |
OF the community