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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-20

This ar,cruoon at o'clock tho
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-, ,l,n. ,.,,t,r. ,nd r,lI.i,. Al
sn,ri, -, .n..,,.'r,,iou and tn nrirr
M for uis,ussi.n any matter which
,n,v .onsId.r ntll h. Of in,.r.s, ana
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hut an recommendations wuI bo re-
f,tr.d +, the hoard of rny.r,,nrs
Mrs Charl,. O. Kosher. ihc rr.si-
den, Of m. Climb will ur.siG, Guests
tickets c,nnn, Il. given FOR mis- AFT.
.ruuou. TN. hnsi"s..s viii lee. Mes
danes Archer &; Jones. William Il
Trigg. Ir.. O. Harvey Clarke. Hobcrt
With.rs Williams. Fred Hodges. Law
renee Price. T.. l.. Bcmiss aud Herbert
I,l.s,,
To-day a, O'Clock tho Local Prob
I.m.' i.uuch.ou" of tn. Richmond
League ~ women VOTERS viii r.
given at "Th. KoS.gilI" "a W,.i
Franklin street. Many iutcr"siin.
Speakers arr. ON th. program. and
Tier" viii b" quite a number of dis
/ tinguish.d guests
Til" Barton Ii-irh,s wunaf's club
il presenting ,opirh. ,t n'.in.L i'm
school. IN. frs, of'th. series in the
National i.vccum course 81 entertain
mentS. "iiappincss."' by tn. Elias DAY
/ I'iaycrs Tn. entertainment is for
IN" benefit OF IN. clubs fund for
/ phtianrhropic and civic work.
!
st johns circle W Kings Daughters
Will be held THIS afternoon at 3.3u
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-20

Under tho auspices ~ Mrs. John
iiGhtf"ots Circl" OF Kings
daughters. the Matthews sabbath
Gl"e club Will sing AT tn" Woman'S
club on Tuesday evening mt Sis
o'clock. This concert is FOR the hene-
nj "i the Kings Daughters Woman'S
it"SpitHi AT Lucknow. India. and an
especially nm" program Will he given
"N TINS chorus OF forty negro sing
crs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-20

Tn" Barton Heights WomauS club
IL presenting tonight at O'Clock. in
Ia" auditorium If tho j. r. u. Stuart
school. th- FIRST OF tho series in the
National LN""uir course Of entertain
m"ntS, happiness by the Elias Day
ilaycrS Tn" entertainment is for
tn" benefit OF III" clubs fund for
phlianihr"pic and civic work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-20

Today 81 , O'Clock Ia" Local l'roh-
l"ms' i.uuch"ou" Of tn" Richmond
League ~ Women Voters will 10"
given az TN. R"s"Eill." ." West
Franklin street. Many interesting
speakers ar" on TIA. program. aud
tier" viii b" quite a number OF dis
tnsuish"d guests
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-20

The Noman's League OF the Cary
street settlement House will meet
t"niEh, at o'clock in tho settlement,
house.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-05-11

lings, which at present bring very
low price on the market, into canned
steak, roast, hash, and soup, and
their surplus pork veal. and chicken
into palatable cooked products. va
zoo County reports that about 30
communities have had the use of the
big pressure cooker purchased CO.
operatively, and over $4,000 pounds
of beef, pork, pork, poultry and game
valued at $20,7O0 have been canned.
In this county the farmers were so
afraid the Board of Supervisors might
not renew the contract that they went
in crowds to ask for it and for raise
in salary for the extension agent.
Both requests were granted. The
large plantation owners are becom-
ing interested in canning meat for
their plantation stores. They figure
beef, animal, when canned and
sold locally, will bring them SIS more
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-05-11

day, and under the supervision of the
extension agent cans the whole ami
NAL. This demonstration gives an
opportunity for the agent to instruct
the women in the proper cooking of
the various cuts of beef and in the
utilization of every piece suitable for
food. The demonstration usually
closes with a soap-making lesson, so
that nothing is wasted.
Communities have become interest
ed in buying community steampres-
sure Gamers and in working togeth-
er. Yazoo County has a community
Gamer in each supervisors district,
bought by the farm bureau. This
Gamer is the property of the district
and is carried from community to
community for canning work. The
|extension agent seized the oppor-
|tunity afforded by these Gamers to
help the farmers convert their year
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-05-11

than when sold on foot, as we'll as
give their. plantation hands better.
product for their money.
Throughout the year the extension
agents are called on pr meat can
ming demonstrations. There is never
lull in the demands. The interest
of both men and women has been
aroused
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-05-11
"CAN A BEEF" DAY POPULAR
IN YAZOO COUNTY, MISS
YazOo County Farmers Getting What
Is Coming By Good Mana cement
Canned Nearly 21,0OO Worth of
Meats.

Meat preservation demonstrations
in rural communities of Yazoo Coun-
ty, Miss, may have almost without
exception taken the form of "Can a
Beef" day, according to reports re-
ceived by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The entire
community comes together for the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-05-11

rice crops had buoyant effect. In
the typical grain and live stock areas,
however, the latter months failed to
bring notable relief in the general
business situation"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-05-11

Senator Vardamans friends are
confident that he will win in the first
primary by good majority. He ex-
poets to enter upon speaking tour
soon and the people will have an OPP
portunity of hearing the issues dis
cussed in a statesman-ike manner.
Sentinel {Pontotoc)
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-05-11

A Southern
Institution
The business activities of the Standard
Oil Company (Kentucky) are confined
to the South. The Company has pro-
gressed> with the marvellous growth of
the South and is today vital part of
the business and economic life of it's
people.
The following data gives some idea of
the operations of the Standard Oil
Company Kentucly) in the State of
Mississippi:
1t operates los tank stations and service
stations.
The Company pays in salaries and
commissions to it's representatives in
the State of Mississippi approximately
$500,000.00 per year.
Under the various City, State and County
License and Taxes, it pays approx
mately 100000 per year.
The cooperation, loyalty and efficiency
of the Company's employees have con-
tributed largely to the building up and
maintaining of it's Statewide service to
the public.
The Company hopes to merit the public's
continued patronage based upon the
superior quality of its products, its effic-
lent organization and its service station
and tank station system through bout the
State.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
INCORPORATED IN KENTUCKY
R.. B. DODSON, District Manager
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-05-11

Old newspapers for sale at this
Office. !
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
Hunter
BETHESDA SPRINGS.

Miss Thompson of Mena visited the Mesdames Long and Millham Friday.
 Bob Cunningham of Hatfield was a visitor in our neighborhood for few days.
 Glen Kaylor left for Nebraska Monday afternoon, where he has a good farm job
 w. R. Lang returned the first of the week from Hatfield, where he had visited a few days.
 E. w. Goodwin and son, Joe, were visitors at the home of B. F. Flaw kins of Old Potter Sunday.
 Ira Cunningham of Old Potter spent Saturday with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. W. A. Cunningham.
 J. A. Willis has rented the most of his farm land to Arthur Means and will put his time in on strawberries and small truck.
 The Berry Cherry farm is a very busy place this week, lots of work. They have five thousand cherry trees and several thousand blackberries to plant.
 J c. Garland of Acorn spent Thurs day night at the M. ". Roger home and Messrs Kogen and Garland spent Friday attending the Truck Growers meeting at De Queen.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
OLD POTTER NOTES.

The babies of Prof. Herbert Camn- bell and MT. 0lin are sick.
 Mrs. Wilson's sister and littlo daughter of Shawnee, Ok, are visit ing here ;, Walter Rainwater visited his fam fly last week and returned to his work Sunday. ms
 Some farmers have their oats sowed and some have also planted gardens and potatoes.
 The pie supper at the close of senooi ,a was q success, bringing about SAs Lena Pirtle won the cake
 Mrs. Fincher was called to the homo ot her father last week on aceonnt of lhe sudden death of her mother
 Finn Lane and family visited bis mother who is sick at Mena. and ra ,a9 ports her feeling some better Mir ana Mrs. Lane Formerly lived at
 MT. Hawkins made a business tr;n 70 DeQueen Friday. He was dela gate for the truck growers of tbis place The truck growers met Mon9 oay nlgnt and transacted hssiness
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
vANDERVOORT.

J. s. Fakes has bought house and lot from Mrs. Morse.
 Mrs. A. L. Barber, who has been i'll, is reported better.
 Mrs. Ellen Morse went to Mena last Monday on business.
 J. H. Hammonds attended the church rally at Mena last Friday.
 Merf Smedley and family visited his sister, Mrs. Bob Price, last Sun day.
 Mrs. John Owens and children are visiting her father at Wickes this week.
 Sam Crisco and wife are getting ready to move to their homestead west of town.
 Mira Cabel attended the dance at the w. B. Johnson home at Happy Hill last Friday night.
 Mrs. Burr Merchison, liv1ng 2 miles northeast of town, called on Mrs. George Barnes Monday.
 Mrs. Edgar Daniel of Flat Creek was in town Monday and called on her mother, Mrs. c. Jackson.
 Mrs. John Scroggins of Valiant, Ok, who has been visiting relatives here, returned to her home last Sat urday.
 Claude Wilkins was called here from points in Illinois on account of the sickness and death of his broth CT, Mrs. Wilkins.
 Mrs. Wilkins, living north of town, died Monday morning at 1 o'clock. She was laid to rest in the Witherspoon cemetery Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
GRANNIs GRAINS.

R. S. Billue went to Mena on busi- ness Tuesday.
 A. J. Morgan went to Mena on bus mess Tuesday.
 Gertrude Robinson closed her school at Overturg Friday.
 Russell McClelland attended the pie supper Monday night.
 Tom J. Wilbanks went to Cove to fill his regular appointment.
 Garnett Cole of Wickes attended the pie supper Monday night.
 Russell and Jack McClelland were Grannis visitors Friday night.
 A number of young folks attended the program at Womac Spur Friday night
 Miss Leslie Poe began teaching Monday morning after few weeks sickness. The spelling match and fish pond were postponed Saturday night on ac- count of the rain.
 Belle Wilhite and Nellie Ross of Mineral we're window shopping in Grannis Wednesday. | Florence Neal entertained a few of the young folks Saturday night, all of whom reported jolly time.
 Everitt Robinson left last Monday for Louisiana to find work but find ing none returned home Friday.
 A number of young folks motored to Wickes Sunday to see MT. Cole, who has been sick for the past few weeks.
 Mrs. Cole was called back to Wickes Sunday night to wait on her hsuband, who is dangerously sick with pneumonia.
 A pie supper was given Monday night at the school house for the bene- fit of the Rebeccas. All allowed they ate enough pie.
 Quite a number of young folks pre- pared to go to the minstrel at Gill ham Saturday night, but were dis appointed when it rained.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
 MOUNTAIN FORK FOIBLES.

Curtis Patton of near Freedom was in this vicinity Monday.
 w. l.. Linam and son, John, were trading in Mena Monday.
 Mir and Mrs. Smith and daugh- ter was trading in Mena last week. Several of the people from this vicinity have ordered their early cab bage plants.
 Mrs. Lucille Clawson and two chil- dren of Mountain Fork spent Monday at the Clawson home.
 George Gray temporarily moved his household gceds to the w M Martin place Monday.
 Mrs. Pearl Hall and daughter, Alitf. of Rocky spent Sunday night af the Lloyd Fields home.
 Miss Etta Gray left Wednesday for De Queen where she expects to stay with her brother and enter school. There was a dance given at the Herbert Linam home Friday night. The weather was bad but all report a nice time.
 Mr. and Mrs. C. l.. Clawson of Mena spent Tuesday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. W. P. Cummings, and family here.
 Mir. and Mrs. Luther Shepherd and little daughters of Big Cedar. Ok. passed thru here last week to visit with tie formers parents, Mir. and Mrs Lee Shepherd, near Rocky.
 Brown Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
BLACK ADMITS ATTEMPT
 ID CRUCIFY WHITE YOUTH
ioung Negro Confesses Horrible At tack Upon Lad at Winchest-
 CT Va

Winchester, Va, Feb. 25.-Fletcher Day, negro youth, has testified in Po- lice court hearings that he and Charles Mennifeld, another negro were responsible for the attempt made Monday to cruelty Harvey Greenwalt, 14-year-old white boy. both negroes were held for the grand jury.
 Days excuse was that Greenwalt was one of a crowd of white boys who had thrown stones at a crowd of ne- groes at a bathing place last summer
 Greenwalt, still suffering from tbe wound in his hand, testified that he was returning home from moving picture early in the night when Mene niheld and Day grabbed him, rushed him to the railroad shipping shed set up, two square posts, and while one held him against post the other bound his legs with wire.
 Day, he said. held his hand over his mouth, while Mennified drove . square nail spike thru his hand with 2 rock. Efforts were being made to ariVe one thru his right hand. he tes- tiiied, when he managed to push Dav aside and yelled for help, and the ne. groes fled. ''o
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
UNION GRovE-PosEY HOLLOW.

C. L. Posey is sick.
 J. D. Combs lost heifer Saturday night.
 Oscar Mayes and F. F. Ford went to Mena Monday.
 Mir. Kerffuge hauled 3 loads of ties to Mena last week.
 F. P. Southerland and son. Bill were in Mena Monday.
 J. D. Combs went to Mena Satur- day to be at the drawing.
 Hamp Wiles has just completed a nice new rail fence on his farm.
 Mr, and Mrs. Charley Chase vis- lted n Mena Wednesday, returning Thursday. .
 Mrs. E. F. Bell had the misfortune to lose a Jersey heifer last week from some unknown disease.
 Joe Posey was in the Hollow last week on his way to Mena with some fine specimens of his mines.
 J. r. Bass and Uncle Jim Ford each, hauled load of household goods for Uncle Buddy Crosson west of Hatfield Wednesday.
 Mrs. Perry Reed returned home Wednesday from Clayton, Ok. where she has been with her mother. Mrs J. s. lnman. She received word Fri day that her mother had died that morning N'
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
.GuntyNeWs
 By The Stars Correspondents
COVE CATCHES.

W. B. Riley went to Mena Monday on business.
 Robert Jackson went to Mena Mon day to pay taxes.
 Ike Henderson from Vandervoort was in Cove Sunday.
 Douglas Walker went to De Queen last Thursday on business.
 E. F. Sharp of Smithville, Ok, was in Cove last week on business.
 The Rev. j.. B. Fomby from Hatfield was in Cove Monday on business.
 Mrs. Fannie Youmans went to Mena last week to visit relatives.
 w. Nj. Hansard was transacting business in Vandervoort last week.
 Mrs. Summer of Mena was visiting her brother, Ed Henson, last week.
 Mir. Gore, father of Mrs. Golf, has been quite sick for the last two weeks.
 Blake Barton of Fort Smith was in Cove last week looking after his inc terests here.
 Mir. and Mrs. David Daniel from Hatfield visited Mir. and Mrs. Tom Dempsey last week
 B. Fl. Barton Sr., J. w. Fortner and A. M. Woodell went to Mena Monday to attend J F. court.
 Lloyd Hansard from Bethel, OK. visited his parents last week, MT. and Mrs. w. Nj. Hansard.
 Mir. and Mrs. MeBee were called Go Little Rock last week on account of the illness of Mir. McBee's aunt.
 Mrs. John Hall of Vandervoort spent several days last week with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. N. o. Allen
 Mir. and Mrs. s. c. Gentry from Mena came to Cove last week to the Cove Hospital for treatment of Mrs. Gentry.
 s. A. Winters and B. II. Barton, Jr., went to Mena Saturday to have work done for the Cove Lumber Company's sawmill.
 Rev. A. Corlin was called from his store Monday at noon to join in mat rimony Frank Cole and Miss Mary Loften of near Cove
 Ed Henson and family and Monroe Fortner and family attended singing at Hatfield Sunday. They report hav- ing had nice time and good singing.
 Henry Chapman, who recently sold out his grocery store, has installed a shoe repair shop in the rear end of the building, where he formerly sold gro ceries.
 The Truck and Fruit Growers As- sociation will meet at the town hall Saturday, March 4 at o'clock. All interested in truck growing are ear nestly requested to be present.
 Tom Baker and family have re- turned to Cove after spending a few weeks looking for a location in Okla homa. Tom has decided that Polk county is good enough for him to live in.
 The new postoflice is completed and the postmaster, I. R. Silvey, will move in as soon as the equipment comes. Cove will have an up-to-date post office when Mir Silvey gets every thing in shape.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
ACORN KERNELS.

The car of fertilizer has been shipt and is expected to arrive soon.
 Mrs. Betty Crider and Miss Myrtle Tyler of Mena were guests in our neighborhood Friday.
 Archie Barron is now at nome on the George Carmon place which he will work this season.
 George German and family moved last Thursday to Mena and are now at home on Jansen avenue.
 An Amaryllis with 13 bloom stalks bearing 30 blooms presents a gorgeous sight in the McWilliam dining room.
 A number of little girls recently en- joyed an "overalls picnic" on the mountain above the Woodcock place. A fine time was reported
 One of the Messrs. Driver, who are at work making home in Section 15, made a trip to Panama, Ok, Monday expecting to return Wednesday.
 The regular monthly meeting of the , Community Club will be held next Saturday night. A program of songs and recitations is being prepared. All are urged to be present.
 J. C. Garland and Peter McWilliam joined a party from Mena and Hat field Friday on a trip to De Queen to attend a meeting of Truck Grow CTS and investigate conditions there.
 Mrs. k. s. Dagenhart and little son have returned to their home at the teacherage after an absence of sever al months spent in the country out from Hatfield, where Mrs. Dagen- hart has been teaching.
 A jolly bunch of young folks went up to Owls Roost," the home of Mir. and Mrs. George Combs and Mrs. Searcy, Friday night, where they en- joyed one of those evenings of fun and frolic for which the Combs home is famous. Tempting refresh ments were served which added to the pleasure of the party.
 County Agent c. H. Alspaugh was visitor at the farm of Harry Pete fish last Thursday, also at the Gold eH Acres farm, where he gave a dem- onstration in the pruning of fruit trees of various kinds. Spraying was not attempted the day being very windy. Mrs. Alspaugh and Mrs. Austin accompanied Mir. Alspaugh and enjoyed visit with Mrs. McWil- liam.
 County Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Mary Austin plans to do many good things for the women and girls of our community if they will give her the chance. Besides the work with chickens, gardening and can ming, there is needlework, including blue board drafting of patterns, dress form making, hat making, also many household conveniences. All are in- ylted, even urged, to take advantage of Mrs. Austin's help.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
BIG FORK BITS.

Will Luttrell of Little Missouri sold out last week.
 J. L. Cox and daughter, Nellie went to Mena Friday.
 c. H. Parlmeent of Big Fork is cut ting shingles to cover his mill shed
 c. V. Beck and Homer Bates of Big Fork made 9 business trip to Womble Monday.
 Mrs. H. B. Lilies of Dry Creek vis- ited Thursday at the G. " Beck home near Big Fork.
 Celia Bates, daughter of W. s, Bates, found balloon Wednesday in the field. Where it came from is not known.
 MT. and Mrs. w. s. Bates of Big Fork visited Saturday night and Sun day at the Ila Hass home near Dry Creek.
 Mrs. Frank Hass of Dry Creek was called to the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Andy Sims, of Heath Valley, who is i'll.
 Mrs. George Lilies of Slatington and Miss Jimmie Abernathy of Womlbe and Miss Ethel Abernathy near Fair View farm were guests at the Farless home Monday.
 Milton Hass from Wichita, Tex. was called here last week at the bed side of his 3-week-old daughter. The little one passed away Friday after noon and was layed to rest in the Pleasant Hill cemetery Saturday. Bro. Jerry Newman holding the fun eral services.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
RATES KREEK KINKS.

MT. and Mrs. J. D. Lively and daughter of Redwood visited Sundav . night at the Thomas Spake home.
 Holder Edwards, James Sanders and Hugh Cox attended Masonic lodge at Big Fork last Saturday night N''S
 MT. and Mrs. Wiley Edwards and daughter of Caney visited at the c. II. Edwards home Saturday night and Sunday '
 E. N. Putnam marketed hay and hogs at Mena last week which is to say that farming in this vicinity is not altogether King Cotton.
 The annual school meeting, almost three months off yet, and some people, yes, right here, are talking s'no school tax Why not wait until the first of May. And then it won't be so stale, or say nothing about it at all. Let's give old 'Mr. No Taxo a goose egg and instead of 6 months a this year have ' months school next year.
 Several people braved the darkness last Saturday night and attended the box supper at Sulphur Springs. The total receipts of the supper were $S.20. George W. Sanders was the lucky party in the cake contest. He defeated his opponent, Henry Mere dith. by some few votes. However, w. k. Rainwater says if he had not a had the toothache and could have at tended the social he would have shown George who would have got the cake.
 Hup+ar
The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
HATFIELD HOTSTUPH.

Worth Forgetting: The past.
 Worth Remembering: The day of big pay for little work is gone.
 Linn Eagle is building log house on Sherman Langford's place.
 The Rebekahs and Odd Fellows are delighted over the district convention they had.
 R. B. Colman is teaching singing school at McCauley. Joe Everett was in from there Saturday. Skip It" is the latest slang phrase in Hatfield and when used properly with "Step On It" makes one real guy.
 Bill Stevens is still running his sawmill. Some got him mixed up with Bill Stephenson who moved to Mena last week.
 Some young fellow asked the No news butch Sunday for a blank newspaper, claiming that he couldn't read. "All right then, look at the sky" the witty butch retorted instant ly.
 Tut Harris found a fruit jar with some "hooch" in it near his house Friday and he is looking for some fellow with a ring across his nose claiming that in this way he can find the owner.
 Mrs. F. L. Shultz and two children of Skytook, Ok, came in Saturday and were taken out to the Bessie Mil Ter place west of town by Buck Sand lin. Her husband has bought the place and he arrived in wagon Sun day.
 Nope, things have not gone com pletely to the bad yet. Spring birds are beginning to sing as usual, bis cults and spotted ham gravy tastes as good as ever and Dr. Johnson and Dr. Connally are reporting the ar- rival of little babe every once in a while.
 E. A. Davis has his father, T. P. Davis, and A. s. Herring at work en- larging his home. Also he has his father-i -in-law. w. A. Harwell, of Ringling, Ok, visiting with him. MT. Harwell is 78 years old, came to Polk county in '81 from Tennessee and set- tied at Eagle, now known as Gam. He ran sawmill and cotton gin here for years.
 Business Is Business.
 $1,500 worth of railroad ties were shlpt out of Hatfield Saturday and twice that many dollars worth are on the ground-both amounts having come in within the past five weeks.
 Really there's not much difference m eggs at 15c when hens are laying often and 30c when they are laying very seldom.
 One Hatfield business man says that there is more money spent on tobacco in Hatfield than is spent on all churches and schools combined going some.
 Albert w. Atwood, frequent con- trlbutor to the Saturday Evening Post on finances, says that 20@s of all charged accounts in the retail mer- camille business is never collected