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accubate, terse
timely
"^ume xxxvii
bockv mount
?en fined in
county court
Li Hunting On Sunday
License By Game
'i Sn T. Men
Face Recorder
...r rl \ r AT PINNELL
I Found Guilty On Charge Of L
jesting Arrest; Fined ,
?>5 And Court Costs i
jjjjpli Williams and D E. Wal- {
|fe young white men of Rocky (
Sunt, were convicted in Record- j
s court on Monday morning on a t
arge of resisting arrest and were
h fined $-5.00 and taxed with L
irt costs i
lie men, who were said to have c
u hunting in Warren county on ,
day morning with Alston Sel- j
and T. F. Wilkins, also of i
iy Mount, are alleged to have c
un a title and gun on Game ?
den E. Hunter Pinnell Sunday r
ling when he caught them on j
;ek near Inez- c
trden Pinnell testified that r
er Williams, Wallace nor Wil- t
tad a hunting license and that
he started to take Wallace's \
ie:ore bringing the men in to j.
ed that Wallace pulled back 11
irew the weapon on him and 1t
ihen this took place Williams j.
1 his shotgun on him and a
that he was not taking them c
ice. Under the cover of their v
is Mr- Pinnell said that he i
e men that they were mak- i
hard on themselves, that he t
rho they were and had the'];
: North Carolina beliind him J c
it he would get them if it c
; military company to do so. I fc
ed that the men began to j c
1 |
Ive m men ana wueii wmuuuo
vered his gun and placed it up c
?ainst the bridge over Sandy Creek v
here the men were arrested he ]
eked it up and told Wallace that r
he threw the rifle on him again
lere would be some serious trouble. c
The warden testified that after t
le men had been disarmed he q
arted with them for their car, t
hich was in a side road in the v
oods. but that they failed to pro- c
ice the key, stating that they had
ridently lost it. Sellers had not l
>me in out of the woods when the j
:en were arrested, nor was he pres- |
at when the game warden took
ie other three men in his truck
efore Magistrate Ben Tharrington
here Wilkins, who stated that he
as foreman of the Imperial Tobac)
factory at Rocky Mount, sub- *
litted a plea of guilty of hunting c
ithout a license and was fined ^
1000 and costs. The other two
til were bound over to Recorder's j *
curt on a charge of resisting ar- 1
6St- I
H In court here Monday both Wil- jv
Bams and Wallace denied that eith- j1
B of them made any attempt to j J
B^st arrest or brandish a gun on *
Be warden. Wallace said that at 8
time he did not know he was v
Bstier arrest and that the only1
Bng he did was to hold on to his (^
B-'-e with the barrel up in the air,s
B? feep the officer from taking it t?
Bkta him. He was corroborated in .c
^Continued cm Page 2) |<
BSupt, Allen Meets J J
Irish Delegation1^
I Supt. of Schools J. Edward Allen''
Be?arted on Wednesday for Wash- '
BjV-on. D c, to join a Masonic <
B^egation from Ireland which is in i
Br5 c?untry on a good will tour. <
F ^'en' who ranks exceptionally 11
in Masonic circles, was select- j 1
B1 lo greet the delegation, extend 1
B ,,t'COme from the Masonic bodies j
Bf tKi. .
I-s country, and accompany the J i
crs on a motor trip which will
them to scenic and historic
> in North Carolina and Vir- '<
Mr. Allen is expected to reto
Warrenton MondayGARDEN
CLUB TO MEET I
e first fall meeting of the I
teuton Garden club will be held
ae home of Mrs. W. R- Basker- |
on Wednesday, September 15, at,
o'clock- All ladies interested
oining the club are asked to atf
this meeting.
Ir- and Mrs. J. L. Fitzhugh of |
rysburg and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy I
ylot and son of Kinston were |
^sts of Mr- and Mrs. J. A. Rhem
family here on Sunday.
if our T<
? I
WAR
Mann Warns,
Forced Si
Bob Bright Urges
Growers To Borrow
From Government'j
By R. H. BRIGHT,
County Agent j
The cotton farmers in 1937 will ?
produce 16,098,000 bales of cotton r
n 1937, according to the estimate ^
eleased Sept. 8 This is one of the I
liggest cotton crops that this coun- j v
;ry has ever produced. And I know j j,
lie cotton farmer is asking the
luestion, what is the best course to ; ^
ollow in marketing my 1937 cot- c
?n? k
The Federal Government is at- i,
empting to make 65 per cent of the v
yo c q rvrnrl nnti am 4-vv"1
jc*o^ ^ uuuv^uuu Ui l/ixuoc iai iiiCI O ?|
:ooperating under the soil conser- j d
nation program bring 12 cents a Sl
jound- And the farmer may bor- p
o\v 9 cents on part or all of his t]
:otton provided it grades middling
ind 7-8 in. staple. This loan is j(
nade without recourse, which' ^
neans that the lending agency ^
annot call on the farmer for any1 q
efund in case cotton fails to bring' j(
he 9 cents loaned- y
In the face of this situation I h
vould sell 65 per cent of my base [ C
>roduction and borrow 9 cents on' ti
he remainder of my crop. I will y
>e glad to give the farmer his base e:
>roduction as set in this office and ll
issist him in figuring out 65 per h
ent of his base. I have talked
v'ith several persons that will help h
n establishing the farm policy in p
938 and they are of the opinion tl
hat the 1938 cotton crop will be t<
imited to about 10,000,000 bales- In tl
ase this program is carried out the tl
otton that is borrowed on should g
iring the farmer more than the 9 ci
ents loaned. c;
Farmers should save all sales IV
:ertificates in 1937 regardless of n
i'hen or where they make the sales, o;
rhis office is hereTo*TieTp the far- g
tier and we are ready to assist you- n
We will have a farm tour Tues- tl
lay, September 14. Those farmers ii
hat plan to go on the tour are re- j n
[uested to be in front of the court h
louse promptly at 9:30. We will v
isit several farms that should be f<
if interest to all farmers- tl
Mrs. Fleming J
Dies At Home Here
After Long Illness p
Funeral services for Mrs- Walter
J. Fleming, who died at her home
lere on Tuesday morning, were
onducted from the residence on
Vednesday morning at 11 o'clockThe
final rites were in charge of N
lev. J. R. Jenkins, pastor of the ii
'resbyterian Church, of which she ri
cas a life-long and active member, t<
vith the Rev- B. N- de Foe Wagner, d
ector of Emmanuel Episcopal ri
Ihurch, and the Rev. R. E. Brick- d
louse, pastor of the Baptist Church
it Warrenton, assisting- Interment [
vas in Fairview cemetery.
The health of Mrs. Fleming be?an
to fail several years ago, but
he had not become bedridden until
ieveral months ago when her con- C
lition became serious and she un- I
lerwent an operation. Since that E
ime she had been critically ill with w
nembers of the family expecting o
;he end to come at any time. She fi
vas 61 years of age when she diedMrs.
Fleming was before her mar- ii
:iage Miss Indie Patterson, daugh- v
;er of Dr. R. A. and Mrs. Patterson E
)f Halifax county. In addition to o
the active part which she took in o
church work, she was a member of E
the Daughters of the American t
Revolution and the Daughters of a
the Confederacy. s
Surviving Mrs. Fleming are her
husband and the following children: a
Mrs. Joe N. Ellis of Warrenton; t
Robert Fleming of Newark, N- J, c
and W. J. Fleming of Louisville, v
Ky. She also leaves two brothers I
and two sisters, Rodger Patterson
of Harme, Montana, Joe Patterson t
of Airlie, Mrs. J. H Norman of Hal- ?
ifax and Mrs- Sam T. Thorne of c
Airlie. In addition she leaves two ; a
grandchildren, Jo-Jo and Janice a
Fleming. a
Pallbearers were her nephews,
Armistead Dowtin, Whit and Rob- a
ert Patterson, William Alfred (I
Thorne, Clifton Alston and Milton i
Norman. ?
Miss Finetta Gardner will leave1
Monday for W. C. of U. N. C, i
Greensboro, to enter college. v
>bacco
If? J?<
RENTON, COUNTY OF Vtl
Against
ale Of Cotton
Tells Growers It Will Pay
Them To Market Crop
With Coops
DINNER AT HOTEL HERE
On the heels of the government's
orecast of a 16,098,000-bale cotton
rop this year. M. G. Mann, general
nanager of the North Carolina
Cotton Growers Cooperative Assoiation,
told a group of farmers,
i'arehousemen and ginners who
tad assembled at Hotel Warren at
banquet on Wednesday night that
his was one year that the growers
ould not afford to glut the maret
and sell outright at prices be
i_i t -r ?i--~ ~ -J
jw uie uusu ui piuuuutiun tuiu auised
that producers store their cotDn
in government warehouses and
raw an advance upon it if necesary
and in so doing remain in a
osition to profit from any rise in
he marketIntroduced
by George R- Frazier,
)cal representative of the associalon,
who stated that the meeting
ad been arranged in order to acuaint
producers and buyers with
)ans which are being made this
ear, Mr. Mann said that he was
appy to announce that the North
Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperate
Association was in position this
ear to offer the farmer the greatst
benefits of any time during the
5-odd years that the organization
ad functioned.
Pointing out that new contracts
ad been drawn up which are simle
in form and different in that
ley no longer required a farmer
) market all of his cotton through
tie association, Mr. Mann stated
lat the grower had every thing to
ain and nothing to lose through
ooperative marketing of the 1937
rop. "Under our new contract,"
Ir. Mann stated, " a grower is perlitted
to sell as little as one bale
f cotton with us, stote it with, the
overnment, or sell on the local
larkets. We have decided to do
lis because we were confident that
: a farmer allowed us to handle as
mch as one bale of cotton for him
e would be convinced of the adantages
which the association of;rs
and consequently let us handle
le remainder of his crop."
The genral manager told those
resent that the association would
711.9 rpnt.s a nounri on cotton
(Continued on page 2, section 2)
vlorlina Road Is
Blocked; Traffic Is
Routed By Plains
The road from Warrenton to
'orlina has been closed this week
i order that the highway might be
2-surfaced. Traffic is being de)ured
by Warren Plains. It is unerstood
that the Warren Plains
oad will be re-surfaced at a later
ate.
-lome-Coming Day
At Warren Plains
Next Sunday will be Homeloming
Day at the Warren Plains
Saptist Church, the Rev. R E.
irickhouse, pastor, announced this
.'eek and urged that all members
f the church, former members and
riends be present.
There will be special music durig
the morning and afternoon serices
The pastor, the Rev. Mr.
Jrickhouse, will preach at the 11
'clock hour, and Dr. W. R. Cullom
f the Chair of Religion of Wake
'orest College and a former pasor
of this church, will deliver an
ddress at 2 o'clock. Dinner will be
erved on the grounds.
"It is very fitting at this time for
i special program of this kind, as
he church building has been reently
repaired, improved in many
rays and beautified," the Rev- Mr.
irickhouse stated.
Continuing his announcement,
he pastor said that on Monday,
September 13, Rev- L. R. O'Brian
>f Asheboro will come to assist in
i series of services. These services
ire to be conducted daily at 3 p. m.
ind 7:30 p. m.
Because of the special program
it Warren Plains there will be no
reaching service at the Warren,on
Baptist Church at 11 o'clock
Sunday morningMesdames
C. E- Lovell and Nornan
Lovell have returned from a
isit to relatives in Freeman, Va.
And! Cc
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LRREN, N. C. FRIDAY, SEPTI
TOWN-COUNTf ^
AT ODDS OVER
BOARD BILL
Town Calaboose Goes Bad,
Town Prisoners Sent To
County Jail; Commissioners
Send Bill
IDTT T TO \TOT OrTTT TTT1
L? llili lO HUi UU1 11JUU
Town Claims It Pays Its Part
Of Jail Expense In County
Tax; Proposals Made
A bill in the amount of $23 odd
for prisoners awaiting trial incarcerated
in the Warren covuity jail
by the Town of Warrenton was presented
to the Town Board on Mon- r
day night by the Warren County ij
Board of Commissioners. The bill b
was not approved for payment. It e
will probably again be discussed at '
a called meeting of the board with- i
in the next few days- (
Several weeks ago, after Commissioner
G. H. Macon had reported
to the board that the present
calaboose of the town was not adequate
for the needs of the town, j
being without water or toilet conveniences
and unsanitary, the board
instructed the town police officers
to have prisoners of the town plac- p
ed in the county jail. A board bill
from the county resulted.
In the rather animated discus- e
sion following the presentment of ^
the bill, it was pointed out by sev- v
eral members of the board that the f,
citizens of the town of Warrenton l
paid a county tax to support the j
jail?in fact about an eighth of the S(
total bill?, that nine-tenths of the t,
prisoners sent to the jail were tried $
(Continued on Page 6) S(
COUNTV BOARD :
HAS ftlllCT 114V :
JLti IU UVMJA
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TT 0
No Delegations Press For
Action; Order Settlement R
With Sheriff J
APPLY FOR $3,000 LOAN a
ti
Members of the Board of County "
Commissioners enjoyed a quiet day h
on Monday with no delegations
pressing them for this or that and s:
with comparatively few citizens d
dropping in throughout the day to
have matters of little countywide J
concern attended to.
Probably the most significant ac- "
tion taken by the board on Monday
was to order the sheriif's settlement g.
and to take the necessary steps to- ^
wards borrowing $3,000 for addi- t]
tional class rooms at the John
Graham High School; however, littie
time was lost in discussion of
these matters as the sheriff' settle- ^
ment is an annual affair, and the b
board had previously agreed to let g
Ithp school folk have $3000 to relieve' u
overcrowded conditions at the j'
school- j w
Following are the minutes of jS
Monday's meeting:
All members were present, viz:
W. H- Burroughs, chairman; H. L. ?
Wall, S. D- King, Jno. C. Powell '
and R. L. Capps.
The Minutes of August 2, 5, and
18th were read and approved.
Mr- C. T. Dryden appeared before
the board and requested that t:
he be exempted from license tax to u
handle certain wares in Warren t
county; he being a World War vet- jii
J eran- It is therefore, on motion by
Com. J. C. Powell, seconded by Com, s
Capps, and it is hereby ordered that' a
Mr C- T. Dryden be exempted from fc
the payment of county privilege li- 11
' cense tax. J1
j Motion by Com. Powell, seconded li
by Com. Capps, that bear license h
[be issued to J. W- Carroll, Warren- t
ton, N- C. s
Ordered that tax valuation on t
1 one Ford automobile of Mr. Sam | i
j Patterson, River township, valued t
at $715, be reduced to $500, and that |
a tax release be issued for the dif- j c
ference. | v
| Motion by Com- Capps, seconded J
by Com. Wall and it is ordered s
that the Negro Community Center' c
be exempted from County taxation, j
Ordered that Isabelle Williams J a
be paid $3 00 for one month for the ' %
support of her physically disabled c
children. ! r
Ordered that an amount not to |
exceed $28.00 be appropriated to i
build a shed at the county home- jt
,! The Clerk is instructed to write t
| (Continued on page 2) i
rtton In
form
SMBER 10, 1937 Subscripts
Speaks Here
J . A
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? mmammm^mmrnmBmmmmmmmmmam^mmmmmmmm^^mmmmam
M. G Mann, Cotton Association
nanager who spoke to a group of
nterested cotton producers and
iuyers at Hotel Warren Wednesday
vening.
;iTY FATHERS
IN BUSY MEET
* T_
library Donation increase is
Denied; Service Station
Permit Is Given
tESIGNATIONS ACCEPTED
The Board of Town Commissionrs
were in session for more than
wo hours Monday night during
rtiich time it heard a delegation
rom the Warren County Memorial
library, discussed with Mr- May of
fenderson the tax covering the
olicitation of laundry and the esiblishment
of a laundry or laundry
branch at Warrenton, heard at
ome lengths arguments pro and
on relative to the issuance of a
uilding permit for a service station
n the Harrison Taylor corner, acepted
two resignations, approved
tie codified form of ordinances of
tie town and attended to a number
f other mattersCapt.
S. E. Burroughs and Miss
famie Williams of the board of
rustees of the Warren Memorial
library appeared before the board
sking that the annual appropriaion
of the town to the library be
icreased from $200 to $300. After
earing Captain Burroughs state
he needs for the library, Commisioner
John Mitchell voted that a
onation of $250 be made to the
brary. Commissioner Bignall
ones seconded Mr. Mitchell's moion,
but other commissioners, holdlg
that the budget would not al)w
for the increased appropriation,
oted against the measure, notwithtanding
Mr. Mitchell's statement
hat it could be taken care of from
he emergency fund, and the anual
donation of the town will regain
$200 for the present year.
Mr. May of May-Smith Cleaning
tompany of Henderson told the
oard that his company was inter- |
sted in coming into Warrenton and
e wanted to be informed of the .
iws in order to know whether it
rould be best to run a truck, establ>h
a plant, or establish a branch'
(Continued on page 7, section 2) :
^almer Tells Of I
VjUUU oaiuai aian
!
By JOHN B. PALMER
In a world of greed and exploita- (
ion a noble act of generosity and
;nselfishness such as I witnessed
he past Saturday is worth recordag.
The little home of an aged repected
negro woman living with
nd caring for an afflicted sister
iad been advertised to be sold for j
936 taxes, Monday, September 6th. '
Tiere had been some delay in col-,
scting a small sum of money due i
ler which she intended to pay on j
he day before advertisement and
ale- Monday, the fatal day of sale
iy the Sheriff, was fast approachng.
She saw no hope of getting
he $6-72 to prevent the sale.
A big-hearted, generous white
itizen of our county seeing the old
woman's distress stepped into the
Sheriff's office before the day of
ale and paid the tax for her. While
ithers richer than he is waited to
A
>ounce upon the old woman s numc
ind buy it in at a law price, this
;entleman, as the Good Samaritan
if old, without reward or hope of
eward, saved her home for her. |
Such acts of unselfishness, even
n a cynical age, give a new dignity
o humanity and makes us believe
hat we are closer related to Divinty
than we supposed
i Warre
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Price, $1.50 a Year
Tobacco Marl
Thursday,
733 Students
Enroll At School
On Opening Day
The John Graham High School,
simultaneously with other white
schools of the Warren county system,
opened on Tuesday for the beginning
of the 1937-38 session with
an enrollment of 733 students which
represents an increase of between
15 and 20 students ov6r the attendance
on the opening day last yearThe
enrollment is expected to increase
within the next few days,
Paul Coopr, principal, stated yesterday,
saying that he personally
knew of some students who would
attend school this year but had not
yet entered the class rooms due to
factors over which they had no control.
While figures were not available
here yesterday as to attendance in
the various schools of the system
on the first day, it is understood
that they all had an auspicious
opening with increased enrollment
in all of the schools. Littleton's enrollment
on the first day was 450
students, Principal G- E. Crawley
stated when in Warrenton on Wednesday
afternoon.
On the opening day students
were welcomed back to the class
rooms and announcements and assignments
were made. Teachers
met with their respective principals
on Monday night and on Tuesday
night a general county-wide teachers
meeting was held here in the
basement of the Warren County
Memorial Library, with Jule B.
Warren, secretary of the North Carolina
Educational Association, A. B.
Combs, associate director of the
Division of Instruction, and J- Ed
3 A 11
WtUU XV.11CI1, UUU11L V eupClIlll/GIlUClH/,
present.
The main objective of the meeting
was to become organized for
the year's work, to receive instructions
in regard to the text books
and supplementary readers which
the state is furnishing this year,
and to acquaint the teachers with
their salary scale.
At the John Graham school students
were kept in the class rooms
for a half day on Tuesday and
Wednesday and yesterday work
started on the regular full school
day schedule.
Warehouse Scales
Given Okeh By
State Inspector
Scales used in weighing tobacco
on the floors of Warrenton's three
warehouses were checked this week,
found to be correct and given the
state's seal of approval.
Further assurance to the farmers
of correct tobacco weights is given
for the first time this year in a law
the day time since Mr- Wilson's absence
The jailer receives a salary of
$30 a month and receives additional
compensation for each prisoner he
boards.
DAUGTER BORN
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fleming
Jeffress of Palmer Springs, Va,1
announce the birth of a daughter,
on Friday, Sept- 3rd. Mrs Flem-'
ing was formerly Miss Aelise
Vaughn of Franklin, Va.
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snton
MOST OF THE NEWS
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ALL THE TIME
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NUMBER 37
Let Opens
September 16
. f:
Merchants And Farmers Are
Eagerly Awaiting Beginning
of 1937 Season Of
Tobacco Sales
GOOD CROP IN WARREN
Prices Paid On Border Markets
Offer Encouragement
To Growers
Farmers and business men alike
eagerly await the opening of the
tobacco market next Thursday
morning, September 16, when the
doors of the three warehouses here
will swing wide to receive the first
of the 1937 crop.
Ac Hoc hnnn thn onctnm fnr vnarc
Xio liHO MVUU ViiW VUdVVUl IVi JVMO|
Warrenton will have a full set of
buyers representing the big companies
and warehousemen will be
on the floors to keep their customers
satisfied by keeping the price
margin up as high as possible.
A comparatively good crop of tobacco
in this area and prices which
have been paid on the markets
opening previously lend a note of
optimism to the opening of the
market here this fall.
Warehouses in the Border Belt,
which opened several weeks ago
have been maintaining averages in
the neighborhood of $22.00 per
hundred and farmers of this county
who are familiar with the type
of weed which has been disposed
of on these markets claim that the
Warren county crop of tobacco is
superior to that which was grown
in the counties further east.
While unfavorable weather, mostly
too much rain, injured the Warren
county crop to the extent of approximately
25 per cent, the biggest
portion of the crop in this
section cured out well, leading
growers state- The tobacco down
east was regarded as being too
light, while tobacco from this immediate
section is said to have a
nice color with a good deal of substance
to the leaf. Of course, the
long rainy spell practically ruined
some tobacco, but the crop taken
as a whole is regarded as being
fairly goodTIT;
J-U V* At>A OftH
Willi CApciiClllCU men line nuu
one of the oldest markets In the
state, the prediction is freely made
that Warrenton's prices will be as
good as those paid anywhere, and
the merchants and warehousemen
join in the invitation to make Warrenton
the selling and purchasing
center for this section.
Street Dance To
Be Held On Eve
Of Opening
Farmers, their wives and friends,
are invited to Warrenton on next
Wednesday night for a get-together
rally which will feature a speech by
Congressman John H. Kerr and a
free street dance in front of the
court house squareWhile
full details of the night's
entertainment have not been worked
out it is expected that in addition
to the public speaking there
will be two bands here to furnish
music for both round and square
dancing. It is also probable that
free lemonade will be servedThe
performance here on Wednesday
night, which is scheduled to
which was passed by the last session
of the General Assembly requiring
all weighers to take an oath
in which they swear to be accurate
as to the weights. These affidavits
are recorded before the clerk of the
superior courtThe
scales were inspected here
this week by H. W. Hood, state inspector
for the Department of
Weights and Measures- Mr. Hood,
incidentally, was a student of the
John Graham Academy 30 years ago
and was generous in his praise for
the late Mr. Graham and to the
town for the considerations shown
him when he came here as a small
boyDeputy
Shearin Is
Appointed Jailer
Deputy Sheriff Roy Shearin will
assume his duties as custodian of
the Warren county jail on September
15. Officer Shearin replaces
Lee Wilson who some time ago entered
the furniture business at Roanoke
Rapids. Mrs. Wilson has
been looking after the jail during
start at 8 o'clock, is on the eve of
the tobacco market opening and is
being arranged by the Lions Club
and merchants of the town to encourage
growers to market their
crops and trade here and to assure
them that the town values their
friendship and patronage to the extent
that it not only welcomes them
here on all occasions but that it
also desires to show its appreciation
for their visits by providing entertainment
for them.
The entire program is free from
beginning to end and is expected to
locf oc inner as t.hp crowd remains
to enjoy the occasion.
Although the program is especially
arranged for the farmers, the
public is invited to attend.
PHILATHEA CLASS TO MEET
The V. L. Pendleton Philathea
Class will be entertained on next
Tuesday in the home of Mrs. George
Robinson with Mesdamee Brown
Crinkley and R. F. King as Joint
hostesses, at 8 o'clock- A full attendance
is desired.
Mrs. T. F. Heath and daughters
of Petersburg were guests of Mrs
T. F. Heath here on Sunday.
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