The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1922-07-08
NEWS AND VIEWS
From The
STATE CAPITAL
ByF. R. Birdsail

Il BY /. H. biAo@"
c,ote Superintendent Bond an
.,nnces that the attendance upon the
summer .D normals is proving most graf
fling. a. Nearly 5000 Mississippi teach
=. are attending these normals, and
sdueators state that never before IN
M history of Mississippi has there
Loon such a commendable effort on
- ~ nort of teachers to improve them
selves professionally.
!. tho recent meeting of the state
aoroerakic executive committee IN
1.otson for the first time in the his
,o,v of Mississippi a woman sat with
,h.t body. Mrs. Howard Williams, of
uottiesburg, having been chosen to
,,oceed NJ. U. Mounger, resigned. A
,oso,ufion was adopted that none but
White democrats who had voted the
residential ticket in 1920 should be
slowed to participate in the primaries.
M location for the city auditorium,
,r which 100000 in bonds were voted
raeently by the electors of jackson,
has been agreed upon. The board OF
uneryisors 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 de-
terred.
Visitors state that there is more ac-
dyty being taken in the senatorial pri-
naries than heretofore, and the apathy
p 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 well as that for supreme court
ndge in the southern district of tie
state.
Flag staffs for the old and new capi-
to grounds will soon be erected, and !
'0M Glory" will kiss the breeZes Of
Mississippi from the seat of govern
nent again. 1t was found that the To-
cation Of flag staffs on the dome of the
Old and new capitols We're dangerously
inaccessible, and that the swaying of
such flag staffs with large flags dur
Ing heavy winds loosened the roofs of
tie buildings and caused them to leak.
When the flag poles are erected the
iags will be hoisted and lowered both
aMning and afternoon.
II Is reported that the agricultural
nsn schools, which were given au-
1ory by the legislature to become
ahor colleges, are organizing, for the
sonng session. The agricultural high
kaoo at Raymond, which is the geo
sapnlcal center of the capital county
mississippi, and said to be one of
~ ioremost in the country, is laying
Faas lor successful work. These ju-
w Shoois become public colleges for
WY and girls which they may attend
'anout cost of tuition for two years,
y 'ae work done by these junior high
suuois Will be accepted by all of the
A.e colleges and the state university
! Mississippi.
'us reports at the state highway
4ui'sloh department are to the ef-
Md' the constitutional amend
y, giving the state highway COM
'.,'OA control over trunk highways
, wat mississippi may participate in
a appropriations for road build
s'u'inue TO grow in popularity. 1t
po''ant, however. for the men and
slea' when they come TO vote on
,ns" 'u'ional amendments at the No
MI ss' electlons, not to ignore such
auaents, but if they favor them tn
A.. avss opposite them. ANY voter
'..l..e 'ss' election who fails to vote on a
''a'lonal amendment effectively
hs rs.s As. II as if she or he voted
1 ,,,,s supreme court will recess for
n ha vacation on July 10. I'm
i,. nanas down an opinion in the
ssn1a a'ance cases brought by State
assIn ~ nsent Stokes V. Robertson.
com,s r saancellor Stricken penalized
srgpsd psd'es some $S,oOO,ooo, which
h M s sa. sometime ago, being on ap-
Ce.es Sselsion can be expected be-
ass lar, Tsv, When the court recon
as follaS lHsefs state that the chan
by ana "ea The law and the testi-
b eoDeoaalp imposed nominal penalties.
M, ssaed, ss, however, that the onlv
Il NJ ss0llectable are those impound.
d. - s. revenue agent, and are now
lsps,s 4aads ~ of the receiver. This
saOo 'Omething less than 81,
asis1a'aa ais''aan & Odd Fellows Elect.
j ttsd II t-W. N, Denton has beer
. s No lsad "a the Meridian,sawaritan
NJ, an and 'v, y |. o. O. F., as nob,a
at 'l' E. H. Lavender. "a as Avh,s vics
), htA,.' ''''y Values Decline.
3 sasts'as-..p Personally assessments
d ssr Jser ; : county filed by County
!. b. ! me Year 1000 ms vaiua-