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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
City Briefs

M. E. McCrany, Route 3, re-
ported to police yesterday that
someone stole a watch from
r9om 80 Southern building be-
tween September II and Septem-
Der 20.
7. P. Wright, administrator
Il Civil Aeronautics, said yester-
day that the new air traffic
rules of the Civil Aeronautics
Board should be studied by
every pilot, whether he flies a
transport plane or merely takes
an occasional hop on Sunday
afternoon.
The Wilmington State High
way Patrol yesterday issued a
warning to all motorists whose
names begin with ga" or "B"
70 obtain new drivers permits
before Jan l. The examining Of
nee On N. Third street is open
On weekdays between 9 a. M,
and 5 pm.
D, H. Howes, local agent for
NE Mass, Life Insurance COM
eany !. left yesterday afternoon for
Greensboro where he will take
an advanced course in life un-
oerwriting.
Yom Kippur, day Of atone
I.eAt, services will be held at
1Nal Israel Synagogue Tuesday
TF'enlng 6:15 o'clock with the
Ia0ol Samuel A. Friedman con-
.uellng. Wednesdays services
VIII commence at 7::30 am. and
v'Alnue until sunset. The SER
mon Tor the morning service will
W. W Fleeing From God" Yizkur
.tenonal services will. be held
T.. noon Religious school regis
ra1on vii begin Thursday after
~OVA at 4 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
PATROL TO OCCUPY
OLD BUREAU OFFICE

The office in the court house
recently vacated by the bureau
OF Identification is being trans
formed by crew of workmen
Tor the imminent occ1nancv of
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23

nOraSS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
THE frightening thing about

The frightening thing about
being stuck in quicksand is the r.
striction Of movement" he said,
but there's no reason for panic" I"
Anyone who sets foot on quick
and can get stuck in the mixture,
he said, and just about anyone in
such predicament can free him
self by swimming through the
mOraSS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
SAYS QUICKSAND
CAN'T SWALLOW YOU

CHICAGO.-U.D-The next time
you get caught in bog Of quick
sand, don't be alarmed, advises
Philip c. Rutledge.
Rutledge, professor Of civil en-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
MISS ELIZABETH CHANT

Miss Elizabeth Chant, IS, 9O5
Princess street, died Sunday aft
ernoon at o'clock.
She has been a resident OF
Wilmington for TIC past Is years
and was a native of Sommerset
Ct., England, and has taught art
in this city for a number of
years.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted from the chapel of Ward
Funeral Home Monday after.
noon at 4 o'clock with the Rev.
Alexander Miller officiating
Interment followed in Oakdale
cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23

A goldfish has teeth in its
throat and chews it's food thor
oughly before swallowing it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
WILLIAM SWEETING

JACKSONVILLE, Sept. o.
Funeral services were held Mon
dav afternoon at o'clock at the
Oakgrove Baptist church for
William Sweeting, SO, who died
Sunday morning at his home in
Hubert. Rev. Rogers, Methodist
minister from Swansboro, Of
ficiated. Burial was in Oakgrove
fcemetery. ;.
He is survived by his wife,
two sons, w. J. Jr., and Thomas
j., of Hubert; one daughter,
Mrs. Beatrice Snow of Wake
Forest, and one brother, Eugene
of Key West, Florida.
MRS. FLORENCE REAVES
Mrs. Florence Reaves, 81, died
of James Walker Memorial hos
pital last night at 8:45 O'Clock
after long illness.
Mrs. Reaves, resident OF
Rocky Point, is survived by her
husband, I. H. Reaves OF the
home; three sons, Herbert, Will
bur. and Pender Reaves, all OF
Rocky Point; three daughters,
Mrs. Armet Woodcock of Atkin-
son, Mrs. Ruby Riggs of Will
n1ington, and Mrs. Elmo McRick-
er of Mansfield, Ohio; father,
Hanson F'utch of Rocky Point;
one sister, Mrs. Etto Futch OF
Rocky Point; 16 grandchildren,
several neices, and nephews.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later by Harrell-
Coble Funeral Home.
.Lz
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BV Gene Gleason

"Don't walk through the train,
ma'am," he advised her stetnly.
1.-THE other passengers may get
panicky if people start moving
around"
I'm from TrdnSdmerican Ne,Ds,"
Jean interrupted him. "Are you
in charge Of this train?"
The conductor froze into official
hauteur.
"Sorry--you'll have to get any
story out of our New York Office.
| have nothing to say; company
rules"
With the experienced reporters
habitual Indifference to attempted
brush offs, Jean merely waited
until the conductor had gone for
ward. then followed at a dis
lance. She moved through several
coaches without seeing an injured
person: only hundreds of healthy
survivors furiously discussing the
perils of travel. Encountering a
United States Senator whom she
had noticed earlier in the trip,
she stopped to interview him.
why yes. I'm Senator Mccall"
he doomed out, pleased at the
prospect of airing his views in
print. "This whole thing is an
outrage: inexcusable carelessness!
When 1 return to Washington, !
shall demand an immediate in
vestigation."
Jean took a few notes and
moved on, talking to several wit
neSses of the crash. From them.
she learned that the locomotive
had been toppled overe on. its
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26
December Play
cancelled; To
CiUe Another

The proposed December pro-
duction of the Key West Play
ers has been cancelled, it was
announced today. In it's place a
three-act play will be presented
in January. Name of the play
will be announced later.
Next Monday, beginning at
O'Clock, the regular monthly
meeting of the Players will be
held in the Barn Theatre. Fol-
lowing the business session,
readings for assignment to parts
in the forthcoming presentation
will be held.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26
Sally Rama At
Club Tropics

Sally, Rand. of the Fans and
Bubbles, who is credited as be-
ing one of the couhfry's fore
most feminine fntrepreneurs,
outdoes herself with her current
lavish Revue opening at Club
Tropics foe three" nights, starting
Thanksgiving Eve.
Sally has gathered together a
spectacular array of talent, and
cleverly welded them into a
gorgeous production that is truly
breath taking.
The Club Tropics states that
Sally Rand is deserving of un-
limited bouquets of praise for
her latest and most beautiful
show. For it is the very ultimate
in artistic and dazzling enter
tainment.
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Playmate Club
Organised At
Division School

: The Four B Class of the Di-
vision Street School, under Mrs.
Amelia Cabot, has organized the
Cayo Hueso Playmate Club.
The club meets Monday after
moons in the classroom. Dues
paid at each meeting will be
used for the entertainment of
the club members.
The clubs motto is: ITO Share
Is To Be Happy" and the colors
are Red and Blue.
The club has chosen the Rose
as its flower, and the mascot is
Prince" a collie poodle.
The purpose of this club is to
create better understanding
among the children of the class
room, thus teaching the pupils
to work and play together,
thereby making them better citi-
There are twenty members in
the, club. The elected officers
are Blanche Santana, president;
Thomas Moore, secretary; and
Margaret Artinian, treasurer
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over the protests Of the con-
~ ductor, Jean descended the
steps, OF coach to the tracks and
rama few hundred feet to where
the wrecked locomotive. pouring
forth dense clouds of steam. lay
on HSside like a slain dragon.
+, "A dozen men, stood along the
edge of the tracks stone ballast
ing, looking gloOmily at a mans
body, partially covered by a sheet
Of canvas.
1.-THE fireman., one Of the
watchers told her. "Flames must
have: driven him &c the back Of
the cab. Looks like he fell from
the catwalk between the engine
and tender"
Jean scrubbed notes on all the
information she could worm out
of the taciturn railroaders, but the
essential names and facts were
still lacking. She looked the crowd
of byStanders over carefully, then
located the local police chief taxi
ing statements from witnesses
She saw, too. that the Shapeless
remains of a truck, its cargo of
building tiles smashed and scat
tered across the isolated grade-
crossing, lay in a ditch beside the
railroad.
She introduced herself to the
chief Of police oomplimented him
subtly on his handling Of the &C.
cident ants s9&nS obtained the
names, add rees8 md, eyewitness
accounts she deededsxTwo had
been killed, two injured.
was the truck drivers helper
seriously hurt?" Jean asked.
Cant say for sure! the ambu.
lance took him to the hospital at
Mohawk Center before arrived"
the chief said. The chief took an
other look at her blonde hair and
had burst of gallantry.
Hop in the Lieutenant's car"
he said. "He's headed for the hos.
pital in a few seconds" ,.
The lieutenant, young, red.
headed and vain about his driv-
ing skill, whirled her along the
dusty rural roads at 80 miles
per hour. ..
With the facts complete, she
borrowed a typewriter at the Mo-
hawk Center telegraph Office and
swiftly wrote her story from ex-
tensive notes. wiring it to the
Transamerican NeWS Office in
New York. When she returned by
taxi to the scene of the train
wreck. the track had been cleared.
In the midst of an enveloping
stretch of sparsely-settled coun-
tryside, she saw no signs of trains
or coaches.
Il coulda told you, Miss" the
taxi driver said. "The replace
ment train pulled out ten minutes
ago. Next New York train don't
leave Mohawk Center till mid
night"
-. g.. (To,be continued . e..
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Chapter q

Chapter 2 ,
THE jolting impact of the train
l. crash bowled over a score Of
bottles and glasses in the OBJ
servation-club car and brought
screams of fright from several
women passengers. But the coach
itself, and as many cars forward
as Jean could see after recovering
from the shock of the collision,
remained firmly ON the rails. Nor
.. did. she. see. any injuries among
the passengers, except for a Wis
ible nerve-shock to the more ex-
eitable ones, -, Z
Deborah st, George, however.
remained unruffied.
Il do hope no one was hurt"
she said to Jean. "But l hope my
relatives don't hear about this;
they're sure to see it as a judg-
ment of Providence against show
business"
'I'm glad you're all right"
Jean said. "But there's no way of
. telling what happened up ahead;
I'd better 60 and take a look"
She held out her hand to Mrs. St.
George, smiling. 81 hate to leave;
I've enjoyed meeting you so
much. I forgot to tell you my
name is Jean Saunders. Here's a
card with my new address on it
and I'll never forgive you, if you
don't look me up when you're in
New York"
"Of course I'll look you up"
said Mrs. st. George. But ] won't
be wearing this prehistoric rig"
She shook Jeans hand vigorously.
"Now 60 on and cover this train
wreck-and all the best of luck if
I don't see you on the train again;
I'm due to change trains lat the
next stop"
Turning away regretfully, Jean
walked along the car aisle. paused
once to wave goodbye, and con-
tinued to move ahead through the
aisle. crowded with little groups
of passengers who discussed the
collision in a general spirit of
sharing a dangerous experience.
A conductor walked into the
car and addressed the passengers
at large:
ats all right, folks: the loco
motive hit a heavy truck. but no
coaches have been derailed. Just
stay in your seats and we'll have
another train to get you to New
York as soon as the track is
cleared"
whats the matter with this
one" one man inquired skep-
tically. Il thought you said it was
okay."
The conductor gave him a with
ering glance.
"How far would you travel on
square wheels? That skid fat
tened 'em out like a pancake!"
The other passengers laughed
as the conductor walked back to
a forward coach. Jean following
him. She reached him in the pas
sageway between coaches.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26
Former Residents
Visiting Key Vest

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo E. Bowers.
Miami, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Mesa at their residence,
1911 Washington street, Mr..
Bowers, a former Key Wester.
was city electrician for eighteen
and one-half years. The present
fire alarm system was rebuilt by
Bowers during his stay in Key
West.
The Bowers have lived in Mi
ami for the past % years. Bow
ers is employed with the City
of Miami traffic light depart
ment.
Leo Bowers stated today that
he certainly would like to come
back to Key West Bowers is Sc
today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-26
The Weather
FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Show
ers and thunderStorns this af-
ternoon and tonight; clearing
Thursday. Cooler tonight and
Thursday. Gentle to moderate
variable winds becoming moder-
ate to fresh northeriy Thursday.
Florida: Increasing cloudiness
today followed by rain and
thunderstormS tonight and
Thursday Cooler central and
south portions today Little
change in temperature tonight
and Thursday.
Jacksonville through the Flor
ida Straits: Gentle to moderate
north to northeast winds today.
becoming moderate to fresh
easterly over north portion and
southeaSterly over south por-
ton tonight and Thursday.
Weather partly cloudy today,
cloudy and rainy tonight and
Thursday.
East Gulf of Mexico: Gentle to
moderate northeasterly winds to-
day. becoming moderate to fresh
easterly over north portion and
southeasterly over south portion
tonight, then shifting to fresh to
strong northeriy Thursday.
Weather mostly cloudy today,
cloudy and rainy tonight and
Thursday, becoming fair | d t e
Thursday afternoon.
jacksonville to Apalachicola:
No small craft or storm warnings
iccuo6
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Thanksgiving
Day Service At
Naval Hospital

Thanksgiving Day services,
conducted by Chaplain Walter j..
Davis, will be held in the Naval
Hospital tomorrow morning, be-
ginning at ii o'clock.
Chaplain Davis said that civil
ians, as we'll as Navy personnel,
are. invited to attend.
a. musical program will b.
presented under the direction of
Mrs. Thelma M. Porch.
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Clean, airy rooms, with connect
ing baths, near the ocean.
Beach Guest House, 1928 White
st. nov22-tf
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Clean, comfortable, airy room.
Reasonable. Apply 5l3 White
head Opposite Court House,.
nov18-12tx
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Property Sales

Camille O. Ley transferred
property near Southland and ST.
monitor streets, to Beulah Brant-
ley for $4,000, according to a
warranty deed filed yesterday
with Circuit Court Clerk Ross c.
Sawyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jose Padron
transferred property near Flag
Ter avenue and Third street to
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh M. Morgan,
410 Virginia street, for $4,000
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Furnished four-room apartments.
Maid and janitor service, linens
and all utilities furnished. Coral
Hotel Apis, opposite Post Of
flee. nov12- lat
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REPORT

Key West, Fla, Nov. 26, 1947
observation taken at $3.50 am,
Eastern Standard Time,
City Office
TemparatlIreS
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Furnished apartment. Adults
only. 1921 Packer street.
noV24-3tX
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FOR SALE

One three-burner gas range, $40;
bedroom suite, consisting of
bed, spring, mattress, chest of
drawers, vanity, SIS; porcelain
sink with left-hand drain, $50;
porcelain top table. and kitchen
chairs, $40; bathtub, $25. Apply
1914 Olivia Street.
nov20,tf
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~, Information fol
Rates FOR REGULAR and
HLACKFACE TYPE
HELP WANTED

Experienced beautician. Apply
Stell's Beauty Nook, 536 Elem
ing Street. noV22-tt
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WANTED TO RENT

Wo-bedroom, furnished apart
ment or house for naval officer,
wife and baby. Call 1t. Rose
100, Ext. 324. nov26-3tX
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Waitress. Apply Ponce Bar-B-Q,
70l Simonton. noV22-6tX
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FOR RENT

Large furnished room, centrally
located, hot water. Kitchen
privileges, if desired. Adults
only. 912 Fleming Street, Phi.
397-M. nov243t
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MANHATTAN EDITOR
BY Gene Gleason

side, injuring or killing the en-:
CINE crew.
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Messenger wanted. Daytime
work. Western Union.
nov24-3t
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$500 reward for information
leading to arrest and conviction
of person who removed new
Universal closet tank and bowl
from All Louis Street. A. G.
R0hel +. lul 2bSS
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Temperatures
Tomorrow's Almanac

eastern Standard Time)
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Canvasser, male or female, want
ed for door to door work. No
selling. Must be able to meet
the public intelligently. Box
HCL, Citizen Office.
nov26-2tx
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of mems and Women's
clothing. Also mending ofSlin-
ems. 1919 Margaret. nov25-3tx
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TIDES
Tomorrow

TIDES
Tomorrow
Naval Base
eastern Standard Time)
High Low
9:32 am. 2:47 am.
8::35 pm. 2:l8 pm.
Additional Tide Data
Reference Station: Key West
Tiron Of Height o.
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For Rent-Two-bedrom apart
ment. Nothing in Key West
like it. Rent for season only,
references required.
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Personal Christmas cards made
from your favorite negative. %
cards for $3.50. Evans Camera
and Supply Store. novi0-h
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Picture framing, etchings, prints,
oils, framed and matted. Phone
1l97-M, Paul DiNegro, 614
Francis. oct25-S1tx
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CECIL CARBONELL
700 Duval St.
nOV25- Y
FOR SALE

Hoffman pressing machine. Auto
matte water feeder. sos Duval
St. (Collins). nov25-5t
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Girl, neat, with sales ability.
Must know tipping. Steady posi-
ton. sos Duval, Collins.
nov25- 4tx
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One bedroom apartment, nice
neighborhood. Rent to year
round tenants only. $500 per
month.
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Duval STREET business proper
ty, rented and income paying
good percentage on investment.
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r"o APP RTMENTS, five Hotel
rooms, centrally located, owner
leaving city, a real buy.
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FIFTEEN ROOM HOTEL, each
room with private bath. This
property for lease, reasonable.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11
BRIDGEVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Max Hubinet of
Vineland, N. j., are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Thompson. Mrs. Hubinet will re-
main for several days.
Mrs. Charlotte Stauffer enter
tanned the members of her bridge
club on Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Hendricks
and family are in Silver Springs,
Md, as guests of Mrs. Hendricks
parents. They will return the lat
ter part of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Hastings
of Doylestown, Pa, visited friends
in town Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Nelson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Nelson
have returned from trip through
the Northeastern States.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy B. Truitt
are enjoying a sight seeing tour
through Canada, Michigan, Mass
achusetts, Vermont, Indiana, Hi
nois and Maine. They will return
home this weekend.
Mrs. Charlotte Stauffer and
daughter Patty have returned home
after spending several days at the
Varney cottage in RehobOth, a
guests of Mrs. Edwin Layton.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Collins of
Cynwyd, Pa, spent the Fourth of
July holidays with his grandma
ther, Mrs. Ellen Curtis Collins at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
J. McInerney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jarvis Wiley and
family are spending two weeks in
the Griffith cottage at Slaughter
Beach.
Frank B. Donovan of Mishawaka,
Ind, is spending his two weeks
vacation with relatives here.
Mrs. Clara Coverdale entertain
ed over the weekend Miss Viola
Williams of Philadelphia, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Reynolds and daughter,
Clara Ann of Cambridge, Md, and
her mother, Mrs. Lima Reynolds of
Lincoln.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Locates of
Claymont spent last week with Mr..
and Mrs. Boyce Short and Mr.. and
Mrs. Woodrow Morgan and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Hubbard
and son Johnnie of Philadelphia
and Mrs. Lula Beideman of Will
mington were recent visitors OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyce Short.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Britting-
ham spent part of last week with
relatives at Berlin, Md.
The primary department of the
Lincoln Methodist Church will give
the children of that department
who have perfect attendance il
Sunday school from Sunday, July
20, to and including August "a, {
gift; also the child who misse:
only one Sunday out of the six
will receive a small gift. We will
have a little party for all the chill
dren in the primary department
some afternoon during the las
week in August, at which time thu
children will receive their gift
for attendance. Come to Sunda!
school, children and receive one o
these gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Morgan o
! Bordentown, N. j., were weekend
guests of Mrs. Bessie Morgan.
Mrs. Douglas Morgan and daugh
ters, Christina and Winnita spen
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
: mond Tucker and family of Ellen
dale.
Mrs. Bessie Morgan had as din
ner guests on Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Morgan of Bordentown, \
: j., Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Morga
and sons, Myron and Vaughn, an
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Morgan an
/ daughters, Christina and WinnitS
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jefferson
and daughter Alice have returned
home after spending the holidays
at the home of Mrs. Jefferson's
brother, Terry Watson in Fred
erick, Md
DR.. and Mrs. Rockwell C. Smith
of Evanston, ILL.,, are guests at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. L. E. VIM
brow. DR.. Rockwell is professor
at the Garrett Biblical Institution
in Evanston.
Prof. Wendell E. Johnson of Sea-
ford was guest soloist at the NOR
ming service in Union Methodist
Church Sunday.
Miss Jayne Wiley was the week.
end guest of Jack Gibson at the
summer cottage of Mr.. Gibson.
Other guests included Miss Libby
Houston and Leroy Rust of Mil
ford.