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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
HUNDREDS SIGN
Claims Service Inadequate
P. & 0. PETITION
SIGN

Several hundred signers have
been noted on petitions being
circulated here to the United
States Maritime Commission ask
ing that it compel the P. & O.
Steamship company to provide
better service to Cuba or approve
any application for authority to
operate a Havana ferry service
that may come before it.
The petitions were prepared
and circulated by the Key West
Hotel and Tourist Homes AS
ISOLATION. Also enlisted in the
effort are members of the Key
West Chamber of Commerce and
of the Merchants Association. ac-
cordlng to an announcement by
K. A. Lehman of the hotel or
ganiZation.
In the preamble to the petition,
it is stated that the P. & o. serv-
ice has been cut in half. that it is
regarded as inadequate and that
it should be restored. Officials
of the association point out that
when a ferry operating company
more than year ago applied to
the commission for a certificate
of necessity and convenience the
p r. q OnDOSp1 II on tho Ground
that its service was adequate.
Key West business interests
then asserted that the service
was inadequate, Lehman said.
IF it was inadequate then, it GER
tainly is worse than that now,
for the service has been cur
tailed. Now the S. S. Cuba
makes only one round trip week
ly between Key West and Ha-
vana."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
UNIVERSITY DEAN TO
RETURN VIA KEY WEST

Miss Pearl Akin Smith.
Dean of Women at the Uni
versitY of Southern Califor-
MIA and Mrs. Robert w. Walsh
of Hollywood. Calf. left yes
terdaY morning for Havana.
They plan to spend two
weeks on the island of Cuba
visiting many places of in
terest including the Univer-
sitY of Havana where they
viii be honored guests.
Their former plans had
called for them to take the
boat back TO Miami but they
were so fascinated by Key
West that they are returning
here instead. During the
three days they were here. at
the Casa Marina. they visited
every interesting part of the
island city and said that they
found If one of the most fas-
cinating places they have
encountered during their
whole trip.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
Four Important Subjects
Headline Planning Program

Starting an impressive and
much worthwhile series of pro-
grams this week, will be the first
of the Planning Program pre-
sensations tonight, to be given at
Coast Guard Headquarters Build
ing. The program is presented
as part of Key West Planning
Week and runs jointly with the
State Planning Board Exhibit
which opened here last Saturday
morning and continues for the
duration of this week.
The subject of tonight's meet
ing which is announced as free to
all, is "A Special Projects Rela-
ton in Community Develop
ment", and top-notch list of
speakers will discuss four i'm
portant project subjects.
Wallace B. Kirke will talk on
the U. S. Housing Authority,
bringing out progress made on
the present application for a
Housing Project for this city.
John Allan Long, chairman of
the Key West Zoning Board, will
speak on Zoning-with especial
emphasis on the work of his
board which expects to present
a completed project to the City
Council in the near future.
B. NJ. Duncan, well-known to
Key West, vii speak on the sub
ject of Aqueduct Commission,
and will have vital message in
regard to what that project can
do towards developing this city.
Edward R. Neff, manager Of
the Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge District, will speak on
subjects related to his work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
GOLDEN WEDDING
Celebrate This Week
FOR ]. G. PIODELAS

Surrounded by their children
and grandchildren, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jose G. Piodela, 420 Fleming
street, well known and respected
citizens of Key West, this week
are celebrating the 50th anniver-
sary of their marriage.
AS soon as all of the members
OF their family arrive here, a
solemn mass will be sung at st.
Mary's Star of the Sea Church
In their honor. Mr.. Piodela, now
70, has been i'll for several years,
but is receiving the congratula-
tons of his relatives and friends
at his home. Mrs. Piodela, II, is
still active in many social and
civic directions.
Miss Josephine Blanco, a
native of Brooklyn, N. Y, became
the bride of Jose Piodela at
Brooklyn January 10, 1890. Be
fore going to Brooklyn, Mr.. Pho
uela, native OF spain, had Deen
engaged in the tobacco business
in Key West. Four years after
the marriage, the young couple
came to Key West to make their
home.
In all, there were nine chill
dren, six boys and three girls.
Living today are the three
daughters, Bessie and Rosinda of
Key West and Mrs. Isabelle Hy-
land of Brooklyn, wife of Quar-
termaster Sergeant G. j. Hyland
of the United States Marine
corps, and four sons, William
Hastings, Jose, Jr., Frank B. and
Wilbur Piodela, all of Key West.
Mr.. Piodela was in business
here for many years prior to his
retirement. He was one of the
first members of the Key West
Lodge of Elks. During the world
war Mr.. Piodela served with the
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
LICENSE SALES
STILL TAGGING
COLLECTOR LAID STATES
ONLY ONE-FOURTH OF
TAGS BOUGHT

Only about one-quarter of the
automobile owners of Monroe
county had taken out their 1910
motor vehicle licenses up to this
afternoon, according to County
Tax Collector Frank H. Laid.
Unless extended by order of the
governor the deadline for buying
the tags is Jan. Is.
County officials point out that
this year another driving hazard
will confront those who have
not procured their new license
plates when the deadline arriv-
es. The county now has a state
road patrolman and one of his
duties is enforcement of the auto
tag law. This patrolman is con-
stantly on the road, but he may
enforce any state law inside the
city limits.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
REV. ]. ]. MULLIN
TO new ORLEANS
KEY WEST PRIEST GIVEN
TEACHING POST AT
LOYOLA u

Rev. J. j. Mullin. 81, who, for
two and a half years. has been a
priest at ST. Mary's Star of the
Sea Roman Catholic Church
here, has departed for Loyola
University in New Orleans, where
he will teach class in philoso-
ply.
Rev Mullin received news of
the appointment early today and
Immediately made preparations
to leave for the new post.
Many of his friends in all walks
of life in Key West gathered to
bid him farewell this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
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GOODWILL FLYERS
ARRIVE TOMORROW

Flight of the good will
aviators from the Miami air
maneuvers to Havana by way
of Key West was postponed
today until tomorrow. ac-
cording TO word received by
Mayor Willard M. AlburY
and officials of Key West
Chamber of Commerce.
Some so airplanes had
been expected TO land this
morning on the airport ada
cent TO East Martello Tower.
Word from Miami was to
the effect that the number Of
planes entered for the Ha-
vana flight had been reduced.
so that the entire contingent
will drop down in Key West
tomorrow morning. They are
scheduled to leave Miami
around ? a. m. and land here
around an hour later.
Refreshments will be serv-
ed the arrivals tomorrow
morning at Raul's. Later the
contingent will take off for
Havana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
SURVEY REVEALS
RATE OF AUTO
INFLUX TO STATE
FOUR MAIN HIG HWAYS
CHECKED SHOW NEARLY
5000 VEHICLES COMING IN
EACH EIGHT HOURS

TAMPA, Jan. 8 (FNS).-Re.
turning from a state traffic sur
vey, Asher Frank, director of the
Florida Safety Council, stated
that the four main highways
leading into Florida showed that
between 9 a. m. and S p. M.
twelve cars per minute were
coming into the state, or 576O
cars during this eight hour pc
riOd.
The survey shows that these
cars are carrying an average of
three passengers or 1890 visitors
are coming into the state each
eight hours. This survey didn't
cover bus, train, or truck travel.
There are approximately $500
miles of state maintained roads.
1t is estimated that in a 9O-day
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
SUGAR CONSUMERS
ARE AFFECTED BY
0FFSHORE STATUS
PHILIPPINES. PUERTO RICO,
HAWAII. CUBA-ALL IN
TERESTED IN SUGAR LEG.
ISLATION: CONTROL STOPS

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-The re-
cent suspension of sugar control
legislation definitely proved the
failure of such legislation to pro-
tect the American consumer.
Despite this very apparent
failure it is likely that sugar in
terestS will again try to obtain
legislation at the present SEES
sion of Congress. Under the
Sugar Act of 1897 the states were
permitted to supply less than 30
per cent of their sugar needs;
Cuba and other foreign countries
were guaranteed another 80 per
cent and the remaining 40 per
cent was guaranteed to three
diverse offshore areas, namely
Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico
and Hawaii; the term diverse"
is used adviSedly as the relation
ship of each of these three areas
to the United States is entirely
different.
Hawaii is a territory: it has
supplied substantial portion of
our sugar needs for more than
half century; its citizens are
full citizens of the United States,
paying income taxes of large
amounts into the United States
Treasury; its employees receive
wages comparable to those paid
on the mainland; it is an integral
part of the United States, and it
became such a part on its own
request.
Puerto Rico was part of "the
spoilS of war" at the turn of the
century; it pays no income tax
or other taxes into the United
States Treasury but is in fact a
serious drain upon our resources;
many of its people are crying for
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
VICTORY DUPLICATES
SIMILAR ROUTE GAIN
LAST WEEK; OTHER
SECTORS QUIET
my Associated Press)

ny ANNOcbhteu EEGNSJ
HELSINKI, Jan. 8.-The 44th
Russian Division. comprising a
total of some 5000 soldiers. was
today reported practically wiped
out by Finnish troopers in a
duplication of entrapping man.
suvers that spelled complete
route and capture of the Russian
le3rd Division last week.
Scene of the new, outstanding
victory for the Firms, was just a
few miles from last weeks mas
sacre.
A special communique from
the front on the middle sector in
Central Finland, related of hun
dreds of big guns being taken as
well as more than fifty tanks.
Huge supply trains were also
captured intact by the fighting
Firms.
On other fronts, both north
and in the 'exseeme south, fight
ing was at a standstill over the
weekend with sub-zero weather
keeping troops inactive.
Army headquarters here heard
today of the heroic action of two
Finn ski-troopers who spent nine
days in temperatures constantly
near the 40-degree-below-zero
mark in advancing to the Muir
manSk-Leningrad railroad to
plant bombs that wrecked a con-
siderable stretch of the line.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
FERRY BOAT IS ON
To Pause At Key West
WAY TO VENEZUELA
Reprinted From The Florida
Times-Union, Jacksonville,
January 4. 1940)
Observation-Disclosures

Reprinted From The Florida
Times Union, Jacksonville,
January 4, 194O .
In furtherance of Pan Ameri-
can good neighbor" relation
ships and to mark the passing
of a familiar craft from the Jack
sonville waterfront, members of
the Scuthside Business Mems
Club held their regular luncheon
meeting yesterday aboard the
Ferryboat Jackson with the new
owner, Senior Pedro Bar Boza,
a Venezuela developer, Capt. An
drew S. Velez and Mayor George
c. Blume among the many
guests.
Informal talks served to eStab-
fish an interesting comparison
between the type of service rem
dered by the jackson" in the
upbuilding of the Southside, by
furnishing dependable transporta-
ton to the downtown area over
span of more than 10 years,
and the purposes for which it
will be used on Lake Maracaibo
in Venezuela.
Captain Velez, a native of Por-
to Rico, speaking in behalf of
Senior Bar BOA, reminded that
Venezuela, as a democracy, is
speedily being modernized along
transportation, public utilities
other lines. The jackson, he
said, will connect with a new
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
.STIRRUP RELEASED
in ASSAULT CASE

A charge of assault filed
against Fernando Stirrup. COS
Catherine street. by Walter c.
Maloney of Maloney Brothers
Bakery. was dismissed Saturday
when the case came before Peace
Justice Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr.
The charge resulted from a
controversy in front of the Ma
loney home. Stirrup had wit
nesses to prove he was else
where at the time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08

The program, under chairman
ship of Clifford C. Hicks, will be-
gin at 8 o'clock and last for an
hour. Interspersed with the
speeches, will be musical num-
bers furnished by the WPA
Band, string quartet.
Good attendance has been
noted at the State Planning
Board exhibit The programs to
be given each night this week
should attract good attendance in
view of the interesting subjects
to be headlined.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
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HEWETT'S COCONUTS CAPTURED PRIZE
Funny Thing, ThOugh-He Didn't KnOw About 1t
IN TAMPA TIMES pR0DTTCTS CONTECT

Mrs. ]. J. De Guenther of Tam
pa advised The Citizen today
concerning the ''prize Key West
entry" of coconuts, which were
entered in the Florida Prize
Products Contest recently spon-
sored by The Tampa Times
newspaper.
The entry of .coconuts was
made under the name of A. NJ.
Hewett of Key West, although, as
Mrs. De Guenther explained. MIR.
Hewett didn't know a thing
about it,.
On a recent trip to visit his
sister, MIR. Hewett took along
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
CLERKS MEET
y. NEXT FRIDAY
ROSS SAWYER TO LEAVE
THURSDAY ON SIS. CUBA
FOR MURPHY MEETING

County Clerk Ross c. Sawyer
will leave Thursday afternoon on
the SIS. Cuba enroute to ITALIA
hasee to attend a meeting of all
county clerks in Florida, assem-
bled to hold final consultations
with the Internal Improvement
Board on procedure to follow in
advertising Murphy Act lands
unredeemed for sale.
Mr.. Sawyer stated that the
meeting would be held on Friday,
January u. and that he would
probably return to the city next
Sunday
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08

some coconuts grown in his
front yard and gave them to his
nephews, Jimmy and Bobby De
Guenther. The youngsters, re-
calling The Times Contest, car
ried the coconutS to town and
entered them in the name of
their uncle.
A unique feature of the ex-
hibit, which took one of the divi-
sion prizes, is that it constituted
the only entry of coconuts and
was the only entry of any prod
uct from Key West. 1t was also
the entry made from the further
est point.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
PROBLEM
CBy Associated Prensl

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Jan. 6.
The California Department of
Education is looking for a more
meaningfup method of getting
mathematics across to children.
The department thinks at pres
ent the subject is not taught
with close enough relationship to
the pupils actual problems.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
HOTEL MEMBERS
MEET TUESDAY

President r. S. Lehman of
the Key West Hotel and Tourist
Homes Association announced to-
day that meeting of that group
will be held at La Concha Hotel.
tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday,
starting at 2:30 o'clock.
Several important matters will
be up for discussion, Mr.. Leh-
mann stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
Officials Think Man Found
Dead In Pool Was Suicide
BELIEVED DROW NED
FOR FIVE DAYS; MAKE
EFFORT TO ESTABLISH
IDENTITY

Discovery of the bloated body
of an unidentified middleaged
man in the swimming pool at the
edge of Roosevelt Boulevard off
Florida bay at a. m. today
started an investigation to de-
termine whether the man had
been murdered or had killed
himself under unusual circum-
stances.
Although the mans hands and
feet had been tied with cord and
a rock was found fastened to the
body, the sheriff'S office and
Coroner Enrique ESquinaldo, Jr.,
were inclined after a preliminary
examination to believe the man
committed suicide.
Officials who viewed the body
at Pritchard's Funeral Home were
convinced that the body was not
that of any we'll known Key West
man, but of some stranger. On
the body were found a cheap
watch, knife and a small wal
let. This contained oIkv note
reading:
Poison Dick. No. Pa, 948."
Coroner ESquinaldo directed
Roy Hamlin, the county'S Bertil-
Ion expert, to take fingerprints
of the dead man with a view to
sending them to the Federal Blu
reau of Identification at Wash
ington in the belief that he may
have been a former convict. The
numerals on the note lent some
credence to that belief.
The body was discovered by
Silvio Carrera, a WPA watch
man, as he was walking to work.
The body was floating face down
ward in the pool near the diving
platform. AT the moment of dis
covery a Parks Dairy truck was
passing the scene and Ike Parks,
the driver, stopped when he
heard Carrera shout.
Here's dead man., Carrera
cried.
Parks jumped from his truck
and ran to the spot. He leaned
down and turned the body over.
A glance revealed the man had
been dead, probably from three
to five days.
Parks called Chief Deputy
Sheriff Bernard Waite. When
Waite reached the home of
Coroner Esquinaldo he discovered
that Pritchard's Funeral Home
already had been notified of the
grewsome discovery. The body
was ordered removed to Pritch-
ards Division street morgue.
Feet and hands of the body
had been tied with a green cord.
Hanging from the hands and a
cord around the mans waist was
a dog collar looped through the
mans belt. The belt encircled a
small rock. The rock was not
heavy enough. in opinion OF Of
ficials, to hold the body on the
bottom of the pool
Scores of bathers were at the
pool Saturday and Sunday, but
no one presumably saw the body.
II may have lain on the rocky
bottom during this period. 1t
could not have floated in from
the bay as the intakes are
screened.u
A wound discovered on the
right cheek is believed to have
been caused by contact with :
rock in the pool. Laundry marks
on the cheap trousers worn by
the man were checked at Column
bia Laundry company, but no
record of it was found there.
Coroner Esquinaldo plans to
have the body examined by a
before determining
whether an autopsy is necessary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
SPEEDING BIcYcLER

LOS ANGELES.-When Com
H. B. Blakely of this
city asked prospective juryman
Perry Widen if he had ever been
Wilden's reply was:
''Yes, for speeding on a bicycle
in 1905.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08

Auspices K. w. Woman's Club
WOMAN'S CLUBHOUSE
1909 Division Street
Thursday. Jan. IL. 6 TO 8 p. m.
EACH PERSON SOC
(Phone 365 For Reservations
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08
Finland Anlihi|atCS
Another Division Of
Soviet Attack Army
49, ~ ~ S. wzawMw .AwMw.m
ATTY. GEN. JACKSON
TO GIVE RADIO TALK

In a wire to The Citizen
today. u. S. Senator Claude
Pepper states that Robert H.
Jackson. new u. S. Attorney
General. will speak over a
national radio chain hookup
tonight from 500 to $3.50
o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-08

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For go Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19

encounterng those impsrfections
In life that may throw him off
key. A button off . shirt. . dry
ink well, a punoture. -ome small
Misunderstanding added 10 a tiny
headache.
What a world" he cries and
he thinks he IL referring 10 the
war. But u he viii he honest
with himself he will admit that
he was pretty neurotie before the
war began. It's just harder 10
adjust personal miseries In q
world At war. so he decides that
he now has q right 10 bc miser-
able.
Doesn't II seem reasonable TO
recognize that there always were
and always viii he reasons for I'M
happiness and they multiply like
rabbits " too much opportunity Ia
provided for their growth
The way 10 be happy then. Ia to
decide definitely Ia ignore as
much as possible the unhappy
items. and 10 turn your full at
tention on the mountain Of fea-
soma for being happy. IT'S q sim
pie matter Of turning ones game.
Happiness isn't all II laughter.
II Is In all satisfying activities. II
is also relative. For some peopls.
one imaginss. happiness might
come Ia mean q bomhisss night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19
Board and Room Girls
BY VIDA HURST

learn everything the hard way.
her aunt predicted.
"Rut life vii take care 81 that
a. d, does everything
"Ieu really believe that. don't
YOU - Faith asked thoughtfully.
Lee has accused me Of becoming
philosopher but how could help
Il after living with YOU ="
Life is 80 good. the old woman
said II only We have the patience
TO wait for things 10 work out.
Faith was recalling this CONVEX
sation that afternoon in November
as she stood in front Of the window
in Miss Vans sitting room repeat
ing her wedding vows
The day was raw and gloomy
with q north wind rafting the
window sills, but the blinds had
been drawn 20 shut in the warmth
Of the freight which drew out the
fresh scent Of the ehrysanthemums
Daphne had used for decorations.
and played across the sober. happy
faces OF the little group.
John Van Aaken with syhii and
Continued on Page IL Column -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-19
Program and Tea
For Round Table

One OF the weeks most out
standing affairs was the pro-
gram and tea given on Mon
day afternoon by the Tacoma
Americanism and National
Defense Round Table. at the
h ONE of Mrs. Edwin +.
Rhodes, state regent of the
Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Mrs. Charles y. Head gave the
most comprehensive and outstand-
ing address OF the Round Table.
her subject being. world Condi-
lions" "Juggernaut." by Albert
Karl, The Voice OF Destruction"
by Herman Rauschnig, why Eur
ope Fights" by Walter Miller.
England Was An Island Once"
Europe and the Dictators" by
Seton Watson. Inside Europe"
and The Burmah Road" by Els
with Thane which she used as
reference made the address a mem
orable one. Mrs. Paul Billingsly
gave a thorough analysis OF her
subject. Shall the Communist
Party BE Outlawed ," presenting
facts and data CLEANED from ex-
tensive reading.
Miss Muriel Dawley. Of Lady
Stirling chapter. Seattle. sang two
lullabies In the Indian language,
followed by two Indian melodies by
American composers. with The
Spirit Flower as an encore num-
Der. Miss Dawley was accompanied
by Miss Thelma Daniels. both
musicians being members Of the
department Of music OF Falkland
school.
During the tea hour, Mrs. c. c.
Mellinger, regent OF Mary Ball
chapter. and MIS-. Charles A. Pills
bury, regent of Elizabeth Bixby
chapter. presided at the tea table.
appointed with a miniature snow
scene. encircled by greens and
lighted tspers Poinsettias and
greens were used throughout the
house.
Over forty members and their
guests were in attendance The
guest Of honor. Mrs G.. l.. Ford.
vice regent from the state Of
Texas. came from Bremerton with
the state recording secretary. Mrs.
Edward r. Crawford. Mrs. l.. A.
Bender. and Mrs L. ~ Helm.
Guests from Seattle were. Mrs.
Charles r. Head. past vice presi-
dent general. ~ S. D. A r.. Mrs.
David T. Child. state treasurer,
Mrs. David p. Doran. state chair.
man Of radio; Mrs. Fred A. Whit
uesey. regent OF Mary Morris chap
ter; Mrs Charlotte Wettrick. and
Mrs. A. w. Ruff. From Yashon
island were Mrs. Paul BiillngBly,
state chairman Of conservation.
Mrs. Chas. A. Pillsbury. regent Of
Elizabeth Bizby chapter. and Mrs.
Ira Case. chapter treasurer. Ia
coma guests were Ars Henry H.
Gsrretson, president Of the Presi-
dents Council. Mrs. NJ. u. Wilkin-
son. Mrs. Earl Garrison and Mrs
Hattie koons.