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Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
BASKETBALL
TEAM FETED
Milford High School
Champions Entertained
By Local Rotary Club.
pat KEYES SPEAKER

Clarence E. pat" Keyes, a mem
ber of the United States Olympic
Commission, Secretary Of the Mid
die Atlantic States Athletic Associa-
ton, and a past president Of the
Harrington Rotary Club, was the
guest speaker at a dinner given by
the members of the Milford Rotary
Club TO the championship basketball
team of the Milford High School.
Robert II. Yerkes. chairman of the
program. turned the meeting over
to the club president, Lester o. Ad-
kins, who presented Coach Herbert
L. Elliott, who in turn presented the
members of the team to the group.
and gave n brief resume of the
games played by the squad during
the year. Mayor Harry J. Pettyjohn
presented the guest speaker. Mr..
Keyes in his depression which CEN
tered around sports. paid a fine trlb-
ute to the captain OF the team, Dom
nan HOlzmueller. for fairness and
good sportsmanship displayed by
Donnan during a game which he wit
messed. Past Rotary President Chas.
f. Varney replied to the guest
sneaker ON behalf of the club. The
meeting was closed with a short talk
by the captain of the team. DOnnan
who laid stress on the
fact that the victories enjoyed by the
Milford team were only made poss-
ible through the cooperation of the
entire squad at all times aud under
all conditions. Members Of the team
present were: Captain Donnan HOlz-
mueller, Paul Belts, Thomas Pal
mer. Joseph Griffith, Leroy wilkins.
Fred Maxwell. Hayes DickersOn,
wilkins, Pierce Williamson,
Pierce Maloney, Jack Williams, I'm
" Abbott. Norman Lord, Nelson
sills, Horace Wiley. Barrett Morgan
md Ralph Shannon.
Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
SPRINCLIKE WEATHER
VISITS DELAWARE
Farmers Busy With Flowing, Her.
ring Started TO Run This Week

With herring starting to run In
lower Delaware streams, farmers
planting the crop of early peas for
canning purposes, shade trees bud
ding and daffiodils in bloom, spring,
it would seem. is just around the
corner. All of these are harbingers
Of springtime's approach. However,
March is known for its tickle wea-
ther conditions and anything may
happen between now and the end OF
the month, even as late as April %,
which is considered the deadline in
lower Delaware for killing frosts.
Orchardists will not rest easy until
the last week in April. for they re-
call the unreasonable spring in 1913
when they had planted their corn'
peas, beans and other spring crops
to have them nipped by a heavy
frost and freeze on June 3. that year.
Even the leaves on the trees were
turned brown just as they would be
in the fall. That year the farmers
had to replant their crops; but, af-
ter all, it was one of the most boun-
tiful years in a quarter Of century.
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Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
SUSSEX FARMERS SHOW
INTEREST In A. C. MEETS
Interest In 1898 Program Greater
Than ANY Previous One

Judging from the attendance and
interest shown at the Agricultural
Conservation meetings held in the
county last week, the farmers of
Sussex county are much more In
terested in the 1888 program than
any previous program. The meet
ings were well attended and the
discussions which followed proved
that many of the farmers are giving
more serious thought TO improving
the fertility Of their soils, by follow
ing some of the practices suggested
in the program for this year.
Some of these practices that can
be used, and for which the farmer
will receive benefit payments, pro-
viding he complies with the pro-
gram, are the seeding of various le-
gumes. plowing or disking under
different cover crops, the use Of Ger
tain kinds and amounts Of lime, re-
seeding OF depleted pastures. and
the use Of superphosphate and po-
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Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
JURORS DRAWN
IN KENT COUNTY
F.. B. Austin, C. C. Smith,
r. Robbins, w. Vinyard,
r. Davis From Tenth.
COURT STARTS APR. IS

Petit and special jurors have been
drawn for the April term of Kent
county courts eonvening April rs
Petit jurors are:
First district-Arthur N. Short
Paul Sapp. Creadick Ennis, Delaney
Long.
Second district - George Grace,
Taylor Case. Clifford Hutchison,
Harry Knots.
Third dlstrict-Edgar R. Remley-
John Willis. Howard Clifton, Earl
Ely.
Fourth dfstriet-William James.
ROllin. Cole. Fred Farrell. Jr., Paul
Palmer.
Fifth distriet--Caleb Boggs, Her.
bert Raymond, Nelson J. FOrney,
William c. Forkum:
Sixth district-Lambert Blades,
Henry Austin. Ernest Moore.
Seventh district-Carl B. Scull,
Sr.. Herman II. Hastings. William w.
Moore.
Eighth district-Herman Vlnyard.
Lloyd Morrow, Herman d. Ham,
mOnd.
Ninth distrIet-Claude Cahall.
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Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
CONCERT CAMPAIGN
CLOSES TOMORROW
Excellent Opportunity Open To An
To Hear Music BY World Masters

Mrs. @. Marshall Townsend, as
sisted by Miss Sara Grier, Mrs. S. P.
ToadYine, Mrs. Davis r Grier, Mrs.
Frank Davis. Mrs Daan klmmel.
Mrs. Irwin Burton. Mrs. Frank Wa
pies, Mrs Edwin Messfck, Rev. John
]. Brown, Mrs. Gene Pratt, Miss
Lena Short, and william f. Miller
have charge of memberships for Mil
ford in the first annual membership
campaign OF the Dover Cooperative
Concert Association, noY in pro-
gress, and which ends this Saturday
night, March 26.
The concert association seeks to
bring to the residents of this sec
tion of the State a series of three
concerts annually by musical ar
lists of outstanding calibre, the pro
grams to take place during next fall,
winter and early spring.
The reason for a spring drive now
for concerts next season, Mrs. Town
send states, Is to enable the associa-
ton to secure the best choice Of
available artists and the most con-
venient dates for their appearances.
No one may join the association
after Saturday of this week, and
there will be no single tickets sold
for any individual concert during
the season. Milford music lovers
wishing to subscribe to the concert
series should communicate immedi-
ately with Mrs. Townsend. or the
other members of her committee.
Among the artists and musical at
fractions from which will be select
ed the series Of three concerts for
next season are: Sopranos, Joseph
inc Antoine, Natalie Modanya, Char
lotte Boerner, Hilda Burke, Agnes
Davis, Rose hampton, Bidu Sayao,
Helen Jepson, Charlotte Symons.
Rosa Tentoni, all Of the Metropoli-
tan Opera Association; Rosemarie
Helen Marshall, Grace
Panvini, Carolyn Urbanek. Of radio
and concert fame; Helen Olheim,
OF the Metropolitan:
Contraltos, Bruna Castagna, Anna
Kaskas. Kathryn Meisle, Enid Szan-
tho, of the Metropolitan Opera; Ten
Drs, Paul Althouse, Joseph Benton
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Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
TUBERCULOSIS SHOWS
DECREASE IN STATE
Average DelaWarean Now Has A
Greater Chance To Survive

The average Delawarean lived sew
en- years longer in 1886 than in 1926
the number of deaths from tubercu-
lOsis during the year was the small
est ever reported. and the total num-
ber of deaths from communicable
diseases was the lowest ever record
ed. according to the annual report OF
the Delaware State Board of Health
for the years 1861
The number of deaths from tuber-
culosis-124-is less than half the
number reported ten years ago, and
according to the report of DR.. A. G.
Jost. executive secretary, gives
hopes for still greater improvement
In years to come" The six COM
municable diseases. typhoid fever.
measles. scarlet fever. whooping
cough, diphtheria and influenza caus-
ed only 65 deaths. as compared to 1877
in 1926.
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Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
PIONEERS WILL
MEET AUG. 6-7
Reunion Of Delaware's
War Time Regiment To
Be Held At Bethany.
J. W. CANNON, PRES.

The reunion of Delaware's war
time regiment. the 59th Pioneer In
fantry, will take place on Saturday
and Sunday, August 6 and z, accord
ing to plans made by the advisory
committee Of the 59th Pioneer In
fantry Association, which met in the
State ArmOry in Wilmington on Fri
day night Of last week. Major James
w. Cannon, Of Milford, presided.
Many plans were submitted and
discussed that will be acted upon at
a later meeting.
Colonel John p. LeFevre. Major
Robert KeltOn and Howard Jester
we're appointed a committee to cOn-
fer with Adjutant General Weller E.
Slower Of the Delaware National
Guard and Colonel George Schultz,
commanding officer OF the l9Sth
Coast Artillery A. A., on matters
pertaining to the reunion.
Andrsw Doragh submitted a de-
sign for an insignia, which was
adopted and will be printed on this
years membership cards. Bethany
Beach seems to be the favorite place
of holding the reunion.
A. membership committee, COM
posed Of those present, was appoint
ed to start a drive for members. This
committee will be supplemented
with additional members I'm most
towns of the State. A special COM
mittee will be named to contact the
members who now live in other
states.
An outstanding feature Of this vet
Grams meeting, all former National
Guardsmen, was the expression OF
pride and interest they have in the
present 19Sth Coast. Artillery A. A.,
with its excellent personnel of OFF,
GERS and men. Other members OF the
committee attending were
Captain John J. Dugan, Regimental
Adjutant of the 198th A. A.; Dewey
Quillen Of Dover; Lieutenant John
f. Kern of Bridgeville; Earl Rust of
Elmer Gray, Camden;
Captain Herbert NJ. Jones, William
Ward and Endrew DOragh, Of VIII
mingtOn, and Charles Gormley, of
The committee will meet on Fri !
day evening, May 6, in the State
In Wilmington. when full
details for the reunion will be work
ed out.
Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
HOME HYGIENE GROUP
TO MEET HERE MICH. 29
Shawnee And Llndale Home Demon
stratiOn VIM Have Charge

A public meeting will. be held in
the Milford High School Auditorium
next Tuesday afternoon, March 29, at
one o'clock. Two classes in home
hygiene. composed OF members OF the
Shawnee and Lindale home demon
stration clubs. will have charge of
the meeting, which Is directly spOn-
sored by the American Red Cross.
Miss Jefferis. one Of the leaders in
the home hygiene work. will be pres
ent and discuss in detail many Of the
problems concerning the work. The
public is. cordially invited to attend
this meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
A. A. FEAGAN HEADS
KENT TEACHERS
Harrington Man Succeeds ]. W. BOs-
ton, Milford; Problems Discussed

Archer A. Feagan OF Harrington
was elected president of the Kent
County Educational Association a;
the seventeenth annual convention
last Friday in the Dover High
School. He succeeds J. w. Boston
Of Milford. More than 800 attended.
Other officers: Vice-president, Da-
yid A. Green, Frederica. succeeding
Mr.. Feagan; secretary treasurer,
Miss Jean Greenley, Harrington,
succeeding Annie Cow. FELTON,. Har-
old Lynch of KentOn was named to
the board of directors for three
years, succeeding W. Walter Nc
Ginnis. Other members Of the board
are: George II. Henry and Mrs.
Benlah Roadway.
Two Guest Speakers
Drew Pearson. Washington col
umnist, and DR.. William Lingelback,
professor of history at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, were the after
noon speakers.
Discussing Behind the Scenes at
Washington" Mr.. Pearson stressed
Roosevelt's distribution Of political
power, the fight against business
evils, and the nations foreign policy.
DR.. Lingelback talked on the Euro
pean situation and its effect on this
country.
DR.. II. v. Holloway. state snperin-
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Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
BIBLE CLASSES AT M. P.
CHURCH HOLD BANQUET
Annual Banquet Enjoyed By 100
Members OF Milford Church

The big social event Of the Sun
shine and Brotherhood classes OF the
NJ. E. Church occurred on Wednes-
day evening. March 16, when about
one hundred and sixty members and
friends assembled in the church
dining room for their annual ban
quet.
The dining room was artistically
decorated in green and white, the
shamrock being very eminent. Many
symbols of the green were also to
be found on the tables which in
cluded ferns, programs, napkins
and favors.
Everybody having found a place
at the table, they remained standing
for the invocation which was in the
form of a song. This was followed
by a get-acquainted song.
After being seated at their re-
spective places, the kitchen door was
opened, and members Of the Ladies
Aid, assisted by young ladies from
the Sunday school, came forth and
made everybody happy by serving
them with platters of roast turkey
and all it's fixings, followed later by
dessert of ice cream. During this
time, the social atmosphere was
kept at high point by the witticism
of John wilkins. tOastmaster, and
peppy songs led by t. NJ. Baxter,
while Mrs. William Watson took her
part at the piano.
Attention was then called to the
main program of the evening which
consisted of the following:
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Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
"A Total Of $75Q,OOO.
United States Road
Hid Saved For State
DeLGLCGTe Asked To Submit Projects For Share OF
S2OOOOO,OOO Federal Fund As Congress Refuses To
Cancel Subsidy For NatiOns Highways

pressing pleasure at the admins
tratiOn's decision.
Secretary Wallaceis letter said
President Roosevelt now feels that
you should not be asked to further
delay the submission of the road
building projects of your State"
The ALLEGATION included $125. .0O0,-
900 for principal highways, $25, ,000.-
900 for secondary roads, and $50.-
100000 for grade crossing elimina-
zion.
Bitter Fight Ended
The letter apparently marked the
end Of a bitter fight between the
President and Congress. He warned
the Legislators on November q that
the time had come to trim sharply
and that abandonment of the high
way subsidy program would be a
splendid beginning.
Wallace set tentative ALLEGATIONS
of funds for the state last December
81, but urged the governors to with
hold submission of their projects
pending the outcome Of the con-
gressional fight.
Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
N. Z. CONFERENCE
is CALLED FOR
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Six-Day Rally Will Be
Held In Union NJ. E.
Church, Wilmington.
SPECIAL DEVOTIONS
West Presbyterian Church
To Give Radio Time To
Bishop E. L. Waldorf.
SPECIAL DEVOTIONS

The official program of the six-day
Wilmington Annual Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, was
released this week by the Rev. T. ].
Sard, pastor Of Union NJ. Z. Church.
Fifth and Washington streets, VIII
mington. host to the assemblage for
the first time In ten years.
Opening Wednesday morning
March 30. at S:45 O'Clock. with Bish-
op Ernest Lynn Waldorf Of the Chi
cagO Area, presiding. the conference
will be concluded Monday, April 4
with announcement by him of ap-
pointments of ministers for the en-
suing year. Preceding the conference
proper will be the annual confer
ence examinations all day Tuesday
March 20, at West Presbyterian
Church, Eighth and Washington
streets, Wilmington, and the annual
missionary service that night in
Union Church. followed by reTep-
tiOn.
A special feature this year will be
the radio broadcasting of the pre-
siding bishops sermon Conference
Sunday" April 8. The broadcast.
made possible by West Presbyterian
Church giving its usual hour over
WDEL that morning. will enable
many hundreds of Methodists to
hear Bishop Waldorf than Union
Church could possibly accommodate.
Bishop Waldorf will also OrdaiE
of young men to the minis
try at a service in the host church
on Sunday afternoon, April 3.
The Bishop Of the Chicago Area
is presiding this year because un-
der a church law, Bishop Edwin
Holt Hughes of the Washington
Area In which the Wilmington Con-
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Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
KENT CLUB WOMEN TO
MEET AT CANTERBURY
Wnl Meet with Miss Pearl ALacDOn-
aid, March 90

Chairmen Of health and foods Of
County Home Demonstration Clubs
are planning to meet MISS Pearl
Macdonald. State Nutritionist. on
Tuesday, March 20, at the lodge
hall, Canterbury, to discuss health
plans for May club programs and
also to see an interesting demonstra-
tion on egg Cookery and Egg
Economics" This will be In the form
Of training school for these club
leaders who in their turn will lead
discussions at their April club meet
ings. The work of these two COM
mIttees on right selection OF foods
and good health is so closely allied
that II seemed wise to hold this as
a Joint discussion in planning fur
ther work for these committees.
The meeting Is being called by the
County Home Demonstration Agent
Louise r. Whitcomb. and will start
at 1880 o'clock promptly.
Health Is the major project being
carried on by Kent county this year
and all committees are working to-
ward carrying out these health
plans in so far as they possibly can.
Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
STATE WILL GET
NEGROCCCCAMP
40 Unemployed Young
Men Will Be Accepted;
Site Selection Waits.
WPA FUNDS URGED

Delaware will get its long-sOught
CCC camp for negroes and one of
the three condemned camps in the
State thus will be saved, it was an
nOunced on Monday.
Wentworth H. Deverell, chief
placement officer for the CCC in
Delaware, said he had received noti-
ficatiOn from Robert Fechner, ma
tiOnal CCC administrator, that the
negro camp will be established at
an early date.
The camp will take some 40 un-
employed negro youths. Its estab-
lishment is expected to aid materi-
ally with the relief problem since
tWo-thirds of those enrolled will
come from families receiving some
form of public aid.
The other third will come from
so-called "bOrderline cases." Most Of
the wages paid worker in CCC
camps must be sent home for sup
port Of needy families.
Site Selection Waits
Mr.. DevereiI said It has not been
determined just where the camp
will be located but New Castle is
the most likely place because an
unused camp already has been con-
structed there. 1t is likewise not
what type of work will
be assigned to the camp.
Mr.. Fechner's action followed an
appeal to him made by a special
of the Social Workers
Club, which went to Washington
last week and enlisted the support
of the two Delaware senators, John
G. Townsend. Jr.. and James H.
Hughes.
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Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
BRUSH FIRES
KEEP MILFORD
FTREMEN BUSY
Eight 0ut-Of.TOwn Calls
In Three Days For Car
Isle Fire Company.
ROADS FOUND BAD
Called To One Fire And
Put Out Five Others
Before Returning.
ROADS FOUND BAD

The members OF the Carlisle Fire
Company of Milford. during the first
three days this week. answered
eight out-Of-town calls. ALI of these
fires were bush or woods fires. and
in many instances became dangerous
through carelessness, necessitating
the calling OF the fire company. A
brief glance at the record shows that
fire number one occurring Monday
morning was near the farm home of
Jack Watson. 1t has been reported
that the firemen did not locate this
blaze; this is incorrect, they not only
located and extinguished this fire but
put out five other grass and woods
fires which they found burning along
the road. They did, however. find
the roads impossible for their truck
and went 10 fire for which they were
called in cars.
The second fire Monday was at
Slaughter Beach and for a time this
fire threatened the entire south end
of the beach. Tuesday four fires
kept the boys on the run. No. l was
a woods near ThOmpsonville. No. 2
was in the deep branch on the back
road to Lincoln. No. was bush
and woods fire one mile south OF
Lincoln; the Glendale company also
attended this fire. No. was a grass
fire at Bratten's Heights. which was
threatening the home Of John Jewell.
Wednesday the company was called
again to Slaughter Beach, where a
marsh, fire was again threateHing cot
tages.. In the evening the boys went
to the beach and burned on the
marsh. thus eliminating the danger
of any future fires there.
Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
THREE KILLED,
FOUR HURT IN
STATE CRASHES
Motor Death Toll In State
Pushed To Thirteen By
Latest Mishaps.
CARS DEMOLISHED
Laurel And Clayton Resi-
dents Victims OF Bridge
Accidents.

Two men and a girl we're killed
and four other persons seriously in
jured, when the automobiles IN
which they we're riding, crashed into
bridges during the weekend.
The first accident occurred last
Thursday night at Laurel, when a
car driven by Edward Tyndall. SO
years old, of Georgetown, ran into a
concrete bridge head wall. AS a re-
suit Of this accident, Larry ConOway,
A years old, of near Laurel, died at
10:30 O'Clock the same evening In
the Peninsula General Hospital at
Salisbury, where he was taken fol-
lowing the accident.
Two Injured
Olin ConoWay, as years old, his
brother, a passenger in the car, suf-
fered a possible fracture of the skull,
a broken leg, and internal injuries.
Edward Tyndall, So years old, OF
Georgetown, was nearly scalDed.
The three men were riding south
on the LAUREL -Seaford highway at
the time. The car, operated by Tyn-
dali, had just entered Laurel when
It struck the northwest concrete
abutment wall Of the bridge over
Broad Greek. The car was nearly
demolished.
Thrown Onto Highway
The occupants of the car were
thrown to the highway. Passing mo-
torists removed the two COnoways
and Tyndall to the Salisbury hos
pital.
Laurel town police and Corporal
George Shockley and Private F. G..
ONeal. of the Georgetown station OF
the state police are investigating the
fatality.
According to an incomplete m
yestigatIon. the three men had stop
ned al a gasoline station near Lau-
rel earlier in the evening, had driv-
en- north, and were on their way to-
laurel again at the time Of the ae-
cident.
Larry Conoway was a widower,
and is survived by three children.
and his mother, Mrs. Virginia Con-
rTv-r "a Pa4e 9. Pitass1
Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25

A s1,5O0,OO0 highway construction
program for Delaware starting July
1 was saved recently when the ad-
ministration at Washington aband-
oned hopes Of getting Congress to
cancel highway subsidy ALLEGATIONS.
Secretary Wallace sent letters to
the governors Of all the states ask
ing them to submit projects for ap-
prOval so they might obtain their
share Of the $500, 900. 900 fund.
w. W. Mack, chief engineer OF
the State Highway Department, ex-
planned that Delaware is slated to
receive $3.50, 900 OF the subsidy mon
ey. which must be matched by the
State.
The projects will be submitted, he
said, and it is expected the State
will receive its full share. However.
he warned, 1t is possible diversion
of highway funds for other than
highway use could be interpreted
as disaualifying the State for some
of the money.
1--WE could well use the full
amount" Mr.. Mack commented, ex-
Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25
KENT All CLUBS PLAN
FOR PLAY CONTEST
Fifth Annual AffaIr VIII BE Held At
Caesar Rodney School April 1.S

Eight All Clubs in Kent county
are polishing up their dramatic pro-
ductions for the fifth annual All
Dramatic Contests that will be held
in the Caesar Rodney School on Fri
day evenings, April l and 8.
The plays are to be one-act plays
requiring not less than 20 nor more
than IS minutes. The clubs in the
contest are: Houston Cardinal Sem
iors and juniors, Leipsic All Pals.
MillwoOd, Oak Grove Blue Hens
Chicks. Smyrna Wide Awakes, I'm
ion Blue Jays and Westville.
This contest is sponsored by the
Kent County Chapter of the Link. an
organization of older club members
who have been chosen for leader
ship ability and achievement in All.
Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25

AS one approach to the solution
Of the farm tenant problem in the
United States, Congress has passed
the Rankhead-Jones Farm Tenant
Act which provides loans to assist
a limited number of competent ten
ants. share-croppers and farm labor
ers to purchase their own land.
For this purpose Congress appr0-
priated $10.0O0.O00 for the fiscal year
beginning July /. 1897. and the Farm
Security Administration has been
designated to direct this program.
Funds have been allotted to each
state ON the basis Of its farm popula-
Milford chronicle., 1938-03-25

SOCIETY MEET APRIL S
Annual Meeting WIN Be Held In HO-
tel Dupont, Wilmington

The thirty-fourth annual lunch
con meeting of the Delaware Anti
Tuberculosis Society will be held at
the DUPONT Hotel in Wilmington on
Tuesday, April 5. according to an an
nOuncement sent out by the Society
this week.
Reports on the anti-tuberculosis
activities carried on by the Society in
Delaware for the past year will be
given by Miss Emily P. Bissell, presi-
dent; Mr.. F. S. Johnson. treasurer;
Mrs. r. w. Tomlinson. chairman OF
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