Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-04-20
Mississippi
EVEN is
Principal Happenings
Over the State Told
in Short Paragraphs


lied a young woman and young ma
arOn's literary club, with 18 members.
The object Of the organization is to
hold literary and social gatherings
twice each month, on the second and
fourth thursdays. Committees on pro-
Kramme, constitution and courtesies
were appointed and the prospects are
for a bright future for this young NO
mems organization.
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Marion County's Farm Demonstra-
tor Is carrying out an intensive educa-
tional campaign among the farmers.
The most effective fundamentally be-
ing used by him in his campaign is a
portable moving picture outfit which
was furnished him by the county board
Of supervisors and the Columbia Com
mercial Club. The outfit has attached
Its own electric generator. which is
driven from without the house in
which he shows by the motor on his
Ford car.
The part time course for farmers
that is being conducted at the Clay
county agricultural high school at
Pheba is a pronounced success. The
farmers seem interested in the better
methods of farming and a slight
change in their farming system that
they may have some income from tho
farms during each month in the year.
Circuit Clerk Charles c. Jacobs of
Bolivar county announces that he will
begin on May to make tour of the
county with his registration books to
enable the people who have not regis
tered to get their names enrolled with.
out having to call at the circuit clerks
office.
The town authorities IN connection
with the Washington County officials,
backed up by a representative body
of the best citizens of Leland, have
been cleaning house. War has been
declared on all dives of every sort.
Bootlegging and gambling and vice
Of every kind has been put on the run.
While the acreage to strawberries
ID not what it has been in the Durant
territory, the fruit crop is far above
the average and numbers of truck
farmers are planning for the best sea-
son in several years for the shipment
of fruits, vegetables, such as beans,
cantaloupes, cabbage and tomatoes
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Newhebron High School will elect a
new principal next session. Prof L.
d. OIMara, who has been principal of
Newhebron High School. for. the past
two sessions has decided not to re-
main at the head of the school another
year.
The vegetable movement from
HazIehurst has ended lis first week
and the farmers are not very much en-
couraged over prospects. Prices have
not been good, and quantities of vege-
tables are not near as great as once
expected.
A very interesting programme was
given recently at Columbus by the
college league of women voters. Sever
a important subjects, such as educa-
tion, taxation and legislation were dis
eussed by those present.
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The Mississippi River has reached
stage of 53.6 at Natchez This Is the
record stage established in 1916, the
highest ever known. Despite the pres
sure of the flood against the levees,
all lines in the Fifth Louisiana levee
district are holding firm.
Arch Crump, of the Commercial
Bank Of Clarksdale, has been named
rs president Of the Clarksdale Rotary
club to succeed Marshall BouldiD,
whose term has expired.
Sheriff A. L. Crosby OF Waynesboro |
has announced that he win ON the first |
Monday in June, 1922, sell all lands in |
Wayne County where taxes have not |
BEEN paid.
~ An election has been ordered to de- |
aeFmine a bond issue for the town Of |
Durant. to establish a municipal wa,
-aorworks and sewerage system and |
other improvements.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the series Of revival services
appointed to begin in the Methodist
church at Cleveland, Sunday morning,
April 80.
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For the. first time women partici-
pated in the election in Columbus. the
btshnlal- municipal primary, in which
Mayor A. Y. Glover was reelected.
A corporation is being formed at
Durant for. the erection Of additional
aecommqdkti for the travelling
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a6nt heavy rains In TIppahi coun.
~ fSy5 lSfttthe public highways IN |.
nj Spiditiony rendering IT extremely
acdibnt to travel IN automobiles after
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