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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-30
COAST GUARD
HONORS SHIP
DOG MASCOTS

From Boston to Biak, from Nor
folk to Normandy, from Greenland
to Guam, you'll find the Coast
Guards seafaring pooches sailing
the Seven Seas. These salty, color
full characters serve as ships mas
cots aboard combat cutters. invasion
transports. LISTS. LCIs, destroyer
escorts, landing barges on any
thing the Coast Guard mans, and
the Coast Guard mans a lot Of ships.
The adventures Of dogdom have
salt in their blood and scorn the
plushy existence of landbound
boudoirs. davenports, freplaces and
leashes, preferring the carefree,
happy life of the foc's'le with their
Coast Guard shipmates. And why
not? The mariner NUTS find bigger
bones and fewer feas upon the seas.
Live In Foc's1e
The domain OF these iop-eared
tail wsggers is the foc'sle and. of
course, the galley. A hale and hearty
and everlastingly hungry lot. the
Coast Guards mascots are enlisted
fror every strain in the canine
book - Chihuahuas TO Great Danes.
cookers and terriers. but most of
them are just plain dogs.
Most fabulous Of the Coast Guards
sea dogs is that salty critter. that
old campaigner of the stormy North
Atlantic and the stormier taverns
OF the worlds waterfronts - Sim
bad. Sinbad has been to sea for
nine years as mascot for the u. S.
Coast Guard Combat Cutter Camp
bell Sinbad was at his battle sta
ton when the Campbell stalked and
battled pack of six U-boats and,
with his shipmates. knew the thrill
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-30
Detroit Cadets
At Kees[er For
Pre-A ton

KEESLER FIELD. Biloxi, Miss
Tests to determine their qualifica-
tons as pre-aviation cadets are
now being given two former resi-
dents Of Detroit, Mich, who are
now undergo going the Army Air
Forces Training Commands pro-
cessing at Kessler Field. Miss.
AS applicants for training that
VIII make them flying officers in
the Army Air Forces, they will
Undergo series OF medical and
psychological examinations at KEGS
Ter Field which will indicate the
type of air crew training for which
their aptitude and personal char
acteristics best suit them. Other
classification tests will measure
their technical skills and aptitudes.
and they will receive a number of
phases of military training here
Upon successful completion Of this
processing, they will be sent to the
proper Army Air Forces Training
Command station TO begin their
training as pilots, bombardiers. or
navigators.
Those reporting here include: Pvt
Ellis Carroll Parks. son of Mrs.
Addie L. Parks. 1872 Hudson, and
Pvt. James Newton Brown Jr.. son
of Mr.. James ~ Brown. $3.50 Robins.
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Your vote is your voice in your
government Register now and
vote in November
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-30

John II. Anderson. son of Mrs.
Roberta Hill $3.50 Arndt. was
injured in an auto mishap
somewhere on the Hawaiian
Islands in which one Marine
sergeant was killed. The mishap
occurred on Kamehameha
Highway. when an Army re-
connaissance truck cut in front
of q Navy pickup truck oper-
ated by Reginald Golden. USN.
The truck turned over three or
four times and came TO rest up
side down according TO police
records. Seven others were hurt
in the accident. Anderson is the
brother of Emmett Davis of this
city. who reports that he would
like to hear from his friends.
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Negro Troops Supply :
lst And 3rd Armies

HEADQUARTERS. ADVANCED
ECTION, COMMUNICATIONS
ZONE, FRANCE. - The 3264th
Quartermaster Service Company
has certainly kept the stomachs of
the men of the First and Third
Armies well-flled, by supplying
them with more than 1900, 900
pounds of food daily, via a Quar-
termaster supply depot not far be-
hind the lines in the advanced Sec
ton in France.
According TO First 1t. Lester w.
Gordon OF 1925 Pacific street, Brook
Ign. N Y. that was the average
amount of rations handled daily by
this one Negro company alone dur
ing the most difficult phases of the
drive for France and in the main
tenance of supplies during the most
speedy advances.
Overseas Two Years
The unit, which landed in Eng
land on July IL, 1912, waded in to
the beachheads in France on June
3d. and took over the job of supply
ing the front lines II struck its
high mark at Bouteville, in Nor
mandy. with the 800 tons being
rushed, by convoy, right up to the
fighting men at the front. For three
weeks il supplied the advance
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points on the front lines, and has
done the same job during the past
month.
The 3264th is commended by First
1t Leroy E. Tyler, white, of Us
Hewitt street, Trenton, N. J. II has
another Negro officer, in addition
to 1t. Gordon. He is Second 1t
Leonard w. Cobbs Sr.. of 229 Cor
nell avenue, Drexel, Dayton. Ohio,
who joined them in February. 1874.
First sergeant of the company is
James Rufus Blackwell of 1903 3lst
avenue, Meridian, Miss. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Blackwell.
The men work round the-clock on
regular shifts, and accomplish their
tasks with such efficiency, that. ac-
cording to Master Sgt. Paul ]. Nc
Cannon of Sullivan. Ind. who is in
charge Of the depot labor and OPP
erations unit: Its the best damned
company in the United States
Army"
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DT~See PRISONERS. page IL
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of .amming one Of the raiders and
sending il to the bottom.
Holding a rating OF Chief Sea
Dog. Sinbad observes all codes of
the service. reports for muster.
stands al rigid attention during in
spections He is known in scores
Of ports, for when the liberty par
ties go ashore. Sinbad is first in
the liberty boat. Sinbad likes TO
fight with stranger pups he en-
counters on the wharves. and SIM
bad has not just one, but many
sweethearts in every port. Famous
in the press of the world, Sinbad
receives more correspondence al
mail call than any man on the
Campbell - and that includes the
skipper.
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PRISONERS SEE
MASTER RACE
F A | | A c | E s

HEADQUARTERS, ADVANCED
SEC TION. COMMUNICATIONS
ZONE. FRANCE. - The myth of
the great Nazi super" race is TAX
ing a beating every day from q
company OF Negro soldiers, who are
guarding German prisoners Of war
in an area which the same Nazis
once used as concentration camp.
And TO make matters more ironicsl
these soldiers Of color directed these
same Nazis 20 build their own
stockades IN the camp. and clean
up the debris left by their efforts
TO escape the flying drives of the
First and Third Armies.
This is what a u s. Army cor
respondent found when he visited
the former German concentration
camp, where members OF a Quar-
termaster service company, which
landed in England back in 1912,
were walking guard over Nazi PWs,
who total about 1000
Good Equipment
All over the well-built camp
which was built years ago by the
French as a holding place for in
ternees." could be seen piles OF
German materiel which the ferries
had 10 leave behind in serviceable
condition in their hasty exit from
the area.
Buildings OF solid construction.
strong points built by the Germans
for their own defense, with the
usual complement OF three-foot
thick concrete walls and gun en-
placements, were scattered all over
the place. but offered little resist
ance to the hard-driving forces Of
the Allies.
At one place in the camp. Ger
mans were busily engaged in con-
structing a high tower. on which
the Negro soldiers were to place
a .50-caliber machine gun, over
~See PRISONERS. page Is
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Pa: Pfc. James a. Fowler. Laurens. S. c.; Pvt.
William w. Lane. Sparrow Point. Nd: Pvt.
Tommie L. Daily. Memphis. Tenn; Pvt. Earl
S. Watkins. Freeman. w. Va: Pvt Biuford E.
Right. Birmingham. Ala: Pvt. Daniel H. Hayes.
Baltimore. Md: Sgt. Thomas Lee. Washington.
D. c.: Pvt. ElwYn Bailey. Saratoga Springs.
N. Y; Pvt. Joseph L. Hicks Jr. Chicago. ILL.,;
Pvt. Benjamin F. Howard. Barlow. Fla; Pfc.
William II. Mcpherson. Elizabeth City N. c.
Bottom row: Sgt Jack p. wilkins. Brooklyn.
N. Y; Pfc. Preston jolly. Cambridge. Md; Pvt.
Walter McAfel Cincinnati. Ohio: Pvt. Samuel
c. Taylor. Elizabeth City. c.; Pvt Benjamin
Hill. Baltimore. Md; Pfc. Nose Taylor. Baton
Rouge. La: Pvt. GEORGE r. BARNEY. Detroit.
Mich: Pfc. Album c. Martin. Grindstone. Pa:
CPL Tommie L. Patterson. Philadelphia. Pa:
Pvt. Lucian r. Miller. New London. Conn: Pvt.
Harry S. Ammons. New Britain. Conn: Pvt.
Jesse LundY. Angleton. Texas. and Sgt James
Moses. Memphis. Tenn.-Otficial u. S. AAF
Photo by AAF Training Command.
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Home Dem. News

from September 18th to October 18th
this year. This is a reminder from the
for service men M women overseas are
War, Navy and Post Office Department
During this 3o-day Christmas mail
ing period gift packages may be mailed
overseas without the presentation of .
request from the service man or woman.
Total weight of the Christmas package
must not Be- over s pounds. The package
can be no longer than Is inches or larg-
er than % inches In length and s9is<h
combined. Only one such package can
be sent from the same person to the
same address during any one week.
P<rishAble articles like fresh fruit
will not be accepted by post offices. No
fragile articles. including glass jars,
should be included In the package. Any
canned food should be canned in tin.
Tight tin containers are also advised
for jams, m~armalades, cookies, cake, or
candy.
Ordinary cardboard boxes, such as
shoe boxes, are not strong enough for
overseas shipping unless they are re-
inforced on all sides with corrugated
cardboard. The Post Office Department
advises that boxes should be of double
corrugated cardboard, fibre wood, or
wood. Small articles should be packed
closely in the box with such packing
materials as shredded paper or excel.
sior. Cartons sold in stores for overseas
shipping are generally suitable contain
ers for Christmas boxes.
Food specialists of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture suggest that firm
rather soft, thick cookies travel with
less breakage than thin, brittle snap
or crumbly butter cookies. Square cook
les pack in boxes more compactly thai
round cookies. Chocolate brownies an,
dried fruit bars are especially good TO
shipping. Frost brownies on all side
to keep them moist, her wrap each on
separately in waxed paper and pack i
a tight tin r heavy waxed cardboar,
box.
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of cinnsmc, if the allspice flavor is en-
joyed. For spiced apple or crabapple
jelly. cook with the sugar and juice
from 8 pounds of apples 12 whole cloves
and 4 sticks of cinnamon Tor l teaspoon
whole allspice) tied loosely in a cheese
cloth bag. Remove the bag before pour
ing the mixture in jelly glasses. For
spiced grape jelly cook s pounds con-
cord grapes with l cup vinegar, 1 table
spoon whole cloves and 5 sticks Of Gin
manor Or teaspoon whole allspiee,
Sersan. MIN esssl meAAures. Of juice and
sugar and cook 70 boiling stage. Pour
into glasses.
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TCHULA

Miss Angie Walt returned from Mo-
bile Sunday. Her sister Miss Joan will
be able to leave the hospital this week
and is reeuperating nicely following an
operation,
Ed Foose was a business visitor in
Memphis last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ~. v. Mcwaters spent
the weekend in Gulfport and were &C
companisd home by their daughters.
Misses Doris and Bernice who will re-
main for an indefinite visit. Mrs. Nc
Waters stopped in Hattiesburg to see
her sister, Miss Inex Atkinson who is
in the hospital for an appendectomy.
Everarde Jones' who has been attend
ing summer school at Southwestern in
Memphis is home for a short vacation.
Miss Ann Elizabeth Jones who has
been a pupil of Zalgedo harp teacher
and composer at his summer camp in
Camden, Maine, arrived home last Tues
day.
Seaman John Davis Durham who is
stationed in California, is on furlough
in the home of his sister, Mrs. Howard.
Mrs. White has returned to her home
in Derma after a two weeks visit in the
lome of her sister, Mrs. A. J. Thigh
ian.
Mrs. Bob Gillispie and Mrs. Irene
Cox shopped in Greenwood Tuesday.
Miss Angie Walt went to Mobile, Ala.
Monday to be with her sister, Miss Joan
Walt who is in the hospital for an OPP
Grafton.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. B.. Brannon, Jr., and
little daughter, Bonnie Virginia visited
relatives in Jackson Monday and Tues
day.
Mrs. J. p. Lacy and son Don Preston
returned to their home in Jackson Tues
day, after a visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. r. Hamlin. They were &C
companied back by Tootles Shields, whs
remained as their guest until Sunday.
Ensign Wells Woody who recent.
visited his parents has been assigned t.
duty in Vera Beach, Fla.
Chief Petty Officer and Mrs. Leor
Austin announce the birth of a son
Robert Gordon on July 90 at Morehead
Ky.
1t. Kenneth Foose Of Camp Howe
Texas enjoyed a weekend leave in thu
nome of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. J
Foose.
Mrs. r. F.. Austin returned Saturda!
from an extended visit with her son
Chief Petty Officer Leon Austin ant
wife in Morehead, Ky.
Miss lean McWaters who has spen'
the summer in Gulfport with her sis
tiers, returned home last Wednesday
She went to Goodman Saturday and in
tered Holmes Junior College.
Mrs. Annie Rogers visited her siste.
in Jackson last Wednesday and was als'
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Young
blood in Florence Thursday and Friday
Lige Nash made a business trip t.
Gulfport on the weekend.
Mrs. Everarde Jones and daughter
Miss Sara Virginia were in Greenwood
Friday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hollum, Mrs. E. P.
Garrett and Mrs. Sallie Doty were Sun
day guests of the Jim Chisholms at
Richland.
Mrs. A. J. Jasper and daughter, Patty
who live in Jackson were Sunday visi-
tors in the Bobo home. On Sunday at
ternoon they motored to Dossville to
visit relatives.
Mrs. Josie Williams, and Mrs. Ed
Major and son Billy came over from
Union to visit Mrs. w. o. Mabry last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everette Montgomery
and little son came up from Jackson,
Sunday and visited Mrs. Percy Mont
gomery.
Miss Edwina Ford who lives in Mem
phis was the guest the past weekend
Of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. E. w.
Ford. On her return to Memphis she
was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Donald who will shop in Memphis.
Mr.. d. A. Meek of West Point spent
Saturday night with Mayor and Mrs.
W. E.. Meek. The two brothers went
down, to jackson Monday to see Mr..
Lonnie Meek of Camerson, who under
went an operation at the Baptist Hos
pital, Sunday.
RM1/c Marshal Stucky who has been
serving for two years overseas was the
guest last Sunday of Miss Mynelle
Douglas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry d. Lowe and Miss
Betty d. Lowe of Drumright, Okla,
were guests last week of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bobo and family.
Miss Annie Gray Parks of Greenville
was the guest last week of Misses Carol
and Margaret Brumby.
Seaman d. X. Gulledge who has been
taking his boot training at Camp Perry,
Va, is enjoying a few days furlough at
home.
Miss Virginia Wilkes came home from
Alderman to spend the weekend. She
is a member Of the school faculty.
Mrs. Robert Fugate spent the week
end with relatives at Madison.
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GOODMAN

Miss Mary Nell Hand of West will be
. member of the faculty of the Good
man Consolidated School this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Houston who live
in Dallas were the weekend guests OF
Mrs. w. L. Harmon and Mrs. B. F. Hous-
ton. On their return to Dallas, Mrs.
Marion Ousley accompanied them. She
will go to Camp Bowie to see Pvt. NJ. A..
Ousley. Their little daughters, Mary
Lou and Patsy. are enjoying = stay with
their grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs Alec
Ousley.
Misses Margaret and Carol Brumby
were hostesses on Thursday at a bridge
party honoring their house guest, Miss
Annie Gray Parks. Of Greenville. Four
tables of players were present, and the
hostesses served refreshing ice cream
and waters.
Mrs. W. l.. Harmon was hostess on
Friday evening to the regular Friday
night bridge club. A number Of guests
beside members were present and five
tables of players enjoyed the games.
Mrs. Harmon served appetizing potato
salad with ice tea.
Miss Selby Stafford who is working
in Jackson spent the weekend with
homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Brooks and little
daughter Nora Claire of Vicksburg stop
ped by on Saturday to visit a short
while with the John Donald family
while on their way to visit other rela-
tives at Walden.
Mrs. John Davis was hostess on Fri
day afternoon at a lovely party honor
ing her sister, Mrs. Ernest Butler of
!Greenville, and Miss Annie Gray Parks
house guest of the Misses Brumby. Five
tables of bridge players enjoyed the &C.
casion. The hostess served delicious re-
freshments.
Staff Sergeant William H. Carter
came up from Camp Shelby last week to
visit his mother, Mrs. Corrie Carter.
Misses Margaret and Carol Brumby
and their guest Miss Parks, of Green
Vile were guests of Mrs. P. B, Brumby
in Lexington Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. H. M. Terry were de-
lighted to get a message from their son,
1t Hal Terry that he had landed in
the United States, and would be home
soon.
Mrs. Ernest Butler and little daugh-
ter, of Greenville are the guests of the
John Davis family.
Mrs. Homer Tyler spent several days
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Montgomery in Jackson.
Miss Mildred Killebrew visited rela-
tives in Oxford last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Wall, Mrs. G. H.
Melton and Tommy Melton who live in
Memphis were the guests last week of
Mrs. Percy Montgomery.
Mrs. John Killebrew and daughter,
Nancy Fay motored to Kosciusko last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Mabry and daugh-
ter, Cornelia. whose home is in Mobile
are visiting Mrs. w. O.. Mabry.
Mrs. f. p. Garrett came up from
Jackson and spent the weekend with
homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Montgomery and
children who live in Pickens, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Percy Montgomery.
Mrs. W. o. Mabry shopped in Jackson
one day last week.
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NOR

Miss Davie Catron and Mrs. Andrew
Smith attended to business pertaining
to school matters and shopped in Lex
ington last Thursday.
DR.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Bailey were down
from Winona Friday visiting Mrs. Mat
tie Smith Melton who is living in the
home once occupied by the b. B. Farm
ers. since her own home burned.
Mrs. W. E. Hill smsds her first trip
on her Emory to, Centerville School
route. Friday. Some n will carry the
high school children on to West. zach
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis Of Rome
and their house guest, Mrs. Alfred
White were recent guests in the s. S.
Truitt home.
Mrs. Bascom Melton has returned
from a much enjoyed stay with her
aunt, Mrs. Fannie Winborn in Grenada,
at the home of Mrs. Keeton.
Miss Sara Truitt of Memphis took
advantage of the double holidays and
spent both Sunday and Labor Day with
homefolks.
Guests out from Cruger to see Mrs
Holt Cade last Sunday were her sister
Mrs. II. W. Vandiver with Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Vandiver and dainty Miriam.
Mrs. L.. o. Henry is at home again at
ter an extended visit in the homes OF
her five children who reside in Jack
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Downer were en-
tertained in the hospitable home of z
E.Wynn in Lexington on the day o.
rest.
Turner Melton of Vicksburg JOINED
his uncle, Joe Smith for a brief visi
with their mother and sister, Mrs. Mat
tie Smith Melton, last Saturday.
Clarence McDougal Of Walden wa
Labor Day luncheon guest of his long
time friend, Roscoe Johnson.
Clement Sudbeck and charming littl'
daughter were up from Jenkinsville
calling on friends Monday.
Miss Mary Hopkins who has BEEF
with her sister, Mrs. Marvin Cade sew
eral days, left Thursday for West, wher'
she is in the Jones Hand home for thi'
term of school.
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The Home Front
Car Reserves Near Vanishing Point

Car Reserves Near Vanishing Point
There are only 10000 new passenger
cars in the country today, OPA announ-
ces. The quota Of new passenger auto
mobiles available for rationing in Sep
TENDER will be S,00s with another 80
as regional and 800 as national emer-
gency reserves. This is the smallest
quota since passenger car rationing ~
gan, and . 20 per cent cut ffsn the
August quota Of 5000. The new Sep
TENDER quota is less than 8 per cent of
the September 1913 quota Of 1880 ears.
afeSd Can n na4 Fer Morale; Gesrsas
TIRE Nazis have apparently discover
ed that food can be bad for public
morale, especially il IL has aspects Of
exhibitionism. Reichs Marshal Hermann
Goering's newspaper, the Essenger Ma
tional Zeitung, is aware Of these dang
ers and reports in an article obtained
by the Office Of War information; at
must be considered bad taste to publ
ely eat a ham sandwich whose origin 10
generally suspicious even II nothing
illegal can be proved" The eating Of
fresh fruit in public, now that fruit Is
~also very scarce" was cited as another
! instance of bad taste. Nazis are also
told that Germans may also become
resentful IL they observe fellow citissns
sstrutting along with fat cigars" Z
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Abundant Apples

Now Is he time for housewives to
collect favorite apple recipes and have
them on hand in the kitchen, suggest
the U. s. Department Of Agriculture. All
states are due for good-sized apple
crops this fall. Supplies of apples gem
orally are expeced to be considerably
larger than last year. October promises
to be the big apple month. Along with
a variety of recipes for everyday apple
dishes, the forehanded housewife will
have reliable directions for canning APP
Piles. Apples may be canned sliced or
as applesauce, and may be put up with
or without sweetening.
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Prof. Curtis Ellis of Centerville, and
Richmon Brock of Walden were recent
priced restday guests in the p. M. Dow
ner home.
Emory is a busy little community
now, teaching school, keeping store,
ginning cotton buying seed, hauling
cotton, selling cattle and carrying school
routes, are a few Of the away-from-home
duties going on, while the homemakers
are canning and jelly making.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-09-07
Spiced Jelly

Two fall fruits. applies and grapes,
are especially good for making spiced
jelly to serve with meat, according to
the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Spices generally used are cinnamon and
cloves, but allspice may be used instead
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Services at Beuluh
Sunday, Sept. 10th.

There will be services at Beulah Bap-
fist Church, Sunday, September 10th at
$3.50 and 1880 p. m. All members are
cordially invited to come as we intend
to organize a Sunday School.
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Patients At The Hospito
COlOred

COlOred
Bob Davis, Lexington.
Albert wilkins, Tchula.
Dorothy Jean Ware, Lexington.