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VOL. No. JXL
FORGED FROM CM
. BY PRESIDENT
. DAUGHERTY RESIGNS POST AS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
President Calls For Resignation Of:
Attorney General, .Latter Yielding
Without Delay.
Washington, Mar. 28.?At the re'
quest of President Coolidge, Attorney
General Daugherty has resigned from
tbe.cabinet.
' The resignation was announced
fro the White House, where Daughcrty's
letter, screeding to the presi.
dent's demands, was given out.
laugherty's letter follows:
"My Dear Mr. President:
"I hereby acknowledge receipt of
B. , ' your letter of March 27, by the hand
of your secretary, ^requesting my
resignation gs attorney general of
the United States. ,
"Solely qdt of deference and com
puance tnerewiui, 1 hereby tender!
my reslgnattom. ' V^hilc you do not
state when yob desire my resignation
to become effective, I most respectfully
request that it become effective
forthwith.
The president requested Daugherty's
resignation yesterday when his
secretary, C. Bascom Slemp, delivered
Mr. Coolidge's letter^ dated March
27, to Daugherty.
Dougherty's reply, presenting his
resignation and requesting that it be
made effective at once war dated today.and
was taken to President Coolidge
this morning by Warren F. Mar.
tin, special assistant to the attorney
general.
^ The paugherty resignation will
. . not \m|t the senate investigation of
the department ot justice," Senator
wTeeler-said when told of Dougherty's
resignation.
?o?- The
High School teachers and especially
the high school' textbook'
committee will meet. Saturday April |
12th, in the Graded School building,
to discuss the books- for tha next sev-1
eral years."We want all the High
School teachers to be present and express
their ideas about these books. [
? ' Mr. J. H. Highsmith' of the State
Department asks that the HighSchool
Principals please be sure to
furnish him with all the reports that'
he has asked for. If any one of them
has been overlooked and has not re-1
ceived the necessary blanks please
write him at once and get them. j
It is-highly gratifying that thej
Person County boys and girls have]
done so well in the tri-angular de-1
bates this spring, and we very much j
hope that this is only an earnest of]
what they will accomplish in the fu-!
ture. These, debates have done a great!
work in stirring up interest amon?
our pupils and we hope all the High!
" Schools will enter next year.
\ The summer school will open the
V 2nd of June, please -send me your j
j v name if you even think you may at-1
tend. ,
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TWO STILLS AND TWO
MEN CAPTURED.'
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During,the past week Sheriff Long]
and deputies have been going after
the blockaders. One day last weeki
he made a raid near Alton, "Va., on
the state line, and raptured a large
?outfit and two nu'iir PVf Feathemtori
and ?onnie Hughes, both colored.
; ,'I'hey wire tried and' botind oyer to I
court under a three hundred dollar j
bond, which they failed to give and
were sent to Durham county jail.
On .Monday Sheriff Long and chief
Oliver made a raid near Surl and
found a atill in full operation, but the:
operator saw them coming and made
-j his escape. Mr. Long ran him for
ahfut a mile but was unable to catch
- him- Sheriff Long says he knoWB him
oun mil Itei a .warrant and ftrreat
? him befere many day a. Hia foroa haa
' captorad fight stiiia thia month and
nina in NmMyT
AMERICAN UECION AUXILIARY.
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? ?Evening- at revert fdtty-fivo at Jonea
Hottfl,. All members' urged, to be
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Ri"' UORO niOH SCHOOL TO GO- 1
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' Coming out from two defeats at
the hands of Busby Fork in practice
debates, the Roxboro High School
debating team profited by its mistakes
and after a couple of deliberations
and relentless work defeated its own
opponents in the state triangular debating
contest being held at present '
under tfie auspices of the University
of JJorth Carolina, the subject of debate
being. ^Resolved that the *lnter-Allied
War debt Should be Can- ~
celled." ' 0
The long anticipated day on: which !1
the debates were to be held rolled
around on Friday. A team composed'a
of Eugene Thompson and RoKnnnah 1
Yancey journeyed to Oxford where, j
after good speeches and h'ot rebuttals''
on each side?- the decision was given 1 0
by-a unanimous-'vote of the judges lv
to the Roxboro team, which upheld v
the negative side of the question.
However, the real test of the. local F
combination came at 7:80 of the F
same evening when Charles Woods v
and Janie Burns met the - negative 0
team composed of Miss Thrall andi
Mf7 Brown, from the Chapel Hill '
High School. The University center sc
team had been well coached and show-. '
ed the results of deep and hard study s
on the subject of inter-allied debts. *
Tor an hour and a half the decision a
hung in balance and at the end of
the period to many observers it seem- y
ed that the two teams were* so closely
matched that a near tie would v
have to be broken by a hair-splitting
decision. And bo it was. Supt. A. B. *
Stalvey who presided over the debate d
read: Affirmative one, negative one," *
and after a breathless suspence, affirmative
two. Jubilation reigned in b
the Roxboro cohorts and Charles c
Woods and Janie Burns maintain witll h
proof, if nece??ary, that they never v
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lav ? un|>|/Ki UOJ ill UUCII riT*^. JRoxboro's
victory disqualifies trreir; 1
opponents frani ,the high school do- I b
bating contest. Both Chapel Hill and
chassis
where the two teams, each upholding,tr
one aide of the question, will meet, s
the victors of other triangles and at- j g
tempt to reach the top of the ladder, t
as champions of the state high school, h
debating teams. 3
Roxboro's defeat is considered as ii
unusually creditable when the fact is
taken into consideration that this
year is the first year in a six year
period that debating and public j o
speaking has been engaged in at the a
local high school. s
Judges: J. S. Walker, 0. B. Crow- s
ell and Mrs. R. L. Wilburn. c
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POSTMASTER WHITT V r
DIED SUNDAY, v
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When the news reached town Sunday
'morning that Mr. H. J. Whitt
was dead it brought a shock to at-1 i
most every one, for his most intimate' e
friends did not think he was so 'se-lt
riously ill. He had bSen sick only a s
fow days, having left the office and | b
gone home the first of the week. He C
died Sunday morning at about 11,
olclock, the funeral ,was held Mon-!
(flay evening at Providence church, r
where he had long, been a f&ithful i,
and consistent member. r
Few men in the County had(-Che c
confidence of his foilowman Vo at
larger degree man am ."nr. wmtt. lie i
had served the County in various
capacities, first as register of deeds,',1
then as u member the legislature,,
and twice as postmaster. Ti-uly Jonah j
Whltt, as his friends knew him, was'
a gocxi-man, and has gope to his re-!t
ward. Besides his wife he leaves five 1
sons and three daughters. No man j
in his immediate section will Be y
more missed, for his home was the
home of any one in trouble or distress. ^
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j COLORED MAN FOUND DfeAD.' 1
1 Last Wednesday evening the body
of a colored man named John Wil- '
liams was found dead. The hddy was 1
found about one and a half miles frum ~
Dunawaya Bridge. No marks or .
aaara ware foiled on his body and; the
verdict of the jury was that he died
from exposure.. ,
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NOTICE! j
The Co-ops will hold rtnass-nieet- '
ing'Tn the court house in Roxboro at]"1
12 o'clock on Afefl the Mb. A if tn6J!T- "
bers are expected to attend.
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HOME FIRST, .
lO, NQRTH CAROL1N
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STORM THROUGH WEST
VIND, .SNOW AND SLEET IN
CENTRAL AND SOUTH' WEST
Sight Killed, Eighty-Hurt at Shav.
nee, Oklahoma; Property Damage
Heavy.
Washington, Marsh 30.?The quiet
Id Potomac river was running wild
omght while inhabitants of river
owns in portions of West Virginia
nd Western Maryland were fleeing
o th9 highlands to avoid the flood.
The business district of Cumberand,
Sid., has been inundated, ?eording
to reports reaching bare,
.'hile at least 30" other towns in the
icinity are more or less under viler.
In some towns the water had risen
o a depth of four feet in the.princi- '
ial .streets, causing damage estimatd
at approximately $100,000' in tho
Id area. . 1
.West and southwest faced a gr?wng
casualty list, Crippled common)-;
ation and a heavy "damage bill: as
he sections struct, by the tornado,
leet storms and rains sought to ?xricate
themselves from1 the- vrrei*ge
of winter's last assault.
Eight were dead in Oklahoma,
there the tornado originated, and six
n Missouri, next state in ita path.J
thilc more than 50 were.being cared
or in hoepitals. Some of the latter
rere so seriously injured they may
lie. Kansas reported one dead. One
ras killed in Ohio.
IfWty-eight of fifty track workers
luried under snow slides in a Utah
anyon, ue?r Provo, escaped, death,
ut two still were missing as rescue
rorkers pblfced the work of brinprog
the men fspm under -the- drifts.
'hp sprinimlv iniurpd hud hppn
Four liven were refrjtffipt. j|^t in
ania. The lives of two childr?<ii7were'
aved by the heroic action of 4n en-'1
;ineer, who leaped from his cab intohe
waters of the Saw Mill Run creek
ere. The parents of the two children,!
fr. and Mrs. Joe Cribor, were lost
a an attempt to save them.
Scores Are Injured in Arkansas
Storm.
Little Rook, Ark., Mar. 29.?Scores
f persons were injured and thousnds
of dollars worth of property detroyed
in wirulstiorms over Arkanas
last night and early today, according
to meagre reports reaching
lere tonight, following the gradual
estoration of wire communications
rith isolated sections of the state.
Flood Warnings Are Sent Out by
Washington.
Washington, Mar. 29.?Flood wam-j
ngs were issued tonight bivthe Unit- j
d States weather bureau. Arise in i
he Ohio river, to 7 feet above flood-1
fage was predicted for .the Pitts- ;
mrgh area.
)ne Man Kileld in Wind Swept Ohio.
County
Defiance, Ohio, March 29.?One I
nan was kilted, several persons were j
njured and property damage estjnated
high in the thousand's wai I
aused by a"taeft?do that swept from
he southwest to "the northeast across
Jefiance county this afternoon.
>EATH O.F MISS
BKTH WINSTEA D,
A message was received here yesT
erdav evenine .tellinc of the death
if Miss Beth Winstead. She died in
f. hospital Jn Richmond, where she
ladjiecn seriously' ill for the past
fce!T Miss Wiiistead was the dsuyh
or of Mr. and Mrs., C. M. Winstead,
md was a beautiful young Woman,
oyely in character, and was a favirite
with ali.^
The burial will take place this afernoon
at Concord Methodist church
it 4 o'clock.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES."
The regular quarterly communion
lervlces will be held in the Baptist
'hunh next Sunday morning at 11
>'clock. If the special . services now
wing conducted In the. Preshyiewian
:hrfrch continue over Sunday there
will be nd service at night.?;?
There will be a play. '"A" CrWti
Courtshp." pt Allensvllte high school
Prsdar night. April 4th, et 8 oiClbck.
AdtnlMlan 20 and 35 Cents. 1
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I A* Wednesday Evening
BUSHY FORK WINS THREE OUT
OF FOUR DEBATES LAST WEEK.
Roxboro and Bushy Fork engaged
in two debates last week. The lotlowing
query was discussed: Resolved,
That the inter-allied war debts
should be cancelled.
In these debates Bushy Fork showed
skill in handling the arguments;
with the result of b double victory
for Bushy Fork.
On Friday evening March 28 the
Bushy Fork teams went against Stovall
ami Stem in the Triangle debate on
the same question. Bushy Fork's
Negative woH an outstanding-victory
WVUTBU a iiWVl?-UtlO?mriJ{ owj- j
veil's Affirmative .by a two ^rr.one decision.
This victory is the m3re pleas-1
ing inasmuch as the . defeated team
had beaten Oxford a few nights previous;
furthermore one of the members
of Stovall's 'team came in
vote of participating in th% finals at
Chapel Hill last year. 1 _
Bushy Fork's Affirmative, however,
was not so successful, falling before
Stem's Negative by a two to one decision,
notwithstanding the fort, that
Bushy TFork's team was ih better form
and Stem's Negative weaker than
Roxboro's Negative debated a few
nights before.
Too much credit cannot be given
to the efficient coach, Mr B. I. Satterffeld,
for his Untiring- efforts.
This 'year's debating record proved
conclusively that Bushy Fork is at
par with the best debating teams of
the state.
The summary of the debates are as
follows;
Summary of Debates.
' Bushy Fork at Roxboro Tuesday
Evening March 25th. . "' .
Affirmative: Miss Janie Burns, Mr.
Chas. Woods, Jr. Negative:
Mr. Irving O'Briant,
Miss Cleo Rogers.
J udgee
.Mrs. R. L. Wilburn Messrs J. S.
Walker and Bernard Crowell.
- Decision unanimously in favor of
negative.
Roxboro at Bushy Fork High
School.
Affirmative, Bushy Fork: Mr. Eugene
Smith, Miss Lucy Horton.
Negative, Roxboro: Miss Roxana
Yancey, Mr. Eugene Thompson.
Judges
Mrs. E. Pv Warren, Messrs E. P.
Warren and Iinwood Bradsher.
Decision?Two to one in favor of
Affirmative.
iFriday Evening March 28th.
Bushy Fork at Stovall, N. C.
Stovall's Affirmative: Miss Catheryn
Daniel, Mr. Gordon Spicey.
Bushy Fork's Negative: Mr. Irving
O'Briant, Miss Cleo Rogers.
Judges
Messrs. Hall, Jackson a|nd Rev.!
Hartsell.
Decision?'Two to one in favor of
negative.
Friday 'Evening March 29th.
. Stem at Bushy Ferk High School.
J.Bushy Fork's Affirmative: Mr. Eugene
Smith, Miss Lucy Horton,
Stem's Negative: Miss Eva Coley,
Miss Clara Jones.
Judges
Messrs, F. O. Carver, S.-G. Winstead
and Rev. White.
X)ecision?Two to one in favor of
Negative.
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FARMERS TAKE NOTICE
Mr. J. H. Blackwell, County
Agent Granville County will be in
Roxboro TUiESDAY, APRIL 15th,
(Tuesday of Court) -for a public
demonstration in Cotton Growing.
Demonstration will be held.at the
recess hour on Tuesday of Court
at the J. A. Long farm North
.East of Town, Mr. O. L. Sajtgr'Jield
officiating.
' If you are interested in Cotton,
growing this year be present, tell
your neighbor td be there, lets get
together'GSi proposition and make
it a go. ?
- THE PEflLES BANK.
SPECIAL DPRV1CE J
AT.OAK GROVR
There will be special service at Oak
Groye on Saturday afterpnnn at 8
olclock. Every member of the church
is urged to be present.
?R.- Gi. Thenspsyn, Pastor. ?i
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What 1 A play. "Cabin Courtship."
Where"? Allensville High Sehbol.
' Whcp t Friday.' April dfh, 8 o'clock.
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A.prih2fid, 1924
The members ofvthe Country Club
were delightfully entertained by Mrs.
C. H. DunlUfy on Thursday afternoon, j
Boston Rook was the game of the
afternoon, the guests enjoying a
number of interesting progressions. I
A delicious salad course hot chocolate
and salted nuts were served to'
the following; Mesdnmes K. C. Wag-1
staff, E. U. Morton, T. C. WagilA#nod
Misses Ruth Hester, Mary Wag-!
staffs Nellie and MaiSr Winstead. - }
Mrs. T. T. Hester was hostess to
me meinoers 01 tne v-ountry vlu'i on
last Thursday afternoon. The lovely I
home was niade hi Ore."" attractive by
a profusion of- sprthg- flowers. The
idea ot springtime was furfher carried
put in the contest, games and
place-cards. Mrs. T. C. Wagataff displayed
the greatest familiarity with
flowers and was presented with a
lovely bunch of jonquils.
A tempting salad course coffee,
mints, pineapple, macaroni were
served. The following, guests were
present: Mesdames E. D. Morton, J.
B. Satterfield, C. H. Dunkley, W. E.
Morton, T. C. Wagstaff, C. E. Winstead,
Jr. and Misses Mary WagsTaTT,
Nellie and Mary Winstead.
ThejReview club met Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. T. B. Woody. The
meeting was presided over by the
president, Mrs. James- -Burrows, it
also being her last meeting with the
club, as she goes to New York to|
make her home in the future. The'
program for next year was read toj
the club -by the committee,- and will|
be Southern Literature. After thei
business session Mrs. B. C. Thompson
led the lesson review "Animals,
in Art." Mrs. R. L. Wilbum closed!
with one of Mark Twain's readings.
The social hour was made delightful
with the serving of a delicious salad
course, at the conclusion of which
Mr?. E. Eberman or behalf oT
the club presented Mrs. Burrows a
lovely string,'of pearls. It*^ta? with
regret that the club gave Mrs. Burrows
up, for her work has been effective,
and untiring. The members
present were Mesdames T. W. Pass,.
R. H. Oakley, T. O. Wilkerson,
Warren, T. C. Bradsher, E. E. Thomas/R.
L. .Wilburn, R. E. White, E. M.
Davis, I. O. Abbitt, James Burrows,
B. C. Thompson, E. Eberhian, G. C.
Cabiness, H. LrCroweU, Xillian Foreman,
and E. E." Bradsher.-.'*'
Mrs. W. C. Bullock entertained The
Research club on Wednesday afternoon.
The topic for discussion was
"Two American Playwrights, William
Vaughan - Moody, and Percy
McKaye." The first paper was prepared
on Moody,' and presented by
Mrs. B. B. Newell, who also-led the
discussion of the play, "The Great
Divide." The second paper was on
MpKaye, and given by Mrs. E. P.
Dunlap, with discussion of the play..
"The Scarecrow." The menu served
was a salad course with hot rolls and
coffee. The members present were
Mesdames J. A. Beam, L. M. Carlton,
B. G. Clayton, A. S. deVlaming, E.
P. Dunlap, H.-^T Morton, J. J. Winstead,
R. R. Newell, W. *T. Pass, W.
O. Sampie, R. L. Wilburn and A._M.
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The Pleasure Club met with Mrs,
H. S. Morton on last Friday afternoon.
Six tables were arranged in the
anisic and living room for the game
of .Boston. Rook. The house was lovely
with yellow Jonquils and other
spring flowers. The hostess served a
delightful salad course with coffee.
Attractive yellow jonquil cups filled
with mints were given as favors.
Those present were Mesdames L. C.
Bradshcr, W. C. Bullock, B. G. Clayton,
E. M. Watis, R. L. Harris, E. G.
Long, Connor Merritt, H. W. and B.
B. Newell, J. D. K. Richmond,cB. A.
Thaxton, I. O. Wilkerson, Fra'rfVWitaien,
Preston Satterfield-'g. B. Thomas,
F. O. Carver, U. Lumford, E. P.
Dunlap, Frank Howard, Sallie Mor.
Mra. R, L, Wilbum entertained a
ft# of the young people Mod, evejning
in honor of Jfls's deVlaming and
Miss Nash. Two tables of- Bridge
were enjoyed by. the. guests. Pink
cayathm aw# lovely spring flowers
w era-arranged oxer the house. A dalieibus
ice course was served by
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Misses Marion deVlaming and Louise*
Wilburn to the following:) Misses
Elizabeth Nash, Isabel deVlaming.
Louise Thompson, Elizabeth Hareir
and Mess. Charlie Harris, Bern am
Crowell, H. F. Ayers and Dr. 3. H.
Hughes. ' I
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Miss Margaret Whitten delightfully
entertained at Mrs. L. M. Carlton's
home on Saturday evening * in honor
of Miss Carlton's guests, . Misses
Adelaide McAlister and Martha Mas-'' ?
lin of Winston. Bridge was the game
of the evening and mgny interesting
"games were enjoyed. A delightful
salad course was served to the following:
Misses Elizabeth Ilhrvie.
.Martha Maslin, Adelaide McAlister,_^ . .
.Margaret Carlton .pod Mesa. C. A.
Harris, Robert and Mefrrimon Burns
.and Broadhead.
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mu8ical entertainment AT
semora.
The Westbrook Concert Co. of Danville,
Va., will give an entertainment
'"in the Semora School ( Auditorium
Friday, April 4, 7:30 P.'m. " A varied
program of both instrumental and
vocal music will be presented. The
[Westbrook Co. Is known, always to
give good, high-class music?some
old, some new, but all good I TBiey "
come under the auspices of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the Semora
Methodist Church. Admission
25 and 50c.
NOTICE. |
The Democrats of the County are
hereby called to meat in the courthouse
at Roxbpro on Saturday, April
12th, at one o'clock, P. M., for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the
State Conevntion at 'Raleigh on April
119th. Let all Democrats of the County
assemble at this hour in the County
Convention, - ;rR.
P. Burn's, Chairman,
Person County Dem. Ex. Com.
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"THE UGLESJ OF SEVEN."
On Thursday night, April 3rd, at t d
Wilkerson's school house beginning
at 7^30^ there will be , a play given,
| "The UgTest of Seven." a comedy. "A i
Darkey Wood Dealer." Ice cream will
be sold and we hope to have some
pretty music. Admission, 15 and 25
cents.
* If you want to enjoy an evening ?
full of fun, be there. Everybody Invited.
A RECORD TO BETROUD OF. '
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On March 21, 1924, the Coca-Cola
I Bottling Company sent an inspector
here to make an inspection of the
Rosboro Coca-Cola Bottling Company,
,with the following results:
Sanitation 100 points.
I Product 10ft points. ' '. .
Building and equipment 100 points.
Average 100 points.
This is^ a record fn be proud of,
for when any one scores 100 points
straight through there is nothing
jmore to be said.
ST. MARK'S CHURCH.
?'O Wednesdav.
Anril 2nd: Mid-wook
| Lenten service at 5:00 P. M.
Sunday, April Gth: Church School
! at 10:00 A. Hi
| Evening Prayer and sermon at
7:3ff P. M. We are nlwny3 glad to
have you worship with us. .
J. L; Martin, Rector.
? i i p1 ?;?SAI.E
OF CHILDREN'S GARMENTS. ' '
j The ladies of the Episcopal church
j will hold a sale of cKRdrens garj
ments, aprons and fancy articles at
Pass' Furniture Store Saturday,
April 12th at 2 o'clock. If you need
something for the children come and
get it from us. 4-2 2ts.
?o?H r? - . " A DEATH
OF MR. . &
WELDON WHITFIT1 J>.
Mr. Weldon Whitfield, died at the
hospital in Durham laat Thursday.
Mr-Whitfield had been in poor heaRh
far sometime, and - had -been in. the
ireapltgl, hut his friends did mil liiluh?
the end was so near. - He was buried
at the family burying grounds on
.iHtlMy. Mtulllg, where a large gath
ering of friends gathered to pay their
laet respeebrJMr. Whitfield was ona of
the County'a beeV-fam?T?. a ktnd and , *,
generous neighbor, and will ba great
jy mined'.in his community. '
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