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Evening star., 1939-03-12
CLOTHING SALESMAN.

There Is q good clothing man In this
city who is out of position through no
fault Of his own. Perhaps he has worked
for one company 10 to 20 years or more.
We have clothing proposition whereby
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your part. Come in and get the facts
mission and bonus R. z. autchison. man
aser. Room 212 14O5 G ST. NV.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
CHOW DOG LOST
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Red, male. last seen 10th and Park I'd
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Milford chronicle., 1939-07-28
MILLSBORO

On Friday afternoon, at Rehoboth,
Edward B. Outten, son of the late
Frank and Mrs. Kate Outten, was
killed instantly in an automobile ac-
cident at Norfolk street and Bayard
avenue. Funeral services were held
in Grace Methodist Church on Mon
day afternoon, at two o'clock, con-
Quoted by Rev. Edmund W. Henvis,
end interment made in Mechanics
Cemetery. Mr.. Outten is survived by
his wife, three sons. one sister and
one brother, all of whom live here.
He was active in church work, in
lodge circles and a member of the
Millsboro Volunteer Fire Company.
Mr.. Outten was forty-six years old
and had been employed by Houston
White Company for % years. His
quiet, unassuming manner, always
giving of his best, won for him many
friends whose sympathy and love
were shown by the large number of
floral pieces.
The passing of so many of our life
long friends in the last few months
brings to our mind Edgar Guests
"Old Friends"
81 do not say new friends are not
considerate and true,
'"Or that their smiles amt genuine,
but I'm still tellin' you
That when a feller's heart is crushed
and achin' with the pain,
And tear drops come a-splashin'
down his cheeks like summer
rain,
"Becoz his grief an loneliness are
more than he can bear,
Somehow it's only old friends, then.
that really seem to care.
The friends who've stuck through
thick an thin. who've known
you. good an bad.
"Your faults and virtues, an have
seen the struggles you have
had,
when they come to you gentle like
an take your hand an say:
u Cheer up! We're with you still it
counts, for that's the old
friends way"
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-28

Raw. and Mrs. Joseph A. Buckson
Of Rehoboth, were visitors in town
ON Monday.
H. B. Hickman returned last Friday
night from trip to Salt Lake City
Utah.
Floyd Long, of Philadelphia, is Wis
iting his grandparents, Mayor and
Mrs. 11uster Long.
Mrs. Ella Woodard, of Marcus
Hook, Pa, is spending some time at
a Gotta ge at 'Possum Point.
Mrs Emma Thompson has been
visiting her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Thompson, at Re-
hoboth. for several days and is again
With her daughter. Mrs. S. P. Darden,
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Emory Ellis had a
flmily reunion on Sunday at their
home on State street for their daugh-
Ter. Miss Margaret A. Ellis, who is
home on her vacation. Their guests
included Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Ellis, of
Seaford; Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Ellis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ellis and
daughter, Norma Lee Ellis, of Selby-
vile, and Miss Emile Klack. a room
mate of Miss Ellis. from Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Harry Truitt was admitted to
:he Milford Memorial Hospital on
Tuesday morning for treatment for
an infected finger.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-28

A surprise fiftieth wedding anniver-
sary celebration was given Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Rust at their home near
town last Saturday night, by their
children.
Two hundred guests were present
and a real wedding was solemnized.
Rev. Edmund Henvis read the ring
ceremony and Mrs. Rust wore white
GTess and long veil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rust received many
lovely gifts, and they have the best
wishes of many friends for many
Tlore years of health and happiness.
DIR. and Mrs. WiB. Atkins had for
their weekend guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Shannaman, of Phoenixville.
Pa.
Congressman and Mrs. George S.
Williams were also guests of DR.. and
Mrs. Atkins at dinner on Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Gilbert v. Anderson and
daughter. Miss Gene Anderson, of
Philadelphia, are visiting Mrs. Ander-
sons father, Joseph C. Ellis.
Mr.. Ellis is not very we'll, at pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown, of
Stockton. Md. spent Sunday with
MIR. and Mrs. w. J. Rose and daugh-
ters.
Miss Barbara Joyce Rose has been
a recent visitor of her aunt, Mrs.
Brown and her cousin, in Stockton.
Prothonotary Joseph K. Lingo has
been unable to attend to business be-
cause of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lingo, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lingo, of Mil
ton, are occupying a cottage at Oak
Orchard for two weeks.
Mrs. Constance McCabe has return
ed from visit to her parents in Red
Granite. Wisconsin.
Mrs. Virgil Hudson is recovering
from an operation for appendicitis
in the Homeopathic Hospital, Will
T1ington.
Mrs. Georgia White entertained a
large group of friends from town at
a bridge luncheon last Wednesday. at
the Hotel Henlopen, Rehoboth, where
ldrs. White and her granddaughter,
Mary White. are spending July.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-28
NAVY OFFICER
And GIRL KILLED
IN PHILA. CRASH
Lieutenant Commander
Henry A. Stuart, Form
erly Of Milford, Victim.

Lieutenant Commander Henry
Alexander Stuart, age 55 years, U
s. NJ, and Miss Dorothy Shelley, age
1s years, of 1924 South 51st street
Philadelphia, were killed early las
Friday morning in head-on crasf
between his automobile and a truck
Commander Stuart was to have
left the Philadelphia Navy Yard last
Saturday, where he had been Pres
ervation Officer for the past two
years, to join the supply ship Vega
at Norfolk, Va. He had been living al
the Hotel Philadelphia, 39th and
Chestnut streets, Philadelphia.
Miss Margaret Mitchell. age Is
years, of 6032 Cedar avenue, and
Mrs. Mabel Shelley. As years old
mother of the dead girl, were injur-
ed, but not seriously.
The four had been to the officers
Club at League Island, where Com
mander Stuart had entertained at
a farewell party. After stopping to
get something to eat they started
home about 1870 a. M, Commander
Stuart driving west on Ritner street.
At Passyunk avenue and 23rd
street, and Ritner street the car
and a bakery truck. driven by John
Shields, "a years old, of 2118 South
Hancock street, collided.
The noise brought several firemen
and policemen running from their
station at oath and Wolf streets, a
block away.
Commander Stuart had been hurl-
ed beneath the bakery truck which
had overturned. Miss Shelley was
thrown through a side win,lOw, fall
ing on her back on the pavement.
Her mother, who had been sitting
beside the Commander, and Miss
Mitchell, were tossed out too.
The firemen and policemen lifted
the truck from Commander Stuart
and then took all four to st. Agnes
Hospital where he was pronounced
dead Miss Shelley's skull and spine
had been fractured and she died two
hours later.
Miss Mitchell was detained for a
possible fractured shoulder but Mrs.
Shelley was able to go home. Her
husband is Dr. p A. Shelley, of Port
Royal. Pa. and she and her daugh-
ter have been living at .be home of
Mrs Shelley's mother, Mrs. George
S. Pickering.
Dorothy and Miss Mitchell were
graduated from the West Philadel-
piha High School in June and Com
mander Stuart had been acquainted
with the Shelley family for some
years.
He entered the Naval Academy
from New York and had been in
active service since. At League Is
land he had been in charge of all
the ships in the back channel. de-
tailed to keep them in condition.
When he left the yard last Thursday
he said goodbye to his associates,
and was to have left for his new post
Saturday afternoon. He has several
relatives in Harrisburg. Pa. and was
formerly resident of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-28

Hylon Smith, who has been suffer-
ing with broken collar-bone, is i'm
proved at this time.
Unity M. E. Sunday School held its
ennual picnic on Saturday afternoon
Of last week in the grove at Oak
Orchard.
Mrs. Florence Burton Prettyman
and daughter, of Washington, D. c.,
and MIR. and Mrs. Walter Warning
ton. of this community. were callers
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Joseph on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Markham were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B.
Stevenson, of Georgetown, on Sun
day.
Miss Anna Johnson, who is a pa
tient at the Beebe Hospital at Lewes,
is recovering rapidly from an opera
ton of the right knee.
Walter Warrington has purchased
new car.
This section was visited by a de-
lightful rain on Friday night of last
week. which will prove a great bene-
fit to the pastures and fast growing
crops.
Mrs. Mary Ann Locates. who re-
Gently celebrated her ninety-first
birthday. has just completed the
handiwork of the design of a beauti-
ful bed quilt. Mrs. Locates. who is
very active, can recall vividly the
days of the Civil War and the assas-
Of President Lincoln in 1865.
Mrs. Locates is the mother of Mrs.
George Bennum and resides with her
son. Harley, both of near here.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-28
LINCOLN

The wedding of Miss Marian Tyr
lell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lew
A. Tyrrell of Glendale, and Mr.. Har-
vey Kenton, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Kenton. of near Milford. took
place Saturday, July %. at $3.50 in the
M. P. parsonage at Milford, with the
Rev. J. P. Bailey officiating.
Attending the bride were her sis
ter. Miss Evelyn Tyrrell and Miss
Marian Dolphin as maid-of-honor.
Mr.. Paris acted as best man for Mr..
Kenton.
The bride wore gown of powdered
blue net with large picture hat. and
carried bouquet of carnations. Af-
ter wedding trip to Ocean City, Md.
the bride and groom will live in the
apartment of Harry F. Warren. on
Johnson avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy NJ. Hunt and Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Wallace. of Battle
Greek. Mich, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Hunt and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Donovan enter
tanned on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Rau, and Mr.. and Mrs. David
Hartnett, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Warren had as
dinner guests on Saturday Mr.. and
Mrs. M. ]. Penman and son Alec. of
Pittsburgh. Mr.. and Mrs. John Pen
man. of Milford, and Mrs. Edward
Fitzgerald.
Robert Swinford, of fredericksburg.
Md, is spending the week with his
brother, Norval Swinford.
Mrs. W. H. Tunis, of Wilmington.
spent a part of last week as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John Huff and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles WeatherIy en-
tcrtained her sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. George Schneider.
of Admission, Ala, over the weekend.
Mrs. Annie Moore. Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Moore. of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. Clara Timmons of Seaford, we're
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Fitzgerald
Doyle Greenly. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Greenly. was struck by an au-
tomobile while crossing the high
way. receiving a fractured leg and
head injuries.
Henry Cook is having a motor trip
in New England States.
W. W. Truitt Construction Com
pany began work Monday on the
widening of the 9-foot road between
Little Creek and Leipsic.
Mrs. George Derrickson. who has
been confined to her home during the
East 10 days, is slowly improving.
Miss Margaret Jewell, of Chester,
Pa. is spending her vacation with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Vadakin and family.
Misses Mabel Donovan and jean
cite Johnson, Richard Stevenson and |
Clayton Hershberger had days out |
ing at Ocean City, Md, on Sunday.
Services for Sunday as follows:
Preaching at 10:00.
Church School at 1f:00.
Epworth League at 1880 P. M.
Preaching at 500.
Slaughter Neck
Church School at P. M.
Preaching at $500.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-28

days last week at the New York fair
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gobay Of Phil
adelphia, and James Davis of York
Pay have been recent guests of Mr.
and Mrs. John Davis.
Mrs. Paul Hughes and son, Joseph
spent several days last week with her
psrents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Warning
ton, at Cool Spring.
Miss Janice Eaton of Wilmington,
ia here for an indefinite stay with
her father, w. H. Eaton and Mrs.
Eaton.
Parker Quillen of Penllyn, Pa, was
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Jones
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Sara Griner Of Dover, william
Harker Of Tampa. Fla. and Warren
Mccoy of Wilmington. have been re-
cent visitors at the home of William
Frazier.
Mrs. Reed Hughes. Mrs. Edmund
Harrington and Mrs. Maude Reynolds
spent Monday at the Kent and Sus-
sex Fair. where they acted as judges
Of the exhibits in various depart
mcnts.
Ralph Bradley, who is recovering
from tonsil operation. has returned
to Wilmington after spending several
weeks with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bradley.
William Downham of Wilmington,
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert Meredith this week.
The tower and tank for the town
water system is being erected this
week.
Mrs. Hezekiah Masten is having a
bungalow built on the lot on East
Main street which she recently pur-
chased from Fred Outten.
Miss Alberta Cornelius of Lynch.
i'd, spent the weekend with friends
here.
The M. E. Sunday School picnic
which was held on Tuesday of last
week at Slaughter Beach, was not
very we'll attended due to the rainy
weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis r. Taylor and
laughter Ann spent last week at Re-
loboth Beach.
Get busy-shoot the 8v or thara
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-28
FELTON,

Miss Dorothy Hughes was guest of
honor at a miscellaneous shower
given by Miss Hazel Hughes at her
home last Wednesday evening. In
Iitations have been sent out for
wedding of Miss Hughes daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Hughes, and
Mr.: Robert Donoway. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Donoway of Millsboro.
The marriage will take place at Bar
rats Chapel on Saturday. August 5.
Virgil Frazier. Sr., spent several
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-28
HOLLYVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Hurdle
and family visited the 1atter's mo-
i'ther. Mrs. Eliza McIlvaine, szd fam
lily on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Perry. of
Georgetown, were the guests of the
CORNERS mother, Mrs. Jennie Perry.
C1l Wednesday evening of this week.
Mrs. Edna Rick and daughter, of
philadelphia, spent a few days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. John Steven
son.
airs. Amanda Stevenson is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Snellenburg, of
Newark.
Aliss Frances Joseph, Of Whining
tom. spent the weekend with friends
and relatives in this community,
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-28

Get busy-shoot the ny, or there
will be million bye-and-bye!
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AVILTON

Emerson Seabold, of Grantsville,
was in this section doing some shop
ping on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Fike attended
the Glotfelty reunion held at Nc
Henry on Saturday.
Kernel Brown and Mary Green, of
Homecoming; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Grove and son, Austin, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. George B.
Brown.
Mrs. Fannie Weitzell spent last
Tuesday with Mrs. Lovina Brown.
Jesse Merrill is on the sick list
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen burst and daugh-
tiers, of Frostburg, and Robert Mer-
rill were visitors with their parents
here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grove were
callers at the Fike home Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar CLANCY and
children were visiting Mrs. Chaney's
parents here on Monday.
Mrs. William Robson is here spend
ing few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Enoch Robson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Fike, of
Asher Glade; Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Croft and daughter Emily, of Loar-
town, were visitors at the Fike home
Sunday.
Jerald Wilhelm and Owen Robson
were callers at Enoch Robeson's Mon
day evening.
Julius Wilhelm made business
trip to Uniontown Monday evening.
Mrs. Robert Grove has been i'll for
some time. She is now somewhat i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Merrill and
daughters, of Merrill, attended church
at Cherry Grove on Sunday morning.
Sunday school at 10 and preaching
at II o'clock next Sunday at Cherry
Grove. Everybody is welcome.
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Services in Zion Lutheran church
will be Sunday school at $3.50 and wor-
ship services at 1920 a. m.
Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Georg enter
tanned with birthday dinner on Sun
day in honor of the latter's brother,
George Bach, the occasion being his
thirty first birthday anniversary. Pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bach
and family Owen, Mary, Florence, AL
bert, Orpah and Ora, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Collier and son Wayne, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Richter, Waldo Kinkan
Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Wagner and two
sons, Donald and Keith, and Helen
Georg, all of Accident; Miss Helen
Housell, Meyersdale; Mr.. and Mrs
Harvey Davis, Akron, O.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Griffith and family, Myron
Robert, Hobart and Ruth, Of Cove.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Weitzell, former
residents of Accident, have gone tt
Madison, Wis, where Mr.. Weitzell will
attend school during the winter,
Foster Yost, Mr.. and Mrs. D. A
King and Peter J. Lohr visited Buffalo
N. Y, points in Canada and Niagara
Falls a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Speicher attend
ed the Glotfelty family reunion at Nc
Henry on Saturday. Mrs. Speicher is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j. G
Glotfelty.
G. w. Schlossnagle and family, OF
Berlin, Pa; Mr. and Mrs. Clark
Schlossnagle and son, of Hoyes; Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Miller and daughter
Charles Straus, Miss nellie Schlossna-
gle, of Baltimore, and John Spoerlein
were guests on Sunday Of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Howard Schlossnagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Calls, Mr.. anG
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Mrs. Ross Speicher, Guy Broadwater
Mrs. w. A. Speicher and daughter
Miss Kathryn, all of Accident; Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Brenneman and daugh-
ter and Mrs. Perry Broadwater, of Bit
finger, and Claude Broadwater, Cum
berland, were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Zehner, at Grantsville
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Kahl are the
parents of a son, born on September 2
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Kesner and
daughter were visiting at Frostburg
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Turner and family
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. T. S. Custer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Miller and Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Miller were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. A
King.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Vail and fam
lily visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Watso~
at Point Marion, Pa, on Sunday.
Mrs. Luther Keller, Accident; Miss
Hazel Bennett and William Bethel, OF
Cumberland, were vacationing at Do.
yer, Del, and Ocean City last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c.. Goehringer Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Humbersor
at Friendsville on Sunday.
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Mrs. Anna Englehart, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Englehart and son Dale and
Mr.. Armstrong, of Albright, were din
ner guests on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. L. Englehart.
Miss Lois Anderson has returned to
her home at Homecoming after having
spent the summer here with her
grandmother, Mrs. j. L. Englehart.
Miss Marie Schmale, who had been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Herring at
York Run, Pa, returned home on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Jacob and chill
dren, Blairsville, Pa, and Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Kapple and family, Turtle
Creek, Pa, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
rad Schmale recently.
Walter Alexander and family, La
Vale, and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Welch and
family, Gortner, were entertained on
Sunday at the homes of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Alexander and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Alexander.
Earl Ault and members of his
family visited in Uniontown on Sun
day.
Misses Ruth Ault, Lena Georg, Har-
riet Calls and Ethel Storey, who spent
the summer with their parents, left on
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STATE LINE

Miss Ruth Holiday returned to her
home after spending a few days with
her sister, Mrs. Randall Sebold, at
Washington.
Marie Wicklow spent the weekend
at her home here.
Sunday visitors at Mrs. Lucinda
Kolbfeisch's were Mr.. and Mrs. Err
nest Glass and family, Accident;
Jackson Kolbfeisch, Oakland; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Colfesh and children, of
Beechley; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kolb-
fleisch and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Sanders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bowser and
children spent Sunday at Uniontown.
Ida Without is spending few days
at her home.
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ACCIDENT
Pastor To Be Installed

dsUUT TO De IHSIdIItU
At st. PauPs Lutheran church Sun
day morning at 1O:45 o'clock, Rev.
Wagner, the recently elected pastor of
the Accident Parish, will be installed
with an impressive service to be con-
Quoted by a visiting minister.
Prior to the installation service the
Sunday school will assemble at $3.50
o'clock, and in the evening at 1880,
the meeting Of the Luther League.
Church of the Sunday
school, $50; divine worship at 1890
a. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
Self Annexation

After you have been kind, after
love has stolen forth into the world
and done its beautiful work, go back
into the shade again and say moth.
ing about it. Love hides even from
itself. Love valves even self-satis-
faction.-Henry Drummond.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
Lesson for September IL

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
iected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14
MICAH: A MESSENGER OF
SOCIAL JUSTICE

LESSON TEXT-Micah 3:1-12; 6:6-8
GOLDEN TEXT-What doth the Lord re-
quire of thee. but to do justly, and to love
mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Micah So.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-14

THE MANCHESTER illustrated
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The Lexington advertiser., 1939-01-26
Presidents Ball To Be
Held Friday Night

If you have ever heard child cry out
in pain, or heard it moan in anguish, or
seen its tear-filled eyes because of In
fantile paralysis, you will be glad to
know that you can help such children
by joining in the fight in Holmes
county against Infantile Paralysis.
Send Birthday card to President
Roosevelt, buy button, and go to the
Presidents Ball at the Armory at Lex
ington, Mississippi on Friday night, Jan.
81 at 10 p. M; these are some of the
ways that you can bring smiles to the
faces of many children throughout Mis-
sissippi, who are suffering from this
dreadful malady of 1nfantile Paralysis;
these are some of the ways you can pre-
vent your neighbor's child or possibly
your own child from being stricken by
this terrible disease.
Join up now and enlist in all three
movements; wear the badge Of honor
and let's march forward to victory in the
Celebration Of the Presidents Birthday.
Mr.. Pat Barrett, chairman for Lexing-
ton and in charge of the Presidents Ball,
announces that there has been large
advance sale Of tickets-to the dance and
that the Armory at Lexington will truly
be the headquarters for Holmes County
and the surrounding communities on Fri
day night. He urges you to come and
mingle with your friends for an en-
joyable evening in worthy cause.
The Lexington advertiser., 1939-01-26
Cotton Growers To
Meet This Afternoon

A mass meeting Of all cotton growers
Of Holmes county, will be held at the
court house in Lexington this afternoon,
January 26, at 8 o'clock, according to
y. r. Thomas and B. M. Jones, directors
Of tho Holmes county Delta Council.
Plans to be discussed will involve ap-
proved recommendations for changes in
the farm program the coming year.
These changes involve an Increase in
the subsidy to guarantee the cotton pro-
Queer 10 cents a pound and possible re-
fund Of cotton now in the loan. Opinions
will be ascertained from producers them
selves.
Howard Stovall, vice-chairman of the
Federal Program and Foreign Trade
Section Of the Council, who has just re-
turned from Washington where he met
with the cotton conference, will discuss
the legislative problems as they concern
Holmes county and tho Delta.
All cotton producers Of the county
together with others interested are ask
ed to attend this important meeting