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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
Third Term
Is Enhanced
By The War
By CHARLES T. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, Sept. 27.-One Of my
readers, out in the midwest, writes
in, mildly reprOaching me for my
conclusion that overseas warfare I'M
proves President RooseVelts chances
of becoming White House third
termer.
lit would seem to me-" he says,
''that there is no logic whatever in
permitting war conditions in Europe
to cause the American people to ap-
prove of the violation Of one Of the
most important traditions as to the
length of a presidents tenure in Of
flee. How can it be argued that we
in America should abolish essential
traditions of our democracy merely
because of war hysteria or war SEN
timent or because the president at
the time happens to be obligated by
his office and authority to protect
America, SO far as possible, from be-
ing involved in war?
"Personally see no reason for ad-
journment Of what | believe to be
the overwhelming sentiment Of the
American people against a third term
for Mr. Roosevelt or any other presi-
dent l should hope that newspaper
writers would think this thing thro-
ugh and not lend themselves to Such
a type of political propaganda"
Merely Prediction.
Where my critic errs is in taking
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
Navy Second to None
and Vigorous N a.
tionaI Defense Pro-
gram Recommended
Including Heavy In
creases in Army and
Guard.

Chicago, Sept. 27.-(AP)-The
1910 convention of the American
Legion was awarded to Boston to-
day. Immediately after delegates
voted to gather in Boston next year,
Mayor NJ. j. Tobin thanked the
Legionnares and assured them that
the rally in his home city would
be the greatest ever held by the
cX-service men.
Earlier the Legion had demanded
that the government adopt i'm
mediately a program to provide raw
nlaterial- sufficient to maintain an
army of 100000 for at least a
tcar.
The report of the national de-
fcnse committee, which was adopt
ed by the 21st annual convention,
asked:
a navy second to none.
That the Panama Canal and it's
approaches be made impregnable.
a modified voluntary program
for military training of CCC en-
:Cilees.
Increase Of the regular army to
100000 and of the National Guard
W fOO,OOt, lIIC ICSDCCllVC DCCCc
time strengths, and subsequent
removal of the numerical restric-
lions.
Formation Of a National Guard
in Alaska and prompt strengthen
ing Of all defenses in the northern
territory.
Continuous development of a
vigorous aeronautical program; a
ban on the export Of helium gas
Sto any country for any purpose;
that none but American citizens be
employed in factories making air.
plane parts as a precaution against
sabotage.
Robert Shaw, of Iowa, chairman
OF the national defense committee,
declared that the nations prepared
ness must be strong enough to meet
any intended invaders before an
invasion begins.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
Part of Siegfried Line
Wiped Out by French
Entire Western Front
Reported Alaze With
Heavy Cannonading;
German 7 O O p S
Massing Behind Lines
On Arrival from Po-
land.

Paris. Sept 27.-(AP)-French ar
.ey was reported today to have
u.aed out parts OF the German Sieg-
msa lne between Merzig and Saar-
iruechcn as the entire western front
blazed With heavy cannonading.
Dispatches said the Germans had
answered the bOmbardment with an
intense counter fire on French ad-
vance positions in the Saar and Pala-
.na-e areas to protect Nazi troops
working feverishly to rebuild shat
tered block houses.
4 communique issued this morn
ng oy the general staff made no re-
terence 10 this reported success, and
said the night had been calm. The
commlnique made mention, how
ever, of enemy artillery fire on our
rear lines in the region of Wissem-
0oug'
The Merzig- -Saarbruecken sector
extends along a 25-mile front at the
northern end of the French
frontier where, French sources said,
there were 80 to 40 German pillboxes
10 the square mile.
French military men were said to
have held long the belief that these
works were constructed too hurried
" 70 stand up under heavy lombard
ment
Reports from the front said the
French air force was proving a large
factor in enabling the artillery TO
score direct hits on the German far
titled line
French infantry activity, these re-
ports declared, was confined to pa
troll Skirmishes.
German troops, meanwhile, were
sad y be massing behind the lines
as fast as they could be transferred
-loa the Polish front.
TIE French prOfessed to see Ger
man uneasiness regarding the east
en- ront III reports that Fuehrer
Hitler had ordered his army high
Command to speed mopping up op-
erab0nS in Poland.
Al the same time, the French ap-
parently were concerned lest Ger
nany strike through neutral Bel
gum. Netherlands or Switzerland.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
2 Trips Here
During Exile
By Bergdoll

New York, Sept. 27.-(AP)--
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, World
War draft dodger, testified today that
he returned to the United States
twice from his self-imposed exile in
Germany and recovered $105,00O in
gold he had hidden before his arrest
Bergdoll went on trial before
general courtmartail today on char
ges of desertioA and escape from
military prison. The court consists
of 13 high ranking army officers.
Bergdoll said his first trip back to
the United States was in 1929 when
he returned by way of Montreal,
when he returned under the name of
Joseph A. Mann, hotel porter. He
entered the United States through
the Rouse's Point, N. Y, immigra-
ton station, stayed overnight in
Trenton, N. j., and went to Philadel-
phia the next day.
He hid himself in the home of his
mother, Mrs. Emma Bergdoll, on
Wynnefield avenue, he said, and re-
turned to Germany on the liner
Bremen in 1888. When he left here
to go back to Germany, he said, he
used the name of Bennett Nash. the
name he used when he returned
voluntarily last May to surrender to
the military authorities.
In October, 1885, Bergdoll testified
he sailed from Southampton on the
Empress of Britain, again using the
name of Bennett Nash, and again
came into the United States by way
Of Rouses Point. He was here until
October, 1888, he said.
He returned to Europe aboard the
German liner Europa.
;. Bergdoll upset the widely pub
licized story of the pot of gold
buried in the Maryland hillside. 1t
was "buried,' he said, in a closet in
his mothers home. He had hidden it.
he said, either in 1918 or 1919, and
when he recovered it, his mother de-
posted it with Philadelphia bank
ing firm.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
War Budget
Hikes Taxes
OF Britons
Income Levy of 35
Percent Proposed by
Sir John Simon, and
Go to 81 IL Percent
After M arc h 81;
Highest in History.

London, Sept. 27.-(AP)-Sir John
Simon, chancellor of the eXchequer,
presenting Britain's first war budget
today, announced an increase Of the
income tax to seven shillings in the
pound, or 35 percent, until next
March 81, and to seven shillings, six
pence, or 81 1-2 percent, for the next
fiscal year of 194O-1941.
The present standard rate is five
shillings, six pence, in the pound, or
275 percent.
The new income taxes would pro-
duce an extra 70,000,000 pounds
($277 ,200,0O0) this year, ar 100000,
600 pounds ($578, 100000 in the next
full year, he asserted.
There would be special provisions
to "mitigate the severity Of the in
crease, where individuals this year
experience a substantial drop Of
earned income"
Sir Johns new tax rates are the
highest in British history. The World
War rate was six shillings in the
pound, or 80 percent.
Meanwhile, Winston Churchill,
first lord Of the admiralty, asserted
in the House that the mysteriously
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
Accused Man
Tells Death
Florida Girl

West Palm Beach, Fla, Sept. 81
(AP)- Charles Jefferson, 20, admit
ted from the witness stand in his
ty Frances Dunn, Miami high school
girl, to death in Il secluded spot near
Bocaratjon. He testified tha Jean
Bolton, Francess' school mate, watch
ed in horror as he struck the IT.
year-old girl on the head with q
hammer, then fired one shot from
a pistol into her body.
Jefferson's testimony was in direct
conflict with the story told by Miss
Bolton yesterday. She said she first
learned of the Dunn girls death
when her battered body was founo
two days later.
The prisoner, facing the States eff
fort ossend him to the electric chair
said he hit Frances several times
with a hammer when she refused tC
join in a fake kidnapping and win
publicity to further jeans desire fo1
a movie career.
81 went back to the car and got
the gum" he continued. l came back
and fired it, Frances fell back just
sitting, leaning on her hands. She
started jerking. I'd never seen any
body died before
"Jean Bolton had nothing to dc
with the killing, did she?" asked the
deefnse attorney.
mo, nothing whatever. She JUS
stood there with her hands over hel
face. She said, Pm in terrible trOu-
ble.'
II said, NO, you aren't; I did it,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
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German nOn-aggression pact.
Vice-Commissar Of Foreign Affairs
Potempllin headed the Soviet officials
welcoming the Nazi party. Won Rib
bentrop smiled broadly as he emerg-
ed from the plane to exchange Hell
Hitler" greetings and handshakes
with the staff of the Germany En-
basSy.
Italian Ambassador Rosso was the
only foreign diplomat who appeared
for the welcome.
It was learned the Japanese Am
bassador Togo had conferred last
night with Premier-Foreign Commis-
sar Molotoff. This lent credence to
reports Japan is playing an impor-
tant part in the Moscow negotiations.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the SE Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Sept. 27.-North Carolina
shoWed increases in seven out of
eight business barometer items for
the first half of 1889 as compared
With the same period in the pre-
ceding year, according to statistical
table prepared by the national pub
IcatiOn Business Week"
Up went figures for passenger car
sales, gasoline consumption, house
hold refrigerator sales, ordinary life
nsurance sales, value of checks
drawn, electric power. output and
eaVy construction; but down went
ihe index for perhaps the most i'm
Portant item of them all, farm in
come.
In the farm income figures North
Carolina is shown to have lost IA per-
cent for the first half of this year
compared with last, while for the ma
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
Moscow Meet
To Fix ate
Of Poland

Berlin, Sept. 27-(AP)-Thc ques-
ton of whether Poland would sur
vive as an independent state or dis
appear from the map Of Europe oc-
cupied diplomatic quarters today as
Germany's Foreign Minister Won
Ribbentrop departed for Moscow
Accompanied by the Soviet am
bassador to Berlin, Schkvarzeff, and
a group Of foreign office experts, Won
Ribbentrop took off from the airport
at 8 a. m. in four-motored plane.
The German policy toward full par
ticipation of Poland was decided OBJ
servers believed, at conference last
night of Hitler, Won Ribbentrop and
Field Marshal Goering No comment
was made on the conference, which
continued into the early morning.
Informed opinion said sharp diff
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
STILL HOLDING OUT AND
EXPECTING ALLIED HELP

Budapest, Sept. 27-(AP)- The
Warsaw radio, describing terrific
German aerial and artillery assault
on the besieged Polish capital, to-
day told Britain and France 1--WE are
holding OUT
The station broadcast a special
message to the Polish ambassadors in
Paris and London, that Though War
saw is razed' after almost three
weeks of siege, eve expect aid will
be forthcoming from our allies"
Berlin, Sept 27.-(AP)- Ger
many's supreme command declared
today WarsaWs defenders had Of
fered to surrender, and that the Nazi
air force had successfully attacked''
several British warships in the North
Sea. (The Warsaw radio, returning
to the air after two-day lapse, de-
clared at 215 p. m. (8:15 a. m. EST),
that 1--WE never will give in while
one of us still is alive" and said the
morale of the populace was "excel-
lent" despite a terrific German at
tack.
(In London, First Lord of the Ad-
miralty Winston Churchill said that
20 German planes had attacked Brit
iSh naval vessels in the North Sea
yesterday, but that no British ships
were damaged. He said one German
plane was shot down, another badly
damaged and third captured with
the crew when forced to alight.)
The commands communique said
of the airplane-naval encounter yes
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
Ribbentr0p
In Moscow
For Parley

Moscow, Sept. 27.-(AP)-Foreign
Minister Won Ribbentrop Of Germany
arrived today for talks with the
Soviet government amid unconfirmed
reports a Soviet-German military
pact was under consideration.
Three German planes landed at
5:45 p. m. (9:45 a. m. EST), from
Berlin to be greeted by brass band
an an honor guard, touches of which
were missing when Won Ribbentrop
arrived August % to sign the Soviet
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
Business Shows Upturn
In State, Except Farms

ton as a whole farm income was in
creasing, though only by one per
cent for the entire country.
Only state whose farm income
showed a heavier percentage OF loss
was Kentucky, where it was off ID
per cent. Arizona, which was badly
hit by drought early in 1889, show
ed the same decline as North Caro-
lima, IA per cent.
Neither Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture Kerr Scott nor Chief Marketing
Specialist Randall B. Etheridge was
able to give any explanation or rea-
son why the Tar Heel figures should
have declined more than those of
practically all other states, in view
of the fact that they were for first
half of both years. The drop in to-
bacco prices from the 1878 to the
1889 crop was, however, probably
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
Legion Convention
Next Year Awarded
To City of Boston
Fl air Trade Act
OF State Upheld

Raieieh, Sept. 27.-(AP)-The
State Supreme Court today up
held the validity of the "NOrth
Carolina fair trade act" of 1887
under which cut rate sales are
banned.
Associate Justice SeaWe
wrote the majority opinion,
which reversed a ruling of Judge
Henry Stevens, Jr., in New
Hanover county that the law
was unconstitutional.
Ely Lilly & Company brought
the action against l.. S. Saun-
ders, trading as Saunders Drug
Stores in New Hanover.
The court decided rs civil
actions.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
Soviet Ship Sunk
Bv Submarine Near
EsthOnian Coasts

Moscow, Sept. 27.-(AP)-
The Soviet government tonight
announced tho Russian Ste"-"'"~
Metallist had been tOrpedOed
and sunk by an unauen.l...d
usbmarine near EsthOnia.
The attack was said to have
submarine near ESthOnia.
ther northern coast of ES-
thOnia. Soviet patrol ships res
cued nine members of the crew.
Five others were reported miss
ing.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
DUKE POWER WORKER
DIES BY ELECTRICITY

Charlotte, Sept. 27.-(AP)-Will
F. Johnson, an employe of the Duke
Power Company, was electrocuted
today when he came into contact
with a 220-vote wire while work.
ing in a residential section here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
Cotton Steady
At Small Rise

New York, Sept. 27-(AP)-Cot-
ION futures (old) opened one to five
points higher on support from the
trade spot houses, Liverpool and
Wall Street interests.
Futures lost some of their early
sains in first hour trading, leveling
at advances Of two points for active
positions.
At midday, prices held steady, two
70 three higher.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
City To Be
Handed0ver
Next Friday
Polish Capitals Ra-
dio, However, Sends
Word t o "Allies",
Britain and France,
1t Is Still Holding
Out and Expecting
Aid.

Berlin, Sept. 27.-(AP)-The Ger
man high command announced to-
night that Warsaw has capitulated
unconditionally, and added that the
'handing over of the city probably
will occur September 29."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27
kionhoA

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday, with showers ON north
coast early tonight.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-27

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La gaceta., 1939-09-16
LISTA LE CONTRIBUTOR
TIES PARA Ell COMITE PO-
PULAR DE AYUDA A LOS
~REFUGIADOS

Contribuy6 con $500: Pho
Brun Cuevas, Democracia, Ma
Mia, l. F.
Contribuy6 con $500: Jose
Sanchez Peruyo.
Contribuyeron con $500: f.
Rodriguez Alfonso, Eusabio Fac
dc, La Nueva Era.
Contribuyeron con $500: Fer-
nandez y Garcia, Greco's Floral
Shop, Franklin Mems Shop, A.
mando P. BOA, Alvarez y Gar
cia, Conkey's Feed Store, Ala
media Poultry Mkt.
Contribuy6 con $3.50: Pedro
Lima.
Contribuyeron con $1y0O: W.
lencia Importing Co., Spanish
Park Restaurant, Polo Nort1
Ice Station, FL Buen GuSto Res
taurante, Cooperative La Famj-
liar, Cafeteria Ideal, Cafeteria
La Norma, Cafeteria La Navie-
"a, Cafeteria La RegUladora,
Cafeteria Columbia, Fernan-
DEE Restaurant, Mariana Rodri
guez, Manuel Gonzalez, AL & F
w. T., Valencia Floral, La Fo-
vorita Bakery, La Popular Ba,
kerry, Teatro Royal, Lido's ca.
fe, DR.. Myers, La America Res
taurant, Crackers Place, Elk
press Cafe, La Nuova Vita, Ale
! man Hardware, Cafe A de Julio
West Tampa Furniture, Alder.
to Perez Gro, La Palma Bakery
Cooperative Ell R~ecurso, Ma.
nuel Garcia Gro, Jose Campoa
NOR, Ybor Furniture, Jose A
costa, Mascunana Printing Co.
Joaquin Huerta, I'm Montana,
y Tn Gallego, Jose Suarez Fer
nandez.
Contribuyeron con rs centa
voS: Quintero's Ser. Sta, Twi,
Palm Ser. Sta.
(COntiRudrd).
La gaceta., 1939-09-16
OTRO PACIENTE QUE Ma
IA A UN MEDICO

Jersey City, sept. 1S.-Cuan-
do ell Dr.. David NJ. Marks habia
ba por telefono con un compa-
nero de profession y Sc quejaba
de lentitud en- los negocios, I'm
hombre que habia entrado en-
SUI oficina sac6 un revolver Y le
mate. FL criminal fue visto por
la Sra. Matilde Blumberg. que
en- compania de su hijito Sid
ney esperaba en- la sala de con-
sultas del m6dico. La enfermera
Caroline EberSole sinti6 ell dis
paro y corri6 desde Ell segundo
piso hacia la oficina. En- ell ami
no Sc encontr6 al criminal, indi-
viduo de TN bigotito, y lie pre-
gunt6 por ell medico. "Esta bien
Sc lie c~ontesto.
La gaceta., 1939-09-16
as sana Ia eche Tae listed tomas
"Tho Forum ana Conl-rJ', N. TorE

RI. echarse ell animal. o ell ami
NAL contraera un resfriado y
asi dara lugar a que Sc inicie el
ataque de la dolencia o los ger
menes, presentes en- ell suelo,
entraran en- la ubre por los ca
males de los pezones. Las pull
gas, va en- Ell paste, va en- ell es-
table, transportan la enferme-
dad de I'm animal a otro y de
una granja a otra. Las maqui-
mas de ordehar son agentes &C.
tivos Ell la propagation de la
mastitis, a menos que sean re-
guladas embellishments y este
rilizadas despres de haberselas
usado en- cada vaca. ESQ, por o.
tra parte, toma tempo. FL or
demo a mano lleva Ell germen de
ubre a ubre, a menos que Sc la
ven las manos despues de orde-
mar a cada vaca.
Sc recomienda mucho la Sc
gregaci6n y aislamiento de los
animales afectados, pero pocas
g~ranjas, comparativamente tie
men lugares apropiados asia
dos, en- edif:cios Separates. Por
10 tanto, la enfermedad Sc ex-
tiende a TODD ell rebano. La ST.
tuaci6n general es en- extreme
grave, porque 81 Sc fuera a des-
trUir a todos los animales que
dan leche infectada habria una
escasez nacional de leche. La u
MICA salvaguardia en- la actuali-
dad es la pasteurizaci6n, y esa
es eficaz 81 sc la p~ractica como
es debido.
Ell publico, hasta ahOra ignC-
rante de eSta seria amenaza a la
salud y particularmente a la ga
lud de los ninOs, tiene que per-
catarse de los peligros potencia-
les que acOmpanan al consume
de leche. Los duenos de vague
rias tienen que darse cuenta de
su gran responsibilities para
con sus clientes. Los granjeros
tienen que dar todos los pasos
posIbles para m~antener a sus
animaleS libres de esta terrible
La gaceta., 1939-09-16
C~ONCERTADO UN ARMISTI
CLIO EN- LA FRONTERA MAN


Moscu, Sep. 16.-Los gobier-
nos de la Russia Soviet y ell ia
pom acordaron aver un armiSti-
clio en- la frontera de la Mongo-
liza Exterior y ell Manchukuo, Sc
gun una noticia dada por la "a
gencia Tass.
AL mismo tempo Sc supo que
Constantin Smetanin ha sido
nombrado embajador del Soviet
en- Toxic. FL armisticio entrara
en- vigor a las 2 de la tarde he
hoy. Las fuerzas combatientes
mantendran e. territorio que
tengan en- su poder a la | de la
tarde.
La gaceta., 1939-09-16
NUEVOS
PARA AUGUNAS PROVIN-
GAS DE ESPANA

BESIDE Burgos, capital falan-
gista de la Espana torturada
por ell General Francisco Fran
co, dicen: "El Boletin Official
del Estado" publica la nueva
combination de gobernadores CT
viles, es como sigue: De Madrid
Don Finat Escriva de Romani,
condo de Mayaldo.
De Cordoba, Don Joaquin
CardenaS Llavaneras.
De Malaga, Don Francisco
Prieto Moreno.
De Valencia, Don JESUS Rive
70 Meneses.
De Zaragoza, Don Francisco
La gaceta., 1939-09-16
Ell Cabaret

Ell Cabaret
Las salas del Circulo Cuba
no Sc abriran hoy sabado para
Ell gran Cabaret Shanghti, orga-
nizado por la Secci6n de Recreo
que preside Ell joven Fermin
Rodriguez y de la cual es secro-
tario ell active Jack Alfonso.
Cuatro onquestas han sido
contratadas con ell fin de COM
placer a nuestra juventud.
Tocaran en- la suntuosa sala
alta Victor Ruiz y Don Fran
cisco y en- la baja, adornada pa
ra la OCCASION, La Tropical y La
Sonora.
Teniendo en- cuenta las mu-
chas fiestas del ano, la Seccion
senal6 los m6dicos precios de
rs cts. los caballeros y % las Sc
horas Y senoritas.
Durara hasta las cuatro de Ia
madrugada.
El exito parece asegurado.
La gaceta., 1939-09-16

Esos nombramientos son los
premios que ha distribuido el
Generalisimo entire los que mas
Sc han distinguido en- la perse-
cuci6n, martirio y matanza de
e~spanoles que no Sc avergonza-
ban de proclamar que eran libe-
rales y de izquierda.
La gaceta., 1939-09-16
FL Picnic de M0ManG

Ell Picnic de MdBdnG
Sc efectuara manana ell Sc
gundo grandioso Picnic annual
de la sociedad Centre Espanol,
en- ell palacio de West Tampa,
frente al parque Peregrino Rey.
Hoy Sc trabajara parte de ia
noche en- la preparation elegan-
tie de las mesas alrededOr de las
cuales Sc sentaran centenares
de personals, Ell domingo al me-
diodia.
Cuidado especial, como en- u
tras ocasiones, Sc pondra con
las mesas de la sala alta.
La orquesta la Sonora to-
cara algunas nuevas pleas, en-
ire elias ell pasodoble Agadir, Ell
bolero-son "Quiero Decirte', la
guaiira-son GET Amor de Nj
Bohio", ell bolero-son la Tona-
dita", ell pasOdoble la Bora
cha" y otras mas.
Todas las secciones han vem-
do colaborando para conseguir
ell mayor exito; pero la fiesta
pertenece, en- su parte funda,
mental "a la benemerita Secci6n
de Beneficencia.
Ell Centre dedica la fiesta de
abril de todos los amos a la Sec.
ci6n de Propaganda, la encar
gada de abonar los recibos a los
socios enfermos y sin trabajo,
la de septiempre a la incansa
BILE Secci6n de Beneficencia.
Con la primera Sc presta III
gran servicio a la sociedad y /;
comunidad y con la segunda, ID
de manana, Sc ayuda a ObteneI
para los enfermos la mejor ash
tencia possible.
D1a en- que Sc funde la ale
gria con ell deseo de servir a la'
obras mobiles y altruistas.