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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
EXCHANGE NOTES
Item* of Interest From Among Our
Neighbors And Friends
(From Georgia Highways)
Too Many Signs
"Signing the higways” has long
been a topic for departmental con
sideration. Some have done little,
others a good job, and some have
“over-signed” their highways.
We read in newspapers of patients
who take an overdose of doctor’s
medicine and die. The motorists in
some localities are in the same po
rtion —overdoses of “signs” cause
near death to many good trips, and
traveling is “hard work.”
Whoever is in charge of signs in
your highway department should
study the situation carefully, and
erect signs at every place where the
motorist can go wrong or isf in dang
er. No other directions are nec
essary. One sign correctly placed
is better than ten signs placed “hit
or miss.”
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(From Commerce News)
Mrs. Nat Lord Die* Tuesday Night
Mr9. Lord, wife, of Mr. Nat Lord,
of Lord’s Academy, died Tuesday
night of this week. Some two weeks
ago she suffered a stroke of paraly
sis, resulting as above indicated.
The interment was made today at
Black’s Creek church.
(From Winder News)
Death of Mrs. L. M. Whitehead
Mrs. L. M. Whitehead, who has
been living in Orlando, Fla., died in
that city Tuesday of this week. The
body reached Winder Wednesday
night, and interment was in Rose Hill
cemetery Thursday. Mrs. Whitehead
was a former resident of this city,
and highly esteemed by all who knew
her. Her husband, who has been
dead many years, was a brother of
Mr. Gordon Whitehead, so long con
nected with C. M. Ferguson & Cos.,
and a greatly beloved citizen of
Winder.
Dr. S. T. Rots Host To Kindergarten
Graduates
On Tuesday morning Dr. S. T.
Ross was host to the gaduates of
the Kindergarten, the honor -guests,
with their superintendents gathering
at the City Pharmacy at ten o’clock.
Tables, beautiful with summer flow
ers, which favored “Miss Beulah”
were conveniently arranged, and
each little guest was told to order
what he or she wanted, and just as
much as desired. Mints, gum and
nuts were served in bounty. The
genial host holds a big place in the
kindergartners’ hearts, and his
thoughtfulness is appreciated by ma
ny grown-ups.
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(From Dahlonega Nugget)
June Apples and June Bugs
This is the month that June apples
and June bugs get ripe. We have
seen the time a little boy would tie
a string to the leg of one of these
hugs and play and see as much pleas
ure as a boy does today with an
auto.
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(From Carnesville Herald)
Deaths Due to Eating Irish
Potatoes
Hr Winchester, of Atlanta, di
'ector of health work of the State
Board of Health, was a visitor in the
county last week. He met with phy-
S >cians attending the children of Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Bond, of near
f arnesville, for a consultation. Three
°t Mr. and Mrs. Bond’s children died
. tst week and two more are very
Hr. Winchester carried speci
mens of blood and secretions to At
•nta for laboratory tests and pro
nounced their illness due to eating
‘ h Irish potatoes and vegetables
“e h had no time to become prop
' rl.v seasoned. The two children who
' lre sick are improving and it
bought they will recover.
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(1 com Banks County Journal)
Good Lady Passes Over
M.ter a lingering illness, Mrs.
V n Telford died at her home in
■ 'Hnville last Friday, and her remains
ri interred in the Homer ceme
-1 > Sunday afternoon, funeral serv
■y' being conducted by Rev. Mar
i’" .°f binder, Revs. Kimsey and;
atinier of Maysville. The deceased
;is a iudy of fine Christian char-
ULt( r, and the large concourse of
i ( 'pie who attended her funeral at
t the high esteem in which she
• held. Her husband, Mr. Jno.
Telford, preceded her to the
*>' r ave several years ago.
JACKSON COUNTY MOTHERS ;
CAMP TO BE HELD
In the pageant which was recent
ly held at the State College of Agri
culture a woman carried a placard
bearing the following statement, “1
have been married twenty years, and
have never had a vacation.” Doubt
less many mothers have not had a
vacation in several years.
The Jackson County Womans
Home Demonstration Council and
Civic Clubs, and the Winder Civic
Clubs, are planning to hold a Moth
ers Camp co-operatively during the
second week in August. It will be
held near Jefferson, at the 4-H girls
camp, and will begin Monday after
noon, August Bth, ending Friday
morning, August 12th. There will
be educational programs scheduled in
the mornings, while the afternoons
and nights will be filled with recre
ational features.
As those attending camp will bring
part of their provisions, the cost will
be very small, SI.OO for the entire
time, or 25c per day, including only
one meal.
Every woman in Jackson and Bar
row counties, whether she is a club
member or not, is invited to come to
this camp. Start now, and make
your plans for this vacation. It will
be full of fun and recreation. Make
reservations early, as the camp will
accomodate only a limited number,
and it is very necessary for the
committee to know how many to
provide for. Write to Mrs. Claude
Montgomery, Commerce, Ga., Mrs.
M. M. Bryan, or Miss Reba Adams,
Jefferson, Ga. Please state whether
you expect to stay the entire week,
or part time.
MISS NIXON MOBLEY GIVES
LOVELY PARTY
On Monday evening Miss Nixon
Mobley entertained with a lovely
party, complimenting her guest, Miss
Isabella Gamble, of Athens.
The house was very tastefully
decorated with baskets and vases of
vari colored garden flowers, and the
punch bowl on the porch was en
twined with flowering woodland
vines.
Proms were enjoyed until a late
hour, when a delightful ice course
in white and yellow was served.
Miss Mobley received her guests
in an airy summer costume com
bining red and white,, while Miss
Gamble was lovely in yellow georg
ette.
The guests on this happy occasion,
were: Misses Isabella Gamble, Mary
Ruth Wills, Lillian Wills, Carthryn
Mobley, Elizabeth Cooley, Mildred
Pendergrass, Helen Johnson, Evelyn
Daniel, Frances Smith, Helen Storey,
Messrs. Ralph Johnson, Edwin Kelly,
Lawrence Dadisman, James Holder,
W. J. Culberson, Clyde Boggs, Harold
Duke, Edward Linn, Pipine Ferrer,
Gladstone Cooley, Joseph Pender
grass, Joe Mobley.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
At the hospitable home of Mr. and
Mi-s. Sonnie Ramsey, last Sunday af
ter the morning church services,
there gathered a large company of
friends to help Mrs. Ramsey and her
neighbor, Mrs. Mae Mangrum, cele
brate their birthday.
After a season of pleasant conver
sation in the house, the company
was invited out into the yard, where
a bountiful dinner of all manner of
good things to eat had been spread
on a large table under a spacious
shade tree. After a few words of
congratulation and felicitation by
Rev. A. J. Johnson, Mayor J. C.
Turner returned thanks to the Giver
of all good for the refreshing viands
and delightful fellowship, and all
joined in wishing the two good wo
men many happy returns of the
day.
Besides the local people present,
there were Mrs. H. A. Carlton and
children of Commerce, Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Simpson of Pendergrass, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Guess of Elberton,
Rev. P. B. Cash, Mr. Gee and Mr.
Turk of Talmo, Mr. Gibson Waters,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Turner of Gills
ville.
BAPTIST W. M. S. MEETING
The W. M. S. met June the 6th
at the church in their monthly meet
ing. Mrs. Southworth, . president,
presiding.
Opening prayer by Rev. A. J.
Johnson, the pastor, after which he
brought an important message con
cerning the church before the society.
Minutes of May meeting read and
approved.
Treasurer reported $42 raised for
church building fund from church
supper.
Interesting reports from council
meeting at Maysville were given by
Mrs. A. H. Brock and Mrs. South
worth.
The main part of program con
sisted of a very instructive report
from the Louisville convention by
Mrs. A. J. Johnson, followed with
prayer by the speaker.
A short talk was given by Miss
Clarke of Gay, a visitor at the
meeting.
Fourteen members and two visi-j
tors were present.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Serious Cutting Affray At
Ball Game
Ambuth Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs.
llart Hill, lies dangerously wounded
at the home of his parents, on the
! .Jefferson-Winder road, just beyond
the Jefferson Mills; and Newt Small
wood is incarcerated in the county
jail, as the result of a quarrel at u
I ball game on Saturday afternoon,
j when the latter cut Hill in the side
! with a knife, and then beat him up
! with a baseball bat.
j It is said that the quarrel began
shout a baseball. At a previous
game, Smallwood’s son, it is claimed,
contributed towards the purchasing
of a ball, and when the team was
selected for the game on Saturday
afternoon, he was not among the
“elect.” This precipitated an angry
dispute between Smallwood and Hill,
which ended in a fight in which Hill
was seriously wounded. At first,
there was apprehension that the in
jury might prove fajtal, but it is
now thought that he will recover.
W. W. WHELCHEL GRADUATES
FROM WEST POINT
Cadet Willis W. Whelchel, Class of
1927, United States Military Aca
demy, West Point, New York, who
formerly attended Martin Institute,
Jefferson, Ga., and N. G. A. College,
Dahlonega, Ga., son of Mr. Edward
D. Whelchel, and appointed to the
Academy by the Hon. Thomas Bell,
from Georgia, passed one great mile
stone of his life when he was gradu
ated from the Military Academy last
week, and commissioned a Second
Lieutenant in the Army of the Unit
ed States.
The graduating class consisted of
203, all of whom departed immedi
ately for their homes, to enjoy a
three months leave of absence be
fore they report for duty to their
first station.
Among Mr. Whelchel’s accomplish
ments and credits during his time at
the Academy, may be mentioned Hie
following: He was a member of the
champion nitramural track team of
1924; he qualified as rifle expert in
1925, and was appointed cadet cor
poral in 1925, and sergeant in 1926;
and he was a member of the plehe
detail in 1926.
MR. JOHN NEWTON SIMPKINS
Mr. John Newton Simpkins passed
away at his home, No. 20 Oakdale
road, Hapeville, Wednesday morning
of last week. Mr. Simpkins was
reared in Jefferson, and is pleasantly
remembered by friends of his early
boyhood and young manhood. He
was 70 years of age at the time of
his death. His body was interred in
the cemetery of Pleasant Hill church,
near Atlanta, Friday at 2.30 in the
afternoon, Rev. Jack Penn conduct
ing the service.
Mr. Simpkins is survived by his
widow; a son, J. C. Simpkins, of Mi
ami, Fla.; a brother, B. J. Simpkins,
of Tucker; three sisters, Mrs. A. H.
Brock, Mrs. Lizzie Strickland and
Miss Vinie Simpkins, of Jefferson.
JACKSON MAN REPORTS LARGE
OAT YIELD
G. H. Martin, a Jackson county
farmer living near Dry Pond commu
nity, reports he has threshed 420
bushels of oats from a plat of three
and a half acres of land, producing
an average of 120 bushels an acre.
The oats were sown the first of
October. No fertilizer was used
when sown and no top dresser used.
The tract is upland.
METHODIST MISSIONARY
SOCIETY
Mrs. J. C. Smith and Miss Edna
Moore were hostesses to the Metho
dist Missionary Society at the home
of the former on Church street on
Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
The topic for the afternoon’s pro
gram, What Place Does Health Build
ing Have in the Program of the
Kingdom, was interestingly presented
by Mrs. Smith, and Miss Moore had
charge of the devotional, reading
and commenting on the fourth verse,
second chapter of Habakkuk, “The
just shall live by faith.” A poem
was read by Mrs. John N. Holder.
The business meeting was presided
over by Mrs. W. T. Wills, and in
teresting reports from the recent dis
trict meeting held in Gainesville were
made by Mrs. J. A. Wills, Mrs.
Stanley Kesler and Miss Martha
Pierce Aiken.
The hostesses served dainty re
freshments. The following ladies
were present: Mrs. Smith, Miss
Moore, Mesdames Sam Kelly, J. A.
W’ills, Stanley Kesler, J. N. Holder,
C. B. Lord, W. T. Wills, Miss. Aiken.
MRS. W. A. McELHANNON DIES
IN LINCOLN, ALA.
Mrs. Annie Coker McElhannon
passed away at her home in Lincoln,
Ala., on Friday of last week. A
Megrani *o JeflVrson relatives of
Mr, AicElhannon announcing her de- j
mise name a> a great shock. While '
her health had been impaired for
several years, yet she was confined 1
to her bed for only a little more
than a week, the immediate cause of
her death being typhoid fever. Death
came almost unexpectedly.
Mrs. McElhannon was a native r f
Cheraw. S. C., and was 52 years of
ago. She was married to W. A. Mc-
Elhannon in 1899, and since then
they had resided in Birmingham ? nd
Lincoln, Ala. She was a woman of
many excellent qualities, a loving
wife, a most devoted mother, and a
Christian, with noble ideals and as
pirations.
Funeral services were held in che
Methodist church in Lincoln Satur
day afternoon at five o’clock, and
interment was in the cemetery of
that place.
She Ls survived by her husband,
W. A. McElhannon, who was reared
in Jefferson; two sons, Joe McElhan
non, v’ho is in the U. S. Navy, and
who is somewhere on the ocean re
turning from a foreign cruise of
three years, and John McElhannon;
four daughters, Mrs. John Hawkins
and Mrs. Colvin Phillips of Birming
ham, Mrs. Theodore Fisher of Knox
ville, Tenn., ajid Miss Margaret Mc-
Elhannon of Lincoln; by her father
and sister of Jacksonville, Fla., and
a brother in South Carolina.
LADIES PLEASURE CLUB ENTER
TAINED BY MRS. BENNETT
Mrs. J. C. Bennett was hostess to
the Ladies Sewing Club on Friday
afternoon, the honor guest being
her visitor, Mies Savannah Clarke,
of Gay.
The rooms * where tables were
placed for the game of rook were
charming in their decorations of
summer flowers, and at the end of
the games, delicious refreshments
wefe* served. The -party was one- of
the htost'delightful the club has ever
enjoyed. Mrs. Bennett was assisted
by Misses Miriam and Beth Bennett.
Those present, were: Mesdames J.
C. Turner, W. T. Wills, C. T. Storev,
Jr., F. P. Holder. T. T. Benton, W.
C. Smith, C. B. Lord, P. Cooley, L.
F. Elrod, Misses Savannah Clarke
and Edna Moore.
WOMANS CLUB OF ATTICA
The Womans Demonstration Club
held their regular meeting Friday
afternoon. The president being ab
sent, Miss Reba Adams presided over
the meeting, and demonstrated to
the club several things of interest to
the members present. Plans were
made to begin work on the new
club house immediately.
The Girls Club met also.
MARTIN INSTITUTE TO HAVE
SUMMER SCHOOL
Beginning on Monday, June 20th,
and continuing for six weeks, there
will be a “make up” summer school
at Martin Institute. The school is
held to give students who failed in
one or more subjects an opportunity
to make up the work before Septem
ber. All students w'ho have failed
in one or two subjects should try to
make it up before the opening of
school.
The school will take students in
7th, Bth, 9th and 10th grades. It
will be impossible to register stu
dents in other grades, because of
limited teaching force.
Miss Lillian Dawson, one of the
high school teachers during the cast
year, and Miss Bonnie Brock, of the
Athens High School faculty, will do
the teaching.
The fee for the school is $5 per
subject. Those interested who have
not registered, should get in touch
with the writer at once.
O. C. Aderhold, Supt.
EVANGELISTIC CLUB AT
COUNTY FARM
The Jefferson Evangelistic Club
held services at the County Farm,
about two miles from Jefferson, last
Sunday afternoon. Mr. W. M. Mc-
Donald was leader; and talks were
made by Messrs. J. C. Turner, H. E.
Aderhold, and J. C. Bennett, Sr., on
the subjects, The Good Shepherd,
The rriend, The Comforter. Besides
songs by the congregation, the follow
ing quartette rendered two numbers:
L. If. Isbell, W. H. Williamson, J. C.
Bennett, Sr., C. E. and Clifton Barn
ett, U.G. Hardeman, W. P. Thomspon.
Scripture reading by Clifton Barnett;
and prayers by W. M. McDonald, J.
C. Turner, P. Cooley and J. B. Log
gins.
T here are about a dozen inmates
at the Farm, and several visitors
were present.
Mr. Lee Freeman is superintend
ent of the Farm, and everything
seems to be kept in first class con
dition.
Thursday, June 9, 1927.
Abandoned Infant Found
About Mile Above
Jefferson
Early Sunday morning, the son of j
Mr. Tobe Hanson discovered a baby
boy, sleeping peacefully in a lcath-,
er suit case, near the Jefferson-i
Gainesville highway, under a cedar i
tree that stands in the yard of an '
unoccupied farm house about a mile I
from Jefferson.
| Two little d:-esses and a feather
I pillow placed carefully in the suit
j ease made the improvised bed more
; comfortable for the little tot oho was
unaware of the cold, hard-hearted
reception that was being accorded
his arrival into this world.
The infant was brought to Jef
ferson and turned over to Sheriff
Culberson. Mr. Culberson is a man
of tender heart and compassionate
nature, and what to do with the lit
tle cast-a-way was a problem that he
did not know how to solve. It was
a problem that does not often con
front a sheriff outside a large city.
Knowing the deserted baby must
have expert care, he carried it to
the General Hospital, Athens, and
requested the head nurse to take it
in charge until some arrangements
could be made whereby it could be
given a home and a mother, two
things to which a baby is entitled,
even though it be an adopted hearth
stone and an adopted maternal
parent.
The baby was accepted into the
hospital, and will have the best of
attention until he is given a home
either by some kind-hearted family
or some orphanage.
Doctors pronounced the age of the
child to be a week or ten days. No
clue has been found regarding his'
parents, or the reason for his aban
donment.
He was given the name of Jeff
Jackson, so called for Jefferson,
Jackson county.
Mr*. Sarah Houie Is Claimed
By Death
(Greshamville Correspondent)
Last Thursday morning at 8 o’-
clock, Mrs. Sarah House passed away
at the home of her son, Mr. T. R.
House. She had been in declining
health for several months and the
end was not unexpected to her many
friends. She lived to a good old
age, as she was 73 years old at her
death.
She was a woman of a cheerful
spirit, always ready to help others
when she could. She was born in
Jackson County and was married to
Mr. T. M. House in 1877 and from
this union there were born eleven
children. Her husband preceded her
12 years ago. Seven are still living
to mourn her passing—five boys and
two girls and a score or more of
grand-children and three great-grand
children.
* DRY POND *
The children of Oconee Sunday
school put on an interesting program
last Sunday p. m., after which Rev.
Collins preached.
Mr. Charlie Nunn of Atlanta
spent the week-end with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Blackwell of
Edison are spending a few days
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Langford.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Griffith and j
family spent Sunday w'ith Mr. and'
Mrs. Grover Mathis of Jefferson. i
Mr. Jerry Head of Piedmont Col-1
lege Ls at home for a while.
Mr. J. R. Culpepper and family of i
Jefferson attended service* at Oconee
Sunday p. m.
"Mesdames W. A. Langford and E.
G. Blackwell visited Mrs. W. W.
Hancock, in Maysville, Monday p.
m.
Mr. Doss Dunnahoo of Maysville
was a visitor here Sunday p. m.
Adolphus Prickett spent Saturday
night with his uncle, Mr. L. B.
Prickett.
Mr. Robert Langford is spending
a few days in Atlanta this week.
Misses Nellie and Bonnie Carter
are attending commencement this
week at G. S. C. W., in Milledgeville.
17,547,000 TELEPHONES IN
U. S. AT THE END OF 1926
•
At the end of 1926, which year
marked the fiftieth anniversary of
the Bell telephone, the Bell system
in the United States had in operation
12,816,000 telephones. Connected
with that system Were 4,758,000
other telephones, giving the nation a
comprehensive communication sys
tem of 17,574,000 telephones.
Mrs. F. L. Pendergrass is in Wind-j
er this week, the guest of her sister, j
Mrs. June Jackson. i
Vol. 52. No. 6.
RURAL CARRIERS HOLD
CONVENTION IN CLEVELAND
The Ninth District Rural Mail Car
riers held their 1927 convention in
Cleveland. The attendance was
very gratifying, and a good time was
enjoyed, a feature being a sumptuous
feast spre ad in the park and par
taken of by the local people and visi
tors.
The wives of the carriers organized
lan auxiliary, with the following of
ficers: Mrs. L. \V. Ebcrhart, of
Maysville, president; Mrs. Guy Fitts,
of Dahlonega, vice-president; Mrs.
Clyde Benton, of Commerce, secre
tray-treasurer.
Mrs. W. F. Frost, of Jefferson, and
Mrs. Otto Hudgins, of Flowery
Branch, were elected delegates to
the state auxiliary meeting in At
lanta.
Commerce was chosen for the 1928
meeting, and the following officers
elected: J. E. Pratt, of Lawrence
ville, president; Watkins Edwards, of
Ellijay, vice-president; Otto Hudgins,
of Flowery Branch, secretary-treas
urer.
Those attending from Jeffersson
were: Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Frost, Mr.
and Mrs. Harrison Vandiver, Messrs.
A. 11. Mcßee and Comer Lee Barnett.
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Mr. Binus Allen of Commerce
was a week-end guest of relatives
and friends here. •
Mr. Lewis Bates and family of
Athens were among the visitors here
during last week.
Mr. Joe Smith of Lavonia was
here during the past week at Mr. W.
M. Sailors funeral.
Mr. J. W. Pittman and family of
Rebecca were week-end visitors here
at Mr. R. L. Murray’s home.
Mrs. M. D. Freeman was visiting
in Commerce during the past week,
the guest of relatives and friends.
Services were cond'ui red at the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon
by Rev. W. L. Jolly of Comer.
Miss Darline Pace of Center was
the guest of Mrs. Walter Brooks
during the past week.
Mr. George Smith and family
were in Commerce for the week-end,
the guests of relatives.
Mr. Martin Nelms -and family of
Athens were among the visitors in
this city Sunday.
Mr. Will Douglass of Columbia, S.
C., was here last week, attending
the funeral of Mr. Sailors.
Rev. P. B. Cash of Pendergrass
preached at the Baptist church Sat
urday afternoon and Sunday morn
ing.
Mr. C. H. Smith and family of near
Crawford were visiting here with
relatives for the week-end.
Several from here were in at
tendance at the Gordon’s Chaple
singing Sunday, and report a big day.
Rev. A. O. Hood filled his regular
appointment at Jersey Saturday and
Sunday. Was accompanied by his
children.
Mr. Hoyt Hawks and a friend from
Thomasville, N. C., were among tho
guests of relatives and friends here
last week.
Mr. Albert Dunson, a missionary
from Brazil, was the guest of Rev.
and Mrs. A. O. Hood during the
past week.
Rev. S. D. Page of Falcon, N. C.,
preached at the Pentecostal HoIU
ness church Monday evening.
Mr. Tom Glenn and wife of Com
merce were visiting here with Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Murray Sunday.
There will be preaching at the
Fire Baptized Holiness church Sat
urday evening, Sunday morning and
evening, by Rev. J. H. Kesler of
Colbert.
Messrs. C. T. Coleman and Hugh
P. Matthews, the rural carriers on
the Nicholson routes, attended their
convention at Cleveland Monday of
last week, and reported a nice time.
Miss LaWare McElhannon has
graduated from the Normal School,
Athens, and is at home with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McElhannon.
Quite a number of friends and rela
tives from here attended the gradu
ation exercises there last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover White, and
Mr. W. A. King of Baldwin, were
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mc-
Elhannon, Sunday afternoon.
30,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN DIE
ON ROADS IN FIVE YEARS
Washington. Thirty thousand
school children, most of them less
than thirteen, were killed on tho
highways during the five-year period
ending January 1, 1927, the Ameri
can Road Builders’ As-ociation states.
A survey of accident conditions over
this period revealed that more than
3,000,000 persons had been sent to
hospitals as a result of street and
highway accidents, in addition to the
loss of more than 100,000 lives.
Mrs. Sallie Smith, who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Archer,
is visiting her brothers, Messrs. Jim,
Harve and Bob Archer, in the Attica
settlement.