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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

S.-Sgt. Glenn S. Riddle, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Riddle and the
Eate Mrs. Riddle, of Portland,
Oregon, formerly of West JET
Terson, is now somewhere in the
: Ryukyus Islands, from where he
writes that he is getting along
fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

Coast GuardSman Denver d.
Robinson, and wife, spent last
week with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. C. Robinson. Coast
Guardsman Robinson is a veteran
of the landings in Normandy,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

James J. Miller, of the U. S.
Navy, former principal of the
Nathan's Creek high school, is
spending a leave at his home this
week.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

Sgt. Joseph E. Goodman, West
Jefferson, recently returned to his
organization, the 422nd Infantry
Regiment, after enjoying a we'll
earned three-day pass in hospi-
table Belgium. While in Belgium,
Sgt. Goodman stayed at an army
recreation camp. Located near a
large city, he found facilities for
sightseeing, sports of all sorts and
resin the absence of military
surroundings.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

Pfc. Lee G. Cox, son of W. Y.
Cox, of Hemlock, has received a
discharge from the service after
serving four years. He served 18
months of his time oversees. He
lis now making his home with mis-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

Southern France, Two Jima and
Okinawa invasions, and wears
the Navy Citation Medal. He is
with the amphibious forces and
is a Coxswain of an LCVP.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

Pvt. Bedford w. Pendry, Lau-
rel Springs, is now stationed on
Luzon. He is the husband of the
former Miss Easter Darnell.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

CPL. Cecil E. Fletcher, son
of MIR. and Mrs. Greedy Fetch
er, of Idlewild, entered serv-
ice in December, 1913, and is
now stationed i'm Linz, Aus
tria, with a Medical Detach-
ment. Cpl. Fletcher has been
overseas since January, 1915.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

Cpl. Perry, son of Mr.. F. M.
Perry and the husband of Mrs.
Beatrice Perry, Belleville, Ill,
has recently been promoted to
his present rank at Scott Field.
Ill. Cpl. Perry, who entered the
service in April 1941, has served
35 months in the American thea
ter of operations.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

Pfc. Boyd B. Weaver, who
has been overseas for the past
thirteen months, wears five
battle stars. He was recently
moved from Germany to
France, from where he has
written his mother, Mrs. w. d.
Weaver, of Husk, that he hopes
to be sent home soon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

ACQUIRED new "know-how" that will soon
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Recently we announced these fine new
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Today the good news is that they are "On
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hard at work to rush these great new gasO-
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for the best news of allan early announce
ment saying these great new ESQ gasolines
are "Now Here!"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30
brother, Edgar Cox, of Heinlock

Pfc. John w. CrOWsOn has re-
Gently been transferred to Metz,
France, after spending three
months in Germany. Pfc. Crow
son wrote his family that he ex-
poets to return home soon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

Pvt. Ralph w. Little, USING,
spent a 15-day furlough with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Little,
at Smethport. Pvt. Little finish
ed basic training at Paris Island,
S. c., and is now stationed at
Camp LeJeune, New River, N. C..
Sgt. Clifton Allen, son of Mr..
and Mrs. F. M. Allen, of Wagon
err, is spending 80 days with his
parents, after spending the past
18 months overseas with the 9th
Air Force. He holds the Silver
Star plus the Bronze Star, Presi-
dental Citation and Good Con-
duct medal.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

Pfc. Robert r. Miller, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Shade Miller, of
Glendale Springs, is now home
on furlough. He expects to re-
port back to camp sometime af-
ter the first of the month.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

Sgt. Walter Allen Worth, son of
Mrs. w. H. Worth and the late
Mr.. Worth, of Jefferson, is now at
his home, after being discharged
from the armed services. Sgt.
Worth, who participated in the
operations in Africa, Sicily, Italy,
France and Germany, wears the
Purple Heart for wounds received
in action, as we'll as other decora-
tons. He has two brothers, Will
Allen Worth and Allen Worth al
so overseas.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-30

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better than ever! By all odds they are the
finest automotive gasolines ever sold at the
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ESQ Extra was tops in quality and tops in
popularity from Maine to Louisiana!
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were assigned the job of becoming the worlds
greatest producer of super 100 octane aviation
gasoline. In doing our job, we BUILT new
plants, DEVELOPED new refining methods,
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Schedule for NAVY Doy

Record Navy Day crowds are ex-
pected to turn out tomorrow to in
spect Uncle Sans fighting ships
and equipment on display at sta
tions of the Potomac River Naval
Command for the first peacetime
open house" since 1910. The sched-
ule OF principal events follows:
9 to II am. and l to 4 pm. tomor-
row and to 4:30 pm. Sunday
Navy Yard. Four famous de-
stroyers, three submarines, a de-
stroyer escort and an LIST will
be on display. Plane will be
catapulted from river barge every
hour and Marines in amphibious
trucks will Invade" the port in
stallation. Deep-sea diving DEM
onstrations are scheduled.
8 am. to sunset-Anacostia Naval
Air Station. Buses will take visi-
tors from main gate to display of
naval combat planes. Fighters
will make hourly flights. Com
mercial bus will operate between
main gate and Howard road and
Nichols avenue Sc, beginning at
am.
9 am. to 4 pm.-Naval Observatory.
Visitors will be shown huge tele-
scopes, nautical navigation instru-
ments and the clock house, zenith
tube and other apparatus used in
determining the Nations time.
Admission will be by card only
from 7 to II pm.
9 am. to p.m.-Alexandria Naval
Torpedo Station. Manufacture
and use of torpedoes will be DEM
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Col. Sheldon Killed
In Alaska Air Crash

1t. Col. Howard G. Sheldon, $500
Brite drive, Bethesda, Md, was one
of 10 Army men killed Sunday in
the crash of an Army transport
plane near Elmendorf Field, An
chorage, Alaska, the War Depart
ment announced last night.
Chaplains of three faiths con-
Quoted funerals for the victims at
Fort Richardson Cemetery, where
many Alaskan soldiers, including
the late Maj. Kermit Roosevelt, are
buried.
News of the 56-year-old engineer
officers death reached his wife, Mrs.
Myrtle D. Sheldon at Columbia Hos
pital, where she is recovering from
an operation. Three children Grant.
Charles and Margaret Sheldon also
survive.
Col. Sheldon was on his way to
Washington for discharge. He had
been stationed in Alaska and the
Aleutians for two years.
A construction engineer before he
entered the Army, in August, 1942,
Col. Sheldon served in France In the
World War. When this war started
he was an engineer with the Recon-
structlon Finance Corp. Col. Shell
don was a graduate of Syracuse
University and a prominent athlete
there.
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Shorter Week
Hampers DC.
Mail Deliveries
Absenteeism Also Is
Blamed in Suspension
Of Afternoon Trips

Return Of the city postofice to q
40-hour week has caused occasional
suspension of afternoon mail de-
liveries in 40 or so delivery areas, 1t
was learned today.
Postmaster Vincent Burke said
heavy absenteeism, in addition to
the shortened workweek, had ne
cessitated suspension of afternoon
mail delivery in these areas on DAYS
when the mail is light"
When the mail is heavy, Mr..
Burke said, carriers work additional
hours to deliver the afternoon load.
II the afternoon mail is light. how
ever, and there aren't enough car
riers available, the mail is delivered
the next morning.
Mr.. Burke stressed that suspen-
sion of delivery occurs infreouently
and that most of the time the morn.
ing and afternoon delivery goes ac-
cording to schedule in most areas.
The situation is expected to return
to normal in a, week or 10 days when
additional carriers are hired, Mr..
Burke promised. Returning service
men for the most part will I'LL the
jobs, 1t was said.
I'VE could do the work now II
every one remained on the job, but
we are powerless when our people
take time OF on some excuse or
other" Mr.. Burke said.
During the war postofice en-
ployes were on a 46-hour week. Two
weeks ago they returned to the pre-
war 40-hour week.
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Briggs Co. 10 Relocate
Offices at Bethesda Site

The Briggs Clarifier Co., manu.
facturers of oil filters, will move its
offices, which have been scattered
at locations in Georgetown, to its
new offices and laboratories at River
road and the B. Ss O. tracks, Be-
thesda, it was announced today.
1t is expected that all Offices will
be moved within Today period.
Tiled locker rooms, showers, a cafe
terra and company bus afford a
new headquarters contrast to the
old livery stable under Key Bridge
in which the company started pro-
duction 10 years ago..
The new location comprises eight
acres Of ground and 167, 900 square
feet of floor space,
Evening star., 1945-10-26

Dooley, myself and Uramura-away
from the concentrated fire between
us and the north dock. He took us
to Corregidors tiny airfield, in the
vicinity of Cavalry Point, close to
the landing beaches. The Japs still
were debarking men and paused
only long enough to stare truculently
at Dooley and me.
The Jap colonel contacted Bataan
by radio and ordered a Jap boat to
come over and fetch us. We then
walked down to Cavalry Point and
waited.
1t was nearly o'clock by the time
the Jap boat arrived for us. 1t was
50-foot tank barge with letdown
frcnt and mounted a 21a Inch gan.
1t had difficulty reaching the shore
line, SO it put over a rubber raft.
Two Jap sailors jumped into the
water beside the raft and swan and
pushed it to the beach. 1t took the
four of us to the tank barge in two
trips.
Left for Bataan.
We showed off for Bataan and
Gen. Homma.
The first man I saw when the Jap
assault boat nudged against the
small dock at Cabcaben, on the late
afternoon of that dismal May 6, was
Maj. Bill Lawrence. Lawrence had
been a first sergeant of my regiment
years before when I was colonel of
the Sd Cavalry back in the States.
With brief exception, he had been
with me ever since.
Bills face brought back a rush of
memories of the States, tormenting
memories at time like this.
Hello, general" he said, helping
me out of the Jap boat. Il came
over with Gen. Beebe and Col. Pugh.
They couldn't find you at the north
dock on The Rock so they came
ahead. They and Sergt. Carroll Just
took a Jap truck and went off to
look for you, figuring you might
have landed some place else"
The Jap colonel took brisk charge
of things now. From several Jap Of
fieerse at the Cabcaben dock he
learned that I was to meet Homma
at home about three-quarters of a
mile northeast of Cabcaben, up the
main east coast road of Bataan.
Drive in Silence.
The colonel ordered a car. Tom
Dooley and I got in, followed by the
Evening star., 1945-10-26
A Babies Born in Month
Al Suburban Hospital

Arthur B. Solon, superintendent
OF the Suburban Hospital, Bethesda,
reported today that 46 babies were
born in the hospital last month
and 230 patients were admitted.
An average Of SO adult patients
and Is newborn babies were In the
hospital daily, he said, adding that
they were cared for by SO volunteer
nurses in addition to the registered
staff.
At the same time, it was an
nounced that the Garden Club of
Bethesda and the Women's Auxil-
iary Of the hospital are cooperating
tn a landscaping program for the
hospital.
Evening star., 1945-10-26
UDC Asks Library
To Drop Civil War

The Virginia Division of the
United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy, on record today opposing the
use of the phrase Civil War" will
request the librarian of Congress to
delete it from the catalogue di-
visions records covering the period
between 1861 and 1865, and substi-
tute the designation "War Between
the States"
The UDC yesterday completed a
three-day convention in Alexandria
and awarded the UDC scholarship
to Vassar College to Miss Anne
Carter Ely, Richmond, a great
granddaughter Of Gen. Robert E.
Lee.
New State officers elected include
Mrs. Lewis Littlepage, Norfolk,
president; Miss Esther Barney,
Fredericksburg, and Mrs. George
Slater, Upperville, honorary presi-
dents; Mrs. ]. Howard Nuckos,
Richmond, first vice president; Mrs.
Lee o. Miller, Richmond, second
vice president; Miss Beatrice Bland,
Richmond, third vice president.
Also Mrs. Samuel w. West,
Lynchburg. recording secretary;
Mrs. Cary E. Via, Norfolk, corre-
spending secretary; Mrs. c. R. Will
hams. Roanoke, treasurer; Mrs.
John Pryor Cowan, Falls Church,
historian: Mrs. James S. Moffatt,
Lexington, recorder of crosses, and
Mrs. John r. Morris, Charlottesville,
custodian.
Miss Barney and Mrs. Slater were
elected honorary presidents of the
division.
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Montgomery Women
Plan Talks on Law

A series Of group meetings of
Homemakers' Clubs of Montgomery
County has been arranged by Miss
Edythe M. Turner, county home
demonstration agent. The meetings
Will discuss legal subjects of interest
to women.
Rockville lawyers, assigned by Cliff
ford H. Robertson, president of the
Montgomery County Bar Associa-
tion, will be speakers. The schedule
follows:
November 1, at Colesville Method
list Church, with Colesville, Burtons-
vile, Fairland and Four Corners
Clubs participating. Leo Bender,
speaker; subject, Mortgage Fore
closures"
November S, Methodist Church at
Potomac; Potomac Valley, Potomac
Valley Gardens. Potomac-G Glen and
Travilah-Darnestown Clubs. Wal
ter w. Dawson, speaker; subject,
Sale Of Property Under Partition
Proceedings"
November 8, High School at Dam
ascus; Browningsville, Cedar Grove,
Damascus clubs. Mr.. Robinson,
speaker; subject, Orphans Court
Administration"
November Is, Rockville Circuit
Courtroom; Garret Park, Rockville,
Washington Grove, Laytonsville,
Olney-Sunshine and Gaithersburg
clubs. Judge Stedman Prescott,
speaker; subject, wills"
November IA, Glenmont School;
Glenmont, Silver Spring and
Wheaton clubs. Mrs. Emma B. WAL
drop, speaker; subject, Adoption. {"
November 16, Clarksburg School;
Clarksburg, Germantown, Comus
and Poolesville, Barnesville, Dicker-
son clubs. John E. Oxley, speaker:
subject, Joint Ownership of Prop
erty."
Evening star., 1945-10-26

onstrated at both main plant ant
Franklin street annex, aided BY
continuous motion pictures. Two
Navy diving parties will demon
strate methods and equipmen,
from diving boats near plants.
8 am. to p.m.-Naval Mine War
fare Test Station, Solomons, Md
Mines, torpedoes and minesweep-
ing gear will be exhibited and q
destroyer will be moored nearby
for inspection.
10 am. to 4 p.m.-National Naval
Medical Center at Bethesda, Md
Guides will be available to show
visitors points of interest in the
new hospital, one of worlds finest,
10 am. to Q p.m.-Naval Powder Fac
tory, Indianhead, Md. Conducted
tours Of the plant, two band con-
certs and an exhibition softball
game are scheduled.
IL a.m.-Ceremonies at John Paul
Jones Statue near Tidal Basin at
foot OF Seventeenth street.
pm. to 5 pm.-Naval Air Station
Patuxent River, Md. Speedy air
craft will be put through combat
maneuvers in a program including
tours OF the base and visit to the
giant flying boat Mars and to hos
pltal planes of the naval air trans
port service.
p.m.-Navy Day dinner at May
flower Hotel sponsored by the Dis
trict Council of Navy League.
pm. to midnight-Dance for en-
listed men Of ships participating
IN Navy Day celebration, to be
held at Stage Door Canteen
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Gov. Darden Defends
Virginia Trucking Tax;
Companies 10 Protest
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 26.-Gov.
Darden yesterday told Reed I West,
president of the Virginia Highway
Users Association, and Director
Charles Ray of Safety Engineering
for the Markell Service, that their
protest against his resembling of mo-
tor freight reciprocity agreements
with other States was nothing more
than intemperate and irresponsible
garrulousness."
The Governor also said he did not
believe their angry statements" rep
resent the view of the Virginia mo-
tor transport industry"
In reply to this, Randolph P.
Raunders, executive secretary of the
Virginia Highway Users Association,
said representatives of seven vir-
ginia trucking companies will make
statements in support of Mr.. Vests
and Mr.. Rays opposition to Gov.
Darden's action.
Mr.. Ray asserted that the States
motor transport cannot survive un-
der the Barden plan of isolation" and
Mr.. West said the Governors action
would result irIsarousing ill-feeling
Inward this. Stateh
The Governor said he was follow
ing course agreed on at the time
the reciprocity agreement was made
IN 1912, when he Cancelled its pro-
visions so as to impose a 2 per cent
gross receipts tax on earnings OF
out-of-State freight transport COM
panies.
For approximately three years
taxes amounting to hundreds of
thousands of dollars have been fore
gone by the State. ut-of-State mo-
tor transport companies have been
the direct beneficiaries of this ac-
tion," he stated. THE time has
come for us to re-examine our posi-
ton"
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Man Gets Year in Jail
And Fine in Theft Of Rinu

Allen Mercer, "a, colored, 21o
Tenth street Sc, was fined 500 and
costs yesterday and sentenced to q
year in Jail by Arlington County
Judge Hugh Reid for the theft of .
diamond ring.
j. w. Jones, alias Vanderbilt Roe.
buck. colored, 1924 North Highland
street, Arlington, was given a year
sentence by Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy in Arlington Circuit Court
on statutory charge. BY his ver-
dict, Judge Mccarthy denied an
appeal from an earlier decision Of
the County Court.
Jones had been held by police
earlier this year for questioning in
connection with the death of Mrs.
Irene F. Tullis, whose body was
found in manhole in the $500 block
of Fairfax drive.
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Housing Group to Back
Slum Clearance Bill

The Citizens Council for Com
munity Housing will urge strength
ening OF the Senate-approved slum
clearance and urban redevelopment
bill at House hearings.
Plans to strengthen the bills
wording and push for speedy
passage by the House were laid at a
meeting yesterday at which the In
ternational Operating Engineers,
Local No. n (AFL); Government
Services, Inc, and Pleasant Plains
Civic Association were voted into
the council. Julian Sourwine. coun-
sci Tor the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee, spoke.
Evening star., 1945-10-26
lsiwRst;oniii,q
&Remiindey6a

Meats. Fats, Etc. - Stamps Al
through Ell good through October
81. Stamps FL through XII good
through November 80. Stamps
LII through Q-1 good through
December 81 Stamps Ri through
vi good through January 81.
Points for Fats Your meat dealer
will pay four red ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in
Sugar-Stamp 38 good through De-
cember 81. Next stamp valid
January /.
Shoes-Airplane Stamps 1, 2, 3 and
Z In Book No. 3 good indefinitely
for one pair of shoes each.
Evening star., 1945-10-26

colonel, 1t. Uramura and Bill Law
renee. And in deep and reflective
silence we were driven up the road
the same one down which our I'd
Corps had been ruthlessly driven In
the final days of Bataan.
We arrived presently at porch
circled and dingy white house, not
far from the beach, and walked up
on is porch. A few minutes later
a truck drove up, carrying Beebe
Pugh, Carroll and a group of Jap
soldiers. Beebe, Pugh and Carroll
joined us on the porch, and the
tense and silent wait for Homma
began.
For the next hour we Just stood
there on the porch, growing more
restless by the minute. It was a wait
broken only by the arrival of a Jap
soldier with some cold water, which
all Of us drank eagerly. We had not
eaten for "a hours.
After another period of waiting
we were suddenly ordered to move
off the porch and line UP on the
lawn in front of the steps. This was
for the benefit of Jap newsreel and
still cameramen. They took our
pictures over and over again for
about 80 minutes.
We were still standing there when
Homma arrived that evening.
Tomorrow: 1t. Gen. Homma's
threat to annihilate the men
and women of Corregidor IL all
forces in the Philippines do not
surender.)
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Syndicate, Inc. Reproduction in
phole or in part strictly prohibited.)
The Mr. and Mrs. Necker men
toned in the fifth and seventh in
stallments of Gen. Wainwright's
story are Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Necker.
Mr. Necker was manager of the
Manila station of the Mackay Radio
& Telegraph Co., and was not con-
nected with any other company, as
inadvertently stated in those in
stallments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Necker later were
interned, along with other Mackay
Radio personnel. by the japanese
for three and half years at Santo
Tomas Prison. The messages cited
by Gen. Wainwright were handled
entirely by the Mackay Co.
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Commission 10 Care
For feebIeminded
Planned in Maryland
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 26-Plans
for the establishment of a new, per-
manent commission for the care of
feeble-minded persons in Maryland
were announced today by Gov.
O'Conor Action OF the chief execu-
tive is in line with recommended
tions by State medical officers with
long experience in this field.
Creation of the new commission,
Gov. O'Conor said, was in recogni-
ton of the fact that training and
care Of the feeble-minded differs
fundamentally from treatment of
mental cases.
1t has been felt, Mr.. O'Conor de-
clared, that the Board of Mental
Hygiene, as now constituted, is not
designed to include a membership
with sufficient knowledge in the field
OF feeble-mindedness to guide in the
solution of these specialized prob
lens.
Legal requirements for board
memhership, he pointed out, pro-
vide that four of the six members
shall be physicians, but call for
only one of them to have experience
in psychiatry.
Mr.. O'Cof1oreesaid that Treatment
OF the feeble-nifndedss must, be
directed towards training whichswau
compensate for existing defects.
Care of such persons, he pointed
out, is a longtime matter, because
feeble mindedness - unlike some
forms of insanity-is incurable and
requires lifetime protection and
guidance.
Gov. O'Conor said he planned to
transfer to the new commission the
authority of the Board of Mental
Hygiene as it relates to the Rose
wood State Training School, the
division for feeble -mindedness at
Brownsville and other State and
private institutions for the feeble
minded.
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Will You Do This in Gratitude?

This is special message Today you have chance to
express in concrete terms the Joy the end
OF the war the day husband sweetheart safely
returned
Join the parade of those who are making special $40
Thank You Gift to the Community War Fund Make 1t a
special gift and above what you given or to
give and make it in the Of the boy came
safely through the war.
This is your chance to help make the Community War
Fund success and to form your gratitude
Send your additional $40 to Community war Fund l01
M street NV. and mark IL Thank You Gift"
Evening star., 1945-10-26
Rockville to Install
$50 Purkinq Meters

ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. 26.-Be-
tween 15o and 200 parking meters
viii be installed here soon, follow
ing approval OF the plan ut tense
meeting earlier this week.
Present plans call for installa-
ton of the meters In the business
section within 90 days after the
contract Is signed. F. Barnard
Welsh, town attorney, said that IL
the devices prove unsatisfactory
after . six-month trial. they will bel
removed.