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Mchula . SHARON DUKE CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Little Miss Sharon Duke, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Duke, celebrated her seventh birthday Saturday, afternoon Sept. 20 with a party on the lawn of her home. An afternoon of fun was enjoy ed by all. Each child received fav ors and candy. Games wrere played with Angela Taylor and David Guy Ray winning prizes. Following the games, ice cream and cake was served to the guests. Sharing the happy event with the honoree were Angela Taylor, Kay Barrett. Evelyn Estes, Donna Hays, Chris Martin, Julia Barwick, Debbie Jones. Don Foose Hardy and Kenneth Harris, Kent Parrish, Milton Parrish, Stanley Marks, T^amar Taylor, David Guy Ray and Glen Curie. Mrs. Wilson Ray, Mrs. Dixon Peaster, Mrs. Nick Shelton and Miss Loraine Norman attended the Fall District meeting of the Wes leyan Service Guild at the First Methodist Church at Greenwood Sunday, Sept. 27 at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. McCool of St. John’s Methodist Church at Greenwood presided at the meeting. Mrs. Bobby Moore of New Or leans arrived Monday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Baine and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Moore. Mrs. Gaston Grantham and daughter, Mrs. Ned Parrish,Jr. • CONTIUED attended to business in Jackson last Thursday. We are so sorry to hear that Chester Baker, a football player, sustained a broken leg while play ing with Moorhead recently. He will be confined to bed for several weeks, so a word of cheer would mean a lot to Chester I am sure. Miss Amy Warren of Inverness was a weekend visitor of her sister, Mrs. Billy Randle and family. The Tchula football team with their coaches went over to Louise Friday afternoon to watch the Louise-Isola game. Tchula will play Isola this Friday night which will be the homecoming game. Donald Brock and Jimmy John son; went to Jackson Saturday where Donald had to have some dental work done. Mrs. A. Branlow fell at her home Sunday and had to be taken to Greenwood hospital. Lastest reports are that she had no broken bones Mrs. Lou Ethel Taylor of Belzoni visited Mrs. P. P. Taylor Friday. Symphathy is extended to Mrs. R. P. Gillespie and family in the death of her father, Mr. Irby L. Clanton of Schlater who passed away after a len^hty illness. Mrs. C. C. Wade, Mrs. Grace Tutterow and Miss Man' Tahir were among those from Tchula who attended Mr. Clanton’s funer al in Greenwood last Thursday. Mrs. Lois Brady of Lexington spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Bennett. age gang killings in our larger cities but apparently we have come to accept killings on our highways as something that is going to hap pen anyway. “Until Mississippi people come to regard a traffic violator as a potential killer and unacceptable in our society, these needless kil lings will continue.” Commissioner Scarbrough said. The Mississippi Highway Patrol, he continued, is not going to see human life sacrificed from lack of traffic law enforcement. ‘.‘We need every citizen’s support in helping us to reach this goal of fewer traffic dealths. Mississippi can close out 1959 v/ith a reduced traffic death rate,” he added. It Pays To Advertise In The Herald Holmes County Home Demonstration Council Has Meeting The Holmes County Home Dem onstration Council met in the City Hall in Lexington at 2 p. m. on Friday Sept. 25, with 32 members representing the following clubs, present: Acona, Bethesda, Broz ville, Coxburg, Durant, Ebenezer, Emory, Goodman, Lexington Sen ior, Lexington Junior, Oregon, Pic kens, Richland, Thornton and West. The Acona Club was hostess to the council. Mrs. Andrew Smith, council president, was in charge. The meeting was opened by the group singing America. A devo tional, based on the Lord’s p*ayer, was given by Mrs. J. L. Braddock of the Acona Club. Minutes, were read and roll called by the secre tary, Mrs. Steve Neal. A financial report was also given. After other routine business was discussed, Mrs. Smith appointed the following committees for next year: Budget, Mrs. Steve Neal, chairman, Mrs. J. S. Bolling and Mrs. J. A. Hearn. Goals, Mrs. Steve Neal, chairman, Mrs. Wil liam Shrock and Mrs. Boswell Pea cock. Scoring, Mrs. W. D. Brock, chairman, Mrs. Leon Englemann and Mrs. Roscoe Johnson. Contest, Mrs. Grady Ellis, chairman, Mrs. H. L. Campbell. Scrapbook, Miss Marianna Kimbrough, chairman, Mrs. J. L. Braddock. Demonstra tion, Mrs. C. M. Tate, chairman, I Margin Of Traffic Accidents Is Reduced In Mississippi Commissioner of Public Safety Tom Scarbrough states that Miss issippi’s margin of increase in traf fic fatalities has been sharply re duced in recent weeks. On March 155, the state’s toll was 41 above the corresponding period’s toll the previous year. As of September 22, this margin of traffic death in crease has been reduced to only 6 ahead of last year. The Highway Patrol head attri butes this reduction to stepped up trafic law enforcement begun March 1, plus the all night opera tion of radar. However, he warned that unless the people give his de partment full cooperation, there will be approximately 200 persons killed on Mississippi streets and highways during the remainder of the year. “The Mississippi Highway Patrol is going to double its enforcement in an all out effort to prevent these 200 people form being killed. We are appalled by reports of teen Mrs. Marvin Cade and Mrs. Lewis Massey. Recommendations made at State Council for club program for 1960 were presented. Mrs. Clifton Hughes of the Acona Club led the recreational program with an interesting contest on towns in Mississippi. Hie highest score was made by Mrs. W. E. Moore of the Lexington Club. "I THE ALL-NEW TYPING SENSATION OF THE YEAR! 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