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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-26
lily LOCALS

Monday on business and renewed
his subscription to the Journal. T.
Mrs. ]. w. Keener was in Webster
this week ate ndin 6 commence
ment. $50, a-s -
A quiet wedding occurred at the
home of Mr.. L. A. Buchanan last
Friday evening. when his sister,
Miss Eleanora, became the bride OF
Nj. Joe Hoyle, of Willets. Rev. E. R
Harris officiating After a visit OF
day or two with the groom's pa
rents MIR. and Mrs. Hoyle left for
Camp Sewer, where he is now sta
Toned.
J. NJ. Cunningham, of Glenville, |
was here Monday on business.
Prof. J. N. Wilson, Of Cullowhee. |
has been appointed Chairman Of til
County Committee tospromote T
sale Of War Savings Stamps, to to-
the place of C. c. Buchanan. who h.
resigned and entered the 7. Nj. G Z
work at Camp Sewer. A. }. Dill.
mas been appointed Vice-Chairman.
Mrs. Harry Hastings is in Ashe-
Vile in a hospital for treatment.
Last reports are that she is getting
along very well.
Hut Hooper, J. H. Wilson, E. L.
Wilson and his son. Dick. were in
Asheville Tuesday, making the trip
in a car.
FOR SALE-A good mule colt
Price reasonable. R. B. Cowan, Web
ster. NC.
Mrs. Frank West, 3f Proctor,
visiting her parents. Mr. aid Nj,
Henry Mckee.
Miss Frances Cowar / was in We
steg the first of the week, attendil
the closing exercises of the Hig
School.
O.V. eagle, of Greens Creek, wa
here last Saturday on business. Il
says he has had card from G. {
Green, of that place, informing hi!
of his safe arrival in France. NJ
Greer left here about two month
ago, Ding to Washington, where
enlisted with the Engineers.
lis. Dennis Barnett, Of Eidorad
Kan, is visiting her parents, I
and Mrs. c. w. Allen, It Tip TOT
Robert Mckee, of Camp Sevi
was in the city last week, visit
home folks.
Mrs. R. M. billiard, of Atlanta,
spending some time with her fatf
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Allen, at Tip Top"
Mrs. Lloyd jarrett was here |
week, visiting Mrs. Sadie j. Lo
at her home on Main street.
Miss Bird Shelton, of Qualla, '
in the city last week.
M. Sutton, of Greens Creek, ca
in last week and subscribed for
journal.
Milas Par''er, of Cowarts, wa
the city last week, on business.
c. H. Neal and Roy Allison v
here Monday, enroute to Gien1
where they will do some road
yeyirg.
f'gln FA.,av, who I.as bee
lnoj.la ter some time, Is Gp@A
several weeks at his home here
Nil. and sirs. A. 3. EnSley S
Sunday here, with relatives
j. y. and Ralph Hunter, OF
La Forte, were here Monday
business.
Mrs, Susie Zachary was in
city last Monday on business.
o.. S. billiard and wife, of W
we're in tie city Monday.
Mrs. F. l.. Mckee seems to b
If the busiest ladies in town
days, selling Liberty Bonds.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-26
THIS WOMAN FOUND RELIEF

THIS WOMAN FOUND RELIEF.
Backache, sore muscles, stiff or
swollen joints. rheumatic pains, dir
illness and like symptoms are caused
bv disord cred kidneys and bladder
Mrs. Thos. H. Davis. Montgomery,
R. Eds, Ind, writes: Il doctored
months without relief. | commenced
using Foley Kidney Pills and tot
relief. Eight bottles cured me"
SYLVIA Pharmacy 'dVt.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-26
NOTICE OF s. LIE Or LAND

By virtueof tn power and
lority conferred ppoE the uiider>i
ned, 7. C. Bryson, by a certain deco
in trust, executed oy John S, Nc
han and wife, OF the 18th day If
Oct. 1914, said deed in trust Delse
recorded in the Office Of Register o
Deeds for Jackson County. N. c, il
Book No. GA at page 345 ct sea-; to
which reference is hereby had, and
default having been made in pay
ment of said Indebtedness or notes
secured by said deed in trust. the
s me being past due and request
having been made by the owaer
.:rd holder Of said debts or no g
that The. under siened ex ecu,f
he power of sale contained in Sale
ESD III tr''st.
e. ID FIJI. 81 i.
.5.a, -. 8, II /. ) .,o3S, A. .
ros2t ci the court house door ::
/ town ot SyIv..,.N. =. cffer y;
"<.os 1t puohc aac ION, sor. cash. i
H.. est bidder, the foil w q ;
Ell. 81 tract OF ia I'd, in D.ilsb 81
township, Jackson County, n :
anci more particularly bounds a
following:
beginning at a chestnut in t.
FORKS OF a branch LION W1ero
Tic ,ianan now Ii S. and runs
south east course, with I. G. Mona
y hams lins 10 a sake in Mitche
-, Sutton's corner; thence with sal
IS line to a Mulberry, Shepard's CO
n ~ar. hence with sid lire to Fa>
: VI a1aus C4r..,- 4 T1o' g.
j 4,slare /; {. Nj -hal Aor i
H. thence on an e est course: with /
h. VII McMahan's Il. !, to ! STAKE
) i: me urancn; thence Oh Il sou
- course, up said h~*ach TO the
| ginning. Contai. i1g 80 acres m"
! or less. This April 18th. 1918.
| T.C. Brvson. Trust<
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-26
Y.M. C. A. WANTS len FOR
over Sis s 35gliCE

Atlanta Ga. A oril Is. volunteer
in the over seas service Of the Red
Triangle" That slogan of service
is one now use d by the Y. NJ. G. A.
in big recr uiting drive which it is
now putting on to man it's army &
navy work. According to the cam
palm plans 5000 men must be re-
cru;ted for overseas service with the
Y. M. G. A. within ninety days.
In addition to that number sew
eral hundred more will be needed
at home for work in the training
camps and the home naval points.
Besides the steadily increasing
demands which are being made by
the continual mobilization of Amer
lean soldiers, hundreds of secretar-
les each month are requested by
the French, Italian, British and Por-
tuguese military authorities. Milit-
airy leaders feel that men must be
provided and that their enlistment
is 4 necessary p r. in fulfilling our
lColi. l,ns in the ->r for democracy
Durl,~;, he nex' " weeks every
Is -,si village p countryside in
Ne South as seli Ill other parts
J C ti:'- country w; se searched fol
,n<> IL: o. m Y capabilities
tut zfho are abe 20 serve their co
&, us2'r' and its fighters in the Rel
I Triangle service III some capacity.
Ministers. bus ness men, LAWYERS
e formers and teachers; in fact mel
from all walks of life are being ure
ed to volunteer for this service.
8 just how important it is can b
: seer by he assertion of one worke
e in 7r4n"e who said nat the leader
:, 81 . " hu' Il 5 ,igger possib
u les o. naJionai service than mos
of the bank and college presidenc
If Is and big city pulpits in America
III The government is watching til
Il recr'i1il & drive with interest. Tn;
: should be one incentive for volu
'li teering. President Wilson has sal
D. The thing that YOU are doing is p
viding the moral amor for all til
ar- Sc sol Iier men Of ours"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
NEWPORT
Graduation Friday Evening of
Newport High School with
Exercises of Very Pleasing
Order.

Newport High School graduation
took place Friday evening at odd
Fellows hall Music was furnished by
IN" lllSd School Trio under the d-
rHct"n Of Miss Gertrude Thorne, and
was Of high order and much appre-
cIatod by the audience This trio is
made UP Of Donna Bennett McIntire,
violin, Ruth Plummer, cello, and Kath-
crime Carson. piano. Philip Edwin
Emery the salutatorian. chose for the
subject of his address Farming and
FlchtlnG. The class GRAFTON by Miss
Mice May Ward was on Women and
Tn" War. The class essay by Eu-
gene Orlando Towne was on Mill
tary Training in the High School. +"
The class history by Bertha Leila
iich gave in a pleasing manner an
account Of the four years in High
School, tightening the narrative by
humorous illusions to amusing incl
dents of the course. Ariel Victor Colby
propheSied the future of the girls of
The class by means of Color symbol
ISM. m invention of his own. Rex
>. Bartlett discovered the future of
IN" boys by reading a crystal. the
secret of which he had learned in In
dla, Suitable gifts were presented to
tho boys, as mcmcntoes Of the occa-
sion. by Lottie Newcombe. Julian
Kenneth Croxford. in behalf of the
boys, presented the girls of the class
with appropriate remembrances. then
in behalf Of the class Of 1918. Mr..
Croxford. as president of the class.
presented 10 Newport hi. school a
beautiful silver trophy cup to he
awarded as prize each year to the
winner of the Junior Prize Speaking
Contest. .;upt. Clifton +. Wass, in
behalf Of the school, accepted the gift
in few Well chosen words. The
valedictory address. by Bruce Victor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
State House Chat.

Governor Carl L. Milliken attended
| Colby College Commencement eXer-
cises on Monday. the degree Of doc
to1 of laws being bestowed upon him.
Governor Milliken on Monday re-
ceived an invitation from the Port =
land Shipceiing Co. TO attend in July
the launching Of its third vessel. The
second will be launched on Satur-
day. June 30.
Everything is in readiness for the
meeting on Wednesday and Thurs
day Of the Maine Department. Grand
Army of the Republic, in the Senate
chamber. II is expected that between
200 and 800 comrades will be present.
Former Governor William T,
Haines of Waterville was a caller on
Monday afternoon at the Capitol
The fame of the Rest room for the
girls in the State House at Augusta.
Me-. has already worked good in other
regions. for word comes from Mass
achusetts that Governor Mccall has
directed Custodian Thomas +. pedrich
of the State House to provide a rest
room in that building for the use of
women employees and the room for
merly occupied by the pardon COM
mittee of the Executive Council. on
the fourth floor of the western end
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

had been in a few battles with the
Germans. we had no more trouble
VIC We're the best of friends.
Three times the Canadian army
prevented the Germans from taking
the chanrel ports and saved the part
of Belgium as yet not taken by the
Huns. and for this King Albert
decorated every Canadian soldier in
that army with the tri-color red.
yellow and red. Gray IS prouder OF
this than of any other emblem that
he wears. I'VE did well for a small
army" he remarked modestly. He
also bears the three stripes for three
years in the war; the brass emblem
a. G." for Lewis gunner: three gold
stripes for as many wounds: a por.
ton of the French graz uniform for
distinguished service at Vimy Ridge
and underneath his coat, there lies a
German whizhang bullet. close to his
shoulder blade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
STATE HOUSE
Next Council Meeting 10 A. NJ Wednesday, Juno 10

made it possible for young men to 60
to college and at the same time en-
list for military service. 1t states:
You serve your country by going
TO college. To make sure that you
do not lose, thereby, the opportunity
of serving your country in a direct
military capacity, you will be asked
to join the special L. S. army college
training units that are to be formed.
You will be liable for service at a
moments notice. but because you are
worth more to the nation with your
college training than without it you
will be expected to stay in college
until called by the Government.
beginning with September 1918
military instruction under officers
and non commissioned officers Of the
army will be provided in every col
lege which enrolls one hundred or
more able bodied students over the
age OF eighteen. The Government will
provide the equipment. Enlistment
will he purely voluntary but young
men will he encouraged t. "nIst-
Should the war commute for a
period of wears. the calling of future
classes will under this arrangement
find greater speed and efficiency in
bringing tho force of The nation to
bear and should victory come earlier
these Young men will have a greater
past-war value"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

Hope. was part showing much study
and thought, and was an effort that
would have done credit TO a graduate
Of any secondary institution. Mr..
Hope chose for his subject ''Educa-
ton and Success
In comforting the diplomas. Supt.
Wass paid Mr.. Hope the compliment
of stating that Mr. Hope had said
nearly all that he (Mr. Wass) had in
mind TO say, and therefore his re-
marks to the people were very brief,
then in few words Of advice and APP
probation Of their eff {. Mr.. Wass
presented the diplomas 10 the menu
berS Of the class of 1918.
\ party consisting of the members
Of the graduating class of Newport
High School and some invited friends,
with Miss Della NJ. Blanchard rs
chaperone, went to Turner's Saturday
afternoon for a 10-days camping trip.
| Two cottages have been placed at the
disposal of tho class for holiday
following their school duties.
Miss Theda Holman, who has been
teaching in Guilford for the past
! year. is the guest of her brother, w
4 + Holman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
COLLEGES WILL AID IN
MILITARY INSTRUCTION

Dr Augustus .. Thomas the State
superintendent OF public schools. in
n statement issued Monday declared
that Rates. Bowdoin and Colby Col
leges and the University OF Maine
will he ready to acccpt the offer of
the federal government to provide
instruction and equipment for mill
tary training in case 100 YOUNG men
present themselves at these institu-
lions
Just at this tune when our young
reople arc completing their sec
ondary education 1t seems fitting
that wc should look ahead TO the
next ster." said pr. Thomas
Many YOUNG man viii debate
with himself the question ~ going
90 college or going 80 war. Most Of
our Young men complete the High
school or academy course at ap-
rroximatciv Is years Of age, Under
tho arrangement nf the War Depart 2
ment the Maine colleges should he
nlled with young mon this fall The
Young man who goes n college will
Ond tho most direct means Of serving
MS country. Trained men are need =
ed m tho war ard tho demand for
trainod mon win hc lust rs great as n
reace asset in th" reconstruction
period
The War Department has just
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
Road Building Approved

Tho Highway Commission recently
received from Thomas DeWitte Guy
Ter Of Philadelphia. the following
letter;
Il write as a summer resident and
large property owner at Bar Harbor
TO thank YOU for the consideration
the commission has given 10 the COM
pletion of the road from Trenton
bridge to the Eden Town We feel
that YOU have been most generous in
tho matter and I want to assure you
how thankful We are"
The commission were naturally
Sratified at receiving such a letter
and asked Mr.. Cuyler for permission
To publish the same. In reply to the
request the following letter was re-
Ccived.
II have your favor for the 10th
instant and am very willing for you
70 make any use YOU deem proper Of
my letter.
II have always felt that consider
ing the amount Of work necessary to
do on the Maine roads and the linn
tied amount Of the appropriations.
the commission has done most ex-
cellent work and that year by year
the roads have improved. so that now
in tho main they are most creditable
to the Highway Department.
motor to and fro between here and
Bar Harbor generally twice each
way n year and have done so for
many years and therefore have an
opportunity to compare tho condi-
ton Of the Maine roads with roads
in other states"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
PLANTATION IA.
OUT OF BUSINESS

Plantation No. Il in Washington
county. 1s miles northeast Of Ma
chias. which in 1910 had a population
Of So and % polls, with a valuation
of $4,000. has been in the last few
wears having hard luck as com
munity. SO many people have gone
away that no townmeeting was held
last spring and tho plantation is
without officials. This was known.
If course. to tho State officials but
tho secretary of State. in order that
the rights Of the citizens should he
protected and they he afforded if
possible the opportunity Of voting at
tho primary election, sent the neces-
sary ballots as usual The CORE
spondence that Immediately ensued
brings out the condition of affairs in
thctic side Of tho passing of some Of
our once prosperous. although small
settlements.
The express agent at Dennysville
wrote to Secretary of State Frank
W. Ball that the ballots had been re
ceived by him and that he had hired
special conveyance to deliver them.
hut this plantation has been dis
banded and tho former clerk would
not accept them. There are no mu-
nicipal officers so am holding.
awaiting your immediate advice as
10 what I shall do with them. Mr..
Gray. former town clerk. says they
have had no townmeeting nor will
they have any primary election"
A letter from Seth r. Gray the last
town clerk of Plantation No. IA. also
arrived. and il gives the story of ne
conditions in that little community
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
MAINE RAISE SG,O0G,O00
IN THIS TWO WEEKS

Portland. Me. June 1T.-The $780,
900 inhabitants of Maine are asked
10 mako q collective subscription Of
$15, 500, 900 to Uncle Sans war say
ines fund before January / Of next
year. The campaign to obtain this
amount started on Dec. l of 1917
Up 10 the present time a little iCse
than g.. 900. 600 has been secured. Tho
proportionate amount which thr
State should have invested in wal
stamps by July il $S.0o0,000 This
leaves a deficit OF $5.0000o0 TO raise
in two weeks.
Under the leadership Of state hi
rector of War Savings Herbert J
Brown Of this city. q sweeping Of
fensive has been launched this week
and every county and community di-
rector has been asked 10 give hi>
bcst efforts to the fCht. 1t is not
expected that $4,000, 600 in cash .aiea
viii have been made before jlne Is
which is National War SAVINGS DAY
by proclamation of the President
aud when the intensive drive comes
To climax. II is hoped, however
that enough pledges and sales com
bined will be obtained to assure that
the deficiency viii be made w..
On Wednesday of this week ma
tional war savings chairman. Frank
\. Nardcrlin the man who IL Givina
bis whole hearted services to the
government at tho munificent salary
OF 81 per year. will come to Portland
for a conference with the Maine
state county and community direc-
tors. Mr.. Nandcrlip VIII he accom-
panied by James +. KAY; naugh, as
sistant chairman Of the nationa
committee. Ward NJ. Burgess, Ne
hraska state director and other not
able war savings leaders.
The patriotism of Maine has not
Vet failed to place the state among
tho first in the country in the Lib
ertY Loan Red Cross. and every
other worthy war drive" SAYS State
Director Brown. why lag in put
ting across the thrift and war saw
ings stamps? On the daily revenue
from this source. tho government de-
Ponds quite as much as on any 9th
cr."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

Of the old BulfiInch front will I've used.
A matron viii have charge Of the
room. The matter was called to the
attention of Governor Mccall by Mrs.
Mccall. Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer and
Mrs. William +. Mcnamara.
Howard WOOD, president Of the
Wardens' Association, writes as ful-
lows from Patten to the Maine
Moods: Report has Just been re-
reiNed from -. l.. Armstrong, clerk
for l. Is Wood. on Schools stream,
that he found a yearling buck deer
that had been killed ~ a hobcat
Friday or Saturday of last week.
The deer was attacked at the throat,
where the juGuar was found to he
severed. the cat then making q meal
off the hind quarters. The deer lay
in the tote road scarcely quarter
mile from the camp. This is the first
time | have heard Of a deer heinG
killed by bobcats on bare ground"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
How Deserter Merrill
Returned to Camp Devens

Walter Merrill. a desertcr from the
National Army stationed at Camp
Devens, Mass. was taken from All
fred Jail, where he was serving a
sentence for violation Of the liquor
laws, and returned TO the camp May
10th Merrill has bad record tie
was at one time a sergeant but de-
serted and when captured he was re-
duCed to the ranks. Later he again
deserted and came to Maine, where
ne was arrested for illegal trans
portation Of liquor. While serving a
jail sentence he escaped from the Jail
workshop but was caught at East
WATERFORD. Jailer Garvin had previ-
ously become suspicious and upon
communicating with tho authorities
AZ Camp Devens learned that the man
was wanted there. Merrill made hi.
boast that he would never be taken
back 10 camp, but Il special permit
was obtained from Augusta to re-
lease him from Jail before the expira-
ton Of his sentence and sergeant
ana corporal took him back in irons.
ALFRED letter, Sanford Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
Quick Ballot Printing

Secretary of State Frak W. Ban At
40 O'Clock Monday afternoon. jun
Il. 1918, received word that the SHOW
hogan election officials wished NOR
ballots. on account of the increased
number Of enrollmcnts Of the Repub-
Lean party. The ballots were quickly
struck off the press at the henncoe'
Journay office and at 80 "cloch
Secretary Ball was on his way Y
Skowhcgan with the ballots.
Had the ballot printing been done q
another city, it is exceedingly doubt
full if the wants OF the Sk"Whega'
voters could nave been filled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

! nine districts and an agent assigned
To seven Of the districts. AS soon as
agents can bc procured for the two
remaining districts. they will be APP
pointed Following are the districts
and agents with the addresses Of the
agents whore they may be reached at
any time
Aroostook County Eunice n. Niles,
1'rcaque Isle.
Hancock and Washington Counties
--Hcrbcrta PcnleT Ellsworth.
! 'enobscot and Piscataquis Coun-
ties--GIa"e Garden, OEono.
kenncbcc, Lincoln and Sagadahoc
Counties Lucille Royal, t67 State
81 Augusta.
Androscoggiu, Oxford and Franz
lin Counties Lucy L. Jones, Auburn.
Portland Grace NJ. Neagle, . TEN
ne st.
Knox, Somerset and Waldo Coun-
ties Ruby /. Barker, Ittsfold.
7 Cumberland County-To lie an
pointed.
York County To be appointed
These agents arc actively Interested
in the many Girls Canning Clubs n
! tho State and, together with Miss Al
( frcda Ellis, tho Assistant State Leader
of Girls Clubs, they plan to give
canning demonstrations for the clubs
in their districts They have alrca ~
given many Of the clubs demonstra :
! lions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18
Readheld GRANGE.

Young Peoples Day was observed
at Readfcld Grange Saturday, june
-. Doris Fish, master; Lee viii.
liams, overseer: Gladys Cooper lee
turer; Arthur Carver, steward; Ro,
C. Giles, assistant steward: Isabelle
Briggs, chaplain; Georgia Lane
treasurer: Alice Walker. secretary:
Herbert Raymond. gatekeeper: Hope
Barnard, Ceres; Ruby Williams, Po-
mona: Orma Sedgley, Flora: Louise
Childs, lady assistant steward. The
usual recess was taken for dinner
after which the following program
was well rendered by the children.
Singing, Star Spangled Banner
readings, Elizabeth Cooper, Ira
Crocker and Eleanor Peacock; duet
Thelma Gibbs and Alice Townsend;
paper, independence Day" Leorora
Leeman; vocal solo. Fern Ryerson'
readings. Elwyn Lambert, Arlene
Daley, Sylvia Booker, Calvin Crock
CT and Aurice Daley: farce, Ellis
Alton and Florence Carver; readings
Carlton Roberts, Alice Dunn, Jhelma
Gibbs; song. Ira Storer; piano solo
Ruth MacDougal; remarks, A.
Clifford and Nellie Clifford; japanese
song, Florence MacDougal, encore
readings. Dorothy Fuller, Mildred
! Brown and Mamie Hackett. There
were 157 present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

The following new corporation, or
ganized under the laws of Maine. has
had its articles of incorporation APP
proved by the office or the attorney
general:
kennebunk Farmers Union, organ
lied June II at kenncbunk. Capital
stock, $10,0 900; all common: paid in,
$3.50: par value, SO; shares sub
scribed, IS. President, Paul H. Rus
sell. West kennebunk; clerk and
treasurer, Samuel c. Hall, Kenne-
bunk; directors, Paul H. Russell and
Harold +. Ward of West kennebunk,
Samuel {. Hall, Harry H. Wilder.
Jones Harold Talbot, c. o. Gates and
H. Z. Russell of kennebunk Pur-
poses. the usual business of a Farm
Crs' Union Approved June Il.