Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-07-13
NEWS AND VIEWS FROM
THE STATE CAPITAL
BY r. r. sIrdsaII

wherein Chancellor Stricken penalized
81 companies some $8,O00,000, which
was argued sometime ago, being on APP
peal, no decision can be expected be-
fore October, when the court recon-
venes. Lawyers state that the chan
cellor followed the law and the testi-
mony and imposed nominal penalties.
It is conceded, however, that the only
penalty collectable are those impound-
ed by the revenue agent, and are now
In the hands Of the receiver. This
amounts to something less than 81
600 900.
The reports at the state highway
commission department are to the eff
feet that the constitutional amend.
ment giving the state highway com.
mission control over trunk highways
so that Mississippi may participate in
federal appropriations for road build.
ing, continue to grow in popularity. It
is important, however, for the men and
women, when they come to vote on
constitutional amendments at the No
vember elections, not to ignore such
amendments, but if they favor them to
put cross opposite them. Any voter
at that election who fails to vote on
constitutional amendment effectively
votes against it as if she or he voted
in the negative.
It is reported that the agricultural
high schools, which were given au-
thority by the legislature to become
junior colleges, are organizing for the
coming session. The agricultural high
school at Raymond, which is the geo.
graphical center of the capital county
of Mississippi, and said to be one of
the foremost in the country, is laying
plans for successful work. These ju-
nior schools become public colleges for
boys and girls which they may attend
without cost Of tuition for two years,
and the work done by these junior high
schools will be accepted by all of the
state colleges and the state university
in Mississippi.
Flag staffs for the old and new capt.
toll grounds will soon be erected, and
"Old Glory" will kiss the breezes OF
Mississippi from the seat of govern
ment again. 1t was found that the 10.
cation of flag stats on the dome of the
old and new capitols were dangerously
inaccessible, and that the swaying of
such flag staffs with large flags dur
ing heavy winds loosened the roofs OF
the buildings and caused them to leak.
When the flag poles are erected the
flags will be hoisted and lowered both
morning and afternoon.
Visitors state that there is more ac-
tivity being taken in the senatorial pri.
maries than heretofore, and the apathy
as the primary date approaches grows
less. and less. The senatorial primary
will take place on August IA, at the
same time primaries for congressman,
judges and chancellors will be held,
| as we'll as that for supreme court
judge in the southern district of the
state.
No location for the city auditorium,
for which 100000 in bonds were voted
recently by the electors of Jackson,
has been agreed upon. The board OF
supervisors of Kinds county has been
asked to appropriate $4,000 to go into
this auditorium, and provide an armory
which is authorized under the law, and
until this matter is settled, the loca'
ton of the auditorium site will be d.
terred.
At the recent meeting Of the state
democratic executive committee in
Jackson. for the first time in the his
tory Of Mississippi woman sat with
that body, Mrs. Howard Williams, Of
Hattiesburg, having been chosen to
succeed M. U. Mounger, resigned. A
resolution was adopted that none, but
white democrats who had voted the
presidential ticket in 1920 should be
allowed to participate in the primaries.
State Superintendent Bond an
nounces that the attendance upon the
summer normals is proving most graf.
flying. Nearly 5000 Mississippi teach
ers are attending these normals, and
educators state that never before in
the history of Mississippi has there
been such a commendable effort on
the part of teachers to improve them
selves professionally,
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Meridian Odd Fellows Elect.
Meridian.-W. N. Denton has been
elected to head the Meridian-Sawaritan
lodge No. so, l. O. O. F., as noble
grand, and e. H. Lavender, as vice
grand.
One '.Wiper" Stays. 81
Jackson. strike of railroad
shopmen netted exactly 80 men here.
Every man went out except one negro
wiper" No disorder has been 10
ported. Z