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Evening star., 1946-07-20
Soap Box Derby Heat Results

Ingram, 10. 1873 Thirteenth street Sc,
second: RoberL L. !Smithers, IL, 141l Tay
Heat Charles A. Naecker IA. sic
Rittenhouse street NV, first George e
Mulloy, 13, 5102, Fourteenth street NV.
second.
Heat s-1van Gates IL, 1913 Seven.
teenth street S E., first; Walter. Fauntroy
-, 92S Westminster street NV. second
Kenneth Corder. II. 2029 North Taylor
street, Arlington, third
Heat 9-Jerry Marsden, IA. o16 Ninth
street S.W., first: Edwin Meredith Is, 81
Swan. road, Maryland Park second Winte,
Fletcher, 15, 354 street NV. third
street ae way tsyst tWilams' Hsnr r. a46a Irvins
6512 Sixth street NV. second.
Heat 11-R. Weaver Merriam, jr, 13
5io5 Thirteenth street NV first: John
2. Maragon, 8, Mclean, second; Charles
third.
Heat Jimmy Pitcher, 12. 1445 I
street Sc, first: Robert Kelly, 70, st
Joseph's Home. second: Billy Terry, II
3ll6 South Sixth street, Arlington, third
Evening star., 1946-07-20
Sima Defense Preparation
May Delay Court-MartiaI
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 20.-It ap-
peared today that the start of the
Navy general court-martial of 1t.
William r. Sima, sr., suspended
Naval Academy Bandmaster, will be
delayed until mid-August.
1t. Sima said his counsel. needed
more time to prepare defense
against charges of violating Navy
regulations, perjury and misconduct
laid against the bandmaster.
Capt. Jesses r. Wallace, Judge
advocate of the court-martial had
announced earlier that July 81 had
been set as tentative date for start
of the trial, but said that the official
date would depend upon readiness
of defense counsel.
Evening star., 1946-07-20
Chincoteugue Carnival
Plans Horse WronoIino

CH1NCOTEAGUE ISLAND, Va.
July 2o.-The Chincoteague Island
Volunteer Fire Departments an
nual carnival will have its usual
salt water horse wrangling feature
again this year.
The pony penning will be held on
.uiy 70 and folks from Maine to
Georgia are expected,to be on hand
Wnen the ponies are herded through
the Swallows between Wallops
Island and Chincoteague and into
q corral to be put up at auction
Legend says that the wild ponies
are descendants of those turned
loose on the coastal islands in 1862
by farmers who protested the
heavy taxes imposed on the animals
Evening star., 1946-07-20
Rent for Family Of Eight
Raised 125% in Alexandra

An increase of nearly l25 per cent
in the rent of a house occupied by
a colored family of eight, including
six children, has been reported in
Alexandria.
The tenant, Herbert Jones, said
The rent for the six-room house al
837 North Columbus street, Alex
andria, has been raised from SGT sc
to $3.50 per month.
He said he was notified by r. L
Kane, Inc, agent for the owner
John Loughran. 815 King street
Alexandria, that unless the rent in
crease is met Mr.. Loughran wants
possession of the home ION or before
August IT,"
Declaring that he has been liv-
ing in the house for 10 years, Mr.
Jones said he invested $1,000 in
plumbing and other improvements
last wear.
Evening star., 1946-07-20
Virginia Reports Rise
In Out-of-Stute Autos
BY the kssceioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, July 20.-The
State Highway Departmentreported
today an increase of nearly Ill pei
cent over last year in the number
of out-of-State passenger cars or
Virginia's highways.
The department said tourist traf.
fic was 212 per cent above out-of.
State travel in June, 1943-midway
point in the war-but still was q
per cent below the tourist trave
recorded in June, 1941.
Evening star., 1946-07-20
Maryland Governor /,
Pay Is Called Most
Generous in Nation
By the Assexis'sd Press

BALTIMORE. July 90 The State
of Maryland pays IFS Governors 8
salary equivalent to $4,000 a year
before taxes. the Evening Sun esti~
mated yesterday.
AT stake In the political cam
paign now getting under way iS the
most richly compensated State
office In all of the United States,
the Office of Governor of Maryland, Sc
the article declared.
william Preston Lane. jr., Of
Hagerstown is the Democratic noEni-
nee for Governor and Mayor Theo-
eiore r, MeKeldin Of Baltimore. the
Republican standard bearer In The
November general election,
st.stlD Year In Theory.
In theory. the State Of Mary
land pays its Governor s4,500 q
wear" the article stated. TN fact,
Gov. OCosor this year Is being
provided salary. cash grants and
services which could he duplicated
IA private life only on an annual
IL come ef $40 600 or more
re article said that the Cover
nor f. authorized TO TX the size Of q
mansion maintenance fund" for
the executive mansion In Annapolis.
and that trNS year it is sis.7S0, free
OF income tar
Virtually evcTq expense the Gov
ernor encounters except food and
clothing is provides tor him by mp~
preparation from the State treasury
Here's What lie Ssats.
He gets a home. rent free. He
gets heat. light, gas, water Without
cost He gets a staff OF sertNnts.
currently seven, without cost TO n..v,-
self. He gets an automobile a year
when they can be bought. and his
chauffeur is paid by the State. An
repairs to the car are paid for by
the State. And for travelling by au.
tomobile or otherwise the State
gives the Governor 50 200 a year.
No other State in America
matches this generosity to its chief
executive"
New York state pays Gov. Dewey
S25, 900 year. but no more" That
is the highest salary for any Gov
ernor in the 48 States.
The State constitution. which sets
the Governors salary at S4,500, re-
quires that he reside at Annapolis
thus the Legislature provides the
eYprlIfjve mansion
No accounting is required of the
mansion maintenance fund. None
is given"
Actual Appropriations.
Actual appropriations from the
treasury for the Governor include
$4,000 as salary, s2,4O0 for travelling
expense, $4,000 for an automobile
Gov. O'Conor maintains two for
himself and another for his office
staff, $500 for a chauffeur, 1924
for household help, and $16,750 is
put at his disposal under the head
OF mansion maintenance, plus a
moderately estimated $1,000 as the
worth of the house and its heating,
lighting and fuel services.
This adds up to $38,394 a year
on which the State and Federal in
come tax apply only to the first
s4,500. A private citizen attempt
ing to get as much and pay taxes
would need to earn at least $40, ,000."
Gov. O'Conor won the Democratic
nomination for United States SEN
ator in a contest with Senator Rad
cliffe in the June primary.
Evening star., 1946-07-20
Food Poisoning Doneers
In Midsummer Cited

The midsummer period Is the
most dangerous time OF the year for
food poisoning. DIR. V, l.. Eilicott,
Montgomery County health officer
has announced.
The cause OF poison. he said, Is the
growth of bacteria In Slncooked foods
or n! foods contaminated after cock
ing. Soft foods, such as cream paffs
and eciEtrs, and ground meats are
particularly liable 10 be contain
mated, he aided.
General cleanlinesse of containers
and of the herAs OF persons who
handle food Is tie best way 10 pre-
vent food poisoning re said.
Evening star., 1946-07-20
Miss Starv to Direct
Poge Religion Closes
ssseiei piaesssh 10 The ssss

LuRAY, Va, July 2o.-~-The Rev
w. r. Reed, chairman OF the Religi~
Gus Education Committee, has an,
nounced that Miss Alice Virginia
sterv OF Ohio had seen appointed
to teach the classes In PAGE COUNTY
next year. She will teach one hour
q week In all fourth and Attn grades
IN the county.
Miss Sterv Is graduate OF Wit
teneefg College In Ohio. The work
rs Spo. Hored by the Page County
Sunday School Association.
Evening star., 1946-07-20
AIexundrion to Assist
In War Crimes Trials

William F. Raugust, attorney, of
Hunting Terrace Apartments, 1900
South Washington street, Alexan-
dria, has been appointed to assist
in the war crimes prosecution at
the Nuremberg trials in Germany.
AS captain in the Army Air
Forces, Mr.. Raugust was placed on
inactive status last year and has
had a private law practice with an
office at 1913 South Royal street
Alexandria.
He left this week for Germany.
Evening star., 1946-07-20
Byrd and Hutchinson m
Hold Rallies Today in
Senatorial Primary
By the Assossssssi Ffsss

An address at Harrisonhurg court
house by Senator Byrd, who Is seek
ing the Democratic denomination In
the August primary, and rally nj
Charlottesville for Martin L. Hutch
inSon, Richmond attorney, his op.
ponent. today will conclude the
weeks campaigning by the two can
didates.
Senator Byrd will be introduced al
Harrisofhurg by Gov. Tuck
The Charlottesville meeting for
Mr.. Hutchinson ts more or less In
the nature of an informal get~to-
gether for the Richmond candidate
Speaks Before Veterans.
MIR. Hutchinson spoke last night
st Cradock. In Norfolk County. un-
der the auspices OF the cradoek
Veterans Committee for Hutchin-
son. and asserted during the course
of his address that Virginia has q
'reaetionary political leadership
which has "perneated business as
well as politics"
As q result of this, he said, the
Hampton Roads area has lack OF
natural gas, a decline In the area &
seafood industry because Of pollu-
ton and the "channeling" of ffdel-
ity bonds for public officials to out
nf~State bonding companies.
The time has come fol you te
ssaert yourselves" ne told hts audi"
ence If am not the man, for
Gods Sake get some other man tc
lead VirMnsa out Of the doldrums,
he declared,
Irnorasse Cost Heavy.
Continuing. Af~. flgttetainson said
that ignorance gsUa poverty" are
costing Virginia he %Tily. ana de"
clared you won't WIN the peace II
YOU follow reactionar. eS .no think
a dollar Is something n he isssrdsd
instead Of spent"
He reiterated that he was AZ in
dependent candidate and coula sos
he controlled and. attacking the ''yea
curing eorruptions" In Virginia cleo
tions, said he already had received
rs anonymous letters from persons
throughout the State warning him
to have paid watchers at the polls
on primary day to make sure that
he did not lose votes 20 which se
was entitled
Mr. Hutchinson charged that the
States newspapers were opposing his
candidacy and said they were quail
Ned TO Join the clio because they
stick as closely together as a union.
Hits Decadent Leadership.
What he termed the "decadent
leadership In Virginia and the lack
Of interest In the Democratic party"
Is due to restrictive laws" enacted
In recent years, Mr.. Hutchinson said.
declaring In closing the time has
come for a new leadership and a
new understanding OF our problems. "
Meanwhile. the Rockbridse County
Democratic Committee has made
public resolution urging Repre-
sentative Robertson, OF the 7th dis
trict. 10 permit his name TO be pre-
sented TO the State Democratic
convention. September S, as a candi-
date for the rest Of the late Senator
Glass term.
On the Republican side. State Sem
ator Ted Dalton Of Radford has been
Endorsed by Roanoke County Repub-
licans as candidate to succeed
Senator Glass. The State COP con-
vention will be held next Saturday
in Roanoke.
Evening star., 1946-07-20
Relatives See Girl
Shot, Held in Water;
Man Admits Staying
~ tina Assoeiaisd prsss

DEAL ISLAND, Md. July 90
Somerset County States Attorney
Prentlss w, Evans said today /,
charge Of murder has been filed
against a 24~yeag~ old former soldier
In the beach party shooting OF
paEsy T'wtgg. 10. before the eyes OF
her father ans a group OF friends.
MIR. Evans salst Ross j. Abbott,
recovering from sslf-inflicted bullet
wounES. admitted ne shot the girl In
a NJ a. ;asaiouSy and said he was
sorry"
The states attorney quoted Alb
bott as saying the girls family had
been hostile tG him and that the
girl had ceased Neeaiug company
with him.
Abbott, who thrnt,, pistol
against himself after r'e bizarre
Staying, will undergo sec ,k,si aner-
alton after the removal lass Night
OF bullet from his iawbon, 1t
Salisbury General Hospital, Ny,
Evans said.
He added that Abbott probably
would remain In the hospital for
several days under 24-hour guard, 4"
after which he would be brought TO
Somerset County Jail At Princess
Anne.
Witnesses Version.
Police said witnesses told this
story OF the killing
PanSy and two friends-Carolyn
Jean Mason, 10, and Dolores Wheat
ley, l6-were bathing in the CheSa-
peake near the Twigg home when
Abbott appeared, carrying a pistol
Abbott a Deal Island waterman.
warned Carolyn and Dolores away.
They ran TO the Twigg home for aid
Pansy's father. Herbert Twigg,
and her cousin. Roland Twigg, ran
toward the beach, where Abbott was
threatening Psnsy.
As they approached to within IS
or 20 feet. Abbott shot three times.
Two Of the shcts hit Pansy and she
fell.
Gesticulating with the pistol
Abbott picked up the girls body and
waded into the water as Herbert
and Roland Twigg and Carolyn and
Dolores looked on helpless.
He held the body under the water
for a time, then brought it back to
the beach. where he fired another
shot.
Served in Italian Campaign.
Then, standing over the body,
Abbott shot himself, apparently suf-
fering superficial wound. Still
holding the .32-caliber pistol, he
walked away.
Abbott served as a private in the
Italian campaign, and was awarded
the Purple Heart for wounds re-
ceived in action.
Evening star., 1946-07-20
Results in the heats of today's
Soapbox Derby follow:

Soapbox Derby follow:
Heat 1-Burrell T. Brown, H. 157 Fifty
third street N E, first; Joel Terry. 13, 3116
South Sixth street, Arlington, second; Theo-
dore Padgett, IA, 1871 Thirteenth street
Heat John L. Haynes III. II. 3O12
hickel, L.. 1900 GOOD Hope road Sc. sec
ond; William Bashoor, IL. 1888 Second
Heat Sc. Z. Evenshaw, jr.. Is. 5722
Thiro street NV. first; George E. Sullivan,
Fene. A.. 9411 Thornhill road. Silver
Spring. third
Heat William D. Pavey, .. 1o730 Old
Blaoensburg road, Silver Spring, first; Jim
Han6uTy, IL. 1851 Allentown road Sc. Sec
ond; Don Hausrath, .12. 9203 Glenville
road, Brightwood. third
i, Heat 5-Donald Naliey, 13, 60s Tewkes-
BURY place N w, first: Bernard Muth, 13,
St. Joseph,s Home. second: John Emmert,
Heat 6-Donaid Meyer, ii. $40 North
Twenty-fifth street. Arlington. frst; Billy
Evening star., 1946-07-20
Bill Asks jamestown Coins

A bill authorizing coinage of So
cent pieces which would commem-
crate the settlement of Jamestown
Colonial capital of Virginia, was in
troduced in the Senate by Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia.
Evening star., 1946-07-20

AAstiSA Aaa<FsS4 SaSA E12SA fA& MY Nl&s
offiesr In England and Gerfna
and DR. Ronald Fleisher. uniyerSits
OF Paris Medical School graduate
who spent SIX years with the Polish
Army In England. as members OF the
resident staff.
DIR Besley reported that between
As and 80 different doctors attend
patients In the hospital. snd COM
mended them for their work.
Evening star., 1946-07-20
Jury Suggests Probe
|0f Baltimore Police,
But Lacks Authority
BY she Asseeiussi Press

BALTIMORE. July 20.--T'he Balti-
more grand jury adopted q resoiu-
tion Yesterday stating 1t believed an
investigation OF the Baltimore Police
Department Is In order" but that II
had been advised by the Supreme
Bench that IL does not have the
authority or the means" 10 make
Kueh move itself.
The resolution stated the Jury
"ca¬ organize and supervise such
an investigation, but is ready to hear
evidence In the matter and return
pfesenfmentS where evidence war
rants
The Statement; also said that the
S$ase'S attorney tn 2ae only au~
tharizea ofTicial tn present evidence
before sae grand jury"
The grams }try liz investigating a
Fourth uf jaly fioldup at the Century
atsletla Club.
Chief Judge ", Conwesl Smith
F@ sic Baltimore Supreme Bench
" I'd later ihs, he had not advised;
ls< sG~ofs they lacked authority %
'sl! Is . the lntestsgasioa. bus that
9ltfS as%@0 l'2e saesns 81 CARRYING
iaf r'f'sA on tlaeit own through
5f9@ sh5rl'si30sls Of special snvesti-
sats's err 'asolstcJ Jsax.
~ ssP'a5ss~ ,hs jurors ar~ lay
fa*o and taGst,sv I'D rot ssliiy nn~
faFfR' ps}H Nhei s% $50 tFysae IA
IS iNFee
81 sftsa 3.}e a. f@tar f,i,v. Ms
sng f'a@5@m@ft Iss 49, ary hpaga
falt /. Etss5atcsY q NELSON'S
at RicA ff@ss ,5t e sAs,GA,sg yslei
was set Ntsti s9jas & ~ Het
Baltimore
Hamilton r.. * f,i2N0r,s haw
investigation h. sssss'S' sFnR cs"eA 4
between ore os Es@a%N ~ VA -
In the raid a1Yd /; Atra &1P@s'ee
Century Athletic t. 7"assztT ~ tAs
thought at frat ~ Na@ 5tFN
Evening star., 1946-07-20
N' Deh ! Named Head
on Primo. >eeorge,
.RospifalS

BF, aaron Befts
cian who served , eyastsviile paaysi.
officer during w W Fa@y medical
been named as he . @as III. has
staff at Prince ( s1f sise medical
Hospital, Cheyeriy, l. fsssh General
today. Hs ssaf.esncea
A former president Y
Georges County Medk ! LIE Prince
two years, DIR. Deitz sss sTty tor
medicine In the count, i ssyaetieed
following his graduation siggs 1889
son Medical College In p W. ,SeSsr~
and tnternship Mt GaIlinge aaelpraa
Other officers who VT 1esl3aFssa.
Include DR.. James Sasscer named
Marlboro. vice president, r us'E&f
Louis lInai. Cottage City. M w,
DR. Leslie French and d. ne'a@s
SSseareT were reelected as sdfsss 10
the department Of mefsA. Aefs ~
surgery, DIR. j. Francis e sesF
was named chief OF the DEP @Ffsfs
OF obstetrics and gyneeolos Esasyac
eeediRa Dr. Jacob gasz. sssie i.
. Committee chairman aasts
include III. r. II. christensen hesie
Committee; Or. Charles n Hem
Credentials Committee: Or. @aH
Movers. Clinical Pathologics sEAn
mittee. DR.. John T. Malone 9sa p
gram Committee, and DR.. p4"s
Lavine. Records Committee. ESs&
Hospital silpt. Or. A. Kirk
also announced appointment = sf9
Evening star., 1946-07-20
First Postwar Soap Box Derby
Draws Thousands to Trials

Continued From First Page },
The midland journal., 1946-10-18
Windproof Span Designed
After Wind Tunnel Tests

By 1948, new Tacoma Narrows
Bridge will be built over Puget
Sound, replacing the one that, four
months after it's completion in
1910, was destroyed by wind, says
Golfers. The new span,, the first to
have its design based on wind
tunnel tests of a model, will have
shock absorbers at numerous
points.
1t will also have air slots in the
floor which will enable it to with
stand a wind nearly three times
as strong as that which caused
the former structure to crash.
The midland journal., 1946-10-18
BAD MISTAKE

Alphonse-Gee! never saw such
an ugly woman before in my life.
Do you know who she ISL"
| Gaston-Why, yes, she's my wife.
Alphonse-Ouch. I'm sorry. My
error.
Gaston-Oh, no. sir. the error is
all mine.
The midland journal., 1946-10-18
LIGHT SLEEPER
BY C.. Kessler

'Pat, did you hear the thunder in
the night?"
''No, Mike, did it really thunderi"
'Yes, it thundered as if hiven and
airth wad come togither!"
'Then why the divil didn't you
wake me? You know very well I
can't sleep whin it thunders!"
The midland journal., 1946-10-18
BIT Crowded

'There was a terrible accident
over in Edinborough the other day."
i 'There was?'
i eyes, two taxi cabs collided and
thirty Scotchmen were injured"
The midland journal., 1946-10-18
Properly Attired

Butler-I have to inform your
lordship that there's burglar down.
stairs. 4
Lord Chiversbrook - Very well,
Thomas, bring my double gun and
sports suit-the heather mixture.
The midland journal., 1946-10-18
Sizing Him Uu

''Why do you look at me so In
tently?" asked the puzzled mission
ary. -4s ''',&s. -.
"oh." replied the cannibal. "just'
wishful thinking"
The midland journal., 1946-10-18
First Things First

Mother-And you, Willie, will you
take pie or pudding?
Willie-Pie.
Father Crying to teach him man
ners)-Pie, what?
Willie-Pie first.
The midland journal., 1946-10-18

WHAT could be nicer for her
w favorite doll than a set of ex-
quisite bridal clothes? Your young
daughter will never tire of playing
bride with this complete ward
robe. 1t includes gown, veil, slip
and panties, nightdress, negligee.
Pattern No. 8948 comes for dolls ~, IA,
16. 18 and 20 inches. For exact yard
ages, see pattern.
The midland journal., 1946-10-18

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and straight. Try a soft grey flan-
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Pattern No. 1430 comes in sizes IL, IA,
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The Nome nugget., 1946-11-04
KlOndike Kate's
 Romance At End; Mate Found Dead

BEND, Ore.-Klondike Kate's romance was at an end today, with her husband dead on a trail seven miles from his prospector's cabin in Yukon Territory.
 The one-time belle of the gold seekers, Kate flew north 10 days ago in quest of her husband, John Watson, 83, from whom she had not heard since April.
 Today she sent a telegram to friends at her home here that her husbands body had been found by John Sestek, a prospector who lived some 30 miles from Matson's cabin. He was delieved to have died of natural causes.
 Klondike Kate-she was Kate Rockwell then-Was a dance hall girl at Dawson when she and John Watson met.
 Johnny fell in love with me in 19O0," she once said, ''but I was in love with someone else so he just stood by and watched"
 But in 1933-two years after they had resumed a long-inter- rupted correspondence - Matson came out of the North and mar ried Kate at Seattle. He still had his prospecting to do, however, but this year he was to have come out for good.
 Last April Kate bought a little place at Halsey, Ore, where -'we could have little garden and flowers and things"
 But Watson didn't come back, and Kate went North to find him and found tragedy.
The Nome nugget., 1946-11-04
National Forces
 Advance In China

PEIPING, tA1 - The govern ment's offensive against Cheefoo exploded today into a full-scale campaign for the entire Shantung province, while across the Gulf of Chihli the nationalists swiftly were squeezing the Communist army out of Liaotung peninsula.
 Loss of Shantung, one of the Reds principal strongholds in North China, would be a severe blow.
 AS government troops continued their assault on Cheefoo, the Com munists' principal port in Shan tung, other armies launched a campaign against the Tsingtao- Tsinan railroad, 120 miles south. Government sources said the na- tionalists captured Pingtu, 54 miles north of Tsingtao.
 Simultaneously, Communist re- Inducements from northern Xii angsu Province began moving into Shantung, and fighting was re- ported at several places along their route.
The Nome nugget., 1946-11-04
Russia Drilling Many Oil Wells

MOSCOW, (P)-An account of wide Soviet industrial activity, in culding construction from the Danube to the Kurile Islands and intensive development of the Baku and Azerbaijan oil fields, has been submitted to the citizens of the U.S.S.R. in a detailed report of the first year of Russia's five year plan.
 Seventeen oil wells are being drilled in Azerbaijan and new oil wells have been sunk in the Cas- plan Sea area and the Baku re- gions, the report said. Pravda quoted three petroleum engineers as saying that mot merely indi- vidual wells but whole fields are being opened in the Caspian area"
The Nome nugget., 1946-11-04
N. C. C. MISSING LIQUOR HAS BEEN LOCATED

The U. s. Marshal's office re- ports that most of the liquor re- ported missing from the Northern Commercial Co.,, which was car ried out during the storm has been recovered.
 The N. C. Go. not only suffered storm losses but sistained great loss from pilfered merchandise in all departments. It is reported that individuals were seen carrying away bedding and clothing for their own use, and in some in stances actually put garments on right in the store and walked out, without paying for them.
The Nome nugget., 1946-11-04
ACS Establishes Ship To Shore Communication

It. Stanley Morgan, officer in charge of the Nome station of the Alaska Communications System, stated recently that the Signal Corps will operate a radio com munication service for small boats in the Boring Sea.
 The phone communication serv- ice will be continuous 24-hours and calls will be charged at the rate of soc per minute at a min imum of $l.50. The new service will be on 2736 kilocycles.
 It. Morgan states that the Sig nal Corps hopes in the near future to establish the same service to mining camps wherever convent ent.