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Jeffords at the opening of the trial to secure a severance of the case and a separate trial for Jeffords was denied by Judge W. H. Townsend and the three men are being tried, as they were indicted, together. Mr. Arnette was slain at his filling station Tuesday a week ago. Practically the entire morning session was consumed in the empaneling of the jury and it was not until 12:57 o'clock that the first witness took the stand. Two witnesses were heard before the dinner recess and seven witnesses were sworn during the afternoon, the day being brought to a close with the testimony of Sheriff Heise cb to the confessions, alleged to have teen made to officers by the three men. It is chiefly upon these alleged confes sions -as retold by Sheriff Heise and to- be retold by Chief of Detectives S. S. Shorter, Detectives Jim Broom. Bob Broom and W. T. Kelly that the state is basing its case against the three men. Circumstantial evidence introduced yesterday and expected to be given to the jury today is calculated by the prosecution to reinforce and to corroborate the testimony of the alleged confessions, v Sheriff Heise took the stand at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon and for exactly an hour was occupied in the retelling of the story of the plot x against Arnette's life and of the slaying of Arnette, as confessed, he said, to hhn and other officers. Informed of the Anding of ..Mr. Arnette's body non mrkland avenue by six national guardsmen, Sheriff Heise said that he discovered on the front seat of theautomobile. Sheriff Heise said where it had apparently trickled down the upholstering from Mr. Arnette's head, beside the driver of the car. The location of the blood stains, the nature of the wounds on Arnette's head and the fact that the automobile had been sent down the embankment with so little force, Sheriff Heise testified, convinced him that Mr. Arnette's death was not due to accident and led him to the theory that the crime had been committed elsewhere and the body placed in the automobile and brought to the bridge and there abandoned in simulation of accident. The discovery of the fire at the Elmwood filling station somewhat later than, the sheriff said, convinced him that Mr. Arnette had been slain at the filling station, which was operated by Mr. Arnette and Frank M. Jeffords, one of the defendants. <9 Going to the filling station, Sheriff Heise said, he found Frank M. Jef/ i_ n.i! ^ ^ ' ' lorus, roiicemaii j. \j. I'arKer and a newspaperman there. Jeffords, the sheriff said, unlocked the door con. r.ecting the front room of the filling station with the repair shop and there in the repair shop, Mr. Heise said, he discovered several pools of blood and signs of a fire, which had been extinguished. The fire, the sheriff testified, had apparently been started almost directly over the blood pools. City police were then called in on the case and the sheriff, according to his own testimony, then went to 1529 Hampton street, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Thompson, Chief of Detectives Shorter, Detectives Bob Broom, Jim Broom and Kelly. Here, Mr. Heise said, he and other officer-, entered the room occupied by Ira Harrison, finding him apparently asleep with a bloody coat hanging on a nail over the bed. Harrison was awakened, Mr. Heise testified, was shown the coat and asked, "Whose coat is this?" Harrison, the sheriff testified admitted the ownership of the blood stained coat and told officers that he had "hung it up there." Harrison was then arrested, Mr. Heise said, and carnea oui 01 me nouse. Ulenn 'I'reece. who, it had been learned, according to the sheriff, was employed at the filling station as was Harrison, was then also arrested. No blood was found on his clothes, the sheriff testified.? The State. ' N W. P. Du^kette Rallies ' W. P. Duckette, who underwent an operation at Wallace Thomson hospital yesterday afternoon, has rallied from the operation and is doing as well as could be expected. His friends are interested in his condition and wish for him a complete recovery. # 1 Miss Lucile Hughes, of Gaffney, is the guest of Miss Sadie Bamado. K -, FLOOD WATERS 1 CAUSE DAMAGE Baton Rouge, La., May 17.?The state penitentiary farms at Angola, on | the east side of the Mississippi liver j are expected to be flooded as a result , of the break of the Bobs Bayou Lvoe, i a, large sugar refinery operated in the j danger zone. . . Hamburg, La., May 1G.?The break \ in the protection levee on the Bayou : De Glaises, near here, which occurred | early today, has widened to 300 feet , and backwater from the Bayou and fiii> RpiI rivnr Iq curopnin cr amii V* viro r/1 I I COOPER WILL RESIGN SATURDAY Governor Cooper will retire as the governor of South Carolina Saturday, more than a week earlier than the date first announced for his departure. The governor said yesterday that he would hand in his resignation to the secretary of state some time Saturday, the exact time to be decided after a conference with Lieutenant Governor Harvy later in the week. Mr. Harvey said last i J ht in a telephone conversation th it l.e would suggest noon Saturday a * ihe time for the change to be made if this would be agreeable to Governor Cooper. The chief executive said almost any time would suit him, and the noon hour therefore will likely be the time. Governor Cooper is retiring earlier in order that he may attend to some personal affairs before taking up his residence in Washington. He found that to continue in the governor's office until June 1 practically precluded any attention to personal affairs as the business of the office Is rather heavy at present. The governor plans to go to Washington Saturday night or Sunday and qualify as a member of the federal farm loan board Monday. He will remain in Washington several days and then return to Columbia to get his business in condition to make the change of residence to Washington. His commission is ready and waiting for him to take the oath of office whenever he desires. Wilson G. Harvey, lieutenant governor, who will become governor Saturday, will take the oath of office with simple ceremonies. He indicated last night that he would be sworn in at the governor's office in the presence of Governor Cooner. state offl cials and attaches, members of the supreme court who are here and intimate friends. The lieutenant governor will be sworn in by a member of the supreme court, in al likelihood. His family will be here for the ceremony. Complete Returns Necessary ..'null i.i.ki., "in, c Sjiii. figures will be necessary to determine the Republican nomination for governor in yesterday's primary. With nearly two-thirds of the state heard from Attorney General George E. Alter is leading Gifford Pinchot, former state forester, by 23,000. The last estimates, however, showed Pinchot leading G1 out of 07 counties in the state. Philadelphia, May 17.?Senator George Wharton Pepper, encumbent by governor's appointment, won by a substantial majority over Congressman at large, William J. Burke, for nomination of United States senator to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Boies Penrose, Sentaor Pepper's Democratic opponent in the November election will be Judge Samuel E. Shull. Russian Situation to Be Discussed Genoa, May 17.?Russia has accepted the proposals of the powers for a meeting at the Hague to discuss tre Russian situation, so it was announced this afternoon. Constance Talmdge To Be Divorced Los Angeles, May 17.?John J. Pialoglou, the Greek tobacco Importer, will not contest the divorce action of his wife, Constance Talmadge, the motion picture actress, so his counsel announced. Train Smashes Auto Southern train, No. 41, which passe? through Union at 6:25 o'clock p. m from Columbia, smashed into the Ford redan of City Mail Carrier J. F. MoBride at the Church street crossing. Mr. McBride stopped the car in time ntiAi/l ? 1 1 avuiu o cuiiifiiril' Mllu?IIU})f lit* Ulliv the front of the ear was struck by the train. It was pouring rain and the automobile was closed up. When the train hit the car it knocked it hack and turned it over on its side. Mr. McBrlde climbed out through the door that was up. The auto was battered, but not badly damaged. Mr. McBride suffered a slight bruise on one leg; when he was thrown against the streeting wheel. Miss lone Henderson has returned to her home in Buffalo, after an extended visit to relatives in North Carolina. Miss Sadie Barnado, who has been teaching at Gaffney the past session, has returned to her home here for the summer holidays. Miss Emma Lee Duckette, who was visiting relatives in Spartanburg, was . called home on account of the critical I illness of her father, W. P. Duckette^ " VVJ/...b UVV.V....U. w through the break into Louisiana's sugar cane belt in Averilles, Pointe ] Coupee, St. Landry, St. Martin and Iberville parishes, where it is feared untold damage will result. Water pouring through the break in the levee, which was built to prevent backwater from the Red river , flooding the Atchafalaya river basin, tonight was spreading through the southern portion of Averilles parish, reaching points which have so far been immune from the disastrous , floods in the northern portion of the parish and are pushing on towards the southern parishes, intensifying flood conditions in the Atchafalaya basin, much of which was already under water from the Ferriday crevasse. At least eight towns may be inundated as a result of the break here, the towns of Melville, Pauche Ville, Big Cane, Rosa, Palmetto, Odensburg, Elba and Krotz Springs being in the path of the escaping waters. Stages above all previous high records for the Atchafalaya river ba tween Simmesport and Melville were predicted by the weather bureau today, which caused intensive activity on the part of the government and levee officials to be renewed. In Pointe Coupee parish along the river more than 1,700 men began the task of raising the levees one foot for a stretph of 11 miles. Great.damage is expected to result front today's break in the back Teche country in Assumption, Iberia and St. Mary parishes, through unseasonable floods and deposits of salt in Special Mission to Discuss War Debt Paris, May 17.?France has informed the American war debt funding commission that she is prepared to send a special mission to the United States to confer regarding the pay ment of the French debt. Bridge Collapses; Many Are Drowned Marlin, Texas, May 17.?Parties searched the Brazos river today for the bodies of persons believed to have drowned in the collapse of the Marlin Belton bridge dropping about 30 men, women and children into the river. Two bodies have been recovered and the estimated number of dead is between 12 and 15. Ten wer-e rescued yesterday. Mayor Stallworth and Dr. W. II. Allen, a prominent physician, are among the missing. Prof. Madden Leaves Union Prof. Z. L. Madden of the Union High school, has been chosen principal of Fremont school in Spartanburg, according to the Spartanburg Journal. Prof. Madden has done earnest, constructive work in Union and much re gret is expressed that he has decided to cast his lot elsewhere. Bobo-Williams Cards reading as follows were issued yesterday: "Mr. and Mr.?. Minter William Bobo request the honor of your presence at the marriage .)f their daughter, Helen Minter, to Karl Avery Williams, on Thursday evening, June 1, at 8:30 o'clock, at the First Baptist church, Spartanburg, S. G. Reception immediately after the ceremony, 188 Pine street."?Spartanburg Journal. Miss Bobo formerly lived in Union and her friends here are interested in the announcement of her approaching marriage. Dr. Gee to Speak at Padgett's Creek Dr. Wilson Gee, head of the department or Rural Sociology and Agricultural Economics, University of South Carolina, will address the men's Baraca class at Padgett's Creek church 10 o'clock Sunday morning, May 21st. He will also speak from the pulpit at 11 o'clock. The public is cordially mviteu 10 aiiena. Dr. Cee is a Union county hoy and has attained considerable prominence as an educator in this and other states. His remarks will be well worth hearltir Ben Bishop, who has been in Texas for six months or more, returned to his home at Jonesville last week. f John S. Wilbanks|,fc gifllant Con federate veteran an? I ior tiro ; years ^ ti scout for Gen. R.' E. J^ee, died at it .he Confederate in irgiary Monday } night after a short Hjbiess. He waf "J in his HSth year. ttie.-Sody will W *( ;ent today to Enor^e f?t- interment. 1 John S. Wilbanks Wfts oon^in Laurens county March lj>, 1836, and was t a son of John Wilbanks, a Vii'giiuan i by birth, and Jane layton Wilbanks ] jf Spartanburg county. He entered i the Confederate service May1 28, ! 'SGI. with Company :K, Third regi- j ir.ent, SouthCa rolina infantry, Bon- < ham's brigade. He served four years and was wounded opce. For about < two years he was a scout for General 1 I.ee and was captured at Gettysburg, j later making his escape; he was | said to have been oftejj within the < enen.y's lines. ] Mr. Wilbanks was never married. < lie led a useful being an expert millwright and was said to haver! contributed fronf his means to the education of nephews and nieces. He i was a devout Christian and wa3 ( greatly loved by hi^ comrades at the j Confederate home and by others who \ knew him. Mr. Wilbanks wqp a Ma- i son and waB a paid: toaster' of the lodge at Cross Anchor. ^he an- ] nouncement of hia,. death will bring | sorrow to those w$|o have heard him i relate incidents of the Confederate war. * Captain S tie War*, superintendent , of the Confederate home, said last , night that one of$the last remarks , made by Mr. Wilbanks was that -he was ready to go. will be sorely missed by his coqft*ades and others < who had visited J^m- at the home, where he had beeft'tfying for about ; 11 years. 'jwi Fur man Univerat|k Commencement The comme ncettfnt exercises at Furman University HwiH begin Stinday, May 21, when PrS^R, N, Daniel addresses the joint mwttg of the.Y. M. C. A. of ^rmfflSMy. w. C. A. of th^^^envflle'^h'apte^^f the ^X^A. T? and U. D. C. and an address by Dr. Samuel Chiles Mitchell of Richmond, Va. Wednesday?Baccalaureate sermon by Dr. Wm. S. Abernethy of Washington, D. C. Class day exercises, aiumni meeting and the annual banquet of alumni association. Thursday?Commenceday day, academic procession. Commencement exercises. Invitations have been received in the city to the exercises and two Union county boys are among the graduates, Charles D. Garner and Howard Reaves. Piano Recital As announced in The Times yesterday, pupils out of the city schools piano department will be heard in their final recital Thursday evening at 8:15 o'clock in the high school auditorium. This group belongs to Miss Nell Curlee's class. She is offering a meda* for highest grades and general musical efficiency. It will be awarded at this time. The public is invited. Flower Rogues The Times has repeatedly said some mean, hateful things about flower rogues and is going to say some more of the same kind of things. Not only do these rogues rob the vases placed on the graves of loved ones, but they dig' up the flowers growing in the square; they open the fates to a nersnn's vard and walk in and pull the choicest flowers and take anything that pleases them, they take ferns and potted plants from porches and even carry the flower stands away. A lady in this city who has suffered at the hands of these thieves, has put a steel trap in a nest of beautiful flowers and somebody will get caught and it is devoutly hoped it will be the right one. It is very disheartening to plant flowers, work them and then have a thief steal in and pick the beautiful blossoms. Expression Recital Tonight Mra Pho vl An U PAtinto nvaoonlti n mio, viiaucn MJ, vyvuiiM) a number of expression pupils this evening at the auditorium of the high school and the public is cordially invited to attend. The program is varied enough to suit everyone and an enjoyable evening is promised. Ready for Applications The Union National Farm Loan association is now ready to receive applications for loans. The secretary and treasurer of this association is R. Lee Kelly. The state Democratic convention will get under way promptly at noon ;oday when Gen. Wilie Jones, chair- . sum of the executive committee, calls ifce convention to order in the hall of (he house of representatives, State Souse. * Delegates, from all sections of the >tate began-to arrive early last night ind late in the the night, the hotel obbies were crowded with representatives the different counties. Sprinkled %$bout in the crowds were i few women delegates. Some 50 >dd delegates are women. When the convention is called to >rder a temporary Organization will >e set up and then a permanent organization. Considerable work was t>eing done last night in behalf of iifferent nien who are likely to be nominated for. permanent chairman )f the convention. ?,T* Frank Vvatkins of Anderson, tohn C. Sheppard of Edgefield, J. B. Atkinson of Spartanburg, speaker of the hou3e, and T. G. McLeod of Bishspville were being prominently men tioned for permanent chairman and will be placed in nomination, it was understood Inst night. i During the preliminary skirmishes IjiRt. nicht tilk nf a "slnte" w?n heard, i t>ut only limited interest seemed to be I manifested in preparing a ticket for < the convention today. Among the 1 early arrivals for the meeting were I several prospective candidates for < governor, including John Gary Evans ] of Spartanburg and E. T. Hughes of i Marion. Andrew J. Bfthea and John i E. Swearingen of .Cpjfeirftrtd, who are I avowed candidates, were mingling I syith the convention delegates. Meetings of friends of the different candi- ; dates were being discussed and the i indications are that today will be a ' live "political day" in Columbia. The convention will have 340 votes < and more delegates than this number as in one or two counties the delegates were given a half vote each in order to'double ,the number to attend the convention from these counties. Soon after the permanent* organl"zation is perfected committees on rules and regulations will be named nnd "they" wm gefthiwn' to WPikrm all resolutions or amendments to be I offered to the present rules. Several amendments are expected to be offered. Spartan Academy Commencement Friday The Spartan Academy, located at| Groce, S. C., will hold its commencement exercises en Friday, May 10. The Times acknowledges an invitation to' be present. The Citadel The Citadel, in Charleston, is preparing to leave its old buildings this summer, and to open up next fall at the new quarters which have been in process of construction for the past j three years. .An advertisement of a vacant scholarship for this county appears in this issue. Here is an op-; portunity for some deserving highi school boy which should not be neglected. A competitive examination will b,> held on July 14th to fill the: vacancy, and those interested should communicate as early as possible with the Citadel for information. Graduates of High School The graduating class of the Union High school is one of the largest that tVtf* Vi n Q conf mifr 1Q and one boy. The list includes Misses Nell Pollard, Clarice Charles, Muriel Shaver, Marie Reaves, ranees McDow, Estelle Webber, Louise Duke, Annie Mae Huphes, Marie Milling, Coline Lawson, Gladys Tropdon, Gladys Harris, Theopa Norman, Leonora Arthur. Emma Smith, Elizabeth Matheson, Lillie Horn, Zena Gilliam, Annie Mae Alford and David Coleman. The elosinp exercises will be held Friday, May 2fith, at the auditorium; the address to be delivered by Dr. E. A. Fuller of Greenwood. Piano Recital by Mrs. Kemper Morgan s Pupils The piano pupils of Mrs. Kemper Morgan will give their annual recital at the high school auditorium Friday evening, May 19th, at 8:30 o'clock. The instructor and pupils cordially invite the public to attend this recital. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET Open Close January 20.19 19.94 March 20.15 19.70 May 21.01 21.33 July 20.30 20.37 October 20.25 20.20 December 20.33 20.08 N. Y. Spots 21.60 Local market 20.00 * CHICAGO FIRE ji LAID TO LABOR Chicago, May ,16.?Open defiance >f the efforts of police to cheek an < mtbreak of lalbor warfare which has < errorized the city for two months, l vas seen tonight in a spectacular 1 ire which partially destroyed a 70 ipartment building under construe- 1 ion at 7711 Sheridan road in the \eart of a 'wealthy residential dis- 1 ;rict. Starting at several points on the irst floor the flames spread rapidly hrough the $500,000 structure and 1 iractically all fire fighting appardths 1 n the norther section of the city ' Aras called before it was brought un- ' ler control with half the building in < *uins. ' Workmen on the structure were employed under the I^andis wage iward and police declared that the ? he was but another step in a cam- < jaign of terrorism directed against .he award which was made by for- i ner Judge Landis sitting as media;or in a wage dispute between the ' )uilding trades workers and contrac ;ors. The award was accepted by the :ontractors but has been actively op- ' aosed by several of the unions which < .vere dissatisfied with its terms. The fire followed several days of t luiet during which the police have been checking up much evidence seized last week in raids on union headquarters, the arrest of more :han 160 labor leaders and the inlictment of eight including Fred i Mader, president of the building trades caiincil, in connection with the slaying'tyf two patrolmen by four oombers'who escaped in an automobile. ^ i Letters were received last week by assistant state's attorneys warning them that if "Big" Tim Murphy and "Con" Shea were not released fires would be started in buildings under construction. The letters set the time limit for the release as last Saturday. Investigation of the fire showed that it had been started simultaneously in several places and had been preceded by the explosion of a bomb. Two women in an adjoining apartment building told police they were Trained by a man shortly before the fire was discovered that the next building would soon be in flames a: d that they should flee. "Get out. This building is going to burn. You'll hear an explosion in a minute. To h? with the I*and-s award," the man shouted to Mr Mary Corbett after calling her to th? door of her apartment. He then hurried to the apartment of Mrs. Frances Choate, wife of an official of Sears-Roebuck & Co., an 1 repeated his warning. Mrs. Choate was bewildered by his words and ask ed him to repeat them. In answer he attr ;,ieo 'o pick her and then fled. Squad. pat.olmen armed with rifles were rushed to the buildin* and a search begun for tin* man. The loss to the structure was place I at $200,000. Methodist Conference Resumes Balloting Hot Spring. May 17.? The confluence of the Methodist Kpiseoj ( hurch, South, resu.nod the ballot in in an effort to name tin- last of th hve new bishops. The con.sec rati n the new bishops will take place Sun day. To Investigate Valentino's Divorce Los Angeles, May 17.?Jean Aekei. a film actress, front whom Ihulolpt Valentino, film actor, obtained an iti terlocutory decree t.f divorce :t fe\ months ago, under instruction to re port lo the district attorney's oflice t? tell what she knows of the court act ot which gave Valentin) the decree, ho left him technically her husband for : year. Investigators were assigned t< learn whether Valentino committer. bigamy, according to California law* when he married Winifred Hudnul dancer and film art director, in Mexio last Sunday. Formulating Constructive PNtform Denver, Col., May 16.?Representative leaders of the western mining industry will hold an important con fercnce here .June 20th and 21st under the auspices of the American Mining Congress, to consider the problems confronting the industry and to formulate a constructive platform which will have the united support of the western mining states. A conference committee consisting of representatives of each of the western mining states issued the call for the conference. National Blue Sky legislation, safeguarding the gold standard and ' Federal and State taxation are among j the foremost subjects to come before the conference. BAPTISTS MEET"" IN JACKSONVILLE Jacksonville, May 17.?Jacksonville today became the chief Baptist city of the nation as thousand.- of messengers and visitors of the Southern Baptist convention arrived from 18 states for the opening s^ss.on of the sixtysixth annua) meeting. Dr. E. Y. Mullins of Louisville was reelected president. Jacksonville,-Fla., May 16 (By the Associated Press).?Oflicers of two of the subsidiary organizations of the Southern Baptist convention tjpfcre elected late today as inessengeW^ arriving from throughout the South completed final plans for the opening of the general session tomorrow. The Sunday school and Baptist Young People's Union field workers' i CQnri ntirfn -1 T* \frtnolt? #%/ Shreveport, president; Fred McCauley, Oklahoma City vice president, and H. L. Batts, Atlanta, secretary. Each is secretary for the association in his own state. S. E. Ewing, St. Louis was elected president of the City Mission Secretaries' organization, and Marcus Jones, Norfolk, was named secretary. General officers for the convention are to he elected tomorrow morning with messengers predicting that I)r. E. Y. Mullins, Louisville, who is just completing his first term as president, would be re-elected. Organization work, the elections and formal welcome addresses will take up the first session. The next convention city will be chosen later in th?~week. New Orleans and Kansas City were making the most spirited bids today. More than 1,000 messengers to the convention had registered tonight in addition to several hundred visitors and between 4.000 and 5,000 messengers are expected to be enrolled before the concluding session next Mon day. Growth of the convention was indicated by the announcement today by Dr. I. J. Vannes of Nashville, general secretary of the Sunday school school board, that 2,000,000 persons are now connected with the conven tion's Sunday school in 18 states and that there are 10,000 Baptist >-Young - - > People's Unions with a total membership of 1147,000. The Women's Missionary Union will hold its meeting tomorrow night. Important Meetings Three very important meetings were held last Friday and Saturday :it D?ion, Kelton and C'oleraine respectiv - iv. .viins r,uia 1?. .\iKinMMi. Man* p?.utry specialist, Winthrop re* r.i splendid talks in tie eaie ??f ! ?! v chicks and in a mast forceful r.innn outlined the plans for ornahi/.ia; community poultry associations and emphasized the importance ef -n -h . 1 ionizations. Miss Atkinson h is done some very fine work in poultry since takinc up he work in South Carolina a.-i : ai ember. She has progress e pouiiry associations in ? iht e.-un" . - . hopes to have eiirl.t more !i- 1 a; >y the end of this year. Union c ' fortunate in he n?. numhen ? ; an >. these eijrht. Miss Atkin.-on is i. > stran ion county, she with the h? j county ajrent ha- done a ei< a preliminary woik preparatory m /.inn community poultry : - tions. The poultry wavk atu< '.i hoy- ; ltd ffil Is, well as aiim'a: a ! women, is very pronii.- im. They a.? the proud possi ssoi's of anoa i.t'OO pure bred birds. Not one m i., her has a mongrel fowl and hereh.f re the scrub chicken lias been in tin- i jority. much interest was manifested a' these poultry meetings and associa tions wi ve organized at Union anil Coleraint'. The folowing officers were elected at Union: Mr. E. .1. Wilson president; Mr. Wardlaw ferrln, sect ? tary-trcasuror, with 12 charier numbers. At C\ eraine Mr. W 1. Smith was elected president, Mr. .1. M. Harrison, vice president and Mr. Irvine Sumner, secretary-treasurer, with 10 charter members. Coleraine the people have already begun their poultry project for 1923. They have adopted the barred rock chicken, Thompson strain, which is one of the very best on the market. They have done sonic pood work and will have some fine chickens to show for it this fall. The people at Kelton were considerably interested in the project and showed a willingness to organize but the organization was not perfected, however plans are being made to cad (i mci'iiuK in in* iiuuii' i*ii vii*purpose of organizing. The county ugent was pleased with the interest shown by the poultry raisers in Union. They have some good (hickens and she hopes to be able to use their organization as a nucleus through which to work these poultry projects in the county. A once famous bar in Chigao is now a library with books for theatrical folk and downtown night workers and pleasure seekers. ? - 4