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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 10. 1935
NUMBER 15
Courthouse Is
Swamped With
Bevy Of People
Adjustment Payments, Seed
Loans Bring Large Num
bers Of People To Town
WEED LOAN OFFICE
~ IS BUSIEST PLACE
Tefi days ago the word went out
that adjustment payments due on
1934 tobacco crops were here. Prom
all sections of the County folks be
gan' treking in, having one desti
nation, the grand jury room on the
first floor of the court house where
the adjustment checks were being
distributed. 1132 checks, represent
ing $89,444 had been received. All
of these have been distributed ex
cept about forty. 259 more are due
to come, but they have not arrived
as yet. These represent the balance
of the $122,000 due Person County
farmers in adjustment payments.
Adjustment checks are to be di
vided among those raising a crop.
If there is a landlord and a ten
ant involved, the land lord collects
his proportionate share, just as he
would his share of the crop and the
tenant does the same.
A hum of conversation and the
clicking of typewriters attracts
your attention the minute you step
inside the court house door. You
find that it is none other than the
first grand rush to the seed loan
offlce and the office of the Produc
tion Credit Association. Lining the
steps to the second floor are farmers
who wait patiently for their turn
to see the seed loan administrator.
The landing on the second floor is
crowded and the throng overflows
up the steps to the third floor.
The benches that line the main
hall are occupied With farmers wait
ing to see the seed loan adminis
trator i r the offlce manager of the
Production, Credit Association.
There is no loaf in", here; the loafers
have all been put aside. These peo
ple are here on business.
Everybody is as busy as the pro
verbial bee and the court house
these days resembles nothing so
much as a busy bee hive, but with
no drones. And all the time the i
regular order of business is going
on. The clc*k, the health nurse, the
register of deeds, the farm agent,
the sheriff the education superin
tendent, the jailor and the Record
er's Court all conduct their affairs
in the regular routine.
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Ford's Are Called
To New Jersey
Mr. and Mrs. Steward M. Ford
who were called to New Jersey last
week on account of the illness and
death of Mr. Ford's mother, have
returned home. Miss Peggy Ford,
who is attending college in Phila
delphia, and had been spending the
spring vacation with her parents,
accompanied them.
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W. M. U. Notice -
The W. M. U. of the First Bap
tist Church meets Monday after
Fon April 15, at three o'clock in
e church auditorium.
Circle No. 4, Mrs. T. B. Woody,
leader, has charge of the program.
Topic: The Banner of the Cross in
Mediaeval and modern Europe.
Circle No. 3, Mrs. Curtis Oakley,
leader, led in attendance in March.
The Business Womens' Circle will
meet Monday afternoon at 7:30
with Mrs, Osby Gentry and Mrs.
Nellie Clay.
Rev. Paul Root To
Be At The Long
Memorial Ch.
On next Sunday morning Rev.
Paul Root of Duke University will
. preach at Long Memorial Church.
Mr. Root has preached a number
of times in the local pulpit, and is.
always heard gladly by Roxboro
people. Mr. Herbert, the pastor, will
be in charge of the service.
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SERVICE OF BAPTISM
On the coming Sunday afternoon
at 3:30, at Long Memorial Church
the pastor-will conduct a service of
baptism for children and Infants.
Those wishing to have their chil
dren baptised please communicate
With Ntts, Kirby.
Rotary Club Hold?
Meeting I n New
Community House
The Roxboro Rotary Club had the
honor of being the first to make
use of Roxboro's New Community
House by holding its meeting there
Thursday night. A most delightful
dinner was served them by the lo
cal Parent Teachers Association.
Mrs. S. B. Davis, who was very
instrumental in securing this new
building for Roxboro, made a short
talk followed by Mr. Alex Sergent.
The latter paid high tribute to those
who had helped make this Com
munity House possible for Roxboro
with special credit to Mrs. S. B.
Davis.
The feature of the program was
an interesting address by Hon. W.
D. Merritt, senior member of the lo
cal bar, on the subject of Inter
national Peace.
Other guests of the club for -the
evening were Clarence Holeman
and S. B. W instead.
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Commencement
SPeakers On The
R.H.S. Program
Sermon on Sunday, May 12th
Literary Address On
Following Tuesday
Rev. H.^B. Porter, Presiding Elder
of the Durham District of the Meth
odist Church, will preach the com
mencement sermon for Roxboro
High School on Sunday morning,
May 12 and the literary address
will be delivered to the graduating
class on the following Tuesday by
Hon. Cale K. Burgess of Raleigh,
N. C.. according to plans announced
the first of the week by Mr. G. C.
I Davidson.
Rev. Mr. Porter Is a well known
! figure in church circles and no
doubt will deliver a sermon that will
be well worth hearing. Hon. Cale
K. Burgess has made quite a name
for himself as the leader of the
United Dry Forces in North Caro
lina and is an able speaker.
Other plans for commencement
will be announced at a later date
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Remodeling Olive
Branch Church
Mr. Tom Day, Roxboro contractor,
j has- the contract to remodel the
! Olive Branch Baptist church. The
! building will be thoroughly over
! hauled, new floors, painting, inside
j and out, and new pulpit furniture,
j and several Sunday School rooms
i will be provided. This church, under
the leadership of Rev. Joe B. Cur
rin, the pastor, is making wonder
ful progress.
MAYOR'S RACE
LIKELY TO BE
HOT AFFAIR
Two Candidates Already In
The Field; There Will
Likely Be Others To
Announce
With the mass meeting less than
a week off the race for Mayor of
Roxboro is shaping into a hot affair.
Mayor R. * B. Dawes said in a
statement today that he would be a
candidate for re-election, and Mr.
J. Melvin CBriant has already an
nounced his candidacy for this of
fice. Rumors floating around have
named others of our prominent cit
izenship, as probable candidates but
the parties in question could not
be reached to verify these rumors.
But bear in mind that old adage
which runs: where there is smoke
there is bound to be a fire.
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Pre - School Clinics
Pre -School clinics have been con
ducted in several schools and much
interest has been shown by the par
and teachers. Other clinics tfill
be 'held as follows:
Helena-^Monday Apri] 15th 1 P.M.
Bushy Fork Tues. April 16th 1 PM
Hurdle Mills Wed. Apr. 17th 1 PM
Jalong Thursday April 18th 1PM
East Roxboro Monday Apr. 22 2 pm
Collins-Aikman Tues'y Apr. 23 1pm
Mrs. Ruth M. OBriant,
Person County Nurse.
New Eastern Star
Officers Assume
Official Duties
Installation Ceremonies And
First Birthday Celebrat
ed At Same Time
On Thursday night the Roxboro
Chapter No. 207. Order of Eastern
Star celebrated Home-Coming mte,
this also being the occasion of their
first anniversary as well as the in
stallation of new officers for tne
coming year.
Several distinguished guests were
present, Mrs. Clyde P. Fitzgerald,
Worthy Grand Matron of N. o.,
Mrs. Willie P. Nichols. Grand Mar
shall of North Carolina; both of
Raleigh, N. C. Mrs. Ethel E. Daw
son District Deputy Grand Matron,
and Mr. Dawson of Durham. There
were also present several other
guests from Raleigh. Durham. Hills -
boro and Mebane.
The Chapter room was beautifully
I decorated with Spring flowers in
the Eastern Star colors. I
i The following officers were in- j
stalled by District Deputy Ethel EJ
I Dawson, assisted by Miss Helen
I Dawson and Mrs. Billings of South
| gate Chapter Durham. I
Worthy Matron. Mrs. Bessie
' Thomas; Worthy Patron. W W.
! Morrell; Associate Matron. Mrs.
I G I Prillaman; Associate Pa - j
rcn E. M. Bailey; Secretary. Mrs. j
Jessie Whitfield; Treasurer, Mrs.
Elizabeth Stewart ; Conductress. Mrs
Maxine Duke; Associate Conduct-,
i ress. Mrs. Orphia Gentry; Marshall.
I Mrs. Beatrice Rimmer; Organist.
Miss Maude Montague; Adah. Mrs.
1 Mildred Montague; Ruth. Mrs. Neva
I Brooks; Esther. Mrs. Musette Bailey
and Martha, Miss Mabel Montague.
Electa. Mrs. Sallie Minor; Chaplin,
i Rev J C. McGregor; Warder. Mrs.
Ovieda Long, Sentinel, C. L. Bowen
Gifts were presented to the guests ;
of honor by Mi's. Maxine Duke.
After the business of the even
ing a delightful social hour was en
oyed. The outstanding event of
this being whert Mrs. Bessie Thom
' as worthy Matron, entered with
an immense Birthday cake, decorat
ed with the Eastern Star emblem in
1 their colors, and centered with one
large burning candle, honoring r
Roxboro Chapter's first birthday.
The visiting Chapter put on sev
eral stunts which caused much
merriment.
Delicious punch and cake
served during the social hour.
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Compliance Officer
Placed At College
North Carolina will have its own
! compliance officer this year to ad
; just controversial matters arising
I from the operation of the adjust
ment contracts. Dean I. O. Schaub
I has announced that Percy Bloxam
I has been located at State College
i bv the AAA and that all matters
relating to compliance with con
tracts will be handled by him.
This means that farmers who may
have difficulty in securing rental
and benefit payments on their con
tracts should take up the matter
! with their local farm agents, who
in turn will transmit the informa
ition to the extension specialists
j charge of the commodity concern
ed. These commodity men will then
handle the matter with Washing
ton through Mr. Bloxam.
Announcement
To The Voters Of The Town Of
Roxboro:
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for the office of Mayor of
Roxboro. and will appreciate youi
vote on the day of election, May
7th, 1935.
I have servvd as Mayor for sever
al years, had experience as a mem
ber of the Town Board, and feel
that my experience at this partic
ular time will be of benefit to the
people of this good town. If elected
I shall give it my very best, atten
tion and promise to do all in my
power to help pull the town out of
the hole it is now in.
Your support will be greatly ap
preciated.
Yours Very Truly,
J. M. O'Briant
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Mountain farmers of Graham
County have purchased 5,800 lbs.
of lespedeza seed for demonstration
plantings this season.
In Rutherford County, 267 far??
ers have sold 14.786 pounds qf
oouftry fot $1,798.97 during the last
few weeks, _ __
Barker Speaks
To Kiwanis Club
Monday Night
Kiwanians Meet For First
Time In New Community
House ; Several Out Of
Town Guests Present.
ATTENDANCE CONTEST
PROGRESSING NICELY
Taking an optimistic note and
speaking for a few minutes in an
encouraging vein Ralph Barker of
Durham, a former Governor of the
I Carolinas District of Kiwanis Inter
| national, infused his hearers with
I his own enthusiasm Monday night
when he addressed the Kiwanis
| Club and guests in the new com
J munity house. It was the first time
that the Kiwanians had met in the
community house, and Mr. Barker
started things off with a bang. He
brought a message of cheer and of
erod fellowship, and through his
words you could feel his own per
sonality and his enthusiasm for Ki
wanis ideals.
The attendance campaign being
sponsored by the club brought out
an almost one hundred per cent
attendance at this meeting. Each
side, the Giants and the Yankees,
are vieing with each other to win
the six weeks' race which began
with this meeting.
Mr. Ed Coble, president of the Ox
ford Club, and Dr. Hal Pittard, a
past president of that organisation,
cpcke in a few-^ONto of congratu
lation to the Roxboro group on its
fine showing.
Other guests present for the even
ing were: Messrs. P. L. Cashwell,
V. H. Satterfield, and Coy E. Day
of Roxboro, Mrs. Ralph Barker of
Durham, and Mr. R. L. Bolton of
Chapel Hill.
The meeting next Monday night
will be held in the basement of the
Methodist Church.
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Escaped 16 Years
Ago; Returns
To Finish Term
J. C. Walker, once considered a
"tough customer," began to read
just himself yesterday to the rou
tine of Central Prison, resuming a
30-year sentence for murder that
was interrupted 16 years ago when
he escaped from a convict camp in
the western part of the state.
White-haired and penitent ,the
52-year old Walker, who said he
had "made good" during his 16
years of absence walked into War
| den W. -H. HoneycuttV office and
I said "I've come to get shed of the
j rest of my time." He was con
[ victed in Pender County in 1915
| for slaying Sheriff Jack Stanley of
Brunswick county.
Walter explained hif voluntary
return to imprisonment oy saying
he wan tea to "get a load from my
conscience" and finish "paying my
i debt.'
foter roaming about the country
for a number of years following his
; escape Walker said he married
i and settled down as a farmer at
Brooksville, Miss, and became a
member of the church.
Central Prison does not have a
' -omplete file of Walker's record,
but another source said he shot
Sheriff Stanley to death in 1908.
"He seems glad to get back and
j?et the matter off his mind," said
Warden Honeycutt, who has been
??* the prison since 1902 and said
Walker is the first convict he has
s^en to return voluntarily to face
~uch a long term. Walker still has
26 years to serve.
"He recognized me and I recog
nized him," said Warden Honey
cutt. "His hair is real white and
he seems very repentant. He was
regarded as one of the toughest
fellows in the whole country when
he came here in 1915. I don't think
any of the prisoners he knew then
are still here."
Governor Ehringhaus. when in
fermed of Walker's return, said "It
is a .very unusual case. I will be
friterd^ted very much in watch
ing his future conduct. Of course
yiy clemency action must follow
*he usual channels."
Walker, who returned to the pen
tentiary Sunday night, was placed
n B-grade and dressed in vertical
stripes. Hfe seemed to be nervous
and no prison Job will be allotted
h^m for > few dfcya. *
Pineland Group
Delights Bethel
Hill Audience
An Inspiring Musical Program
Presented On Friday
Evening. Was A
Treat
R^o?SSibly ^ m0st dutiful mu
sical entertainment ever given at
Bethel HU1 ,he concm b?th.
Pineland College Quartet on Fri
? 6V^lngr' Under ^ direction of
ine' and sponsored by
the Woman's dub of Bethel Hill (a
community that for fifty year* and
more, has encouraged and spon
sored educational and cultural af
fairs.)
Music lovers came from all the
nearby towns, having heard of the
glowing accounts of the work of this
group of singers, written from var
ious colleges and towns in the state
so that the large and appreciative
ium nCarly fll,Cd 1116 Editor
Preceding the concert Mrs W
J. Jones, President of Pineland Col
ege, gave an illuminating talk upon
ion of North Carolina '
?nien the lovely pearl-gray back
curtain parted, and four girls in
evenUl? attire stepped
forth They came they sang, and
immediately conquered the hearts
of the audience. The following num
ber was a quartet arrangement of
meidelssohni's "I waited For The
Lord". The audience held itS"?r*ath i
ln WnaBemept as the four lovely
voices wended their way through
jn uCaC 6S of Polyphonic
labyrinth; but the seemingly tan
gled skein finally unwound itself
and there were the voices at the
end blending into a chord of won- 1
drous beauty. Then followed Reich
ardt's "In the time of Roses " a
simple and heart felt ballad, in
which their voices, in sustained
harmony, floated out reminding one
of a lovely stringed quartet. The '
hSL ?! thiS was another
22 i "umber- "The Temple
Bells by Finden. The voices in this
intricate number took on the sem
blance of bells.
Most outstanding indeed was the
interpretation of the Largo Move
ment of Dvorak'^ New World Sym
phony. set to the words of a negro
spiritual.
Whether in brilliant and flashing
type or in quieter numbers of more
delicate charm, at a 11 times a beau
tiful quality of tone was noted I
Stanley Magruder. violinist, for a
boy of thirteen, gave a very finished
and mature interpretation of the
Allegro Movement of Defieriot's
Concerto in A Minor. His encore the 1
Bee by Schubert, played in a most
airy and delicate manner,
^^e coloratura soprana voice of
Miss Stenza Rogers was admirably
displayed in two songs of contrast
ing difficulty.
Misses Maude Melvin, sdprano
and Kathrine Hall contralto de
lighted the audience with solos as
did Miss Jackson with a reading
from " William Green Hill and Miss 1
Minerva."
The closing number, Schubert's
Ave Marie, was truly a most en
trancing ensemble of quartet with I
violin and soprana obligates.
The entire concert was pro
nounced a gem. and an inspiration
to the community at large.
.A Club Member
EASTER MUSIC
AT THE LONG
MEMORIAL
The choirs of the Methodist
churcnes at Woxboro and South
Boston, va., will unite to present
the Easter Cantata at Long Mem
orial church on Sunday evening
April 21st (Easter Sunday). The
United Choir will present the same
muMc at South Boston on Good
Friday evening.
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NOTICE
This is to warn the public against
hiring or harboring one Asa Reaves,
who is under contract with me for
the crop of 1935. He left without
cause and any one hiring or harbor
ing him will be treated according
to statute provided.
This the 9th day of April, 1935.!
Ed Reaves
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Obtaining a loan from the Pro- '
duction Credit Association, farm
ers- of Buncombe County have pur
chased 44 head of pure bred Aber
deen Angus beef cattle. _
A "TEAR DROP" APPEARS ON
STREETS OF ROXBORO MONDAY
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House Warming
Is Called Off
Mrs. S. B. Davis, who was a guest
of the Rotary club last Thursday
night, announced there would be a
house warming at the Community
Building on Tuesday night-last nite,
but one of the powers-that-be from
Raleigh was here Monday and said
the FERA would take no part in it
until the job was completed, and as
it is desired that all hav? a pact Ja.
the warming Mrs. Davis has called
it off until the job is completed.
The building is completed and
really, it is a thing of beauty, and
cur hat is of to the old CWA, the
FERA and all others who have had
a part in this work. When the FERA
completes the grounds, and that is
all that is lacking, it will be one of
the beauty spots of the town.
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Jalong Man Dies
After Illness Of
Four Months
Mr. W. H. Beaver Passes
Saturday P. M.; Funer
al Services Sunday
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Mr. W. H. Beaver, aged 66, died j
at his home in Jalong Saturday af
ternoon at 4 :05 o'clock following an !
illness of four months duration j
His death was attributed to a com
plication of diseases. Mr. Beaver is I
survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie
Beaver, two sons, Grover and Jim
my S. Beaver, two daughters, Mrs. J
J. T. Coleman and Miss Zora Beav- 1
er, and two brothers, Dave and !
Charlie Beaver, all of Person Co.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at 2:00 P. M.
from the North Roxboro Baptist j
Church with Rev. J. C. McGregor j
in charge, assisted by Rev. B. E.
Kelly, pastor of the Jalong Meth
odist Church. Mr. Beaver was a j
member of the North Roxboro Bap- ;
tist Church. Pall bearers, and hon- i
orary pall bearers were members of
the Lonchurst Council Junior Order, j
Flower t carers were: Misses Beat- !
rice Dixon, Lera Dixon, I'tna Wal
ker, Cora Lee Dixon, festelle Cole, ,
Esther Carver, and Willie Mae Ad
cock.
Mr. Beaver " was Duriea In the
Beaver Family Cemetery near Surl
Church. The services at the grave !
were tn charge of the local Junior j
Order.
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Will, Celebrate
Golden Wedding
Judge And Mrs. W. I. Newton
Will Celebrate Fifty Years
Of Married Life On April
22nd.
On April 22, 1885 a young man
and a young woman started out as
man and wife. On April 22, 1935 that
same young 'man and young wo
man will look back over the past
-fifty years of married life. Judge
and Mrs. W. I. Newton will re
ceive at their home on Morgan St.
on that date in celebration of their
fiftieth wedding anniversary.
I Mr. Newton is a native of this
! county and for many years was
connected with the tobacco industry
here and elsewhere. He has served
this town in the capacity of Mayor
and at the present time he pre
sides over the Person County Re
corders Court. Mrs. Newton was.
I before her marriage, Miss Nora
| Rogers and she also is a native of
! Person County having many kin
J people living within its bounds now.
To this union was born nine chil
dren, eight girls and one boy. Of
this number there are seven now
living, all girls. Three of the daugh
ters live here and the others are re
siding in Virginia. West Virginia
and Kentucky.
Presbyterian
Church Services
9:30 A. M. Church School. Lesson
Topic: "Christ The Saviour"
11:00 A. M.^. Morning Worship .
6 ;43 PrM. Youhg. Peo
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One Of Six Cars Fashioned To
Resemble A Drop Of Falling
Water Appeared Here, At
tracting Quite A Few Cur
ious Spectators.
Along with the rest of the rain
of the past week a "Tear Drop" test
car of the McQup-y- Morris Mfg.
Co. of St. Louis appeared on Rox
,boro streets Monday. It is called
tear drop because it is designed to
approximate the shape a drop of
water takes falling through the air.
Engineers, use this design to de
crease wind resistance and thus in
crease speeu.
SIX CARS USED
Six of these unusual shaped bod
ies are mounted on various conven
tional car chassis and are making
; tests on Super "C" and Hi-Unit
Superoyl piston rings and associated
motor parts in every section of the
country under every conceivable op
erating condition.
ADVANTAGES FOR TESTING
The tear drop bodies are used be
cause: they enable the car to be
operated at higher rates of speed
at the same time consuming less
engine horse power; they provide
much more space for instruments
than the conventional car; they
place the engine and the driver to
gether and thus enable the ear of
a trained driver to detect trouble
when it starts rather than after
the damage has been done.
TESTING INSTRUMENTS
There are fifteen testing instru
ments with a value of $1500 which
keep the test engineer, Glenn O.
Moore, informed of the car's per
formance at all times. These cars
are equipped with instruments that
previously were used only in lab
oratory tests such as exhaust gas
analyzer, oil temperature guages,
blow-by meters and other scienti
fic apparatus. In short the car com
bines many of the advantages of
the testing labiratory with all the
advantages of the road test car.
The car started its present trip
from Philadelphia several months
ago and will cover the Atlantic
states in the course of a year of
testing.
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Roxboro First
Baptist Church
Wounds of the soul, though healed,
will ache;
The reddening scares remain, and
, make confession;
Lost innocence returns no more;
We are not what we were before
Transgression.
But noble souls, through dust and
heat
Rise from disaster and defeat. The
?Stronger;
And conscious still of the divine
Within them, lie on earth supine
No Longer.
Longfellow
Bible School 9:45 A. M.
Preaching 11:00 A. M. Subject ?
"The King Of Kings"
1 Baptist Training Union 6:30 P. M.
Preaching 7:30 P. M. Subject^-" An
chored Souls"
| A CORDIAL INVITATION ES EX
! TENDED TO ALL
i W. P. West, Pastor
A.L- ' JJ O?
Notice To Farmers!
The Prison Deparment at Raleigh
is wanting to buy molasses. Any
farmer having molasses for sale
should see Mr. Brooks sHC\ he local
Prison camp and give the price per
gallon, the number of gallons for
sale, state the kind of containers
the molasses is In, and the condition
of the containers. . ?
H. K. Sanders,
County Agent.
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MISSIONARY MEETING
The (Person County Missionary
Zone will meet in regular session at
Concord Church, in the Person Cir
cuit, at 3 P. M? Sunday* afternoon
April 14th. Come and help us make
this one of the best meetings of
the year. Everybody interested in
missions is invited.
Mrs. E. B- Craven, Zone Leader.
CALLED TO^ FLORIDA
Mrs, Oveida Long was called to
Jacksonville, Fla., last Friday on
account of the death of her sister,
Mrs. Cheatham.
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Shorthand was Invented in
"days of the: Romans. r