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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29

to deliver paroles or pardons for
money. Governor Broughton and Pa
role commissioner Cross said or
dlnarIly no statement would have.
peen released until it was certain
mat all guilty parties had been ap-
pretended. They think such is the
case now. but are not quite surS.
Back in the sumner Commissioner
Cross had his suspicious aroused by
grapevine" rumors of purchased
freedom. He immediately conferred
with the governor and they rcuues.-
ed the SBl agent To assist i'm the in
veStigatlon. A very clever method OF
operation wdS unearthed.
The raCketeerS were smart cnolcb
to suspect when Il prisoner waS about
To be released on parole. THEN they
would steal or duplicate "A sheet on
stationery and Jorge the name of :,
lawyer or State official saying shat
freedom was I'm sight. Then thcy
would contact the fellow and tell
him they had gotten him out. Tina,
was the build up. Next step WIS To
visit other prisoners and their fam
ines, show by the record" what ,ney
had accomplished and demand
money Tor similar service.
NlciouSnesS of the system Law IN
the fact the operators claimed fam
lily connection with Governor iSrounh
ton and Commits iuncr Cross. AT ono
time one Of the men ~ SAID To have.
represented himself as Mrs. Brnuph-
tons brother. ScCrrcv WAS pledged i'm
every case. and ~" i..no!antly cred
ulutIS took the b;iIl-;.nd handed
over all The munCv they could scrapc
together. Total amounts collected
cannot be determined bat will rum
INTO the hundreds al dollars
Chase after the suspects and evil
dence Ia convict them led the invry-
tigatur all over Nulh Carolina and
INTO several other tate. I'm fact.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Parole Racket
Is Checked
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
Ey LYNN NISRET.

Raleigh. Sept. 29.-DiScovery OF
what seems to have been loosely
organized racket tor preying on the
cEedulity and hope of prisoners by
promising paroles for money. led TO
breaking Up the traffic before i; had
reached major proportions. Al least
prison and parole officials think and
nope II was stopped before really
serious damage was done.
AS result of investigation not vet
completed, conducted by Willard |.
Calling. agent OF the state bureau OF
investigation. III cooperation with
Hathaway Cross. paroles commits
Sloner, scvcr1l instances of forgery
misrepresentation. imperso ton
and o'ucr devices for taking money
away from prisoners and their fam
ilicS h%. been uncovered.
Fortunately. 50 far as the invcsti-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Duke P1e-FHght Game
To BE Full OF Color

Durham. S.., % ....... ..,,l
color VIII nc ,nr ...s..,,. ... ..,i...
ties in p.ar .,ai.I. inns .~....,,.,...
afternoon a. tine p.,. g...l. ,.,nl,.
with their n,....... ..,. f,... t'i..,.,.,
Hell prr-Fnr,. C...... 81
Day celebration .h.. mc..I,. . dc
monStrat.un by .GvJ .u.l... ANA ...,ys-
mes stationed ru .., a.,..r came
puS.
Dukes .o..Iy-..-.l.l"t band
which made ~ucu d. :...I;.c in.
preston Ia, Saturday ur o.. ,..,. .n
pearancc tins >cJ.ur ..'' ....l .,ty.
as Will the D..r NJ! irr. md
oLglc corps, ami oiAv. ....r.l units.
Although nlt HIuc l'... O.. Auyr
sIrned n impressive ... u lnr.r
TWO stag:s ,.nd .n,. Ciy.a.....,... s.r..
stopped IN their .Aly g.-r %, the
young gr!d.rp. campaign. Coach Ed
die Cameron locks somewhat corccr-
ned every time some one mentions
the football game which VIII climax
The afternoons activities.
And Cameron has - double reason
Tor not being :nc happicSt man in
the world. First Of all. the Blue Duke
mentor found Out jus; before the
Kickoff !asr weekend mn. Ruddv
MH.liean. on" OF the most promising
youngsters To Dc"iu.:H with he Dukes
in quite sometime. had jus. received
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29

one of the principal offenders is now
in Jail in another state. Although the
known participants have additional
time To serve ON existing sentences,
the Information obtained by SBI and
paroles slcuthS will be turned over
to the grand jury for consideration
Just us soon us the report is complet-
I'd.
Commissioner Cross reiterated a
statement he has often made, that
his office thoroughly investigates
every prison inmates record and
that paroles and releases follow a
well developed plan. He emphasized
the warning issued by Governor
Broughton against paving any money
To amy person with the expectation
of gaining any advantage with re-
Spect TO parole or pardon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Carolina Must C0Oer
Three Penn PaSSe7-S

Chapel I'LL. Sept 29.-Pcan States
NiuHny Lions. who open the home
season al Carolina Saturday. have
no; one bwt three top-fligh, paSScrS
in their starting backrirld. according
20 the Tar Heel scouts
Bobby Williams IS the triplc-thrca;
taIlDaci who pitched the VIZ Gus
tern leaders "a their li-0 win over
Euckncl! las: week. Sparky Brown,
VITO is likewise clumaX runner.
also pI>sc, from the iu.lDack spot.
and speedy Jack CaSt.g ola even
cmcS aroaMd from the wing and pit
ChvS 'cm ici;-nLndrd.
The Tar Heels yielded Georgia
Tech uI.y iuT pISSc> las: week. out
one 81. THESE went tor i iDuChdoWl.
and Coach bob YD.u2 l. strengthen
Ing his au'.-.irC.I:l for the Lions.
Who may pa.s any,'m" and from amy
Slot
CuJcn j. Gin. who scpJ,cd Prrn
Sta" last .vcN. rates the Lions GS
"uuc OF IL, three strOgcSt cl.,ns on
o3. whole ..urG rIr. lie thinks Caro-
liza HJS Il .aJuyr. bat Il Wlll 'uccd
t. ne ..gt "ud "n!,u "a 60; the
break.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29

CATION has disclosed, only few fam
lilies have been victimiZed. Apparent
~ the ring did not include anybou,
except prisoners eithe. serving SER
fences or or parole. There is little
chance that there will be any sort OF
scandal. such as has rocked prison
systems in other states and in one on
two former instances has touched
minor officials in this state.
Announcement Of the investiga-
ton known for weeks by Raleigr
newspaper men, was made in ad
vance of a final report as a warming
to families Of prisoners not 10 b,
sucked in hv the claims of Slick-tor-
gued crooES purporting to be able
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Roanoke Rapids Offers
Stars In Game Friday

Hard daily workouts were continue
ing for the Henderson high school
Bulldogs football eleven in prepara-
ton for the teams frs, game of the
season. to be played on the local
field al the school Friday afternoon
with Roanoke Rapids yellow JAG
ketS.
Coach Whittcn;on. of the BULLDOGS
sad today he had learned that Coacii
eagle. al Roanoke Rapids. said he
had one of the best teams in many
years Tor that school.
The fc'luw Jackets will bring
such stars rs Frank Hawlcy. Buck
Rose, Kenneth Tillcy. Charles Draug-
han, Dewey Waters and Billy Stacy
10 match proves with nc Header
son eleven.
Most of the local team are boys
who are ncw at football TINS season.
with comparatively les Of last years
undct"atrd eleven back. Gr.td..atiun
ana The draft WrvrErd q barge nor
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29

Dr.. L. d. Baver. director of the
State College Agricultural En-
pertinent Station. announces the
appointment OF William NJ. Rob-
c!'S as associate u animal indus
Try i'll clarke q. dairy manu.ac-
turing research. He IS a native of
Tennessee and received his b. s.
reSIcC from the University OF
Tennessee in 1897. Later he car
ned his masters degree from the
University OF Minnesota and has
just completed the requirements
!uG his electorate az that school.
Roberts work will deal with
the problems OF better butter
and other dairy products in re-
ference to the meteorological as
poets of these products. Dr.. Baver
says.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
COTTON SEED AS FEED

College Station, Raleigh, Sept. 30
Cotton seed are only about malt
rs rich in digestible protein as cot
torSecd meal, and hence the use of
cotton seed us a feed for livestocl.
rs not an economical practice under
present conditions, Dr. J. +. Foster
81 he animal industry department
ui hte State College Experiment Sio-
Ton. announced here yesterday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Unlawful To
Sell Smokes
To Youths IL
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
I'm the Sir Walter Hotel.
XIV -uS >rYCnCr

Raleigh, Sept. 29.-lt is against the
Jaw iGr any person in North Carolina
To sell cigarettes or tobacco To be
used as substitute iur cigarettes 10
minors undo: II. according la an
opinion released "Wednesday by AT
iorney General MCMILLAN.
Another opinion states that where
a person charged with theft of an
auio'uubIlo i only - years old he
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-01-08
Analysing Leaves, Fruit
Tells Fertilizer Need

Leaf and fruit analysis shows &C.
curately the needs of fruit trees for
certain fertilizer elements, and may
eventually prove a help to fruit
growers who wish to make the best
use Of slim fertilizer supplies.
Lack Of potash, nitrogen, and even
mere traces of some elements, such
as boron, can be determined by
study Of the mineral content of the
leaves or fruits, according to the
work in progress at the Cornell uni.
versity agricultural experiment sta.
ton.
Soil analysis does not show accu.
rately the fertilizer needs Of long.
lived tree crops, according to PROBES.
sor Damon Boynton, in charge Of
the analysis.
AS a result, the trees may acru.
ally get too much fertilizer, or toe
little fertilizer Of a certain kind;
yet the grower does not know when
and how to correct the waste.
The work Of analysis can be &C.
complished with full laboratory
equipment, but accuracy of the re.
suits under different growing condi.
tons, different soil and fruit types
must yet be checked. If results
are promising, the investigators will
try to set up a method Of orchard
analysis Of leaves that will be prac'
teal for growers to use.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-01-08

the name Bob on the other. Sur
rounding the cakes was a wreath
of tiny flowers-yellow pompoms,
sweet peas and ferns. Candies were
in the form of roses. The Misses
Patricia Mallory, Janeabelle Muir
ply, Louise Howard and Mrs,
James Kirk Jr. assisted in the serv-
ing of the refreshments.
The bride, a member of one of
st. PauPs oldest families, is a SEN
ior at the University of Minnesota
from which she expects to graduate
in June. She is also a member of
Eta Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority.
Sergeant Marshall is the son of
Mr.. Robert Marshall ST., famous
University of Minnesota football
star of yesterday. Sgt. Marshall
took his basic air corps training at
Chanute Field, Illinois, and is now
stationed with the 889th School
Squadron at Tuskegee Institute,
Alabama. During Sgt. Marshall's
stay in the city, he and his bride
resided at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Shepherd, 1920 18th Ave
nue. South, Minneapolis.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-01-08

Someone attending the reception
at Phyllis Wheatley on last Sunday
afternoon took the wrong black
fur-trimmed overshoe. Call Phyllis
Wheatley House, CHI. 1854.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-01-08
Handles War Orders in Louisville
When 1t comes to buying new SUD.

Handles War Orders in Louisville
When 1t comes to buying new sup
plies and materials for government
tai offices, Louisville and Jefferson
county, KY, are taking the attitude
Of 'how many things can we get
along without" Through a 'pri-
critics chief" the city and county
clear all orders and priority forms
on supplies and equipment. With the
chief is working a committee made
up Of Louisville's director Of public
works, the mayors administrative
assistant, and the purchasing agent
Of Jefferson county. These men ap-
prove or disapprove every request,
sitting out all applications for ma
terials and supplies they feel are not
absolutely necessary. Before set
ting up the procedure, Louisville's
priorities chief studied a similar
plan in effect In New York city's
centralized purchasing division, and
spent a week in Washington inter-
viewing various department chiefs
Of the WPB priorities division.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-01-08

Mrs. M. ]. Hunter, 3849 4th Ave.
S., entertained the advance First
Aid Class and their friends with a
Christmas party on Monday eve
ming, December %. Members of
the class are Mines. Aretha G. Max
well, teacher; Mae Marshall, Halle
Ewing, Dorothy Payne, Thelma
Wade, Geneva Wagner, Cordelia
Hunter and Mr.. Garrett Davis.
Games were played and luncheon
was served at a table beautifully
decorated with the Christmas col
ors.
The Friendly Ten Social Club
held its annual New Years party
at the Elks Rest on Saturday, Jan.
2. Gifts were exchanged by the
members during the evening of
dancing and fun Mr.. and Mrs.
Bertram Slaughter were guests of
honor at the party.
The Zion Church Junior Choir
held their Christmas party at the
home of Mrs. Emma Gates, 1929
Fourth Ave. S. during the holiday
season. Those who attended are
Wilbur Allen, Betty King, Louise
Cuff, Oretha Laws, Gwendolyn
Schofield, Wenda Lee Williams,
Shirley Cannon, Noble Seaton,
Clara Curry, Mary Seaton, Virginia
Curry, John Helm, Audrey King,
Anna Mae Allen, Frances Wright,
Jacqueline Smith. Games were
played. Refreshments were served.
Members of the Rawjjess Club
and friends welcomed the New
Year in appropriate style Thursday
night at the annual New Years
Eve party of the club.
E. G.. Harris, 9 Second St., will
leave this week for Winnipeg,
Canada, where he has been en-
ployed by the Canadian Pacific Ry.
Co. in the sleeping car department.
Mr.. Harris has been employed at
Schiek's, downtown restaurant, for
ten years.
Detroit Visitors: Mrs. William
Postles and her mother, Mrs. G. H,
Singleton, of Detroit, Mich, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B.
Levy, 3945 Fourth Ave. So, at the
annual New Years Eve party Civ
en- by the Rawjjess Club. Arriving
on Dec. %, the Detroit guests were
kept busy for the following four
days which were packed with social
engagements. During their brief
visit at the home of the Levy's they
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Fassett, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Shepherd, Mrs. W. D. Brown, Mr.,
and Mrs. Jessie Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Massengill
entertained 10 guests at a Christ
mas party given at their home.
3617 Chicago Ave-, Dec. 26. Supper
was served. Each guest was given
a favor. Those attending the party
were Messrs. and Mines. M. G..
Evans, C. L. Mason, James Mau-
pins, VIM. Reddick, L. s. Sanches,
Wallace Chambers, Minneapolis,
Edmond Moore, C. E. Ball, Dewey
Jackson, st. Paul.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-01-08
BY SUSIE @

Among the prettiest of the Holt
day parties was the one given on
Wednesday, December 80, at 1870
p. m, by the Laissez-nous-faire
Bridge Club when they entertained
at seven tables of bridge at the
home of Mrs. Harry Brown, 626
st. Anthony avenue. Holly wreath
and cedar with a Christmas candle
in the center decorated each table
aided by attractive Christmas bell
place cards and holly wreath score
cards. Preceding the bridge rounds,
a delicious luncheon was served
with a menu of creamed chicken
a-la-king in pig pen shells,
shredded carrot salad, olives, hot
rolls, coffee, ice cream and cake,
candy and nuts. At bridge, the
first guest prize was won by Mrs.
Clarence W. Wigington, second by
Mrs. W. B. Walker, third by Miss
1. Myrtle Garden and the fourth
by Mrs. Sydney Salter. Each guest
was presented with a gift from her
hostess. Members of the swank
Laissez-nous-faire Bridge Club are
Mesdames Frank B. Wigington,
Earl Brent, Richard Stokes, ST.,
Lawrence Tarver, M. K. Mcknight,
Earl A. Harris, Harry S. Brown of
st. Paul and Wallace Chambers of
Minneapolis. Guests of the mem
bers included Mesdames Clarence
W. Wigington, Hammond Turner,
Sydney Salter, Enrol Fassett, Ed
ward A. Hatton, o. A. Gum, Rus
sell Underwood, Alonzo Cotton,
Martin Brown, S. H. johnson,
James Strothers, John H. Hickman,
Jr., Hiram K. Gibbs, o. B. Will
iams, Clarence H. Roper, W. Bax-
ter Walker, Ralph Ward, B. C.
Archer, William Godette, Charles
Preston Tyler, o. L. Alexander, J.
C. Few, Samuel Ransom, Laura
Howell and Miss I. Myrtle Garden.
Mr.. Albert F. Harris, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ashby T. Harris, sos Car
roll avenue, left Wednesday, Janu-
airy 6, for Lane College, Jackson,
Tennessee, after spending the
Christmas holiday vacation here.
Mrs. Florence Henley, $40 Fuller
avenue, is i'll and confined to bed.
Mrs. Rosamond Collier, $50 Gaul-
tier street, announces the mar
riage of her daughter, Rosamond
Catherine Collier, to Raymond Tai
bert F. johnson of the U. S. Army
stationed in San Francisco, Cali
fornia, on Thursday, December 81,
1912, at the Preside Chapel, San
Francisco. The marriage was per-
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Beautiful Ceremony Joins
Millicent Burgess and
Sgt. Robert Marshall, Jr.

altar palms. ponsetas and tall candabr Miss Mill
Burgess daughter of Mr. and Mrs M R. Burgess 97 Rondo
Avenue Technical Sergeant Robert Wells Marshall
Marshall Minneapolis Mrs. Marshall
Montana married beautiful candleght dubeg
o'clock evening" Friday December 25 ST. James E.
Church. Central Avenues by the PASTOR Rev. Benjamin
Moore
aisle the church decorated with tall white candles
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-01-08

Mrs. Georgiana Collins, her son,
Michael, and Miss Eula Simms of
the Sumner Field Homes returned
home on the weekend from Chi
cago and Evanston, Illinois, where
they have been spending the holi-
days together. They left Christ
mas eve night.
Mrs. BrOOksie Brown and her
sons, Roy and Harold of Waseca,
came Christmas eve to spend the
holidays with Miss Eunice Brown.
Miss LaVerne Jamerson, music in
structor in the school system of
Indianapolis, was also the house
guest of Miss Brown. Mrs. Brown
and her family left Tuesday and
Miss Jameson left Saturday night
for home.
Miss Anita Gibbs returned to
Washington, D. c., after spending
the holidays with her parents. Miss
Gibbs is employed as a stenog-
rapher in the office of the Provost
Marshall General. Entertaining at
dinners, luncheons, theatre parties
and a New Years Eve party in
honor of Miss Gibbs were Mr.. and
Mrs. C. W. Washington, Miss Eliz-
abeth Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. o. B.
Williams, and Miss Billie Rita
Rhodes.
Richard Randell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Randell, celebrated his
18th birthday on December 80 by
inviting 10 of his friends as guests
for party. Present were his play
mates: Jenielle Pope, Donna and
Jacqueline Cuff, Catherine Robin
son, Jane Stone, Phyllis Austin,
Anna Mae Allen, Donald Gates,
Colby Threats, Donald Riley, Mel
vim and Stanley Stone, Wilbur Girls
som, Henry and Harold McDuffy,
Kenneth Jackson, Albert Jones and
Bobby and John Randell. The eve
ming was spent in dancing and
games after which refreshments
were served and Richard opened
the many lovely gifts received for
his birthday.
Pvt. Rudolph Young, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Young Of 522 Ere
mont Ave. n, has been at home
on furlough for a week. While in
the city Pvt. Young was confined
to his home because of illness. He
will leave for Fort Leonard Wood
where he is stationed on Saturday,
if his health will permit.
Miss Elsie Barksdale, 419 Oak
Grove, became i'll at work on New
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Social and Personal
9 MINNEAPOLIS 9

Worthy Turner 113O Ave- NJ Oklahoma City
Lawton Oklahoma visit her and other relatives
Ae Puum 295 Garfield has returned from St. Louis where
spent sister, Miss Blanche
and her husband Corp R. Puum who stationed at
Scott Field Illinois
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Rabbit Traps Catch Everything But

Rabbit Traps Catch Everything But
Appropriately, this rabbit tale is
a short one, but it's hardly puff
for Michigan's bunny-catching wild
life researchers. Ruefully, they tell
it on themselves: Examining, meas
uring and tagging ive-trapped rab-
bits at the Rose Lake wildlife re-
search station usually yields impor-
tant information about the size and
condition of the current seasons
"crop." This year, with rabbits
plentiful on the stations grounds and
16 live-traps out, the game men had
high hopes for a wealth Of informa.
ton on Mr.. Bunny's private life
The results: Skunks? Yes. Wood
chucks? Right! Quail, pheasant.
fox squirrels. bronzed grackles and
rats? Sure! They even caught red
winged blackbirds, prairie deermice
and a stray cat. But rabbits? Nay,
not one! And are those research
faces red!
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Social and Personal
9 ST. PAUL 9

formed by Father McKenna, 1t.
Colonel of the Preside Chapel. The
newlyweds will reside at 1902 Bush
street, San Francisco, until Janu-
airy Is. Mrs. johnson is the grand
daughter of Mrs. Ada Tobie, $50
Gaultier street. She attended the
University of Minnesota, is men,
Der of St. Peter Claver Church and
musician of exceptional ability.
Mr.. johnson is in Radio School at
the Preside Training School in San
Francisco.
Mrs. Mary Bannister, 585 W.
Central avenue, entertained with
a birthday party on New Years
Day. Guests included the men,
bers of Household of Ruth No.
553, G. U. o. of o. F., and of the
Chapter of which she is a men,
Der. Refreshments were served
and the honoree received several
birthday gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Williams
(Sue Edmonds) are residing at the
home of Mrs. Alberta Littlejohn,
698 Rondo avenue. The recent we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. Williams was
one of the highlights of the social
calendar of pre-Christmas events
in Des Moines, Iowa, the brides
home. Mrs. Alberta Littlejohn
is leaving the city next week for
an indefinite visit with her son,
Mr.. Worthington Williams, of
New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Davis, 500 St.
Anthony avenue, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Nor
ma, to Robert Jones, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. R. Jones, Ola Fuller ave-
nue.. Plans are being made for the
wedding in the very near future
but no date has been set as yet.
Mrs. LOuella GatewoOd of
Seattle, Washington, is in the city
for a two weeks visit with her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Anderson, IT'S Iglehart
avenue.
One of the most festive parties
of the holiday season was given
at the home of DR.. and Mrs
Charles H. Williams, 655 St. An
thony avenue, when they enter
tanned a number of friends We'd
nesday, December 80, from $3.50
p. m. until 2:30 a. m. During the
early evening, the guests played
bridge and various games of their
choice, after which a delicious
buffet supper was served in an at
tractive style. The later hours of
the party were spent in dancing to
the music sent forth by the New
Zenith Radiorgan, the Christmas
gift from DR.. Williams to his fam
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Years night and was taken to
Northwestern hospital where she is
much improved at this writing.
The Mothers Club of the Sum-
ner Field Homes held its annual
Christmas party on Tuesday, De-
cember 20, at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Washington, 993 Aldrich
Ave. N. Gifts which were placed
under a Christmas tree decorated
in red, white and blue were ex-
changed by the guests. Luncheon
was served. The next meeting will
be at the home of Mrs. NJ. Bell,
1929 Clinton. Visitors at the
Christmas party were Mr.. ]. W.
Washington and Mrs. Bell Warren.
Mrs. Robert Harris was injured
at the base of her spine. while on
her first toboggan party on We'd
nesday night, December 80. She
was taken to the Northern Pacific
hospital and was released on Tues
day, January s, in a much improved
condition. Mrs. Harris, who was
teaching in Dennison, Texas, came
to spend the holidays with her hus-
band, Mr.. Robert Harris, S7S
Marion.
Mrs. Mildred Buford was elected
president of the Les Semme club,
recently organized group of young
matrons. Mrs. Hayward Kemp was
elected secretary, Mrs. Dorothy
Pugh, treasurer. Other members
are Mrs. Gwendolyn Raye, Mrs.
Tillman Gray, Mrs. Adoris Massie,
Mrs. Clennie Perry, Mrs. Sadalia
Clerk. Plans are being made for
the study of home craft.