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5 ad a owT--MO girl aq6 TWO THE CLARKE COUNTY TRIBUNE, QUITMAN, MISS, FRIDAY, APRIL 6,1973 50 01 29270 salliM 1A Deaths F.W. (BILLY) MITTS Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday in St. Patrick Catholic Church for F.W. (Billy) Mitts, 54, of Rt.

2, Enterprise, who died Sunday morning in a Meridian Hospital Rev. Fr. Frank Corcoran officiated and interment was in Enterprise Cemetery under the direction of Webb Funeral Home, A farmer, insurance man and real estate dealer, Mr. Mitts is survived by his wife, Mrs. Billy Mitts, three daughters, Miss Joffrion Mitts, New Orleans, Miss Janie Mitts, Mississippi State University, and Miss Chandler Mitts, Enterprise; one son, F.W.

Mitts III, Mississippi State University; and an aunt, Miss Kathleen Mitts, Tupelo. Mr. Mitts was a member of St. Patrick Church, was vice mayor, judge and member of the board of aldermen at Enterprise. He served one term in the Mississippi Senate from 1960 to 1964 and was a former member of the Pat Harrison Waterway Commission and the Rivers and Harbors Commission.

A former automobile dealer, Mitts was a past president the Meridian Auto Dealers Association, was a member and past president of the Meridian Kiwanis Club and a past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He received the Outstanding Young Man of the Year Award from, the Meridian Jaycees in 1951. A graduate of Mississippi State University' in 1942, Mitts served as president of the student body at State that year. He was a retired major in the Mississippi National Guard and had been presented the Magnolia Cross. He was interested in Boy Scouts, was past president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and in 1972 was presented a plaque for outstanding service to the Gulf Coast Military Academy.

Pallbearers were V.D. Priester, Jackson, Kucera, Waukegan, Norris Boggan, Rose Hill; and Brookshire, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery, Frank Vandevender and Tom Minniece, Rains, Flooding Keep Farming Activity At A Standstill Mississippi State, Ms. --Heavy rains and flooding especially in northern sections of Missiasippi, kept farm activity at a standstill during the past week, County agents of the Cooperative Extension Service reported extensive flooding of lowareas. Some early planted corn is up and growing in the southern part of the state, Winter grazing crops in the southern areas have made good growth recently and are helping a critically short storedfeed supply.

Harvesting soybeans is virtually completedin Alcorn County, said Percy Hodges, county agent at Corinth, Farmers are getting seed and fertilizer together and making big plans for 1973. Oats and ryegrass pastures are excellent in Newton County, reported C.P. Miller, county agent at Decatur. Some home gardening is underway, but excessive rainfall is holding farming activity to a minimum. Warm weather in Pike County is helping pastures replace hay feeding, said George Mullendore county agent at Magnolia, Some is up and planting is continuing, More farmers are signing contracts for increased acreages of cucumbers and hot peppers.

Hay, corn and silage crops are expected to increase Pachuta Upholstery Pachuta, Miss. Hwy. 11 All Kind Upholstery Work20 Years ExperienceUpholstery and Manufacturing All Work Guaranteed Free EstimatePick-up Delivery Shelby Barnes, Owner Phone 776-2869 Home Economist Notes By Nancy Lewis FOR PERFECT BAKING To be sure of perfect baking results, check all of these points: 1. Are you using a tested recipe? Have you followed it exactly? 2. Have you used good quality ingredients? 3.

Are you using the right size and type of pans? 4. Are you using standard measuring cups and spoons? 5. Are you placing pans in the oven correctly to make the best use of oven heat? 6. Is the range level? If your cakes are lopsided, perhaps your range is not level or the oven racks are not inserted correctly. 7.

Are you leaving the oven door closed throughout the baking period? Opening the door during baking may cause improper browning and sometimes baking failures. TEFLON NOW ON GLASS OVENWARE That wonderfully easy to wash teflon coating fused to metal cooking surfaces in past years, now turns up in glass ovenware. There are four different casserole-baking sets for easy care cooking cleanup. Choose from a three piece bake set featuring popular square, deep loaf and round baking dishes, a casserole duo providing both oval and round dishes with see -through lids, or a five piece combination, They come in a choice of bright poppy or avocado with ebony black teflon interiors or in a blue flower pattern on white with wedgewood blue teflon lining. NEW WASHER AND DRYER FEATURES The taller tumbler washer and the higher dryer combine convenience and special features for permanent press garments.

Both are higher than standard appliances for easier loading and unloading, Under each appliance is a drawer You, And You, And You It will take YOU, and YOU, and YOU to help put an end to cancer. To protect yourself and loved ones, the American your Cancer Society urges an annual health checkup and your generous support for its Cancer Crusade. 6659A T.J. LEWIS Services for T. J.

(Tom) Lewis, 88, of Rt. 3, Quitman were held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Antioch Baptist Church with Rev. Johnny Mosley and Rev. Lendell Ainsworth officiating.

Interment was in the church cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Lewis, who died in Watk. ins Memorial Hospital Sunday, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Lewis; four daughters, Mrs.

Leona Irby, Mrs. Adele Anderson, Mrs. Velma McGrew, all of Quitman, Miss Myrtle Grace Lewis, New Orleans, four sons, Grady Lewis, Quitman, Odeston Lewis, Enterprise, J.D, Lewis, Medford Howard Lewis, Alva, one stepdaughter, Mrs. Claudia Gables, Quitman; two stepsons, Floyd W. Johnson, Cave City, Lloyd Johnson, Farmington, N.M.; 44 grandchildren; 50 great grandchildren; one greatgreat-granddaughter, one sister, Mrs.

Asinia Dew, Quitman; two half sisters, Mrs. Christine Hemmingway, Mobile, and Miss Earline Lewis, Pensacola, one step sister, 1615 Mrs. Ruby Rasco, Stonewall, ETCHER GRIFFIN gaolio0 Services for Fletcher Edmon Griffin, 67, of Rt. 1, Meridian were held at 10:00 Wednesday at the Union Baptist Church with Rev. Scott and Rev.

Thomas Denson offi- ciating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Wright's Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Griffin died at his home Monday. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Ada Mae Griffin; one son, Fletcher E. Griffin, Smithville, one granddaughter; one sister, Mrs. C.M, Boykin, Quitman; two brothers, Luther Griffin, Meridian, and Homer Griffin, Biloxi, Pallbearers were Thomas Riley, Danny Rolison, Billy Williams, C.W, McLemore, Bobby Fontaine and Johnny Shirley. CHARLES M. EVANS Services for Charles Merrill Evans, 62, of Rt.

1, Pachuta were held at 2:00 p.m., Friday at the West Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Dr. W.E. Green and Rev. Moss officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery with Masonic Rites at the graveside, Wright's Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Evans, a member of the Masonic Lodge in Pachuta, died Wednesday in Prentiss. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Flora Evans; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Jean Shirley, Pachuta, Mrs.

Kizzie Ann Hardee, Kerrville, six sons, Chares Raymond Evans, Knoxville, Grady M. Evans, USAF, N.C., James D. Evans and Mike Evans, both of Quitman, Alton Evans, Shubuta, Wayne Evans, Pachuta; mother, Mrs. Beulah Evans, Pachuta; 19 grandchildren. Social Security News A worker who doesn't get any social security benefit before he's 65 can delay his retirement past that age will be eligible for higher payments when he retires, according to Johnson, Social Security District Manager in Meridian, Benefits increase of 1 percent for each month --1 or 1 percent for each year after 1970 if the worker doesn't get social securitv benefits between age 72 because of his earnings.

"This higher benefit can be paid to retired workers under a new provision of the social security law," Johnson said, "It doesn't affect social security payments to their The new provision will mean additional benefits to some workers already getting social security payments, Johnson said. "If a worker already on the roll qualifies for a higher payment because of the change, he will get an automatic increase in June, and it will be retroactive to January 1973," he said. SHAVE THAT DOUBLE CHIN The Weight program can help you shave off the excess you. For the class nearFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL TOLL FREE IN MISSISSIPPI: 1-800-222-7694 for handy storage of hangtags, use and care booklets, sewing kits, measuring cup, and other laundry accessories. The washer features an onthe weighing mechanism to weigh the load, soak cycle, automatic lint filter, interior tub light, and safety door mechanism which locks during spinning, The dryer has a nifty rod which pulls out from the top front to hang permanent press garments straight from the dryer.

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Benj. R. Harris Receives Second Commendation Medal ABILENE, Tex, --Senior Master Sergeant Benjamin R. HaFris, son of Mrs. Beulah L.

Harris, Rt. 3, Quitman, received his second award of the Air Force Commendation Medal during his retirement ceremony at Dyess AFB, Tex. ON Sergeant Harris, a vehicle maintenance superintendent at Dyess prior to his retirement was cited for meritorious service. A veteran of the Vietnam and Korean Wars, the sergeant has also served at Goose AB, Labrador. He is a 1946 graduate of Enterprise (Miss.) High School, Sergeant Harris' wife, Elizabeth, is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Metcalf, Rt. 1, Farmington, Maine. PICTURED ABOVE is Dr. Fred Lindsey Risher presenting a $1000 check for scholarships to Dr.

Terrell Tisdale, President of Jones County Junior College, Looking on is: D.O, Thoms, President of the Board of Trustees of Jones County Junior College and Tech Jones, former Alumni President and now coordinator of Scholarships for Jones County Junior College. This Scholarship is to be used to assist needy students in their Junior College work. this year and cotton to decrease. wet," is the report from Coahoma County Agent Rob Lewis at Clarksdale. Some aerial application of nitrogen fertilizer has been made to small grains and some herbicides have been applied for weed control.

Heavy rains have kept Lee County farmers out of fields for the past week, reported W.H. Haden, associate county agent at Tupelo. Cool season grasses are showing much improvement and fertilizer is being applied to row crops and grazing crops by airplane. Music Festival At William Carey The campus of William Carey College will be the scene, on April 26 and 27, of a Church Music Festival sponsored by state and national agencies representing, musical the guilds denominational and educational institutions. Church musicians, ministers, and college teachers from throughout the nation will be present for a series of workshops, recitals, historical papers, and concerts by teachers and musicians of international reputation.

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The date has been changed from the second Sunday in June to the third Sunday in April which will be April 15 this year. Rev. Oree Carmichael will bring the message Sunday morning with singing in the afternoon. Dinner will be served on the ground at the noon hour. Everyone is asked to please keep this change of date in mind and be sure to make your plans to attend this service on April 15.

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