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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-19
Handy Hints to Yonks in New Guinea

Tlowers often have liquid In them, espe- cially In the morning. Watch the birds-any. thing they eat should be good for you"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-19

BUY WAR ~oAs~s .Ass~ sZAss.-
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home in Town Creek at 9:45 a. m.
n, q TO-. a lon q illness

home in Town Creek at 9:45 a. m.
Thursday after a long illness.
The widow of John j. Knox,
prominent Brunswick farmer, Mrs.
Knox was an active member OF
the Zion Methodist church at Town
Creek for a great many years.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Zion Methodist church al
4:3O p. m. Friday by the Rev.
David Conyers.
Interment was in the church
cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: W. W.
Knox, Jesse ]. Knox, Robert Nc
Dougall, Odell Evans, Russell
johnson and E. L. Krahnke.
Honorary pallbearers included
&c. Ed Taylor, C. E. Cause,
F. W. Lewis, w. S. McKeithan'
E. v. Evans, D. R. Johnson, Henry
Zibelin, DR.. w. S. Dosher, j. L.
Henry and Kyle Bannerman.
She is survived by five daugh'
tiers, Mrs. Ed c. Newton of South
port, Mrs. F. L. Galloway, Mrs
P. R. Fulcher, and Miss Sallie
Belts Knox, all of Town Creek,
and Mrs. E. F. Collision of Frank.
lin; five sons, William c. Knox Of
Dallas, Texas, J. L. Knox of Will
mington, George E. Knox Of Wash.
ington, D. c., DR.. j. c. Knox Of
Raleigh, and Carl G. Knox of At
lanta, Ca; and by 10 grandchil
dren and one great grandchild.
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Stock Mart Shows Big Advance

Thursdays runup attributed 10
elimination of sizeable back olVl-
dends on these issues. Inc COIL
mon gained l 1-0.
Sears Roebuck and Goodrlch
touched best levels for the year.
In front also were U. S. Steel
General Motors, Chrysler, U. S.
rubber common and preferred,
Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, West
inghouse, Pepsi-Cola, Radio Corp
Paramount, International Paper,
j. l. Case, International Harvest
er, J. C. Penney, Johns-Manvllle
and Cerro de Pasco.
American Telephone slipped,
along with Boeing, United Air
craft and Chesapeake & Ohio.
Carrier bonds were bid up sub
stantially. At Chicago wheat was
1-8 to IL cent a bushel higher
and hogs up 10 to IS cents. Cotton
tackled on 70 to 95 cents a bale.
In the curb Sherwin Williams
mounted 4 IL points. Lesser plus
signs were attached to American
Cyanamid B." Humble Oil, Cities
Service. Electric Bond & Share
and Aluminium of America. The
aggregate here was 215,865 shares
versus l43,035 in the preceding
session,
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CEILING PRICES

The retail price of Grade A large
eggs-the type that most Whining
ton housewives buy-will be SO
cents per dozen between Septem-
Der 20 and September 27, tn e
price division of the local War
Price and Rationing board an
nounced Friday.
The complete list of egg prices
follows: Grade A-68 cents retail,
58.1 cents wholesale; Grade B
81 cents retail, 48.8 cents whole
sale; Grade C and loose eggs, 81
cents retail, 435 cents wholesale.
Four cents per dozen may be
deducted for medium-sized eggs,
and eight cents for small eggs.
Dealers are permitted to add
Q cents for the cost Of cartons.
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RICHMOND LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 17.-tR-
U. S. Dept. Agr.)-Livestock-
hogs: 10 cents higher than Thurs
day. Top 14.45. Good and choice
180-250 lbs. 14.45. 100-120 lbs.
1895. 120-140 lbs. 1345; 140-160
lbs. 1895. 16O-18O lbs. 1925. 25O-30O
lbs. 1920. 300-350 lbs. 1895. Good
sows under $50 lbs. 13.45; 350-50O
lbs. 12.45; over 500-lbs. 11.95. Good
stays 1915.
Cattle-nominal. Steers old about
steady early in the week, with
medium to good grass-fat offer
ings 13.50-l4.25, strictly good up to
1850; medium grade 12.00-l300,
common down to 1000 or below
Fat dairy type cows topped around
1000, cutters mostly 7.50-8.50, and
Gamers 6.OO-7.50 Medium and
good heavy sausage bulls 1000
1900, common lightweights 900
1000. Vealers closing mostly Is sc
down, according to weight anc
quality.
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SALVATION ARMY
| WAITS ON ITALY
Many Officers OF Organ.
ization Interned In
Former Axis Nation

According to Capt. J. I. Neigh
hours. director of the Salvation
Army here, local Salvation Army
workers are anxiously awaiting
DEVELOPMENTS in Italy as a result
of that country's surrender and its
occupation by Allied forces. They
are hopeful for the release of some
40 Salvation Army officers in
termed by the Fascists when Italy
entered the war.
1.-THE local corps, of course, is
not Immediately affected, Capt
Neighbours said, "other tha-4 hat
it might be called upon by Nation
al Salvation Army headquarters to
render material aid to Italy's Sal
vationists when the Army in that
country begins to function again. -
Prior to Italy's entrance in the
war, Salvation Army work in that
country was being carried on al
II corps posts, q outpost centers,
and 10 social Institutions.
Where the Italian Salvationists
are informed and how many OF
them remain alive is not known.
1.-The local corps, through divis-
ional headquarters in Charlotte
and territorial headquarters in At
lanta, and international headquar-
tiers in London stands ready to do
all possible toward reviving the
Salvation Army in Italy," Capt.
Neighbours emphasized.
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Eternal K. P.

CAMP DAVIS, Sept. II. -
The next time that soldier son,
sweetheart or husband writes
home to you about the agonies
Of serving a day on X. p. re-
mind him of Staff Sergeant
Henry Peak, of the Anti-Air-
craft Artillery school who has
spent all 20 years of his Army
career in the kitchen.
Sergeant Peak is so years
old. married, the father of
three children, and step-father
Of four more, one of whom is
a captain in the Infantry.
The "Sarge" fed the men
under General Pershing's COM
mand when they chased Villa
and he has been feeding SOL
diers ever since. Thousands of
men Of three wars have passed
through his mess hall and SO
far he hasn't had a complaint.
Sergeant Peak claims the pre-
sent day soldier gets better
food than soldiers in previous
wars and what's more, cats
more of it. Asked what he in
tends to do after his retirement
he replied, Zone thing sure
I won't open a restaurant"
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DUO FOUND GUILTY
IN GAMBLING CASE
Pair Pleads Nolo Conten-
dere To Charge; Fined
so Dollars Each

J. 3. Gerold. 4z-year-old pro-
nrietor of a filling station neal
Third and Greenfield streets, anc
H. w. Williams, 31-year-old opera
tor of a store at Eighth and DaW'
son streets, who were arrested
Thursday for possessing gam
bling devices and paying off, "
pleaded nolo contendere in Re
corder's court Friday morning.
The two men were found guilty
of the charge by Judge H. Win.
field Smith and were each fined
$50 and costs and sentenced to six
months on the county farm.
The farm sentences were sus-
pended, however, on payment OF
costs and upon condition that the
two defendants remain on good
behavior for two years.
Seized Thursday by city police,
the four slot machines which were
found in operation when the two
business establishments were raid
ed. were ordered condemned and
destroyed by Judge Smith.
The order was carried out Fri
day morning by Police Officer E,
B. Red" Murray and Harry E.
Fales, head of the New Hanover
county bureau of identification.
One OF the machines seized was
the standard "one-arm bandit
complete down to the jackpot
which contained considerable
number of coins.
The other three machines were
streamlined versions of the same
machine with no facilities for pay
ing off from the machine itself.
Willie Troy, Negro youth, arrest
ed for attempted highway robbery,
was given preliminary hearing
and was bound over to Superior
court under bond of LOCO Tor
probable cause.
Notice of appeal to Superior
court was given by c. r. DAVIS,
I'll Court Boulevard, Sunset Park.
after he had been found guilty OF
speeding. hit and run, and operat-
ing a vehicle during period OF
revocation of his drivers license.
He was sentenced to II months
on the road and was denied the
right to operate an automobile in
North Carolina for II months after
the expiration of the revocation
period, which he is now serving.
Davis was placed under bond OF
81, 00O
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Obituaries
d. H. MALPASS

Funeral services for D. H. Nal
pass, 55-year-old city street en-
ploye. who was killed at moor
Thursday when he fell from a
tree, will be conducted at 3 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon at his resi-
dence, 1910 South Sixth street.
The body was returned to the
residence Friday morning from
Harrelrs Funeral home and will
remain there for the services,
which will be conducted by the
Rev. J. o. Walton of the South
side Baptist church. assisted by
the Rev. J. F. Warren.
Burial will DE in Oakdale GENE
terry.
Active pallbearers will be Harlee
Smith, Ounce Russell, Clarence
Wilson, D. C. Howard, J. L. Jack
son and Henry Davis. Honorary
pallbearers will be J. C. Long.
Sr., j. R. Benson, J. A. Loughlin,
Joe Brinson, L. L. Wood, George
McFayden Joe Curtis, C. Y. Mil
ton and A. r. Applewhite.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Beatrice Yates of Fender
county; one son, Obed Malpass,
United States Navy, Norfolk, Va. {;
one brother, Luther Malpass OF
High Point: and two sisters, Mrs.
Lula Reaves of High Point, and
Mrs. George Bradshaw of Akin
SON
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NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-tR-Led
bv industrials and rails, the stock
market today negotiated one of its
broadest advances for a month or
so with favorites up fractions to
2 points generally and specialties,
particularly preferreds,, jumping
to 8.
1t was the third straight rising
session and apparently was in
spired partly by the President
reassuring war message to Con-
gress, better news from Italian
battle fronts, a revival of business
optimism and hopes the national
lawmakers would quickly iron out
tax difficulties and other problems
deemed important to industry.
The list extended Thursdays
swing at the start and, while prof.
it taking interviewed here and there
in the final hour, closing prices
in numerous cases were at or near
the days peaks. Peace stocks, ca
the whole, were among the favor.
tiles Notwithstanding the Chief
Executives warning of long
drawn-out conflict. Armament is.
sues were Indifferent throughout,
although few developed real re.
cessions.
The Associated Press 60-stock
average was up 5 of a point at
500, widest upturn since August
10. Breadth of the further recov-
cry was shown by the fact 800
individual issues were traded
against TIA the day before. Oh
these, 615 were up, 116 down and
159 unchanged. Volume expanded
on the push, transfers of 1894, 15s
shares being the largest since
September 9. They compared with
534,217 yesterday.
Recently weak American l. For
eign Power stocks came back
briskly on word the Argentine
government had suspended rate
reductions it had ordered for the
company's subsidiaries. The sen
:or stocks rose to points
Worthington Pump preferred "a
added 8 and the "B" stock 6 a
new 1943 highs in the wake O
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EDWARD C. BESSELIEU

Edward C .Bessellieu, IS, died at
4 $50 a. m. Thursday at his home
at 2O6 Ann street, after a lengthy
illness.
Surviving are the widow; four
daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Russell,
of Montclair, N. j., Mrs. w. A.
Garrison, of Citra, Fla, Mrs. N.
E. Hudson and Mrs. James B. Nc
Cumber. of Wilmington; two sons,
Phillip A. Bessellieu, Of Washing
ton, D. c., and Thomas E. Bessel-
lieu, of Orange Springs, Fla; and
a daughter-in-law, Mrs. c. c. Bes-
sellieu, of Wilmington.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later
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Red Cross Nursing Class
For Negroes Will Begin

A Red Cross home nursing class
for Negroes will open at Maffitt
Village, Tuesday, September %,
6 pm, in the Worth Infirmary,
Mrs. Horace Thompson. chairman
of the home nursing committee,
announced Friday.
Glasses will be conducted each
Tuesday and Thursday from to
8 pm, with Nurse Dannerly in
charge.
Nurse Dannerly has just COM
pleted a successful class at Worth
Infirmary, Mrs. Thompson explain
ed.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-18

Miss Margaret E Killeen. di-
rector of the USO club at Fifth
and Orange streets here for sew
eral months, and now on the staff
of the American Red Cross as as
sistant program director. has safe
ly arrived in Calcutta, India. ma
tional Red Cross headquarters an
nounced Frida..
Miss Killeen is one of 81 Red
Cross workers assigned to service
with the American armed forces
in India.
There are II Red Cross recre-
alton centers in India which FUR
nish food, lodging, and entertain
ment for men on leave. R d
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Former USO Club Head
Now In Calcutta, India

Cross clubmobiles ca try food,
toned at isolated spots there.
games, and music to men sta
A graduate of Pasadena, Calf,
high school and Colorado State Col
lege of Extension, Miss Kllleen
served as recreation director at
St. Agatha's Home for Children,
New York City, and Christ Child
House, Washington, D. c., n d
physical education director at Lo-
retto Heights College, Denver, be-
fore coming to Wilmington with
USO. She is a member OF the
National Physical Education asso-
citation and National Conference OF
Catholic Charities.
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MRS. MYRTfEvGEORGE

Mrs. Myrtle Winifred George, IS,
died at her residence, 1919 South
Fourth street, Friday at $50 a. m.
after a short illness.
She is survived by three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. A. J. HARRISON, Mrs
R. P. Pridgen and Mrs. J. j. Alb
bott. Also surviving are three sons,
W. E. George, C. G.. George and
L. F. George.
Funeral services will be held at
Harrell's Funeral Home Sunday
at 8 p. m. with the Rev P. L.
Clark of Burgaw officiating.
Interment will follow in the
George family cemetery near Roc
ky Point.
Active pallbearers will be; Ray
mond Best, c. C. Wilson, D. w.
Holly, Jesse Mitchell, Boney Will
son andd Leslie Scott. Honorary
pallbearers will be: DR.. Murchison,
]. F. Peay, DR.. Taylor, Dana Bow.
en-, Lucius George andd Marshall
Peterson.
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U0l1U sales SIS, BOG, 2OI
FOREIGN BONDS
TREASURY
NAVAL STORES
A c L 412s 81

r. SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept. I'D
4d1.5E ne IS cents gallon. f =
f I I'm "a so gal. bbis,l ISL ~, u
Z,2oo gallons; receipts Is b.r Ssis3
shipments 107 barrels. 'a ..,
1872 barrels. STOCKS
,of R0sin, (lo6 lb. drums, otterir,.
1856; sales les 1856; receipts 35s s jr.'
ments 70l; stocks 722l2. '''9'
Quote; B SOB; D BPS: E 3ss. p
s,89; G 3.94; H 1892 co.. ' ! =; o. y
CO.; K 4.ol; NJ 400, N 4os. W. W.
4.39; WV 1856; x 4.86. nv
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WHISKEY SEIZED

Alcoholic Beverage Control
officers seized seven and a
half gallons of illegally manu-
featured corn whiskey from a
1885 Ford coach parked on
South Eighth street, between
Dawson and Wright, Friday
night. Occupants of the car
made = successful getaway
before the officer arrived.
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RETURNS HOME

Mrs. Genevieve Godfrey,
daughter of A. ]. Startling,
custodian of City hall, was re-
turned Friday morning to her
home, 707 South Fifth street,
after a major operation at
James Walker Memorial hos
pitaI. She is reported recover
ing.
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MIDDLING

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 17.-(R-
The average price of middling
15-16ths-inch cotton today at 10
designated Southern spot markets
was 80 cents bale higher at 20.51
cents a pound; average for the
past 30 market days 20.30; mid
ding 7-8ths-inch average 1919.
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PLANS OUTLINED

NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-R-The
Western Union Telegraph COM
pany at a Public Service Commits
sion hearing today outlined a plan
70 issue 308,l24 shares of capital
stock in exchange for assets OF
the Postal Telegraph company in
proposed merger Of the two util
tiles.
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SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. Ill.,
Spot cotton closed steady Al c,,,.
a bale higher. Sales 6,40I Tow
middling 1924, middljng mo,
good middling 20.69, receipts gs;s
stock 1851. ~
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RALEIGH POULTRY

RALEIGH, Sept. 17.-R-(NC-
DA)-Egg and poultry markets
firm to steady.
RALEIGH-U. S. grade IA ex-
ira large (clean white) Sc; hens,
all weights, % to 25
WAsHINGTON-U. S. grade A
large SO to 81; broilers and fryers
% IL.
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IMPORTANT MEETING

An important meeting of the
Veterans of Foreign wars will
be held Monday at 8 p. m. at
the U. S. O. hui, Second and
Orange streets. Full attendance
is requested.
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City Briefs
SPECIAL SERVICE

Christ Sane titled Holy
church will hold the regular
Sunday service in the Taber-
nacle at Hampstead this Sum
day at IL a. m.
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letter ' sss::s,
CHECK ITcHlNG-BURNING

The MISUNDERSTANDING way with Ia
NOUS Black and White Ointment. Pro-
notes healing. Use only as directed. Over
Is years success. Sold in 1Ot, 25t, 5os sizes.
Money back guarantee. a. Cleanse
daily With Black and White Skin Soap.
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RALEIGH LIVESTOCK

RALEIGH, Sept. 17.-R-NC-
DA)-Hog markets 10 cents higher
with tops of 14.45 at Richmond
and 1876 at Rocky Mount.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. II. ~
Cotton futures closed steady 81 to
70 cents bale higher.
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Sept. II. - P -
Cotton futures closed 10 to IS cents
bale higher today as reports: OF
northward movement of a tropical
hurricane described by the weather
bureau as dangerous heightened
fears of possible crop damage.
President Roosevelt's talk OF a
hard fight ahead in the war, coupl-
ed with strength in the stock mar
ket furnished strong combination
Of bullish influences.
Futures closed (old contracts)
10 to IS cents bale higher.
Open High Low Last
Oct - 20.3O 20.43 20.30 20.43 up Ia
Dec 2O.07 2O.19 zoos 20.19 up IA
Mich 1890 1904 1888 1904 up II
May 1872 1885 1859 1885 up Is
Jly - 1919 1854 1913 1854 up II
Middling spot 21.14, up Is,
N-nominal.
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MRS. MINNIE D. cox

SOUTHPORT, Sept. II - Mrs.
Minnie Drew Knox, rs, died at her
Evening star., 1943-11-21

UToRD, make us
II duly thank
full" thankful
for less. This year
when we sit down
to THANKSGIVING
Evening star., 1943-11-21

to Thanksgiving
dinner, the menu will follow the
traditional all-American pattern
but it will be a feast streamlined.
Half the world reaches for our
harvest. Our lard spreads the black
bread of Russia, our powdered
eggs 60 scrambled to England's
breakfast table. Our powdered
milk, dehydrated vegetables and
fruits travel the seas to the people
of the hungry lands.
Johnny DouEhboy has first
call on the drumsticks. On
Thanksgiving Day ambrosial odors
of roasting turkey. mashed pota-
toes and gravy will rise from camp
kitchens in Alaska. in Italy. in
Australia, in the Pacific islands,
in Africa. Turkeys for Thanksgiv-
ing and Christmas overseas have
been purchased by the govern
ment, some 10 million pounds OF
them.
Civilians sit at second table "
Less turkey for the platter. Re-
ports show as many turkeys as
usual coming to market. Still not
enough - for the birds are lighter
in weight due to feed shortages,
and more families plan to buy a
bird for the great dinner. Papa.
maybe mamma, has a good job
and turkey money is bulging the
pocket. Red meats are scarce. val
ued high in red points, relatives
are invited - 50 unrationed poul-
try is planned as the feast food.
Stiu Not Enough
IHE national turkey crop. be-
fore the government went on its
early buying spree. was estimated
at 33 million birds. This is but
three per cent less than the record
crop of 1910 and % per cent
above the fve-year average - but
still not turkey enough!
The early shopper gets the bird.
If there isn't a turkey, consider
chicken for the big dinner. The
chicken population counts 925
million, IS per cent above last
years all-time high. About half
of these chickens will go to mar
ket as roasters. as ceiling prices
Evening star., 1943-11-21

favor the heavier bird. No chicken?
No matter. order pork shoulder.
Stuffing suffers losses by war.
No sage now from Dalmatia or
Greece and the domestic crop. as
always, runs small. Cooks in the
Southwest send tip: use oregano.
the sage of Mexico. to double for
the real stuff. This is an herb of
velvety green leaf, its favor a cross
between true sage and marjoram.
Thyme is short - and no pun in
tended! The marjoram supply is
only $3.50. Celery seed from India
arrives in a driblet. But spice
grinders have figured way to help
stretch supplies and insure stuff
ing its aromatic perfume - they
introduce a blended poultry sea-
soning which combines sage. mar
joram. thyme and black pepper.
Use dehydrated celery leaves as a
substitute for the seed.
Oystsxs Are Scaxcex Too
In OTHER years, "all the little
oysters stood and waited in row.
to attend the harvest feast. This
year, at least half of the big little
oysters will remain in their beds.
1t takes manpower to harvest the
oyster crop and this season only
IS per cent of normal labor is avail
able. If you can snare a half pint of
oysters, put them in the dressing
- the favor stretches far. After
the war we can eat the oysters we
can't get today.
Canned sea mussels offer service
for the cocktail course. This mex
pensive seafood is being packed
since the war by l3 East Coast
canneries and for the first time.
And why not? A mussel is close
relative to oysters and CLAIMS and
its creamy sweet meat may be
used in the same ways.
Chestnuts for stufiing will
be = luxury item and scarce.
A shipment from Portugal is due
to arrive any day now and will be
parceled out to the markets across
the country. Prices are high for the
usual reasons - increased freight
costs, increased insurance, short
supplies. In recent years Califor-
mia has grown a few hundred acres
of the large mealy type of chestnut
and scattered lots of these are on
hand.
Mainstays Of the stuffing