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Presentments Os
The Grand Jury
Summerville, Ga., Sept. 17, 1943
Hon. C. H. Porter, Judge,
Rome Judicial Circuit:
We, the Grand Jury selected for
the September term of Chattooga
Superior Court, have completed our
duties and beg to render unto you
the results of our findings.
Through our different commit
tees, we have insnpected the books
and records of the county officers
and have also inspected the public
buildings and the institutions be
longing to the county. Our reports
of our findings are hereby at
tached and made a part of our pre
sentments:
Reports of County Officers
As the books and records of all
county officers having care, cus
tody or control of funds belonging
to the county are annually audited
by auditors employed by the Board
of Roads and Revenues, we be
lieved it to be our duty to inspect
the books and records of our coun
ty officers only as to their neatness
and the public’s access to any and
all information desired. We found
all records neat and we believe that
any information desired can be
readily obtained from the records
kept.
We are advised that the Tax Col
lector is required by law to only
make a report of special taxes col
lected at the September Term of
court. For lack of space, we are
not making a detailed report of
the various corporations, partner
ships and individuals from whom
he has collected special taxes, (or
business tax), however, we beg to
advise that from corporations do
ing business within the county that
the total amount collected with sl,-
330.00, less his commissions of $59.00
making the net amount received
from business license of $1,271.00.
From partnerships and individuals,
the total amount collected from
sale of business license was sl,-
804.50, less his commissions of
$180.45, or a net amount paid into
the county treasury of $1,624.05.
Therefore the net amount received
by the county from the sale of busi
ness license to corporations, part
nerships and individuals was $2,-
895.05.
Public Buildings
We find that our Court House
was constructed in 1909, or 34 years
ago, hence, it is but reasonable ’
that the plasterings, wood work,
painting and roofing should de
teriorate in the almost two score
years in which it has been in con
stant service. We are not proud
of the interior walls of our court
house auditorium, as one, two or
more coats of paint would greatly
benefit the appearance of these
walls.
In the auditorium of our court
house, we find that during and
after heavy rains that the rain has
leaked through the roof and has
caused the veneer to peel off of
some of the seats, and even within
the rails where the juries sit, water
pours through the roof, and if
court was in session during or just
after one of these heavy rains, it
would be difficult for the jury to
keep dry.
There are a few minor defects in
connection with the residential por
tion of our jail. We find some
screens which should be placed in
their proper position by nailing or
tacking back. The underpinning of
the walls of the front porch should
be immediately fixed, as it would
add both to the appearance and to
the comfort of the house by having
this underpinning rebuilt in order
that the residential portion of the
jail may be made more comfortable
from the cold winter winds. The
present floor in the residential sec
tion should be repaired.
We do not remember of a Grand
Jury in the last few years which
has inspected our County Home, but
what has recommended that the
roofs at the Home be repaired in
order that the living quarters of
the inmates may be made more i
comfortable. These roofs have not
yet been repaired, hence, they are
still in bad condition and should
be repaired.
Public Safety
Our children are our priceless
possessions. Their attaining an
education is our cherished hope.
Their safety while enroute from
home to schools and from schools
to home is our anxiety. It is nec
essary for school buses to traverse
post roads and public highways in
order to transport the children to,
and from schools. There is a piece
of road in Trion District over
which Rural Route No. 3 from Sum
merville daily travels and over
which the school bus makes its
daily collection of approximately
thirty school children which is in
deed a hazardous road, which is
near the Hanson School House, on
the road from the home of Milton
Tate to Hanson School House, and
on account of the narrow width of
the road and the deep ditches on
GAL TWO
each side, it would indeed be a
tragedy if the school bus was
caused to slip or to slide the dis
tance of two or three feet, and
might kill or cripple many of the
children riding on this bus. We
beg the proper authorities to have
this particular piece of road put in
safe condition as early as possible.
The county and the State High
way Department digged a chert pit
on the suburbs of Summerville,
The Summerville News
VOL. 57; NO. 33.
Farmers Asked To
Keep 1943 Records
Cotton Production
Farmers are asked to keep rec
ords of their 1943 cotton produc
tion, and it is highly important
that these records be kept accu
rately, according to T. P. Johnston,
chairman of the Chattooga County
AAA committee.
Mr. Johnston explained that in
past years ginners have co-operated
with the AAA by furnishing de
tailed records of cotton production
for each farm, but that this year
these records will not be obtained
from ginners, due to the suspension
of marketing quotas.
In the past, the records of pro
duction have served as a basis for
determining the yields used in mar
keting quota programs, crop insur
ance programs and in determining
AAA payments.
"It is to a farmer’s best interests
that an accurate record of his 1943
cotton production be kept because
this record may be needed in fu
ture AAA programs,” Mr. Johnston
said. He said that each farmer
should keep each gin ticket, bale
receipt or sales ticket for baled
cotton and for lots of seed cotton
sold. The AAA has offered to keep
these records for any farmer who
wishes to deliver or mail them to I
the county office.
near the lands of A. B. Cassidy and
W. L. Reece, and after removing
the required amount of chert, has
left this pit in such condition that
the overeflow of water during a
rain causes the street to wash and
to overflow the property of A. B.
Cassiday and W. L. Reece and to
damage the property. We believe
this to be a liability of the county
and ask that the county take the
proper steps to have this corrected.
Just outside of the corporate
limits of Summerville, on the Sum
merville-Alabama road almost di
rectly in front of Gilreath’s Store,
the public road is in almost a bot
.tleneck shape. The road being
paved and there being no slow
speed limit, the temptation for the
autoist to speed is great. There
being a road from the Bolling
Bridge settlement intersecting with
the Summerville - Alabama Road
just a few feet south of Gilreath’s
store, which approach is blinded by
buildings on each side, causes this
particular location to be even more
dangerous than a “dead man’s
curve,” hence, within the last few
years several lives have been
snuffed out, and many other acci
dents have occurred which have left
the victims maimed for life. We
recommend that the Board of Roads
and Revenues cause a stop light to
be placed at this hazard in order
that all traffic may be halted tem
porarily in order that lives and
limbs may be protected.
Most of the automobile accidents
in our town occur on our principal
street, Broad or Commerce Street,
which parallels our town from
north to south and is caused from
autoists turning their cars com
pletely around any where between
blocks. We understand that there
is a city ordinance prohibiting the
turning around of cars between
blocks, which we recommend be
rigidly enforced. We further rec
ommend that the City of Summer
ville have stop lights placed at all
street crossings on this principal \
street by placing a stop light at or
all street crossings on this princi-'
pal street by placing a stop light,
at or near Harlow’s Service Station. I
That light number two be placed,
just north of the courthouse, be-1
tween the courthouse and Jackson’s
Drug Store. That light number
i three be placed just north of the
Post Office at or near Cohen’s Fill
ing Station and that light number
four be placed near Trimble’s Fill
ing Station where the Summerville-
Rome Road leaves the Summerville-
Alabama Highway.
In order that our streets may be
made safe and that all parties
having business to transact may
find the proper parking space, we
recommend that the City of Sum
merville pass an ordinance prohib
! iting “Taxis for Hire” monopoliz
ing our public streets as a parking i
space and having their principal
offices on the curbs of our streets.
Much annoyance can be elimi
nated and business being trans
acted inside of our courthouse can
be expedited by the elimination of
public speaking, preaching and the
offering for sale of medicine and
other articles in and around the
courthouse. Hence we recommend
that the use of the courthouse and
the streets adjacent thereto be de
nied all those using loud speakers
and those offering for sale their
wares of different kinds, which
causes traffic on our streets to be
come jammed or congested. As the
sheriff is the custodian of the court
house, we recommend that no pub
lic meetings or religious services of
any kind be permitted except by
and with the permission of the cus
todian. ,
We are advised that it is our duty
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1943.
Music Club Holds
Monthly Meet With
Mrs. James Van Horn
Mrs. James Van Horn and Mrs.
Elmer Smith were hostesses to the
Summerville Music Study club for
the September meeting in the home
of Mrs. Van Horn. Arrangements
of fail flowers made an attractive
setting for the meeting.
The meeting was called to order
by the new president, Mrs. Elmer
■■r-'t'.i after which the club and
patriotic oi.-cts were read in uni
ivirs. vv. J. Culpepper was pro
gram chairman lor the afternoon
and had planned an interesting
program to introduce the year’s
siudy oi seasonal music. In her
absence Mrs. Elmer Smith directed j
the program for the afternoon and
introduced the current topic with
a poem, “I Am Music.”
Another splendid talk was given
by Mrs. Henry McWhorter, who had
lor her subject:
Behind All—God. Mrs. James U.
Jackson played three piano num
bers which were the C Minor, A
Major and B Minor. Preludes from
Chopin. Mrs. J. R. Burgess re
viewed for the club in an excellent
manner an article by Hoffman
called I Like Music. Mrs. J. R.
Jackson, Jr., played an attractive
number called Ethie, by Max
Kramm, who was one of Mrs. Jack
son’s teachers. Mr. Kramm com
posed Ethie as a compliment to his,'
little niece. Mrs. Henry McWhor
ter had written and read the his
tory of the club for the past year.:
Since this was the first meeting'
oi ihe club since last spring there I
was much business to transact.
Club rating points were discussed
and numerous committees were ap- i
nointed as the president outlined,
the year’s work.
The club expressed its apprecia- i
lion to Mrs. McWhorter lor the club
history and to Mrs. Van Horn for
the new year books.
Mrs. Gene Rackley assisted the
hostess in serving delicious re
freshments during the social hour.
—Publicity chairman.
Summerville
Defeats LaFayette
The Summerville baseball team
defeated the LaFayette baseoah
Summerville. The pitching of Buc
itw.n was the feature of the game.
He struck out nineteen men and
walked only two.
Abbey Brock, former Southern
leaguer, played with LaFayette.
Garden Club
Meets Today
Chattooga Garden club will hold
the regular monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. J. A. Beavers Thurs
day, Sept. 30, at 3 o’clock, with Mrs.
Edmond Baker co-hostess.
Mrs. O. P. Dawson will direct the
program. All members are urged
,o attend.
Guy H. Toles
Returns to Home
Chattooga County’s first wounded
in World War 11. Pvt. Guy H. Toles,
Jr who was wounded at Guadal
canal Sept. 14, 1942, has been hon
orable discharged from the marine
corns and is now at home with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy H. Toles.
Menlo.
Rni>t no- in marines Jan. 13, 1942,
he received basic training at New
i xv.ver, N. C., Quantico, Va., and
I Parris Island. Prior to his entrance
iin service, he was employed by
Irion Co.
I Landing with the first marines
Mn Aug. 7 1942. he participated in
three major battles, including the
I battle oi Bloody Knoll, in which he
was wounded.
He will be awarded the Purple
Heart. , „ m ,
His brother, Pvt. Charles F. Toles,
joined U. S. army Feb. 2, 1943, and
is now stationed at Portsmouth,
Va.
COMMANDANT’S SPAR
SECRETARY RECOMMENDED
FOR OFFICER SCHOOL
Maxine B. Neal, who has served
las yeoman in the office of Vice
Admiral Russell R. Waesche, com-
I mandant, at the U. S. coast guard
i headquarters since March, is now
studving to be a SPAR officer at
i the U. S. Coast Guard Academy at
New London, Conn. After she has
received her ensign’s commission in
the U. S. Coast Guard she will be
assigned to duty in the admiral s
office.
Cadet Neal, who is 27, was secre
tary to the general manager of the
Electric Power Board of Chatta-
Inooga. Tenn., for several years be
| fore she joined the SPARS Feb. 18,
1943. She is the daughter of Mr.
i and Mrs. B. E. Neal, of Summer
sville Ga. She attended the Geor
gia State College for Women.
In order to qualify for officer
i training enlisted SPARS must have
been in the service si?: months; be
recommended by their command
ing officers, and pass a specified
written examination.
NOTICE
There will be an all day singing
wi‘h dinner pn the ground at
Bethleham church Sunday, Oct. 3.
The public is cordially invited.
Annual Homecoming
Berryton Baptist
Sunday, October 3
The annual homecoming will be
held at the Berryton Baptist church I
on Sunday, Oct. 3, 1943.
Services will begin at 10:30 a.m.
At 11:30 a.m. the pastor, Rev. W.
H. Dean, will bring the message.!
Dmner will be served at the noon
hour.
At 3 p.m. the Rev. Dewey Adams,:
of Chattanooga, Tenn., former pas-;
tor of the church, will bring a mes- i
sage.
The evening services will consist
of the following program:
The Bus Driver’s Quartet of the
Georgia Power company, of Rome,
Ga., will be present to sing, and
many other singers will be there
with special numbers and to assist
in the congregational singing. At
the evening service the Rev. Leßoy
Perry, pastor of the Mark McDon
ald Baptist church, of Rome, will
bring the message.
All singers, former members and
pastors and the public is invited to
attend.
Red Cross Home
Nursing Class
There will be an accredited teach
er of Home Nursing, from Red
Cross Headquarters, in Summer
ville and Trion on Oct. 15 to or
ganize classes. There will be two
classes, morning and afternoon.
These will be held in the Red Cross
rooms over Chattooga Mercantile
store. The Trion classes will be
announced in Trion. The course :
requires 24 hours.
A healthy home is an important
wartime responsibility of those who.
remain behind. Red Cross Home:
Nursing will help teach you to ■
maintain that healthy home and
will better equip you to give sim-1
pie nursing care, thereby relieving:
many of the doctors and nurses
needed by the armed forces. At the
same time it should teach you to
be a more efficient homemaker in
peace as in war.
Red Cross Home Nursing covers
many subjects:
A—HOME NURSING
Symptoms of illness.
Comfort for the patient.
Diet and medicine.
Simple treatments ordered by
the doctor.
Aged, chronic and convalescent
patients.
Home emergencies.
Communicable diseases.
B—MOTHER AND BABY
Preparations for the arrival of
the baby.
Emergency delivery.
Care of baby in first year.
Care of preschool children and
problems of adolescence.
C—HEALTHY HOME
Mental and emotional health.
Healthful diets.
Protection against disease.
Personal habits.
Home environment.
Family budgets.
D—COMMUNITY HEALTH
Public health and sanitation.
Disease control.
Enroll for a class with Mrs. Pend -
ley at Jackson’s drug store or with
Mrs. Eleani at McGinnis drug store.
When registering state the class
which suits you best.
RENA HAMMOND.
Chairman Home Nursing Chat
tooga County Red Cross.
Thomas P. Sumner
Dies At His Home
Thomas P. Sumner, 69. promi
nent citizen of Menlo, died at his
home Wednesday, Sept. 22. after a
lingering illness. Mr. Sumner is |
survived by six sons, Elmer, of
Summerville: Homer. Carl. Fred
and Ed, of Menlo; Lewis, of U. S.
army; three daughters, Misses Leila
and Emily Sumner, of Menlo; Mrs.
Edith Studdard, of LaFayette.
Funeral servw°s were conducted
'rem the home Friday, 2 p.m.. by
Rev. Herbert Morgan and Rev.
Charlie Edwards. Interment in
Ami cemetery. Paul Weems Funeral
Home in charge.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
MET SEPTEMBER 8-9
AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The Chattooga Baptist associa
: tion met Sept. 8-9 at Summerville
First Baptist church. Th’s associa
tion is composed of twenty-five
churches.
The Rev. S. L. Walker was elect
ed moderator, the Rev. Alec Shores,
vice-moderator; Geo. E. Doster,
clerk, and Miss Minnie Justice,
treasurer. The Rev. C. M. Massey
preached the introductory sermon
and the Rev. T. J. Espy, Sr., the
missionar. Denominational repre
sentatives were Gaines E. Bryan.
Baptist training union; Dr. W. H.
Faust. Department of Evangelism;
: Miss Susie Eubanks and Mrs. A. F.
McMahon represented the Sunday
school department; J. T. Fortney,
of the Georgia Baptist Home; Mrs.
R. B. Cormanv. from Rome. Ga.. the
ißantist Woman’s Missionary Union
! and the Rev. Madison D. Short the
: Christian Index. Dr. W. H. Faust
i nreached Wednesday evening on
: Evangelism. Special music bv choir
:of Summerville First Baptist
I church.
Home Front
Pledge Campaign
WILSON J. CULPEPPER
Community Service Member, Chat
tooga County Rationing Board
In the near future there will be
out on in this county, as it is being
I done throughout the state, a Home
: Front Pledge Campaign. The pur
: pose of this campaign is thus set
I forth in an OPA bulletin: “The pur
pose of this Home Front Pledge
I campaign is to impress upon each
I housewife and each merchant in
j your community their individual
and personal responsibility in help
ng to hold down the cost of living
and to throw their support behind
the vital wartime work of their
price panel. This campaign is a
three-way attack on inflation. It
is a means by which housewives,
merchants and their price pane'
can join hands to protect them
selves from their wartime danger.”
The campaign material for the
canvass is already in hand. It in
cludes a pledge which each house
wLe will be asked to sign. The
pledge is as follows: “I pay no
more than top legal prices. I ac
cept no rationed goods without giv
ing up ration stamps.”
When you as a housewife are
called upon to sign this pledge, you
will be serving your country and
I helping your fellows by sincerely
giving your co-operation.
Quite a large group of people will
have to help in making the canvass
i for the signatures of the housewives
; throughout the county. Should you
ibe called upon to help do this,
please remember that such work
will be an appreciated patriotic I
service. It will require a good deal
of work to cover thoroughly the en- 1
i tire count-’: and somebody will have j
'to do it. There are those who are
fighting for us at the dangerous
: front; and let us not fail to do our
| “bit” on the “safe” home front.
Official OPA Bulletins I
All shoe establishments—retail- :
ers distributors, jobbers and man
ufacturers—will be required to take
inventory of rationed shoes on hand
as oi the close of business Sept. 30.
Every shoe establishment must pre
pare the report in duplicate, keep
ing one copy and sending one copy
to the OPA Inventory Unit, Empire
State building, New York City.
The majority of shoe dealers may
expect to receive the new inven
torv forms (R-1701-A) through the
mail. However, any dealer who does
not receive the forms by Monday,
Sept. 27. mav obtain them from the
local board office or from the OPA
district office in Atlanta.
The period to be covered by the
new report is April 11 through Sept.
30. Reported in the inventory must
be all* rationed shoes in stock, in
cluding shoes being held on lay
away. . .
Take note of the provision that
applies to the reporting of odd-lot
non-rationed shoes sold between
July 19 and July 31. Retailers are
to report only shoes taken from
their own stock and sold ration
free. Shoes which they purchased
without ration currency and sold)
ration-free are not to be included
in the statement.
All dealers are urged to make
heir reuorts as soon after Sept. 30
as possible. Early filing will furnish
information on actual inventories
wh'ch will contribute directly to
government decisions on the length
of shoe ration periods.
CHATTOOGAVILLE WHD CLUB
The Chattoogaville Woman’s
Home Demonstration club met
Thursday, Sept. 23, with Mrs. L.
A. Ragland.
The business meeting was pre
sided over by the president, Mrs.
Arthur Kimbell.
Plans were discussed for exhibits
for the fair. Miss Parish has prom
ised to see that all of the W. H. D.
club members has away to send
! their exhibits this year.
Miss Parish gave a talk on “Sav
’ ing Seed” from our Victory gardens.
Every club member is urged to save
all of the garden seed that can be
saved. „
A telegram was read from Direc
tor Walter S. Brown, of the Geor
gia Agricultural Extension Service.
Mr Brown urged all club members
to back the 3rd war loan by buying
every dollars worth of war bonds
that we could buy.
Miss Parish told a very interest
ing storv about her trip to Savan
nah with the 4-H club. Members
who lead in the war bond drive and
attended the launching of the ship
Hoke Smith.
The experiment was “Making
Fabrics Fire Resistant.” The ma
terial burned very rapidly before
• I fireproofing and only charred
‘'slightly after being dipped in the
fireproofing formula.
Leaflets were given on “Making
Fabrics Fire Resistant” and “Save
, Seed.” ,
The hostess served tasty refresh
r ments. The October meeting will
i be held with Mrs. Earl Gaylor
j i Thursday, Oct. 21.
—
• j The W. M. S. of the First Baptist
• church held a season of praper for
: i state missions at the church Wed-
• - nesday. Mrs. Clyde Harlow was
' : program chairman. Several inter-
• | esting and inspiring talks were
• j given.
1 :
;I Send him a box of nice station-
II ery. Emblem of branch of service
lie’s in engraved on fine paper; 50
r sheets with plain envelope to
t match, $1.25 at Summerville News
Office.
School Bond Election
Greatest Majority
In Local History
Rolling up what is perhaps the
greatest majority in local history,
the people of Summerville and the
districts served by the local school
system ratified the amendment to
the Constitution of the State of
Georgia permitting the bonded in
debtedness of the district to be in
creased by an issue not exceeding
$35,000.00. The tally showed that a
uuial oi 630 votes had been cast with
628 in favor of the bonds for the
schoolhouse and with only two votes
against it.
■ms oid the people of this com
munity express themselves on the
side of progress and good educa
tion for their children. As every
one knows the high school was de
stroyed by fire last February, ne
cessitating a makeshift arrange
ment for the remainder of the term
and this is carried over into the
present term. By the overwhelm
ing majority cast in Saturday’s elec
tion the people expressed them
selves willing to pay the small in
crease in taxes in order that their
children might have the education
to which they are so rightly en
titled.
To Supt. N. V.. Dyer for his untir
ing efforts, to Messrs. Burgess, El
rod, McCurdy and McGinnis the
able and efficient members of the
Summerville Board of Education,
to the excellent faculty of the
Summerville schools, the P.-T. A.
and to the countless others who so
freely gave of their time and tal
ents." the people of this community
wish to express their deep appre
ciation for the part that they play
ed in the election Saturday and
thus bringing a new and modern
high school building a step nearer,
W. C? Hardy, 67,
Dies at Home Here }
Early Wednesday
Judge William C. Hardy, 67, died
at his home in Summerville early
Wednesday morning after a brief
illness.
Judge Hardy had been a resident
of Chattooga county for thirty
years. He is survived by his wife, 2
sons, Charlie, of Dalton; Frank, of
U. S. army stationed in North
Africa; two daughters, Mrs. M. L.
Furgerson, of Jacksonville. N. C.;
Mrs. Roy Peppers, of Summerville.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at South Summerville Bap
tist church Thursday afternoon at
3 o’clock, conducted by Rev. J. E.
Smith and Rev. Herbert Morgan.
Interment in Summerville ceme
tery.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the kind-hearted neigh
bors and friends for their deeds of
kindness and words of sympathy in
the sad hours of the death of our
father. We thank Dr. Brown for
doing all that was possible for him
in his last days, also Bro. Morgan
and Bro. Edwards for their com
forting words. We thank those
who sent the beautiful flowers and
the Weems Funeral Home for their
efficient service, and the ones who
prepared his last resting place. May
God bless each of you is our prayer.
—Miss Leila Sumner, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Sumner and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Sumner and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Sumner and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Sumner and
family. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sum
ner and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hom
er Sumner and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Sumner and Mr. and Mrs.
O. D. Studdard.
Survey to Be Made
Os Georgia Minerals
Garland Peyton, director of the
state department of mines, mining
and geology, has concluded a tem
porary agreement with the Ten
nessee Valley Authority to con
duct a field geologic study of cer
! tain areas in North Georgia which
offer possibilities of a number of
strategic minerals, including silli
manite, white talc and tin ore.
The state geologic survey does
not have available sufficient funds,
personnel and facilities for con
ducting large-scale, field studies
and investigations.
! The bureau of mines also con
' templates considerable investiga
i tion and field work in connection
with possible strategic mica depos
its, with some possible exploratory
work indicated on talc and silli
manite deposits.
REVIVAL
Revival now going on at Way
side Chapel, conducted by Rev.
Wrathburn Cash. Services 7:30
each evening.
W. H. McABEE IN RHODE ISLAND
Friends of W. H. McAbee will be
interested to learn that he is sta
tioned at the navy training station
at Newport, R. I.
REAVER AND OTTER
ON BANNED LIST
Beavers and otters are protected
in Georgia and cannot be taken
with traps or guns. The state gar>t
and fish commission reports that
Georgia trappers sold seven
end 69 otter skins to St. Louis
I dealers in 1942.
$1.50 A YEAR