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VOLUME No. 47 LEXINGTON, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2S, 1917. N
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INFORMATION FOR P
REGISTERED UND
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The War Department has issued the
following bulletin of information for
persons registered:
; Local Boards?In every county ' in
the United States ,and for every city (
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local exemption boards. Each of such
^ boards is in charge of the registration
cards of persons registered in the area
-over which the board has jurisdiction,
and has jurisdiction of all claims for
exemption except those based on industrial
grounds. Find out what
board has your card and where the of-;
fice of the board is.
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\uisinct isoaras?in eveiry icuciai
judicial district there are one or more;
district boards having appelant jurisdiction
ovr a number of local boards
and having original jurisdiction of
claims for exemption .on industrial!
grounds. If you intend to make a j
claim on industrial grounds, including:
^ agriculture, learn what district board
to apply to.
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JK.eo?inK oena.i uuiuci a?,
board has numbred the cards in its ju- i
| risdiction with red ink in a series run- i
ning from one to the number representing
the total number of cards in
its jurisdiction. Lists showing the
names of persons in the jurisdiction of!
each board and the red ink number of j
each card are open to inspection at
the office of each board.
* Inspect the list and inform yourself!
of your red-ink serial number.
Order of Liability?These red-ink ;
numbrs are to be drawn by lot to determine
*he order in which registered !
persons are to" be called by the various
local boards. As soon as the draw- j
ia? is complete lists showing the order
in which these red ink numbers are j
drawn will be posted at the office of j
your and find out\
I tioif instructing thexa^^q^^^nt
^^l\einselves for examin^j^': This call
flggKfLi be posted at the oawqwor tne locax
and papers will'^bfe requested
B ^>3>rint it. A notice will also be
HfBnailed you but the posting of the list
Hp^^the office of the board will be deemBT.
^.dent notice to charge you with
4 th* duty of preent ing yourself. The
, i v therefore makes it your duty to
irjicrm yourself1 when you are called. '
mailing is for your convenience,]
hrt if the letter never reaches you, j
you cannot make that an excuse.
Watch the lists at the offie of your
.board and see when you are called for
. examination.
Physical Examination?You must
.> feport fo rphysical examination on the
day named in your call.
\ (a) If you are found physically disT;
qualified the board will give you a1
?? certificate which will explain to you
f .Twhat your further-duties are.
\(b) If you are found physically
qualified and file a claim for exempdtioG:
within seven days after your call
?lven ten ^ays a^ter filing
' jfabr claim of exemption to file proof
in support of your claim of exemption
See (VII) below.
(c) If you are found physically
Qualified and file no claim tor exemption,
or if you do not appear for physical
examination, your name will be
posted to the district board as one
who was cali^l for military service
and was not discharged. On the
eighth day after call, or within two
days thereafter, copies of the list of
persons so posted to the district
boards will be given to the press with
a request for publisaVion, will be posted
in a place at the office of the local
r board accessible to the public view,
I ana notice will be mailed to you at
ithe address on your registration card.
Thorofnrp watrh the notices posted
Iin the office of the local board about
ten-days after the day you were called
and mate arrangements for the
prompt receipt of mail.
|f Seven days to file claims of exemp
t:.on or discharge.? (Except for irv
B custrial or agricultural reasons.)
|| Note:
?| (a) No claim of discharge on acS1
count of the industry in which you
B are engaged can be decided by a local
jS board.
wjst (b) Whether you file a claim of exIB
emotion or not vou must oresent vour
ill self for physical examination on the
K day named in the notice,
rag From the day notice that you are
B| called is mailed and posted ^ou have
ERSONS j
>ER DRAFT LAW !
WHO ARE LIABLE1
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seven days in which you may file a
claim of exemption or discharge. The
form of. filing this claim is simple. If
you wish to file such a claim? j
(a) Go to the board and get Form
110 for exemption or form 121 for;
discharge. If the board has not the
printed forms ask to consult the form
namnhlet and codv the form shown
there.
(b) Fill out the proper form and
file it* with the board.
(c) Do this within seven days of
the posting and mailing of notice to j
you to present yourself.
The following are the only grounds
for exemption:
1. That you are an officer, legislative,
executive, or judicial of tl wj
United ^tates, a state or territory, or
the District of Columbia.
2. That you are a regular or duly
nJ ni. valinnATi
uiuamcu iiiiiiisiti ui icugivu.
3. That you were on May 18, 1917, J
a student preparing for the ministry;
in any recognized theological or di-j
vinity school.
4. That you are in the military or
naval service of the United States.
5. That you are a subject of Germany,
\*hether you have taken out
papers or not.
6. That you are a resident alien
who has not taken out first papers.
In addition to claims for exemption,
claims for discharge may be made oni
any of the following grounds, which!
are the only grounds for discharge by :
a local board:
1. That you are a county or municipal
officer.
2. That you are a custom house
clerk.
_ 3. That you are employed by the
United States in the transmission of
mails. ^
4. That you are an artificer or<
w ,rk#tan employed in an armory,
senal or navy yard of the United >
5. That you are'employed in the1
service ^ the United States (under j
cetfRjlrT conflitions). See paragraph1
( e) of section 20, Regulations.
6. That you are a licensed pilot,
regularly employed in the pursuit of
your vocation.
7. That you are a mariner actually
employed in the sea service of any
citizen or merchant within the United
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8. That you are a married man,
with a wife or child dependent on you
for support. {
9. That you have a widowed moth- j
er dependent on your labor for support.
10. That you have aged or infirm
parents deponent on your labor for
support.
11. That you are the father of
a motherless child under 16 dependent
upon your labor for support.
12. That you are a brother of an or
phan child or children under 16 depenedent
on your labor for support. '
13. That you are a member of any
well TPrno-nized rpliedous sect Or Or
ganization organized and existent on
May 18, 1917, and whose then existing
creed or principles forbade its
members to participate in war in any
form and whose religious convictions
are against war or participation therein
in accordance with the creed or
principles of said religious organization.
These are the only grounds for exemption
or discharge by a local board.
Another person can file a claim in
your behalf, but must use different
forms in filing the claim.
Ten days after filing claim to file
proof?Your claim of exemption or
discharge must be filed within seven
Hays of the day on which notice to you
that you are called was posted, and
mailed. But after you hove filed your
claim for exemption or discharge you >
have ten days within which to file
proof. j
The method of proving claims is
very simple, but it is rather exact. If ]
you follow the rules given below you ]
will have done what is required of you (
First. Go to the local board and ]
consult the regulations to find out the j
form number of the affidavits that you
must submit for your particular claim <
Second. Ask the board for the (
blank affidavits that are necessary in i
presenting your proof; if tfte board 1
has not the forms, ask to consult the <
pamphlet of forms. ' r
Third. Have the affidavits properly
accomplished and return them to
the board within the trme limit assign- i
ed you?10 days from the filing pf
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your claim.
Remember:
(a) You must submit your proof
in the prescribed form and the board
has no authority to exempt or discharge
you unless you submit all the
affidavits rpnnired bv the regulations.
(b) There will be no argument
before the board and no proof other
than the prescribed affidavits, unless
;he board calls for other proof, which
it will do in only a limited number of
cases.
When claims are decided?Every
claim for discharge or exemption will
be decided by the local board within
three days after your affidavits have1
been filed.' I
Certificate of exemption or dis-i
charge?If your claim is allowed a!
certificate of exemption or discharge;
will be issued to you.
Remember:
(a) This certificate may be recalled i
at any time.
(b) If it is temporary or condition-;
al, it becomes of no effect when thej
time of the conditions named are ful-1
filled. . j
(c) You have been drawn for mili-j
tary service and when the condition!
that has postponed your posting to the j
colors ceases you may be recalled at!
any time.
(b) Remember that your case may
still be appealed and on this appeal to j
the district board your certificate maybe
withdrawn at once. When so(
withdrawn, you stand precisely as
though you had been selected for mil-'
itary service by the local board.
Adverse decisions on claim?If
your claim is disallowed by the local:
board your name will be certified and
sent by the local board to the district
board as one who has been called for
military service and not exempted
or discharged. Within two days there
after, if practicable, a list of those so
certified to the district board will be
given to the press, with a request fori;
publication, will be posted in the of
fices of the local board accessible to J
the pubic view, and notice will be
mailed to the address on your registration
card.
'. Therefore, if you have filed a
claim for exemption and proof in support
thereof, watch the notices in the
offices of the local board, beginning
about five days after you have filed
your proof, to see what disposition
was made of your case and make arrangements
for the prompt receipt of
mail.
How to claim appeals to district
boards?Claims of appeal may be
made by person within 10 days after
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tuc nay nxicu xxv wicv, ituo vwu |/vwwv4
and mailed that such person's name
has been certified to the district board
as one who has been called for srvice
and not exempted or discharged.
1. Go to the local board and get
or copy Form 153 or 154 for filing
your claim of appeal.
2. Get or copy also Form 151 or
152 for notifying the district board of
appeal.
.3 File your claim of appeal (153
or 154) with the local board.
4. Send your notice of appeal
(Form 151 or 152) to the district
V4.
5. Do this within 10 days from the
day when notice that your name was
certified to the district board was
posted and mailed. <r ' *j
Remember: . i
1. You can only "appeal the final
order of the board exempting or disr
charging you. Y. u cannot appeal
other order or action of the local
board.
Proving your appeal'?You have
five days after the district board receives
your notic that you have filed
a claim of appeal in which to file evidence
additional to that filed by you
in the local board, but all such evidence
must consists of affidavits.
Decisions on appeal?The decision
on your appeal must be made within
five days of the closing of proof, and
:n 1 :i ??
you wui ut* uuuueu oy man ui une action
of the board on your appeal.
Claims for discharge on industrial
grounds.?Only the district board can
receive claims for discharge on the
ground that you are engaged in industry,
including agriculture found to be
necessary to the maintenance of the
military establishment, the effective
opration of the military forces, or the
maintenance of national interest during
the emergency.
Such claims must be filed with the !
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district board on or before the fifth :
day after the mailing and posting of
notice that you have been certified by
the local board as one who has been j ]
:alled'for service and not exempted orJ
lis'harg-ed. : '*
If you desire to file such a claim:. js
1. Get or copy at the local or dis:riet
board Form 161 or 16la.
2. File' it with the. district "board ]
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within ir e days after the mailing an
posting of noti<!e that your name ha
been certified ffom tlie local board t
the district board.
See rection 444, Regulations.
Proof in support of industrial claii
?Only atliaavits can be used in filinj
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pzuoi ut'iuie u?; V IS trie c Doara 01 i
claim for exemption on industria
grounds. All apch affidavits must h
filed within fiv$ #ays after the filinj
of the claim-. |r
Decisions of dstnct board on in
dustrial c)aim.-?Within five days af
ter the colsmg Jjbproef in any indus
trial claim, the Strict board must de
cido the claim. ;
If the decisiriof the district boar<
is in favor of titfclaim the board wil
issue a ceifJficafc of discharge. I:
the decision is gainst the claim th<
district boards ijll so notify you.
Remember tha you have been call
ed for military slice and that the cer
tiricate of the < strict board is onl]
conditional on 3 ir remaining in th<
kind of industri service on accounl
of which you ?re .discharged. Nc
such exemption pall continue when
a cause therefoito longer exists anc
your certificate* discharge may be
withdrawn or mgified by the districl
board shall dete?ine that the circumstances
require n
Appeals of inlstrial claims to th
president.?Onljecisions of the dis
trict boards on dustrial claims for
discharge can beippealed.
If you desire flappeal the decision
of the district bojds to the president,
you may do so ithin seven days of
the date of mailt to you of the decision
of the disJct board. To perfect
your appeal*
1. Get or cop from the district or
local board Fornl63. *
2. Fill out thform and file jt with
the district boal
3. Do this wiin seven days after
the mailing of jfcice to you of the
decision of the Jtrict board in your
Case.
How you willfc notified that, you
have been selgcll for military service.?As
soonAwour case is finally
disposd of, tK(?hdj|tant general of
your state wjlrMify yotrby mail that
you have be&3P-?,?tg<i for military
service. \^i|^ 1
Your local ards will post ^ list of
all persons s cted for military service
in a pla< tt the office of the local
boards acces le to public view. The
local boarus 1 also give lists*of persons
selecte< or military service to
the press, w requests for publication.
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Notice thi *ou have been selected
for military vice will not necessarily
ordeal yoi ito service.
The nb^icj > report for military
service will j te when the g-overnment
is reac o receive you.
v> 5. H. CROWDER,
'ost Marshal General, i
CECILIAN-: ORAL CLUB
WILfRESENT "BULBUI4,
The Ceeili Choral Club is rehearsing
each nig 'or the comic operetta,
"Bulbul," i will be presented in
the High So auditorium Tuesday
night, July i md keen inetrest is being
showiyvt oth the members of
the Club an e public generally.
This opeV - embodies a love story
of the Bo#a ourt, set to beautiful
and inspirfn usic, sung by six principals
an<? j >orted by a large chorus.
compos* f local talent, of which
Lexington \ ts of being the equal
of any smal wn in the State.
Indication ow are that a capacity 1
house will - tfclajpflTo, as' - already '
reservations^ being asked for by
parties ffonfcolumbia and neaby
A small alissbn price will be .
charged at tldofri'the proceeds of
which will g? t$ building of a public
auditoriufcori-eington.
The perfAer|are being trained ^
by Mrs. and Miss Ruth 1
Efird, whid^lc-Qjs the public that a
real treat tBSt^'for all who attend
this OhK'jfti
BOLL LEXINGTON, j
Mr. WmM ^for a prominent C
farmer frojH ne<Leesville, brought n
to The office one day a
"ast week sj^j^lks of cotton mat ,j
had been aBL.f r some kind ?f an
insect.- also brought sev- p
eral of insects with him, s(
snd > pictures and de- jr
scriptioiis sen of the boll
weevil, Mr. Jt^ is them on his tl
e'aee* WhSkJs, they are piay- rr
ir.g^avoeyjft^Jfcylor's cotton. Tt ai
attacks thefolfcBmg into and deSe-vicesfn^JBn'ng
:r> St Stephens
chtmgtKjr... by the Pastor,
d LEXINGTON SOCIETY ENJOYS
s' BRILLIANT DANCE.
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j The dance given in the hall upstairs
j over The Harmon Drug Company's
a new store Friday night was indeed a
g delightful affair. A large number of
a young folk from Lexington and sur.1
rounding towns were present, and
e tripped the light fantastic until the
I "wee sma" hours of morn. The mu,
. .
I; sic was furnished by Comstock's or
chestra of Columbia and the order of
- dancing was one step, waltz, fox-trot,
-j Everybody present had a good time
-;and regreted for the time to come
Iwhen the orchestra played "Home
1; Sweet Home," as was shown by repeated
encores.
f! The out of town visitors were: Miss
3 Krulien Smoak, St. Maathews; Misses
Emma Bodie, Constance Cullum, An-,nie
Rutland, Mary Elizabeth Whitten.
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- Matilda Cook, Hazel Eubanks and marine
Shumpert, Batesburg; Dorothy
*;Miller, Abbeville; Sarah Jackson, Refc
becca McCabe, Helen Perry, Mary
> Galloway, and Lula M&y Harman, of
i Columbia; Messrs. Henry Wienges,
I Phillip Fairy, St. Matthews; Jule
\ | Cooner, Curtis Cullum, J. B. Hartley,
- Edwin Rawl, Branch Whitten, Nick
jCooner, Zack Cook, J. B. Edwards
'and Wilbur Cook Batesburg; Ed. Rob .
erts, Bill Harth, J. J. Hope, B. Collins
jJames Hope, Archie Willis and Wise,
' of Columbia.
BAPTIST UNION MEETING
1 The unner Hivinirm r?f T.r?vinar_
I ton Baptist Association will hold its j
| Union meeting with the Lewiedale j
; Baptist church, Gilbert, on Satur4'- /
1 and Sunday of this week. Folio' mg
is the programme:
10 to 10:30, Saturday, Devotional
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[services.
10:30 to 11.?Organization and en:
rollment.
I 11 to 11:30.?The Object of the |
j Union Meeting, by Rev. H. B. Jones. !
I 11:30 to 12:30, Sermon by the Rev.
i H. B. Jones.
| 12:30 to 2:00, Recess.
2 to 2:30, "How to Stimulate the
Spiritual Life in the Church," by O; '
W. Crowder.
i 2:30 to 3, "The One Great Object
j of the Church," by S. R. Taylor.
3 to 3:30, The Relation of the Pastor
and Deacon to the Chucrh," by J. i
E. Pasco.
3:30, Short Talks on Church Effi-I
ciency.
Adjournment.
Sunday, 10 to 11, Sunday School, j
11 to 11:30, "The Relation of the:.
Sunday School to the Church, and
How f-n P cpare uu i Teach tke L-s-|'
son," by the Rev. Hasford B. Jones. I
11:30 to 12, "What is the Best^
Method of Training Our Churches in ^]
Giving for Missions?" by Henry West- j
moreland . n
12, The Missionary Sermon by Rev. j
J. H. Strickland.
1 to adjournment short talks on1
Missions. * j <
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The annual farmers rally at Centre; ;
School House, Saturday, August 4th, U
promises to be the biggest and best (
"vor held. The local promoters are \
rceiving encouragement on every r
^and and if good weather prevails the
indications are that there will be a ,
! ^
record-breaking crowd. i;
The exhibits of cattle and hogs, as c
usual, will be one of the chief attrac-!
tions and Mr. B. Harris, ex-president j.
of the State Farmers' Union, will be v
present and give to the best exhibitor e
* fine thoroughbred calf. je
Th following speakers will be pres- p
?nt and deliver addresses: F. H. Hy-'c
3tt, of Columbia; T. C. Sturkie, T. C. > c
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.amson ana o. .j. wmgara, 01 ijex-if(
ngton; B. Harris, of Pendleton, andj
Dol. E. J. Watson, commissioner ofi?j
i?rriculture of South Carolina. tI
A nicnic dinner will be served on j
he grounds, and the public is cordialy
invited to attend. |'a]
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:anning girls to meet lfr
at oak grove.!
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There will be a public meeting of i
lirls' Canning and Ladies' Home De-'^
lonstration Clubs of Leington county;
t Oak Grove School House, Tuesday,
uly 31.
The day will,be spent in canning,!-,
ickiing, presence, etc. We will al-jl
u m
3 have demonstrations in bread mak-'
f an
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There will be specialists from Win-!
irop College demonstrating at this;pe
leeting; and the public is invited to ^
ttend.
There will be a similar meeting at j
lack's School llouse on Wednesday, \ '
ugust 1. j G?
LEILA A. FULMER, vvl
Countv Demonstration .Air en t
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^VIULDROW'S POND CLAIMS
,j LIVES OF TWO YOUNG GIRLS
i
1 Mises Haynesworth of Sumter Drown
if While Bathing in Mill Pond.
Florence, July 25.?Misses Rita and
' Jessie Haynesworth, two young girls
from Sumter, daughters of Mrs. R. F.
Haynesworth, were drowned in Muldrow's
mill pond today. The tragei
.
fly occurred a little after 11 o'clock,
j Miss Evelyn Barnes came near losing
her l;fe, but was rescued by Matt McjCown.
Both bodies havt been recov|
-red. They were taken to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Barns, where
the coroner will hold an inquest.
The Misses Haynesworth were
cousins .>f L. T. Barnes, and were on
| a visit. M'ss Rita Hayneswi>rrn was
J"> jeurs old and Miss Jess*? iiaynes1
worth IS. This morning, with Miss
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I u-v-ijh i>i rues ana ivi?lt iv\c'own the
Ivcung ladies went out to the home of
Norton Me.'drow, also a cousin, to
sren.l the - by. They went down to the
mnl shortly after they arrived at
lh* house, to go in kttv'n*, ana nad
jbeen i.? lathing for an h' ur or more
Iw^en they inadvertently i.ir.?.ed irto
j water over their depth. Miss tfa'nes
|wa3 seen rvshing to their rescue, and ?'
jali three of the girls were swept oT
(thir f.ot into the swif:!y rushing waiter
of the mill race. Messrs Motown
1 and Muldrow were sitting on the bank
j opposite the spot where the srirls were
bathing and across the stream from
them and as soon as they sa wthat the
girls were in trouble they ran to their
rescue.
Mr. McCown jumped from the
bridge into the water and was successful
in saving Miss Barnes Morton Muldrow
having thrown him a fishing cane
which he grasped. Immediately he
jumped into the water again and
swam toward the other girls, who
were being borne down stream, but
they sank before he could catch them.
Mr. Muldrow states that he gave the
young ladies repeated warnings to
stay in the water near the bank, which
was about two feet deep. The channel
of the race shelves suddenly, and the
girls, forgtful of the danger^ fa their v
TTlirsnif n* nloocuro * f?
L icutuicu tuu IO.C
out. * - & in ;*.. ' ..
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The body of Miss Rita Hajmesworfch
was the first found. She had been in
the watef for over an hour, however,
and though everything was done, it
was impossible to resuscitate her. The
body of Miss Jessie Hayneworth was
found about 2:30 o'clock.
The girls had been spending a while
with Mrs. Barnes on West Palmetto
Street and had made many friends
here.
The bodies will be taken to Sumter
tonight for the funeral there tomorrow.
INTERESTING SPICY NEWS
FROM GROWING PELION.
Pelion, July 24.?Pelion and vicinity
was visited by a brisk storm on
Tuesday afternoon. Several stove
lues were blown down and trees were
aprooted. The residence owned by *
VIrs. Fort and occupied by Magistrate
). P. Spires, was struck by lightning.
/iu? oiigiiii uaiuagc vv ixa UUIlt; UU CliC
milding. Mr. and Mrs. Spires were
iot at hoYne at the time.
A large number of folks from here
ittended the funeral of Mrs. Catherne
Younginer at Florence cnur.ch on
Saturday .
A Sunday School has been organsed
at Holy Trinity Lutheran church,
;ith the following officers and teachrs:
J. D. Haltiwanger, superintendnt;
J. D. Shumpert, assistant; Arthur
'ort, secretary and treasurer; Bible
lass teacher, C. A. Shumpert; junior
lass teacher, Miss Rean Fort; teacher
3r the infant class, Mrs. L. H. Fort.
J. H. Laird and family visited reiaves
in Georgia last week, making the
ip in their Ford
Rev. Thos. H. Cupstid and daugh r
have been visiting relatives in and
round Pelion.
Miss Bertha Laird has returned
om a visit to friends near Woodford
Revival services will begin at the
?lion Methodist church on next Suniv,
and at the Baptist church the
st Sunday in August.
Mrs. J. C. Fort and family spent
jesday in Columbia.
Kenneth Kneece made a business *
ip to Columbia Saturday.
Misss Viola and Thelma Shumnert
d Percy Shumpert visited friends at
>nd Branch Sunday.
Miss Carrie Bell Schofield was in
'lion Saturday. She will teach in
e Wagoner school next year.
Vlisses Carrie Lorick and I.iiiie L di
are at. home from Svvnnv)
jero they hav?<b?en <pent} n;* .. :. \v
ys with v.Irs. A