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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1935.
LOCALS
Mr. and Mr. Y. D. Maddox spent
Monday in Atlanta.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Mobley and M.
L. Mobley spent Monday in Atlanta.
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Mrs. Bessie Johnson of Atlanta
spent last week in Jeffersop, the
guest of Mrs. B. E. McCollum.
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Col. J. C. Turner and J. F. Eckles
were in Atlanta Friday, attending a
meeting of the Bankers Association.
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Mrs. H. B. Woodward, who has
been the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. W. T. Bryan, left last week for
her home in Washington City.
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C. D. Cox, Jr., and C. D. Cox, 111,
were guests the past week-end of
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cox, Sr., at their
home on Hill street.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hardy were
among those from Jefferson attend
ing the Tech-Alabama football game
in Atlanta Saturday.
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Getty Browning and Billy Harris
of Jacksonville, Fla., were in Jeffer
aon the past week-end, guests, of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Hardy.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Smith and W.
B. Smith, Jr., of Tenniile were
guests at the J. N. Holder home the
past week-end.
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Miss Frances Hughes and Miss
Daniel of Nicholson were guests of
Rev. and Mrs. W. B. the past
week-end.
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Rev. and Hrs. R. M. Rigdon spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in Atlanta,
attending the State Baptist Con
vention.
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Mrs. J. C. Turner, Mrs. J. E. Ran
dolph and Miss Cully Roberts
spent the past week-end in Marian
na, Fla., where they were guests of
Rev. and Mrs. Milo H. Massey.
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Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Snides and
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Jackson and
children of Griffin were guests Sun
day of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jackson at
their country home.
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Raymond Rigdon of Mercer Uni
versity spent a few hours Sunday
with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. R.
M. Rigdon, at the Pastorium, and
had as his guest a college friend,
Joe Cook, of Dalton.
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Mrs. L. J. Lyle and Mrs. C. E.
Hardy spent a part of last week in
Dahlonega, guests of Miss Nettie
Tolbert. Miss Tolbert is a sister of
Mrs. Hardy and the dunt of Mrs.
Lyle, and is Home Demonstration
Agent of Lumpkin county.
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Mr. and Mrs. Guy Strickland had
as guests on Sunday Mrs. Alvin
Sammon and baby daughter, Sallie,
of Winder, John Strickland of Ath
ens, and Misses Melba, Minnie and
Grace Carter.
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Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Nunn, Misses
Ruth and Carol Nunn, Mrs. John
Geer, Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Rankin
and Billy Pat of Anderson, S. C.,
were recent visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rankin,
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Miss Myrtle Gasaway, Mrs. Wil
mer Wood, Mrs. Ella Alexander,
Mrs. Mrs. R. E. Bird, Mrs. Hoyt
Brooks and daughter, Virginia, Miss
es Mae Cantrel and Ovaline Wil
banks visited in Athens Saturday,
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Jefferson was represented at the
Rural Letter Carrier’s banquet by
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Barnett and Col.
J. C. Turner. Mr. Barnett is a car
rier on Jefferson route No. 2, and
Col. Turner represented the Board
of County Commissioners, who were
special invited guests.
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There will be a cake walk at the
Pendergrass school Friday night,
November 18, at 7 o’clock, for the
purpose of raising money to equip
the basketball team. There will be
other attractions besides the cake
walk. Go out and enjoy an evening
of fun. Everybody invited.
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On the recent occasion of his 82nd
birthday, J. B. Patrick was the hon
or guest at a family dining at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ran
kin at their home on Calhoun Ex
tension, Anderson, S. C. The fol
lowing members of the family en
joyed the day together: Mr. and Mrs.
Weldon Rankin, Billy Rankin, Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Patrick, Mr. and Mrs.
Stiles Dadisman, Mr. and Mrs. Bru
nelle Patrick, Lonnie Patrick* J. L.
Patrick, Miss Elizabeth Patrick,
John Henry Patrick and Miss Sally
Lloyd.
LOCALS
Rev. and Mrs. John F. Yarbrough
of Gainesville were in Jefferson for
a brief visit Monday.
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Mrs. Guy Vincent of Nicholson
spent the week-end at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Berryman, Sr.
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Miss Jessie Freeman of Atlanta
spent last week-end with Mrs. R. A.
Holliday.
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Among Jeffersonians in Atlanta
Thursday were H. T. Mobley, H. E.
Aderhold and W. H. Smith.
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Mrs. R. L. J. Smith and Col. S.
J. Smith of Commerce were visitors
in the city Monday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Homer Benton of
Commerce were recent visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Pinson.
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Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Mobley and
John Holder Mobley spent Sunday
in Gainesville, guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Boyce Mobley.
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Mrs. Cora Johnson and Robert
Johnson of Augusta spent the past
week-end with relatives in Jackson
and Hall counties.
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Mrs. A. B. Elizer accompanied Mr.
Elizer to Atlanta this week to at
tend the sessions of the North Geor
gia Conference.
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Mr. and Mrs. Morris M. Bryan
were in Atlanta Saturday to attend
the Tech-Alabama game. Mr. Bry
an is an alumnus of Georgia Tech.
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Friends in Jefferson of Oscar Ap
pleby, son of Mrs. A. C. Appleby,
will sympathize with him on account
of the death of his wife, who passed
away recently at their home in Flori
da.
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The many friends of Mrs. Lottie
Coker of Gainesville, who has been so
very ill, will rejoice to know she is
improving. Mrs. Coker was raised
in our city, and spent her girlhood
days here.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hill of Decatur were
in the city Sunday, guests of their
daughter, Miss Genevieve Hill,
Home Ec teacher at Martin Insti
tute. Miss Hill and Miss Bowman
have an apartment in the Brock
residence, near the Institute.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Holliday, Mrs.
Fulcher, Mrs. W. D. Dadisman, Mrs.
J. C. Turner, Mrs. Clifford Storey,
Mrs. Ethel Hancock, and Nat Han
cock were among those from Jeffer
son going to Gainesville for the
funeral services of Miss Stella Mc-
Elhannon.
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J. Z. Carter’s hundreds of friends
will rejoice to know that he is do
ing as well as can be expected, fol
lowing a serious operation. His con
dition improves each day. Mrs. Car
ter has been at his bedside continu
ously since he has been in the hos
pital.
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Recent visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Bennett were Mr.
and Mrs. A. R. Bennett and family,
of Ila, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Lumpkin,
Messrs. Robinson and Wallace, of
Athens, Miss Sarah Bennett, of G. S.
C. W., Milledgeville, Mr. Clyde
Boggs, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Vandiver,
of Jefferson and Mrs. Bonie Ghols
ton, of Danielsville. —Madison Madi
sonian.
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Stewards of the Jefferson Metho
dist church held the final meeting of
the conference year Monday even
ing, and announced that all obliga
tions have been met in full, and Rev.
A. B. Elizer went to conference
with a clean sheet. The Board of
Stewards have been re-appointed, as
follows: H. T. Mobley, chairman,
Stanley Kesler, treasurer, R. J. Kel
ly, G. W. Westmoreland, J. E. Ran
dolph, J. Ni Holder, J. Z. Carter, H.
I. Mobley, W. P. Frost, Carl H. Legg,
H. J. W. Kizer, T. T. Benton.
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A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Getzen
in Pendergrass on Sunday, Novem
ber 6. Those enjoying this happy
occasion, were: Mr. artd Mrs. J. Ed
win Getzen and daughters, Sally
Ann and Mary Jane, of Birmingham,
Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Rupert G. Getzen
and son, Rupert, Jr., of Flint, Mich.;
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Getzen, of
Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M.
Simpson and son, Robin Simpson, of
Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. Tom J.
Briggs, of Edgefield, S. C.; Mrs. W.
T. Long of Jefferson, John A. Long
of Atlanta, and Miss Ruth Ballentine
of Easley, S. C.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
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Ralph Ellington and Dudley Moore
were visitors in Atlanta Sunday.
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Mrs. A. S. Moseley and Miss
Lusadel Moore of Greensboro were
recent guests of Mrs. Y. D. Maddox.
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Miss Edith McDonald of Braselton
viaited Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McDon
ald Mondny night.
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Hoyt Bennett of Athens and Mrs.
Hannah Bennett visited Mrs. J. C.
Bennett Saturday.
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The Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian Church will meet with
Mrs. C. E. Barnett Monday after
noon, November 21st, at 3 o’clock,
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Mr. and Mrs. Guy Johnson and
little son, Dan, of Augusta, spent
the past week-end with the latter’s
mother, Mrs. Janie Silman.
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Mrs. Gilmer Mauldin is recuperat
ing at her home, after an operation
and a week’s stay at Commerce
Hospital.
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Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Head of
Augusta announce the birth of a
baby girl on November 6th. Mrs.
Head is the former Miss Hautense
Archer of this city.
MISS CATHRYN MOBLEY
ENTERTAINS
On last Friday evening Miss
Cathryn Mobley was hostess to the
two Bridge Clubs and a few invited
guests. The Mobley home was beau
tifully decorated with choicest chry
santhemums grown by the hostess’
mother, Mrs. H. T. Mobley. Inter
esting games were played, after
which delightful refreshments were
served. Then the party were enter
tained at the Roosevelt Theatre,
where Sonja Heinie was playing in
“My Lucky Star.”
Those enjoying the evening to
gether were Misses Cathryn Mobley,
Sara Wills, Esther Kinney, Beth
Bailey, Elizabeth Collins, Irene Ran
kin, Frances Smith, Evelyn Cason,
Joyce Storey, Mabeth Storey, Miriam
Bennett, Caroline Radford, Mes
damesdames H. J. W. Kizer, H. E.
Aderhold, T. T. Benton, M. L. Mob
ley, H. I. Mobley, Carl Legg, M. M.
Bryan, W. T. Bryan, Nat Hancock,
and A. B. Elizer.
MRS. R. E. BIRD ENTERTAINS
FRIENDS
On Saturday evening from seven
to ten o’clock, at her home on the
Jefferson-Winder highway, Mrs. R.
E. Bird entertained in a hospitable
manner a number of friends with an
informal party. Main features of
entertainment for the guests were
vocal and instrumental music and
jokes.
Mrs. Bird was assisted by her lit
tle grandson, Robert Day, and by
Mrs. Soney Ramsey and Gibson Ram
sey. She served delicious custard,
hot chocolate and cookies. The fol
lowing guests expressed themselves
as having enjoyed a delightful even
ing: Mrs. Hoyt Brooks, Mrs. S. R.
Worley, Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Ramsey,
Misses May Cantrell, Ovaline Wil
banks and Virginia Brooks, and
Master Gibson Ramsey.
MR. AND MRS. ESCOE ENTER
TAIN AT BRIDGE SUPPER
A delightful bridge supper was
enjoyed one evening last week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Escoe, celebrating the birthdays of
Mr. Escoe and Mrs. Grantland Hyde.
A delicious supper was served, after
which the guests were entertained
with several games of bridge.
Those enjoying the occasion were
Mr. and Mrs. Grantland Hyde, Mr.
and Mrs. Noble Patrick, Mr. and
Mrs. Stiles Dadisman, Marvin Wills
and Miss Lila Edwards of Athens,
Mr. and Mrs. Escoe.
MRS. BENTON ENTERTAINS AT
BRIDGE
Mrs. T. T. Benton was hostess
Thursday afternoon to the members
of the Ladies Thursday Bridge Club,
extending her gracious hospitality to
the following: Mesdames H. E. Ader
hold, T. T. Benton, C. D. Cox, Her
bert Kizer, Carl H. Legg, M. M. Bry
an, M. L. Mobley, W. T. Bryan, H. I.
Mobley. High score was made by
Mrs. Bryan.
More than 400 manufacturers of
chemical fertilizers from all parts of
the country assembled in Atlanta
Monday for the fourteenth annual
Southern Convention of the Nation
al Fertilizer Association.
BOOTH—HOLLIDAY NUPTIALS
SATURDAY
Winder, Ga.— A marriage of wide
spread interest to their many friends
in this section is that of Miss Elma
Jo Holliday and Sergeant James R.
Booth which was solemnized Satur
day at the Chapel at Fort McPher
son. The ceremony was performed
by Lieut.-Col. Axton, chaplain of
Fort McPherson, in the presence of
relatives and close friends.
Attendants were Mrs. Norma Cal
lahan, Mr. Joe Booth and Lieut. C.
R. Russell. Members of the fami
ly witnessing the ceremony were
Mrs. Amelia Booth, the groom’s
mother, Mrs. Paul Eley, his sister, of
Winder; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cham
blee, of Gainesville; Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Booth, Mrs. Verlyn Booth, Mrs.
Norma Callahan, Mrs. G. A. Johns,
Lieut, and Mrs. R. C. Russell, of
Atlanta.
After a few days with Sergeant
Booth’s mother, Mrs. Amelia Booth,
they will leave for New York City
and other points in the East for a
ten-day stay and upon their return
will reside at Langley Field, Va.
Mrs. Callahan and Mrs. Verlyn
Booth will entertain at a dinner at
Lake Moore for Segt. and Mrs.
Booth before their departure.
Mrs. Booth is the daughter of
Mrs. Lilia C. Holliday and the late
Mr. J. S. Holliday. She is a grad
uate of the University of Georgia,
where she specialized in art. Since
her father’s death several years ago
she has had charge of his various
business interests and is known as
one of Barrow county’s best business
women. Segt. Booth is a member of
a well known Barrow county family
and at present is Staff Sergeant of
36th Pursuit Squadron GHQ Air
Force, stationed at Langley Field,
Va.
ROTARY CLUB HAS
INTERESTING MEETING
The loud and prolonged applause
given to Weaver Bridges, of Athens
Rotary, assistant to District Gover
nor Porter Carswell, of Rotary Dis
trict 165, attested the appreciation
and approval of his splendid address
on Youth. A member remarked af
ter adjournment, “That was a com
bination of philosophy, counsel,
wisdom and the gospel. No more
sublime message has ever been car
ried to any Rotary Club than the
speech of Weaver Bridges before
our own club today.” Also, guests
from the Athens Club were 0. B. Mc-
Rea, its president, and A. M. Scud
der, a faithful member. Present as
guests also were Mr. Storey Elling
ton of Jefferson, and Miss Mabeth
Storey, who served Jefferson Rotary
as pianist. The absent members are
expected to make up their attend
ance with another club, so as to
score another one hundred per cent
attendance for Jefferson Club 4658.
STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
COMPETE FOR RHODES
SCHOLARSHIP
Morris Abram, Fitzgerald; Robert
McCuen, Savannah; A1 Morgan, At
lanta, and Floyd Newton, Madison,
will be the University of Georgia’s
candidates for 1938 Rhodes scholar
ship awards.
W. D. Hooper, chairman of the
university’s Rhodes committee, an
nounced these four outstanding stu
dents would compete in Atlanta De
cember 15, against nominees from
other Georgia colleges.
The two winners in this elimina
tion will enter the district, eight
state examinations December 17,
and four of these 16 candidates will
be awarded the scholarships which
entitle the holder to two years of
study at Oxford University in Eng
land.
EASTMAN BOY WINS HONORS
AT STETSON COLLEGE
Eastman, Ga.—Everybody in East
man is proud of the honors and suc
cess attained by Lawrence Harts
field, son of Rev. and Mrs. J. S.
Hartsfield, who is a student in Stet
son University, DeLand, Fla.
Lawrence, already leader of the
College Band, was last week elect
ed student mayor of DeLand for the
College Home-Coming celebration
November 19, the highest honor of
its kind that can be bestowed upon
a university student.
Lawrence is a splendid specimen
of fine young American manhood,,
serious and purposeful, yet of a
generous, friendly and social dis
position, and is popular with his as
sociates wherever he goes. There is
considered no danger that his hon
ors and success will “go to his head,”
but grave fears are entertained for
his father.
Kesler & Legg
5 & 10 Cts.
Store
Wish to announce that they will
open up business in the Maddox
Building, upstairs, in just a few
days, with a Full Line of New
and Up-to-date Goods, where
they invite their friends and
customers to call and see them.
See These Good Shows At
Roosevelt Theatre
Thursday and Friday, at The
Roosevelt Theatre, George Raft,
Dorothy Lamour, Henry Fonda, in
“The Spawn of The North.” This is
a thrilling story, that will hold your
interest from start to finish, with
the best known stars on the screen to
furnish you entertainment. Also,
Selected Short Subject.
Saturday: George O’Brian, Lari
ane Johnson, in “Painted Desert.”
Here is your favorite Western star
again, to give you a thrill a minute,
and action galore. Chapter 1, of
“The Lone Ranger.” Also, Select
ed Short Subject.
Monday: Dixie Dunbar, Frank
Melton, in “Freshman Year.” Here
is Georgia’s own movie star. Dixie
will have you in the aisles with her
funny antics. This is a picture for
the whole family. Also, universal
News Reel, the Latest in World’s
Events. Free on this night, your
Thanksgiving dinner—a barrel of
groceries and a turkey, through
courtesy of Kesler & Legg; and the
Roosevelt Theatre. Admission 10
and 15 cents.
Tuesday and Wednesday: Adolph
Menjou, Edgar Bergen, Charlie Mc-
Carthy, in “Letter of Introduction.”
Here is your old friend again, Char
lie McCarthy. For laughs, Charlie
can’t be beat. This will be one of
the best pictures you will see this
year, and it costs you only a dime.
Why not bring the whole family?
Also, chapter 1, of "The Lone Rang
er.” And Selected Short Subject.
NINTH DISTRICT RURAL
LETTER CARRIERS BANQUET
Ninth District Rural Letter Car
riers held their fall banquet in
Gainesville, Saturday night, Novem
ber 5, with 150 present.
District President H. P. Matthews
of Cumming served as toastmaster.
Short, interesting talks were made by
several persons.
Mrs. Williams, of Gainesville,
entertained the guests during the
evening with several vocal solos,
with Miss Doris Hancock, of Brenau
College and Jefferson, at the piano.
Miss Crosby, of Brenau College, and
Chester, S. C„ entertained with sev
eral readings.
BASKET BALL NEXT TUESDAY
NIGHT
Martin Institute basketball teams
will meet the boys and girls of Mays
ville High School on the local court
Tuesday night, November 22. The
teams are sponsoring a cake walk
the same night, so there will be no
admission charges to the public.
Every one is invited to come and
see two good games of basket ball,
and win a cake. Come out, and
support your teams.
BOOK WEEK EXHIBIT
The Book Week Exhibit will be
held at Martin Institute, in the main
hall, Thursday, November 17th.
The exhibits will be on display from
2 until 4, and the public is cordially
invited to see them.
MISSIONARY CIRCLES WILL
MEET MONDAY
Methodist Missionary Circles will
meet Monday at 3 p. m., No. 1 with
Mrs. Carl H. Legg, No. 2 with Mrs.
W. C. Smith, No. 3 with Mrs. George
Henry Fite.
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Misses Rosalyn Shepherd and Es
sie Jackson of Atlanta School Sys
tem were recent visitors to home
folks.
T. F. L. Nunn of Atlanta visited
home folks for the week-end. He
was accompanied home by J. B.
Nunn, who is now located in Atlan
ta.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Underwood
and Mary Jo, Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Cooley, Mr. and Mrs. John White,
Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, Mr. and
Mrs. N. A. Arnold and daughters,
Misses Helen, Hilda and Mary, at
tended the funeral of Mrs. H. J.
Cooper, at Chestnut Mt., last Sun.
day.
Rev. and Mrs. Sam Wingfield, who
have been visiting relatives and
friends in Florida and Jeffersonville,
Ga., have returned home, to the de
light of their many friends.
Miss Lillie Mae Ellison is visiting
Miss Pauline Wilbanks in Clarksville
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. White of Tam
pa, Fla., have returned home, after
a visit to relatives here and in
Ohio.
; Mrs. Ida Head continues ill at her
home here. We wish for her a
speedy recovery.
Friends sympathize with Andrew
Brown and family in the death of
Mrs. Brown, who had been ill several
months. Mrs. Brown was buried at
Maysville on Saturday, November 12.
Husband and several children sur
vive her.
Allen Holland was buried at Oco
nee, Friday, November 11. Mr. Hol
land was ill only a few days, and
friends sympathize with the family
in their bereavement. A wife, four
children, several brothers and sisters
survive him.
Mrs. Simmons of Quitman was
called to Maysville on account of
the death of her brother, Allen Hol
land.
Mrs. N. A. Arnold attended a
teachers meeting in Jefferson Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Osborne, Miss
Elizabeth, Curtis, Misses Prince,
Broome, O’Kelly, Curtin, Langford,
Amason, were visitors to Athens
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cheatham were
visitors to Jefferson to see Roy
Cheatham recently.
Mrs. Bob Crisler was a visitor to
Commerce Saturday.
Mrs. John Strange and Miss Wilda
were in Commerce, recently.
Mrs. Clarence Crisler has return
ed home, after a visit to her sister,
near Commerce, who has been ill,
but we are glad to know she is im
proving.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cooper and
children and Miss Helen Arnold of
Lincolnton were visitor here recent
ly.
BAPTIST SECRETARY FOR
43 YEARS
Atlanta.—Among first-day speak
ers at the 117th session of the Geor
gia Baptist Convention here Tuesday
was Dr. B. D. Ragsdale, of Macon,
who has been secretary of the
organization for the last forty-three
years. His subject was “Baptist
Personalities.”
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