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auLY lg, 194i. O anti Mrs. Shirley ,l~by havc'ley farm, south of town, took 'a tak in answer to tile above ques from a week's vacation 'charg'e as station agent on Mon- tion She especially stressed the at a beach, near S,partans-day. [imporlam'e of ,l-It Club work for South Carolina. I . Miss AlicdCahlwell,formerly the south. e,i I } ", "' a guest of Miss Winifred i terestmg story, "The Perfect ttos- last week, Mr. anti Mrs. J l s :Lancaster, of Richmond, Va.; :Browse, South Church St. i tess". t "What are the opportunities and Mrs. Curtis Houck, of~, Dr. Merrill R. Fox, w,ho, with{ Md.; Mr. and Mrs !Mrs. Fox aal(l their two chihh en, other than farming?" was the Alward and son, Gene, Mr'.spent the week-end in the county, question answered by Mrs. J H. Shipman. and Miss Audry has been transferred from the {Frank Gardner She also pointed '[raining for ,gokcidlows to Picnic National Deiense On Friday, July 25|h .lames J. McEntee, l)ireetor (,f Amunmcemem va~ mmte t h i s the Civilian Conservation Corps, woeI,: lhal the Yokefel!/~ws .l'~ibh, today, announced thai a recent sur- ('hiss of the Preshyterian (:hureh vey disclosed that on ,tune I all- will hold at picnic at the ('ommun- /roximately 3,595 youuR~ men an;i ity Center (m Friday, July 25th. Mrs. Mary Lo v~e Campbell, and little (taul;hier, of W:tynesboro, Va at'e vb itil*g her /ran(hi}other, Mrs. Nelson Snyder Mr. Vincent Nuekles, who has heeu employed in Norfolk, Va for sexerat months ,is vi:siting his par- enls, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Nuekles. I Mrs. 15;bert Heatwohl and son war veterans enrolled in West i The cummitlcc on arranvcm(mts ~1 Mariou, o~" llage:stown, Md spent Virginia CCC eaml)s were receiv- is l)~'vl)arin/ air illlcreslin~' pro-i ,'4unday with her si.ster, M',s. lkm ing training rehtted directly m' in-!/ram f.r ihe .cc:~h*n, aml the iThmnas. directly to national dei en::e. Ine~l -f the church as wC1 as all] Miss (]ladys (;raves and Mr. He stated that all junior en- inemb('rs of the ~lass arc cordhdly i l;eHlard ,Vnyder, of I~althnot'e, Md rolles receive job iraining' and l):t- i)lvited to aiiel)d. I Sl)(mt Null(lay wilh her l)arents, Mr. i sic ('(.~(; ~rainina' which is of th(' ! Th(' h(,ur has I),cn :tnnouw ed It and Mrs. Clift,n G ayes. grealesl value to them whether foc 5 .'ch)ek iI~ tiw evenhl;,' Mr. and MIs. (:harles Walker and they are called lo duty ureter lh' Selective Se|vice law or obtain jobs in nation:fl defense induslries. The job lraining includes truck " ) Sunday Sch0tl Meeting of Washington, D. C,"Norfolk naval base where he hast ut that the tintes in which we arc Mr. Ernest Phillips, of Ran- !t.been in service for the past year, living are a real challenge not only A meelil~R" of the Vorl~ers l to a naval M&oilc ttospital now to the youth but to the parents driving', traetor operation, su 'vev- Coul c l of the Methnlist Sun(l:~y and leaders as well. ME, s. Gardner ing, drafting', etc. Seho~Hxxill be hcht ill thv St mtay }Its. W C. P. Perry entertained ibeing formed, the locatio:n of it read an article, "Youthful Go Get- Of the 3.595 men enrolled in the Sclu,Cro(.nl, 'l:m,sday ui;rhl, ,luly ;her home, near town, Thursday ~ not having yet been announced. ters", proving that the youth are 2 West Virg'inia camps in Max't' ") :It l 0 o'ch ok. All teachers, in honor of Mrs Ed- --. o--~-~ resourceful and c:tltsucceed in tVI8 X;(l(~'~ td{ma:. spt(ltl.',: ~ lit, ol~,llic, :S a ~. x~ '~e:':< : 'e t '/cntly Phillips, Mrs A. D. Amoroso Young Democratic Party many lines of work. ,tefense vocatienal lrd ina 'ours-t,equesi 'd t, he l,'e.t ,t Mrs. Logan Shutt. - Mrs. Bruce Furr says that the es in e.amp or in nearby tradeI 0 " " J. William Walhtce and Arrangements are under way years mined ately ahead nlay de- schools in eooperati(m with state1 Ss Walton Shanldin, of Char-for a men~bershil)party to be hehl mand youLh of strong, moral tibet vocatmnal tramm/ author, tws. I SHLNANIIOAH Va spent the past by the Young Dhmocratic Club of and they l)robably will co|ne froml "All enrollees in the West Vir-] ill i,i lOU . . . IP It, J. %,2 .It J with Miss Julia G. Shirley, Jefferson County the latter part well disciplined hom(~s. "What can g'inia eamps are reee~vlnv' lrammg! of marked value in national de-~ Grove of July. Similar parties have been we do to het.p au(l what is our M '. and Mr:. I:anks Suydcr and Bonnie Boll, editor of Lhe given the past two summers and duty to out" Cot ~try?" Mrs. Furr fens('," Mr. MeEnt('e said. "Th):clilile d:m; iwr, a.( visiting her pa!'. Oak, Iowa, Sun, who had been have always proved to bc very suc- answered the above by telling" faking the w)cational courses also) cnt:, 51r .a~d Mr::. (;wym iu (!hris as a delegate, the bien- cessful, .both from a social view those present, "To Gather Up the receive trainin.a" while wm'kin~' on iial~shur?;, Va. convention of the Altrusa In-~point and in increasing the mere- Fragments That Nothing Be the regular CC,C projects. All ofM '. and M<~. (;. A. Nprink e and S " in Roanoke, Va came bership of the Club. Lo.t iihem like.wise lake a required first- Misslqx(hh Hhi~h,y,f Itarrisl)urg, Town Sunday afternoon! Time and place of this partyI The meeting was brought to a uid progrant and junior enrollees I'a and Miss lhqly M gtha, (,f meet her daughter, Mrs. How-~will be announced later in the close hy singin~ W. Va. Itills. l)e-{take daily setting' till exercises |~) (;harles To n, '~cr(! ei,k-('nd Rissle.r, who, with her hus- ! week, and all interested in the wet- l'icious refreshmenls were served t improve their poslure and to guests ,*!" Mr. and Mrs. W. W Kelly. was visiting here from i fare of the local Young I)emo- ladelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Riss-tleratic Club are asked o watch fOE' with Mrs. Boll left on Monday[this announcentent and attend the Washington for a day of sight- I party. enroute to Philadelphia. o- and Mrs. I. H. Russell, Mildred street, have been on this week, visiti,ng in dvania Co Va Colonial and Richmond, Va. and Mrs. Edward Lee Pine, former on a vacation from the of Gharles Town, are visiting ~. Pi'.ne's aunt, Mrs. Mary Smy- in Miami, Florida. M. Smith, son of Mr. Mrs. John A. Smith, will re- an expense-paid trip to Wash and Atlantic City, N. J as in a su~bscription contest ted by a metropolitan news~a- company. He will leave home The Watson Reunion The sudden death of ttarry N. Watson on Sunday at the Com- ntunity Center, where a reunion of the Watson clan was to have been held, shocked the gathering gricv- ot~sly, so tha~ many left before the festivities were over. by Mrs. Locke aud Mrs. Edwards. I strengthen musch's that are not o ideveloped in the course of ord'i- !oary work. NEWS OF OTHER YEARS ! "Th have all h,arned s.nl ,thia , labour living" in military eamp sur- 'TWENTY YEAIIS AGO, JULY23 roundings, such as lirst aid, safe- Died- In the Charles Town llos-i ty~ sanitation, personal hygiene, pital, Miss Mary E. Brotherton, of idisciplitm, regular hours, and daily the county, aged 54 years; in a ~eontact with men of widely wtried Martin~burg I[ospital, Lydia Lee ' temperaments Watsm~, daughter of Mrs. Bessie! "The specific objective of the Molcr Watson, of Uvilla, aged 12 'CCC training phtn is to buiht years. { stromz, hea.!thy bodies, to train The body of Private John D. men to work, live and play to. Cockrell, a Charles Town sohlier gether, to teach good work habits, At a business meeting in the af- ternoon officers of the Reunion who died in the influenza cpidem- to help enrollees to discover his Association were elected as fol-~ ic in 1!t18 in France, was brought particular occupational talent~. to Washington for interment in lanttto teac~ young men to hecome [lows: President, Bates Watson, of ~. Middleway; Vice-presidewt, Cccil i Arlington Cemetery. ! respo ~s ble citizens. "Many of the vocational cours,s l Watson, L e e t o w n; Secretary-. FORTY YI{ARS AGO, JULY 23 i Treasurer, Mrs. Roger E. Wa;tson, Samuel R. Licklider, who fornt- tof Martinslburg. The reunion next ! erly conducted a store at Kear- go to Washington and i year wi'll be held at the same ney,sville, died at his home in Mar- City Wednesday. Re- iplace- tiilsburg. ing to Washi~ngton thenextI o The Rev. Dr. S. K. Cox was ap- he will spend the night therei Two rims Astray - nted hy l: .hop to s.c- i come home on Friday. I ceed the late Rev. I1. it. Ken.nedy E. L. Weaver and, Saturday last, Charles Town of= as pastor of the Charles Town Ernestine Whir- I ricers received a telegram from Methodist Church. k, of Staunto.% Va are visit-i officers of Tiffin, Ohio, informing . Mrs. Weaver's uncle, Mr. M. i them that two girls had escaped SIXTY YEAIIS AGO, JUI,Y 23 and family, near Kear- i from a reformatory in that city, i)itd--ai lhc home of his hroth-':maintenance and repair'. this week. ' and at the same tiatc advised them er, Col. Francis Yate~, m:ar Char-Ictud('~ automotive asseuvl)ly ant Sergeant Harry S. Riddle-i that they could be found in Ran- lest,)wn, Wesl lh'ooke l{ooker, for-(tisassembly, molor repair, i~vni- will arrive from Panama ' son, telling the name of the ram- merly of Vashin~a't, ~, D. C.; near :lion. fuel systems, body and ehas- 19th, and will probably be [ ily where the girls were in hiding Unionville, this county, Jesse Sna- sis repair, use and care of tools, in N e w Orleaa~s, La. I Officers had no trou~ble in finding; id~,' ' ' aged .'15 vears. i operation of lathes and drills, bat- has been in headquarters.ofithe fugitives, and having themt tery work, and slore-room opera- Carrib~bean Air Force, Al~rook ! alaeed in jail. Sunday morning an SEVENTY YEARS AGO, July 23 tion. Canal Zone, for three years. Padgett, nephew of Dan of Richmond, Va is vis- a( the home of Mr. and Mrs. Yowell, South Mildred street, week. he South Mountain Creamery a receiving station or( East Street, opposite the Jeffer- Co receives cream on and Saturdays, from m. to 5 p. m. on the former, 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. on the d~y. John Vickers, of Blake- FOR officer arrived from Tiffin and es- corted the girls, each about 17 years of age, back to the institu- tion. 0 More Relics in Museum The battlefield ntuseum in the National Cemetery at Sharpsburg has had a number of Civil War now exl)anded as part of the na- tional (lefet~se trai'ning' program have been given for years in the CGC, either on the work proje('ls or in after-work classes. This training continues to be carried [ Thv Ct'.C central motor Ye,):ur I shop at Elkins has 22 enrollees as- signed. They work with skilled me- l eh'ulies, receiving praciiea/ exper- ~icnee in all types of aulmnotive This in- Married-=at Black IIawk, Colo- Enrollees in 16 of the 22 West rado, bY l,he Rev. W. E. IIamilton, Virginia camps are studying na- Wil!iam R. Backus to Miss Be(tie (tonal defense w)eational subjecls. A. Chaplain, formerly of this coun-"Fhe subjects include auio mechan- ty; in Flushing, Long Island, John ics, metalwork, etectrictiy and F. B. Mitchell to Miss Mary Bed- iwoodworldng. " infer, daughter of the late Henryi ------O------ Bedinger. HeIiebower---Cummings Died-Mrs. Camilla Wiltshire,', widow of John C. Wiltshire, (if this i Mr. James CumnlinKs of Mahan, relics added to the collection in county; near Middleway, Mrs. W. Va,alHlounees the l~tarria~'e Of the past few weeks. Among them Elizabeth Young, wife of Thomas his daughter Elsie Mac, to Mr. I1. two paintings, one showing the Young, in her 62nd year; in Mid- Garhtnd tIefle.bo~er, Jr son of old Lutheran Church and ceme- dleway, Ferdinand ttayslett, aged Mr. and Mrs. II Garland llefle- tery in Sharpshurg, as they ap-60. . ~,bower of Rippon, W. Va. They roared in war times; the other,I Charles II. ~vmCur(tv (lmu suu-i " . i were marmed in C.a.t](tt~,burI ' l%y Showing the charge at Burnsideslde.nly at. theCarterllouse m Cnar-:Thursday, July 10, 10,11. 'Ibridge during the battle; one sa- lestown. IIe wa~s 49 years of axe. : Miss Cummings has been very ber, 2 swords, cartridge box, a l Col. Olivet' R. Funston (lied at~aetive in 4-II work anil attended small surgical case, and a canvas his home, "IIighlands", Clarke W. Va. University, where she spec- i lcovered canteen. ~County, aged 60. l ialized in Itome Economics. [ --0 ] The averaa'e assessed wdue ()f* Middleway Farm Womeni' la,d Jefferso, C.unty was *a:.-' Mr ef ebower rece ,'ed r "5 S. degree in Ag-ricultui'e *It West 23 per acre; in Berkeley $18 IVa. Ur vers ty in June, this year. ,i ' ' The Middleway District FarragO. I Smoothi Wheat Yields WeI o Women's Club met on. Tuesday l|iF ternoon, July'8th, at t!he home of l,arm Bureau. . (iroups Mrs J. S. Locke, Lee(own, with I C unplet, ing his wheat threshing TO P,cmc August 15th Mrs. Millard Edwards as assistant on Monday afternoon on the Burr hostess. I farm near t3ardane, Lu.ther Rod-i The llon. Clifford '1~ wnse ill The devotional program was in[gets announced a yieh/ of 1693 past Governor of the State of In- charge of Mrs. J. Frank Gardner. lbushcls from 58% acres.The diana a,t(t now Director of the Of- Scr,pture rea(hng by Mr.~ ~rank wheat was the smooth variety, the flee of Agricultural Defense Re- Watson P~fter repeating The farm women's creed, all joined in sing- ing "America". Reports of the comlnittees came next Mrs. Millard Edwards read an interesting article on 'Health' Mrs. Wm. Harris had a reading on '"The Formation of Our State". Mrs. Lee Barron displayed a love- ly crocheted table cover. Mrs. J. Frank Gardner reported fru{t and cards sent to the sick. t This was followed :by a brief busi- ness session. It was voted to send two d~legates to the Farm Wont- . en)s camp at Jackson's Mill', Mrs. J. W. Strider and Mrs. W. L. Bar- ron being el::,cted. The lesson for the afternoon, "What's Ahead for Rural Youth?" came nex~ with Mrs. Bruce Furr as leader. Mrs. Win. Harris gave~ only variety that can be sown with lations, has accepted an invitation safely on this ra,'m because of to address the annual Jefferson its fertility. The s,traw from obher County I,'arln Bureau-F:trm Won> wtrieties fall before harvest time. en's Bureau picnic Friday, A gUS~' 0 i15th at the .Community Cemer. IN MEMORIAM I For many years fornter (;over- 'nor Town.'~end has been ve~y active In loving remembrance of our and interested in the Indiana and dear mother, Mrs. F a n n i e C. ~ the American Farm Bureau Brown, who departed this life one[ The program committee feels year ago today, July 12, t940. Gone but not forgotten, Iter vacant chair can never be filh, d a~'ain, Sleep, dear ntother, at. rest, You are th(mght of all the time, You did your best for us all. Ilope to meet you, God l~nows :besl By her daughter, Lula S. Engle, R. 2, Rockville, Md. July 18-1tpd. !that it has been very fortunate in securing Governor Townsend. The committee is composed of: *~C. Wilson Moler, R. I'. MeGarry, Bath's Watson, Mrs. J. W. Ilill, !Mrs. J M. Garrott, and Mrs. llol- mes WhKe. O Mr. and Mrs. Linden Bush and Mrs. John A. Smith spent Sunday in Washington, where they visited relatives. TRAVEL BARGAINS Low Round-Trip Fares I,EAVI'; S,VI'iRI)AY. ,liiLY 26 $4.25 NEW YORK Newark, I,;llzahclh. I'htinliehl Lv. Mariinsbur~.~ 9.50 p. nl. i,v. I|arpcrs Ferry 10.19 I)- In. $3,50 PHILADELPHIA Lv. Marlinshur~ 9.50 p. m. en ahove (la|e. Relurning Sunday nighi. A Full 1lay For Sighiseeing Thousands of Allraclion~ (hmsalt ]meal 'l'icket Agent l"or l)elails BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD Assortment Of SUITS, SEPARATE TROUSERS AND SLACKS Shirts, Underwear, Shirts and Shorts Union Suits Caps and Shoes A Real Buy in KHAKI PANTS l)ifferent Colors $1.35 Standard Brands y Priced By C. ARSTELLER One-Priced Clothier Since 1905 Town, W. Va. daughter, J,) Ann, spent tim week- cud with her aunt and uncle, Mr. am/ Mrs. Norman, in I,t/ray, Va. Mrs. Clara Br(,wn, who became "HOOK, LIN[ AND S/NK[R" If you injure someone while engaged in any sport you may be involved in a costly claim for damages. See us about SPORTS LIABILITY IN- SURANCE issued by The :Etna Casualty and Surety Company of Hart- ford, Conn. Grove & REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Phone 247-F. Charles Town, W. Va. seriou.sly ill Friday, was removed by ambulance to the King's l)augh- ters' lfospital, Ma:~insburg. ther, Mrs. S, G. l)arr. Miss Mihtred RisMev is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John l{i.'.-;.;der at Kabletown. I 1 I I This unique plan not only provides the maximum of insurance protection at the minimum cash outlay but also dis tributes the proceeds so as to give your family the greatest benefit. In the event of your death--- $1,000.00 payable immediately in cash to your widow and--- $ 100.00 per month for the first 12 months toilowing your death, then-- $ 50.00 per month f0r the n e x t 12 months, o GUARANTEED PAYMENTS TOTAL $2,800.00 Accidental dea*h doubles all payments. Quarterly D osits Age at Modified Whole Issue Life Life 25 $ 7.78 $12.83 3O 8.8O 14.54 35 10.16 16.86 40 11.98 19.90 45 14.43 23.90 Under the Modified Life plan the deposits double after five years. Under the Whole Life plan the de. posits remain same. 6eneral Agents Clmrles Town, West Va. I 1 am now employed by the South Mountain Cream- ery Company and will be in charge of their Charles Town Cream Station, located on East Liberty Street. The Station will be open for receiving cream every Wednesday and Saturday, hours of 8 to 5:30 on Wed- nesday and 8 to 8 p. m. on Saturday. I for your cream. A share of your business will be very much appreciated. SUPPLENFNT helps m get I II I! L JUST 2 EGGS PER BIRO Pays for 30 Days' Stlpply of Conkeys -0 32% SUPPLEMENT to mix with your Own home grains. Conkeys Y-O 32 % Supplement, mixed with home grams will feed your pullets for 14 weeks--fnr only It tew cents a bird What's more--like many poultrymen'-- will help you get MoRE eggs- you'll find "CoPkeys" at low cost per dozen. Vitalized with Vitamins A-B-D-E and G Conkeys Y+O Feeds contain Y~O--sgrauular prodpct in whkh the strength of the A, B. D. Eand G vitamins of n.n.fermenting yeast, fortified cod liver oil and wheat ~erm oil is pro'longed by a special patented process. l'hese s itamins are noted for their healthful VITAL. IZING benelits to layers, ttelp yo0r hens HELP YOU. ttel0 them give you MORE Eggs at LOW COST -~ with Conkeys Y-O 32% Supplem~,at And to be SURE-- -- Always Look for the Two Red Lettero Y-Of x PHONE 13 and 223 ,dlIllllIIIIIHIIIIIlllllllIlllllIIIlmlIIllllIIIIllllllIIIIIIIllIllIlllII ' a lhursd y and Friday, July 17= 18 iterPla~ IDA LUPINO Also News Sat,rday, July 19 Wednesday, july 23 I 2 Shows For The l Admission IRENE ItERVEY BURO S MEREDITH --IN-- I 5~ ' IIOB[llT tlVINCSTON' |OB ST[[LE Rill| 0A 15 (#IS ttlselt, SE~I~ |llltl}oa Also, Edgar Kennedy Comedy, Information Please, "GREEN HORNET STRIKe" No1 Monday and Tuesday, July 21o2 Z , GREATEST MUSICAl EXTRAVAGANZA OF A1A, TIME! Also News ? :!: S Sii aT JUDY GIRtAND HEDY LAMARR LANA TURNER YOUR :or Busine Supremacy By Advertising Also News