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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-21
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Il guess that's right" Carl said quickly.
Mind if / ask few more questions
asked the policeman.
Not at all, officer.
There's no help guess? No servants
Carl glanced at Vera. and she answered
the question truthfuly. No she said sadly.
Its small place, and I'm alone most of the
time I've always liked housework.
You and Captain Nash were expecting
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins and Mr. and Mrs.
Webster. l suppose
Surely, Carl put in easily. Wed planned
on an evening OF gin mummy, later on; the
Captain was quite an expert
Again Vera thought admiringy of Carl's
attention TO even the smallest details. Terrell
lad been al expert at gin mummy.
Carts story was simple, yet it overlooked
nothing. He'd wiped the handle of the poker,
to remove fngaprInts, with Terrell's own
handkerchief. and left il crumpled beside his
body He and Collins had even drained the
car, and flushed it with cold water from the
hose, carefully removing all signs of their
work, 50 that if the police were smart enough
10 feel of the motor it would be cool, as it
would be if they d actually been there as long
as Carl said they had.
The FIVE OF you were together from the
time YOU left the house until you came back"
That's correct, officer The Others will
bear me out, I'm sure.
They all nodded, even Vera.
Just routine question" kearney said
apologeucally. Did you phone the command
ing officer at the camp"
Why. no
MAYBE I'd better then. Camp Taintor,
isn't it. Mrs Nash"
Yes" Vera SAID in a small voice Camp
Taintor''
kearney went into the next room, to the
phone. and put through the call Briefly, he
told the story OF what had happened Vera -
ali OF them - listened lntently to the CONVEX
satlon, most of which they overheard clearly.
kearneys soft voice carried remarkably we'll
Good officer, wasn't he? Well liked?
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conviction.
so my darling Vera can copy code at pro-
fessional speed, can She" Terrell had SAID
softly, his face rigid with cold and deadly
anger. My curious Vera. who's always so In
terested in troop movements, who was 50 Keen
on having house half mile away from the
nearest neighbor, and right on the shore;
and who never could explain those tracks on
the beach, and the mark such as small boat
might have made, landing at high tide.
Il haven't loved you in long tune, you
know that, but I've thought about you great
deal, my dear. Wondered, perhaps | should
say. A man doesn't think of such things when
he's very much in love. but your background
is very shadowy. isn't it. Vera And some OF
your friends -
What are you trying to say she'd
snapped. Are you drunk. or going crazy
No. Vera I'm slowly putting two and two
together 1t makes a most amazing total,
You'll pardon he If | make a phone call
"A phone CALI To whom"
Her husband had sighed deep. s1udder-
ing sigh The anger. on most OF It. had gone
from his face He had looked only weary,
and years older. Can't YOU guess? re d SAID.
1t was then she had looked about her for
some means OF stopping him She had seen
the poker In its rack beside the fireplace. and
snatched II up
VERA forced herself to turn TOW, and look
at him He was close behind her on the floor.
a strangely limp. pathetic figure IN crurnpled
gray tweeds. There was just a small marx.
on one side OF his head, The poker lay BESIDE
him. where she had dropped it She stepped
wide around the still figure and walked out
into the darkness, to wait for Carl.
Carl did not come alone There were four
OF them in the car: Carl. Roy Collins and
their wives - valuable, highly specialized
quartette-
Cari's wife. Mae. was fat and cow-lke.
but she had degree IN medicine from one OF
the best universities IN Germany. Her spe-
cialty was gunshot wounds. She played the
part OF cook in Carl's little restaurant
Roy Collins was a short dark man with
shock Of unbelievably coarse, black hair.
and dull. dark eyes He almost never spoke.
RON S2S TIE TT-a1 tOF IElc S[IUfls -1I III @odh
klIler Or r-est1nct- His wife. EdwIna - II she
was ms ale vas lush. lovely. blonde
creature With great innocent eyes the exact
purple OF parlsy- When susceptible man
was involved, Edwna vas highly efficient
So" Carl SAID when ne saw what had
occurred. You viii tell US all about it, Vera
Vera told HIM while Carl interrupted her
with sharp questions like the Jabs OF knife,
His eyes grew harder and has mouth tighter
with every question. 1t seemed to Vera The
Others were silent: Carl was In command
They would not speak unless spoken to.
1T is very bad" he SAID when she had
finished You were fool. Vera But We can
talk OF that later Now We have a dead
BODY on our hands
Vera siluddeTed Il had to do II, He would
have had the police about our ears.
Carl shook his head irnpatlently, as though
her words ANNOYED him. We must protect
Won" he SaId We must make certain --
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sure. Very we'll, sir. Goodby.'
The policeman left to talk with his assist
ants. and they went around the house with
flashlights, muttering in soft, earnest voices.
They didn't look long; just a minute or SO.
Find anything" Carl asked eagerly when
they came IN.
Not trace" kearney said, shaking his
head. The men with him - tall, lean men
like himself - shook their heads too. They
made very silly picture, Vera thought.
80 - I'm going to ask you to put your
hands up. All of YOU
Vera screamed, and Roy Collins right hand
ierked toward his left armpit But one of
kearney's men had gun against his ribs
before Collins could reach his weapon. The
other man covered the rest of the group.
kearney took Roy's gun. and Carl's.
Against the law, he said mildly. Cary
ing concealed weapons Don't have permit,
do you?'
What the meaning of all this horseplay?"
snapped Carl, his face very pale, eyes danger
GUS. I'VE had nothing to do with this murder,
and we can prove it. The five of US left the
Captain listening to the radio; when we came
back, he was dead We were together all the
time, from the moment we left until the mo-
ment we came back and found him dead
Making perfect alib nodded Kearney.
Too good as matter of fact. You're going
back to town with u.s. and we're going to have
the right people look you up pretty carefully.
for cooking-up such a perfect alibi to cover
the killing OF an officer in the US. Army"
But it isn't cooked-up alibip' Vera
screamed at him. These people were here,
Just as we told you
Bring them back into the living room,
boys" kearney ordered.
When they were there, standing before the
figure still sprawled on the floor, the police
man confronted Carl: his eyes and voice were
no longer pleasant
You've got about four strikes on YOU.
Mr. Webster or whatever your real name
is You said that the Captain and Mrs Nash
were expecting the four of you to dinner.
When ! called the camp, the commanding
officer said that Captain Nash was very good
officer: almost too good. A martinez, he said;
a sticker for all the military rules and regu-
lations And as told you. my own boy is In
the Army so happen to know few things
about those Army rules and regulations.
What all that got to do with the killing
of Captain NASH" demanded Carl angrlly.
JUsT this. kearney said grimly. There's
very strict rule that when there's war on
an officer has to wear his uniform at just about
all times In his own home even. if there are
more than two guests present.
We'll, Captain Nash was wearing that old
gray suit - not his uniform. He certainly
would have worn it if he'd had four guests
Which proves to me that you people came
after the killing. Take them all out to the
car boys"
Vera stumbled and almost fell. There was
no strength left in her She knew what would
happen If the law dug too deeply INTO the
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| think if should have to 60 before
The things want to tell you have been said,
| could not lie at peace - eternally-
But must awake and seek your face instead.
And then if you would smile into my eyes,
And say, Il knew - for it was so with me- -
My happy dust would mingle with the earth
AS laughing rivers run into the sea.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19

1t is most important that hogs
receive good mineral mixture while
they are ''hogging Gown" soybean
and peanut fields. Where no bone
meal is available, use 10 pounds of
ground limestone and 5 pounds of
salt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19
KEEP FOOD OFF FOLIAGE

Keep the plant foot off the foliage
and stems of growing plants. Rinse
off any that gets on plants acct
dentallY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19
Woodrow Wilson
Hut Plans MANY
Events This Week
law evening will beg

tuesday evening will begin a
ro,lnd OF social events planned for
orvicemen in Wilmington at the
Iroodrov wilson hut. with a Christ.
ass party planned fol children of
III III service men. Santa will be on
S S and distribute favors to chill
' Iron present from under the beau
.ihlllv decorated Christmas tree
Wednesday evening the weekly
bridge party planned for all serv-
;n on. will De held at the hut
under the direction OF Mrs. Apple
berry.
battalion. Battery A, will give
VILE dance at the hut and pres
avis will be presented to the young
ladies'.
no held at the hut all day and
evening and ali servlcemen are
cordialIy invited to drop by. Mrs.
Earl Powers will receive during
,he day and evening.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19
Wrightsboro Home
Club Gives Party

Honoring their husbands the
members of the Wrightsboro Home
Demonstration C u o entertained
with the annual Christmas festival
on Friday evening at the club
mouse. The aoles were decorated
with pine. candles and berries and
turkey dinner was served. Mrs.
Elmo Fountain, president, presided
over the meeting ard a special
program was given following din
ner. Christmas carols were sung
by the assembly.
Mrs. Fred Jordan and Mrs. Foun-
tain led the. recreation and each
guest Was presented with gifts.
MISS Mason, home agent, was pre-
scented with gift from the club
Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Ritter Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G. Setter, TIr and Mrs. Elmo
Fountain, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Jor-
dan, Miss Winifred Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Wright, MIR. and Mrs.
John A. Varga, Mrs Howard Cor
bett, Mr.. and Mrs C. W. Burton,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Swart, Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Swart, MIR. and Mrs.
Robert Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. John
Casey, Mrs. Jerome Padgett, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Jordan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerritt Swart Mr.. and Mrs.
Hendrick Swart, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Galog, Sr, Mrs. y r. Morris, Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Lennon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stewart D. Patrick, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. F Setter. Jr., Mrs. C.
L. Merritt, Mrs. J. A. Westbrook,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Hall, Mrs. R.
M. Piner, Mrs. E S. Piner, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Asche, Mr.. and
Mrs. William SWart and Mrs. Ell.
bert F. Lennoa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19

lied her brother, DR.. Carl M.
Townsend and sister, Miss Mary
Belle Townsend in Raleigh a few
days last week
Miss Mary Elizabeth Johnson, a
senior at Meredith college is ex.
rected home for the holidays early
in the week.
Mrs. L. c. Edmond and Mrs.
A. H. Powell returned Friday
from a visit to relatives in Rich.
rlond, Va. Returning by Wake
Forest for a visit. B. A. Powell
son Of Mrs. Powell returned with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. N. Jenkins Of
Mullins, S. c., spent Sunday after.
noon with their brother, E. W.
jenkins and Mrs. Jenkins.
Mrs. W. F. Yates and Miss Han.
nah Yates of Chadbourn, were
guests of Miss Trixie Yates ano
Mrs. Clara Nance day last week.
Miss Christine Goodyear, frs
grade teacher in the local sshoo
spent the weekend in Charlotte
Mrs. Eva jenkins, school librar
ian, is confined to her room with
influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Spivey O,
Marion, S. c., were Sunday guests
Of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Barley.
Mrs. o. A. Reeves returned t.
Greensboro Friday after spending
a few days with her father, Char
lie Martin.
Misses Louise and Marion Nc
MILAN Of Marion, S. c., and Mis-:
ROxie Goodyear were visitors Il
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19

Miss Trixie Yates and Mrs. Clara
Nance for the doy Sunday.
Miss Mary Alice O'Neal has re-
turned to her home at Brownville,
S. c., after visit of two weeks
to her aunt, Mrs. B. R. Prince.
Brooks Prince who is taking a
commercial course at Greenville,
S c. arrived Sunday to spend the
holidays at his home in Fair Bluff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert King and
children spent Sunday with Mr..
Kings mother in Huntsville, S. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Taylor and
children went to Bennettsville,
S. c. for the day Sunday to visit
Mrs. Taylor S mother, MIS-. Horne.
Miss Eva Rogers recently spent
some time with her sister, Mrs.
Cottle in Raleigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. P P. Renfrow and
little daughter, Patsy, have re-
turned from Lawrenceville, Va,
where Mr.. Renfrow was on the
tobacco market.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Townsend,
Jr. and little daughter, Ann, of
Lake Waccamaw, have been Wis
ting the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. L. Townsend, ST..
Mrs. L. F. Anderson returned
Saturday from a visit of two weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. Bob Lewis
in Columbia, C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Moses
spent a recent weekend with re-
latives in Florence, S. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Scott, Sr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Turner, Ann
Turner, Mrs. Penny Williams, and
Mrs. E. W. Jenkins spent Thurs
day of last week at Cherry Grove
Beach.
The following teachers will leave
soon after the closing of school
Wednesday, Dec. %, to spend the
Christmas holidays out of town:
S. M. Patton to Grenville; Mrs.
lima Ward, her mother and little
daughter, Irma Dee to Vanceboro;
Miss Alma Hardy to Richmond,
Va. Mrs. Henry Coleman to York
town, Va, Miss Helen Mechanic;
ard Miss Pittman to Fairmont.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19
FAIR BLUFF

FAIR BLUFF. Dec. ia. H.
Powell has gone to Lexington,
KY, to be aglan on the tobacco
market. Mr., Powell has for many
years been working for the same
warehouse in Lexington.
L. C. Edmond returned last
week to st. Louis, Mo, Mrs. Ed
mond accompanied him as far as
Richmond, Va.
Ebert Johnson, Jr., medical
student at Wake Forest, arrived
Friday to spend the holidays with
his parents, Rev. and Mrs. FL
bert N. johnson.
Bert A. Powell of Wake Forest,
is home for the Christmas holi-
ceys.
Mrs. E. c. Britt and little son,
Michael, of Charleston, S. c., are
visiting their mother and grand
mother, Mrs. j. F. Rogers, Sr.
The faculty OF the Fair Bluff
school were entertained at a tur-
key dinner at Harry's Place" at
Lake Waccamaw Wednesday eve
ming of last week by the local
school board.
Corporal James Smith Of Fort
Bragg spent the weekend in Fair
Fluff with Mrs. Smith and Baby
Nancy Smith.
Pvt. E. B. Wooten, former prin-
cjpal of the Fair Bluff school and
Mrs. Wooten stopped with friends
IN the city Wednesday, enroute to
Florida.
Miss Fannie Grey Townsend Wis
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19
Webb-Clark Wedding
Will Be Solemnized
Here Christmas Eve

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Webb, of
wilmington, announce the engage
ment and approaching marriage of
their daughter. Virginia, to Charles
Clark, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E..
Clark of Wilmington.
The wedding is to take place
CHRISTMAS Eve at $50 o'clock at
Temple Baptist church. A cordial
aviation is extended to friends
n the couple as no invitations are
being issued.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19
Rena Louise Lewis Weds
Sgt. Alton Earl Dixon

NEW BERN, Dec. 18-Miss Re-
ma Louise Lewis and Sgt. Alton
Earl Dixon were married October
5 at st. Mary's Free Will Baptist
parsonage in New Bern by the Rev.
W. B. Everett, it has been an
rcunced by Mrs J. E. Lewis,
mother of the bride. Mrs. Dixon
has left here this week to join her
husband, who is now stationed
with the Navy at Great Lakes, Ill.
The bridegroom is the son of Mrs.
Lizzie Dixon, of New Bern.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19
General Vandegrift's
Appointment Confirmed

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-GP)-
The senate today confirmed the ap-
pointment of 1t. Gen. Alexander A.
Vandergrift as commander of the
U. S. Marine Corps to succeed 1t
Gen. Thomas Holcomb, recently
retired.
Under his appointment by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, General Vandegrift
will serve four years as Marine
commandant, beginning Jan. l.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19
THIRTEEN

anthem, Born ON This Tide" %
Marryott. Traditional Christmas
hymns will be sung by the con-
g1egation, it is understood. A tlf-
teen minute recital of music APP
rropriate to the season will be
given on the organ by the organ
st before the morning service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19
FARM PRODUCTION

Inu 1913 New York farmers pro-
vded fol every man, woman and
child in the Empire state 1875 quarts
Of milk. z dozen eggs, 2 1-3 bushels
Of potatoes a. pounds of cabbage
and Is cans OF vegetables.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19
Gertrude Rackley,
William R. Duncan
Engaged To Marry

Mr.. and Mrs. J F. Rackley of
Rosehill, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Gertrude Teach
ey, to william Royal Duncan of
Wilmington. ....
The wedding is to take place
within the near future.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19
PRESBYTERIAN Church To
Give Yule Cantata


be taken by Lieutenant Earl Luke
Matz, former leading Bass soloist
with the Philadelphia Opera COM
peny Orma Jean Willis, Mildrld
Murdoch, Mary Eunice Troy and
Emory Grubbs.
The morning service at 11:15
o'clock will be featured by Christ
mas music and sermon by the
Minister, I'VE have seen His
Star" The choir will sing an
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-19
BY ALICIA HART

At one time or another, all OF
us have been troubled with nails
that chip or break. If you are
going through such a cycle, try
these nail-strengthening tips of
Kim Hunter, talented screen in
genue.
Never file your nails down at
the side. Let them grow normal
ly-shaping the tips in a taper
ing oval-for added support and
strength. Message the base of
your nails with warm olive oil at
least twice week to counterfeit
drying effect of hard water. Now
and then give nails a rest by not
using polish for a few days. Buff
them as often as possible.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
IN THE REALM Of BOOKS

least ii will he tyranny not
made more intolcrablc by diff
ference of race when the white
man historically has used for
his own advantage"
Mrs. Buck says, further. that
in ALL of Asia mo one denies
cor cyades" this issue The white
man has got to get out or else,
The weak part Of Pearl
Bucks case is found in her
belief that the barrier between
East and West is an artificial
one If race could be- put
aside and SO on. II, ~.
bat it can't be done. Mrs Buck.
Race and c o or as fighting
instincts are as profound as sex
and hunger.
No amount Of rhetoric and
"globaloncy' VIII break down
that barrier. kiplng put it,
realistically: East is East and
West is West. and never The
twain shall meet. " They WILL
meet however, at the Great
Armageddon - India. chin a,
Japan and Russia against the
western white world.
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Body IS identified

HIGHLY gratifcd that his de-
II duction had been justified
Tcnnant induced the woman to
come 10 the hospital 20 make
positive identification She dcn-
tilted The body
Later she told that Mrs Nor
joy had been stopping 1T the
Hotel RChan whore She worked
SO tho officer drove Mrs.
WangsncSS back to hcr shop
and had talk with Mrs Helen
Wright owner of the hotel &.
Lillian Morley came To my
apartment last night to tell me
She was expecting "A phone call,
But when / questioned her
she refused To elaborate. She
was in my apartment when the
call came, hut heard only two
sentences. because they were
spoken in anger.
"One was: Il wouldn't marry
YOU for million dollars The
other was: Don't you want
your ring back
When SShe got through with
the conversation suggested
that She shouldn't go ont with
any man She felt that way
about"
After This information which
was making the motive tOy the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11

WIiEN tins department vcn-
W tured the prediction, about
a year age, that World War
No. 3 was q ccld @ q y IN the
shape OF things TO come ~ and
that tins war would be the one
lhal S been cooking ON the stoves
OF the FatcS for centuries l
mean a war To the q ca { n
between the western world and
the oriental peoples .. well,
we were stoned a-pleniy.
But here's no less an author
NY than Pearl Buck-Who mas
passed almost all her lie i'm the
EaSt-tclllng us luSl that IN
her new book, WHAT AMER
lCA MEANS TO ME- tJohn
Day. This book rs a series OF
collected essays and addresses,
many OF which have been pub
lI~hCd elsewhere.
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By Benjamin DeCasseres

Paul Bunyan, tho Salvation
Army Mark Twain, Uncle Tom.
Valley Forge, Carrie Nation
baked beans. oyorallS, ChaWIn'
torbacCy baseball the whittier
on the fence, slavery-and SO.
"Hhat do these rCyscs add mp
American! it dccpnds on you
You 1rW hare treasures that
no N4cf
Gun take # yop lGy mp bclicf.
Bcitcrc an common carpenters,
pl0cTs,
Bclicre m FOLKLORE ,ctich IS
olp2
II is good myth, o,r history
Washington planted Il high
tree.
Uncle Tom sc' the Negroes
free.
Thrift lros mot capitalism ar
crime,
II rms the goldcn stfch az
time.
No national has come So foy SO
fast.
Look NJ EWopc and the roet
SiorcrP there lrhich nee o,d-
grCr.
americans ! gire your
book 10 y0u.' '
And A good history book it is
49,. worth a ton Of highbrow,
pcdantic, braln-addlcd stuff.
SOVIET Russia. ravlng got
y tired of waiting for some of
the TovaricheS 10 do something
big in literature, music. paint
ing and the arts in general. has
reluctantly taken up the great
Russians who douriShed under
the century-old czariSt terror.
In fact, all the great Russians
-Tschaikovsky, Rimsky-KorSa-
koif, Turg ~ DoStoiovSky,
Gorky TcheCkhon and PuShkin,
10 name but aNfew Of her gem
iuSes-did their work before
Lenin and TrotN<y took over.
The Modern Library (Random
House, has Just got out
giant volume, THE POEMS.
PLAYS AND PROSE- selected
and edited with an introduction
by Abraham YarmahnSky.
Alexander PuShbon, who wa,
descended from the Negro of
Peter the Great Ibrahim Han
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11

ID I.rrart wa. ars-
ID t.-t Mf hI~ -I.Wr.
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tt.- ,NpIgnpg tho
...-... .uF fN.u a>~Ierpd ,arl
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,,,..... ,H.. wan. -ran>.>- th77-
N...t. ...n- ur an owner ar
.....r.. Who answered fine
murdered .,lur4u.~ dp,rrrpt.an
r- k,ar -narp-clcd SQUAD
-. r.' been out two hour, lr-
.. tho gnIrl rot p F7U fr.f
..s rr. -fro7k.nr for the r.
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r.r..r i'm tra doKpto,r section
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60 AII-Out for U. S. A.

I FITS 60 all out for the L. s. A.
Il along ath Robert =. IRIS
tram Collins SlapStck ballads
.of our grand old land d.
"p r / NJ T. r FOR AMERICA
Macmillan. These arc child
i~h, simple. sometimes crude and
Iaborcd Qualifications of the
culture of all stock-and-barrel
Americans.
You can literally smell tho
hide and breath OF $50 years
and more of Uncle Sam in those
loo pages. Here arc Goldfish,