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Lopt, Archives History Var Mercoria Bldg. 'Jackson, Mies (C (Sii; dit or a vyviiuu vUUiUiMUV 3 REErLECIIKiG THE GROWTH OF A E-UJSTLBMG COlUillUMBTY fas) CENTER OF TIMBER, POULTRY, FOREST, MISSISSIPPI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1959 by and Mrs. V. L. Smith, fourth grade; Mrs.

Lois Overby, Mrs. V. L. Smith and Mrs. Robert Thompson, fifth grade; Mrs.

Howard Fikes, Mrs. Etoile Hopkins and Mrs. Nancy Bramlett, sixth grade. Mrs. Chester Mitchell, piano; Mrs.

Charles Palmer, speech; and Mrs. Hubert Christian, public school music. The faculty for grades seven through twelve is as follows: Mr. McClain Hatch, principal; Mrs. Powell Bernhard, Latin and English; Mr.

Kenneth Bramlett, social studies and coach; Mrs. H. D. Carr, science; Mrs. Edna Burkes, Librarian and English; Miss Frances Ishee, social studies; Miss Sue Key, mathematics; Mrs.

Margaret Richardson, history; Mrs. Alice Simmons, English; Mrs. M. T. Smith, homemaking; Mr.

Dur-ward Smith, driver education and coach; Mr. Smith Sparks, business education; Miss Lois Stroud, mathematics; Mr! Charles Thomas, vocational agriculture; Mr. Patrick Waren, science and coach; Mr. Hal Polk, band; Mrs. Syd Doty, speech; Mrs.

Floyd McKenzie, piano and Mrs. Ollie Williams, student counselor. The faculty of the E. T. Hawkins will appear in the next issue of the Scott County Times.

Ray Wall Rites Are Held Tuesday At Forest Church Funeral services for Ray Wall, 55, were held August 4, 1959 at 4:00 from the Forest Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Brantley officiating. Interment was in the Antioch Cemetery with Ott Lee Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Wall passed away Monday afternoon at the Lackey Hospital after an extended illness.

He was a life time resident of Forest. He is survived by wife, Mrs. Ray Wall, 1 daughter, Miss Cecily Wall both of Forest, 2 sons, Willie Ray of U. S. Air Force, Hawaii, James A.

Wall of U. S. Air Forec, Bi-loxi, 2 grandchildren, 1 sister, Mrs. Stella Mae Lane, Mobile, 2 brothers, T. V.

Wall, Newton Earl Wall, Forest. Active pallbearers were Harlon Doyle Crimm, Gene Gill, Hardin Walters, Donald Lane, David Earl Wall, D. W. Saxon. SHOP IN FOREST FIRST! J) 33 ID Given acuity Notebook By Fay Johnston A GROUP OF TEEN AGE members of the Kats Kave will be featured on WLBT's Teen Tempos on Saturday night, August 8.

The program will consist of dancing, songs, and, specialty acts. V. A. WALKER of Route four, over East Hillsboro way brought in the biggest sweet potatoes I've ever seen and that he's ever raised. The two potatoes weighed five pounds and were of the "pumpkin yam" variety.

One potato alone measured about 22 inches in length. All those interested in seeing these unusual vegetables better hurry in soon and get a glimpse in the window, because I don't intend to miss out on a nice, fresh "sweet tator" pie this week end. MANY THANKS to city officials Boots Clark, Hubert Henderson, and Howard McCrory for their wonderful cooperation, along with the help of Mayor J. E. Calhoun for helping to "set the stage" for the election party Tuesday night.

We are grateful to J. C. Rhodes and son, John and Certified Radio for their interest and participation in furnishing a television set for the convenience of the hundreds of Scott countians who gathered to hear latest returns as they were tabulated, turns as they were tabulated. We have a special thanks to circuit clerk C. L.

Rigby and Mrs. Rigby for their grand cooperation. HUGH HUGHES of Station WMAG did a magnificant job as co-host for the election party, and we hope that everyone who attended were pleased with the service they received, courtesy of your local radio and newspaper. WE NEGLECTED TO inquire last week about freezer bags belonging to Ray Crout, that were missing from his station wagon. Ray had purchased a supply and we felt that the delivery boy had put them in the wrong car by mistake.

If you happened to park in front of the Times office a week ago and found the bags, we'd appreciate a word from you. CONGRATULATIONS TO John Raymond Burnham, for his promotion to Second lieutenant of Battery 4th Howitzed Battalion, 114 in Forest. WE WERE ANTICIPATING a semi-relaxing day on August 4th, with the politicing one back in town for the day but low and behold, we'd hardly gotten him settled at his typewriter Tuesday morning when the six year old dialed the office and requested "Daddy, go ask Mama if you can come home and play ball with us. We need a pitcher." Needless to say, Daddy happily accepted the invitation and regretted that in the past few months, their baseball ames had been sorely neglected (postscript from Daddy: one thumb and one forefinger hurt by well-hit ball, still sore; two ribs bruised fall to ground trying to tag fleeing runner!) WE WERE DISTRESSED that the John D. Allen home burned last week, and are thankful that so many personal belongings were saved.

It must be a terrible ordeal to watch the home in which you have lived in many years, and have so many endearing memories of, destroyed in a few moments time. A TRUE EXAMPLE of good neighbor policy was demonstrated by Editor George Keith of the Carthaginian, last Wednesday night when the big motor on the newspaper went dead on us with two four page sections of the sixteen page paper left to run. After much deliberation, and telephone calls to Jackson for motor specialty work, we were informed repair would take from twenty-four to forty-eight hours of intensive work, so we prevailed upon friend George who worked deligently to help us "make ready" his press for our paper, and turned his e-quipment over to us. We completed our press runs at Carthage about three o'clock Thursday morning and all papers were in the mail in Forest by five-thirty. We are grateful for all the cooperation of the Times staff (Buddy, Ray, PeeWee, Charles, Goodlow) and our "wrapping paper president" Sara Calhoun, who journeyed to Carthage and stuck by until the papers were all in the mail and a million thanks to the wonderful help from our able Mississippi Power Company manager, Arno Mills, and for the use of one of the big trucks from (Continued on back page) LIVESTOCK, REPORTS HEARD AT AMERICAN LEGION LADIES NIGHT HERE Representatives to Girl's and Boy's State were presented to the American Legion Auxiliary and guests at the annual Ladies night last Monday night, and reports were enjoyed by the large group attending.

Girl's State representatives included Jackie Johnson, Elaine Noblin, Frances McCormick, Jane Smy the and Patricia Smith. Representatives to Boy's State were James Amis, Jerry Bustin, Walter Davis, David Doty, James Gatewood, Warren Jones, Ronnie Mitchell, George Toiwnsend and Randy Richardson. Final Rites Held On Wednesday For Gus James Tabor Funeral services for Gus James Tabor, 57, were held Wednesday, August 5, 1959 at 10:00 from the Forest Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Brantley officiating; Inter ment was in the Eastern Cemetery with Ott Lee Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr.

Tabor died of a heart attack on his way home from a fish ing trip at Eagle Lake. He became ill at Clinton and was taken to the Clinic there. He was a member of the Forest Baptist Church and a barber in town. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gus Tabor, Forest; 2 sons, Billie Ray Tabor, Hattiesburg; John E.

Tabor, Jackson; 1 sister, Mrs O. Wilson, Menden, 1-brother, Bobbie Tabor, Shreveport, 2 grandchildren. Pallbearers: Vardaman Hamilton, Perry Gibson, Tim Bradford, Mau rice Mitchell, Ernest Simmons, Harry Mitchell. Honorary pallbear ers, Shorty Patrick, Shorty Gray, McClain Young, Vernon Bishop, Bryant Squires, Loren Mitchell and John D. Allen.

-0-- BAPTIST REVIVAL AT STEELE CHURCH Steele Baptist Revival will be gin August 9th and continue through August 14th. Rev. Billy Hollingsworth will be the visiting evangelist with Rev. Albert Kelly as pastor. Services will begin at 10:30 a.

m. and 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited. -o BITTER LESSON The millenium will have arrived when we find a way to repair the damage we cause as easily as we can make a break.

Numerous times, before I'd met my new daughter, I had corresponded with her. Once I told her that I was intriqued by her French name; that I had always wanted to go to Paris; that the TV ads had told me you could get the illusion of being in Paris by bathing with Camay soap; that, notwithstanding rny supreme effort of using six bars at one bath, I never got out of Forest. One letter began; "Dear Dad: (may I call you Immediately I wrote back: "You've saved my life! If you hadn't called me Dad, I'd have committed suicide!" Again she wrote: "I've been saving a place in my heart a long time for a Dad." I told this should be the perfect combination." For days before making my trip, I went over the many things I'd say when I first met her. There were numerous mind-rehearsals. There were selected words that carried the most affectionate meaning.

But when that moment arrived, I held her gently, I said: "Hi, baby doll." She said, "Hi Dad." But this was only the muted prelude to an unbelieveably happy two days. We did crazy, non-sensible things. No purpose, just fun. Seldom the three of us left the tiny kitchen of the tiny apartment We wise-cracked, we re- minesced, we giggled, we made Robert Earl Bustin Tuesday won his bid for reelection as supervisor in district one, polling 910 votes to 876 for his only opponent, Waldo Pryor. In district two, incumbant Hob-son Harvey barely- missed a first primary victory.

Harvey got 353 to 153 for Powell Jones and 232 for J. B. Wolfe. With the East Morton box still out, William Cooper, district three supervisor, was ahead of Lamar Eichelberger, 431 to 259. In district four, Crisler Mun-day, running for reelection, polled 397 votes which was not quite enough for a win in the first primary.

Former supervisor Jack Armstrong had 316 and C. C. Coward 97. J. S.

Riser led the ticket for supervisor in district five with 411 votes to 257 for incumbent L. L. Anthony. John H. Jones had 36.

The Sebastopol box was still not reported in this district. Other district races, with Sebastopol and East Morton the only two precincts not available, results showed: Justice of the peace, district one: W. J. Gay 707, Clois Park 460, O. S.

Redden (incumbent) 311, W. C. Spence 231. Constable, district one: Curtis Bailey 643, J. R.

Gray 179, L. E. Moore 16, Wilbur Weems (incumbent) 467, Milton Wicker 389. Justice of the peace, district two: R. F.

McDonald (incumbent) 348, Eugene Wooten 379. Constable, district two: A. M. Goodwin (incumbent) 466, Cleve Saxon 246. Justice of the peace, district three: Leslie Cooper 345, M.

P. Morehead (incumbent) 339. Constable, district three: Ray Donald (incumbent) 353, Huie Jackson 287, Homer McCrory 44. Justice of peace, district four: Howard Lyle 416, Azzie Powell 348. Constable, district four: Orran Boxx 318, Dock Webb 481.

A complete table of the -county returns will be published next ROGER BURKES IN NEW ARMY EXERCISE Army PFC Roger C. Burkes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Burkes, Hillsboro, recently participated at Fort Bragg, N.

with the 101st Airborne Division's 11th Artillery in Dragon the nation's first Strategic Army Corps (STRAC) artillery, exercise The exercise features tactical air strikes, massed artillery bom bardments, and the firing of Little John missies. Burkes is regularly assigned to the artillery's Battery at Fort Campbell, Ky. The 21-year-old soldier entered the Army in January, 1957. He was graduated from Harper ville High School in 1956 and at tended Mississippi State College. ATTEND CHURCH REGULARLY GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY On Monday morning I arose at daylight and prepared for the re turn to Forest.

I slipped into the kids' bedroom. The son, typical of his sleeping sex, snored on and on. The daughter slept quietly, beautifully. I leaned over, kissed her gently. "Baby, I'm leaving," I whispered.

She stirred half-a wake and emitted little sounds: "Ummm-yummm, ummm-yummm, yummm." "Wake up, baby" I persisted, "you don't know whose kissing you!" Slowly she opened her eyes. "Dad, don't go," she said, i Now, I was on the verge of being the' country's oldest cry-baby. Even in the semi-darkness of early morning, a blubbering old man could be an awful spectacle. I remember biting at my lower lip. Quickly I tried (o whisk away the sadness.

I said: "Baby, if you'd have 'ummm-yummmed' two more times I would never leave Florida." Goodbyes were purposely brief. They were almost routine between this son, and this Dad. For the past seventeenn years it has been: "Hi, Dad Hi, Bob "Goodbye Dad Goodbye Bob." But today it seems so different We both have Betty Ann. Again in His Infinite Wisdom. Now, I've got the baby The baby's got me.

I've got a daughter! I love her so very much! Incumbent Chancery Clerk O. L. Williams apparently won' a first primary victory over two opponents Tuesday in his bid for reelection. With 28 of the 30 precincts complete, Williams had 2269 compared to 1331 for young Eddie Weems and 517 for Sheriff Bruce Rushing. In the sheriff's race Dewitt Simmons was ahead with 1373 followed by W.

M. Brown with 1278, Hubert Fitzhugh 662, L. G. Ses-sums 614, E. C.

Wilkerson 496, and Herman Goodwin 50. For Superintendent -of education, W. E. Elliott had the lead with 1855, followed by A. T.

Harrison, running for reelection with 1573, and E. G. McAlpin 1042. In the race for representative, Ray Nichols had 2595 to 1359 for the present representative, Elwin Livingston. For State Senator, T.

G. McCormick was ahead with 1723. Robert Weems had 1375 and Johnny Williams 1367. In Newton county, 27 out of 28 precincts, with only 17 votes in "the missing box, McCormick had 1717, Weems 1499, and Williams 1672. The two-county total, without the three missing boxes in both counties, gave McCormick 3440, Weems 2874, and Williams 3039.

In the district attorney race, incumbent Roy Noble Lee ran far ahead in Scott county with 3244 votes. Herman Alford had 489 and D. M. AndeTson 830. Teachers May Receive Benefits Soon Mississippi school teachers may receive social security bene fits this summer, said John F.

Pate, manager of the Jackson Social Security Office. This is true, Mr. Pate stated, because a social security "beneficiary who works for wages may receive a benefit check. for any month during which he does not earn over $100. In 1958, the limit was $80.

Thus, he said, school teachers who have reached social security retirement age (62 for women, 65, for men) may be entitled to receive a so cial security check for the months that school is not in session. This benefit will not be paid automati cally, Mr. Pate continued, but must be applied for by each eligi ble teacher. Any teachers who have reached the retirement age and who will not earn more than $100 in any of the three summer months are encouraged to contact the social security office to obtain additional information on their rights and privileges under the Jaw. Final Rites Held For Jeff Parker Funeral services for Jeff D.

Parker, 72, were held Sunday, August 2, 1959 at 3:00 from the Gasque Chapel, with Rev. Burnell Phillips and Rev. John Carter. In terment was in the Gasque Ceme tery with Ott Lee Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr.

Parker passed away at the Parker Convalescent Home in Jackson, after an extended illness. He was a member of the Metho dist church. He is survived by wife, Mrs. Minnie Parker, Rt. 1, Pulaski; 3 daughters, Mrs.

Louise Melby, St. Louis, Mrs. Avis Merle An derson, and Mrs. Pauline Ryn, both of Centralia, 111. 2 sons, Summers and Willie Parker, both of Cen tralia, HI.

9 grandchildren, 3 sis ters, Mrs. Maggie Husband, Jack son; Mrs. Bonnie Lane, Jackson, and Mrs. Alma Gauna, Jackson; 3 brothers, Gail and J. B.

Parker of Jackson and Alonza Parker of Monroe, La. GAIN IN PERSONAL INCOME Mississippi's total personal in come in My was $214,600,000, a 3.2 per cent increase over April. Mississippi's total represented a 4.1 per cent jump over May, 1953. The nation recorded a .8 per cent increase in May over April. SPRUCING UP Here in Mississippi we now look on trees as crops, and they are profitable drops, worth millions of dollars to Mississippi's booming economy.

We can obtain fine yields, simply by providing fire protection and selective cutting. Still, forestry science is working on tree genetics to develop fas ter growing, better quality timber. With 23 of the 30 precincts complete, unofficial Scott county returns Wednesday gave Ross Bar-nett a clear majority over the field in the race for governor. Barnett had 2679, compared to 942 for Carroll Gartin, 29 for Robert Mason, and 876 for Charles Sullivan. The two missing precincts were Sebastopol and East Morton.

In other state races, here is how the county voted: Lieutenant-Governor: Bucklew 433, Hawkins 582, Johnson 2491 and Williams 985. Commissioner of Agriculture: Corley 2529, Duckworth 1905. Commissioner of Insurance: Backstrom 511, Walter D. Davis 2605, William P. Davis 707, Hoi-land 475.

State Land Commissioner: Graham 3134, Loyd 617, Montgomery 622. State Supterintendent of Education: Tubb 2140, Tutor 2206. State Tax Collector: Andrews 230, Birdsong 974 Guymon 66, McClure 85, Mosby 418, Peele 45, Pitts 123, Priester 817, Prisock 258, Winter State Treasurer: Gandy 2415, Pittman 674, Speed 1229. Ray Pierce To Be Southern Bell Plant Manager Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph' Company announces the appointment of Roy E. Pierce to the position of plant manager, of the area comprising Attala, Leake, Neshoba, Newton and Scott Counties and the east portion of Holmes County.

No one will dispute that the area in Mississippi is in a state of accumulated growth. Mr. Pierce is a widely experienced telephone man. He finished high school in Brandon, Miss, and was employed by Southern Bell in 1946 at Jackson, Miss. In addition to his on the job practical experience of thirteen years at Jackson, he has also had extensive equipment training and experience in telephone schools, covering subjects of installation and operation of telephone service equipment.

Mr. Pierce will live and have headquarters at Kosciusko and manage plant operations with plant service centers at Philadelphia, Forest, Kosciusko and Carthage serving Louisville, Handle, Union, Harperville, Morton, Lake, Newton, Hickory, Weir, McCool, Ethel Durant, West, Goodman, Pickens, Lena and Walnut Grove. Mr. J. P.

McMullan, Meridian District plant manager, in announcing the appointment stated, "Mr. Pierce is well qualified and determined to see that good plant: and equipment service is rendered and to carry through the exten-sive conversion and expansion" plans already announced by the company for cities in this area as early as conditions permit." Mr. Pierce is married to the former Dorothy Nell Sharp, and they have three children. They are members of the Baptist Church. He is a veteran of World War and a member of the American Legion.

Forest Sets Pace Over Other Cities In Business Hikes General business activity in the Jackson district during June showed an increase of 19 per cent over the same period in 1953, accord-' ing to the. recent issue of "The Mississippi Business Review." The monthly publication of the Business Research Station at Mississippi State University showed that the district as a whole stood at 217 per cent of the 1947-49 average recorded on the station's index. By the same standard Jackson stood at 224 per cent; Brandon, 275 per cent; 213 ner cent; Carthage, 251 per cent: Cry stal Springs, 189 per cent; Durant, 102 per cent; Edwards. 190 ripr cent; Forest, 358 per cent; Hazle-. hurst, 145 per cent; Kosciusko.

155 per cent; Magee, 247 ner cent- Mendenhall, 239 per cent; Utica, 193 per cent: Walnut Grove, ino per cent; and Yazoo City. 212 per cent. These figures were commled bv the Business Research Station with adjustments being made for sea sonal variations. ATTEND CHURCH REGULARLY VOLUME 20 Aug. 31 Supterintendent L.

O. Atkins announces the opening of the Forest Separate District Schools on Monday, August 31. The students who live outside the city limits will register between 8:15 and 11:00, and those who. live in town will register from 1:00 to 4:00 on the opening day. White students in grades one through five will be housed in the Elementary School building and those in grades six through twelve at the High School building.

It is anticipated that if weather conditions become more favorable the sixth grade will be transferred to the Elementary School before Christmas. Work on additional classrooms at this center has been delayed because of rain. Final work on the Hawkins School will be completed prior to. the opening of school and all Negro students will be housed in the new facilities. The faculty for the Elementary School is as follows: Mr.

M. T. Smith, principal; Miss Dorothy Ishee, Mrs. George Gate-wood and Mrs. Grace Jones Speed, first grade; Mrs.

Glynn B. Singleton, Mrs. W. E. Elliott and Mrs.

Marporie T. Mills, second grade; Mrs. Sudie T. Allen and Mrs. Mamie C.

Johnson, third grade; Miss Estelle Roberts, Mrs. Lamar Rig Harvey To Play Dink Gibson For City's Golf Title Vacations, military obligations, and aching backs have extended the final play of the Forest Country Club annual tournament. However, this week Buddy Harvey meets Dink Gibson in an eighteen-hole match for the club championship. The semi-final match between Buster Lackey and Dink Gibson proved the most exciting of the tournament, with Gibson winning 1-up after 28 holes. In the first flight Otis Redden defeated Lon-nie Tadlock two and one, for the flight title.

After disposing of two opponents in extra-hole matches, Tippy Bishop fell five-and-four to Erskine Eure in the final round, and missed the second flight title. Following the championship match, trophies will be awarded. The champion and runner-up will both receive handsome cups, as will the winners of the first and second flights. Three balls will be awarded runners-up in the two flights, and a half-dozen balls will be given the tournament medalist, Dink Gibson. The annual club tournament is the first of two tournaments to be held at the Country Club this year.

The fall tournament will be a handicap match tournament. The membership will be broken up in flights of four players each, all of fairly equal ability. The winners of these, small flights will play a medal-score match with other flight winners, with lower flight winners given a pre-rated handicap of several strokes. First round losers wrill play in consolation flights, assuring all golfers two matches. 'Fuller details of the tournament will be announced later this month.

LAKE GIRL GETS NURSING CAP Miss Ethel Glenn Coleman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sim Coleman of Lake, was one of ten students at South Mississippi Charity Hospital School of Nursing who received cap recently. Each student receives her cap after she has successfully completed "her preliminary course. This is the first milestone in a student's career in nursing.

The speaker on the occasion was Mrs. Ray Musgrave, a nursing educator from Hattiesburg. She has most recently been associated with the School of Nursing, Methodist Hospital, Hattiesburg, as Assistant Director. She is presently President of the Hattiesburg District Nurses' Association. Sc NUMBER 31 Morton School To Open August 20; Faculty Announced Morton principal J.

E. R. Saunders has announced that the 1959-1960 term for the Morton Attendance Center will begin on Friday, August at 8 a. m. The following faculty members have been announced: Mrs.

Cleo Myers, Paul McGehee, Joe Childers, Mrs. B. Hinton, Mrs. W. J.

Measells, H. S. Hoff, Miss Ruby Doris Baker, Mrs. Mable Easterling, Mrs. Curtis Duncan, Virgil Pino, Mrs.

Howard Miles, Miss Thelma Ueltschey, Mrs. John Baugh, Mrs. Lucille Lane, J. C. Johnson, Mrs.

V. P. Win-stead, Miss Sarah E. Wesson, Mrs. Dee Williams.

Mrs. James Baker, Hollis Rut-ter, Mrs. Clyde Myatt, Leon Tad-lock, Mrs. Wayne Peagler, Mrs. Herbert Hoff, Mrs.

Douglas E. Laseter, Mrs. Woollrow Crappa, Mrs. Shirley Hollingsworth, Mrs. J.

L. Kelly, Miss Cammille Ste- gall, Mrs. E. E. Hunter, Miss Ann Baker, Jack Taylor, Kenneth Gordon, Mrs.

Thomas Risher, Mrs. Alex Gordon, Mrs. Josephine Berry, Mrs. Louie Dobbs, Mrs. J.

J. Waggoner, Mrs. Fred Measells, Mrs. W. R.

Cain, J. Waggoner, James B. Jones, Band Director. Mrs. Inez Harrison, piano, Mrs F.

V. McFatridge, piano, Mrs. Myr tie Dee Reed, piano and Mrs. Owen Lack, piano. Mrs.

Clyde Keeton Is Laid To Rest In Sims Cemetery Funeral services for Addie Clyde Bennett Keeton, 82, were held August 4, 1959, at 3:00 from the Ott Lee Chapel with Dr. Gilbert Oliver officiating. Interment was in the Sims Cemetery with Ott Lee Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Keeton passed away at the S.

E. Lackey hospital in Forest. She was a member of the Forest Methodist Church. She is survived by 3 daughters, Mrs. B.

G. Bishop, Mrs. N. O. Vaughn, Mrs.

Charles T. Price; all of Forest, 3 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. Active pallbearers: wight Keeton, Burnham Westberry, Otho Tipton Bishop, Keith Myers, Bennett Massey, Lamar Massey. SLOWER MOTION It's a lot easier to stop when you are climbing than when you are coming down. It's impossible to get cornered on the straight and narrow path.

coffee, and more coffee and for hours on end we played matchy ante poker. When I bluffed her off a thirty-match pot with three matches, she almost climbed a-cross the table to yank at my hair. Each time we left the house to visit her friends, she said so proudly: "This is my Dad." A man with a house full of daughters might not think much of that statement, but a daughterless man of 52, could never describe the elegant, proud feeling that suddenly encompassed him. Just how could he so suddenly be important, so necessary, to a nineteen-year-old girl, whose tragic loss of her parents during childhood, had left an emptiness that this day seemed to disappear. So when this little madamoiselle comes to Forest, sassy in her poodle hair-do, gay behind her sparkling impish eyes, and so charmingly captivating with her lilting laughter, fl'm taking her on a tour of the town for "This is my daughter." Fate coincidence that three people, one needing a wife, one needing a daughter, one needing a father, should suddenly cross paths.

Again, the thought In his Infinite Wisdom. There are so many moments in life, precious moments, you wish would go on and on. But sordid, tiresome, same-old-rut realities must necessarily be attended to! cTve Got A Daughter" Robert Schmidt (Editor's note: Robert Schmidt was so elated over his new daughter-in-law, wife of Robert, who lives in Tallahassee, Florida, where Bob attends Florida State University, that we asked him to write a story about this new daughter. It follows:) I've always wanted a daughter. This spring, my son, Bob, found one for Nothing unusual about a young boy marrying a young girl.

Nothing unusual about a parent coming up with a new "daughter-in-law. These are everyday occurrences. And even though it seems natural that the mountain of each individual's problems always seems higher than his neighbors, there is something unusual about this new father and this new daughter. You see, this dark-haired, moist-eyed, French-descent girl had always wanted a father! I've always felt about a daughter like the little boy that didn't have a tricycle. He was always at the neighbor's house riding their tricycle.

He enjoyed it immensely. But never did that tricycle go home with him. Always he must put it back. And me? I've been trying to steal Nadine Bur-rough's Debbie for ten Since my return from Florida this week, after Visiting my new daughter for the first time, one thought has enveloped my mind His Infinite Wisdom God, in His Infinite Wisdom!.