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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09

After l came to Okolona, the
first census report. made out by
Mr.. Dendy. County Assessor,
and turned over to Mr.. Riley,
County Superintendent. was
1889 pupils. 3O7 pupils were add.
ed to this list by me at an ex7
pense Of $40. 90 to school. These
SO7 pupils brought our school
district $SO70.OO more from the
State treasurer than we would
have gotten from the 1880 pupils.
When the last school census was
turned over to County Superin-
tendent Riley by County Asses
sor Woodbridge, there were HOS
children on list. At an expense
Of less than 5000 / added to
this list $50 pupils which meant
$1088O. 90 that we get fromJaek.
fon for school purpose IN excess
Of what we would have gotten
from 11O5 pupils. Add to this
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09

an average of $l2O. 90 per month
and teach. about Is pupils per
teacher, so If you will double 81
mills for price Of teacher it
makes 7 mills and double this
amount for number Of teachers
and you will have a IA mill levy
then add to this 2 or 3 more
mills TO- take care Of building,
coal, and other incidental ex-
penses' which were paid out Of
general fund lin 1914. and you
have q school levy of 16 or II
mills instead Of the 10 mills we
are now paying. This is where
the $50. .650.OO comes in to help
the tax payers.
If you ask me why the School
Board resigned. / win say, ASK
them" You probably. knew
they had resigned before i did.
That is none Of my affair. y
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09
Trainmarl Killed

Mr.. Jim Tacker, a brakeman
on the north end, was killed here
last Thursday night by a car
that is said not to have been
placed in clearance. He had
been called out to make the run
north and was on the side of the,
engine going down to the south
yards where the train was placed
after it was made up. In pass
ing the car, he was struck. and
horribly mangled. However. he
remained conscious and was
carried to Tupelo to the hospital,
but died soon after arriving
there. Hisremains were shipped
to jackson, Tenn. his home.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09
Negro Hanged by Citizens

Last Monday, just a little way
over in Monroe, between this
city and Aberdeen, Will Baker,
an eighteen year old negro
boy committed a criminal assault
on the six year old daughter Of
Constable Sidney Johnson, and
was taken away from officers
between there and Aberdeen and
swung up to a near by tree.
The negro had been told to put
a buggy in a shed a little way
from the house, and as he went
with it the little girl got in for .
ride. Will took her to a near by
cabin. Her screams attracted
the attention of. her mother who
with help went to her relief and
seized the negro and held him
until other assistance arrived.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09

Market News

Hogs weighing 100 to 210
pounds are selling at III cents
per pound on the st. Louis
market. This means 1O'cents or
better for our fat hogs F. o. B.
shipping point. The cattle
market is gradually creeping Dip.
A car Of hogs from Ponto-
toe went to the st. Louis market
February 28th and sold for III
cents. Any one having corn
will do well to feed this through
hogs or, steers. will be glad to
come and advise anyone in re-
gard to the feeding out of your
livestock.
Any one having hogs to
will please notify me as
to number and size at once.
Just drop me a card stating
the number and your address so
that / may notify you when to
bring them in for shipment. If
your neighbor has hogs tell him
to send in his number. Let's
get the co-opel ative habit on.
R. H. Rigby.
County Agent.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09
Card of Thanks

In the midst Of our sorrow and
heartache we are still mindful
of the sympathy and devotion of
many kind friends. Through
the press we wish publicity to
thank these friends for these
thoughtful attentions that contri-
buted much to our comfort and
these evidences of love and
sympathy which sustained US in
our hour OF sore bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Herndon
and family
Mr.. j. M. Lloyd
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09

In referring to the Cadman-
Tsianina Concert William Conrad
Mills, of Phoenix, Arizona, said:
Several Patrons of the concert
expressed their willingness to
pay $500 a seat to hear the
concert repeated" You can
hear it for $1.00 plus war tax on
March 18th at School Auditorium.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09

Eva Clare Lodge met Monday
night att P. NJ. Although the
the weather was disagreeable
the attendance was fine. Seven
applications were voted on. four
given the rank of Page and two,
accepted the rank Of Knight.
March 10th will mark the
completion Of AZ years of PythN
ian life in 0koIona. On this
date we hope to have q big BAN
quet. If you do not know the,
Annual Password would advise
that you attend and let the
Chancellor Commander deliver
same to you before this date.
You might need it in order to.
enter the banquet hall.
The rank Of Esquire will be-
conferred next Monday night.
Be sure that you attend.
Reporter.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09
citv zonino Spreads.

The chamber of commerce OF Kan
sas City has recently heard the first
official presentation Of the work Of the
city planning commission Of that city.
The chamber has unanimously voted
to make an intensive study of zoning
principles and cooperate with the city
plan commission.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09
W. M. cox MAKES STATE
MEMTS RELATIVE TO SCHOOL
AFFAIRS AT 0KOLONA

amount $4,000 that we get
this year from Okolona Con-
solidated School and we have a
total of SIS, ,65O.O0. For the en-
tire eight years | have taught in
Okolona I have received $15,-
5000. Subtract these two
amounts and you will find the
tax payers of Okolona have paid
me $500. 90 or $25. 90 per year for
my services.
If any one questions these
statements / will furnish him
affidavits to ever one of them.
Has any tax payer got a right to
knock when a man is teaching
for 1926. 90 per year below the
average salary paid men in SINH
lar positions in Northeast Mis-
sissispi, and when he by his own
efforts from outside sources pays
all his salary but $25.OO per
year?
Since we have begun to make
public statements we had as well
tell it all and be done with it.
Every taxpayer in Okolona ought
to know that the the third year |
was in Okolona | brought to the
City Council $500, 600. 90 worth of
property to be added to our
School District and do you know
when heard a member of the
city council make a motion to
table that petition for IL months,
| almost sweat drops of blood
while they were discussing it?
And but for the support given it
by Mr.. Sherman Adams, then a
member of the city council, | am
sure it would have been defeat
ed. It was carried and you now
have one and a half million dol
lars worth of property to tax for
school purposes instead of the
one million you would have but
for this added territory.
| am sure some philosopher is
ready to say, IF you have saved
the tax payers of Okolona $32,-
$4,000 as you say in the last
eight years, how in the name Of
common sense can you account
for the increase in the school
levy from 81 mills in 1914 to 10
mills in 1922" Here is my
answer. In 1914 Okolona teach
ers were paid on an average of
5000 per month and they
taught about so children per
teacher. Now they draw on
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09

| SAAbICloulo VII OhOlOud SCHOOL,
please come up and see what we
are doing and you may relieve
US of this unpleasant task of
having to publish what we have
done.
AS to the complaint that John
King gets $18OO.OO per year to
do nothing but play with boys"
also THAT he get $45O.O last
summer to do nothing but play
baseball" I" When our School
Board decided that in view of
the fact that our school had
grown so much larger and the
other duties of Superintendent
had increased so much that he
did not have the time to look
after the recreation of our boys,
| went to Mississippi Universe
ty, A. and M. College, MiIsaps
College and Mississippi College
at my own expense and had a
personal interview with every
young man whom the heads of
those colleges could recommend
to me for our work.
Their prices ranged from
$18O0.0O to $24O0.O0 per year.
John King agreed to come for
100000 the first year, provided
we would make it .$18OO.OO the
second year if he made good.
He made good and we were
obligated to pay him $4,000 |
the second year if we kept him,
so our School Board said we will
make him work IL months in.
stead of nine. We would have
had to pay him the same salary
for nine months that we did for
twelve so cannot see how he
was paid one cent to play base
ball. Now if you imagine he
does nothing but play with the
boys just shadow him for one
day, follow him through the six
classes he teaches, out on the
field after school, and then go
with him to his room at night
and see him prepare lessons and
grade papers until midnight. II
know what / am talking about
because | paid for the electricity
he burDed last year.
|. At the last meeting Of our
School Board | recommended al
cut 10 every salary ON the school
pay roll. The total amount cut
recommended by me was $4S27.
for next year. | do not believe
more than this can be cut withs
out materially hurting the eff
cheney of our school.
| am not near through yet.
While some Of you aFs spending
your time IoafiDg on the street
corners "Cussing Cox" / am
racking my brains for more ways
to raise more money to do more
things for the boys and girls Of
Okolona.
If the All Wise Ruler of the |
Universe should summon me to |
leave this earthly realm and
come to my final reward, there are
but two things in my life that /
would long to be permitted to
remain until / could complete.
The one Of course first in my
haark would he 70 Hto until I
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09

Toathe Friends and Patrons of
Okolona Public Schools:-
Despite the fact that our
genial editor has many times
offered US space in his columns
to tell of the activities of our
school, we haye preferred going
on quietly and letting our pat
rons find out for themselves
what we were doing for their
boys and girls.
Now we feel that since SO
much unfair criticism is going
the rounds, in defense of our
selves and for the good of our
school, we must make some
statements.
In the first place want to say
that | am not in any political
fight and / positively refuse to
discuss any questions of a politi-
cal nature. Neither am willing
to defend or to criticise
any city official or any
one seeking a political job. Our
school is not in politics and !
earnestly appeal to all the friends
of our schol to do everything in
their power to keep it out of
politics.
The question has come to me
from all sides will we have
nine months school for this
year," Ny answer is, i see.
no reason why we should not
have nine months school, 1t is
true we will have a deficit Of
about 100000 at the close of
this year Give run the full nine
months) due to a falling down of
about $500. 90 in State revenue, a
decrease of about 5000, 10000 in
personal property, and the add
ing Of one teacher to faculty
after budget was made out.
But do not allow yourself to get
alarmed about this because the
first item on our budget the year
after / came back from Macon
was $1450.00, carried as deficit
from the proceeding year. i
doubt whether ten people in
Okolona knew this happened and
/ am sure it did not affect our
school the next year.
In answer to-, rumor No. 2,
How about the exorbitant
salary Cox is being paid, and
why is the school tax so much
more in Okclona than in other
toWps?" submit the following
data for the school year 1921 90:
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09

But it, you tell me They car
spend school money without Civ
ing any account for same"
will tell you. "You are mis-
taken" Before our City Clerk
will draw a warrant for one
cent of money for school pur-
poses other than teachers
salaries he must have an order
from the School Board stating
for what said money was to be
paid out. And before he can
draw a warrant to a teacher he
must have a certificate from the
County Superintendent stating
the exact amount of each war
rant, and for what months s
service it is issued. Go look at
vouchers written by City Clerk
and see if they do not state what
the money was paid out for.
Then go to file of Secretary of
School Board and see if he can
not furnish you with the original
bill with every item stated and
dated. This false idea has pro-
badly grown out of the idea
which is true that the School
Board is not responsible to city
council for the money it spends,
neither is it optional with city
council as to whether or not
they shall make levy asked for
by the School Board for main
tainance of Public Schools. The
only charge that you can make
against city council relative to
school is that they did not place
the right men on School Board.
There seems to be a persistent
rumor that the School Board ap-
propriated $1,000. 90 last year for
permanent improvements = that
a primary building was con-
structed from this fund and the
remainder was used for athletic
purposes. The truth of the
matter is that they appropriated
$500. 90 for permanent improve
ment: $2SOO.0O was spent on
primary building, $2SOOyOO on
negro public suhool building and
$1,000. 90 for seats at the white
public school.
If you hear persons talking
about the character Of work be-
ing done ia Okolona High School
and hear them say They are
spending so much time in athle-
tice they do not accomplish much
in literary lines" please tell
them that II they viii get the
records Of our pupils for the past
four years In Vanderbilt, Tulane,
University Of Alabama. Sophia
Newcomb apd each of the best
Colleges of Mississippi, they will
find that Okoiona pupils are
among the leading students in
each of these universities.
For the last two years in inter-
scholastic contests in East Mis-
sippi Meet, Okolona High School
led them all in points in athletics
one year. but led them all in
literary points both years.
These things do not happen by
chance. they are the enevitable
result Of plans made out and
worked out by some individual.
Before you make any more such
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09

could see my four little ones
educated. useful. christian men
and women; next to this / would
want to live long enough to see
Okolona have q hundred thous-
and dollar High School building
and know that it was the best
school in Mississippi.
w. M. Cox.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09
A Railroad MonopoIIst.

PA" said Johnny on the afternoon
Of Christmas.
swell, my SOM"
"Why didn't you ask Santa Claus
to bring you one of those electric
trains If you like to play with it so
much ?"-Boston Transcript.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09
ConIpIanionshIp.

"DOn't you feel sorry for the poor
animal that was skinned for the furs
you bought for your wifer
"Why should l feel sorry for the
Quadruped? It's true he was skinned
for those furs. But so was l."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09
Amono the Tired Business Mer

You no longer embellish your
speeches with humorous anecdotes" y
Il had to quit it." replied Senator
Sorghum. Audiences got to calling
for funny stories instead of paying at
tention to my serious arguments
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09

She-And, Harold you have never
loved any other girl but me?
He-No, my love!
She-Yet somebody told me that
you have been engaged once before!
He-Yes, but that was to a widow.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09
Beauty rrses.

When a small town starts civic
Identification it can count on its trees
having already done so per cent Of the
work.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09
Rural Community Rest.

Civilization, culture and develop
ment of rural people are to be found
In conjunction with town and small
city, and not apart.-Galpln.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-09

Plies cuTod b 8 10 ~ Days
Dgua1ileaF amonsy q PAzO OugIiFElgffsns
g ci1s Ilehl1f. nl.nd. b|eedlne g PEotIrdl1
e s.s ls.,lsI go 90 e. slI..,.ia. -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-07-05
MEN ON FLORIDA EAST COAST
RAILROAD QUIT BIG UNION
Maintenance of Way Employees With
draw From National Body and
Form Their Own Organi-
ZatiOn.

Jacksonville, Fla, July 4.-Main-
tenance of way men employed by
the Florida East Coast Railroad
have withdrawn fro mthcir nation
al organization and formed an Or
ganization of their own, according
to statement issued from the of
flee of j. P. Beckwith, vice presi-
dent of the road, today. The men
have signed a contract with the
road, the statement said, based on
the wage scale fixed py the Rail
road Lafor Board
The announcement was contained
in brief statement and officials
would not elaborate on it. The
statement was made in ignorance,
it was asserted, that national Of
ficers of the maintenance of way
organization had ordered strike
call held in allegiance under an
agreement reached with the Rail
way Labor Board which provides
that the workers. case will even
tually come again before the board
1t is known that negotiations
looking to the forming Of system
organization havei been under
way for some time but officials of
the road and men concerned in the
organization have refused to dis
Gus sthem. Meetings of the en-
ployes have been held at several
points on the road, which extends
from South Jacksonville to Key
West. Employees attending these
meeting swcre given free transpor-
tation to and from their homes and
other means of encouragement
were offered by the road.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-07-05
NO COTTON BEFORE
THIS YEAR PLEDGED
TO Cooperative Body-Members May
Turn Over All Bales to Associa-
ton if They Desire.

Columbia, July 3.-Members of the
South Carolina Cotton Growers Co.
operative Association are not required
to turn over to the association any
cotton prior to this year, says state
ment issued by the association today.
This statement was made, it was said,
in reply to numerous inquiries re-
ceived from all sections of the State.
The contract signed by the grow
ers, it was said, left it optional with
the growersthe growers as to whether
they shall turn over any cotton now
on hand to the association If the
grower does not care to turn over this
cotton to the association he may con-
tinuc to hold it and sell it at any
time and under conditions he elects.
He must, however, turn over all cot
ton grown by him in the years 1922,
1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926 to the asso-
citation, the statement says.
Further progress on the selection
of the department heads and the
perfection of the organization will be
made by the board Of directors this
week. The board is proceeding most
carefully, it was said, in the selection
of all department heads and ..nploycs
and is making careful Investigations
in each and every instance.
The contract for making the nee
cssary alterations in the old Ma
sonic Temple, which is to be oc-
cupied by the association, has been
let and the association will prob
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-07-05
FIRE DRILL ENJOYED

Orangeburg, July 4.-The fremcn
Of the city gave the large holiday
crowd an exhibition of getting people
out of the Orangeburg Hotel, which
is five stories high, with the use of
the life net, sliding ropes and ladders
that were put from one story Of the
building to the other. After this the
Court House Square was ropcd off
and the firemen had game of water
polo, using two streams of water, with
six men on each stream, and using
the water to push the ball. 1t was
very exciting and at times the WIS.,
itors on the side lines were given
slight sprinkling, which added to
the mcrriment of the day.
All Of the stores were close dur
ing the day and there were numcr-
Gus fishing parties on the river and
quite a number Of picnics in and
near the city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-07-05
ORGANIZES.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

On Sunday evening in the Presby-
terian Church at seven forty-fvc the
young people of Summerton held their
first meeting of Christian Endeavor.
Emory Rogers led and after few
remarks on the subject "Tcam Work"
introduced the president of the
Society, Charles McClary. President
McClary plead for a better Society
to be obtained through the co-opcra-
ton of all the members. Hugh Gus
Rich hbourg, Mary' Anslcy and Bill
Stucky, III order, also gave very in
teresting talks.
A solo by Marion Burgess and a
trio by Vera McClary, Mildred Rog-
ers, and Charles McClary added great
ly to the attractiveness of the pro-
gram.
The meeting was coscluded by short
talks from DR.. Hammond visiting
minister from st. Charles and Mr.. A.
p. Burgess.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-07-05
FREIGHT TRAIN KILLS
TWO SUMTER MEN

The two sons, Messrs. Ben and
William, of Mr.. James c. Brewer,
who lives near Pinewood, were kill
ed Sunday night shortly after 10
O'Clock at Broadway Siding bv n
freight train. Mr.. William Clifton
Mcleod, who was with the two bows.
and who also lives near Pinewood'
was very severely hurt. His leg was
broken IN two places, and he was sent
to the Tourney Hospital Monday
morning.
William Clifton Brown testified as
follows before the coroner's jury Mon
day:
After 10 o'clock p. m. July End,
le1t Jas. Brower's house with Ben
and VIM. Brewer. We just walked
o9t to the crossing at Broadway
Siding. l started to go on home and
the boys called me back. I went back
and sat down on the rails with nv
feet too inside of track. The two
Brewer boys laid down between rails.
l guess we went to sleep in about six
or seven minutes after we got in this
position. When l walked up was off
to one side Of the track and don't
know how l got there. We were on
track just about the end of the boards
on crossing towards Sumter. Joe Ar
dls LETT us at siding. We drank all
the whiskey before we left the
house. We were at house when pas
3enger train to Augusta went by. I
am certain that we were all asieep
and l don't know what had happened
| when | woke up and found myself
away from tracks. l didn't know that
l was hurt until felt numbness in
my legs. | didn't hear any train and
didn't know anything after l went to
sleep until l woke up about 8 or 10
feet from the tracks and then found
my leg was broken.
The. coroner's jury returned the
following verdict.
That the said Ben Brewer and
VIM. Brewer were killed at Broad
way siding in Sumter county. july
End, 1922, by being run over by an
Atlantic Coast Line freight train."--
Sumter Item.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-07-05
BLACK HANDLERS At
WORK IN MANNING

Is there black-hand gang in Man
ming or Clarendon County? On last
Sunday morning, we are told, Post
master Carey Smith received an an
onymous letter which was of the rank
est black-hand type. This is a poor
way to get revenge, and we hope the
guilty party or parties will be caught.
The letter stated that Mr.. Smith was
warned to leave town by Monday
evening and if he was in town after
that time he could not say he was not
warned. There was no name signed
to the letter. On Monday morning a
MIR. Burkhalter, who lives near Alcolu
also received a letter ordering him to
leave. So far we think Mr.. Smith and
Mr.. Burkhalter have not gone, and as
far. as we know, the black handlers
have not acted. This kind of stuff
is rotten, and certainly has our dis
approval
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-07-05
MISSIONARY MEETING

The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Methodist Church will meet Mon
day afternoon, July 10th at 5 o'clock.
Program:
hymn.
Bible Lesson-"Pessimism and OPP
tlmlsm.' mark 4-1-20, 26-32).
leader-Mrs. J: Fl. Rigby.
Prayer.
BuSincss
Eight Minu.e ''alk-"Los Angeles
and its Mexican Population" Mrs.
Crouch.
Dialogue-The Cross Roads Mis-
sionary Society Visits-Homer Tabcr-
man."
Story-"Ellen Alters Love Gift to
The Mexican People" Mrs. Arant.
Period of ntercessinn-Mrs. King.
Hymn.