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Laurel outlook., 1945-04-04
POSTWAR BUDGET

In connection with the bill now in congress to raise the
national debt limit from the present ceiling OF 26O billions 10
200 billions, it is taken for granted In financial circles OF
Washington and New York that later the ceiling OF 3OO BILL
lions will be boosted to $50 billions. And there is no assurance
that it will stop at that point.
These calculations are based on the estimate that until the
Nazis are licked, spending will continue at the rate OF 10 bill
lions q wear that one year after victory in Europe the federal
government will be spending rs billions annually, and that TWO
wears after victory in Europe thte rate of expenditures Will be
at least so billions annually. This will be followed by spend
ing at the rate of approximately 80 billions annually Tor at
least a year, followed by a reduction to the anticipated post
war normal" of 25 to 80 billions.
In view of the fact that peak revenue is little more than Az
billions annually, it is apparent that the debt will continue
to mount for the next four or five years at least. AS war
expenditures decline, there will be less revenue to meet the
budget, too.
According to some analysts, current plans offer no lnol-
cation that America will operate on a budget as low as 80 BILL
lions per year. They predict federal expenditures of 80 bill
lions a year, divided as follows: For military purposes, lO9
billions: for veterans benefits, eight billions; for servicing the
debt. seven billions; for pump printing and social security, lo
billions: for regular" functions of the government, SIX bill
lions and for miscellaneous items, eight or nine biLlons.-ln-
dependent-Record.
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New Rocket Protector
In Use on Western Front

LONDON. - A new type ground
rocket protector described as lone
of the wars most devastating weap-
ons'' now is being used in barrage
work as medium artillery by Brit
ish and Canadian troops on the west
ern front, it was disclosed recently.
The barrage is laid down by
groups of the rocket projectors -
each group consisting of II guns
with 80 barrels each. These 1884 bar
rels give a concentrated fire power
comparable with that of more than
$50 5.5-inch guns of the orthodox
type.
Although considerably smaller,
each missile fired by the rocket
projectors is described as COM
parable with the 100-pound shell fired
by the 5.5-inch guns.
"This is because a rocket shell,
the momentum of which increases
relatively gradually on its dis
charge, can be constructed with
much thinner walls, thus insuring
a specially effective BURST" a war
office bulletin said.
Laurel outlook., 1945-04-04
u. S. Bdres Black
Market in Babies
Maud MorIock Tells of Boom
In Illicit Traffic..

WASHINGTON. - Existence of a
flourishing black market in babies,
with some "baby brokers' selling
illegitimate infants to eager foster
parents for as much as $4,000, was
disclosed by Maud Morlock, con-
sultant on social services to the chill
dren's bureau, says the United
Press.
She ascribed the booming illicit
traffic in infants to a combination
of factors, including a sharp rise
in illegitimacy, lack of adequate
laws to deal with INSCRIPTIONS baby
brokers and the fact that the supply
of babies available for adoption is
insufficient to meet demands OF
would-be foster parents.
Rate of illegitimacy has more
than doubled in the last two years.
she said, estimating that l in ev-
cry II births today is illegitimate
compared with only 4 in every
100 in 1912. Most of the unwed moth
ers are between 10 and "a. Many
are younger. She attributed the In
crease to war stresses.
Miss Morlock said that less than
half the states have laws to prose
cute INSCRIPTIONS baby brokers
operating as commercial adoption
agencies and that the traffic in in
fants cannot be stopped until the
REIMBURSEMENT of babies by moth
ers is made a matter of court rec
ord, treated confidentially.
1t is a common practice
throughout the country for unwed
mothers to sign away the rights to
their babies on a slip of paper,
often before the birth or while still
in the hospital, she said.
In states where baby brokers have
not been outlawed, she said, opera
tors approach %expectant mothers,
offering to pay expenses in return
for the babies, who are sold at a
lucrative profit.
Miss Morlock estimated that less
than half the babies adopted are
placed by professional children's
agencies and that most arc handled
by brokers for a profit.
Laurel outlook., 1945-04-04

Sgt. Howard Pewitt, arrived on
furlough to visit his mother, Mrs.
Ida Pewitt, and other relatives will
leave Friday for the air field at
Kearns, Utah. He is being trans
ferred from Pecos, Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Decker enter
tanned at a party for II guests
honoring their daughter Harriet's
birthday. They took the guests for
a hayride to Riverside park where
they played games and served a
lunch.
Members of the altar society
held a social evening Wednesday at
the parish hall and announced that
it was the final event of the sea
son. The group plans to resume
entertaining next fall. Refresh
ments were served by a committee.
Mrs. Harold VanNice has return
ed from Chehalis, Wash, where
Mr.. VanNice is employed. While
there she was a guest of Mr.. Van
Nice's sister, Mrs. Claude Rave
naugh and family.
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this Identification. For dating, en-
broider your initials in shiny col
ored sequins. You'll be. a dazzle
doll!
Down With Your Sleeves-Only an
ickie and a cold cut pushes up her
sweater sleeves anymore. You wear
them down and sometimes you hold
them in place with wide cuff brace
lets.
Genteel Jewelry-Where are the
powder puff faces and the maca-
roni necklaces of yesteryear? Re-
member how you used to clutter up
YOUR sweaters with stuff and non
sense? Now you e a set of small
silver animal pins or just some serv-
ice insignia pins (f you're lucky;
armfuls of silver bracelets and a
short strand of pearls. The n pop
ular exception to the wave of con-
servation is a fur lapel pin, such as
that posy-smelling skunk, a jewel
eyed horse or a foppy-eared dog with
roly-poly eyes.
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Yankee Plays Mother to
Baby in Womb Debris

A U. S. EIGHTH AIR FORCE
STATION, ENGLAND. - Fifteen
American airmen divided into
squads and went from house to
house searching for injured and Civ.
ing first aid in an English town re-
Gently when a V-bomb landed.
Lieut.. Ashley l.. Hamory, Peek
skill, N. Y, found a baby covered
with plaster. He bathed it, made
a boric solution, and washed its
eyes. The infant first cried Justify
and then went to sleep.
Corp. Leslie H. Maxwell Jr., Fort
Lauderdale, Fla, was chased out OF
one house by a woman welding a
broom, but the other Americans met
unfailing calmness and courtesy.
Sgt. Frank j. Cormacci, former
Omaha, Neb., golf professional, said
he received similar answers at each
door, mo, thank you," or "Im nos
hurt very badly; there must be 9th
ers who need attention"
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"GAY CADETS"
By NANCY PEPPER
LOOK IN
YOUR
Newspapers-wNU Features

Which side is winning in the siege
of the sweaters? Will the Sloppy
Joes stay in or will the fitted party
take over? They're voting on it
ia high schools, just as they went to
the polls for Frank or Bling last year
and they're getting nowhere in a
hurry, just as they did in the battle
of the b~aritones. We're sticking our
neck out, but we predict a landslide
for the fitted party this spring. Here
are some of the teen tricks that will
make you look sweeter in your
sweaters, whether they're stream
lined or teenlined.
Three-Letter Gals-No, you don't
have 10 win them-You lust embrOid-
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Laurel Happenings

Mr.. and Mrs. O. R. Burdett and
D. j. Fellows attended a banquet
Thursday evening in Billings that
was in honor of j. H. Drummer of
Brooklyn, N. Y, national president
of the v. F. W. Auxiliary.
A son was born Friday morning
at st. Vincent hospital in Billings
to Pvt. and Mrs. Eugene Griffin.
The baby has been named Michael
Eugene. Private Griffin is station
ed at Oakland, Calf.
A drive for clothing for the needy
of Norway has been announced. The
clothing should be cleaned, repaired
and taken to the basement of Our
Savior's Lutheran church Friday
afternoon.
Capt. Helen H. Gilmore of Modes
to, Calf, arrived here Wednesday
morning and will visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Heebner, for three
weeks. Her husband, Lieut.. James
ID. Gilmore, is expected to arrive
Friday from Seattle. Captain Ell
more is the former Helen Heebner.
AS a nurse she enlisted in the army
four years ago.
LaMerne Mcintyre of Laurel was
a member of the State University
women's chorus and mixed ensemble,
which presented a special Easter
program last week on the universe
ty campus at Missoula. The chorus,
] 1iranfaA hy prnf T0hn octar &c
heard on weekly radio programs
which are broadcast over five radio
stations throughout the state. Miss
Mcintyre is a freshman student
majoring in music.
Pvt. Dorothy Bourne, WAC, Of
Washington, D. c., arrived Wednes-
day morning and is visiting her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bourne.
PFC. G. C. Sigsworth of Camp
Beale, Calf, arrived this week to
visit friends and relatives.
Members of Chapter B, P. E. @.
entertained at a 7 o'clock dinner
Monday night at the home of DR..
and Mrs. I. N. Smith for the hus-
bands of the members. Following
dinner bridge was played with hon
ors going to Mrs. B. B. Hageman
and Mrs. F. w. Graft for the ladies
and for the men to DR.. Smith and
F. w. Graft.
Five birthdays were celebrated
when Boy Scouts of Den 2 held a
party Thursday at the home of
Mrs. o. N. Vadnais. The hours
were in the afternoon following
school. Games were played and
dessert served. Honor guests were
Bobby Dantic, Pat Eyer, Jimmy
Gass, Danny Hafer and Clayton
Sheets. Others present were Den
Chiefs Don Bradford and Keith Will
lis, Jimmy Graft, Harold Sherrow,
Bobby St~ickelberger, Harold Mooney,
the mothers of the boys and their
school teachers.
Miss Doris Edwards is spending
the week in Rapelje a guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Ed
wards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Barr were
hosts Saturday evening to their
bridge club and guests, Nh. and
Mrs. Neil Baker. The high score
award for the women went to Mrs.
Baker and that for the men to C.
A. Duncan.
Mrs. Ralph Lumsdon and sons,
Ronnie and Allen were dinner guests
Sunday of Mrs. Mike Wiser and
family.
Mrs. Eva Richardson was hostess
at a family dinner Easter for Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Richardson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Sheets and daughter
and son, Eileen and Clayton, Nor
Freund and son Danny.
Laurel outlook., 1945-04-04
Alaskan Frontiers

According to popular belief, the
gold of Alaska have for
the most part been exhausted. But
a great many scientists believe that
rich deposits of copper and other
minerals remain to be discovered in
the Alaskan interior. Recently a
Harvard explorer reported discov-
cry of a cost world" of minerals,
probably including gold, under 1000
feet of ice.
Laurel outlook., 1945-04-04
New Bomber Is
Speediest Yet
Army Experts Say Medium
Invader Proves Boon to
The West Front.

FLORENCE, N. c. - How the
Invader, fastest medium bomber
in the world, is getting through
the best antiaircraft the Germans
can achieve, with devastating re-
suits on troops, communications, and
supplies, was demonstrated in this
training area recently. Details have
just been released by the army.
Thirty-six of the new planes
showed, before a group of news
paper men, speeds of better than
300 miles an hour in their brief
bomb run and far higher speeds in
the evasive action which followed.
They demonstrated, also, bursts of
forward fire power from cannon and
machine guns that would have kept
any enemy under cover during the
brief moment when the attackers
we're within range. And they showed
aerobatic capacity that left P-40 pur-
suit planes far behind.
Manned by Fresh Crews.
Meanwhile they were carrying and
dropping bomb loads 700 pounds
heavier than those for which they
were designed.
AS Col. Arthur 1. Ennis, veteran
of the air forces and nov in COM
mand of the training base here, ex-
planned, the planes were manned by
crews freshly put together but in
structed by personnel long in Euro
pear combat and who are showing
the trainees all the tricks up to
the latest moment.
The demonstration was made in
exact stimulation of an actual enemy
attack. Correspondents were
"briefed" with the crews and then
were permitted to ride in a jump
seat beside the pilot as the two for
nations of 18 planes each took off
to ''attack" an enemy beachhead on
the Carolina coast.
The plane, which is an adaptation
of the Douglas A-20, has a high
speed, laminar flow wing and is
powered by two Pratt and Whitney
engines of about 1000 horsepower
each. Hence, once its heavy bomb
load is dropped, it can outpace
most of the worlds pursuit planes.
Avoid Accurate Aim.
1t also was explained that in low
level "skip" bombings and strafng
attacks, the plane is over the target
for such a brief time that ground
defenses have no opportunity for
accurate aim.
The plane is now being supplied in
numbers to the European combat
zones where it is carrying far heav-
Ter loads than the Mustangs and
T~hunderbolts adapted to ground
strafing, and flying far faster than
the Marauders and Mitchells in
the medium bomber class.
Bombers and ~strafers here from
the Pacific insist that it is the ideal
plane for the large number of tar
gets of opportunity presented by
warfare against the Japanese.
This plane was also eagerly
sought by the Russian purchasing
mission in Washington when its de-
sign was announced in military
circles, and though an undisclosed
number has been supplied to the
Soviet air force, no reports have
yet been received as to the part it
may have played in the campaign
on the eastern front.
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TRIXIE TEEN SAYS

Get your face out o. that nouie maya
zine, Chick, and bury il in ome nice, fresh
Newspaper headlines for a change. Holo
are you going TO feel when your T. ID. & III.
comes back from his fighting stint and you
don't knou Saipan from Singapore or
Pearl Harbor from Paris? He'll expect
Won to know something about this tear he's
won for you, so start headline hunting
nop. Keep a scrap book OF newspaper
clippings to remind you OF the big eUents
Leading up to Y day; tollotO our boys on a
map right into Berlin. There's history be-
INK made all around you-and you don't
uant to funk out phen the boys come
home.
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Back Pay of 68 Rescued
Nurses Averages $500

SAN FRANCISCO. -Accumulated
pay checks for the 68 army nurses
who were held prisoners for three
years in the Philippines averaged
$4,000 each, before allotments to
families were subtracted, official
records showed.
The highest ranking officers check
was $4,000. Many of the nurses.
besides contributing to their fami-
lies at home, also had sanctioned
subtractions for war bonds.
Laurel outlook., 1945-04-04

er your mono
gram on your
sweaters, if you
want to look as
smooth as a col
lege junior. Over
the left hip, on
the left sleeve or
right under the
neckline at CEN
ter front are stra-
tegic spots for
Lila
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Reduce Colds

The incidence of colds in the army
A. reduced by the administration
OF small daily doses of sulfadiazine.
Also reduced Is the incidence of
iobar pneumonia and s~treptococcic
diseases.
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migrat

Only those aliens who are men,
tally sound, morally clean and phys
ically fit shall enter the United
Estates. If a person is a United
States citizen he need pass no phys
ical test to reenter this country.
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Hugh Grows Up and Up
As Cook for the Navv

SAN PEDRO, CALIF.-Hugh
E. Skies, 81, who says he's the
tallest man in the navy, was a
mere 6 feet 4 inches when he
joined up three years ago. Eat
ing his own cooking, he has added
an inch a year and is now 6 feet
7. A ships cook, Skies over
hung his bunk. His commanding
officer had a 7-foot bed installed.
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Ironing Board Cover

A slip-on oilcloth cover for an iron
ing board makes it convenient for
sponging garments or dampening
the ironing.
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Limit Brand

Brazil limits the size Of a cattle
brand to a space nc larger than Az
inches.
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Subscription $3.50 Per Annum in Advance
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Basket Stars Oppose
In 0.S.S.-N.R. Game

George Babcock of Ohice of
Strategic Services and Gene Baum
gartner of Naval Research have
been overshadowed by their all
America teammates, George Gla-
mack and Harry Anderson, respec-
lively, but these two players, OPP
ponents in the 8 o'clock feature OF
the Heurich Basket Ball League to-
night at Heurich gym, also should
be rated among the best ever to
perform in this area. In the opener
Headquarters Marines will meet AAF
Weather at Z.
Besides Glamack and Babcock
OSS probably will start Bill Buryee
Joe Crissafuln, and Tom Rollo with
Johnny Wood, Lyle Havens and
Warner Stutler held in reserve. Fol
this key battle between teams which
have lost only one game each ir
the second round, Naval Research
likely viii use Herb Snyder, out.
standing distances shot, Harry
Engle and Paul Busse along with
Anderson and Baumgartner. Clever
reserves include Don Vanormer anc
Hall Fisher.
Last nights play found Senate
Beer nicking TWA, 1896, Frank
Akins, Washington Redskins half.
back, headed the Beermen's attack
with IT points and Senate's Jack
Barry was next with IL.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Two Sets Of Sisters
Form Basket Team

A double header basket ball game.
sponsored by the Boys Club Of
Washington for the benefit Of the
Infantile Paralysis Fund, will pre-
sent q four-sister and two-sister
act, combining to make up the
Boys Club Coed team that win
oppose Jefferson Recreation Center
in the opener at 1880 tonight In
the Eastern Branch gym, Seven
teenth street and Massachusetts,
avenue Sc.
In the mems game at $3.50 two
Heurich League teams-Kavakos
Grill and Senate Beer-will oppose
Coed.
Making up the team are the four
Wiegand sisters, Barbara, "A; Rae,
l6; Marilyn, Is, and Louise. 20, and
the Prendable sisters, Emil, Is. and
Catherine, II.
The Wiegand foursome also has
four other sisters that are basket
ballers and all eight are active in
baseball, softball, touch football and
other activities. The girls, under
the direction Of their father Ray
mond, have formed one Of the most
outstanding tumble teams ever seen
locally, and have put on many ex-
hibitions In local Army camps and
hospitals. The other sisters are
Maredeth, s; Joan, 10; Marjorie,
II, and Lois, 10.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Pennock Backs View
Baseball Will Go On
by Plans for PhiIs
BY the Associated Press,

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7.-Base.
ball, says Herb Pennock, Is here te
stay-for another season, at least.
The Phillies' general manager sale
he was confident" that the major
leagues will operate as usual this
year. He didn't amplify the state
ment, but he did give it weight by
mailing out 80 player contracts and
announcing that the club has found
new hotel headquarters for a spring
training season opening March Is in
Wilmington, Del.
Pennock said his catching staff
would include Coach Merv Shea
who, for the first season since 1892
will have to catch at least so games
II Johnny Peacock, drst-string re-
ceiver, passes a forthcoming Army
physical examination. Coach Chuck
Klein also will be on the active
player list, which will include Il
pitchers, S catchers, 8 infielders and
8 outfielders.
While Pennock made his plans
Earl Mack, assistant manager of the
Athletics, announced revised ex-
hibition game schedule and said he
expected q squad OF 80 at the As
first practice March 18 at Frederick
Md. Connie Mack is leaving his
California vacation grounds March 8
The new AS schedule includes
three games with the Yankees, two
with the Braves, one each with
Washington and the Chicago White
Sox and a city championship en-
counter with the Phillies April Is In
Shibe Park,
Evening star., 1945-02-07
the Associated Press

the ASSOcl2teQ PfesS.
PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. T.
ouise Suggs of Lithia Springs, Ga,
nd Marjorie Row of Admission, Ala,
clash today in one Of the important
matches of the second round of the
Palm Beach women's golf tourna-
ment.
Miss Suggs, winner of the Helen
Lee Doherty tourney at Miami last
week, advanced by defeating Mrs.
George Miller of Miami, 5 and 8,
in the first round.
Miss Row moved up by winning
a 18th hole decision from Mrs.
Marge Becker of West Englewood,
N. j., a co-medaliSt.
Peggy Kirk of Findlay, Ohio, who
won over Dorothy Foster of Spring-
field. Ohio, 4 and 3, faces Mrs.
George Wilcox Of Miami. Mrs. VIII
cox defeated Jean Hopkins of Lake
wood. Ohio, Q and l.
Mrs. Jane Crum Covingtoh Of
Orangeburg, S. c., who with Miss
Kirk were the other medalists, has
Mrs. Charles Harting Of Miami as
her opponent. Mrs. Covington tip
ped Ruth Batchelder Of Coral Ca
bles, S and 1, and Mrs. Harting beat
Mrs. Harvey Mack Of Easton, Pa.
Z and 2. yesterday.
Catherine Fox Of Bluefield, N. j.,
viii have Beverly Hanson of Fargo,
N. OAK, as her opponent. Miss
rox defeated Mrs. Thomas Nolan Of
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Nelson, With Average Of 69.4
Heads Field at New Orleans

had an average of 708 for seven
outings before retiring for couple
OF tournaments. Snead has pocketed
50 ,446 and Byrd 1894.
Henry Picard of South Carolina
other man in the favored five" for
the New Orleans Open. has played
in only one tournament this win
ter. He placed second by one stroke
to Sergt. E. j. Dutch" Harrison in
the $4,000 Miami Open with a
|275.
There is probability Byrd will
skip the tournament here because OF
an arm injury suffered at Corpus
Christi. He said it depends upon
how well his arm feels in a practice
round tomorrow.
Bob Hamilton Of Evansville, Ind,
PGA champion, left the winter cir
cult today for his home town where
he will report to his draft board.
Most Of the pros hit town yesterday
and got busy with practice shooting.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
St. PouI's, Bethesda and Blair
Win to Tune for Old Rivals

st. Paul's has popped up as the
favorite in red-hot court feud with
st. Anthony's tomorrow night at
Catholic q. following games yester-
day, when the contestants in the
weeks other traditional rivalry,
Blair and Bethesda, also sharpened
form for their clash on Friday.
st. Paul's Is favored to take st.
Anthony's after defeating Dewitt, SO
to 2s, yesterday, while st. Anthony's
was absorbing a 27-to-17 licking
from Central. Blair and Bethesda
both notched easy wins. Blair
swamped Hyattsville, IS to Is. and
Bethesda trampled Landon, 46 to IL.
st. Anthony's is in for a tough
night with q st. Paurs quint that
entertained Dewitt in one of the most
aggressive games Of the year, fea-
tured by over 40 foul-line shots. The
Prepnen made good on IA charity
tosses while the Pauls converted
on IL.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Big Ten, Sfressing
Dual Meets, Curbs
AAUCompetition
BY the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-More compe.
tition and less specialization for q
greater number Of track and field
athletes Is the aim of the West
ern Conference during the indoor
season.
And to reach that goal confer
ence coaches have agreed to hold
more dual meets and to ban COM
petition Of star performers in the
National AAU indoor champion
ships and other invitational meets
during the three weeks preceding
the conference indoor carnival
March 10.
Kenneth L. (Tug) Wilson, North
Westerns athletic director and
spokesman for the conference since
the death Of Maj. John L. Griffith
commissioner. said the agreement
primarily was a means of stimulat-
ing dual meets between schools oi
the loop.
The coaches felt that due to the
increasing practice of sending stal
performers to headline meets, that
the dual meet program was dying
out and that instead of being 8
sport for numbers, track was being
overly specialized" he said.
He stressed the move was no slar
at the AAU. The agreement viii
not prevent competition in outside
meets after the conference cham.
pionships here March 10.
Coach Leo johnson of Illinois
who had seven men entered in tn,
Milrose games at New York las
Saturday, pointed out that 1t Is tn.
dual meet that gives the averag,
track candidate his chance, adding
you can't have dual meets wl1er
the real strength of your squad il
competing elsewhere"
I'VE simply found ourselves in tn,
position Of having somebody els,
running our indoor season for us Il
the disadvantage of our less out.
standing performers" Johnson said