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Evening star., 1942-12-06

lations to guard against loss Of Me
here, such as occurred In Boston .
week ago.
Establishing new definitions for
the exemption of religious, char
liable, educational and scientific
institutions from property taxes.
Granting a $500 pay increase to
policemen and firemen.
Several other bills also on the
calendar may be taken up at the
same time.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
DarIan Reported Planning
War Mission tc London
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec 5.-The German
controlled Paris radio said tonight
that Admiral Jean Darlan is plan
ming to send or lead a military mis-
sion in London.
The broadcast said the task of
the mission would be to report to
Prime Minister Churchill on the
development of French operations
in North Africa in cooperation
with the Allies and Admiral Dar-
lan's plans for the future.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Reds Press Offensive
In Seven Sectors:
$3.50 hazis Slain
New and Determined Nozi
Opposition Is Met in
Certuin Areas
BY HENRY C. CASSIDY,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
MOSCOW, Sunday, Dec. g.
Methodically pressing its winter
offensive in seven different sec
tors of the vast front from the
Caucasus to Leningrad, the Red
Army wiped out a nest of Ger
mans in Stalingrad, seized three
strongholds and smashed a CEN
ter of resistance northwest of
Evening star., 1942-12-06
SpurroWs or Swallows?

Sparrows are raiding milk bottles
left on London doorsteps, removing
the paper tops and drinking the
cream.
Evening star., 1942-05-17

from Schallar, Iowa, steered the
ship in a zigzag course to avoid
enemy shells while binding gun
flashes turned the dark night into
a fiery glow.
"At that time we were In narrow
waters and the way Woodke handled
the ship was largely responsible for
the ship getting away" he con-
tinued. ut was one of the most in
teresting examples Of what it takes"
Henry A. Penner, first class sea-
man from Reedly, Calf, also came
in for his commanders praise.
when other members Of the gun
crew became blinded, Penner took
over and kept up deliberate and
accurate FIRE" Comdr. Eccels said
Evening star., 1942-05-17

He got one and possibly two hits
and has been recommended for
decoration"
Demolition Squad Praised.
The work Of . demolition squad
left behind at the scene of the battle
to sink . disabled ship drew special
commendation.
With Chief Electrician James K.
Brodie in charge, the squad accom-
plished its task, escaped to . South
Java port, where 1t boarded an old
Dutch coal burner with q "miscel-
laneous crew Of airmen and stray
diplomats" and headed for safety,
Comdr. Eccles recounted.
They made It," he said. his eyes
sparkling when they walked into
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Scottish Rite Funeral
Is SET Tomorrow for
F. Lawrence Walker
Body Of Shrine Recorder
Will Lie in State at
Masonic Temple

Masonic funeral services for r.
Lawrence Walker, recorder OF Almas
Temple of the Shrine, who died yes
terday at sibley Hospital. will be
held at the Scottish Rite Temple,
2800 Sixteenth street NV, at 2:30
pm tomorrow.
Under auspices OF the Masonic
Selfish Rite, of which he was a
member, the Rose Croix funeral
service will be conducted by q
special cast including the Rev. DR..
John c. Palmer, chaplain OF the rite,
Prof. Hector Spalding Of George
Washington University and Frank
E. Koch. The service will be open
to the public.
Pallbearers Listed.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ma
sonic leaders, including Leonard P.
Stuart of this city, past imperial
potentate Of the Shrine and now the
imperial treasurer; Andrew A. D.
Rain, past imperial potentate; Will
liam C. Shelton, Robert B. Smith,
Evan Jones, Charles E. Baldwin, c.
C. Coombs, Raymond N. Babcock,
James r. Beaubiah. Roe Fulkerson,
L. Whiting Estes. Maj. Gen. Amos
A. Fries. Edwin c. Dutton, Robert
S. Regar. Edward D. Anderson, War
rem w. Grimes, Allen H. Potts, Ara
M. Daniels. Granville Guide, Stan
ley D. Willis, Karl E. FARRELL, and
Earl Whittier Shinn.
Active pellbearers will be: Omer
w. Clark, Frederick Wilken, Frank
NJ. Graham. Joseph Stano. Ernest w.
Shoots, Harry Harth, George A..
Fischer. George M Green.
The body will be at the H. s.
Hines Co. Funeral Home. 29Ol Four
teenth street, until 1890 pm. to-
morrow. when it will be removed to
the temple to lie in state until the
service starts. Interment will be In
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Pontentate Pays Tribute.
Howard P Foley, potentate Of
Almas Temple in statement yes
terday on the death OF Mr.. Walker,
declared the former recorder had
been "one of the foundation stones
of the temple"
I'VE are going to miss him grealy,"
said Mr.. Foley. He was founder of
the Recorders Association of North
America, and as such was looked up
to and beloved by every Shriner in
North America
Mr.. Walker suffered heart attack
last Wednesday. He had broken a
hip In fall at Almas Temple April
l9.
Evening star., 1942-05-17
whole hattie" he recalled

whole battle" he recalled.
Comdr. Eccles was given the Navy
Cross for his work under hre, but
he said the decoration was rather a
recognition OF the meritorious way
the crew handled the ship.
In one instance, he related, the
crew Of one gun lost two men.
Prom then on, two leaders took
over the gun and the task of supply
Ing ammunition, but they doubled
their work and fred faster than
normal. This IS an example Of the
kind Of men we have In our Navy"
Quartermaster Steered Ship.
Comdr. Eccles told how Frank A.
Woodke, second class quartermaster
Evening star., 1942-05-17

By the Associated Press.
When it comes 70 night fighting
at sea, take 1t from q commander
who knows, "You just tell your men
what you expect Of them before the
battle begins, and then you let them
alone"
The idea Of a captain standing
on the bridge OF his ship In night
battle and giving orders Is, well,
nuts" Comdr Henry E. Eccles of
Flushing. N. Y. told newspapermen
yesterday In praising the crew Of his
destroyer for the way they fought
In the battle of Java.
Il gave two orders during the
Evening star., 1942-05-17

my cabin I was delighted to see
them. II was . damned good Job. .
Asked whether Brodie made .
formal report, Comdr Eccles replied: ::
His broad grin was report
enough"
The commander praised highly
the British in the Java battle. He
told Of seeing Jap planes dropping
bombs toward . British cruiser.
There was . big cloud Of smoke,
obscuring the whole ship, but in q
few minutes the Britisher came out
Of 1t and blinked . message with
its lights, no damage, just shaken
Evening star., 1942-05-17
War Bond Payroll Plan
Backed by U. S. Chamber

President Eric A. johnson Of the
United States Chamber Of Com
merce yesterday sent to member
organizations 4 letter seeking TO
stimulate the pay roll savings plan
for purchase Of War bonds and
stamps.
The letter was sent at the request
Of Secretary Of the Treasury
Morgenthau.
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Soldier Calls Sweetheart
By Army Grapevine

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Pvt. Kenneth
Eeckle of Memphis looked out of
his troop train and blinked In sur
prise. He was approaching his
home town.
He scribbled a hurried note for
help, tossed it out the window.
The appeal worked. When the
train pulled into the station for a
tWo-hour stop-With all soldiers re-
naming aboard his sweetheart
Iushed to the platform.
Evening star., 1942-05-17

War bonds are an Investment In
Americas future. Nothing in the
world h safer today. Buy!
Evening star., 1942-05-17

Buy . War bond In the spring.
It will make the bullets sing.
Evening star., 1942-05-17

18th century style fan
back chair with tight
spring seat and covered
in figured tapestry.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-01
Cancer Killed 321
In State Last Year
Citizens Urged To Cooperate In
Battle Against ScOurge

Three hundred and twenty-one
deaths from cancer in Delaware
during 1941, according to the rec
ords of the State Board of Health,
give ample reason for citizens to
be interested in. the control of
disease which ranks second to third
highest in causes of death in the
state each year.
Cancer is peculiarly a personal
problem. 1t cannot be checked or
controlled by scientists or medical
men alone. If cancer is present,
the earlier it is discovered and
properly treated, the greater are
the chances for cure. That is why
anyone with a suspicious cancer
symptom should go to the doctor
Immediately, stresses the State
Board of Health.
For instance, the chances of cur
ing cancer of the breast are almost
four times greater if it is treated
early than if one waits until the
advanced stages; and in cancer of
the pelvic regions the chances Of
cure are eight times better IL treat
ment begins as soon as the first
symptoms appear.
Surgery, X-ray and radium, either
singly or in combination, are the
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-01
Consumers TO
Sign For Sugar
W eek
Retailers, Wholesalers,
Restaurants, Etc, Reg
ister This Week; Will
Use State Schools.

Registration of retailers. whole
salers, restaurants, and industrial
users of sugar for rationing was
started at 1 o'clock Tuesday after
noon under the direction of the
State Rationing Administration.
Registration places in high
schools remained open until eight
O'Clock in the evening. The same
hours were observed at the high
schools Wednesday.
Individual consumers will be reg
istered in schools from l to 8
o'clock on May 4, s. 6 and z.
Sugar sales stopped at midnight
Tuesday night and will be resumed
next Tuesday on a rationing basis.
Places of registry last Tuesday
and Wednesday are:
New Castle county. Wilmington
High School, P. S. DUPONT High
Alexis I. dupont High.
Claymont. Henry C. Conrad. Hook
essin. Middletown, New Castle, Del
aware City, and Newark schools;
Kent county-Caesar Rodney, Do
YER. Harrington, and Smyrna; Sus-
sex cOunty-GeOrgetown, Laurel,
Lewes, Milford. Rehoboth, Seaford
and Bridgeville.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-01
Thousands Sign
Up In States
45-65 Group
Delaware's M Manpowe er
Reserve Increased By
$4,000 Following Mon
days Registration.

The job of fitting the estimated
$4,000 men between as and 65 years
of age who registered last Monday
into the nations reserve of man
power is being done by Delaware's
10 local boards quickly and ac-
curately.
Ineligible for active military SER
vice, these Delawareans will be in
ventOried with the approximately
100000 who registered in the ma
ton for possible transfer to de-
Tense industry.
approximately 4O,O00,0OO men be-
tween the ages of IL and 65 have
now registered under the draft law.
Men IS to 20 will be the next age
group subject to registration. Like
the 1855 group, they are not liable
for military service under the law,
but are being urged to enlist.
In Milford registration commenc-
ed early on both side and while fig
ures were not released several hun
dred were registered during the
day.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-01
IUGH CuLbertsOn
Rotary Governor
Wilmington Attorney Elect
ed Head OF 1S4th District
At Recent Session

Ivan Culbertson, Wilmington at
torney and immediate past-presi-
dent of the Wilmington Rotary
Club, was elected governor of Dis
trict 1874, Rotary International, by
an unanimous vote of delegates at
tending the district convention of
Rotary Clubs in Atlantic City, N.
j., this week.
The convention concluded its
business session on Wednesday eve
ming in Convention Hall.
Mr.. Culbertson becomes the sec
ond member of the Wilmington
club to hold the Office of district
governor in the past 20 years. C. d.
Garretson was elected to the post
in 1925.
Mr.. Culbertson succeeds Paul II.
Engle of Camden, N. j., as district
governor His territory includes Sc
Rotary Clubs in southern New Jer-
sey and all of Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-01
ArTny's 'Dim-Out' To
Affect Kent-Sussex
Area Up To Deepwater, Is Miles
Inland From ShOreline, Affected

Seagoing watchdogs have started
keeping tabs on lights high in New
York's skyscrapers as three states
darken their coastline by Army
orders.
Nightly an offshore patrol will
report any violations of rigid black
out and dim-out regulations cover
ing New York, New Jersey and
Delaware as far back as Is miles
from the shoreline, and the penalty
may be a complete blackout.
"a list of regulations issued this
week affects the Delaware coast
line as far up as Deepwater Point
and covers Kent and Sussex coun-
ties extending about Is miles back
from the shore line.
Declaring that the lighting situa-
tion 'is Immediately vital to the
protection of our shipping, which
has become an essential facility for
the prosecution of the war;" Maj
Gen. Irving ]. Phillipson, COM
mander of the Second Corps Area.
cautioned that if the regulations
are not followed, complete black
outs would be ordered.)
Acting swiftly on Sundays an
by Lieut.-Gen. Hugh
A. Drum, commanding general of
the Eastern Defense Command and
First Army. that the entire Atlantic
seaboard soon would become mil
itary area, General Phillipson is
sued the tri-state lighting rules
night. |
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-01
A Brief Review Of
Freezing" Order
Prices, Rents Frozen At March
Level In Checking Orders


The price control program in a
nutshell:
Beginning May IS an absolute
ceiling is placed on millions of re-
tail prices; they may not exceed
the highest levels which each in
diyidual seller charged during
March; the ceilings apply to prac-
tically everything Americans eat,
wear and use, the only exceptions
being limited list of food commo-
dities.
Beginning May IL. manufacturer
and wholesale prices and the prices
for wholesale and industrial serv-
ices must not exceed the highest
March levels for each seller.
Beginning July 1, no one may
charge more for services sold at
retail in connection with a COM
modify than he charged during
This applies to iaundries,
tailors, dry cleaners, auto repair
shops, radio repair men, etc.
Rents: Orders were issued pre-
pairing the way for federal control
of rents in 302 defense areas hous-
ing more than 76,000,000 persons.
Penalties: Retail or wholesale
establishments violating the regula-
tions may be forced out of business
by losing the licenses which they
receive as the con-
trolls become effective. In addition,
maximum penalties of $4,000 fine
and a years Imprisonment are pro-
1ided for certain violations.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-01
MethOdists List
Lay Members
To Conference
Rev. DIR. w. A. Hearn Re
leases List Of Dele
gates, Alternates To
Annual Sessions.

The Rev. DR.. w. A. Hearn, SUI
perintendent of the Dover Dis
trict, last Sunday announced the
lay members and reserve lay mem
bers from go of the 81 charges OF
the district to the annual Peninsula
Methodist Conference sessions to
be held next month in McCabe Me-
mortal Methodist Church, Whining
ton.
List OF Members
With the lay member noted first
and the reserve member, second,
they are: -
Bethel, w. P. Phillips. William NJ.
Massey; Blades, G. c. Clifton, w. w.
Tyndall; Bridgeville, T. S. Smith, o.
-. Wiley: Camden, John NJ. Lynch.
Paul Nj. Hodgson; Canterbury Byron
George G. Anderson, Mrs. T. d. Garri-
Clayton. -Ewell's. ,P. r. Smith. Har-
vey Carrow; Clayton, st. Paul. C. w.
Hall, Dudley Crossley; Dagsboro-St.
Georges. Major C. A. Short. w. H.
Murray; Dagsboro Circuit, Leroy Still
man. Rodney Ennis.
Dover. Grace. Mrs. Ernest Raugh-
ley. Mrs. Elizabeth Short; st. Paul,
Mrs Maud VIvien. H. Sylvester; Wes-
ley. DR.. John Shilling w w. Mack.
Ellendale, =. A, Timmons. Vernon
Walker; Pennington, Lewis Richards;
FELTON,, Mrs. Cooper Gruwell. Mrs.
Albert Hughes: Frankford, ]. d. Fur
man, c. II. Lockwood; F'rederica, F.
Alonzo Morris. Mrs. Edith Melvin.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-01
Regiment Is In
Good Health
Governor Told
Com manding Officer
Says 19StR win Up
hold Tradition OF The
"Blue Hen"

Delaware's 19Sth Coast Artillery
Regiment is enjoying exceptionally
good health.
This is the latest advice received
by Gov. Walter w. Bacon from Col
George Schulz, commanding officer,
who added, you may count on us
to uphold the tradition-'The First
Regiment of the First State"
Il take this opportunity of advis-
ing you that the regiment has once
again gotten settled and acclimated
in its new home where we have a
mission of great Importance" Col
Onel Schulz wrote. Naturally CEN
sorship regulations prohibit me
from describing in detail where we
are and what we are doing.
"The health of the command is
exceptionally good, not having had
one serious case of illness since
leaving our last station and | might
say we are particularly happy at
this time since we received within
the past few days our first mail in
10 days"
Governor Bacon had extended the
best wishes of the people of Della
ware in the following letter which
he wrote to Colonel Schulz:
81 am stating my feeling mildly
when l say that was very happy
to receive your letter today. and to
note from it that you and the men
are settled and accustomed to the
at the place where you now
are on most important mission.
ut is especially pleasing to note
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-01
Weekly DOings of
Red Cross Workers
Schedule Of Meetings For
Milford For Week Be-
ginning May 1
General Chairman
Mrs. Wallace MeFauI
Canteen Corps

Mrs. J. S. willis, Chairman
Thursday, p. m.-Nutrition class
at Old Chapel Building. Miss Ele-
amor Mcknight. instructor.
First Aid
Mrs. J. J. Pearce and Miss Sara GrIer
co-chalrnlen
New standard first aid class will
start Monday evening, May IL, at
1880, in the community building.
Mrs. Florence Travers will be the
instructor.
A new advanced first aid class
will start Tuesday evening, May 12,
at 8 o'clock in the community build
ing, Curtis Williams will instruct
the advanced course.
Friday, 8 p. m.-Girls' class at M.
H. S. Mrs. Hoey Farrow, instruc-
tor.
Monday, z p. m.-Student nurses
class at Nurses Home. Mrs. Neal
Stevenson, instructor.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-01
Sussex Farmers
Vote On Wheat
QuOtaSaturday
Referendum To Be Held
Throughout Nation;
County Voting Places
Are Listed.

There is still plenty of wheat in
this country. In fact. We have the
biggest reserve on record. Already
there is enough wheat in sight to
feed America for more than two
years. That's the word from R. o.
Stelzer, executive officer for the
Agricultural Adjustment Agency in
Delaware. Because of this large
wheat surplus, the wheat growers
of Sussex county will again vote to
determine whether wheat market
ing quotas and loans for wheat will
be available for 1912.
This wheat referendum will be
held throughout the nation tomor-
row, Saturday, May 2, and all Sus-
sex county farmers who have plant
ed Is acres or more of wheat for
harvest will be eligible to vote
Voting places for this referendum
have been decided upon by the coun-
ty A. c. A. committee and C. r.
Snyder, county agricultural agent.
These places are as follows:
Cedar Grove Community House,
near miiAOIu, iOA Tic riISL INcpte-
sentative District. John w. Bennett,
Lincoln; Thomas E. Mills, Lincoln,
and Granville w. Shockley, Milford,
will have charge of the voting at
this place.
Those living in the 2-3-4-5 Rep
Districts will vote at |
Norman Draper's garage, south of
Frank Friedel, Bridge
Vile; Howard Kitchens, Seaford,
and C. N. Walston, Bridgeville. will
be the committee in charge of vot-
ng.
Granville P. Bryan, Lewes; Gran
lille Mills, Milton, and C. Paul Vim
cent, Milton, will be in charge of
he polls at w. l. Passes store at
Iarbeson, for those in the 8-9-10th
representative Districts.
1t will be up to the eligible wheat
,rowers to determine whether or
lot marketing quota and wheat
oans will be in effect for the 1912
wheat crop. If two-thirds of the
lation's growers vote for the quota,
hen those producers who planted
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-01
TO Issue Cards
For Gasoline
May II, l3, IA
100000 Forms Allotted
For Delaware Use Will
Be Handled By School
Teachers.

The first of the more than 100000
gasoline rationing cards for Della
ware motorists were received on
Tuesday in Kent county in prepa-
ration for the registration of mo-
tor car owners in the Delaware
schools Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday, May 12, 13 and IA.
Dates for the registration and
distribution of the cards were an
nounced at Washington on Tues
day by U. S. Commissioner of Edu-
cation John. w. Studebaker in a
request to school superintendents
and teachers to assist in the regis
tration in the II eastern states, the
District of Columbia, and Bristol,
Tenn. -,..f
r. L. Herbst, lover, director Of
research III the state schools and
coordinator between the rationing
board and the state schools, said
that he had received $4,000 gaso-
line rationing cards for motorists
of Kent county. Similar cards are
by E. George Tonkin for
New Castle county and Samuel C.
Pierce, Georgetown, for Sussex
county.
Kent Gets $4,000 Forms
OF the $4,000 cards received in
Kent county, 10000 were of the A
.ype for average motorists and 5000
included four other types for heav-
er users of gasoline.
Card A allows seven units of
gasoline during the first ration
,eriod, which is expected to extend
rom May Is to June 80.
Card B-1 allows the purchase of
1 units in the same period; Card |
3-2 for Is units, and Card B-3 for
8 units. Another, labelled X, is for
users only and permits
of as much gasoline as
Ieeded.
Mr.. Herbst said that partial in
truction for use of the cards were
iscussed at Dover Tuesday morn
ng by representatives of the Office
( the commissioner of education
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-01
Civilian Defense
Set-np For City Of
Milford Announced
Council, Wardens Are
Listed By Name To Ac-
quaint POpulace With
Persons Responsible
For City's Defense.

The following has been officially
announced as the Civilian Defense
set-up for the City of Milford:
Milford Defense Council: Chair
man, Edward C. Evans; executive
vice chairman, H. Conner Mitten;
police, Captain w. w. Moore; medi-
cal, Franklin NAPLES; utilities,
Charles e. Banning; chairman of
public relations for Milford and
Sussex county, John P. Steward.
co-chairman, Robert H. Yerkes;
Red Cross. Mrs. Wallace McFaul;
'canteen, Mrs. Jack NAPLES; COM
munications, Harry Glasco.
Milford Chief Air Raid Wardens-
Section 1. Thurman Rogers; section
2, Jack NAPLES; section 3. H. G. Nit
ten; section 4, John ChristoiL
Sector Wardens: Sector ], Bert
sector 8. J. B. NAPLES; sector i 7. G.
Collins: sector 5, Thurman Rogers.
sector 6. Eddie Paquette; sector z, H
G. Mitten; sector 8, Goodsen c. Pow
ell; sector 9. Fulton Dowping; sector
10. Perry Reesei sector IL, James Lof-
Block wardens, and ohicers: Sec
tion. 1. Bert Walls warden and police;
wafdens. Thomas H.; Chadwick, y p.
row Smack; police, Milton Dill. George
d. Draper, George z. Legates, Orvilie
B. Wilson; fire spotter. Thomas Henry.
Section 2, Cornelius Wilkins, chief
warden; deputy warden, Reese Jester;
block wardens, William H. Coverdale.
Clarence j. Davis, Homer w. Herd.
Howard w. Mason, George Perry.
George B. Robinson, Leroy Short,
William v. Slpple. N. M. Stokes. z. G.
Webb. c. W.. wilkins. Leroy wilkins.
Hl1TnH2-
Section 3, J. B. NAPLES, chief, war
len: assistant chief wardens. Fulton
Downing, Harry Mulholland, Brown
rhawley; block wardens, Vinal BEN
nett, Randall Christensen. Leslie
Blades. David A. Clements. John For
EST. Norman Grove. w. z. HaIIett,
John Keller, Howard Lindaie. John
KINNEY. Horace Lindale. q. g.
March. Dave Pack, w. S. Simpson. w.
5. Simpson, Jr., r. z. Shute, Horace
rropea, r. l.. Warren. William WIKI
MS fire spotter, George E. Smith.
! Section 4, chief warden, 7. c.. Col
ins. assistant, j. H. Gordon; squad
eader, Edward Williams: Emory Fox.
Fisher earpenteri block 5Eardens, O.
N. Abbott, William Galloway. Charles
Cannon, Thomas Courtney. Herman
Deputy, Harry Emory, William Gillis-
bic, r. W. Mccullough, Leroy McFar-
and. Alfred Paduette. r. p. Smith, H,
=. Vinyard.
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