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Watch the Label on Yoar Papa: As It Cantos tha Data When Your Subscription Expire* VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 33 Cox Is Sentenced to 28 to 30 Years in Prison for Murder CHARGE OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER NOT SUSTAINED —* — State Only Asked (or Con* viction on Second Degree Charge REVIEW OF EVIDENCE Cast Started Wednesday Morning and Finished Up Yesterday; Hard Time Selecting Jury With new and unexpected evidence presenting itself, the case of Frank Cox, thought by many people to be the first out-right first degree murder trial in this county in a number of years, lost force in the superior court here this week and resulted in a sec ond degree conviction, the defendant receiving 28 to 30 years at hard labor in the State's prison. Apparently the defense'* testimony was offered for the sole purpose of mitigating the sen tence. Cox, announcing Wednesday morn ing his inability to employ counsel, was granted the services of three at torneys, B. A. Critcher, E. S. Peel and A. R. Dunning, by the court. The task of selecting a jury waß started at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, only four men, James L. Roberson, S. W. Casper, C. C. Sexton and W. E. Tyson, being selected in a few minutes from the regular jury. The special venire of 100 men was examined, and for a while it looked as if no selection** favorable to both sides could be made. At 1:30, however, the jury was com pleted in the selection of W. J. Wright, Chas. R. Mobley, Eli Rogers, Eli Rogerson, N. R. Daniel, J. T. Beach, W. S. McKeel and Gaston James from the "special list. The court then recessed for lunch, the judge an nouncing that proceedings would be underway again at 3 o'clock. The examination of witnesses was slow and it looked as if the trial would Continue over into today, but yester day, right after the noon recess, the trial was practically ended when the State accepted {he second degree charge submitted by the defense. Revie* Of Trial Mrs. J. H. JoWb the deceased's widow, took the Mftnd for the State first. She described in a clear and con cise way Cox's coming Sunday, be tween sunset and dark, to tfie hog lot where she, her husband and step daughter were feeding the hogs. Cox was cursing and abusing her husband, stating that he had caused him to lose |67 and said he was going to kill him. Mr. Jolly ran in the bushes near by, while she and her daughter per suaded Cox not to kill him. Jolly then ran towards the house with Cox aft er him and Mrs. Jolly between them. She saw a car passing and called for help. Cox thai went towards Garland Forties' home. She said Cox wore brown tennis shoes which she said resembled those displayed by council. Continuing, Mrs. Jolly stated that she hailed boys but they drove on. She later called Mr Willie Gurganus and asked him to go to Everetta and send offices as Frank Cox had threatened her husband's life. Later she called John A. Taylor who Mr. Jolly asked to stay with them aa he was afraid of Frank Cox. Taylor tokl Mr. Jolley to go into the house at about 9 o'clock and tum down the lights while he went to Everetts for a few minutes, that he would soon be back and spend the night with him. Just as th£y raised up from their seats on/the porch, the gun was fired and M;C Jolly fell. In the cross examination, Mrs. Jolly stated that Frank Cox lived on same farm they did, about 200 to 800 yards away. She described the inci dents about the sank as she did on direct examination, adding that Cox I WATTS f T THEATRE Saturday ' June 22 "The Phantom Pinto" with AN ALL STAR CAST Also COMEDY and ' Last Episode of "Vultures of the Sea" and Pint Episode of TARZAH, THE MIGHTY" Monday-Tuesday June 24-25 D. W. GRIFFITH'S DRUMS OF LOVE;; His Greatest Picture Since "THE BIRTH ol 7NATION" Shows at 7:15 and 9 P. M. Daily MUSIC BY PHOTOTONE Ui '-I. . THE ENTERPRISE CALM IN FACE OF LONG SENTENCE Cox Stoic As He Gets Long Term; Wife and Children Break Down While his wife and children broke down and wept, Frank Cox, killer of J. Henry Jolly, Cross Roads farmer, without a change of expression, heard a sentence of 28 to 30 years at hard labor in the State prison meted out to him by Judge Walter jL. Small in su perior court here yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, following a two days' trial. The sound of a pin dropped on the floor could have been heard in the courthouse auditorium, which was packed with hundreds of spectators a waiting any development that would offer excitement, while the jurist ad dressed Cox and announced the sen tence. Immediately following the pro nouncement of the sentence, confusion reigned in the court room, the judge finding it necessary to use the gavet to restore order. The trial's outcome was discussed by the spectators while the prisoner was remanded to his cell to await removal to the prison in Raleigh today. When told of the trial's development, relatives of the dead man arc under stood to have stated that the with drawal ut he first degree charge would not be challenged, that the workings of the court would be accepted. did not appear to be under the in fluence of liquor late Sunday after noon, that when he came up to them he said he had the hell beat out of him down the road, his taken and with it. Mr. Jolly asked him if he was hurt, Cox pulling shirt from his shoulder and Mr. Jolly looked but he said he saw no sign of an injury. Cox then told Mr. Jolly that he was the cause of his losing $67. and he was going to kill him. Lola Jolly, the 16-year-old daughter of the deceased, was then called and she related the incidents, substanti ating Mrs. Jolly's evidence. John A. Taylor, a young man liv ,ng in the neighborhood, stated that he was passing the Jolly home just before dark and Mrs. Jolly called him and asked him to stay until officers came, as Cox had threatened the life of her husband. Mr. Taylor said, "I went in and was on the porch half an hour when Mr, Jolly asked me to go with him to feed his team. After re turning to the house, I stayed about three-quarters of an hour and told Mr. Jolly to go in and turn out light, that I would soon be back and spend the night with them. Jolly and I both raised up and the gun was fired just at that time. The load my right Bhoulder with the exception of the few shot striking me in the neck, the main load going in left side of Jolly's face. He fell against me dead. I laid him down with his head inside of hall. I saw profile of man at end of porch. "Officers came about two hour* later and I had then carried Mr. Jolly's body and placed it on the bed. 1 help ed trace tennis shoe tracks similar to those exhibited in court. I helped trace tracks from hog pen to Cox's house, then to the porch, from porch to woods and back to road to Garland Forbes' home," Taylor concluded in the direct examination. Upon cross examination Taylor i held exactly in line with his direct testimony, adding that Mr. John Robt. Bullock and family were the first to arrive after the killing. Joseph H. Roebuck was the next witness and he described, in detail, the tracking around the Jolly prem ises and up to the home of Frank Little, colored. He stated they lost the track 60 yards behind the Little house. S. R. Biggs, eoroner stated he held an inquest and took testimony of Mrs. Jolly, Miss Jolly and John A. Taylor. He had Frank Little arrested Monday night and later went by W. L. Bland's and got gun which Cox left there. Frank Little, a colored neighbor and cloae friend of Cox's, stated that Cox went to his home , between 9:30 and 10 o'clock Sunday night and call ed him. "Cox said, 'well, I laid out one.' I asked who said he had shot old man J[olly. Cox then went back of my field. We were scared and we got up and went three miles away and turned around and went home, all retiring at 11:80. Cox came back at 3 o'clock. He said he had laid out old man Jolly and that he hated it. He asked me if I had soihe shoes. I told him I had an old pair and I handed him a pair through the win dow." Little then identified the shoes Cox was wearing when arrested. It was an cross examination that Little began giving much testimony favorable to the defense. He deacrib- Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, June 21, 1929 KNIGHT GETS 3 TO 6 YEARS *>. Convicted of Manslaughter In Superior Court Here Wednesday Found guilty of murder in the sec ond degree, Gus Knight was sentenced to from three to six years in the State prison by Judge Walter H. Small in superior court here last Wednesday morning. Knight's case Wiis started about noon Tuesday, the defense attorneys using a greater part of that after noon examining the witnesses. No further evidence was offered Wednes day morning, and following the judge's charge, the jury returned its verdict, guilty. Knight shot and killed Jim Coftield, negro, at Robersonville, March 9, mis taking him for another person, who Knignt claims was. attempting to take his life. ' The case attracted much attention among members of his race, many at tending the trial both Tuesday and Wednesday. Ed Cox's wild, drunken and crazy ways v After hearing Little's testimony court recessed until Thursday. Yesterday morning Herman White, colored, says he was at his mother's home, nearly half mile from Jolly's house when he heard cries of "mur der!" "Murder!" "Help!" "Help!" in the direction of Mr. Jolly'h home. He got in car with Frank Little and pass ed the Jolly home, going to Cox's house where they turned around. "We savr a car parked at the Jolly home as we pessed and 360 to 400 yards further down the road we saw Cox with gun pointing down tt)f road to ward us, but we held our hands up us we approached. He told us he was going to kill Mr. Jolly. He looked wild. I have never seen Cox drunk.'' Sylvester Roberson, a young man testified that he passed the Jolly home, going towards Everetts when he saw little girl in Tpad, yelling, "Murder." "Mr. Jolly was running to wards car, Mrs. Jolly was next and Cox was forty or fifty yards behind her. Cox yelled to us to drivet:on and we did." Other witnesses in car of fered similar statements. Henry Hurst, the young man who had worked with Cox for more than a year, testified that he went with W. L. Bland to carry Cox 'to Angetown to see his wife. According to his state ments, Cox got out of car before they reached Angetown and asked them to tell his wife to come out to him. "After a.while we came back to where Cox was and 1 heard-him suy in presence of W. L. Bland that he was guilty of killing J. H. Jolly. On cross examination he stated"that he was with Cox Saturday night, that they got up Sunday morning and draqk liquor with Frank Little about 9 o'clock and then drove from house to house, filling station to filing sta tion, hauled several people, both black and white, patched tires. Cox got al most drunk and cursed people as they passed. At 4 o'clock,he stated he left Cox who he stated started walking toward Everetts from Herbert Cow , on s. W. L. liland told about Cox's coin ing to his home while he was eating dinner Monday and asking him to carry him to Angetown whwe his wife was. He refused but later he got Henry Hufst and the two went to carry Cox. Cox left a double-bar reled gun which he had in a sack when he arrived at his hoQte. liland asked him if he was gdilty of killing Jolly and Cox said yes. I advised him to come hack with me, but he refused to do so. He asko4 me to tell the sheriff where he was whieh I did. J. T. Sarvis stated that Cox tried to get him to carry him horn* Sun day afternoon, Cox telling hilH that he had been robbed of SB2 and his car taken by Rocky Mount people. "He wanted me to carry him home to get hi* gun aa he said he was going to kill Jolly., that Jolly had caused him to lose some money." He stated that he saw nothing wrong with Cox. Eli Wilson, colored, saif Cox got him to carry him home a little before sunset Sunday, continuing that Cox seemed to be about half drunk. He added that Cox talked with good sense. Several other witnesses were called but their testimony was of minor im portance. The State rested at 12:30. Following the noon recess, the jury wu sent out and the * solicitor an nounced that the defense had offered to submit to second degree murder, which pie* was accepted. The defense then put on a number of witnesses who stated that Cox was the son of an insane father, the great nephew of an aunt who hung herself (Continued on' page four) NEGRO WANTED FOR MURDER IS CAPTURED HERE Bernard Smith Is Caught After 11-Mile Chase to Jamesville KILLED MAN IN 1927 Denies Hitting Construction Foreman With Piece of Lumber, Which Caused His Death Bernard Smith, 29-year-old negro, alleged murder of O. A. Poplin, con situction foreman, in Rocky Mount in 11*27,l 1 *27, was captured by W. B. Daniel, local chief' of police, Night Policeman Allsbrooks, and Officer P. C. Zimmer man. of Rocky Mount, last Tuesday evening after a spirited chafe to James ville, 11 miles away. Chief Daniel stated that the race was run at around >o miles an hour for the greater part ot the distance, that he could not pass Smith until they reached Jamesville, where he forced the alleged murderer to stop. Smith made no attempt to run after bringing his car to a stop. Smith was' returned here and placed in charge of Officer Zimmerman and (its assistant, W. B. l'arrish. When questioned litre Tuesday night Smith stated that he hit Poplin, a con struction forefnan, with his fist wlule working on a Warehouse in Rocky Mcunt Jline 27, 1927. The trouble originated, according to the mail's story, when a shortage of $5 was found in his weekly pay. "Mr. Pop lin cursed," me and 1 hit hint with my fist and fled," Smith stated. He de> nied hitting the man with a piece of scantling, as was charged. Smith went to New York, where he worked un til about nine months ago. -During the past two weeks, he has been work ing on the Planters Warehouse, un der construction/here. ' Officers trailed the man much of tin* afternoon, but failed to trap him until late in the evening, when he started to Plymouth. He hail his suitcase packed and apparently he knew the i fficers were alter him. Town Audit Has Been Practically Completed All audit of the town's books started several days ago was practically com pleted this morning, the auditing firm's representative stating that a report of tin town's financial condition would be returned within the next 10 or IS days. The report covers the two-year per iod beginning July 1, 1927, and end ing May 31, last. Martin and Bertie To Play Here Today I'he Martin County All Stars will do battle with the strong Bertie nine here this afternoon for the first week's lead ership in th.e Bright Belt League. The team from across the river has two wins to its credit and no losses. The "Manufacturers" have one win and no losses, the two teams promising a spir ited contest tliis afternoon for the top This is the "Manufacturers" first game on the home grounds, and a good ly crowd irf—Atpected to witness the play. Tlni/lianiond has been improved and a grand stand erected for the fans. Everetts Baptists to Have Homecoming Day Sunday TEveretts Baptists will celebrate the third anniversary of the opening of their present church building on Sun day with a homecoming day program. All former pastors of the church have been invited to attend. Rev. E. L. Brown, now of Greenville, S. t ~ will prtach at 11 a. in. and Rev. J. P. Harris will preach at 3 o'clock; both arc former pastors. All members of the church are urged to attend. Ltfiinr will be served at the church grounds following the morning service. Heavy Rain in Upper • Part of County Today A heavy rain accompanied by huil in spots was reported in the upper part of the county and in Roberson villo township today. While no definite reports could be had, it is believed there was 1 no great damage. A threatening cloud in the east was noticed at noon today, but its courwe and damage, if any, could not be learned. A cool wind was felt here, but up until two o'clock no rain had fallen here. Mrp. W. P. Had ley , Dies in Hospital Mrs. Weeks P. Hadley, a" resident of the Macedonia sectioh, died in a Washington hospital yesterday lowing a several days' illness. She had been in a hospital for about a week where she was operated upon for gas tric ulcers of the stomach. She is survived by Mr. Hadley, and two children, Mary Frances, aged 12 and Roy, aged 10 years. The funeral was held at 3 o'clock today by Rev. Lewis T. Ittlliday. In terment was made at the residence of Romulus Rogers, a brother. Land Bank Forces Borrowers To Buy High Fire Insurance SELECT FACULTY FOR OAJC CITY School Loses One Teacher; Only Two New Teachers On Faculty With the exception of one or two contracts, to be signed this week end, the l*> 29-3() faculty for the Oak City schools is practically corfiplete, it was learned from Principal H. M. Ainsley yesterday. The school loses one of its teachers, making, it necessary to han dle the fifth, sixth, and seventh grade pupils by. subjects, Miss Julia Tlollo way, of Macon, Ga., and Mrs. L. K. Brown, of Oak City, teaching the sub jicts in the three grades. Only two new* teachers are included in the com ing term's faculty, it was stated yes- It rday morning by Mr. Ainsley, who was here in the interest of the schools in the up-county town. Contracts for primary and grammar grade teachers arc complete, as fol lows; MisS Mildred Davenport, Oak City, first grade, section B; Miss Leona Newman, Rosemary, first grade, tion A; Mis's Alice Mallard, Teacheyt, N. C, second grade; Miss Adeline Tew Katlford, College, Va., third grade; Mrs. W. D. Smith, Oak City, fourth grade;' Miss Holloway, Macon, (ia., and Mrs. L. K. Brown, Oak City, fifth, sixth, and seventh grades. The principal stated that all con tracts had not been completed for the members of the high school's faculty, hut that the teaching personnel would IK made coinpltt/' this week end, Vi sibly as follows: Miss Myrtis Zetterower, Statesboro, (■;>.. French and English; Mr. H. B. Kussell, (iranite Falls, science and his tory; Miss Ina Bishop, Jacksonville (N. C.), home economics; Mjss Bruce Kay Heath, music. Professor Ainsley returns 'for his seventh year as princi pal of the schools there, having during the past six ye&rs builded one of the leading schools in the county system. Program of Services at Presbyterian Church Rev. Z. T. Piephoff, Pastor Sunday school, 9:45 a. in. Worship service, 11 a. in.; subject t he Marks .of a Christian." lii Galatians the Apostle Paul says, ii tlir cliafiter and the 17th verse, "I bc&r in my, body the marks of the Lord Jesus." Had 011 c lived in the days of Paul, it would have been easy to have singled him out, from the rab ble as a true man of «od. But today, amid an uncertain and perplexed world, many Christians are as "reeds shaken with the wind," .making it in creasingly more diflitult to find. the line of demarcation between the Chris tian and non-Christian. Courage is an essential mark of t(ie Christian, especi ally the courage of conviction; there fore, this mark will be the chief sub ject of the message Sunday, June* 23, l'>2 ( >. We invite our many friends to worship with us at this time. Bear Crass The usual Sunday night service will .I*' held in Hie sclioolhouse at Bear (irass Sunday night at H P. M. Come unl meet with us Program of Services At Methodist Church ■■ ■ *» Dr. O. P. FitzGerald, Pastor fij Preaching 11 a. in.; subject, Open Ways." Sunday evening service 8 o'clock, subject, "C hristian Evangelism in Moil em Life." Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Senior League Monday evening, 8 o'clock. Prayer service Wednesday 8 p. m. Hi-League Thursday evening at 8? Brief interesting services are of fered you at our church. Come and worship with us. Nursing Career Offered To High School Girls Washington, D. C., June 20. —There is urgent need for 50 student nurses at St. Elizabeths Hospital, in Wash ing. D. C. Applicants must show that they have completed at least two years of high school, must be in good health, and must have reached their eighteenth hut not their thirtieth birthday. The Training School for Nurses at St. Elizabeths Hospital offers a three year course leading to a diploma in nursing. Student nurses are paid S2BB per annum with quarters, subsistence, laundry* and medical attention. Those who complete the course are automati cally promoted to the grade of nurse at $1,620 per annum. Further pro motion depends upon the occurrence of vacancies and the employee's effici itney. „j Those interested should communi cate at once with the Civil Service Representative, St. Elizabeths Hospi tal, Washington, D. C. MUTUAL POLICIES ARE CANCELLED SIOO,OOO Worth of Policies in Farmers Mutual Are Returned IMPOSES A HARDSHIP * Insurance in Old-Line Company Coats Nearly Four Times as Much as In Farmers Mutual Eight per ;cent, or approximately $100,(100 worth of insurance, was or dered canceled in the Martin County Branch of the farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association during the past few days by the North Carolina Joint Stock Laud Bank, the. money lenders demanding the policyholders to insure with the stock companies having large The order has met with bit *ter opposition, but farmers in the grip of the l.and Bank could do no other but follow what have been termed "unfair demands of the money lend- No exceptions have been made as far as it could be learned from the officers of the Farmers Mutual here, every farmer having borrowed from the bank bciug forced to comply with it- re quest. In a number of cases, it was pointed out that a farmer receiving a loan from the lank bank had land val ued 3 to 1 and even 5 to 1 greater than the amount of the loan, yet his build ings are included as security, and, fo course, it is necessary that he should carry insurance oil them. That he should carry insurance on his build ings' has been acknowledged by all as a good policy to follow, but the bor rowers, in practically every case, can not understand why they should be forced to go to the stock companies for their insurance and pay a price from three,-to four times as great as that charged in the Farmers Mutual. The orders refers the borrowers to one particular company, but many of the farmers, looking upon that as a "rttke-off" method, are turning to one or two of the other hundred or more old-line companies. Farmers Mutual officials stated that the land bank's order will not affect their company particularly, but it will impose a Tiardship, and apparently a very unnecessary one, upon those fanners who are y So unfortunate as to be tied up with the North Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank. It is understood that the farmers car rying insurance with the county branch of the Farmer's Mutual and who have borrowed from the land bank are hav ing their policies returned.to them can celed with the order to insure in the' Peoples NationaC, of New York, with in 10 days, or, the lenders will insure the property ami add the cost to the loan. , There ,is approximately $1,250,000 Farmers Mutual insurance in force in tin county at the present time, and only a small percentage of the policy holders have loans in the land bank, causing no great change in the com pany, but working a hardship on those who are affected. J LARGE CROWDS ATTEND COURT — — Two Murder Cases Draw Large Number of Spectators Not since the trial of Needlentan has a term of court probably attracted more people here than the one brought to a close yesterday afternoon. All through the week the 'crowds have flocked to the courthouse, packing the auditorium and causing the mercury to I.ast Monday the people cam* to acquaint themselves, at first hand, with the court's schedule, (jus Knight's case attracted an unusually large num ber of the members of his race, and the minor trials caused a continuous stir in the court's visitors until Wednes day, the day the Cox murder case was called. Through the long hours, the mercury registering between 90 and 95 degrees, the several hundred specta tors held to their seats all of Wednes day afternoon and up until 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, listening to the examination of witnesses and the tes timony offered. The jcourt's adjourn ment soon after the Cox trial came as a relief to all. Fined $5 in Mayor's Court For Assault Floyd Gorham, colored grocery de livery boy, was fined $5 and taxed with the costs in the mayor'* court here today tot assaulting Linwood Koberson, young white boy. According to the evidence learned at the trial, the Gorham boy attempted to run hia bicycle over the Roberson boy, and when Koberson pushed the wheel, Gorham returned and hit him. Advertisers Will Find Our CoL umni a Latchkey to OTB 1,600 Home* of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 TOBACCO BETTER HERE THAN IN SOME SECTIONS County Has Not Suffered As Much As Some of Its , - Neighbors PROSPECTS NOT GOOD Wilson Tobacconist Says Crop Pros pects in Wilson County Are Very Good While reports from all over Martin County are not at all encouraging tor a good 'tobacco crop, they indicate that the crop, as a whole, is better in, this county than in many others included in the Bright Leaf Belt. M. ~Z. Moore, well-posted tobaccon ist of Wilson, lias the following to say relative to the crop in the belt: "The crop set very early and an extra good stand secured. Everything Itolced favorable for an extra good crop, but the extreme cold ,in May, together with excessive rainfall, gave it a setback in a greater proportion of the tohaccorprotlucing counties, front which it has not recovered. Edge combe , Halifax, and Martin Counties could make a fair crop under favor able weather conditions' but I'itt, Le noir, J ones, Craven. Duplin, and On slow Counties have thousands of.acres that has passed hopes of recovery, but a great deal of it is almost a com plete failure, and some of 'these coun ties are the largest tobacco producing counties. "Wilson • County • was fortunate not to have had the great amount of rain two. or three weeks ago that fell in the counties mentioned, and from present appearances, a very good crop .cau be expected, if seasons remain favorable. We have had heavy rains recently, which are reported to have drowned much tobacco in Greene County; John ston C ounty is reported to have fst good average crop; also Nash, and while there are some poor crops in Wilson County, it is the general opinion of the people here who have driven over the whole to bite: co territory, and tobac co men from other markets also claim that a splendid crop for Wilson I utili ty .will be made. Curing prog ress around Kinston and other places •suffering trnnrtnrrnTwh raitir I—- 1 —--—— Reports coming front Janiesv>tk\ litar Grass, Griftrns, Cross Roads,(aitU (loose N'est Townships vary in tlieitl make-up, some of them indicating a Kieat damage caused by jain, others stating thM the crop is drowned only in certain spots. Though the outlook is not very favorable, several of the furies questioned here.yesterday were optimistic, saying that with favorable weather they hoped to make a fair crop. Farmers in certain parts uf -*Uaf Township were not at 'aiT encouraging in their reports LODGE. OFFICERS TO BE INSTALLED Masons Will Hold Public Installation Service Monday Night Skewarkey Lodge, A. K. and A. M., will hold a public installation cere mony in the Uaptist church next Mon day evening at 8:30 o'clock when N. C. Green, worshipful master; L. H. Gur ganus, .senior warden; N. K. Harrison, junior warden; K. J. I'eel, treasurer; C, secretary, W. H. Hooker, senior deacon; J. C. Anderson, junior deacon; H. D.tHarrison, tiler; M. J. Moye, senior steward and U. L. I'erry ( junor steward, enter upon the duties of their i'espective offices for the coming term. All members of the lodge' will meet In the hall at 8 o'clock, going from there to the Baptist church where the installation ceremonies will be held. An appropriate program has been arranged and the service pro mines to be very interesting. Several short ad dresses will be made, it was stated to day. A cordial welcome is extended the public to attend the service. Baptists Announce Activities for Week The Baptist Young People's Union is the latest in the local baptist churclv TwJT* departments have been organized, the intermediate .and the junior. These have been dl-" vided into five groups, and under the able and expert directorship of Mrs. Dred Dtffaen, are doing excellent work. The B. Y. i'. U. meets every Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. The Sunday school has organized a monthly teachers', meeting, and is al ready planning for an institute in the early fall. The regular mid-week service will be held onWednesday night at o'- clock. Sunday morning the pastor will haVe for his serm6n theme, "Drifting Souls." v . T At the evening hour he will speak on "Finishing the Course." ' . " At the evning church service, little Miss Sarah Freeman Cone will ting a solo.