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Evening star., 1938-12-20
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer,

NEW YORK. Dec 20.-Selected
stocks rallied moderately in today's
market, but many issues loafed in
slightly lower territory.
Mild buying interest was centered
on few steels, aircrafts, rails and
specialties, while utilities, oils. cop
pers, mail orders, farm implements
and rubbers shifted fractionally in
either direction.
The list gave a recovery signal at
the opening and failed to follow
through. Best gains ran to a point
or so. These were reduced or can
celed in the majority of cases at the
close.
Dealings were rather lively in the
first hour. Volume subsequently,
dWindled. Transfers were around
800 900 shares.
A little more tax selling made its
appearance, although it seemed the
greater part of account adjustments
for the income returns had been
attended to.
Wall Street continued cheerful
over the long-term business outlook,
but some speculative contingents
were disposed to restrict commit
ments pending a clearer view of the
next quarters trends.
Santa Fe was among the best of
the rails as November earnings for
this system took on a brighter hue
and the roads directors authorized
one of the largest locomotive pur-
chases in recent years, involving 80
Diesel electric engines at a cost of
some S2,25O000.
Other favorable performers were
United States Steel, Bethlehem In
land, United Aircraft. Glenn Mar
tin. BendiX. New York Central, Al
lied Chemical, Johns -Manville, Du
Pont and American Can. .
Hanging back most of the day
were Chrysler, American Telephone,
U. S. Rubber, Standard Oil of N. j.,
International Harvester Montgom-
cry Ward, Westinghouse and Ana
Conda.
Near mid-afternoon sterling was
off ia cents at s466l2 anG the
French franc was .00l4 of a cent
lower at 2.63l4 cents.
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bankruptcy recevershp eorgan1zed under
Bankruptcy Act securities assumed By such
of So preference stock
last Cash stock Accumulated dividend
Rates dividend foregoing dispurss.
the
Unless otherwise noted special dividends in
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DC. Te|ephoneCa Calls
Average More Than
Million a Day
New AII-Time Peak
Reflects Business
Activity Here
By EDWARD C. STONE.

For the first time in the history
of the Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co., average originating calls
per day crossed the 100000 mark
in November. the exact figure being
1,026244. This compares with
9e5,855 average daily calls in No.
vember, 1887, and e91, $50 in October,
1898. The all-time high point re-
fleets steady business advancement
in the Capital, as telephone activity
is one of the most accurate indi-
Gators of general conditions.
Monthly comparisons of average
daily calls with the like periods in
1887 disclose the fact that calls this
year have been ahead of 1887 in
every one of the past II months.
While November heads the list. very
substantial gains were recorded in
several other months. The COM
parsons follow:
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Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20-Snowfalls
likely to prove beneficial to crops in
large areas of the domestic winter
wheat belt turned wheat prices
downward to a material extent today.
Corn, however. developed frmness
in late dealings. Weather reports
from Argentina remained unfavor-
able
At the close Chicago wheat fu-
lures were 1,34 lower, compared
with yesterday finish; May, 66ls-l.
July, 6666l>; corn, 4 cent down to
i up; May, 52i2; July, q, and
oats UNCHANGED to 10 hipher
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ties, Inc, and the Panama Beach
Development Co.
Ball said these subsidiaries as
well as the Florida national group
of banks would continue as present
under the same personnel and man
agement.
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Investors Syndicate
Sales Authorized
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
RICHMOND. Va, December 90
The State Corporation Commission
yesterday authorized Investors Syn
dicate, Inc, to offer for sale in Vir-
ginia 100000 worth of invest
ment contracts. 's
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New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 20 R-Failure
mestic advances depressed cotton prices
at the start of trading here today and
initial trades were 2-4 points net lower.
The offerings we're composed OF profit
taking and liquidation by recent buyers.
but trade demand increased after the
start and toward the end of the first half
hour the market had rallied to the pre-
vious closing levels. Cottonseed oil opened
steady. December 7.O3b January. 7.O"b:
March, 7.2s; May. 7.36b; July, 7.24b.
Bid. e
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New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-Cotton re-
covered most of early losses under
foreign selling today when a mod
crate demand from the trade re-
vealed a scarcity of contracts.
March sold Up from 1923 to 829
in midafternoon, when the list was.
2 points net higher to l lower.
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Approximate Soes of Stocks the NJ Y Stock Exchonos
ll:O0 AM.-------- 100000 1880 Noon ----- 44O 600
100 P.M-------. 100000 $500 PM----- 900
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stockholders had voted dissolution
of the corporation.
The estate of the late Alfred I.
Dupont is one of the corporation S
principal common stock owners.
Among subsidiaries of the cor
poration are the Florida National
Building Corp, Gulf Coast Proper
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Telephones Also on Increase.

TeIephOnes Also on increase.
At the end of November this year,
Washington was served by 238,368
telephones, as compared with 226,-
219 at the end of November, 1887,
the c. & P. report shows. An i'm
portant fact in this record is the
increase of 1,848 telephones during
November. The number of tele-
phones in use in each month in 1888
compares as follows with the like
periods in 1887:
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Almours Securities
Votes Dissolution
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 20.-
Edward Ball, vice president Of Al
mours Securities, Inc, said today
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Chicago Cash Market.

! :. Cash wheat. sample, red, IS. Corn:
No. > mixed, 5"-52l4 No. ! yellow. o.
53i2 No, " white. Ssh Oats, No
mixed 29i2; sample - No. : white 3Otz:
! sample %: Soy beans, No. = yellow, 81.
Barley. Illinois mailing. 45-63 nominal;
! feed, 32-3S nominal. Timothy seed cs5-
3.l5: red clover seed. 13.0O-16.0O. TOP top,
S.10-9o5
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Baltimore Quotatio

BALTIMORE. Dec. 20 tP-Whaat No.
2 RED winter. garlicky spot, domestic. 12la.
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CottOnSeed Oil.

Cottonseed Oil.
Cottonseed oil fell back a little in fore-
noon trading today under scattered JAM
uary liquidation and selling of July by
packers and refners The list at noon
was = to 3 points net lower with May at
IA. Crude Oil was quoted ga cents IN
the Southeast and Valley and 6L Texas :
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-12
Snow Hill News

Betty Ann Dryden of Marcus Hook
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
Cora Herman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bratten and
son, of Philadelphia, are spending two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. William E.
Bratten.
Miss Catherine Messick of Fruit
land, spent the weekend with Mrs.
Elwood Rowens.
Mr.. Albert Northam of Chester Wis
tied relatives here recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Corddry of
Harrisburg, Pa, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William D. Corddry, this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burleigh r. Godfrey,
of Philadelphia, visited relatives here
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Mariner and
son, John and Mrs. Joseph Stanford.
ST., spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Williams, near Hebron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Saner and
son of Philadelphia, are the guests OF
Mrs. Carrie B. Saner and Mr.. Mandell
Saner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Godfrey and
sons, Joseph and Alton and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Stanford spent Sunday
with friends in Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Voss have re.
turned to Collinsdale, Pa, after spend
ing a week at Public Landing.
Mr.. Edgar McMaster of Pocomoke
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-12
WORCESTER DEMOCRAT POCONOKE CITY, MARYLAND

Mrs. Mamie Davis Justice returned
to her home in Wattsville, Sunday, af-
ter spending the week with Mrs. Thos.
W. Twyford.
Mrs. Upshur Mason of Williams
burg, is spending some time with rela-
tives in Accomac.
Miss Peggy Hickman is spending
this week at Ocean City, Md.
Mrs. James Fl. Young, Jr., is spend
ing her vacation in Newport News
with her cousin, Mrs. John A. Brim
mer and Mr.. Brimmer.
Mr.. John w. Colonna, Jr., of Hamp-
ton spent the weekend with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Colonna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Innis Harris of New
York City are spending some time in
Accomac at the "Steinmetz Apart
ments."
Miss Pearl Cropper is spending this
week at Ocean City, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-12
Acconlac News

Miss Elizabeth C. Lanlford and
Miss Sally F. Burford spent the past
weekend in Nassawadox with Miss
Burford's sister, Mrs. Carl J. Jones
and Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. John M. Oliver and son, Mr..
John Oliver of Norfolk, spent the
weekend with Mrs. Carrie Mapp
Oliver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Miles of New
port News spent the weekend with
Mr. Miles brother, Mr.. Jack Miles
and Mrs. Miles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Bagwell spent
the weekend in Richmond. They
were accompanied home by Mrs. Bag
wells sister, Miss Katherin Budd, who
had been receiving treatment in st.
Luke's Hospital, for several weeks.
Miss Nancy Vessels has returned
from a visit with Miss Sarah Kath-
crime White in Parksley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Scarburgh
and daughter, Caroline have returned
to their home in Flushing, N. Y, af-
ter spending their vacation with Mr.,
Scarburgh's mother, Mrs. Thomas B.
Scarburgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred G. Ayres spent
the weekend in Washington, D. C.
Miss Mildred Grant is spending this
week at Ocean City, Md, with Mrs
Aaron S. Byrd and Miss Mary Vir.
ginia Byrd.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-12

Mrs. Carrie Mapp Oliver is spend
ing two weeks with relatives in Nor
folk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Fitzgerald and
son, Billy of Capeville spent the week
end with Mrs. Fitzgerald's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Milliner.
Mis- Nancy Vessels is spending
three weeks at Camp Robert Hunt in
Virginia.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-12
relatives here on Sunday.

relatives here on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hancock of New
York spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hilary Hancock.
Miss Evelyn Dennis of Conneaut
Lake, Pa, is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Dennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Bailey, of
Baltimore are spending a week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah C. Shockley.
Mrs. Charles M. Hudson and sons,
have returned from a visit in War
rington, N. c.
L. T. Haddock has returned to Lang
ley Field, after spending a months
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Laurence T. Haddock.
Mrs. AL Feldman and daughter,
Marcia Ellen, Mrs. Myer Engleman
and Billy Engelman of Baltimore, are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Goodman and Mrs. Annie Goodman.
Mrs. Sadie Henderson of Baltimore,
spent several days this week with Mr..
and Mrs. Marion Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hawley and
two daughters, Ethel and Lillian
were guests of Miss Eline Causey on
Sunday.
Mrs. Levi Truitt and son, Ben, Mrs.
Jesse Truitt, Mrs. Warren Grey, Mrs.
c. F. Truitt and Mrs. Hurley Esham
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Bloxom in Bloxom, Va, Sun
day.
Miss Grace Riley and Miss Mary
Nelson went on motor trip to Sky
line Drive this week.
Miss Elizabeth Richardson entertain
ed in honor of Miss Lillyan Davis on
Wednesday evening.
Miss Mildred Taylor of Union Me-
mortal Hospital Baltimore, is spend
ing her vacation with her parents, Mr..
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-12
CHEVROLET'S new
CAR and TRUCK
SALES IN JULY

Chevrolet's new car and truck sales
reached 51,047 units in July, exceed.
ing the June total by 5,423 units ol
111.9 per cent of June sales, and set
ting an unusual sales record, by re.
versing the normal market trend.
The announcement was made by w
e. Holler, general sales manager, who
also reported the greatest used cal
stock reduction ever achieved by Chev
rolet dealers in single month.
Records show that in only two pre-
vious years have Chevrolet's July new
car and truck sales passed the June
mark. The shattering of this long
standing precedent Mr.. Holler credit
ed mainly to two things: first, the
countrywide "Beat Your June Sales
campaign staged by Chevrolet in July,
and second, an apparent improvement
in general business conditions.
The campaign was conceived in
June as means of offsetting the
slack period which has followed that
month in every year except 1929 and
1897. The company's entire field
force was organized in advance, en-
listed in a sales contest, and provided
with promotional material to facili-
tate it's selling job. A countrywide
advertising campaign was placed in
newspapers throughout the country to
back up the sales effort.
The first 10 days sales report show
ed 1904 units moved at retail in
that period. The second 10 days were
even better, 1854 units being sold.
The third 10 days, with 21,190, car
ried the drive over the top.
Gratified as he was at the new car
showing, Mr.. Holler made no secret
of his elation at the dealers used car
sales performance during the 3O-day
period. The used car sales in July
reached grand total of 1858 units.
The used car stock reduction amount
ed to 2S,1S5. The remarkable thing
about such a reduction, he pointed out,
was that it was accomplished in the
face of increased new car sales. Since
It involves trade-ins of used cars, new
business tends to keep used car stocks
high. That it did not have that eff
feet during July is believed directly
traceable to the efficiency of the ma
tional used car organization which
Mr.. Holler created two years ago, di-
vorcing that phase of the company's
merchandising activity from its new
unit operations.
"The real Importance of the used
car stock reduction" Mr.. Hitler said,
ais that it places our dealer organiza
tion in a most favorable position to
go out and increase its leadership on
new cars and trucks. The dealer or
ganization which is least encumbered
by unsold used cars can of course be
the most liberal in new unit trade-in
allowances, fact which makes the
Chevrolet dealers used car stock re-
duction a matter of news moment to
the public as we'll as to ourselves"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-12

and Mrs. Howard Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Pusey and
daughter, of Baltimore, are visiting
relatives here.
Mr.. Warren Grey of Chester spent
the weekend here with relatives.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-23
Mrs. John L. Beauchamp.

Mrs. John L. Beauchamp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kerbin Sturgis and
Mrs. Calvin Hayman spent Sunday
with relatives in Stockton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schaeffer OF
Westminster will visit Mrs. Schaef-
fer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Nc
Allister, during the holidays.
Mr.. Alton Stagg, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert N. Stagg.
Miss Dora Payne, of Camden, N. j.,
and Miss Florence Payne of Denton,
are visiting their mother, Mrs. Nan
Payne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Henderson OF
Wilmington, spent the weekend with
Mr.. Henderson's mother, Mrs. John
Henderson.
Mrs. Louis Robins and son, Louis
Robins, Jr., are spending several
weeks at their farm near Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace McKissick,
Miss Marian McKissick and Horace
McKissick, Jr., Of Yeadon, Pa, spent
the weekend with Mrs. McKissick's
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-23
mother. Mrs. John Cottingham.

mother, Mrs. John Cottingham.
Miss Freda Godfrey spent the week
end with friends in Newark, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T. Grant and
daughters, Nancy, Mary and Ann are
spending the holidays with relatives
in Sunbury, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Savage and
two sons and Mr.. w. S. Parsons, of
Chincoteague, spent Sunday with Mr..
Parsons mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Par
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brake, of
Rocky Mount, N. c., will visit Mrs.
Brakes mother, Mrs. Alfred Haubert,
during the holidays.
Mrs. Earl White and daughter, Miss
Jane White, of Arlington, Mass, are
spending two weeks with Mrs. Whites
mother, Mrs. A. D. Sturgis.
Miss Helen Blynn of Woman's Hos
pital, Baltimore, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce
Blynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Moore and
son, Richard, of Baltimore, will spend
the weekend with Mrs. Moore's par
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-23
~
from the
Democrats Pen
from the

Scenario: Location, Crisfield. Time,
most any old day, month or year. En-
Ger Federal Agent, Jones and his de-
Puty. Smith.
F. A.: Ito his deputy Smith, that's
q ducky looking little car over there;
let's go look at it.
Deputy: Nuff sed, Boss. (They
saunter over to the car which is lock-
ed).
F. A.: Oh-h-h-!
Dep: M-m-m! CAS- they peep into
the windows.1
F. A.: Looks like some pickin's
here. Let's loaf around a bit, until
the owner shows up.
Dep: You're the Boss.
(Enter Brown, owner of the carr.
F. A.: This your car Brown?
Brown: 1t will be when pay for it.
F. A.: What you got inside there :?
Brown: Just few feathers, I'm saw
ing to make myself feather bed.
F. A.: see! You haven't got them
picked yet, have you? They're still
On the birds.
Brown: Is that so? Well, that
doesn't cut any figger with me. That's
a small matter. I can soon pick 'em.
F. A.: Well, I'll do the pickin' first.
Unlock that car and hand out those
ducks. You're violating the law, and
I'm putting you under arrest.
Brown: Hard luck, F. A., but left
my key across the street, I'll go get
It and be right back. (Goes after key)
F. A.: Ito Deputy, Say, Bo, I can't
arrest that guy without legal author
ity. I've got to go get the proper
papers. Stay here and watch that car
till l get back. Federal Agent
Ieaves).
(Enter Brown with car key, also
with a dozen, more or less, of his
friends.)
1st Friend: Ito Deputy Hi! Smith,
making a little money are you, today !?
If you are better pay up that little
bill you owe me.
End Friend: Does that sap owe you
any money?
1st Friend: I'll say he does.
3rd Friend, 4th Friend, 5th Friend
etc, CLOSING in on Deputy and getting
between him and carr. Better shell
out, Smith, or We'll know the reason
why.
Dep: Wait a minute boysI
Friends: lin loud tones) We amt
got no time to waste, what you going
to do about producing the wherewith-
al. If you amt got the cash, better
go get it. We mean business. Gray
needs the bucks, and he says it's q
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-23

ALONG with the improvement in
the technique of drilling in the
bays and seas that has taken place
during recent years, submerged
lands along the coasts of Texas,
Louisiana and California are assum.
ing increased Importance as sources
Of additional petroleum supplies.
With drilling rigs and other equip
ment floated on barges to well loca-
tions, the oil companies are explor-
ing wide areas on all three coasts
and are finding large, deep deposits
Of oil beneath the floor of the ocean.
During the past six months ex-
ploratory crews working for The At
lantic Refining Company have been
engaged in seismographic shooting
along the coastal regions of Texas
and Louisiana. From barges, shot
holes have been drilled Is to 20 feet
beneath the floor OF the tidal waters
The various sound waves, produced
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-23

by the discharge of dynamite placed
at the bottom of the hole, have been
recorded by seismographic instru
ments also handled from barges. A
study of these records reveals pic
ture of the character, structure and
depth of the formations beneath the
water, indicating whether these for
nations are such as to be probable
reservoirs for oil accumulations.
Up to the present time all of the
petroleum industry's exploratory
work and drilling has been done in
comparatively shallow water, but
deep water prospecting may in the
near future be practical. Crude
petroleum has been found on ocean
water even beyond the three mile
limit, whose source may have been
seepages from below the ocean floor.
indicating the existence Of petro-
leum reserves in the sedimentary
rocks beneath the ocean.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-23

Clarke of Hood College, Frederick,
are spending the holidays with their
parents here.
Mrs. C. Norwood Shockley and
daughter, Miss Bette Ann Shockley
spent the weekend in Philadelphia,
and Baltimore.
Mrs. o. H. Wilgus left Thursday to
spend the winter with her brother,
Mr.. John johnson and Mrs. Johnson
Mr.. Edward Mumford of Willards
visited relatives here recently.
Miss Grace Dickerson, Miss Lola
Godfrey and Mr.. George Moore spent
Saturday in Philadelphia.
Miss Marjorie Godfrey spent the
first of the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Shockley in Indiantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Cherrix
spent several days this week with rela
tives in Baltimore.
Mrs. D. Frank Fooks entertained
seven tables at bridge Saturday even
ing.
Carroll and Burt Humphreys, of
Kingston, N. c., are visiting their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
C. Humphreys, Sr.
Mr.. Everette Shockley of Philadel-
phia visited relatives here over the
weekend.
Mrs. Rhoda Jones and daughter, of
Wilmington, visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Harrington, this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holloway and
son, Mr.. William Holloway, of New
ark, Del, spent Sunday here with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Roland Ewell, of Salisbury
spent Sunday here with relatives.
Miss Madelyn Godfrey and Miss
Martha Mock of State Teachers Col
lege, Salisbury are spending the holi-
days with their parents.
DIR. and Mrs. Paul Jones attended
the golden wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Sanders Truitt in Mil
ford on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Myers, of De-
troit, Mich, are visiting Mrs. Myers
sister, Mrs Charles Kensey, Sr., and
Mr.. Kensey.
Miss Catherine Messick of Fruit
land was the guest of DR.. r. B.
Mathews and Mrs. Erwart Matthews
on Sunday.
Miss Louise Covington, Mrs. E. D.
Truitt and Mr.. C. Russell Higgins are
on the sick list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Burbage and
Miss Almeta Jones spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Colwyn Redden
in Harrisburg, Pa.
Mrs. Elwood Truitt and grandson,
Vernon Jones, have returned after
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones
in Baltimore.
Miss Mildred Taylor of Union Me-
mortal Hospital, Baltimore, spent sew
eral days this week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Straughn Sturgis NOV
ed to Atkinson, N. c., this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Smith and son,
Mr.. Thomas Smith visited relatives in
Rock Hall, during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Muller of
Westminster, will spend the weekend
with Mrs. Muller's parents, Mr.. and