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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-03
Five Fork. Roundup
Bible School Opens
Monday At, Bethpeor

The Rev. and Mrs. Nat Brum-
NIT will begin Vacation Bible
School at Bethpeor Baptist Church
Monday. July 6, beginning at $50
each morning through Friday All
young people are urged to attend,
Mrs, E. B Wonlack, Mrs Maggie
Harris and Miss Emma Burks spent
Thursday With Mrs. Jack Swan
Booker Cunningham and Alton
Turns are Oh a vacation in Florida
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Harris. Mrs
Ralph Malone and son. Johnny and
Capt. Ford Harris spent Saturday
IN Roanoke with Mr. and Mrs.
nellie MacRae
Miss Irma Harris and Mrs Eliza
beth Loving, Of Richmond, are
spending some time with their
brother, w. l.. Harris. Miss Ruth
Harris is visiting in Washington.
D. C.
We are sorry to report Mrs
Leonard Shelton is patient in
S0ulhSlde community Hospital. Tier
many friends wish her speedy re-
covery
Miss Jane Swan. Of Lynchburg.
spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Swan
Edgar Turns, Of Petersburg, spent
the week end with his sister. Mrs
II Ctr1ta and hrothar n II
Turns.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. B. Gillian spent
several days last week with their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raynard Turns, in Rustburg.
Mrs. Maggie Harris and Miss
Emma Blrks win spend the week
end with relatives in Lynchburg.
Joe Crute and daughter, of Vic
toria. spent Sun day with her
brother, John p Crute and sisters,
Misses Lillian and Iona Crute
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-03
Presbyterian Supply
Pastor For Two Area
Churches Is Mr.. Barr

w. D. Barr will be the supply
pastor at Center Presbyterian
Church in Cumberland and Davis
Memorial Presbyterian Church in
Prospect during the summer
months.
Mr. Barr received his b A. de-
gree from the University Of Rich
mond and his NJ A. from the Col
lege of William and Mary. He is
presently enrolled in the Presbv-
terrain School Of Christian Educa-
ton in Richmond. formerly known
as the Genral Assembly Training
School Upon completion Of this
course he plans to teack Bible
The supply pastor makes his
home in Amelia He is married and
has two children. a son, W. D.. Jr..
who makes his home in Richmond
and a daughter, Mrs. w, G. Gibbs.
who lives in Culpeper.
Mr.. Barr came to Amelia in 1912
40 ~ Hielpdl VI tiit HIGH SCHOOL tHeic.
Shortly after coming to Amelia. he
IA called into service during
World War II He was an officer
in the Navy, and served aboard
destroyer doing convoy duty in the
Atlantic.
Following the war, Mr. Barr RI
turned to Amelia and operated an
appliance and insurance business.
He sold the appliance business in
order to become q full time stu-
dent at the School Of Christian Edit
cation. He is q member Of Amelia
Presbyterian Church and Las been
active in church affairs there.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-03
Meherrin Notes
lngrams Pay Visit
TO Priddy Family

Mrs j H. Ingram, Of Keysville.
with her two sons, d. Robert In
gram, Of Alabama, and Raymond
Ingram, Of Louisville. Ky. we're
visitors Of Nh and Mrs. +. D.
Priddy. Saturday.
The Rev O, B. Newton. of Dan
vile, was a dinner guest Of MI.
and Mrs. n o. Priddy. Friday.
Miss Marie Allen and Mrs. Ruby
Redd were visitors Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. F. O. Priddy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Moseley oi
LaWrenceville. were Sunday visi-
tors Of MI. and Mrs. j. r. Hub
bard
Here From Richmond
James = Berry, Of Richmond
spent the week end III the home
of Mrs. w. R. Berry.
Miss Bette Dixon. of F7armville
and Miss Florence Lee Clark we're
week end guests Of Miss NJ ARK
Alice Newman
Other visitors in the Newman
home Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs
f L. Blankenship. Of Green Bay
Melvin Barthurst and son, Of Mid
lothian Mr. and Mrs. I. NJ. DIX
Jr, and daughter, Susan. MI anc
Mrs Jimmie Newman and children
and Carlton Elder. of Farmville.
Az FLA Session
Miss Mary Alice Newman attend
ed a meeting Of the FILA member,
at the home Of Mrs Becky Butcher
il Farmville, Friday
Mrs Mildred Locke and M ~ v
Evelyn Locke and daughter. j
Keysville visited Mr.. and Mrs. j
t Newman Friday
Mrs. II u Elliott. ATrS. Fraa4
Conner ana MRS N. 5 Price art
on the sick Est.
Mr. and Nh Il 3 Hurt aae
ms Macon VAUGHAN visited MN
ana Mrs q. r HNt a PIca-an
Grove
Home From Oceana
Charles Grafton IF tlge ii S
Naval Station IN Oceaua Was tonle
for the week end wlth his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Grafton
MS H J winston had all h.
children home for sunday aac
oalab,.a tnl r-- .1,..., Y,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-03
Benefit Supper Set
At Antioch Church

The Antioch WSCS is sponsoring
a lawn supper on the church
grounds Saturday night. July H.
Chicken or ham dinners. complete
with cold drink and dessert. will be
served picnic style from to pm.
Special prices are offered on chill
dren'S plates.
Proceeds from the supper will go
toward providing well on the
church grounds. In case of rain,
the suppers will be served in the
Sunday School rooms of the church.
This is the Antioch Methodist
Church. on Route As. in Cumber-
land county.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-03

Henderson N. q, spent the week
with her mother, Mrs NJ 81
Price.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Bailey and
family spent the week end in
Washington with relatives.
Mrs. Trudy Herzig, Mrs. L. B.
Hurt and Mrs. Macon Vaughan at
tended Stanley party recently at
Mrs Ellen Bolick's home near
Burkeville.
Mrs Mary Dean is improving
nicely after having a very bad fall
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-03
New Buckingham Red
Cross Officers Named

Officers for the coming year were
elected by the Buckingham County
chapter Of the American Red Cross
at meeting at the Dillwyn Ele-
mentary School Monday night, June
81
Succe ding Mrs j. Branch
Forbes. Thomas B Hall will serve
as chairman R. B. Spencer. Jr..
was named vice chairman Mrs.
Julius c / e m n, secretary. and
Mrs. Cleveland Jones, treasurer.
Mrs. Forbes thanked Anderson
for his fine work as fund chairman
and Anderson. in turn. wishes to
thank, through the Herald the dis
trict chairmen and their helpers for
their freely given time and their
splendid cooperation.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-03
lard in Keysville Wednesday.
Guests In Lynchburg

ouNStS
Mrs. c. l.. Irving and Miss Betty
Lloyd Irving were week end guest.
of Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Burton il
Lvnchburg.
Miss Betty Lloyd Irving an
Bobby Porterfield danced on thu
Silver Dollar dance rama TV pro
gram in Lynchburg, Saturday.
Week end and recent guests o
the Stanley McKays were Mrs. An
HE Pollard and Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Sharpe and daughter. of New Jer
sey; Mrs. Melvin Tirbble and sons
Of Hurt. MI. and Mrs. Otis McKa,
and family. of Richmond. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lloyd Mckay. of Farmville
Mrs. G. G. Cralle and sons, ant
Graham Webster and Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Pollard and family.
Mrs. T. S. Baskervill spent sew
eral days last week with relative
in Lynchburg.
Parents Visited
Mr. and Mrs Logan Hammocl
and daughter, Debbie, of Sand
ston, and Archer Southall. of Rich
mond. spent the week end witt
their parents.
Bernard Mckay. Of Richmond
was a week end guest Of Mr.. an,
Mrs r H. Mckay.
Mrs. W. ] Pollard. Mrs. Frank
lin Pollard and Mrs. Pearl Burner
OF keysVllle, were dinner guest
thursday OF Mrs. Stanley Mckay
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-03
Scoop Of The Day n Worsl,am
Chester Ellington 0utwits Wild Hog At
His Favonte Game Of Hide And Seek

Chester Ellington really brought
home the bacon" last Thursday
morning-just about 600 pounds of
it'll! He and Stanley Crymes had
made several trips in search of the
wild hog origin unknown which
roamed for a year or so in an
isolated wooded section few miles
from the village.
Thursday morning the hog was
sighted and Mr. Ellington is be-
ing congratulated as a crack shot
The hog had been playing hide and
seek successfully with other hunt
ers for some time. AT present the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-03
Deotorviile News
Delightful Time Had
By Borum Fam ily

The children of Mr. and Mrs
Witt Borum celebrated Father )
Day with a picnic All their chill
dren were there, but W w. Borun
and family, of Blackstone Those
present were Mr. and Mrs irving
Kennedy and son, Edward and
Mrs Mary Glenn. They had a de
lightful time. with dinner served in
the yard
Miss Betty Lou Hillsman, who is
working in Richmond for the sum
mer. spent Sunday with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hillsnlan
Mrs. Estelle Lindsay and daugh-
ter visited Mrs. Leila lHillsnan and
Mrs. Harry Carey one day Ia II
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Broaddus JOY {
and family. Of Lexington. Mrs
Joyce Llewellyn, Of Amelia. and
Mrs Ethel Llewellyn visited Mrs
Nelia Joyce, Thursday and Friday
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie joyce. Of
Farmville. called to see Mrs, joyce
Friday.
Mrs. Rufus Elicit. Of Roanoke
Misses Byrdie Mae and Lucy Hills
man. and Dan Allen Hillsman were
supper guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Hillsman Monday night. Mon
day night. Rufus Elicit. Of Roa-
noke. and Mr. and Mrs Cliff FL
lett. of Jennings. called there.
Miss Rucker Visited
Miss Edna Burton, of Richmond.
spent the week end with Mrs. A
c. Mann. and on Saturday Miss
Burton and Mrs. Mann visited Miss
Emma Rucker-a patient at South
side Community Hospital in Farm
Vile.
Mrs. Raymond Newton and girls
Of Clarksville. spent the week end
with her uncle and visited Miss
Emma Rucker at the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mann. Of
Jetersville. visited Mr.. and Mrs. A
G. Mann, Saturday night.
Robert Lee Borum. Who has been
a patient at Mcclure Hospital for
several weeks. is improving and
will be home soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Borum. Of
Washington. D. c., and Mrs. jeff
Borum and girls. of Burkeville. re-
Gently visited Mr.. and Mrs. Witt
Borum. They also visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving Kennedy
Mrs. A. c. Mann vas in Rich
mond Friday to see the doctor. He
said she was all right.
Here From Portsmouth
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Gills and
three girls. Of Portsmouth. visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley ellis. Sun
day.
Mrs. Stanley ellis visited Mrs.
Leila Hillsman and Mrs. Harry
Carey one evening last week.
Mrs Henry Oliver and daughters
Dorothy and Grace. and grandchil-
dren, Elliott and Mary Alice Brown
called to see Mrs. Harry Jenkins.
Thursday night.
Mrs. Stanley ellis and Mrs. Wei
don King visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ern-
est Busic in Amelia. Monday af-
ternoon.
Calvin Meador. of Richmond
spent Sunday with Leslie Meador
Mrs Henry Oliver and girls. Doro
they and Grace. are spending the
week in Petersburg with Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Cook.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-03

Miss Barbara Ann Garrett, is
spending the week with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. b Gar
rett.
Mn and Mrs. G.. C. Looney are
vacationing at Virginia Beach with
their son.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-03
Throek> News
Slaytons Vacation
In The Mountains

oldy tOHo dSdtiOH
In The Mountains
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Slayton
left Sunday for a vacation which
will take them through the Smoky
Mountains Of Tennessee and North
Carolina
Worship service will be held at
Douglas Presbyterian Church Sun
day afternoon at B. Sunday School
viii be conducted a p
Mr.. and Mrs James Allen and
daughter. of Farmvilie. accom-
panied Mrs. Dallas Allen TO SEWER
Vile, Tenn. to attend the funeral
Of her brother-in-law Chester Lane
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy slayton and
sons. Brady and Brvon. and her
mother Mrs. Baudie Garter. spent
the week end in Roanoke with rela-
tiyes.
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-03

On June 4, 1914, the destroyer es-
corts jerks, Chattelam ana Pills
bury. with the escort carrier
Guadacanal captured the German
submarine U-505 IN the Atlantic
This vas the first time IN 1870 years
that the U. s Navy boarded and
declared as a prize of war, an
enemy vessel on the high seas. The
U-5o5 il presently on display at the
Museum Of Science and Industry in
Chicago, III
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-03

Williams returned v WASHINGTON
Sunday after spending the week
with Mrs " l. Vaughan jimmy
Williams Of Wa hinglon. Joined
them for the week end aha Mis-
Mabel Vaughan was their dihner
guest, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hammond Pierce
ana children, Rachel and Rodney.
Of Berryville Visited Mrs H. r.
Bradshaw Thursday Ell route to
Fort Sill, Okla.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and MS W.
s. Weaver Sunday were the Rev
and Mrs H Y soyars. Mrs. H n.
Bradshaw Mrs H. p Bradshaw
and W A. Oldham
Mr. S H Bailey and Lawrence
Bailey visited Mrs jesse Glenn at
the University Hospital in Char
lottesville Friday Mrs Glenn has
now returned to her home in Hall
laX.
Holmes County herald., 1959-10-15

Mrs. Hattie Lee Rosemond of
Rome, Ga. arrived Monday to
spend her vacation with her
sister. Miss Mabel Pike and
brother, Steve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Flem-
ming, David Forrest, Steve and
Elaine were Sunday guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Harris of
Marks.
Billy Joe Killebrew of Holmes
Junior College, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. E. Killebrew.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Buchanan
joined Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Harris for a Sunday visit with
Mrs. Loucille Brown of Yazoo
City.
Rev. and Mrs. w. E. Greene
II, of Clearfield, Utah are hav-
ing a delightful visit with their
son and family, Rev. and Mrs.
Green, III, and Sammy.
Holmes County herald., 1959-10-15

Mrs. Bobby Thompson and her
mother, Mrs. Louis Stigler car
ried William Thompson to Jack
son Tuesday to attend the party
for his cousin, Beth Holland on
her third birthday.
Sister Thompson attended a
night given by Miss Warner
Hines and Miss Suzanne Dun
woody at the Dunwoody camp
on Wolf Lake.
Sunday visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Burrell were Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Perry and
children of Eden. Guest in the
Burrell home Thursday through
Saturday was Mrs. Joseph Ed
wards of Slaughter.
Rose Mary Liberto was over
night guest of Billie Burrell last
thursday nlgnt.
Mrs. Bobby Thompson and
Bobby T made a trip to Jack
son last Saturday for a dentist
visit.
Mrs. Sam Clements of West
Memphis, Ark was house guest
last week of Mr.. and Mrs. D. c.
Peaster. Mr.. Clements joined
them for the weekend.
Visitors in the L. w. Massey
home Saturday was Mrs. Mas
sey's father, Mr.. r. r. Truitt of
Lexington and her uncle, MIR.
S. S. Truitt of Emory.
Mrs. Paul F1indt of Bellerose,
N. Y. and Mrs. Carl F'lindt of
Brooklyn, N. Y. arrived at the
airport in Jackson Tuesday for
a visit with their neice, Mrs. j.
T. Colhoun and family.
Holmes County herald., 1959-10-15
BY Mrs. A. L. Snavely
and Mrs. r.. A. Cade
HOMECOMING AT
MOUNT PLEASANT

A large crowd attended the
homecoming at Mt. Pleasant
Church on October 4th. Many
visitors and homefolks were
welcomed by Mr.. w. A. Tate.
Singing was led by Mr.. Jimmy
Mcbride. Among the special
numbers given were pure in
Heart O'God" by Betty Grace,
Linda Grace, Reecy Ellis and
Jimmy Mcbride, Blessed Re-
deemer". by Rev. and Mrs. H.
c. Ellis, and Meath the Old
Olive Trees, by Mrs. ]. P. Nc
Bride, Mrs. T. j. Evans, Mrs.
Patsy F'ilgo and Jimmy Nc
Bride. The Rev. H. C. Ellis
delivered the morning message.
Due to the absence of the
pastor, Mr.. Boyd Moss, Of Dur
ant conducted the devotional in
the afternoon. The concluding
part Of the program was a short
memorial service conducted by
the Rev. H. c. Ellis.
Many old acquaintance were
renewed and new ones made
during the day.
Holmes County herald., 1959-10-15
West News

Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Hathcock
and children and Mr.. Ben Hath
cock of Jackson visited Rev.
and Mrs. H. c. Ellis on Wed.
Mr.. c. M. Tate made a bus
mess trip to Greenwood Tues.
Mrs. Harry O'Cain and Mrs.
Van Kewren visited In the S. c.
Mathews home and Mrs. Nellie
Rogers home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Weeks
and son were over night guest
in the Marion Weeks home on
Saturday night.
Mr.. Robert Thornton of San
Marcus, Texas is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. D.
Thornton.
Sympthy is extended to the
family of Mr.. Jim Cant. He was
a life time resident of Holmes
county. Burial was at Micky
Cemetery.
DR.. w. G. Brock and Mr.. G.. L.
Brock visited Mrs. A. H. Hill
who is a patient in the Grenada
hospital. Friends will be sorry
to hear that Mrs. Hill is suffer-
ing from broken hip.
Friends will be sorry to hear
that Mr.. D. w. Reed is patient
in the Lexington hospital. We
wish for him speedy recovery.
Holmes County herald., 1959-10-15
ETHEL ANN SMITH HONORED
AT BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Martin
Smith honored their daughter,
Ethel Ann, with a party on her
third birthday at their home on
Beeland Plantation. The guests
were greeted at the door by Mrs.
Smith and Ethel Ann and then
were ushered to the lawn at the
back of the house. where the
small guests enjoyed playing
with numerous toys.
Delicious refreshments, con-
sisting of Ice cream and cake,
with the Halloween motif, gum.
suckers and an assortment of
candies. were served to the lit
tie guests and the honoree.
he guests were Ethel AIMS
brother. Mart Smith, two cou-
sins, Tommy Minyard and Billy
Walton Minyard of Greenwood.
Henry Shurlds, Crawford Logan.
III. Shawn Curle, Peyton Ran
die. Harvey Parrish. and Johnny
Hayes of Tchula; Cindy Jones,
Louis Thompson and Charles
Massey of Thornton.
Also attending were Ethel
AIMS grandmothers. Mrs. A. Y.
Shelton of Greenwood, and Mrs.
Martin Smith of Thornton and
two aunts. Mrs. Dudley Min
yard and Miss Eloise Shelton,
both of Greenwood.
The grown-ups enjoyed cake
and Coca-Colas for refreshments
and Ethel Ann received many
beautiful and useful gifts.
Holmes County herald., 1959-10-15

Congratulations are in orde,
for Mr.. and Mrs. Milton A
Thornton on the arrival of q sor
Billy Dale. The young man ar
rived September q, at the Hum.
prizes Co. Hospital. He weighed
7 lbs. and 8 ozs.
He is being welcomed by his
six brothers and sisters, Milton
IA. Linda II, Marsha 10, Vicky
s, Stan 4 and Johnny 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton and
their family live in the old S. S.
Love home near Mileston.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Caldwell,
Jim and Martha were weekend
visitors of Mrs. j. r. Peaster,
Sr. on Gum Grove.
Mary Lou and Sonny Jones
attended the All Club Council
meeting in Lexington Saturday.
Mary Lou was elected president
of the council and Sonny was
elected vice-president. They are
also each president of their
home club in Tchula. Congrat-
ulationS.
Mrs. James Peaster was a
Greenwood visitor Tuesday.
Mary Lou Jones entertained
some of her friends with a pal
let party last Friday night.
Guests attending were Linda
and Brenda McRae. Betty Clay
of Cruger, Mary Jane Howard,
Shirley Shelton and Gloria
Powell of Tchula. Mary Lou was
overnight guest of Linda and
Brenda Saturday night.
Sonny Jones and Miss Brenda
McRae of Cruger attended the
Yazoo City Greenwood football
game Friday night.
We're very proud of little
Miss Carolyn Cunningham for
her fine horse back riding. Caro-
lyn participated in the Rodeo in
Yazoo City two weeks ago and
won first place in the open bar
rel race and second place in
the girls barrell race. This past
weekend she won first in the
girls race and second in the
open. This was in Yazoo City
also.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Harth-
cock and Mrs. j. r. Peaster,
Sr. attended the Dalia Show at
the high school in Yazoo City
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. r. S. Barrett of Cam
den is visiting her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. E. Barrett. this week.
Holmes County herald., 1959-10-15

Mr.. Arnold Harmon Of VIM
ona VIZ in West on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Tate made
a business trip TO Grenada on
Saturday.
Mr.. anS Mrs. Jim Kent were
weekend guests in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Browning.
Visitors in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William Brock over
the weekend were Mr.. and Mrs.
Jimmy Lotion of Memphis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Brock and
baby of State College.
Mr.. Lloyd Rogers Is back at
work after enjoyin. weeks
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Farmer
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Denton
Green enjoyed the ball game
in ROllingfOri( FRIDAY night
Mrs. Wilma Brock visited
friends and relatives in Tomas
town last week.
Mrs. Sidney p. johnson at
tended the State u. D. c. con-
vention in Greenwood last week.
Miss Kate Cade. Mrs. L, j,
Hand and Mrs. Nellie Rogers
were Lexington visitors on Wed.
Friends will be glad to know
that Alice 10 Browning has re-
turned home after several days
in the hospital.
Rev. McTire of Miss. College
has been called as pastor OF
Unity Baptist Church.
Holmes County herald., 1959-10-15
BUSINESS IN STATE rs
STILL CLIMBING

Business activity in Mississ-
ippi during August registered
nearly ten per cent above the
August 1858 level. His figure sets
a new record for August, al
through not quite up to the all
time high of last June. Sales of
ordinary life insurance in Miss.
totaled S24, ,473, 900 in August,
eain of IS percent over August
1853. On a seasordll.' adjusted
basis, the August sales regis
tered 353 per cent Of the 1947-49
average. Production of crude
petroleum and condenSate in
Mississippi in AugiIst is eSti-
mated at 1922, 400 barrels,
gain of II per cent over a year
ago. AS indicated by claims for
unemployment was at a very
low level in August, probably
the lowest of the past five years.
Holmes County herald., 1959-10-15

Mrs. A. j. Stevens was a
Jackson visitor on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Burrel
visited the Roy Edwards on
Tuesday night.
Friends of Mr.. T. D. Thorn
ton will be glad to know he is
home after several days in the
hospital In Koseiusko.
We are sorry to report MIR.
Buddy Ellis on the sick list. We
wish for him a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Edwards
shopped In Kosciusko Monday.
Mrs. Owen Mcclellan and
Twila made business trip to
Walden on Friday.
Mrs. Harvey Campbell, Mrs.
Able Bicker and Mrs. c. M. Tate
attended a committee meeting
In the home of Mrs. A. A. Der
rick. Jr. in Durant Tuesday
night. The meeting was to make
plans for a Halloween Carnival
The George Tates were West
visitors over the weekend.
Miss Martha Campbell and
Miss Ouida Pate visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Sid Campbell on Friday.
Mrs. Effie Cade visited Mrs.
Minnie Armstrong several days
last week.
Mr.. Malcom May of Green
wood was a business visitor In
West on Monday.
Mrs. Lester Reeves was a
visitor in the ''Bit" Kizer home
last week.