The Ocala evening star., 1922-11-23
COTTON PLANT


ming the league was largely attended.
Messrs. Wilson, Blowers and Sim
mons of Ocala were in attendance.
| The meeting was turned over to them
and. they responded by giving inter-
esting talks on the conference claims
and their Importance. Come again,
gentlemen, we are always glad to
| have visitors.
J. F. Parker, J. A. Parker and wife
visited Lake Weir last Tuesday. They
report things looking lively there.
They visited the packing house and
were very much impressed with the
way the fruit is handled.
Miss Margaret Overton, Home
lands efficient teacher, spent the
weekend in Gainesville with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Overton,
who have only recently moved there
from Ocala.
We are sorry to report that Mrs j.
B. Parker is very sick. Her relatives
and friends hope she will soon recover.
! Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Veal and Mr..
and Mrs. Jess Strickland spent We'd
nesday at Crystal River.
Monday being the first day of the
open season, our woods resounded
with the noise of guns. Poor birds
and squirrels.
There is to be Thanksgiving pro-
gram at the Homeland school Friday
evening. Everybody welcome.
We are glad to say Mrs. Killer has
recovered from her recent illness.
J. F. Parker and sons are busy
making extensive preparations for
early spring trucking and general
farming. They will soon have seventy,
five acres broken for corn, peanuts
and sugar cane.
Some of the farmers find feed is
getting scarce and are killing theil
hogs. One farmer killed eight Mon
day morning. One hog weighed 40t
pounds. What do you think of thai
for piny woods hog?
Uncle Dan Barco spent Saturda!
right and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Tom Dean of Early Bird.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Tucker and son
; Lloyd spent last Sunday with Mr. ant
Mrs. Hathcock at Leroy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Woodward Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Keller on Sunday.
= The old friends of Mr.. w. T. Hoo
of Archer regret very much to hea
Of his passing away. He formerl,
lived here and had many friends here
: His relatives have our sympathy.
Miss Yvonnie Seckinger leads tn
league next Sunday night.
There will be preaching at 81
D Johns church next Sunday. Service
t morning and afternoon Dinner o
5 the grounds. Everybody welcome.
Uncle Ben, I see in the last issu
Il of the Star where you made som
: comment on Putnam county not bein
able to pay off her teachers for las
year until now. What's the matte
t with old Marion county, the riches
e county in the state? The teacher
n are on their third month and hav
= not received any pay yet. There mu:
be a loose screw somewhere here
our own county. Of course, the
! haven't the money to pay with, bt
we can pay the superintendent SIG
month, $100 for his assistant ar
S135 for attendance officer. This la
office is absolutely useless and / thin
an imposition on our already owe
burdened tax paying people, and
seems to be the same way with Il
county commissioners. Our roads a.
in an awful condition and almost in
! passable in some places. They Sc
! they have no funds with which
] lwork the roads, but it's an easy ma
] ter to pay out $1,000 for county e
] gineer and 5000 for a demonstrate
I agent, which is useless to nine-tentl
of the farmers, especially the lit
/ farmers, who need him most. tn
I money would be better spent if US
i for repairing the roads. This loo
| like straining at a gnat and goil
I around on the other side of the hou
and swallowing a camel.
| Tax Payer.