The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-06-21
~ WALKER WOOD
eFfuf TAGY o. ETATE

Of June sis JIM Horton OF Lam
Sunil0wef County. vas elected
Secretary OF State. He took the
oath 0l office administered by
JuGge Sidney smith. as did tue
otheT elected officials ard assumed
ms Office "Wednesday morning
Secretary Of state Walker Wood
opeuec the session Of The legisla-
ture. assisted b jim Horton Secre-
tar 81 State OF Boys state BE-
low we give to the readers Of Capt.
toi Activities the impression Of
inn Horton. as Secretary OF State
OF Magnolia Boys State
Nearly two hundred Mississippi
youthA enjoyed q most memorial tx
perlenoe during the Meek al June
Sis They were h0nufea ia being
selected to represent their Tespee-
tss sections at the 2nd Annual
Magnolia BOYS State
II was my privilege to be one OF
these boys and & be further honoTea
in being elected Secretary OF state
for tine BOYS State.
During the week We visited the
capitol and each BOYS State official
studied the functions Of or regular
state offices
The speed and the tnoFoushness
gith which the business in the
Secretary of States office was car
ried On amazed me.
Mr.. Weed. and Mr. Trotler. as well
as the resi- Of the staff are 10 be-
heartily commended for me c0ope
alive spirit with which they carry
on their work.
/ al truthfuily say that I learn
ed more Of the real facts OF gov
ernmenf IN the three mornings !
spent IN the Secretary % States
Office. than during an entire year Of
scnool.
unlr regret tina: It viii not -
ms privilege TO attend another Mag
uoila BOYS State and 70 learn more
Of the government Of this great
state Of ours.
JIM HORTON.
Secretary Of State Of
Magnolia BOYS state
House Concurrent Resolution No
> was PASSED By Magnolia Bows
state on June Ia 1870. IL apprecia-
ton Of the services u MI and Mrs
BOB Lanbright. Mr. Ditto. Mr. Ed
monE1. Mr. Davis. III Morrow a.
Of the American Legion. the Coun-
sellerx - the various cities. II
smith. the College of MlIlSaps. the
Clerks o. the House and Senate.
a. State. City and County Officials.
ne American Legion. possible.
Prospects Tor a heavy boil weeyIi
population N Mississippi this season
are rather slight according 70 Clay
Lyle. EntouioloEist o. the state
Plant Board Investigations during
tiae past ueek by Representatives OF
the United States Bureau Of En-
toEnoloey and Plant Quarantine
state Plant Board. and MlSsissipp
Experiment Station showed that
Weeelk we're very much less album
dauf than On this date last year
An examination OF = fields IN
Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties
showed al average Of only =
EeeTiis IL 10000 plants rs compared
with iQ weexile IN t0ooo plants IN
t1e same counties Al TINS time las
year. Or ; farms IL Washington
County where NeevIlS have been
found y THIS cate duFlnk each OF
The past four yearx nc weegik have
yet appeared this season. On TINS
cate In 1859 weevtls averaged 12e
lEr acre. and although eotfon TINS
Year Is 50 small In many sections
hat feN examinations have been
made Il i evident that NeeEils ase
1nly oue-tHeuueth 70 uua-tenth a.
numerous - last season Lee have
been reported As abundant / n some
but saeh early aagestau0ns
zne rarely very important The
1rst cotton leafWorm AS found u
Texas 90 MAJ 4 q about
en- GAYS later than il Appeared las
since much Of Mississippi. COT
on mas nos need poasauluE tins
.eason. DF Lie Is urging Al farm
IS 70 investigate he situation
lhoroushls O. t1SI car farms D.
ere making plans fox sessl con-
roL