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THE CLEVELAND
Vol. No.
The Courier’s Platform
For White County and
Cleveland:
Hotel ’ '?
Tourist Courts
Airfield !’
All Highways Graded and
Paved -i§
Small Industries
Development of Chattahoo¬
L chee River
Very shortly The Editor hopes
to remove one or more of the
things we are fighting for White
County’s progress and develop¬
ment from our masthead. Watch
us succeed.
DR. BENNETT SPEAKS TO
PACKED CROWD IN DESCRIBING
CONSERVATION PROGRAM
AS “QUIET REVOLUTION”
One of the largest crowds ever to
assemble to Cleveland for any occa¬
sion listened with intense Chief, interest Soil as
Dr. Hugh H. Bennett,
Conservation Service, Washington,
D. C., expounded as a “quiet revo¬
lution” the American soil conserva¬
tion program. Constitu¬
Channing Cope, Atlanta
tion farm columnist, estimated at
least 3,000 people were in Cleveland
for the Ladino Clover Festival.
Speaking to a fully packed crowd
in 'the Cleveland gym, Dr. Bennett
said: “The Government gets a 1,000
percent return on its money spent the on
soil conservation, and that it was
beginning of a new day and that it
was plain what we must have to
save our country.” tremendous job
Emphasizing the
ahead he pleaded for the combined
efforts of all the people to save us
from catastrophy. With great force
he stated that he was a “bad citizen
who does not follow the program of
building up the soil.” He stated that
“‘there was no way to place a value
tin the soil that goes down to the
sea.”
Fletcher D. Allen gave the address
•of welcome and has l'eceived many
(fine compliments. introduced the fol¬
Robert Moore
lowing Earners who told of soil im¬
provement methods and pastures: J.
E. Underwood, White; W. J. Orr,
Forsyth; Spot Jones, Hall: Vernon
Smith, Lumpkin; Frank Matheson,
Habersham.
Channing Cope introduced Dr.
Bennett and paid glowing tribute to
the great man and the marvelous
work he has accomplished since 1905,
when he first started the erosion
program. Mr. Cope also related his
experiences with kudzu and other
soil building legumes.
Harry. L. Brown, vice chancellor
of the University System of Georgia,
and former Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture of the United States,
gave a short interesting talk. Due to
thhe length and the delay in getting
the program started, Mr. Brown
could not make the speech he had
planned. work
The splendid organizational in
fed 1,600 people a chicken dinner
such a short time that the guests
marveled at the speed in serving it.
Gus York sent farmers on tours
to the following pastures: Fernando
Vandiver, Ernest Crane, Forest Rog¬
ers, Frank Miller, J. G. Hunt, Fletch¬
er Allen, John Helton, Hubert Head,
Frank Black, Ernest Loyd, C. V. Ash,
Comer Holeman, George Harris, Al¬
bert Smith and W. L. Jackson and
others.
All the ladino clover seed in Cleve¬
land was sold to farmer guests that
afternoon.
Bill Allison and members of the
General Committee who worked un«
ceasingly such to make the celebration
a marvelous success, are receiv¬
ing loud and warm praise for per¬
forming Their such a stupendous task.
job - was one that required
great effort in working out the mani¬
fold details, and it must be said to
their credit that they did the job
without a bobble.
C. A. Johnson, chairman of th'e
•traffic, tainly parking and reception, cer¬
selected men that did a swell
job—one that would receive praise
from entertaining a governor or
President.
Ollie Dorsey, Negro, diligently per¬
formed his duty in keeping plenty of
water for that tremendous crowd.
In fact, everybody seemed to feel
it their duty to make this the great¬
est day and in the did history of White
county, will a magnificent job
that pay great dividends in the
future.
Gainesville poultry and feed deal¬
ers, business and civic clubs made it
possible to give that great crowd a
free chicken dinner. The business
and professional men of Cleveland
and Helen made liberal donations.
People were here from Albany, Ga.;
Mississippi; Birmingham, Ala.; Co¬
lumbus; Atlanta and many, many
far-away places. One lady from
Florida wanted to buy a place to
make her home.
to the Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Interests of White County
Mr. Lester Hosch, of Hosch Broth¬
ers Company, Gainesville, was high
in his praise of the Ladino Clover
Festival and how our farmers are
taking to the Soil Conservation Serv¬
ice program. When outstanding busi¬
ness and professional men begin to
interest themselves in any program
then you can be sure that there is
really something in it. Our farmers
are fully aware thatt hey must adopt
and practice the soil building pro¬
gram if they are to prosper and
keep their children at home.
Grady Carpenter and Bob Best
plan to give White County the most
deluxe recreational facilities to be
found in any mountain resort at tlje
new lake they will shortly construct
four miles north of Cleveland, just
off the Neel Gap highway. When they
make announcement of their plans
you will be amazed.
Cleveland and White County got
more favorable publicity out of the
Ladino Clover Festival than we ever
got before. It is up to us to keep up
our speed of progress forging ahead
to continue to warrant it in the fu¬
ture. Are you going to do you part?
Mr. T. O. Galloway, Soil Conserva¬
tion Service, Gainesville, suggested
to the Kiwanis Club Monday night
that a program be inaugurated at
the Hall-White line and continue to
Cleveland to beautify the highway
right-of-way and that landowners be
encouraged to sow something green
on their lands. J. F. Miller is in
hearty acmcord with the suggestion _
and will no doubt call a meeting soon
of the people in his community. It
is fairly well assured that the people
on the Helen highway will inaugu¬
rate a definite plan soon. Great
beauty will be added if such a plan
is carried out and completed.
We had a number of letters to be
read by T. V. Cantrell at the Ladino
Clover Festival last Friday but time
did not permit. It would require too
much space to carry them. They
spoke highly of Cleveland and White
County.
The reason White County received
so much publicity on the Ladino
Clover Festival was that we had
something that was of vital interest
to the people generally. The Atlanta
newspapers were particularly gener¬
ous in giving us leading editorials
for which we are indeed most grate¬
ful.
The County Commissioners are re¬
ceiving high praise for cleaning off
the county lot and making prepa¬
rations of sowing it in ladino clover
and grasses. That will add much to
Cleveland and you can expect others
to make improvements.
All the people of White County
deeply regret that illness must be¬
fall Rev. J. F. Rollins to prevent him
from going to Lincoln, Nebr., to rep¬
resent the North Georgia Conference,
were Methodists throughout the na¬
tion are meeting to make plans for
rural church problems. He is deeply
interested in proper stewardship of
the land and an adequate living and
a way of life for farm labor.
When it was announced that a free
chicken dinner would be served to
the enormous crowd that would at¬
tend the Ladino Clover Festival some
people said it just could not be done.
Well, the general committee did the
impossible. It was done and expedited
with such wonderful performance
that the Waldorf-Astoria chief stew¬
ard would marvel at such a perfect
organization in such a brief period.
Men with a will and a determination
can accomplish the unsurmountable.
B. G. Allison succeeded in changing
part of the menu Thursday after¬
noon. He will be long remembered
for his persistency.
The Courier wishes to extend to
A, S. Hardy, publisher of The
Gainesville News, sincere and warm
congratulations on his 50 years as
editor and owner of that outstanding
weekly newspaper of the United
States.
Editor Hardy is a Past President
of the Georgia Press Association and
is also the only man ever to be hon¬
ored with the presidency of the Na¬
tional Editorial Association.
His half century anniversary edi¬
tion of August 14 contained 74 pages
which was a running story of Gaines¬
ville’s growth from 1897, when Mr.
Hardy purchased the newspaper, to
date.
No more sweeter and finer man
ever lived than Albert Hardy. He
has always been progressive and
Gainesville and Hall county owe him
much.
FOR SALE
One feather bed.
Mrs. C. W. Henderson.
NOTICE
The General Commijtee of ;he Ladino
Clover Festival wish to express onr deep
appreciation for the splendid choperation
and financial support we had from the
people of Clevelands Helen and other
sections af the counts.
We are especially indebted to the
ladies of Cleveland and the businesses jn
Gainesville fot making the chicken din¬
ner a success.
W. L. ALLISON, Chrm.
CLEVELAND, GA., AUG. 29 1947
Local News
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest T, Loyd had as
their 'guest at their Mountain Laurel
Farms some 20 people from Atlanta last
Saturday. Most of these promine»t people
were representatives and officials of the
electrical wholesalers in Atlanta and will
mean much to the future development of
White County. You render a great ser¬
vice to White County, Ernest.
A number of very prominent people
alt tided the Ladino Clover Festival last
Friday. Some of them Were: Henry Estes.
Gainesville; T. L. Ashuty, state conser¬
vationist, Athens; Jim Routine, WSB
Farm Director, Mr and Mrs. Grady Car¬
penter. Augusta; Mr. Fuller, Tenn. Iron&
Coal Co., Birmingham; Editor Cobb Coun*
ty Times, Marietta; Chaelie Smithgall,
Owner of WGGA and Ga nesvitle Daily
Times; Congressman and Mrs. John S*
Wood; Mrs. B. II. Howard, editor of .the
Dawsouville Advertiser; A. 9. Hardy,
Owner of the Gainesville News, past pre¬
sident of the Ga, Heess Assn., and Natl.
Editoiial Aasn.; Matt McWhorter, Ga
Public Service Cornmislion; Ben Fort son
wife and daughter, Secretary of State;
Lester Hosch, Hoscli Bros., Gainesville.
The heating equipment for the lp cot¬
tages the Cleveland Tourist Couit has
now under construction will cost $6,500.
Ben G. Allison worked so ver.i hard',on
getting everything ready for the Ladino
Clover Festival that he was sick for seve¬
ral days and oft - the mail.
Mr. ami Mrs. Willis Noell and Anne
spent the weekend with relatives in Co¬
mer. Be'.ty Davidson accompanied them
and visited her cousin, Juanita Snellings
Mrs. Ida Johnson fell at flie home of
her son Kobt. S. Johnson, Monday and
broke her Lip. She was rushed to a
Gainesville hospital.
Cliffojd Campbell is spending several
weeks in Mexico.
Dean and Mrs Spears spent the wi ek
end at Ridgecrest N. C.
Mr. and Mis. Frank Edwards have
moyed into the late Frank Carroll home,
Frank has retired from the Navy and
we are all happy to bave,him hack to
have hitn back to help push Cleveland
forward.
Have you ever taken the trip up by
Tray and back to Robertstown? Jt is a
most wonderful trip. There's fine .picnic
facilities at the Cheese Dairy.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bell and Mrs. O. C.
Bell moved to Allanta last Friday.
Attache and Mis. R. P, Slovajl, of the
Domican Republic, are visiting parents,
Mayor and Mrs. Stovall at Helen.
Mr Albert Wiggins is in a critbal eon
dition at his home in Cornelia.
Editor and Mrs. C. E. Bcnns and |son,
of the Butler Herald, Butler, Ga., y'sited
the Courier Saturday.
Loudsville campmeeting is now in pro¬
gress.
K. S Price is in Athens this week on
business.
Wallace Turnei was carried to Lawson
Veterans hospital lust Friday in a very
serious condition.
L. Q Menders wus the only person to
enter Cleveland Motor Company's con
test for the oldest operating(Chevro’et.
His was a 1937.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Henderson, of At
lanta. spent the weekend with .parents,
Mr. ami Mrs. W. C. Henderson.
Major and Mrs. Redmond and son
spent a few days at their home in Orlan
da, Fla., last week.
Mrs. Ida White is very ill.
Messrs J. W. Smith, C. C. j Blalock and
W. B. BellspantSnn at Galinburff Tenn.
Dr. C. \V. Henderson returned Tues
day afternoon from Batty hospital where
he had been for over a yeor. He is be
in3 welcomed back with open arms by
all l lie people.
A revival will begin at Mt, Pisgali
Church Filth Sunday night, Aug. 31.
Everybody invited to attend. Services
couducted by pastor.
Mrs. C. R. Tuener’s cousin, Mss. Vida
Lovett, and daughter, Patsy, who have
bee spending the summer here have re¬
turned to their home in Ft. Lauderdale;
Fla.
Mrs. J. W. Smith spent the weekend
with relatives in Soth Georgia.
FOR SALE
Cooking and Eating Apples
We are n vv gathering Grimes Goldee.
Stark's Delicious, S mathans and Mc¬
Intosh apples.
11 ei dell Anderson
Demorest, Ga., Lt
Twin River Orchard
PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION NOW!
HELEN HAPPENINGS
Fraser and Joe Allen Miller are
North now visiting one of their relatives in
Carolina.
Miss Lorine Burke has gone to
visit her brother Douglas and his
wife in Virginia. Miss Burke will
probably apply for a job while in
Virginia.
Mr. V. B. Shewbert was bitten on
the leg by a spider, it is believed,
this past week and has suffered a
great deal with pain that has fol¬
lowed. Mr. Shewbert is out again and
doing nicely.
Mr. V. B. Shewbert and son Bu¬
ford and Mrs. Eva Kleiser and
daughter Kathleen, visited friends
and relatives in Gillesville by the
nanifc of Mrs. Charlie Adams and
'AtnlTjalso of the Loy Harrison family
Friends Gainesville, of Helen last Monday.
were sad to hear
of the death of Mr» Hooper of
Gillesville. Mrs. V. S. Adams, a niece
of Mrs. Hooper, attended the funeral
Saturday.
A nice crowd was out to hear Mr.
Bell’s sermon last Sunday and among
the crowd were Mrs. Fid Hood, of
the Valley, Mrs. Claude Bristol and
guests from the Zebbie Phillips tour¬
ist home.
Miss Billie Adams and parents en¬
tertained Tuesday evening at their
home. The guests were: Mrs. Ruth
Adams, George Kleiser, Mrs. Eva
Kleiser, Kleiser. Roy Adams and Kathleen
The dinner was really de¬
licious.
friends According to the many comments,
Helen Happenings seem to enjoy reading the
once more.
Miss Beatrice Allison had the mis¬
fortune of cracking her thumb in
three places while at work in the
mill here this past week. Miss Al¬
lison seems to be doing nicely after
Dr. Neal has “fixed” her up.
Miss Jean Canup met with a slight
accident over the past week end but
is out and well again.
The young Jack Sims family have
appreciated so many of the local peo¬
ple coming in to visit them now since
the arrival of their new daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Canup, of
Gainesville, week. We were seen in town this
hometown always like to have our
once folks return for a
visit.
Quite a few of the town kids have
really^ new jeep enjoyed that the belongs many rides in the
to Roy Ad¬
ams. Even the grown folks enjov the
thrill too.
Mrs. Inez Burke’s brother and his
fnmily have returned to North Caro¬
lina after a grand visit with rela¬
tives here.
SEEN AND HEARD
IN CLEVELAND
Women peeling potatoes, egfjg, celery
and onions, chopping cabbrge for salad
viul in genera! woiking like beavers. Bu*
if you don t. believe they had fnn ask any
of them.
Barbara Davidson contributing to the
Birthday Barnj at the Methodist | Church
Sunday.
Friers For Sale
Good nice size friers in Cleveland at f I
each.
Helen (jets New Industry
Not content with two new iudusbiies,
the’prograseive and wid“ awake Town
of Helen now projtlly announces that
they have (landed anoiuer industry to
employ around 60 middle age women to
manufacture dolls and teddy hears.
Charlie Maloof was all aglow Tu' sday
as he rushed proudly into The Courier
off’/' to make the announcement of Helen
e/tiring this new industry and ehal
lcNC'ng any Jtown tqoir aixe to show
moti’yew ie Justifies in lees than a year.
The industry will be housed in tempo¬
rary herdquarte.iH and will be equipped
with electrie sewing machines.
Mr. Maloot stttes it will be necessary
for the tovn to soon install traffic lights.
FOT SALE
R«1 Pole Cow*
Several 'young registered Red Pole
cows. ERNEST CRANK
FOR SALE
Several nice pigs.
J. 1. NIX
NOTICE,
The Auxiliary meeting lias been post
ponep to Svpt, 10 at 4 p. tn., due lo a
visit of State President, Mrs. C, L. Ed¬
monds, who will be here. The meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. E. L.
Russell. Be sure to attend.
Mr. ana Mis. Fugene Davidson, of
Charleston, S. C., ara visiting here.
J. W Smitq has sold his home to Mrs,
Simmons of Gaincsvilla.
Mayor Tom Mauney returned Wed.
No town in Georgia Is growing
faster than Cleveland. Keep up that
boosting.
Established 1899
ELECTION OF SUPERVISORS
TO BE HELD FOR THE UPPER
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER SOIL
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
To all qualified voters living on
lands within the boundaries of the
Upper Chattahoochee River Soil Con¬
servation District described as fol¬
lows:
All that land lying within White,
Lumpkin, Habersham, Hall, Dawson,
and Forsyth Counties.
Notice is hereby given that on the
20th day of September, 1947, between
the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., an
election will be held for the election
of three supervisors for the Upper
Chattahoochee River Soil Conserva¬
tion District of the State of Georgia.
Voting place will be open in the
county court house in the towns of
Cleveland, Dahlonega, Clarkesville,
Gainesville, Dawsonville and Cum
ming.
All persons qualified to vote in a
“general election” under the Consti¬
tution of the State of Georgia are
eligible to vote in the election of
supervisors.
Only those persons residing within
the Upper Chattahoochee River Soil
Conservation District will be eligible
to vote in the election of supervisors.
State Soil Conservation Committee
By E. H. THOMAS,
Executive Secretary.
(No nominations will be accepted
after September 8, 1947).
A bomb was thrown on the porch
of the political editor of the Atlanta
Journal, C. E. Gregory, Saturday
night. No one was hurt and it did
little damage. Mr. Gregory has been
political editor of the Journal for 24
years and this was the first time
anyone ever tried to personally harm
him. If they did it to scare Gregory
so that he would “let up,” then they
are sadly mistaken. He is not that
type of a man. He is a newspaper¬
man, and a mighty good one, and
nothing will make him sherk his duty.
Sheriff Vandiver is to be commend¬
ed for whitewashing the steps and
the rock wall around the courthouse.
It gave our 1,500 or more visitors a
feeling that Cleveland was really liv¬
ing up to its name of being a pro¬
gressive and wide-awake town. Tom
Asbury, state conservationist, told
Sheriff Vandiver how far the news
had spread. Talk to the Sheriff about
what Tom said.
President Cutts, of Truett-McCon
nell Junior College, announces this
week that work had begun on the
permanent site of the college in prep¬
aration for the erection of the first
permanent building. Grading is in
progress on the location which will
be used for the shop building. This
building will be constructed of con¬
crete blocks and will be sufficiently
large to provide ample space for a
comprehensive program in Industrial
Education.
Professor Norman C. Smith, who
will -offer courses in both general
shop and in fields of specialization
during the first session of the col¬
lege, plans to have the shop building
equipped by the opening date of
school. Several local students have
enrolled at the college for the pur¬
pose of majoring in vocational work.
The temporary quarters of the col¬
lege have undergone extensive re¬
pairs and modernization and will be
ready for use when the college opens
September 15. Classes will be con¬
ducted there for all general courses
in college work. In addition to these
courses the curriculum for the first
session will include commercial edu¬
cation and special courses which will
be offered at night and on Saturdays
for those who cannot meet the regu¬
lar schedule.
Those interested in arranging for
courses in any department of the col¬
lege should communicate with Dean
Spears at once.
EX-PATROLMAN
KILLED BY BOLT
GAINESVILLE, Aug. 25.—William
H. Head, 39, former state patrolman
and well known Hall County citizen,
was killed Sunday night by lightning
at his place of business five miles
north of Gainesville.
Lightning had struck ;«id set fire
to the apartment building and store
which he occupied with his family
nnown as Bill and Gabe’s place ad¬
joining the Bells Mills property. It
was destroyed by five. When Head
stepped to the phone to call the fire
department, another stroke knocked
him to the floor. Friends attempted
for three hours to revive him through
artificial respiration. He is survived
by his wife, a son and his mother.
Funeral services are to be announced.
District Conservationist T. 0. Gal¬
loway, Gainesville, is due more credit
than any other one man for making
the Ladino Clover Festival such a
wonderful success. If the General
Committee had not had his invalu¬
able and able services it is certain
that thtir tremendous task would
have teen more difficult. He is a
real diplomat, for he proved it by
the many things coming up and how
smoothly he ironed out the difficulties
and the committee was able to move
on with the many perplexing and
complicated problems confronting
them daily.
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AafefcSTOS BUZZING
By JAMES E. DENTON
The Ladino Clover Festival was a
success in every respect. The most
of Northeast Georgia was well rep¬
resented. I got there a little late, but
pressed my way to the front. Heard
a part of Dr. Hugh H. Bennett’s
speech. Better late than never. On
the street of By and By we reached
the house of Never Grabley up my
golden slippers laid away for the
wedding day, went down the road in
a turkey trot.
The Fourth Estate was represented
by James Davidson, of the Cleveland
Courier; Charles Smithgall, of the
Gainesville Times; Albert Hardy, of
the Gainesville News; Channing Cope
of the Constitution, as well as the
Atlanta Journal, and Mrs. B. H.
Howard, of the Dawsonville Adver¬
tiser. Mrs. Howard is a daughter of
the late J. B. Thomas, who was the
youngest^ boy in the 52nd Regiment
of Georgia in the Civil War. He once
attended a soldier’s reunion here and
was also a candidate for the State
Senate from the 32nd senatorial dis¬
trict. Mrs. Howard carries his work
on.
Soil erosion concerns us all. We
use to clear the land, let it wash
away and clear more, but we can’t
do that now. We have got to let
down our buckets where we are and
rejuvinate our worn out land. We
need line upon line and precept upon
precept, here a little and there a
little.
\ ou had better not price your
worn out farm unless you want to
sell it. You may have to take back
water. We now have inflation good
and proper. Our balloon has now
gone bottom very high. Don’t know when its
will drop out and come down.
A few years ago the Yankees had
a land boom in Florida and many of
our Southern suckers fell for it. Bar
num told one was born every minute.
They built ‘
Gulf more land out into the
of Mexico and sold it at $10
per square foot. Don’t get excited
there will be plenty of land here
after we all have joined our good
mother earth.
Let us not forget that fine dinner.
The ^ rich and the poor, the high and
the low, the young and the old, got
a wing, paper plate on which was a chicken
a leg and a breast piece, some
good irish potato salad, some slaw,
one city biscuit and a piece of cu¬
cumber pickle, as well as a paper
cup of cold ice water, made in the
shade and stirred with a spade.
This is a fast, fleeting and flying
age, their but nearly plates. all left their wings'
on Wish we had our
dogs there to garner up the frag¬
ments that were wasted. We should¬
n’t waste, not want, for this is a
needy time.
Once heard of a young fellow who
was girl shy. The girl asked him if
he liked chicken. He told he did. Then
she told him to take a wing. That
was a hint. John O. Hicks once told
of a fellow who had been sporting a
girl. Her father told him three times
to discontinue his attentions toward
his daughter. The fourth visit he paid
the man met him at the door and
knocked him down. He got up, for
truth crushed to earth will rise again.
He brushed off the dust and told he
could take the hint.
Mr. Perno Stovall, Lord Mayor of
Helen, and his son, who has been in
the Domican Republic, made a stop
Monday. scholastic His son will toach next
year at Chape! Hill, N. C.
Messrs. Billy Adams, Billy Denton,
Miss Kathleen Kleiser and Rov Ad¬
ams paid me a short visit recently.
Had two refreshing showers Sun¬
day. Mr. John T. McAfee told that
it rained on the_ just and the unjust,
but on the unjust in fodder time.
More rain, more rest.
Mr. and Mrs. Moody Allison, of
Decatur, were passing this way.
Had a card from ~ Mr. and Mrs.
Marcus Stanley, now of New York
' ity. Flora is a daughter of the late
Price Jackson.
LADIES’ HOSE
3 PAIRS FOR $1.00
By Prepaid Parcel Post
Choice of semi-sheer, seamless ray¬
on, or full seam service weight cot
ton. Newest shades, slight irregulars.
State size and kind.
SOUTHERN SALES COMPANY
r . O. Box 2029 Dept. AAM
Knoxville, Tennessee
LOST A fctewtail Boston bull dog
Small; one brown eye and one blue.
/Answers to linme ‘•Bub.'' Reward for
return or information of whereabouts.
Wiley C. Meadors, Clcvtiaod, Ga., K—
ENJOY
THE “BEER DRINKER’S"
BEER
STERLING BREWERS, INC., Evansville, lnd.
Watch White county move
forward I