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sins XXXI. Number 5.
Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Friday, January 31, 1964.
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Dcnotrati Executive
Ccir.iTiittc3 Is Called To
fJhal today, Feb. 3rd
' William F. Ainsley. chair
man of the Perquimans Courty
Democratic Executive Comr it
tee, has been asked 1 by State
Party Chairman Lunsford Crew
i6 call a meeting of the Demo
cratic . Executive Committee on
Monday, .February 3, for the
purpose of . recommending nom
inees to serve on the County
Board of Electiins.
. Under the la each county
is, represented by three members
on the County Elections Board,
two Democrats and one Republi
can. Each county Executive
Committee will submit three
Democrats, in order of prefer
ence, and two will be officially
appointed by the State Board
of Elections, The new members
of the County Board, of Elections
.will serve for a term of two
years. . " Chairman Crew will
make his recommendations from
those received by the county
,-hairman. . :
Each county . chairman has
been asked to submit the three
nominations to State Democratic
Headquarters no later than Feb
ruary 10. Complete instructions
and proper blanks have been
sent to each county executive
committee.
January
' ' . ' Contributed By
" MRS. DOHA T. RIDDICK
.Weather cold, clouds a-flying
- Man his last year's plans still
trying, ,
C Birds getting up ' with a whir
'. . and a flutter,
Hunter shooting with his heart
" - Jike butter.
Wondering why . his hand will
- ) shake ' - , '
When a quick aim he must take;
A"tlyihg needle; radio; i ' ;
Choosing colors i for the living
.' toom rug; " , ' .... . .
The l winter', sunshine, : cold , and
still, - ' ' ,r
.The ice and snow, the -windy
'hill;''
Fire' on'1 the hearth, a heart-
filling home,
: Day's, work steady, no wjsh to
roam
, Look you how the ingredients
vary ,
In making up this January!
Roger M. Nixon In
; Bowling Tourney
Roger M. Nixon of Star Route,
WinfolL'a student at East Caro
lina College, Was cne of 20 stu
i dents in campus ' championship
', participating in Region 5, Inter
collegiate Bowling Tournament
held', at East Carolina College
Thursday night
Annual Report Of Albemarle
Soil And Water Conservation
District Shows
s The year 1063 was another
good crop year in Perquimans
: County. .:. Perquimans County
' farmers placed approximately
6,000 acres ' in the Feed Grain
Program. ,
1 ; The supervisors made out a
budget for the year and raised
funds for. operation by .selling
. associate membership' certifi
cates. All state and national
: dues - were paid. Perquimans
County supervisors again spon
sored t a Conservation ; Poster
Contest in; the fourth, fifth and
sixth grades in the two county
grammar schools. The super
- visors presented a prize of $5.00
to the first place- winner and
$3.00 to the second place win
ners in ".- each . grade. -: These
prizes ' were furnished by the
V tford Livestock . & Supply
C :my.
i ,'quimans County had two
spoiwors of the "Northeaster"
News ' Letter. The o Albemarle
,Eleclne Membership Corpora
tion and J. F. Hollowell & Son.
The supervisors appreciated very
much thtae two companies help
i -'.g- sponsor t'8 District News
Letter. -Coil
Etewo ' - Week was
' tv I i.i t' i c"unty. Ma
. ct sjU .' " ' :p were
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Swine School To
Be Held February 3
On Monday night, February
3, there will be a swine school
conducted by Dr. Bill Perry
man on "Diseases and Parasites
of Hogs." Interest in this topic
among the hog producers is very
high and it is something that
all farmers need to know more
about.
This meeting starts at 7:30
and will be held at the Agri
cultural Building. "We hope
that each of you will attend,"
states R. M. (Pete) Thompson,
County Extension Chairman.
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Several Board member sessions
were conducted by Miss Addie
M. Darden, North Carolina TB
Field Consultant, assisted by Mrs.
Gladys Cropsey, -Executive Di
rector for new board members
of the Pasquotank-Perquimans-Camden
TB Association. Meet
ings were conducted in the Agri
culture Building in Hertford' and
in ' the TB Office in , Elizabeth
City January 21-23. The pur
pose of these meetings were to
give the new members a clear
er understanding of the vital
work of the organization, also
duties kind responsibilities as a
member, -; V.
Miss Darden discussed the five
approved principles: anlaysis "of
the facts, education of the indi
vidual and the community, dem
onstration to , prove their ; value,
support of legislation, and to de-
tivity.,:.: - 1 :.'-V,
' Materials and their' Usage were
displayed t and discussed ' on ' Tu
berculosis and other: Respiratory
Diseases by Mrs. Cropsey. .'
IThis! is the first time, sessions
for hew . members have ' been
held , and Mrs. Cropsey " who
pointed out that Tuberculosis
Associations are organized for
the citizens to work together to
achieve their objectives by con
certed community action. Each
association acting through its
board of directors is responsi
ble for a program planned for
people and their problems.
AUXIUARY MEETING
The American Legion Auxili
ary will hold its monthly meet
ing on Thursday night, February
6, at 8 o'clock at the home' of
Mrs. Lessie White at Winfall.
All members are urged to at
tend. '. , .,
Very Good Year
ministers in the county to use
in . preparing their sermons on
soil stewardship.
The , supervisors helped spon
sor a woodland contest for FFA
boys. . They also helped sponsor
the land judging contest for
FFA boys. The supervisors par
ticipated in the . Goodyear con
test. ; ;v:'V ' ., '. i.'
Units on conservatiim were
taught in the fourth, fifth and
sixth grades before the children
prepared 'their . conservation
posters. 1
.Perquimans . County fanners
were encouraged to plant hairy
indigo or fescue grass on land
placed- in. the Feed Grain Pro
gram and as a result several
farmers - planted . either hairy
indigo or fescue on this land,
j Emphasis was also ' put on
seeding field borders and seed
ing side slopes oi ditcnes to
fescue grass. Approximately
20,000 lineal feet of , ditch banks
were seeded to fescue grass and
10,000 linear feet of field bord
ers were seeded. '
Forty acres of woodland were
thinned and the hardwoods on
42 acres were poisoned to pro
vide "space for pines to grow.
The Soil Conservation Service
technician assisted' 31 farmers in
" - Continued oty Fag 2
Holds Meetings
Rev. Albert Eller
Resigns As Pastor
Assembly of God
The Rev. Albert Eller, pastor
of the. Assembly of God Church
here for a number of years, was
transferred recently in another
position he held at Newton,
N.' C, therefore making it neces
sary for , him to give up the
pastorate at the church he serv
ed here.
; In leaving, Mr. and Mrs. Eller
had this to say: "We wish to
express our thanks to all of you
who had a part in making our
stay in Hertford a real joy. We
never felt like a stranger, you
made us feel so welcome. In
the last six months of our- stay
in Hertford we .had sickness in
our family and everyone was so
kind and we are so very thank,
ful.
We do appreciate it more than
words can express. To the
ladies of the BPW Club we say
thanks for your loan closet and
to Swindell's Funeral Home who
so ably handled all the arrange
ments of borrowing and return
ing a bed and ? wheel chair.
We are now living in Catawba
County but will . remember
fondly our time there. When
you make your trips to this end
of the state, please don't go
nearby without stopping to call
at least. We are on Route 1,
Box 482, Newton, N. C. Our
prayers and thoughts are for
you, from the Rev. and Mrs. Al
bert Eller, Ricky, Philip and
Cathy."
The Winfall Sponsoring Com
mittee, County Extension Agents,
parents,. andi prospective 4-H'ers
met January 16 at the Winfall
Community Building for their
first organizational meeting
itK:"tT7 ehndftTilrir; atfenaance.
The meeting was called to or
der by Elijah White, chairman.
Mrs, Percy ; -s Trueblodd ; led in
prayey. f,ollpwed;. by the pledge of
allegiance to t, the ; flag and the
4-H . pledge,,, led ; by , Mr.i White.
The , 23rd Psalm was read by
Karen Watson.-. As part: of the
devotional, Evangelyne True
blood and Gail i Watson sang
Rock of Ages",.f ollowed by The
Lord's Prayer. ' The group sang
"Give Me Thy Heart", accompan
ied by Jarvis Miller at the piano.
Mrs. Paige Underwood, asso
ciate Home Economics Agent,
welcomed and '' introduced the
new, leaders for the club, Mr.
and Mrs. Bryant Miller and Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert Watson.
: Tom Brown, Assistant Agricul
tural Extension Agent, and Mrs.
Underwood, Assistant Home Eco
:nomics'''' Extension Agent,' ex
plained the community 4H club
program and 'prOjebt' work .' and
showed slides, concerning, the op
portunities of : 4-H: ". ':'
The t fojlowjng ) dfficers Iwere
elected: President, ?Donald Morgan;-;
vice president,: Nancy: Tun
nell; secretary-treasurer, ' Sandra
Smith; reporter, Deborah Smith;
song leader, Evangelyne True
blood and Gail Watson; recre
ation leaders,: Janet Ball and
Hubert Watson. - -.
Time and place of the meet
ing will be the first Tuesday of
each 1 month at the Perquimans
County Central Grammar School
cafeteria. The next meeting is
scheduled for February 4 at 3:30
P. M.
Edward Nixon At
Bankers' Course
' Edward T. Nixon, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Preston ' Nixon of
Route 2, Hertford, is attending
the Bankeiss' Short ,. Course at
N. C. State College. ; This js a
two week .course covering many
various phases of iarming,
which is sponsored, by the banks
of North Carolina. ; '
The Peoples Bank & Trust
Coinpany ' of Hertford annually
gives a scholarship to a deserv
ing young man to attend this
short course. ; Ed, this year's
.scholarship winner,' graduated
from the , Agricultural, Institute
a); N. C State last year and is
in;,an excellent position to take
advantage of the $wo weeks of
instruction: Certainly, this is
quite an opportunity for any
young farmer. ;
REAL "HORSE POWER"
Pictured above, left to right:
Mrs. Noah Felton, Mrs. EUie
Forehand and Mrs. A. E. Layden.
Depending on "real horse
power," back in 1939 when snow
covered the ground and unpaved
roads were slippery and im
passable the Beech Springs Home
Demonstration Club meeting
was scheduled to be held and
three faithful club members,
Mrs. Noah Felton, Mrs. EUie
Forehand and Mrs. A. E. Lay
den, had to get to the club
Roberson Heads
Adult Leaders
Wilbur Roberson, 4-H leader
for the past year, was elected
as president of the Adult Lead
ers : Organization at the recent
supper meeting held at the Ag;
ricultural Building. Mr. and
Mrs. Roberson and Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton Ray Winslow are lead
ers of the Bear Swamp Com
munity 4-H Club.
Herbert Williams, retiring
president, presided at the busi
ness meeting. The devotional
was given by Maureen Nixon
and Mark , Thompson, . members
of the Clover Leaf 4-H Club.
Maureen read a poem, "Don't
Quit" and Mark sang "O God,
Our Help In Ages Past" as the
prayer. ,
Leaders were invited to a
planning luncheon to be held on
February A and J- at thir
gihia Electric Power Company
Home Living Center, ; Elizabeth
City. Miss Helen Shuey, home
economist, ' will i be hostess to
the group. . i - ; j . ; r
1964 4-H calendars, donated
by: the Hertford Livestock &
Supply Company, were distri
buted to leaders for each club
member. These calendars pro
vide space for keeping a month
ly schedule . and recording 4-H
project work. The calendars
have appropriate 4-H illustra
tions for each month of the
year.
New leader were welcomed to
the organization, who are Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Sutton and Mr.
and Mrs, Ben : Chambers, New
Hope; Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Mil
ler and Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
Watson. Winfall. and Ed Nixon,
subject matter leader. .
ST. CATHERINE AUXILIARY
TO; MEET MONDAY NIGHT
The St. Catherine Auxiliary of
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
will meet Monday night, Feb
ruary 3, at 8 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Joseph H. Towe, Jr.
All members are urged to at
tend the meeting.
Vivian N. Darden Celebrates
Fifty Years In
Vivian N. Darden, as of the
first of' February, will have
been in 'the store business in
Hertford .50 years.- ;
Mr. Darden, a native of Driv
ers; Va., became a resident , of
Hertford in 1910, when he en
tered ' the mercantile . business
with Simon Rutenburg, the late
J. R. Stokes and Charles John
son, Sr.; purchasing that part of
the1 business owned by N. Rut
enburg & Brother,", February 1.
1914. The store - operated .as
Rutenburg-Stokes & Darden.
In 1915 iD. S. Darden, brother
of Vivism N. Darden, . purchased
the interest of Charles John
son, Sr.: .
Vivian N; Darden, D. S. Dar
den and the late J. R. Stokes
in 1916 purchased the interest
owned by Simon Rutenburg .and
changed the name of the store
to Stokes & Darden Brothers..
In 1926 . Vivian Darden and
his brother Douglas bought out
J, R. Stokes' . -interest in the
business and changed the name
of the store to Darden Brothers.
In 1957 , Vivian Darden, now
meeting place the best way
they could. "
The meeting was being held
at the home of Mrs, Jonas
Perry. It snowed and the roads
were impassable by car, so Mrs.
Felton hitched up her old
black mule, went around the
neighborhood and picked up
Mrs. Layden and Mrs. Fore
hand and went to the meeting
under real honest to goodness
horsepower. Miss Gladys Ham
rick was the home agent at the
time.
Called For Jury
Duty Next Week
Commissioners for Perquimans
County, at their January meet
ing, drew the names of the fol
lowing 40 residents of the county
for jury service at the February
3 term of Superior Court, which
will convene here Monday for
the purpose of hearing civil ac
tions. Drawn for jury duty at this
term were:
1 Earl J. Riddick, Howard R.
Stallings, John O. White III,
Marvin Hunter, William E. Wil
liams, William Edison Han-ell,
.Charles R. Ward, Bruce Lowe,
Archie Ray Trueblood, L. N.
Hollowell, Deri G. Winslow, Al
Vin G. Copeland, John H.
Decker, Clifton Welch, Ronald
L. Boyce, Floyd Modlin, Julian
t. Matthews, Carolyn Dean,
artwright, "Willis Roy Baccus,
, Continued on Page 5
Kathryn Bonner
On Honor Roll
Kathryn M. Bonner, daughter
of Dr. and Mrs, A. B. Bonner, a
student at East Carolina Col
lege, was listed on the Honor
Roll at East Carolina College for
scholastic achievement during
the fall quarter of the present
school year.
The Honor Roll is composed
of undergraduates who made at
least two quality points per cre
dit hour on all work taken with
no grade below "C."
WSCS TO HAVE SUPPER
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service of the Hertford
Methodist Church will have a
Smorgasbord - Supper on Febru
ary 12 in the Fellowship Hall" of
the church. The hours for serv
ing, will be 5:30 to 7:30 P. M.
The following can be contacted
for tickets: Mrs. Fred Still,
Mrs. Ray Haskett,' Mrs. John
Coston, Mrs. Archie Lane,1 Jr.,
Mrs. R. S. Monds and Mrs.
Earlie Goodwin.
Store Business
fee-
VIVIAN N. DARDEN
the sole owner, purchased the
interest , in the store . owned by
his brother Douglas, who retired
and moved to Florida. The
mame of the store was changed
this, time to Darden Department
Store, now operating in its
50th year this Week. ' '
Jocelyn Hobbs
Queen Candidate
Miss Jocelyn Rebecca Hobbs,
daughter of Mr. and- Mrs. J.
Wallace Hobbs of Route 1, rep
resenting the Home Economics
Chapter of the American Home
Economics Association, a student
at East 'Carolina College in
Greenville, is a candidate for the
crown "White Ball Queen" to be
held Saturday night at East Ca
rolina, the campus's most elab
orate social function of the win
ter quarter.
The event, a campus-wide
charity dance, is scheduled at 8
P. M. in Wright auditorium. It
is sponsored by the East Caro
lina Chapter of Alpha Phi
C'mega, national service frater
nity and is sponsored each year.
For the White Ball Que&n
contest the fraternity invited
each campus organization to
sponsor a contestant. The field
of 38 represents 21 North Caro
lina counties.
Holds Meeting
The Perquimans Histirical
Society held a most interesting
meeting Monday evening at the
Hertford Library, with a large
number present. During the
business session, presided over
by Silas Whedbee, president, a
book of North Carolina Laws of
1821 and ship's planes of ma
hogany were exhibited by Steve
Perry of Durants Neck, three
copies of newspapers printed be
fore the Civil War, and given
by Lester Simpson, were shown.
Great interest was shown in
them and in an enlarged map
of Hertford, present to the si-
ciety by Mrs. Emmett Winslow.
The program, under the direc
tion of Mrs. Carroll Holmes and
Mrs. S. P. Jessup, was built
around the theme of the next
yearbook. "Bridges Over the
Perquimans."
The original plea in 1790 for
building the first floating bridge
across the Perquimans River to
replace the ferry operated by
James Wheaton and Francis
Nixon, was read. Many of the
names of the signers of this pe
tition are still found in this
county. Then came the appli
cation for a building contract by
James Clary, the bridge-builder,
its approval by the court au
thorities, and the appointment
of Major Joseph Harvey and
James Wood to investigate the
projject of building the bridge
and the causeway through Bear
garden Swamp, its practicabil
ity, the advantage to the coun
ty and . its expense.
The Commissioners' report on
the completed bridge followed.
approving the bridge as the
Continued on Page 2
White On Dean's
List At East Carolina
George A. : White, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. White of
Woodland Circle, a student at
East Carolina College, was listed
on the Dean's List for the fall
quarter for superior academic
work.
White, a graduate of the Col
lege of the Albemarle, entered
East Carolina College this fall
and has received official recog
nition for scholastic achievement
during the fall quarter of the
present school year.
' The Dean's List is composed
of undergraduates who make at
least two and one-half quality
points per credit hour on all
work taken with no grade be
low "C".
Mr. White resides with his
wife on Route 3, Charlott Worth
ington, 203" Meade St., Green
ville. V ,-
ASSIGNED TO KOREA
Army Pvt. Joe W. Skinner,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie P.
Skinner, Route 3, Hertford, was
assigned January 9 to the 4th
U. S. Army Missile Command in
Korea.
Skinner, a surveyor in the 1st
Battalian of the command's 42d
Artillery, entered the Army in
May 1963 and completed basic
training at Fort Gordon, Ga,
The 24-year-old soldier attend
ed North Carolina College at
Durham,
Historical Society
Sign-Up Period Wearing
For Feed Grain Program
In Perquimans County
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Bloodmobile In
Hertford Feb. 24
The Red Cross bloo.lmobile
will be in Perquimans County
on February 24, Monday, at the
First Methodist Church.
Donor hours will be from 12
o'clock noon until 6 P. M. as
usual. Refreshments will be
served.
The quota for this ccahty re
mains at 100 pints per visit.
Mark this important date on
your calendar now and plan to
participate in this most vital
program.
Food Distribution
Feb. 3, 4 and 7
The next distribution of sur
plus food for persons in Per
quimans County certified to re
ceive food will be Monday.' Feb
ruary 3, Tuesday. February 4,
from 8:30 until 12 noon and
from 1 P. M. until 4 P. M, and
Thursday, February 6 from the
hours of 8:30 until 12 noon, it
was announced today by Mrs.
Wallace Morg;in.
Mrs. Morgan again urges all
those persins certified to receive
food to bring containers to put
their food in.
March Of Dimes
Benefit Dance
A March of Dimes benefit
dance is scheduled for Saturday,
February 1, beginning at 9
P. M. at the Lions Club on
Church Street.
No tickets will be sold at the
door and must be purchased in
advance. Tickets may be pur
chased from either Mrs. John
Beers or Mrs. Don Norman be
fore January 31.
Commissioners
Meet Next Monday
Commissioners for Perquimans ,
County will hold their February
meeting next Monday, February j
j, Deginning -n iu ociock in ine
Court House.
Persons desiring to confer
with the board are requested to
note time and place of the
meeting.
at cXmTTejeune
Marine Second Lieutenant
John T. Mathews, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred T. Mathews of Eden
ton Highway, Hertford, is serv
ing with the Second Antitank
Battalion, a unit of the Second
Marine Division at Camp Le
jeune, N. C. "
The battalion utilizes the fast
and highly maneuverable track
ed vehicle called "Ontos" which
mounts six 106mm recoilless
rifles capable of knocking out
enemy tanks and gun replace
ments. Second Lieutenant Mathews,
who entered the service in Aug
ust, 1962, is a graduate of East
Carolina College, Greenville.
N. C.
17 Civil Actions. Are Docketed
For Term Of Perquimans Court
Seventeen cases are listed on
the calendar for the February
term of Perquimans County. Su
perior Court, which convenes
here next Monday morning with
Judge Albert W. Cowper of the
Eighth Judicial District from
Kins ton presiding over the civil
term of court.
' Cases calendared for the term
as announced by Clerk of Court
W. Jarvis ward follow:
Henry Ormond vs. Helen Or
mand. Isaiah White vs. Lottie Tay
lor White.
Rosa S. Russell, et als vs1. T.
C. Story, Jr., et als."
Brock well Trucking Company
vs. Joseph E. Proctor, 1 ,
, American ' Mutual ; Liability
Insurance Company vs, Claude
Riddick,
Farmers will have an oppor
tunity to sign up in the 1964
feed grain program early in
February, according to George
Bellmon, Perquimans County
ASCS office manager. The
signup period will be for seven
weeks, from February 10
through March 27.
As in previous years, Bell
mon explained, the feed grain
program will be voluntary and
each individual producer on
farms growing one of the three
feed grains covered by the pro
gram will make his own deci
sion about whether to take part.
The program is available for
corn, grain sorghum and barley.
To take part in the feed
grain program, the farmer will
agree to take out of production
and devote to a.n approved con
servation use at least 20 per
cent of the total feed grain base
(for all of the three grains
grown on the farm). The farmer
may divert the acreage of one or
more of the feed grains, but his
payment will be figured accord
ing to the rate applicable to the
crop diverted.
Farmers who participate in
the program will be eligible for
diversion and price support pay
ments and for price support
loans on their 1964 production
of the three grains. The price
(Continued on Page 6)
Dr. Isa Grant
Speaker For PTA
Meeting Feb. 6
All members of the Perquim
ans County High School . PTA
and Hertford Grammar.. School
PTA are urged to attend a meet
ing in the high school Thurs
day. February 6, at 7:30 P. M.
. This will be a regular meet- 1
ing and part of the study
course.
Dr. Isa Grant will be present
to discuss "A Community
Emergency Mental Health."
The second part of the study
course will be held the follow
iny Thursday night, February
13. at the Hertford Grammar
School.
Please note the change in the
time and plan now to attend.
CANNONNER CANDIDATE
Pvt. Haywood L. Overton, soi
of Frank W. Overton. Route a.
Hertford, is scheduled to com
plete eight weeks of advanced
training as a cannonner at the
Army Artillery and Missile Cen
ter, Fort Sill, Okla., February 2.
Overton is receiving instruc
tion that will prepare him to
serve as a member if an artil
lery gun or howitzer crew.
He entered the Army last Sep
tember , and completed basic
training at Fort Knox, Ky.
The 19-year-old soldier at
tended Perquimans County High
School.
WSCS TO MEET MONDAY
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service . of the Hertford
Methodist Church will meet on
Monday, February 3 in the Fel
lowship Hall of the church at
8 P. M. The Executive Com
mittee will meet at 7:30.
B. D, Pierce vs. Coastal Lum
ber Company and R. G. Bell.
, Woodrow Godfrey vs. William
Overton. " .
Lillie E. Harris vs. Will Jones,
et als.
Lorine Chinsolo Tarkenton vs.
James Oscar Wells.
. Lillie E. Harris, et als vs.
Robert Elliott, et als. ...
William Hoffler vs. Cecil H.
Perry. - ,
: Perquimans Drainage District
No. 4 vs. John E. Raines and
George Skinner . Estate (appeal
from clerk),
Lee Brick & Tile Sompany- vs..
Milton Dail, Jr., Administrator.
W. F. Archbell vs.- Milton
Dail. Jr".. Administrator
Cleo Mallory vs. W. A. Chap
pell. " . , " -' ." -
W. WBuridy K lWll AyscuO.