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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
JURY CONVICTS A MOTHER

From California comes the story in the
newspapers telling of the conviction of
Mrs Lillian Volstad on charge of man.
slaughter based on her refusal to permit
the removal of her nine-year-old son to
hospital
Later, his appendix was ruptured and
he died of pertonitis.
The lady, it seems, belongs to reli-
gious congregation whose faith in the Lord
to cure the boy was vital. She refused to
do anything for her son, saying it was just
"his time to CO."
The State asked for her conviction on
the grounds that a parent is required to
provide the necessities of life for minor
child, including proper and reasonable
medical attention" The jury accepted the
States contention and convicted the
mother.
This looks like an excellent exhibition
of justice to us. If the good lady chose to
exercise her faith upon herself and re-
jected hospital treatment, she would be
exercising a right that is undoubtedly hers.
So far as we can see, no one should con-
denim her action. 1t is a different matter,
however, when a child is involved. The
State, concerned about the welfare Of
children in many ways, steps in and de-
mands that child be taken care of in the
manner approved by majority of the peo-
pie.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
SYMPATHY WITHOUT CASH

Practically every survey of public
opinion in the United States reveals that
the overwhelming majority of the people
of this country sympathize with China in
its contest with Japan.
The horrors of warfare, visited upon
Chinese people, and the almost imaginable
suffering of the Chinese, however, fail to
arouse the indignation that one would ex-'
pect. In fact, organizations raising money
for relief in China are having hard time
to secure funds.
Contributions for the relief of starving
Chinese offer an opportunity to Americans
to help the Chinese resist the invader. Such
gifts for the benefits of civilians in war
zones are entirely proper. In the case of
the struggle in the Far East, with Amer
lean sympathy almost entirely on the side
of the Chinese, it is hard to understand
why there is such small popular response
to appeals for financial assistance to the
suffering people of China.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
CHECK 1T OFF

This seems the proper time to make
plans for our budgeting for this new year.
All of us have hopes, dreams and ambi-
tons to realize in 1889. Before we go
ahead with these plans let us see how our
slate for the year just past looks to us.
The best way to start a. year right is to
clear up the unfinished business of the
DID, This is true of debts. The best idea
for keeping the head out of water for 1889
is to be sure there is no long overdue ac-
count riding the same wave with us, car
ried from '38. Consider your purse, con-
slider your Indebtedness and consider your
merchant. The only way to continue to
hold the good will of Key West folks, is
to see that your bills are not carried over
from year to year. Start new year with
a clean financial slate if possible. ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
WHEN BILLS COME DUE

1t is about this time of year that the
head of the family sits down and ponders
over how much he owes. He collects all
his bills and budgets his income accord
ingly. 1t is just natural aftermath of
Christmas giving.
1t is not likely, though, that he will
include in his debts little item of several
hundred dollars which he probably isn't
conscious that he owes. Yet that debt does
actually exist. 1t represents his share, and
his familys share, of the LOUIS that re-
pose in the Federal Treasury. There is
nearly forty billion dollars in LOUIS
there. They represent the Federal Gov
ernment's deficit (the public debit.
Right now the per capita share of that
debt is about 1903, so if the head of a
family of five is figuring up his debts, he
must add $1,515.
That would be quite an item to have
to include in the family budget. Yet, it is
going to have to come out of every family
budget in the form of taxes for many years
to come.
Well, how much do you owe?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS

Wharton, Edward Albertus, Jose
Alfonso, Kenneth Blackwell, Wal
do Collins, Conway Kelly, Ken
meth Kerr. Joseph Pent.
5B2-Kirkwood Bethel, Martha
Russell, Leota FELTON,.
4A-Joe Mccullough, Kermit
Roberts, Ernest Sawyer, Betty
June Cattrell, Ruth Keaton, Gym
thia Perez, Mary Louise Spencer,
Mary Lee Steinspring.
4B-Norman johnson, Cleve-
land Knowles, Gene Solt, Jack
Solt, Charles Spencer, Betty Ar
mayor, Joy Ball, Shirley Curry,
Sara Bertha Lowe.
3A-Betty Rae Brady, Mary
Jones.
3B-Charles Perez, Mary NAL
lory, Mary Knowles, Warren
Bethel, Barbara Lanier, Ben
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
ToDAY's COMMON
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dimensions.
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K OW EDG E
Can you answer seven Of these
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l. Where is the volcanic era
ter Kilauea? ae
2. What lis IAN MP. in the
Army? eveA
3. How should "a female presid-
ing officer of a committee
be addressed?
4. Who won the recent 1889
Los Angeles Open Golf
tournament?
5. Why are U. S. coins milled
around the edges?
6. Who commanded the Union
forces at the Battle of
Charlottesville?
z. When it is nine o'clock a. m.
in New York City, what
time is it in Denver, Colo?
8. Which is larger, Lake Erie
or Lake Ontario?
9. Which states were admittel
to the Union during TIC
II Civil War? EtA
10. Name the Pre,niefAA Siam.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
Walter P. Fuller, author of a weekly

Walter P Fuller, author of weekly
financial digest, and an economist who
keeps a weather eye on everything that
pertains to finances of city, county and
state in Florida, recently said 1.-The litiga-
ton dust having finally settled without up
setting the rights of a county to divert part
of its gas revenue to city refund, Key
West is going ahead with its drummer
deal. The 1887 legislature authorized the
county to divert $4,000 a year of gas
money to support a city refund. Taxpay-
ers will be called on for an additinal $780,
600. With this backing it is proposed to
refund the city's $1,608,000 of bonds ON
7-5 per cent running for 35 years, the in
terest to jump each 10 years until S per
cent is reached. Meanwhile the furry
caused at Key West by opening of the
Overseas bridge does not show too bright
prornise of developing into an actual real
estate boom. It will take another winter
season to see actual reaction of the tourist
tides"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
Plausible Theory

Friend-Say, Bill, why do you
always hit your horse on one
side?
Teamster-I figure if / get one
side going the other is pretty sure
i to follow.
Saunders, Leo Hicks, Lorraine
Nottage, Faye Bervaldi.
2A-Connie Goehring, Kenneth
Albury, George Adams, Felix Da-
Wis, Benjamin johnson. Jack
Spencer.
2B-Bobbie Ann Albury, Bob
bic Mae Buckley, Elizabeth Rob-
erts, Joan Sawyer, Beverley
Suarez, Jockne Drudge, Herman
Johnson.
1A-Robert Drawn, Ray FL
wood, Patricia Ann Harrison,
Sophie Roberts. Lillian Stewart.
1B1-Milton BOA, Graham
Conner, Jose Fernandez, Al Goeh-
ring, John Soloman, Mario Vidal,
Shirley Spencer.
1B2-Chsrles Roberts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
Why does the City Council

Why does the City Council persist in
its efforts to force Parking Meters on Key
West when they are not needed here,
when even the manufacturer of parking
meters stated that it would be foolish to
install them in city the size of Key West,
and when council knows that an injunc-
signed? AS a consequence the city may
become involved in litigation. Perhaps
those members of the city council who are
insisting on the installation of the un-
wanted meters, do not know that the peo-
pie are aware what is behind this insist
ence.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
Harris School Perfect Attendance Y

k1dKLlS 0CuOOk FSIASC4 1AASnooAtSS
The following pupils of Harris
School have not been tardy or alb
sent during the semester ending
January 81:
6A-Pstsy Albury, N ellie
Albury, Rosalie Nottage, Hilda
Quito, Doris Lowe, Charity AL
bury, 'Madge Key, Madge NAL
lory, Nell Rose Sands, Glorina
Curry, Alice Ramirez, Frank
Guerra, Arthur Lowe, Eugene
Sweeting. Hugh Papy, Henry Sol
dano, Ernest Avila, Billy King,
Bobby Knowles, Everette Rosam,
George Jensen.
6B1-John Collins, Byron
Cooke, Paul Lightbourn, Kenneth
Meador, ThomaS Saunders, Maude
Rose Brady, Marguerite De Leon,
Florence Drudge, Louise Fone,
Doris Jones.
6B2-Richard Dill, Kermit
Watkins, Amelia Base, Esperan-
"a Base, Georgina Castro, Eliza
beth Gates, Patsy Goehring, Betty
Mccullough, Mary Roberts, Shir-
ley Roberts.
5A-Eugene Albury, Narcisso
Castillo, Bonnie Fernandez, Louis
Lowe, Kermit Roberts, Kermit
SWeeting, Joan Bowen, Dorothy
Buckley, Betty Lou Burchell,
Phyllis Roberts, Irma Sands,
Carolyn Suarez.
5B1-Anna Cook, Ampara
Divide, Fay Roberts, Betty Jean
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03

Representative Pat Cannon is adj
vocating a marine hospital for Miami or
vicinity. Key West is in the vicinity of
Miami and already has a marine hospital
to serve this area So what's the idea?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03

House bills introduced in Wash
ington, D. c., last week included
the following: Green D-Fla.), to
honor Stephen Collins Foster, au-
thor Uf sMy Old Kentucky Home
by tnelissuance of a special three
cent commemorative stamp.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
FOXES BENEFICIAL

q ST. PAUL - Winter eating
habits of foxes are more bene-
fetal than harmful to farmers
said Donald M. Hatfield, Univer-
sity of Minnesota Entomologist,
after a study of the animals.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today A. Taken From
The Files of The Citizen

Mallard will leave port early to-
morrow morning for the purpose
of making series of tests off
Smith Shoals, to determine
whether men can escape from the
vessels when it is sunk without
outside aid. Several safety de-
vices developed by men in the
service will be tested. Captain
Dunbar and others who are in
charge of the experiments are
confident the experiments will
prove successful. Escape and
rescue work will be the nature of
the tests. If successful it will be
the first time in the history of the
sea that men have escaped from
a sunken submarine without out
side aid. The Tender Mallard
will stand by and render any as
sistance needed. A number of
men will be in the submarine
when it is sunk. AS the water
recedes it will form an air poe
ket in the cylindrical tower locat-
ed in, the rear of the underwater
craft. The air pocket, will allows
the men to breath and stop the
water from rising any higher.
The men win don a, lung" re-
sembling a gas mask which will
enable the men to breathe while
coming to the surface. Rescue
work will also be conducted from
the Mallard by means of div
ing bell. Key West has been
chosen because of the warm CHM
ate and ideal weather. John
jerks, representing the Associat-
ed Press, will keep The Citizen
in touch with the tests.
Key Westers and the many
visitors will have a treat in store
for them when on Thursday eve
ming Arthur Hackett, famed
American tenor, sings at the Casa
Marina under the auspices of the
Arts Society of Key West. Mr..
Hackett, although an American,
has reputation in the musical
work that is international and is
one of the great favorites on both
the operate and concert stages.
Forty barracudas, an eight-foot
sailfish and a large number of
groupers and bottom fish were
caught by party off the yacht
Zenihar yesterday, supporting
Key Vests claim that it has the
best fishing in the world. The
fish were caught from the fish
ing boat William, which is owned
by Fire Chief Ralph Pinder.
The British Steamer Maresfield
was reported aground this morn
ing on the reef near Tortugas.
Tugs Richmond and Edgar F.
Coney have gone to the rescue
of the stranded ship. The Mares
field, which has a capacity of g.
633 tons net, was enroute from
Tampa to Buenos Aires.
Editorial comment: Two large
saiffish each about seven feet
long were seen hanging on the
rack in front of tourist camp in
Key West. One visitor brought
IL Sawfish with bills four feet
long. Another visitor caught two
sharks which were claimed to
weigh 800 and 900 pounds respec-
lively. These are well authenti-
Gated reports and show beyond
a doubt that Key West well de-
serves the claim made by its citi-
zens that it is the greatest fish
ing spot on earth.
An auto collision occurred last
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03

Advertising, according to business ex-
perts, produced business in 1888, and the
supposition is that it will do the same
thing in 1889.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage
2 Comprehensive City Plan (zoning).
3. Hotels and Apartments.
4. Bathing Pavilion.
5. AirportS--Land and Sea.
6. Consolidation of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03

Captain Perry is credited with OPEN
ing Japan to the world, but it seems he
opened good bit of the world to Japan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03

What has become of the umbrella
member? His cry Umbrellas to mend"
familiar to the oldsters, is heard no more
in the land.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03

The lodging pedestrian WILL in few
years, have to look up to keep airplanes
from landing on his neck.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03

Agriculture is the backbone of the
nation, but it is suffering from the minis
trations of too many chiropractors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03

Most of the advice to stay on the farm
is dictated to good-looking stenographers
in aforementioned city offices.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03

If it's smart to be thrifty, if follows
that it's dumb to be extravagant.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03

Silence is often better than speech
but, very often, little talking clears the
air.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03

An auto collision occurred last
night between a car driven by
Vernon Spencer and the other by
Frank Wolkowsky. The meet
ing happened at the corner of
Caroline end Elizabeth streets.
Neither of the cars were dam
aged to any extent, and the only
injury received was by Mr.. VOL
kowsky, which was a cut from
a piece of broken glass off the
windshield.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-15
Newsome's
Fiery Ball
BeatsYanks
Reds Sweep DoubIehedd-
er from Gidnts-Cubs
Win Twin Contest
tBy Associated Pressl

Big Buck Newsome, Detroit fire.
brand, handed the champions their
third consecutive defeat yesterday
with Chit pitching performance
and shutting them out for eight
innings
Perfect Day at Bat
Outfielder Bruce Campbell topped
perfect day at the bat yesterday
by scoring the run that gave Cleve-
land victory over the Boston Red
Sox
Homer in Tenth Wins
Dee Miles tenth inning homer
with one aboard and also the gilt
edge pitching by Nelson Potter
gave the Athletics a victory yes
terday over the White Sox.
Reds Get Twin Games
Marshalling 10 hits in each game,
the Reds swept a doubleheadcr
from the Giants to expand their
winning streak to five games and
lead over the Cardinals to four
games.
Davis Wins for Cards
Silent Curt Davis hurled is
2lst victory yesterday to give the
Cardinals a win over the Boston
bunch.
Cubs Take Two Games
The Chicago Cubs swept both
ends of a doubleheader yesterday
from the Phillies.
Dodgers, Pirates Split
The Dodgers split a twin game
with the Pirates winning theil
first victory in four games in thei
final western swing
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-15
SEALS take
TWO GAMES
LAST MIGHT
Hang TO Second Spot as
Rdiniers, Angels
Washed Out
tBy Associated Presr)

The San Francisco Seals cling to
second place in the Pacific Coast
League by taking a doublehead@'
from Portland last night while the
Seattle-Los Angeles game was
rained out.
San Diego lost a mathematical
chance of getting into the play
eff when Hollywood scored a VIC
tory as Johnny Bittner chalked un
his fourteenth victory of the sea-
son.
Oakland defeated Sacr m c
last night by a single score after
a hot game.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-15
American League
Elsie Blythe Honored
With Lunch Yesterday

In compliment to her daughter
Elsie Blythe, Mrs. w. c. Jensen
was hostess yesterdy with lunch
con at her apartments on Sixth and
Franklin Streets.
Guests for the occasion were
Mesdames Mildred Hill, Robert
Coughlin, and Misses Blanche Thor
gerson, Margaret Kiloh, Chede Paul
Geraldine Feero, alerie Pearce and
petite Joan Kay Blythe.
Mrs. Blythe will sail south tomor-
row for a VITO months vacation
spent at Seattle and Mount ernon
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-15
N0vA.T0NY
FRACAS TO
BE BLOODY
Fans Expect Early Knock.
out-0dds Fdvoring
California Boy

PHIL DELPHIA, Sept. 15-
There isn't a handful of persons
around this city today who think
the fight tonight between Tony Ga
lento and Lou Nova in the Munich
pal Stadium will go full Is rounds.
All signs pointed either TO a
knockout by the Jersey barkeeper
or a technical knockout with Cali
fornia's own winning-but nobody
gives the battle a chance to go past
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-15

the bell for the tenth round
Nova is favored at odds as high
as one to two.
! Like Mexicans headed for bull
fight, 10000 fans have already
damned offices for tickets to to-
nights bout and promoters say the
gate will total over 100000.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-15
American League

Chicago 2; Philadelphia 4, ten
innings.
Cleveland 8; Boston T.
Detroit s; New York /.
st. Louis l. Washington 5.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-15
TODD PIANO SCHOOL

Caroline Todd is opening her
piano classes Monday, September
IL. For reservations call GIT, 4 TO
6 pm. adv
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-15

The Book ALASKA. Revised and
Enlarged. Now On Sale: S1.0o.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-15
GAMES THURSDAY
Pacific Coast League

Rain at Seattle postponed game
with Los Angeles.
Sacramento 7; Oakland 8.
San Diego 2; Hollywood z.
San Francisco Is, A; Portland
3.
National League
Brooklyn 8, 8; Pittsburgh, 4, 4.
Boston 8; st. Louis 6.
Philadelphia /, 2; Chicago 10,
New York 5, 3; Cincinnati 8, 9
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18

Mrs. Hays Irving spent Tuesday in
Jackson.
Mrs. Earl Thomas was in Durant
Wednesday.
j. d. Causey of Jackson came up to
be with his mother Sunday.
Mrs. j. p. Durham spent last Fri
day in Jackson.
Mrs. Annie st. Clair spent several
days in Memphis last week.
Mesdames Bacon and Cole, w. A,
Bacon, and Gene Cole went to Mem
phis for the Cotton Carnival.
Rev. and Mrs. w r. Haynie and
children, Ann Gloria. and Bobbie, were
in jackson last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Ellard OF
Jackson spent Mothers Day with
Mrs. Isaac Ellard.
Mrs. M. E. Rhyme will entertain
the T. E. L. Sunday School class on
Thursday, May 25. They will have a
business and social meeting and ali
members are invited TO attend.
Miss Carlena Crider visited her aunt
Mrs Beatrice Boyett, of Jackson this
week.
Rev. J. NJ. Nets and daughter
Jane, of Clinton were the dinner
guests of MIR. and Mrs. C. S. Order
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Stevenson, Eu.
dora, Ark, were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. d. Alsbury Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everette Jenkins o.
Clarksdale visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ho.
race Sudduth the past week.
" Misses Louise Order and Jane
Metts returned to Hillman College
Sunday afternoon after spending the
weekend with Louise's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. S. Order.
Mrs. Cora Taylor motored to Char
lesion Saturday with Mrs. Lamar
Mayfield and Miss Minnie Pryor
Young. of Jackson, to visit her sis
ters, Mrs. w. V Young.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18

Mr.. and Mrs, McMaster. accompa-
MED by her mother, Mrs. Cochran,
visited their daughter, Miss Irene Nc
Master, Sunday.
Miss Mary Franklin Moore, HJC,
spent the weekend at home.
Mrs. Harold Willis and Joy were
the guests of MFR. and Mrs. Wfckham
Winborn Sunday.
Miss Melba Tucker was a Canton
visitor Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayle Alsbury, New
Orleans, were the Sunday visitors OF
Mr.. and Mrs J. D. Alsbury.
Mrs. J, B. Sweeney, Kosciusko, Wis.
tied in the j. M. Howard home Sun
day.
Jack Lance came home from Mem
phis to be with his mother on Mo
theirs Day.
Sister" Durham visited in Jack,
son, Tenn. the first of the week
Mrs. Walter Allen of Starkville is
visiting her parents, Nh. and Mrs
W. E. Durham.
Mr. Mark Smith of Flora visited
his brother, Dick Smith, Sunday.
Wiley Humphries and James Hi.
Hard Odom of Miss. State. came
home for the weekend.
Miss Mary Cooper of MSCw was
home for the weekend.
Mrs. Blanche Vance spent SATURDAY.
night and Sunday with her mother
Mrs. Frizell.
Brother" Durham and Billy Ell
more went to Memphis Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Davis went to Jack
son Tuesday.
MI. and Mrs. J. T. Idom spent
Sunday in Columbia with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w w. Idom.
Mrs. c. S. Hill and son, Charlie
visited in Memphis for several day.
last week.
Mr.. Murray Stevens visited his sis
ter, Mrs. Hattie Cooper, at Milsap,
College last Friday.
Miss Nancy Marie Kealhofer O
st. Louis is spending her vacatio;
here with her father, Mrs. Jake Keal
hofer.
Miss Ada Glass of Cleveland spen
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Sal
lie Glass.
Mrs. Harold Willis of Lexingto.
was in Durant Sunday.
Mrs. 10 May spent several day
last week with her mother, return
ing to jackson Sunday afternoon.
The Jr. G. A. met with Jane Her
rington Thursday, April II with L
members present. All took part OF
Invitations are being received t,
the wedding of Miss Florabel Pose,
to DR.. George Frederick Walker o
Austin, Texas on May Goth. She i
the eldest daughter of DR.. S. G
Posey, a former pastor of the loca
Baptist church.
MI. and Mrs. EMart Mcdaniel nav
been transferred from HattiesburE I,
Durant, with the Colonial Bread Co
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18
Presbyterian Auxiliary
Has Birthday Porty

The annual birthday party of he
Presbyterian Auxiliary was celebrat-
ed at the P~resbyterin Church Mon
day afternoon May Is. The program
was in charge of the Robert Price
circle and was led by Mrs. S. II
Moss. The program topic was tins
Edmiston-Fearing Memorial Fund
All birthday offerings this year vii
be used as an endowment fund fol
the upkeep and promotion of the
work already started in the African
Mission Stations.
A most attractive African village
made by MIR. Tackett and some oil
the boys of the Sunday School, was
the center of the improvised stage
where a playlet, concerning the work
of African Missionaries was given.
Mrs. J.. w. Howell led the de
votional, Mrs. Pugh Winborn gave
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-05-18

an interesting article about the life
of the African girls, Mrs. WI E. Thorn.
is, Mrs. Frank Edwards and Mrs.
j. e. Steen gave the playlet and Mrs.
s. III. Moss explained the purpose of
the offering.
Mrs. Tackett dedicated the Offer
ing and closed the meeting with
prayer.
During the social hour the hostess
circle Cthe Nettie Grierp served de-
lieious strawberries and cream with
the attractive birthday cake.