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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-03-11
DENTAL CLINIC FINISH
ES 10 YEA RS OF WORE

DiSpensary for the benefit. of
children of the Pocahontas Fuel
company, placing DR.. Giles T.
Epling in charge. The amaZ-
ing discoveries Of poor teeth,
faulty gums, and bad health,
caused much interest, an interest
which grew even greater the fol
lowing year when none of these
children h al a single dccaycd
tooth, poor Gu m condition. or
missed a day of school from
sickness. Physicians said that
diseases of all kinds decreased
so per cent that year among the
school children of Maybcury.
Judge ia mcS French Stro-
thcr then drew up Il bill authoriz-
ing he county to establish such
Il clinic. lay the lcvics, pre-
scribe rules and such. but pro
viding no levy should be made
without the consent of the
voters. Governor Morgan sign
cd the bill and in June the
voters of Mcdowell county poll
ed 2,122 to 84S in favor of the
levy.
Opened July |, 1919
On July /. 1919. headquarters
were opened in the flat iron
building in Welch with DR.. Ep-
ling in charge, and the work was
begun on September ID with 4
| full-time and 10 part-time dent
lists employed. Eight dental
hygicnists were employed at
the start. To establish the clinic,
the levy for the first year was
10 cents on each 500. an d.,
thereafter it was ; cents for the
maintenance of the clinic.
Al the close of the w d
War Dr. EplinG went to Wash
ington and purchased $1,000
worth of equipment which the
government was selling at a
very low price. The great
amount of equipment was valued
at $4,000, and was secured for
1-1G OF that amount. Durinh
The first year Of the clinic 7,215
! children were teratcd.
journals, the dental journals
and many other national publica.
tons began to feature the work
in Mcdowell county,'and promin-
cnt health authorities from all
parts of theUnited States visit
ed this section to study the con
ditions surrounding this first
dental clinic, and to all parts Of
America the st DRY of McDo-
we'll county's progressive step
was carried.
BY 1923 the clinic was treat
ing more than 10000 children a
year.
Estimates by private dentists
Of the cost of one years work,
IF done by a private dentist
would be more than S1O2.O 900.
a campaign of lectures, lantern
slides and other health measures
BEGAN throughout the county,
a nd it would be impossible to
estimate the untold benefits
that this section has derived
from this movement.
Last year nearly $4,000 chill
dren were treated by the clinic.
while this number represents a
decrease from former years. it
must be borne i'm mind that ap
preparations By the county have
been decreased. There are now
more than 10000 school child
rem, and one pupil viii often cost
as mich as SO. whereas the ap
preparation allows for approx
mately fifty cents per pupil.
The present trend. led bv Dr.
l.. l.. BcIchcr vino. is now head
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-03-11
Editor of Tri-District News
On Scene of Fire in 80 Minutes

In about 80 minutes after the
alarm was turned in announcing
fire-fire in Welch-editor Agee,
of t he Tri-District News, was
IN WEIGH offering his services
and t a kin g notes of the fire.
Another wide-awake newspaper
man.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-03-11
""mim,d from Page onc)

dual white people. Great care
was ALWAYS taken to empha
siI" that 1t was not "the policy -
or opinion dishcd out for public
consumption tha t was wanted :;
hui the homes toGod, dying
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
JOHN D. PALS
DEATH PROBED

LOS ANGELES, July q QN.S)
Autopsy surgeons today began q
chemical and microscopic exam.
nation Of the vital organs Of Col
Milton B. Green, 7S-year-old re
tired oil company executive and
former personal friend Of the late
John D. Rockefeller.
Green's body was exhumed after
his adopted daughter, Mrs. Man.
jonita McCord, "a, had voiced the
fear that he may have met with
foul play. When he died on May
IA last, the cause was listed as
heart rupture.
At the same time Mrs. McCord
filed a suit contesting Green's
will. The oil mans second wife,
Mrs. Ruby Pickens Green, As, OF
Westwood. had been left the es
tate,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27

toned glare, today began to leave
them off and welcome once more
what they had once known as the
sun!
That orb-absent from all
knowledge Of Washingtonians of
tender years-will stay with us
long enough for all again to be-
come familiar with it-according
to the weather Horecasters.
It will be fair today-and also
tomorrow-which Is q COM
paratively long spell of this sort
of thing for us-and there will be
warmer temperatures. too, accord.
ing to the forecasters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
BREAK, :.
e., q
SELLING HEAVY

NEW YORK. July ~ Q.N.S).
The stock market today tumbled
81 to more than 81 a share before
support came. Selling waves
swamped the high-speed ticker,
which ran Z minutes late.
No section of the list was spared
in the liquidation. Spreads Of a
point or more on the downside
were noted In many of the high
priced favor1tes.
Prime factor in the break was
heavy profit-taking.
There YVES nothing in the news
to affect the trend, as Wall Street
had been cheered by the regular
U. s. Steel preferred dividend in
the face of a large firSthalf
deficit,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
CHINESE FORCES
YIELD KIUK|ANC

HANKOW, July q QN.S0.
Chinese forces have withdrawn
from Kiukiang, yielding that
Yangtze River city entirely to the
Japanese, it was indicated tonight
in dispatches from reliable for
eign sources.
The messages said fighting at
Kukiang had subsidized.
SHANGHAI, July 81 GNsJ.
Driving forward from captured
Kiukiang, Japan's legions ad-
vanced toward Nanchang today,
aiming to take the Chinese mill
tary air base there during their
slow but relentless march toward
Honkow.
The new japanese advance i'm
periled the resort town of Ku-
ling, where more than so Amer
leans and about 100 other foreign
ers were ready to flee should hos
tilities approach too close.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Baby, Pin in Throat,
Loses Death Race

BOSTON, July ~ U.N.s).
Eighteen-month-old John Profit,
jr., of Fitchburg, died on the oper-
ating table at Massachusetts Eye
and Ear 1nfirmary today while
surgeons sought to remove an
open safety pin from his throat.
The baby's death nullified a 49,
mile automobile race under police
escort from his home, interrupted
at Concord when the mercy car
broke down. The trip was CON-
pleted in a State police automobile
from the Concord barracks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
SEC Counsel Guthrie
Offered New us. Post

UN.S0 Charles S. Guthrie,
assistant general counsel of the
Securities and Exchange Commits.
sion's utilities division, has been
offered the post Of general coun-
sci Of the new Civil AeronauticS
Authority, it was learned today.
The U. s. aviation body takes
office August %.
Guthrie has been with the SEC
for about three years and prior to
that time practiced law in New
York city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Hatton Auto Death
Inquest August 10

BRENTWOOD, Md, July n.
August 10 has been set as the
date for an inquest into the death
of Thomas D. Hatton. 43. Of 1916
Rhode Island Ave. N. E., Wash
ington, who died Of injuries re-
ceived here when struck by an
automobile.
Justice Of the Peace Hiram L.
Wohlfarth set the date to hear
charges Of reckless driving against
Arnold y. Behling, 80. Of River
dale, Md. Behling was released
under $1,000 bond.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Accepts Cigarette.
BY MORT LAWRENCE

His left hand reached cautiously
for a cigarette extended to him
by Patrolman Charles GLASGOW.
Warde cufted his hands to light
It and smoked avidly in short,
rapid puffs.
A reporter friend asked me the
time. It was 1887 p. m. I glanced
up again. BreathleSsly I watched
the net being raised higher and
higher. In a moment, it seemed,
one end of the net would be
Tipped up and Warde would be
trapped-and saved.
saw there was a strange activ-
ity going on. In two windows
above Warde, ON the eighteenth
floor Of the hotel, a policeman
and a fireman were preparing to
be lowered in life belts. Cali this
activity, you understand, took
place within a few seconds, about
the time it would take for a few
feet Of film to be run Off.
Warde was standing now. He
was smoking, and in the darkness
Continued ON Page 6, Col. 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27

SchlosSer said he had been work
ing In Waldorf, Md, appeared in
court today on a charge Of being
drunk. Mrs. Mcintyre called No.
9 and Policeman c. E. Hall arrived
to take Schlosser away. Subse-
quently she called the Animal Res
cue League to get the knocking
bird"
SchloSser can be reached at the
District Jail for the next go days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Ada Leonard Gains
In Battle for Life

CHICAGO, July q Q.N.S0.
Ada Leonard, beautiful strip.tease
artist Of burlesque and night clubs,
who has risked her life to save her
skin from being marred by q
surgical operation, today was re
ported to have a fair chance for
recovery. Miss Leonard is suffer
ing from peritonitis. She refused
an appendectomy on the grounds
the. scar would Euin her dancing
act. She has received two trans
fuSionS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Knocking Bird PeddIer
Retires for Sixty DAYS

Acting director Of the Zoo,
Ernest P. Walker, is not short any
hooking birds, robins or any other
birds.
However, Mrs. Edith Mcintyre,
81, Of 1920 Florida Ave. N. E., told
Judge Edward M. Curran in Police
Court today, that Charles H
SchloSSer, SO, wanted to sell her q
robin, saying it was a hooking
bird he got from the Zoo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Gold Holdings of U. S.
Top IS BiIIion--Record

U.N.S. Gold holdings Of the
United States rose to an all-time
high of $4,000. 1893, 400 today. Civ
ing this country control of ap'
proximately SIS per cent Of the
worlds visible supply of this metal,
official Treasury statistics re-
vealed today.
American gold assets total 371,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27

Only members of the inmedi
ate families and a few intimate
friends will attend the wedding
ceremony at Mrs. Curtis apart
ment in fashionable Hampshire
House, Central Park South, here,
Among these are Mrs. Merriam
Wheelwright, Of Boston, Mrs. Cur.
it's sister; her son, James F. Cur.
tbs, jr.; William Merriam and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Farley Wires Wishes
!. To Senator Loneroan

HARTFORD, Conn, July q
UN.S0-Renewed ind ications
that the New Deal will support
U. 8. Senator Augustine Lonergan,
one Of nine lukewarm New Deal
Senators seeking reelection, were
seen today when 1t was learned
that Postmaster General Farley
had wired the white-haired Sena.
tor chest wishes"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27

438,268.8 ounces, which is valued
on the Treasury books at $35 per
ounce.
According to Federal Reserve
reports, the total gold reserves of
So countries are valued at $685.
945. 100000. OF this amount &c
countries in Europe hold about
$9,s28, 100000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27

Ferry Heath. of Grand Rapids,
Mich.
Bethlehem Official
The bridegroom-to-be is vice
president Of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation.
Laura Curtis is known best in
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Treasury Condition

UN.S.) Treasury balance July
as: $2,094, 84S,S62.92; Internal
Revenue, 5000. s6S.s4: customs
receipts, $1s,451,347.7s; receipts
$251, 296,011; expenditures, $410.
2s2, $40.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
LOST

BLACK cane. lost Monday evening, en- routC
to Gallinger Hospital in Diamond cab. Re
ward offered. Phone Decatur 1890.
FRATERNITY PIN-Blaclx, gold initials
JILL" on back. Ma. $3.50, Apt. 1870
GADY"S diamond wrist watch, Sat. noon
vicinity Calvert st. Bridge. Liberal re
ward. Call AID. 3926-W, hire. o to 9.
SETTER and hound mixed, short hair;
long ears. brown spot. EN-. 1918.
(Other Lost and Found Ads on
Page Is, Col. 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Steel Magnate to Wed
Mrs. Laura M. Curtis
By IGOR CASSINf

NEW YORK. July 27Just few minutes after her divorce
from James F. Curtis becomes final Mrs Laura M Curtis
Washington socate and business woman will become Mrs
John M Gross here Friday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27

Workers" in the
Times, often a
condensed line
burst into full
b ON as a
ron t . pager
later . Star
red at Central
High, later as
pro basketeeer
... wrote sports
on the Herald;
was copy reader
on New York
a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Stain PURGES
TRAITORS" IN
RUSSIAN Navy
Japs, TrOtskyites
Plot Blamed

MOSCOW, July ~ U.N.S).
With = militant eye trained on
. Japan &Ilegedly ready at any
moment to attack the Soviet
Union" Kremlin authorities today
carried out q vast purge in the
Soviet Far Eastern maritime prov
inces.
Included in the cuIling Of alleged
anti-Stalin and pro-Japanese eIe-
mentS is the Pacific Ocean fleet.
Initiated BY Stain
Personally initiated by Dictator
Joseph Stain, the purge was re.
vealed for the first time in issues
Of the Red Star, the most authori-
tative Far Eastern Soviet news
paper. reaching here from Khar.
haroYsk.
'Trotskyite plotters wanted to
Undermine our unconquered forces
from inside" said the Red Star,
the official organ Of the Soviet Far
Eastern Army. commanded by the
famed Marshal VASTLY BluecherD
"T11is did not succeed, and
never viii succeed. The clean
ing-up process is still going on
unremitttngly
Ea1e maritime bolsheyiks viii
smoke out oil spies, wreckerS,
and diyersioniStS to the last
man."
II Linked to Japan
linking some Of the Pacific
Siberian elements directly to
Japan, the Kharbarovsk paper
went on:
"The japanese are ready at
any moment to attack the So
Wet Union. Only the might of
the Red army is holding them
back.
japanese imperialiSts are
attempting to undermine the
steelAke unity Of our party.
That Is the reason that dirty
traitors have crept into lead
erShip at VladtvoStok in recent
years."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Meet
J. e EARLE
MOSER

APPLY referred to as the Fed
eral employees Winchell," since
in his Speaking Of Government
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
CzECHS VIE v
MEDIATION AS
NAzI VICTORY
Prague Committed
To Compromise

PRAGUE, zechoslovakia, July
a (IN.S0.-CzechoSlovakia gov
eminent circles outwardly pro-
fesSed today to welcome the an
nouncement that Viscount Runci-
man Of England will act as medi-
ator in negotiations between the
Czech regime and the Sudeten
party, which demands self-rule for
this country's 100000 Germans.
Nevertheless, informed circles
pointed out Runciman's mission
would render the labors Of the
Czech government on the nation
ANties statute largely fr1itless
since, by accepting Runciman's
services, President Edousrd Benes
and Premier Milan Hodza have
committed themselves to seeking
q new compromise with Konrad
Henlein's SudetenS. 80 ..
Expect NeGU Delay
Furthermore, as Runciman will
be consulted regarding any com.
promise reached, his efforts are
regarded as likely to postpone
settlement Of the Sudeten crisis.
Deputy Kundt, q leader Of the
Sudeten Germans, was reported
to have informed the British min
lister to Prague that his party was
ready to submit its viewpoint re.
garding the dispute. This was re-
garded as constituting virtual
acceptance Of Runciman'S mission
by the Sudetens.
Secrets Revealed
Meanwhile, the semi-official
Czech News Agency revealed
clauses Of the proposed national.
tiles statute, which hitherto has
been kept a close secret.
According to the news agency's
report, the measure would provide
for proportiouate representation
in the civil service for all minor.
tiles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
POLICE CHIEF
OF REPUBLIC
IS QUESTIONED
Firms Exchange
Data on Employees

TNs) A Republic Steel Cor.
poration police superintendent to-
day told the Senate Civil Liberties
Committee that the company
maintained an espionage network
prior to the ''little-steel" strike Of
last year. but that all records Of
espionage activities have been de-
stroyed.
The witness, James L. williams,
Of Cleveland, under q running
fire Of questions from the COM
mittee's chairman, Senator La Fol-
lette (P.) of Wisconsin, also dis
closed that Republics police force
had established an exchange"
system for gathering information
from other steel companies re-
garding union activities Of en-
ployeS.
C0nnp0NIeS Named
Companies named by Williams
as active in the exchange Of In
formation were Youngstown Steel
and Tube, Jones and Laughlin,
Weirton, Ohio Seamless, Ohio
Brass and US Steel Corporations.
williams testified seated by
Thomas r. Patton, Republics gen.
eral counsel, who FROM time to
time mildly made exceptions to
evidence produced by La Follette'S
investigators during the question
ing.
Asked by La Toilette for the
names Of persons employed in
espionage, williams said:
Il couldn't say. There were
quite a few changes"
Records Destroyed
La Toilette: when men were
employed in undercover work
did you keep recordS?"
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
FAIR, WARMER
FOR TOMORROW

District citizens, cropping about
yesterday with dark glasses to
shield their eyes from unaccus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Long Dry clyde
Believed Spent

Plentiful rains this year,
following those Of 1887, Sug-
geSt the possibility that the
recent long drought cycle has
spent itself and that years Inn
mediately ahead may bring
more adequate rainfall to the
United States, ]. b. Kincer,
Of the u. S. Weather Bureau
said today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27

- 44b Y Z Z . o AZ
sports editor Federal News;
personal reporter and columnist
last four years and was
born right over near Fl. Myer,
which is close to being a real
WaShingtonian Read
Speaking Of Government
Workers" every day in the
MsMsH7&&s,
PATTERSON NEWSPAPERS
Tel. RE. 1854 for Home Delivery
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Nothing Can Stop MeT-and Didn't
Death Leap Before Crowd
Described by Eyewitness
Like CQged
Animal Who
Escaped"

lin the following, a
trained reporter gives an
eyewitness account of the
climax of John WGrde's
suicide from the 18th floor
ledge Of a NeuV York
hOtel).
By MORT LAWRENCE
NEW YORK, July q
Q.N.S.).-Shortly before John
W. Warde plunged to his death
last night, I studied him care
fully through powerful field
glasses. From across the street,
I could see him clearly.
He no longer was the carefree
youth he had been reported dur
ing the day. He had all the ap-
pearance Of an animal at bay. His
eyes were intent and piercing.
His gaze darted about from side
70 side and above and below him,
rs If he were looking, for an
His face was red with q
flush that showed through o coat
ing of SCOT. His hands nervously
grasped at the corners Of the col
uznps behind him. ana they were
rs black as though he had on
gloves. III -. ,...... ..-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Records DestroYed

La Toilette: when men were
employed in undercover work
did you keep recordS?"
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
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Evening star., 1938-02-10
HOUSES UNFURNIsHEp.

SEMI-DETACHED BRICK--4 BEDROOMS;
St: ne Columbia 1878: nl.'. lOo' enAfo
CHEVY CHASE. D. c.; VA. AND MD
AZ sioS' mo! t''ni Mr.. EDaoNbsoN aDs 6si5S;
Il kR91% s1s .,5 ASb s3FI az 5SS 5SSy
ROSE a4i3 otis st. ] ne. Apt. eDl' NN'.
3s1o WooDLEY RD.-sEMI-DETACHED
s rms. bath. pantry garaee: deep lot:
insulated; h:-w.h. INQUIRE 3sl9la. 1o'
BY Isebeg oWNER; y B. SHEyY lev CHASE ?; 6: De
Fs5sFs sas e sso sss Fu4fos f6s NJ eoR s9R
DON l421 Eye St NV. Dis. $3.50.
RstayE BRRAMD-NEW EIyn s-BEDRooM Iss1s BRIcK: FULL
Eleetrolux. porch. built-in Garage, 'a; gas
hs hseroas Se stSy pofsS nS Ssf
heat. h,iat alnss These two have carefree comfort
troux perch n ssrase ' Also blss 5aS
ss:S @ ss' S. sss sa: sSs'' s4i !S:an %s
sRIcK HOUSE RooMs AND BATH:
1909 King st.: Alex: Phone Alex. 1909.
5aos 5sS c5PA Sasb, sT rfr. TAKoMM 1S2
esr:. gas heat. coiumbia 4oio-J. H.j Depis'e'
919. CAROLINA AVE Sc. (NR. LING.
Park'MiS PARK 10 M large ere rooms bath ami, h.,wh;
large ldWnI newly QecOrateo. ADAMS O243.
14O9 PERRY PL. NW.|6 ROOMS. RE-
cep. hall, bath, sleeping porch; Al con-
dition; S60.50. GEORGE G. SMITH, 42l9
7th st. NV.
BURLEITH, END OF ROW; RMS. NEW
" decorated. bath, h.-w.h., garage. yard.
1929 T st. NV. IL"
2l2 RANDOLPH PI.. NE.-JUsT EAST OF
new Mckinley High School, detached du-
plex house. rms. and . baths: . COM
plete Housekeeping apts. automatic heat:
weather-stripped; excellent condition: being
entirely redecorated; white restricted
neiRhborhood; laundry, porches. yard SIS.
D. S. NASH. owner. 1915 Bryant st. ne.
1912 QUINCY ST. NW.-MODERN HOME.
in excellent and convenient location: q
rms: bath. 3 -porches. garage. Call Met.
OO45 between and PM, or Col. 21O4-J.
Saturday or Sunday.
Is JEFFERSON AVE. TAKOMA PARK.
Md rooms, 9 bedrooms, bath; newly
papered and painted modern conven-
fences; large lot; near bus; S35. Georgia
92S9.
ia R ST. NEG RMS. BATH, H.-W.H.;
convenient location; $3.50 month.
2524 18th pl. close to Central High
Schools rooms. bath. porch: h.-w.h.;
$4,000 600 n2RsRRsy 81 g2RSsRRsyx B. PITTS g., ..oo
Evening star., 1938-02-10
HOUSES FURNISHED.

s54 WHITTIER PL NW-6-ROOM SEMI
detached brick: near Walter Reed; modern.
After = pm. Georgia 1341
HOMES. RMS, BATH; 3 BEDROOMS;
comfortably furn.: ami. Shep. 3146
1921 DECATUR ST. NV.
A lovely detached home of seven rooms.
bath and garage. Completely furnished.
Rent, $500
ROBERT W. SAVAGE
SO7 Union Trust Bldg. Natl 1890
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COOPERATIVE APrs. FOR SALE.

TILDEN G!ARDENS-SIX-R ROOM FRONT
apt. bedrooms. u baths; overlooking
Government park, three exposures, delight
ful summer and winter. Many extra fea-
lures. Owner will lease to responsible ten
payments less than rent Building we'll
financed and successfully operated In
speetion by appointment. Mrs. Fristoe.
S5S5