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Evening star., 1945-07-24

Miss Rich Weds
COrbI. Brayt0n

Miss Catharine Ann Rich. daugh-
ter of Representative Robert Flem-
ing Rich of Pennsylvania, became
the bride Saturday of Corpl. Roswell
Brayton, A. U. S., son of Mr.. and
Mrs Israel Brayton of Fall River,
Mass. The ceremony took place in
the Leslie Lindsey Chapel in Boston,
the Rev. Phillips E. Osgood, rector,
assisted by 1t. Sheridan s. Bell,
U. S. N. r., brother-in-law of the
bride, officiating at o'clock. A re-
ception at the Copley Plaza Hotel
followed.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and was attended by
her sister, Mrs. Charles Kurtz, as
matron of honor, and Miss Char
lotte Brayton, sister of the BRIDE
groom, as maid of honor. She wore
an ivory satin moyen-age gown
with a yoke of old lace studded with
pearls, and an antique lace veil
which belongs to her family. Her
bouquet was of orchids and bou-
vardia.
Mrs. Kurtz and Miss Brayton wore
white marquisette gowns with white
taffeta headdresses and carried
bouquets of delphinium, monks
hood and yellow roses.
Mr.. Philip S. Brayton of this city
was best man for his brother and
1t. Comdr. Lincoln D. Brayton, 1t
Comdr. William B. Chace, 1t. Ash
ley D. Stewart and 1t. Robert Gam
mons, all of the United States Navy
Reserve, and 1t. Charles Kurtz and
1t. Joseph Mattison, jr, both of the
Army of the United States, were the
uShers.
The bride is a graduate of the
National Cathedral School for Girls
and Connecticut College for Women
The bridegroom was graduated from
Milton Academy and Harvard Col
lege, class of 1899, and was a men,
Der of the Hasty Pudding and Var
Sity Clubs. He has just returned
from a years service in the Euro
pean theater of operations, where
he served with the 95th Infantry
Division and was awarded the Silver
Star,
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announcement
OF Engagements

Mr.. and Mrs. F. Reed Wills of
Scarsdale, N. Y, and La Plata, Md,
have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Ruth Henrietta
Wills, U. S. N. R., to Sergt. Donald
L. Padgett, United States Rangers,
son of Col. and Mrs. B. Lewis
Padgett of this city. The wedding is
planned for the late summer.
Miss Wills attended the College
of Notre Dame of Maryland and
was graduated from Cornell Uni
versity. She now is in training at
Hunter College. N. Y.
Sergt. Padgett matriculated at
Cornell University in the Army spe-
cialized training program and served
overseas in the Sicilian and Italian
campaigns, receiving the Combat
Infantryman's Badge and the Pres
idential Citation. He now is on
duty at Fort Myer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bruce Dutton
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Hazel Marie Dut-
ton. to 1t. q. g) Yves Guillory,
U. S. N. R., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Josiah Guillory of Washington, La.
The wedding will take place Sep
tember Is in Our Lady of Lourdes
Church in Bethesda.
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after selling her house. At that
time she had. no idea where she
would live next winter. However,
whenever the former Secretary OF
the Treasury and Mrs. Henry Nor
genthau, jr., return to their farm at
Fishkill, Mrs. Hitchcock expects to
take the apartment they have at
2029 Connecticut avenue. Mr.. and
Mrs. Morgenthau were obliged to
move from the house at 2414 Bel
mont road the end OF the year and
were fortunate enough to find an
apartment at their present address.
Mrs. Morgenthau continues to i'm
prove but will be here with her
husband for several months while
he is preparing and writing a book.
Mrs. Hitchcock sold her house on
Kalorama road in the late winter to
the Portuguese government and after
some remodeling and redecorating
the Ambassador and Senhora de
Bianchi will give up their apartment
in Wardman Park Hotel, where
they have lived nearly all OF the
years they have been in Washing
ton, and move to the new embassy.
Mrs. Millikin, wife of Senator Eu-
gene D. Millikin of Colorado, ac-
companied her mother, Mrs. Eva
Shepard, to Burlington, VT, where
they are spending the midsummer.
Senator Millikin plans to join them
when his Senate duties and trans
portation permit. A few others
have found it possible to make visits
in the North on their way to other
places. Among these is Miss Hope
Erwin, daughter of Col. and Mrs.
Henry Parsons Erwin, who will go to
Fishers Island as soon as the sum-
mer school classes at George Wash
ington University are completed.
She stayed with her parents at Ar
Fremont and did the work at
George Washington University
which VasSar classes were continu-
ing after the winter term. Miss
Erwin was presented at garden
party at Arbremont after her re-
turn from Vassar in the late spring.
She will visit her classmate, Miss
Anne Curtis, and her sister. Miss
Eleanor Curtis, at the summer home
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Curtis of BronXville, N. Y.
Miss Anne Curtis will accompany
Miss Erwin back to Vassar in time
for the opening of the fall term six
weeks in advance of the usual time.
The friendship of the two families
dates back to the years that Mrs.
Curtis as Miss Mary Helen Seal
bach of Louisville came to visit Mrs.
Erwin, then Miss Helen Blodgett.
Mrs. Erwin's mother has with her
for a visit her niece, Mrs. Walsh,
wife of Col. James Walsh, U. S. A,
who is on duty in Washington. Col.
and Mrs. Walsh make their home at
Summit, N. j., and she joins him
here as often as transportation will
allow.
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Garden Club Meeting

The Brookmont Garden Club Will
meet Friday evening at O'Clock
in the home of NJ. and Mrs. Joseph
Martino, 6622 Broad street. Brook
mont.
Mrs. Earnest F. Klinge. chairman
of the Montgomery County Victory
Garden Committee. will speak on
the Fall Harvest Show"
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CAPITAL Society on the Move;
Some Find Lining Quarters
By Katherine M. Brooks

Attorney General and Mrs Thomas Campbell Clark will
their abode Moreland street to apartment
accessible
yet large enough permit
make entertaining rather than
which the Attorney General Mrs Clark
occupied for time by Mr. and Mrs William
their house at 1000 Nebraska
shortages in housing facilities transportation and foods
willingly accepted there those who and then
to visits while trip
Hitchcock left washington month for New England
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Ceremonies Held
In Other Cities

Announcement is made of the
marriage of 1t. Florence w. White,
Army Nurse Corps, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. r. G. White of Philadel-
phia, to 1t. Col. William F. Herman,
son of Col. and Mrs. Harvey Herman
of San Antonio, formerly of this
city.
The ceremony took place April
Evening star., 1945-07-24

United States tin reserves are
rapidly disappearing. The japanese
control 80 per cent of the normal
source. Don't mix tin cans with
garbage. Put in separate containers
by garbage bins for collection. II
not collected phone Republic S4SS.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Lund Of
Candy, Mimi, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, 1t. Leona
s. Lund, Army Nurse Corps, to
Capt. Richard A. Grant, A. A. F., OF
this city. The ceremony took place
June II in the Post Chapel at
Mitchell Field, Long Island.
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Chase The ceremony took place
June 9 in the Colonial Room of the
Rockingham Hotel in Portsmouth,
N. H.
The Emmanuel Presbyterian
Church in Tacoma, Wash, was the
scene of the wedding June of
Miss Elsie Anita Molesworth
daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth G. Ly-
brand of this city, and 1t. Douglas
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An out-of town wedding of in
terest here was that of Miss Donna
Irene McGinn, daughter of Mrs.
william Stanley McGinn of Seat
tie, Wash, and the late Mr.. Nc
CHM, and 1t. William Nourse
Starkey, A. U. S.. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James H. Starkey of Chevy
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% in ST. Patrick's Church in Wools-
ton, England, and reception in
the Officers' Club of the 10th Gen.
eral Hospital in Woolston followed.
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THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c. B-3
"a,

John Kramm, U. s. N. r., of Grass
Valley, Calf.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07
BLOSSOM HEATH SUIT Denied
Judge up|hoIds
zoning Code
in The Shores
Judge Gosh Of Alma
Files Ruling in
Niqht Club Cose

The Village of st. Clair
Shores cannot be forced to issue
club licenses to the Negro own
ers of Blossom Heath, Inc, Cir
cult Judge Paul r. Cash, Of
Alma, who presided at long
drawn out hearings here during
tn month of March, ruled today
Judge Cash based his ruling
upon the municipal zoning code
which forbids business enter
prises in that section of the COM
munity wherein the once swank
night spot is located. The court
specifically denied an action for
a writ of mandamus which
would have forced the village
authorities to issue water serv-
ices, cafe licenses and other nee
essary operational permits to
the ownership.
DENIES WRIT
In denying the petition for q
writ of mandamus brought by
Ernest Goodman, Detroit attor-
ney, on behalf of the club own
ership Judge Cash awarded
court costs to the village, de-
PENDANTS in the action.
The 16-page ruling by Judge
Cash covered in detail the sew
eral phases of the testimony
See RULING-Page 2
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House 0k's
Plan
Stiff Senote
Fight Indicted

WASHINGTON, June 7 -(R
- The Breton Woods world
monetary agreements were ap-
proved overwhelmingly by the
House today.
The ratification legislation
now goes to the Senate, where
the opposition predicted a vigor-
Gus battle.
The United States is the first
of the United Nations to act on
the agreements.
Prior to its final action today
the House beat down 325 to 20
motion by Rep. Sumner (R-
ILL.,, a leader of the opposition,
to send the ratification legisla-
ton back to the Banking Conn.,
mittee with instructions that all
provisions for an international
monetary sterilization fund be
eliminated.
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SOuIL dshlllS al iliJ liliSAioii IL
straining Parent from proceed
ing further with the prelimi-
nary examination of G.. Boyd
Macpherson. Hearing on the
matter has been set by Judge
Alton H. Noe for Monday.
CLAIM EXTORTION
The complaint against the
Mount Clemens justice links
him with Ray H. Callens, attor-
ney, as defendants; charges
conspiracy on their part to "ex-
tort" money from the defendant
to the criminal charges, and
concludes by demanding that
Parent and Callens be ordered
by the Circuit Court to pay
damages to Mcpherson for ere
peated, malicious prosecution
and ,!'unfavorable publicity and
notoriety."
Mcpherson Is charged with
leaving the scene of an accident
which happened in Warren
Township in the fall of l943. A
war-working father of six chill
~dren was killed and car
owned by the oil executive was
fond abandoned nearby. Mac
Pherson, sometime after the
time of the accident, reported to
police that his car had been
stolen prior to the time Of the
fatality
CITE GROUNDS
In the bill of complaint filed
today, Parents right to hold the
office of justice is challenger on
the following grounds:
That since 1889 he has not
paid his SIS annual dues to the
State Bar Association, as re-
CURED by law for all attorneys
practising in Michigan;
That not being practising
attorney, under the section of
state law described, he was not
qualified to run for office when
last elected;
That in September, 1914, he
abandoned, surrendered and
quit" his office in Mount Glenn
ems and moved himself, his fam
lily and their furniture to Fred
erick. Mich, after selling his
home in Mount Clemens;
That he established an office
in Gaylord, Mich, where he
practised law:
That he enrolled his son in
the Frederick public school
which the boy is still attending;
That he has left his family in
Frederick and "has proceeded
unlawfully to hold himself out
as a justice of the peace. F"
See CHALLENGE-Page 2
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Diggs
Gei4.5 Years
Groftins Stote
Senators Convicted

MASON, Mich, June 7-(P-
Former State Senators Jerry T.
Logic of Bay City and Charles c.
Digs of Detroit were convicted
by circuit court jury today of
participating in the l941 Legis-
lative graft conspiracy on a
horse racing bill.
A jerry of six men and six wo-
men deliberated nearly three
hours before returning the YER
dict.
Trial Judge John Simpson of
Jackson Immediately sentenced
them to serve four to five years
in prison, with the recommen-
dation that three of the years be
served concurrently with their
sentence in prior graft conspir-
acy.
Counsel for both defendants
said they would appeal. Logic
and Diggs were convicted last
summer in the finance graft
conspiracy case, but are free
pending their appeal TO the state
supreme court.
After summarizing evidence
presented during the three days
of the trial, Judge Simpson in
formed the jury it was your
duty to consider each case sepa-
rately. You may find one guilty
and one not guilty
He cautioned that "the testi-
mony of a self-accused conspira-
tor must be carefully scrutinized
and must be given the utmost
study in considering what inter-
ests such a conspirator may
have"
However. guilty as Howell
may have BEEN" the judge said,
1t is no evidence of guilt of
Logic and Diggs unless you find
that they entered into the con-
spiracy and committed overt
acts"
Advising the jurors TO con-
See GRAFT-Page 2
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records, were convicted before
Circuit Court Judge Alton H.
Noe following two days of lurid
testimony concerning a night Of
horror during which they mis-
treated the victim to degree
which prompted Prosecutor Will
bur F. Held to describe the case
as "the most brutal ever to come
to my attention"
POSSIBLE LIFE TERMS
The convicted men, who will
be sentenced as soon as proba-
ton officers report is forthcom-
ing, face possible life terms in
the state penitentiary for their
offense. They were arrested in
Detroit bars in mid-April fol-
lowing a 10 week search. The
actual crime took place on
Jan. 80 near the outskirts of
Mount Clemens.
Hysterical during a part of
the time that she told of the
abuse she suffered at the hands
of Spells and. Bodah the 32-year-
old victim described how she
had left her Detroit war plant
job at 2 am. on Jan. 80 and pro-
ceeded to Mount Clemens by
bus. She said that her car was
parked near the bus terminal
here and that when she stepped
into a restaurant to get a cup
of chocolate before driving to her
Chesterfield home Spells and
Bodah followed her. She said
that it was an exceedingly cold
night and that when the men
claimed to live near her home
and asked for a ride she agreed
to drop them off on the way.
SORDID STORY
Weeping heart-brokenly as
she described the subsequent
events during which she said
she was repeatedly attacked,
See GUILTY-Page 2
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List Winners
of1945 VFW
Essay Contest

Wanda Wallace, Mount Glenn
ems high school senior, today
won first prize in the Veterans
of Foreign Wars Auxiliary's an
nual essay contest and, as a re-
suit, was awarded SIS in cash
and distinctive medal marking
her accomplishment while her
composition, what American
ism Means to Me" has been en-
tered in the state contests.
Second prize, carrying with it
$40 cash prize and medal. went
to Larry Trombly, while the
third prize, consisting of SIS in
cash and a similar medal, was
won by Lois Broughton.
Mrs. 0. D. Kimberlin, chair
Americanism committee, pre-
sented the prizes during an audi
forum assembly at the high
school and spoke in laudatory
terms of the excellence of the
ITO entries submitted by pupils
and Of the splendid sentiments
expressed.
The final selections were
made by three judges, Mrs.
Hugh II. Neale, Circuit Judge
Alton II. Noe, and Wallace B.
MacLachlan, editor of the Moni-
tor-Leader. The preparation Of
entries was supervised by Miss
Carol Booth and Robert BeaL.
of the Mount Clemens high
school faculty.
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and construction departments
were involved in the walkout.
City officials were not avail
able for comment, but observers
said the gas supply on hand
would only last until 1890 a.
m. today. They said that the
Municipal Hospital, State Nor
NAL College, restaurants, indus
tries and homes would be affect
ed by the shortage.
Carl Breisch, president of Lo-
cal 269, State, County and Mu-
nicipal Employees (CIO) said the
strikers had been summoned to
q mass meeting at 8 a. m. to-
day. There was no indication
as to whether q back-to-work
movement would be discussed.
The strikers left two men on
duty in the municipal gas plant
to keep the retorts heated, thus
avoiding damage to equipment
in the plant.
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Auto Use Stamps
on Sale Monday
at Post Offices

Joseph D. human, Jr., Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, an
nounced today that the new SIS
Automobile Use Tax Stamps
will be placed on sale in all post
offices on nj o n lay, June
IL, 1945. The law requires
the owner of every motor ve-
hicle which is used upon the
highways to buy this stamp and
to display it on the vehicle be-
ginning July l, 1945.
The law provides both cash
and Jail penalties for failure TO
pay this tax.
See STAMPS-Page 2
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naha AiriieId
10 Provide
New U.s.. Base
Bottle for Okinowo
Neors Conclusion a.
Jop Forces Reel Beck
BY LEONARD MILLIMAN

Some $50 Superforts hit the
great Osaka military production
centers today with combined
incendiary and high explosive
attack as American engineers
put newly captured Naha cir
field on Okinawa into shape 1o1s
a heightened air offensive t.
prepare the way for the antici-
pated invasion of Japan.
Closing stages of the conquest
of Okinawa were neared as four
U. S. divisions hammered at the
japanese last ditch battle line,
manned roughly by $4,000 SOL
diers surviving out of an origi-
nal force of 85, 900 and now COM
pressed into slightly more than
25 square miles.
CHINESE ADVANCE
Chinese forces $50 miles west
Of Okinawa engaged retreating
japanese in the coastal town OF
Futing, los miles north Of the
Chinese held port city Of Foo.
chow and SIS miles from Wen
chow, enemy-held port.
British and Indian troops
battered down increasing Japan
csc resistance in their mop up Of
Burma. while Yanks made two
amphibious andin in the
southern Philippines to speed
the end of the Mindanao Island
campaign.
Filipino willingness to sup
port permanent American arm
ed strength in the Pacific was
indicated in a bill placing Phil
ippines manpower and military
bases at U. S. disposal which
was prepared for the first war
time session of the insular leg
islature opening Saturday.
SAVAGE STRIKE
Todays three-hour raid on
Osaka was the tenth such pow.
erful strike at major Japanese
industrial cities within a month
and the second on Osaka, the
nations most important indus
trial producer, within a month.
High explosive bombs CEN
tered on the Osaka arsenal sent
japanese scurrying to air raid
shelters before other fire-bomb-
ing BIOS started new blazeS
burning in the industrial section
where more than IL square
miles were blackened in previ-
Gus strikes. A japanese COM
munique said that blazes start
ed in the daylight attack were
being steadily brought under
control"
The Osaka arsenal is one OF
Nippon's most important pro-
ducers of medium artillery and
See PACIFIC-Page 3
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INCLUDE SERVICEMEN
So ST. Mory's Grads

OF So members of the senior
class of st. Mary Catholic High
School being honored at Com
mencement Week exercises
commencing tonight, five in the
armed forces will be awarded
their diplomas "in absentia" and
q sixth will receive his Friday
evening before leaving at mid
night for military duty.
The 1945 class motto: Ad
Summa Semper always to the
Highest). is being upheld in the
US. Navy by Victor Garske,
Robert Kurz, Clarence Voiland;
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07
Mayor Urges
Public Back
Flood Control

Mayor Albert A. Wagner last
night urged members of the city
commission and the general pub
lie to farm themselves with am
munition and fire it effectively"
during the War Departments
scheduled hearing on Clinton
River flood control proposals at
the Macomb county building on
June IS.
The mayor likewise pointed
out the allure underlying opin-
ions expressed by some flood
control authorities that cutting
of canal from the frequently
swollen river, somewhere near
Shadyside park to the lake,
See RIVER-Page 3
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jap Balloon
Bomb PeriIs
Are Outlined

LANSING. June Z up -
Now that Michigan has come
within range of Japanese ball
looms, the states residents were
warned today of the potentiali-
ties of such weapons.
Capt. Donald S. Leonard, State
Civilian Defense director, said
that although balloon which
the Army disclosed yesterday
had fallen in Michigan within
the past few months had no
bombs attached, it may have re-
leased explosives before the bag
landed.
He also warned that some bal
looms may be carrying incendi.
aries which have failed to exc
plode but could be ignited by
molesting.
Discovery Of any balloons or
strange objects resembling the
weapons should be reported Inn
mediately to police, civilian de-
Tense officials or Army authoris
ties, he said, and the site Of such
discovery guarded until the Gu
thorities arrive.
The announcement ut Detroit
yesterday by the Army's Sixth
Service Command was the Hlrse
official confirmation that . Jop
balloon had landed - for 80
as Michigan. Similar Ine11 oNlp
had been reported n MoG1qCu
states, including one IN Wh1eh
six persons were killed ~ q
bomb balloon explosion nsoe
Lakeview. Ore, May q.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-07
500 War Bonds
Won by Two in
Mount Clemens

James Peltier, of 265 North
avenue, a purchaser of a war
bond in Mount Clemens retail
establishment since the opening
of the 7th War Loan Drive, and
Anne c. Paul, who sold him
the bond, yesterday each receiv-
ed 500 bonds without charge in
the first of series of war bond
drawings sponsored by the Mer-
chants Committee of the city
campaign organization.
The novel plan, designed TO
boost interest in the tagging
drive, received its first public
tryout Wednesday afternoon in
front of the County Building in
Mount Clemens. when Doris
Walkowit, of the Register of
Deeds Office drew the winning
numbers out of the hat.
o. The plan, financed by retail
merchants, calls for the periodic
award of 500 bonds to pur-
chaser and TO the clerk who
sold the bond and whose num-
bers come up in impartial pub
lie drawings.
Isaac Barnett. chairman Of
the Merchants Committee, today
expressed enthusiasm for the
plan and expressed the hope
that an even larger crowd turn
out for the next feature event
which will be publicized by the
Monitor-Leader in advance.
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CITY AND COUNTY TOTALS FAR BEHIND
Serious War Bond Lag Apparent

attained only % per cent of its
E bond quota of $2,800,0OO. A
total of S657 1873 has been sold,
Clark stated. leaving balance
of $2,142,117.
The sale Of other types OF
bonds to individuals has Jared
even worse with only Sl89;100
worth Of bonds sold to date or .
little more than 10 per cent of
the oiota Of $980.000.
Scnwark stated that corpora
tons in Mount Clemens have
See BONDS-Page )
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bonds 10 individuals now totals
S53,7f3 leaving balance of
S278,287 TO be attained during
the next three weeks il the
quota Of 1892, 900 is to be reach
ed.
Results from Ralph w. Clark,
chairman of the Macomb county
drive, showed this morning that
If the county is to reach its quota
Of bonds sold TO individuals,
S82.100 worth of bonds must be
sold each day.
He stated that the county has