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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-08-17
CHAPTER NINE

THE AID for roomcr had been
running for ten days when Barbara
was aroused at midnight by the
hearty pounding of the knockcr on
her front door. and went down.
stairs to find stout, gruff- voiced
woman on her doorstep and Tom
Shandys taNicab Wheeling at the
curb.
"iou the lady that's got n room,
10 rent? - And when Barbara nod g..
ed. "E:!nC mp the bag, son."
Barbara said, Wouldn't you like
% See the room first?"
Piercing dark eyes In a kindly,
rouaI face encompasscd the girl
ana as much Of the house as She
cO0I' sec in a single appraising
glance. y know it'll do. MY names
calder. Nurse Calder. I Just got
oacN ilcA 4 case to find my last
place sold out, lock, stock and bar
'eh SH'Nay, here. told me you had
rooms /. rent"
-, Please come in. I hope you'll
IKE Il The rent isn't very high
Just snow me where it is. Wen
talk details tomorrow"
Bai.rra led the way to the bio
HoN' BEDROOM and lighted the
,a" WITH rosy shades. 1t was cold
~ '.' room but the gay chin'zss.
sne might blue silk puff folded
a.''EN Inc big four-rostcr bed. the
ehe,f% flowers and the sparkling
u~t.i.!lcsS gave the room an air Of
WELDON ana comfort.
nope you'll like it."
o., re A fool if didn't" Nurse
oaIoeT rctorted. It'll give YOU SO
week Tor room and board and 81
a q week 10 Keep the room for me
s "nc" I'm away on cases. Come
rom This town, but I work in Bos-
WI wn mostly. Like to have a place to
Come back TO-"
zen dollars week was n monu-
,n ..'"t sum to Barbara Wister ut
VIA ha' point. I'm glad you've come"
'"e sad at the door.
,, N"tSe Calder gave her a long.
sbs sd!1g look. Reckon you are"
one e. SaiG: "You been sick ?"
,,- NO. I've been under rather n
D D.alh' l lost my husband a fort
"snl ago and :"
%, ~, "'d. Don't get I'D to
my my breakfast in the morning"
cs,no. ' l Will! Good night, Miss
hal, Il mat girl doesn't head in, I'll
nn o>s patient instead of a landlady
~ IN , my hands," the nurse grumbled
al o, iI Closed door, but her eyes. so
sur, U..s with her bluff manner, we're
dinnpathetic because she knew the
nere,sce between strain and dcy-
IN po and there vas desperation
poaLoara Wister's face.
dur DarDara slept swectly and
mo,sa'n,i,essly for the first time in |
wot e man two weeks and when she |
ems e, .ne sun was high in the heav.
Inc So .u me church bells were ring
f, ,or The II o'clock service.
swe, n o'clock! And with an an.
broa,.to a prayer waiting for
wash nn'st' she had OVERSIGHT. She
cln,hsu and hurried into her
ieo eS' aware Of the aroma of cot.
kitcbo, Iaider was sitting at the
her hro. tanle with the remains of
her nv, pushed away from
agains, ' The newspaper propped
inp, W.. ,he toaster. Good morn.
good s, you look as II you had
Down p eeP and then putting
yes,",db ar6ara's apologies with .
put sou heard you dressing ana
YOU The e breakfast in the oven for
drss.ne, ooy's had his brcakfns,
"eu MIN and nut him out I'm
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-08-17
~ NOPSIS

BARBARA WISTER. former aCtrcs-.
naiS a.....i Il widow at u when hrr.
hs'H'! hes. Her only friend IN IN.
snail town Of South WIntrid.r
wh,'r Size l:cs, is
DR. TONY BRADSHAW. n young ply
Si,In. owner Of the towns only biz
hGs.'i. - -
TOM h!..cNAN. whose daughter.
PAMELA. and wife.
-LAli.G. are naughty. cold and selfish.
yesterday: Barbara ndycrtiscs In
lie C.altgu FOR roomer.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-08-17

h'''''lii% waScNactly like that at
-" tables "f a duplicate tourna-
u. NJ except that in one case
''"'''h jumped from the 2-Spadcs
"'i'''iy 1" i-Spadcs. Both meth
"'S ni bidding showed abundant
,''''''''il'c by South. to say the
i'nSt Or" Of the declarcrs was
,,. Two tricks and the other made
w. contract. by virtue Of two mis-
.'".i ny tn" defense in failure to
split houors." W.
Nh,'r IN" contract was beaten,
81 i"i lie spade =. the ] fall
80. l" tn, .. AMI two more snail
''h' scoring. The heart I was
bistrlb,It,I Ia. Pin ,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-08-17
- 1ii0SE IIoSopS

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" '... r'rd from III" opppnrr,
I'll .'.' !I-h, luu hold a r,i, ~,
wac. ''.. H"n"''. IT," itin"-,r,rrY
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pr cat ynu .;hIul.! rry., ,b,.
100 "F r'aE''tr IN" ui your two
'.'.,''". anst'a! "r small earl
r'''.l'" /" - that may rnah!. III.
.''.'" ~ T"um :"fl /" take thu t,ir';
'.'' '''"i'F. with IT," rt,.! rank
"& l".t beneath your honrrs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
FEBRUARY POSTAL
 RECEIPTS GOOD
An Increase of $l,O67.76 Over the Same Period
 In Last Year

A statement of postal receipts was announced today by Postmaster Charles A. Eabin for the month of February of this year revealing a total of $44,1O2.68, an increase of SI O67.76 over the same period in 1941.
 Itemized, the February receipts were: stamps, etc., $28,625. .23; second class matter, $268.54; metered per- init matter, $13,825.81; non-metered permit matter, $1,346.97 and box rentals, 39.13.
 MT. Babin said the increase in receipts was PAS per cent.
 The postmaster also announced the sale of national defense bonds and stamps for February, declaring that the $1O0 bonds issue predomin- ated in local sales. He said the pop ularity was evidenced this month by 56 more $100 bonds being sold than the next highest the $50 denomina- ton. There was a total of 1,S44 bonds sold at a maturity value of $134,850 for this month, of which 366 were of $10O denomination.
 Thirty-three residents purchased $1,OO0 bonds at the local post office, figures released by MT. Babin show ed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
Air Support For Java Fighters Has Failed
Japanese Invasion Forces Surge Forward As Their Planes Roar Through Skies Over Battlefields,
 Almost UnChallenged
BY W. H. McDOUGALL

NAMICu 1TcSS StdAA NUAACSpOAACAAsJ
 With Allied Forces, in Java, (Via Telephone) March 4.-(UP)-Jap- anese invasion forces surged for ward in Java despite bitter Ameri- can, Dutch and British opposition today and United Nations soldiers lay in ditches along the fighting fronts shaking their fists in futile anger at enemy planes roaming the skies almost unchallenged.
 United Nations air support appar- ently has collapsed and Japanese control of the sea approaches to Java is stronger than ever.
 I know how great is the Japanese air superiority for I lay in a roar side ditch with our soldiers this af- ternoon and joined ip their curses when no Allied planes appeared to challenge the enemy fighters and bombers that were blasting the high way in front Of US.
 There are Americans including crack Texas outfit and British and Australians fighting beside the vah- ant Dutch in Java, and tonight they know how it was with the doomed defenders of Crete and of Singapore linen who fought oh with virtually no help from their own planes.
 Dutch ScOrch Everything
 Although the Dutch were scorch- ing the earth as never before in the patch of the Japanese, and sending all possible endorsements into the battle, the enemy was ad- vancing with fatalistic disregard for casualties, ilfiltering through the green jungles flanking the highways and battering Allied air bases in- cludings the field near Bandoeng military headquarters.
 That does not mean that the Jap anese are having it all their own way. The Allied forces. desperately trying to match their eight-ton tanks against Japanese lotion tanks with heavy cannon, are fighting stubbornly and sometimes throwing back the enemy.
 But tonight's communique for the first time acknowledged that "the enemy succeeded in making some headway at some points as result of their numerical superiority, es- pecially in the air"
 Only in the area Of Soebang, which marked the farthest Japanese approach toward Bandoeng, were there definite reports of Allied ad- vanceS.
 There, the Drltish were said to have joined Dutch troops in pushing back the enemy an unspecified dis tance. Half of the village of Soe- bang, about 40 miles inland and less than 40 miles from Bandoeng, was
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
RUSSIAN TROOPS PRESS FORWARD
Fight Off German Defense FOrCes-Within 30 Miles
 of Nazi Supply Base
BY NJ. s. HANDLER

(Untied Press Staff Correspondent
 Moscow, March 4-(UP) Russian forces in the Ukraine have advanced through some of the most heavily defended German-held territory to within 30 miles of the main Nazi supply base at Dnepropetrovsk, 130 miles southwest of Kharkov, dis patches from the front said today.
 Marshal Semyon K. TimoshenkoS cavalry and infantry, led by sapper units, are fighting their way through mile after mile of mine fields sown in the muddy, black earth. Close on their heels are Soviet tank units and mechanized troops.
 At Staraya Russia, farther north, where the German 18th army is en- circled, methodical process of ex- termination" was being pursued. Re- ports from that front said that one Soviet unit has killed 5000 Ger mans and taken much booty. An other unit, storming Nazi strong hold, wiped out more than 100 en- emy troops and third reported killing 3O5.
 Russian troops continued to tight en their encirclement of the Staraya Russa, occupying six more inhabited places, including one German strong point which fell after 20 days re- sistance. Entering that point, the Red Army found 795 dead Germans.
 Drop Food, Munitions
 The Germans, their supply lines cut, again dropped munitions and food by parachute to their surround ed comrades. Although snowstorlns GContinued on Page {,
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JAP BOMBERS ARE EHURLEDTO
 DESTRUCTION 16 of IS Jap Planes Made Attack, But Are Crashed
 to Death NEW HERO FOUGHT,
 DOWNED SIX LAPS MacArthnr's Small Air Force Makes Most Daring Smash in Subic Bay
BY EVERETT R. HOLES United Press Staff COrrespondent)

United Press Staff COrrespOndentl
 Washington, March 4. = (UP) - Almost complete an- initiation of a Japanese at tacking force of 18 heavy bombers by a strong unit of the American fleet and car rier- -based fighter plans sup ported today the claims mil itary experts here have been making for weeks - that American flyers are overwhelmingly superior to the Japanese.
 Given half chance, these ex- perts have said, American airmen will best the enemy.
 They had a new hero today Lieut.. 0. O Edward H. OHare, U. s. navy, fighter pilot-who, single handed, shot down six Japanese bomberS in one engagement.
 In almost every major air en- Ragement that has been announced in the southwest Pacific the Jap anese have come of poor second. That was true again in the navy announcement last night of its sec ond successful action in about a month in the Gilbert Islands area -25O0 miles southwest of the Hawaiian Islands.
 The navys communique revealed 
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BRIGHTER SINKS
 AFTER COLLISION

Lewes, Del, March 4-CUP)-The coast guard announced that the freighter Gypsum Prince sank in Delaware Bay early today after coIdiing with the tanker Voco.
 Five members of the Gypsum Princes crew were reported miss ing both vessels were of British registry.
 The coast guard said the freighter, 3,915 tons, was rammed on the port side by the 5,090-ton, tanker as it entered the bay.
 The Gypsum Prince sank within four minutes after the collision. Coast quar6smen rescued six men from rafts and pulled l3 others and Captain Owen Jones from the wa ter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
FAMILY QUARREL
 ENDED FATALLY
Wife Critically Stabbed By Husband-He. Then Took
 His Own Life

Cambridge, Mas, March 4.-(UP) The continual quarrels between John Gelonis, 50, butcher, and his wife Minnie, 50, were ended today as she lay in a hospital suffering a critical stab wound inflicted by her husband with the same knife he used to kill himself.
 Police Sgt. William Nixon said MT. and Mrs. GeloniS met on a street near their home last night after the husband had been miss ing 24 hours, and a quarrel began.
 Witnesses said Gelonis felled his wife with a blow and stabbed her with a 12-inch knife as she lay on the sidewalk, then fled to their home. Leonard Shore, B, witness, was SlaShed on one arm as he pur- sued the butcher.
 Police found Gelonis barricaded in his kitchen, unconscious as result of several stab wounds. He died at the hospital while 8 son was giving Mrs. Gelonis a transfuSion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
American Dive Bombing Planes Considered to Be
 Greatest in World BRITISH BOMBERS HIT FRANCE TERRIFIC BLOW French Industries Were Paralyzed Last Night in
 Two Hour Raid
BY EDWARD w. BEATTTE United Press Staff CorreSpOndent)

NONASOW AASSS OS@SAA OVA
 London, March 4. = An official spokesman said to- day that Great Britain would resume the largest possible bombing offensive against Germany at the earliest pos Sible moment with the aid of American dive bombing planes markedly superior to anything Germany had
 Tactical and reconnaissance squadrons of the Royal Air Force are now being re-equipped with the best American fighting planes, he said.
 "The Americans are also going to send us dive bombers," he said. Air craft of 8 type which is markedly superior as a dive bomber to the Junker-87 will shortly be available.
 T have full confidence in the judgment of their staff that a bomber offensive against Germany is one indispensable means of win ming the war" (The spokesman continued)
 He pledged that Royal Air Force bombers would hammer unceasingly at vital centers of German war in dustry and at German transport when Adolf Hitler launched his threatened spring offensive against Russia.
 Night Defenses Excel
 Warming that a most substantial number of German bombing planes still were within easy reach of all British cities, he said that Britains night defenses now far excelled Germany's.
 we shall make it a costlier un- dertaking for the Germans to bomb us in future" he said.
 He disclosed also that improved types of British hurricane and Spit fire fighter planes would be put m operation this year.
 Further new types, some of revo- lutionary design, are ripening, he said.
 He said endorsements of planes continued to arrive in the Far East ern war theaterS and that an ever- increasing number of British planes were operating on the Russian front.
 Explaining that the Royal Air Force personnel sent to Russia had now been recalled, he said that it had been the main task of the air force since last June, when Ger many attacked Russia, to give Rus Sia it's utmost aid.
 He said that the withdrawal Of air force personnel was decided upon by agreement with Premier
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Destroyer Survivors Were Cool Under Fire
They Tried to Get Back on Jacob Jones to Save Some of Their Comrades But Failed-ExplOsiOns
 Blew Many Away
By ALBERT E. STEES ,ited PreSS Staff COrreSDOndent)

(On1te0 Press StaW COrrcSpOnueIltl Cape May, N. J., March 4-(UP) Cool courage under fire, which prompted them to return to their sinking ship in an effort to save more of their mates, was revealed today in the stories of II survivors of the 1,2O0-ton World War deS- troyer, Jacob Jones, torpedoed off Cape May just before dawn last Saturday.
 Nome than 100 men, including all officers, were lost when two torpe- does from a lurking u-boat, fired within 15 seconds of each other, sent the 23-year-old destroyer to the bottom. As she slipped beneath the waves an hour after the attack, her depth charges exploded. Sailors, clinging to life rafts, were blasted into the sea and were drowned.
 The navy did not disclose the exact casualty list. A destroyer of the Jacob Jones class. however, nor mally carried seven officers and 125 to 150 men.
 It was the first naval vessel
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
MORE YANKEES
 ARE IN IRELAND
Many Thousands of Amer ican Boys Landed in
 North Ireland Today
By c. R. CUNNINGHAM United Press Staff Correspondent

North Irish Port, March 4.-CUP) endorsements have arrived in northern Ireland.
 The achievements brought many thousands of United States troops to Ulster to augment the first AEF.
 United States warshipS helped es- cort the latest AEF convoy to northern Ireland, it was disclosed shortly after it was announced that several hundred American troops had arrived in London.
 The new north Atlantic crossing was uneventful.
 The new troops were men drawn from the mid-western states, in- clud Iowa, South Dakota, Minne- sota, Nebraska and Illinois. One detachment belongs to a famous unit that was known in the last war as the Rainbow Division"
 CThe Rainbow Division, com- manded by Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur, was made up of men from a large number of states and played an heroic role in the first World War.)
 The first two men of the big liner that arrived first were the commanding officer and his friend a soldier of the first World War, Master Sergt. Dorance W. Mann. Both the commanding officer and Mann are from Council Bluffs, Iowa.
 Announcement of the arrival of new troops was made simultaneous ly at London and in WaShington)
 Pour Down Gangplanks
 The American troops then poured down the gangplanks to tread on British soil, many of them ex- pressing the hope they could see action without much delay in line with President Roosevelt's predic- tion that there will be American offensive action in the future.
 In contrast with the arrival of the first AEF contingent earlier
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Great Britain Will Start Most F urious Bomb Attacks
Naugatuck Boy, Reported Missing
 In Action, Sends Word He Is Alive
John udon Jr. of Aetna Street, Had Been Recorded Among Lost On Destroyer Jacob Jones, By
 Telegram to His Parents

Naugatuck, March 4-The 1,000- to-one shot came in! The near miracle happened! All of which is just another way of saying that MT. and Mrs. John Hudon of 5 Aetna street are probably the hap piest parents in Naugatuck today for yesterday afternoon they re- ceived 8 telegram from their son, John, Jr., who had been reported missing in action" in telegram Which arrived Monday from Ad- miral Randall Jacobs, chief of the bureau of navigation of the U. s. Navy.
 However, the telegram from the 20-year-old sailor sent yesterday, informed his folks that he is safe. Hudon had been on the destroyer Jacob Jones, which was torpedoed off Cape May, N. J., Saturday morning with only II crew members surviving. The telegram did not state whether or not he was on the ship when it was torpedoed.
 Message From Youth
 It said simply, Dear Nom: Do not worry. Am safe at U. s. s. Camden. Write care postmaster,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
PRESIDENT AT CHURCH TODAY
Begins Tenth Year of His White House Reign
 Govt. Leaders Present
BY MERRINIAN SMITH United Press Staff CorreSpOndent)


 Washington, March 4.-(UP)- President Roosevelt, beginning lis 10th year in office, went to St. Johns Episcopal Church today with government leaders and prayed for divine guidance in the war days ahead.
 . Following his custom of previous years, MT. Roosevelt observed the anniversary of his first inauguration on March 4, 1883, in prayer at the historic old church across Lafay- cite park from the White House. The President heard the Rev. En- dicott Peabody headmaster emeri- tus of Groton school, Groton, Mass, where the chief executive received his preparatory education, offer prayers for the armed forces and for our leaders and men to contend fearleSsly against evil, and to make no peace with oppression"
 The President joinel select con- gregation of cabinet members and other ranking leaders of the gov- ernment in reading from the 27th psalm:
 Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid; and though there rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him."
 War time precautions forbade ad- vance notice of the presidents at tendance at the church, and only a handful of spectators saw the dis tinguished congregation arrive.
 They All Sang
 The highest leaders of the land and their families sang:
 Long may our land be bright with freedoms holy light;
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
REMOVAL OF SNOW
 COSTS ARE LIGHT
Much Less This Winter So Far-Only March Bliz-
 zards Can Raise Them

Unless series of March blizzards should come along, the cost of snow removal will be far less this win ter than in previous years, judging from figures issued today by Bud- get Director Tllorvald E. Olsen. Costs this winter have been approxi- mately $21,O00, as compared with $40,000 In 1941.
 Hire of trucks and special equip ment needed after snowstorms cost the city only $3,6O0 during January
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, March 4 (UP)-Gov. ernment expenses and receipts fol the current fiscal year through Mar. End, compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $16, 1858, ,O55,S1S.43 $7,415, ,64S,420.e.
 War Spending s12,644,161,294.4S s2,94s,295,642.4s
 Receipts $ 5,55S,7s1,O17.s4 sS.s21.2sO.27s.C
 Net Deficit s11,327,s7s,245.49 s3.551, ,2s9. .494.9t
 Cash Balance s s,45S.2s5, ,s6S.os sI.s77.s .s5e.14L2s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-04
The Weather

Colder For Tonight;
 Diminishing Winds Fun weather Report Page 3
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Askov American., 1942-01-08
Bruno

A daughter, nine pounds, was born Mon
day morning to Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Peter
son. Mother and daughter are doing
Mrs. Abe Markus left Tuesday morn
ing for a visit with relatives in Chicago.
Arthur Markus was in Sandstone Mon
Mrs. Andrew Olson went to Pine City
Monday to be with Mr.. Olson who is in
a hospital: having been taken there We'd
Mrs. Cooper went to Minneapolis Tues
dav of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arne Leskinen and chill
visit with his relatives. They also
visited in Duluth.
Alfred Mangledorf of Adair. Iowa. is
visiting his uncle. VIM. Roth, at this
Frank Traxler returned last week from
Minneapolis and will spend the winter
F. o. Pearson and Sonny and Max
were Sandstone callers Saturday.
Jerry Dyer and family departed for their
home near washington Springs, S. D.,
Mrs. Virginia Gross. and Mrs. P. A..
Peterson gave a party at the latter's
home Friday afternoon in honor of their
son, it being their birthdays.
Miss Louise Rupp was home last week
from her duties as a nurse at a sanitari-
um near Minneapolis.
Pete Peterson and his father, Ludwig
Peterson were in Superior one day last
week.
Miss Elaine Fairchild attended the alum
nj banquet at the Duluth State Teach
ers' college one evening last week.
Rosemond Grabow returned Sunday to
the army camp in Texas where he has
been stationed. He spent last week with
his parents and brothers here.
MIR. and Mrs Marvin Breiland and
baby of New Brighton. spent Sunday at
Bruno.
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ClOvertOn

is visiting at the home of his brother. H.
L. Hughes. at this writing.
Frederick and Virginia and Jessie Whit
ney returned to the Duluth State Teach
ers college Sunday.
James Whitney is home from Escanaba.
Donald Byerly of st. Paul. called on
The G. E. Wander Linden. 8. s. Hal
sted and G L; Austin families miles motored ds ed
interview with the barber there
Mr. and Mrs. De Cuff Carlson of Chi
cago, spent the holidays with Mrs. Carl
Mrs Joe Goddard returned from Rock
dard returned to his work there.
MIR. and Mrs. Herbert Tollefson enter
younger ssae a' generation enc braved the cold
weather and went skating.
Miss Connie Feigum spent Saturday
night at the Wander Linden home.
Austin home Saturday evening.
It is requested that the Eastern Red
Cross unit raise $15o.. Any donations will
be of great help. They may be left at
any Red Cross member. Donations of any
amount will be welcome.
A group of ladies met at Ogema hall
recently for a talk by University doc
Word has been received from Keith
Moody that he Is now with the air corps
stationed at Denver, Colo. He sends
greetings to his friends here Sandstone
spent several days with Rose Tollefson
The faculty returned Sunday and school
school have been sanded and vanished
which is an added improvement.
Sympathy is extended to Mr.. and Mrs.