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IV* I
I m HOSPITAL
I peiegation* Appear In Washa
ington ^IM'orse Panacea J
I As Favorable Site
I vo decision yet made
M Endeavoring to get the $1,500,0001
I veterans' Hospital which the federal I
m government proposes to build in I
I north Carolina located at Panacea
I Springs, representatives of the Lit-1
I tleton, ffarrenton and Roanoke I
I Rapids Lions Clubs appeared before I
I General Hines in Washington, D. I
I c? on .Monday to outline the ad-1
I vantages which this famous sum-1
"Mts vone by offers!
I mer resort m ? I
today as a site for the location of I
I tie hospital.
I While General Hines made no I
I promises, he courteously received I
I the delegation and heard from John I
I Boot of Littleton a description of I
I the property anti received from Dr. j
I jusris, also of Littleton, a report onl
I the curative power of the water J
I there.
I General Hines informed the dele-1
I gation that it had not yet been de-1
I termmed in what area of North I
I Carolina .he hospital would be I
I placed and assured them that in I
I die event it was located in this sec-1
I tion of the state he would be glad I
I to receive committees and hear!
I from them in regard to the site. He (
I advised tha. a brief setting forth of J
I die aavrantages which Panacea of-1
I iers be filed with his office in the I
I meantime. j
I These making the trip to Wash- J
I iipon were Capt. Claude Bowers of (
I die Warremon Club. Carol Wilson, I
I editor of the Roanoke Herald, off
' 3 I
the Roanoke Kapias uiuo, anu jmu
P:cot, Dr. Justis. Joe Wollet., William
Alston. C. A. Lambert, Paul
Johnston. Horace Robinson of the
Littleton Liens Club. In Washington
they were joined by John Tarwater,
president of the Warrenton
Club, who was already in that cityDr.
Justis and Mr. Picot were -he
spokesmen for the delegation.
WARRENTON LIOXS JOIN
LITTLETON IN PROJECT
Meeting in called session last
Thursday night at Hotel Warren,
> the Warrenton Lions Club by unan
lnious vote agreed to give its wnoiehearted
support to the Littleton
Lions Club in efforts on the part of
the latter organization to get the
veterans hospital located at Panace
Springs, a dis.ance of about
three miles frcm Littleton.
After the purpose of the meetin?
had been stated it was readily
agreed that the Warrenton Club
would work with Littleton on the
projec. and named either Clauds
Bowers or Frank Gibbs to join e
Littleton delegation on the trip to
Washington in the event President
Jchn Tarwater, who was already in
ibe national capit'.l, could not appear
before General Hines with the
Mnmi.tee from the Littleton Club.
Endorsement of the Warrenton
v.uo also carried with it the supPort
oi the Limer Post of the
American Legion. Stephen Burroughs
met with the Lions and informed
the club that the local post
of the American Legion would be
Wed by die action taken by the
Lions.
The special meeting of the club
?ss called due to the fact that the
Littleton club was anxious to secure
he supporc of the Warrenton club
W make an appointment with
General H nes as soon as possible, I
onti the regular mw
Wftnlfi . -"-^.^115 kji mc uiuu
sight. heW until this Frida>'
ot%eaLa'!:d. meelinS lasted for
^a ?w minutes.
Ne?r0 Agent To
reat Cotton Seed
much LP:r that fa ers have
ton seed c'V^ treating their cota?eht.
wJ'nn. negro county
"ounces that h ^ Week and an"
c?... . na* he aeram rviov,^ i u i
_0??, piano tU 11LUCI |
\wiai days for treating seed in|
tarious sections of the county. Ex-I
amplifying she value of this service,!
?mites: I
"lr> the spring of 1937, I treated!
wtton seed for 432 acres of land!
?4 watched the germination,!
Sttwth ,and fruitage of this cotton!
il0h? beside that of the cotton that I
1 hot treated. During the en-1
llte summer and fall a close check!
I *as kept ar.d the facts revealed thatI
treated seen produced a better I
j (Continued on Page 2) 1
CI?EF JACK SCOTT ILL I
rChieI of Felice Jack Scott is con-1
at his home on account of in1
"Uenza
I
QJ.
WAR
Orphanage Opens
Cottage Given By
Mrs. G. G. Allen
Raleigh, Feb. 7.?Twenty-two chil
dren whose parents are dead slipped
between crisp, clean sheets,
snuggled their cheeks against fresh
pillows and dropped off to sleep last
night, possibly to dream pleasant
dreams about a woman named Mary
Burwell Allen.
They were sleeping for the first
time in the Burwell Memorial Cottage,
erected at the Methodist Orphanage
by Mrs. George G. Allen
of Scarsdale, N. Y., as a memorial
to her parents, William Henry Burwell
and Lucy Cole Burwell.
Only recently completed, the cottage
was dedicated yesterday and
a memorial tablet was unveiled. Dr.
R. L. Flowers, vice-president of
Duke University and also of the
Me.hodist Orphanage board of
trustees, made the principal speech
at the exercises.
He told some 500 orphans and
friends of the institution that many
memorials that had been erected
had outlived their usefulness because
they were lightly conceived.
The Burwell Memorial Co.tage, he
added, will never outlive its usefulness,
because it is dedicated to the
service of little children.
Mrs. Allen, wife of the chairman
of the Duke Endowment Board and
president of Duke Power Company,
was not present to see the dedication
of her gift to the orphanage.
Her daughter, Mrs. W- R. Gregg of
New York, a.tended and unveiled a
icomnuect on Page 8)
Negro Killed As
He Tries To Grab
Ride On Truck
John Milam, negro, was fatally
injured at Macon on Monday morning
around 9 o'clock when he attempted
to jump on a lumber truck
of Luther Harris, missed his catch
and fell beneath a wheel of the
truck. He died cn his way to Warrenton.
Mr. Harris was operating the
truck at the time of the accident
and was unaware of the fact that
.he negro was trying to catch a
ride.
Coroner Jasper Shearin said that
he made an investigation of the
death and that an inquest was
deemed unnecessary. The accident
was witnessed by several persons, it
was said.
Schoolmasters Hear
Dean Robert House
The Warren County Schoolmaster's
Club met in John Graham
High School on Tuesday evening in
the basement of the building with!
35 guests from Macon, Littleton,
Vaughan, Afton-Elberon, Norlina,
Drewry, Wise and Warrenton attending.
The spacious room was
-T-l nnH
cittuuiittciy uctuiaw:u ut nuu.
white crepe pape and pine, a Valen tine
motif being carried out in de- ,
tail. Misses Elba McGowan, Ann
Macon and Evelyn Arrington were
hostesses. A four-course cinner 1
was served by the Domestic Science
Department- Attractive favors and '
place cards were used.
Dean Robert B. House of Chapel
Hill was the guest speaker. He i
stressed the true meaning of education
and compared the school room
with every day life. Prof. Cowles of 1
Norlina expressed the gratitude of
the club for the hospitality of the
Warren ton school, and invited the [
school to meet at Norlina in March- j
Among these present were Dean
and Mrs. Robert B. House of Chapel
Hill, Mr. and Mrs. J. C- Moore, Mr.
and Mrs. G. R. Scoggin, Mrs. P. W.
Cooper, Messrs. A. C. Blalock, H. A
itirncaiov w N. Bovd: Mrs. T. H.
lUVObiV,) | ... ?
Sledge of Wise, Mr. E. L. Riggan of j
Littleton, Supt. Matthews of Hali- j
fax; President Curtis Crissman of j
Macon, Vice President Hardage of j
Norlina, and Secretary C- H. Drye t
cf Warrenton. The program was in
charge of P. W. Cooper of Warren- J
ton. Supt. J- E. Allen introduced :
Dean House.
EPISCOPAL SERVICES
Services will be held at the Episcopal
churches of Warrenton and
Ridgeway on Sunday, the Rev. Mr.
Wagner, rector, announeed this j
week. There will be morning prayer
at Emmanuel Church at 11 o'clock
Sunday morning and Holy Communion
at Good Shepherd Sunday 1
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, he said.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will hold its regular monthly meeting
on Tuesday, February 15th, in
the home of Mrs. W. D. Rodgers.
Miss Anne Rodgers will be joint
hostess with Mrs. Rodgers. A full
attendance; is desired. " i
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RENTON, COUNTY OF WA
Dedicate Mer
Of interest to Warrenton was th
Ccttage at Raleigh, a gift of Mrs. Gi
age. From left to right, Dr. R L. I
dress, Mrs. W. H. Gregg, New Yorl
A- S. Barnes of the orphanage.?Re
Two Cases Are
Tried In County
Court Monday
Two cases, both involving negroes,
were tried before Judge T. O. Rodwell
in Recorder's court Monday
morning.
Edward Smith entered a plea of
guilty to a charge o fassault upon
a female and ws sentenced to the
roads for six monthsBud
Terrell was found not guilty
on a charge of carrying a concealed
weapon.
The assault charge which was
bcoked against Buck Loyd as the
result of an alteration with Bill
Davis several months ago in which
the latter received a broken leg was
expected to be heard this week but
the case was automatically continued
until the fourth Monday in
February when the defendant expressed
his desire for a jury trial.
Mrs. Arrington
Appointed Director
Of Lee Foundation
.
Raleigh, Feb- 6.?Mrs. Peter Arrington
of Warrenton is now state
director for North Carolina in the
Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation,
which for sometime has been
sponsoring the restoration and
maintenance of Stratford Hall, historic
home of the Lee family, on
the Potomac river in Virginia.
Mrs. Arrington succeeds Mrs. Edwin
C. Gregory of Salisbury, who
resigned from the state executive
post after having served ably for
nine years, the only North Carolinian
to hold the position prior to
Mrs. Arrington. Mrs. Gregory succeeded
in raising substantial sums
for Stratford Hall, and had North
Carolina classed as a former state
for its organization donations.
Much interest in the work has
also been taken by Mrs. Arrington,
who contributed funds for the restoration
of the Great Hall in the
historic mansion. She has long been
active in many historic and art
activities.
Stratford Hall is the largest mansion
in Virginia of a stately type of
architecture preceding the colonial
period. It is the only example of
this particular Old English type of
home in America- Accordingly, it
is important from an architectural
as well as from a historic stand
The title to the site, birthplace of
General Robert E. Lee, was taken
by the Robert E. Lee Memorial
Foundation, Inc., July 19, 1929, when
an initial part payment of $50,000
(Continued on page 2)
W. B. Davis Named
Trustee of College
William B. Davis of Liberty, S. C.,
s> snn of. Mrs. Hannam M- Davis
and the late W. J. Davis of Warrenton,
and at one time principle
of the Warrenton Graded School/
has been elected trustee of Winthrop
College, it was learned here
this week from the following article
taken from a South Carolina paper:
"In a very spirited election in the
General Assembly last week, Hon.
W. B- Davis of Pickens county won
the trusteeship to Winthrop College
over Hon. W. W. Smoak of
Walterboro.
"Of the 36 senators voting, W. B.
Davis received 13 votes while W. W.
Smoak received 23 votes. Of the
? (Continued on page 2)
FOOD SALE
The local chapter of the Beta
Club of John Graham school will
sponsor a food sale at the Sty le
Shop Saturday, February 12, beginning
at 9 o'clock .
arrnt
RREN, N. C. FRIDAY, FEBRI
norial Cottage
e dedication of the Burwell Memorial
jorge Allen to the Methodist Orphanlowers
who made the dedication addaughter
of Mrs. Allen, and Supt.
cord State Picture Service.
Warren County
Debt Lowest Per
Capita In State
Warren county's ratio of net debt
to assessed valuation is smaller than
that of any other county of the
state with the exception of Cleve
land, and the per capita debt of
Warren is even smaller than that
of Cleveland.
A financial analysis of North
Carolina published by R. S. Dickson
& Co. of Charlotte reveals that
Warren stands next to the top of
the list with the ratio of net debt to
assessed valuation being 1 per cent.
Cleveland county, which stands at
the top of the list, has a ratio of .9
per cent.
I Warren's per capita net debt is
; 3-99 per cent as compared with
Cleveland's 5.24 per cent.
Calhoun Discusses
Scout Work' At
Meeting Here
C. M. Calhoun, field executive of
the Occoneeche Council pf Boy
Scouts, was in Warren county on
Wednesday discussing scout work
| with interested persons at Warrenton
and Littleton.
Seeking to further stimulate interest
in scout work and perfect
, organizations in this county which
j is a unit of the Occoneechee Coun
cn, tile iieia exeuuuvc otAiw; t'.
both the Warrenton and Littleton
schools during the chapel periodThe
Littleton meeting was presided
over by the Rev. Reece Jenkins,
scoutmaster of Littleton, who
introduced Mr. Calhoun and also
presented Mr. Smith of the school
facility, J. Edward Allen, who is
chairman of the committee on
scout training, and Mr. Riggan,
principal of the school, who commended
scout work to the school.
Principal Paul Cooper, scout
commissioners of the Waren county
district, was master of ceremonies
at the meeting here. Those
taking part in the program here
were Billy Peete, a former Boy
Scout, who ably discussed camp
life and what the organization had
meant to him; Supt. of Schools J.
Edward Allen, who recommended
the training to all boys of scout
age; Harold R. Sldllman, county
secretary, who told h?,v the Warren
district tigg in with the Occoneechee
Council and the Boy
Scouts of America; Claude Bowers,
county chairman of troop organization,
who spoke on the progress
which has been maae towaras perfecting
organizations in this county.
Macon Boy Honored
At Walce Forest
Wake Forest, Feb. ?James D.
Gilliland of Macon, a student at
Wake Forest College has been selected
as Democratic nominee to
the office of President of the Sen|
ate in the National. Student Conj
gress held during the first week of
I April in Topeka, Kansas. Pi Kappa
i Delta, national forsenic fraternity
will sponsor the congress,
j Gilliland, alternate member of
last year's southern champion deI
bate team, and one of the five rej
turning letter-men, is the only
sophomore selected for nomination.
He is one of the two senators representing
the south at tie "congressional"
session. Davitt A. Felter,
senior at Bollins College, of Florida,
(Continued or. Page 2)
ROBERTSON ILL
Friends will regret to learn that
Lawrence Robertson continues to be
ill at his home at Marmaduke.
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JARY 11, 1938 Subscripts
SEED LOANS TO
BE MADE HERE
Supervisor Harry Fishel Expected
To Receive Instructions
At Columbia, S. C.
EXPECT ?400 MAXIMUM
Government Seed Loans will
again be available to farmers of
Warren county; however, the provisions
of the bill passed by Congress
providing funds for growers
who are unable to secure credit
elsewhere to carry on farming operations
are not known here.
Harry Fishel, who is in charge of
the Seed Loan office of this county,
stated Wednesday that so far
he had not received any instructions
in regard to the loans this
year but that he had been advised
to report at Columbia, S. C., on Friday
and that he expected that he
would be given the information at
the meeting there.
It is thought that the handling
of the loans in 1933 will be similar
! to that of last year when no borjj
rower was permitted to secure a
loan in excess of $400.
| County Board Has
Quite Day; Routine
Matters Are Heard
Little of interest transpired at
the meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners on Monday, the
day being largely spent in disposing
of matter of a routine nature.
John Russell Perkinson of Hawtree
township was exempted from
listing poll tax, and the county
agreed to pay the hospital bill of
Jacob Stegall's child at Roanoke
Rapids Hospital providing it does
not exceed $30.00.
It was ordered thgt John Henry
Sommerville be put on the outside
pauper list and given $2.00 per
month and that the county become
responsible for the hospital bill of
Diana Dairy for ten days provided
the cost is not over $2.00 per dayH.
C. Davis was instructed to
build two privies and paint the inside
of the lock-up at the county
home.
Further carrying out recommendations
of the grand jury, the board
ordered that $75.00 be added to WR.
Strickland's contract for additional
work at the jail.
Five dollars was paid S. D. King
for the burial expense of George
Hardy.
Jenkins Announces
Presbyterian Services
Services will be held at the Presbyterian
churches of Warrenton
and Littleton next Sunday, tne nev.
Reece Jenkins, pastor, announced
this week.
Services at the Littleton church
Sunday morning, to which the public
is invited, includes the celebration
of the Sacrament of the Lord's
Supper.
At the service in the Warrenton
Presbyterian church Sunday night
at 7:30 o'clock the survey of the
Bock of Revelation which began at
the last night service will be confinnoH
Af thie sprviPP fl. SlirveV Of
the 4th and 5th chapters will be
made, which may be entitled, "A
Preview of What Goes In Heaven."
"The Flatterer" To
Be Given At Macon
"The Flatterer," a comedy in
three acts, will be presented by the
senior class of the Macon High
School on Friday night, February
13, at 8 o'clock. The cast of characters
is as follows:
Bobby Arnold, a young man of
ability, Joseph Daniel; Dot Evans,
a charming girl who helps Bobby in
business deals, Laura E. Gardner;
Mrs. Arnold, a likable, Bobby's
I mother, Ruth CrisSman; Mr. Evans,
a banker?Dot's father?Bill Rodwell;
Percy Arnold, a college graduate
who writes poetry, Anna E.
Gardner; Harold Arnold, Bobby's
cousin, who says he has heart trou
DJe, foster wagner; jjeonure mono,
a cousin of Dot's who takes Percy
on her string, Margaret Lloyd; Sylvie
Dale (Percy thinks the name
has possibilities for a poem), Mable
Duke; Uncle Martin, Bobby's uncle
who gives Bobby a break, Mervin
Smiley; Aunt Madge, Bobby's,1
aunt who chooses to live with MrsArnold,
Estelle Robertson; Dinah,
who insists on the brightest dress at
a rainbow wedding, Virginia Gilliland;
Mr. Johnson, owner of lake,
Maynard Haithcock.
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>n Price, $.L.~50 a Year
Committeemen
Gathering Data On
Tobacco Acreage
By BOB BRIGHT
County Agent
The county committeemen are
now assembling the following information
for the Federal and State
offices for tobacco: Recommended
acreage cr base acreage for the following
classes of tobacco growers.
Class A?those growers that have
tobacco base and have worked under
this base since 1934. Class B?
those growers that planted tobacco
in 1936 and 1937 or bo.h years with
out a base- And Class C growers?
this includes those growers that
wish to grow tobacco in 1938 for the
first time since: 1933.
After the acreage for each farm
that qualifies is established and approved
by the Federal and State
offices the permitted acreage int
1938 will be: as follows:
Usual acreage 3.5 or less 90 per
cent will be the factor applied.
Usual acreage 3.6 to 3.9 acres
planted acreage 3 2 acres.
Usual acreage 4 to 4.3 acres planted
3.3 acres.
Usual acreage ia to ?.'< acres
planted acreage 3 4 acres.
Usual acreage 4.8 to 5 acres planted
acreage 3.5 acres.
Usual 5.1 or over a straight 30 per
cent reduction or an adjustment
factor of 70 per cent will be applied.
The small grower under this plan
will be permitted to plant a greater
per cent of Iris normal or usual
acreage than the grower with a
greater acreage. In case a person
has several farms the usual acreage
for each farm will be added and
the total will be considered rather
than the acreage for each farm.
I mailed letters to all persons who
did not cooperate in the 1937 soil
conservation program urging them
(Continued on page 8)
Blaylock Named
Leader of Local
Scout Troop
Dorman Blaylock was chosen
Scoutmaster for the Warrenton
troop at a meeting of the Boy
Scout Committee of the Lions Club
on Tuesday. He has accepted the
appointment and will probably be
assisted in the work by one or more
I assistant scoutmasters.
Home Fires To Be
Rev. Long's Subject
"Keep the Home Fires Burning"
will be the subject of the sermon
at the Methodist Church Sunday
morning, (he Rev. J O. Long, pastor,
announced this week and called
special attention to the evening
service at 7:30 o'clock when there
will be a "Song Sermon."
The Song Sermon will be considerably
different from those regularly
held and should be of interest
and help to those who attend and
take part, the minister stated. "It
is very important that we have a
full choir. All members are, therefore,
urged to be present and take
part. The entire membership of
the Young People's Division can assist
in the service and is urged to
be present."
Continuing his announcement,
the Rev. Mr. hong said rnai Beginning
with next week a special series
of midweek services will be held at
Warrenton on Wednesday evenings
(Continued on Page 8)
Charles S. Gunter
Dies Wednesday
Charles Shelby Gunter, 7-monthsold
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gunter
of norlh Warrenton, died at the
home of ids parents on Wednesday
night at 7:30 o'clock after being ill
with pneumonia for about a week.
Funeral services are to be conducted
at the Waren Plains Methodist
church this afternoon at 3
o'clock by the Rev. J. O. Long, pastor.
Interment is to follow in the
church cemetery.
He is survived by his parents, a
twin sister, Shirley Jean, and three
other sisters, Frances, Rosa Mae
and Sarah Lou; one brother, J. M.
Gunter Jr.; two grandmothers and
a Grandfather.
P. T. A. TO MEET
The Parent-Teacher Association
of the John Graham High School
will meet on Tuesday, February 15,
at 3:30 o'clock. At this time Founders
Day 'will be observed with Mrs.
N. L Aycock and Mrs. W. B. Aycock
of Raleigh addressing the Association
on "Nation wide Respon.
sibility of Every Indiviuual to Every
Child."
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ALL THE TIME
NUMBER 6
BOARD TO CALL
FOR BOND 1NSUE
Town Commissioners Making
Flans To improve Eire rrotection
And Streets
NO RAISE IN TAX RATE
A bond issue for $10,000, the proceeds
of which will be used for
curbing and gutter work and lor affording
better lire protection lor
the Town of Warrenton will be offered
the voters 01 tie town for approval
within the next few weexs If
tenta-ive pians maue by tne board
at their regular meeting on Monday
night are carried tnrough.
While no motion was passed the
board expressed itself as wining to
call for the issue and authorized
uommissioner Mitchell to go to
uaieigh with Town Attorney rratn.
H. Ciibbs the following oay aiiu consult
with Director fsastung as to
proper procedure in submitting tne
plan to the voters.
The advisability of the issue has
been before the board for several
months and was given added impetus
Monday night when .Harold ftSkiilman
suomitted to the board
the cost of baaty needed gutter ana
curbing worn on iron., nragg ana
other streets. The total cost 01 tile
project would be around $io,uuu, ue
said, but if undertaken at this tune
with WPA aid would only cost the
town approximately $6,000, or onethird
of this amount. There has
oeen considerable agitation tor better
fire equipment and an auto(Continued
on page ?)
Graham To
Address Farmers
Here Saturday
Ernest Graham, president of the
Production Credit Corporation of
Columbia, S. C., will be the principle
speaker at the meeting of the
Henderson Credit Association whicht
is to be held in the court house ?(>
Warrenton on Saturday morning at
10 o'clock.
| Edward G- Cobb, who is in charge
of the local office which last year
served 261 farmers of Warren county,
stated yesterday that plans for
a successful meeting here had been
completed and that he was expecting
a large crowd of farmers to be
present.
Prizes, donated by merchants and
business houses of Warrenton, are
to be given those attending the
meeting and holding lucky numbers.
Hudgins Manager
Sinclair Station
John Hudgins will be in charge
of the new and modern Sinclair
service station which opens here on
next Wednesday on the comer of
Main street opposite the Dameron
building.
The station, which Is unusually
attractive, was built by Hugh White
for the Sinclair people and will handle
other automobile accessories as
well as the Slncalr gasoline and
oils. The station also has the latest
equipment for oiling, greasing
and washing cars.
Mr. Hudgins has naa several
years experience In the service station
business, having started In
this line of work three or four years
ago when Pete Seaman leased the
Esso Station on the corner where
the post office now stands. He
later became connected with Pittard's
service station (formerly
Boyce Motor Service) and was employed
there until he accepted his
new position with the Sinclair Company.
"Patsy" Practice
Well Under Way
With a week or more of practice
behind them, students of the John
Graham High School are assuming
their parts like veterans of the stage
and present indications are that
those who gather in the auditorium
of the schcol on the nights of February
18-19 at 8 o'clock to winess
the annual senior class production
will see a show in "The Patsy"
which will afford unusually good
entertainment and permits Warren
county boys and girls an opportunity
to display their histronio
ability.
The play, which is a social comedy
success by Bary Conners, hinges
on the attempt of "Pat"' to make
herself attractive in the eyes of her
sister's former suitor, with whom
Pat has long been secretly in love.
He has been discarded by her sis(Continued
on page 8)