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IN RANDOLPH COUNTY
THE COURIER LEADS
THE COURIER
THE COURIER AND
ASHEBORO MARCH
IN STEP—AHEAD
BOTH ARE LEADERS
rpftl-WEEKLY
Tni llME LX
£M. As The Regulator
February 2. 1876
Oldest Paper- Published In Randolph County
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN
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1 ASHEBOKO,N. c7TUESI)aY, NOV. 24,1936?
Changed To The Courier
September 13, 1879
PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
NUMBERH
Holiday Wreck Toll Has
Begun Early Work In &
Around Asheboro Mon.
Monday Proved A
Bad Day In County |
Wreck Occurs On Fayetteville
Street Monday Evening;
No Serious Injuries
Two Happen On
Highway North
?Vo Quite Serious Wrecks
Result In Several Critical
ly Injured; Also Monday
Holiday wrecks are already be
ginning an and around Asheboro,
several days before Thanksgiving
pav. On Monday night, Coy Wil
liams and Alfred Russell, both of
Hall, collided with a parked truck
oe South Fayetteville street and
were somewhat injured. The men
are said to have been meeting
another vehicle at the time of the
accident. Williams, who was driv
ing, was slightly injured but his
wounds were given attention at
the Randolph hospital and he did
not remain for treatment. Russeil
also received minor injuries.
Earlier in the afternoon there
was a serious wreck on the Randle
man-Greensboro highway which
occurred near the Guilford line and
resulted in several participants be
ing taken to a Greensboro hospital.
Six persons were injured according
to reports, four of them quite
seriously with two persons in a
critical condition. The collision oc
curred at the intersrction of the
Sreensboro-High Point- Climax
highways.
They are Basil Batis, of Ne
wark, N. J., diWr of one of the
vehicles, who suffered a fractured
skull, a severe back injury,
spinal injuries, several fractured
jjbs and numerous bruises; C. C.
Cooper, of Sahford, who was still
unconscious last night from a head
Injury, and Harvey Wicker, of
Sanford, who had a number of
teeth knocked out and sustained
severe bruises and lacerations.
They were brought to Clinic hos
pital in a Hanes ambulance.
Toy Johnson, of Sanford, driwr
of the other automobile, received
only slight injuries, it was Said.
liatis, a coffee salesman from a
winston-Salem branch oflICe, was
coming toward Greensboro on
United States highway 220 when
his car collided with the one driven
by Johnson, who was proceeding
toward Climax on state highway
61, according to information oo
taincd from State Highway Pat
rolman C. T. Troutman, who in
vestigated. Both cars were practic
ally demolished.
The condition of Mr. Cooper and
Mi. Batis was reported last night
at the hospital to be critical.
C. M. Palmer, 69 ,and James F.
Stoker, 45, both of Albemarle,
were injured Monday morning at
8:45 o’clock when, the automobile
in which they were riding, driven
by Stoker, crashed into a telephone
pole and mail box on the Greens
boro-Itandleman road about five
miles from Greensboro and over
turned.
Palmer’s right jaw bone was
broken in three places, and he suf
fered severe lacerations on the
forehead. Last night at Wesley
Long hospital, where he was taken
following the crash, he was said
to be doing as well as could be ex
pected, but his condition was re
garded as quite serious. Stoker was
treated at the hospital for lacera
tions on his right forehead and
around one eye.
The accident occurred while
Stoker was attempting to pass an
other automobile, according to in
formation obtained from Highway
Patrolman Troutman. Stoker said
that the other car was apparently
going to turn from the road, and
as he attempted to apply brakes,
his car struck a ditch and ran into
the pole.
South Carolina
Man Is Elected
Harold K. Davis has been elected
to both the South Carolina house
of representatives and to the state
senate, official election returns
nave revealed. Mr. Davis indicated
he would qualify for the senate, I
leaving the house seat vacant. The
commission rejected the claim of
A. C. Sutton that he had been
elected representative and certified
*>>. Davis’ election to both posts.
The tickfet had carried Mr.
Havis’ name as one of 10 candi
dates for the senate and one of
four candidates for the house. The
passing of Dr. David Lyle, Deino
cratic nomin.ee, resulted in the
ar*e number of candidates for the
senatorial position.
I
Spanish Rebels’
Flag in Berlin
When Germany officially recog
nized the regime of rebel General
Francisco Franco as the Spanish
government, no change in the Has
at the embassy in Berlin was re
quired. This picture, just received
in America, shows the rebel fla.*
flying from the embassy staff,
placed there earlier by Francisco
Agramonte, ambassador who went
on strike against the Madrid
group.
Two Major Groirps
Lack Employment
Situation Better But Middle
Aged And Unskilled Still
Need Work
Critical Problem
President Roosevelt And Oth
er Leaders Concerned For
These Classes
Although the government u
satisfied in many ways with the
| employment situation in the Unit
| ed States, it is faced with the pro
blem of providing jobs for for two
main classes, the unskilled and the
| middle aged. Skilled workers have
j been making wholesale departures
from government relief roles in
recent months and younger people
can usually adapt themselves and
find some opportunity, but many of
the untrained arc at an age where
they have difficulty starting out
anew In the business world or who
are rejected by employers who
will not hire anyone over 35 or
40.
It was to this predicament that
President Roosevelt referred in his
employment appeal to industrial
leaders issued just prior to his de
parture for South America. He
warned that unless special effort is
| put forth to hire workers over 40
and to expand opportunities for the
i hiring of unskilled labor, there ;s
danger of creating a class of “per
manently unemployed” in the Unit
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I Union Service To
| Be Held Thursday
Nothing can be more fitting
than that our people of Ashe
boro and environs should meet
on Thursday morning in a union
Thanksgiving service and rend
er united praise and thanksgiv
ing to the Giver of every good
and perfect gift. The service
will be held this year in the
Methodist Protestant church;
and will begin promptly at if
o’clock and last just one hour.
Dr. L. R. O’Brian, pastor of
the Baptist church, will be the
preacher. The other ministers of
the city will assist in the ser
vice. This service was emphasiz
ed in our churches last Sunday,
but it is so important thpt we
desire to call further attention
to it in this final word through
the columns of our valued city
papers. The church should be
filled with worshippers Thurs
day morning. This annual union
service is sponsored by the
Asheboro Ministerial association.
S. W. TAYLOR, D. D., Pres.
Foreign Policies
About Money Are
Now Under Study
[More Foreign Nations Are
j Entering Accord On Cur
rency, Says Morgenthau
Hailed By Head
Belgium, Switzerland And
The Netherlands Agree To
Cooperate In Plan
Foreign monetary policies are
holding the interest of many gov
ernmental officials at the moment.
Announcement made Tuesday by
Secretary Morgenthau indicated
that Belgium, Switzerland, and the
Netherlands had agreed to co
operate in the Franco-British-Am
erican monetary agreement.
Hailing the development as '‘an
other step toward international
monetary equilibrium,” Morgen
thau said the three countries had
been granted gold exchange pri
vileges with France, Great
Britain and the United States.
Belgium notified this country of
its adherence to principles cf the
monetary understanding in Sep
tember, and similar word cams
from Switzerland and the Nether
lands today .
Morgenthau amended previous
gold export regulations to permit
shipments to treasuries or central
banks of countries cooperating in
the accord. Formerly, shipments
were authorized only to stabiliza
tion funds of participating nations,
but because Belgium doe3 not have
such a fund, the change was ef
fected.
Clarifying operation of the gold
exchange understanding, the treas
ury secretary said it wdll prevent
any private bank or individual
from exporting gold from this
country. Under old regulations,
which he rescinded, private barks
could procure special licenses to
export gold to certain central for
eign banks.
Banks still may import gold.
Morgenthau said, but, as in :he
past, it will flow directly into the
treasury from the banks. The
treasury chief declined comment at
a press conference on a question
as to whether permanent prohibi
tion of private gold shipments was
contemplated.
Gold exports, Morgenthau as
serted, will be handled through
the Federal Reserve bank of New
York, as fiscal agent for the gov
ernment. It will act in conjunc
| tion with fiscal agencies of parti
cipating countries.
First Meeting Of
Union For County
Gerald K. Ford, Director
Christian Education, Was
Speaker For Meeting
88 representatives from Metho
dise Episcopal young people’s
groups all over the county attend
ed the meeting of the county union
at the First Methodist church in
Asheboro Friday evening.
A song contest between Ashe
boro and Liberty which featured
the meeting was won by Asheboro.
Judges were Rev. Luther Bennett
of Farmer, Rev.' H. P. Powell of
Asheboro, and Miss Wrenn of Mt.
Olivet.
Gerald K. Fprd, director of
Christian Education at the First
M. E. church of Asheboro, address
ed the union on “The Five C’s of a
Successful Young People’s Divi
sion.” His five C’s were: “commit”
—yourself to a consecration of the
Lord and to your work; “coopera
tion”—individually and collectively
in the society; “criticize” — con
structively rather than destructive
ly; “concentration”—upon the pro
gram outlined by the council; and i
“conquering” — in the work of
Christ.
It was decided to have the pre
sent officers continue to hold office
until May so that the new officers
to be elected then may go to
Junaluska for special training.
After the business meeting the
group retired to the young people’s
assembly room for an hour of fel -
lowship, games, and refreshments.
Two Colored Men
Return To Bastile
John Hanner, colored helper at
the bus station, who was shot dur
ing an altercation on Baptist Hill
November 1, died Sunday morning
at the Randolph hospital. Will
Cottingham and Marvin Butler,
both colored, who were out on bail
in connection with the case, have
been returned to the jail. It is ex
pected that a date for the hearing
will ba set in a few days.
The shooting is said to have oc
curred as the result of a quarrel
started when the three men and
others were drinking and gambl
ing on the hill. Cottingham is
charged with shooting Hanner, and
Butler is held as an accessory be
fore the fact for having given
Cottingham the gun with which
the shooting was committed.
i General Hears Murder Charges
Chin cupped in hand, Brig.-Gen. Henry H. Dcnhardt is shown in
Henry County circuit court at New Castle, Ky., at his examining
trial, when he was held to the grand jury on a charge of murdering
his fiancee, Mrs. Verna Garr Taylor. Denhardt, who had been free on
$2."),000 bond, was committed to jajl. Beside him one of his counsel is
shown conferring with an associate, and a state trooper is seen on
guard, one of a detail rushed to the courthouse after threats of violence
had been made. The dtfendant, former lieutenant-governor of Kentucky,
long has been prominent in stale political and military affairs.
Thanksgiving Day Promises
To Be Quiet Time In Aslieboro
Asheboro will celebrate
Thanksgiving in the usual quiet |
fashion with many visitors al- I
ready arrived for the holiday.
The day will start for many peo
ple with the 9:00 o’clock union
Thanksgiving service which is
an annual event sponsored by the
Ministerial Association of the
town. This service will be held
at the Methodist Protestant
church with Dr. L. R. O’Brian
preaching the sermon. The public
is invited to this service at which
offerings will be received for the: si
various orphanages of the state.
Grocery stores and dry goods
stores will be closed all day giv
ing the employes an opportunity j
for a real holiday. The mills of 1
the town will also be closed for I
the day, according to informa
tion obtainable.
There are several sports ■
News Flashes
-from —:—
Everywhere
ARK. PLANTER CHARGED
WITH SLAVE HOLDING
Jonesboro, Ark.—Trial of Paul
Peachcr, planter and town marshal
of Earle, Arkansas, on charges of
slave holding began in federal I
court in Jonesboro Monday. He Is
accused of falsely arresting eight
negroes and working them on his
cotton plantation last spring. He is
said to be the first person indicted,
under the anti-slavery act of 188'i.
OPEN COUNTRY’S FIRST
SOFT DRINK NIGHT CLUB
Iowa City, Iowa.—With a capa
city crowd of 110 couples in at
tendance, the University of Iowa
Saturday night opened a night club
complete with dancing, music,
meals, bar with soft drinks taking
the place of liquor-—said to be the
first soft drink night club in the
United States. Created upon the
petition of more than a thousand
students so that they would have
entertainment at the college in
stead of going off for thrills, the*
club will have a minimum of I
faculty supervision.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
CALLED INTO COURT
Charged with “gross incom
petency in failing to carry Maine
and Vermont”, President Roosevelt ■
faced trial this morning in the |
traditional facetious ceremonies j
for those who cross the equator for
the first time. Aboard the U. S. S.
Chester bound for the Inter-Ameri
can Peace conference at Buenos
Aires, the president entered whole
heartedly into the pranks and jokes
incidental to the occasion.
AUNT DIES AT CASKET
OF FAY WEBB VALLEE
Santa Monica, Cal.—As she was
passing before the casket of her
niece, Mrs. Fay Webb Vallee,
divorced wife of Rudy Vallee,
Saturday, Miss Winifred Webb
collapsed and died from a heart at
tack. Miss Webb had appeared to
be one of the most deeply touched
by the death of Mrs. Vallee, ami
her sobs were audible throughout
the chapel during the funeral ser
vices, which had just b6en conclud
ed when she was overcome.
events arranged at the schools,
appropriate programs and the
like, which will be held the day
before Thanksgiving, but noth
ing is planned in the way of
public entertainment for the day
itself except the three picture
shows which will be open for the
day. This will mean that Thanks
giving- will be characterized in
Asheboro chiefly by family
events—breakfasts, dinners and
general feasting. Many local folk
r*Are. planning to attend ffetbail
games about the state, with a
few journying to Charlottsviile
for the annual Virginia-Carolina
game. The usual hunting will be
participated in by many who en
joy a day off as a real holiday
—but Thanksgiving in Asheboro
will, in all probability, be a
quiet affair.
New Gymnasium Is
Opened Formally
'
Program Informal With Good
Fellowship Prevailing
Throughout
Music Local Band
Splendid Building And Credit
To People Of Town Whose
Contributions Built
Asheboro’s community gym
nasium was filled to overflowing
Saturday night for the ceremonies
which formally opened this splen
did civic project to the people of
the town. A very good, informal
evening was enjoyed by all.
J. D. Ross, chairman of the
committee on arrangements for the
opening, C. W. McCrary, chairman
of the committee for operating the
gymnasium, and Albert C. Wood
ruff, the architect, each spoke a
few words. Music was furnished by
a local string band and the hign
school band, resplendent in their
new uniforms.
To make the pleasure complete
ice cream donated by the Buttercup
Ice Cream Company was furnished
to all.
The. climax of the evening’s en
tertainment came with the basket
ball game in which McCrary re-1
newed old rivalries, with Bossong, I
with the score going in favor of
McCrary, 43-22. By game time
every seat in the gymnasium was
taken and spectators lined the
walls at either end and crowded
into the entrance way.
The interior of the gym would
do credit to any college athletic
plant. The playing floor is as large
as the average college court and
the ceiling is high enough to allow
for the arch in long shots, a fea
ture too often neglected. The sur
face is finely finished, and though
quite slippery Saturday night, will
of course be improved in this re
spect as it is played on.
The cost of the gymnasium was
$12,500, and it was built entirely
by funds raised within the com
munity without any government
aid.
Interesting to all who attended
the opening were the placards giv
ing facts about Asheboro’s in
dustries and general progress.
Among the facts revealed were the
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Eastern District !
M.E. Conference
Closes Meeting
—
Annual Conference Holds Ses- \
sion At New Bern With I
Interesting Actions
Take Firm Stand
Unanimous Vote To Condemn i
Many Modern-Day Prac- !
tices In General Use |
The North Carolina conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, for the eastern district of
the state, closed at New Bern
Monday after an interesting and
somewhat aggressive session. Sex
and crime literature, gambling and
the liquor traffic were denounced
by the group before adjournment.
By a unanimous vote, the con
ference adopted a resolution con
demning sex and crime literature,
which was described as “untrue
and not reflecting true conditions.”
The attack on gambling and
liquor came from Bishop Paul B.
Kern of Greensboro, presiding of
ficer, who called upon the ministers
of the conference to preach against
such practices.
. With reference to gambling, the
* Bishop mentioned specifically the
so-called “bank nights” promoted
by some moving picture theatres
and other interests, and slot ma
chines.
Liquor alone, he declared, has a
worse influence than these indul
gences.
The conference failed to take ac
tion upon a suggested new plan
for the support of superannuated
ministers, leaving the matter for
I the 1937 meeting to consider, but
adopted a resolution by the Rev.
H. S. Smith of Durham, recom
mending to ministers that they
make special efforts this year to
build up the fund for the super
annuates.
A special committee appointed
to make a study of ministers’
salaries was not ready to report
and was continued until next year.
It is headed by the Rev. J. W.
Ormand of Durham.
• For the Raleigh meeting in-4937
the Edenton Street church will be
host.
Army Increases
Airplane Fleet
Contract Approved For 120
Single Engine Scouting
Monoplanes
The president is on his way to
a South American conference to
further international peaceful re
lations, but the War Department is
going- ahead with plans of prepara
tion for possible war. A contract
for the purchase of approximately
120 observation planes for the
army air corps was approved by
the department last week.
The new plane is a three-place, ■
mid-wing, single-engine mono- j
plane, - with retractable landing
gear, powered with an engine cap
able of developing approximately
850 horsepower.
Secretary Woodring said the
contract virtually completed army
aircraft purchases for the fiscal
year 1937, (luring which approxi
mately GOO machines , have been
. ordered.
I Although detailed specifications
were withheld, the new plane was
said to bo speedier by approximate
ly 20 miles an hour than ma
chines of that type now in use.
Observation planes are designed
primarily for scouting and recon
naisance work behind enemy lines
and to maintain liaison between
headquarters and advanced combat
troops.
! Prizes Offered
For Humane Traps
For the tenth consecutive year [
the American Humane Association j
j will sponsor a humans trap con- ;
I test to develop the use of traps j
I whose effects will not be so cruel I
to animals. Total prizes amount j
110 $500. _ |
| Prizes are to be awarded in
three groups. For the best two |
traps for taking animals alive j
and unhurt, $150 and $75 are of-1
fered. Prizes in the second grouu !
are $100 and $50 for traps which
hold without injury to animals. In j
the third group, offered for traps
which kill humanely, the prizes are
$85 and $40.
The purpose of the contest is lo
encourage the development and
I production of traps which will be
as efficient as the old-style Ie,r
grippers, and at the same time do
away with injury and suffering to
animals.
Announcement of the contest
says that many of the prize
winning traps of past years are
now being manufactured for com
mercial use.
“Entries in the contest must be
humane, practical, efficient and 1
reasonable in production cost,” it
adds.
Comnmsioners Grant
Right^f Way For A
New Rural Power Line
Becomes ‘Single’
Siamese Twin
Illness of Lncio Godino, which
endangered the life of iiis Siamese
twin brother, Simplicio, in New
York City, cast an interesting
light on !he case of Selda Alsleben,
above, 9, of New Auburn, Minn.,
who is believed to be the only liv
ing single Siamese twin in the na
tion. Selda and her sister were
separated by operation when they
were 7 weeks old. The sister died
recently. Selda remains robust and
healthy.
Social Security
Act Is Explained
Both Employer And Worker
Taxed Equally; Worker
Benefits At 65
One “Percent Tax
Social Security Board Will
Keep Files On All Workers
And Salaries
With information already being
requested from both employers and
employees for the Social Security
program end with that program
scheduled to become effective
January 1, many business men and
workers are still vague as to just
what is provided for by the Social j
I Security Act.
In the first place, congress, pre
I parin'? to set up pensions for
I workers when they reach the age
of <15, imposed two new taxes.
One is an income tax on em
ployees scheduled to benefit. The
other is an excise tax on their em
j ployers “for the privilege of hav
ing individuals” in their employ.
Both the tax returns and the
payments will be on a monthly
basis. The January assessment is
due February 28. The employers
must pay both taxes regularly to
the Collector of Internal Revenue
in his district, just as he does in
comes taxes. He is held personally
liable for the wage as well as the
i pay-roll tax. The employee makes
no return.
| For example: When Mr. Black,
\ the grocer pays off his clerk,
j Janies Brown, on Saturday nights
next year he must deduct 1 cent for j
j every dollar in the envelope, match
! that amount himself and send the
j sum to the tax collector—subject
to one limitation.
The limitation is that the tax on
j each applies only to the first $3000
j paid by an individual employer in
| one year. (This $3000 a year limit
also applies later in computation of
the wages earned on which the
pensions to be paid after 1041 wifi
1 be asked.)
In other words ,if the taxable
| wages reach $3000 in the first
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A & T Strike Ends
Greensboro Tues.
The strike at North Carolina
A & T College, Greensboro,
which began Thursday, Novem
* her 20th, has broken up after
considerable pressure was
brought to bear upon the young
colored folk who participated in
the affair. Meanwhile students
will return to their classes and
their meals and the case of the I
16 students who were expelled
will be taken up by officials. Dr.
M. C. S. Noble, veteran educator
and chairman of the board of
trustees of this college witness
ed the signing of the truce.
Nearly the ‘ entire student body
refused to eat in the dining hall,
also refusing to attend classes.
1 Dr. Noble spoke in no uncertain
terms to the students which is
said to have turned the trick.
Runs Through Old
Co. Home Property
_
I
Carolina Power Company Wil
Run Additional Rural Line
For Convenience
Renew Notes For
Randolph Count
New School Buildings Fo
mally Accepted By Board
After Inspection
The county commissioners me
at the court house Friday in a ca
meeting. The chief business wa
the renewal of $20,000 of a $50
000 note for the county due Nov
ember 29. It was decided to borrov
the $20,000, which will be du
March 29, 1937.
Since the new school buildings
the county have been finished
passed a final inspection, the ex -
tracts for their construction were
formally accepted as having been
completed.
The commissioners granted to
the Carolina Power & Light com
pany a right of way to run a pow
er line through the old county
home property. They also voted to
pay Albert C. Woodruff, Greens
boro architect, $20 for revision of
plans for the county agricultural
building.
Uppn the recommendation of
Robert T, Lloyd, Uriah Lamb and
his wife, Annie Lamb, were com
mitted to the county home, they
turning over their land to the
county by making a deed for the
same. Any cash they may have or
obtain is to be held by Mr. Lloyd
and used as he sees fit. It was
ordered that the children of Henry
Gaddis, Henry Gaddis, Jr., Mildred
Gaddis, and' Laura Gaddis, "be ad
mitted to Kingswood college at
Manassas, Virginia. The county
will donate $10 toward defraying
the expenses of sending the chil
dren to Manassas.
The board adjourned to meet
I again at the regular time, Mon
j day, December 7.
Liberty Girl Is
On College Staff
Greensboro, Nov. 23.—Several
changes in the personnel of the
staff of “The Carolinian,” weekly
student newspaper at the Woman's
college of the University of North
Carolina, have been announced by
Miss Kate Urquhart, editor-in
chief.
Recent additions to the editorial
staff of the paper are: Misses
Maxine Garner, of Liberty; Elean
or Kerchner, of Greensboro;
Elizabeth Phillips, of Spruce Fine;
Carroll Stoker, of Greensboro; and
Susannah Thomas, of Wadesboro.
Additional reporters who have
been added to the reportorial staif
are: Misses Evelyn Poliakoff, of
Kinston; Elizabeth Moore, of
Graham; Esther Anne Quinn," o
Shelby; Katherine Causey, o'
i Liberty; Josephine Andoe,
I Greensboro; Doris Leach, of
Grange; Roberta Wolfe, of All
marie; Natalie Krug, of Lexi:
ton; Helen Bolling, of Greensbo
and Kathryn Mewborn, of Tar
boro.
Randolph Asso. At
Baptist Church Sun
The Randolph Association met
at the First Baptist church in
Asheboro Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock. During the meeting officer:'
for the new year were elected as
follows: Miss Ornice Scotten o.'
Ramseur, general director; Willir
Henry Leonard of Ramseur, ass'
ant director; Miss Edith GilbeC
Asheboro, Miss Nell Robins oi
Randleman and O. G. Grimsley of
Asheboro, district leaders; and
Miss Martha Stroupe, of Ramseur,
secretary. Plans were discussed for
the coming year. The next meet
ing of the association will be held
the fourth Sunday in February,
1937, at the Baptist church in
Liberty.
Farming Tips At
Grange Meeting
The Farmer Grange held its bi
weekly meeting Thursday evening,
November 18, in the agriculture
building of Farmer high school.
Charles Kearns, worthy mastery
presided over the meeting and the
program which consisted of in
teresting bits of information about
farming was under the direction of
E. S. McLeod. Following the meet,
ing, a weiner roast was enjoyed by y|
the members. jjSB