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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE.

IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
New 1912 models in factory crates
at lowest prevailing prices. All
models. Buy now and save. Cash
or terms. WARD RADIO g. AP-
PLIANCES,
$685. GEORGIA AVE SH 22a9
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BUILDINGS COMPLETE, WRECKING SAIH
OF Hundreds OF Brick and Frame

BRICK. used, good: cleaned and delivered
SI3 per thousand. H. He-furth. IT,, Inc.
| TR. 3242 o1s
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BABY CHICKS.

BARRED ROCKS. r.: I. Reds. White Les;
Store. 619 e st. NV. Metropolitan 0060
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PAPER HANGING

OF the better type. Work done imme-
diately. Guaranteed. RA. 1859.
PAPER HANGING and painting, floor sand
ing. 1912 washable sunfast paper: free
estimate. Call Atlantic 1867.
RdulO 1IouUIe! mos. Honest prices.
MID-CITY Radio Shop. 80 pm, Ma OFF,.
REPAIRING G-DECORATING, fences, flag
stone walks. Complete building organiza-
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SEVERAL PARKING LOTS for rent: S75-
81 30 per month. r. B. BEHREND, Ma.
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WANTED bosrders, cool country home near
mountains Shen. Valley; So per week.
Beatrice Funk, Singers Glen. Va.
HOME IN COUNTRY for 2 children to
board; week month or season; ages be-
tween and l2 Call Marlboro 204-J-2.
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itialed birthstone, diamond and wedding
rings, any other jewelry and pawn tickets
purchased. Highest prices paid. New York
WE BUY USED CAMERAS.
sOMMERS CAMERA EXCHANGE,
l4lO New York Ave NV
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ROOMS WITH BOARD WANTED.

REFINED LADY desires room and board II
NV: non-worker and no share. Cal
Emerson 9495.
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Traffic kishap Injuries
Fatal 10 Two Persons
| D. c. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 10
Killed in same period of 1941 IS
Toll for all of 1941- -95

James R. Norfolk, 70, Of 1914
Massachusetts avenue Sc. died last
night in Casualty Hospital of head
injuries suffered in a trafic acci-
dent shortly before midnight Tues
day at Third and E streets S.W.
A second death attributed to
traffic injuries came at 7:05 am.
today, when Martha Briscoe, So, coll
ored, of Bladensburg, Md, died in
Casualty Hospital. Police reported
she was admitted December 8 after
she was hit by an auto as she crossed
Bladensburg road.
Mr.. Norfolk was riding q motor
cycle south on Third street when
he collided with q westbound auto
driven by Mildred A. Won Claim, ~,
of 1908 Carlton avenue NE, police
said.
Another motorcycle mishap sent
Forest o. Plumber, %, 1901 Barnes
place Sc, to Garfield Hospital late
yesterday. Police reported Mr..
Plumber was going south on Ar
kansas avenue NV. when he lost
control of his vehicle near Buchan-
an street. Striking the curb, he
was thrown of and knocked un-
conscious. A passing motorist took
him to the hospital.
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John Burns Thomas Dies;
Former Hardware Official

John Burns Thomas, 81, former
vice president Of Barber & Ross
Co., local hardware firm, died yes
terday at his residence, 1921 Ho-
bart street NV, after having suf-
fered a stroke last Friday morning
as he prepared to 60 to work. He
was a charter member of Barber
& Ross.
Mr.. Thomas was native of Balti-
more and came to Washington at
the age of 6. He was a member of
the Association of Oldest Inhab-
itants of the District and of Temple
Noyes Lodge, No. 80, Masonic Order
Surviving are four daughters and
one son, Mrs. Edna Sheridan, Hol-
lywood. Calf: Mrs. Lillian oyster
and Mrs. Elizabeth. Primm, Wash
ington; Mrs. Charlotte Derby,
Wheaton, Nd, and Dom B. Thomas,
Washington, who is with the Dis
trict Building and Loan Associa-
ton.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Saturday at the Chambers
Funeral Home, Fourteenth and
Chaplin streets NV, with inter-
ment in Glenwood Cemetery.
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Arthur 6. Gordon Dies;
Roads Bureau Enqineer

Arthur F. Gordon, 66, senior high
way bridge engineer of the Bureau
Of Public Roads, died yesterday at
his home, II Philadelphia avenue,
Takoma Park, Md. Funeral services
will be held at 8 pm. tomorrow at
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church,
with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
A native of Terre Haute, Ind, Mr..
Gordon was graduated from the
Rose Polytechnic Institute there.
During his residence for more than
20 years In Washington as q roads
engineer, he was active in the Ia
koma Park Citizens Association,
serving at one time as treasurer.
He was q member of the American
Society Of Engineering. He had also
been for several years an elder Of
the Takoma Park church.
Mr.. Gordon Is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Bertha Miller Gordon: son,
Capt. James M. Gordon of the 198th
Coast Artillery, and three grand
children, James NJ, jr.;; Franklin L.
and Mary Ellen Gordon.
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night for the second horse show
program Of the celebration. The
audience was treated to . high-speed
exhibition by . field artillery bat
tery, saw the pack Of the Middle
burg (Va0 Hunt perform and wit
messed . succession Of jumping
events featured by the one-two finish
Of 1t. and Mrs. Fred j. Hughes, IT,,
in a time-plus-faults competition.
. The expected large delegation Of
fi,m players did not materialize be-
cause altered arrangements carried
eight Of the celebrities to Baltimore,
but Miss Morrison and Douglas
Fairbanks, jr., now on active duty
with the Navy, were among those
present. Miss Morrison presented one
Of the prizes.
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had difficulty getting around on
crutches.
In the four-room nat in New
York's Hell Kitchen where Mr.. and
Mrs. King lived with their three
boys, Gerry had a birthday party
January Is. Forty youngsters who
came brought dimes to be sent to the
President to help celebrate his
birthday. The newspapers wrote up
that party and Mrs. Roosevelt heard
about it.
Can Walk without Clutches.
That was when the White House
invitation came to Hell's Kitchen.
Photographers and newsreel men
followed in its wake. The children
in the block collected pennies to buy
q toy aircraft carrier for Gerry to
present to the President.
All that excitement did some
thing to Gerry. He began moving
faster on his crutches. One day,
two weeks ago, he fell down and
broke his braces. His mother rushed
him to the hospital. What hap
pened then the doctors called q
miracle. Gerry showed them he
could walk without the braces. And
since then he has even started to
walk without crutches. Gerry can
hold the little boat and his crutches,
too, but his mother expected that
when he saw the President, the cure
would continue and Gerry would
walk alone, carrying his gift to the
President,
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D. t. Gasoline Sales
Fall as Auto Total
Rises, Survey Shows
Owners Are Believed
Husbondine Cars
Under Rotioninq

Despite jump In the number Of
autos registered in Washington, mo-
torists are buying less gasoline from
filling stations, according to dealers.
During the first two weeks of Jan
uary sales were or per cent be-
low those of 1941, 1t was revealed in
a survey made by Harry VAIN
wright, research director Of the
Gasoline Retailers of Washington.
Since that time no systematic CAL
culations have been made, but Mr..
Wainwright reports there is every
indication that gas consumption has
dropped still more.
The reason for the cut appears
to be scare" that tires and auto
mobiles cannot be replaced, 1t was
indicated. Some dealers expect this
to end when motorists discover that
with careful driving and recapping
of tires they can use their cars
about as usual.
Mr.. Wainwright believes gas sale
reduction is national, except in
areas where workers must use cars
to reach defense industries. In Bal
timore, for instance, filling stations
near plane plants are booming, while
those in residential districts stand
idle.
Registration Of cars in the Dis
trict for the car registration year
ending April now stands at I'll, ,227.
This compares with 211,089 for the
entire 1910 fiscal year, period more
than two months longer.
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20.Cent Taxi
Pickup Plan
Starts Feb. 9
Trial Period Ordered
For Morning ond
Evening Rush Hours

A accent emergency taxicab pick
up service. under which g many a.
four passengers may be carried at
. time by one cab during morning
and evening rush periods, in taxi
zones one and two, will be started
February Q, under orders issued late
yesterday by the Public Utilities
Commission.
The plan Is to be tried, prior to q
formal public utilities proceeding,
for 80 days, unless the experimental
period is extended by orders Of the
commission. 1t applies to the opera
tors Of some $500 cabs in IA associa-
tions or companies who so far have
signed a petition filed with the COM
mission for approval Of the new sys-
TEN. These are Washington, Pre-
mier, Bell, Radio, Yellow, Checker,
American, Lincoln, Diplomat. Har-
lem, Senator, Bison, Sun and Cen
eral cabs.
Other cab owners or drivers may
enter the service, but only on the
specific approval of the P. q. c.
Definite Hours Set.
The pickup" service is to be oper-
ated from 7:30 to $50 am. and from
$3.50 to $50 pm, Mondays through
Fridays. except for holidays, and
from 7:30 to $50 am Saturdays, ex-
cept for holidays. It is to be con-
fined to zones one and two as defined
In the uniform taxicab rates orders
of the commission.
Each cab when operated in the
pickup" service is required to dis
play sign on the radiator grill or
shell reading Emergency Pickup
Service" and no more than one
passenger may be carried in the
front seat nor more than three in
the rear seat.
For . trip originating in zone 2
and terminating in zone /, the rate
IL to be 20 cents per passenger, dur
ing the morning rush period. For
q trip originating in zone / and
terminating in zone 2, the rate is to
be 20 cents per passenger during
the evening rush period. For a trip
confined to either zone and not
crossing zone boundary the charge
Is limited to 20 cents per passenger
during morning or evening rush pc
RODS.
Others at Normal Rates.
For all other trips during the rush
hours, the charge Is to be at the
prevailing normal taxicab zone
rates, provided that at all times
when a group of two or more persons
hire a taxicab together the total
fare for such a group of passengers
shall not exceed the prevailing rate
for such q trip.
The first passenger picked up In
the emergency service Is to de-
tsrmtns the first destination, and
20 on as to the succeeding passen-
gers, except that later" passen-
ger may be discharged earlier than
his order If his destination lies in
the direction Of the destination Of
an EARLIER" passenger, the order
explains.
For a final determination of the
plan, the commission has scheduled
a formal public hearing at the Dis
| trict Building for March 5.
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Large Bakeries Here
CurtaiI Deliveries
To Conserve Tires
Loundries Inoueurote
Plan to Save Rubber
And Trucks

Washington's largest bakeries will
eliminate all special deliveries, be-
ginning Monday, in a move to help
conserve trucks and tires, it was
learned today.
An official of one bakery esti-
mated curtailment of deliveries will
eliminate use of about IS trucks. He
said all of the larger bakeries here
agreed to cooperate in the pro-
gram. -..-
Robert j. Seidel, public relations
counsel of the Laundry Dry Clean
ing Owners Association of the Dis
trict, announced yesterday the city's
laundries already have put into op-
Grafton tire conservation program
which includes rearranging Of
routes, enforcement of a daily mile
age limit on each truck and equip
ment Of trucks with speed regulators
and governors to guard against
wearing out tires prematurely by
fast driving.
Mr.. Seidel said a newspaper ad-
vertising campaign will be started
soon to educate laundry customers
in ways and means of aiding the
conservation program. The cam
paign will stress these points:
/. Housewives should place calls
for service "a hours in advance to
enable routes to be planned with q
view to mileage economy. 4
2. Bundles should be ready when
the routeman calls so that unnec-
essary idling Of motors is eliminated.
3. Complaints should be tele-
phoned to the laundry ofnces to
save the routeman's time.
4. All Of the family wash should
be sent at one time on q definite
day each week to eliminate needless
trips.
S. Calls-back and calls for spe-
cial service should be eliminated.
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By MIRIAM OTTENBERG.

Four-year-old Gerry King laid
aside his crutches and started walk
ing. He Just wanted to 90 a few
feet, Just from the bed to the chair.
His mother, with her back turned,
watched him in the mirror. ready
to move swiftly to catch him.
Stretching his arms in front of
him, Gerry made for the chair and
turned to grin at his mother.
isn't it wonderful" his mother,
Mrs. Arthur King, exclaimed. HE
couldn't do that a week ago"
Dressed in q sailor suit, the blue
eyed boy this morning made the
bed-to- chair trip again and again in
the Willard Hotel room where he
and his mother are staying. They
came to Washington for the day, in
vited by Mrs. Roosevelt to help cele-
brate the Presidents birthday with
him.
Mrs. Roosevelt Heard About Party.
Gerry was stricken by infantile
paralysis when he was just starting
to toddle. That was two and half
years ago. Until last Christmas he
lay almost immobile in a hospital
bed in New York and doctors were
afraid to let him move for fear one
leg would grow shorter than the
other.
When Gerry was at last allowed
to leave the hospital, his mother had
to carry him. His legs were strapped
into braces and even after weeks he
Evening star., 1942-01-30
Hospital Inmate Found
Dead in Steam Tunnel

The body Of 65-year -old inmate
Of st. Elizabeth's Hospital, who had
been missing since December Z, was
found today in the mile-long steam
tunnel at the institution during q
routine inspection tour.
Detective Sergt. E. E. Scott OF the
Homicide Squad said the dead man
was Fred w. Swami. Apparently
he had entered the tunnel through a
manhole some 200 feet from the
powerhouse.
He had removed his outer cloth
ing and placed them under his head,
apparently dying in his sleep, police
said. Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald is investigating the case.
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Miss Elizabeth Nelson
Funeral Tomorrow

Miss Elizabeth Nelson, 88, who
died Wednesday at her home, 504
Sixth street Sc, will be buried at
Congressional Cemetery, following
services at 2 pm. tomorrow At the
home.
Miss Nelson, member Of an old
Washington family, was the daugh-
ter Of the late Charles Z. and Re-
becca Bryan Nelson. She leaves two
sisters, Mrs. Estella Nelson Barnes
and Miss Otie r. Nelson.
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presidenthakes
RetirennentAct
Exemptions
Executive Personnel
Excepted; 250, 900
More Are Covered

President Roosevelt today issued
An executive order exempting GER
tain officers and employees Of the
executive; branch Of the Govern
ment from automatic retirement
from the Federal service.
First class of such exemptions in
cludes executive personnel ap-
pointed by the President, with the
specification that the exemption
should be for an indefinite period of
time extending beyond duration of
individual appointments or terms of
service.
The second exempted class in
cludes those who reach the retire.
ment age before April / Of this year,
with the exemption effective until
April so. AS q condition OF this pro-
vision, It is provided that depart
ment heads might require the re-
tirement Of eligible personnel at the
end Of any month prior to April, but
that allowance Of annual leave must
be permitted.
In his order, the President stated
that public interest requires that
certain personnel in the executive
branch be exempted from auto
matte retirement.
150,000 More Are Eligible.
Meanwhile, it was learned that ap-
proxinlately ESQ 900 Federal officers
and employees will become eligible
for annuities under the extension Of
the civil service retirement law.
A score of Senators and Repre-
sentatives have already inquired as
to possible benefits, as q result Of
the inclusion of lawmakers in the
retirement benefits, they said. The
Government Printing Once has not
yet printed the application forms, so
no applications have yet been filed.
Before the liberalization became
effective Monday. the retirement
system affected about 1000, 900
civilian employees Of the Govern
ment. Present contributions to the
retirement fund now amount to ap-
proximately $68, 900 900 a year. The
raise in the contribution rate from
31a to S per cent is expected to in
crease this to sos 900 900 annually.
The fund now amounts to about
$751, 900 900.
Legislators Have Choice.
Members of Congress, like cabinet
officers, the President and others
brought into the system through
the extension Of the retirement law,
could elect to receive a larger
annuity by paying a percentage Of
back pay. or take . smaller one by
making contributions only on cur
rent pay.
Members Of Congress also have
the choice Of going into or staying
out OF the system. To be eligible for
an annuity, participants must pay
~ per cent of their annual pay, or
s per cent after July 1, and have at
least five years service.
Size of the benefits would depend
on the length of service. On leaving
Congress a legislator with over IS
years service, who had reached the
age of 81, could receive approx
mately $4,000 year.
Under the law a member of Con-
gress has all of 1912 in which to
decide whether he will enter the
system. He could thus wait until
the last day of the year, and if de-
feated in November could get q
small annuity the rest of his life
by contributing per cent Of one
days pay, or approximately $40.
Ofncials said this would be an
extreme" case. Critics of the legis-
lation have already introduced
remedial measures to bar this pos
sibility,
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Agricultural Board to Meet

MANASSAS, Va, Jan. 80 (Spe-
ciaD The Prince william County
Board of Agriculture will meet at
10 am. tomorrow in the Manassas
post ONCE. Neighborhood commit
tee men and women will be ap-
pointed to assist the board with
rural improvement work and with
agriculture defense programs.
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the President and have lunch with
Mrs. Roosevelt.
Paralysis Victim Is Guest.

the President ana nave lunch With
Mrs. Roosevelt.
Paralysis Victim Is Guest.
Four-year-old Gerry King Of New
York, an infantile paralysis victim.
was to lunch with the stars. Now on
his way to recovery, he is the special
guest Of Mrs. Roosevelt.
Five soldiers will dance with blind
dates" at the Mayflower Hotel to-
night as guests Of the Entertainment
Committee for the celebration. The
girls, winners in the Blind Date
Contest" sponsored by the commit
tee for the celebration, will meet
their escorts at the hotel and be
introduced by 1t. Leonard Meekin.
The blind dates" are Mary Jane
Ormond, Gretchen Simmons, Mar
joaie Souby. Alice Miller and Rene
Honey. Their escorts are Sergt.
James s. Coleman and Pvts. John
b. Roberts, Everett Fades, jr.; DON
aid Mcdonald and Miles A. Cope
land. -.
The Fort. Nyer Na0 Riding Hall
was 1llled - capacity again Ian
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Fire Domoqes 800 Autos

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 80 R.-A
four-alarm fire, damaging more than
800 new and used automobiles, ragged
through the James w. McAlister.
Inc, motorcar warehouses and
showrooms here early today causing
damage estimated ct approximately
$500 900.
Evening star., 1942-01-30

STRING AND PULLEY DAYS-Wh the Capital prepared to
back the buggy James Bennett director OF
the Federal Bureau Prisons back to more primitive
summonng his secretary the next ONCE When
he asked for the usual after Office moved
to the quarters OF the Home Owners Loan Corp and
nothing happened string strung through the wall to his
secretary office It is fastened to papeweght there and
when he wants to he yanks the string and the
weight goes thump thump Robert Mearses who originated
the dea is shown displaying the string beside Mr. Benefits
desk
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Schools Go on 6-Doy Week

HALIFAX, Va, Jan. 80 R.-Hal-
ifax County schools yesterday began
operation ON . six-day week. The
step was taken BY the county School
Board to permit an earlier closing %
that students can help to relieve q
farm labor shortage In this AREA.
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Americanization School
Graduates Group Of "a

In exercises they arranged for the
most part, "a students were grad
Uated today from the Webster
Americanization School to Central
High School
Diplomas were presented by Miss
Maud E. Alton, principal. Antigone
Dolf1s. a Greek graduate, was in
charge of the program.
A pre-graduation musical pro-
gram was given earlier in the week
with operate arias of various coun-
tries and Latin American music
featured.
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Edison Doy February II

President Roosevelt yesterday set
aside next February II as Thomas
Alva Edison day to honor the great
inventor who was born On that dats
IS years ago.
Evening star., 1942-01-30

Mr. Bennets secretary Miss Nadine Role appears pointing
the paperweght which for buzzer Instead Of
being uzzed in to take dcaon she thumped for The in
genious string stretches through the wall directly from the d.
rectors desk sbsecretary and winds through
before attaching itself the summoning weight
Bennett the red which enmesed him when
he sought the modern electrical convenience
Star Staff Photos
Evening star., 1942-01-30

During the day, all the stars ex-
cept the late-arriving Rooneys were
on hand for the broadcast from the
District Building. Several hundred
fans were lined up outside the build
ing to watch the stars come and 60
while workers in the building gath
cred on the fifth floor outside the
Office of Commissioner Young.
Thanking the stars for their part
in the celebration, Commissioner
Young told them a great deal of the
success of the annual event was due
to Hollywood's contribution to it.
Mr.. Hersholt said he had visited
many infantile paralysis clinics and
knew how much good the proceeds
Of the celebration did in making
children strong again. Mr.. Ar
mold, expressing Hollywood's whole
hearted support Of the President.
urged the radio audience to attend
the events on tonight's schedule.
From the District Building, the
stars went to the White House
where they were to b. greeted by
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-15

formed.
Albert Casner Charles Morgan
l.. Hirigoyen, c. o. Robinett, Char
les G. ValuSek. John l.. Moore, r.
E. Feeney, Carl A. Hardy. John j.
Schwarz, Ray ID. Johnson, John !.
Reilly, DR.. r. l.. Palmer, Leo A.
Brinnon and E. r. CosteloW.
Costelow retires as president May
81, and will be succeeded by O. A.
Mott.
The complete list of the original
charter members follows:
w. L. Payne, w. w. Mosten, F.. M.
Medhurst, D. H. Chaplin, r. E.
Burkett, L. Knapply, w. T. Atkins,
l.. HaWtrey, w. II. Smith, D. Burth-
urum E. Fromme, A. Gaskill, c.
l.. Cressy, E. L. Bettram, F.. G..
Ravens, M. A. Meadows, r. Bomp-
ton, H. Hoffman, VIM. DeLegro;
Albert Casner, D. D. Pellet, w. E.
Downing, T. B. Blanchard, H. j.
kohlstead, A. Robinson, w. A.
Buneker, T. Milton, F. Renaud,
c. j. Eaton. w. S. Moore, T. A.
Atkinson, NJ. J. Wilkeson, E. T.
AshdoWn, o. r. Miller, L. A. Moore,
G. H. Kune, c. F. MaStin, M. A.
Slower;
E. E. Paris, True Vencill, H. H.
Peterson, DR.. F.. w. Peterson, A.
Scarpa, S. T. Richardson, G.. Grit
fifth, c. M. Timer, c. W. Ford, Elmer
Jure, A. Barber, w. v. Baker, w
D. Bright, G.. N. Reinbach, H. W.
Oltmman, c. E. STACK, w. S. Bal
lard, E. l.. Menschtk.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-15
ACLES OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
CHEERFUL DOC
BOONTOEAGLES

DR.. F.. w. Peterson, practicing
physician in Imperial Valley since
1905 and one of its most fami' ar
figures, is one of the two remain
ing charter members of the Eagles
lodge of FL Centre.
This veteran of the medical pro-
fession has served the lodge as Off
cial medical advisor for 35 years,
ever since the lodge first was form
ed early in 1907. During this time
thousands of Eagles club members
and their families have received
medical service from Dr. Peterson
free of charge.
Many of these Eagles lodge mcm-
bers and their families owe their
lives to Dr. Peterson. He officiated
at the births of their babies, treated
them for minor and serious all
mentS, comiorted them in their