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HENDERS0NVILLf4.;C. THURSL AY, JANUARY 4, 19l
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Large Crowd p
Attend Tuesday s : ; ,
Meeting
At least one hundred and &fty latm-.
ers ' attended ttie emietfcg ai:he
.court house last ueday Which-as
called f or; thk putppse -of oiganizina.
Board of gricultare' in thecounter
The meetinsr Vas caned? to drdsrby..
Dr. C. Fewlwto Kixkasppnt:. mu'en".- of
his time recently in: trying to organize
the farmers v.' of -the kwnty. S; R
Goodspeed, pi" Etowah statioii,; was
elected chairiaan-and outlined .the ob
ject of thfe t meeting. ' He icited the
case of a faritaer who said he' would
trade the bestfarnl; in' the county: for
$1500 bash. " W Ibrought 'out; the fact
that this cbOTtis-lippQ'rting'" apples
hams, bacon and' other produce when
it should beexporting them: ; .
"The apples, pork and other things
imported ! ito v' this; county- from the
west and north,' ' baid the chairman,
"have sixor more profits added tQ the
legitimate profit , of the farmer ' who
grew them, and the .consumers of this
city pay these unnecessary profits.
But the: consumer i3 hot the" greatest
loser in these , transactions.. The big
losers are the f arm ers'"-pf Henderson
ctiunty who did not raise this pToduce.
Thereas no-good reason why all this
food should y hot praised frhere; with
great benefits to the farmers and lower
Tricps to the consumer t There is no
v , good reason Svhy our farmers should
not market their- surplus Jn New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore Washihrton,
and i qther nprthern v cUies. . ; These
cities arfeall less tman "24 "hours jdrsr
tant-froWuf.) ;t j': Vxi!riV
: .tfhe Va"rinei,Vot:itper-rth-an4.;we8tj
P are dispbsing of c "peir products. In
those cities at 'good prices and getting
rich' at ;itFirst, because they; axe
organized and co-operatetto shipping
storager-etc., and ; condly; because
they are using modern, progressive
methods as taught by pur Government
and State agricultural departments in
their farming and stock growing.
These farmers were hot endowed by.
the Almighty with any better brains
or muscles than we have. ..He didn't
give them better soil and not as good
a climate, but they are using the
brains and opportunities given to them
while we are not using ours.
"The remedy"he said,"is organization,
and among the possibilities for such
an organization, are a storage ware
house where products can be stored
until the -market is right to unload;
money advanced to the farmer for the
goods he may have in the warehouse
of which he will be part owner; a j
man who will find a market at tne
right time for the produce of all the
farmers who belong to this organiza-
tion, and who will attend to all the de
tails of shipping etc.. so that all the
farmer will have to do Is to raise the
stuff.
E. W. Ewbank, president of the Cit
izens National Bank spoke in favor
of the farm loan association and the
organization of the Board' of Agricul
ture. He stated that the Na
tional and State banks as a whole
favored this great movement. . He
insisted that it would not interfere
with the business of a local institu
tion. The farmers are the. only class
of people In the whole country who
are not Organized. He emphasized
that the city is absolutely dependent
upon the farmers and when they pros
pered the whole country prospered.
He urged organization.
E. C. Mil!saps. state agent, .was call
ed unon for a few remarks. He stat
ed that three fourths of the counties
in the state now have demonstrators
and that demonstration work must have
a central organization to work in con
junction with the agent.
Mr. Millsaps also explained in de.
tail the new farm loan and credit sys
tem and used a black board in demon
strating the sayings of the new bank
to the farmer. A number of questions
were asked by members of the audi
ence and explained by Mr. Millsaps.
WANT PUBLIC BUILDING.
Tiie People of East Hendersonville
Express Desire Building to
Hold Meetings In.
At a reDresentative gathering of cit
izens of East Hendersonville Monday
night at the home of H. D. Hyder plans
and methods of securing a school
building or a public building were dis
cussed. Rev. A. J. Justice presided at
th e meeting. Prof.; W. S, Shitle, H D.
Hyder and ethers made short talks.
COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH.
The new county Board of Health
v'as elected Mondav in the office
of the Superintendent, of Educar
tion. Tliose who comoosed Abls body
"e John T. Staton. W. S. Shitle Dr.
J- L- 'Egerton and L. B.v Morse. The
hoard meets ntxt Monday to elect a
county physician. Dr. J. S. Brown is:
t!le present county physician.
F Tarmers - . .
Call To The
; Every farmer, his wife, daughters and sons are urged to be' pres
ent at the county court house Saturday at X a. m. This meeting is
to perfect plans of the organ ization 6;C the Board of Agriculture of
'.Henderson county. Important discussionsTv' on road legislation,
county organization, and the welfare 6f Henderson county, will be ;
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; rAt least one hundred farni ers ha v already: signified their desire 'y
: to take part in this organlza tion,ahd4 It is hoped that every farmer ;
- will lend aid in the promotion of organizing'i, the county as ,it. has
- never been organized before".' Nothing hut?; ur presencC1'hir,sati '??
H isfy those trylngto build up Henderson county. . v - '
Remember the date, Satur day,
SOU fHERN SIJPPW CO
OPENS
.-The SouthernSupply company will
open a new store on Main street in
the Tom's block! - The building is now
undergoing a ,nev coat of . paint and a
renovation of the interior prior to the
o5cupancy of a branch store of one ot
Hendersonville'. loading wholesale
and retail grocery concerns.
The Southern Supply company be-
jgan business a little over a year aga
at the depot A steady growth hA3 re-
suited from the policies naintained ;by
the management and'the iewjstore' is
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the-result of increased business. By
persistent advertising; and the deter
mination to satisfy the customer, along
witp. a strictly cash in advance policy,
this" concern has succeeded? soV-fai. ;h.
increasing its volumesof business, " i- .
ii3pt!T ;ll'ilkIriJSpne-Qtthemaa::
bers, is-avwell known business man of
Hendersonville.. He has been idcn'i
fled, with the whole e rnd retail gro
cery and feed busiacss here fo many
years. He . is considf e'd".'-'ne" of te
best buyers in W--teiu North Caroli
na, and has a nuite.of friends wbo
bave encouraged him in all his busi
ness undertakings.
, W. F. Case, the otlicr manager, has
been in the grocery hesiness in 11m.
dersonville for tJie pi-t seventeeri
years. He has grown uv with it and
is considered a leading retail grocer-
man. Mr. case is one 01 tne organiz
ers of the Southern Supply company
and will have active charge of the up
town store.
The new store will be opened for the
public Saturday, January 6. The
news of the business venture of this
well known concern is another con
vincing factthat Hendersonville is
growing and will fast become a lead
ing business center of Western Norm
Carolina.
SPECULATION AS TO WHO
WILL SUCCEED B. JACKSON.
Forced to Resign Because of Serving
in Leslature--Mr. Jackson's
Successor to be Named.
The city commissioners are again
forced to elect another member of its
board when B. Jackson hands in his
resignation In order that he might
qualify as a member of the 1917 Leg
islature of which he was elected by
the Henderson county Republicans
last November.
Only a few weeks ago the board
elected a member -to fill the term o'
R C. Clarke, president of the First
Bank & Trust company, who resigned.
Several prominent Democrats have .
been SDOken of as suitable timber j
for the city council and no doubt the
members of the opposing party will
endeavor to fill Mr. J ackson's ofHco
with a member of their party.
ifT-XTlERSON COUNTY NATIONAL
LOAN ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED.
Another Association Formed in County
to Borrow Money From Govern
mentOfficers Elected.
ThP Henderson county Loan Associ
ation is the name of the latest farm
in.m association formed in the city. ;
Thiq comDanv was' organized last Sat-
urdav at the court houso.when ennugn
- - j,,.!.nw.at Ipnst 30.000 i
tarmers ixi t;t uy."" r ' ,
and officers were elected and charier
anplied for. The officers are: A. F. P.
King, president; C. J, Edney.. vice
president; A. C. Jones, secretary anl
treasurer. Loan . committee is com
posed of the fo lowing: R. K. Stepp, V,
C V.IShepherd, WB. Bassett.
"Those who have joined the associa
tion so far are: C. J. , Edney, A O.
Jones, V. C. V. Sneoherd C. S. WhU
aker, . R., Smith, C. C. McCalLJ.
Garren. J, S. Jackson, M. D. Flynn, J.
H. Ballenger, S. B. F. Lannmg, ffl,T.
Edmunson. - Howard Bennett, R. K.
Stepp. T. E. Case, Dulus Stepp, A.; F.
P King. W. B. Bassett, J. H. Lamb, A.
L Rpllins, W. D. Rymer.
BRAwCH: STOSE
Farmers
January 611 a. m.
GEO. H. MALCOLMSON'S HOME
BURNED ROM.TJNKNOWy ORIGirfv
Handsome Residence Totally Destroy
ed Early Last Friday Morning.
Was PartlaJJy insured. ;
The handsomQ-ire&i-xjiice or George
H. Malcolmson, on ICfakittna. -street4 was,
totally destroyed vby re -eurly Friday
morning about - 3:30 . oclock. The
alarm was given after, the 'flames were
well underway and the -fire depart
ment made heroic efforts to savVthc
house....,- -v': : ;.;'.'. -jff
Something' got. wrong with the 'fii H
aiarm ueii aaa.omy-a lew taps werr
sounded; which Is said to have been
, tiie reason of sdf 'few pcrsori,s,at. the '
tUe reason Of SO- few OCrSOnSvat- thC.liieClsion in reearrl to an nnnrnnriotinn
i fire. .When the firemen arrived it was
found that a hose wPuld have to be
connected about two .blocks away, on
'n..kL ' ' m. - i '-''.
Sixth, avenue
ine nrst .stream was
entirely Inadequate'. to ; fight therflre of
a two story DuHfU5.i.irwas!;:ne-es
-sary ; to break some pfr iie ;v-ihdo.w
glasi.withTockB;shf forpv'wtc:'b'dui().
res,ca; tne" interior of -thef c-' octClip
ad"dboied.hly'a-
out of one of the rooms were.saved.
. It seems to be a mystery how the
fire originated as' Mr. and Mrs. Mal
colmson have been out of town for
several jnonth3 and the house was
closed in for the winter.- All the
down stair windows and doors were
boxed in. The building was insured
for considerable less than the" cost
BOYS CAMP TO BE LOCATED
NEAR CHIMNEY ROCK.
Another School for Boys Near Here
Next Summer To Hare Boys
Scout Department.
Plan3 have been perfected, lease
given for the ground and advertising
matter being prepared for a new boys
camp school to be located near Chim
ney Rock next summer.
The owners and managers are not
ready to announce their names but the
school is an assured fact. It will be
one of the important attractions of
Ithe summer season near . Hender
sonville. It is known that , the land
ed hands and that the gentlemen who
are behind the enterprise have a
reputation of doing things.
The camp will be located about ono
third of the way up to the rock on
the beautiful scenic automobile high
way built last year at a cost' of nearly
$10,000.
MORE FIRE PROTECTION
NEEDED IN WEST H-VILLE.
Citizens of Well Known Residential
Section Feel That City Is Neglect
ing Important Matter.
For a number of years the residents
of West Hendersonville section of the
residential side have been pleading
with the city authorities for more and
better fire protection. During the
past twelve month, three residences J
have been" burned to the -ground and !
it is said that at least " two of them
could have been saved if the city had I
provided adequate water supply. !
There are nearly one hundred resi-
dences in this section that do not
have the proper fire line as. in other
sections of the city.
The last time the city authorities
were asked to make extensions in -the
section- a member of, the board it is
said prepared a map an -pinns for
this extension which were turned. down
by the board upon the grounds that
tha nitT was not finnnr.in.11v able to
the city was not financially able to
make the improvements.
The ,'Hustler has 'been beseiged by
numerous requests to place the matter
before the people of the city in its
true light so that a proper protest can
be made to the city aldermen One
lady phoned into the office the other
day "after Mr.- Malcolmnson's house
was. burned ; that she- lived in 'dread
that her. house would be the next to
go in this well known section.
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4; Dr. T. W. ' Paul,- an : inmafe of the
Soldier, home at Raleigh, took hi3 own
life by shooting him3elf thorugh the
heart, Monday, He was ; from Pitt
county and was 69 years old. . . ...
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III 'MOT PRES.
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Its Kow !OpIto Farmers Whether They
.-.3Ed4p Demonstrator or Not.
. ltltion In February.
(DOIIISSIONTERS FATOR IT.
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The hrst concerted effort in secur
tog a farniidemonstrator lately for Hen
derson county met with only paal
supces& last Tuesday when the county
commissioners heard a committee ap -
v,x-.,v- i"" -" -ua-o uiceuug uiu iu
the couYtJ.house for the purpose of re-
qiestlng the commissioners to appro
pnate a, sum of money supplementins
soveri-ment pays tor this
work, 2 ; v.
Tn? mnJ('l(i?i i aiB .no to
Xis M i&sw of tills work. They hava
expresse. themselves both publicly
and? privately, but they, are not con
vinCed tbat the majority of the farm
ers pf tb6 county are in favor of it.
The; cemmissioners were explained
almost every good reason why the
county should be progressive and have
a. demonstrator. A committee com-
rofM of pr. C.'FewW. A.. Smith, and
jSJW- Ewbank, presented the petitior
tothe commissioners.
.The decision of the commissioners
was m tne snape of the following res
Plfition. signed by" all the commission
ers; . ' .. . . .
Wte the ' undersigned county commis.
"sipners are personally in favor of a
farm demonstrator. We withhold our
H Until-the different communities of the
e6uhty aje heard from, either in per
son T-r"Dy petition, and we most earn
estly :ask that the people of Hendersor
tpu'nljr appear in person or by petition
cji Tuesday after-, the first Monday in
February1 1917,r and express - their
ppiniPh. i . ""' t 'V ;
.'.TJiiM, dayof, January tmKP
Chairman Bd. Co. Com.
. . S. J. WHITAKER CPm.
J. F. STEPP, Com. . x ;
;It is now up to the farmers of .the
county to demonstrate whether-they
desire a county agent. The commis
sioners are. calling for an expression
from every community of the county
and will not decide the matter until
they are convinced that the farmers
(who are to be directly benefitted)
really want it.
The. decision of the county commis-,
sioners was a great disappointment to
a number of leading citizens of the
county who have worked hard' in ify,
ing to secure an agent. They realize
how much the county is losing by not
having" one' and have left nothing un
done in trying to convince the coni
missloers of the importance of the
work.
With the organization of two farm
loan associations with loans aggregat
ing over $70,000 it is almost imperative
that the county, should join the demon
stration worlf being done by the stite
and government and which every citi
zen of the coua'y Is -prying his tr Jut
proportionate .part in maintaining
Henderson county is not receiving :is
part In this great for a where million
of dollars are spent arnually. W.ien.
the loans are sec si rod an agent would
assltt. in the expenditure in such , a
way to make it a real paying invest
ment to the farmers.
COMMUNITY CLUB HAS
RE-ORGANI-ED FOR THE YEAR.
Elects Officers and Membership Com.
mittee Busy To be Important
Factor in Community.
The Community club has under
gone a re-organization and is under a
new management composed of many
of the old members. The building
was sold under foreclosure several
months ago and a number of the- lead-
ing members were forced to buy the
entire holdings in. These same citizens
have divided the debt amounting to
nearly $5,000 and have paid it off and
started business with a clean sheet,
The membership fee is now $2.00
per month for privileges of the club
and the expenses include among other
things a smallrental for the building.
The officers of the club are R. M.
bates, president ;E. G. Stillwell, vice
president; A. S'. Truex, secretary and
treasurer. The house committee is
composed of A. S. Truex, E. G. Still
well1 arid John Ewbank.
Large meetings are held every
Thursday night and the Woman's club
meets every other Thursday afternoon
in the same building.
TEACHERS' MEETING.
' The regular monthly meeting of the
Henderson County Teachers-Association
will be held in the auditorium of
the graded school building on Satur
day, January. 13. Mr. Lee of Mills
River will lead the discucsiorrrn his
tory and Miss Caldwell of Flat -Rock"
will lead the discussion in geography.
V . i - ,T.. FEW- SHIPMAN, Pres.
V ( GUSSIE DOTSON. Seey.
ELECTED
DE BOARD
A New Man Takes Reins of Local
Organization Captain Bailey
Faithful Past Year.
TO GET MILL AND LINKS.
C. F. Bland, president of the Bland
Hardware company, was elected pres
ident of the Board of Trade last Tues
day night at the city hall.
, The regular meeting' of this body
was well attended and tne retiring
president Captain J. W. Bailey, thank.
ed the Board for the standing vote of
appreciation given him for his valua-
ble services during the past year
A sDirited meetin ' was held
sniritArl m oot i n y araa YtulA njitYi
ue principal topic oi aiscus3iou go;r
links and cotton mills. A committee
reported that a suitable site for an 18
hole golf course had been selected
close to Hendersonvilo in a very de
sirable location.. This committee was
given power to secure options and re
port at a special meeting.
ItN was brought out at the meeting
that the golf- course was urgently
needed if Hendersonville expected any
I f . t . . .
winter business. Mrs. M. A. Brown
stated mat sne nad a numoer-ot guests
to leave her hotel because they could
not find a largeenough golf , course.
Shealso stated that a number of in
quiries were received asking what
kind of golf facilities could, be had in
Hendersonvile. She was forced to
write that the only thing in that line
was a nine hole iron course on the
lawn of Park Hill.
Howard Cobb, proprietor of Caroli
na Terrace stated also that he had
been unable, to induce winter tourist?
htre without the aid of a golf course.
Sam T. Hodges made a motion that
a committee be, , appointed to solicit'
subscriptions for stock in a golf club,
company v His motion was .referred
is expected to act at once. . ... .
, John T.. Wilkins called the board's
attention to' -.the fact that Hendersonville-
must have a cotton mill. He
stated that he had;heard that someone'
was soliciting stqck : in the city. but
could not get much light upon the
subject. It was stated later that a
few citizens had been solicited fo?
stock simply to" see how the sentiment
was on the subject It was found that
about ten or fifteen men had subscrib
ed nearly $15,000 which shows that the
business men are willing to aid in
building a mill.
C. W. Harty seconded Mr. Wilkins
motion and a committee was appoint
ed to look into the prospects of get
ting a cotton mill.
A. S. Truex. holds over as acting
ecretary and treasurer of the board,
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$600,000 BLAZE DESTROYS .
-AUGUSTA; TOURIST HOTEL.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 31. Hampton
destroyed by, -fire "early today, with
loss estimated at- $600,000. " The fire
started in the east wing of the build
ing about 3 a. m. The building, a
frame structure of 300 rooms, .burned
rapidly. Crossed wires are believed
to have started the blaze. .
The hotel, which is a winter' tourist
resort, situated In S'outh. Carolina, just
across the Savannah River from here,
was to have opened for the season next
Thursday. , It was said that $200,00
insurance was carried.
WORK.
The world admires and honors th
man who tries by conscientious effort
to achieve success and fails, tries
again and loses, tries again and wins
the coveted goal. It holds in supreme
contempt the man who makes only a
feeble effort, becomes disheartened
acknowledgss himself a failure.
To reap a- reward from your busi
ness you must ever be alert to. and
in sympathy with the demands. Every
thing depends upon that; it is a seri
ous and everlasting task. In order
not to feel the burden you must be
enthusiastically interested and in har
mony with your work. Should you.
lose just a little of your enthusiasm
or lag in your efforts, ask of the wind
or wave, or the star, or the bird, or
the clok, or all that flies, all that
rolls on. all that sings, all that cries,
all that labors., ask what shall b
done; and wind, wave, star, bir or
clock will tell ydu: ffiti stimeto work;
sincere cental and physical activity
areesseiitial -to" your success." Lest
you may be the martyred slave of-ah
undeserved .failure," be .'ceaselessly
busy with' your task. Macks. -
CHARLOTTE -WANTS GA3IE.
Prof. E. C. Blackstock has received
a letter from the manager of the Char
lotte, high school basket ball team
asking" that a game be arranged with,
the v local school team. - Itis thought
thatbZidlng a few Blue Ridge boys
a team can be had that would give the
Charlotte boys a run for their. money.
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COTTON
Hendersonville May Have Opportunity
of Offering Stornff Inducements
For a Cotton MilL
UP TO THE LOCAL CITIZENS.
The Hustler has been reliably in
formed that a movement will be
launched within a few weeks for the
realization of the long sought after
cotton mill for Hendersonville.
There are at least two groupes of
capitalists who are now engaged in
the mill business and who will more
than double any amount of stock taken
by iocai iiit;n in building- a mill in
or near the city.
This information has come as a
source of keenest pleasure to some of
the citys leading citizens who have
felt for many years that if the city
could get its first cotton mill it would
be an easy matter to get more.
The names of the parties interested
out of town will be made public at the
right time and the Hustler feels that
its information is perfectly reliable
and can be depended upon by the
citizens.
There is no doubt5 in the minds of a
great many people, throughout the
county that a cotton mill is one of th
prime things needed most by the coun
ty in making this community one of
the best all the year round places on
the map. More payrolls is said to be
Pf vital importance in the further de
velopment of Hendersonville,,
Of course there are somethings of a
larger nature, such as a railroad from
ei.t0iGreenViIIe' or the Hke, that
would place a bigger boom on the city
' out8ide capital offers to
filince the largest portion of the en-
-----yj. -aersoviue to come across.
fonwwt11 known fact that three
? cottPn 'mill operatives
w.rf ,CaTolina back in the 90
were North Carolinians. TW wer
induced to-leare th
with the luring prospects of a lar-l
payroll and 5etter opportunities .Sele-
b1SlrePd0P n Wr in stances
Dettered in home comforts and
f lCeb tfeey could not receive
thebenefits' which nature had llvisnlv
bestowed upon their natfvecoYntry
WnL f PS? a'r and pure ter com
bined with an ideal climate unsur
These same people their children
and grand children of who
have grown nn in tho mn,n an
i gladly return to their eld hnm
l and cpunty. It is said t W!S
.v ULA1.1 1 -. Willi 11
. ' vuaU
f mpuntaineers from this coi,n
orMle in the mills of Sputh
As to the .locations suitable for
SSS .2X1 -J?&-
parfsnrvur:i trough
find that o , "?" oouin Carolina to
suilhtat 5Lklnrfs !';. Nations are
OTT1o ova
banks, other, are on wBf.
some are out in f, --71. olu.c
ami
try. ievei coun-
An average mill owner wants a chean
racf lad, thirty or fortv acres
a lfar f ?m a ra"road- a havini
a creek- nr kiq--i. iJw
thTho-r t0 get Vater tZ
wlerS and flre Ptection.
Tn county is noted for its
brick and no doubt the mill owners
could make their own brick on the
SStn?naR !?G tin,berS COuId be
right in Henderson county
The chief trouble is said to have
been power; but R. X Oates has offer
ed time and again enough power for a
small cotton mill at the same rato
charged by the Southern Power com
pany or any of the - largest power
yiauis or tne soutn. Mr. Oates wants
new enterprises for HendrsonvjUo
and has on one or two occasions said
that he would take part of the power
exoenses out in stock. This is cer
tainly a liberal proposition to cbtto
miir capital.
Should the citizens of Heudersor
ville really desire ths pronoed mill
they are simply to show their hands
in f-ubscribing the necessary stock
which will onh- have to be one third
of the required amount of capital of
the mill.
Tere is hardly n class of business
n tho city that would not be dlrectlv
benefitted from cotton mill. The
mvroll of a jnHl is tremendoiM In
onirarison to the cost of building
tb f!e. The m 'II business through
out thp rountrv is flourishing and the
-okbolders aro realizing much' upon
their investments. '
LOCATES HOME FOR BO
One of the two children under the
vre of Rev. Oorgn F. Wr'ght has
'onrd a borne with a family' abou in,
niTes . frxn WavnosyiHe. Mr. Wrigbf
Is-lnow trying to locate" a little nine
yea. oM girl in ;eome good home.