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Merrill was looking forward to being
crowned in ceremonies at the Hand
ley High School bowl by Gen Hoyt
S Vandenberg, Chief of Staff
designate of the Air Force.
Miss Merrill, a native of Boston.
said she likes Virginia so much that
she is going to develop a Southern
accent and start wearing fat heels
and loW-neck dresses
Miss Merrill said apples are her
favorite fruit and that she occas-
ionally goes on apple "binges," eat
ing as many as five or six day.
Poses With Apple Pie.
She posed for photographers with
an apple pie in the kitchen of the
George Washington Hotel, but she
said she doesn't even know how to
boil water, much less cook or bake.
Miss Merrill attended a party
given for the press last night.
The hostess was a former ap-
pie blossom queen, the former
Gretchen Thomson of New Orleans
now Mrs. Harry Flood Byrd, jr
The official chaperone for the
queen is Mrs. Joseph A. Schroth
who mas acted in the same capacity
al past festivals for princesses but
never for a queen.
Activities Slated Today.
Activities today for the queen
and her court, comprising princesses
from schools in the District, Vir-
ginia, Maryland and West Virginia
were to include luncheon at noon
and a ball at 10 o'clock tonight in
the Winchester Armory.
Also on the program are a num-
Der of band concerts, torchlight
mummers parade and a fireworks
display. High light of tomorrow 5
program will be parade at pm,
of more than 30 floats, 40 bands,
20 drum and bugle corps and 10
drill and marching units.
/ Bing Crosby will be grand mar
Shal of the parade.
/ An air parade featuring a Naval
Air Reserve training squadron from
AnacOStia Field in Washington is
scheduled for Las pm. tomorrow
Afterwards there will be a mass
concert by 25 bands in the Handley
School Bowl.
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2Convicted in Montgomery
OF Bookmaking File Appeal
BY the A,socioted Press


ANNAPOLIS. April 29.-Two men
convicted of bookmaking in Mont
gomery County asked the Court of
Appeals today to reverse the verdicts.
Pete Hill and William Morrow
both arrested last August in Silver
Spring, appealed from sentences i'm
posed by Circuit Court Judge Charles
w. Woodward.
Morrow was fined $1,000 and
sentenced to one year in Maryland
Penitentiary, the maximum for
bookmaking. which is misdemeanor
in Maryland.
Hill, a Silver Spring electrical
appliance dealer, also was fined
$1,000 and sentenced to nine months
in the House of Correction.
Hill said when he accepted money
from Montgomery County police
man he understood it was to be
taken to the track and played on
selected horses"
In sentencing the two, Judge
Woodward emphasized that the
court would not tolerate" gambling
in the county
Evening star., 1948-04-29
Police Seek Bandit
In Ho|dup Of Second
Loan Company Here

A lone bandit, who robbed the
Mutual Credit Co. 90l Tenth street
NV, of nearly $1,000 at revolver
point yesterday, was the object of
a police search today.
1t was the second holdup of a loan
company in the Washington area
this week. On Tuesday, a Silver
Spring company lost $7OO to an
armed bandit, who. although
answering the general description of
Yesterdays robbery was not believed
ny police to be the same man.
The office manager of the Mutual
Credit Co, Herbert Becker. 81. Of
437 Manor place NV. and his
wife. Mrs. Rena Becker. 35. were
alone when the holdup man came
IN around 2 pm.
:. Even before he pulled a. old
fashioned nickle- plated revolver.
Mrs. Becker said she became SuS-
plcious and tried to telephone po-
lice. The robber warned her away
from the phone and then forced
her husband to give him the money
IN the cash drawer, which amount
ed to about $50.
Not satisfied. he then forced Mr..
Becker to the rear Of the office.
where he demanded the money
from the open safe. Mr.. Becker
handed him brown envelope con-
tanning more than 5000.
The bandit examined the money
70 make sure it was enough-and
then walked out of the office and
disappeared after warning the Beck
ers not to follow him or he would
Shoot.
Mrs. Becker said they had been
held up once before-in l945 when
another holdup man obtained $500.
The holdup man was described by
the BcckerS as about 25 to 30 years
Old, about 5 feet inches tall and
badly in need of a haircut. He
wore gray hat, green pants and a
gabardine topCoat.
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GumbIino
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closing down. He said he knew of
no gambling operations beyond the
petty type and was anxious to re-
ceive reports indicating there were
large-scale operations in progress.
Chief Charles M Orme of the
Montgomery County force said
what little bet collecting was done
in that county was done by en-
ployes of gambling interests in "an-
other Jurisdiction" He emphasized
no big gambling centers were known
to be operating in Montgomery.
Capt. Edgar Sims of the Alexan-
dria police said there was some
numbers writing in his city, but on
a very small scale" The punish
ment, he said, was too great to at
tract big-time operators to Alex
andria. He said he had caught a
number of small operators in the
past few months and obtained con-
victions in every case.
1t. Roy Blick, head of the vice
squad here, said arrests during the
first three months of this year for
gambling offenses included % for
setting up a gaming table, 157 for
operating lottery, l44 for posses
sion of lottery slips and two for per-
mitting gaming.
TruscOtt Gives Figures.
Asked for other figures on gam
bling cases. Inspector TruScott made
available these for the 1947 fiscal
year, said to be incomplete:
Permitting gaming-46 arrests, 26
convictions, 8 pending at the end of
the year.
Permitting sale or possession of
lottery slips-712 arrests, 432 con-
victionS, 62 pending.
Consplring to violate gaming
laWs-l5 arrests, dismissed, II
pending.
Setting up a gaming table-S9
arrests, IA dismissed, 13 nolle
pressed, 81 pending.
Promotion or operation of a lot
tery-503 arrests, 80 dismissed, lot
nolle pressed, 3O4 pending.
While they have admitted, from
time to time, that few major gam
bling operators are hailed into court,
police officials have insisted they
were hampered by the fact these
persons stayed outside the District,
leaving only their runners and
secondary turnin points as prey
for authorities here.
Fihelly Cites Problems.
Citing the difficulties of making
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most of whom are in favor of the
measure.
Mr.. Flemming took notice of this
when he remarked: Il appreciate
the fact that many war service en-
ployes are highly competent and
have rendered good service to the
Government, and it is understand
able that departments would like to
retain them"
The Civil Service Commissioner
added that war service employees
were specifically told when they
took their pobs that their appoint
ments were of temporary nature,
and that they would have to take
competitive examinations for per-
manent jobs once the war was over.
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Argentina Deports
Former U. S. Attoche
By the Assoeintsd Press

BUENOS AIRES, April 29.-John
Griffith. former Cultural Attache of
the United States Embassy, was de-
ported today. He had been accused
of helping foment the bank clerks
strike. Four others, including three
former employees of the Overseas
News Agency, also were expelled.
Mr.. Griffith, So, became an i'm
porter after leaving the Embassy.
He was crested April 8. A Federal
judge ordered his release, but he
and the others were deported on a
presidential warrant
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Committees
Continued From First PageD

to accept the decisions of the Joint
committee. The joint committee has
been given the full powers of a
standing committee of the Senate
in order that it may operate on a
permanent basis and act as a legis-
lative committee whose proposals
need not be referred to any other
committee in the Senate or the
House"
Result of Long Study.
The report points ou that the
proposed amendment is the result
OF a long study by the Expenditures
Committee.
The bill makes several other
minor" changes in the Legislative
Reorganization Act. AS explained
in the report, the bill more closely
circumscribes the introduction of
private bills and removes the re-
quirement that the controller gen.
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into something" she said. The
next minute they were lying all
over the floor in piles. My ankle
turned under me and I fell, too"
Two stewards in the two dining
cars of the l4-car train said thev
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Employees
Continued From First Page.)

Flemming said. eve promised them
that they would have the oppor-
tunity to compete for jobs after the
war, and we would be breaking our
promise If this bill were enacted"
Waiting to testify were officials of
various Government departments,
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PETITIONS SEEK RESTORATION OF TRAINS HERE
Program Details, Committee Members for
County Achievement Day are Announced

President, Mrs. Rowland Bish-
op, Union Township; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Robert Mather, Clai-
bourne Township; secretary-trea-
surer, Mrs. Floyd Dunbar, Allen
Township.
Allcn-Mrs. Wendall Smith:
Claibourne-Mrs. Oliver Cowgirl;
Darby-Mrs. Roy Lombard and
Mrs, Omar Scheiderer; Dover
Mrs. Chester Weaver and Mrs.
Luther Snodgrass; Jackson-Mrs.
Ruth Deisher and Mrs. c. c.
Blue; Jerome-Mrs. Scott and
Mrs. c. c. Conklin; Leesburg-
Mrs. Donald Parrott and Mrs.
Arthur Hall
Liberty-Mrs. Delmar Rea and
Mrs. j. E. Hoover; Millcreek--
Mrs. Lawrence Liggett and Mrs
o. c Johnson; Paris-Mrs. d.
B. Robinson and Mrs. Henry
Geer; Taylor-Mrs. Dwight Herd
and Mrs. Luther Laughrey; I'm
ion-Mrs LaVelle Horn; Wash
ington-Mrs. Daisy Krouskop
and Miss Katherine Hines; York
Mrs. Lester Jordan Sr., and
Mrs. Sterling Smith.
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Bible Classes
To Begin Tuesday

Daily classes in Bible study
and Christian education for child
rem will begin at 8 d. m. Tuesday
under the direction of Miss Eletha
Rogers, Union County teacher of
weekday religious education. The
school will continue from June !,
through June IL in the Junior
High school building.
All children of kindergarten
age -four years. and in the first
six grades of school are eligible
to attend. Parents of children de-
string to attend are asked to Sc
cure a registration blank from
their local minister or church
school superintendent, fill it out
and send it with the child on the
first day of the school along
with d registration fee of 25
cents.
A varied program of study,
handicraft and recreation under
the dii ection of lay leaders and
assistants makes for an excellent
two weeks school from 8 to 1880
a. m. Sponsoring churches in
clude the First English Lutheran,
First Methodist, First Presbyter-
ian and the First Congregational.
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Padilla, native of Manila; reports
of work done in 1947-48, by town
ship groups; plans for 1948-49, by
Mrs. Mary Alice Diehl, County
Home Demonstration Agent; an
nouncements, Mrs. Rowland Bish-
op; group singing.
Committee Members
Program-Mrs. LaVelle Horn,
chairman; Mrs. Dwight Herd,
Mrs. Donald Parrott, Mrs. Chest
er Weaver and Mrs. Lester Jor-
dan ST..
Arrangements-Mrs. l.. B. Rob-
inson, chairman; Mrs. LaVelle
Horn. and Mrs. Dwight Herd.
Publlcity-Mrs. c. c. Conklin.
chairman; Mrs. Ruth Deisher,
Mrs. Arthur Hall, Mrs. Lawrence
Liggett, and Mrs. Luther Laugh
rey.
Exhibits-Mrs. John Scott,
chairman, Mrs. Robert Mather,
Mrs. Delmar Rea, Mrs. c. c. Blue
and Mrs. Daisy Krouskop.
Dinner-Mrs. Floyd Dunbar,
chairman; Mrs. Henry Geer, Mrs.
Omar Scheiderer, Mrs. Oliver
Cowgirl.
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Mary Catherine Wright; welcome,
Mrs. Rowland Bishop, president
of the Home Council; introduc.
tions, Mrs. Dwight Herd, past
president of the Home Council;
report Of the Minnie Price Schol-
orship fund, Mrs. LaVelle Horn
and Mrs. Floyde Dunbar; speak
er, "Our Challenge" Miss Nellie
Watts, assistant state home dem
onstration leader; group singing
led by Mrs. Clifford Heimlick
accompanist, Mrs. Gladys Hill;
lunch period from IL noon 10
1:30 p III.
A moving picture, Miracle of
Paradise Valley" will be shown
in the auditorium between l and
1:30 p. m.
Afternoon session-More group
singing, followed by Something
Old-Something New" a style re-
view by members of the home
demonstration clubs that studied
re-styl.ng of clothing; choral Sc.
lections, by the Redwood Music
Club, directed by Mrs. Opal Dur
nell; speaker, Home Life in the
Philippines" Mrs. Leonardo C..
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-05-27
friniiy School
Graduation Set
Four to Get Diplomas;
KatterhenrY Speaker

. Four students will graduate
-oin the Trinity Lutheran Chris
IAN Day school, Friday evening
md IL will receive kindergarten
Certificates. Commencement pro-
Efam will begin at 8 p. m. Rev
]. Katterhenry, pastor of St
iaul's Lutheran church, Colum-
us, will deliver the sermon for
4 faduating class.
q Following the service, re-
Feption in honor of the graduates
Hill be held in the basement of
Nrinity Lutheran church.
a Members of the graduating
n ass are Dale Dasher, Fred Geb-
eardt, James Rausch and James
Mchalip.
{ kindergarten certificates will go
Janet Beightler, Curtis Bolen-
laugh, Barbara Clifford, Sabra
polan, Rebecca Elk, Patricia
George, Sandra Gordon, Robecca
kaufman, Wayne Kaufm m a n,
James Johnston, Karen Magsig,
RIyn Marsh, Richard Marsh, Eve
riser, Jerry Simpson, Carol
Bmith and James Walker.
The class flower is the red
arnation; its motto, "And prove
all things.
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Program assembling-Mrs. Roy
Lombard, chairman; Mrs. Sterling
Smith,, Mrs. o. c. johnson, Miss
Katherine Hines and Mrs. j. E.
Hoover.
RecepLion-MrS. Rowland Bish-
op, Mrs. Dwight Herd, Mrs. La
Velle Horn, Mrs. c. c. Conklin,
Mrs. John Scott, Mrs. Floyd Dun
bar, Mrs. Roy Lombard, Mrs
Luther Laughrey, Mrs. Ruth
Deisher and Mrs. D. B. Robinson.
Exhibits on Display
Exhibits will be on display in
the high school library. These
will include making new and re-
styling of clothing, repair Of
spring-filled cushions, ETC., by the
home demonstration clubs. Dis
plays &C new electrical equip.
ment and proper and improper
ways Of electrical installation will
also be on exhibit.
Those attending should remem-
Der to plan for their own lunch
This years members of the home
demonstration council, composed
of two members from each club
in the county are:
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Legion Group Tells
History Of Poppy

How the little red poppy be
came the memorial flower of the
dead of the two world wars was
described by Mrs. Elizabeth
Hamilton, president of Union
Unit Of the American Legion
Auxiliary as the Auxiliary con-
tinued its preparations for the
annual observance of Poppy Day
here Saturday.
"The custom of wearing the
poppy as a memorial flower
seemed 10 spring UP naturally
both III the United States and
England after the close of World
War l." explained Mrs. Hamilton.
Returning soldiers brought back
memories Of the little wild pop
pies growing along the edge of
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Milford Cenier Arranges Twilight
Memorial Services Sunday Evening

Plans have been made for twi-
light Memorial services in Mil
ford Center on Sunday evening.
All who are willing to participate
will meet at the township build
ing at 5 p. m. in order that the
parade may be formed and move
out at $50.
Transportation committee, with
L. 0. Brill as chairman, will en-
deavor to furnish transportation
for those requesting it. Program
committee, with Walter Kaufman
as chairman, has arranged follow
ing program:
The Blue Star Mothers will
have charge as tribute is paid to
veterans of World War II at the
Honor Roll. Veterans will then
take wreath to Big Darby creek
and honor the deceased veterans
of Navy and Marine Corps.
Proceeding to the cemetery,
the welcome address will be Civ
en- by Reed Neer, followed by
prayer by Rev. Lawson, a song
by school chorus and Memorial
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-05-27
Hubert Miller Achieves One Ambition
As He Buys Out Dillon to Return Here

modern furniture store"
The store, located in N. Main
st., will henceforth be called the
Miller Furniture Store.
Although his father retired
from the furniture business be-
fore Hubert had graduated from
high school, he is not exactly
new to the business. Since last
September, he has been connect
ed with the furniture depart
ment of the L. j. Hudson Co., in
Detroit, second largest depart
ment store in the nation.
A veteran of World War IL,
Hubert Miller was inducted into
the Army before he could COM
plete his college education. Upon
his discharge from the Army, he
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-05-27
Mt. Victory Pldns
It's Memorial Services
For Sunday Morning

Plans for Memorial Day servic-
es in Mt. Victory are practically
completed according to Comman-
der Joseph Ewing of the M;
Victory Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post No. 6817 and Walter Thomp-
son, American Legion committee
chairman
All veterans are urged to as
sembel at the Mt. Victory City
Hall at 3 a. m. Sunday. Services
will begin with memorial cere-
mony and decoration of soldiers
graves at Otterbein, Ridgeway
and Hale Cemeteries in that ord
er.
Following the ceremonies, it is
planned that all members of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ameri-
can Legion, American Legion
Auxiliary, the Veterans of For
eign Wars Auxiliary and the Mt.
Victory Boy Scout Troop will
form at the square and will pa
rade to the church services.
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Program for Achievement Day
of the home demonstration clubs
in Union county, has been an
nounced by Mrs. Mary Alice
Diehl, county home demonstra-
ton agent. The affair will be
held June in Marysville Senior
High auditorium.
"This is the second annual
achievement day for the county, !"
Mrs. D1ehl said, "and a very in
teresting day has been planned
by the ladies in charge"
Ther1e for Achievement Day
this year is Harmony in the
home, order in the nation, peace
in the world" The meeting will
start at 10 a. m. Approximately
800 women and girls are expected
to attend Mrs. Diehl said.
Divided into two sessions, the
program will be as follows:
Plan Two Sessions
Morning-Rev. Rodger B. Sill
lars, Presbyterian church, Marys-
vile; song, "The Lost Chord, F"
by Mary Belle Cornwell and
Shirley Brooks, girls of York
township; solo, Morning" by
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-05-27
Fisher Agdin Hedds
Bourd Of Visitors

Peter A. Fisher was reelected
president and Mrs. Clair Thomp-
son, Marysville, secretary, of the
Union County Board of Visitors,
held Monday. The meeting was
held in the Probate Court room
at the reorganization meeting
with all members of the board
present.
Other members of the board are
Mrs. John DeVoss, Milford Cen
ter; D. Carl Spain, and Luther
Liggett, Marysville, and Mrs.
Robert Allen, Redwood.
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220U Flowers Goal
of v. F. w. Post Here

A goal of 1900 of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars Buddy" poppies
has been assigned Union County
for this year, Elwood Russell,
commander of Mack Winget Post
revealed today in announcing the
annual Buddy poppy sale here.
AS has every executive since
the Inauguration of the V. F. W..
Buddy. poppy sale, President
Truman has again this year given
his whole-hearted support to the
1948 Buddy" poppy drive.
"The V. F. w. sale of Buddy
poppies is a worthy reminder
that the welfare of veterans and
their families is of continuing
Importance" the President stated.
This yeal, the people of Marys-
vile and Union County will be
given an opportunity to partici.
pate in this, the 9th annual
Buddy" poppy sale by contribut-
ing literally when receiving their
poppies on May 20, the day of
the sale.
Mr.. Russell stated that "thc
National goal this year is 10 mil
lion Buddy poppies sold, which
is virtually one for each of our
living war veterans.
''The patriotic citizens of Ma
rysville," Commander Russell
continued, "are being asked to
buy 1900 Buddy poppies to help
reach the national goal. BY ac-
complishing this objective, they
will also be paying tribute to the
memory of those who died.
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''It has always been my one
big desire 10 return to Marysvilie
and enter business" Hubert Mil
Ter declared this week in an
nouncing the purchase of the
Marysville New & Used Furni-
ture Store from l.. w. Dillon.
The young man is a son of L..
H. Miller, who for many years
himself operated a furniture busi-
ness in Mdrysville. He took over
the store from Mr.. Dillon, Mon
day mornlng.
'We plan to keep the store
open, making the necessary
changes and improvements as we
60 along" young Miller said.
Many changes and improve
ments are planned to make it a
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and the last 10, at Piqua. Eight
of the last 10 she has been princi-
pal of the Staunton Street ele-
mentary school in that city. Miss
Longberry will replace Miss Mary
Sweeney, who is being transfer
red to the East Building to take
over the third grade, formerly
taught oy Miss Helen Wood. The
latter teacher retires at the end
of this school year.
Mrs. Claire Strickler, as COM
mercial teacher to replace Miss
Wilma James, who has resigned
to get married this summer. Mrs.
Stricken, who has been secretary
to Supt. III. w. Carr for three
years, was graduated from Ohio
University in 1899. She taught
one year, then was employed by
Ohio University in the registrars
office and later as assistant to the
director of the Ohio University
student health service. She came
to Marysville three years ago
when her husband was employed
as art director.
Intramural Program Planned
Robert Lewis, Portsmouth, to
teach health, social studies in the
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charge IN the fall of last year.
The full days program will be
as follows:
7 a. m.-Flag raising at the
Public Square by Boy Scouts.
8 a. Women's Relief Corps,
assisted by ladies of all veterans
auxiliaries and others who wish
to help, will meet in the Court
House to make bouquets for
veterans graves. All who can do
nate flowers are asked to bring
them to the Court House. Girl
Scouts are also requested to
assist in gathering flowers.
All veterans and Boy Scouts
are requested to be at the ceme-
terry to assist in decorating the
graves of the deceased veterans.
1890 a. m.-Memoriai Service
at the Catholic cemetery, by
members of the National Guard
and American Legion Post No.
70.
1:30 p. MA short service at
Soldiers Circle, Oakdale Gene
terry, with prayer by Rev. Mr..
Allwardt, salute fired by the fir
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Court House LoWn.
Benches. Cannon All
Dressed Up Here

Memorial Day visitors in Ma
rysville will note a decided inn
provement in the appearance of
the Court House ALVIN and equip
ment around the Court House.
Custodians of the building have
been working hard these past
weeks to get everything all
dressed up, for Decoration Day.
Benches, light bases and the
flower Jardiniere in the south
lawn have all been painted a
bright green. The two Civil War
cannons have been given a coat
of black paint and their bases
patched and painted silver with
black on the panel around the
figures 6l-65.
City officials have also had the
flag pole in the center of town
given a new coat of silver paint.
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Day address by Rev. John Lang,
of Capital University.
Memorial Day service by Union
Rural Post No. 1899, v. F. w. and
Auxiliary will close the program.
The Union School band will
play, and in case of rain the pro-
gram Will be held in the school
building. All veterans are urged
to be present and help pay tri-
butte and honor to deceased men,
bers of the armed services.
Methodist church and the Church
of Christ.