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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Defense Leaders
udxClOPIan

International New. servire Wire

International News servire Wire
WASHINGTON. Dec. Presi-
dent Roosevelt reported today the
national defense leaders are study
ing the Go plan for mass pro-
duction of planes through pooling
facilities of the auto industry.
The plan was proposed by Wal
ter Reuther. director of the JAW
Go in General Motors.
The President observed that the
plan has the possibility OF making
a great contribution to the ma
tional defense. He added that
there are technical questions in
volved that require study by the
defense experts.
Reuther has declared that the
auto industry could produce 500
planes a day within six months
if production started al once.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Old Injury Sends
Gable 10 Hospital

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 27.-INS)
Suffering from a 1888 shoulder
injury, Clark Gable was en- route
today for Johns Hopkins Hospital
in Baltimore to undergo a physical
check-up.
Gable suffered the injury while
making a picture. and when it
began to bother him lately studio
officials insisted that he make the
check-up. Gable and his wife,
Carole Lombard, are making the
trip by train.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Assistant Reported
For Lord Halifax

LONDON, Dec. 27.-GNS) In
formed sources today stated that
the British government would
name a minister to Washington as
an assistant to Viscount Halifax,
newly appointed ambassador.
While some rumors had Sir
Gerald Campbell. British high
commissioner TO Canada. slated
for the post, these informed
sources believe that Neville But
Ter, present counsellor in Wash
ington, will be elevated to the
ministry post.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Pope S Peace Steps
Ridi(uIed by Berlin

BERLIN, Dec. 27.-GNS)-The
five points advanced by Pope Plus
XII in his ChriStmastide radio adj
dress as prerequisites for estab-
lishment of a new order in Europe
drew this sharp comment from
authoritative German quarters
today:
"This is a political and not a
Christian war. Therefore we
see no platform in the POpe's
speech as the basis of discus
sion"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Falls 100 Feet; Near Death

DENVER, Dec. 27.-(INS)-
Harold Morton. 13. member of a
Denver Boy Scout troop, was re-
ported near death in a Denver
hospital today following a 100-foot
plunge from cliff yesterday.
The lad. on a hiking expedition
with the troop, had assembled the
cliff with his companions wheno he
suddenly lost his footing while
pushing a large boulder, according
10 Scoutmaster II. b. Gentry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
TOday's Geography Lesson

Te pronounced ee-estO, Italian Trieste
Tergeeum 29l population which the London
says garsoned by Alpine
Capital of department
northern of the Adatc 65 miles north and Venice
the Bay Venice of Iay principal seapors
out of the amphtheater formed by the
approach of nearby plateau There is the old cywith ruins of
Roman theater and aquedct and the modern
for its foundres shpyars breweries oil reneries
leather works The city educational institutions
including both German and Italian schools not than %
the population being Italian From 1888 until 1918 the
city under Austrian control.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Clipper Takes Serum
To England, Spain

NEW YORK. Dec. -27.-UNS)-
Carrying 81 pounds Of diphtheria
anti-toxin for the children of Eng
land and Spain. the Dixie Clipper
today was roaring toward Lisbon.
Fifty pounds of the anti-toXin were
consigned TO United States Ambas-
sador Alexander w Waddell in
Spain and ii pounds to the British
Red Cross.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
NEAR HALF MILLION

Germany's model army" sent
TO Rumania some weeks ago was
being expanded rapidly to numbers
estimated variously between 200,-
coo and 100000.
Other Balkan reports claimed as
many as 100000 Red army troops
supported by tanks, heavy guns
and other mechanical equipment
were stationed along the Pruth
River which forms the Soviet
Rumanian boundary line.
The German troops entering Ru-
mania brought with them all
mechanical equipment needed for
a major field action. Apparently
they were taking over complete
military control of Rumania, par
ticularly districts adjoining the
Bulgarian and Yugoslavian from
tiers,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
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Oil Plant Blast
Kills Youth

An explosion in the warehouse
of the c. F. Battenfeld Oil Com
pany of 1910 Oakman boulevard
tsday killed Clements r. Hill. 10, Of
1921 Bentler an employe, and
burned several others.
Hill, who began TO work for the
company only two days ago, was
burned TO death when covered
with flaming oil.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Rushton Picks Dunn
For Deputy Jan. |
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING, Dec. 27.-Atty. Gen
Elect Herbert J. RuShton an
nounced the appointment of R
Glenn Dunn today as his deputy
executive when he takes office
January l.
Dunn was legal advisor to the
late Gov. Frank d. Fitzgerald
during his first administration. For
the past two years he has been
legal conSultant for the sales tax
department.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Gale Ldshes
Florida, Area
Isolated
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International New. service wire

International News Service Wire
DAYTONA BEACH. Fla, Dec
27.-Highways were blocked and
communications were disrupted
over a wide area today when an
electrical disturbance. accompanied
by heavy rain and high winds,
struck the upper Florida coast.
Center of the disturbance APP
peared to be near Bunnell. Ef-
forts TO reach the area by tele-
phone were unsuccessful.
Earlier the storm struck Ha-
vana. Cuba, killing 10 and injuring
$50.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
We RpcOnsvlpnN:

The so-caed Reuther Plan for the
planes Is undoubtedly the important
days. subject of especial interest Deroers discussed
Dorothy Thompson who the United Automobile
taking the initiative speeding the defense of the H.
I'm getting expert oil I a
wide the standing Bugs
Baer looks at the situation. Page %
Goering has bombers spots
Malon writes of Britains preparations Nazi
Page IS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
International News Service Cabs

Internhuonh news service Oeofe
MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec.
N.-Accusing Germany of respon-
sibility, Prime Minister r. G. Men,
zies today announced heavy at
tack by an enemy raider disguised
as a japanese vessel upon the
island of Nauru in the Southern
Pacific. -----.--..--..--,.-
The raider used Japanese flag
and a Japanese name as a war
ruse. Menzies said. Considerable
damage was done when the ships
guns opened on the island at dawn.
but there were no casualties.
The island has no defenses
against attack under terms of the
league mandate by which it is adj
ministered, Menzies said.
Therefore our weII-known
enemy had no Justification for
his action" the prime minister
said. 1.-THE crime is all the more
inexcusable because of the fact
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
T.. 8. Enters Music Row
Government MoUes to Prosecute ASCAP, Chains
in Battle OUer Broadcasting Rights

public is in the position of a neu-
ira caught between two agrees
sive belligerents." the justice
department announced the pro-
ceedings will be brought in Mil
waukee. Wis. within 10 days and
will be based on the following
charges:
ILLEGAL pooling Of most Of
the desirable copyright
music available for radio broad
casting TO eliminate competition
and to mOnopolize the supply.
C-Illegal discrimination against
- users OF copyright music.
C-IIlegal discrimination against
- composers who are not
members of ASCAP. or BMI.
i-WithhoIding music from
II publication in order 10 ex-
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Mattern Reaches Montreal

MONTREAL, Dec. Inns =
Jimmy lMattern. one-time round
the-world flier, has reached Mont
real with a huge camouflaged
bomber. gift of workers at the
Burbank. Cal. plant of the Lock-
heed-Vega Aircraft Company to
Great Britain.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
STORM HITS MEXICO

MEXICO CITY. Dec. n
(INS)-A heavy gale ripped
through the town of Cardenas in
the state of San Luis PotoSi dur
ing the night authorities reported
today. Numerous matched houses
were unroOfed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
5 More Drivers
Sent 10 Jail

Continuing their program of stiff
Jail sentences. traffic judges sent
five more motorists to cells today,
bringing to 81 the total of motor
lists given Jail terms in two days.
Sentenced today were: Robert
Pleasant. SO. of 1926 Benson ave
nue.. nine months to year for
drunk driving, his second convic-
ton on this charge.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
DANGERS INVOLVED

The dangers involved in any such
step, it was said, cannot be meas
ured in terms of ship sinkings
alone-a clear warning that Ger
many will regard as a warlike
move any violation of the blockade
zone undertaken as means of aid
to Britain.
Any ship, including American
vessels, that enters the blockade
zone around England proclaimed
months ago by Reichsfuehrer Hit
Ter. will be subjected to all the
dangers of war in all forms" the
German press declared.
Ireland is an integral part OF
this blockade zone and cannot be
made an exception, it was said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27

Germans
Warn Us.
On War
BY PIERRE j. HUSS z
Init News Service stan Correspondent

Init news service stan Correspondent
BERLIN, Dec. 27.-American
ships will be sunk and the United
States may find herself in war if
Congress amends the neutrality
act to enable vessels TO be sent to
Irish ports, the German press
warned today.
Reports from undisclosed sources
in New York indicating that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, at Britain's sug-
lgestion, is planning a proposal
whereby Irish ports would be des-
ignated as neutral and therefore
open to American shipping led
Nazi newspapers TO deliver the
second sharp remonstrance to the
United States within a week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Red Army
On Border
BY GEORGE BALINT

I BUDAPEST, Dec. p. = Some
sudden New Years move by the
German army in the Balkans APP
peared in prospect today with the
movement of thousands of Reich
troops across Hungary into Ru-
mania, where they apparently
were spreading out fanwise in
several directions.
At the same time huge Soviet
mechanical reinforcements were
reported deploying along the left
bank of the Pruth River-evidently
in the expectation that whatever
acticl Germany plans to take
might affect the strategic position
of the Soviets as we'll as Bulgaria,
Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
GERMANS SILENT

German official quarters in
Berlin declared they had no in
formation regarding reports that
German troops are moving into
Rumania and Italy. These
sources stated that, in any
event. they were unable TO COM
ment on military matters.
CAT the same time, Budapest
reports of the troop movements
were given a peculiar twist by a
dispatch from Geneva asserting
that all rail and air traffic in
Rumania had been interrupted
during the last few days by
violent snowstorms.)
Meanwhile. the Soviet legation
in Bucharest issued an official de-
NAL Of rumors that NJ. Lavrentieff
Soviet minister. plans to cave
Rumania.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
HEAVY SNOWFALL

Incessant snowfalls were re.
ported in the Sierra Nevada and
Cascade ranges. A pack of more
than eight feet accumulated a,
Bonner Summit. Colder weather
predicted for the Sierra dissi-
,pated fears of runoffs which might
swell valley rivers to more dan
gerous levels.
The crest at Colusa already was
at 26.55 feet. The danger point is
% feet.
Breakers were smashing high
along the ocean beach of Sar
Francisco and on both sides of the
Golden Gate. drawing crowds OF
spectators but causing no damage
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Raider Flying
JapaneseF|dg
Called Ndzi

christmas truce ends a.
Nazis and British resume raids.
Page I6.)
(Greek-British drives In Al
bania and Africa continue.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
NEY GALE HITS WEST
International News Service Wire

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. pa
new storm. with unrelenting fury
dashed the Pacific Coast from
Mexico TO Canada today.
IL was the latest in success
sion of gales which started 10 days
ago. II created high tides and
mountainous waves which washed
out roads. periled shipping. dam
aged seashere property. as well
as driving torrential rains n d
billiards inland.
Latest and most dramatic incl
dent of the storm was the rescue
of 10 coast guardsmen who had
been missing off the coast OF
northern California for more than
SO hours.
The 10 took TO the turbulent
open sea in two small boats on an
GRAND Of mercy Christmas Eve.
Out Of fuel with two OF their
number slightly injured. they were
found by the cutter Shawnee, at
tempting To navigate under fnfpru'
vised sails approximately 40 miles
north of their Point Arena station
Asn 0gxAGxaGD H0Ilmn -,
Heaviest damage TO beach prop
erty occurred in Southern Cali
fornia where huge combers
pounded cottages 10 pieces and
weakened breakwaters.
OFF the southwest coast of
Washington. lighthouse collapsed
into the sea.
Heavy rains were swelling rivers
and tributaries along the Cali
fornia lowlands. At Kenneth the
precipitation totaled 2.2o inches in
- hours.
Most imminent flood threat was
IN the Sacramento Valley. but
levees. of the Sacramento River
were holding and at some points
pressure was relieved by diverting
water into by-passes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27

Thirty seconds after a police
trial board today completed hear
ing charges against him. Thomas
Urquhart was fired as policeman
and returned to a cell to face
criminal charges. arising from his
shooting citizen in a drunken
Christmas morning spree.
Urquhart had pleaded not guilty
to the charges of the trial board.
He had acted-nervosuly and at
times incoherently-as his own at
torney. He gave-without deny
ing his actions - a stumbling
excuse.
URQUHART'S PLEA
When the testimony of wit
nesseS had been heard and the
story told of how he halted pedes-
trians at Vernon highway and
Woodward avenue at $50 a. m.
Christmas Day TO abuse and
threaten them nd how he had. N
firing at one. seriously wounded
another. Urquhart made this plea:
81 am taking the hard way in
coming here. IL would be much
easier to resign. 1 don't remem-
Der what happened that morn
ing. i have been working very
hard-harder than a probation
AIRY Officer-trying to make good
my last mistake"
(Urquhart was fired but rein
stated early this year for driving
his car while drunk
81 had two drinks of wine in
restaurant Kitchen" he contin-
ued. After that l don't know
what happened"
What happened. according to
the testimony at the hearing, was
that rquhart stopped John
Richie, 129 Charlotte street, and
tried to make him dance, at pistol
point. He stopped Martin HOPPER
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27

I
/ him.
TWO DONATE BLOOD
When Hoopler fled, Urquhart
shot at him. One of the bullets
struck Alexander Rudy, seriously
wounding him. Rudy is near death
in Receiving Hospital. Two OF
Urguhart's brother officers have
donated blood in an effort to save
Rudy's life. Three others have
volunteered their bloor and are
awaiting call for transfusions.
Patrolman Lloyd Donigan and
Frank J. LaBelle told how they
went to Vernon and Woodward
when they heard shots as they
patroled the neighborhood in a po-
lice car. Their testimony indi-
Gated that Hooper, fleeing Urqu-
hart's bullets, was doubly fortu-
nate that they did not also take
after him.
I'VE saw the man running
down the street." Donigan said.
I'VE also saw the policeman
down. Instead of going after
the running man we went to
our brother officers aid. We
found him drunk"
TELL OF THREAT TO KILL
En- route to the station, Urqu-
hart threatened to kill LaBelle, 1t
was testified.
The hearing was before SUIT.
Louis Berg. Chief of Detectives
Paul Wencel and Chief Inspector
Alfred SiSka.
When they had heard the wit
nesses and Urquhart's plea they
ordered him from the room. With
in 80 seconds he was recalled to
the room.
"You have been found guilty
on all five charges and ordered
discharged, Berg told Urqu-
hart.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Police Fire Urqlhart
After Drunken Spree
TWO DONATE BLOOD

2259 Chestnut street, and slapped
him.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-09
Tobacco, Poultry
Short Course For
Negroes Jan. 25-26

College Station. Raleigh, Jan. g.
A tobacco and poultry short course
for Negro farmers will be held at
a. and T. College. Greensboro, Janu-
Try 1926. il WIS announced here to-
day by the State College Extension
Service. The tobacco short course
will be in charge Of Lloyd I. Weeks,
tobacco specialist. and will consume
the first three days of the period, ara
the poultry in~truttiun will be offer
ed on Friday. 5aHuary &c
Among the speakers on the to-
bacco school program. ana their sub
iccts, are: /. Y. Floyd. Extension
tobacco specialist and State AAA
Executive Officer. The Tobacco
Outlook" ar, Tho Tobacco Control
Program J. O. RoWell. Extension
entomologist. Tobacco Insects and
Their Control" Dr.. Luther Shaw,
Extension plant p"thologist. 'TObac-
co Diseases and Tier Control; J. F.
Bullock OF In" OAord Experiment
Station, "To5ac"r Varieties. Soils,
Fertilization. ,,i,U -. :. ). c1S@%.
Weeks Will speak on me Pace
That Tobacco Should Trl:a on the
Farm" Tobacco Plant ! Il ;"ri.i -
ers," and "Culturcd Practices" He
also will cooperate with H. ". Tay-
lor of the U. S. Department Oh Agri-
culture Marketing Service in con-
Quoting grading demonstrations on
the afternoons Of Junuary II ana %.
The poultry SCAuoi viii &c conduct
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-09
.lNSW Frs.

The wear Of 1929 was the :2'st
ve2r since records OF crops have Oesi!
kept that acreage planted To tooHcCu
Vas greater than thut planted 10 cot
ION Last wear North Carolina tar
nerS planted 8l5.90O acres IN toDac-
co and 1iU.uUU acres N cotton. II =
veyv likely that tobacco acreage Was
greater than cotton acreage during
all the years prior y 1874 when me
cotton gin was perfected. and until
a number OF years afterwards UNIl
the Gin came into general use.
,. Moses Aaron Hopkins appointed
n 1885 by President Cleveland. Hop
iins accepted and went 70 Liberia
where ne died the next year. Hop
kins was born in Virginia, coming
10 North Carolina a. preacher ana
teacher after his graduation from
Auburn (N. y Theological Semi
nary. being the first Negro 10 grad
uate from that institution.
3. In 1864 bounty OF 800 acres
of land was offered all who WoulQ
subscribe 1000 pounds OF sugar to-
wards financing a settlement pro-
ject for the Cape Fear river country.
i. In 1905. Dr. Poteat was born
in Caswell county October 20. 1856.
He graduated from Wake Forest Col
lege in 1877 and became member
Of the faculty the next year.
5. More than 300 species ana SUD
species have been found and den
titled in the state. More than halt OF
the valuable minerals are known TO
occur in North Carolina IN cumnler-
c;al quantities. The state ranks frs,
in number OF minerals found. how
ever. it ranks about thirty->ecCud III
the production OF minerals.
6. Governor Charles Bruntly
AycOck. The appointment Ha> made
n February 1902 10 ill the vacancy
caused by the death OF Syperlnten-
dent Charles f loon. D.. Joyner
acid The office until 1878 when he
.eS!gued.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-09
FENNER is URGED
TO ENTER CONTEST

Wilson, Jan. 9.-Nobody in the
! State knows whether Or not Bill Fen
ner is going to run for the 1910
guoernatorlal nomination but Bill
Fenner, and, in the parlance OF the
movies Bill amt a talkiN', but, be
all this as it may, Bills friends in
Eastern Carolina as we'll as in other
parts of the State are pressing him
( to run for the position and pressing
him hard.
F In case Bills initials have slipped
your mind they are Nv. E., but in
Rocky Mount the jovial tobacconist
and state representative is just plain
Bill and he likes it.
! The wise acres who are saying
that Fenner isn't even thinking OF
running in 1910 may be fooled even
though Bill has commented only to
friends from time to time that he'll
think about it. For the "Fenner for
Governor" bandWagon is getting
bigger and bigger for the chairman
iof the house finance committee who
helped put over the largest money
bill the state has ever known.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-09
OTHERS VIEWS
CONTEST FOR GOVERNOR.


To the Editor:
The governorShip contest rolls
mCrrIly along while the interest IN
he contest is becoming more pro-
NounCed each day. The number OF
candidates is still in the speculative
stage DIS several more have promised
4 later announcement. The decision
of Dr.. Poe not 10 run has changed
the alignment considerably as 4
number of voters had expressed their
purpose to support him if he ran.
Just what the extent OF his following
would have been will never become
known but a number OF people be-
lieve he would have polled sizeable
vote.
Three candidates have announced
already and several more have in
dictated their purpose 10 announce N
ne near future. The three who have
already announced issued a program
ana plauOrm. III tWO cases M.Il d
promise 10 supplement their plat
forms latsr. \. !. Maxwell covered
ne entire tield in the most compre-
.!cnSINe manner. His platform IS COM
Jiete and definite ii every detail and
las met with most fli.ticling re
2eptiOn from 10th the press and
public. Il has been pronounced by
many people a the most state: man.
ike paper ever issued by any pre-
tious candidates for the governor
ship of North Carolina. The platform
comedies perfectly with the very
popular Hoey administration AMI in
IlcateS the purpose OF Maxwell tG
AIRY on faithfully in Governor
.iOeyS footsteps.
In few more days the full list of
actual candidates will probably De
known and the people can select
their Cno:ce and start yelling Tor
,ncr taNorjtc \ real live contest
seems assured and the politicians
..IlI all be active and happy.
JAMES H. HOLLOWAY.
Raleigh, Jan. 6, 1910.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-09
Program Out For
Dairy Convention
Set at Pinehurst

College Station. Raleigh. Jan B.
a program for the sixth annual con-
venticn of the North Carolina Dairy
Products Association, which will be
held January II and Is at PmehurSt
las announced here today by ". l..
ClCveNger. Extension dairy manu-
featuring specialist OF State College
and secretary of the Dairy Products
Association. The convention will fol-
low the Ice Cream Merchandising
Institute at Pinehurst on January 10
and is.
The principal speakers for the meet
ing include: Prof. r. II. Tracy OF the
University O, Illinois. Urbana. ILL.,:
r. c. HibneNs of the International
Association Of Ice Cream Manufac-
lurtrs. Washington. d. c.: Henry
Bomar, Of Washington; E. B. McClain
Of Chicago, ILL.,: GAYLORD Hancock Of
the Carnaticn Milk Co.. GalaX. Va;
John \. ATey dairy extension spe-
cialist Of State College, Raleigh;
%uIG>n II. Booker, of the State Board
ii Health; Forrest H. ShuGord, OF the
State Department Of Labor: DR.. B.
". KiIgore. w A. Queen, and Miss
Isabelle Moseley. OF the State De-
partment Of Agriculture; Miss Bes-
lie Startling Of Durham; S. r. Henry
Il Spruce Pine: and NJ. E. NeWsom,
Durham banker.
IN addition to Clcvenger. officers
Of The Dairy Products Association
IRE: E. L. White of Wilmington, pre-
sidcnt; Major L. A. BalleW, Of John
son City, Tenn, vice-presldent; c. R.
Freed. Of Winston Salem. vice-presi-
dent: Nose Kiser of Greensboro,
vice-presidcnt: and c. 3. Martin, of
Durham, treasurer.
All phases Of producing, manufac-
turing and processing dairy products
Will be discussed at the convention,
CIeVCnger announced.