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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
garden spot of
GOD’S COUNTRY
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VOLUME LXXXIII } NO. 34
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts—“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead/'*
Rotary Club Enjoys
Program of Short
Talks and Music
The members of the Blakely Ro
tary Club, meeting last Friday at
noon at the Early Hotel, enoyed a
varied and interesting program, fea
tured by music, songs and short
talks.
With Virgil Oswald as piano ac
eompanist, Glenn Sumner, of Al
bany, sang “Can’t You Hear Me
Calling, Caroline?” and “Beautiful
Dreamer,” which were enjoyed by
the club members. Mr. Sumner was
here leading the singing in a revival
meeting at the Methodist church. Mr.
Oswald is a member of the Blakely
Union school faculty
Rotanan “Shorty” Hartsfield, who
has recently returned from a visit to
Florida, entertained the club mem
bers with a humorous short talk.
, His T . talk , was prompted by the re
marks of Rotarian Marvin Sparks,
who called on Rotarian Hartsfield
for an accounting of his actions
while ...
away.
Other Friday’s meeting _
guests at
included Rotarian Anthony Hearn
of the Dublin club and Rev. W. F.
Burford, D , , pastor , of . the Blakely
Methodist church.
Presiding over the meeting was
President James B. Murdock, Jr.,
who complimented the club on Rs
100 per cent attendance and wel
comed the return to the club of Ro
tarian J. B. Jones, who had been on
a leave of absence. Rotarian Bill
Boyett is program chairman for the
month of April.
LEGION AUXLIAIRY TO
ASSIST NAVY IN THE
RECRUITING OF WAVES
At the request of Commander
• Stanley A. Jones, U. S. Navy, officer
in charge of Navy recruiting for
Georgia, Mrs. Luther T. Robinson,
president of the local American Le
gion Auxiliary, has requested mem
bers of the Unit to cooperate-with
the Navy Recruiting service in
bringing the advantages and oppor
tunities of service in the WAVES to
the attention of young ladies of
Early county who are anxious to
serve their country.
GET READY FOR
AT WEAVER’S
New Arrivals of Spring and Summer Sheers
Dimitys, Muslins, Voiles, Batistes and Flax
ons . . . Patterns and colors suitable for
children and grown-ups.
Prices, 29c-39c-49c-59c yd.
Sharkskins
New pastel shades, also Navy and Red.
Price per yard, 79c.
Rayon Shantung
Printed patterns and solid colors. Price,
per yard, 79c.
Butcher Linen
Beautiful quality in printed and solid col
ors. Price, per yard, 89c and 98c.
Woolen Materials
Checks and solid colors in 54-inch light
weight woolens for suits, coats and shirts.
PAY WEAVER’S A VISIT TODAY
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
T. K. Weaver & Co.
“Blakely’s Only Complete Store”
C. E. BOYETT, Owner BLAKELY, GA.
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BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1943.
REGULAR MEETING OF
BLAKELY LIONS CLUB v
HELD TUESDAY NOON
The Blakely Lions Club held its
regular meeting at the Early Hotel
Tuesday at noon, with President C.
q Brewer presiding. No program
was given, but a general discussion
0 f the club’s activities was held.
President Brewer announced that
the next regular meeting would be
h e id at night, when Ladies’ Night
wou ld be observed. Lions Davis, Os
wa ] d and Hall will be in charge of
the program.
c. B. Miller, a member of the
Board of County Commissioners, was
a guest 0 f Lion Bert Tarver at
Tuesday’s meeting.
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Driver’s License
Renewal 1 D reriOa * J
Anvil 10. Innp 30
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lhe DeDartTne Hepartmen nt of Public Safety y
announces the beginning of the
1943-44 driver’s license renewai pe
nod, beginning April 10th through
“™ T e 30 „„ ’ If 43 ’ according ac to t0 C ‘ 4 ’
Williams, . Executive O mer.
A11 P ersons required to have a
driver’s license are urged to apply
before belore midnight midnight June June 30 du, at at which wmcn
tlme tke P resent license expires
will automatically become invalid.
public is requested to cooperate
with the Department by applying
early in order that operators may be
licensed by July 1. Fees for li
censes will be the same as last year,
namely: chauffeurs $2.00, operators
$1.00 for the family head, 50c for
the spouse and 25e for each depend
ent child sixteen years of age or
above. Applicants qualifying as fam
ily heads are urged to list on the
affidavit stub all persons in his
household who will be qualified for
licenses by or before June 30, 1944.
Application forms are now being
distributed and may be obtained at
all patrol stations and public places,
such as courthouses, filling stations
COMMISSIONERS MEET
The Board of County Commission
ers held its regular monthly meeting
Tuesday, with no business other than
routine being transacted.
Early County Contributors
To Red Cross War Fund
BLAKELY DISTRICT
Business District
$100.00 Contributors: Blakely
Peanut Company.
$50.00 Contributors: R. C. Single
tary, C. E. Boyett, Holman Mule
Co., Farmers Hardware Co., S. G.
Maddox.
$35.06 Contributors: Mrs. Cena L.
Carswell.
$25.00 Contributors: A. H. Gray,
J. D. Rogers, R. C. Howell, J. C.
Peters, F. D. & R. D. Grist, City of
tary^ J r *0 scar^Whitchar it r r> n ' f *w!
Jr.,
W 31 ^ n^buf’ ^jTw'l'
$20.00 S20 OO Contributors: J H Wil
£ i_ FirS’State*££ Wynne!
$12.00 Contributor: J. H. Moye.
$10.00 Contributors: A. R. Kille
brew, J. M. Middleton, Roy MeKin
ney, Peoples Warehouse H. A. Wal
ton, Dr. S. P. Holland, J. B. Jones,
C. H. Loback, 0. R. Brooks, C. S.
Middleton, Dr. J. G. Standifer, G.
M _ Spark8f Gordon White, Gulf Oil
Corpcration H A. Felder.
$7.50 Contributors: P. M. Grier,
Miss Mamie Perry.
$5.00 Contributors: W. A. Hall,
James Murdock, J. M. Coile, Millard
Arnold, Early County News A. T.
Fleming, Emory Houston, R. L.
Whitehurst, F. P. Davis, Mrs. Oscar
whitchardj I)r . R . A . Houst0 n, H er
bert Hatton, Alto Warrick, j, l.
McArthur, Mrs. C. H. Loback, J. F.
Gilbert, Hubert Gilbert, Bert Tar
ver, Mrs. R. R. McLendon, Peters
Drug Co., Early Furniture Co., H.
C. Fort, John Holman, W. L.
Rhodes, Earl Beasley, Dr. C. R.
Barksdale, F. A. Barham, Howell
Drug Store, Derrell Felder, Robert
Stuckey, W. L. Stone, Dr. W. H.
Wall, C. C. Lane, Sam Owen, Philip
Sheffield, O. L. Hooten, Dr. W. A.
Fuqua, W. L. Mosely, Ed Chancy,
J. B. Tarver, T. F. Debnam, W. C.
Cook, W. J. Hammack, H. H. Dav
enport, C. S. Fryer, Mack Strick
land, W. C. Cox, J. R. Owen, C. R.
Daniel, J. F. Oldham, H. C. Fryer,
B. B. Godwin, Mrs. Miriam S. Wil
liams, J. E. Houston, Woodrow
Brownlee, C. S. Chandler, William
qq^ j b. Murdock, C. E. Martin,
Thomas Felder, E. R. Brown, G. L.
Eubank^ T^Doziei^ fencer ^B.
Mrs. Ralph Brown, R. H % Westbrook.
A. & P. Tea Co., Mr. and Mrs. C.
I). j ay>
$3.00 Contributors: H. B. Ains
worth, J. E. Beckham, Mrs. F. H.
Brooks, F. H. Brooks, C. C. Swann,
R. O. Waters, T. S. Chandler, Frank
King, Grady Smith, Woodrow Hous
ton, Ralph Scarborough, “Dutch”
Barksdale, J. L. Eubanks, Mrs. No
ra Scarborough, Charles A. Dean.
$2.50 Contributors: Aubrey John
son, M. W. Balkcom, Lloyd George,
F. G. Plowden, I. M. Bramblett, L.
B. Fryer, S. L. Bush, John Under
wood, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Grier, Bill
Houston, Felder Hardware Co.
$2.00 Contributors: T. Clarence
Weathersby, Julian Moore, Sam Willard G.
George, C. J. Armstrong,
DuBose, Mrs. Earl Pickle, Dr. Holt
Darden, A. D. Roberts, W. O.
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bur
ford, Ollin Goocher, Mrs. C. M.
Deal, C. M. Deal, Earl Pickle, C. L.
Tabb, Mrs. Tom Morgan, Julian
Tooke, Joyce Reid, Frances Grims
ley, Beatrice Holley, Thelma Free
man, Homer Bush.
$1.50 Contributor: Josh Davis.
Contributing $1.00 or less: Miss
Ora Belle Rabon, Miss Sara Dillard,
Jack White, George Gee, C. P. Gay,
Alton Williams, Homer Williams,
Hal Clinkscales, Joe Grimsley, Bil
lie Spence, Bill Boyett, Ledger
Knight, J. B. Duke, John Grubbs,
John Moselv, Albert Houston, Na
than Collier, U. Z. Bridges, T. A.
Bell, John Weaver, Tom Simms, Tom
Grier, Curtis Loyless, Terrell Wil
lis, Mr. Wheeler, Fletcher Thomp
son, Paul Camp, L. A. Willis, John
Murdock, Olin Lindsey, E. H. Dunn,
Mr. White, S. T. Dunning, Chester
Stokes, Mrs. Cecil George, C. L.
Cook, IH, Wilda McGrady, Fred H.
Darden, C. C. Middleton, J. H.
Hunt, H. R. Farr, Mrs. B. R. Col
lins, Mrs. B. D. Lee, Mrs. Bernard
Herring, Ed Sealy, Alvin Day, Lu
ther Robinson, H. A. Mobley, Chip
stead Grubbs, Jordan’s Market, Fred
Middleton, S. L. Hartley, E. L. Hart
ley, Mrs. J. S. Fulton, Mrs. L. F.
Warrick, Mrs. Emmett Granger,
Henry Williams. Bruce Lindsey, J.
L. Bethea, M. C. DeWolfe, Mrs. C.
J. Castellow, Miss Ruth Smith, Alex
Carswell, B. R. B. Davis, Bill Boden
hamer, Marjorie Weaver, Miss
Gladys Cosby, Miss Clyde Morgan,
D. C.'Morgan, Cecil George, J. S.
Pyle, Mrs. C. W. Shierling, Miss
Leah Fain, Emmett Williams, John
Allen, Mrs. Thad Wiseman, Miss
Emmie Gay, Aaron Predwsky, Mr.
Saunders, Mrs. Bruce Lindsey, L. R.
Love, Gene Bush, Mrs. Bessie Bush,
Miss Daphne Chapman, Miss Willa
Beasley, Mrs. Minnie Monroe, Miss
Marjorie Warner, Dick Barbree, D.
II. Brunson. Mrs. Bill Duke, M rs '
Jetta Childs, Maynard Mock, J. F.
Reid, Mrs. Liston McArthur, Fed
White, Abe Berman. Maurice Rob
erts, Carl Tolar, C. M. Dunning,
Jesse Williams. Robert Puckett, Rob
ert Johnson, Bill Smith, Mrs. Milton
Bryant, Robinson McLndon, Mrs.
Ralph Hobbs. John Harper, C. W.
Pullen, Mrs. Lewie Stein, Bill Bost
wick, W. R. Everett, C. L. Peterson,
Mrs. Merle Haisten, Will G. Jones,
E. F. Durham, Mrs. D. M. Wade, Sid
Howell, J. L. Camp, Merle Lane,
Clara Griffin, Orina Harper, Thelma
Yancey, Claire Nelle Hayes, Lillian
Waller, Sara E. Cole, F. E. Tedder,
Mrs. and Mrs. Tallis Hinson, Eloise
Sheffield, Willie Zelle Sprouse, Do
; lores Tabb, Wilma Morris, Frances
. Gaffney, James Temples, Bessie M.
S. A. Williams, B. 0. Am
f n A ^J^arf Mrs! ‘ Moorf ^ Bill
Whatley, y ; 0. Knighton, C. D.
Johnso Jack Alexander, Curtis
Freeman ’ D - °- Amosin ’ Mrs - L « wis
Haddock, Nadine Gentry, Mrs. O. H.
Snyder, Mrs. W. S. Driggers, Mrs.
Emmett Peterson, C. M. Holley,
Maynor Poppell, William Middleton,
Mrs. Dewey D. Cannon, Mrs. John
Rimes.
Blakely Residential Section
$10.00 Contributors: Mrs. A. B.
Paul, Sevola Jones, Mrs. T. B. Mc
Dowell.
$5.00 Contributors: Mrs. Carey
Houston, Emmett Freeman, Miss An
nette Alexander, D. M. Carter, Mrs.
N. B. Solomon, Dorcas Class, Mrs.
G. M. Sparks, Mrs. J. E. Lomax,
Stitch & Chatter Club, Mrs. R. C.
Singletary, Sr.
$3.00 Contributors: Miss Verne
DuBose, Benthall Machine Co.
$2.50 Contributors: Mrs. A. C.
Spence, Cub Scout Troop 1 ($2.43).
$2.00 Contributors: Mrs. C. M.
Deal, Mrs. J. R. Owen, Mrs. H. E.
Minter, Mrs. Lizzie Tindol, J. B.
Stokes, Mrs. Roy Thompson, Mrs. G.
F. Oldham, Mrs. S. P. Holland, Mrs.
R. A. Houston, Mrs. C. L. Glessner,
Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Whitchard, Mrs.
Mrs. W. J. Grist, Mrs. J. H. Williams,
A. D. Harriss, Mrs. W. H. Alexan
der, Mrs. Carl Hobbs, Mrs. L. B.
Fryer, Mrs. W. L. Mosely.
$1.50 Contributors: Mrs. Edna
Stephenson, Mrs. G. D. Oliver, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. McCuller, Mrs. T. A.
Bell.
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V? n m ? ? r es 5,\ rs '
T B Murdock, r Mrs. J. E. T Chancy,
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M T Sl y ena Livingston, Mrs. Vonnie
Shierling, Mrs. R. L. Richardson,
Hartsfield, Hayes,
^rs. Mrs. Ernest R. L. Barbree, Swords. Mrs. W. O. Sam Bridges, Stein,
B ' 3< / n % ari ’ Mr-’- D. B. Jernigan,
Mrs. Tr H. R. Stovall, Mrs. H. E Ham
P? ack ’ *?; Norton, Mrs. E.
Mrs. Alvan Fleming, Mrs.
Be ™ Duncan, ^ rs \,„' k V
Mrs. Tom Bynum, Mrs. G. W. Gay,
^rs. J. D. Moore, Mrs. J. B. Rice,
Mrs. R. E. Holloway, Mrs. Holt Dar
l., en ’ Mrs. Lot^e Todd, Miss Morgan,
? kead 4rs j Mrs. ' k NuBosc, Jeffrey Mrs. Jernigan E. P. White- Mrs.
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G < ?° er i Den U Cub Scouts,
Miss Cora Hall „ Mrs. W. J. Howell,
Mrs. R. 0. Waters, Mrs. Grady Hol
™ an ’ 3r, > Mi's. Ruth Vail, Mrs. C.
Pritchard, Mrs. Lester Camp,
M'. 88 Elda Jones, Mrs. J. O. Brown,
Miss Pauline Livingston, Mrs. A.
Mrs. ?• Stewart P. D. DuBose, Miss Evelyn Mrs. Rosby DuBose, Jus
tice, Mrs. Clara Butler, Miss Mattie
Butler, Mrs. George Gee, Mrs R.
Bra ^ n > Mrs - Weaver Mrs.
M. Underwood, Mrs. Byrd Duke,
Mrs. Carl Fryer, Mrs. V. L. Collins,
Mr®- J - B - Carver, Mrs W. G Jones,
tlebnam, M. T. Howard,
G. Brewer, Mrs. J. G. Standifer,
Grubbs, Mrs. Ed Sealy,
Mr and Mrs J. O. Brown, Mrs. Nell
£ Carl Br Tolar, ° w , n > M Mrs. r , s - B ^ney Clyde Wynne, Griffin, Mrs. Mrs.
George Cosby, Mrs. Rex Reeves, Mrs.
A - D. Harriss, A. H. Temples, Miss
Memphis Saxon Mrs. Pete Barrrea
tine, Mrs Joe Bowman, Mrs J. G.
Skinner, Mrs. J. B. Hasty, Mrs. R.
J* f £ w . a l n ’ Cash, ^: Mrs. ex & Emmett eev . es > Mrs. Gruns- J.
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Mrs. Lon Willis, Mrs. A. H.
Clank, Mrs. A. D. Jones, Mrs. M.
C. DeWolfe, Mrs. Woodrow Houston,
Mi s s Grace Weaver^ Mrs. D. B.
Thompson, G. J. Correll, H O.
Clark, Mrs. W. E. Hayes, Mrs F. B.
Martindale, Mr and Mrs. J. W. Rob
Ison , R. Q. Whittle, Mrs. I. D. Fel
J, r -’ Mrs. Olin Seago, Mrs. Bry
ant Turner, Mrs. Raymond Single
tary, Jr., Mrs. C. E. Boyett, Sr.,
Mrs. H. B. Buchannon Mrs J. T.
Beasley, Mrs. C. H. Mills, Mrs. J.
Griffin, Mrs. H. C. Fryer, Mrs.
Eawrence Mrs. L. E. Harris,
M rs - u - Z- Bridges, Miss Annie Liv
ingston, Miss Fleda Barksdale Mrs.
R°«coe Rogers. Mrs H. Middleton,
Mrs. Lloyd George, Mrs. D. R. Heal,
Mrs. Robert Puckett, Mrs. Deck Wil
Bams, Miss Lula Byrd. Mrs. J. H.
Grimsley, Mrs. Ollin Grimsley, Mrs.
B 7 el 7 n Marshall, Lee Goocher, C.
Knighton, . Mrs. H. C. Cole, Mrs.
John Weaver, Mrs. J. N Jones, Mrs.
Bred Johnson Reuben Roberts, Jr.,
Y. L. McLendon, Mrs. Henry
Ware, Peggy Stewart Mrs. R. W.
Davis, Mrs. T. N. Rich. Mrs. O. F.
Thompson, Mrs. L. S. Willis, Mrs.
Eugene Bush, Mrs. J. R. Dykes, Mrs.
E. V. Lee, Mrs. G. W. Whatley. Mrs.
D. M. Pearl, Mrs. Leonnie Patter
son, Mrs. Harvey Sirmons, Mrs. C.
P. Gay, Mrs. Claude Lindsey. Mrs.
W. H. Wilson, Mrs. J. D. Pickle,
Mrs. Grady Holman, Mrs. Annie
(Continued on page 7)
$1.50 A YEAR
MRS. ALICE GEORGE, OF
DAMASCUS, PASSES AT
THE AGE OF 87
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice
Pollard George, 87, were held last
Thursday at the Damascus Baptist
church following her death on Wed
nesday night before. The Rev. S.
B. King, of Blakely, officiated.
Interment followed in the George
cemetery at New Hope, with a Do
than undertaking firm in charge of j
arrangements. Many friends and :
relatives attended the last rites
held for this beloved Damascus lady,
Mrs. George was the wife of the
late Bluford George, and is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Grace
Cheshire and Mrs. Ernest Averitt,
both of Albany, and two sons, Grady
I. George of Damascus and John
George of Pensacola.
Machinery Freeze
Is Lifted As Aid
To Farm Planting
County distribution patterns have
been furnished to manufacturers for
all farm machinery for spring plow
ing, planting, tillage and early culti
vation of war food and fiber crops,
T. R. Breedlove, chairman of the
State USD A War Board, announced
this week.
Thus, he pointed out, about 75
per cent of all types of rationed
farm machinery is available to be
distributed for local rationing
through County War Boards.
A large number of farm machin
ery and tool items are not rationed.
These include general banyard and
poultry equipment, and miscellan
eous farm equipment.
The Food Production-Administra
tion, Mr. Breedlove said, is working
with the materials supply and farm
machinery branches of WPB in plan
ning “substantial increased produc
tion in the latter half of 1943 and
in 1944.”
Parts supplies have not been af
fected by the rationing program,
and repair parts may be obtained
directly from local farm machinery
dealers, machine shops, or used ma
chinery and parts dealers.
"Only a limited amount of farm
machinery was manufactured this
year,” Mr. Breedlove said, “because
of war material priorities which
formerly gave precedence to tanks,
guns, and battleship armor. It is
therefore the duty of every farmer
to share his machinery with his
neighbors this year, so that the plant
ing of war crops can surpass the
nation’s goals. It is anticipated
that a large increase in new farm
machinery output will be available in
1944, but in the meantime we must
exceed our goals largely with the
machinery now .on our farms."
“How Green Was My Valley” at
Blakely Theatre Thursday and Fri
day.
♦
MR. FARMER—
Producing Food for Victory Is Your
Job; Providing Credit Is Ours : :
In 1943 you, and the other farmers of
America, face the biggest food-production
job in history. This bank wants to help
you meet and surpass your goals. To this
end, we are ready with credit for every
sound purpose, and invite you to discuss
your credit needs with us.
FIRST STATE BANK
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Maximum Insurance of $5,000.00 for each depositor
PULL FOR BLAKELY
—OR—
PULL OUT
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$13,000,000,000 War
Loan Drive, Begins
Monday, April 12
The U. S. government’s second
War Loan campaign gets under way
next Monday, April 12, when an ef
fort will be made to sell thirteen
billion dollars in war bonds to the
people of the United' States,
This is the most gigantic financing
campaign ever undertaken by any
government, and the huge amount is
in addition to the regular bond quo
ta of previous months.
The newspapers of America have
been assigned 'the task of assisting
in putting the campaign over, and'
are calling on other business houses
of the nation to help sponsor the
gigantic publicity campaign.
Locally, the publicity campaign
gets under way this week when a
large display advertisement an
nounces the object and details of the
war bond sale campaign. This is to
be followed by several additional
advertising messages. These ap
peals are made possible through the
splendid cooperation of local busi
ness men who are underwriting the
cost of these advertisements.
Read the opening broadside in this
of The News and plan now to
invest every dollar you can possibly
in war bonds during the month
of April. As the tempo of the war
increases, the need for money with
which to equip our fighting men
also increases. Your government
wants to borrow your money to see
that the boys on the fighting fronts
be supplied with the necessary
and implements of war.
LOCAL WEATHER
SUMMARY FOR THE
MONTH OF MARCH
Temperature: Mean maximum,
69.4; mean minimum, 45.9; mean,
57.6. Maximum, 84 on the 19th;
minimum, 18 on the 4th.
Precipitation: Total, 7.77 inch
es; greatest amount in any 24-hour
period, 2.93 inches on the 4th.
Miscellaneous: Number of days
with 0.01 inch or more of rainfall,
9; clear, 10; partly cloudy, 13;
8; high winds 3rd and 22nd;
killing frosts on the 4th, 7th and
8th; light frost on the 12th, 13th,
dense fog on the 2nd; thunder
on the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 17th,
18th, 20th, and 21st.
J. G. STANDIFER, Observer,
U. S. Weather Bureau.
MEETING IN INTEREST
OF GIRL SCOUTS
All girls between the ages of ten
fifteen who are interested in
becoming Girl Scouts are invited to
meeting at three o’clock Sat
afternoon at the home of
Leta Knighton. Bring fifty cents
membership dues. Mrs. Ros
by Justice and Leta Knighton are
leaders.