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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-15
FRUITLAND |.
GRADUATION
PROGRAM OUT
Baccalaureate Sermon Set
Sunday; Final Event
Thursday Night

The graduating exercises at
Fruitland Institute and Junior
college will be held on Thursday
evening, May 81, at the school
auditorium.
The address to the graduates
will be delivered by DR.. Frank
Pool, of the faculty of Furman
University, Greenville, S. c.
The baccalameate sermon to
the graduates will be delivered OH
Sunday afternoon, MAY II, at 3
o'clock by Dr.. w. X. Burrell, pas
tor of the Reed Memorial Baptist
church of ASheville.
The annual recital will be held
at the school on Saturday night,
Nav 1G, at g o'clock.
A pianororte recital by Emma
Sue Gray will be given on Mon
day night, Nav IS, at 8 o'clock at
the Martha Sullinger home.
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NEGOTIATIONS MADE FOR
POPE TO CROWN EMPEROR

ROME, May Is. (UP):-Pope
Plus himself may crown King Vie
tor Emanuel emperor of Ethiopia
it was reported reliably today.
The chamber of deputies yes
terdav unanimously ratified Pre-
mier Benito MussolinTs decree,
proclaiming Victor Emanuel king
of Italy and emperor of Ethiopia
and annexing Ethiopia as an lta-
liam colony. -.
1t was understood that negotia-
tions for the Pope to perform the
ceremony are proceeding between
the Italian foreign office and the
Papal Unicature at the JuirlnaI
palace.
The Vatican repeatedly faVors
having Il Papal legate perform the
ceremony, but the foreign office
insisted on the Pontiff himself.
If the Pope accepts, the eoro,
nation will be held at the Royal
Church of Saint Mary of the An
gels in Rome Instead of at st
Peters where only the Pope hlm'
self can be crowned.
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ia PEOPLE ARE
SAVED AT SEA
FROM STEAMER
Coast. Guard Cutter Over:
crowded, Heads for
Pacific Port

KETCHIKAN, Alaska. May Is.
(UP).-The coast guard cutter
Alert, overcrowded with TIA per.
sons rescued from the grounded
steamer North Sea, proceeded
slowly last night toward View
Cove where some of them will be
landed.
The North Sea struck a reef
Yesterday in heavy weather at
Point Marsh, so miles south OF
here. The I44 passengers were
put off in rowboats and picked up
by the Alert. Thirty members OF
the crew also were put on the
Alert. which carries it's own crew
of %.
The North Sea left Seattle last
Monday midnight, on her regular
run to Alaska ports, carrying q
general cargo. The ship apparent
" was forced off her course by
heavy winds and rough seas.
Can't. A. w. Nickerson, master
Of the North Sea. had passengers
aroused and lifeboats were put, III
order. He sent out the first dis
tress call at $3.50 a. m. :,
At 6 a. M, with rising tide, the
North Sea fioated off the reef but
was unable to proceed because OF
her damaged hull.
AT II a. M, as the water rose
in her hold Capt. Nickerson or
dered her abandoned except for q
skeleton crew.
Removal of passengers was or
derby. ;,oa IN
The skeleton crew remained on
the lineA protecting rights OF her
CONTINUED on page four)
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FURTHER PENALTIES AGAINST
ITALY Are AT RISK OF War
II Duce Issues Warning;
Pope May Crown En-
manuel Ethiopian
Emperor

PARIS, May Is. (UP).-Pre-
mier Benito Mussolini. in a state
ment published in lie 'Matin today,
warned the world that any at
tempt to increase economic penal
ties against Italy would be at the
risk of war.
Interviewed by Leo Gerville-
Reache, Rome correspondent OF
the newspaper, II Duce recalled
his threat of last September that
application of military sanctions
to halt Italy's conquest of Eth,
opia would involve the danger OF
remarking the map of Europe.
What | said to you then re-
garding military sanctions, | say
to you now regarding aggravatlon
Of economic sanctions MuSSollnl
was quoted as saying.
II Duce said Italy is ready to
work "passionately" for peace but
will not give up the fruits of he!
victory over Ethiopia without I
supreme struggle.
The newspaper quoted II Duce
As saying that: :,
Nobody in the world is able
to doubt that the Italians, who are
a people of workers and who nov
have obtained the legitimate sat
isfactions that their existence de-
manded, have turned passionately
to peace, of which they have neec
to complete their work. | wish
peace. | wish to work for peace
But if anyone tries to teal
away the fruits of victory pur
chased by so many sacrifices, they
will find us alert and prepared
AGAINST every resistance
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.DEMS CONVENE
ON SATURDAY
Will Elect Officers for Ex'
ecutive Committee
HI en-

Democrats of Henderson county
will gather in convention at the
county court house tomorrow at
II q. M. -,
Chairman M. M. Redden will
preside at the convention and pre-
cincts will report on precinct COM
mittees named at meetings last
Saturday. Chairmen of precinct
committees will constitute the
new county executive committee
Officers of the executive COM
mittee, consisting of chairman!
vice-chairman, and secretary, Will
be elected. Present officers are
M. NJ Redden, chairman; o. '.
Powers, vice-chairman. and j. T.
Fain, Jr., secretary.
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C0yER ATTACKS FIVE
fNEN DEAL" HORSEMEN

PHILADELPHIA, May 10
fl-Former President Herbert
teyrr last night invited dissatls-
b Democrats to join the Repub-
a-A this fall in war against the
n Deals Five HorSemen OF
ApOcalypSe-pOppycOck, prlvl-
g pork barrel, panaceas and
iEshy."
Sssaklng to the Republican wO-
u IN Pennsylvania, he declared
Republican party the only
EaIable fundamentally through
cth an aroused people can act. y
as declared the Republican
Morn should include restora-
- Of morals in government, re-
Wy Of confidence and courage,
q policies of economic and So
regeneration in place of New
a eXuayagance. After three
t.S Of the New Deal the num-
o. unemployment is as great
q 1892; the agricultural prob
lnSOlved, and business has
confidence in the intentions
ne government. he said.
at declared the New Deal trav'
a road fOrking in two diree'
-faSclSm or Socialism. "The
seent may deny that he in,
10 travel into a cOllectivist
~ ne said, "but his policie!
irving the people there. AnC
OIL MS advisers glory in the
s'sSS already made"
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STAND TAKEN
BY ROOSEVELT
ON RELIEF COIN
1870, 1000, 900 Rural Elec-
tlification Bill Ready
for Signature
SENATOR'S FAIL TO
SOLVE FAX PROBLEM

WASHINGTON; May Is. (UP)
President Roosevelt today stepped
personally into the three-way New
Deal scramble for 1887 relief
funds and proposed a compromise
whereby the PWA and Resettle-
ment activities would be con-
tinued as virtual subsidiaries of
Hopkins Works Progress Admin
istration. -
He said that the prime func-
tons Of the PWA and Resettle-
ment administration must and will
continue, despite the Jumping Of
the. entire $E,425,000,O00 relief
appropriation under, the WPA.
This assurance came as Secre-
tary Of Interior Harold P. Ickes
was called before the senate ap-
preparations subcommittee to pre-
sent personally q plea for funds
to keep his PWA organization
going.
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AUSTRIANS FRIENDLY
TO ITALY, HUNGARY

VIENNA, May Is. (UP).-
Chancellor Kurt Sehuschnigg 5
first official act of international
Importance as uncrowned dictator
of Austria was to extend the
olive branch to Italy and Hun
gary last night.
Schuschnigg telegraphed Pre-
mier Benito Mussolini and Pre-
mier Julius Goemboes expressing
the Austrian governments and
his personal friendliness towards
them.
The new strong man OF Aus
tria emphasized his country's de-
termination to continue the true
and tested policies Of the Rome
protocols and the friendship
among the three partners for fur
Their consolidation of central Eu-
rope"
Meanwhile, he moved swiftly to
disarm Prince Ernst Rudiger Won
Starhemberg's heimwehr troops
and thus prevent possible revolu-
ton as an aftermath to Wednes-
day nights bloodless coup d'etat'
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GERMAN, JAP
SEA FORCE TO
Be EQUALLED
British Officials Voice Fear
of New Japanese Ex-
pansion in Asia

Copyright, 1886, by United Press
LONDON, May 10. (UP),-Sov-
let Russia, already the worlds
greatest military power on land,
disclosed today determination to
match Germany's naval strength
in the Baltic and Japan's in the
Far East.
The disclosure, of prime inn
portance in the world naval situa-
ton, was made in brief note
which Ivan Maisky, Russian am
bassador, has handed to Sir Rob
ert Vansittart, permanent under
secretary for foreign affairs.
The note announces:
|. Russian reserves complete
liberty Of construction for its far
eastern fleet.
2. The qualitative limitation of
Russia's fleet in European waters
will be dependent on Germany's
acceptance of identical restric-
tons.
The Russian note was the latest
development on negotiations for
Russian British naval treaty. Such
treaty would complement the
French British American navaI
treaty of March 25.
In the note, Russi aofficially ac-
saepts Great Britain's invitation to
negotiate a Russias- British naval
treaty on the lines of the March
rs building programs.
The important features, how
ever, are contained in two reserya'
tions.
The first agrees to negotiate
with Britain and expresses readl'
ness to assume naval obligations
Continued on page four)
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Baptists Approve
Refusal To Help
Country In War
Would Give Support Only
as Necessary to Repel
an Invasion

ST. LOUIS, May Is. (UP).-
Delegates representing three
fourths of the nations Baptists
adopted a resolution yesterday re,
fusing to support the United
States in any, war Except as
might be necessary to repel IN
vasion."
A spirited fight was made
against the resolution at the south
ern Baptist convention, but mo-
ton to strike it out was defeated.
DR.. J. V. Tinnen, Canal Zone ms.
sionary, argued that the Baptists
attitude toward war should be de-
cided by circumstances, and DR.: j..
w. Porter of Lexington, Ky, critl-
cized the resolution as being viz
tual dictation to the federal gov
eminent" IL
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CUATEMALANS
RESIGN FROM.
WORLD LEAGUE
Action Comes as British
Premier Emissions Re-
organization Move

GENEVA, May l5.-UP).-
Guatemala today withdrew from
the League of Nations.
A telegram from the Guatema-
Ian government to the league
secretariat gave the required two
years notice Of resignation from
the Geneva organization.
An explanation of Guatemala's
resignation will be sent by airmail
to Geneva, the telegram said.
LONDON. May 15.-UPl.-
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
revealed yesterday that he expects
the League of Nations to be re-
organized during the September
session at Geneva. So
Baldwin expressed hope that
reorganization would be under
taken with a view to- bringing the
United States. Germany and ia
pan into the family of nations.
Admitting failure of the league
in the Italo-Ethiopian war. Bald
win said economic and financial
sanctions such as were applied
against Italy, probably cannot
succeed unless the sanctionist
powers are prepared to go to war
to back them up.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-15

K. G. Justus, contractor, yes
terday began the construction OF
an addition to the clubhouse Oh
the Hendersonville Golf and Couh-
try club which, according to tne
clubs building committee VIII
represent an expenditure Oh "p
prOximately $4,000. ,;do
The addition, about 20 ieet WIZ" ti'e
and extending the length OF , silE
clubhouse on the south side, VIII
contain a "pro" room, locker ro pom
and shower room on the DaSe I've
level, with a dining hall ana oa al
floor above. A wide terrace, o VIII
concrete floor, will extend scl oS
the front of the building he GA
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-15
COUNTY RESIDENTS
IN FEDERAL COURT

ASHEVILLE, MAY 15.-lndlct-
ments were returned against sew
eral Henderson county residents
by the grand jury in Federal Dis
trict court here yesterday;
Indictments were as follows,
Newell Talley, liquor law VIOLA
ton; ]. c. Wright, liquor law;
Lee Jackson and Glenn Jackson,
liquor Jaw; Glenn Maxwell and
Fred Simpson, liquor law; Carr9il
.iEFder, David Cox and Ewart pa
Wis, LIQUOR okgws Edgaro King and
William King, liquor law.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-15
France Planning
To Reopen War.
Debt Settlement

PARIS, May Is. (UP):-Leon
Blum, Socialist leader, who is like
" to become premier next month.
today indicated that France, un-
der his leadership, will be. ready
to reopen the question of Franco
American war debts.
Blum made, his first declaration
of foreign policy in an address to
400 American club members at
an interalfied circle. .,
Without flatly promising re-
payment of the war debt, he hint
ed his determination to seek a, So
luton of the problem. -ax 81
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DISARM HEIMWEHR
TO AVERT CIVIL WAR

VIENNA, May Is. (UP). Chan
cellor Kurt Schuschnigg, whose
bIoodless coup d'etat ousted Prince
Ernst Won Starhemberg, Fascist
leader, from control of the Aus
trian government, today began
disarmng the heimwehr to avert
civil war. The heimwehr is Star
hemberg's private army.
With the fallen prince in Rome
ostensibly to participate in sports
competition but actually to ap'
neal to Benito Mussolini for sup
bort, Schuschnigg's cabinet, in a
surprise move. dissolved vienna
"protective corps
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/ R.STRONGER;;
MEETS
FIR7HER Loss
b,vsrful Influence for
|G.ayer Seen as Dominat-
ing Convention
b MAKES PLEA TO
DISPLEASED DEMOS

DISTINCTION. May Is. tuP)
/ ,sr Of Senator William f.
b,,,6S presidential aspirations
Pc mrlher into eclipse last
~ ~ ~ thu. basis of almost com
t. rrturn> from the Ohio ar
Il, Virginia primaries; revivi,tI
[,s,rsriop of Il box from tbs
fGP by the Idaho Progressive.
N.mocratic majoritieS in both
49, we're hailed As additional
f-gx of victory for President
t,s.y-lt next November.
H. returns from West Nm-
!, cave encouragement to Gov.
ia N. Landon in his drive for
/. Republican presidential NOM
f-,fnr In Ohio. where the Re-
f'Sf,sr regulars are led by Wal
e. Brown. postmaster general
4 M Hoover cabinet. the victory
|, rs "favorite son" candidate,
f,I.,t 4 Taft. over Borah, add
\ a former President HOOver'S
f,a.r,p aS a party counselor
[sr The Republicans meet at
f,gsIand June Q.
Today Oregon holds its presl-
E.rrsI preference primaries in
r. both President Roosevelt
N Boyah are entered. They are
rrnosad within their parties.
Esior Charles l.. McNary, Re-
<USF,an leader of the upper
{,nber. is seeking denomination
srsed BY Samuel II. Brown and
fsOtOre Nelson.
S,nator Borah. once the most
tglar candidate for the Repub-
In nomination according to
lsav tests of national party sem
tnsr. late last year. apparently
Ha csy FIVE of Ohio's 50 nation
! Nryrntion delegates. and only
be- Of West Virginia'S l6.
An seven of the Borah dele
x.,at.large lost the race In
b. Taft'S delegates, free to
K for someone else after the
b ballot. number several in IA
Y Of Landon and some in favor
Frank Knox. Chicago publish
They will form an influential
Z which. if combined with Cali
ai4> s., would give Mr.. Hoo
b great influence in selecting
candidate and drafting the
la!5m.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-15
Golf And Country Clubhouse
Extension Construction Begun,
Are Building New Practise Green

terror of the addition will be OF
native stone in keeping with the
construction Of the present build
ing.
Dirt from the excavation for
the new structure is being placed
between the clubhouse and the
No. 3 tee of the golf course to
form new practice green. Metro
politan bent grass sod will be re-
moved from an old practice green
and transferred to the new green.
The contract for the improve
ment calls for completion by July
j. it was said. Milo w. Strong, DIR.
j. G. Bennett, DR.. j. l.. Wedding
ton and C. L. GREY are directing
the work for the club.
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Lieut.-Governor
Aspirant Visitor
Mcneil Here in Interests
of Candidacy

George McNeill of Fayetteville,
former representative in the state
legislature, was in Hendersonville
yesterday in the interest of his
candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for lieutenant gov
ernOr. One of three candidates
for this honor. Mr.. Mcneil is a
prominent business man of Fay
etteville, owning the oldest busi,
ness firm in that city, the Mcneil
Milling company, and being also q
coal dealer and ice manufacturer
He has been a member of the DIS
trict Democratic executive COM
mittee for 20 years and its char
man for several years.
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FULL COMMITTEE
OPPOSES TAX BILL

:lWASHlNGTON, May Id. (UP)
The senate finance committee last
night abandoned the drastic cor
porate profits tax rates in the
$803, 900, 600 revenue bill and
then struggled for three hours
without. reaching q semblance Of
an agreement on q more moderate
compromise proposal.
Disheartened and weary, Chair
man Pat Harrison, Dem, Miss,
slumped IN his chair at the close
Of the long. and heated discussion
and told newspaper correspond
ents:
Whether we will be able to
agree on any proposition remains
to be seen. If we don't agree the
fight will be taken to the floor of
the senate"
Hastily he declared he had not
forsaken all hopes that some
agreement could be reached, but
he emphasized slowly that "there
has been no meeting of minds
yet" The full scope of opposition
to the corporate profits tax as
passed by the house was indicated
when Harrison said that all mem
bers of his group were opposed
to the pending bill in it's present
form and that it must be changed
in certain particulars"
Any changes made in the bill,
Harrison insisted, would still place
| on corporations or stockholders or
both On additional tax burden of
1923, 100000. whether this
amount would be raised in part
by q tax on undivided corporation
profits as suggested by President
! Roosevelt has become the chief
problem before the committee, the
Mississippian said,
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Miss Sullinger
Is Convention

Miss Martha Sullinger of Fruit
lor6 Institute and Junior college,
left Yesterday for st. Louis: Mo-
Who're She will attend the South
ern Baptist convention for rev
davs Following this visit to 81
Louis she will go to Mexico MOI ;;
her native place. to remain unt1i
Jnlv returning then to Frultlahu'
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MRS. COLLINS
PASSES Away
Rites Will Be Held Sunday,
3 P. M. at Campo
bello Church

Mrs. Martha Collins, "a, died
this morning at her home on Fifth
avenue <w1st after an illness Of
ABOUT 10 days. Funeral services
win be- held on Sunday afternoon
at 8 o'clock from the Baptist
church at Campobello, s. C.
= She is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Misc Emmie Collins and Mrs.
Roy Johnson, both Of Henderson
vile, and two sons, Smiley Collins,
Hendersonville, and Dever Collins,
Campobello.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-15
|ONSIL CLINIC
|ET FOR JUNE
% Surgeons viii 0per.
@ and Arrangements
Made Public

|As,r' - Il Woodcock. Henderson
A,s., health officer, today an
b. u a tonsiI and adenoid
tS,.; = De held at the Patton
ID hospital for the period
|a@r5;s Monday. June 8, and
Sing Wednesday. June II.
ar,S,,' V y, of the Henderson
|a.S Medical society will OPP
|sEs , ,,c on an assigned day,
Ser,,' 'Ste-Sponsored clinic. All
|esa,I are asked TO be at the
va, At 4 $50 O'Clock on the
Pa hey are to be operated
/ lCoos.shtS OF prospective pa
i 4aued on page four.
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IL SLIGHTLY HURT

MONROE. La, May 70. VUF:.
Eleven were slightly hurt last
night when three cars of Illinois
Central passenger train No. 2O2,
bound from Shreveport, La, to
Jackson, Miss, were deralled 4E
miles west of here. Trainmen SAID
a switch appeared to have been
tampered with.
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ARTIST FIRES HIS
PRIVATE BODYGUARD

NEW YORK, May Is. (UP).-
Seymour Dekoven, Chicago artist
reported kidnapped, returned to his
hotel room last night and explain
ed he was on a late party with
friends Thursday night and had
stayed with them.
lie told Detective. Thomas Will
liams that George Foster, the pri-
yate detective bodyguafd who re-
norted Dekoven kidnaped, "was
fred"
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TO HEAR
REV. LUTHER PEACE

. The Rev. Luther L. Peace, Of
Saluaa, Will preach at the Mace
donia Baptist church on Sunday
morning at II o'clock.
The sermon subject will be,
"Givipg An Answer to ,Him That
Asketh q Reason, for the Hope
That, Il IN Me- and The text will
! be First Peter 3:15: 80 ~,
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Amy J. Mollison
In Record Flight

CROYDON AIRDROME, LON
DON, May IS. (UP).-Establish,,
ing new Capetown to England
flight record, Amy Johnson Mol
lison, famous British flyer, today
LANDED at 8:37 a. NJ, E. d. T.
She left Captown Monday and
flew to Croydon from Vienna on
the last lap of her journey.
She was cheered by huge crowds
upon her arrival that had waited
at the field for many hours to
greet her.
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ELEcTRIFIcATIoE BILL (.
IS CONQUERED m

WASHINGTON, May ID. (UP)
The senate 'completedi action on
the Norris S870,000;8O0 rural
electrifcation program, designed
to provide cheap electricity for
thousands of farm homes in iso-
lated areas. Under the provisions
of the. bill, which now goes to the
president for signature, the gov
eminent would advance money to
public and private agencies to de-
velop electric facilities for farm
owners. I.
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WEATHER

tonight and Saturday;
rat warmer Saturday.
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sJot sss9 10 l5Eu;TnoJ J
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GOOD AFTERNOON

Student GretSs Take the Or
ford Oath" And AL the time
Dora thought It VA, the reaction
to q broken ,hoeiAce. r.
The Washington times., 1936-02-27
MANN TO HEAD
D.C.AETNAUN|T

Guy e. Mann has been appointed
manager and Benjamin S. Foster
associate manager of the Wash
ington office and Government
Service Bureau of Aetna Casualty
and Surety Company and Affili-
ated Companies, of Hartford, Conn.
J. E. Lewis, who was manager
Of the local office, has been elected
assistant vice president, New York
office. In his new position Mr..
Lewis will be chief executive as.
sistant of Vice President John S.
Turn in the administration of
casualty, surety. fire and marine
business in New York city.
Mr.. Mann has been associated
with the Aetna COMPARES since
1926. He has been with the Phila.
delphia office for the past eight
years.
Mr.. Foster has been with the
Aetna companies in Washington
since 1920 and has served for the
past several years as superinten6-
ent of their Government Service
Bureau. Mr.. Foster will, IN aGdi.
ton to his duties as associate
manager,~ continue to supervise
the operations of the service
bureau,