The African Community VS. Willis McCall
Edge Mercantile ended their 50th
anniversary sale Saturday by giving
away six big prizes and as much
free ice cream as the residents of
Groveland could eat. $192.60 worth of ice cream was given away.
The big prize of the afternoon,
a refrigerator, was
won
by Thomas
Burns of Bay Lake, R. R. Brock of
Groveland won second prize, a washing machine.
A set of silverware went to Mrs.
George Carter of Groveland. Mrs. J.
M. Powell, Groveland, won a pressure cooker, and Mrs. Nellie Whorley received a radio.
A rod and reel went to Mrs. Ella
Lee Judy.
Preceding the drawing, an auc-
tion was held. A one-horse wagon
and an 1899 model washer were
sold. The washer consisted of a
scrub board and a vat for boiling
clothes.
Fred Thomas of Mascotte
bought the wagon and Joe Casteel purchased the old-fashioned washer.
The other two items auctioned
were wrapped and purchased sight
unseen. W. B. Branch of Center
Hill bought the first one and discovered it contained an electric floor
polisher.
Mr. Farmer of Linden
bought the last package which contained a radio.
[Contributors: James and Bristo McGregor]