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Garden
Notes

Fertilize, cultivate and disbud
chrysanthemums and dahlias. Keen
them staked by tying them to stout
stakes with soft cord.
Do not give up in your struggle
against crabgraSs. If left alone now
the crop of seed that will form will
only add to your troubles next year.
Any one of number of reasons
may cause your peonies not to
bloom: Planted too deeply, too much
shade, soil too wet, too much compe-
tltlon from tree and shrubbery
roots Or varieties not adapted to
this area.
Do not plant the broad leaved
evergreens such as azaleas and rho
dodendrons until spring, but get the
others into the ground as early as
possible. Keep them watered we'll.
1t is better to transplant seedlings
now, even if they are on the small
side, to allow them enough time to
become established before cold
weather comes.
4 II
Narrow-leaved evergreens may be
pruned now. Many of them will
benefit greatly by a good shearing
and will look much better, too.
X
Do not prune deciduous hedges
too severely. Heavy pruning stimu-
lates new growth that may not with
stand an early freeze.
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Six in 7th Army Division
Get Medals for Bravery

Six Washington members of the
Tooth Division of the 7th Army in
Germany recently were awarded
Bronze Star Medals for meritorious
achievement in connection with
military operations against the
enemy.
The men are Pfc. Charles L. Nc
Donneu, 1911 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc; Pfc. Carlos E. Dyer, ISL New
Hampshire avenue NV; Pvt. Paul
Patseros, 1913 @ street Sc; Pfc.
Boyce F. Carmen, 1905 Minnesota
avenue Sc; Pfc. Victor H. Nash,
1926 Randolph street NV, and End
1t. George C. Nets, S05 G street
S.W.
In ceremonies recently the divi-
sion had made a total of nine
awards to men for their action dur
ing tough campaigns in France and
Germany prior to We day.
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Drama of Nays Approach
To Tokyo Told in Letter
1t. Arlington Writes
On Paper Token
From Jap Vessel

1t. John H. Arlington, 26-year-
old gunnery OFFICER, was aboard the
destroyer transport William j. Pat
tison when that vessel steamed into
Tokyo Bay to take part in the first
seaborne landings on japanese soil.
Envelopes with first landing"
stamped under the postmark and
Tokyo Bay, Japan, 80 August,
1945" in the left hand corner con-
tanned letters to Mrs. Gertrude M.
Arlington, 1854 Columbia road NV,
from her son describing the Sd
Fleets entrance into Tokyo Bay.
Numerous paper envelopes variously
concentrating the American land
ings have been submitted to The
Star.
Following are excerpts from 1t.
Arrington's letters:
Yesterday afternoon august 28)
we steamed into Sagani Bay, a big
body of water about 80 miles south
west of Tokyo 1t was a big
moment-the end of long trail for
the U. S. Navy
That bay and its snorelines were
serene and peaceful, and over
against the horizon we could finally
make out the shape of big Fujiyama.
1t was well surrounded by clouds and
snowcapped.
IT'S almost impossible to describe
the impressive power and strength
of the fleet that moved in. Our
transports are good sized group,
yet we are only subsection of the
outfit. This ship has one of the
most interesting assignments of all,
and may be able to tell you about
1t when censorship cases. Maybe I'll
have some souvenirs-thought they're
making it difficult to get them now
adays. y =
Yesterday august 3O) was high
lighted by the biggest show of all
the most impressive spectacle I've
ever seen.
Tokyo Bay is not as big as
Chesapeake Bay, but it is quite
large. It's about 30 miles long with
Tokyo to the north and Yokohama
midway on the east shore 1t is
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said, 'but fell half the way down. )
There are plenty of other guys
though, who are killed that have
done fine jobs over there and don't
get any decorations for it," the wiry
sergeant insisted. Personally, I'm
in favor Of instituting a new award
ranking between the Distinguished
Service Cross and the Medal OF
Honor, to be awarded all men who
give their lives in combat"
Sergt. Panetta added he probably
would write the captain "all the
men liked" and ask "just what he
meant" by writing letter about
him. He admitted it was tough
leaving the men he had been with
so long when he was separated fo1
redeployment home. He still cor
responds with some of the men.
I'D like to become pressman
for the Government Printing Office
now that I'm out of the service" he
said, specializing about the future
A native Washingtonian, he lives
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ga
briele Panetta, at 4218 Thirteenth
street NE. Two brothers, John and
frank, are in the Navy.
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about 10 miles wide. We steamed
into it early In the morning to
take part in the landings at the
Yokosuka Naval Station and Air
base.
Most of the fleet was already
there-the battleships several miles
off shore, then the big transports
then the destroyers patrolling close
in. Overhead hundreds of planes
filled the air and the water was
alive with landing boats taking in
the Marines.
I'VE went right in and anchored
inside little cove just a few yards
from the docks, and proceeded to
take over that part of the naval
base and the ships anchored there.
I went ashore and boarded two
Jap ships. I did get some souvenirs,
including a Jap Marine flag. Most
of the Jap forces had been evacu-
ated, and the few left were very
nice and polite"
The second letter was written on
Jap note paper, 10 inches wide and
IA inches long, taken from a Jap
ship
1t. Arlington is a graduate of
Central High School and Yale Uni
versity. At one time he worked in
The Star picture files. He enlisted
in the Navy in October, 194l.
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Comdr. Clifton A. Whyte
Honored by British

Comdr. Clifton A. Whyte of Wash.
ington, who recently returned tt
duty in this country following more
than two years of duty with the
Seabees in the Pacific area, has beer
notified of appointment as an hon.
orary officer of the Military Division
of the Order of the British Empire
Comdr. Whyte. a civil engineer by
profession, directed Seabee units il
both the Pelilieu and Okinawa cam
paigns and was cited for "outstand-
ing services during operations in the
South Pacific in which New Zealand
forces were engaged"
A former employee of The Star
Comdr. Whyte is the son of the late
Joseph c. Whyte, who for many
years was superintendent of The
Stars composing room. He has
been in the Navy four years and ex-
poets to return to his home here
1920 Second place NV, following
his discharge from the service this
fall.
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Boot Becomes Ships Fovorite,
Weuthers Year of Warfare

stern eye, every bit of the tough
ness for which he was famed mir
rored in his expression.
Suddenly the captain grinned. 1t
seemed that he liked dogs. From
then on, Half-Hitch was the crews
official mascot and he now has more
friends than he can wag his tail at
Seaman Quinn and Half-Hitch
have been through lot since those
first trying weeks at sea. Celebrat-
ing her first birthday two days be-
fore the official signing of the peace
with Japan, the 'Hammering Hank
Wiley was the first ship of her class
to use her guns against the Japa-
nese in the Pacific war The 1000
ton destroyer minelayer was in the
first unit of American ships which
reached. Two Jima, three days be-
fore the invasion.
AT Okinawa, "Hammering Hank
was an object of 60 aerial attacks,
which included suicide planes, dive
bomberS and torpedo planes. She
knocked II of the attackers out of
the air, assisted in downing several
more and was the first ship to shoot
Baka bomb out of the air in the
Okinawa area, as well as the only
ship in the Navy with two Baka
bombs to her credit.
Seaman Quinn and Half Hitch
came through it ALL but their job
isn't finished yet. Their ship is
out there now, starting her second
year as part of the seagoing fleet.
The son of Mrs. Esther Quinn,
1915 D street Sc. Seaman Quinn is
a native of the District. He was
employed with the Washington
Wholesale Drug Exchange here prior
to his enlistment in 1912. He per-
formed Atlantic destroyer escort
duty before joining the Wiley.
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of warfare IN the books" Pvt. Simp-
son said. I'VE engaged the tanks
OF the Nip I'd Armored Division
on the roads and on the spreading
rice paddles of Luzon, we took part
IN the street fighting at Manila and
as part of tank-infantry teams we
cleared the Sons of Heaven from
the Jungles of Mindanao.
We had been continuously in
action from the 9th of January
until the termination OF the Philip
pine campaign, moving from op-
Grafton to operation so fast that
often after firing the last shot at
the retreating Nips at noon we
would find ourselves loading on
LISTS that evening, off for another
Jap-held island.
In six months of fighting our
battalion has killed more than 5000
Nlps, destroyed over 500 pillboxes
and much of the armor used bv
the japanese Army in the defense
of the islands,"
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DISTINGUISHED Flying Cross.

DISTINGUISHED Flying Cross
sAdR IiIa r. 1t eR Raymond j., 9TH AAF
3lexandria E'of For commonwealh avenue
ment in aerial flight as a crew member
OF heavy bomba rdment type aircraft
while flying sustained combat opera tons
bases in the Pacific theater.
saor F Gap HG 10y F. Fsr 926 si nay
Alexandria. For extraordinary achieve
ment while serving OH a mission against
me marshaling yards at Niederhausen,
NICHOLS e68e Capt: Howard B Iposthumous,
, 1926 Hawthorne lane NV. For re-
Thunderbolt squadrons to concentra
tons Of German trucks, and, motor We
hlcles in the huge bottleneck.
Bronze Star Medal
RAY, Commodore Herbert j.. now serving
on staff, commander of United States
Nd, For service as Commanding ofIicer
cine, from November. 1913, to September,
SMITH, T/sergt. wilburn A., 14th Army
Corps, Luzon; 51l9 Byers street Sc
For msTsorioTs
RAFHB sosfnes st. on c epa09 Walter C., Gath
s'F kE 'sSa hepns s1s sp 9he
division reception point and enabling
It to fulhl its mission Of providing for
the welfare of casual military personnel
reclining their outfits.
MACE 1t. Col Donald, now discharged and
employed with the Army Times Pub
fishing Co. here; 1915 Seminary road
Alexandria, Va. For services as as
sistant chief of staff, personnel, 2Ist
Bomber Command, in activities with ad-
vance elements where he developed basic
training procedures, and for his initia-
tive. in successfully manning B-29 bonn
bardment units.
SCHEFFLER. 1t Col. L. W, Air Technical
Service Command, Europe; Sol Nine
teenth street NV. For outstanding
work in connection with procurement OF
supplies during the battle of Germany
STALEY, Comdr. Joseph j., jr., 9TH Fleet,
Pacific; 1904 Macomb street NV For
distinguishing himself by heroic and
meritorious service as an officer of a
submarine which exacted a heavy toll of
TRAGEsER. Ffc Charles W.. ir.. 10th Dr.
vision. Germany; Berwyn, Md. For
meritorious achievement in action
against the enemy as assistant machine
gunner from June, 1914, to May, 1915,
in France. Belgium, the Netherlands
cAVANAUGH. 1t. Andrew j., III, 5sth Ar
formerly OF 6131 Utah. avenue NV.
For heroic achievement in the vicinity
Of Herrlisheim, France, January s, 1915,
when he directed the enlightenment of
one section OF machine guns in his
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Withers Brothers Get
Home Leaves Together

Robert L. WitherS, seaman lie,
and his brother, Pvt. Cleveland A.
Withers, we're reunited for the first
time since entering the service in
1912, when both got home leaves at
the same time recently. Sons of Mrs.
Caskie Withers, sr., PIP Huidekoper
place NV, they have served a
combined total of ~ months over
seas. Cleveland wears five major
battle stars for two years service
through Italy. France and Germany
and is eligible for discharge, with
over 100 points. Robert has had 16
months service in North Africa and
is now stationed in Jacksonville Fla
Brother, Sisters Meet.
Pfc. Mason c. Payne. whose wife
lives at SIC Cedar street NV, was
with two of his sisters, neither of
whom he has seen in two years, last
Sunday in Naples. The meeting took
place on the liner Gripsholm, on
which one sister, Louise, was en-
route to an assignment at the Amer
lean Embassy in Athens, Greece
The other sister, Gertrude. was on
leave from the American Embassy
in Paris and accompanied him to
Naples from his station at Udine
Italy, to meet Louise.
Neighbors Meet on Okinawa.
Sergt. James F. Bird, 1877 Hamii-
ton street NV, located his best
friend and neighbor, Yeoman &c
Harold F. Shaffer, TAT Hamilton
street NV, on OkinaWa. Sergt
Bird went to the Pacific after serv-
ing in the Mediterranean theater
Yeoman shaffer has been in the
Pacific about six months.
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Promotion Lists
Include I Colonies

Sylvester A Hall, BOLT Eastern
avenue, Silver Spring, and Benja-
min Holman, 4109 w street NV.
have been promoted to colonies
Col. Hall, overseas since June, 1913
is plans and control officer, ord
nance section, Allied Force Head
quarters, Cestera, Italy.
Col. Holman, chief of the mas
ter analysis section of the United
States Weather Bureau in Wash
ington prior to entering the Army
as a major in 1912, is with the AAF
Weather Service at Asheville, N. c.
Other men from this area recently
promoted include:
Captain.
Douglas ]. Titus, AAF. 21OI Connecti-
cut avenue NV, on Two Jlma.
Harry Aburrow. 1914 I street NV
Stanford Wlthowski, AAF, 436 Peabody
street NV,
Technical Sergeant.
Francis E. Mcmahon. ATC, 42IO Third
street NV, in India.
Staff Sergeant.
Francis O. Johnston. Antiaircraft Ar
tlllery, 11Q1 Park road NV.
Sergeant
iclIh w waters Ji-' IItlllGdI " al
fare Service. 2O22 Jackson street NE
Arthur E. Raun, ATC, S67l River View
road Sc. in India.
Edward j. Gramm AAF. 2iI" South
IWenty-slXth street, Arlington, Va.
Corporal.
Vincent Schneider Field Artilley 100
F street Sc. in the Philippines
Robert W. :, Pusey' AAF, 500 Sixty
Navy.
PETTY Officers.
RAYMOND Garner. l05S Thirtieth street
W. to stewards mate ] &c, in the Pacific
triclan'S mate > C.
Russell S. Paylor, jr, Quincy street
NV, to petty officer, 9 c.
Robert j. Fegan, 11lS Garrison road,
West Lanham Hills, Md, to carpenter S
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1t. Brody's Air Unit
Adopts Belgian Child

Recently adopted by 1t. John C
Brady's 9th Air Force bomber group
overseas, 10-year-old Yvonne Sgt
ner looks on the young bombardier
as one of her favorite "daddies. .
She lost her real mother and father
during the Nazi invasion of Bel
GUM.
Although Yank troops have cared
for many homeless children, few
Will be as we'll provided for as
Yvonne when her soldier godfath-
ers board ships for home.
1t. Bradys group is raising ESQ.,
900 francs about $4,000 for the
support of the child until she is 81.
The money also will be used to send
her through a university on the
continent.
John c. Brady, ST.. lives at IS
New York avenue NV
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alone for a while after he was
settled with a bunk and locker.
The ship was getting under way and
one new boot" was just another
guy around to the busy crew.
He was assigned to the LIST Divi-
sion aboard ship and given a super
visor. About the only time he was
seen was in the chow line or on
the foc'sle. The crew learned his
name was Brown, but his clumsy
efforts got him the nickname of
Half Hitch, and it stuck.
After several weeks at sea, after
he'd had his session of seasickness
like good sailor, found sealegs
somewhere and had developed into
an ace plane spotter, the boot
was called before the ships captain.
Spotlessly clean and duly respectful,
he stepped forward two PAGES and
waited for the captain to speak.
The Old Man looked him over with
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And so we say begin to SOW
seeds, plant new material that has
already been ordered, divide old
clumps of favorite perenrials and
shrubs and in every way prepare
for spring, 1916.
Many flowers will give earlier
bloom from sturdier plants if the
seed is sown now. Among these are
California peoples, calendulas, cal
liopsis, candytuft, cornf1owers, cos
mos, pinks (Dianthus>, Chinese
forget-me-nots and larkspur. All
OF these are ANIMALS. The seed OF
some will terminate this fall
Others will be dormant in the soil
until early spring. Many of them
do not like to be transpianted SC
| they will only need to be thinned
IN the spring. OF course, you will
be careful to mark the spot!
The middle of September is the
ideal time to set out peonies. They
require deeply prepared soil. They
are heavy feeders SO it is we'll to
incorporate a generous amount of
Well-rotted manure where they are
to be planted. Do not allow the
manure to touch the roots. Each
plant should be given space 3 feet
in diameter to allow for proper de-
velopment. Set the roots in the soil
so that the top eye is not more than
2 or 3 inches below the surface.
This is most important. Many
peonies refuse to bloom because
| they have been set too deeply.
Peonies may be propagated by
division of the clumps, but this is g
slow process for it takes from three
to five years for the divisions tC
become satisfactory blooming plants
So it is generally best to leave a
peony undisturbed for or 10 years
unless there is some good reason
for moving it. Many clumps in ole
gardens are much older than II
years and are still doing well.
The day lily (Hemerocallisy is one
of the easiest of all perennials tc
grow and one of the most adaptable
1t is best TO divide the clumps every
two years although they may be
left for four or five years. II they
are along path or among shrub
berry the longer time is probably
quite as satisfactory but when
planted in a perennial bed they will
grow so large that they will crowd
out more delicate plants if left
longer than two years. The whole
clump may be dug and pulled or cut
apart into many divisions or a spade
may be used to cut off a part OF
the clump without lifting the entire
plant from the bed. Nothing adds
color to garden over a longer
period of time than the day lily, il
careful selection of varieties is
made
/ Iris is very large family. In
then many varieties and species
they fill most every need in the
garden. Most gardeners will already
have received and planted their new
varieties of tall-bearded iris but
though late, it is still not too late
to lift, divide and replant the old
clumps. They require frequent
transplanting. every two or three
years, If they are to do their best
The clumps soon become too thick
The tall bearded iris do we'll in
hot, dry, sunny places and in cool
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716th Tunk ButtuIion's Success
In Philippines Idly DC. Man

MINDANAO, Sept. 15.-Little pub
licized during the Philippine cam
paign, the record of the 716th Tank
Battalion can now be revealed. Pfc.
James o. Simpson, 419 Ninth street
Sc, Washington, D. c., and Pfc.
Russell S. Thompson, Oakton, Va,
are with the 716th.
Supporting the infantry in assault
landings on Luzon, Cebu, Panay,
Negros, Jolo, Zamboanga Peninsula
and on Mindanao, the tankers met
and defeated the best the Japs could
offer.
Our tanks have fought every kind
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Mrs. Brooke Hostess

Mrs. Allan Brooke was hostess to
the Little Garden Club of Sandy
Spring on Tuesday, at her home,
Squirrel Hill. In a special class
OF arrangements exhibited Mrs.
Francis Thomas took first place.
with other awards going to Mrs.
Mahlon Kirk ", and Mrs. T. Lamar
jackson. In the specimen classes
Mrs Thomas and Mrs. Clarke w.
Slade won highest ratings.
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Okinowo Jops Give Up
After Seeing Clippings

LIST 1t. Martin E. Orlean of 4303
First street Sc. was one of three
Marine officers who participated in
ceremonies climaxing the surrender
OF II Japs of the last organized en-
envy remnants on Okinawa.
A Marine Corps combat CORE
spondent dispatch said the Japs
capitulated after their officer. a
Capt. Honda, demanded and was
shown American newspaper clip
pings proving that the empire had
surrendered. The ceremony took
place in the small fishing village of
ZaSiki.
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Veteran of Pacific Is Surprised
At CAPTAINS Letter of Praise
Delivered Note Down
Mountuinside After
Headquarters Blost

"Oh, he shouldn't have done
that" Sergt. Rocco Panetta ex.
claimed when told the captain who
commanded his outfit in the Pacific
had written The Star because he
feared the Washington sergeant
had received little or no credit
for the work he has done"
The twice-Wounded veteran, re-
Gently discharged from the Army
said he couldn't see why the captain
should single him out for recogni-
ton. But his record during sc
months in the Pacific made the let
ter easily understandable.
Sergt. Panetta was one of the
first Washingtonians to volunteer
entering the service on November
26, 1910. He left for overseas duty
in May, 1912, with the 37th In
fantry Division and was wounded
the following fall while fighting
with that outfit on Bougainville.
Il got hit that time as we were
fighting to take Hill 700," he ex-
planned. He was wounded second
time last April on Luzon.
He won a Bronze Star Medal fol
heroism on Luzon when he volun-
tarily ran a message after the head
quarters switchboard operator was
killed by the same Jap fire that put
the battalion switchboard out OF
commission.
Our officer in charge had beer
killed, too" Sergt. Panetta said
and I just happened to be stand.
ing Dy there, SO 1 took the mes
sage he explained simply.
To deliver the note he had to
make a descent down the side al
a 3,0oo-foot mountain. and, although
he had been wounded, he made il
down the side of that mountain in
IL minutes. "The trip usually tool
us an hour and As minutes" hi
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Men Aboard Intrepid
Celebrate Victory,
Sail 70 Tokyo Bay.

Thirteen Washington Navy men
and six from nearby towns took
part in dual celebration aboard
the Pacific aircraft carrier Intrepid
August Is. The officers and men
celebrated victory and the observ-
ance of the ships second year in
service. The day began with a
thanksgiving service and closed with
a spectacular fun show. The noon
meal was turkey with all the trim
mingS.
The Intrepid has a proud record
as a fighting ship. Four times she
suffered battle damage Her history
records 80 enemy ships sunk and $50
enemy aircraft destroyed by the
carriers planes and guns
see was later reported in Tokyo
Bay helping take over japanese
naval installations.
The local men are:
Joeph Leo Carr, Charles E. Campbell
James Wesley Heafner. Melvin Elwood
Nelson. 1t. John Alfred Nuhn, Charles A.
Weaver, John D, Maxey, .ir.
y, Also Walter Walter a HeTndoq; If; Leesburs,
and Randolph Cooper, Alexandria: Jacob
L. Christian, Herndon, Va; Atwell E Gill
more, Culpeper, Va, and Ben c. Sisler
Falls Church, Va
News of other ships:
Aboard the U. S. S. Nevada when
that battleship was anchored in
Leyte Gulf after 32-day mission into
the East China Sea:
1t. u; 81 Walter E. James, Alexandria,
Va; John R Morris Sunset Hills, Va.
E. Kaldenbach, Arlington, Va.
Aboard the U. S. S. Ticonderoga,
large carrier, in Tokyo Bay, help
ing take over bases:
kinson of Alexandria, Va, and Corpl. AL
exander Boice and John Haske of Airing
Do lem Msier 1t Dd Robert Fleming 1t
Jam Ae9a 3 t as He S sbs Bay
Robert T Sims, Arlington, va
Dqsra Maea4d cha ARse9 ibert
u. S. S. Megrez, Raymond Abraham
U. S, S. Talita, William R. Healey.
u; S. S John C, Butler, Norman R.
SEASONS TUG ATT ia, James G. Fitz-
seagoing tug Alta eos Henry David
Seton.
A destroyer patrolling the Kuriles, James
M Ramos. Arlington, Va
U. S. S. Shamrock Bay, James Crais
Roberts. Arlington, Va
Coast Guard manned LIST, James Bald
win, Alexandria. Va, and William j.
U. S. S. Rutilcu Gus W 6. Roberts.
U S. S. Grimes, 1t. Ii. g. c. o. Carl
son. Falls Church, Va
ton, Va.
DESTROYER transport Ingram, F L Nc
SonnelI lr; Charles W. Reno, Harold B
Pence, all of Alexandria.