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Jan. 2-Japanese occupy Manila
and Cavite naval base.
Jan. 11-Celebes invaded.
Jan. 15-Japanese advance into
Burma.
Jan. 23-Enemy lands on New
Britain.
Jan. 23-24-United States Destroy
ers attack Japanese forces in
Kakassar Strait.
Jan. 29-Yanks land on Fiji Is
lands.
Feb. limited States carriers and
cruisers attack enemy bases in
Marshall and Gilbert Islands.
Feb. 15-Singapore surrenders.
Feb. 24-United task force bonn
bards Wake.
Feb. 27-Mar. 1-Allies lose 13
vessels in Battle Of the Java Sea.
Mar. 4-United States Navy raids
Marcus Island.
Mar. 5-Japanese take Batavia.
Mar. 10-Rangoon, Burmas cap
ital, falls; Japanese conquer Java.
United States carriers attack enemy
bases at Salamaua and Lac, New
Guinea.
Mar. 12-Yanks land in New Gale
donia.
Mar. 13-Japanese invade Solo,
mon Islands.
Mar. 17-Gen. Douglas Macarthur
arrives in Australia, leaving Philip
pine command to 1t. Gen. Jonathan
Wainwright.
Mar. 31-Enemy opens all-out
assault on Bataan.
Apr. 9-Fighting ends on Bataan.
Apr. 18.-Doolittle's "Shangri-La"
bombers raid Tokyo, Yokohama and
Nagoya.
Apr. 28-Japanese claim occu-
patton of all important bases along
northern shores of Dutch New
Guinea.
Apr. 30-Lashio, Burma Road key,
falls.
May 4-U. S. carrier planes hit
enemy ships in newly occupied
Solomons.
May 5-British land In NADIA
gascar.
May 6-Corregidor falls; Philip
pine campaign ends.
May 4-8-Carrier Lexington lost,
Yorktown disabled, as U. S. sinks
or damages eight big japanese ships
in Battle Of the Coral Sea.
May 13-Japanese occupy Burma
June 3-Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Is
air-raided. Landings in Aleutians
(Attu, Agattu and Kiska) follow.
June 3-6-U. S. Navy routs enemy
force in Battle of Midway, sinking
four carriers, two heavy cruisers,
three destroyers and one transport
and damaging eight ships.
July 4-The Flying Tigers" VOL
unteer U. S. airmen in China, Join
U. s. Air Forces.
July 22-Japanese land at Buna
and Coma, New Guinea.
Aug. 7.-U. S. Marines land on
Guadalcanal and Tulagi in first
major Allied offensive.
Aug. 8-Enemy overcome at Tulagi.
Aug. 9-Battle of Savo Island ends
with one Australian and three U. S.
heavy cruisers lost after japanese
night attack.
Aug. 17-18-U. S. raids Maxim.
Aug. 23-25-U. S. forces OF Solo,
mons repel enemy reconnaissance
feet.
Aug. 26.-Japanese land at Milne
Bay, New Guinea.
Aug. 30-Adak occupied by U. S.
Sept. 15-U. S. S. Wasp sunk in
Solomons area.
Sept. 25-Japanese turned back
from Port Moresby.
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Jan. 3-tCarrier planes strike at
Formosa and Okinawa.
Jan. 5-Marinduque Island falls
to Yanks. British and Indian troops
land on Akyab Island, Burma.
Jan. 9-Yanks land in Lingayen
Gulf area of Luzon.
Jan. 10-United States Army COM
pletes Ledo road to Myitkyina.
Jan. 12-Third Fleet aircraft
blast Indo-China.
Jan. 21-Yanks take Tarlac, So
miles from Manila.
Jan. 23-Ledo- Burma road opened.
Jan. 29-United States landings
made at Subic Bay.
Jan. 31-Japanese complete seiz-
ure of Hankow-Canton railway.
Feb. 5-Yanks enter Manila.
Feb. 7-Namyung and Kanhsien,
former AAF bases, lost by Chinese.
Feb. 16-Americans take Bataan.
Feb. 16-United States paratroop-
ers land on Corregidor.
Feb. 16-17-Pacif1c Fleet planes
attack Tokyo in waves, warships
lombard Two Jima.
Feb. 19-Marines land on Two
Jima against fanatical opposition.
Fleet pounds Kurile Islands.
Feb. 22-Third Marine Division
reinforces 4th and 5th on Two.
Feb. 23-Marines reach summit
Of Mount Suribachi at southern tip
OF Two Jima.
Feb. 25-Japanese resistance at
Manila ends.
Feb. 28-Yanks land on Palawan.
Mar. 8Lashfo falls; Burma road
cleared to Running.
Mar. 9-Indian troops enter Man
dalay.
Mar. 1o-MacArthur lands on
Mindanao.
Mar. 1.-Two Jima captured.
Mar. 18-MacArthur moves onto
Panay.
Mar. 19-20-Carrier planes smash
Is Japanese warships and destroy
475 planes on Kyashu.
Mar. 20-British capture Manda-
lay.
Mar. 22-Resistance ends on
Panay.
Mar. N-Japanese advance In
China forces 18th AAF to evacuate
bases ct Laochokow. Americans oc-
cupy Kerama Islands.
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Tax Relief Ranks Hioh
In Work Of Congress
Recovering Sept. 5
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Relief from unprecedented,
war-imposed tax burdens ranked
high on its legislative agenda
today as Congress was summon
ed from summer recess.
Leaders notified the lawmakers
to reconvene September S, instead
of October 8 as had been tentatively
set.
Senate Majority Leader Barkley,
announcing this action, added tax
revision to five major issues in
volved in the sudden change from
war to peace. simultaneously,
Chairman Doughton of the House
Ways and Means Committe said
after White House call the recon-
vening Congress would tackle a new
general revenue law.
Five Other Subjects.
The five other subjects that led
to the early recall were listed by
Senator Barkley as follows:
l. Broadening of unemployment
benefits. An administration-sp
sored bill proposes jobless compen-
sation up to $25 week for 26 weeks,
with some 100000 Federal work.
ers not now covered to be blanketed
under the program. The Government
would pay the additional costs by
adding to State funds.
2. The full employment BILL"
designed to link management, labor
and Government into an effort to
provide as many as 60.000,0 900 jobs.
3. Legislation to terminate war
agencies no longer needed to keep
alive those that might help the
reconversion program.
4. Revamping Of surplus property
disposal machinery which must han
die billions of dollars worth of goods
purchased by the Government for
war purposes. President Truman
has proposed single administrator
to replace the present three-man
board.
Government Reorganization.
S. Reorganization of the Govern
ment setup, merging several agen-
cies within regular departments and
setting up others independently
This was one of Mr.. Truman's prin-
cipal proposals soon after he took
Office.
Mr.. Doughton sent out word for
the Ways and Means Committee to
meet August u, to begin considera-
ton of the jobless aid bill. When
that task is out of the way, Mr..
Doughton said, the committee will
turn to writing new tax act.
Il am anxious as anybody to re-
duce taxes" the ways and means
chairman told reporters. But, he
added, I'VE must keep in mind the
necessities of the Treasury"
Senator Barkley said he expected
both individual and corporation in
come tax burdens to be reduced.
1t is not expected, however, that
any reduction will be effective un-
til next year.
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lime Table of Pacific War From Attack Pearl obor CLOSING Days

June +Yanks land on Oruku
Peninsula, Okinawa. s<l
June 10-Australians land at Bru-
nei Bay, Borneo.
June 18-Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar
Buckner, jr., United States 10th
Army commander, killed on Oki-
naWa. - 4
June 81 - Organized resistance
ends on Okinawa.
June 24-Australians recapture
Miri oil fields in West Borneo.
June 26-Yanks seize Kume Island
just west of Okinawa.
June 28-All Luzon liberated.
June 30-Chinese retake Liuchow,
KWangsi airbase city.
July 5-Entire Philippines liber.
ated.
July 10-United States Sd Fleet
sends 1000 carrier bombs against
Tokyo, destroying 152 enemy planes.
July l1-Balikpapan Bay won.
July 14-15-United States Fleet
begins bombardment of Japan's
home islands with shelling of North
ern Honshu and Hokkaido.
July 17-British fleet joins in hurl-
ing carrier planes against Japan.
July 18-United States and British
ships lombard Hitachi port and
Molina Cape, Tokyo Bay.
July 19-United States and Brit
ish flyers blast hiding Japanese fleet
at Yokosuka base, Tokyo Bay, sink
ing 32,700-ton battleship Nagato.
| July 20-Chinese grab Yiyang,
waterway stronghold in China's rice
bowl"
July 22-First Yanks from Ger
man front reach Philippines.
July 26-Ultimatum from United
States, Britain and China demands
that Japan surrender uncondition-
ally or face utter destruction"
July 29-Japan will ignore Sur
render ultimatum, Premier Suzuki
says.
Aug. 3-Japan completely block
AIDED by B-29s.
Aug. 6.-First atomic bomb
dropped by Super Fortress on Hiro-
shima, Honshu, destroys almost en-
tire city.
Aug. 8-Russia declares war on
Japan, effective August 9.
Aug. 9-War's second atomic bomb
hits Nagasaki on Kyushu, Russian
troops cross Manchurian border.
Aug. 10-Domei, official japanese
news agency, broadcast japanese
Willingness to surrender provided
Emperor Hirohito remained.
Aug. 11-Swiss Legation receives
State Department statement clari-
tying position of Emperor, and note
is relayed to Japan. The White
House advised newsmen to be on
hand Sunday morning.
Aug. ia day of waiting for
Tokyo's answer-broken only by a
false surrender" flash at 9:34 pm.
which set off small celebration.
Aug. 13-Another long day Of
waiting, of repeated announce
ments from the White House of
nothing new"
Aug. 14-Touched off by a flash
at 1:50 am. from the Tokyo radio
that the text of the surrender was
Forthcoming soon," rumors and
counterrumors few fast throughout
the day. Transmitted to the State
Department by the American Lega-
tion in Bern. the official surrender
text finally was carried to the White
House by Secretary Byrnes and at
7 pm. President Truman announced
the war was at an end.
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the press statements that he
planned to make many changes in
personnel of the agency. Some peo-
pie, he remarked, seem to know
more about his mind than he does.
He added that he expected to fol-
low the policy he had in Europe
If any one proved he couldn't do
a particular job, naturally he would
have to be replaced.
Meanwhile, he indicated, there
will be no wholesale housecleaning
Gen. Bradley made it clear the
main object of the Veterans Ad-
ministration, as he saw it, was to
help returning veterans, where they
needed help, to get back to gainful
employment and to buy homes and
otherwise return to a normal life in
their communities as soon as DOS
sible.
Veterans Better PREPARED.
Most of them" he insisted, ARE
better prepared to take their places
than when they went away. Many
have been trained in leadership and
in special skills."
The problems of returning vet
erans, he emphasized, are not for
the Veterans Administration alone
to tackle, but are of concern to
130 900 900 Americans.
Local communities" he added,
can do lot"
He realized that the end of the
Pacific war would speed up the re-
turn OF men from the armed forces
and add to the difficulties of ad-
ministering the laws and benefits
intrusted to the Veterans Admin
istration.
The general turned to the press.
Don't expect volcanic changes in
a few hours" he said.
The most he could promise, he
added, was to make changes when
he was sure they were needed.
Meanwhile, he said, the administra-
ton would welcome constructive
criticism.
Wants More Personnel.
Gen. Bradley said he hoped to get
additional personnel from the Army
and Navy and from civil life in the
form of doctors and nurses and
other classes of employees.
The new administrator paid trib-
ute to Gen. Hines as an official who
had worked faithfully and ener-
getically for % years to help the
veterans.
Gen. Hines is expected to devote
his full time for the present to the
dictatorship of rehabilitation and
Unemployment, which he is retain
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Bradley
Continued From First Page }

ter-the largest field command in
American annals-succeeded Brig
Gen. Frank T. Hines, veterans ad-
ministrator for % years. The four
star officer announced no drastic
plans for reorganization of tht
Veterans Administration or fol
other changes in the vast new COM
mand he is assuming, which will
mean directing Government guild
ance over some 100000 veterans
of this and former wars. Give hin
time to find out what it's all about
he indicated.
Temporarily, Gen. Bradley an
nounced, he is bringing into the ad-
ministration in advisory capacities
two top medical officers of the wal
In Europe, Maj. Gen. Paul r. Haw-
ley, who was chief surgeon of the
European theater, and Brig. Gen
Elliott c. Cutler, chief consultant in
the surgery section, headquarters,
Services of Supply. AS administra-
tive adviser the new veterans chief
has Brig. Gen. Henry B. Lewis, who
was Gen. Bradley's deputy chief OF
staff in Europe and is widely known
In Washington as director of mill
tary personnel in the Adjutant
Generals Office earlier in the war.
These appointments, Gen. Bradley
emphasized, are temporary and the
officers assigned are not replacing
any officials Of the agency.
Silent on Hospitals.
Asked about the criticism Of vet
erans' hospitals and the congress
sional investigation which has been
under way for several months, Gen
Bradley replied he would rather not
comment on that situation at pres
ent. Nor was he ready to discuss
a pending bill setting up a bureau
of medicine in the Veterans Ad-
ministration with sweeping author
ity-legislation reported to have
support Of the congressional leader
ship.
Gen, Bradley said he had read in
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1874

Dec. Japanese attack Pearl
Harbor. On the same day Dec. 8,
east longitude time) they hit Wake,
Guam, Philippines, Malaga and
Hong Kong and invade Thialand.
Dec. 8-United States and Great
Britain declare war on Japan. jap
anese attack Midway, take Thailand,
move into Malaga.
Dec. 9-Japanese occupy north
ern Gilbert Islands.
Dec. 10-Enemy lands in Philip
pines, sinks British battleship Prince
of Wales and battle cruiser Repulse
of Malaga.
Dec. 12-Guam occapied.
Dec. 22-First American troops
arrive in Australia.
Dec. 24-Wake falls.
Dec. 25-Hong Kong falls.
Dec. 27-Manila bombed.
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Honor Medal Awarded Former
Who Lost Leg Hating Nuzi Push

Division was defending approaches
to the town.
When the Germans launched
their counterattack, Sergt. Neppel
waited until they were within 100
yards of his machine gun. Then
he raked the tnfantrymen, killing
several and forcing others behind
the tank. The tank pressed on and
at point-blank range fred a shell
into Sergt. Neppel's emplacement,
wounding every man.
Sergt. Neppel was blown 10 yards
from his gun. His right leg waS
several, and he suffered other
wounds.
But he dragged himself back to
the gun and, resting on his elbows,
killed the remainder Of the German
infantrymen. The tank retreated.
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Py the Associated Press.


Sergt. Ralph G. Neppel, one time
Iowa farmer, won the Congressional
Medal of Honor for moving down
20 German infantrymen counter
attacking with the help I tank.
A shell from the tank blew of
Sergt. Neppel's left leg, but he kept
on firing until the last German SOL
dier was dead the tank had re-
treated.
The War Department, announcing
the award today said Sergt. Neppel
now Is patient in McCloskey Gen.
eral Hospital, Temple, Tex. He is
q resident Of Glidden, Iowa.
The action took place December
IA near the American-held German
village OF Birgel where Sergt. Nep-
pels squad. pert Of the SD (ohio)
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JAN. FAuleS lake buna MISSION
Jan. 6-First u. S. daylight raic
on Rabaul, New Britain, costs Jap.
aneSe nine ships.
Jan. 12-U. S. Forces occupy Am
chitka Island. Aleutians.
Jan. 24-Organized Japanese re.
sistance over at Sanananda, New
Guinea.
Jan. 3o-Japanese sink U. S. S
Chicago.
Feb. 81. S. forces completely
occupy Guadalcanal. Enemy loses
$4,000 men.
Feb. 20-U. s. Navy shells Attu.
Mar. 2-6-Battle of Bismarck Sea
fought by MacArthur's bombers, cost
japanese three cruisers, seven de-
stroyers, II transports and $4,000
troops.
Mar. 15-Yanks bomb Kiska six
times in day.
Mar. 23-Allies completely occupy
Mombare River area in New Guinea
Mar. 26-Navy drives japanese
convoy Of four cruisers, four de-
stroyers and two cargo ships from
Aleutians.
Apr. 1-Chinese drive Nipponese
from Yunan into Burma.
Apr. 30-Kiska bomber 145th time
In a month.
May +U. S. announces occupa
ton of Russell Islands in February
May 11-Yanks land on Attu.
May 20-Japanese open large.
scale offensive along Hupeh-Honar
border in China.
May 29-United States captures
Attu, organized resistance ends.
June l-Chinese rout five enemy
divisions southwest of Ichang.
June 22-Americans move onto
Woodlark, Trobriand Islands, east
of New Guinea.
June 30-Yanks and Aussies lanc
on Rendova and New Georgia in
the Solomons and Nassau Bay, New
Guinea.
July 5-6-United States Flee,
scores heavily in battle of Kula Gulf
July 8-British and Indian troops
enter Maungdaw, Burma, in raid.
July 12-13-Navy sinks Japanese
cruiser, three destroyers in addi-
tional action in Kula Gulf.
July 16-Allies occupy Mubo, New
Guinea.
Aug. 6-Yanks conquer Munda
New Georgia.
Aug. 6-7-Navy sinks cruiser and
two destroyers in Vella Gulf.
Aug. 15-United States and Cana
dian forces invade Kiska to find jap
nese have fled.
Aug. 17-MacArthur occupies vella
Lavella, Central Solomons.
Aug. 27-Japanese quit New
Georgia.
Aug. 30-Americans win Arundel
Island, in Solomons.
Aug. 3l-Navy attacks Marcus
Island.
Sept. 11-Army announces cap
ture of Salamaua.
Sept. 16-MacArthur captures Lac,
New Guinea.
Sept. 29-Marines land at Manu-
mea in Ellice group.
Oct. 2-Finschafen falls to Allies
after Today campaign.
Oct. 5-United States and Aus
tralian forces move into Kolom-
bangara.
Oct. 27-Allies land on Treasury
Islands in Solomons.
Nov. MARINES invade Bougain-
vile.
Nov. 1-2-Japanese cruiser and
four destroyers sunk off Bougain-
vile.
Nov. 2l-Marines and soldiers
land on Maxim and Tarawa.
Nov. 23-United States forces cap
ture Maxim, complete Gilberts con-
quest.
Dec. 9-Chinese recapture Chang
teh In China's "rice bowl"
Dec. 15-Yanks invade Arawe
New Britain.
Dec. 26-Marines land at Cape
Gloucester, New Britain, opposite
Arawe.
Dec. 3o-Airstrips at Cape Glou-
cester captured.
1914
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On the Roll of Honor
Killed
Killed

Comdr. Warner Philip Portz,
whose wife, Mrs. Cecilia White Portz.
lives at 3515 r street NV, has been
killed in the Pacific, the Navy De-
partment announced today. A story
about Comdr. Portz appeared in The
Star on July 81, after next of kin was
notified.
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Gen. Pershing, 3d.
Hears of Surrender,
Can't See Newsmen

The tumult and shouting of
the Japanese surrender pene-
trated to the apartment of Gen.
John j. Pershing at Walter
Reed Hospital.
A spokesman said the 84-
year-old commander of Amer
ican troops in the World War
was mot too well" and that the
General was "too uncomfort-
able" to see reporters.
'He received the news last
night" the spokesman said,
"and he spoke quietly about it
for q few minutes"
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ing at the request of President Tru-

ing at the request OF President 1ru-
man.
Gen. Bradley was sworn in by
Justice Harold M. Stephens of the
United States Court of Appeals.
Later he and Gen. Hines called at
the White House and conferred
briefly with the President.
It was, Gen. Bradley explained, a
courtesy call, 'like changing officers
of the day."
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o44

Jan. 2-Allies land at saidor. New
Guinea,
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Gen. Bradley said he had read in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-15

ABRAHAM l.. MASON

Abraham L. Mason was born near
Cass, w. Va, March 10, 1856, and
died January IS. 1915, at the home
of his only daughter, Mrs. Harry
Romigh, Of Freedom, Pa. He was aged
rs years.
He was the son Of the late Joshua
and Hester NcCgoby Mason and spent
most of his life in West Virginia. He
lived for a number Of years with his
sister. Miss Mollie Mason, near Hope
mont, before going to Pennsylvania.
Surviving are his daughter, Mrs Ro-
Nigh. four grandchildren, one great
grandson; also one brother, John Ma
son, Of Arthurdale, ". Va. His wife
died over thirty-five years ago.
Funeral services were conducted
from the home Of his daughter-in-
law. Mrs. Charles Mason, in Roches-
ter, Pa, on January 10, with Rev.
Fuss, pastor Of the Evangelical
church. officiating. Interment was in
Boggs cemetery at Rochester,.
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Soldier Given Motor
Vehicle Drivers Badge

WITH U. S. ARMY FORCES IN
NEW CALEDONIA-TI5 Walter f..
Campbell, whose wife, Mrs. Ruth Mar
tin Campbell, and parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Campbell, live in Mt
Lake Park, has been awarded the
Motor Vehicle Drivers Badge while
serving with a Heavy Automotive
Maintenance unit at this South Paci-
fic base.
This award was made after he had
completed several tests of his prof.
cheney as driver and had shown his
skill by driving a heavy wreckcr with
out an accident for over three months.
Before entering the army at Fort
George G.. Meade, in April, 1913, he
was a rout salesman for the Coca
Cola Bottling Works, Oakland. In Sep
TENDER, 1913, after completing his
basic army training at the Quarter
master Replacement Training Center,
Camp Lee, Virginia, he left the United
States for overseas duty in New Gale
donia. On his arrival at tina sub-tropi-
cal base he was assigned the job Of
driving a heavy truck with special
equipment for retrieving disabled We
hicles. As a member Of the army Ord
nance Department he is helping to
keep United States military vehicles
rolling on the road to Toxic.
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Ration Reminders

SUGAR-Stamp No. 81, in Ration
Book four, good for five pounds, thru
February q. Stamp IS good from
February through June ,.
ROCESSE FOODS - Blue
lamps KS through rs and A-2 thru
- in War Ration book 4, each good
for ten points. Stamps through b.
valid through March 81 CO through
CO valid through April %. H-2 thru
M which became valid Thursday,
February !. good through June ,.
MEATS, FATS, Etc.-Red stamps
Q-5 thru D-2 in Ration Book /. each
good for ten points. Stamps % thru
So valid thru March 81. T-5 thru
KS valid thru April %. vs. thru d..
which became valid on January %.
good thru June 2.
Consumers will get 2 meats-fats
points and A cents for each pound of
waste kitchen fats and greases taken
o meat markets.
SHOES-Airplan stamps l, and
in book each valid for one pair
antilles may pool coupons of all
members living in the same household.
GASOLINE Ala coupons good
or four gallons each through March
21.
Motorists must write State regis
tration and license number on the
face of all coupons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-15

last Thursday morning. The loss was
heavy, as all the equipment was de
stroyed.
The Grantsville firemen were called
early last Friday morning to the
Green House owned and operated by
Norman and Irwin Miller, three miles
north of Grantsville. The engine house
was destroyed.
Mrs. Irvan Brunk and Miss Norma
Smoker, of Scottdale, Pa, were guests
Saturday and Sunday OF Nh. and Mrs.
Nevin Miller.
Mrs. Cecil Edwards returned from
Fredericksburg, Va, after spending
several days with her husband, 40
NJ. Sic Cecil Edwards.
Mrs. Hobart Speicher and sons and
Mrs. D. W. Hershberger and sons,
Dannie and Donnie, spent the week
end in Baltimore with relatives.
Mrs Luther Huff and daughter, Of
Cumberland, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Ira l.. Huff.