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V0L LI. ~ ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1934. NO. 32.
Popular Young Man Of
Roxboro-Passes Monday
Niuna A. Edwards Died In
Walts Hospital After Ill
ness Of Short Duration
WAS M. 0. CLERK IN
LOCAL POSTOFFICE
Funeral services were held-yester
day fpr Numa A. Edwards, popular
young resident of this city and for '
some years connected with the
local Post-office as Money Order
Clerk. Mr. Edwards was taken sick
about three weeks ago, and was re
moved to Watts Hospital following
a few days illness at his home on
^Lamar Street. After a thorough
^?Wunination in an attempt to deter
^^nine his trouble, it was found that'
he was suffering from actue appen
dicitis and other complications. An
operation was performed immediate
ly, but his appendix had already
ruptured, causjng his death. He
lingered several days after the op
eration, dying at 10:10 A. M. Mon
day.
He is survived by his wife, who
before their marriage was Miss
Lily Riddle pf,_ Norfolk, va., his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. yr. j. Ed
wards of Hurdle Mills, three bro
thers, Roy Edwards of Durham,
Sam Edwards of Fayetteville, and
Harry Edwards of Hurdle Mills,
three sisters, Mrs. H. R. Smith, of
Durham, Mrs. B. F. Boone of Rock
ingham, and Miss Nell Edwards of1
Roxboro and a host of friends.
Mr. Edwards was a member of
the Roxboro Kiwanisclub, the Per
son Lodge of the Masonic Order and
of the Long Memorial Methodist
Church. The services were conduct
ed from the home on Lamar Street
at 4 P. M.. with his pastor. Rev. J.
F. Herbert in charge, assisted by
Rev. W. F. West of the First Bap
tist Church and Rev. J. c. Mc
Gregor of the North Roxboro Bap
tist Church. He was buried at
Burchwood Cemetery. Active pall
bearers were: Messrs. C. A. Bowen
R. B. Dawes. J. J. Woody, D. R.
Taylor. J. B. Riggsbee and O. Z.
Gentry. Honorary pall-bearers were
the members of the Masonic Lodge
who had charge of the services.
Floral-bearers were: J. s. Merritt,
Arch Moore. Dixie Long, Claude
Whitfield, Dewey j-ones,, Victor
Clayton, C. C. Garrett, D. E. Feath
erstcn. N. h. Fox. N. H. Street
John Ellington, G. E. Moore. Curtis'
Oakley, jack Strum, Tony Duncan,
Edwin Bowles, James Newman,
:-Maynard Clayton. Arch Jones, Eu
gene Thompson. Hassell Long. Wy
att Monk. R. p. BUrns, Bill Walker,
Landon Harvey and Kenneth Oak
ley.
Restore $6,663.37 In
Wage Underpayments
Washington; Aug. 6.?It was an
lounced today by the NRA that
".66337. representing underpay
tnt in wages, had been restored
to 145 North Carolinians employed
by 19 establishments which had
been shown to have violated wage
provisions of NRA codes.
There were 990 such cases in the
United States, involving 4,300 who
reoevied restitution totalling $106
733.92.
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MANY TRAVEL TO
SEE QUINTUPLETS
Hundreds Daily Visit Country Where
Famous Dionne Children
Are Thriving
CoUander, Ont., Aug. 1.?The fa
mous Dionne quintuplets who have
smashed all sorts of records In mul
tiple birth history, have made a
mecca for tourists out of the Col
lander-Corbell district.
Hunders pass through the city
of North Bay daly. They write to
home folks from this northern On
tario region much as did a VlsttbV
from Wisconsin today, who inscrift*
ed "we are camping five miles from
the birthplace of the quintuplets."
People don't ask the distance to
villages or town. They want to
know "how far to where the quin
tuplets live and which way do we
go?"
Many visitors call at the' home of
Dr. A. R Dathe country prac
titioner who has brought the Ave
babies safely through 65 days of
life, longer than any other known
get of quintuplets have existed.
Dr. Dafoe says four physicians, on
an average, call upon him dally.
They ask to see the babies, but he
cannot grant that request.
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Dr. Bertram Pollock. Bishop of
Norwich. England, has received an
anonymous gift of 160.000 to pro
vide a new church In Mile Cross.
TRAIL'S END,"
NEW S E R I AL,
STARTS AUG. 15
Every heart has its secrets. They
are locked In the heart and the
key thrown away. The heart holds
memories better forgotten?tears,
bitterness, regrets, a radiant smile or
two.
Doubly careful was Anne Cushing,
as she called herself, that the key
to her past would never be found.
Watchful of every word, mistrust
ful of every starnger?yet the gath
ering momentum of circumstantial
evidence tore open the gateway to
the secret passages of her yesterday.
Would Barry understand? Barry,
the only man who meant anything
?who meant EVERYTHING ....
A story of the havoc a half or
even quarter truth can make of sev
eral lives is TRAIL'S END. by Ag-i
nes Louise Ptovot, starting next
week in The Courier. Watch for it.
N. C. SALES TAX
REPORTS MOST
BE MADE SOON
Faihire To Make Monthly Re
port On Sales Tax Subjects
To Heavy Penalty
MUST BE IN BY 15TH
Monthly sales tax reports are. now
due, according to J. P. Brassfleld,
collector of this district, and must
be prepared and mailed to the De
partment of Revenue by the fif
teenth. Unless these reports are
received by that date the commis
sioner, as provided by law, will be
forced to proceed in assessing the
penalties. Reports should be mailed
to the Department of Revenue, Ral
eigh.
Failure to report within fifteen
days following the end of the month
may subject the merchant to a pen
alty provided by law of not more
than 100 per cent together with in
terest at the rate of one per centum
per month on the tax from the time
sales tax was due. Also attention
was called to the fact that the fail
ure or refusal to make sales tax re
turns is unlawful and a misdemean
or and on conviction subjects the
violator to a fine not to exceed $500
ot imprisonment for a period not to
exceed six months or both, at the
discretion of the court.
GRANTED LEAVE
OF ABSENCE
The membership of the Roxboro
First Baptist church granted their
pastor, Rev. W. F. West, a leave of
absence for the mflnth of August.
He has not definitely decided where
he and his family will spend their
vacation.
COMMISSIONERS FIX
TAX RATE AT $1.05
Increase Of Five Cents, Caus
ed Mainly By Heavy Debt
Service
SETTLE OTHER MATTERS
The board of County Commission
ers met in regular.; monthly session
Monday and fixed the tax rate at
<1.05. This rate is five cents higher
than last year, when the rate was
$1.00. The apportionment below
shows that the general fund allot
ment is only ten cents, which is ex
tremely low; but for the debt ser
vice and Interest on bonds the rate
would be well below 50 cents
The rates fixed were as follows:
General county fund, 10 eents;
county home. 414 cents; courthouse
'and Jail operation, 6 cents; county
bond interest fund. 32 cents; court
house atpbrjall bond Interest fund.
8 cents; refunding bond Interest
fund. 9 eents; emergency relief fund.
4 cents; capital outlay, 3 cents, and
school debt service 1714 cents.
After ordering the usual payment
of small, items the board ordered
that Pate Brooks, white, and .Hay
rood Barnett, be admitted to the
County home.
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CITY MANAGER
The City Dads, in their regu
lar monthly session last night,
elected Mr. R. A. Burch to suc
ceed Mr. W. F.' Long, deceased,
as City Manager. Mr. Burch is
a man who has had quite a bit
of experience in road building
and we feel with him in charge
that the affairs of the town will
pick up, and that we will see
something done about some of
streets that are so badly in need
of repair.
The office of city manager re
quires a bond of ten thousand
dollars, and just as soon as Mr.
Burch can arrange for his bond
he will take office. -t
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HOW ABOUT A LI
BRARY BUILDING
Delinquent tax lists in many
cities are a desperate' problem, but
Brawley, California (population
10,000), has used $36,000 of its un
paid taxes to build an attractive
city hall of adobe brick.
Doing it was, according to an ar
ticle in the Rotarian Magazine,
really a simple matter. Men delin
quent in taxes were given the chance
to help make adobe bricks, haul
materials and otherwise do their
bit in building the new city hall.
More than five hundred men re- ,
sponded?and a fine building, re-1
placing the one burned in 1929, is
the result.
Some ingenious Juggling was ne
cessary to finance the unemployed
men who were eager to have their
tax bills struck off the list. Some
tax delinquent merchants, for ex
ample, furnished them with food.
In one instance, the owner of a
store building owed a big tax bill,
the man who rented the store owed
his landlord six months' rent, and
twenty laborers owed the store
keeper. Some arithmetical gym
nastics cleaned up all accounts?
and everyone involved in the trans-'
action was pleased.
1ST BAP. CHURCH
"I can not always trace the way I
Where Thou, Almighty One. dost
fnove.
But I can alway; always say
That God is Love.
"When fear her chilling mantle
throws
O'er earth, my soul to heaven above,!
As to her native home, upsprings
For God is Love.
| "When mystery clouds my dark
ed path,
T'll check my dread, my#?oubt re
prove; A
In thi?*my soul sweet comfprt hath
That God is Love.
Yes, God is Love; a thouiht like
this |
Can every gloomy thought remove
And turn all tears, all woes to
bliss,
For God is Love."
Bihle School 9:45 A. M. Dr. H. M.
Beam. General Superintendent.
There will be no preaching at the
morning; hour.
B. Y P. U'S 7:00 P. M. Miss Lo
rena Wade. Generla Director.
Union Service 8:00 P. M. Rev. J. p.
Herbert, preaching "
A cordial Invitation is extended
to all. W. F. West. Pastor. I
millers move
TO GREENSBORO
Mr and Mrs. W. O. Miller and
family, who have been living in
Raleigh for the past few months,
have moved to Greensboro. This
move became necessary because the
revenue department was moved
from Raleigh to Greensboro.
NOTICE!
I scream, you scream, we all
scream. So scream for your loe I
cream at the Ftrst Baptist Chsrch
Thursday evening at 7:30. August
h. Sponsored by the Y. W. A !
BIRTH
Mr and Mrs. C A. Harris are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of a girl, born Sunday night,1
Aug. 8th. Mother and daughter are
reported to be doing nicely
Engagement Rumored
NEWPORT, R. I. . . . America's
richest girl, Miss Doris Duke (above)
at 21, Is romancing a bit, says ru
mors. . .. The man is James Crom
well, 37, of Philadelphia. An en
gagement announcement is predicted
soon.
DEATH CLAIMS
YOUNG MAN
Early Carver, 17-year-old son of'
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Carver of
the Loch Lily section, died Sunday
following an illness of about elgh-'
teen months. He had been suffer
ing with cancer, and ha<^ been con
fined to the Home of his parents
for about a month prior to his
death. He is survived by his par
ents, Mr .and Mrs. John T. Carver,
and by seven brothers, Ernest, Per
cy, Lester, Julius, Clarence, J. T.
Jr., and Edgar Lewis Carver, and
two sisters. Misses Nettie and Clara
Carver all of the Loch Lily section, j
Funeral services were conducted
from the home of his parents Mon
day at 3:30 P. M. They were in
charge of Elder Roy Monk and Rev.
Burns of Durham. The active pall
bearers were: Messrs. Linnie Car
ver, Dewey Carver, Fred Carver,
Bert Carver, Floyd Carver, and Otha
Carver. The floral-bearers were:,
Misses EJtselle, Bessie, Katie. Esther.
Mildred. Gladys, and Lonie Carver.
Mrs. Willie Adcock, Mrs. Lottie
Clayton, Mrs. Lucille Tuck. Mrs.
Macie Carver, and Miss Orphia
O'B riant. Immediately following
thd services he was buried in
Burchwood Cemetery. I
ROTARY SERVED
BY ALLENVILLE
M. E. LADIES
The Roxboro Rotary club makes it!
a point to accept all Invitations to
meet with their country friends if
possible. Last Thursday evening the
club met at the Allensville Metho
dist church and were served by the:
ladies of the church. Without ex
ception the dinners served by .the
ladies in the country are bountiful
and delicious, but honestly at no
meeting have we seen a more boun
tiful or more tempting meal than
that served by the Allensville la
dies, and they were so kind in their
manners that every member felt
under lasting obligations to them
for so plefisant ft meeting. <
Mr. Lem Allen was master of cere
monies and first called on Mr.
Claude Hall as first speaker, who
was followed by John Daniel Man
gum, Rev. Bill West, Joe Noell and
Ben Davis. Practically every speaker
had something to say about the
beautiful church, and it is a beauty,
built of rock, with stained glass
windows, commodious in size with
rooms to care for a very large
Sunday School attendance The
people of Allensville have done
themselves proud In building such
a house of God.
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DAVIS DRUG
STORE IS SOLD
On Mopday morning of this week
Dr. Philip L. Thomas of Erwin, N.
C? bought the stock of Darl?prug
Co. of this city, and took charge
Immediately. The store from now
on will go under the, firm name of
Thomas Drug Company, it Is in
deed a pleasure to welcome Mr.
Thomas and his family to Roxboro.
He plans to move here Just as soon
as he can get a house.
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YOUNG SEMORA
NEGRO KILLED
Babe Lee, 14 years old, was acci
dentally killed at the home of his
uncle, Tom McOhee, in Oemora
Sunday when the gun with which he
was playing went* off, blowing off
the top of his head, pausing imme
diate death. Funeral services were
conducted Monday morning at 11,'
from the Zlon Level Church lb this i
county. ' 1
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LEGION ANNOUNCES
BEAUTY PAGEAN1
To Be Held On Thursday
Night, Aug. 23rd, At The j
Palace Theatre
MRS. WALLACE HARRIS
HEADS COMMITTEE
R. A. Whitfield, commander of
the Lester Blackwell Post No, 138
of the American Legion today an
nounced the date and place of the
staging of their local Beauty Pag
eant. The local beauty pageant is
one of a series being sponsored by
the American Legion, Department,
of North Carolina, which is to ter-;
mlnate in the selection of a "Miss
North Carolina 1934" to accompany
the Department's delegation to the
scene of the National Convention of,
the American Legion at Miami, Flav
in October. A real trip is in store t
for the- lucky young lady. It wiir
consist of three happy, interesting,
educational and insgirationaf days,
with all her expenses paid.
The local young lady selected;
from a bevy of Roxboro's most
beautiful maids and matrons will
receive a free trip to the Depart
ment Convention at Greensboro,
August 27-28, to vie with other post
winners for the major honor. The
affair will be staged in evening
gowns and out-of-town people will
decide the winner.
Among the points of superiority
which will enter into the judges'
decision are physical perfection, fac
ial beauty, personality, poise, dig
nity, and all those traits which go
to constitute a hundred per cent
American girl. Popularity will not
count, since this is a beauty pag
eant and not a popularity contest.
"The local contestants will be
chosen by a local committee headed
by Mrs. Wallace Harris," stated
Commander Whitfield.
The major objective of this plan
is to afford some young ladies
worth-white--trips to the Depart
ment Convention, and to give "Miss
North Carolina 1934" a grand trip
to Miami?the mecca of the social
and sports world.
The local pageant will be staged
Thursday. Aug. 23rd. at Palace
Theatre. The curtain parts at 7:30
o'clock.
GEORGIA PRICES
CONTINUE HIGH
Our townsman, Mr. H. W. Win
stead, who is managing a warehouse
in Tifton. Ga? writes us that his
house has averaged *25.64 for every
pound of tobacco sold, and that not
a pile was sold for less than 10 cents
a pound. That is a remarkable re
cord, and,we ar^ only hoping it will
hold when our market opens.
The South Carolina and border
markets will open tomorrow and we
are watching the opening with mpch
interest, for if sales in that belt
keep up with the prices -on the
Georgia market we will feel better
satisfied about prices up thisr^ayj
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Give Community Stew:
With Messrs. Cliff Hall and J.
Melvln CBriant as chief cooks, ab
ly assisted by Messrs. Howard Hall.
Hubert CBriant, Robert Dickerson
and Reade Jones, the folks of West
Roxboro prepared and served a de
licious stew lo about two hundred
guests Tuesday afternoon. This has
come to be an annual affair of the
summer, and this particular one was
the third in the aeries, the custom
having been initiated three years,
ago.
FORMER RESIDENT
OF ROXBORO DIES
Word was received here yesterday ,
that Paul Hornbuckle, who used to ',
live here, was dead. At the time of '
his death he was living in Old '
Hickory, Tenn. Ills family resides
in Hlllsboro. N. C., and It was there
that the body was brought for bur
ial. He died Friday, a victim of
blood-poisoning and was .buried in J
Hlllsboro Sunday.
?Or
Illinois Sales Tax
Yielded $36,632,955
Springfield, 111., Au*[ 1?The 1
SUte sales tax yielded *36.632.955.25 1
in the first year of operation. H. L. 1
Ames. Jr., Illinois director of fl- '
nance, announced today., The tax. '
which went into effect July 1. 1933, ?
imposes a two per cent, excise on
gross receipts.
Carrot leaves once were believed ]
to be so decorative that the ladies i
of Queen Elisabeth's time wore them i
in their hair in place of feathers. ,1
TOBACCO
SPECIAL
On September 12th we will
issue our annual Tobacco Spe
cial edition. We are at work
on this edition now and trust
the merchants, and the ware
housemen wfll take' their us
ual interest in this edition.
We wit make use of quite a
"number of photographs of the
tobacco folks and try to make
the issue well worthwhile to
Roxboro and Person County.
While this will be a special
issue, going to every family in
the county, there will be no
increase in our advertising
rates, and this fact will make
it appeal all the more to our
advertisers.
Regardless of what your
business may be you want to
be represented in this issue.
Our advertising specialists, F.
O. Carver and D. R. (Jake)
Taylor will call on you. Take
a liberal space and let's show
our country friends we want
to do business with them.
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TO
AUTO INJURIES
Weil-Known Citizen Dies At
Watts Hospital From In
juries Received Sunday
BURIAL 0 N THURSDAY
Mr. June Mooney, aged 72, died
Tuesday night at 9:40 o'clock from
Injuries sustained In an automobile
accident that occurred on the Rox
boro-South Boston highway last
Sunday afternoon. He had a broken
arm, several broken ribs, and other
internal injuries. Mr. Mooney was
a member of the North Roxboro
Baptist Church where he had been
a member for the past nine or ten
years. He Is survived by . twelve
children, four sons. Joe Mooney of
Denniston. Va., Hubert Mooney of
Ca-Vel Village, Lacy Mooney of
Woodsdale, John Mooney of Woods
dale. and by eight daughters. Mrs.
Goble Davis, ^frs. Mary Nunn. Mrs.
Aifnie Davis. Mrs. Ruby Bledsoe.
R. 1 Woodsdale, Mrs. Lillie Shotwell.
Denniston, Va., Mrs. Nealie Veasey.
Petersburg. Va.. and Miss Sudie
Mooney of Washington, D. C.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Thursday afternoon at 3:30 from
the Woodsdale Methodist Church
with Rev. J. C. McGregor, his pas
tor, and Rev. L. B. Kelly of Dur
ham In charge. He will be buried
in the Woodsdale Church Cemetery.
Mr. Mooney with two companions,
Raleigh Clayton and Billy Avery,
were- riding on the South Boston
highway when the car got from
under their control and plunged
down an embankment. They were
removed to Watts Hospital in Dur
ham. and .it was there that Mr.
Mooney died. So faV as It Is known
his TWO- companions. J*68515- Clay
ton and Avery, see? -recovering
from their injuries.
WILLIAM S. VARE
PASSES SUDDENLY
Powerful Philadelphia Leader
Failed In Great Ambition
To Be Senator
Atlantic City. N. J., Aug. 7.?Wil
liam. _S. Vjjje. dominant figure In
Philadelphia politics until recently
deposed by Ward leaders who help
pd him to success, died today In his
summer home here. He was In his
J7th year.
Although in ill health, death;
:ame suddenly to the once power
ful Republican organization leader.,
Stricken with paralysis six years
sgo this month, "Bill" Vare clung
to UW to fight more political bat-,
tRs.
Dividing his time between the
(Tew Jersey seashore in the sum
mer and Florida In the winter, Vare
luffered a number of relapses Ten
lays ago he went to Philadelphia
luring the excessive heat wave and
?ver-taxed his waning strength.
He took to his bed and news of
lit set-back did not become pub
Icly known until early today Then
its son-in-law. Dr. Jolfi J. Shaw,
announced the national ixommtttee
nan had been quite ID/ but that.
le showed much improvement* (
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VON HINDENBURG
RESTS IN MEMORIAL
AT TANNENBERG
Thousands ?Attend Funeral
Rites For Their Beloved
Reichspresident
CHANCELLOR HITLER
DELIVERS ORATION
Tannenberg. Germany, Aug. 7.?
' In a tower room of the national'
i shrine erected in memory of his
greatest military victory, the body
| of President Paul Von Hindenburg
rested tonight while thousands of
his fellow-countrymen waited pa
' tiently in flickering torchlight for a
glimpse of his coffin.
Funeral services in which his suc
cessor, Chancellor Adolf Hitler,
' with deep feeling, said Von Hinden
burg "opened the door" to the pres
ent regime, delivered the old sol
dier into his monumental shrine.
The final rites, brief and simple
as the Field Marshal head wished,
were conducted on the very spot
where twenty years ago he stopped
the Russian invasion.
Simple Rites.
After the coffin had been brought
here from the Von Hindenburg es
tate at Neudeck, along sixty miles
! of torch-lighted road, there was
i prayer, music, a short talk by an
army chaplain and Hitler's fervent
speech in which he declared that
the name of Von Hindenburg can
not be allowed to die.
Hitler declared that Von Hinden
burg "opened the door to the rep
resentatives" of German resurgence,
making a reference understood to
be to the Nazi movement.
"Twice in the life of a soldier
honorable mention comes to him
alone?after a victory and after
death," said the Chancellor.
He reviewed the life of the late
Reichspresident, beginning with his
first battle in the war of 1870.
"His name was like that of^ un
counted thousands of officers," he
declared?"unknown tg {he great
mass of people.
"When the German people 44
years later remembered Von Hin
denburg's na'me the clouds of war -
hung over Europe. In the worst of
these times Kaiser Wllhelm called
upon Von Hindenburg to take over
supreme command of the army.
Week-end Houseparty
At Carver's Cabin
Carvers' Cabin, situated in a very
pretty location on the east side of
Red Mountain, and bordering Flat
River, has become quite a popular
place for houseparties this season.
There was a party there from here
this past week-end. The following
couples went: Mr. Edgar Boatwrfght
with Miss Bessie Heddon Strowd of
Chapel Hill, Miss Susar.ne Win
stead with Mr. Bedford Stanfleld,
Miss Ida Winstead. with Mr. Bob
Michaels, and Reade Gentry. Mr.
and Mrs. James Altaood were chap
erones for the occasion.
CAR OVERTURNS,
INJURING THREE
Messrs. June Mooney, Billy Avery
antf Raleigh Clayton were Injured
Sunday afternoon when the car In
which they were riding turned over
on the Roxboro-South Boston high
way. All of the occupants were
bruised and cut, Mr. Mooney being
the most seriously injured of the
three. They were all removed to
the hospital in Durham following
the accident, where the attaches
said they were resting comfortably,
and would probably be out in a few
days.
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TOBACCO MEN OFF
FOR SO. MARKETS
The following tobacco men have
either left lii the past few days or
will be leaving soon for the border
belt markets: George Walker, Jule
Perkins. Robert Lunsford, Henry
Walker, Bob Oakley, Sam Byrd
Wlnstead. Cliff tV Instead. Jack
Hambrick. T. T. Mitchell; Barl Mor
ton, Bob Smith, Wallace Harris,
Barkadale Smith. George Perkins,
Landon Harvey and Robert Wllker
son.
PRESBYTERIAN
9:45 A. M. Sunday School.
11:00 A. M. Morning worship.
6:46 P. M Youpg People's meeting.
8:00 P. M Union Services. Mr.
Herbert will pyeach at Pirst Bap
flit Church. W*