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VOL. 77
EBTABLIBHEO IN THE TEAR MM
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1958
PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
OXFORD, n
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NO. 84
!N PLENTIFUL SUPPLY—Herbert
Ruffin. Wiibur Whitfieid. Otis
Banka. JOr Bey L. Nobhn and
Jimmy Adcock, in that order, taik
over pians for speeding the saie
of tickets for the Shrine sponsored
footbai! yame at Raieigh Nov 8
The Shrine Crippled Children s
Hospita! at Greenvilie, S. C , whi
benefit Tickets are offered at $2
each by any member of the Oxford
Shrine Ciub Ruffin is promotion
hatrman. Whitfieid is president of
Oxford Shrine Cinb. Bonks is
Potentate of Sudan Tempie, and
Nobiin and Adcock are co chairmen
of ticket sales here.
Scout Committee
At Berea Mamed
. .
Grange Executive Committee
Entertained by Mr. and
Mrs. Critcher
Further impetus was given to
organizational pians for a Boy
Scout unit in Berea Community at
a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Grange held last Wed
nesday night at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. R. T. Critcher. Grange
Master Edgar White presided at
the meeting.
The Grange Committee to handle
details of the Scout sponsorship
consists of Watson Curs-in. Hay
^ood Coley. KSHHf'Ugntei, Wat
Baird. Marsh CuTrin, Ben Thorpe.
Melvin Adcock. Brendel Wilkins.
Wallace Blalock. Jr., and Bunny
O'Brian.
John Daniel has been named
Scoutmaster with Archie ' Wilkins
as assistant. Daniel was on hand
for the meeting and explained the
operation of a Scout troop, the
plan of organization and the sys
tem of training and advancement.
Mr. and Mrs. Critcher served re
freshments at the close of the
meeting,
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Marsha!! B!yfhe New
Manager Suburban
OperaHons !n Oxford
Marshall Blythe, a Charlotte
native and more recently a resident
of Jacksonville, has been named
manager of Suburban Rulane Gas
Company here, succeeding R. E.
Jernigan.
Blythe has been manager of the
Jacksonville operations tor his
company for several years. He
pians to bring his wife and two
children, John, 17, a high schooi
senior, and June, 13, to Oxford
as soon as he has found housing.
Mr Blythe is a member of the
Episcopal Church, his wife is a
Presbyterian and the two children
attend the Methodist Churoh.
Mr Jernigan, Suburban manager
here for several years, is a director
of the Granville Chamber of Com
merce, active in the Kiwanis Club
and also in West Oxford Baptist
Church.
B!RTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Ragland of Raleigh, a daughter.
Delta Louise. Oct. 11, at Rex Hos
pital. Mrs. Ragland has returned
to her home, but the little daugh
ter will remain Id the hospital for
some time.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N.
House of Butner, a son, Oct. 19, at
Granville Hospital.
Bom to Mr and Mrs. Charlie
Williams Beal of Stem, a son. Oct.
17. at Granville Hospital.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Eddie
Green Thaxton of Timberlaite. a
son, Oct. 17, at Granville Hospi
tal.
Bom to Mr and Mrs. Lewis
Blackwell, Oxford, a daughter, Oct.
16. at Granville Hospital.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
Garland Godsey of VlrgiUna. Va.,
RED. a daughter. Oct. 16, at
Granville Hospital.
Bom to Mr and Mrs. Roosevelt
Nelson of VlrgiUna, Va.. a daugh
ter, Oct. 16, at Granville Hospital.
Born to Mr and Mrs. John
Richard Brummitt, a daughter,
Oct. 15, at Granville Hospital.
Muc/c/Ze He/cf Mere 7*o
Spor/: Sow/ Confes/
Wilbur Whitfield's fez - wearing
offensive team huddled Friday
night and began a series of forward
passes, iine piunges and end runs
wiiile the defensive squad prepared
to bioclt out any resistance to
winning a ptaque which Sudan
Temple of the Shrine is to award
the dub With the best effort in
promotion of Shrine Hospitals and
other endeavors of the organization
this year.
Here 16 deliver the bait was
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New Ford Attracts
Host of Viewers
J. J. Medford Reports High
Favor of PubMc with 1959
Models
Ford for 1959 is here with the
autombbiie of good taste and eco
nomy of operation. J. J. Medford
of Medford Motors. Inc., observed
yesterday as he recounted that the
largest crowd in recent years had
viewed the new modeis in the com
pany s showrooms on Roxboro road.
The styling theme is good taste,
a resuit of consumer demand for
more elegance and dignity in auto
motive styling as opposed to gau
diness or extremism. Medford stat
ed tn extolling the virtues of the
new cars
The 1959 Ford engines offer
greater operating economy and
improved engine performance in
the normal driving ranges. 30 to
70 miles per hour. "Ford recom
mends regular grade gasoline in all
standard engines, which has resuit
in a saving of up to one dollar a
tank full. These benefits have been
achieved in part by a slight
horsepower reduction," Medford
stated.
"It is necessary to see and drive
the Ford for 1959 to fully appreci
ate its luxurious ease of handling,
beauty and power," the dealer de
clared .
Ho) K. Goode to Be
Berea PTA Speaker
The Or'obsr meeting of the
Berea Parent - Teacher Asaoctation
is to be heid at the schooi at 7:30
tonight. Tuesday, with Hai K.
Ooode, Director of Training at
Butner Training Schooi. as speak
er.
In announcing the principal
feature of the program. Mrs. Roy
W. Breedlove, chairman, expressed
hope tfiat patrons of tl& school,
whether members of the PTA or
not, would attend. "It is a real
opportanity to hear this outstand
ing speaker," she said.
Goode has been in his present
position at Butner for the past
year.
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Dr Thornton To Bo
Presbyterian Speaker
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Dr Richard H. Thornton wit! be
the speaker at the Presbyterian
Church Wednesday night for the
congregation's continuation of the
study of Luke His topic is to be
"Parables of Luke.** The gathering
convenes at 7:30 p. m.
Herbert Ruffin, chairman of the
hrine game to be played tn Rid
dick Stadium Nov. 3 between State
and CaroUna Freshmen. He was
accompanied by Headiinesman Otis
Banks. Potentate of Sudan Tempie.
and a plunger for moves to benefit
nstitutions Mice Oxford Orphanage
and crippied children's hospitais.
The piay began at a Shrine Ciub
dinner meeting heid at Dr. R. L.
Nobiin's cabin As the piayers took
their places, on. the stdeiines. it was
diaciosed <Wtt D) ' WobMn alread,
had kicked Off the ticket - seiitng
game. After disposing of iOO of
his own tn ah after - breakfast
effort. Dr Nobiin went into a
huddle With Jimmy Adcock and
they arranged signals that brought
Mrs. Dermont Hedrick into the
cheering section. M a burst of en
thusiasm. Mrs Hedrick added
about 50 more to the saies score
for the Oxford club "She is the
best f ever saw. " Dr Nobiin saiB
of Mrs. Hedrick's salesmanship.
Potentate Banks, suddenly turn
ed statistician, told the club that
funds gained from the sponsorship
of such games as that to be played
'n Raleigh helps to keep open the
Greenville. S. C. Crippled Chil
dren's Hospital. He toid the club
that 300.000 children have bene
fited from treatment in 17 such
hospitals since 1922, and that the
annual operating cost is $6,000,000.
hatf of this sum from assessments
and the remainder from such un
dertakings as the ball game.
Ruffin told the squad that be
sides the football game, there would
be splendid entertainment for all
patrons. There is to be a street
parade at H a. m. and colorful
half - time activity. He also an
nounced that Pat Flanagan of
WOXF would air the game with a
play - by - play report to go on
a radio network.
Prior to the huddle. AS. Harris
was busy with his program selling.
At a bucks signature. Harris had
procured a long listing of names to
be included in the souvenir pro
grams to be offered at the game.
He still is on duty this week, ac
cepting a dollar or more for each
signature.
Each member of the squad earli
er had received four tickets and
President Wilbur Whitfield urged
that they get those into the hands
of persons who would attend the
game.
In a brief business meeting.
President Whitfield named a nom
inating committee consisting of A.
8. Harris, chairman, Dr. Hal Pit
tard and C. H. Brewer.
Knott's Grove To
Hove Dedication
On Suhday, Nov. 2
The dedication service for the
newiy completed Sunday Schooi
buiiding at Knott's Grove Baptist
Church wi!i be at H a . m. on Sun
day, Nov. 9. Jones McGarr, chair
man of the buiiding committee,
reminded yesterday.
In an- eariier announcement, the
date of the program was erroneous
ly set out as Sunday, Oct. 96. The
program wiii be one week inter
than that. The pastor of the
church is the Rev. H. G. Zerof
and the speaker for morning wor
ship wiii be the Rev. E. O. Usry.
GrunviKe Street
House Damaged By
Sunday A. M. Fite
Graham Currin Sustains !n
jury —Thomas Prourrty
Heavi!y Damaged
A pr: - dawn fire here Sunday
did eonsiderabie damage to a
frame r"sidence on Granville Street )
ccupted by Lorene Green and
owned by Dr. W. N. Thomas.
Firemen r ported that the flames ,
apparently ori*! nated in a room j
which had been added back of the
home and swept through the body
of the house before brought under
control.
Graham Currin. a member of
the f re department, sustained an
iniury to his back and a cut hand
while engaged in f ghting the
flames.
Firemen reported that the loss
was the heaviest resulting from an
in-town fire in severai months.
The call came in at 2:15 a. m.
and the last of the fire equipment
returned to the station at 4 a. m,
Five (hitdren in
Two Curs injured
Car Driven by Hickman Edi
son Crews of Henderson
Hit by Another
Five persons were injured, three
of them whits, when two cars col
lided approximately one and a
half miles from Oxford on the
county home road at 2 p. m. Sun
day.
Highway Patrolman D. P Dar
den. who investigated, said a 1951
mode! Ford driven by Isaac Eddie
Thornton. 20. Negro. Route 2. Ox
ford. struck the rear of a 1953
model Mercury driven by Hickman
Edison Crews. 34. white. Raleigh
Road. Henderson, as Crews, a
salesman, was making * rtghtfturn
fro mthe road into a drive-way.
Thornton had been traveling be
hind thd Crews car and the impact
spinned the Crews car around
throwing three children from the
car to the surfaced portion of the
road They were shaken up
Two children riding with Thorn
ton were also shaken up. the offi
cer reported.
The patrolman approximated
damage to the Mercury at 275 and"
to the Pord at $175.
Distressed Families
Get Home Furnishings
Two distressed families, victims
of fire, were given material assis
tance through the Kelp - a - Home
program of the Intermediate Wo
man's Ciub and the Granville Wel
fare Department the past week.
The deprived famthes were given
springs and mattresses, dishes
cooking utensils. pillows, sheets
and other items of home furnish
ings. inciuding a baby bed and
mattress.
The items given previously had
been coiiected through the Help-a
Home program and stored untti
needed. Persons with items for do
nation to the program are invited
to cati Mrs. Eugenia Hart. Mrs. H
p Hall. Mrs. T. J. Currin or Mrs.
Tot Uoyd.
Mrs. Lucy T. Jones ^
D!cs !n Rest Home
Mrs. Lucy Thomas Jones, who
has iived alone for years just off
Goshen Street near the intersection
of Ivy Day Road, died at II p m.
Saturday at Henderson Restorium
She was 96.
Mrs. Jones sustained a hip frac
ture in a fail about a year ago and
never fully recovered
The funeral will be conducted at
11 a m. Tuesday at the G. T. Eakes
Funeral Home by the Rev. J D
Young, pastor of Oxford Methodist
Church. Burial will be in Elmwood
Cemetery.
Surviving are a eon, A L. Jones
of Miami. Fla . a niece. Mrs S. B.
Chalk of G<^dsboro, and a nephew.
Robert L. Jones. oUpiaad, Fla.
Fair Exhibit Btihg
Shown in This City
Items of antique furniture .dis
played at State Fair ldst week in
a prise - winning exhibit of the
Oranville County Negro Home
Demonstration Council, are on dis
play In the window of Oxford
Hardware Company and will be
there for the next few days, Miss
Mary Irene Parham. Negro Home
Agent, said yesterday. She invited
! the pubiic to see the display which
(earned a blue ribbon and $250.
HIGH SCHOOL ROYALTY—Miss
Caiiie Frazier, a senior at Oxford
High, was Friday night crowned
Home - coming Queen by President
Fieiding Waiker of the Student
Government Association She is
shown wi h her court during inter
mission of the home-coming dance.
At right is Miss Foiiy Manic), maid
of honor, and her attendants, ! -r.,
in background are Misses Betty
Howard, Diane Saunders. Linda
(urrin. LeeLee Haii. Liiiian Mc
Fariand and Cynthia Watkins
Their escorts shown ciockwise are
Cnaries StovaH. Wiihur ! ongmire. ]
Ray Wiiiiford. Bi"y Daniei. Donnie
Hawks, BH!y Fra/ier, € harics Bei
cher and Jimmy Frazier The
queen's bouquet of red roses was
presented by Chief Cheerleader
Chariotte Easton at halftime of the
home-coming game
ASC Deiegates To
Meet at 10 Today
Election of County Commit
tee Scheduled in Ag Buiid
ing Assembly Room
Chairmen of the several commu
nity ASC committees in Granviiie
wiU convene here today to eiect a
aunty -*comm!ttcc'.
The chairman, of each of the
community committees. elected
earlier this month, aiso is delegate
'o the county convention.
To be ejected at today's meeting
jt 10 a. m. in the County Ag
Budding assembly room will be the
chairman, vice chairman, regular
member and first and second alter
nates. The county committee
names the office personnel.
The county committee now con
sists of C. L. Jones, chairman:
Tariie Yancey, vice chairman, and
Herman T. Sherman. First and
second alternates are Raiph Green
tnd Bryant Garner.
Drivers Charged
After Sideswipe
Vehicles Ditched After Co!
iision on Goshen Road
Sunday Afternoon
Two cars were ditched at 4:15
p. m. Sunday on the Goshen Road.
*.6 mites west of Berea, near the
Rufus Huff farm, when they were
nvoived in a sideswipe accident.
Each of the drivers invoived.
Wiiiiam Gus Keranakis. 27. white.
Route 4, Oxford, and Herman
Gooch. 48. Negro. 1000 Drew Street.
Durham, were charged by Patrol
man D. P. Darden with driving to
the left of center.
Keranakis. traveiing in a 1955
modei Chevrolet sedan, was travei
ing north and Gooch, traveiing in
a 1953 - mode) Pontiac, was travei
ing in the opposite direction.
Damage to the Chevrolet was
estimated at $175 and to the Pon
tiac. 9150.
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George Thomas May
George Thomas May. 4i. a native
of Granvii.e County and a resident
of Route 2, Chatham. Va.. died in
a Danviiie hospitai Saturday. He
had been a patient four days.
The funerai was conducted at 2
p m. Monday at Eethei Hii! Baptist
Church. Roxboro. the Rev. Mr.
Wiliiams. pastor, officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
May had undergone an operation
at the hospitai several days prior
to his death.
He was born in Granviiie County
July i3. 1914, a son of the iate
Ernest M. and Eva Pleasants May.
Surviving are hts wife. Mrs.
Hettie Yancey May: a daughter.
Mrs. W. D. Biack. Route 1, Rox
boro; two spns. Wiiiiam T. May of
the U. S. Navy stationed in San
Juan. Puerto Rico, and Ernest L.
May of Roxboro; a sister. Miss
mm* May of Oxford: a brother.
Marvin May of Lumuertun; also
aojprand-hddren.
Friday to Be Hotiday
!n 3 Oxford Schoots
Friday is to be a holiday for
students in Credie, Nichols and
Oxford High Schools in this
city.
Classes are being suspended.
Sup't C. W. Duggins explained
to enable all faculty members
who desire to so do to parti
cipate in the district meeting of
the North Carolina Education
Association to be held that day
in Raleigh.
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Materia! Progress
Noted by Speaker
Power of Team Creativity
Haiied as Great Achieve
ment by DuPont Man
In this century, more material
progress has been achieved than in
a!) history combined. AlvisS. Proc
tor toid Rotarians and Lions Ciub
members in a joint program here
Thursday.
This progress, the Southern Dis
trist representative of the E. I
OuPont Company Extension Divi
sion stated, is also reflected in the
social, culturai. educational, agri
cultural and industrial develop
ment.
Froctor. a native of Grimesland
in Pitt County, and a former
teacher in the Greensboro Schools,
was presented to the club by Pro
gram Chairman J. W. Boring. The
speaker's topic was "Progress Un
limited."
Guests for the meeting were
Irvin Fox with his father. S. H.
Fox; H. D. Hedrick with Judg
B. K. Lassister; Dr. R. L. Noblin
with G. T. Eakes: Tom Johnson,
a guest of the club: and E. C
Mitchiner. of Henderson, a visit
ing Rotarian.
The century's progress. Proctor
asserted, has come at the hands ot
"educated people" who have con
tinued the search for more knowl
edge and newer and better ways
of doing things.
"Pure knowledge left in a
vacuum or filed away is worthless."
he stated as he related how an
insecticide, has been deveioped
See PROGRESS. Page 6
Seeding Dates For
County Extended By
Action ASC Office
An extension of the time allowed
for sewing of smaii grain crops and
and rye grass for cover was approv
ed by the Granviiie County Agricul
turai Stabilisation and Conserva
tion Committee the past week.
The new closing date is Nov. i5.
Garland A. Catiett. office man
ager. announced following a meet
ing of the committee The action
of the county committee is subject
to approval by the State Commit
tee.
Oct. 31 is the ciosing date for
seeding crimson clover under the
ASC program, Catlett reminded
Fescue seeding, a new practice
for Granville, will be approved to
Nov 15. The date wks extended in
hat instance to encourage those
vho desire to piant it with wheat,
according to Catlett.
Chariie T. Dixon
Dies in Hospitai
Funera! to Be Conducted at
3 P. M Tuesday at Ox
ford Church
Chariie Thomas Dixon. 38. far
mer of Route 4. Oxford, died at 10
p. m. Sunday at Veterans' Admini
stration Hospitai, Durham. He had
been sick for seve"ai months with
ieukemia. . , '<
The funera! wiil be conducted at
3 p. m. Tuesday at Oxford Presby
terian Church by the pastor. Rev.
Thomas T. Traynham, assisted by
the Rev Foster D. Smith, pastor
of Hebron Presbyterian Church
Buriat wiii be in Granviiie Memori
al Park The body wiii be taken
to the church 30 minutes prior to
the service.
Dixon was bom in Granviiie
County, a son of t^e late Charlie
W. and Maggie Yarborough Dixon.
He was a graduate of Berea High
Sehooi and during Worid War II.
was assigned to duty in the Aleu
tian Islands and India. He was a
member of Hebron Church and the
American Legion ^
Surviving are his wife, the former
Mary Ciayton. a son. Meivin T.
and a daughter. Faye Dixon, both
of the home; two brothers. Ernest
of Route 4. Oxford, and Marion of
Roxboro: four sisters, Mrs. Nancy
D. Woodiief and Mrs. Burley El
iiott. both of Oxford, and Mrs.
Bunyon Brann and Mrs. Gladys
Lunsford, both of Roxboro.
Active paiibearers named are
Nat and Clyde Woodiief. Wiliiam
apd Hubert Lunsford, Coieridge
Dixon and T. C. Eiiiott.
J. D. George To
Address Dairymen
At^ Dinner Meeting
Members of Granville County
Artificial Breeding Association will
convene for a dinner meeting at
7:30 p. m. Tuesday at the Oxford
Motor Inn.
J. D. George, director of the
Artificial Breeding program at N.
C. State College, Raleigh, is to be
the speaker.
Fred Hobgood, secretary of the
organization, said the county's
dairymen, would be told of newest
developments in the Artificial
Breeding program.
Flans are also afoot to extend the
membership and service of the
Granville County unit.
Cancer Unit !s To
Meet Thursday Night
Members of the Granviiie County
Fieid Army for Cancer Controt, and
the interested public, wili convene
at S p. m. Thursday at Hancock
Memoriai Heaith Center for an
educationai program and to iay
preiiminary pians for the * annuai
fund raising effort next spring.
Mas. R. W. Harris of Dickerson,
has assumed presidency of. the
Granviiie organization, succeeding
George D. Morton. She has been
assisted by Mrs. Gafiand Averett
in planning the program for the
*hur day night meeting, which is
o inciude the showing of an edu
cat.oaai film on eancur con.roi.
4-H Cub Youths
Phn Achievement
Day Meet Thursday
Presentation of Awards to Be
Fottowed by Picnic Sup
per and Recreation
Exhibits of 4-H C)ub work, pre
sentation of awards earned by
ciub members during the past year
and an address by Nancy Crocker
of Vance County wiii feature the
annual 4-H Ciub Achievement Day
program here Thursday afternoon
and evening.
Assistant Agents Bettie Harris
and W. B. Jones are to meet with
the youngsters in the first fioor
assembiy room of the Ag buiiding
at 4 p. m. for the program.
William Gooch .of Stem, newly
elected president of the Granviile
County 4-H Club Council, will
preside.
Miss Crowder is district winner
in the 4-H Club speaking program.
She will present her winning
speech. "Four Square Living."
Picnic supper prepared by the
club members will be followed by
a program of recreation in the
second floor social rooms.
Samue) R. Levenng
Heard Here Sunday
United Nations Sunday Ad
dress Given at Oxford
Baptist Church
The United Nations has been a
paramount factor in maintenance
of worid peace since its organiza
tion 11 years ago, but for It to con
tinue its effectiveness ,it must be
given new and additional powers,
Samuel R. Levering of Ararat, Va..
toid an audience Sunday night at
Oxford Baptist Church.
Mr. Levering was speaker for a
community observance of United
Nations Sunday heid at the Oxford
baptist Church. He was presented
by John D. Mackie in behalf ofy**
the iocal church and—etale-gto^p
sponsoring the appearance.
The speaker, who has worked for
a number of years as a volunteer
in organizations promoting world
peace and understanding, said he
is convinced that the United Na
tions must be endowed with greater
authority to cdeat* International
regulations and with power to deal
with offenders in disarmament
agreements.
Market Tops 77
Mif/ion Pounds
Average of $61.25 Paid for
Two and Ha!f Million
Pounds Sold in Week
Oxford tobacco market sates for
the season the past week topped the
]7 mittion pound mark and pushed
the season's average to $58 09. The
i week's average was $61.25.
Market Supervisor John N. Wat
kins, Jr., termed the week's opera
i tions the best of the season and
said the continuing demand for
quality tobacco, is inducing pro
} ducers to get it on the auction
floors.
Auctions ending Friday topped
! two and a haif miliibn pounds—
j 2.508.352 pounds sotd for over one
and a half mittion dottars, $1,538.
468 40, and the $61.25 average was
the best attained this year.
Sates total 17.148.902 pounds for
an average of $58.09 to yield
$9,961,524.40, the market official
announced.
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Scouf Contributions
Now Over $1,200 For
Oxford, Soys Wright
Granville's contributions to the
Boy Scout program through the
past week topped $1,200, Graham
Wright, auditor, reported yester
day.
Wright said a number of cards
are outstanding, either in the
hands of the captains or individual
contributors who are yet to make
an accounting.
Thos. Franklin Tuck
Thomas Franklin Tuck. 35, of
Nelson. Va.. died Friday. The fun
eral was conducted at 2 p. m. Sun
day at Nelson Baptist Church.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Doris Taylor Tuck; three daugh
ters. Sarah Kay. Barbara Jean
and Patricia Ann; a son, Richard
Harper; his mother, Mrs. John
Harper Tuck of Nelson; three sis
ters. Mrs. J W Gurley of Wen
dell. Mrs. Mary Parker of Stovall.
I and Mrs. Timmy Thomas of
iciarksville, Va.