Mrs. Leon J. Houze, mother of Mrs. W. H. Board and Mrs. C. B. Board, died at her home in Point Marion, Pa., Sunday night, and funeral services were held there yesterday afternoon. The services, which were private, were held at the home. Mrs. Houze had visited her relatives here on numerous occasions. Directors of Skyline Caverns corporation, meeting Monday night, authorized employment of C. C. Pruett as foreman to supervise development of the caverns and Walter W. Amos, who is general manager of the caverns and has been directing the work, will thus be relieved of much of the minor detail of the work. It was announced also following the directors meeting that Dr. R. J. Holden, professor of geology at VPI, will return to Front Royal tomorrow to continue his explorations in the caverns.
Plans are to have the caverns open to the public next spring.
Mr. Hugh D. McCormick recently opened his law office at 126 E. Main St., Front Royal. Mr. McCormick is a native Virginian, born in Pittsylvania County. He graduated from Hargrave Military Academy, Chatham, Va., and the University of Virginia, receiving from the latter named institution the B.S. and L.L.B. degrees. He was a classmate of W. LeRoy Corron and Robert H. Webb of the local bar. Va. No date has been set for the wedding.