The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1922-05-27
MISSISSIPPI HAPPENINGS

OF MISSISSIPPI SOIL, Wnen intelligent
and progressive management is appli,
ed, is shown in the announcement of
the Grand Champion Corn Club prize
for last season, which was awarded to
Lewis Fortner OF Yokena, Warren
County. Fortner produced 1908 bu-
shells OF corn on one acre of land at
a cost of 14.2 cents per bushel. This
is not maximum yield of corn in this
state, and is Of course not an average
but it serves to show what industry,
proper seed selection and fertiliza.
will do.
Superintendent of education Ira G.
Allen of Tate county has announced
that the counties of Tate, Lafayette,
Pamela and Yalobusha will hold
normal for teachers at College Hill,
an inland town, located almost cen.
trally for the above named counties.
Tippah county will cooperate with
other counties and have five weeks
session of the normal for teachers.
The normal will be held at Pontotoc
beginning on July II.
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A special election will be held on
June 8 in the Branyan Consolidated
School District, Union County, for the
purpose of ascertaining the wishes Of
the voters concerning the issuance OF
ST, 900 in school bonds to be sold in
| $3.50 denominations with interest at
six per cent per annum and to be re-
tired serially in 20 years. The funds
are to be used in improving the school
plant OF the district.
The matter of validating the $5O,000
bond issue for Supervisors District No.
and the $4,000 bond issue for Dis
trict is now in progress, and the
bonds will soon be on the market at
Collins. These issues are for road
purposes, and when sold and used the
Diyie Highway will be practically a
gravel road from Jackson to Gulfport.
The concreting of the Bankhead
| Highway across Pontotoc County is
| progressing nicely and work is being
rushed to completion. All OF the
| bridges have been completed and are
now ready for use. With the excep-
ton of two heavy steel bridges-ons
across Coonewah River.
| A large crowd was entertained in
front of the New Capitol at Jackson
when Van-Cleaf Gultck, ex-service man
| rode his horse without bride up and
down the steps of the new capitol.
The horse not only made the trip
to the front door Of the second floor,
but waltzed and cavorted on the steps,
| coming and going down side-wlse.
| The Masonic fraternity at Grenada
has been dreaming and planning for
| long while that it would some time
in the future erect for its uses q
handsome temple. The dream Is
about to come true as committee
which has been appointed reports 1t
has an option on three lots.
| Mr. M. G. McNair, cashier OF the
Bank of Gulfport and president OF
the Bank of Waynesboro, Miss, is
in receipt Of communication from
Gov. Russell re-appointing him for
a period of four years member OF
the Mississippi Bank Commission.
| Attended by more than 5000 per-
sons every night for the two weeks
and both Sundays by more than T.
900, the Gypsy Smith, Jr., revival at
Jackson has been pronounced the
most successful series of religious
services ever held there.
Nearly $4,000 has been reported by
| the various teams in the Laurel Y. M.
|C A. The executive committees re-
port is not included in the above. The
goal is 500, 900 that amount being need.
ed TO run the institution during the
coming year.
! There are still many vacancies in
Mississippi's quota for the citizens
military training camps to be held
this summer, according to Prof. F. P.
| Gaines of the A. & M. College and
state chairman of the civilian work
|
! Will Maxwell, negro serving life
term in the state penitentiary for as
sault committed in Yazoo county has
escaped from Camp A, Lambert farm,
| penitentiary headquarters al Jackson
has been informed.
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Planning to make Water Valley
and the surrounding section poul-
try center, r.. G. Snipe, poultry spe-
cialist of Starkville has formed the
Yalobusha County Poultry Associa-
| ton.
| A radio receiving station is being
installed in Memorial Hall by Her.
bert J. Remondet Post No. of the
American Legion at Natchez.
Mrs M. A. Sumrall, aged 80, enjoys
the distinction of being the Oldest wo-
man in Blue Mountain to have regis
tered as an active voter.
! May 27, will be big event in Okti-
bbeha County the jubilee to be held
by the breeders and farmers OF the
| count at Starkville.
DR.. e. ]. Marshall Of Marks, secre-
tary of the state board of dental ex-
aminers. has announced the next meet
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