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WHIGHAM NEWS
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST
JACK KENNEMUR CHOSEN
CLUB PRESIDENT.
Murray, Ky., March 21th.—Jack
Kennemur, junior, from Whigham,
Ga., was elected president of the
Twentieth Century Commerce Club
at Murray State College, He re
places Robert Nagel, of Covington,
Ky., who was called for induction
into the Army Air Corps.
Miss Estelle Riggs, Dawson
Springs, Ky., who was elected vice
president of the club recently, was
in charge of the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jones, and
children, of Colquitt were visitors
in the home of Mr. Jones’ parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Jones, the lat
ter part of last week.
Miss Jane Holland left last week
for Atlanta, where she has obtained
employment.
Mrs. W. H. Dekle has returned
from a visit to relatives at Talla
hassee and Tampa, Fla.
Mrs. Kindt Manger, and little
daughter, Patricia, of San Antonio,
Texas, are spending some time here
visiting Mrs. Manger’s mother, Mrs.
Aileen Alexander, and family.
Cornelius Gray, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Gray, of Jacksonville,
Fla., is spending a few days here
with homefolks before reporting for
duty in the U. S. Navy.
Misses Patricia and Martha Rose
Casey, and brother, Thomas, of
Bainbridge, were visitors here Mon
day of this week,
Stacy Williams, who has been
accepted in the U. S. Marine Corps
Reserve, returned here after being
sworn in at Atlanta, and will spend
a couple of weeks with homefolks
before reporting for duty at San
Diego, Calif.
Lavonne Lodge, 17. S. Army, is
visiting relatives here this week.
Mr. Edward Stone, of University,
Ala., spent last week-end here with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jester, of Mo
bile, Ala., spent last week-end here
with Mr. and Mrs. John Mobley,
and family.
Mr. Edward Stone, a student at
the University of Alabama, Tusca
loosa, spent several days with home
folks here recently.
Mrs. R. S. Kennemur left Tues
day for Dahloqega, to attend the
graduation of her son, Stokes Ken
nemur. She will also visit at Nash
ville, Franklin, and Paris, Tenn. be
fore returning home the latter part
of next week.
Mrs. E. B. Stone is spending some
time with relatives in Eenterprise,
Ala.
MISS DIXON, CPL. JONES
ARE WED FEB. 20TH
IN S. C.
Of much interest to the many
friends of the groom here is the
announcement this week of the
marriage of Miss Vermelle Dixon,
of Columbia, S. C., to Cpl. Henry S.
Jones, of Cairo and Camp Bland
ing, Fla., which was solemnized Feb.
20th. Rev. L. W. Corder, pastor of
Southern Baptist Church in Colum
bia, performed the ceremony at the
pastorium in the presence of a
, group of close friends and relatives.
The bride is the attractive daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dixon, of j
Columbia. She is a graduate of
Olympia High School and the Uni
versity of South Carolina and is
secretary for the State Supervisor
of Trade and Industrial Education,
State Department of Education.
Cpl. Jones is the son of Mrs.
Pency S. Jones, of Cairo, and is a
graduate of Cairo High School. Be
fore going into the armed forces he
was engaged in dairying here.
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LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS
TUESDAY; JOHN WIGHT
SPEAKS.—
The regular meeting of the local
American Legion Auxiliary was
held at the Legion Home last Tues
day afternoon with the president,
Mrs. E. F. Willis, in the chair.
The color-bearer, Mrs. P. D. Pel
! ham, advanced the colors after
which the pledge of allegiance was
recited in concert. The national an
them was sung, followed by pray
er by Mrs. B. W. West.
The president reminded the mem
bers to give books to the local li
brary for the Victory Bbok drive,
A motion was made and carried
to buy another $25 War Bond which
would make a total of $100 invest
ed in bonds by the unit.
A motion was carried to have
water pipes at the Legion Home,
damaged by recent cold, repaired.
“America” was sung and the busi
ness session adjourned.
The program opened with the vo
cal duet “Stars of Gold” by Miss
Mary Dyson and Mrs. Olen Dekle.
The special feature of the pro
gram was an address on “Your
Garden In Wartime” by John
Wight. Mr. Wight, who is very cap
able of handling this subject, gave
an interesting discussion under
three divisions: first, the ornament
al garden which includes lawns,
shrubs and annuals, and in this he
explained the planting, fertilizing,
pruning and spraying. His second
division was the vegetable garden
with which people in this section,
he said, are more familiar than any
other. The last was the home or
chard. The blight-resistant fruit
trees he recommended for this sec
tion were certain species of the pe
cans, pears, figs, grapes and berries.
Other species of pecans, plums and
peaches can be grown here success-’
fully by spraying.
He climaxed his discourse with
the suggestion that this community
have a Victory Garden Harvest
Show in the late spring. There is a
national Victory Garden Harvest
Association that will gladly help to
promote such a show. In this show
participants would enter flowers,
vegetables and fruits (fresh and
home-canned).
During the social hour pound cake
topped with whipped cream and
cherries and hot coffee were served.
The hostesses were Mrs. P. D.
Pelham and Mrs. Arthur Harrell.
MISS COOPER AND CADET
CROWDER ARE WED
FEB. 20TH.—
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Cooper, of
Athens, Ga., announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Mary Eloise,
to Aviation Cadet Lloyd V. Crow
der, of Shelby, N. C.
The marriage took place on Feb.
20th at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John F. Tribble in Montgomery,
Ala., and was performed by Dr.
Ernest A. Childs.
Mrs. Crowder has been teaching
Home Economics at Spence School
in this county since her graduation
from Berry College in January.
Cadet Crowder, also a graduate
of Berry College, is with the Army
Air Forces, now stationed at the
Southern Aviation School, Camden,
S. C.
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETING
HELD LAST FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.—
The Cairo Woman’s Club met in
regular session at the club-house
last Friday afternoon with the pres
ident, Mrs. J. W. Crapps, presiding.
The meeting opened with prayer
offered by Mrs. M. P. Webb.
The regular business session was
held after which “America” was ;
sung by the club.
The program consisted of an en
thusiastic talk by Miss Wessie Con- j
nell, local librarian, on the sub
ject, “When Peace Comes.”
During the social hour hot tea {
and cookies were served.
Camellias and jonquils adorned
| the rooms. Mrs. R. S. Jones was
chairman of the hostesses.
METHODIST CIRCLES TO
MEET MONDAY.—
The circles of the Woman's So
j ciety of Christian Service of the
First Methodist Church here will
meet Monday afternoon. March 15,
i at 4 o’clock, in the following homes:
Belle Bennett. Mrs. M. P. Webb;
Bessie Miller, Mrs. Forest Brown;
Callahan, Mrs. Hubert Griner;
Manie Towson, Mrs. Ira Higdon. I
Sr., with Ira Higdon, Jr., as joint
I hostesses;
Sammie Stubbs Trulock, Mrs.
John Wight; and
Vannie Powell, Mrs. Norwood
Clark.
The Wesleyan Service Guild will
meet Monday evening at 8 ’ o'clock
with Miss Carol Higdon. Misses
Pearl Belcher, Eulalia Jones and
Lillian Van Landingham will be
joint hostesses.
THE CAIRO MESSENGER.’ FRIDAY. MARCH 12TH. 1943.
BUSINESS, MARKETS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
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and there was a devastating freeze
here April 13th three years ago.
But those are the only April freezes
on record here since April 16th
HARRISON-DEAN MARRIAGE
IS SOLEMNIZED ON
27TH.—
The marriage of Miss Freida Har
rison, daughter of Mrs. S. M. Har
rison, of Cairo, and Air Cadet Rich
ard Dean, son of Mr, and Mrs. Jack
Dean, of Silsbee, Texas, took place
at 8 o’clock Saturday evening, Feb.
27th, at the chapel of the Army Air
Field at Bainbridge.
The impressive ring ceremony
was performed by Chaplain M. E.
Broozer in the presence of a few
close friends.
The bride, a lovely blonde, wore
a suit of soldier blue with luggage
tan accessories.
Miss Elizabeth Harrison, a sister
j *-he b r ^ e ’ was maid-of-honor.
She wore a lovely suit of yellow
with matching accessories.
Air Cadet J. T. Dinger, Jr., of
Bushton, Kansas, was best man.
Mrs. Dean is a graduate of Cairo
High School in the class of 1942.
While in school she made many
friends, who will read of her mar
riage with much interest.
Cadet Dean, the only child of Mr.
and Mrs. Dean, graduated from Sils
bee High School. Soon after gradu
ating he joined the Army Air
Forces and is a member of the
ground crew until he was called to
cadet training last September. Ca
det Dean will receive his commis
sion and wings in May.
While Cadet Dean is stationed in
Bainbridge, Mrs. Dean will make
her home with her parents.
RAINFALL CHART
Following are the official local
reading on the 1942-43 rainfall, by
months, with the departure from
normal:
Month— Rain- Nor- Depar
fail mal ture
January, 1942 9.63 4.10 e5.53
February ----- 5.19 4.46 e .73
March ... 834 4.09 e4.25
April — ... 1.99 3.34 dl.35
May_____ .... 5.94 3.63 e2.31
June _____________ 8.59 5.45 e3.14
July .... 6.14 6.70 d. 56
August 5.27 5.75 d .48
September ____ 8.02 4.88 e3.14
October 1.00 2.96 dl.96
November :... 1.00 2.68 dl.68
December ______ 5.52 4.38 el.14
January, 1943 3.74 4.10 d .36
February — 1.69 4.46 d2.77
d^-deficiency; e—excess.
Normal annual rainfall 52.31 ins.
1940 deficiency, 7.53 inches; 1941
deficiency, 6 inches.
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Following is the honor roll of
workers in the Grady county local
Red Cross surgical dressings project
for the past week:
CALVARY: Mrs. H. W. Maxwell
and Mrs. J. T. Mayfield.
CAIRO: Mesdames J. B. Warnell,
A. W. Rehberg, J. S. Wight, R. S.
Jones, J. E. Willis, Henry Wight ’
Thomas Wight, Eugene Clower, B.
W. Mauldin, J. V. Rogers, A. C.
Roddenbery, Walter Williams, M. L.
Mayes, P. O. Chason, E. H. Coleman,
T. J. Butt and U. A. Clifford and
Misses Kathryn Allen, Eleanor Al
len, Virginia Allen, Velma Mott
and Blanche Woolfolk.
WHIGHAM: Mesdames T. C. Mc
Nair, Louis H. Foster, W. K. Fos
ter and E. L. Williams.
Miss Carolyn Blanton, student at
Georgia University, Athens, is ex
pected to arrive today, Friday, to
spend the spring holidays with her
mother, Mrs. Ethel Blanton, and sis
ter, Mrs. Banks Young. For the past
quarter Miss Blanton has been do
ing practical teaching in home ec
onomics at Manchester.
1910, although there was a frost or
April 13th, 1936 that did consider
able damage.
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senger this week appears the
big point rationing chart issued
recently by OPA which shows
the point value of all canned.
bottled and frozen items now
being rationed. Publication of
the chart is in line with a con
certed move on ihe part of lo
cal grocery stores this week to
induce consumers to spend their
month, at which time they will
become worthless. Various con
cerns list specials in this issue
“ho“o
chants assist them on handling
B and C coupons in War Ra
tion Book 2, totalling 4!1 points.
are good only during March.
TTW. D. Sculley, of Cairo, this
measuring 3 1-2 inches in length.
It attracted much interest.
HThe Local War Price & Ration
ceipt ing Board of official announced instructions this week to the re-1
effect that additional allotments of
food items are available in extra
quantities on a doctor’s certificate,
PRICES BEING PAID FOR
PRODUCE HERE.
Following are the prices being
paid here Thursday for various
items of produce—-the prices being
given as information, subject to
quick change and not guaranteed:
Tung Nuts, dry, ton ... . $90
Quota Peanuts:
Spanish, No. 1, ton . . . 150
Runners, No. 1, ton . . . 130
Eggs, yard run, doz. 30c
No. 1, infert. white, doz. 31c
Hens, colored, pound .... 21c j
Fryers, colored, pound 25c 1
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and her well-formed bones, owe
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secret for you: one level teaspoon
of Rumford Baking Powder, as
contained in baked foods, pro
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Mr. Hamilton Wind, and family, of
Montgomery, have been visiting
homefolks here this week.
Pvt. Edward Hart, of Miami, has
been spending a few days here with
his mother, Mrs. H. J. Hart, and
friends.
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■ Mrs. Robert Crine was
serve as court r ea
reporter j n ,
Superior Court Monday bu
trials developed to require h
vices. She was to e]
Mr. who James unable H. Branch, of f 88
was to be he r e bQ
of the illness of his wife,