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Evening star., 1943-12-26
Virginia Legislature |
Facing Fight Over
Teachers Pay Raise
BY the Associated Press.

By the ASSOCIATED Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 25.-Th,
General Assembly, convening mex
month for its second regular war.
time session, will have material fol
several fights and prospects for 9
major legislative battle on the prob
lem Of increased support of the pub
lie school system.
Possession skirmishing on the
education front - foreshadowing
prospective battle lines-has cen
tered on the question of how far
the State can and should 60 in the
raising of teacher pay.
Gov. Darden's recommendation
for an increase in the States con-
tribution from the basic $720 to
$840 per teacher unit the first year
of the biennium and to $3.50 the Sec
ond year is far under the $1,000
recommended by the State Board
of Education.
The Governor has held that the
State cannot go beyond his proposed
increases and take care of capital
outlay and other needs, while the
board has reiterated that only min
imum needs can be cared for by the
proposed 81 200 contribution.
Figures Presented
The increases in State aid for
schools proposed by the Governor
would call for an additional $5,-
Isl 900 in appropriations for the
biennium. The proposed $1,000 con-
tribution would involve an increase
of more than $l30OO,000.
Gov. Darden, who has raised the
present State aid from $720 to $81s
through deficit authorizations, has
said that his recommended appro-
priation, being recurring charge
on the State treasury, appears to
be as much as the revenues of the
State will permit without an in
crease in State taxation.
The problem of increased teacher
pay will be considered against a
background of a fast increasing
surplus, liquidation of the public
debt and the unknown quantities
relating to future revenues. 1t is
estimated the State will have a sur
plus of approximately $4,000. 900 by
the end of the fiscal year. in June.
Total appropriations and estimated
revenues in the new budget, the
last forms of which have just come
to the printer, have not been re-
vealed. Total requests before the
advisory Budget Commission were
$266, ,288 ,204, or close to $4,000 more
than the record $219, ,500,OO budget
adopted at the 1912 session.
Question Of Profits.
Taxation of farm co-operatives,
furnishing fight practically every
session for more than a decade, will
probably involve the question OF
whether met margins" or patron
age dividends" are profits and there
fore subject to income tax.
At a recent hearing, the Retail
Merchants Association contended
the met margins" are profits, while
the Agricultural Conference Board
held that they are merely the diff
ference between the estimated price
and the actual price of goods, and
are returned to patron on the
Evening star., 1943-12-26

In Umpychunk, the ticket agent
baggage master r-telegraph operator
gatetender reaches into the dusty
ticket rack and snaps out five paste
boards.
First tickets to Washington
D. c., I've sold since 1913" he says,
musingly.
A faded woman mods, not under
standing, and picks up the card
boards-one-way tickets. Outside
her four children have started to
play. It1l be two hours to train
time.
In Umpychunks over the Nation,
the scene is repeated in varying
sizes as mothers, young wives,
sweethearts, many of whom have
never ridden on train before, start
off to see their man" who can't
get away from the training camp.
These rivulets start pouring into
the stream of train travel which,
over the holidays, has roared into a
flood Of unhappy humanity moving
this way and that way-three to
each seat with the corridors and
vestibules janlmed. Peak waters OF
the flood pour through the gates
of major terminals to eddy through
the waves of travellers going the
other direction
Once arrived in Union Station, for
example, the Umpychunks are more
completely dazed than ever. Their
sole preparation for travelling was
to buy ticket. Often they have
not enough money to return, just
as often not seeing their man"
who could not get away from his
post in one of the nearby sections.
Then after sitting through half a
day or night they are guided back
homeward by the Travellers Aid.
Harassed railroad officials point
out that the roads cannot refuse to
sell tickets to any one, that the
appeal to stay home does not reach
thousands and if it does it is not
understood.
There'l be other war holidays"
In the coming year and it seems to
the writer that here rationing is
needed-that if the small rivulets
were damned up at the source
during these seasons the load on
the overstrained transportation sys-
tenn would be eased somewhat.
+
The famous health springs which
link the Old Dominion history Of
Virginia and West Virginia to pre-
Revolutionary days are among the
Nations number one aids serving
wartime rejuvenation, the Travel
er's Survey Bureau of the American
Express points out. The springs of
colonial Virginia played an i'm
portant part in pioneer history and
became internationally known prior
to the Civil War.
In Virginia, adjoining George
Washington National Forest, from
Mount Jackson entrance are the
mineral waters of Orkney Springs,
named for the Earl of Orkney, Gov
ernor of Colonial Virginia during
the French and Indian War.
Curative Hot Springs of Warm
Springs Valley trace back their dis
covery to the Indian Legend of 'Sa-
cred Waters" in 1716. The health
restoring mineral waters of Craig
Healing Springs are located on the
slopes OF Potts Mountain, northwest
Of Roanoke.
In West Virginia are the cele-
brated Berkeley Springs given by
Lord Halifax to the Government in
TITS for health resort and soldiers
recuperative spa. Many curative
springs with resort and hospital fa-
cilities radiate from Lewisburg, the
most famous being White Sulphur
Springs, which started it's popu-
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Conmission. who died last Sunday.
II was considered unlikely that Gov.
Darden would make an interim ap-
pointment IN view OF the session be-
ing only three weeks away.
Other legislative matters studied
by the Advisory Council and COM
missions, whose reports have not yet
been released, include feasibility of
Abolishing the ONCE Of coroner and
transferring the duties to a new of
flee to be known as medical ex-
alniner, State aid In transportation
Of school children, the establish
ment Of an institution for the care
and rehabilitation Of inebriates, ap-
pointment Of members Of various
boards, proposed consolidation Of
the University Of Virginia and Mary
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Scotch Pub Owner
Fined for SwindIe
BY the Associated Press.

EDINBURGH, Scotland. A Cana
dian soldier paid pound (s4.03) for
bottle at a local pub and dis
covered later it contained not whisky
but cold tea.
A judge sentenced the pub owner
to 80 days and observed: Such an
act is calculated to produce dismay
and encouragement among his
majesty's forces.S
Evening star., 1943-12-26

lowering Of the rate from 3.S per
cent to 2 per cent month.
Annexation Law Changes.
The age-old controversy between
cities and counties Is expected to
break out again in consideration OF
proposed changes in annexation
laws. A public hearing produced the
arguments. on the one hand, that
cities should not be prohibited by
law to expand and contention, in
the other hand. that the law should
consider the will OF people In hav-
ing a city government forced upon
them"
Extending the voting privilege to
men and women In the service will
come up also at this session.
Gov. Darden has announced plans
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700 Members Listed
In Montgomery's Il
|Homemakers' Clubs
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 25.-Miss
Edythe NJ. Turner, Montgomery
County home demonstration agent,
in her annual report this week said
that the 81 Homemakers' Clubs in
the county now have total men,
bership of TOO.
Rockville, with 81, and Glenmont
which has II members, are the larg-
est and smallest clubs. During the
last five years the total member
ship has grown from 432.
1914 Officers Chosen.
officers of the Holy Name Society
of st. Mary's Catholic Church here
have been chosen for 1914. They
are: Robert O'Brien, who succeeds
John A. Jarboe, president; Edward
Hohmann, vice president; Albert F.
Schwartz, secretary; j. Paul Bru-
nett, treasurer.
16 Report for Duty.
Sixteen colored registrants of the
Rockville Selective Service Board
three of them prewar fathers, who
were inducted recently at Balti-
more, have reported for active duty
it was announced at the Office o1
the board today.
They are Leon j. Baker, jr.;
Charles A. Branison, James E
Cooper, William A. Cross, Lloyd Hall
Reed Logan, Thomas r. Magruder
Preston L. holland, Herman r. Tai
ley, Joseph B. Thomas and James
McC. Williams. all of whom were
sent to Camp Lee, Va, to begin
Army training.
Spencer L. Henderson and Edward
w. Davis, both fathers, and How
ard H. Hall have begun Navy train
ing. and George r. Carroll has en-
tered the Marine Corps.
Mass Meeting.
Officers of the Washington West
District Methodist Youth Fellow
ship will have charge of the pro-
gram at mass meeting to be held
in the Methodist Church here
Thursday night under auspices of
the Methodist churches in the CEN
trail and upper sections of Mont
gomery County.
Chairmen Announced.
Committee chairmen for the Rock
vile Woman's Club have been an
nounced by the president, Mrs
Frank Williams, as follows: Public
welfare and health, Mrs. Raleigh s.
Chinn; hospital, Mrs. Benjamin
Weininger; American home, Mrs. Jo-
siah j. Hutton; calendar, Mrs. DON
aid A. De Lashmutt; entertainment,
Mrs. James Nolan: legislation and
education on current problems, Mrs
MINER Hostetler; publicity, Mrs
Merhle Haines.
The Shady Grove> All Club has
elected Betty Lou Louthan presi-
dent; Betty RICHTER, vice president,
Donaline Baker, secretary; Joanne
Ricketts,, treasurer; Estelle Fighter
recreatlonal hatrman Bett,
Rlghter, project report chairman,
Geraldine Britton, song leader.
Weaver Joins ASTP.
Pvt. Preston R. Weaver, son O,
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Weaver O,
Rockville, who recently completed
his basic training at Camp NORTH
Hood, Tex, has entered the Uni.
versity of Florida for course in
engineering in the Army's special
training program.
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to ask the General Assembly 70 lib
eralize the 6tats,s voting laws -
much - possible with this end In
view.
The General Assembly, With the
unusually large number Of is new
members In the Senate and with .
turnover Of some IS per cent In the
House, will have numerous ONCE
and chai1nanship vacancies to NIL.
Included is the ONCE Of President
pro tempore In the Senate, left
vacant by the death OF Senator
Henry r. Wickham Of Hanover
County.
The Legislature will have an Inn
portant State post to I'LL in naming
\ successor to Judge William Meade
Fletcher Of the State Corporation
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CoIors RepeI Sharks

Colors that repel sharks have been
discovered and listed for use by
United Nations governments by the
Scientific Liaison Bureau in Aus
tralia. Sensitivity of sharks to cer-
tain colors Is expected to prove Of
aid In preparing lifeboats, rats and
preservers.
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Dec. 13-tRACot-
ton textile traders were interest
ed mostly today in the possibili-
ty of increased priority orders to
support larger military operations,
Higher wage demands by textile
workers also came in for com.
ment and very little material NOV
ed into civilian hands.
The wooden goods market was
quiet with mills concentrating on
existing orders. Despite a strong
replacement demand. mills con-
tinued cautious on new orders be-
cause of manpoWer problems.
Rayons were quiet.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. 13-R-Approxi-
mately 10000 hogs were held over
at the close of today's market,
and prices on heavy weights de-
clined 10 cents in a slow trade.
Fed steers and yearlings were &C
tive at an advance of % cents.
The lamb market generally was
steady after slow start.
Supplies of hogs again exceed
ed slaughtering requirements al
the twelve leading western mar
kets and holdovers in many parts
of the country were reported by
the War Food Administration. Lo,
cally the $4,000 head shipped fo1
sale were supplemented by 15,O0(
taken on direct consignment by
packers. The top of $3.50 was
paid for government supported
weights of 200 to 270 pounds.
The 10000 cattle unloaded a
the Union stockyards were prln
cipally A steers and heifers. The
tae price of $16.85 was paid 1ol
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ARRESTED


Csc. Oscar McAlister was arrested
saturday a,.' ia by the county police in
, so,1; hanover county for the pos
resSloA OF non taxpaid spirits, the
. sS.5 and concealment OF these,
S ;n ',le possession Of material for
,mesal manufacture Of liquor, &C.
sstt,aing to W. A. Wylie, United
0fstes commissioner.
H. Ic ca appeared before Wy
r ro saturday for a hearing and
NJ n1S - oouAd over to the April term
H. So1 FEDERAL court on $500 bond. The
~ WHY was paid and McAlister was
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GRADUATES

-. FIRST 5r Lieut.. Lloyd W. Allen, son
Of, Of Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ. Allen of
wilmington, was graduated recent
" from the Officers Advanced
course course at the Infantry school, Fort
pehhlng, Ga. Lieutenant Allen
' was commissioned August 5, 1912
ana mas since served with the
academic + department of the In.
tantry school.
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COMPLETES TRAINING

Cliff c. Morris, j., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Cliff c. Morris of Will
mlngton, has completed training
as an aviation cadet and was
commissioned second lieutenant
N the Army Air Forces at George
REID, ILL.,, recently. Lieutenant
MOTHS Is home on leave for. eight
days, after which he will leave
for further training.
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COUNTY TO FILE
FRIENDLY SUIT
Status OF Board OF Health
Workers May Be Es-
tablished

R. M. Kermon, attorney repre-
senting employees Of the Consoli-
dated Board of Health, indicated
Monday that he intended to begin
preliminary arrangements to file
friendly suit against the City
of Wilmington Immediately.
Through the suit, attempt viii
be made to determine whether OF
not the Board of Health workers
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BROADCAST SET

LONDON, Dec. 10 -RE KING
George VI will make his usual
Christmas day broadcast this year
to British subjects all over the
world.
The time was not announced
but he has usually broadcast his
annual message to the Empire IN
the afternoon. 1t will be his 1lrst
microphone appearance since last
Christmas.
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BEGINS TRAINING

Roderick W. Coward, son of Mr..
and Mrs. S. H. Coward of 403
Dock street, has begun training
* an aviation cadet in the Army
Air Forces Training Command
school at Yale University, New
Haven, Conn. His training will
prepare him for the duties of a
technical officer in communica-
lions. and upon completion of the
course he will be commissioned a
second lieutenant.
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PAKoLE1 SUBDIVISION Of
Amy Air Forces Eastern Flying
Training Command, Maxwell Field,
As, where he is undergoing his
primary flight training.
Cadet Parsley is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Donald McRae Parsley
Of Masonboro Sound. He gradu-
ated from New Hanover High
school in 1887 and from the Uni
versity Of North Carolina in 1912,
majorlng in economics. He en-
listed in the Air Forces shortly
after his graduation. His college
fraternity is Phi Gamma Delta.
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choice steers and the next high
est price was $16.75, with best
long yearlings bringing $14.60 and
heifer yearlings $1,000. Vealers
were scarce and firm at $1,000
down.
A small number of fed wooded
westerns and native lambs sold
for STATS, the bulk $14.00 to $14.5O.
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are entitled to coverage under the
city's pension system.
The suit has the encouragement
of the City Pension board, which
itself is interested in learning
whether or not the Consolidated
Board of Health employees, under
the present law, are entitled TO
retirement privileges.
1t is expected that the matter
will pass from the decision OF the
Superior court to the State ou-
preme court for consideration.
Attorney General Harry McMul-
Ian ruled that in his opinion,
which is not binding in the courts,
that the employees were employees
Of both city and county and, as
such. were subject to coverage
under retirement funds of both
governments.
-V-
CHARLOTTE SPOT
Ci4ARLOTTE, Dec. Is. --Pl-
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RICHMOND LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 13-R-
USDA)-Livestock:
Hogs-Choice 2OO-270 lb. grain
fed hogs 1885. 1Oo-12o lbs. lilo.
120-14O lbs. 11.35. 140-160 lbs. 11.85.
16O-18O lbs. 1885. 10000 lbs. 1910.
27O-3OO lbs. 1885. 3OO-35O lbs. 1910.
Good sows under $50 lbs. l1.85;
350-5OO lbs. 11.35; over 500 lbs.
1885. Good stays 9.85.
Cattle - Good to choice heavy
slaughter steers 13.00-14.50, bulk
medium to good 11.50-13.00; COM
mon downward to $1,000. Cutters
6.50-8.00, Gamers 5.00-6.50. Med
ium and good heavy sausage bulls
100000, lightweights down to
$50. Good and choice vealers 1850.
Heavy slaughter calves S.50-11.00.
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NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 13-R-
Turpentine 74-74 IA cents gal
ion: offerings 265 $50 gal. bbls.) ;
sales 1920 gallons: receipts, 123
barrels: shipments, 1923 barrels;
stocks, 1923 barrels.
Rosin, GOO Id. drums), offerings
295; sales 295; receipts 119; ship
ments 1874; stocks 47,061.
Quote: B, 3.31; D, $40; E, 1888;
F, 4.o2; G, 4.O5; H, 4.06; I, 400;
K, 4.23: M, 425: N, 4.40; VIC
6.25; WV, $50; x, $50.
saturdays receipts and ship
ments included.)
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IN RAINBOW DIVISION

PVT. Jesse r. Hobbs, son Of 10
seph D. Hobbs of RID. l, viii
rjngton, a member Of the world
famed And (Rainbow) Infantry
division, has been promoted tc
tbe grade of private first class,
In civilian life, he was a ship
filter at the North Carolina Ship
building company.
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ADVANCES

Arthur Johnson Coffey, Of 313
r5estnut street, has been advanc-
ID from second lieutenant to the
rsnk of first lieutenant.
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PFC. Atwood
J: Mobley. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs.
D. S. Mobley OF
RID. 2, Rose
Hill, has been
serving in the
United States
Army for al
most one year.
He received his
basic training
at Fort Bragg
and 1afer u,,r
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AN1oll "a.
Diet Walter Lin
t o Parsley,
United States
A + m y A i r
Forces, is sta
toned at LODI
wick School of
A e r o n autics,
Lakeland, Fla,
Goth U S A A F
Training De-
tachnent under
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transferred to Camp Chaffee, Ark
His wife and child make thei,
tore in Charlotte, where he for.
r,erlv lived.
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Omen High Low Last
N. c. HOGS

RALEIGH, Dec. 13-tR-(NCDA)
Hog markets steady with tops
of 1885 at Richmond and 1885 at
Rocky Mount.
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Opon Hioh T.o,., C1ose
N G. POULTRY

RALEIGH, Dec. 13-R-NCDA)
Egg and poultry markets steady
to firm.
Raleigh-U. S. grade A large
(clean white) 81; hens, all weights,
% to %.
Washington - U. S. grade A
large So; broilers and fryers % IL
to 30.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 10. -(P)-
Cotton futures were irregular here
today. Closing prices were steady
20 cents bale higher to IS cents
lower
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Dec. Is. - up -
HEAVY movement of cotton into the
government loan today caused cot
ton to fluctuate in a wide range
ana close 5 to Is cents a bale
higher.
Spot cotton prices are expected
to tighten when the mills resume
buying in the primary markets as
a result of the loan movement,
while demands of the textile work
ers for increased wages is expect
ed to increase pressure for higher
cotton textile ceilings, traders be-
lieye,
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BUTTER AND EGGS
CHICAGO, &c. - -R- Butter
receipts 273,532.
Eggs. receipts 81 ,202.,
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UNDERGOING TRAINING

Aviation Ca
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-10-11
OpQmini glede raci-
joniranja

Procesirana hrana: Modre
znamke U V in w so Sc veljav-
ne do 20. oktobra. Znamke x,
Y in z so dobre do 20. novem-
bra.
Meso, surovo maslo, mascobe,
konservirane ribe i'm konservi-
rano mleko: Rjavi znamki c in
D sta dobri sedaj; 10. oktobra
stopi v veljavo znamka E, II.
oktobra znamka F. Use ONE
njene znamke zgubijo veljavo
80. oktobra.
SladkOr: Znamka Il v racij-
ski knjizici st. 1 je dobra "a
pet funtov do 1. novembra.
Znamka Is in 16 sta dobri "a
pet funtov sladkorja vsaka "a
konserviranje do 81. oktobra.
Ako zelite dobiti vec sladkorja
"a konserviranje, morate vlozi-
tt prosnjo pri svojem racij-
skem odboru, XII YAM dovoli do
Is funtov sladkorja "a osebo v
ia namen.
Cevlji: Znamka Is v knjizici
st. l je dobra "a par cevljev do
nadaljnega naznanila. Znamka
st. 1 Is sliko aeroplana) v
knjizici st. 3 stopi v veljavo "a
par cevljev 1. novembra.
Gasolin: Znamka A-8 "a tri
galone skozi do 21. novembra
in znamki B in C. sta dobri "a
diva galona vsaka, dokler nista
porabljeni.
AvtOmobilska kolesa: Inspek-
CHA koles "a lastnike A kart do
81. marca 1914; "a lastnike B
kart do 81. oktobra; "a last
nike G. kart do 80. novembra.
Trgovski avtomobili, vsakih 6
mesecev ali 5000 mill, karkoli
je prvo.
Kurivno Ole: Kupan st. 1 "a
novo sezono je veljaven sedaj
"a 10 galonov do 3. januarja;.
Peel: Certifikati "a nakup
peel "a gretje ali kuho, bodisi
ma premog, drva, plin ali ollie,
Sc mora sedaj dobiti cd lokalnih
racijskih odborov.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-10-11
grobnica je bila prazna. Kaj Sc
:ie zgodilo zemskimi ostanki
sv. Cirila, Sc zdaj nj znano.
Sirjenje sabotaze
v ROmuniji

Cd konca septembra Sc je "a
celia v Rumuniji siriti sabotaza
- tako poroeajo vesti, XII pri-
ha!jajo v Svico. Med drugim je
bila unicena tovarna "a usnje,
neka kemicna tovarna, orozar-
ma in vec veejih industrijskih
podjetij, pri cemur je bilo ubi-
tin mnogo ljudi.
Rumunska vlada je zatega-
deli postavila VISA industrijska
podjetja pod vojasko kontrolo.
Vsi nastavljenci stole pod maj
strozjim nadzorstvom in mno-
60 med mimi jih je bio areti-
ranih.
VISA vojaska posestva pa so
bila evakuirana IL takih krajev,
XII so gosto naseljeni, ter odne-
sena neznano kan.