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The Washington times., 1922-12-12
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Report Pictures Colonel Huston
!, and John J. Mc0raw as
is, New Owners.
BY DAVIS j. WALSH.

/. NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-Hard
upon the announcement that Col.
T. L. Huston's half interest in the
New York Yankees is open to the
highest bidder and that Frank
Chance had signed as manager OF
the Boston Red Sox for one year.
followa q baclkwasil of rumors to-
day, the most significant Of which
pictures Colonel Huston and John
j. McGraw as owners and operators
Of the National Exhibition Company,
otherwiSe known as the New York
Giants. A. companion rumor, freely
circulated AS the National League
prepared to hold it's annual meeting
at the Waldorf. had Charley Stone.
ham Z selling his interest in the
Giants. This report would seem
to bear out. IN part, the r,imor OF
several months ago that Stoneham
was prepared 70 step out.
The usual potpourrie OF reported
deals IL In the air. IT IL stated
With the utmost positivepess that
Eddie Collins will come to the
Yankees and that Aaron Ward and
Bob Meussl, with q pitcher, win 70
to Chicago. An outfielder. said to
be Amoso Strunk. is also said to be
headed here. se ,.f bf.s 4.
Charley Ebbets IL still peddiing
zadh Wheat and turning down Of.
ferp for Jimmy Johnston. ,s@s
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Football Miracle
Gives Roanoke
It's Title

A football miracle" accord
ing to reports, gave Roanoke
high school Its score Of 8 to 0
against Woodrow Wilson High
at Portsmouth, Va, yesterday.
''In the second quarter Roanoke
scored a touchdown" says the
report, "as the result Of q block
kick. The Roanoke team was
then on it's five-yard line"
That's the first half of the
miracle"
The touchback also came in
the second quarter and was due
to fumbles. In attempting to
pass, the ball was dropped and
it rolled past Portsmouth's goal
post. Then q Roanoke player
fell upon it and scored q touch
back. This was the first play
Of its kind seen in either Norfolk
or Portsmouth this season"
Better than that, it is the first
''touchback" that ever gave any
team any points in the history Of
/, American football. g.,
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ARL LINcToN BAsKETERs
~ iAvE.TWo STIFF GAMES

The Arlington basketbail 4 team
has two stiff contests on its sched,
ule ethis week. Tomorrow night the
Alexandria Light Infantry quint
Of Alexandria, q strong, team. will
be encountered. apd on Thursday
night the Georgetown A. c., which
was. the powerful Grace quint last
yeaE viii be played In the Pech
An players are requested to b
on the noer at 7:so p. m. for each
Leo F. wise Il booking games
for Arlington. HE phone numbef
between 8 and ,. m.
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N|AL0NEY WILL
LIKELY Be
COACH
former Star ouartsrback Prob
able Successor to Exendine
at Georgetown.

Albert A. Exendine, successful
football coach at Georgetown Uni
versity since 1914. has taught his
last Hiiltopper the fine points of
Americas great college game.
After conference with the George
town authorities regarding the
situation created by q rule Of the
faculty requiring aIl.the.year-around
coaches, Exendine will today make
his formal reply that-lfe cannot &C.
cept the position offered him.
Jackie Maloney. former Georgetown
Quarterback at Georgetown and
this year coach of the freshmea.
VIII probably be named football
director within a few days.
II am sorry to leave George
town." said Exendine today" for I
have made many friends here
through my connections as football
coach. But 1t iss quite impossible
for me to accept the position offered
me. It would require my remain.
ing In Washington all the time.
1T have worked hard to build up
q law practice back in Oklahoma.
I cannot lose the fruit OF an my
hard work there. Indeed. II has
been some sacrifice for me to come
here for three months. It 10 i'm
possible for me to tit In with the
new, system at Georgetown."
Exendine, who starred at Carlisle
Indian School as end and tackle
under Pop" Warner, was assistant
to the great coach at Carlisle In
1919. At the instance Of Charles n.
Cox. graduate manager. he bename
coach at Georgetown the following
season, and between Cox and
Exendine 0eorgetown became
known all over the country as one
OF the best football elevens to. be
seen In action.
Victories over Dartmouth, Navy
and Lafayette are the high points
in Exendine's career ut Georgetown.
They made both Georgetown and
Exepdine known wherever football
II played and the retiring coach
win not have to wait long for
offers. H.,
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capped by the loss or George Sisler,
failed in the pinch.
There will be at least three man.
agerial changes in the majors next
year, Hughey Duffy has become a
scout for the balance Of his con.
tract with Frazee. Kaiser Wilhelm
has slipped out into the dark place
to let Arthur Fletcher try his luck.
Zeb Milan will be permitted to re-
tire from baseball, IL he so desires.
Few believe there will be any fire
works at the major league sessions
In New York, though much has been
predicted by furious-minded young
men connected with certain New
York papers. This is a gathering
of business men, not athletes. These
are the bookkcepers of baseball and
the great general public cares little
for them. One batted ball would
break up the whole shebang. 30 far
as the fans are concerned. Ha~ ,
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PIERCE AND MONROE
BATTLE AGAIN TO-DAY

Pierce and Monroe schools, which
are having a merry battle for the
grammar school soccer ball cham
pionship, win meet again today In
what undoubtedly win be another
stiff contest, yeeterday's game hay
Ing been q 2.to-0yictory for Mon.
roe. Previous to this the teams
had played a score.ess tie.
The game win be played on the
Union station plaza field.
/. q. Clark had ,considerable to DO
with Monroe's two goals yesterday.
ne took corper kick. played the
hall to Trundle who steered IT
through the Pierce goal.
Young Clark made Monroe's sec
ond goal on = kick, from near the
left side nns IN the final minutes
woif showed lots Of speed. dash.
Ing about u the mud for Monroe
Cicala was Sierce's star performer.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
GAME TO THRILL
By TOM THOkP.

Stanford contest out ct Pao Alto Ca Decem
bsr going to Of the besousht nersecons
championship battles of the entire grdiron season =
Both have improved wonderfully IN the last month
Of their schedules Pittsburgh fnis it's regular seasons work
with record that second nonen the East sanford show
the leadership Andy Kerr the sensation
conference meeting between these
cations going unusual amount Of interest
by fans in all sections of the country.
Pop Warner holds today the unique position being advisory
coach at Of the big Of learning Pacific
the head Of football system the University OF Pittsburgh
Under Pop Warmers Leadership the Smoky City college h arisen
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an offer. Nothing has yet been
settled. IT is possible that Colonel
RUPERT will become sole owner Of
the club 49,
I. Colonel Huston is known to have
been overruled frequently by bis
partner. especially in the signing OF
Miller Huggins as manager for
1898. He has decided to get out
OF the turmoil of organized baseball
and return to engineering.
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Three Day Dog Show
In February At
g. ~ Garden

" NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-
Madison Square Garden will
again be the scene of the an
nual bench show of the West
minister Kennel Club. The dates
selected by Chairman William
Rauch and his associates are
February IL, IS and IA. Under
these arrangements the show,
which will decide the champion
ship of the various breeds of
dogdom, will open on Lincoln's
Birthday and close Wednesday
night, February Ia. This will
give the Westminster Kennel
Club the benefit Of one holiday,
which annually has been the
big day Of the show.
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finally closed, and Ketchell, al
though he had 10 BE- led to the
centre ,of the ring for five rounds
or 80, Irsfused 4 to quit until
knocked out.
Two months, later, however, he
had his revenge, for he stopped
Papke iheieven rounds at Coins.
CalifSrnia.S ~,
Willie Hfitt then assumed ths
management Of Ketchell and
brought him TO New York.
The writer met the pair at the
old Bartholdi Hotel the day they
arrived. There was Willie with
his big cigar and there was
Ketchell all rigged up like an
automobile racer. He had been
out in ! car already burning .up
the roads. "
Willie called him Steve, and
then by way Of explanation, said.
saYou know, I call him Steve and
We chattAd about thinOs y
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FRAzEE ADMITS
CHANCE WILL BE BOSS

4, NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.--"Frank
Chance win manage the Boston
club next year." 10 the official an
nouncement from, Harry H. Frazee
the Red sox magnate. "His con
tract " for one year. but has
renewal clause" .xS
Declinine to narhe Chances sal'
ary. Fraxee said II compared o.
vorably with those OF the highest
paid managers IN the majors.
"Chance will undertake to build
up . winning ball club In Boston, =
raid Fraxee. "In this he win have
my complete support. ny
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CHAMPION MERCURY CLUB
eNTERrAlNs oRIDDERs

The Mercury Club VIII give Z. :
smoker for its champion football
team cn Thursday evening. Decem-
her ~, 1t .odd Fellows Hall, 80
X 6treef soARhwests at p. m.
Members Of the team are ys.
uuested 70 oall at the clubhouse -
fore that time. to secure the,r
allotment Of invitations. Each
player WIN ~ allowed on, guest.
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coLIEcIANs Will OPEN
SEASON NEXT TUESDAY

The washin9ton Colleg1ans VIII
open their basketball season m q
game with the EIliotts next Tues.
day. instead Of this TuseIaay, a. had
been erroneously announced. The
sane WIN Be played In the Con-
grcss Hei9hts gym. ..s
On the night following the Col.
legians win take on. the crack NIX.
pressmen'e quint. a the Terminal
n. r., Y. n. c. A. Z
"A bis reason is Predicted Tor the
Colle6ians. They hAve . team made
up of crack plgyefs and are I'm.
busd with smhitiou TO win ths city
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five rounds, and then grabbed .
rattler for Reno, where he bet his
bank roll on johnson to beat
Jeffries. ie'7
Career Ended at q.
He had been knocked out by
Johnson and knew what the
latter could do in the ring line.
That same year an assassin's
bullet ended his career at the
are Of twenty-three.
just think Of it, twenty-three!
imagine that fellow going to-,
lay! ~
The O'Dowds, Rosenbergs, Will
sons, Grebs, Tunneys, Loughrans
and Reeds could be brought into
the ring in teams for him.
Ketchell was . murderous
puncher, and he could take It.
He was absolutely fearless
- L. - f
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HUSTON WILL SELL ms
SHARE OF yANKs' CLUB

NEW york. Dec. 17.-Coi. I. L.
Hustop. vice president and part
owner Of the. Yankees. WIN sell his
holdings within week, II became
known here at o little meeting he
had with the baseball writer's ct the
Elks' Club. fHgk
! II have had offers from several
'sources," says Colonel Huston.
-When aiscusssd the matter with
Cslenel Rupert. iie wished to make
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JOE coNcANNoN MAKES
z ANOTHER BRILLIANT RUN

I Joe Concannon. pocket billiard sx-
pert, who ran . string Of So the
other night. clicked off another long
run last night In defeating II. H.
Clark, 1as to 81. concannon's high
run was -, ~, ~
conoannon win take on George
Kelly. OF Chicago, tonight. At the
Pici<wick psslors. George ~. Cor
win referee. 4
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BALTIMORE soccERITEs
WANT OPPONENT HERE

The Link and Soccer Club, q
leading Baltimore team. wants tt
book strong team Of Washington
for . game TO be played Christmai
or New Years Day. 7a.
BENJAMIN Frsburser, OF 1906
Webster street, Baltimore. phone
South 0lSs, will handle the. Balti
moro team's end Of arrangement
for . contest. 80
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rex tIAMER WILL LEAD
cUAKERS 1929 ELEVEN

PHIIADELPHIA, Dec. l2.-Ern-
est A. TEX" Hamer. Of San
Antonio, Tex, Is PennsyIvania's
varsity; football captain for 1928,
He played fullback this season In
fine style. Twenty years old.
Hamer is one Of the youngest cap.
tains I'M the history Of Pennsylvania
football. $50 s "
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Lasto of Great Mid ddlesDeights
Passed Out When Stanley
Was Killed IL Years Ago

usually backward and about his ability said You know
out West they call sugger I'm not being credited with bit
OF ceverne Maybe don't look clever when those fellows
missing but make them miss, just the have their
swings measured and when pull bit I'm not lucky I'm
making them miss call that clevernes II they don't"
That's all he said about himself He used to let Willie do
the talking while he did the socking.
Britt matched his for tenound bout here in New York
with "PhIadpha Jack" OBnen What fight that was! For
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Foster Was Worst.

Eddie Foster once Griffman..
had the poorest fielding everage Of
all the thirdmckers in the American
League last season. His nineteen
errors gave him mark Of .S06 in
sixty-five games.
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Th4y Cot One Each.

Three American League players
were tied At one safe lift apiece last
season, and, strange % ny, al three
were pitehers' with the -Maclrsnen.
Eckert sullivsn. ana Yarrison.
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Had tileh Mark

Though IN writer's are practically
ooy csdSc i snss ssconS HSss ssss fov wa tss
last season, neverthelees he finiehed
second to Eddie Collins. HIS average
Of .s74 was but two points below
that Of the White eox vstsrsa.
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seven rounds it was nip and tuck. FIRST the clever
OBrien jabbed and made the great Ketchell swing
wildly. Then the thing would turn. Ketchsl would
catch OBrien send him spinning, force him 10 hug
and to dance when he could II had the crowd
tendiPglyp most Of the time.
AT thes beginning Of the tenth round, the writer
vho was biting in Ketchels corner, said to Britt:
Willie, here's the last chance."
Willie turned, saying: "Why we've GOT A
WHOLE ROUND TO CO."
You'd have thought it was an hour So
Knocked Out O'Brien in Final Minute.
That last round was a darb! The big fellows
fought like wildcats. Both were cut and reeling
around the rink like two well-ginned sailors
Finally Ketchel caught Jack terrific left on the
chin and Jack sank to the floor, his head resting in
the rosin box in his own corner. The referee got
to the count Of Eight" when the gong ended the
greatest fight New Workers ever saw.
Three months later the pair met in Phily and
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Boys and would rather have been good train rob-
Der than champion fighter any day..
He started fighting at an early age around Butte
Montana, and drfted from place to place, grabbing
q fight here and there, until he made Sacramento,
California, one day and started the boys thinking.
He had fight there in few rounds SO
promoters at Msrysvle, another small town, signed
him up for Fourth of July date with Joe Thomas
who was Ut that time considered the top-notch
welter of the country.
Regarded as Sucker for Thomas.
A party OF San Francisco sporting men, headed
by Jim Coffroth, went up to see Thomas trim
other sucker" 80
They we're greatly shocked however, to see
Thomas barely escape with his life. He got draw,
and was lucky At that.
Ketrhcil was then brought to San Francisco and
his c6seef really started. He knocked out Thomas,
then stSpped Mike Twin Sullivan, Jack Twin Sui
livan, Hugo Kelley and later q decision over
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|. vhIs Worked Hard.

csorge Uhls took part IN fifty ball
gamou f0r the Cleveland Indians last
season. winning twenty-five and los
ing sixteeu. ThiB h . good record
for q man with . club weak a. the
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He matched with Papke again and they fought Los
Angeles Ketche being knocked twelve rounds after Of
the gsmest exhibitions seen IN a ring ,u>
Pipke caait Kstche between eyes right
round closing progressed eyes
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[ old Hank elippsd.

ol4 Haaks ehAnlg& dipped terribly
IN 1854. X year earlier he led an the
third: habsmen IN the fleld. Isast
s1aso1 hs ellpped hack % eighteenth
cut g twsnty .SaA He hnd fftsta
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0tiR Z Wondsr.

Eddie cpllins, thos1yh thirty-six
yssr. cld. u z still = wyla1ee sfield. He
secksrs iast sseA6n with aa svscass
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Keche easily He knocked OBren for Of tin soldiers
three Ketche then stopped Willie Lewis here in two
rounds He liked Lewis He often said that Willie the
incest he had met.
Ketche later stopped rugged "westcheser
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II OF THE GREAT MIDDLEWEIGHTs.

THE LAST OF THE GREAT MIDDLEWEIGHTS
VX7EN Stanley Ketche and killed by Walter Dipley
w Conway Mo, October 15 1910, it seems that the
middleweight class, far ability went, died also.
There hasn't title holder since who worth his salt
Kehe the most picturesque figure the sporting world has
known. & ..-.
He born raised in Michigan and most Of his life
spent hobo fashion simply such the James
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You Steve me
We chatted about things puglsc, although
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Chases. wss Induced By Frank
Farrsil q ceme out ef his retire.
nseat IN California and assume
charge ef the dlspirited New
York Yankees IN 1918. He had
!. En- ironclad contract for three
years, but tore it UP IN disgust
late IN tl,e ,41el4 campaign and
realgned to return to California
and his orange groves. 5
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The fact that Lafayette and West
Virginia were able TO muster vet
eran aggregations gave them the
edge ON Pittsburgh. However, had
Il not been for some loose handing
Of the bah neither Of these teams
wou.d have finished ahead Of tho
Smoky City tribe.
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~ Cnaaees Wieh N hari. dt1vlng
ss'sssi "a :sss > - q e. ss's.s'ss' ~
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These two have worked wonders
at Stanford since they arrived
there. While they have mot won
all Of their games during the past
season. yet they have made .
showing that means much 70 STAN
ford's future.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-02-03

We had a streak of good luck to be-
gin with on last Monday. Our good
neighbor, ]. Walter Wright made US
gracious gift of a fine Pointer
Shepherd pup. We never have gotten
use to the selling of dogs, notwith.
standing the Supreme court, years
ago, declared dogs to be property like
general live stock, since which time
dogs have had their value-as horses
cows, hogs, ETC., have their value in
the markets. Some two years ago
good dogs seemed to find a reader
sale than many other animals.
Some time ago we had notice Of the
presence in town Of Mr.. Joel Pierce,
of the Reagan vicinity, who at that
time told US he was half way between
IS and IS years in age. He was able
to get about in a way that was MOTTO
able in a man Of his age. Mr.. Pierce
was born and has lived his whole life
in sight of his present home-in fact,
changed places of residence in the
same neighborhood for eight years in
the more than IS years Of his life. Mr..
Pierce has no second sight" yet reads
readily with the aid Of glasses.
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ENTERTAINED.

One of the prettiest parties of the
season was that given to the ladies
Of the Nj. E. Church, South, by the
Missionary Society, at the Home OF
Mrs. w. II. Denison, Tuesday after
noon, from 2:30 to 500 o'clock.
The attractive color motif of pink
and white was carried ont, the decora-
tons being the work of Mrs. R. L.
Taylor and Mrs. J. A. Buckley, who
assisted the hostess and Mrs. r. A.
Lewis, President of the Missionary
Society, in receiving.
The lights were softened by pink
shades while tall white flooriamps
with pink shades stood in the four
corners of the room.
The dining room was lighted with
pink candles in tall white candle
sticks and the dining table was adj
orned with white baskets Of pink car
nations.
After an elaborate musical pro-
gram by Mrs. c. B. Jones and Mrs.
Aubry Pafford, delicious refresh
ments we're served to about fifty
guests. Mrs. Gill Gideon and Miss
Alice Undertake assisted the hostess
in serving.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-02-03

Judge L. B. Johnson's next young
est son has been reported sick with
pneumonia this week.
Telegraph operator Ernest Arnold,
pneumonia patient, was reported
improving few days ago.
II. S. Nishols, District Agent in the
Farm demonstration work, under the
U. T. Division of Extension, was in
Lexington Tuesday.
We are glad to state that Mr.. E. E.
Muse reports improvement in his
right eye, Of which he lost the vision
two weeks ago.
This, our press day-Thursday-is
"Groundhog Day'but we go t opress
to early to tell whether or not his
hogship can see his shadow when he
comes out at IL o'clock, noon.
Mrs. G. w. Mccall, who had to I'M
Edergo operation for appendicitis sew
eral months ago and has had some
trouble ever since, became seriously
i'll last week, but is now steadily i'm
proving.
WANTED-Agent in Henderson
county to represent the Reserve Loan
Life Insurance Company. See or
write w. E. Weldon, General Agent,
Paris, Tenn. st.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-02-03

When ready ready to chang" your
meat--don't forget Figaro" liquid
smoke). It's fine-cost only 2lc a
hundred pounds to use.-Elk.
The pastor of the Methodist church,
South, Rev. H. B. Johnston, asks each
member of the church next Sabbath
to write his or her name with street
and number or road on which they
live and drop it into the collection bas-
ket. He is going to print directory
for the church and wants an accurate
list of the members. This is very
important that there may be no errors
in the directory.
1t is with deep regret that we hear
of the death of Hon. Geo. T. Mccall,
which occurred at Huntingdon last
Sunday. Mr., Mccall attended school
in Purdy under professor Gordon,
not far from fifty years ago-Purdy
was our boyhood home-and we have
known him for many years. His prac-
tice before the courts in Lexington
was considerable and he will be miss
ed in that and other connections.
Only $500 for those $1,000 and
$500 spectacles-high grade gold and
shell frame. They must please you per-
fectly.-Elk.
The first hard road Henderson
county needs and the one it needs
most is from Lexington to the Madi-
son county line via. Juno. Lexington
has lost much Of her business for
want of such road. Roads which will
keep Henderson county business at
home are the ones which should be
first demanded and built. A hard road
from Lexington to the Tennessee Riv-
err will be business godsend to Lex
ington.
J. F. Winslow and wife and w. v.
Barry and wife made an autot trip to
Jackson and back Thursday of last
week in the Winslow car and the trip,
in spite of rain and snow was made
without mishap until Beech River
levee was reached on the return.
where we had narrow escape from
tumbling off the levee and only got
out by the help Of Mr.. Claud Wallace
land his mules) who lives on the hill
on this side. The falling snow so rap
idly covered the windshield Of the car
that the driver could not see his way
but "a miss is as good as a mile"
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PARFENT TEACHERS.

The following is the program for
he Parent Teachers Meeting to he held
in the City School building, February
9th:
Duet-"Parade Review"-Engle-
man.-Mrs. Joyner.
Reading-Eugene Gordon.
Subject for Observation-Disclosures
tion."
Causes and Symptoms. Miss
Georgia Mccall.
"How Parent Teachers Associations
are Helping to Solve the Problem of
Malnutrition. Mrs. J. C. Moore.
Piano Solo-"Corn Tassels," Lit
tie Aline Below.
Business.
We are glad to announce to the pa
rents that the new assembly seats
bought by the Association have come
and are now in use. They are splen-
did chairs and improve the looks of
our auditorium 50per cent. The school
is proud of them and grateful to the
p. I. Association for them. All our
members who have contributed time
or money to this fund will feel more
than repaid when they see what big
thing they have done for the school.
Come to the next meeting and see the
chairs and hear good program.