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Evening star., 1942-01-15
Land|ady Changes
Mind on Eviction as
Warrant Is Issued
Rent Administrator
HoIts Charge After
Proprietor ReIents

The first court action under the
new District rent control law fell
through today when the landlady
involved had a change Of heart
and allowed a 70-year-o!d woman,
whom she had evicted Illegally" to
reclaim her roonD Rent Admins
traitor Robert F. Cogswell reported.
Mr.. Cogswell also took occasion
to issue a warning to other land
lords who might be considering
taking the law in their hands"
that his ofic&4s prepared to act
in similar severe cases of harass-
ment of tenants"
Warrant Still Held.
The landlady decided to take back
the elderly woman tenant after 4
| warrant for her arrest had been
filled out at Police Court by Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Edward w.
Thomas, to whom the case was re-
ferred by Mr.. Cogswells office.
Though never served, Mr.. Cogswell
said the warrant was being held
"just in case" the landlady might
again change her mind. The charge
against the landlady would be that
she evicted a tenant because she
complained to the rent administra-
tion about an increase in rent
The complaint lodged by the
woman, and substantiated by the
administrators office, is that the
landlady removed all furniture and
personal belongings from the room
and barricaded the door against
her entrance.
The complainant. a retired War
Department employe, said she found
her belongings piled in the hall and
her trunks stacked against the
door when she went home to sleep
Tuesday night. She was unable to
move the barricade. She went to
the Y. w. C. A. for shelter, but all
their rooms were occupied. Finally,
one of the roomers there agreed to
let her spend the night.
Refused to Move.
Yesterday she appealed to Mr..
Cogswell. She said the dispute with
the landlady developed over an in
crease in rent levied in November.
She paid the increase in November
and December. but refused to pay
it for January when the rent law
went into effect and "froze' rents
and services as of January l, 1941.
The landlady ordered her to move,
she refused and then came the
eviction.
An attache of the administrators
Office was hastily deputized yester-
day, and accompanied by the COM
plainant and a policeman, called on
the landlady. The latter fatty re-
fused to make any concessions to
the tenant and admitted she was
unfamiliar with the rent law. So,
the deputy and complainant went to
Police Court for the warrant. While
| it was being filled out, Mr.. Cogs-
wells Office called to say the land
lady had dropped by to say she had
changed her mind and would take
back the tenant.
In warning landlords about evic-
tions, Mr.. Cogswen pointed out that
District law provides methods for
eviction of tenants whom the land
lords wish to remove for undesir-
ability or other reasons. He said
that it i" distinctly in violation of
the rent law for a landlord forcibly
to evict q tenant because Of a dis
pute over increased rent. He said
strong arm" methods win not be
| cOuntenanced.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
D. T.. 5|um Clearance
Halted by Shortage
Of Housing in Crisis
Report by A. D. A. Says
Provision of Units Shifted
To Vacant Lond Sites

The glaring shortage Of habitable
family dwellings for defense workers
drawn to Washington caused the
Alley Dwelling Authority to abandon
temporarily its system of clearing
slums in favor Of q program Of pro-
viding additional housing on vacant
sites, the Authority's annual report
reveals.
The report, sent to Congress yes
terday. predicts, however. that after
the war emphasis will again be on
slum reclamation"
During the fiscal year 1911, 1t
states, the A. D. A., lin addition to
its normal program of providing
needed low-rent housing" undertook
the job of constructing $50 dwellings
for defense workers and the man.
agement of another $50 being built
by the United States Housing Au-
thority.
Construction Cited.
AS Of June 30, 1941, A. D. A. had
completed and obtained occupants
for 915 dwellings, had 996 under con-
struction, and had plans for 1909
the report says. A footnote adds thai
the 996 then under construction are
now almost all complete and oc-
cupied.
In all, 9,759 Washington familie.
signified an active interest" in be.
coming A. D. A. tenants during thu
past fiscal year, which should fur
nish an effective answer" to those
who question the need for public
housing, according to the report
which adds that since then the
number has increased to approx.
mately $4,000.
STAFF Increased.
OF the 9,759, 3,416 were from white
families; 1888 from colored fam.
lilies. In addition to these formal
applications, 1852 preliminary forms
known as requests for application,
were filed by colored families and u
by white.
The report states that the in
creased activities of the A. D. A. re-
suited In the nearly doubling Of it,
staff, with 15S persons employed =,
of June 80, 1o41.
Projects completed during period
coveted by the report were the Fort
Dupont Dwellings and the Ellen
Wilson Dwellings. These properties
first among those financed by U. s
H. A. loans to reach completion
provided homes for $40 white fam
lilies who moved from unit OF
grossly overcrowded housing In the
District" the report declares.
Evening star., 1942-01-15
Rotory. to Sponsor PIoy
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Jan. 15.-Fairfax
Rotary Club will sponsor . motion
picture based on the Passion Play
At Oberammergau and Freiburg at
Fairfax High School. at $50, and
1880 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1942-01-20
Federal Security AGENCY
To Go on 44-Hour Week

Member units of the Federal Sc
curity Agency, both here and in the
field. will 60 on a 44-hour work week
beginning Monday. Federal Security
Administrator Paul " McNutt an
nounced yesterday.
The order affects employees of the
Office of Defense, Health and We'll
fare Services. the Social Security
Board. including the field force of
the Bureau of Old-Age and Survi-
vors Insurance and the workers in
the 1900 full-time public employ
ment Offices of the United States
Employment Service; the field and
Washington STATS Of the United
States Public Health Service. the
United States Office Of Education.
the field and Washington staffs of
the National Youth Administration,
the administrative staff of the Civil
ian Conservation Corps. the field
and Washington staffs of the Food
and Drug Administration, the ad-
ministrator' stats of St. Elizabeth's
and Freedmen's Hospitals. Howard
University and the Columbia Insti-
tuition for the Deaf.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21
ed Cross Nurses Aides Graduated in Splendid Ceemonis
Samaritan Circle Has Initiation
Social Gathering YRAruuogA

FRATuk1GAt onnBR
KasIss win hold : ldns So I
itiation for 10 eard16a11D r.
Thursday evening u = osele6k r
the Aerie. 15k North oeU11
avenue, Earl G. Kidd, soesp(ogy7
announced today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21
Motor Corps to Get
Certificates Tonight

MISS BEATRICE WEST
LAKE, executive secretary Of
Macomb County Red Gross, will
present certificates to 20 mem
bers of the Red Cross Motor
Corps, signifying that they have
completed the regulation course.
The presentation will take
place at 1880 o'clock tonight at
Mount Clemens High school.
MRS. OSCAR WATT will en-
terrain her duplicate contract
bridge club this evening at her
home on North Gratiot avenue.
MRS. ROBERT YOUNGER
and Margaret Briskey are plan
ming to spend homecoming
weekend at Michigan State
Teachers College at Ypsilanti.
They will leave Friday.
EXECUTIVE BOARD of Ma
comb county Rural Teachers
Association will meet with Mrs.
Edwin Sharland, Lincoln avenue,
Mount Clemens on Thursday at
$50 o'clock.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21
Spinster
Dinner Held

A PRETTY spinster dinner
and linen shower was given last
evening by Mrs. William Vol
kenant of Jones street to honor
Evelyn Hall Goodar of Rich
mond, who will become the
bride of Tech. Sergt. Harold F.
Volkenant of Topeka, Kan. on
Friday evening. Sergt. Volken-
ant is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul A. Volkenant of Gallup
avenue.
The IL guests were seated at
two tables, which were conferred
with charming arrangements Of
pastel bebe NUNS in glass slip
pers. The evening was devoted
to cards.
The party concludes q round
Of prenuptial events which have
honored Miss Goodar.
MIR. AND MRS. CLARENCE
DUBAY were hosts to the St.
Louis Mum and Poppy Club
Monday night, with card prizes
going to I. w. Fuller and Mrs.
George Speer. Mrs. Fuller won
house prize, and she and Mr..
Fuller will be hosts Nov. z.
MRS. EDWARD CAHILL re-
turned yesterday from a weeks
visit with relatives in Standish
and Flint.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21
USO Events
Draw Crowds

TWENTY-FIVE SERVICE MEN
enjoyed the dance which Jewish
Welfare Board sponsored last
evening at the USO Club. Jun
Tor hostesses were present as
partners for the men, and music
was furnished by Weldon PETE
and his 14-piece swing band
from Detroit.
Glenn Gregory, ventrilo-
quist, was a highlight of the eve
ming, as the new idea. dance pro-
grams, which the hostesses had
the service-men sign to insure
that no service-man was wall
flower" Mrs. G. H. Malbin and
Mrs. Isaac Barnett were in
charge.
A most successful hay-ride
party was sponsored Monday
evening by st. Peters Council of
National Council of Catholic Wo.
men. James Oberliesen, James
Roswell, Marvin and Celestine
Young donated their hayracks
for the event, which entertained
a crowd of IS service men and
junior hostesses.
Hot refreshments were later
served at the USO Club, with
Mrs. Harold Charbeneau as
chairman.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21

COMPLETE PLANS for the
62nd annual district convention
of the Woman'5 Christian Tenn
perance Union were made yes
.terday when the Mount Clemens
Union met at the home of Mrs.
r. L. Rickert.
General chairman of the con-
yention. set for Nov. 5 and 6 in
the Mount Clemens Methodist
Church, Is Mrs. Harry Green, To-
cal president.
COMMITTEES
Her committees for the event
follow: entertainment, Mrs. Roy
Kidd, Mrs. Herbert Jones and
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21

MIR. AND MRS. MORRIS
VAN Ryckeghen of Warren, who
are parents of q son born Mon
day in st. Joseph's hospital.
MRS. MARTIN FRIEDMAN,
upon her birthday anniversary
today.
MRS. EDMUND SMITH, SR.
of Hubbard avenue, whose birth
day anniversary was yesterday.
MR.. AND MRS. MILES
BRADY of Anchorville, upon
the arrival of a daughter Mon
day in st. Joseph's hospital.
MRS. LOUIS LOGON of
Lanse Grouse road, upon her
birthday anniversary today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21
New Ieache,

INTRODUCING Samuel Y.
Barbakoff, director of instru-
mental music at Mount Clemens
High school, and last of the New
Teachers series.
Mr.. Barbakoff comes to Mount
Clemens with a wealth of ex-
perience gained in IL years
teaching. Eight of these were
spent in haywood, ILL.,, a suburb
of Chicago, and the last four in
Fort Scott, Kansas.
Twice his instrumental groups
have brought him national recog-
milton, winning first place honors
in national and regional contests.
In 1888, his haywood junior high
school orchestra was invited to
st. Louis, Mo-, to demonstrate
for a music supervisors national
convention, and in 1910. his
Fort Scott junior high school and
college orchestra broadcast over
a nationwide NBC radio hook
up.
You can't win national honor
in any field without careful
preparation, and Mr.. Barbakoff
is no exception. From his home
in Chicago, he went to Columbia
University School of Music to
get his Bachelor of Arts degree.
He returned to Northwestern
University at Chicago to take his
Masters, and has done special
work in all instruments with ar
fist teachers. He majored in vio-
lin, and has appeared in concert
with symphony orchestras in Or
chestra hall, Chicago.
Coincident with his teaching,
Mr.. Barbakoff has published a
textbook on string methods, and
has another ready for publica-
ton.
Currently Mr.. Barbakoff is alb
sorbed in developing the pro-
gram which music groups in
Mount Clemens schools will pre-
sent Nov. II to honor local men
in service. Associated with him
in this project are Lois Harper,
grade school music supervisor,
and Alice Slocumb, choral di-
rector at the high school, as well
as teachers in the various public
schools of the city.
Mr.. Barbakoff lives with his
wife and two children, Reva
Mary, S, and Jean Ann, / IL, at
8 Washington avenue. in Mount
Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21
Wear EN-
If You Have EN-

WASHINGTON, Oct. Il -
Up Ladies, use up your silk
and nylon hose, the govern
ment doesn't want them I'M
til you are thro h with
them.
This advice was sent out
today by the War Production
Board to clarity recent an
nouncement asking the wom-
en- to save their discarded
silk and nylon hose until ma
chinery can be established to
collect the worn out stockings
and salvage their threads for
war purposes.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21
Congratulations

MIR. AND MRS. ROLL1N JOB
Dorothy Haughton) announce
the arrival of q son, Charles Roll
lin, born yesterday at their
home, 604 Hall road.
MIR. AND MRS. ROBERT
PETITPREN Of 81 Scott boul-
evard, upon the birth OF a
daughter Tuesday in st. Joseph )
hospital.
MARVIN ERDMAN, whose
Gath. birthday anniversary Sat-
urday was celebrated at a gath
erins Of so relatives and friends,
who spent the evening dancing
and playing cards. Music was
furnished by Isabel Eppler.
MIR. AND MRS. H o w A r D
DEVANTIER, 80 Queen street,
who became the parents of a son
last night in st. Joseph's hos
pital. Mrs. Devantier Is the for
mer Dorothy Schroeder.
MIR. AND MRS. STANLEY
ross, Of New Haven, who an
nounce the arrival of 4 son, born
Wednesday in st. Joseph's hos
pital.
MIR. AND MRS. ANDREW
TROMBLEY Of 1884 Glenwood
road, who became parents Of q
daughter, Karan Ann, Monday
In st. Joseph . hospital.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
accompanied the presentation of
certificates, buttons and arm
bands to "a members of the Red
Cross Nurses Aide Corps last
evening in st. Joseph's Sanitar-
ium lobby.
The group has completed so
hours of training under the sup
ervision Of the hospital staff, and
six have already completed the
$50 hours which each donates
per year to aid the hospital, with
more nearly finished.
Mayor Donald r. Westendorf
opened the ceremonies, which
were witnessed by nearly 100
persons, relatives and prospec-
tive nurses aides, with a greet
ing.
Isaac A. Hartung, head of the
Civilian Defense Emergency
Medical Corps, and veteran Red
Cross worker, talked to the
group on what volunteer service
means.
John E. Merrill, chairman of
Macomb County Branch of AM
erican Red Gross, presented the
certificates to the NurseT' Aides,
while Mrs. Walter Fenton, coun-
ty chairman of Nurses Aides,
gave them their pins.
Civilian Defense Arm-bands
and certificates were presented
to the group by Harold Lindsey.
director of Civilian Defense.
Sister Elizabeth Ann, instruct
or of nurses at St. Joseph's hos
pital, talked briefly at the close
of the program.
Present at the gathering was
Mother General Mary Regina of
the Sisters of Charity of Mount
St. Joseph, Cincinnati, o.
Autumn foliage and chrysan-
themums were used to decorate
the lobby of the sanitarium for
the occasion.
Summing up the service the
nurses aides perform at the hos
pital these busy days, ST.. Eliza
beth Ann said:
Il don't know what we would
do without them"
Mrs. Fenton today stated that
a training course for another
group of nurses Aides would
start early in November.
PERSONNEL
The six members of the corps
who have completed their $50
hours of service at the hospital
are Mrs. Ned Hand, Mrs. Mildred
Sawicki of Utica. Mrs. Irene
Spencer of Utica, Mrs. Merle Sci
ferlein, Mrs. John Arthur and
Miss Beatrice Youngs.
Other members of the corps
are Mrs. Joseph Scher, Mrs. Will
liam Lloyd, Mrs. O. w. Cook,
Mrs. James Covert, Mrs. Betty
Wollender of East Detroit, Mrs.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21

FOURTEEN MEMBERS and
several guests Of Samaritan
Circle gathered ut the Kings
Daughters Home yesterday for
pot-luck luncheon and social
afternoon, with Mrs. James
Fuller of New Baltimore as
hostess.
Circle officers today expressed
appreciation to the public for
cash donations to further the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21
New Glasses Will Begin
in Early November

Edith Mackenzie of Roseville,
Mrs. Elsie Wollens OF East De-
troit, Mrs. Wayne B. Steele, Mrs.
Flora Meyer of Richmond, Mrs.
Dent Matkin, Mrs. Hunter Judd,
Mrs. Marion Dunklee, Mrs. Har-
ry Leech. and Mrs. Fred Wun-
derlich of East Detroit.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21
WCTU Maps Full Plans
for District Convention

Mrs. Verona Schonschack; regis
tration, Mrs. Kidd. Mrs. Edward
Cahill. Mrs. Edwin jain, and
Mrs. George Dawson; devotions.
Miss Christine Niemann; lunch
cons and dinners, Mrs. Mary
James and Mrs. Winant Fox;
decorations and flowers, Mrs.
: Alfred Tucker and Mrs. F. L.
Rickert.
Gift booth, Miss Claire Num-
neley, Mrs. Alice Murphy and
Mrs. Emma Valentine; white rib
bon recruits, Miss LILLIAN
Broome; ushering, Mildred Hovis
and Mrs. F. I. Niemann; trans
portation for delegates within
the city, Mrs. Bert Long, Mrs.
Schonschack, and Mrs. Herbert
Jones; music, Mrs. Harry King
and Mrs. Hayward; pianist, Mrs.
Grace McGinnis; press and pub
licity, Mrs. Kidd and Mrs.
Green.
OTHER BUSINESS
Mrs. Green also appointed the
vice-president-at-large for the
coming year - Mrs. Fox. and
delegates for the up-coming state
convention in Lansing, Oct. %,
%. and 80 were named. They
are Mrs. Green and Mrs. Matte
Hovis of st. Clair Shores, while
alternates selected are Mrs. jain
and Mrs. Rickert. Mrs. James,
as county president, will attend
as county delegate.
Devotions for yesterdays
meeting were conducted by Miss
Broome, who talked on trust and
prayer. Refreshments were serv-
ed at the close of the afternoon
by Mrs. Rickert, assisted by Mrs.
McGinnis. The next regular
meeting will be Nov. II in the
Presbyterian church parlors, a
pot-luck supper at $50 o'clock,
with Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Robert
Nunneley and Mrs. Mary Smith,
the latter of Utica, as the COM
mittee.
CHARLOTTE PELKEY was
hostess to members of her club
recently when bunco prizes went
to Mrs. Martin Friedman, Mrs.
Harold Yennor, Mrs. Ernest
Champine, Jr. and the hostess.
Mrs. Yennor will be next hostess.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21
Name Changed

GIRLS SOCIETY of Christian
Service of the Methodist Church.
formerly known as the Girls
Missionary Group, will meet
with Mrs. Robert o. Shepherd,
Is Sheridan on Thursday at 1880
o'clock. A large attendance Is
urged.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-21

work of the group. Mr. -
Rowland will Be hoseeoe @ ~
next meeting, to Be held n ~
weeks. ,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-23
Mrs. Lonellu Brooks Is
Dead

Mrs. Lonella Brooks, 500 Fuller
Ave-, died on Friday, January 16,
at home after being in ill health
for the past ten years.
Born in Cameron, Texas, about
70 years ago, she was raised in
Waco, Texas, and united with St.
Paul A. M. E. Church at the age
of 10. She lived in Waco until 1921
when she came to st. Paul to make
her home. With her husband, she
united with st. James A. M. E.
Church on her arrival in the city,
and was a faithful member there
until she became an invalid. She
was a member of the Anderson
Circle.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Magnolia Cunningham, a
brother, B. F. Bradford, two sis
ters, Mrs. Artellia Nelson of Okla
homa City, and Mrs. Hannah Muir
ply, Garland, Texas; two nieces,
eight nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services were held at St.
James A. M. E. Church Monday,
January 10, at 2:3O p. M, with
Rev. B. N. Moore, pastor, officiat-
ing, assisted by Rev. Clarence T.
R. Nelson, pastor of Camphor M.
E. Church. Musical selections were
rendered by the St. James A. M. E.
Choir, under the direction of Mrs.
B. N. Moore. Interment was in
Oakland Cemetery. Neal McGav-
ock Funeral Home had charge of
the arrangements.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-23

F. S.: l am writing you for your
good advice. have paid my law
yer 5000 and he promised me he
would get my daughter out of trou-
BILE. Now he wants a mortgage on
my home to stand good for more
money. Do you think he can get
her out before summer if / pay
him the money?
Ans: This lawyer knows you
well enough to know that if your
daughter gets out, you will meet
his price. l advise you to let the
matter stand at that. If he is sue
cessful in securing your daughters
release before summer, give him
the money. Otherwise, no more
money in advance. You have
worked long and hard to pay for
your home. Think carefully
before mOrtgaging it for any pur-
pose. It's a pretty stiff price.
Christine: 1 find a lot of pleas
ure in reading your column. Your
private work is even more wonder
full. l have a very fine husband.
He works every day. 1 take care
of all but a few dollars of the
money. He is very good to my
four-year-old son by another mar
riage. He takes me out; we have
our friends in. He seldom goes out
evenings, but he plays basketball.
I go with him to every game. But
the thing that is wrong is me. I'm
constantly nagging. I don't like
to, but l just do it unaware some
times. What can be done to help
me?
Ans: Foolish woman you
must make yourself understand
that what you are doing is one
sure way to lose a good man. He
loves you now, for your marriage
is still in the honeymoon period.
Just you wait till the novelty
wears off! If you still nag and
torment your husband after his
first year of married life, then you
must prepare to lose him. You're
asking for a separation. :. When
it comes, you will have no one but
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-23
DID YOU KNOW:

The Junior Sterling "Clubbers"
are planning a SNOWFALL Dancing
Party on January Both at the
Sterling Club? Was told DICK
CURTIS will be on hand to snap
pictures of various guests dashing
about. my, my, that'n be too bad
if Dick snaps a picture of you
looking too-too lovey-dovey into
the wrong mans eyes.) The
local gals are still panning that
young out-of-town gent who has
been passing off as a single Romeo,
when all the time he has a wife
back where he came from. Heard
from quite a reliable source that
he's been on the outs with wife for
few months, but they've made
up again.)
Just heard that very cute couple
RICHARD ESSION and
GLADYS WHITE became "Mr.
and Mrs" last Wednesday. Con-
gratis to the newlyweds.
Well, friends, I'll have to be
hurrying along, but I'll be SEEM
you against next week.
YOUR PAL
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-23
Davis Reelected
President Wheatley

At a meeting of the Phyllis
Wheatley Settlement House Board
of Directors the following members
were elected to serve on the board:
James A. Davis, president; Mrs.
E. S. Mooers, first vice president;
Mrs. Robt. Charlton, second vice
president; NJ. L. Bohanon, record
ing secretary; W. C. Jones, CORE
spending secretary; J. E. Stoddard,
treasurer; Charles Fist, assistant
treasurer.
Board members reelected for a
term of three years were: Mrs.
Alex Helmick, DR.. w. D. Brown
and Mrs. John W. Mathys. There
were three new members elected
to the board-Wendel T. Burns,
John Thomas and DIR. George H.
Tolley.