davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1961-06-20
Hemisphere Aid Data
Demanded in Senate
BY the Associated Press

Senator Gore Democrat of Tennessee says he will ask
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hear Adai
Stevenson his findings in Latin America before it votes
on the $48 billion foreign aid bill
Senator Gore told reporter many committee members
don't approve Of the military aid Latin
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-18
Awarded Scholarship
Miss GRAHAM
Named To Phi
Beta Kappa

Miss 10 anne GRAHAM, of
Farmville, is one of ten seniors
selected to Phi Beta Kappa at
Randolph Macon College in
Lynchburg.
A biology major. she is a
daughter of DR.. and Mrs John
G. Graziani. She has just been
awarded a $1,000 research as
steamship at the University of
Wisconsin fer study toward an
M. S. degrees in immunology
resistance of disease.
Last summer Miss GRAHAM
was one Of u students from the
southeast selected as summer
tralnees at the Oak Ridge In
stitute of Nuclear Studies. The
R-MWC biology department has
given her three annual awards
OF merit. She is president of
the Modern Dance Group. and
was t e tn I e d in the recent
spring dance concert. Last wear
she was co-chairman of junior
uSflers.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-18
District HID
Session Draws Al
From PIE. County

Forty one delegates from
Prince Edward county home
demonstration clubs attended the
District III meeting in Chatham
last week.
Highlights Of the meeting in
cluded talk by an IFYE dele
safe to India and an address on
work Of the Virginia Federation
by the state president. Mrs. N. l..
Hedrick, Leslie H Giles. the
IFYE delegate. told of the diff
ferenccs he noted in living with
three families in India, and he
used slides to illustrate his talk.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-18
Happy Home Club
Welcomes Member

Mrs. jamie Glass was vel
coined as a new member of the
Happy Home Home Demonstra-
ton Club at its last meeting
April II, at the home of Mrs.
Bea Mann Three visitors. Mrs.
Dora Townsend, Mrs. Dolly Mic
hollis. and Mrs. Eloise Tucker,
were also present at this meet
ing.
Mrs. Bea Mann, Mrs. Minnie
Druen, Mrs. A. T. Rice, Mrs.
Helen Yeats. and Mrs. Marjory
Morris were the members who
attended the District III meet
ing in Chatham last Thursday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-18

Mrs. Claire Scott, CT Suffolk.
and Miss Caroline McIlwaine, of
Richmond, spent the week end
with Miss McIlwaine parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. McIlwaine.
AL Danniger, director of the
Department of Photography at
the University of Maryland, was
the week end guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Sheffield
and family, of Richmond, were
Sunday guests of her brother-in-
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
S. Hamilton.
Richard Fore visited the Vir-
GINA Museum of Fine Arts in
Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bran
don and son, of Hopewell, spent
the week end with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Gil
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Shrek
of Eugene, Ore, were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
c. Hallock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace John
son visited in Fredericksburg
Friday.
Betty Lou Fore, of Rich
mond, visited friends and rela-
tives here during the week end
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Cosby and
family, of Richmond, spen
Sunday with her mother. Mrs
M. M. Layne, and family.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-18
Club Calendar

AMERICAN LEGION AUXIL-
larry, JACK GARLAND CHA
PIER, UNIT 32-Tuesday, April
Is, 8 pm, with Mrs. S. w. Put
ney, Jr. Pan-American pro-
gram.
GROUP 3 OF THE CISCO
PAL CHURCH WOMEN - Mon
day, April II, 8 pm, with Mrs.
Francis G. Landlord.
NORA LANCASTER GAR
DEN CLUB-Tuesday, April 10,
3 pm, with Mrs. Bruce Spen-
Ger. Arrangement-spring lunch
con table centerpiece. Program
Principles of judging by Mrs.
7. c. Coleman, Jr.
LONGWOOD ALUMNAE AS
SOCIATION'S BENEFIT CARD
ARTY-Tuesday. April Is, 8 p.
M. IN the main recreation hall
of the college.
METHODIST WSCS FEEDER
ALTON DINNER = Monday.
April II. $50 pm, in the Eel
loWship Room.
WOMEN OF THE MOOSE
Thursday, April 20, 8 pm, at
the lodge.
JUNIOR MODERN. WOOD
MAN OF AMERICA = FRIDAY
April q, 7:3O pm, at the cen
ter.
JUDITH RANDOLPH CHAP
TER, DAR-Tursday, April 20.
. pm, with Mrs. Rob e r
Wlthers, co-hostesses. Mrs. Mary
Wltcher and the Misses Nancy
and Patsy Watkins. Speaker
Miss Elizabeth Eggleston.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-18

Mr., and Mrs. H. C. Laughlin,
of Chevy Chase, Md, were FRI
day overnight guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. McCorkle. They were
en- route home after spending a
month in Florida.
Thomas Clarkson, of Buffalo.
N. Y. spent the week end with
his brother-in-laW and sister. DR..
and Mrs. William C. Holbrook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Drake spent
the week end with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Imboden,
in Pulaski.
Mrs. j. c. Potts, of Dundas, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. E,
A. Orange.
Mrs. c. L. Spurlock, Jr., will
entertain her bridge club Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. H. B. Overcast. Mrs. C.
F. McRae, Mrs. w. T: Joyner.
Jr., and Mrs. G. H. Thompson
attended the district meeting Of
the Presbyterian Women of the
Church at the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church, Thursday.
j. A. Overton, of Sanford, N.
c., visited his sister, Mrs. J. S.
Carter, last week
W. H. Wilkerson, of Lynch
burg, visited his family this
week end.
Wilbur Clyde Davis has re-
turned home after being a pa
tent in the Richmond Memorial
Hospital.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-18
Persona I me- y fiou-

Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Watkins,
Jr., are vacationing in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Gill, of
Petersburg, spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hamil-
ton.
Susan and Tom McIlwaine. of
Arlington, are spending this week
with their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. j. McIlwaine.
Sandy Moore, of Radford, spent
the week end with his parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Ray A. Moore.
Mrs. Robert Floyd and chill
dren returned to their home in
Petersburg Thursday after spend
ing two weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Harris. Mrs.
Harris accompanied them home
and spent the night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bondur-
ant, of Richmond, were week end
guests of his mother, Mrs. R. S.
Bondurant.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Robertson,
of San Diego. Calf visited Mr.
and Mrs. j. B. Ellington last
week.
Mrs. Kenneth Overton and
daughter, Pat, and Mrs. De Roy
Colbert, of Washington, D. c.,
and Mrs. Willis Jacobs. of Hope
well. spent Saturday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Overton.
Mrs. Lila Ragland, of Rich
mond, spent the week end with
her mother. Mrs. S. L. Ragland.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Seargent, OF
Sandston, visited her sister,
Mrs. w. A. Palmore, and Mr..
and Mrs. R. E. Fischer during
the week end.
Walter j. Richardson, Jr., Of
Washington, D. c., spent the
week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter j. Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Clay Harris,
Of Roanoke, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Whitfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Glass
and sons, Mike and Steve, of
Newport News, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. c. Glass
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Foster
vi S i t e d their son-in-laW and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. S. P.
Toney, in Newport News during
the week end.
Those from the Farmville
Presbyterian Church to attend
the spring meeting of the dis
trict 6 of the Women of the
Appomattox Presbytery at the
Gu m b erland Presbyterian
Church Thursday were Mrs. F.
R. Crawford, Mrs. j. Watson
Elliott, Mrs. F. H. Hanbury,
Mrs. S. w. Rockwell, Mrs. w.
B. Pettigrew. Mrs. Hoge Smith,
| Mrs. B. T. Taylor, Jr., Mrs. J,
H. Whitfield. Mrs. J. w. Wilson,
Jr.. and Mrs. Epsie Vale.
Robert Burger will be in Rich
mond Tuesday through Thurs.
day for a state embalnnng
clinic at NOV, sponsored by
the Virginia Funeral Directors
Association. He is chairman of
the clinic.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-18
Compulsory Dog
Shots Are Favored

The Junior Woman's Club of
Farmvllle has adopted a reso-
luton stating that the club goes
on record as favoring a law of
compulsory rabies shots for dogs
OF Prince Edward county.
The club plans to present let
ter to the board of supervisors
for consideration at their next
meeting.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-18
Miss Morris 70
Wed MIR. NeWconb

Mr., and Mrs. James Lee Nor
ris, of Farmville, announce the
engagement of their daughter
Nancy Marie, to Willie Welton
NeWcomb. son of Andrew Jack
son NeWcomb, of Chase City.
The wedding will take place
April q at 8 pm. in Antioch
Methodist Church. Invitations
are not being sent out. Relatives
and friends are invited to attend
the ceremony.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-18
Green Bay P-TA
To Meet Thursday

The Green Bay P-TA will
meet Thursday at Liberty Chris
tan Church at pm.
1t. Col, John c. Steck. of
Farmville, will speak on The
Grass Roots Answer To Com
munism."
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-18
Willian1son-Giles
Vows EXchang ed

The marriage Of Mrs Ella
Barnard Giles, of Amelia coun-
ty, to Stanley Demond William
son, Of Hopewell, took place on
Thursday, April 6 at 2 pm. at
the Baptist parsonage, Amelia
The Rev. John T. Lennon. pas
or of Amelia Baptist Church, Of
ficiated.
Mr., and Mrs. Williamson will
make their home in Hopewell.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Hudson and
son, Eddie, and Miss Maude Tins
ley, of Arlington, spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. C. H.
Lohr.
Mrs. Julian Lane has returned
home after spending two weeks
n Florida.
Mrs. Paul Hart, of Waverly,
IS vi ting DR.. and Mrs. Thomas
F. Carroll. She is the guest
speaker for the WSCS federation
dinner Monday evening.
Mrs. Earl Kroner will enter
tain her bridge club Wednesday
evening.
Frank Hudson and Ben Bowers
attended the regional meeting of
he Junior Chamber of Com
nerce in Chase City, Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs J. o. Peery and
son, Jimmy, of Grundy. arrived
Sunday to spend few days with
their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs Jack Peerv
DR.. Claude H. Pritchard, of At
lanta. Ga, visited his son and
daughterin-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude H. Pritchard, Jr., Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Wall, Jr..
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Whidden
spent the week end in Williams
burg.
Mrs. w. W. Watson accom-
panied Mrs. r. A. Watson, of
Darlington Heights, Mrs. Viii
liam Lawson, of SAKE, and Mrs.
Crouch, of brakes Branch, to
the fashion show of the senior
class of st. Anne's School in
Charlottesville, Saturday
Mrs. Overton Darden, of New
Jersey. and Mrs. o. A. Warden,
OF New Canton, were recent
guests of Mrs. w. A. Palmore
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Bruce, of
Richmond, spent the week end
with his mother, Mrs. w. b.
Bruce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Novel; Crute, of
Lynchburg, were Sunday guests
OF her sister. Mrs. R. M. Ander-
son, and MIR. Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Clark
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Clark
and daughter, Pamela, of Rich
mond, spent the week end with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c..
g. Clark, in honor Of their moth
er's birthday.
Mrs. G. L. Mitchell and family.
OF Mckinney, spent the week end
with her parents, DR.. and Mrs
f. j. Clements.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lloyd
and sons, Tommy and Donnie
spent the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Gibson, and her brother-in-
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Jones, and family and
another s S ter, Mrs. Shirley
Smith, and family, all in New
port News.
Mrs. Joe Phillips, of Isling-
ton. Mass, is visiting Mrs.
Janice Lemen this week.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-18
SUSPICIOUS FATHER

Nervous Suitor Sir, er-that
Is, 1 would like to-er-that is
mean | have been going with
your daughter for five years
Father - Well, waddye want
a pension?
Smyrna times., 1961-12-21
Parties Are
Fun, Can Be
lmprOnPtu

Parties on Christmas Day are
not only fun, they're almost in
evitable! The family gets to-
gether, neighbors drop in, other
friends arrive to deliver gifts
and greetings and, suddenly, it's
a party.
For groups large or small,
parties planned or impromptu,
the editors of the Book of Know
ledge suggests these entertain
ing ideas:
EXCHANGING GIFTS. At
tach each gift card to a long
string, then fasten the string to
the gift package. Make a gifts
chimney from cardboard cov-
cred with Christmas wrapping
paper, or cover a round con-
tainer such as a waste-basket.
Finding the Gifts
Place the gifts in the fire
place and have guests or mem
bers Of the family find their
gifts by following the name
cards and strings, through the
other entangling strings, to the
gift packages.
CAROLS. Singing carols to
piano, radio or record accom-
paniment is a favorite Christ
mas Day pastime. For larger
groups, a variation on this is
to have "carol mixer"
Using several carols, give
everyone the name of a Christ
mas carol. Each person walks
Smyrna times., 1961-12-21

his study he wrote the poem.
silent Night" Before Christ
mas Day was over, his organist
had written the music.
Other versions have it that
the church organ had broken
down Impaired by mice, one
story says), and the people were
saddened because there would
be no music for Christmas Day
Shortly before Christmas, Faith
er Mohr wrote his poem and
Organist Gruber the music.
At midnight mass, the peo.
pie sang Silent Night"-with
a guitar accompaniment.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-21

the giving of gifts and the burn
ing of candles.
Christmas lighting also de-
rives from winter solstice rites
where lights played an import,
ant part. The Teutonic Yule
feast contributed the customs
of the Yule log and wassail
bowl.
When winter festivals merg-
ed with Christmas, customs
such as gift-giving gained a
new and deeper meaning.
"GiftS" for Him
Christians felt that they
should celebrate Christ's birth
day with gifts" for Him-com-
Christmas with a
renewal of resolve to perfect
the virtues of generosity, COM
passion, peace, gratitude and
reverence. Giving to the less
fortunate became important.
AS Christmas became a holy
day, many peoples began ex-
changing presents on other days
st. Nicholas feast day, De-
cember 6, or Epiphany. Janu-
ary 6, for instance. In some
countries these customs still
continue, with Christmas re-
served solely for worship.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-21
Drawing Renders

While marching, each person
struggles to draw a reindeer, or
other appropriate Christmas sub
ject, on the car pinned to the
player in front of him. To add
to the difficulty and the fun, the
leader can take the file around
in circles or weave in and out
of the line.
After the march is over, the
results are exhibited and, if an
extra gift is handy, a prize can
be awarded to the person judg-
ed to have drawn something
that best resembles reindeer.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-21

Haydn. On this point, most
sources seem to be agreed.
What inspired Father Mohr
to write the words is another
story-or another two stories.
One version, say researchers
for the Book of knowledge, is
that Father Mohr was called out
into the snow on Christmas Eve
of 1918, to bless a newly born
baby in the home of one of his
poorest parishioners.
He was so filled with the Spir-
it of the season and the simple
beauty of the mother and in
fant that when he returned TO
Smyrna times., 1961-12-21
Legends Tell
About Hymn

Stories and legends surround
most of the modern ways of
C ele brating Christmas-and
sometimes there is more than
one version of a story-such as
the story of silent Night" and
how the song came to be writ
ten.
Joseph Mohr, village priest of
Hallein, Austria, wrote the
words, and his organist wrote
the music, probably adapted
from a melody by Michael
Smyrna times., 1961-12-21
Church, Home
DevOtiOns Show
Holy Meaning

More than holiday, Christ
mas is a holy day. In church
services and private devotions,
Christmas com m m or ate a
night of awe and wonder near
ly 1000 years ago, when Star
shone above a Child born in a
manger, when angels sang and
shepherds watched.
December 25-as even the
youngest children KNOWS the
date. And yet, in the first CEN
turies of the Christian church,
there was no celebration of the
birth of Christ, no Christmas.
There were festivals in the
Decembers of those times, but
they were pagan festivals.
Celebrate the Sun
December 25 was the date of
the Mithraic rites of the birth
of the sun-Mithras, the Per-
sian god of light. Teutonic
tribes in Northern Europe cele-
brated the rebirth of the sun
at the winter solstice with a
Yuletide season of feasting and
rejoicing, while the Romans
winter festival, the Saturnalia,
was held at about the time that
is now the Christmas season.
How then did December 25
come to be, not a day of pagan
festivals, but a day dedicated
to Christian devotions?
Some scholars believe that.
the Christian church may have
set December 25 as Christ'S
birth date in order that the ira
ditions of winter festivals might
be halloWed by association with
the Nativity. When the date
was established in the fourth
century A. D., other dates that
were considered included Janu-,
ary |, March 81, March 20,
April 8 and September 30
Gain New Meaning
Christmas began to be gener-
ally celebrated on December 25
in the fifth century A. D. People
continued the familiar merry
making customs of the winter
festivals, but they linked them
to Christmas instead of to pag-
an revelry.
Where formerly pagan peo-
pies had looked to mythology
cal gods Of the sun as source
Of the rebirth of light, now
they gradually changed to re-
ligious observances of the Saw
iour'S birth, with its symbols
of faith, hope and life eternal
From the winter festivals
come many of the traditions
that are now part of Christmas.
The Roman Saturnalia provided
a model for Christmas feasting,
Smyrna times., 1961-12-21

around the room humming the
assigned carol, and listening for
Others humming the same tune.
Those with the same melody
band together in a group.
Then each group sings its
selection for the others-and as
a finale, all groups sing their
separate carols at the same
time.
ARTISTS MARCH. Have each
person pin a card or sheet of
blank paper on the person in
front of him. The leader starts
a single-file march around the
room. to Christmas music.
Smyrna times., 1961-12-21

j. Everett Lofland
Charles F. Alexander
Beverly j. Blevins
Paul Brommer, Jr.
Larry Burchard
Billy A. Garden
Austin w. Carey
j. Marshall CrossIey
George K. Daisey
Sallie Ann Daisey
Smyrna times., 1961-12-21

Elwood Massey
George Middleton
Alan Neal
Fred Patrick
Charles Ross
Charles Urian
Howard T. Virdin
Elwood Weller
Jeanette Wiley
William Wright
Smyrna times., 1961-12-21
CLEMENTS SUPPLY co., INC

Walter E. Eierman
Gordon Ellis
Earl c. Ford
c. Fred HeinoId. Jr.
John Hobson, III
Lee Hurlock
Leroy c. Jones. Jr.
j. George Knofts
Robert Larimore
Donald Massey
Holmes County herald., 1961-02-23
NOTICE TO

Nc. 10,018 Letters Testamen-
tary having been granted on
the 26th day of July, 1860, by
the Chancery Court of Holmes
County, Miss, to the under
signed upon the estate of Mrs,
LYDIA McCrary White Deceas-
ed, notice Is hereby given to
all persons having claims
against said estate to pre-
sent same to the Clerk Of
said Court for probate and
registration according to law
within six months from the
date of the first publication
of this notice, or they will be
forever barred.
This the 26 day of January,
1861.
Calvin II. King, Executor
Feb. 2, 9, 16, %
Holmes County herald., 1961-02-23
NOTICE TO F
SUPPLY DEALERS

Under authority directed to
me by the board Of super
visors of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, notice is hereby
given that the said board viii
receive sealed bids on Mon
day, March g., 1861, for the
sale to Holmes County for the
use and benefit of the Office
of superintendent of educa-
ton of the following equip
ment:
One new 10 column cleo
trio adding machine.
Sealed bids will also be re-
ceived at said time for the
purchase from Holmes Coul-
ty Of the following equip
ment:
One used UnderWood-Sun-
strand 10 column electric
adding machine.
The board of supervisors
reserve the right to reject
any or all bids.
Witness my signature this
February 6, 1861.
Parham H. Williams,
Clerk of the Board.
Feb. 8, 16, %, March :
Holmes County herald., 1961-02-23
PICkENS A FUND
DRIVE

Plans are being made to en-
able Pickens citizens to make
their usual generous contri-
button to the annual Heart
Fund.
The 1861 Heart Fund, gives
h e following plans for
the annual campaign of the
American Heart Association
for voluntary gifts to finance
the nationwide attack on di-
seases of the heart and blood
vessels.
Heart disease is the nations
number one health enemy,
affecting about ten million
Americans. One of every two
deaths in the u. S. is caused
by heart disease.
Mrs. S. H. Bridgforth, Pick
ems Heart Chairman, announc-
IS the following plans for the
1861 drive in Pickens:
Feb. 1-28: Coin collectors in
places of business.
Feb. 1917: Envelopes to
school children.
Feb. 10: Heart Sunday,
house to house canvass by
Girl Scouts.
Feb. %: Coffee at City Hall,
sponsored by Heritage Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hilburn
in West Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Rosson
and boys Of Alabama spent
the weekend with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Campbell and Mrs. Kate Ros-
son of Durant.
Holmes County herald., 1961-02-23
NOTICE OF SALE

BY virtue OF the authority
directed to me by the board
of Supervisors of Holmes
County, Mississippi, notice IS
hereby given that the said
board will receive sealed bids
until 1000 o'clock A. M. on
Friday, March 10, 1861, for
the purchase from Holmes
County of the old Hewitt
house situated on the West
one-half of Lot 10 in Section
Is, Township Is, Range 4
East, the board reserving the
Holmes County herald., 1961-02-23
NOTICE TO

and Builders. General con-
tracing and building ma
terials business for sale. I'M
der same management for
38 years. Two excellent pro-
perties, ideal location at Lex
ington and Durant. Will sell
separately or together, with
or without stock. Cash or
terms. Allie Poyall. 2 tin
Holmes County herald., 1961-02-23
Rev. Shoemaker Will
Be Installed Feb. 26
At Duront Church

On Sunday, February 26, at
700 pm. the Rev. Robert
Glover Shoemaker will be in
stalled as pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Du-
rant, by Commission of the
Presbytery of Central Missis-
sippi. the Presbyterian Church
in the United States. The in
stallation service will be held
in the Durant church.
The sister Presbyterian con-
gregations of Holmes County
are urged to join with the
Presbyterians of Durant for
this service. All congregations
of Durant and surrounding
area are cordially invited to
participate as well.
Prior to the installation SER
vice. on Tuesday, February
d, at 700 pm. Eric S. Boil
ton. a missionary under the
guidance of the Presbyterian
Board of World Mission to
Kasha, Congo will speak. He
will present the cause of
world missions, the heart of
the presentation eing the
mission situation midst the
current strife in the Congo.
The public is invited to at
tend.
Holmes County herald., 1961-02-23
Ed Word Gets Reply
From &c President

Ed Word, 12-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Word of
Lexington, recently received
a letter from Wayne A. john
ston, president of Illinois Gen.
trail Railroad, for his offer
to help pay for the damage
caused in a recent train
wreck which claimed six
lives. He also received recog-
milton through the columns of
many newspapers throughout
the country.
Ed sent a dollar and a let
ter to the Illinois Central
Railroad as follows:
II am sorry to hear of the
train wreck at McComb and
the one at Yazoo City.
eff you will call Lexington
558-R-4 if you have a wreck
on the branch line between
Durant and GWin = or a little
way out of Durant north or
south of GWin = | know a few
signals with lanterns, and tell
the railroad men about this
SO they will know, and don't
forget.
Il know the company might
not let you do it, but if you
can, l enclose a dollar. It's
not much, but l hope you can
take it to help pay for the
new City of New Orleans"
Eds reply from Mr.. John
ston read:
keep up your lessons with
your lantern and learn your
signals well, but please don't
play close to the tracks. We
don't want anything to happen
to a good little friend like
you"
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Mrs. LYDIA HusteSs of Forest
City, Arkansas is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Mary McCrory
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