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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
Four Convicted
In CIarksdaIe
Boycott Case

Clarksdale, Miss, Feb. &c.
Five prominent Negro business
men here, all actively identified
with the NAACP and the school
Indignation drive were convicted
in the county court here and
fined $500 and sentenced to six
months in prison, in connection
with a Christmas boycott of To-
cal merchants.
The group filed immediate
notice of appeal.
Convicted in the case were
Aaron Henry, local druggist,
and president of the State Con-
ference of NAACP Branches;
John C. Melchior, wealthy un-
dertaker; R. L. Drew, president,
United Order of Friendship;
Rev. Theodore Trammel, recent
ly announced candidate for Con-
gress; and j. w. Wright.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
Brother-Sister
Face Murder
Charge In
Suicide Probe

Tupelo, Miss, Feb. 26.-A
Negro woman and her brother
faced murder charges Tuesday
in connection with the death Of
Othar White, who a coroner's
jury said took his own life.
Authorities said further in
vestigation turned up evidence
against Whites wife, Lola, and
Bill Rucker, who are being held
in Lee county Jail.
White was found shot to death
Feb. 15 shortly before he was to
take a lie detector test in a
minor arson case in which he
was accused of setting fire to
a neighbours home.
His wife told officers White
was restless over prospects of
taking the test and a coroner's
jury ruled he shot himself to
death.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
CORE Sit-Ins
Are Arrested
In Connecticut

New Haven. Conn. - Four
members of CORE were arres-
ted this week for staging a sit-in
at the offices of New Haven's
Republican and Democratic town
chairmen.
Some 20 CORE members par
ticipated in the demonstration
in the office of Democrat Ar
thur T. Barbiere and Republi-
can Henry J. DeVita.
The four booked at police
headquarters for breach of the
peace were: William Moss, 27
a research assistant in Yale's
biophysics department: Blyden
Jackson, Jr. rs, president of
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Seventeen UNcF Colleges Study
Plan For Engineer Education

lege representatives launched
proposals for a program con-
cerned with engineering educa-
ton here. The schools repre-
scented are affiliated with the
United Negro College Fund.
Such a program would allow
students interested in engineer
ing to acquire a liberal arts edu-
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SON OF NEGRO SLAVE TO
BE MADE A SAINT

ment has been made, it is said
within the Vatican that canoni-
cation is set for May 6. Before
this can be announced, the car
dinals Of the Sacred Congrega-
ton must vote in the Pope's
presence.
Pope John XIII several
years ago told q group Of Peru
Wan pilgrims that he hoped the
canonization would take place
soon.
Blessed Martin was born in
1869 to a Negro who had been
q slave in Panama. His father
was a knight from Alcantara.
CONTINUED On Page Two)
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$4,000 Home
of Shreveport
Dentist Wrecked
By Dynamite
DR.. C. o. Simpkins
SCLC Board
Member NAACP
Vice President

Shreveport, La. Feb. 20-The
approximately $4,000, 11-room
home of DR.. C. o. Simpkins on
Dolores St., off the Old Jeffer-
son Road, which was near COM
pletion was nearly demolished
Sunday morning, Feb. IS, when
a bomb was exploded in the
house.
The young dentist is president
of the United Christian Move
ment, Inc, which has led the
fight for civil rights here. He
is also vice president of the
Louisiana Conference of NAA-
CP branches and is a member
of the board of directors of the
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
Godfrey Holder Say Negro
Theatre Being Loved To Death

The socially conscious, claims
Godfrey Holder in the March
issue of SHOW Magazine are
loving the Negro theatre to.
death
And the credit or discre-
dit for starting the smother
ingly affectionate trend, says
the celebrated actor-dancer :
painter, goes to none other
than Adlai Stevenson, our Am
bassador to the United Nations.
In his tart, taunt article in
SHOW, Holder states indignant
ly that "it it's a fact that the
recent African trend in the
theatre has been practically
killed by kindness a sort
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

of cockeyed charity which as
sumes that any artistic endea-
vor involving Negroes must be
rapturously praised, and shield
ed from impartial criticism"
The result, he claims, is that
terrible shows get produced
merly because they have Neg
70 characters andior themes.
The turkeys" fail, Of course,
but not without doing serious
damage to the occasional good
Negro show that comes along,
and to the Negro theatrical pic
ure in general.
Specifically, Holder names
three shows which made up
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Kennedy Praises
DR., Weaver In
Accepting Loss
Of Urban Dept.
Hit Weaver Backers
For None Vacant
Cabinet Posts

Washington, D. C. Feb. 26 -
President John F. Kennedy
warned that "this country would
come to a grinding halt" if the
narrow views represented by
those who voted to defeat the
Urban Affairs Department in
Congress Wednesday were to
prevail.
Commenting on the 264 to
$50 defeat of his plan, the Pres
ident said: II don't think it is
SO much the Administrators
loss as it is a loss for the city
and the country"
Praising DR.. Weaver as "ad-
mirably qualified" for the pro-
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

Vatican City - The son Of
q Negro ex-slave and a Spanish
knight probably will be declared
a saint this year.
This would place on the Cath
olic roll of saints Blessed Mar
tin de PORES who lived in Peru
nearly 40 years ago.
Cardinals Of the Sacred Con-
gregation Of Rites met here
February Is to examine two
cures through Blessed Martins
intercession. Both cures have
been approved by the congrega-
tion's medical commissions as
beyond the powers of nature.
Though no official announce
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
State Travel Segregation Laws
Unconstitutional Supreme Ct. Says

Washington, D. c., Feb. 90
The United States Supreme
Court, in forceful language,
Monday, declared that Missis-
sippi's travel segregation laws,
both interstate and interstate,
are unconstitutional.
In rendering the decision the
court said eve have settled be-
yond question that no state may
require racial segregation of
interstate or intrastate trans
portation facilities"
Anticipating a pending suit in
Mississippi to be heard before
a three-judge Federal Court
panel, in the decision, the Su-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
Bishops Council
Declines Bid For
Removal OF
Bishop Jordan
9Th District Group
Counters With Move
For Court Action

The Bishop Council, the Sup
RENE ruling body of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church
largest organized Negro Reli-
gion body in the nation, in a
lengthy and sometime stormy
session in Washington last
Tuesday, declined to remove
Bishop Friedrich D. Jordan as
the presiding prelate of the
Eighth Episcopal and Chancel-
lor or Campbell College here.
The Eighth Episcopal District
included the States of Louisiana
and Mississippi.
The Bishops Council in its
regular meeting considered a
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Floyd Patterson Tops Celebrities
Attending NAAcP Meeting Here

The world heavyweight box
ing champion Floyd Patterson
topped the list of celebrities, in
GLIDING world lightweight cham
pion Archie Moore, st. Louis
Cardinal baseball star Curt
Flood, the ex-Mrs. Harry Belle
fontaine, and Jackie Robinson,
the former Brooklyn Dodger
baseball star, who has recently
been placed in the baseball Hall
of Fame, in Jackson Sunday
afternoon for the final meeting
and rally of the Southeastern
Region of the NAACP which
concluded a four day session
held at the Masonic Temple.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

Tuskegee Institute, Ala. =
Recent figures have shown that
of the 10000 engineer graduates
each year, only a handful of
them are Negroes. This factor
was cited by DR.. Wv. Dybczak,
Dean of the School Of Engineer
ing here at a recent three-two
program conference.
In January II Southern col
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
Diggs Urges
Probe Of
Army Bias

Washington, D. C. Feb. 26 -
Congressman Charles Diggs
last week urged Defense Sec
rotary Mcnamara to set up
citizens committee ''to investi-
gate the current status of inte-
grafton in the armed forces.
"The status of Negroes in the
U. s. armed forces is an inter-
national disgrace and that the
Negroes status in the National
Guard is even worse. Diggs
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Congo Parliament Convenes For
MIRA Film Showing House

Parliament in the Palais de la
Nation.
Last night a special joint ses-
sion was called by the Presi-
dents of both the House and
the Senate. At 80 pm. the bell
rang for all Senators and Depu-
ties present, together with their
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

preme Court also instructed the
lower federal court in Jackson,
Mississippi, to act Immediately
in compliance with previous
high court rulings to overturn
Mississippi statutes in this field.
The Supreme Court in issuing
the instruction to the lower
court said that there is no need
to convene the three-judge
court.
We hold that the three judges
are not required when as here,
prior to decisions make frivo-
lous any claim that a state
statute on it's face, is not un-
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

LeopoldviIle, Congo, Feb. II
The past week here the Congo
has been violent debates in the
national Parliament on Katan-
ga, Antoine Gizenga, the ex-
Vice Premier, and the budget.
This week also has been mark
ed by an unprecedented event
taking place on the floor Of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
John Birch Leader Says Rev. King
More Communist Than Christian

teal forum of the City Club.
The extent of either Commu-
mist or Christian influence was
not specified by WEIGH in reply
ing to a question.
The Birch Society, he said,
does not discriminate and has
both white and Negro chapters
and mixed chapters in some
states.
The club dining room was
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Rhodesia Prime Minister Raps
u. S. Ban on Tshombe Visit

Sir Roy told the annual con-
gress of his United Party Fri
day that the recent American
decision to bar entry to Mr..
Tshombe was "inexplicable, !"
particularly with the Com
must threat so strong"
He also described as "inex-
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
Florida Negroes
Charged With
Attacking Police

FROSTPROOF, Fla.-About
20 Negroes attacked two police
officers Sunday, injuring orte
and showering a deputy sher-
ifs car with bricks and stones.
The Negroes, charged with
unlawful assembly, were due for
q court hearing at Barrow today.
Polk County Deputy Edward
Dice and Frostproof Policeman
Leon Respress said they were
attacked when they tried to ar
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Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.
Sir Roy Welensky, Prime
Minister of the Rhodesian Fed
Grafton, has criticized the Unit
ed States for refusing a visa to
President Tshombe of Katanga
while granting them to all
"sorts of Communists and ene-
mics of the West"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

Jackie Robinson acted as mas
ter of ceremonies for the occa-
sion, with Julius November,
Patterson's attorney, acting as
spokesman for the champion.
Attorney November told of Pat
terson's deep concern with the
problem of Negro rights, the
large financial contribution he
has made to youth organiza-
tions, and his active connection
with youth organizations in an
effort to give inspiration to the
nations youth.
Both Patterson and Moore
followed later in the program
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
Petition Filed For Indignation
Of Leake County Schools

The petition asks for immediate
compliance with the Suprem e
Courts 1854 school Indignation de-
cision, and could be the first step
in legal fight for school integra-
ton.
Brown declined to say whether
a lawsuit would be filed if the
petition were not needed. 1--WE are
just hoping they will answer our
request and integrate the
Schools" he said.
There have been no attempts
through the courts to integrate
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Black musIims Leader Calls
Indignation Effort To Fool Negroes

us to leave the white man."
Muhammed said "it is nothing
but decency for a race to keep
to itself. 1t is ignorant for you
and I to want to assimilate our
selves into the white race"
Rockwell Applauds
The statement drew vigorous
Continued On Page Five)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
Negro Named
COP Chairman
In Kansas

Kansas City, Kans., First
Negro chairman the Wyandotte
County Young Republicans is
George w. Haley, SO, for the
past seven years an assistant
city attorney.
Second Negro to be gradual
ed from the University Of Ark
ansas Law School he served on
the Law Review staff there and
authored five articles which
Continued On Page Six)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

Chicago, Ill. Feb. Is = Eli
jah Muhammed, leader of the
Black Muslims, told thousands
Ct his Negro followers yester-
day that efforts at Indignation
were made to deceive them.
"I'm teaching separation of
the races" he said, because
God has chosen US, he's asking
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
Acts
To Africanize
Public Service

Oar es Salaam, Tanganyika.
The Tanganyika Government
will set up a commission to
plan for the most rapid African
ization of the public service
"that can be achieved without
severe drop in Standards" it
has been announced.
Premier Rashidi HAVANA
Continued On Page Five)
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Tshombe Is
Again Invited
To LeopoIdviIIe

Leopoldville, Congo-Premier
Cyrille Adoula has invited
President Tshombe Of Katanga
to Leopoldville Wednesday to
discuss practical means of end
ing the Katanga secession.
The Premier's invitation fol-
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
Vice. President johnson Impressed
With Willingness Of American
People To Make Progress In
Equal Opportunity For All

said that he had become in
creasingly impressed with the
willingness Of the American
people to make progress" in the
field Of equal opportunity.
II have found very few Am
orleans who are willing to argue
that a qualified man should be
denied a job because Of race,
creed, color or national origin"
Continued On Page Eight
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

tional leader.
Most of her working time is
directed the interests of Spell
man College, Atlanta, where
she has been alumnae secretary
since 1913. Her work at this
southern women's college is
"close to the heart" because
she attended as an undergradu-
ate and received her bachelors
Continued On Page Two)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

Attorney R. Jess Brown Of
Jackson announced Sunday that
a PETITION had been filed asking
racial Indignation Of the public
schools in Leake County, the
home county Of Gov. Ross Bar
nett.
Brown said the petition was
filed on behalf of about 80 Ne
gro parents in the county and
was mailed to the Leake County
School Board at Carthage last
Friday.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 26 -
Robert H. WEIGH, the leader of
the John Birch Society charged
in a speech here last week that
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
and his Southern Christian
Leadership conference is more
communist than christian.
Questioners, including several
Negroes, drew Welch out on his
views on racial issues at his ap-
pearance before the famed poll
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
Legal Racial
Discrimination
On The Way Out
lin S. Rhodesia
Revolutionary
Changes To Be Put
To Voters in Oct.

Salisbury, Southern Rhones-
ia - Legally racial discrimina-
ton is on the way out in South
ern Rhodesia, where 100000
white settlers control a col
ony Of 100000 Africans. In
fact, however, race barriers
which have existed for more
than half a century are not
broken down so easily with just
Continued On Page Four)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
Ernestine BrazeaI Named Pres.
UhcF National Alumni Council

New York, Feb. 20 - Ernes-
zine Erskine Brazeal has been
elected first woman president
pf the National Alumni Council
pf the United Negro College
Funds board of directors.
Mrs, Brazeal adds these two
titles to the many she now
holds including wife, mother,
eacher, church worker, club
Toman and community and ma
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

Washington, D. C. - Nine
months of experience by the
Presidents Committee on Equal
Opportunity has laid the
groundwork for important achi-
evement in the years ahead,
Vice President Lyndon B. john
son declared at a meeting Of the
Committee in Washington.
The Vice President, chairman
of the Presidents Committee,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

43 YEARS OF SERVICE -
Miss Hattye E. ROseman, secre-
tary in the State office of the
Mississippi Agricultural Exten-
sion Service, Jackson, retired
last week after 43 years of SER
vice. A testimonial is being CIV
en- in her honor on March II.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

urged to help end "cold war"
between the college faculty and
student personnel workers.
Speaking was L. c. Dowdy,
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University, he concluded his
law studies at Gray's Inn, Lon
don, becoming a barrister and
later Queens Counsel.
In February, 1949, he Be-
came temporary Crown Counsel
in the Nigeria Legal Depart
ment; then Senior Crown Coun-
Continued On Page Seven)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03
Natl Association Of Personnel
Workers Hold Annual Meeting

Greensboro, N. C. - Dele
gates attending the annual con-
ference of the National Associa-
|tion of Personnel Workers, held.
last week at AIT College, were
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1962-03-03

Patronize Our Advertis-
ers - Their Advertising
in this paper shows that
they appreciate your
trade.
The Sidney herald., 1962-12-05
Nazarene Pastor
Transferred
To Wisconsin

A r. Pemble, pastor OF the
Church Of the NaZarene here in
Sidney announced today ne plans
10 leave Sidney and enter full
time evangelistc service. They
viii make their home in Menom-
onie, Wisconsin, after the first Of
the year.
The pastor stated that they have
enjoyed very much their term Of
service here and wish they could
stay on for many years. He also
stated, I'VE have enjoyed living
in Sidney and meeting many Of
the fine people Of the community.
We wish we could extend graft
tude 70 each one personally"
Pastor Pemble and his wife
have two children, Edward, age
10 and Valerie Sue, age !. They
plan % leave Sidney December
81.
Alvin L. McQway Of Billings,
district superintendent for Mon
tana, plans 70 be in Sidney Dec.
u 10 make arrangements with
the church for another pastor.
The Sidney herald., 1962-12-05
CHERRY CREEK NEWS

and Mrs. Gerald Raaum attended
the Fairview School play last
Tuesday evening.
Victor Ca1tane0 was z guest OF
Aldo Zoannis on Thanksgiving
Day.
Mrs. Con Gustafson, Mrs. Plen-
ny HerneSs and Mrs. Gerald
Raaun were guests Of Mrs. law
renee HerneSs on Saturday eve
mig.
Hjalmer Lee was q guest al the
Con GuSztS0n home on Thanks
giving Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Herness
and family were al the Arnold
T1omsens on Thanksgiving Day.
M. and Mrs. Gerald Raaum
and boys and Victor GuStatSon
were Sunday dinner guests al the
Plenny Harnesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Anderson
and Monty had Thanksgiving al
the Gordon Thiel home al Cart
wright and the Arthur Andersons
were guests al the Roscoe Dem
ing home near Fairview.
The Sidney herald., 1962-12-05
Must Register
When Reaching
18th Birthday

Marvin Woods, Chairman OF
Seleouve Board No. -, reminds
al young men Of Richland Coun-
Y they are required 70 register
with the Local Board on reach
ing their Is birthday, or within
five days thereafter. All a young
man has 70 do is appear in perscn
AZ the local board. The regiSra-
ton process IS simple and requires
only q short time.
IN the event that q mar Is
working away from home or at
tending school, ne need not re-
turn 10 MS home 20 register but
IS permitted 10 register az the
nearest local board office con-
venient 70 him and the record Of
his registration viii be mailed 10
MS own local board. Member
ship N a National Guard unit OF
other Reserve component does
not relieve a man from his duty
70 register. II a man is on ac-
tive duty with the Armed Forces
on reaching ms 18Th birthday.
ne need not register al that time
but ne should report 10 the
nearest local board office and
register within 30 days after ne
has been discharged.
The registrants responsibility
does not end here, he must keep
MS board advised al all times Of
change Of address, occupation,
marital and family status, military
status physical condition as well
as the receipt Of any professional
degree in the medical, dental, en-
cheering or allied fields.
Failure 70 register OF 10 supply
pertinent information in writing
within 10 days Of a change may
result IN prosecution or induction
before the man is rightfully
liable.
The Sidney herald., 1962-12-05


Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Nielsen and
family Of Poplar were Sunday
visitors Of the Don Zoannis.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Her
ness and the Ray Ca--aneos were
Thanksgiving Day guests Of the
Pete REfatOs II Sidney.
Saturday afternoon Eddy Peter
son Of Helena and Harry Peterson
Of Hamilton arrived az the Alfred
AnderS0nS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Raaun
and boys were THANKSGIVING din
ner guests al the Joe Rasms OF
AEabo, y. Oak.
Thanksgiving Day guests az the
Don Zoann home were Mrs. Al
ono ZOanni and Jack Zoanni and
children
Mr.. and Ms. Jack Zoanni r
the proud parents Of q baby girl
born Nov. i. The baby has been
named Rita Louise and weighed
3 u. 81 oz.
The Arthur Andersons. Ny.
Nell M. Van Vlee- Mrs. Con
Gustafson, Mrs. Plenny Herness
The Sidney herald., 1962-12-05
Diede Takes Oath
For Air Force Duty

Larry P. Diede, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul D.. Diede, Route No. 2,
Sidney, Montana, was sworn into
the Air Force November Il, 1862.
II was announced by MSGT., Oar
win W. Jensen, Air Force Recruit
er for the Billings area.
Larry departed for Lakeland Air
Force Base, Texas, Immediately
following his enlistmeut, where he
VIII start eight weeks Air Force
basic training. Upon completion
Of his first phase of basic training,
he viii be assigned 10 one OF the
many Air Force technical schools
10 train IN a career field suited 20
his aptitude.
Larry is a 1862 graduate Of Sid
ney High School.
The Sidney herald., 1962-12-05
Sioux Pass GO-Getters
Hold November Meeting

The November meeting was
held al the Casper Wick home on
Nov. 10. Ten members were pre-
sent. Record books and awards
were handed out. Plans were made
70 have a hayrde party on Dec
ember % as our next meeting.
We viii meet al the church base
ment 20 have supper and exchange
gifts. Janet Wick gave a demon